The master doesn't want the monk to say

Chapter 57

The palace has been preparing for the emperor's birthday recently, and it was already very busy. After the palace examination, it was suddenly announced that the selection ceremony would be held after the birthday, which made the palace people even more busy.

Although it is said that the draft will be held after the birthday, in private, everyone knows very well that the birthday party will be an early draft without a name.

Due to the sudden nature of the incident, there was a lot of hustle and bustle inside and outside the palace.

Of course, this does not include Huaziyao and Chiruo who are temporarily living in Huanzhu Palace.

Chi Ruo calculated that there were still three days before he could pick up Xiao Lian and packed some things for Xiao Lian to use when he came back.

Hua Ziyao has been writing notes more and more frequently recently, and from time to time, she can hear the ringing of the bell.

As soon as the bell rang, someone came in from outside the door.

Hua Ziyao put down the bell, seeing the visitor with a hurried expression, "What's the matter?"

The man urgently reported, "Queen, the queen is on her way to Huanzhu Palace!"

Hua Ziyao frowned, "What did the emperor say?"

"The emperor said that the feng shui of the Huanzhu Palace is not good, and the yin is heavy, so he invited an eminent monk to do it, so as to avoid troubles in the harem."

Hua Ziyao smiled coldly.

Chiruo stepped forward, "The eminent monk is referring to me?"

Hua Ziyao glanced at him, "Would you?"

Chi Ruo shook his head.

Hua Ziyao stood up, "The Empress Dowager is going to come to Huanzhu Palace, so I have already found out the temporary residents in Huanzhu Palace."

"That's fine," Hua Ziyao walked out, "I'll invite the Empress Dowager An."

Not long after, the empress dowager and her party came from a distance, and before they reached the gate of the palace, the eunuch asked to be received with a high-pitched voice.

Hua Ziyao refused to let Chi Ruo go out, Chi Ruo couldn't see the outside situation, and he didn't know what the Queen Mother was like, but she only knew that the Queen Mother lost her son and hated Yan Yi in her heart who had the fate of "the youngest son died early".

It's just that the Queen Mother knew that Hua Ziyao was Yan Yi back then.

Facing the queen mother, Hua Ziyao just bowed and bowed, neither kneeling nor making big salutes, and she performed the ceremony neither humble nor overbearing.

The Empress Dowager didn't show any anger, and the maidservant beside the Empress Dowager had been by her side for a long time, seeing her master's face as usual, she only said in a gentle voice: "It is rumored that the master of the old man's pavilion is very hostile and doesn't get close to others. Now it seems that the rumors are really just rumors. Split letter?"

Hua Ziyao smiled, "So, I'm approachable?"

The servant girl didn't say much anymore, she ignored Hua Ziyao's words.

The queen mother said, "Why don't you see the eminent monk that the emperor told Aijia that day?"

Hua Ziyao said: "It's not easy for an eminent monk to get out of meditation for a while, please forgive me, Queen Mother."

"It's nothing." The Queen Mother waved her hand, "It's just that I'm a little emotional after not coming to Huanzhu Palace for a long time."

Hua Ziyao took a step back, "Please, Empress Dowager."

Entering the front hall, not to mention the empress dowager's superiority, Hua Ziyao also walked over carelessly, took the superior position without changing his face, and sat on an equal footing with the empress dowager.

Except for the calm Hua Ziyao and the empress dowager who was used to seeing the world and was very good at hiding her psychology, everyone's expressions were awkward for a moment.

But the Empress Dowager didn't say anything, a group of servants could only quietly glance at it, not daring to say anything, they just wanted to know what was the origin of the old man's pavilion master.

"Don't blame the emperor for placing you here," the maidservant served tea, and the queen mother just held the tea and said, "The Ai family knew that he wanted to untie a knot in Ai's heart, so he invited the eminent monk here."

"The queen mother has something to worry about, you can tell me what you want." Hua Ziyao took a sip of tea, feeling that the tea was not full of flavor.

"There's nothing to worry about in Aijia." The Queen Mother smiled slightly, her voice was gentle, and she couldn't tell that she was someone who lived at the top of the harem. "The people brought by the owner of the old man's pavilion are definitely not ordinary people."

Hua Ziyao laughed and said, "The Empress Dowager has elevated the old friend's pavilion."

The queen mother turned her eyes, noncommittal.

"It's just that this Huanzhu Palace can't directly live in people, the way it is done is just doing it, why bother to live here," the Queen Mother looked around, and said in a reproachful tone, "It's been a long time since the Ai family has come, and now the Huanzhu Palace is different and people are different. !"

"Huanzhu Palace will be a bit dark if people don't live there for a long time," Hua Ziyao said indifferently, "Ordinary people are not easy to live in, but eminent monks living here can calm down a little bit and bring some popularity. The emperor arranged this way, Don't worry about it."

"It would be great if he really thinks so." The queen mother put down the teacup in her hand, and the maid hurriedly stepped forward to replace it with a new cup full of tea fragrance. The queen mother glanced at her and waved her back .

"It's just that I don't know why the owner of the old man's pavilion appeared in the palace for no reason. Could it be someone invited him?" The Queen Mother asked instead without touching the newly replaced teacup.

Hua Ziyao said: "The Empress Dowager also said just now, I just came with the eminent monk, just as a foil."

"The owner of the old man's pavilion is really a friend to this eminent monk, and he accompanied him even when he entered the palace," the queen mother said with a smile. , can really be said to be strategizing."

Hua Ziyao knew that she knew that she had a note sent out and sent in every day, but she didn't know what was on the note, so she made a guess this time, for fear that she was here to advise the emperor.

