Gel makeup

Chapter 29
"They didn't grow up together, of course they don't look like each other," Shen Jiangdong said, "I'm also curious about who the adoptive father of the imperial concubine is."

Jiang Feng asked: "Isn't it Ye Xiang's idea that the imperial concubine entered the palace?"

Shen Jiangdong shook his head: "It is naturally the Empress Dowager's idea that the imperial concubine can enter the palace. Speaking of which, before the imperial concubine entered the palace, it was a coincidence that she and her majesty met several times."

"Your Majesty has taken a fancy to the imperial concubine?"

"I don't know about this. The imperial concubine is very domineering when she is writing. She and her father are not in harmony, which makes the Ye family restless. At that time, the empress's filial piety is almost full. I heard from Huanhua that once the empress dowager asked Your Majesty , 'How about the young lady of the Ye family'."

Jiang Feng said: "Maybe His Majesty will like it..."

"His Majesty says he doesn't like it."

"Ah? How did the imperial concubine enter the palace?"

"Your Majesty said that he didn't like the little lady of the Ye family, and she fell into the arms of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was really afraid that her majesty would be like the late emperor, indulging in the embrace of a beautiful woman. So the imperial concubine was selected. Your majesty went down to send the spirit of the late empress Not in the imperial capital, the Empress Dowager directly issued an order to call the imperial concubine into the palace, catching everyone by surprise."

Jiang Feng said softly: "I think His Majesty values ​​the Imperial Concubine very much, and His Majesty rarely refutes what the Imperial Concubine says."

Shen Jiangdong thought for a while and said: "I later also felt that Your Majesty was acting. Your Majesty probably didn't want the imperial concubine to be involved in the chaos in the imperial capital, so he told the Empress Dowager that he didn't like it. I didn't expect it to be counterproductive. When the Empress Dowager was here, Your Majesty She has always been indifferent to the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine is also indifferent to her majesty. Later, the empress dowager died not long after the imperial concubine entered the palace, and then they..."

"What happened?"

Shen Jiangdong was helpless: "There is no need to act. Seeing that she is about to enter the main palace, I don't know if the court will change in the future?"

Jiang Feng asked, "What does it have to do with you?"

Shen Jiangdong wondered: "Didn't you ask me about the imperial concubine?"

"I'm just curious about how the imperial concubine got into the palace, and you're raving about all the details of her family."

"Wrong, I thought you wanted to hear it. By the way, you should get along well. Why do you think you are weird every time you talk to the imperial concubine?"

Jiang Feng sighed: "I don't know, maybe I will know later."

After Ye Xiufeng's accident, Xiao Yi felt that he was at a loss, so he still ordered Shen Jiangdong to lead the Beijing camp, and ordered Wang Ruheng to return to Fuzhou.He also appointed Fan Ziran, the supervisor of the Shilu Museum, who was nearly seventy years old, into the cabinet as a bachelor of Jianji Temple.

On this day, Xiao Yi and Siqing went to Qingxi Garden to enjoy the snow. Siqing wrote a new couplet to the Yilan Palace, saying: Heaven and earth accidentally leave pillars, and the mountains and rivers are only blocked by wild waves.

Xiao Yi put down the memorial in his hand and came over to read it, Siqing said: "I like Huang Shanshan's characters very much, but it's a pity that I can't copy the meaning of Huang Shanshan."

Xiao Yi suddenly asked: "Xu Wenchang's handwriting is good, how about he succeeding as Minister of the Household Department?"

Siqing asked: "The handwriting is good as a record office, what does it have to do with being a great minister?"

Xiao Yi said: "It doesn't matter, I'll just ask."

Si Qing thought for a while and said: "Xu Wenchang relied on his teacher as a great Confucian in Jiangzuo. When he was in the south of the Yangtze River, he made friends with scholars and bureaucrats, but his reputation was very bad. There are several high-ranking officials in the Gushan Society, and they don't associate with him. Do you think he is not a party member?" Attached? But the old man is living in Japan, and he is very close to the Ye family. In the past, Wu Tiande was a fake Taoist, and Xu Wenchang, who succeeded him, is also a fake Taoist. Fengshui in the household department is really good."

