Glory to the ancestors

On the grounds that he was sick, Rong Zhen was finally able to spend a few days at home at leisure.

He was sitting on a deck chair in the courtyard, with Xiaoqian lying asleep on his lap, holding a book in one hand, and occasionally rubbing the fluff of Xiaoqian's body with the other hand, feeling very comfortable.

Osmanthus moved a small stool and sat cross-legged beside him, with her back arched and holding a medical book in her hand, reading happily.

Jiang Yuzan led Tong'er past, looked at the two of them, and sighed, "How long do you plan to stay in the mansion."

"Even if I don't go to court in this life, I still have my salary sent to the mansion. What are you worried about?" Rong Zhen said without raising his eyes.

"I'm not in a hurry for your salary," Jiang Yuzan walked up to Rong Zhen, "I heard that the case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was quite a big deal, so why don't you stand up and explain?"

Osmanthus osmanthus raised her head when she heard this, and looked at Rong Zhen curiously.

Rong Zhen glanced at Jiang Yuzan, "Explain what, that person has nothing to do with me, let them check it out, it happens that Yang Xian has nothing to do."

"How can you call the prime minister's name directly!" Jiang Yuhan was a little anxious, "If he is going to deal with you, he will be able to find out who has contact with you."

"I know him. If it really has nothing to do with me, he won't push me hard." Rong Zhen put down the book, scratched the top of Xiaoqian's head twice, and woke Xiaoqian up.

Xiaoqian licked his front paw, and then slipped away.

Osmanthus osmanthus was afraid that he would run away, so she put down her book and ran after him.

After the osmanthus ran away, Rong Zhen said to Jiang Yuhan, "Don't mention these things in front of osmanthus in the future, he doesn't understand, and I don't want him to understand."

Jiang Yuzan hesitated, "Osmanthus osmanthus is almost an adult, aren't you overprotecting him?"

"What is excessive?" Rong Zhen looked at Jiang Yuhan with a smile, "Don't we have to be mature if our minds are full of twists and turns like us? Let's leave a clean place for our Rongguo Mansion."

Jiang Yuhan sighed silently again, "I have already told you what you asked me to tell the Queen Mother."

Rong Zhen didn't answer, but just looked at Tong'er behind Jiang Yuhan with some playfulness.

Jiang Yuzan understood what he meant, and immediately explained, "There is no need to avoid her in these things. She has no father or mother, and there are no close people around her. She is clean."

"Well," Rong Zhen replied, "Since you told the queen mother, I haven't been in court for a few days, and she can hardly sit still, so naturally you don't have to worry about me staying in the mansion all the time."

These words made Jiang Yuzan dizzy, "Actually, I don't understand, aren't you from the queen mother's school? Why are you with the emperor again now?"

"Do you know why I didn't like you when I was a kid?"

"why?"

"Because you're stupid."

Jiang Yuzan was inexplicably scolded, and she was so angry that she wanted to jump up, "Rong Zhen!"

"Grandpa," Chen Zhan walked over, "someone is coming from the palace."

Jiang Yuhan got stuck in the second half of the sentence, and looked at Rong Zhen with trembling lips.

Rong Zhen smiled at her, followed Chen Zhan and left.

As soon as he saw the sedan chair in front of the mansion, Rong Zhen knew who was looking for him, and there was nothing wrong with what he thought.

The sedan chair carried Rong Zhen all the way into the palace, and sent him directly to the gate of the Queen Mother's palace.

Rong Zhen got out of the sedan chair, straightened his clothes a little, took a deep breath, and walked in.

The Empress Dowager was still separated from him by a bead curtain, and her voice was neither thick nor weak, "You have always said that you are not in good health. From this palace's inspection, it seems that there is nothing wrong with you."

"I've had this disease since I was a child. It can't be seen on the outside, but it's painful on the inside." Rong Zhen saluted, "You should have known it before, Queen Mother. When I was a child, I was a doctor in the mountains. That's what happened."

"I remember." The Empress Dowager replied, "I didn't ask you to come here for any reason, but I was worried because you would never go to the court. After all, you are an important member of the court, so there must be no mistakes."

"I understand that I have been recuperating for a few days, and I feel much better, but I am used to leisure, so I am lazy, and the courtier will definitely not be late tomorrow morning."

"That's good," the queen mother nodded, "by the way, the emperor wrote an article a few days ago and showed it to me, but I don't have any talent and learning, so I can't give the emperor any advice, why don't you take a look?"

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, someone handed Rong Zhen a piece of paper.

Rong Zhen glanced at it, but didn't answer it, "What can I do, how dare I give my opinion to the emperor."

