Little emperor

Chapter 50

When Zhou Shangshu returned home, he couldn't help complaining to his wife about Qi Erniang being a bodyguard.

"What do you think Mrs. Ye thinks? You are not too young. If you have a husband and son, why don't you stay at home and be a wife? Why do you want to enter the palace as a guard?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou, who was reading a book, suddenly raised her head and asked in surprise, "Can Mrs. Ye be a bodyguard?"

Zhou Shangshu complained while changing his clothes: "Yes! A woman, instead of staying at home to take care of the affairs of the mansion, went to work as a bodyguard. It's so funny! Commander Ye was injured, and the Ye family was in chaos. "

Mrs. Zhou was displeased by these words, but she was excited about Qi Erniang becoming a female bodyguard, and asked curiously: "How did she become a bodyguard?"

"I heard that His Majesty asked her if she would like to enter the palace as a guard, and Madam Ye agreed. People in the imperial army are discussing this matter today. I planned to go to Ye's house to talk to Commander Ye. But Mrs. Ye is also in the mansion, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to go directly to talk about her affairs. How about you help me ask Mrs. Ye out of the mansion tomorrow so that I can go to Ye's house and talk to Commander Ye." Zhou Shangshu was bending over Take off your shoes at the waist.

Mrs. Zhou sneered, raised her eyebrows, and said sarcastically: "I have to take care of the affairs of the mansion, and I am very busy. I am afraid I don't have time to help my husband with this matter."

Zhou Shangshu: ...

Feeling that his wife was speaking in a strange way, he looked up at her and asked, "What do you mean? Sanniang, isn't there a steward to help you with things in this mansion? You just read books every day, what can you do?" Do it. You are so unwilling to do something for me. Don’t you support Mrs. Ye as a bodyguard? That’s why you don’t want me to go to Ye’s house to persuade Commander Ye to take care of Mrs. Ye.”

Picking up the book again, Mrs. Zhou responded casually: "That's right, I have a lot of books to read, and I don't have time to go out."

Zhou Shangshu said to her speechlessly: "You are really... Is reading so important? You read every day for decades. Not happy. Do you reflect on yourself as a virtuous wife?"

"Aren't I virtuous enough? Since I married you, I have taken care of the affairs of the house and raised children for you. If this is not considered virtuous, then there may be no virtuous people in the world." !” After Madam Zhou finished speaking, she smiled and rolled her eyes.

Zhou Shangshu couldn't say no to her, so he could only stare blankly.After watching for a while, he saw that she was reading seriously and didn't plan to pay any attention to him at all. He felt depressed.

In the end, he could only say: "Sure enough, you women can't do much."

Madam Zhou raised her head unhappily and looked at him coldly.

Seeing that she was about to get angry, Zhou Shangshu bowed his head and walked out of the room.

Mrs. Zhou put the book upside down on the table, thought about it, and wrote a letter.

Write a letter, and when the ink dries, seal the envelope.Mrs. Zhou specially came in front of Zhou Shangshu, handed the letter to the steward in front of him, and ordered: "Send this letter to the Ye family, to the wife of the Ye family."

"Yes!" The steward nodded.

Zhou Shangshu couldn't help but glanced at his wife, and asked, "Did you write to ask her out to meet?"

"Otherwise some people will say that we women can't do much." After saying this, Mrs. Zhou turned and left.

In fact, she didn't ask Qi Erniang to meet at all.Instead, in the letter, he praised Qi Erniang's courage, expressed his admiration for Qi Erniang, and also expressed his emotions.Mrs. Zhou also wants to have such an opportunity to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country like Qi Erniang.After studying for so many years, Mrs. Zhou believes that her talent is not inferior to that of men.She has always had a bold idea in her heart, wanting to display her talents and ambitions like a man!

Now seeing that Qi Erniang has such an opportunity, she can display her martial arts and become a bodyguard to protect the little emperor.This awakened the longing in Mrs. Zhou's heart.In the letter, she expressed her emotions and thoughts many times, which undoubtedly hinted at Erniang Qi.I hope the other party can mention her in front of the little emperor.Let the little emperor give her a chance to display her talent!

Zhou Shangshu felt a little embarrassed.But he is a big man, how could he bow his head and apologize to the woman?So he pretended not to know that he had offended his wife, ate dinner as if nothing had happened, and chatted a few words before going to bed as usual.

