The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 135 The Unlucky King Rui

Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, King Rui would go to the harem to visit his mother and concubine, and this first day was no exception. However, after the court today, he could not go directly to Zhaoyang Palace where the concubine Xian was, because he had to meet with several other concubines. The two ministers accompanied the emperor's palace to take the undergraduate tribute examination, and ranked the top three.

This was the first time Emperor Wen of Tang came to the throne, and he still valued it very much. He personally read the test papers of these candidates yesterday.

Candidates have already been waiting outside the hall to be summoned, and the eunuch passed it on, and it will take some effort for them to enter the hall.Tang Tao looked at the second brother Huang who was in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Brother Huang's complexion has improved a lot recently, no wonder the father asked you to come here. The emperor was weak before, and the father was worried that the emperor would be tired, so I will not let you go." It's your morning."

King Jing Tangyun smiled: "Actually, it's still the same, but today's palace exam, I also want to see the fun, so I agreed when my father asked me, and I won't come tomorrow, I will stay in the palace to recuperate, and I have to rely on you for the affairs of the court." Share your worries for your father."

Tang Tao showed regret, seeing that the tribute students had already arrived at the entrance of the main hall, he stopped talking, stood tall, and watched the group of tribute students with a smile, mainly the 20 people walking in the front four rows, only these emperors would personally write the questions, the rest Examined by ministers.Looking at it, Tang Tao found someone who looked familiar. In fact, he had never met Lin Xian, but he was deeply impressed by Lin Zhu. When he met her father at the moment, he could easily recognize her father and daughter by their facial features.

Thinking of Lin Zhu, Tang Tao felt quite helpless.

Guo Zijing interfered during the Lantern Festival, which caused him to miss a good opportunity. For more than a month, Lin Zhu hadn't been to any place other than Yanpinghoufu.Judging from Guo Zijing's attitude of insisting on taking Lin Zhu away that day, Tang Tao felt vaguely that Guo Zijing and Zhao Chen probably saw his intentions and told Lin Zhu in private, so Lin Zhu reduced the number of times he went out.

It gave him some trouble in vain.

The palace test has already started, Tang Tao listened absently to those impassioned or calm and steady answers, only when Lin Xian stepped forward to answer, he was a little more serious, this time, he couldn't help being a little surprised, and looked intently.

Lin Xian wore a bamboo-colored Hangzhou silk gown with a round collar. He was a man in his thirties with a fair complexion. He lowered his head slightly and talked eloquently. He didn't look at all like a countryman who liked farming, nor like an ordinary town teacher.What he answered was people's livelihood, and he didn't have any high-spirited speeches. He only talked about the facts that are closely related to the people's farming, and the suggestions he put forward at the end sounded very safe.In Tang Tao's view, Lin Xian didn't have the talent to search for flowers, but it was more than enough to get a second-class Jinshi, and he was still among the best.

He looked at Emperor Tang Wen who was sitting on the dragon chair, and he saw satisfaction on his face.

Tang Tao watched Lin Xian go aside, secretly thought that Zhao Chen was really interesting, and the in-laws he chose were not so bad.

After finishing the top [-], Emperor Wen of Tang asked his two sons to go to the apse, and asked them what they thought on the way.The two brothers expressed what they had seen each other. Emperor Tang Wen listened quietly without commenting. After entering the hall, he sat for a while and looked at his two sons. He knew that they would go to the harem to visit their mother in a while. The palace you entered by yourself?"

Tang Yun smiled and said, "Princess Wang and Brother Fu are also here, so I should be talking with my mother right now."

The corners of Tang Wendi's mouth curled up unconsciously, and he stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll go over with you to have a look. Last time I heard you said that Brother Fu could call mother, but did you teach him to call him grandfather?" Looking at Tang Yun.The eldest grandson was white and fat, and his appearance also resembled him. Emperor Tang Wen liked it very much.

"Father thinks too highly of him." Tang Yun shook his head and laughed, "Now he can only call mother, other things he just says a few words when he is happy, and he is not willing to say when he is asked to say it, no matter how coaxing he can do it, It's really annoying."

Emperor Tang Wen laughed: "You were like this when you were young, I learned it from you. I remember that you didn't like to talk when you were one year old..."

The father and son walked in front, chatted happily, and gradually turned up the corridor leading to Fengyi Palace.

Tang Tao stood at the intersection, and his face sank until the two figures were out of sight.

He strode to Zhaoyang Palace.

Concubine Xian had been waiting for him a long time ago, motioned her son to sit on the brocade stick in front of the couch, and asked the maid to bring him his favorite pastries, and only after Tang Tao had eaten two of them did she ask about the imperial examination.