"Just looking at it, why are you so serious," the Queen Mother tentatively asked.

Rong Zhen still shook his head, "It's really presumptuous, why don't the queen mother ask the prime minister, he was once the emperor's teacher, and he is also an example of scholars in the world, so he must have unique insights."

"Okay, then I won't show it to you," the queen mother waved, and the man retreated with the paper.

"You always know your identity so well," the Queen Mother smiled, "It's not a bad thing, I hope you will always abide by your duty like this."

"I understand."

Rong Zhen lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was just afraid that if he said too much, he would lose his mind. If he really wanted to give some advice to the little emperor, he didn't know how the queen mother would set him up.

"Oh, by the way, Yuhan came to visit Bengong a few days ago, do you know?"

"I don't know."

"How can you be the head of the Rong family if you are so confused? Why don't I help you as a staff officer, help you choose a smart girl as soon as possible, and help you take care of the important affairs of the house."

There are only a few people in my house, why do I still need to find someone to take care of it?

Naturally, Rong Zhen didn't dare to speak out what was in his heart, and he also understood that this was a hint from the Queen Mother, but no matter how eager he was to show his loyalty to the Queen Mother, he would not marry a wife. I haven't thought about these things, not to mention that Mrs. Sister-in-law has already started to manage the big and small affairs of the Rong Mansion, so there is really no need to find another girl to make her bother."

"I'm not forcing you," the Queen Mother said slowly, "but you have thought about it, and you should tell Ben Gong immediately, and Ben Gong will help you choose when the time comes, don't worry."

"I understand, thank you Queen Mother for your kindness." Rong Zhen echoed.

"Then I have nothing else to do." The Queen Mother smiled, "Seeing that you are well, I am relieved."

"Thanks to the Queen Mother's care, I will leave first." Rong Zhen said while stepping back.

When he exited the Empress Dowager's palace, he saw that the sedan chair was still waiting, and the bearer had a flattering expression on his face, "The villain got the order, as soon as you leave the Queen Mother's place, the villain has to send you back to Rongguo Mansion directly."

Rong Zhen sneered, the Empress Dowager really wouldn't give the little emperor any more chances, he nodded and got into the sedan chair.

After a while, he opened the car curtain, "Don't go back in a hurry, take me to Yingxue Tower."

"Understood, my lord, you are really in a good mood." The bearer replied.

Rong Zhen ignored his teasing, as soon as he arrived at the gate of Yingxue Tower, he took out some broken silver from his sleeve, handed it to him, and left.

When he pushed the door open, Chu Xi was startled. With Chu Xi's small body, a louder sound might shatter his bones.

Chu Xi put down the book in his hand and stood up from the bed, "Why didn't you tell me before the father-in-law came?"

"Excuse me?" Rong Zhen smiled, walked straight to Chu Xi's bed, picked up the book on it, "Why do you read this?"

"Isn't this the book you told Mr. Jin last time that it was good-looking? I also found it interesting, so I bought a copy to read." Chu Xi's voice was soft, which was very comfortable for Rong Zhen's ears.

He sometimes wondered what kind of accent it would be if the sweet-scented osmanthus could speak.

Rong Zhen glanced at Chu Xi, "I just came out of the palace, and I got a headache from being interrogated by that old woman, so I came to you to rest."

"Grandpa, lie down, and I will massage for you."

Following Chuxi's words, Rong Zhen took off his shoes and lay down without taking off his clothes.

Chu Xi stepped in front of him, put the index fingers of both hands against the temples on both sides of Rong Zhen's head, and pressed gently, "What did the Queen Mother ask you?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I want to show my loyalty to her, and it's hard for her to use me to help her after all these years of doubting me." Rong Zhen closed his eyes, "Don't mention this, I'm not here to talk to you These."

"Ok?"

"Why, you're not used to not talking about business?"

"No," Chu Xi was a little flattered, "It's just that although you come here many times, it's rare that you don't talk about business with me."

"Then let's not mention it at all today," Rong Zhen said with a smile on his lips, "Today we'll switch roles, so let me tell you about your own troubles, and I'll help you enlighten them."

Seeing Rong Zhen like this, Chu Xi couldn't help laughing, "Grandpa is serious?"

"really."

Chu Xi pursed her lips, thought for a while, and then said, "Yesterday the doctor came to check my pulse and insisted on giving me acupuncture, which made my shoulder still hurt."

"I'm also afraid of pain," Rong Zhen smiled.

Chu Xi followed Rong Zhen for a while, feeling joy in his heart, but he never dared to speak out.