Empress Dowager Zhang pondered for a moment, pointed in the direction of the side hall of Zhangtai Palace, and said to Zhang Yin: "You can stay there tonight."
"I heard from Xuanzhi that during the Qingming Festival, he will take people to the Chunyang Temple in Nanhua Mountain to pray for the country, and even Zhu Sijia will follow. It just so happens that while both of them are not in the palace, we will bring Siyi into the palace. The Ai family personally named her Jieyu and gave her the title Xi."
Zhu Sijia has not even had her account banned. She is also Jieyu, and Zhu Siyi will be one step ahead of her if she has her account banned.
Zhang Yin asked again before retreating: "May I ask who your Majesty brought to Chunyang Temple?"
The unwillingness in her eyes was not hidden.
Why is it that Scarlett can enter the palace in an open and honest manner, and there is an award ceremony equivalent to that of a queen, but her Siyi has to use this method to secretly enter the palace?
Empress Dowager Zhang held her forehead: "Who else can he bring? Naturally, those people who are close to him. My uncle is old, and the Ai family is also old. Now the Zhang family's descendants are in decline, and they will have to rely on them to move forward alone in the future. "
Throughout the ages, there have been endless cases of relatives being suppressed to the point of annihilation. Which prosperous family can survive alone for a hundred years?
The old and new parties in the court have been at loggerheads with each other for many years, but Empress Dowager Zhang has never had a sense of crisis that a high-rise building is about to collapse, as she did recently.
Zhang's path, if no one dares to continue walking, may be coming to an end soon.
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When the palace knew that Yan Xiu would take Zhu Sijia to Nanhua Mountain, Yu Xin immediately came to her to beg her:
"Jieyu, considering the close friendship between you and me, could you please go and beg His Majesty to take me with you during our Qingming outing?"
"I want to pray for him to have an ever-bright lamp for him in the Pure Yang Temple."
Zhu Sijia and others had long known what happened to Yu Xin before entering the palace, so there was no need for Yu Xin to elaborate on who "he" was.
This request seems reasonable to Zhu Sijia, but it may not be so to outsiders.
Although Yu Xin did not have a serious skin-to-skin kiss with Yan Xiu, she was still the woman of the Emperor of Qin on the surface, and she was not allowed to have any traces of outsiders.
What would be the consequences if someone discovered that she offered such a lamp in the temple?
Zhu Sijia told her her worries, and Yu Xin smiled sadly and relieved:
"I have long ignored my life and death. I just want to live according to my heart. What can I do if someone finds out? Your Majesty doesn't mind. It's the turn of outsiders to mind?"
"Okay, I can promise you to go to His Majesty and ask for it. But I'm not sure of His Majesty's temper. If he doesn't agree, you can only find another way."
Whether you mind is one thing, whether you are willing or not is another.
Zhu Sijia didn't dare to gamble, so she didn't dare to give Yu Xin a guarantee.
When she relayed the incident to Yan Xiu, she thought that Yan Xiu would be deeply offended by the incident. Unexpectedly, he didn't even finish listening and said bluntly:
"Isn't it just a personal matter? From now on, you can make your own decisions about this kind of thing, and you don't have to ask me about everything. After all, Yu Changshi is the daughter of the emperor's master, and I will not criticize or neglect her in both public and private matters."
Zhu Scarlett didn't expect him to be so generous and cheerful.
How many men in the world can tolerate the fact that their wives and concubines have other men living in their hearts? Even if it's a wife or concubine that I don't love.
Yan Xiu's character and demeanor seem to be really unlike those of ordinary people.
On the day of Tomb Sweeping Day, Xijing City took on a new look, and the haze that shrouded the capital in winter finally dissipated.
As the saying goes, it rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, but Xijing unexpectedly received a sunny day this year.
Zhu Sijia took off her winter clothes and put on an indigo engraved silk-cut gold and white butterfly-coloured halo brocade double-breasted palace dress. She wore a Lingyun bun and paired it with burnt blue butterfly wing tassels.
This outfit would be too ostentatious and too flashy if it were worn by anyone else, but it only complements her, and people even have no time to pay attention to her accessories——
No luxurious clothes can hold her down.
