Chapter 226 Arrival at Tianshi Mansion
The next day, early morning.
In the room, Zhao Duan stood in front of the full-length mirror, arranging his appearance. After placing the collar and clothes properly, he nodded with satisfaction.
"That's it."
After leaving home, he rode a horse by himself and rushed to the palace without taking a car.
After arriving at the imperial city, I asked someone to inform me. After a while, the guard came back and said:
"Your Majesty will be out shortly. Please wait a moment."
Therefore, Zhao Duan stood at the gate of the imperial city and waited for more than half an hour before a large team of chariots came out of the palace city in the distance.
"I just know that if the woman goes out an hour later..."
Zhao Duan sighed, enjoying it.
Visiting the Tianshi Mansion today is not a grand event.
Therefore, the emperor's chariot was of average size, with only about fifty or sixty people accompanying it.
The carriage drove out of the door and stopped. A palace maid sent a message asking "Master Zhao" to get on the carriage and pay an audience.
Riding with the Empress is a great honor for any minister. ,
But Zhao Duan has already had three experiences in just a few months.
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"My lord, see your majesty!"
Zhao Duan got into the extra spacious carriage and practiced etiquette conscientiously - the most taboo for a favored minister is to be arrogant. The more favored he is, the less he can be arrogant in front of the leader.
"Sit down, you and I, my king and my ministers, don't need to be polite."
The sound was as cold as the sound of jade beads rolling down a silver plate, hitting my heart.
After Zhao Duan thanked him, he cautiously raised his head, and then his eyes lit up.
Today, the empress actually changed her outfit. It was not an imperial dragon robe, nor an ordinary uniform in the palace, but she was dressed more like a Taoist monk.
The inside is white, and the outside is covered with a green robe, similar in style to a Taoist robe.
The skirt of the clothes is open, half of the three thousand green silk hair hangs down on the lower back, and the other half is tied up in a bun on the top of the head, fixed with a jade hairpin.
She wears no makeup and has a bare face, but it makes any beautiful woman in the world feel ashamed. She laughs at herself for being vulgar and powdery, and her face is fair and light.
There is a piece of red cinnabar dotted between the eyebrows, like a beautiful woman.
The fairy with slender eyes glanced at him and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, making Zhao Duan slightly absent-minded.
"Is there any flowers on my face?" Xu Zhenguan smiled half-heartedly.
Only then did Zhao Duan realize his disrespect, and immediately said with a sincere face:
"Your Majesty is ashamed of Baihua."
"...Ha," Xu Zhenguan felt that he should have a straight face, but he was really not angry at all. Thinking of this guy's meritorious service yesterday, he just snorted:
"Slick tongue."
Just glib? Zhao Duan blinked and saw that the empress was indeed in a good mood today.
He didn't even scold him anymore.
Still a little unaccustomed to it...
Sitting on the embroidered pier on the side of the carriage, Zhao Duan was thinking about whether he should be bolder or not. It was always right for a man to take the initiative.
Then I heard the empress speak calmly:
"I heard from Eunuch Hai what happened yesterday, and you took great credit for it."
Zhao Duan quickly came to his senses and said seriously:
"My father-in-law is ridiculous. I just did my duty, but your majesty secretly sent Eunuch Hai to protect my safety. I am so grateful that I can't repay you. I can only spend my life doing my best for your majesty, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fulfill your kindness to your majesty." "
Even though Xu Zhenguan was used to seeing courtiers who fawned over him, he was a little overwhelmed this time.
He tilted his head slightly, changed his posture, and said reservedly:
"That doesn't have to be the case... I'm just curious how you knew the location of the thief."
Coming!
Sure enough, I was asked, and I thought I could fool him...how to answer?
It’s inappropriate to tell the truth. As the saying goes, a loyal minister has no business with two masters. Although Lao Wang and I have a pure business relationship, I can’t resist women’s love of thinking...
What if he thinks that I am in two different situations and hooks up with the Tianshi Mansion and the royal family at the same time... Zhao Duan has a lot of thoughts. But there was almost no hesitation in his mouth, and he immediately replied:
"I asked Priest Jin Jian for help."
