Updated: 2012-08-21

Chapter 492: The Queen

Tan Zong originally thought that the news would be heard in the palace for a few days, but the incident was beyond his expectations. On the afternoon of Liu Yinshan's departure, an eunuch from Kunning Palace came to the inn to convey the imperial decree of Empress Wanyi, asking him to go to Kunning Palace the next morning to see the imperial decree.

The eunuch who sent the order was very polite to Tan Zong and smiled and explained some things to Tan Zong to pay attention to when he left. When he left, Tan Zong kept stuffing a silver note of fifty taels. The eunuch did not refuse, but accepted it with a happy smile.

In Tan Zong's opinion, this eunuch is a person around the queen after all, so he may not be useful at any time. If it is not good, it will prevent this person from stumbling on himself behind his back. This is the social relationship. If you are not careful, you may inadvertently set a stumbling block for yourself.

The next day, Tan Zong, who was well dressed, came to the Forbidden City as agreed upon. An eunuch had already been waiting at the gate of the city and led him to the city.

After entering Kunning Palace, the eunuch who led the way did not take Tan Zong to see Empress Wanyi, but took him into a side hall and served him tea and snacks, leaving him waiting for the communication here.

Tan Zong sat there uprightly, thinking about what he should say when he saw Empress Wanyi. After all, he looked quite disrespectful when he saw Zhao Yuzhao's behavior, and he didn't know what Queen Wanyi would be.

The eunuchs and palace maids passing by the door looked inside, looked at Tan Zong curiously, and then left whispered to each other. Several palace maids even laughed, which made Tan Zong feel puzzled. He thought he had dirty things on his body and face, but after checking, he had nothing.

Just as Tan Zong was sitting on a chair and drinking tea absent-mindedly, the group walked out of the main hall of Kunning Palace. Tan Zong looked through the window, and then was slightly stunned. He saw that Zhao Yuzhao and a handsome and handsome young man in white walked out of Kunning Palace by chatting and laughing.

Looking at the young man in white, Tan Zong couldn't help feeling depressed. It seemed that he was not the time to come today, and it seemed that it was inconvenient to see Zhao Yuzhao.

About a cup of tea, a tall and mighty middle-aged man in his forties and fifties walked out of the main hall. Judging from his clothes, he should be the first-class Duke of Dashun and the highest title of Dashun's foreign surname.

Tan Zong put down the teacup in his hand and nodded thoughtfully. If this is the case, the young man in white should be the son of this duke, which is what people usually call the young master.

"Master Tan, the Queen asked you to go there." Just as Tan Zong was guessing the origin of the middle-aged man, a palace maid walked in and said in a sweet voice at him.

"Thank you, sister." Tan Zong stood up after hearing this and bowed to the palace maid in a good manner. It is not a big deal that there are many people, but it is better to be as low-key as you are in the palace.

When the palace maid heard Tan Zong call her sister, she couldn't help but giggle and led him to the main hall. The people who came to Kunning Palace to meet Queen Wanyi were all serious and stern. People like Tan Zong who spoke funnyly were really rare.

"I am guerrilla Tan Zong in Jiangnan of the Supervisory Office and have met the Empress." After entering the main hall, Tan Zong saw Empress Wanyi sitting on the bed drinking iced texas soup, so he bowed at her and bowed and said.

"No gift." Queen Wanyi put down the iced texas soup in her hand, smiled and held upwards to Tan Zongxun, and said to the palace maid beside her, "Show your seat to Lord Tan."

"Thank you Empress." The palace maid brought a stool to Tan Zong. After Tan Zong sat down, he said respectfully to Queen Wanyi.

"What's wrong with Lord Tan looking for this palace?" Queen Wanyi glanced at Tan Zong and asked calmly.

Queen Wanyi had already guessed Tan Zong's intention to come. The news that Tan Zong wanted to see Zhao Yuzhao in the Office of the Internal Affairs Office had reached her ears. Queen Wanyi was very curious that Tan Zong would take the initiative to find Zhao Yuzhao, and did not pass Zhao Yun'an, but ran to the Office of the Internal Affairs Office of the Internal Affairs Office.

Therefore, Empress Wanyi issued an imperial edict to let Tan Zong enter the palace and create an opportunity for him to meet Zhao Yuzhao. Otherwise, following the series of procedures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how could Tan Zong enter the palace so quickly?