Xiao Yi was choked by Si Qing's words, and forced a smile.

Siqing asked, "What are you laughing at?" Xiao Yi was about to speak when he saw Xiao Ze, the crown prince born to Queen Rencheng He, come into the palace with "Mao Shi" and saluted Xiao Yi and Siqing like an adult.

The crown prince has been calling Siqing "mother" and is willing to get close to Siqing.Siqing waved her arms to embrace the crown prince, who rubbed back and forth in Siqing's arms, asking like a jellybean, "Mother, how do you pronounce this sentence?"

Siqing taught him to read: "The son returned home, the emperor rejected his horse, kissed him, and ninety of his manners."

The little child, Yuxue, is cute and exudes the fragrance of milk.Siqing couldn't help but leaned close to his delicate face and stroked it gently, and couldn't help sighing.

The son of Yugui, the emperor refuted his horse, married him personally, and performed ninety-ninety ceremonies.

After reading this sentence, Si Qing suddenly remembered the harmonious situation between Ye Lancheng and Huanhua Qinser, and her soul was gone in an instant, fate is really hard to say.

On the eve of the twelfth lunar month when the two returned to the Forbidden City, the Lord suddenly issued an edict without any prior consultation with any clan relatives or courtiers, saying that the position of the Chinese Palace should not be left empty for a long time.Previously, Xiao Yi had promised to King Duan that "we will talk about the re-establishment of the country in the spring of next year", and now he has fulfilled his promise.

After Ye Xiufeng's death, everything before him "stopped here", his son Ding You left the court, the Ye family was scattered, and the old party staff tried to get in and out again.Many people think that an imperial concubine who has no support from her mother's family will inevitably miss the throne, but they did not expect this to be the result.And He Shizhi's behavior of leading the congratulatory form caused quite a stir. Only Shen Jiangdong discussed with his wife in private, and felt that He Shizhi was very abnormal.

"Do you think that He Shizhi had the courage to kill Ye Xiufeng and was caught by His Majesty?" Jiang Feng speculated.

"Why don't you think about it, is it possible that the remains of Fuzhou guards have come into His Majesty's hands, and He Shizhi has become His Majesty's marionette?"

Jiang Feng thought of something: "In the end, you were the one to deal with the aftermath of the Fuzhou case, and put the blame on the dead Fuzhou governor. If His Majesty really got the things, if His Majesty wanted to overthrow He Shizhi in the future, he would have to start from If you start with the Fuzhou case, then the case you decide is a wrong one. You can't say that His Majesty asked you to decide the case like this, can you? If you pour dirty water on His Majesty, His Majesty will never let you go, Jiaguo Mansion..."

Shen Jiangdong sighed: "Of course it is impossible for me to pour dirty water up. Wouldn't that make Jiaguo Mansion dead without a place to bury me? So I can't speak now. Only in this way, His Majesty will protect Jiaguo Mansion if something happens in the future." A big tree attracts the wind, but a big tree must be empty, so we must take precautions in advance."

Jiang Feng was a little tired after talking so much in one breath, so he said, "It's really boring to count, but it's not enough to satisfy people's hearts."

Shen Jiangdong asked again: "You said He Shizhi is so abnormal, what does the imperial concubine—what does the empress think?"

Jiang Feng said: "I remembered when you said that. I heard Mrs. Cheng Ping say that Concubine He Ning committed suicide in the past, and that was to implicate her mother's family. At that time, the imperial concubine suppressed her. Maybe the imperial concubine took this What's the point of a threat?"

Shen Jiangdong said: "What you said makes sense, maybe you and I guessed that He Shizhi killed Ye Xiufeng and asked His Majesty to seize the handle, or that His Majesty took something like Fuzhou, which is wrong. He Shizhi turned around." The joint of sex lies in He Ningpin's body."

