I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 48 Zhang Chun: I am the woman behind you

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Zhang Chun walked up to Zhao Ya and Empress Dowager Xiang nervously.

Zhang Chunzhen didn't know why Zhao Ya had asked her to come here. Would he scold her in front of Empress Dowager Xiang, or even punish her, making her lose face in front of Ma Xiaojiao and those who wanted to laugh at her?
Just when Zhang Chun was one step away from Zhao Ya, Zhao Ya suddenly took Zhang Chun's hand and pulled her to his side.

Zhang Chun was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed!!!

Being exposed by Empress Dowager Xiang made Zhang Chun lose face and disgrace. Many palace maids laughed at her, especially those who were jealous of her sudden promotion from a rough maid to a quasi-guard.

Also, because of this incident, Li Lin's four daughters, who used to follow her lead, no longer listened to her.

It can be said that she was completely defeated and even had no room to survive in Cide Palace.

This is also the reason why she didn't want to stay in Cide Palace and wanted to be with Zhao Ya.

Now, Zhao Ya pulled.

Please note that this was not done behind the scenes, but in public, and in front of Empress Dowager Xiang!
This is equivalent to telling everyone that Zhang Chun is my, Zhao Ya's, person, and making them realize that Zhang Chun is likely to go to Prince Shen's mansion to be a concubine or something in the future. She has already flown to the top and become a phoenix, which is not comparable to you ordinary palace maids. It directly regained all the face that Zhang Chun had lost.

This was a forcible act of helping Zhang Chun, and it filled Zhang Chun with immense excitement and emotion. Her eyes were slightly red, but she fought hard to hold back the tears. She tightly grasped Zhao Ya's warm and powerful hand, as if to engrave this moment of warmth into her heart.

"This bad guy, not only did he get my body, he also wants my heart. Humph, how can it be that easy? At most... I will let you be Li Zhi first, and when you die, I will be Wu Zetian."

in fact--

Zhao Ya holding Zhang Chun's hand in public would seem a bit unstable, even a bit frivolous.

But on the other hand, this also shows Zhao Ya's closeness to Empress Dowager Xiang. Otherwise, Zhao Ya would have to pretend.

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Xiang, Zhao Ya did not hide this matter from her, which obviously showed that he did not treat her as an outsider.

Moreover, Empress Dowager Xiang did not dislike her son's frivolousness, otherwise, it would be impossible for her to like Zhao Ji so much in history.

But Empress Dowager Xiang kept a straight face and said, "Are you planning to take everyone in my palace to your Prince Shen's mansion?"

Zhao Ya did not defend himself, but complimented him: "Isn't it because my mother is good at managing her subordinates? She has taught the people in Cide Palace to be loyal and know the rules best."

As soon as Zhao Ya said this, everyone in Cide Palace smiled happily and felt proud.

The Queen Mother laughed and scolded, "You are the only one who can make me happy."

"Everything I say is true. Cide Palace is indeed full of talented people."

At this point, Zhao Yayi put his hand on Zhang Chun's shoulder and brought her to Empress Dowager Xiang: "Someone like Zhang is a rare talent."

Empress Dowager Xiang believed that Zhao Ya would never easily "show affection" in front of her, nor would he easily protect the palace maids she had punished, and would not attack without a purpose, so she asked calmly: "What is this girl's ability?"

"She is proficient in the art of deduction and has profound attainments," said Zhao Ya.

"This……"

Not only Empress Dowager Xiang, but everyone else present also didn't expect that Zhang Chun, who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, actually had such ability? ! ! !
You can call it feudalism, you can call it superstition, you can call it playing tricks, but in this era there are really people who can predict the future. For example:

In history, Zhao Ji, after becoming emperor, was particularly superstitious about Taoists.

He had a Taoist priest under his command named Zhang Xubai. Just before the Jingkang Incident, that is, after Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Yelu Yanshi, was captured by the Jin people, he deduced the prophecy for Zhao Ji that "Tianzuo has built a palace on the sea, waiting for Your Majesty for a long time", and successfully predicted Zhao Ji's end.

At that time, many people heard Zhang Xubai's prediction, and this matter was also recorded in history books.

Therefore, when Prince Zhao Ya said that Zhang Chun was also such a remarkable person, everyone began to pay attention to Zhang Chun.

Even Empress Dowager Xiang asked, "Does this girl really have such ability?"

Zhao Ya said seriously, "The last time I came here, Zhang told me that the Liang star would fall in the northwest, and that Liang would die. I didn't believe it, but this matter was serious, and I couldn't take it lightly, so I sent people to Duting West Post to investigate. I didn't expect my people to find out that Li Qianshun had colluded with the Liao envoy to poison his mother. Now that Western Xia is purging its foreign relatives, the political situation is extremely unstable. If the Great Song Dynasty attacks Western Xia at this time, we may win a great victory. Even if we don't, we can intimidate the Xia envoy and gain the initiative in the peace talks."

Zhang Chun guessed that it must be Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng who told her statement to Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu, who then told Zhao Yata about it. In order to help her get back at her, Zhao Yata made up this statement according to her words.

Zhang Chun looked at Zhao Ya's eyes, which were filled with deep affection. His heart began to waver: "How about... I become the woman behind you and wholeheartedly help you become the greatest emperor of all time?"

Empress Dowager Xiang was horrified. She said in disbelief, "Liang is dead? Is that true?"

Zhao Ya's expression straightened. "How dare I, a son, speak so carelessly about matters of state? However, this matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly. Therefore, I intend to order the Deputy Chief Steward, Li Yan, to personally lead a team to verify it, to ensure that there are no mistakes."

Seeing Zhao Ya's words were so convincing, the Queen Mother blamed Zhang Chun and said, "You little girl, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier?"

Zhang Chun had the habit of being afraid to speak when meeting important people. She stammered, "Your servant... Your servant..."

Seeing this, Zhao Ya patted Zhang Chun's shoulder, signaling her not to be nervous, and then helped her explain to Empress Dowager Xiang: "Although she has great knowledge, she is timid and not good at speaking, which almost delayed the important matter. Fortunately, God blesses our Great Song Dynasty, and it is not too late now."

At this point, Zhao Ya said, "I have long coveted Zhang, and I wonder if your Majesty is willing to part with her."

After hearing what Zhao Ya said, Zhang Chun felt so comfortable. All the grievances and humiliation she had suffered in recent days were swept away at this moment, making her completely proud.

Zhang Chun even thought impulsively: "Being the woman behind a successful man is also a kind of success?"

At the same time, Zhang Chun looked at Ma Xiaojiao in the crowd, raised his chin, as if to say: "Did you hear that? Zhao Ya has been coveting me for a long time. Was everything I told you before true? You owe me an apology!"

Empress Dowager Xiang had been playing harem politics all her life and had become a shrewd person. How could she not understand that if Zhao Ya really wanted to get Zhang Chun, he could just let Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu quietly take Zhang Chun out of the palace. There was no need to do this. Since Zhao Ya said this, it meant that she wanted Zhang Chun to stay with her.

Although she didn't know what Zhao Ya was up to, Empress Dowager Xiang still said cooperatively, "Don't even think about it. This girl is so capable that she's just right for me to stay by my side and help me predict good and bad luck. If you want her, wait a few more years."

Zhao Ya looked at Zhang Chun and asked her with his eyes: "Is this okay?"

Zhang Chun gave Zhao Ya a look that said "I'll do whatever you say" without hesitation.

Seeing this, Zhao Ya said to Queen Mother Xiang: "Just three years. After three years, no matter how reluctant you are, you must give Zhang to me..."

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(End of this chapter)