If the Empress Dowager was a man, she must be a powerful minister in the court, but unfortunately, as a woman, she won the top position in the harem fight, but she had to collude with Prince Qi to benefit from each other.

It is difficult to seek skin from a tiger!

Hua Ziyao's expression remained unchanged, "It's not entirely about the old man's pavilion. There are many properties in the world that belong to the old man's pavilion. This money is not obtained out of thin air. The profits and taxes paid have to fill the national treasury."

The queen mother was taken aback, but she hid it well, and said with a smile: "The Ai family doesn't know that the old man's pavilion is the country's wealth. If the rich people in the world are like the old man's pavilion, thinking about the people's livelihood in the world, this country must not Wealth is unstoppable.”

Hua Ziyao had a cheeky face and said with a smile: "The empress dowager praises you."

"June [-]th is the emperor's birthday. I wonder if the pavilion master will attend the meeting?" The queen mother smiled and changed the subject.

"Hua is not a member of the palace, nor a royal family member, but someone from the world." Hua Ziyao shook her head, "It is not appropriate to attend the meeting."

"What did you say, Mr. Hua?" The queen mother smiled, "It's just a post, but I don't know if the eminent monk likes such an occasion."

"He's very indifferent and doesn't like it."

"That's a pity," the Queen Mother took a sip of tea, "If Ai's family comes, but the eminent monk meditates all the time, how can Ai's family see the eminent monk to thank him for his mercy, and come to Huanzhu Palace to pray for blessings for him?"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager had to meet Shang Chiruo no matter what, Hua Ziyao had doubts in her heart. It was difficult to win her trust just because of her status as the owner of the old man's pavilion, and it was really difficult to deal with.

Hua Ziyao raised the corners of her lips, "The empress dowager speaks seriously, but today is the case. If the empress dowager gives her permission, it's fine for him to go."

"Oh?" The Queen Mother raised her voice, "Why are you the only one in charge at this moment? Could it be that this eminent monk is from your old friend's pavilion?"

"No," Hua Ziyao ignored the Empress Dowager's inquiry about the relationship between the two of them, and replied nonchalantly, "It's just friends."

"Hua can't decide, so I can only answer after asking him," Hua Ziyao explained lightly, "I'm responding here, but Hua is in a hurry."

"Let's talk about it after asking." The Queen Mother didn't blame, "It's not a big deal here at Aijia, why bother to come here in such a hurry."

"But there is one thing, the Ai family is very strange." The Queen Mother glanced at Hua Ziyao.

Hua Ziyao was sure that the Empress Dowager came here because she had doubts, so she came to investigate and said, "Please tell me, Empress Dowager, Hua will know everything."

The queen mother raised it, "It's just a joke, it's ridiculous to say it, so let's not say it!"

Hua Ziyao glanced lightly at everyone in the hall, "It's good for the Queen Mother to know that it's ridiculous, rumors can never be fully believed."

The Empress Dowager couldn't hold back her anger when she heard the words, Hua Ziyao's words were clearly mocking her for listening to all the slanderous rumors and believing those gossips.

But she calmed down for a while, and said with a smile, "But speaking of it, I always feel that it is not so true, how can it be so false?"

"I don't know what the empress dowager means?"

The Empress Dowager laughed and said: "I heard that you brought a child with you when you entered the palace, who was very clever and called Daddy the eminent monk, I don't know why..."

Hua Ziyao didn't change his expression, he already knew that the Queen Mother would ask about this, he replied: "That child was met on the road, the eminent monk pitied him for his loneliness, and accepted him as a disciple, but unexpectedly, the child's nature insisted on calling him a disciple. As a father, he never changed his words, but he had no choice but to admit it."

"In this case, those rumors are unbearable," the queen mother nodded slightly, "the eminent monk is compassionate, although Ai's family has not fasted these years, they have been worshiping Buddha for many years, and there are many confusions. I hope the eminent monk can explain to Ai's family One or two."

"Hua has written it down here," Hua Ziyao cupped his hands, "At that time, Hua will relay it to him."

"Then I'm going to bother you." The Empress Dowager lowered her head slightly, "It's getting late, and you have a lot of things to do every day, so it's inconvenient for the Ai family to bother you."

"Let's go!" The Empress Dowager turned her eyes and waved her hands to everyone in the hall. The servant girl hurried forward and raised her hands to help.

Hua Ziyao was the same as when she came, sent the queen mother outside the palace, bowed neither humble nor overbearing, and watched the queen mother leave on the way she came.

His eyes were faint and gradually became deep.

The Empress Dowager is a master at juggling power. If it wasn't for a woman living in a deep palace and having to conspire with Prince Qi, the Emperor would hardly be his opponent.

It's a pity... Hua Ziyao turned and walked into the palace gate, pity flashed in her eyes, but it's a pity that she is a woman and a mother after all.

A mother's own flesh and blood is the mother's weakness after all, no matter how strong the mother is, no matter whether the flesh and blood are dead or alive.

The empress dowager's obsession with the third prince Yan Ling who died young is a weakness; her belief in the fate of "the youngest son died early" is a weakness; her hatred for the second prince Yan Yi who is destined to die young is a weakness...

In this deep palace, there is no room for any weakness.

And every weakness of the queen mother is enough to put her to death.

Hua Ziyao walked in, smiling very proudly, no matter how well-informed the Empress Dowager was, she would never know about some things that she would not let her know.

For example, he is the second prince Yan Yi who should bear all his grievances and die without regret.

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