Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 97 I hate to meet when I'm not married
It's just that he has to think about it after all.

There are some things he cannot promise.

Not even if she threatens her with his secret.

It's a big deal for him to disclose his illness, but he will never allow anyone to use this as his excuse.

Chinese Valentine's Day.

Tonight, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl will be meeting at the Magpie Bridge. The weather is just right. The sky must be full of stars at night, and you can see the Milky Way.

The whole Luowang Mansion is also busy. During the Girl's Day, all the women in the manor put on new clothes, wash and dress up, prepare fruit snacks, and make arrangements for the evening.

Yuegu came over yesterday with something: "Look, princess, how about this?"

Murong Wei looked at it in surprise, and saw that Yue Gu had brought a thatched house, with a fence in front of it and wooden planks planted with things. She didn't know what she was going to do.

"Aunt Yue, what is this?"

"Don't the princess know?" Xiangtao said with a smile: "This is a thin layer of soil that has been sprinkled on the board with the seeds of millet, and we need to build some houses and so on. It will be up to whoever it is on the second day of Qixi Festival." The seed that sprouts from the seed grows best."

Murong Wei looked at it curiously, "What's so important about this?"

Yuegu had a happy smile on her face: "Of course, whoever's seedlings grow well will be blessed with more children."

Murong Wei almost choked, feeling that this thing is made for this.

Yue Gu said with burning eyes: "Princess, you should also sprinkle some seeds."

Facing her expectant gaze, Murong Wei couldn't laugh or cry for a while, it was hard to refuse her kindness.

Seeing that everything was done and even the house was made, she just sprinkled some seeds, which didn't take much trouble.

Murong Wei sprinkled some seeds, and Aunt Yue happily took them away.

She glared at the maids who were snickering: "Laugh, I'll marry you off tomorrow, so as not to make fun of my concubine all of you. What kind of tricks are you doing?"

Lu'er laughed and said, "All the servants made an empty jar and filled it with water. They caught a spider and put it in tomorrow. From one night to the second day of Qixi Festival, we will see whose spider web is the most auspicious."

Murong Wei heard that the Qixi Festival was very particular, so she was quite interested in discussing it with others.

Early the next morning, Aunt Yue came over cheerfully and said to her, "Princess, that seed has sprouted, and it's growing well."

Murong Wei rubbed her head, "That's good."

She was also helpless, and Aunt Yue also had good intentions. Anyway, everyone was happy, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Today, the palace has already been prepared, and in the evening, Murong Wei changed into a rose, purple cloud, phoenix, five-color make-up shirt with large sleeves, a double-breasted, full-sleeve dress, and a golden sea horse Chaoyun skirt in the color of Yang Fei, and went to the palace to congratulate.

Today is the Qixi Festival, and the queen was supposed to preside over the ceremony, not only to persuade Sang Nong Nuhong, but also to worship Qi Niangniang.

Seven Niangniang is the Seventh Fairy, because she is a weaver girl, all women in the world beg her for skillful hands, hoping to get her skillful hands.

It's just that the queen hasn't come out recently, and she is resting most of the time, so today's ceremony is presided over by Concubine Liu Gui.

Concubine Liu Gui followed him when she was still the prince. There was once a prince who died shortly after birth. Because he died young, he had no order of teeth.

It's just that Concubine Liu Gui seemed to be disheartened after that. In recent years, she has been worshiping Buddha all the year round, and she is a quiet existence in the harem.

Murong Wei entered the palace, greeted several sisters-in-law and the clan, and not long after, she saw a middle-aged woman wearing imperial concubine court clothes, coming with a dignified demeanor.

This woman looks very beautiful, although she has passed away due to age, but the expression on her face is very calm, as if she is a bit dignified, maybe because of practicing Buddhism, she is becoming less and less human.

Everyone came forward to salute.

Concubine Liu Gui said calmly: "The empress is not feeling well today, so I will preside over the ceremony for the time being."

The wives at home and abroad agreed, and followed Concubine Liu Gui under the guidance of the eunuchs in the palace to perform the ceremony.

The sky was getting late, and as the moon rose, I paid my respects to the Seventh Empress, and Concubine Liu Gui said, "Today is the Qixi Festival, and the Emperor is hosting a banquet in the palace. All the wives, both inside and outside, go to the banquet together."

Murong Wei followed the people, so naturally there would be no trickery in this palace, but today it was brightly lit and quite lively.