Mrs. Zhou ignored him, not even giving him an extra look.After reading this book, I turned off the lights and went directly to the bed to rest.And snatched the quilt, not intending to leave a quilt corner for Zhou Shangshu.

In the darkness, Zhou Shangshu lay on the couch and sighed helplessly.

Qi Erniang didn't receive the letter until she woke up the next day.

The steward told her: "When the letter was delivered last night, Madam went to bed early. That's why I delivered it now."

Yesterday when I returned to the mansion from duty, Qi Erniang did indeed go to bed earlier than usual.After all, she stayed up late the night before to read the storybook and didn't have a good rest.So after returning home, he ate dinner, took a bath casually, chatted with Commander Ye for a few words, and went to bed early.

Nodding her head, Erniang Qi opened the letter.

Ever since Commander Ye was injured, the couple slept separately.After reading the letter, Erniang Qi went to the next room to visit her husband, and handed him the letter written by Mrs. Zhou.

"This is a letter from Liu Sanniang to me. It seems that she also wants a chance. Would you like me to help her with your Majesty?" Qi Erniang was undecided and asked Commander Ye for his suggestion.

Although she is now the emperor's bodyguard, she can directly tell the little emperor about anything.But she didn't know Mrs. Zhou well, and she was afraid that recommending the wrong person would affect her in the future.Because of Commander Ye's status, the Ye family seldom got close to other dignitaries, and basically did not deal with these people.Now Mrs. Zhou wrote this letter to ask her to recommend it to the little emperor.If she doesn't help, Mrs. Zhou might resent her if she is a narrow-minded person.

So Qi Erniang was in a dilemma.As a bodyguard, her job is easy.But we have to face pressure from all sides.She should be careful and never dare to do anything wrong.I was afraid that I would lose my position as a guard and make others laugh.Qi Erniang is not afraid that others will laugh at her as a woman, and at this age she still has to be a bodyguard.What she is afraid of is feeling sorry for those who are proud of her.Qi Erniang didn't want to let these people down, and she didn't want to let herself down.

Commander Ye frowned after reading the letter, and told her: "It is not the responsibility of the guards to recommend talents. Especially this person, you don't understand. Being a guard, especially working with His Majesty, you can't take the initiative to talk about the court. We can’t discuss the family affairs of officials, and we can’t form a party with officials in the court. The person we are loyal to is His Majesty. It is our duty to protect His Majesty. Don’t get involved in other things.”

Commander Ye is teaching his wife how to be a qualified bodyguard.The night before Ye Dalang and Ye Erlang entered the palace as guards, Commander Ye also said this to them.

Qi Erniang nodded, keeping her husband's words in her heart.She asked: "Then I write her a letter back, saying that I can't help her?"

Commander Ye shook his head and said to her: "You don't have to refuse directly. She didn't expressly ask you to recommend her in the letter. But you can write to her and talk to her about the pressure you are facing now. Let her understand how women do things. It's not easy."

"Okay!" Qi Erniang looked at her husband adoringly. Apart from martial arts, it seems that her husband is quite good. She should learn from him how to behave in the world after becoming an official.

Commander Ye felt very satisfied when his wife looked at him with such eyes, and continued: "You are new to the officialdom, and there are many things you don't understand. I will teach you slowly in the future."

Qi Erniang smiled happily, and began to give medicine to Commander Ye.

On the second day when he entered the palace as an errand, the guards of the forbidden army were not so surprised by Qi Erniang.After they got home yesterday, they told the family about Qi Erniang as a joke.The women in the family admired Qi Erniang very much, and only the men sneered at Qi Erniang's being an imperial guard.In short, many families quarreled over this matter.

When entering the palace, the female officer blushed and checked for Erniang Qi.He whispered to her: "Miss Qi, many women in the palace have heard about you and admire you very much! I hope you will fight for our women! Keep going!"

Although there are female officials in the palace, they are humble and will not be cared about.But Qi Erniang is different.She is a bodyguard and works with the man.If this matter gets out, it will definitely be discussed by the people!It might even go down in history!

Qi Erniang nodded with a smile, and responded to the other party: "Qi will definitely persevere!"

The female officer resisted the urge to hug Erniang Qi, and gestured to her, inviting her into the palace.He looked at Qi Erniang reluctantly.Because the sisters all wanted to meet Qi Erniang, many people rushed to exchange errands with her.She has promised her good sister that she will let her check on her behalf tomorrow.

