Ping An Biography

On the corridor in Changde Xiangwang Mansion, the solid wood floor is spotless, and a woman can be seen kneeling on the ground with a rag wiping the wood on the ground from a distance.Therefore, when Yao Ji walked on it, even if the purple skirt had an extreme hem, the silk would not get dirty when it swept across the floor.Her valet, Xiaoyue, lowered her head, and followed closely behind her. The master walked slowly and leisurely without speaking, and Xiaoyue didn't dare to make a sound.

Yao Ji stopped in her tracks and turned to look at a plum tree outside the railing. The small flowers on the branch had already fully bloomed.

At this moment, there was a slight but hasty sound of footsteps on the veranda, and a white-clothed guard with a sword came over and stopped behind Yao Ji.Even though he was behind her, the man in white bent over and said softly, "Madam, Changshi Xia is back."

The so-called Xia Changshi was one of the four guardians in the previous church. Of course, her surname is not Xia, but Xia Yu named after the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.No one knows their surnames, spring, summer, autumn and winter are their identities.This Xia Yu's background is not the same as other protectors, she was originally a troubled family member of an official, she only joined the evil cult at the age of fifteen or sixteen, while the others had been in the evil cult since they were young, or they were court ladies.

Yao Ji said softly: "I just saw plum blossoms blooming, and thought it was a hint of seeing Chunmei, but it was Xia Yu who came."

The man in white carefully asked: "Do you want to invite Xia Changshi to come in?" Seeing Yao Ji nodding, she backed away with small steps.

After a while, I saw a woman in a green robe and a square scarf walking to the corridor. She was tall and tall, with big eyes and a very calm demeanor. Her temperament was quite different from that of Chunmei and other girls.Although Yao Ji has cultivated her, she doesn't like Xia Yu very much; this woman's knowledge and heart are much greater than Chunmei's... Yao Ji knows that women are very jealous, so she hasn't completely tamed her heart. The woman is not too mny.

But even Yao Ji, a villain like Dong Xue, can tolerate it, and she also needs someone like Xia Yu.When she saw the tall, nearly thirty-year-old woman approaching, she murmured something, as if she was speaking to Xiaoyue next to her, or she seemed to be talking to herself: "If the person who goes back to Wuchang is still Chunmei , I’m afraid I’ll have to ask three questions.”

As Xia Yu approached, she knelt down on the spotless corridor and said: "This subordinate returns to report to Madam." The woman looked pretty, but her voice was a little gruff.

Yao Ji didn't seem to hear, turned around and walked into the room without looking at her.Xia Yu originally wanted to get up and follow in, because the white-clothed attendant had just confirmed Mrs. Yao's wish to summon her; but after thinking about it for a while, she still knelt on the ground and did not get up. Instead, she prostrated her upper body respectfully on the floor... Where is she? make a mistake?

After a while, Xiaoyue came to the door and said: "Why is Xia Changshi still kneeling outside, go in and talk."

"Yes." Xia Yu quickly got up.Because of the previous section, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

She cautiously followed into the room, and saw Yao Ji sitting in front of the dressing table applying makeup, carefully observing her lips in front of the bronze mirror.Xiaoyue opened the exquisite small round box on the table and said, "Ma'am, this is made from pearls picked from Dongting Lake. The core of pearls from rivers and lakes is crystal clear and pure. Even sea pearls can't compare to the milling of powder."

Yao Ji then took a little rouge made from pearl powder, and daubed it on her lips lightly. When she took a look in the bronze mirror, she saw that the rouge was very beautiful, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.Only then did she say: "Xia Yu, tell me first."

"Yes." Xia Yu stood beside him with a bow, and said clearly, "I was ordered to go to Wuchang to report three things. First, my subordinates have already found out that after the emperor arrived in Wuchang City, It is true that there is no Queen Ma in the entourage. Judging by my subordinates, Queen Ma should still be hiding in the mountains, because there is no other place for her to go. We are unable to find out the exact location for the time being. Only a few ministers around the emperor know. , but they won't say so easily."

Yao Ji sighed softly, "It's a pity. She must have self-knowledge, that's why she continued to hide, but she couldn't stay by Jianwen Jun's side... If she had no place to stay and just died like this, I will You will be very disappointed."

Xia Yu said in a low voice: "I have a plan, I don't know if I should tell it or not." After getting Yao Ji's consent, she said, "General Zhou and Mrs. Zhou know where that place is..."

Yao Ji was noncommittal.

Xia Changshi then continued: "The second thing is that there may be another war in the north. More than 2 people from the capital camp of the imperial court have gone to Jingzhou, and there are tens of thousands of Sichuan troops from Sichuan. There are also reinforcements from Xiangyang and other places. The prince allows I went into the official office and watched several military discussions behind the scenes. Most of our navy and Changde battalion in Yuezhou have been transferred to the west bank, and the next big battle may be fought near Jingzhou..."

"My lord allowed me to participate in the military affairs, not for any other personal reasons. What I mean is that I would never dare to seduce my lord without my wife's permission like Qiu Ye... The reason is that the Sichuan army is advancing eastward, but we have no news. None, the prince thinks that the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not understand the general strategy of the military, so it neglects Sichuan. He hopes that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can have trustworthy people to participate in the military plan."

