Consort Zhanzhao

Zhao Bijia returned to Fenglan Palace with big and small bags, and as soon as she entered, she saw Renzong and Concubine Zhang sitting at the table waiting for her.

The newly appointed crown prince Zhao Xuan's eyes were full of resentment, and he patted the table like Emperor Renzong, but he was weak, and he was just pretending, and his voice was soft.

"Dare to let His Royal Highness wait for you to eat! What crime should you have!"

Zhao Bijia hadn't done much yet, Renzong laughed first, "I've really grown up, and I dare to stand up and speak in front of your sister."

Zhao Xuan patted the table again, turned to Renzong and said, "There is one more sentence, let me finish."

"It's fine to let the prince wait for you, how dare you let the emperor wait for you!" After these two sentences, which were a bit pretentious, he returned to his usual limp appearance, and said: "I just heard that the emperor's stomach is growling. "

Zhao Bijia lifted the things in her hands as if responding to the occasion, "I brought back something to eat."

The maid hurriedly came up to take the things in her hand, Concubine Zhang Guifei said: "Serve the princess to wash and come to eat."

Zhao Bijia smiled, "It's already been washed." As he said that, he went to the table. He talked to Zhan Zhao just now, thinking that he would definitely order again when he came back at night, and secondly...he was with him It's a bit too wasteful to use time for eating, so what she just ate was just two small bowls of noodles, plus two stuffy buns, and then the last fried honey cake.

Renzong asked, "Did you go out alone?"

Zhao Bijia shook her head, "Yang and An are with me."

Renzong breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Concubine Zhang: "Don't worry too much if someone is following you."

"I asked him to bring his things to the door, and then let him go to rest." Zhao Bijia pretended not to care, but knew in her heart that if she said this, the two above must have something to reward.

"He is the most loyal." Concubine Zhang Gui laughed twice, and waved for a maid to come over, "Go and order the kitchen. From now on, Eunuch Yang's meals will be increased by [-]%, making them more refined." Looking at Zhao Bijia again: "He follows you every day It’s such a toss, I feel hard when I see it.”

Zhao Bijia smiled, stretched out her hand to open the soup brought from the noodle shop, and was about to pour it into the noodles, when she suddenly stopped... Is this noodle salty?

Renzong also said: "It is true that he has worked hard, but with such a person following him, he is more at ease than three or five people."

Zhao Bijia gritted her teeth, poured all the soup in, and handed a bowl to Renzong first, "The eunuch in the palace is the highest rank six, and you have promoted him to be a rank six official. He is even higher than the county magistrate, don't worry about it." Praise him again."

Renzong laughed twice. As an emperor, he has always been straightforward in such matters. Moreover, being so provoked by Zhao Bijia, he said: "It is true that the rank cannot be raised, that's all, just reward some money."

This time, Zhao Bijia didn't stop her, and went to pack the second bowl of noodle soup, and brought it to Concubine Zhang.

Zhao Xuan had already smelled the fragrance, and waited with staring eyes, but he didn't dare to grab the first two, not to mention how helpless he was.

Zhao Bijia was deliberately slow, with the corners of her mouth still curled up. Concubine Zhang patted her with a smile, "Your brother didn't eat anything to wait for you!"

Only then did Zhao Bijia send the noodle soup over.

At this time, Renzong had already finished a bowl in two bites, and he praised, "Don't patronize us, you can try it too."

Zhao Bijia saw that he didn't look like a fake, so she also took a bowl, and as soon as this noodle was put into her mouth... well, the taste is normal and delicious, in a word: delicious!

Only then did she recall that the noodle shop owner's daughter came... Hehehe, where did the rotten peach blossom come from again!

A sneer appeared on the corner of Zhao Bijia's mouth, it's not a gentleman not to take revenge!Wait until... wait until... when she and Zhan Zhao get married, she must be invited to watch the ceremony!

Zhao Xuan poked her, and seeing that she didn't respond, she went to talk to Renzong again, "Look at my sister, she just ate her two bowls of noodles, and she gritted her teeth, probably because she felt sorry for Yinzi."

Renzong laughed loudly, and asked Zhao Bijia again, "Isn't someone cheating?"

How can it be? I bought a lot of things in my previous life, which is beyond imagination, but Zhao Bijia was still obsessed with how many rotten peach blossoms he had to invite to watch the wedding ceremony, and subconsciously added another sentence, "With Zhan Zhao by my side, who would dare?" Lied to me."