The pressure she faced today was much less, and Qi Erniang felt much more relaxed.Arriving at the Long Live Hall, after the little emperor woke up, when the little table brought people in to wait for the little emperor to wash, she couldn't hold back and followed into the sleeping hall.

Gu Yang just woke up with a cute expression on his face.Walking to the small water basin, stretched out two small hands, and washed his face seriously.

Qi Erniang raised her hand to cover her heart.Ouch!The little emperor is so cute!People can't help but want to rush over and ruthlessly trample his little face.

Observing other people, Qi Erniang found that others were very calm.I can't help but wonder, is she the only one who has such a bold idea?

Ye Dalang came back from the toilet and found that his mother was not in the yard, he wondered if he ran into the bedroom?That's not good!He hurried in to find someone.

Qi Erniang endured and endured, she couldn't bear it anymore, ran to the little emperor's side, and said with a smile: "Come and comb your majesty's hair?"

Gu Yang shook his head, he likes to clean up by himself.Pick up the small comb and start combing your hair carefully in front of the mirror.

Qi Erniang slowly stretched out her hand.

Manager Wang coughed, and called out in a cold voice, "Miss Qi."

When Ye Dalang came in, he happened to see this scene, and immediately said: "Mother, come out with me!"

Then, he took Qi Erniang away.

Manager Wang snorted lightly.This Erniang Qi is quite bold, always wanting to touch the little emperor.Don't even look at the little emperor, is she able to touch it?

Only he can touch it!

Like yesterday, Gu Yang invited the Ye family's mother and son to have breakfast together.Ye's mother and son sat at the same table, and he sat at the same table by himself, eating one mouthful at a time, eating very slowly. After the food was stuffed in his mouth, his little face was bulging, and his dark eyes glanced around carelessly.

That look, don't mention how cute it is!Qi Erniang wished she could have a good painting skill and draw the appearance of the little emperor for collection!

Compared with Li Taifu, He Zuoxiang and Zhao Youxiang hold real power and have a lot of things to do. They are much busier than Li Taifu.

Today, the news about Qi Erniang being a female bodyguard and Ye Erlang temporarily managing the imperial army reached the ears of He Zuoxiang and Zhao Youxiang.The two couldn't sit still, and went directly to the palace to inquire.

Gu Yang had just finished eating and was rinsing his mouth. That's when He Zuoxiang and Zhao Youxiang came.

Before they came, they specially sent someone to inform Zhou Shangshu to come with Li Taifu.But neither of these two people came over. They waited outside the Long Live Hall for a quarter of an hour, and then stopped waiting for them.First enter the Long Live Hall to see the little emperor.

"His Majesty!"

Gu Yang spit out the water, wiped his mouth, and turned to look at them.He smiled and raised his hand to greet them: "Master on the right! Prime Minister on the left!"

Hearing that the little emperor called him first and then called He Zuoxiang, Zhao Youxiang looked proud and said with a smile: "Your Majesty misses you?"

He Zuoxiang glared at Zhao Youxiang. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to spit on the other side's face.Pooh!The old slut!

Gu Yang nodded.When eating just now, he was thinking whether the two prime ministers would come to the palace to look for him today.These two really came.

Seeing this, Zhao Youxiang smiled even more happily, and happily responded: "The minister misses His Majesty very much these days!"

Gu Yang asked them: "Have you two eaten?"

Zhao Youxiang and He Zuoxiang nodded. Of course they went out after breakfast and brought two boxes of food to work.When you are hungry or tired from doing things, you will eat something.

Gu Yang patted the cushion and said to them, "Sit."

Zhao Youxiang took two steps forward, and was about to choose a seat closer to the little emperor to sit down.

He Zuoxiang coughed heavily, and said: "Your Majesty, the two ministers entered the palace today to inquire about the Ye family's mother and son. I heard that Your Majesty gave Ye Erlang a tiger talisman? Is this true?"

As for Qi Erniang's job as a bodyguard, it came after Ye Erlang.What Ye Erlang got was military power!Let's deal with Ye Erlang's matter first, and then Qi Erniang's matter.

Gu Yang nodded: "Yes. I gave it to you."

