Cheng Jing?
Queen Mother Sun's thoughts were suddenly pulled back, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
You know, although she is the empress dowager, she is still a member of the harem.
Although Cheng Jing was an eunuch, he was the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and was responsible for the government affairs of the foreign dynasties.
On weekdays, Cheng Jing rarely showed up at Cining Palace. What was he doing here?
After thinking for a moment, Queen Mother Sun turned around and ordered: "Take the prince down first."
No matter what Cheng Jing came to do, it was always right to protect Zhu Jianshen first.
Wan Zhen'er, who was following the horse dressed as Liang Fang, had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. As soon as Queen Mother Sun finished speaking, she immediately picked up the prince and prepared to leave.
As for the noble Crown Prince, although he is one year older, his temperament has not changed. If someone interrupts his fun, he will definitely lose his temper. However, when he opened his eyes and saw that it was Sister Wan, he immediately became angry. Obedient.
However, just when Wan Zhen'er was about to carry Zhu Jianshen's baby down, Wang Jin took a step to the side and firmly blocked her path.
Then, the eunuch in charge of Cining Palace stuck his head out and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Holy Mother, my father-in-law said when he came just now that he came just for the prince..."
"What?"
Queen Mother Sun immediately sat up straight, her eyes instantly becoming as sharp as a knife.
Wang Jin immediately knelt down, lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Wan Zhen'er also stood there, neither advancing nor retreating, not knowing what to do.
After a while, Queen Mother Sun's voice fell and became normal.
"Zhen'er, bring the prince over here. Wang Jin, go and Xuancheng Jing comes in. The Ai family would like to see what tricks he is playing."
So, Wan Zhen'er carried His Royal Highness, who was already a little unhappy, to sit on the soft couch. After thinking for a while, she picked up a piece of pastry from the table and put it in her little hands, looking for some for His Highness. Get things done, lest he cause trouble later.
Not long after, Wang Jin turned around again, and behind him was Cheng Jing, who was wearing a python robe and had a pale face.
"The minister has met the Holy Mother and His Highness the Crown Prince."
Cheng Jing was still his usual self, neither humble nor arrogant, polite and thoughtful, but without any hint of flattery.
Speaking of which, Cheng Jing and Empress Dowager Sun had never interacted with each other.
At the beginning, it was Empress Dowager Sun who assigned Cheng Jing to serve in Prince Tan's Mansion.
However, at that time, she didn't care too much about the concubine prince, so she casually asked Jin Ying if he had a suitable candidate. Jin Ying recommended Cheng Jing, and she accepted after meeting him.
See you later, after the civil engineering work, Cheng Jing followed the regent, King Xi, to assist in handling government affairs.
Of course, even with Cheng Jing's current status, he was not worthy of being treated with courtesy by the Empress Dowager Sun.
The royal slaves are just slaves.
Empress Dowager Sun asked casually as she patted the little baby who was munching on cakes.
"Cheng Jing, if you don't work as the Chief of Ceremonies, why do you come to the Cining Palace of the Ai family?"
Cheng Jing was still polite and thoughtful, bowed and said.
"Holy Mother, the minister is here and has something to do with the prince. He wants to inform Holy Mother."
As a result, Queen Mother Sun's face suddenly turned cold, and she looked at Cheng Jing with a rather unkind look.
Because the word Cheng Jing used was not "ask for instructions" or "report", but "inform".
This word means that no matter what she thinks, the matter brought about by Cheng Jing will not change.
Faced with such gaze, Cheng Jing's expression remained calm and he said.
"The Holy Mother of Good Teaching knows that this morning, an elder from the outer court came to the court to ask the prince to come out of the cabinet. The emperor made a court meeting, and after the ministers discussed it, the emperor agreed. After that, he will teach the prince to read and read. The Hanlin Academy will make arrangements together with the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet, so Our Lady does not have to be busy."
"Furthermore, after the morning court, the Emperor has ordered people to vacate Duanben Palace as soon as possible. In a month or two at most, His Highness the Crown Prince will need to move to the East Palace. Therefore, the Emperor ordered his ministers to come and pass a message, please Holy Mother and the Royal Concubine, please prepare everything that needs to be prepared as soon as possible to avoid delaying His Royal Highness’s studies.”
