After the matter was explained clearly, the emperor stopped asking questions, and Cheng Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief.
The next step is to talk about the contents of Asab's letters, which is nothing more than translating them again. The emperor is more careful than Mr. Zhang and will repeatedly confirm whether the translation is correct. Only after Cheng Wanwan's confirmation does he let her translate the next sentence.
After the latest letter was translated, Cheng Wanwan thought that her mission was over. Unexpectedly, the emperor stood up and took down a book from the huge bookshelf: "This is a book of Asa that the late emperor got by chance. Let Zhao Cheng take a look at the printed book, can you understand it?"
Cheng Wanwan took the book with both hands. It turned out to be a history book about the decline of imperial power in the Assab country. It included a large number of place names, names of people, and names of dynasties. It was purely ancient and made people's heads hurt.
The emperor spoke quietly: "During the time that Zhao Cheng was in the capital, he translated this book into the Dayu Dynasty script."
Cheng Wanwan originally planned to return to Dahe Village tomorrow after meeting the saint. However, it would take at least seven days to translate the book, and she could not translate it too fast, otherwise it would easily arouse suspicion. In this way, It will take at least a month, that is, July before I can go home...
The emperor's eyes fell on her: "Eunuch Ming, go and arrange a house for the people of Sui'an, and arrange for a few servants to come and serve you."
"Your Majesty, it doesn't have to be like this." Cheng Wanwan said repeatedly, "This book can be translated in about a month. I can only stay here for one more month, so there is no need to spend a lot of time."
A smile appeared on the emperor's face: "Maybe it won't just stay for one more month..."
Cheng Wanwan didn't understand the meaning for a moment.
After leaving the imperial study room, Mr. Zhang said: "It will take about a month to go from the capital to Northern Xinjiang. After the Assab envoy arrives in Beijing, the emperor will arrange a banquet. The people of Sui'an are proficient in the Assab language." , then you must attend.”
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
After receiving the Assab envoy, will she still be needed to handle the details of economic and trade, and will she be needed to draw up contracts...
Looking at it this way, maybe we won’t be able to return until autumn.
Cheng Wanwan was depressed for a while and then thought about it.
Cheng Zhao is now an official in the government, San Niu is a soldier in the army, and Si Dan will also pursue an official career in the future. If she works harder now, the children will be more relaxed in the future.
Moreover, after coming to the capital, she truly realized that the status of a sixth-grade Anren was too low.
Contribute to the court and make your presence felt in front of the emperor, and it will be easier to get promoted in the future.
"There's nothing urgent about going back. It's the blessing of a minister to stay in the capital and share the emperor's worries." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "If Mr. Zhang still has some letters that need to be translated, you can have them delivered. I'll be free all day." I am also idle and hope to do more for the court."
Mr. Zhang coughed and said: "I have two young men under my command who are very smart and eager to learn. Could you please let them help when the Sui'an people translate books? I secretly hope that they can learn some other languages. In the future, Honglu Temple will also have successors."
Someone helped with the work, so Cheng Wanwan naturally nodded in agreement.
The two of them finished talking at the door of the imperial study room and were about to separate when a nun came in from the door of the palace: "This is from Sui'an, I think. I would like to pay my respects to the people of Sui'an."
Eunuch Ming smiled and introduced, "This is Aunt Zhou next to the Queen."
Aunt Zhou raised her head and said, "The Queen heard that people from Sui'an came to the palace, so she specially arranged a banquet and invited people from Sui'an to join them."
In this era, the emperor is number one, and the queen is number two. How dare Cheng Wanwan refuse.
As for the nanny next to the queen, she was not someone who, as a sixth-grade An, could offend. She smiled and nodded at Nanny Zhou, then followed her to Kunning Palace.
Along the way, she was thinking about what the queen had summoned her for. The emperor was quite pleasant to her, so she thought the queen was not deliberately looking for trouble.
Kunning Palace has always been the residence of queens. It is magnificent, with beautiful buildings and jade buildings, and carved railings and jade walls.
Entering from the door, you will see busy palace people all the way. Flowers are blooming everywhere. After passing through a garden, you finally see the queen.
Cheng Wanwan lowered her eyebrows and saluted respectfully: "I have seen the Queen, may the Queen be blessed and safe."
"Give me a seat for the people from Sui'an." The queen said with a smile on her face, "When did the people from Sui'an come to the capital? I didn't hear the slightest news."
Grandma Zhou smiled and said: "This year's Tanhualang is the nephew of Sui'an. Tanhualang got married a few days ago, and Sui'an came to the capital to attend his nephew's wedding."
"That's it." The queen nodded, "I heard that Mrs. Lin was planning the marriage for Tanhua Lang, but I didn't inquire about it in detail. I would have known that Tanhua Lang was the nephew of a Sui'an native, and it was up to me to grant the marriage. The bride's family The ranking can be higher."
"Eighteen generations of the Cheng family have been farmers. My wife's nephew can marry Miss Situ San. He has already been blessed in his previous life. How dare he expect more." Cheng Wanwan lowered his head and got straight to the point. , "I wonder if the Queen summoned my wife..."
"Look at me, I'm just talking." The Queen smiled, "Mother Zhou, let people serve the food. I and the people from Sui'an will talk while eating."
The palace maid brought all kinds of delicacies to the table. There were more than forty small plates on the round table. After finishing the appetizers, they took them away and then served the main course. There were also forty or fifty plates. After the meal was almost done, they served snacks again. It was a full table... Cheng Wanwan silently counted in her mind. Just the two of them prepared 128 dishes. However, she was concerned about the rules and did not dare to eat much, so she was only sixty percent full. .
Now she finally understood why Mrs. Qi always said that she lived too frugally...
"I have heard about the name of the Sui'an people a long time ago. I have always been curious, so I ordered people to guard the door of the imperial study room. After chatting for a while, I found out that the Sui'an people are really talented and are only at the sixth level. I am indeed wronged." The queen sighed and said, "Although I am the mother of a country, I have never done anything practical for the people or the court. This queen is also among the common people. There is no sense of existence at all... It's not that I don't want to do it, but I have never thought about it like this, and I don't know if I have the ability..."
She grew up in a boudoir. After marrying the current emperor, her daily life was to give birth to children and take care of the harem. There were many women in the harem, and there were always various struggles. She simply couldn't spare the time to care about the former dynasty and the people... She, the queen, is the emperor's queen, the concubine's queen, not the common people's queen...
Every time she thought about this, she felt uneasy.
It is precisely because of this that she admires the people of Sui'an even more. A peasant woman can contribute a little to the Dayu Dynasty. What on earth does she, the queen, worry about?
From the queen's faint sigh, Cheng Wanwan felt the queen's kindness.
This was the first time she looked up seriously and looked at the queen for the first time. As far as she knew, the queen was thirty-nine years old, but because she took good care of herself, she looked about thirty years old, with black hair and a full face. With a beady head and a majestic look between his brows, he gives people an inaccessible feeling.
She glanced at it and then lowered her head: "The Empress gave birth to the Crown Prince for the Emperor, and raised the Prince so well that there are successors to the Dayu Dynasty. This is the merit of the Empress. The Empress does not have no sense of existence among the people, but the Empress She is the mother of a country, and ordinary people dare not mention it too much..."
