Tang Xiluo looked away awkwardly: "Then tell me what herbs you need. If you have them, you can make the antidote directly. If not, you have to go find them."

Zhan Jingchen smiled and nodded: "Let's talk about it when we get back. It's not convenient to talk about it now." He can call that kid over to discuss it together later.

Tang Xiluo nodded, it was indeed hard to say inside the carriage.

When the two entered the palace, they attracted the attention of many palace maids and eunuchs. They were a perfect match! Alas, the princess only had beauty to show off.

Inside Cishou Palace.

"My sons and ministers see their mother and queen."

"My daughter-in-law wishes my mother the best."

The empress dowager nodded with satisfaction. Her son and daughter-in-law were a perfect match. It would be even better if the daughter-in-law could correct her bad habits in the future.

"Everyone, get up."

"Lolo, you are a wife now, so you can't act recklessly like before."

Tang Xiluo answered obediently: "My daughter-in-law will follow the teachings of the queen mother and will turn over a new leaf in the future."

Queen Mother: "..." What is this word? Is it used here?

Zhan Jingchen tried hard to suppress his smile, fearing that she would be angry.

The Queen Mother sighed, "Madam Zhang."

An old maid behind her came forward and knelt down: "The old maid is here."

"Go to the palace and teach the princess some rules and etiquette. She is still young and doesn't understand many things. We, as elders, should be more obedient to her."

Tang Xiluo: Thank you!

She turned to look at Zhan Jingchen and winked at him vigorously: Refuse it quickly, refuse it quickly!

Zhan Jingchen felt comfortable when he heard his wife's plea in her eyes. It was a good feeling to be depended on by her.

"Mother, Nanny Zhang has served you for many years. If Nanny Zhang is not by your side, the other servants will not be able to serve you well."

Nanny Zhang could see clearly that the prince was worried about the princess. If she got involved, she would have a hard time explaining to the empress dowager and would not be able to get away with it in front of the prince and princess.

"My lady, you have been unwell these days. I am worried about leaving your care to other servants. How can those clumsy little girls know your living habits? I am afraid they can't serve you well!"

The empress dowager was a little hesitant. Nanny Zhang and Nanny Jin were both elderly people around her, one served her and the other managed the palace maids and eunuchs in Cishou Palace.

Zhan Jingchen continued, "Mother, you don't have to worry about your son Fu Nei."

Seeing him repeatedly stop her, how could the Queen Mother not understand? Was her son afraid that she would send a nanny to embarrass his wife?

The empress dowager instantly became displeased when he got married and forgot his mother.

Tang Xiluo then spoke up: "Prince, how can you let down my mother's painstaking efforts? My mother is doing this for my own good."

Zhan Jingchen was dumbfounded. She had just winked at him, and now she was playing the good guy again? She was really good. She let herself be the bad guy, and she even stabbed him in the back.

When the Queen Mother heard this, her originally unhappy mood disappeared. Fortunately, this daughter-in-law was a sensible one.

"Look at you! You're not even half as sensible as your wife!"

Zhan Jingchen was cheated and couldn't speak out his pain.

But Tang Xiluo was still nodding seriously beside him.

Zhan Jingchen: “…” He was so angry that he wanted to bite her hard.

Tang Xiluo had a worried look on her face at this moment: "Mother, your health is the most important thing! It won't be too late for Aunt Zhang to come to the palace in a few days. You should take care of yourself first."

The Queen Mother was comforted and said, "You are a good and filial child. I will let Madam go to the palace in a few days."

"Yes."

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Both of you stop standing. Sit down."

Tang Xiluo sat down obediently, and Zhan Jingchen followed behind her with a look of resentment and accusation.

After sitting down, Tang Xiluo quietly patted the back of the man's hand to comfort him.

Sure enough, the next second the man's murderous look was retracted.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Everyone in the room knelt down.

"Meet the Emperor!"

Zhan Jingxuan's originally bad expression eased after he saw his mother and his royal brother.

"Everyone, stand down."

The palace maids and eunuchs retreated outside the palace, and then the Queen Mother asked, "Xuan'er, what happened?" When they came in, they still had angry faces.

Zhan Jingxuan smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, don't worry, mother. I will take care of it. The most important thing is that you take care of your health."

The Queen Mother was helpless and had no choice. As an old woman in the harem, she knew her son was troubled but she could not help.

"Let's eat first."

-

After finishing her meal, the Queen Mother would rest.

On the small crossroad in the palace.

