Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber
Chapter 602: Night in the West Tower of the Small Courtyard
Chapter 602 Night Talk in the West Tower of the Small Courtyard
Following Suyun's words,
In the wing room at the east end of the second floor, the master and servant stared at each other in silence. Suyun sat on a small stool and didn't know what she said wrong. Logically speaking, the Marquis was really the chief judge. When marking papers, Lange'er got on the list. It was not easy. Mr. Hou just made corrections casually, ticked the mark with a red pen, and it was so simple.
But seeing the young lady like this, something seems wrong.
"Grandma, did this slave say something wrong?"
Li Wan sat up, calmed down, and thought for a while. He remembered that he had asked his father about this in the study room of his old house when his father was still there. It seemed that his father had said that the imperial examinations had always been for civil servants and important officials in the court. The private land is also the cornerstone for those important ministers and civil servants to control the government. All dynasties have been governed by civil servants. Just now Suyun said that the enemy of Luo Yunhou actually became the examiner. How is it possible? By the way, there is a difference between an examiner and an examiner. of;
"Su Yun, you just said whether Marquis Luo Yun was the examiner or examiner of the imperial examination. I remember that Enke was this year. Isn't Master Nan of Wuyingdian University the examiner of Enke?"
Su Yun was stunned and thought for a moment. It seemed that she heard it right. The examiner was from Nanda, but Mr. Hou seemed to be the examiner as well. The location seemed wrong.
"Go back to grandma, Lord Marquis is the examiner, but the place is different. Even if he says he is the examiner of Hanyuan Palace, the servants don't understand,"
"Hanyuan Hall, where is this? Aren't the imperial examinations held in Gongyuan?"
Li Wan was also a little puzzled. The examiner had changed, but the venue of the examination had also been changed. Could it be that the Marquis had thought of this, so that the civil servants would not cause trouble?
Apart from anything else, this year's imperial examination will not be the same as last year. Those scholars worked hard to go to Beijing to take the exam, and the test results did not count. It was wrong to think about it. If that Nanda man did not agree, what would Luo Yunhou do? The one who takes the seat of the presiding judge,
Hanyuan Palace, Li Wan muttered something silently, which seemed to be the name of the palace,
"Oh, miss, you don't care whether it is Gongyuan or Hanyuan Palace, as long as you can pass the exam, it will be fine. If it is really the Marquis who is presiding over the examination, don't you think Lang Geer will definitely win."
"Miss, I'm here to look at it for you. Besides, it can't be that fast. If you have it, you should have it. If she gets pregnant, what will you do?"
Li Wan didn't know the reason. Just when he was about to reply, he suddenly felt nauseated again and vomited it out. Suddenly, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
One morning,
At the dawn of the golden rooster, it rained heavily all night, and the capital seemed to be completely new.
The lights in the palace stayed up all night, and the guards on duty outside the palace stayed up all night.
Dai Quan led a large number of eunuchs, as well as people from the Imperial City Department, to the ancient tree that was hit by the sky fire last night. Looking at the ancient tree that was burned into black charcoal, he could not tell anything at this glance.
"Come here, go check and see how this tree burned."
Under the watchful eyes of a group of forbidden troops from Kunning Palace, the people from the Imperial City Department actually started demolishing homes. The guard Dingzhi sneezed and looked at the scene in front of him. He finally felt relieved. The rain last night was not in vain. Fortunately, His Majesty was merciful, and the Governor did not punish him and even allowed him to change his clothes. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster.
He looked at the ground around him again, and saw that it was even more ashes, with nothing there. He could only stand up and reply,
"Duke, there are no traces of arson around. It should have been caused by fire from the sky. The trunk of the tree is not damaged as a whole and looks like it was burned naturally. There is no kerosene or sulfur in the ashes to ignite the fire. Moreover, there were Imperial Guards guarding the fire last night. If someone deliberately set the fire , you should be able to see it.”
Ma Mengquan replied carefully. Dai Quan had no expression on his face and squinted his eyes slightly. He stood there unmoved with the Buddha dust and stared at the ancient tree for a while. He found nothing unusual. It just seemed that it was not man-made.
Suyun was still complaining. She really didn't know why grandma was in such a hurry. Master Hou hadn't spoken yet.
"Yes, Governor, I cleaned it up in half an hour,"
"Yes, my lord."
"Okay, since it is not man-made, there is nothing we can do about the fire from the sky. However, you must not let you discuss this matter carelessly. Ma Jianshi, I will leave this place to you, clean it up, hurry up, the Queen Mother's side It will take an hour to go to Jing'an Temple to offer incense. You still need to bring someone to accompany you, but you understand."
He was about to say something else. In an instant, he saw Li Wan drinking tea. Suddenly he felt nauseous and felt a little sad in his stomach. He retched in front of the bed and vomited several times. Suyun was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted. ,
Captain Sun Shan, who was standing next to him, looked at the people from the Imperial City Department in front of him who were doing it in full swing, and asked stupidly,
"Yes, Governor,"
Ma Mengquan, the Imperial City Secretary beside him, had already led the team. He responded and stepped forward, drew out his long knife, and knocked on the remaining parts of the ancient tree. In just a few strokes, the ancient tree was burned into black charcoal branches, "Crack!" "With a sound, it collapsed suddenly, and there was a dark red color in the middle. Apparently there was still fire inside.
