They all say I'm a tyrant

Chapter 20

When the Empress Dowager Wu entered the Changle Palace in a beautiful dress under the stars, she saw You Yan sitting at the table and drinking soup slowly. wearing a robe, but without the slightest embarrassment or embarrassment, as if he was in his own mansion naturally.

Empress Dowager Wu squinted her eyes, various emotions flashed through her eyes, and finally there was a little smile on her face: "I said why does the emperor eat breakfast, so General You is also there."

You Yan was sinking his head into the soup, when he heard this he raised his head with surprise in his eyes: "I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to come at this hour, and I hope that the Empress Dowager will forgive me for being rude."

"There is no one else here, General You doesn't need to be too polite." Empress Dowager Wu smiled gently, as if she had completely forgotten all the previous quarrels.

"The empress looks good today, and she looks much better recently." Lin Ce said calmly, "Gao Yong, why don't you help the empress to sit?"

Gao Yong immediately stepped forward eagerly to help Empress Dowager Wu to sit down, and offered tea: "Empress Dowager, please try it, this is a new tea that has just been presented as a tribute, it tastes very good, and our Majesty likes it very much."

Empress Dowager Wu took a sip of the teacup, then nodded: "The new tea tastes really good, with a mellow taste." She put down the teacup and glanced at You Yan, "Aijia heard that you The general is very good at tasting tea, and every time a new tea comes out, he will organize a tea fight, and every time he wins."

"It's all in the past, I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to remember it." You Yan smiled, and glanced at the teacup in Empress Dowager Wu's hand, "It smells like your Majesty's new tea is indeed top grade, Mr. Gao, please pour it for me Taste a glass too."

Gao Yong was about to move, but Lin Ce waved his hand to stop him, and added another bowl of porridge to You Yan: "Let's have breakfast first."

Empress Dowager Wu sat not far away, taking in all their actions, the smile on her face faded a little immediately, and she wanted to say something more, but Lin Ce suddenly turned her head and looked over: "Why is Empress Mother here today?"

Empress Dowager Wu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "It's not about choosing a concubine. The last time Ai's family came over, the emperor was busy with government affairs, so Ai's family made a special trip to discuss with the emperor today."

Lin Ce drank the last bit of porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, took a cloth towel from Gao Yong and wiped his hands: "What are you discussing? Didn't I leave it to Li Bu to handle the matter of concubine selection? Could it be that the queen mother is Can't you trust Li Shangshu?"

"How could the Ai family not trust Mrs. Li?" Empress Dowager Wu lowered her eyes, stared at her fingers for a while, and then raised her head with a smile on her face, "It's just that this is the first time you choose a concubine, the emperor. No matter how hard Master Li puts his heart into it, he may not understand the emperor's preferences."

As she said that, she glanced at her maid, and continued: "Some time ago, Mr. Li had selected some well-known ladies with clean family backgrounds, and ordered people to draw their clothes and appearance, and sent them to Zhaoyang Palace. The family has already seen it first, and some of them are really good, so I brought the paintings here today, and I want the emperor to have a look first."

Lin Ce's face was obviously not very good-looking. Although there was a reason for choosing a concubine, he didn't want to talk about it in front of You Yan.But You Yan seemed to be very interested in those paintings. He finally ate up the porridge that Lin Ce gave him, and said, "The queen mother has taken great pains in this matter. If your majesty doesn't take a look, it will be a waste of time for the queen mother and Lord Li." a lot of thought."

Empress Dowager Wu narrowed her eyes, and raised the corners of her mouth: "General You is always thinking of the emperor's son."

"It should be," You Yan signaled Gao Yong to pour tea for himself, and put on his robe by the way, "As a courtier, I should share your majesty's worries, but I am far worse than Lord Li."

"General You is a little self-deprecating when he says that, and it just so happens that we have a chance to share our worries." The Empress Dowager Wu ordered someone to bring in the painting scroll, "The Ai family knows that General You is the best at knowing people, so why don't we take a look at these paintings together today? , so as to give advice for the emperor."

Empress Dowager Wu's intentions are obvious, it would be hard for anyone to accept the matter of choosing a concubine for her beloved, even Lin Ce threw the tea bowl on the table heavily to get angry, but You Yan took the tea from Gao Yong After Zhan took a big sip, he seemed to be in doubt: "The minister is naturally willing to share the worries for His Majesty, but is this system inconsistent?"

This question is actually extremely hypocritical. After all, his own existence and the relationship between him and Lin Ce have violated countless ancestral rules. The Empress Dowager Wu obviously thought of this, and in the end she just looked at it deeply. He glanced at him: "The Ai family knows that Huang'er has never treated General You as an outsider, and Huang'er doesn't mind, so naturally it is not considered a violation."

You Yan shook the teacup in his hand, looking in a good mood: "That's great, I heard earlier that for the selection of concubines, the threshold of Mr. Li's family was almost leveled, but anyone who has The courtiers with daughters of the right age all want to take this opportunity to become relatives of the emperor and gather together the famous ladies in the capital."

