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Chapter 230 Apricot Blossoms Like Snow
Siqing laughed and said, "This is all a fairy."

While talking, only the sound of attendants saluting outside the hall was heard, Xiao Yi walked in quickly wearing court uniform, humming, Concubine Zhou and others hurriedly saluted, Xiao Yi ignored the others, grabbed Siqing's sleeve and pulled it out.If there were no Concubine Zhou and others, Siqing would be angry with Xiao Yi on the spot.In front of everyone, Siqing could only say: "What is this for?" Xiao Yi didn't answer, and pulled Siqing out.

Walking all the way to the back of Zhengqing Hall, Siqing pulled back her sleeves, "Why are you dragging me so early in the morning!"

He Shun whispered: "Just now in the main hall, Zuo Du Censor spoke very rudely. His Majesty is angry, so he turned around and went to Ninghua Hall..."

Xiao Yi said coldly: "I want you to talk nonsense!"

He Shun quickly knelt down, and Si Qing said angrily, "What's the matter with Zuo Qin scolding you? You must drag me out." After finishing speaking, she adjusted her collar, turned around and was about to leave, but was held back by Xiao Yi, "That bastard, In order to prevent me from going to the front line, I just talked nonsense there, I..." He choked, "I can't scold him, come and help scold him back, you can definitely scold him speechless."

Siqing was so angry that she had a headache, "I'm just a sharp-toothed crow in His Majesty's eyes, who can peck a little bird's head with a few quacks, right?"

Seeing them quarreling, Heshun and the others ran away quickly.

Xiao Yi calmed down a bit, "I'm confused! I mean you let him understand what stupid things he said!"

In recent years, for some unknown reason, the officials and the cabinet have always been at odds.As long as the disciples of several cabinet scholars serving in the court are impeached by the officials, they will go out to clear their names.Before the battle with Dingfan was over, they had internal strife, and Xiao Yi had a headache.

Siqing said: "Third Brother, Your Majesty, how many people in the court dare to think of what to say? It's a good thing if they all say something nice without a smile on their face? Your Majesty is tolerant, and the Zuodu Yushi's words are even worse. Doesn't it show that His Majesty is good at accepting advice? He is not a prick, and His Majesty still can't find such an opportunity to show his holiness! If you make a fuss, he will be pleased, and turn around and become a hero who sacrificed his life in the court. Don't worry about him , and make him angry!"

Xiao Yi was taken aback, "I'm so confused, I...where are you going? I didn't finish talking..."

"Go to my little empress. Later, my little empress should hear five, six, seven or eight versions of you pulling me out of Ninghua Palace. Why do you want my little empress to repeat you again?"

Siqing, Concubine Zhou and others went to Yining Palace to sit and talk with Concubine Gui. Apart from the East Palace, several children were also playing in Yining Palace.The noble concubine likes to be lively, so everyone left after lunch.

When the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the garden behind the Ninghua Palace is like a cloud of steaming clouds and rosy clouds, randomly stained with shades of pink, and many petals are blown by a gust of wind.Some palace people are humming the tune of "Recalling Qin'e":

The building is cloudy, and the shadow of the railing lies in the east chamber.The moon in the east chamber, the wind and dew one day, the apricot blossoms are like snow.

The smoke urges the golden Qiu to swallow, and the Luo curtain is dim and the lights are knotted.The lanterns are knotted, the spring dream is in the film, and the sky in the south of the Yangtze River is broad.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yi walked through the flower forest and came to the downstairs of Zhanyun, only to see the surroundings were quiet.Upstairs, a small carved red sandalwood screen was placed to block the doorway. He gently moved the screen away, revealing a silver-red gauze curtain. There were snacks on the side of the bamboo bed. Siqing was lying on her back with a veil covering her head. This book, upon closer inspection, is "Luoyang Jialan Ji".Xiao Yi reached out to take the book away, but a hand swept Xiao Yi's hand away.Xiao Yi smiled and put his hands down, "There will be oil marks on my face after a while."

Siqing didn't speak, Xiao Yi came up and sat down, "Make room for me."

Siqing was about to fall asleep with a pillow of flowers, but was disturbed and felt uncomfortable, too lazy to talk, so she turned sideways and threw the book away.Xiao Yi whispered in her ear, "Don't sleep here."

Siqing sat up and said, "Last night, I didn't fall asleep, so I just wanted to be confused for a while, and you are messing with me again."

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It's cold here, don't sleep here."

Siqing ignored it and lay down again, covering her face with the book.Xiao Yi also lay down, and said in Siqing's ear: "The battle with Dingfan has been fought so far, and no matter what, we can't delay it any longer."

Siqing remained silent, Xiao Yi asked, "Are you listening?"

Siqing took the book off her face, and covered her face with a silver-red handkerchief, Xiao Yi continued, "I want to conscript myself."

When he finally said these four words, he breathed a sigh of relief, preparing for Siqing's reaction, who knew that Siqing hadn't moved for a long time.

Xiao Yi finally couldn't help it, "Asleep?"

Siqing said, "Not asleep."

Xiao Yi said: "Have you heard..."

