Chapter 76 The old emperor’s sigh!
The guards at the city gate are checking the people coming in and out. After all, this is the capital, so the rules have to be stricter.
When they saw Duan Tianya in a dragon robe and Xiao Yan in a flying fish robe, the people on both sides made way for them.
These days, seeing the Jinyiwei is no different from seeing a ghost, it's scary.
Although the people made way, the guards still wanted to ask some questions.
"Are you two going to leave the capital on business?"
The guard asked with a grin and a bit of flattery.
Duan Tianya still had an icy face and said, "Yes, the two of us are going to Jizhou. Can we go out now?"
The guard quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, we will issue a pass for you two adults right away!"
Duan Tianya waved his hand and said, "You don't need a pass. We have a pass issued by the Northern Pacification Office, which is better than yours."
The guard nodded quickly upon hearing this: "Yes, yes, I wish you two a safe journey."
After Xiao Yan and Duan Tianya left, the people began to line up again for inspection.
A guard said to the guard who just spoke: "Hey, who in Jizhou is going to be unlucky again."
"The person who just left was the commander of the Imperial Guards. No one else would dare to wear that python robe!"
"If the Jinyiwei commander is dispatched personally, it must not be a small matter."
The guard shook his head and said, "This is not our concern. Just guard our gate. Come on, next one!"
After leaving the city, the two went directly to the post station outside the city and selected two fast horses.
To be honest, it was Xiao Yan's first time to ride a horse. He had ridden electric scooters many times, but he had never ridden a horse before.
Fortunately, although his predecessor was an unlearned person, his riding skills were pretty good.
The two men rode their horses and galloped all the way towards Yanzhou.
The Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have something I want to tell you."
After hearing what Hu Shanxiang said, the old emperor also put down the book in his hand.
Although he knew that Hu Zhenghe had impure motives, he still liked Hu Shanxiang because she had given birth to children for him.
Even though Hu Zhenghe was finally executed, the old emperor never thought about what to do with Hu Shanxiang.
"Oh? What's going on?"
Hu Shanxiang handed the few pieces of paper in her hand to the old emperor.
"Your Majesty, look at this!"
The old emperor took it and read it carefully.
"When the sun is high in the sky, hoeing the field..."
"Hold on to the green mountains and never let go..."
"The grass on the plain is thick..."
"Good poems, all good poems. Who wrote this? Did you, my beloved concubine?"
Hu Shanxiang quickly waved her hands and said, "How can a concubine have such talent? This is not something that a great man did, but... the prince."
The old emperor was dumbfounded when he heard this.
"What do you mean? This is the prince's masterpiece? Where did you get it?"
Only then did Hu Shanxiang tell the old emperor about the fact that little A Zi had gone to Xiao Yan's mansion to study in the past few days.
The old emperor immediately sighed and said, "The prince is going to teach his sister personally. This is a good thing."
"But what shocked me was that the prince actually had such talent. It was much better than the poems written by those great people!"
"Each of these poems is of great significance. Not only are they well-written, but the artistic conception of these poems is much better than those flowery ones."
"Little A Zi will surely learn more truths by studying these poems with the prince."
Hu Shanxiang quickly agreed, "Yes, these days, after returning from study, Xiao A Zi always tells me what she learned today."
“ It’s not the kind of understanding that is instilled, but a real understanding of the meaning.”
"The prince really cares about his little sister!"
The old emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Of course. There are more than a dozen princes, but only one princess. Naturally, she loves him very much."
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine..."
Hu Shanxiang was interrupted just as she was about to speak.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital has sent a message that His Highness is ill and will not be able to attend court for the next few days. I am here to inform you."
The old emperor immediately understood that Xiao Yan might have gone to Yanzhou and this was just an excuse.
"What? You said the prince is ill? Do you know what the illness is?"
The old emperor still has to do what he should do.
"This... This servant doesn't know, I just heard that it is an infectious disease."
"It was Miss Youyue who diagnosed and treated him, and the prescription was also written by Miss Youyue. The Imperial Hospital was only responsible for dispensing the medicine."
Hearing this, Hu Shanxiang became very anxious. If anything happened to Xiao Yan, her position as queen would be in danger.
"Why don't you go to the East Palace and ask? What are you still standing here for?"
Of course, Hu Shanxiang was not only worried about her position as queen. Through teaching little A Zi in the past few days, Hu Shanxiang also felt Xiao Yan's kindness.
So he really cares about Xiao Yan.
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
But he was stopped by the old emperor.
"Okay, no need to go. I guess the East Palace is closed now, so you can't get in."
"With Youyue here, I think there won't be any problems. We are too concerned and will get confused."
Hu Shanxiang thought of something and asked quickly, "The East Palace is closed, what about your medicine, Your Majesty?"
The old emperor had forgotten this, but he still had a way.
"That's no problem. Just let Sande deliver it when the time comes. It won't be a big problem and I'm sure it won't be transmitted to me."
"If it really was a serious infectious disease, the imperial city would have been under martial law long ago."
Hu Shanxiang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. If the old emperor passed away, her position as queen would be lost.
"No, you should go and see what the prince has to say."
The young eunuch did not dare to stay and hurried to inquire for news.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. It should be fine as you said."
The old emperor naturally knew that there was no problem.
"Yes, I know."
Soon the young eunuch came back with a thick stack of papers in his hand.
"Your Majesty, Madam, this was sent by the guards of the Eastern Palace."
"Ms. Youyue said that the prince has a minor infectious disease that is easy to treat and will not spread on a large scale. He will recover in a few days."
"Also, this is the teaching material that the Crown Prince wrote for the little princess before he fell ill. I asked this servant to give it to Your Majesty. Please teach the little princess in the next few days , and then send it to the East Palace for instruction after the Crown Prince recovers."
As he spoke, he handed over a stack of papers in his hand.
The old emperor and Hu Shanxiang took it and looked through it carefully. The more they read, the more frightened they became.
The two of them dared to guarantee that these poems were definitely not plagiarized because they had never been leaked.
"The prince is truly a man of great talent!"
Looking at these poems, Hu Shanxiang couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, if all my sons are like this, then my Great Zhou will surely prosper. Each of these songs is of extraordinary significance!"