Oops!

Zhao Bijia froze for a moment. If you want to say that this father has been a father since ancient times... when he thinks of marrying his daughter... he always treats his son-in-law like an enemy at first.

But wouldn't it be a bit of an understatement to explain?

Just thinking about it, she still has two years before she can get married. At this time, it can be regarded as a vaccination first?

I comforted myself a few words, but I still have to make up.

Zhao Bijia said with a smile: "He is very popular, the owner of the noodle shop didn't take any money."

Renzong looked at the things on the table, there were quite a lot of them, and there were...all good things, probably a lot of money was spent.

Although she is a princess... Renzong took a look at Zhao Bijia's careless look, put down his chopsticks and said solemnly, "But that noodle shop two streets in front of Kaifeng Mansion? There is a lantern in the shape of a big red persimmon at the door?"

Zhao Bijia nodded, and asked in surprise, "You have eaten there too."

Renzong said: "I've heard from Bao Zheng several times that this restaurant has a lot of food and fresh things, and they go there often." Renzong sighed, "Zhan Huwei has only been in the capital for a few months, and there are a lot of things to buy. I'm afraid there are family members at home, how can you spend his money."

Zhao Bijia breathed a sigh of relief... On the surface, he pretended to be taught humbly, "Then I will give him money in two days?" But I couldn't help thinking, you and your ministers are chatting in the imperial study room every day with the door closed. this?Mr. Bao's black face doesn't look like it.

Zhao Bijia originally wanted to find another legitimate reason for herself to "go out by order" before going to Zhan Zhao, but...she said it carefully two days later, but Renzong understood it as another meaning.

"In two days? After two days, I'm afraid you will have to go with an excuse to remember." Renzong looked at the big bag on the table, which obviously contained snacks specially brought for Concubine Zhang, "Don't worry about it, father tomorrow The emperor will give you the money."

……Oh no……

"Okay, let's continue eating." Renzong picked up the chopsticks again, "It's no wonder that even Bao Zheng likes to talk about it, the food here is really good. Look at this little bun, the skin is transparent, and the shrimp inside can be eaten." See, it's pretty good."

Zhao Bijia was still a little unwilling to give up, "I'll bring you some next time?"

Renzong glanced at her, and Zhao Bijia said, "Spend your own money."

Renzong just nodded.

Zhao Xuan tugged at Zhao Bijia's sleeve, and said carelessly, "I want the one with the fish on it."

After dinner, the emperor Renzong, who was more industrious and cared about the country and the common people, went to the imperial study to read the booklets. Zhao Xuan and Zhao Bijia inevitably ate too much, and followed Concubine Zhang Guifei around the imperial garden walking.

Concubine Zhang Gui could tell that her daughter had a little thought for Zhan Zhao, and looked at Zhao Bijia with a pursed smile.

Zhao Bijia filled her stomach with food, and because the first bowl of noodles was too salty, she still ate it in front of Xiu Se, which resulted in her stomach full of papaya soup...

She has no strength to resist now.

Zhao Xuan was still laughing, "I see, my sister wants to take revenge on him, who told him to recognize you as a man last time, hahahahaha." Zhao Xuan laughed twice, and then said seriously: " Eat poor him, our family will eat poor him!"

My silly brother/son oh...

Perhaps Zhao Xuan's laughter was too loud, they walked over and turned a corner, and saw the first two people rushing over, standing in front of them and saluting.

"His Royal Highness."

"Your Majesty's Concubine."

"your Highness."

Zhao Bijia didn't really want to see these two people.

One can be regarded as her uncle Zhao Yunrang, who is far away from her, and the other is her cousin Zhao Zongshi. Although these two people have a good reputation outside, Zhao Bijia can't like these two people at all.

"Uncle, cousin." Whether you like it or not, it's just that Prince Pu, Zhao Yunrang and Emperor Renzong are still in the fifth suit, and they still have to say hello.

Not only Zhao Bijia, but Zhao Xuan also stopped laughing, and Concubine Zhang also had a standard polite smile on her face.

Zhao Yunrang smiled and said: "Just now I heard the laughter of His Royal Highness, the minister came here to say hello." Looking at Zhao Bijia again, he sighed: "The princess is also very handsome, and the minister has been here for almost ten days. This is the first time Saw the princess once."

