Like Pearl and Jade - Chapter 69

“Tian Enguang did help me back then, and I let him be the servant of the Taipu Temple, no matter how high the position is, he can’t be competent,” Jin Yang explained to Gu Rujiu, “What does his girl look like? Do n’t remember, do n’t think about it. ”

“I don’t think much about it,” Gu Rujiu pointed his index finger at his chest. “They are a good girl, don’t talk nonsense, you can’t remember their appearance, can they remember you?”

“For a long time, this is reasonable. She must have remembered me five or six years ago,” Jin Yang smiled in a good temper, and asked He Ming to take what he had prepared.

“What is this?” Gu Rujiu was a little curious when he saw the appearance of Jin Yang. “Making it so mysterious?”

Jin Marting stepped forward to open the box, which contained a stack of books. These books looked old and not new, and some even had the gutters dropped.

Seeing these books, Gu Rujiu froze for a moment, crouching / stroking these books: “Aren’t these in my study?”

“When I went to Yue’s house yesterday, I saw a lot of comments on some books. I guess these books are in your heart, so today I will be sent to Yue’s house to move these books back,” Jin Yang followed him, squatting beside her. “Look, is there anything missing?”

Gu Rujiu shook his head, his heart softened, and said to Jin Marting: “Thank you.”

Jin Yang raised her forehead with her forehead: “Just like it.”

“Your Majesty, Zhang Chengxiang has something to see.” An **** reported in foreign exchange.

Jin Yang sighed, squatting beside Gu Rujiu and didn’t want to move.

“Let’s go and see, maybe Zhang Xiang wants to find you something serious,” Gu Rujiu saw him, and squeezed his ears with a smile, “You go and see first, I let Yufanfang prepare the dishes you like to eat. ”

“Fine,” Jin Yang squeezed his ears, Jin Yang stood up obediently, and took several eunuchs out of Zichen Hall. After Gu Rujiu saw that his figure had disappeared at the door, he looked down at the box of books before him.

Some of these books were used when she was a few years old, some were read after she was in her tens, and each one carries her memory.

Opening a travel book, she remembers that this book was bought by her brother and sister-in-law soon after she was married. At that time, she was only seven or eight years old. Because of the unstable pen writing, the words she wrote were soft and gentle. Brother After seeing it, she also made a lot of comments for her.

Now that seven or eight years have passed, the eldest sister is gone, leaving her elder brother alone. She is worried about her elder brother, and she can’t say anything to ask her to marry again.

“Ma’am, what’s wrong with you?” Qiu Luo asked her with a worried expression. “But the summer heat is too heavy, are you uncomfortable?”

“It’s okay,” closing the book in his hand, Gu Rujiu shook his head. “The second sister-in-law is pregnant. Go and see what is suitable for the pregnant woman in the warehouse. Just put it up and send it to the government.”

“The slave-maid will look for it,” Qiu Luofu blessed himself and took two female officers to prepare for the gift.

Gu Rujiu looked at the others in the house and waved his hand: “All of you back down.”

“Yes.” The court attendants saw that the queen’s mother’s expression was obviously not good, so they bowed back with consciousness.

After these people retreated, Gu Rujiu sat down on the floor with a skirt, and then continued to read these books.

She flipped around for a while before suddenly thinking that Jin Yang might be coming back, so she put away the books she had placed on the ground and carefully closed the lid of the bookcase.

When Zhang Zhonghan saw the appearance of Jin Yang, he was relieved at the bottom of his heart, and then he bowed to Jin Yang: “The minister has seen the emperor.”

“The sun is so fierce today, and I look at me now, but what’s the point?” Jin Yang sat down in front of the court case, because he just came in from the outside, and there was a layer of sweat on his face.

“Your Majesty, Sima Hong is in critical condition, I’m afraid I won’t be able to support it for a long time.” Zhang Zhonghan sighed. “The minister is worried that the officials of the Sima system have made mistakes, so I have to report it.”