Xu Zhenguan smiled and said in a joking tone:
"Jin Jian is willing to help? Isn't this against the rules?"
Oops, there's a trap in this question... If you give a bad answer, you'll lose everything... Zhao Duan's mind was racing, and he said with a normal expression: "Your Majesty, does he know that I have recently purchased a new house?"
"Have heard a little bit."
"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know how I obtained such a large sum of money?"
Xu Zhenguan half-squinted her beautiful eyes and said in an understatement, "I don't like guessing riddles."
"..."
Zhao Duan asked and answered frankly: "I usually like to tinker with some small objects. I accidentally discovered a method of making ice and sold it to the priest Jin Jian. In this way, I made a fortune. I was able to purchase a house to be closer to His Majesty.
It is precisely because of the business dealings that the priest Jin Jian helped me a lot..."
Xu Zhenguan listened quietly. She had actually known about the business between Zhao Duan and Tianshi Mansion for a long time.
But listening to his honest answer now, I was still very satisfied.
The empress knew that Jin Jian was a money-lover by nature, and Zhao Duan helped her make a fortune. It was reasonable for the girl to repay her favor.
She nodded gently and smiled:
"Last time you made that floral water perfume, and this time you know how to make ice. You are quite versatile."
Huh... the topic of death has finally come to an end... Zhao Duan exhaled silently and said:
"This is just a trivial thing, a miraculous skill, not worth mentioning."
With a thought in his heart, he took the initiative to change the topic and said:
"As for being able to start a business, the main thing is Gongshu Tianyuan's contribution."
"Oh? That fifth disciple of Master Zhang?"
As expected, Xu Zhenguan was led away from the topic, and his face showed surprise, "It's him, no wonder."
Zhao Duan raised his head and asked curiously:
"Your Majesty knows about him?"
The empress said "En" and saw that her little imperial army didn't understand much, so she explained casually: "Gongshu Tianyuan cultivates the 'Craftsman God' series, which can make magical weapons and magic weapons. , extremely talented.
I just stay buried in the craftsman's room all year round and rarely go out...
Well, the scroll that you used before to record sounds and images was made by this person... However, he was not the first to create it. "
Damn it... was he the one who made the peeping scroll?
Zhao Duan was surprised.
The empress said sadly:
"However, it is difficult to achieve great achievements in this department. To advance in cultivation, you need to forge breakthrough artifacts before you can be promoted. Therefore, this person is most interested in your so-called miraculous skills.
However, although it is difficult to enter the realm, if one day, you can really enter a higher realm, you will be regarded as a valuable weapon of the country. Hehe, a master craftsman who can create top-grade magic weapons and magic weapons, even the royal family must be friends . "
As he said that, he glanced at him meaningfully, with an obvious meaning:
It would be beneficial to you if you could make friends with him.
Is that so? That little fat guy still has potential... Zhao Duan perked up and said seriously:
"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."
The corner of Xu Zhenguan's mouth curled up, and he wanted to say something:
Although Na Gongshu Tianyuan is a genius, his personality is quite arrogant. Even if you try to make friends with him, he will not like him.
After all, this kind of "technical talent" only recognizes technology, never cares about power, and looks down on it.
Just relying on one ice maker was not enough to make the Tianshi disciple look at Zhao Duan in a new light.
but……
That's all, there is no need to dampen the enthusiasm of subordinates.
However, the empress did not know that Zhao Duan had already used a simple blueprint of the light transmission principle of glasses to make the aloof successor of the God of Craftsman suffer for three days and three nights without sleep, and was mentally and physically exhausted.
"The Tianshi Mansion is almost here. Come with me later and don't talk nonsense. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to see Tianshi Zhang with your own eyes today."
Xu Zhenguan raised his eyes, looked at the gate of Tianshi Mansion that had appeared outside the chariot, and said lightly.
The legendary Zhang Tianshi? That living god from Dayu?
Zhao Duan looked expectant.
(End of chapter)