Then said: "I saw the princess last time, do the math... I'm afraid it has been 11 years."

Who said it wasn't 11 years old?

The last time this uncle came to Bianliang, it was because Zhao Xuan was born, Zhao Zongshi had no room for prowess, so he came to pick up Zhao Zongshi.

Zhao Bijia looked at Zhao Zongshi again. This cousin was two or three years older than her. Now he was complimenting Concubine Zhang with a humble and filial face. same."

Zhang Guifei smiled very dignifiedly, "I don't know whether you mean I am young, or the princess looks old."

Zhao Bijia looked at Concubine Zhang very sadly, "I am old."

The conversation between the mother and daughter made it impossible for outsiders to intervene at all. Zhao Yunrang left after saying a few words.

After the two had disappeared, Zhao Bijia asked, "What is he doing in Bianliang?"

Concubine Zhang Guifei said: "Last year, your father asked him to work in Zongzheng Temple, responsible for recording the annual list of royal family members, rewards and punishments, etc. This year, it's almost the end of the year, and he came to Beijing to report back."

"How many months has it been? It's not even the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I heard that he will leave in less than two days."

Early the next morning, Emperor Renzong left Bao Zheng behind after his downfall, "Come to the Imperial Study, I have something to tell you."

Renzong looked a little frowning, and his tone was very serious, which made the ministers feel a little uneasy when they heard this. Although they envied Bao Zheng for being favored, and envied him for helping the emperor solve problems, but...in fact, he couldn't envy him. If the idea is not good, wouldn't it make the emperor dislike it even more?

Bao Zheng said with a dark face, "I obey the order." He followed Emperor Renzong to the imperial study.

Renzong said: "Zhan Huwei has been working in Kaifeng Mansion for several months. I remember Ai Qing said that he is from Changzhou, but he is still used to it?"

Bao Zheng's face was slashed into a look of honor and disgrace, and he replied calmly: "Zhan Huwei is dedicated to serving the people. Although he walked in the rivers and lakes in his early years, he now knows how to advance and retreat when he is in the public office. He does things very properly."

Renzong nodded, and took a piece of silver from the table to Bao Zheng.

Although Bao Zheng took it in his hand, there was still a hint of surprise on his face, "What does your majesty mean?"

"Oh," Renzong sighed, "Yesterday the princess came back and brought a lot of food, saying it was bought by Zhanwei—"

Although it was about the princess, Zhao Bijia was always the only princess in Renzong's mouth, so Bao Zheng didn't have any doubts, and listened quietly.

"—a table was set." Speaking of this, Emperor Renzong was a little shy, "I'm afraid the princess has been spoiled by me, and I sent someone to inquire about it. The food on that table may cost several taels of silver. The guard just came to the capital...you give him the money and say it's for him."

Bao Zheng put away the money and said yes.

Renzong relaxed a lot, "I'm planning to give it." He laughed twice, "Speaking of the princess's temperament, if someone finds out, it would be bad to come to her to show courteousness. Yes, I have to give out two pieces of silver."

Bao Zheng still had a serious expression on his face, "Your Majesty is very right, I think the princess can understand your painstaking efforts."

Just uttering the three words of courteousness, Renzong couldn't help thinking of Zhan Zhao's face... and after the martial arts performance in Yaowu Tower, the palace went up to the queen mother and down to the maids, talking about Zhan Zhao for almost a month... mentioning this The corners of the mouth are upturned in both words, with a smile on the face, the kind that can't be restrained.

Renzong felt that as a father he had to ask one more question, although his daughter seemed more interested in food than Zhan Zhao yesterday...but this is actually more worrying...for such a big girl...

Renzong frowned, and asked very worriedly, "Zhan Huwei is... twenty-two this year?"

Bao Zheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty has a very good memory, it is true, his parents are still alive, and he has two elder brothers."

Renzong smiled, thinking that the question was very cryptic, "He is not too young, if he still has family members, they must be arranged."

The question is indeed cryptic, but to be honest, apart from Zhan Zhao, there are four gateposts in Kaifeng Mansion, and His Majesty doesn't even know their surnames until now.

Even Mr. Gongsun, the master of Kaifeng Mansion, is still unmarried, and the emperor didn't even ask him once.

I don't know if Bao Zheng heard it, but he replied in a serious manner, "Guard Zhan is alone and hasn't been engaged yet."

Renzong couldn't help being stunned.