Lin Ce intuitively felt that there was a deep meaning in You Yan's words, especially when Li Bu was mentioned, he immediately thought of the inexplicable words, and while he was thinking about it, he heard You Yan continue to say: "It seems that I can not only borrow your Majesty's light today Drinking new tea once can also satisfy your eyes."

Lin Ce: "..."

Empress Dowager Wu signaled the palace servants who were holding the scrolls to come forward: "Go to your Majesty and let him take a look at it slowly."

Now that the conversation has come to this point, Lin Ce doesn't want to refuse anymore, especially You Yan seems to be very interested in these paintings, which makes him a little bit interested, and wants to see who Li Bu has chosen for him, Empress Dowager Wu brought these paintings over five times, and there was some mystery hidden in them.

He picked up a scroll casually, and slowly opened it, revealing the face of the woman on the painting. He only glanced at it, and looked at the words in the lower left corner: "The daughter of Zhongshu servant Lin Yan? Lin Yan actually has a daughter?"

You Yan leaned over and took a look: "This should be Lin Jue's concubine's younger sister. Looking closely, she looks somewhat similar to him, but her appearance is much more refined than Lin Jue's brothers."

Lin Ce glanced at You Yan, threw the scroll aside casually, took another scroll and opened it, frowning first, You Yan couldn't help being curious when he saw his expression, and poked his head over without hesitation: " It turned out to be His Majesty's cousin, and I have heard rumors that the lady from the Wu residence is not only outstanding in appearance, but also has a dignified character, and is distantly related to His Majesty, so she is indeed a suitable candidate for the Empress."

Empress Dowager Wu's mother's family was in decline, so she was bullied in the palace back then. When Lin Ce succeeded her and became empress dowager, she really wanted to help her distant brothers and find a backer for herself outside the palace, but Lin Ce's character made it difficult for her to intervene in the court, and the nephew of the inner family who was close to her was also ordered not to enter the inner palace, so she thought about placing a daughter of the Wu family in the harem. The niece of the inner family is more trustworthy , or take care of each other in the palace.

So when she heard the mention of the Wu Mansion, the Empress Dowager Wu immediately sat up straight and glanced at Lin Ce's hand in a casual manner: "Caiwei is indeed a model of beauty and wisdom, and she is also my younger sister. The Ai family also likes her Seriously, speaking of Aijia's birthday a few years ago, she followed her mother into the palace, and the emperor also saw her."

"My younger sister is only Xiumei," Lin Ce said calmly, "As for the birthday of my mother, too many people came to the palace to celebrate her birthday, and I have long since lost the impression."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have an impression, the emperor can take a closer look at the painting."

Lin Ce lowered his head and glanced, and heard You Yan agreeing: "This lady from the Wu Mansion has a curly head and eyebrows, and peach cheeks and apricot face is really beautiful, and it's hard to find in the whole capital."

"Fairy and beautiful?" Lin Ce turned his head and found that You Yan was looking at the painting intently with his head down, with clear appreciation in his eyes. The compliment just now was obviously from the heart, which made Lin Ce inexplicably feel irritable. He looked down at the painting in his hand again, and regardless of Empress Dowager Wu's expression, he stuffed the scroll into Gao Yong's hand, "I think it's nothing special."

"Your Majesty's vision is really high," You Yan laughed, and took another painting, "Do you have a look at this one?"

"But err."

"Then this one?"

"Nothing special."

The smile on You Yan's lips became more and more obvious, and the face of Empress Dowager Wu on the other side became more and more ugly. Today she brought these paintings here specially to stimulate You Yan, but this person was not affected at all, as if It was because Lin Ce was sure that he would not take these paintings seriously.Empress Dowager Wu gritted her teeth and looked at You Yan. She didn't believe that this man could always succeed. This batch of paintings didn't fit her eyes, and there would always be another batch. Even if Lin Ce didn't like all the paintings, she didn't believe that she would see you in the future The real person, Yan Huan is fat and thin, with all manners, so he will not be moved in the slightest.

Even if it was just a little bit, it was enough for her to completely drive this man away from Lin Ce.

A large stack of scrolls was finished quickly, and Lin Ce put down the last one, and said to Empress Dowager Wu, "I have finished reading all the paintings according to my mother, and it looks nothing more than that."

You Yan said with a smile: "I think they are all first-class beauties, it's because His Majesty has too high a vision."

Empress Dowager Wu smiled slightly: "Anyway, if you don't get into the eyes of the emperor, you can't talk about a beauty. The Ai family sent people back to Mr. Li, and I will send you a farewell painting another day."

"The queen mother has worked hard." Lin Ce said flatly, "It has been delayed for a long time, and the minister still has court affairs to deal with, so I will not keep the queen mother." As he said, he got up, "The minister respectfully sent the queen mother off."

Empress Dowager Wu lowered her eyes: "The Ai family will not bother the emperor anymore." She took a last look at You Yan, and somewhat unwillingly led him away from Changle Palace, leaving behind a lot of paintings.

Gao Yong stared at the paintings, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother didn't take the paintings away, so what should I do with these paintings?"

Lin Ce frowned and looked at the paintings, and turned his head to see You Yan who was still drinking tea with a smile on his face: "I think General You likes it very much. When he leaves later, you pack it for him."

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