"I accidentally offended Princess Zhaoning a few days ago and accidentally pushed her into the water. She committed a crime of great disrespect. She was originally going to be sentenced to death. It was the officials and the Empress who forgiven her for her crimes. Whenever I think of this, I feel that the emperor's grace is so great that I came to thank the Empress." Tan Zong bowed to Queen Wanyi and said seriously.

"Mr. Tan, what you want to thank is not the official family and the palace, but Princess Zhaoning. It was Princess Zhaoning who begged the official family, and the official family pardoned you." Queen Wanyi smiled slightly and replied lightly.

"I thanked Princess Zhaoning. Princess Zhaoning is broad-minded. I feel very ashamed of her mistakes." Tan Zong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said to Queen Wanyi. He never expected that Zhao Yuzhao would plead for him.

"Mr. Tan, Princess Zhaoning and the young master from Duke Wei's mansion went to the yard. If Lord Tan wants to thank her, go to the yard. Some things will be said." Queen Wanyi noticed Tan Zong's surprise flashing with her eyes, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of unaware smile on the corner of her mouth, and said slowly.

"Empress Xie, I'll go now." Tan Zong felt relieved when he heard Empress Wanyi ask him to thank Princess Zhaoning in person. He thought he had come here for nothing this time, but he didn't expect that his luck was so good. With Empress Wanyi's words, he could see Zhao Yuzhao openly, so he stood up, bowed to Queen Wanyi, and said in a deep voice.

When Empress Wanyi heard this, she smiled and nodded slightly to Tan Zong. Her eyes looked at Tan Zong with a look of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The reason why she asked Tan Zong to come this morning was because she not only wanted to create an opportunity for Tan Zong to calmly approach Princess Zhaoning, but also officially announced to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital that Princess Zhaoning had a famous flower and asked them to put away their covetousness.

Tan Zong didn't know now that the reason why he was able to find Zhao Yuzhao so smooth was not a lucky thing, but was deliberately arranged by Queen Wanyi, who specifically tied the red line between him and Zhao Yuzhao.

Zhao Yuzhao and his young master were riding horses to the royal yard in the suburbs of Beijing. When Tan Zong left the Forbidden City, the two had already taken their guards out of the capital.

When Tan Zong came to the Forbidden City, he took a carriage. Since the yard was located in the mountains, it would take a long time to go to the yard by carriage. So Tan Zong went to the horse market in the west of the city, bought a few good horses, and led Qiao Yu and a few guards to the yard.

When Tan Zong and his group arrived at the yard, it was already noon. The soldiers guarding the yard stopped them. This was a place for royal yards, a place for royal relatives to relax and entertain. Tan Zong was just an official from the Supervision Office, so he was not qualified to enter such a place.

Although Tan Zong explained to the gate guarding the sergeant that Empress Wanyi asked him to come here and find Princess Zhaoning, since he did not have the imperial edict of Empress Wanyi and there were no people from Kunning Palace to accompany him, the gate guarding the sergeant resolutely performed his duties and did not allow him to go in, so as not to have an accident.

If it weren't for Tan Zong's low-key card with the Supervision Office, I'm afraid the soldiers guarding the gate would have already arrested Tan Zong in the name of "inappropriate intentions".

"Mr. Tan!" There was an attic on one side of the gate of the yard, which was dedicated to resting by the sergeant guarding the gate. The negotiation between Tan Zong and the sergeant guarding attracted the attention of a team sitting on the second floor of the attic. The team was sitting at the window drinking herbal tea, facing the gate, and saw everything that happened at the door. He felt that Tan Zong looked familiar, so he came down to check it. After seeing Tan Zong's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but shout in surprise.

When Tan Zong saw that the team was recognizing him, he couldn't help but feel quite surprised. He seemed to have never seen this person before.

"Mr. Tan, the last time you came with King An, was the young man on duty." The team saw Tan Zong looking at him suspiciously and explained with a smile.

After hearing this, Tan Zong knew what was going on. Last time he and King An came to the yard to hunt and stayed in the yard all night. The team might have seen him and recognized him.

"Mr. Tan, I'm really sorry. According to the rules, if no one takes you in, you will not be able to enter the yard." After learning about the incident from the sergeant guarding the gate, the team was looking at Tan Zong apologetically. Important activities will be held in the yard in the past two days, and the alert level will be improved, so he will not be able to adapt to Tan Zong.