Originally, Zhao Youxiang wanted to sit down and chat slowly with the little emperor, but He Zuoxiang was so eager to talk about business.He looked back at He Zuoxiang dissatisfied.He lowered his voice and asked softly, "Does Your Majesty know how important the Tiger Talisman is? How can you just hand it over to a young man?"

"I know. The tiger talisman represents military power." Gu Yang answered Zhao Youxiang with a cute appearance.

Zhao Youxiang looked at the little emperor in surprise.It seems that the little emperor really understands what the tiger talisman represents, but why did the little emperor give it to Ye Erlang?

Zhao Youxiang asked directly: "Why did Your Majesty give the tiger talisman to Ye Erlang? Did Ye Erlang ask His Majesty for it?"

"Well. He wants to do something, and I let him do it." Gu Yang picked up the green fruit with his left and right hands respectively, stood up and walked towards them.He stretched out his hand and handed it to these two people.

Zhao Youxiang and He Zuoxiang were stunned for a moment, Zhao Youxiang reacted quickly, took the green fruit first, and thanked with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

He Zuoxiang also took the green fruit and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Strange, it feels like the little emperor has grown up by two or three years quickly after seeing him for a few days.He also talks a lot, and he doesn't act like a one-year-old child, but like a three- or four-year-old child.

Which child who has just turned one year old will take the initiative to give things to others?The big logarithm is that the elders ask the children for something, and the children will consider whether to give it or not.It is rare to hear that children of this age take the initiative to share.When it was decided that the six of them would enter the palace in turn to raise the little emperor, He Zuoxiang had specially learned how to communicate with infants.

The performance of the little emperor was obviously different from what the woman who taught him said.Is the little emperor a child prodigy?

He Zuoxiang had heard some stories about child prodigies.For example, Li Taifu started enlightenment at the age of one, knew a thousand characters at the age of two, could compose poems at the age of three, and wrote articles at the age of four!Another example is a master painter in the Qi Dan period.He was gifted since he was a child, and when he was one year old, he picked up a brush and could draw a "Zhou Zhou Tu". By the time he was two or three years old, his painting skills had surpassed many famous contemporary painters.Unfortunately, Guohui is easy to break.He fell into the water and died when he was eight years old.

Thinking that the little emperor might be a child prodigy, He Zuoxiang temporarily put aside the matter of the Ye family's mother and son, and asked tentatively, "Does your majesty still remember the birthday gift I gave you?"

Gu Yang blinked his eyes and looked at He Zuoxiang suspiciously, not knowing why the other party suddenly brought up this matter.Could it be to test him?

Turning his head, Gu Yang looked at Manager Wang.

Director Wang didn't speak until he received the little emperor's eyes asking for help, so he spoke up.

"The birthday gift Zuo Xiang gave to His Majesty is a pen."

He Zuoxiang emphasized the tone of his speech, "It's a pen made of the hair of the king of beasts! It's very expensive!"

Ye Dalang secretly rolled his eyes.As for that ordinary writing brush, how could Zuo Xiang be ashamed to say it was expensive?

Gu Yang nodded, and answered He Zuoxiang: "It's a pen."

He Zuoxiang was a little disappointed.He just asked this question because he wanted to test the little emperor's memory.Smart people all have one thing in common, that is, they have a good memory!Because of his good memory, he can remember all the books he has read.The smarter the person, the stronger the memory!

Zhao Youxiang frowned, and looked at He Zuoxiang displeasedly, wondering why the other party changed the subject to talk about the first-year gift.

"Ye Erlang asks for military power, and His Majesty will give it. This is inappropriate. If he has ulterior motives and uses military power to cause chaos, then it will definitely endanger His Majesty and the country." He Zuoxiang returned to the topic and said directly the seriousness of the matter.While speaking, he stared at Mr. Wang sharply.

The tiger talisman was kept by Mr. Wang, but Mr. Wang let the little emperor take it out for others.He Zuoxiang had to suspect that Director Wang deliberately taught the little emperor to do this.

"I know Ye Erlang and trust him." Gu Yang replied to He Zuoxiang with a face of resignation.

Zhao Youxiang took the opportunity to ask: "Does Your Majesty trust the minister?"

"I believe." Gu Yang looked at Zhao Youxiang, then nodded.During this palace change, none of these people changed their positions, and they always thought of him.Gu Yang should trust them.

