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"Let Qi Yuan copy Buddhist scriptures for Ai's family?"

Empress Dowager Sun was a little surprised, and asked the servant again: "Why did you copy Buddhist scriptures for Ai's family? What about Qi Yuan? What's the reaction?"

The waiter lowered his hands and replied: "The emperor said that the scriptures read by the empress are too small, and I am afraid that I will lose my eyesight over time. It happens that Qi Yuan's calligraphy is good, so I copied a new set for the empress to read, and asked Mr. He not to arrange anything else for Qi Yuan." As for the errand, Qi Yuan took the errand, but he took it seriously and copied it every day, but there were a lot of scriptures, and he had to copy them carefully, maybe it would take several months to complete the errand."

Sun Xuexiao smiled and said: "The emperor is really careful, my niece is ashamed, seeing my aunt chanting scriptures every day, I didn't expect this."

Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said nothing, just nodded, and waved to order people to go down. Sun Xuexiao looked at Empress Dowager Sun's expression and asked, "Why does my aunt pay so much attention to such a little servant?"

Empress Dowager Sun looked at Sun Xuexiao, and she was willing to teach her: "Among us, punishing disobedient female family members or nobles is nothing more than copying books and scriptures, restraining feet and punishing kneeling. The emperor obviously cared about Qi Yuan, but it turned out to be so hard. Get it around, but just let him copy the scriptures. I'm afraid everyone inside and outside the palace is watching whether this kid from the Qi family can get the Sacred Heart, and he may not be willing to let a sinful slave stay by the emperor's side safely. Now His Majesty is cold and doesn't need him ...It sounds like he looks down on him, but in fact he is protecting that slave."

Sun Xuexiao said with a smile: "Doesn't that mean that the emperor is benevolent and nostalgic? Why does my aunt seem to be displeased?"

Empress Dowager Sun said: "The emperor has always been in poor health. Yesterday the imperial doctor came to report that he was in short supply. He needed to rest quietly. He could hardly ask about the past court affairs. How could he think of the twists and turns? A few days ago even He also told Aijia that a minister said that after the marriage, he would be in charge of the government. He is not strong enough and does not intend to be in charge of the government, so he does not want to get married. If His Majesty has this city, he will make preparations for Qi Yuan. Is it also to test Aijia?"

Sun Xuexiao's pupils narrowed slightly. She never thought that such a small move by the emperor was beyond her aunt's expectations, and she would think so complicatedly. It seems that her aunt's desire to control the little emperor is so strong. If so, she will become a queen after all. , do you have to listen to your aunt's words and deeds completely, and if there is a little violation, you will be jealous?

She thought about it several times, but she still smiled and said, "My niece thinks that my aunt is thinking too much. How can it be compared to copying the scriptures for the mother as punishment? Your Majesty has always been benevolent, filial, sincere and diligent." I ordered someone you trustworthy to copy the scriptures for my aunt, and this Qi Yuan was specially called out by my aunt to put it next to the emperor because of her kindness and love. The emperor must be grateful, so he ordered Qi Yuan to copy the books for you. It also means to let Qi Yuan repay your deep kindness."

"Furthermore," Sun Xuexiao smiled, "I think His Majesty let Qi Yuan not wait by his side, but just copy books in the room, which can be regarded as sympathetic. That Qi Yuan is arrogant, and now he has been reduced to a servant. , Let him really follow the emperor in and out to serve, I am afraid that he will not show his face for a while, copying scriptures for his aunt, and avoiding people, this is His Majesty's benevolence."

Empress Dowager Sun felt that it made sense, her heart was slightly relieved, and she said with a smile: "Xue Xiao is right, but Ai's family is too worried." She sighed and looked at Sun Xuexiao with kind eyes: "Ai's family treats the emperor well It's a heart of love, it's all for him, but now that the emperor is getting older, and sometimes some villains slander and discord, you know, the emperor didn't come out of my belly after all, how can I stand up to the slander Well, so I can’t help but think too much sometimes.”

Sun Xuexiao quickly comforted her and said: "Auntie, don't worry. Since Your Majesty made a special trip to mention the words of the ministers in front of Auntie, isn't it just showing filial piety and respect to Auntie, and has no heart for the city? If Auntie has a quarrel with His Majesty because of this, it is not beautiful."

Empress Dowager Sun thought about it for a second, then thought that the little emperor was indeed in poor health, and smiled slightly: "That's right, when the vassal king sent the clan sons of suitable ages to Beijing, it was the Ai family who caught him at first glance, and the late emperor entrusted the artifact, immediately Liao Si Emperor, if he has a conscience, he should know that his today is brought to him by Aijia..."

Sun Xuexiao's heart was slightly chilled, but she still possessed herself and said: "My aunt is a blessed person. The emperor was raised by my aunt at her knees. She is kind and filial. Aunt need not worry."

Empress Dowager Sun jokingly said: "Aijia sees that you are speaking for the emperor in these words. I think you have been thinking about the emperor's thoughts for a long time, right? I will be able to relieve the emperor's worries in the future."

Sun Xuexiao's face was blushing: "I'm sharing my worries for my aunt..."

