On the tenth day after the wedding, according to the rules, Xu He took Zhang Huiheng into the palace to express his gratitude.
Entering the palace this time, not only the queen's palace was crowded with concubines waiting to see the first prince-in-law of the dynasty.
Even the emperor, for the first time, did not practice cultivation, but came to the queen's palace early, just waiting for Xu He, his son-in-law, to come.
When Xu He saw the emperor again, it was obvious that when Emperor Zhizheng saw Xu He this time, his eyes were a little warmer than when he saw him not long ago.
"The queen and I entrusted Heng'er to you, have you ever understood our painstaking efforts?"
Xu He quickly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, it is hard for me to repay this kindness by sacrificing my life! From now on, I will serve the princess well and will not disappoint Your Majesty and the Queen!"
Empress Xie smiled and said, "I'll tell you the truth, since Heng'er came back from Hailing last time, she has been talking about you in front of me and her father every day, and our ears can still hear cocoons."
"The Queen and I discussed it later and felt that you are a progressive person, and we are satisfied with marrying Heng'er to you."
Xu He quickly bowed again: "Thank you, Queen!"
A group of women spoke at this time.
From the mouths of these old concubines and the concubines of Emperor Zhengzheng, Xu He roughly knew that he was chosen as the consort, but it was not as simple as imagined.
Of course, at the beginning, it was because Zhang Huiheng came back from Hailing that Xu He was noticed in the harem.
Later, news about Xu He was continuously fed back to the palace.
Especially when Gu Shouyuan sent his rural examination paper to the palace and asked the emperor to appoint him to be the emperor, Emperor Zhizheng even called the queen to read his paper.
Queen Xie was born into a scholarly family and had been reading since she was a child.
After reading Xu He's article, I realized that this little Sanyuan Xu He was not unworthy of his reputation.
Later, when Xu He came to Beijing, why did the emperor ask him to eat when he was summoned?
Because at that time, in the harem, there was only one queen, and there were more than ten old concubines and concubines of the Zhengzheng Emperor who were observing Xu He in the side hall.
That day, Xu He unexpectedly opened his cheeks to eat. He was originally in a relaxed mood, but in the eyes of a group of women, being able to eat was a sign of good health. Being able to eat in front of the emperor showed that Xu He was not a petty person, but a man who could let go. It can be opened.
Being able to let go, not being a petty person, and being in good health immediately attracted the votes of the female relatives.
Before Xu He left, when everyone saw his appearance, they received another vote, and the group of relatives and friends supported him with both hands and feet.
That's why the queen later invited him to the palace and interviewed him in person.
Xu He sighed in his heart, maybe this is fate.
You can make a wife even if you just eat a meal, this is what happened.
While everyone was talking, a person dressed as a female official came in. After saluting Emperor Zheng and Empress Xie, she whispered a few words in Empress Xie's ear.
Emperor Zhizheng frowned and said, "What's going on? It's sneaky."
Queen Xie glanced at Xu He, then smiled and said: "It's just some trivial matters in the palace!"
After hearing this, Emperor Zhengzheng no longer asked, but said something to the coquettish Zhang Huiheng.
But at this time, Xu He knew why the female official came.
When he entered the palace this time, he first took his wife back, and second, he sent the old woman back to the palace.
If he had followed his plan, someone like Mrs. Wang would have driven away the matter directly, but she was a member of the palace after all, so she had to go through some procedures, so he asked Liu Biao to bring the person into the palace and hand it over to the Shanggong Bureau.
Obviously, someone from the Shang Palace Bureau just came to report this matter.
Queen Xie is a person who understands the general situation. At this time, it is impossible to tell this matter. If she does, it will be a loss of face for her daughter.
But Xu He was not worried.
Just an insignificant mother-in-law.
What the father-in-law and mother-in-law care most about is how their daughter feels.
I just insulted the mother-in-law, but she was very good to the princess.
If Zhang Huiheng didn't say anything, then Queen Xie would probably turn the big deal into a trivial matter in the end.
At this moment, Emperor Zhizheng said: "Xu He, you are now the Commander-in-Chief of the Prince Consort. According to previous dynasties, the Prince-Consort usually holds the title in the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, but you are now the number one scholar!"
"Let you take up a military position. It's a pity that you are the number one scholar. What did you think after what I said last time?"
When Xu He heard this, he knew that the time had come to affect his future.
At this moment, everyone in the hall stared at the new prince consort with bated breath.
Some even looked at Xu He with envious eyes.
In previous years, the prince-in-law's arrangements were for the cabinet to draw up a charter and submit it to the emperor, who would generally not reject it.
Who was as favored as Xu He, and Emperor Zhizheng actually asked him personally about his plans.
At this time, Zhang Huiheng was even more excited than Xu He: "Father, let Xu He lead the troops to kill the thieves. I will just follow him and become a female general!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter in the Nuan Pavilion.
Emperor Zhizheng reprimanded him with a dark face: "Nonsense, you are a daughter of a family who is now married, and you still say such nonsense!"
Zhang Huiheng curled his lips and disapproved, but he did not dare to contradict Emperor Zheng, so he could only angrily hold Queen Xie's hand and get angry.
Emperor Zhizheng looked at Xu He again, and Xu He said at this time: "Your Majesty, I still want to compile the "Records" with Zhang Tengxiao in the Hanlin Academy!"
Emperor Zheng was not surprised by his answer.
After all, he studied hard for ten years and finally got the top prize that most scholars in the world covet. No one wants to give up the opportunity to have a career in the officialdom easily.
However, Emperor Zhizheng's decision to make Princess Xu Heshang certainly not just because of Zhang Huiheng's wishes.
Seeing that Xu He didn't want to join the military service, this really made him a little troublesome.
Just when he was still thinking about Xu He's arrangement, suddenly, Wang Ji hurriedly walked in with a hurried look on his face.
Seeing a kind of concubine, he managed to calm down and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation in Changsha."
Emperor Zhizheng had already noticed that Wang Ji looked wrong when he came in, and when he heard that it was about Changsha, his heart suddenly "thumped".
"Well, let's go back to the Wanshou Palace first!" Emperor Zhizheng stood up with a calm look. The women around him quickly stopped laughing and squatted to send blessings to each other.
Emperor Zhizheng had just taken two steps before he turned back and said, "Xu He, come with me!"
After leaving the queen's palace, Emperor Zhizheng frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"Sheng Butang captured Changsha City!"
Emperor Zhizheng was overjoyed when he heard this, then frowned and said, "This is a good thing, why did you look so hasty when you came in?"
Wang Ji glanced at Emperor Zhizheng, then lowered his head and said: "A group of rebels suddenly appeared in Shizhouwei, joined the rebel chieftains in Jiannansi, and disappeared!"
"Disappeared?" Emperor Zhizheng frowned, "How could he disappear?"
At this moment, a woman's cry and curses suddenly came from far away. Emperor Zhizheng slapped the armrest of the carriage and cursed: "Who is making such noise? Go and see."
After a while, Wang Ji glanced at Xu He, and then reported: "Princess Qinghe's wife in charge of the palace was brought back to the palace by the eunuch of Princess Qinghe because she cursed the princess and the consort in the palace. Let’s deal with it!”
When Emperor Zhizheng heard this, he became even more irritated and said angrily: "Why bring such a person back here? Just kill him with a stick!"
When Xu He heard this from behind him, his heart suddenly became cold!