When Tan Zong heard this, he couldn't help but feel depressed. He rushed to the enclosure in a hurry, just a short shot, but was blocked here.

"Master Tan, otherwise, if you really need to find Princess Zhaoning, the younger one will come in and inform you. As long as Princess Zhaoning sees you, you can go in." The team saw that Tan Zong's face became a little ugly, so he said with a flattering smile.

"I'm working hard." Tan Zong felt that this was the only way, so he bowed to the team and said in a deep voice.

"Look at what you said, it is a small honor to be able to serve the adults." The team was smiling and arched at Tan Zong, then rode a horse tied to the attic and ran into the yard.

With the care of the team leader, Tan Zong and others were invited to the attic to rest. The soldiers brought a few watermelons and cut them open to quench their thirst.

Tan Zong was in the mood to eat watermelon. He sat there frowned and fell into deep thought. If Zhao Yuzhao didn't see him, then his trip would be in vain, and he probably wouldn't have the chance to see Zhao Yuzhao again in the future.

Qiao Yu sat next to Tan Zong and looked at him silently. Could she feel Tan Zong's anxious mood now, but she was not worried at all, because she knew that Zhao Yuzhao would definitely meet Tan Zong.

The team was leaving without any news. Because they didn't know what Zhao Yuzhao meant, Tan Zong was not leaving or staying, and he was in annoyed mood and paced back and forth in the attic. From time to time, he would look at the door and see if the team was back.

For some reason, as time went by, Tan Zong vaguely felt like he was being fooled. Did Zhao Yuzhao deliberately let himself wait here for revenge?

In the afternoon, several groups of young men and women in bright clothes entered the yard chatting and laughing. Seeing this, Tan Zong couldn't help but show a suspicious look: There were too many people coming to the yard to hunt today, and there were actually many women inside, which was really strange.

"Master Tan!" Just as Tan Zong was standing under the shade of the tree at the door with his hands folded in his chest and looked depressed, a group of men and women rode into the yard on horseback. The leading young men were talking and laughing loudly. One of them accidentally saw Tan Zong, and couldn't help but stop and shouted unexpectedly.

"Young Master Lian." Tan Zong looked up and was a little surprised. The young man who called him turned out to be Lian En, the grandson of Zuo Censor Lian Qingyun.

"Sir Tan is waiting for someone?" Lian En turned over and got off the horse, walked to Tan Zong, and asked with a smile.

Seeing this, Niu Tieqiang and others who were following him also got off the horse and followed Lian En. Except for Niu Tieqiang, it was the first time that everyone else saw Tan Zong, who was in the limelight in the capital recently, and they all looked at him curiously.

"Is Mr. Lian here to hunt?" Of course, Tan Zong could not tell Lian En that he was waiting for Zhao Yuzhao's news. After nodding, he quietly changed the topic.

"I'm here to attend the summer tour conference." Lian En was slightly stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said to Tan Zong.

"Xiayou Conference?" Tan Zong couldn't help but look puzzled when he heard this. This was the first time he heard of this name.

The summer tour conference was initiated by the Dashun official family two hundred years ago. Its purpose is to promote the exchange of children of officials in the capital. Every two years, a summer tour conference will be held in the yard. Children of officials above the fourth rank in the capital can participate. It can be said to be a grand gathering for the children of powerful people.

And this year is the time for the summer tour conference.

"Sir Tan, it's getting late. Maybe the people you are waiting for are delayed because of the matter. Why don't we go in together!" From Tan Zong's reaction, Lian En felt that Tan Zong was not here to attend the summer tour conference, so the so-called wait is worth discussing. After pondering for a while, he looked up at the sky and said to Tan Zong with a smile.

To be honest, Tan Zong really didn't want to go in with Lian En, because he realized that Lian En had noticed that he was an excuse for someone, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. However, Zhao Yuzhao asked him to wait here for an afternoon in vain, which made him feel angry. Since Zhao Yuzhao was deliberately slapping him, he would even disgust Zhao Yuzhao for a while, and he would just go to the yard to go shopping.

"Please!" In a moment, Tan Zong made up his mind, smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Lian En, and then walked into the enclosure with Qiao Yu and others talking and laughing.

With Lian En leading the way, Tan Zong has an official position, so the soldiers guarding the gate will naturally not stop him and successfully released Tan Zong in. Anyway, if something happens, Lian En will be with him, and it has nothing to do with them.


Chapter completed!