Chapter 219: Deputy Commander of Dragon Guard
"Greetings, My Lord!" The eunuch guarding the door bowed to Jia Cong.
"I would like to pay my respects to His Majesty. Is that convenient?"
"My Lord, please wait here for a moment!"
The eunuch came in to report, and a moment later Xia Shouzhong came out to greet him, "Your Majesty, please come in. His Majesty has just gotten up and washed up, so it's a good opportunity for you to accompany His Majesty for breakfast."
The two entered the hall, and Jia Cong bowed to Emperor Longxing and said, "Your Majesty, I am Jia Cong, and I pay my respects to you!"
"Get up, did you figure it out yesterday?"
"I have figured it out. Next time I encounter a similar situation, I will come to Your Majesty to make the decision for me!" Jia Cong said obediently.
"Humph, have dinner with me later!"
"Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare more. I remember this kid likes to eat tofu skin buns."
Xia Shouzhong quickly agreed and sent someone to pass on the message!
Jia Cong felt warm in his heart. In his previous life, when he read some books, it was written that the emperor was lonely and had little affection for his ministers and family. But Jia Cong had to admit that no matter whether Emperor Longxing did it deliberately or from the heart, what Emperor Longxing did moved and pleased him.
He even felt that he would have no regrets even if he died fighting for Emperor Longxing.
"Is this the charm of an emperor?" Jia Cong thought secretly in his heart.
Not long after, the imperial kitchen sent someone to deliver breakfast.
Emperor Longxing asked Xia Shouzhong to move a small table, and the father and son sat opposite each other to eat! Jia Cong was not polite, and the taste of the imperial meal was really good, so he ate it with relish. Even Emperor Longxing was led to eat a little more.
After finishing the meal, Emperor Longxing said, "Remember to pay respects to the Queen later, and then escort her to Qingxu Temple outside the city to pray for blessings! I have sent someone to pass on the message to the Beijing camp, and your troops will be waiting outside the South City at that time."
"Minister, I obey your order!"
"Get lost, I don't have time for you, you bastard. If you dare to cause trouble for me again, no matter who comes to plead for mercy, I will definitely beat you severely!"
Xia Shouzhong respectfully escorted Jia Cong out of the Dragon Head Palace. "Your Majesty is in a good mood today because you have the Marquis with you. You even ate half an extra bun."
"It was I who caused trouble for His Majesty and caused His Majesty trouble, but His Majesty loved me so much, so I can only repay him with loyalty!"
When they arrived outside the palace, Jia Cong said to Xia Shouzhong, "Manager Xia, I need to trouble you for something!"
"I stayed in the palace overnight yesterday. Fearing that my family might be worried, I wanted to ask the steward to help send someone to pass a message back!" Originally, Jia Cong wanted to pass the message yesterday, but the palace gates were locked at night. Naturally, Jia Cong could not bother the emperor or the empress because of such a thing.
Xia Shouzhong readily agreed, "Don't worry, my Lord. I will send someone back after the palace gate is opened and have someone tell Jia Zhong to deliver the message directly."
He was happy to see his godson become the chief steward of Jia Cong's mansion.
Jia Cong thanked her and went back to the side hall to pick up the food box that Yuanchun had just prepared, and then headed towards Fengzao Palace.
When they reached the gate of Fengzao Palace, Yuanchun went to report first. After a while, Yuanchun came out and led Jia Cong into the hall.
"I greet your Majesty!"
"Get up quickly!" the queen said with a smile. She was obviously very happy .
"Yesterday, your Majesty, you worried about me. I asked my elder sister to pass a message to the imperial kitchen and asked for some food to serve to your Majesty. Please don't think I am rude!"
"What's so abrupt about that?" As expected, the queen was extremely happy. "Have you eaten yet?"
"I just went to pay my respects to His Majesty, and Your Majesty gave me a meal!"
"Then eat some more with me!"
As they were talking, the meals from the imperial kitchen arrived. However, the Queen only liked the ones that Jia Cong brought. She ate while watching Jia Cong eat and drink with big mouthfuls, and she was so happy that she couldn't help herself.
After they finished eating, not long after, Chief Clerk Zhou came in to report, "Your Majesty, the phoenix sedan has been prepared, please come!"
The queen nodded, and then the palace ladies hurried up to help the queen change her clothes and dress up. It was not until the end of the morning hour that they left Fengzao Palace and got on the phoenix sedan chair.
Originally, a carriage was prepared for Jia Cong, but he declined it. Yesterday, when he entered the palace, his personal guards were waiting outside the palace, and he would ride the horse directly after he left the palace.
There were no less than two to three hundred eunuchs and female officials in front and behind the phoenix sedan chair, and there were also hundreds of ceremonial guards in front and behind. Jia Cong followed the phoenix sedan chair forward, and when he arrived in front of Chengtian Gate, Shang Yan was waiting with the Dragon Guards.
"Your Majesty, I am Shang Yan, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guards, and I am here to see Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Stand up!"
The Queen gave an order to Steward Zhou, who then stepped forward and said to Shang Yan, "The Queen has ordered that after you leave the palace, please ask the King's uncle to come and accompany you!"
Shang Yan took the order, and then Long Jinwei escorted Feng Chariot out of the palace.
"Your Majesty, my personal guards are waiting outside the palace. I will go get the horses first!" Jia Cong said outside the phoenix sedan.
"Well, go ahead, get the horses and come back! Also, have your guards pass a message to your mansion, saying that I have returned from praying for blessings and want to stay at your mansion for a while!"
"This..." Jia Cong was shocked. The Queen was going to his house? Just think about how complicated and serious this matter was when Yuanchun came to visit her parents in the original novel. "Besides, why did the Queen suddenly come to the Jia Mansion?"
"Why? The problem with your young wife has not been resolved yet. Wouldn't it be solved if I go there?"
Jia Cong was overjoyed when he heard this. He had already found Daiyu's poems that Baoyu had taken out yesterday, and he had also taken away those people who had bewitched Baoyu. However, it was not easy to calm the situation down completely. However, with the Queen going there, as long as she met Daiyu, no one would dare to talk about this matter anymore.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Go!"
Jia Cong arrived not far from the palace gate, and several guards were still waiting.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" They had been worried all night, so they were naturally happy to see Jia Cong come out safe and sound.
"I've made you wait all night. I'm really tired! Today I'm going to accompany the queen to the Qingxu Temple outside the city to pray for blessings. You don't need to follow me. You can go back and rest first. Also, tell the mansion that after the queen returns, she will stop by the mansion to rest temporarily. Let the mansion prepare. Also, let all the sisters wait in the East Palace."
Upon hearing this, several personal guards all agreed, then handed Jueying to Jia Cong and left.
When Jia Cong returned to the side of the phoenix sedan chair, he saw a burly man in golden armor riding a horse accompanying the emperor.
"I am Shang Yan, the deputy commander of Longjinwei, and I am honored to meet Marquis Guanjun!" Shang Yan was a brave man, and was closest to generals like Jia Cong who were the bravest of the three armies.
Jia Cong did not dare to neglect and quickly returned the greeting, " Greetings, Commander Shang Yan!"
Inside the phoenix sedan, the queen couldn't help but sneer when she heard the conversation between her brother and her son outside. She didn't know how her brother would react when he found out that the Marquis of Guanjun was his nephew.