Opposed to the Queen's matter without saying a word or expressing his position, there is also Duan Wang, who had previously strongly opposed the establishment of the imperial concubine as the queen.Zuo Zongzheng didn't say anything about the affairs after the founding of the country, and the opposition from sporadic clans was not enough. The Ministry of Rites quickly began to prepare for the ceremony.In the twinkling of an eye, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor and empress returned to the Forbidden City, and the palaces fired cannons to worship the festival, preparing to welcome the arrival of Xinzheng amidst an undercurrent.

Jiang Feng had no choice but to enter the palace again to congratulate him.Thinking of the last time I entered the palace, Shen Huanhua was still by my side, and my soul was gone in an instant, and I felt melancholy.There are people coming and going in Ninghua Palace, concubines from the six palaces and imperial orders flocking in, and the colorful gifts in the corridor are dizzying for the eyes.Siqing stayed with Jiang Feng to talk this time, with an intimate tone, telling Jiang Feng that he just knows how warm and cold it is now.

Jiang Feng didn't know how to answer, Siqing suddenly dismissed the attendant and said, "There is one thing that I couldn't tell you before because my father was still there. Now that he's gone, I'd better not tell you, but I know in my heart that you are curious. , I’m even more afraid that you will go to the bottom of it.”

Jiang Feng was shocked when he heard that, he got up and saluted, "I absolutely dare not."

Si Qing smiled, flipped the pearl earrings beside her ears and said, "You have to promise me that you will not tell anyone, including Shen Yuanxi."

Jiang Feng leaned over and said decisively: "Your Highness, forgive me, if this is the case, I dare not listen."

Siqing smiled, but took out a dagger from the bottom of her sleeve and handed it to her, and helped her up herself.

Seeing the sword again, Jiang Feng finally couldn't help but change his face, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness really..."

Siqing nodded slightly, and the cloud tinsel on the crown swayed slightly.

Jiang Feng blurted out, "What's the reason? I heard that Mr. Fu has been looking for... looking for you..." She lowered her voice, regretting the words.

Siqing lowered her head and said, "Huan Hua first mentioned that your family and Uncle Wu's family are good friends. My Uncle Fu has made a contract with Uncle Wu's family. I know in my heart that you have long been suspicious."

Jiang Feng replied softly: "Don't dare to deceive Your Highness, this dagger was originally a pair, and the other one was given to my concubine by the uncle of the Wu family in the early years. Therefore, it was very strange for my concubine to see His Highness's dagger on the day of her wedding."

Siqing smiled and said: "This is fate. I really have some reasons here, which I couldn't tell you before. I told you today, and you can't tell the third person. In the future, I will clarify these reasons, so I will naturally say everything." That's right. Uncle Fu took care of me. When Uncle Fu had an accident, Uncle Wu helped me a lot. I will never be that ungrateful person."

Jiang Feng agreed, with a complex expression on his face, and Siqing asked again: "Do you know if I, Uncle Fu, is safe? Does my elder brother, Gu Heng'an? Uncle Wu has always had old illnesses, but is he better now?"

Jiang Feng thought about it for a while and replied: "I heard from Uncle Shi that that old Mr. Fu looked for you everywhere a few years ago, and now even his elder brother, Gu Heng, Mr. Gu, has nowhere to go. As for Mr. Gu, he ran across Xijing before Shan Gang, already married. In the past few years, he has been selling goods in the Jiangnan of the Imperial Capital, and his business has flourished, which is very good. I met Mr. Gu once at the uncle of the Wu family. He is really a good person, but I have never met him. Mrs. Wu's illness is just the same as usual, now he lives in Tonghe, not often in the imperial capital. But Mr. Gu is here and can take care of him."

Siqing listened and said: "Don't be afraid of my uncle and wife's jokes. When my father was around, I didn't dare to ask, for fear of causing trouble. Today, my uncle and wife will keep it in my heart. I will definitely let my uncle and wife understand in the future."