The banquet was still held near the imperial garden, the emperor gave the banquet, the wives sat in other seats, the royal family lived in the inner hall, Murong Wei entered the hall, and saw the emperor was there, the princes were talking with the emperor, as speaking poetry.

Men don't worship the moon, it's just a festive day, a day of family reunion, which is quite lively.

As soon as Murong Wei entered the hall, she looked subconsciously, and she saw that King Chu was also talking.

At this moment, he was speaking Song Ci to the emperor, and seeing Concubine Liu Gui led people in, everyone stepped forward to greet each other.

Originally, it was inconvenient for female family members to meet with male family members, and the royal family had strict rules, but the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "We are all a family, so there is no need to bother."

After hearing what he said, everyone went with the flow and sat down.

When Murong Wei came in, the King of Chu also took a look, then turned around casually and stopped paying attention.

In the hall, there is a round table with rosewood plates, dragons, phoenixes, and rich flowers. The black sandalwood and gold-rimmed armchairs are covered with blue-colored blessing character bamboo mats. dim sum.

At Murong Wei's table sat Princess Qi, Princess Chu, and Princesses Jincheng, Jinyue, and Jinhua.

Princess Qi seldom appeared in front of people since that day, she seemed to regain her complexion when she saw her today, but she had put on a lot of powder on her face to cover up the tiredness on her face. It's the bossy look of a sister-in-law.

Murong Wei didn't take it seriously, and served some good dishes. The weather was hot, and the dishes served were a bit greasy, and Murong Wei didn't eat a few chopsticks.

However, she ate a few slices of watermelon after the meal.

Sitting next to Xiao Mingchen is the fourth prince who is now the King of Wei. The King of Wei doesn't like reading, and Emperor Jianwu asked about poetry just now, but he hesitated and was reprimanded by Emperor Jianwu for a long time. He is now eating with his head down.

"Fifth brother." The King of Chu asked casually, "You are going to open a mansion soon, and my brother is here to congratulate you first."

Xiao Mingchen looked at the third brother next to him, not understanding why he suddenly brought up this matter, and said with a smile: "Thank you, third brother, I respect this glass of wine."

The two brothers drank a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The wine had a strong aroma, and the fragrance lingered after smelling it.

The king of Chu smiled, and said, "It's a pity that the second brother is missing on such a beautiful day."

Xiao Mingchen's eyes flickered, and he guessed in his heart what he was trying to do by saying that.

"Yeah, it's been almost a month since the second brother went to Jiangnan. I just heard that he was busy inspecting the river embankment in Jiangnan. , I just compile and read books every day, which is much more carefree than my brothers."

King Wei was listening to them, and spoke again in a loud voice: "No, I envy the third brother the most, but I don't have the brains to study. It's okay if I go to the battlefield..."

Xiao Mingchen retorted dissatisfiedly: "Wars do not rely on brute force. If only brute force is used, it is just a knife. How can a commander not understand the art of war and not read military books? Not only must he be able to lead soldiers, but he must also To manage the army, mount the horse to manage the army, and dismount to manage the government. Isn’t that simple?”

King Wei has always been at odds with him, and now the two enemies are fighting again.

King Wei pointed at him and shouted: "Who says you can't be self-taught? Isn't the Duke of Wei in my court just a man with little knowledge, leading troops differently, and making great contributions differently?"

Seeing that his father had turned his gaze away, the king of Chu was afraid that the two younger brothers would quarrel again, so he hurriedly talked to each other: "The two younger brothers are both excellent in martial arts, and the elder brother is also very envious."

The two saw that the King of Chu was getting into a fight, and they didn't really want to quarrel in front of their father, so they immediately withdrew their hands knowingly, but just stared at each other angrily.

The King of Chu laughed and said, "Brother, ask the fourth and fifth brothers to drink up this cup."

The two brothers snorted and each had a drink.

Fortunately, this sweet-scented osmanthus brew is not high in alcohol content, so you won't get drunk if you drink a few cups.

The sixth prince on the side said with a good temper: "If the fourth and fifth brothers have time to teach me martial arts, that would be great. Does the fourth brother want to fight, but there is no place to fight recently."

The sixth prince's health is not very good, and he has been a medicine jar since he was a child.

Although it is the royal family, the medical conditions at this time are too poor, and a minor illness may kill a person. Even the royal family also lost many children.