Jin Yang heard his face slightly dull, and said in a short while: “He Ming, the hospital’s verdict from Chuan Tai Hospital went to Sima Hong to diagnose the pulse, and also brought tribute medicine to Sima Hong.” No matter how much self-interest Sima Hong has now, at least This old man has experienced the emperor of the Three Dynasties and has also made great contributions to Dafeng. Flaws do not cover Yu, as an emperor, after learning that he was critically ill, he was not relieved in his heart, but rather sighed.

It is rumored that Sima Hongnian was no. 18 high school champion, attracting countless women in Beijing, and later revitalizing the Sima clan, making the splendid Sima clan even more glorious. It’s a pity that the hero is so late now that the stunning champion Zhuang Yuanlang was just an old man struggling with illness.

Seeing the emperor like this, Zhang Zhonghan was relieved in his heart. The emperor was somewhat sympathetic towards Sima Hongshang. People like him loyal to the emperor naturally have no worries.

As a subject, one fears that the emperor is affectionate, and the other is that the emperor is ruthless. The passionate emperor is unstable, and the ruthless emperor Cao Sang lives, no matter which one is the best choice.

It’s just fine today.

“I heard that the Li family has come to the court in recent days,” Jin Yang took a sip of tea and said nothing, “Zhang Xiangke had heard of this?”

“Chen indeed … heard about it,” Zhang Zhonghan raised a chill in the back, “Some officials who had originally fled to Sima’s family were panicked after Sima Hong sent an official, and some people planned to switch to Gu and Li’s family, just Gu Guogong. They often closed their doors to thank guests, so these people were cast under the Li family. ”

“My courtiers have to cast themselves under the Li family to gain a foothold,” Jin Yang sneered. “It can be seen that my emperor is not as good as the Li family in their hearts.”

“Your Majesty.” Zhang Zhonghan’s cold sweat swarmed all over the body, busy, “Those are just ignorant mediocrity officials, please don’t be angry because of this.”

“I’m naturally not angry because of these people,” Jin Yang said, and then said, “Zhang Xiang came today, but what else?”

“This …” Zhang Zhonghan hesitated for a moment and whispered, “The queen entered the palace for more than five months.

“What’s wrong?” Jin Yang frowned, showing an unhappy expression.

Zhang Zhonghan was very helpless when he saw this. He knew that things would turn out like this. Others may not be able to see the truth, but he felt that the emperor was only afraid of the truth to the queen, otherwise he would not do it for the queen. step.

As for the so-called play-making, Zhang Zhonghan did not take it seriously at all. Who would do this for a woman she does n’t like? Even ordinary men can’t do it, not to mention the emperor in front of him.

But he is now a firm royalist, so what must be said must be said, otherwise it will be more troublesome when the matter is broken.

“Some people think that the emperor is young and strong, you should accept the concubine and fill the blood of the royal family.” Zhang Zhonghan gritted his teeth and said it.

“Young and strong?” Jin Yang’s hands as white as jade held the tea cup and sneered: “I think these people are worried that my health is not good enough, and my life is not long enough, can’t I leave a heir?”

“Your Majesty!” Zhang Zhonghan knelt on the ground and said in horror, “Your Majesty, long live you.”

“Long live? Where is the long lived emperor in this world,” Jin Yang saw Zhang Zhonghan scared like this, smiled and asked him to get up, “Zhang Xiang does not have to be like this, even if I don’t live long live, I will live a long life.” Otherwise Is n’t she alone when she stays alone for a long time?

“These people are thinking about my harem all day long, and I don’t know what they are thinking about,” Jin Yang sneered. “With this thought, it is better to think about how to serve the country and the people. It is really interesting to put your heart on the concubine.”

Zhang Zhonghan repeatedly said: “Your Majesty, you are right, you don’t have to put these people in your heart.”