Fortunately, I didn't use my hands, so I touched a handful of ashes from the ground, put it to my nose and smelled it. There was only the smell of burning wood, and no traces of sulfur or kerosene. It was obviously not a man-made fire.
Suyun didn't think much about it, she just thought it was a good thing. If Mr. Hou was presiding over the examination, checking the papers, etc., and letting out a little bit of talk, then Lang Geer would be able to pass the provincial examination, let alone the provincial examination.
Although Li Wan was also a little happy, he was not that stupid. Fraud in the examination room was a major case for the imperial court. How could he do this? Besides, the people who participated in the examination of the imperial examination were anonymous. The paper could be seen, but the name and household registration of the candidate could not be seen. The examiner is not allowed to see the exam, in order to prevent fraud, so it is not feasible, but it is still possible to ask Mr. Hou to take more care of Lan'er.
"As clever as you are, you must not talk nonsense about this matter. We will talk about it after the Orchid Pediatrics exam is over and after the results are released. Even Mrs. You can't tell me, but you understand,"
Li Wan was relieved, and then asked about Mrs. You's body, and she was thinking of leaving a seed for the Marquis. When the little girl heard this, her face was full of displeasure.
After thinking about last night, it seemed that it was not man-made. It rained so heavily and was freezing cold. The distance was not too far away. If someone set a fire, there must be something to ignite it. Otherwise, some ordinary things that can ignite fires would not be possible at all. If it can't burn, even if someone sets the fire, how could you and your brothers not see it!
"General, the people from the Imperial City Department have leveled the tree. Do you think this matter is over and we will be fine?"
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Why do you feel uncomfortable?"
"Okay, let's go."
"It's good to know. I asked you to pay attention to Mrs. You's body these days. Please bear it in mind."
Dai Quan nodded, and then led the eunuchs back to Kunning Palace to serve His Majesty. Only Ma Mengquan and his people stayed here.
"What are you still doing? Call everyone over and clean it up. You guys can knock down the tree and carry it away."
"I understand, ma'am."
"What happened? What happened? Why didn't I see it? Are you dizzy? What are you yelling about?"
Yu Dingzhi actually pretended to be dumbfounded and looked around in confusion, as if he really didn't know what was going on. Sun Shan knew the general's reminder and said "Ouch",
"Oh, I'm a humble worker. I was tired from standing guard last night, so my eyesight is not good. Look at this mouth, it deserves a beating."
As he said this, he really slapped himself hard several times. His pretentious gesture was well known to everyone, but no one dared to laugh at him.
The surrounding imperial guards have been standing solemnly, and no one has made a sound. Things in the palace must be ignored, otherwise, disaster will come from the mouth!
Cining Palace,
In the inner palace of Dongshou,
Empress Dowager Lu got up early and changed her clothes. Regardless of whether the secret thing last night was true or false, after more than ten years, her calm heart could not be calmed down. That girl Xiangxue hoped that she would have good news.
"Your Majesty, it's time for breakfast."
"Well, it's time to eat something. There's a lot going on today, and I don't know when the next meal will be."
Hearing her call, Queen Mother Lu came to her senses, walked to the table, and uncharacteristically took a few more bites. The old lady who was serving her saw her and advised her,
"Queen Mother, please eat slowly. I have prepared pastries for a long time. If you are hungry on the way, just take a few bites to fill your stomach."
"Well, you're still considerate, but I'm afraid I won't have time to eat, as everything has been arranged outside."
Empress Dowager Lu was naturally asking the ladies in Beijing whether they had been notified. Seeing that the Empress Dowager had finished her porridge, the old nanny hurriedly wiped the corners of the Empress Dowager's mouth with a brocade cloth.
"Back to the Queen Mother, I informed all the officials in the capital last night that I won't be late. I hope the time will come when you finish eating."
"Okay, hurry up then." After Queen Mother Lu asked, she stopped talking and continued eating with chopsticks.
At this time, Luoyun Hou Mansion,
Mrs. Wang had already opened her eyes and called Qin Keqing up. Only Zhang Jinyu was still in the east wing, sleeping soundly with Yang Hanyu in her arms, as if having a sweet dream.
outside the door,
Qin Keqing led Baozhu and walked outside the door of the wing. When he saw that there were guards in the corridor in the yard, he knew that Lang Jun must not have gotten up yet, so he looked helpless.
"Baozhu, knock on the door."
"Yes, ma'am,"
The corner of Bao Zhu's mouth looked a little aggrieved. That foxy girl was still in the room, but she didn't even wake up her uncle. What a harm. The two of them walked to the door, and the guards performed a military salute. Bao Zhu didn't even look at the soldiers. When I walked to the door, I didn't know what to think. I stretched out my hands, slapped the door hard, and shouted loudly,
"Master Hou, Master Hou, get up,"
Zhang Jinyu, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the shouting.