The Empress Dowager Sun patted her hand: "Don't say it, Aijia knows, who didn't come here like this, those little children's thoughts, you have a good relationship, Aijia is happy, today's spring bamboo shoots and ham soup, Aijia thinks the taste is very good, you can send a cup to the emperor in a while, he will definitely like it."

Sun Xuexiao silently agreed, but knew that the emperor didn't care at all, he treated himself with gentleness and alienation.

She used to think that the emperor had such a taciturn personality. It was not until yesterday when she saw the smile among the peach trees that she realized for the first time that the emperor was not just a tool for silence, but like everyone else, could laugh and be sad.

Xiao Yan really didn't care. When Sun Xuexiao came over with spring bamboo shoots and ham soup, he had just finished eating a pair of steamed garlic prawns fed by the Lich, who were as big as children's arms and two feet long. He was very surprised: "Why are these shrimps so big? ? I haven’t seen it in the front palace before.”

The lich said: "It's not from the palace, I bought it at Yujie." He put some money in the back kitchen, and took it away without hesitation.

Xiao Yan was both surprised and delighted: "Can you go to Yujie?"

The Lich nodded: "At Wufeng Tower, I absorbed a lot of resentment, so I was able to leave the palace, and then at the entrance of a vegetable market, which seemed to be a place to punish criminals, I also absorbed a lot of resentment. Then asked him: "Do you want to go shopping? Before the midnight curfew, the Yujie Night Market is very lively at night."

Xiao Yan's eyes brightened: "Wufenglou is the Meridian Gate...how could I have forgotten it? That's right, it's always been a place where criminals want to kill...Can you get out?"

Lich said concisely: "I will arrange it."

He took a money bag from the ring and handed it to him: "It's for you to use at night."

Xiao Yan took it over and felt the money bag was heavy. When he poured it out, he saw a large handful of silver and gold coins carved with exquisite lace. Some of the patterns in the middle were flowers and leaves, some were snowflakes and the moon. They were all shiny and brand new, and they were extremely pure. Tall, exquisite like a collectible, a little embarrassed: "Is this very precious?" But he is an emperor, and he really has no money on him.

The Lich shook his head, his golden eyes were like shining amber: "The least precious thing in the magic world is money, so many coins can't be exchanged for a tael of magic mithril, let alone the sword I gave you earlier." A magical gem. Most of these coins are made by elves, because they are exquisite and valuable for collection, and nobles like to use them. The ones with the sun pattern are made by the church. They are of high purity and are also very popular. You can use them, there are still enough .”

The lich's generosity and thoughtfulness made Xiao Yan very upset, and when he was about to say something, a servant outside had reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager asked Miss Sun to bring the soup."

The Lich quickly ended the topic: "Drink some soup, you can rest early, and I will make arrangements then." Just after the words fell, the ethereal figure disappeared suddenly and returned to the soul box.

Xiao Yan's face faded into indifference almost instantly, he lowered his eyelashes and turned his head: "Please sit at the East Nuan Pavilion." He reached out his hand to touch the soul box, and walked to the Nuan Pavilion.

It was still a familiar reward, but because he was caught by the hook of going to the night market, he was already bored with the daily life in the palace, and even brought tea early to drink.

Sun Xuexiao was originally well-bred, and when she saw the emperor's haggard face and lack of energy, since she was serving tea to see off the guests, she stood up respectfully and bid farewell.

Xiao Yan seemed to be liberated, he quickly said that he had a headache, urged him to wash up, undressed and went to bed, only said that he wanted to rest alone, and sent everyone out of the outer hall, leaving no one in the inner hall of the dormitory. The curtains and bed curtains were lowered.

The Lich appeared in the hall without a sound, with bone fingers stretched out, shimmering lights, connected end to end, and soon drew a confusing illusion on the carpet.

Xiao Yan was a little worried: "Will this illusion array consume a lot of your mana?"

The Lich said: "No, this phantom formation is only for others to see that you are sleeping, it is almost still, the low-level phantom formation, and the high-level phantom formation can make people hallucinate, unable to leave, and can even absorb people's vitality."

Xiao Yan was slightly fascinated: "Wouldn't it be possible to easily win the battle in the army formation?"

The Lich nodded slightly: "Such a large phantom formation requires too much magic power or the power of necromancers. In your world, it is difficult to use it. Now I can't drive such a large magic formation."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and saw that the Lich had turned around to the apse, and pasted a rune on one side of the wall: "This is the magic pattern of Might and Magic, made of mithril, one piece can be used about thirty times, until the magic power Consumed."

Xiao Yan looked at the light flashing on the wall, and the magic lines outlined the shape of an arch. The arch was still wrapped with arabesques and wings, and the center of the arch turned into an illusory mist, and the gray fog could not be seen. the end.

The Lich passed through the middle of the door first, Xiao Yan also passed through quickly, and then he stood behind the wall. He turned around curiously and looked at the palace wall. In the dark night, the palace wall was still ocher red. Usually there is no difference, he stretched out his hand to touch it, but it was still the same cold wall.

The lich has returned to the soul box: "Let's go, go along this alley."

They walked through a dark alley, and soon came to East Cross Street. The noisy sound and bright lights were like a picture scroll with sound, slowly unfolding and reflected in Xiao Yan's bright eyes.