"You said you wanted to conscript yourself," Siqing tucked the handkerchief back into the bracelet, "What, did I hear wrong?"

Xiao Yi said: "No, you have nothing to say?"

Siqing said, "What can I say?"

Xiao Yi sighed, "I thought you would object."

Siqing smiled, "Why should I object? Third brother, do what you want, don't worry about what I think."

Xiao Yi felt so deeply that he was about to put his arms around Si Qing, but Si Qing stopped him and said, "You never say anything about what I do, of course I want to reciprocate, don't be so moved?"

Xiao Yi was annoyed and funny, Si Qing sat up, "But I have a request, if you go to conscript yourself, I will go too."

"what?"

"You go to conscript yourself, and I will go too."

Xiao Yi was greatly surprised, "Why did you go? You have no eyes..."

"I won't drag down the march with a lot of maids and servants," Si Qing said, "Why should I stay in Beijing to suffer!"

Xiao Yi said: "You are just talking out of anger."

Si Qing retorted, "You said that you are not angry when you say that you will go to the conquest, but I am not angry when you say that I will go too." She put the book on her head and prepared to go back to sleep.

Xiao Yi was about to leave, but Si Qing grabbed his chest and skirt and grabbed him back.Xiao Yi thought to himself that she is so good with her face covered and accurate head?Siqing said, "You want to run away because you can't sleep?"

Xiao Yi said: "I haven't finished reading the book...how about moving it to your place to read?"

In the evening, Heshun moved many memorials into Siqing's small study in Ninghua Palace, Xiao Yibai was bored and said: "Look at you, you think I'm going to the army."

After he finished speaking, he tore off the cover of the memorial. Si Qing thought he was going to tear up the memorial to vent his anger, so she rolled her eyes and walked out.

In the middle of the night, the small study room was still lit, and Siqing pushed open the door and said, "Do you want to sleep on the memorial?" When she looked up, she saw that the memorial had been torn into squares, and Xiao Yi folded them into paper toads that could jump, and there were twenty or thirty pieces of paper toads. only.

Your Majesty, who looks like a jade man, is on the carpet, pressing the paper toad's lower back with his finger, and the paper toad "jumps" forward. Siqing's raccoon cat is very excited and jumps with the paper toad, and the piles of memorabilia are completely changed. It became a toy for His Majesty and Fat Cat.

Siqing smiled and said, "Is it so fun?"

Xiao Yi looked up at Siqing, and the paper toad stopped jumping.The civet cat angrily pulled Xiao Yi's finger, Xiao Yi said with a smile: "If so much paper is wasted, we must make the best use of it."

Si Qing said: "Your Majesty is thrifty and cherishes material resources. Even cats know how to be grateful."

Today, the conquest of Dingnan Fan has caused an uproar in the court, and the voice of opposition is too loud. On that day, several princesses came to the palace to have an audience.Fortunately, there is the noble concubine Ding'an, and the noble concubine does not want to take the risk of going to the front of the battle today. With her talking, Siqing just needs to smile and cooperate.

After the concubines left, Concubine Ding'an was very worried, "What is the third brother thinking..."

Siqing said: "Let me tell you straight, don't be offended, my little lady. The third brother wanted to show off his prestige in this battle, but in the end he was so useless that he lost a county king and almost lost a state prince. The money is like flowing water Go out, third brother is in a hurry."

Concubine Ding'an was frowning, but she still said to Si Qing: "Don't try to persuade me, it's bad luck."

Siqing smiled and leaned on the Concubine Gui's shoulder, "I knew that only the little lady loves me."

On this day, Jiang Feng also entered the palace and came to Ninghua Hall to sit for a while. Jiang Feng and Siqing recalled the story of Jiang Feng asking Siqing to dissuade Jinshang when Jinshang decided to cut down the vassal.At that time, Siqing said that she "neither agrees nor opposes" the cutting of feudal clans, otherwise she would be scolded to death.Besides, if Siqing persuades His Majesty to cut down the feudal clan, if the situation is out of control, she will become the target of public criticism; if Siqing persuades His Majesty not to cut down the feudal clan, one day Dingnan Wang Bingqiang Mazhuang suddenly rebelled and caused trouble like herself.

Thinking about the past, Jiang Feng didn't persuade Siqing to speak up this time, and Siqing took the initiative to say: "Today, several concubines put a high hat on me, saying that I am the only one who can make His Majesty give up the idea of ​​a personal conquest. I was surprised. I said two more words before. In a word, that is to interfere with common affairs, it is Lv Zhiwu's flattery, he is heinous, and he wants to kill me. Now one by one let me speak, to stop His Majesty, as if I talk now, that is to know the general situation and consider the overall situation is a great sage The queen of virtue. I am their marionette. If you follow them, you are a virtuous person, and if you don’t follow them, you are a villain? What kind of strange rule is this?” She threw the hairpin on the dressing table angrily.

Jiang Feng asked directly: "What is your Highness planning to do?"