“I know that you can bring your words to me, indicating that you also have the thoughts of the princess,” Jin Yang asked Zhang Zhonghan to stand up and calmly said, “I will tell you the words today, these words in the future You do n’t have to reach my ears. ”

“Your Majesty?” Zhang Zhonghan felt faint in his heart.

“There is only one queen in my heart. Even if other women are admitted to the palace, it is just for decoration. I do not want to let the queen be sad, nor do I want to let innocent women live for a lifetime, it is better to be like this,” Jin Yang said, ” I live peacefully with the queen, and you no longer have to worry about my harem. ”

Zhang Zhonghan was struck by lightning. He knew that the emperor had a deep affection for the queen, but he never expected that the emperor would do this step for the queen. He is clear about the health of the emperor, and the queen is now fifteen or sixteen years old, which is not the most fertile age. If there is something unpredictable …

But he couldn’t accept it any more. When facing the Emperor’s serious and serious face, he dared not say anything against it, so he had to hold his head in his head and said in a heavy tone: “Please, His Majesty, think twice.”

“I just asked for the queen to be married after thinking hard. In the matter of the harem, Zhang Xiang didn’t need to persuade me again, and I wouldn’t change my mind.” Jin Yang waved his hand. “If you don’t have anything else, just retreat. . ”

Zhang Zhonghan looked up at the emperor and saw that he was firm in expression and had no intention of continuing. He had to knock on his head and said, “The minister resigns.”

After leaving the Imperial Study, he stood staring under the scorching sun, thinking of the middle of the palace, the harem, and the emperor’s expression of the empress. It took a long time to sigh: “My Dafeng emperor, there was also a feeling Species. ”

As evidenced by history, the Dafeng emperor has always valued women. The only commendable thing is that only Dafeng ’s emperor is more ethical, and he has not worked to rob her own brother, father, son or courtier woman. At this point It is better to go up than before.

But it is only so strong, because the number of women in the harem of the Dafeng Emperor is not less than that of the harem of the former emperor.

Now such a love affair suddenly appears to be somewhat unacceptable.

Is it because the emperor is an adoptive relationship, so it does not match the style of the previous emperors?

Shaking, with a dizzy head, Zhang Zhonghan walked out of the palace shallow-footed and made up his mind that the next time he saw Gu’s family, he should be more polite.

Shortly after Tian Enguang came home from the holy saint, he heard the housekeeper report that he had a reward in the palace, and he had no time to change his official clothes soaked in sweat, and take his wife and children to meet the angels sent by the palace.

When he walked to the main hall, he saw the **** in blue clothes who had seen him at the front of the study room. He quickly arched his hand and said: “It’s such a hot weather that my father-in-law went on this trip. Please take a seat.”

“Master Tian doesn’t have to be polite, our family is also working for the queen’s mother,” Bai Xian took out a gift list, and said deeply, “The queen heard that Miss Tian’s family was very handsome, and she once helped her majesty, so let our family send some thanks To Miss Tian, ​​please also ask Miss Tian not to object. ”

“This is the duty of the courtier and the daughter, so she doesn’t dare to be thanked by the queen.” Tian Biyue gave Bai Xian a blessing lightly. She remembered the eunuch, who was behind her majesty in the past. It was running errands for the queen, showing how much the emperor loved and trusted the queen.

“Ms. Tian does not have to be polite. The Queen Mother thanked you, so you can take it with ease,” Bai Xian smiled and put the gift list in Tian Biyue’s hands. “The Queen Mother is a kind person, knowing that you have helped your majesty, I was very grateful, and hurriedly urged our family to send a thank you. If you do n’t accept it, our family would not dare to go back to the palace to make a business. ”

Tian Biyue grinned reluctantly, held the gift list in his hand, and blessed himself in the direction of the palace: “The courtier thanked the empress and the queen.”

“This is not a reward, but a gratitude,” Bai Xianyan did so, arching his hands towards Tian Enguang, “Master Tian, ​​our family will return to the palace to return to life, and we will wait shortly and say goodbye.”