There were quite a few children of Emperor Jianwu who died in infancy, but the body of the sixth prince, if he hadn't been older than the royal family and filled with medicine, probably wouldn't have grown to such a big size.

King Wei said proudly, "Not now, so in the future? Although Beiting has been cleared, there is no guarantee that those barbarians will not come back again."

"It's just you, Father will not let you go to war." Xiao Mingchen said dissatisfied.

King Chu's eyes moved slightly, looking at King Qi who was talking to his father.

King Wei said so, did King Qi promise him something?

If the father is in power, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for King Wei to lead the troops.

He is reckless, and his father might not trust him.

That is the king of Qi... Maybe the king of Qi accepted him, and if he ascended the throne as the emperor one day in the future, then he would have the opportunity to make contributions.

Cong Longzhigong is a brother again, so naturally he has to support him.

To make meritorious deeds is to look at the reckless King Wei, who is also not satisfied with just being an ordinary prince or a future emperor's younger brother.

He wanted his name to go down in history and to be famous forever in the future.

What about him?
The king of Chu was silent.

"I see, the third brother can also write books in the future. If he writes a book that has never been seen before, it will be famous in history. Or..." The fifth prince didn't finish his sentence.

Although Murong Wei said before that he wanted to win over the King of Chu, Xiao Mingchen would not say anything hastily.

Everyone is not a fool for some specious words, presumably he can understand them if he wants to.

To be a wealthy and idle king, out of the crowd, or to be a famous figure in history, it also requires sacrifice.

If you just wander around and don't want to give anything, how can you get the position in the court in the future?
With their background, many things in the world have already been owned.

Power is what a prince naturally wants to pursue. If power cannot be pursued, then what else is there to pursue?
Then there will be a name left in history, and be a person who will be famous through the ages.

Giving and rewarding are always equal.

The King of Chu seemed to be thinking, and turned his eyes to the female relatives, and saw Murong Wei talking to Princess Jinhua.

Under the lanterns of beautiful ladies and maids dotted on the four walls of the palace, but seeing the beautiful woman smiling and smiling, the king of Chu was stunned for a moment, remembering the brief contact with her that day.

She saved him, and he owed her a favor.

If he can accept her conditions, maybe he can help her.

After a long time, the banquet also broke up, everyone left the hall in small groups, Murong Wei walked unhappily, and planned to go out through the imperial garden.

A little eunuch in front came over, saw Murong Wei, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your maidservant has been waiting here for a long time, Princess Luo, King Chu Qiansui is waiting for you at the Wanhuating Pavilion."

Murong Wei looked around, at this moment the moonlight was just rising, most of the maids in the palace went to beg for cleverness with others, there were not many people in the imperial garden.

Murong Wei responded, and then walked forward, bypassing a vine entangled with vines, and saw a Wanhuating Pavilion in front of her in a sea of ​​begonia flowers.

The pavilion is quite large, surrounded by light gauze to block the rain and mist, and the inside is shielded with a screen style. At the moment Murong Wei stepped in, she saw the king of Chu sitting not far away, the palace lantern was shaking in the wind, and the shadow of the candle was shining. shake red.

"Why did the third brother invite me?"

The king of Chu stretched out his hand and said, "Second sister-in-law, please sit down."

The little eunuch was very clever, obviously he belonged to him, and immediately went to let the wind around.

Although it is more troublesome to meet in the palace, it is not so obvious in the palace compared to the surveillance outside.

Murong Wei also sat down with Shi Shiran, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, "Does the third brother have something to say?"

King Chu laughed lowly, with a smile on his face: "Second sister-in-law, should I ask you this? What you said to the princess, my younger brother was very puzzled. Dare to ask second sister-in-law to explain it?" confused."

Murong Wei smiled slightly, saw a blue and white porcelain tea hanging on the table, picked it up, poured two cups of herbal tea gracefully.

"Third brother is so smart, he must not fail to understand what I mean. You know the current situation."

King Chu's gaze stayed on her wrist for a moment, and he asked calmly, "Why, the second sister-in-law wants to threaten me?"

Murong Wei shook her head, and said sincerely: "How come, what I promised you, I won't tell others if I say I won't tell others. I just think it's good for you and us. If you don't accept it, I will Will not say anything."

The king of Chu picked up the cup, and the scented tea in the cup was delicious, but he didn't like it very much.

"So, the second sister-in-law has come prepared, then, how does what you want me to do benefit me?"