Yao Ji smiled and said: "The Taizu has the ancestral precepts, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, alas..."

Xia Changshi said: "The prince is very filial to his wife, and he is very trusting."

She paused for a while, then continued: "The third thing is that my subordinate proposed that Madam wants to move the palace to Wuchang in the near future. The prince did not refuse, but he seemed unwilling. It's too stable. But the emperor is also in the palace of Wuchang Mansion, and there is no unstable situation. Later, the prince finally agreed to his wife's request and ordered to choose another mansion in the city, because he had promised the emperor that he would not change the place in the emperor's palace without authorization. Officials and guards, if the wife lives in the palace, it will be inconvenient."

After hearing this, Yao Ji looked at the situation behind her from the bronze mirror, but it was a pity that the scene in the bronze mirror could not be seen clearly after a little distance.She smiled into the mirror... Can Zhang Ning's little thoughts be hidden from me?He is jealous. [

She was originally Zhu Yunqi's concubine, even if she lives in the palace, she is upright; even if she doesn't live in the palace, if she is in Wuchang City, it doesn't matter if she goes to see Emperor Jianwen at any time.Zhang Ning must also understand this, but he has no reason to object.He must be very entangled and uncomfortable?

There is going to be a war in the west, and it is related to the lives of tens of thousands of people, and it is related to the general trend of the billions of souls in the entire Ming Dynasty.But Zhang Ning will still be disturbed by such a little thing.This made Yao Ji very uncomfortable... She was thinking: But I can't let him become a slut who is obsessed with women. He can have three thousand beauties, but his heart can only be with me, because everything he has is I give.

Men can build magnificent buildings like the Forbidden City in the capital, and can design strict laws and regulations for a vast empire. Their hearts are as broad as the world, but their minds are sometimes as simple as a big boy... Zhang Ning didn't understand this Simple truth.

Yao Ji thought to herself that she had competed with Empress Ma to become Emperor Wen, so she didn't care about her life.But what does Emperor Jianwen have now, and what is worth fighting for?Only Empress Ma cares... Yao Ji's smile showed a little madness: he is just a puppet now, still being manipulated and used by others, being able to claim the title of emperor is only the power behind him, and he still has value to use.

It's just an old man who is old, if you see him getting old day by day, it's fine, anyway, I'm used to seeing him; but you want to get close to an old man all of a sudden?And I still want to take the initiative to throw myself into my arms, why?Haha... Just relying on him to give birth to a son?This reason is too ridiculous!

"There is one more personal matter." Behind him, Xia Changshi carefully walked to the dressing table, gently put down a wooden box in his arms, and took out a post, "My lord asked me to take it with me when I returned to Changde Mansion." Here it is, a present for Madam."

Yao Ji said, "Open it and see what it is."

Xia Changshi opened the wooden box according to her words. Although she already knew what it was with the list of gifts in her hand, suddenly a pile of jewels and colorful pearls and gemstones appeared in front of her eyes. He tightly covered his mouth with his hand so as not to make a sound without being rude.

Jewelry, enough weight and precious enough jewelry, almost no woman can resist their light.It's a pity that these things are not Xia Changshi's. When she saw Yao Ji's beautiful eyes and red lips with pearl powder shining beside a pile of treasures, she finally realized that these things were related to her, so she calmed down a little. .

"Here is the list of everything, Madam, please have a look." Xia Changshi said, "I heard that it was copied from a few big families. They are all scholar bureaucrats who secretly informed the enemy and refused to congratulate the emperor on his return to the throne."

"Forcing and plundering..." Yao Ji said indifferently, "This kind of thing is really tacky." She put her fingers into the box, grabbed a handful, and then gradually let go, still letting those things glide from her fingers like sand. Slide back into the box.

"None of them are to my liking. Ning'er is also a scholar after all. Now that she is getting more and more vulgar, she knows how to use this kind of things to please me... I don't need them, so I give them to you." Yao Ji With a calm face, "Take it."

"This... this..." Xia Changshi's fingers trembled again, "This is given to Madam by the prince himself, how dare this subordinate take it..."

Yao Ji said: "If you give it to me, it is mine. Now I will give it to you. No need to say more, take it away."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xia Changshi stretched out his trembling hand again with great difficulty. She was not completely knocked out, and asked quickly, "Ma'am, who are we referring to?"

"What do you think? I don't want to see you all in the same situation. Too much internal friction will give outsiders an opportunity, understand?" Yao Ji looked at her with a half-smile, she still didn't say a word, that is : I also don’t want to see you venting out of one nostril.She added, "This is for the sake of Chang Xia, but you can be the first to choose the part you like, and you will be rewarded. Am I treating you well?"

Xia Yu hurriedly knelt down on the ground: "My wife is the best person in the world to my subordinates. In this life, I only have my wife as my master."

Only then did she realize that the previous neglect outside the door might have been beating herself, like being given a stick, but now she was rewarded with a jujube... Of course a very good jujube, a big jujube.

When Xia Yu walked out of Yao Ji's room, she couldn't help but glanced back and sighed to herself: women still have to rely on a strong man, and Mrs. Yao simply gave birth to a strong man, that's fate.