“The father-in-law walks slowly,” Tian Enguang personally sent Bai Xian to the gate, and waited for him to get off the horse before returning to the house to Tian Biyue. “This father-in-law seems to be the chief executive who is waiting with the queen’s mother.

“Father, where is he before the queen’s mother,” Tian Biyue smiled bitterly, looking at the gift list and the good things in the room. “Don’t you think this person is familiar?”

“This …” Tian Enguang thought for a long time, and he didn’t know where he had seen this person except in the Imperial Study.

“When the emperor left Jinzhou, there was a **** beside him, wasn’t this person?” Tian Biyue whispered, “people who have been with the emperor for many years, but errands for the queen, but also for the queen’s mother Warn me, this queen lady is not a simple character. ”

Tian Enguang didn’t understand, wasn’t the father-in-law always polite, how could it be a warning?

Seeing that his father hadn’t understood it yet, Tian Biyue had to make it clear: “The queen’s mother was afraid that she knew what I thought.”

As soon as she said this, the whole family’s face was pale and scared, and Mrs. Tian murmured, “How is this possible, it was only a few years ago, how could the Queen Mother know?”

Tian Enguang also said with a white face: “No, you are afraid that even the emperor does not know, how can the queen know?”

“Your Majesty doesn’t know, it doesn’t mean that the **** beside him hasn’t seen it. He can follow his majesty for so many years and still have such scenery, which can show the ability of this person.” Then he persuaded, “You don’t have to be so worried. Since the queen has asked him to send a gift of gratitude, she has already shown that she will not embarrass me. This queen’s mother should be very important to her majesty and a perfect woman.”

Because if you do not value your majesty, she will naturally not use this method to express her position. The majestic queen, a distinguished lady of the family, had to embarrass her how easy it was to be a local official daughter, but she did not, but in such a dignified way to preserve her face.

The queen did not want to embarrass the emperor, nor did she want to make trouble for her, the daughter of a little official, which showed her heart and vision.

“The emperor married a good queen,” Tian Biyue lowered her head, and sighed quietly. “Father, mother, I am not well, so I will go back to the room first.”

“This …” Mrs. Tian looked at her daughter’s back, helpless and distressed, and after a while complained, “What a good queen, I think this queen is kind of jealous. Today’s queen mother, as a remarried girl, can all go into the palace as a queen . Although our daughter-in-law is not as honorable as the empress dowager, she is also talented, so why ca n’t you enter the palace as a concubine? ”

“Shut up, can you say this?” Tian Enguang was speechless for a long time because of his wife’s words. “How can our girl be compared to the empress, are you confused? Not to mention the past The Queen Mother entered the palace at that time because her life was extremely expensive, and the Emperor had the heart to accept her into the palace. Today the emperor and the empress Qin are harmonious and have deep feelings. How can they actively mention that our girl ’s daughter entered the palace? ”

“But our family has helped him a lot, so why can’t we accept our daughter?” Mrs. Tian is an ordinary merchant, and her thinking is very simple. In her view, the emperor Nafei is just a few words. Yes, her daughter has some affection for the emperor. Is n’t it best for the emperor to accept her own daughter into the palace?

What happened to the queen? The Emperor’s Sannomiya and Liuyuan are not normal things. Why should she stop them?

“Today is a king, and we are ministers,” Tian Enguang knew that he was unreasonable to his wife, and said helplessly, “you just have to remember, you can’t talk nonsense, and don’t think about what you shouldn’t have.”

When Mrs. Tian saw her husband’s appearance, she unwillingly pouted her lips, “Well, isn’t it because our family is not a family?”