When Zhu Sijia walked to the small garden of Changle Palace, she was actually surrounded by butterflies.
The colorful butterflies have not yet been born this season, and those around her are pure white and light yellow spring butterflies with small wings. Compared with them, she is the most eye-catching one in spring.
Today, Yan Xiu wore a bright yellow gongbi landscape robe with wide sleeves and straight skirt. With his hands behind his back, he quietly waited for Zhu Sijia at the end of the garden path of Changle Palace.
It is rare to see him wearing bright colors on weekdays. Today, this uniform, which will never remind anyone of an emperor, gives him a lot of gentleness and courtesy that is not easy to see, and eliminates the unruly coldness in his body.
"I thought the cicada was the reincarnation of the butterfly spirit."
Yan Xiu took the initiative to step forward, his eyes filled with light like moonlight shining on running water. He put his arms around Zhu Sijia's waist and took her back: "Nanhua Mountain is not as good as Xijing. It's too cold. Go back and put on a coat."
Zhu Ya, who was following Zhu Sijia, shook the package in her hand: "Your Majesty, Jieyu's coat has been prepared for a long time. It's here."
Standing behind Zhu Ya, there were two familiar little palace maids, each holding a food box in their hands.
Yan Xiu didn't know how to explain to Zhu Sijia for a moment.
It was true that he took her on an outing to relax today, it was true that he burned incense and asked questions, and it was even more true that he went to Chunyang Temple to visit Li Woyun selfishly.
But she seemed to only remember the outing, so she dressed more colorfully. She couldn't go to visit the patients in a flashy way, could she?
That's all, there is no right or wrong in clothes. It's up to her to decide whether to see Li Woyun or not.
Nanhua Mountain has beautiful mountains and clear waters, steaming clouds and rosy clouds, and the charm of forests, springs and springs is everywhere. It was specially vacated today, which is most suitable for my daughter's family to have fun.
She just wanted to roll around with Yu Xin on the mountain lawn, and Yan Xiu would pretend not to notice.
When leaving the palace, Yu Xin's carriage was already waiting at the other side. She arrived half an hour earlier than Zhu Sijia and Yan Xiu.
Zhu Sijia just learned that Zhaohua and Yanwei would go together today.
Two little guys, Huaijin and Huaiyu, also came together. Zhaohua opened the carriage window and said hello to Zhu Sijia, and said with a smile:
"The prince-in-law should have gone with me today, but he has some official business to deal with temporarily. I'm afraid these two naughty kids will get involved with you and Xuanzhi again."
Before Zhu Sijia could react, Huaiyu and Huaijin climbed onto their carriage with difficulty on their short legs, panting, and threw themselves into the arms of Yan Xiu and her, shouting sweetly:
"Third uncle, third aunt!"
After not seeing each other for a few months, the two children had grown taller and fatter. It was difficult for Yan Xiu to hold them up with one hand, let alone Zhu Sijia?
He pulled Huaijin out of Zhu Sijia's arms: "You kid, you always get into the arms of your third aunt because she is beautiful."
Huaijin climbed onto Yan Xiu, leaning against Yan Xiu like a big tree, and took advantage of the situation to kiss Zhu Sijia on the cheek.
Huaiyu also took the opportunity to get out of Yan Xiu's arms, and took refuge in Zhu Sijia's arms. He kissed Zhu Sijia's other cheek and looked at Yan Xiu with a calm expression, which was exactly the same as Zhaohua's expression when he looked at people:
"Third aunt's face is sweet and soft, and Huaiyu likes it too."
Huaijin made a face at him: "Third uncle will definitely not dare to kiss third aunt in public."
Yan Xiu felt an inexplicable desire to win. He pulled away from Huai Jin and kissed Zhu Sijia directly on the mouth. He even pulled her lips with a little force:
"Why don't you dare, huh?"
"See no evil!"
Huaijin quickly stretched out his fleshy hands and covered his and Huaiyu's eyes.
After Yan Xiu had eaten enough, he solemnly ordered: "Let's set off to Nanhua Mountain."