"Wow……"
Surprisingly, after Cheng Jing finished speaking, Queen Mother Sun didn't react at all, and the baby girl who was holding the cake and chewing it started to cry loudly.
Empress Dowager Sun looked over hurriedly, and then realized that her hands subconsciously pinched the little baby's arm tightly, and the latter burst into tears because of the pain.
Seeing this situation, Queen Mother Sun instantly withdrew her hand as if she was electrocuted.
Immediately afterwards, Wan Zhen'er, who was standing by the side, immediately picked up Zhu Jianshen and rolled up his sleeves carefully, only to see that the little baby's white and tender arms were already covered in bruises.
Seeing this scene, Wan Zhen'er almost burst into tears and looked at Queen Mother Sun pitifully.
At this time, Queen Mother Sun also panicked and shouted quickly.
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you take the prince down quickly and call the doctor over."
After receiving the order, Wan Zhen'er carefully held the prince in her arms and retreated with small steps.
After all the fuss, Cheng Jing watched from the side, his expression neither sad nor happy, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
It has to be said that the Queen Mother Sun put a lot of thought into her grandson Zhu Jianshen.
She specially appointed an imperial doctor in the imperial hospital, who was always on hand. There were also maids who knew medicine in the palace. Not long after, the imperial doctor arrived in a hurry. After taking a detailed look at the "injury", Fang reported that it was nothing serious. Just rest for two days.
Empress Dowager Sun breathed a sigh of relief, and Cining Palace finally calmed down.
At this time, Queen Mother Sun calmed down, turned her attention again to Cheng Jing, who had been watching with cold eyes from beginning to end, and asked.
"The prince is only three years old now. It would be inappropriate to leave the cabinet so early. You go back and send a message to the emperor, saying that the Ai family does not agree with this matter."
In a short period of time, Queen Mother Sun's thoughts were still a little confused.
However, there is no doubt that Zhu Qiyu definitely had no good intentions when he asked the prince to leave the cabinet at this time.
The most obvious thing is that once the prince moves to the East Palace, he will be separated from Cining Palace by half the palace city. On the contrary, Duanben Palace is to the east of Wenhua Palace and is very close to the emperor. What will happen to her? Can you rest assured?
However, Queen Mother Sun forgot that the prince's family and country were one, and there were some things that she could not decide.
Cheng Jing was still very polite, but his attitude was still firm, he said.
"To the Holy Mother, the ministers must bring the words. However, the emperor also said when he came that the prince is the reserve, and all matters must be discussed by the court. Allowing the prince to leave the cabinet to study is the result of the court's deliberation. I'm afraid it will be difficult. Change."
"As for the Holy Mother's concern that the prince is still young, there is no need to worry. The elders of the Hanlin Academy and the cabinet are well-read in poetry and books, and it will not be a problem to teach the prince. But it is the officials of the East Palace, because now the prince has no contact with government affairs, so the court After discussion, we decided not to prepare for the time being and asked the Holy Mother to know.”
This time, Queen Mother Sun's face became even more ugly.
She said why Zhu Qiyu was so kind and asked the prince to leave the cabinet early, but it turned out that he left the cabinet without preparing the palace. As a result, the prince fell under his nose, but it was impossible to gather any power. This was killing two birds with one stone!
However, Cheng Jing's repeated "court discussions" also made her speechless.
I wanted to say something, but before I could think of it, Cheng Jing bowed and said.
"Your Majesty, the ministers have been brought here, so they will not disturb the Holy Mother and His Highness the Crown Prince. The ministers will leave."
After that, he took two steps back, turned around and left Cining Palace.
Queen Mother Sun looked at his back with a gloomy expression. After a moment, she said to Wang Jin beside her.
"Go and ask Jiao Jing to come to the palace to see you."
Wang Jin hesitated for a moment and said: "Holy Mother, Prince Consort Jiao has entered the palace several times these days. After all, he is a foreign minister. His frequent visits to the palace are very eye-catching. Why don't you let Her Royal Highness the eldest princess send the message first, and then …”
Before she finished speaking, Queen Mother Sun scolded her.
"What time is it? How can I care about this? Go quickly!"
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