Jiang Feng thought about Siqing's return to Ye's house and there seemed to be other complications, Shen Jiangdong brothers and sisters didn't know about it, so he said: "Your Highness won't say anything, and I don't dare to speculate."

Siqing smiled: "That's all. It is said that there was a traitor from the Yuntai faction who cheated old Wu Zhenying and severely injured Wu Zhenying. My Uncle Fu once went north to treat Uncle Wu's wounds, and then took Uncle Wu to the south to take care of him. Uncle Wu I once talked about the murder of a brother of the same sect by this thief, so when I found out that Chen Nanfei was a member of the Yuntai faction, I guessed that he was the traitor who was expelled from the Yuntai faction, but there is no evidence yet."

Jiang Feng said: "In fact, my concubine has been investigating this matter, and felt that the thief was too involved, so she dared not tell Uncle Wu, for fear that if Uncle Wu intervened in the investigation, Uncle would be implicated instead. But this thief seems to have evaporated from the world. The concubine has no clue now."

Siqing said meaningfully: "My father is dead, and those who want to cover up with me will not be able to hide for long. You don't have to worry, there will always be a day when you will show yourself." She looked at Jiang Feng's face and said with a smile: "Your eyebrows are not clean, I'll fix it for you." After speaking, she turned and picked up the comb on the dressing table behind her.

Jiang Feng was about to decline, but saw that Siqing's long eyebrows were extremely charming, so he let Siqing go.At this time, footsteps could be heard outside the hall, Xiao Yi stretched out his head from behind the two embroidered curtains, and saw the two beauties sitting opposite each other.

Jiang Feng hurriedly left his seat to salute, but was held back by Siqing.Siqing turned her head and reprimanded Xiao Yi lightly: "You belong to a cat, who let you in."

Xiao Yi walked in and said: "It turns out that Mrs. Yuanxi is here, I wonder why it's so quiet."

Before Jiang Feng could answer, Si Qing said first, "Busy your business, don't pester us."

Jiang Feng hurriedly said: "I will leave first." Siqing held onto Jiang Feng, "Leave him alone."

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It's snowing outside."

"The umbrella is on the second floor of the outer cabinet, Ling Zhen—take out the umbrella for Your Majesty."

Jiang Feng couldn't advance or retreat, saw Xiao Yi coming out of the hall, and heard Si Qing say: "It's nothing to show your courtesy."

Jiang Feng was about to laugh, but Si Qing said: "My good sister, don't smile sourly, I shaved your eyebrows."

When Jiang Feng resigned in the evening, he and Siqing were already much closer.Seeing her leave, Xiao Yi walked in and said, "Did you tell her?"

Siqing said: "I told you. If you don't tell me, the younger sister will disappear without a doubt. If she becomes suspicious of the Ye family because of my affairs and recklessly misses the investigation, wouldn't it be a bad thing? After I finish my business next year, I will Go to Zhiyuan to hide for a few days, take a good look at those documents, see what the old man has done, and see if my Uncle Fu has something in his hands."

Xiao Yi was speechless for a while, and Si Qing suddenly asked: "Third brother, do you think that my father just passed away, and I have no heart in my behavior?"

Xiao Yi was silent for a while and asked back: "When the imperial grandmother just passed away, you didn't think I was heartless in my behavior?"

Siqing said, "That's different."

Xiao Yi asked back: "Why is it different?"

Siqing sighed: "Although she didn't deal with Duke Yasukuni's affairs well, she has supported you in the end."

Xiao Yi whispered: "Let's let the past go, let's look forward."

Siqing thought to herself, what does it mean to look forward?No matter how much she hated Ye Xiufeng in the past, she couldn't change the fact that the Ye family was her mother's family.Now that the Ye family tree has fallen and the monkeys are scattered, I have nothing to rely on, it seems that I can only rely on Xiao Yi.

She is still not willing to give her heart completely, she has to rely on herself.

(End of this chapter)