"Is the third brother satisfied with the status quo? You don't want to make a career out of it, and you don't want to be famous in history. Do you want to be a rich and idle king?"

Murong Wei's words went straight to the bottom of his heart.

In fact, in the royal family, who is willing to be the rich and idle king?
Who doesn't want to do something, it's just that the time is different, and most of the time it doesn't count whether they are willing or not.

The King of Chu said indifferently: "What's wrong with being an idle king? I am also very comfortable now. Since I don't want to compete for the position, it is better not to be too active."

"How about the fourth brother? Why does he work with the eldest brother? He is not very active. If you want some things, you have to pay. Even if you want to be a rich and idle person, what about your children? What about the mother clan behind you?" Are they willing? I heard that the King of Qi has been trying to win them over, right? Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if you want to or not, you can stop doing it.”

King Chu was silent for a moment, he knew what Murong Wei said was true.

Yes, even at this moment, he can't help himself.

Sometimes, even if he wants to let it go, the people around him will push him forward.

People in the arena involuntarily.

Since you are in the royal family, it is obviously a ridiculous idea to avoid royal disputes.

Unless he is willing to announce the fact that he is sick, how can those brothers really not fear him?

Is there only one side to choose?

Seeing his expression, Murong Wei was obviously moved.

She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, "Look at it."

King Chu picked it up and saw that it was written by her. After reading it, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Is this your plan?"

Murong Wei pulled back the paper, her plump and rosy lips raised: "This matter is irrelevant to you, third brother, as long as you do some small things, you don't even need to express your position. In this way, no one will be offended. Opportunity. I think the third brother is a smart person, and a smart person should choose the most suitable method."

The woman in front of him under the moonlight seemed to confirm that he could not refuse such a condition with infinite confidence and calmness.

Yes, he couldn't refuse, no matter what he did now, or the rewards she would offer him in the future.

What do people seek in this life, some people seek glory and wealth, and some people seek fame.

With both fame and fortune, no one would refuse such a thing, and there would also be no risk.

"I admit it, I can't refuse."

There is no evidence left between them, and no matter who is involved in this matter, they will not be able to use it as a handle in the future.

Murong Wei smiled slightly, "If the third brother agrees, that would be the best. By the way, maybe the third brother can go to Chengde with the fifth brother to escape the summer heat. It will be cooler there, and it will be more beneficial to the third brother's body."

The King of Chu sighed and muttered something to himself, but no one could hear him clearly.

"It's time for me to go back, third brother, take my leave." She gracefully stood up, bowed and left.

King Chu stood up and said, "Second sister-in-law, please, I will think about it carefully."

Murong Wei did not urge him, she is now confident that he will not refuse.

The King of Chu watched her figure gradually disappear, and was stunned for a moment.

"Your Highness?" The little eunuch bent forward and asked, "Are you going home now?"

King Chu nodded: "Go back."

Walking in the imperial garden under the moonlight, he thought of what he saw just now, Xiao Mingrui who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and Murong Wei.

"Why didn't I meet first..."

His voice was very low, the little eunuch didn't know what he was talking to himself, and looked at him suspiciously.

To be honest, he was also very confused about the meeting between King Chu and Princess Luo, but, as an eunuch, it's best not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked.

Even if the master has an affair with Princess Luo, he can't control it.

But in such a short time, it is impossible to do anything.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace gate."

The king of Chu agreed and got into the chariot.

There were a lot of books in the Baibao Pavilion in the car, and he picked up the one he had read earlier, and happened to see what happened to Luo Fu.

"Making you have a wife, Luofu has a husband... Huanjun's pearls are weeping, I wish I could meet you when you were not married..."

Murong Wei returned to the Luo Palace.

The moonlight was like silver, and the girls in the backyard were very lively.

This night, many girls and children came out to worship the Seventh Lady and begged for cleverness. Murong Wei asked Yuegu and Madam Zheng to organize a begging competition for the maids to see who had the best craftsmanship, and the top few would be rewarded.

As a result, these maids are even more excited.

Eunuchs, servants and others even joined in the fun.

When Murong Wei returned to the inner courtyard, it was a lively time.

Seeing Murong Wei, Yue Gu smiled and said, "Princess, you came back just in time. A few aunts are waiting for you to preside over the begging."

Murong Wei had just done an important matter, and she was in a good mood at the moment, "Okay, I'll come to beg for a coincidence today, but I'm afraid that Qi Niangniang will dislike my skills."

Xiangtao said with a smile: "How could it be, Wangfei is very clever."