Tian Enguang said: “Even if our family is a family, then the emperor is willing to do it?” He was worried that his wife would go out and cause trouble, and he simply explained the matter to her, “Our girl is kind of beautiful, but you know the Sima family What kind of appearance are the girls with the Li family, that is, women of such origin and talent, want to enter the palace as a concubine, the emperor also withstood the pressure and nodded, but asked to marry a family whose family is not as good as the Li family and the Sima family. My daughter, and still go to the Gu family to meet the relatives in person. Do you think our daughter can compare with the Sima and Li girls? ”

Mrs. Tian was speechless by her husband, and for a long while he was reluctant to say: “Isn’t it said that the emperor married the queen because of the queen mother?”

“No matter what he is for, our family can’t offend the queen’s family, otherwise we won’t have a firm foothold in the imperial city,” Tian Enguang sighed. “Gu’s family is hundreds of years old. Offending Gu’s family is offending several people. Family, with our status, which one dares to offend? ”

“If our maiden enters the palace and is favored, these people do not bow their heads to us,” Mrs. Tian murmured unwillingly, but she knew in her heart that her husband was right. They have no foundation in the imperial city, and they can get the position of Taipusiqing because the emperor reads the sentiment of the year.

She twisted her chin: “Okay, I know. These words are just talking at home.”

She looked back at the backyard and felt relieved that her daughter said, “I go to the backyard to see Biyue.”

“Go,” Tian Enguang sighed. “You advise more, don’t let her drill the tip of the horn.”

In the palace of the eldest princess, the eldest princess Deyi spent a few months in the low key in the palace, and heard that a courtier was going to ask the emperor to princess, and said to the granddaughter Shen Qianyi, “This palace knows that the empress’s love is nothing more than that.”

No matter how deep the feelings are, as long as the harem enters other concubines, they will lose their original glory.

Shen Qianyi frowned, and said in a long while: “The queen’s entrance into the palace is not even half a year, and it is normal to have no happy letters. Why do these ministers face up …”

“You are still young and don’t know how powerful it is,” Princess Deyi laughed. “Which of these ministers really worried about the issue of the emperor’s heirs is only for the benefit of each other.”

When Shen Qianyi saw the smile on her grandmother’s face, there seemed to be a hint of pleasure, and there was a kind of unspeakable uncomfortable feeling in her heart. Since they are all women, why should they hope that others have a bad life? It was the grandmother’s own life that did not allow her grandfather to accept a concubine. How did she get to the queen, but what did she look like?

Can’t we compare our hearts?

“Even your future husband’s family may be involved in this matter,” said Princess Deyi with a smile. “Li’s family is unhappy that Gu’s family is better than them.”

Shen Qianyi only frowned slightly after hearing it.

Originally, her marriage to Li’s son was scheduled for March this year, but after her grandmother entered Beijing to offend the emperor, the Li family made an excuse to delay the marriage until October.

She didn’t know if it was just a coincidence or the Li family was really watching their Shen family’s current status, but no matter what it was, she didn’t have much affection for the future husband.

Seeing her granddaughter frowning, Princess Deyi thought that the other party was worried about the marriage, and said: “Although the Li family has delayed the marriage period, you don’t have to worry, the marriage will not change.”

Shen Qianyi grinned reluctantly: “Grandmother and granddaughter are worried that the Li family will cause dissatisfaction with your majesty. At that time, we are afraid that our Shen family will also be affected.”

“There are a few men in the world who are not good-looking,” said Princess Deyi, who didn’t care much. “It’s really a time when the blood is fresh, and when he sees more women, the enthusiasm for the queen will decrease.”

Speaking of which, she said with pity: “If it were you … Alas, don’t mention it.”

Shen Qianyi sat down with her head down, only when she didn’t hear it.

The grandmother is old and she has begun to lose her sense of words, but the grandmother is confused, but she cannot follow it.

Perhaps she should mention the Li family to her parents. According to the current situation in the capital, the Li family seems not to be the best marriage partner.

The family she wants to marry is not necessarily the most prominent family, but it must be a stable and risk-free family.

The current behavior of the Li family does not meet her expectations.