Siqing smiled, "I knew my elder sister was the one who loved me the most. What can I do? Let me just say it straight. The trip between Anping County and Duanwang Nong was almost over for me last time when my third brother left Beijing. The last time the third brother left the capital, I lost contact with Xingyuan directly. Dingfan colluded with internal thieves and set fire to the East Palace and almost killed me. I am alone in the imperial capital. No matter if you are calculated to die, you will die anyway.”

Ling Zhen pouted a few times, "Girl, don't say that word!"

Jiang Feng sighed, "Then what should I do?"

"I told you," Si Qing said, "Your Majesty will go personally, and I will go too."

Before Jiang Feng could speak, Ling Zhen took a step back and almost jumped up, "What?"

Siqing said: "I said, His Majesty will personally go to the conquest, and I will go too."

After Jiang Feng said this in front of Shen Jiangdong, Shen Jiangdong was dumbfounded, and Jiang Feng smiled, "Isn't this the usual method of Fan Ziran and the others? You haven't done it before? If you don't bear the burden, you won't be smashed to death."

Shen Jiangdong was dissatisfied, "Is this commendable?"

Jiang Feng said: "I didn't say it was commendable."

Shen Jiangdong asked: "What else did the queen say?"

"That didn't surprise you enough?"

"The queen can say this, so naturally there are other words that surprised me even more."

Jiang Feng had no choice but to say: "The queen also said that she will not drag her into the capital, and it will not be troublesome to take her with her. It will be nothing to her if she wins the battle. If she can't win, you can put the blame on her, isn't it? Kill two birds with one stone?"

Shen Jiangdong sprayed tea far away, Jiang Feng said: "Don't get involved in the wound."

Shen Jiangdong put down the teacup, "You didn't respond?"

"Isn't that very reasonable?" Jiang Feng asked back.

Shen Jiangdong coughed a few times, "I don't know how to dissuade His Majesty from taking risks at this time. How big is the East Palace if His Majesty wants to personally conquer? The Queen must be indispensable in Beijing, and Your Majesty will not agree to the Queen going with her. Did the Queen do it on purpose? , to advise His Majesty to be cautious?"

Jiang Feng took out a handkerchief and stuffed it to Shen Jiangdong, "I don't think so, the queen just doesn't want to be ruled in Beijing like the year before last."

Shen Jiangdong's eyes flickered, "I'm afraid there are other reasons, what does the queen say about the internal treasury accounts?"

Jiang Feng said: "There is no account, so I can't check it."

"This is why His Majesty is in such a hurry to win Dingfan," Shen Jiangdong said, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no longer any delay."

Because Siqing insisted on accompanying Xiao Yi in the conquest, Xiao Yi was a little afraid to see Siqing.Several times, with emotion and reason, she told Si Qing that she was worthy of staying in the imperial capital, and hoped that she could stay in the imperial capital to help the East Palace.But Siqing didn't buy it, "Third Brother thinks I'll be killed by King Duan?"

Xiao Yi said: "Don't worry, he's dying of illness, he doesn't have the ability now."

Siqing thought to herself, let’s release 99, I’m not at ease, “Then you want me to be blown away again?”

Xiao Yi continued to dissuade: "The current Dijing is not the Dijing of the year before last, and I will definitely not cut off contact with Beijing this time."

Siqing didn't speak, she was silent no matter what, and it was difficult for Xiao Yi to dissuade her if she didn't speak.Xiao Yi couldn't persuade Siqing, and the officials couldn't persuade Xiao Yi either.People who can speak from all walks of life in the clan cabinet took turns to fight, and used various indescribable gestures to dissuade Jinshang from giving up the personal conquest.

Xiao Yi couldn't help Siqing internally, he had to defend against the officials, and there was a noble concubine Ding'an who was nagging every day, and he was physically and mentally exhausted within two days.Siqing spoke at this time, "The elder brother really needs Yizan, why not choose the young lady?"

Xiao Yi didn't understand, Siqing explained: "Kang Wang's rebellion is such a big thing, the third brother doesn't plan to take advantage of Zong's shrinking his neck to do something? For example, honor the little empress as the empress dowager and stay in Beijing to help the East Palace, isn't it? Is it more suitable than me?"

Xiao Yi said in his mouth: "This is a good idea, and the little lady should also enjoy this honor. But... the little lady is still different from you after all."

Siqing said: "What's the difference? You are so unwilling to let me follow you and let you see me every day?"

In the middle of February, Jinshang suddenly tried to defy all opinions and brought up the old story of Ding'an Guitai Concubine as the empress dowager, and falsely claimed that this was the behest of the empress dowager.The clan members all knew that the Empress Dowager once objected to making Concubine Ding'an the Empress Dowager, and respecting the Empress Dowager also indicated that the emperor would insist on conscripting Dingfan personally, so they strongly opposed it.Uncharacteristically, Xiao Yi didn't care about the clan's voice, and the next day directly issued an imperial edict to respect Concubine Angui as the Empress Dowager.

Concubine Ding'an originally refused to accept the resignation, saying that she was unwilling to violate the wishes of the Empress Dowager, but Xiao Yi was very sincere in her words, saying that if the Empress Dowager lived long and saw the kindness of the Empress Dowager, she would definitely not object again.

(End of this chapter)