Tang Tao said a few simple words.

Concubine Xian nodded, she was not very interested in the matter ahead, she looked outside the palace, and said with a smile: "I heard that King Jing's family of three has also entered the palace, why didn't you bring your daughter-in-law over to talk with me? In the blink of an eye you will get married It's been almost four years, and she has also called me mother concubine for four years, don't you understand me? Children can't force it, and I don't blame her, what is she hiding from me?"

Tang Tao explained for his wife: "Mother, you think too much, she has not been feeling well these two days, there is no other meaning."

"It's uncomfortable, so you have to make up for it." Concubine Xian smiled lightly, and ordered the maid next to her to prepare some supplements. After seeing the maid left, she said earnestly: "But you are already twenty, and there are not many people around you. You don't have any heirs, your father and I are very worried, since the concubine is not feeling well, you should cut off the medicines of those concubines, regardless of the concubines, it is important for the husband to have a son."

Tang Tao bowed his head: "It will be broken after a year." The smile on his face disappeared.

Men are more or less embarrassed when it comes to matters involving offspring. Concubine Xian saw her son's displeasure, and changed the subject: "In a few days, your father will choose a companion for Wei'er to read. I heard that the second son of the Marquis of Yanping Zhao Han is the right age, and his talent and learning are outstanding, what do you think?"

Zhao Yunting's second son?
Tang Tao frowned slightly: "Zhao Yunting and Zhao Chen have enmity with the Qin family. Zhao Chen doesn't recognize Zhao Han as his younger brother at all. He chooses Zhao Han as his companion. It seems..." It's better to win over Zhao Chen.

"I understand what you mean." Concubine Xian touched Kou Dan on the armor, her voice was soft, "Zhao Chen doesn't recognize his younger brother, but Zhao Yunting recognizes his son Zhao Han. When our son comes to our side, doesn't it matter if he is a father? No matter how dissatisfied Zhao Chen is at that time, he can't fight against his father, right? Besides, Zhao Han is young, just in time for Wei'er to choose a companion, so your father won't be suspicious if we choose him, otherwise you can go and make friends with Zhao Yunting and Zhao Han. Shen, don't say whether they will appreciate it, but if your father sees it, he must be paranoid."

Why doesn't Tang Tao understand the truth?That's why he set his sights on Lin Zhu. As long as Lin Zhu likes him, he will take the initiative to move towards him with a little guidance. At that time, he has no choice but to accept her. The bad thing is the reputation of the Lin family's daughter, and he has no influence at all.

It's just that Lin Zhu's end is probably not going to work, so instead of continuing to wait for the opportunity, it's better to listen to his mother.One hair will affect the whole body, as long as Zhao Han's surname is Zhao, the Zhao family will not be able to distinguish the relationship.

"What mother said is that my son also thinks that Zhao Han is good, the fifth brother is naughty, and that kid is steady, so it's perfect to be a companion."

Concubine Xian nodded in satisfaction.

The next night, Emperor Wen of Tang came to Zhaoyang Palace to rest, and the concubine Xian served him well. After the incident, she leaned on the man's shoulder and winked like silk: "Your Majesty, when you summon the children of those aristocratic families in two days, can you bring me with you?" Ah, last time Wei Er's companion was fine, and it was gone, this time I want to watch it better, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"Why, is this not believing in my eyes?" Emperor Tang Wen turned sideways, hugged the person and joked, moving his big hands back and forth on the delicate back of the beloved concubine, and couldn't put it down.There are plenty of women in the harem, the concubine Xian is not too young, but she is well maintained, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary, most of the time Emperor Tang Wen likes to come to Zhaoyang Palace, where he is most comfortable to eat and live.

Concubine Xian hugged his neck coquettishly: "You deliberately misunderstood me again, I just want to take a look with you, who said they don't believe you? If you really don't believe me, I'll just call those children here and choose by myself."

Tang Wendi liked her arrogance the most, pressed her up and said, "Not only do you not believe me, but you also want to steal my work. You are getting more and more courageous. Let's see how I deal with you!"

Concubine Xian couldn't breathe, and let Emperor Tang Wen toss about. She just hugged his neck and stared at him persistently, her beautiful eyes sparkled. Emperor Tang Wen became more and more emotional, sat up with him in his arms, and gasped: " If you satisfied me tonight, I will follow you!" It wasn't a big deal at all, she wanted to go to the imperial garden and take her to see the flowers.

Concubine Xian suddenly smiled like a flower, knowing what kind of tricks Emperor Tang Wen liked most, she naturally tried her best.