After just dreaming about fighting Wang Xifeng for 300 rounds, Wang Xifeng turned out to be tough and refused to accept it. He wanted to raise the gun and fight again, but he was awakened.
After waking up, I saw Yang Hanyu lying next to me, with a slightly embarrassed look on her face. What happened? I thought of her again. She was really haunted. Listening to the banging on the door outside, Yang Hanyu in my arms also woke up.
"Mr. Lang, get up quickly. I have something to do today."
Zhang Jinyu suddenly realized, holy shit, I had to escort the Queen Mother to Jing'an Temple to offer incense. She almost forgot about it, so she hurriedly sat up and replied,
"Get up, get up, come in."
Then he got up in a panic, looked for some clothes, and put them on in a hurry, but the clothes were so complicated that he was so confused that he couldn't sort them out for a while.
When Baozhu outside the house heard the Marquis' reply, he was not polite and stupidly opened the door.
"Grandma, my uncle is awake,"
Qin Keqing glanced at the little girl helplessly, and had to walk slowly over, entered the house, and turned into the inner hall. As expected, she saw Lang Jun wearing clothes in a panic, and Yang Hanyu was hiding there with his hands covered with quilts with a shy look on his face. , I glanced at it, but it turned out to be a beauty, with snow-white skin and beautiful hair, full of charm, and I suddenly felt jealous in my heart.
"What are you still doing lying down? Get up and change your clothes. It's getting late."
"Yes, ma'am."
Yang Hanyu was helpless. He was blocked and his clothes were scattered on the ground. How to get them was a dilemma for a moment. When Qin Keqing saw it, he was not embarrassed and gave instructions to the orb behind him,
"Baozhu, go over and help a little bit,"
"Ah, oh!"
With a look of reluctance, Baozhu walked over, picked up the clothes on the ground and sent them over. Yang Hanyu didn't look at the little girl after taking them, but nodded slightly to Qin Keqing,
"Thank you sister."
Then he put on his clothes on the bed.
While talking, Zhang Jinyu finally put on her clothes, but they were very slovenly. Qin Keqing looked over, took two steps forward, stretched out her hand to clean them, and complained.
"Mr. Lang is anxious now, but he was so happy that he forgot the time to go to bed at night. The slave family was waiting for Lang Jun for a long time last night."
In an instant, the fragrant wind hit her, Zhang Jinyu's face moved slightly, and she took a deep breath through her nose. Only then could she clearly see the changes in Qin Keqing today. She raised her eyes to look at the bright and charming wife, and thought to herself, usually I haven't seen you dressed up like this. Why are you dressed so colorfully now? Is it because you went to Jing'an Temple to offer incense?
However, he turned his head and glanced at Yang Hanyu sideways, and saw that there was also a look of surprise on his face. With Yang Hanyu's cleverness and sophistication in the palace, he was actually sitting on the bed, staring blankly, without getting up, which shows Keqing's graceful appearance. The gorgeous demeanor had an impact on Yang Hanyu.
Although it is not a palace attire, it is still graceful and gorgeous. It turns out that she is "jealous".
Although I feel proud in my heart, I also know how to comfort myself.
"Isn't the dress Madam is wearing today too beautiful?"
What Zhang Jinyu said was true, and she felt a little uneasy, but Qin Keqing's face turned red, knowing that Lang Jun still cared about her, and replied,
"I don't dress like this just because of my husband. I heard from my mother that more people will go this time. We can't bring shame on the Marquis's family. Even though they are all women, sometimes it is even more troublesome."
Qin Keqing's words woke Zhang Jinyu up. Thinking about it carefully, those plots of palace battles flashed through his mind. It was indeed not simple, more tiring and laborious, not to mention those married women, being together was not just comparing and bragging, it was extremely boring.
"Madam, you have thought carefully. Please pay more attention to safety when you go to Jing'an Temple. As for other matters, don't involve too much. My mother can take care of it. As for the Queen Mother and the Empress, please pay more attention."
"The slave family will remember this."
Although Qin Keqing had doubts in her heart, she also knew that she couldn't ask too many questions. Lang Jun must have a deep meaning. After taking care of his clothes, he asked Baozhu to help Zhang Jinyu wear light armor. After coming to the capital, he almost didn't wear heavy armor. Just after wearing soft gold silk armor on the inside, that is, wearing light armor on the outside, it has always been like this.
After getting dressed, Ningbian's words came from outside the door,
"Master Marquis, General Duan has led 8,000 troops and is on standby at the north city gate. As for the palace, the eunuch has just arrived and said that it will take half an hour to arrive at the palace."
"Yes, I understand. Let Duan Hong wait there and send someone to guard the official road first. Make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Zhang Jinyu turned to look at Qin Keqing and Yang Hanyu, filling her stomach first.
"Let's go, let's eat first!"
(End of this chapter)
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