Zhan Jingxuan asked: "Brother, are you and the Third Princess going to leave the palace and return home now? Or do you want to take the Third Princess to visit the palace?"

Tang Xiluo blinked, she wished she could go back to take a nap as soon as possible.

Zhan Jingchen knows his younger brother's personality very well.

"What's your question for this morning court?"

Zhan Jingxuan hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head: "My royal brother, you just got married, so you can take a few days off and don't have to worry about the affairs of the court."

Zhan Jingchen suddenly grabbed Tang Xiluo's hand and said, "Let's talk in the imperial study."

There was guilt in Zhan Jingxuan's eyes. It was because of his incompetence that his third brother had to help him handle government affairs right after getting married, and even the third sister-in-law had to follow him.

Tang Xiluo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, you can just go with the Emperor. I will wait for you here."

She didn't want to walk anymore; the palace was so big that it was really tiring for her legs.

Zhan Jingchen refused: "I'm afraid you'll get lost." In fact, he was afraid that she would attack Jin Qiang again.

"Your Majesty, women are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. It is not appropriate for me to go."

Zhan Jingxuan waved his hands quickly: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we are all family. I believe you, and what happened today will not be spread out."

Tang Xiluo was speechless: "..." Is this the point? !

In the end, there was no choice but to be taken to the imperial study.

Zhan Jingchen pushed the cake in front of her: "Don't be angry, eat some? You can't get this cake anywhere else."

Seeing his brother coaxing people for the first time, Zhan Jingxuan was so surprised that he almost stuffed an egg into his mouth. Is this still the brother he remembered? !

As expected! It’s different after getting married. People become gentler.

At the same time, he also understood the status of the sister-in-law in his brother's mind, so it seemed that he had to respect her more.

"If you like it, I will ask the kitchen to make some more for you to take back."

Tang Xiluo was coaxed by the two of them like this and he couldn't get angry anymore, so he decided to quit while he was ahead.

One is the emperor, the other is a powerful prince. What virtue and ability do I have? My life is more important.

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Zhan Jingxuan shuddered: "You're welcome, you're welcome." The emperor's eyes were so scary.

Zhan Jingchen was so angry that he almost died. It was clearly him who coaxed her first, but she started to thank others instead!

Tang Xiluo asked tentatively: "Thank you, Your Majesty?"

Zhan Jingchen: "Humph!"

Tang Xiluo: "Thank you for your care, my husband?"

The man's sullen expression finally eased a little.

Tang Xiluo: “…” Speechless, childish, such a tsundere!

Zhan Jingxuan: "!!!" Mother, guess what I saw? ! Third brother has completely changed! I don't recognize him anymore.

Zhan Jingchen raised his eyes and glanced at Zhan Jingxuan with an oppressive feeling: "What happened?"

Zhan Jingxuan immediately became serious, completely different from his childish personality just now.

"I am so angry that the relief money was robbed and stolen by bandits, but the local prefects and county magistrates did nothing and let the people suffer!"

Tang Xiluo was stunned. In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, the emperor was far away, and the various clans were intertwined and chaotic. It was too difficult to uproot them. Not only did he have to find sufficient evidence, but he also had to ensure that innocent local people would not be implicated or threatened.

Tang Xiluo put down the cake in his hand and said involuntarily: "That local dog official must be in cahoots with the bandits."

Zhan Jingxuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I don't rule out this possibility, but I can't find any evidence, and the place is surrounded by mountains..."

Zhan Jingchen said sullenly: "Send an army to capture the bandits."

Tang Xiluo shook his head: "Wouldn't that alert those dog officials? Once we catch the bandits, they will have plenty of time to destroy the evidence."

What's more, the terrain in the mountains is complex, their army does not understand the terrain, and cannot match the flexibility of the bandits.

Zhan Jingchen laughed: "When did I say the order of priority? We should attack them both at the same time."

Zhan Jingxuan sighed: "Who should I send?" There were very few people in the court who could be trusted and sent out, and he had been troubled by this issue for a long time.

It's not just this place that has problems, there are problems everywhere. But there are only so many people in the capital city. If we send some people to this place and some people to that place, where can we find so many people?

Tang Xiluo finally understood. This country has only been established for a few years, right? The local management systems are not perfect, and there are a lot of problems.

The Warring States Period was dominated by the word "war". In the early days of the founding of the country, the emperor was anxious to expand the territory, so he conquered everywhere to become the great country it is today. Unfortunately, the larger the territory, the more difficult it is to manage.

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