Emperor Wen of Tang got well, and stayed in Zhaoyang Palace for three consecutive nights. On the day when he chose a companion to read, he sent someone to pick up Concubine Xian to go to the Imperial Garden.

It is a beautiful job to accompany the prince, so the nobles of the capital sent over their children of the right age, the youngest was eight or nine years old, and the eldest was eleven or twelve years old. They stood respectfully in the imperial garden, waiting for Emperor Wen of Tang When the concubines came over side by side, they all knelt down to greet them.

Zhao Han was naturally among them.

Emperor Tang Wen sat down, let them lie down, and looked at the more than 20 young men in front of him one by one with a smile on their faces.

No matter what the parents told them, they were still a group of children. Some Yu Tianwei didn't dare to look up, some were bold enough to sneak a peek and showed instability.

Emperor Tang Wen directly called out the five people who had closed eyes, first asked them to report their family backgrounds, and then asked three questions.

Zhao Han's answer was the best, and the other two were slightly inferior. If he didn't answer well, he would naturally lose his qualification.

Emperor Tang Wen looked at Concubine Xian and asked her to take the test too.

Concubine Xian didn't ask any questions, but asked the three children what they like like a mother.

After she finished asking, Emperor Wen of Tang let the children go down, and the two of them enjoyed the flowers in the imperial garden.

"Which one do you like?" Tang Wendi asked with a smile as he picked an apricot flower and stuck it on Concubine Xian's head.

"Does it look good?" Concubine Xian asked expectantly. After being praised by Emperor Tang Wen, she said: "I think the three children are all very good. The Zhao family is calm and reliable, the Liu family is both civil and military, and the Mu family is smart and lively. The emperor thinks Woolen cloth?"

Emperor Tang Wen nodded: "I think so too, it's not easy to choose."

"Why don't we let Wei'er choose by himself." Concubine Xian suggested softly, "After all, he is his companion, get along with him every day, and choose the one he likes, lest he find excuses not to study hard."

"Good idea." Emperor Tang Wen immediately ordered the eunuch Wei Yuan to lead the three of Zhao Han to the fifth prince.

When checking the fifth prince's homework the next day, Emperor Tang Wen asked him which one he liked as a companion.

The ten-year-old fifth prince scratched his head and said crisply: "Zhao Han!"

Emperor Tang Wen's smile did not change, "Why did you choose him?"

The fifth prince chuckled: "Out of the three, he is the thinnest, and he looks the most honest. He must be easy to bully."

"Nonsense, did you bully me for accompanying reading?" Tang Wendi's expression turned ugly, he got up and punished him: "Copy "The Analects of Confucius" three times, and show it to me after copying." After saying that, he strode away.

Back in Chongzheng Hall, Emperor Wen of Tang stood with his hands behind his back in front of a calligraphy and painting, and told Wei Yuan: "Xuanyan Pinghou."

Wei Yuan took the order and left.

Emperor Tang Wen took his seat, staring at the bright spring scenery outside the window, lost in deep thought.

He thought of the Northwest secret report he received last month.

Zhenbei General Qin Siyong surrendered, he used him, but he also had to guard against him, and specially placed manpower in the northwest, if Qin Siyong had any wrongdoing, he would report it immediately.But this time the spies found out that in the early summer of last year, a pair of mother and son went to seek refuge with Qin Siyong. The child was only one year old.

The spies followed suit, and finally found out last month that the woman was the concubine raised by the eldest son of General Pingxi. When the Qin family incident happened, she got the news and fled secretly. Later, when life was difficult, she went to seek refuge with Qin Siyong and asked him to take care of her son. For the sake of the only flesh and blood of the Qin family, take care of him a little bit.

Emperor Tang Wen understood Qin Siyong's approach very well.

Back then, if it wasn't desperate, who would want brothers to kill each other?Now that he knows that the Qin family still has flesh and blood alive, he is of course reluctant to kill him.The mother who killed the child, and changed the identity of the child, is not afraid that the child will know what his uncle and grandfather have done.If Qin Siyong has the heart, after a few years when the child grows up, he will adopt the child as a foster son and hand over the Qin family army to him.

The northwest has been the territory of the Qin family for generations, and Qin Siyong must be reluctant to hand over the territory to others.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yanping has arrived."

"Bring him in." Emperor Tang Wen put away his gloomy expression and said calmly.

With Qin Siyong in his hands, it is reasonable for King Rui to want to win him over. Now he just wants to know whether Zhao Han's success this time is due to Qin Siyong's behind-the-scenes guidance to his grandson, or because Zhao Yunting wanted to take a share.

(End of this chapter)