All the maids said yes, Murong Wei looked at them with a smile: "Okay, let's treat you to have fun later."

The maids cheered, and when Murong Wei arrived at Tianxiangyuan, she saw Zhang Yuqian and the others waiting.

Tonight all the little maids went to beg for cleverness, and the top three each got a reward. Zhang Yuqian and the others are also talking about this now.

Seeing Murong Wei came back, they all rushed to the front of the hall to greet her, Murong Wei said kindly: "Today is Qixi Festival, a beautiful day, our sisters are also begging for a coincidence, the younger sisters don't need to be so restrained."

Madam Zheng stepped forward and said: "The servant has already prepared the incense table, just wait for the princess to worship the moon and beg for a coincidence."

Murong Wei nodded and said, "Okay, the younger sisters will follow me."

Zhang Yuqian said flatteringly: "This begging skill must be the most ingenious of the princess."

Murong Wei didn't take it seriously, the incense table was set up, with burning incense sticks on it, and some melons and fruits placed on it, Murong Wei lit the incense and bowed three times to the moon.

These dustpans are placed on the table in front of the incense case, and there are some red things, colorful silk threads, and seven-hole needles. According to the ancient method, the colorful silk threads must be passed through the seven needle holes under the moonlight. Naturally, it is ingenious, whoever dresses quickly will be bestowed by Qi Niangniang.

This project is really a test of eyesight. It is not an easy task to pass the thread through the pinhole under the moonlight.

Murong Wei took the colorful silk thread and threaded it through the pinhole, it took a while, but fortunately her eyesight is pretty good, so she passed it.

Seeing that Murong Wei passed through, Lu Shao hurriedly said loudly: "The princess has passed through!"

Everyone complimented again.

Not long after, Su Mei also passed through, and Zhang Yuqian and the others also passed through after a while.

"It's still Wangfei who got the true biography of Seven Empresses, no wonder the usual female celebrities are so good." Liu Yue said with a smile.

Murong Wei knew that they were giving way intentionally, and that her speed was not fast, they just couldn't get past her.

I just listened to these words, how could I take it seriously?

Wu Lan looked at the moon in the sky and said, "The concubine is looking forward to the spider being able to spin a good web tonight."

Murong Wei invited them to sit at the table. At this moment, the moon is shining in the sky, and a jade belt passes across the sky, which is the Milky Way.

There are two shining stars approaching on both sides of the Milky Way, they are the Cowherd and Vega.

The maids served melon and fruit snacks, Murong Wei ate iced watermelon, seeing that those maids were also busy begging for cleverness, she didn't care, let them make trouble.

It's rare that tonight is a time for my daughter's family to relax, and it's okay to let them have fun for a while.

Several people chatted indifferently, Qi Yan said: "It's pitiful for the poor concubine to look at the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and the Queen Mother is too unreasonable, she only lets people meet once a year."

Murong Wei saw that the two hearts in the sky were infinitely close, connected by a jade belt in the middle, like a magpie building a bridge, hearing what Qi Yan said, it aroused her lovesickness.

Xiao Mingrui, when will that guy come back?
"The Altair is far away, the Han girl of the Jiaojiao River. There is a flood of water, and the pulse is speechless..." Zhang Yuqian sighed: "That's right, I think the Queen Mother is also a little ruthless."

"That's not bad. Some people haven't seen each other for a year. Some couples are like strangers, and they are not as good as other couples. Xiaobie is better than newlyweds, right?"

Murong Wei looked at Qi Yan who was speaking, and groaned in her heart.

Who is she talking about, is she not letting Xiao Mingrui see them or pampering them?

"Actually, I think there is nothing wrong with the Queen Mother. You said that Zhinu, a fairy, came to the world. She was obviously a fairy, but the cowherd hid her skirt and didn't let her go back. Would you like to have such a son-in-law? Forced wife, I don’t think this cowherd is a good man. I already know that Xianfan is different, so why bother with him?”

Murong Wei's voice sounded, and the girls were silent for a moment.

Zhang Yuqian smiled and said: "Yes, this is just a legend, who knows what happens in the sky. If you want me to say that the cowherd is lucky, how can he be considered a fairy now as a mortal?"

Everyone said yes.

Su Mei didn't say much all the time, now she looked around and said: "The concubine sees it's getting late, the concubine might be tired tonight, concubine should serve the concubine and rest."

(End of this chapter)