Zhao Youxiang laughed happily.This smile is like a villain who has succeeded in a trick.He couldn't help but raised his hand and twirled his beard, then turned his head and raised his eyebrows at He Zuoxiang.

He Zuoxiang returned the other party's cold stare, and continued to talk to the little emperor: "Your Majesty gave him military power because he trusted Ye Erlang. I can understand it. But the people below will definitely be dissatisfied. After all, Ye Erlang is young, how can he bear the burden?" As an important task? Does Your Majesty understand what I mean?"

After He Zuoxiang finished speaking, he was a little worried that the little emperor would not understand what he meant.

"If you do something wrong, you will be punished." Gu Yang picked up a green fruit and played with it with both hands.

Zhao Youxiang and He Zuoxiang were stunned.The two were amazed at the little emperor's intelligence.

It seems that the little emperor understood these things when he handed the Tiger Talisman to Ye Erlang.

The two thought that the little emperor was young and ignorant, so Ye Erlang tricked him into taking military power.I didn't expect the little emperor to understand!So, what's the point of their trip?Persuade the little emperor to take back the order?But the little emperor just said that he will be punished if he does something wrong!If Ye Erlang does not do well, he will bear the consequences.

He Zuoxiang and Zhao You looked at each other, double eyelids facing single eyelids, He Zuoxiang couldn't keep looking at each other, and looked away in disgust.

His gaze fell on Erniang Qi, Zuoxiang He pointed at her and asked: "This is a woman, why does His Majesty let her enter the palace as a guard? This is against the rules."

"Rules?" Gu Yang tilted his head slightly and laughed.

For some reason, He Zuoxiang felt that the little emperor's smile was different from before.Innocence disappeared all of a sudden, as if like an adult.This feeling made He Zuoxiang feel a little creepy.

illusion!It must be his illusion!

Gu Yang has recovered his usual smile, and replied to He Zuoxiang with a bright smile: "She is very skilled in martial arts and can protect me."

Zhao Youxiang suddenly felt sorry for the little emperor.It seems that the little emperor must have been frightened by this palace change!So no sense of security now!Commander Ye is recuperating at home now and cannot enter the palace to protect the little emperor.The little emperor found out that Qi Erniang was good at martial arts, so he asked her to be his bodyguard to protect him.This is easy to understand!It was their fault, they didn't consider the little emperor's feelings from the perspective of the little emperor, they only cared about whether this matter was in compliance with the rules.

The more I thought about Zhao Youxiang, the more guilty I felt, and I lowered my head and said, "It's because I'm not considerate enough."

He Zuoxiang:? ? ?

What's up with this old slut?This is against the rules!Why didn't he persuade the little emperor, instead he felt guilty?

Zhao Youxiang looked at Erniang Qi with kind eyes, and continued: "Mrs. Ye has the title of single-handed lady, and she is skilled in martial arts. She will definitely protect Your Majesty!"

He thought, Commander Ye was able to agree to his wife entering the palace as a guard, because he must be worried about the little emperor's safety.When Commander Ye recovers from his injuries, Erniang Qi will naturally return to the family and no longer be a bodyguard.Qi Erniang is a woman, at this age, it is not easy to bear all kinds of rumors and go to the palace as a bodyguard.Zhao Youxiang decided to protect Qi Erniang!

He Zuoxiang: ...

His face darkened, he stared at Zhao Youxiang dangerously, and asked through gritted teeth: "Even if she is good at martial arts, she is still a woman. Is it suitable to enter the palace as a guard?"

Zhao Youxiang said indifferently: "As long as the martial arts are strong, no matter male or female, if they can protect His Majesty, they are qualified to be guards. There were female generals in ancient times, so what if we have a female guard in Da Zhou?"

"You!" He Zuoxiang stared at Zhao Youxiang fiercely.

Qi Erniang looked at Zhao Youxiang gratefully, and felt that Zhao Youxiang was a nice person, so she was willing to speak for her!

He Zuoxiang repeatedly advised the little emperor to abide by the rules and not to use Qi Erniang.

Every time he uttered a word of persuasion, Zhao Youxiang retorted.The two quarreled directly in the Long Live Hall.

Gu Yang changed his position and sat in front of the table, propping his face with his hands, resting his chin and watching the play cheerfully.

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The author has something to say:

He Zuoxiang: Sooner or later, this old slut has to be taken away!

感谢在2022-07-0600:00:00~2022-07-0700:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!