A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 48 Forbidden Court (48)
Even if you don't love me, even if you plot against me... (1)
At five o'clock the next day, when he woke up at three o'clock in the morning, she was in a deep sleep.

The moon hung in the sky, turning into a white and miserable shadow, looking at her with a dim light, with a peaceful face, nestling beside him.He has always been used to being alone, used to being swift and resolute, but now he has slowed down and lived the life of an ordinary person, with concern, and a gentle weight that he is willing to bear.This is actually very good, he feels happy from some minor details, her tone of both anger and resentment and wanton delicacy let him know that he is dependent on her.It turns out that having no worries is not success, but a kind of sadness.Fortunately, he is not such a failure now, and he has someone who can keep him company.

It's a pity that this companion, who doesn't know what he needs, often gets up in the air and is thrown down halfway, which is really helpless.He smiled wryly, sat up on his back, originally planned to get out of bed, but saw a piece of smooth skin under the collar of her pajamas, he hesitated a little, and finally reached out his hand.

She murmured, "Hungry."

He is angry, either sleepy or hungry, is this teasing him?He pressed down hard, causing her to whimper.

She finally woke up, opened her eyes and saw his fierce appearance, she laughed, "What's wrong with the official family?"

"Why did you fall asleep last night? How could you sleep at that time!" He was still complaining about what happened last night, "Aren't you intoxicated at all? Do you think I'm not very clever?"

She had just woken up, her mind was dizzy, and she didn't quite understand, "The official's tricks are high, I'm just too sleepy, and I've been nervous for a long time... Are you unhappy?"

He hummed, "I'm very upset. The queen is with me, how do I treat you is your favorite?"

She said, "When the officials were hanging out with me?"

He frowned. The word was very indecent, but it was very precise, so he nodded reluctantly.

She recalled in a daze, "I like the official family to kiss me. I get hot when I kiss me. In winter, I can kiss more. And now..." She blushed, "I like the official family to press me down, I like the official family to hold me down. The weight of the family." After finishing speaking, he covered his face with a sad voice, "Am I sick, how could I have such a shameful eccentricity?"

He doesn't quite understand her hobbies, does she like to carry people on her back?Anyway, no matter what, he felt that there was a fire in his heart, and he couldn't vent it all the time. He placed himself between her legs roughly, and moved twice through the fabric.

She was very cooperative, and chanted softly, "Official... official..."

When she called him, he couldn't help it.He freed his hand to pull the waistband of his trousers, just at that moment the voice of the scene recording sounded outside the window, "The time has come, the official family has risen."

He slumped on her in frustration, he was really tired, he didn't want to look at her today, or he could just call him sick and talk about it tomorrow.But think about it, Wurong's envoy's visit, and yesterday's incident in Yunguan, someone will definitely mention it this morning.If he doesn't show up, it will cause everyone to speculate, so I still have to go, leave this gentle town, and go to the cold court.

He turned over and got out of bed, turned his head and pointed at her, "You have to reflect on yourself, we'll discuss it tonight."

A palace official lit a lamp in the front hall, and the narrow strip of light gradually moved over, illuminating the bed curtains in the back hall.She was half propped on the edge of the bed, her long hair was loose, and her face was pure and natural without makeup.At first, his eyes were wide open, but his face turned red when he realized it.Slowly getting out of bed, he mumbled, "We'll discuss it later, I'll take a nap today so I won't be sleepy at night."

A couple like them may be hard to find in the world, and he is also to blame for his lack of academic skills. If he worked hard last time, he wouldn't have to wait until today.She came to wait for him to wash up, and he whispered in her ear: "I asked the video recorder to find a new booklet the day before yesterday, the pictures are very clear, this time it should be right."

She looked at him resentfully, "It's good for you to understand in your stomach, do you have to say it? I am a stable and generous queen, the officials don't want to teach me badly."

He choked, "I want to make you feel at ease."

She waited for him to put on the court clothes, squatted down to tidy up the crooked crowns and chong fangs on his sash, and said, "I'm very relieved, but the officials always remember it, and even ask people to look for picture albums, it's not embarrassing."

She actually laughed at him, he picked him up and held him in his arms, his hand slid all the way down his back, onto that pretty buttocks, and squeezed lightly, "What did you say?"

There were palace people beside her, she felt very embarrassed, she just bit her lip and did not speak.He bowed his head and kissed her neck, "You are too indulgent, and your courage is getting bigger and bigger. When I finish the business at hand, it's time to settle the accounts between me and the queen. Are you still going to Yanfu Palace?" If you live in Yiqing Palace, if you didn’t understand it that night, I’ll let the queen read it again.”

It turned out that he knew all about it, so why would he still act crazy for others to see?Her face flushed suddenly, she stomped her feet and complained, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

He said seriously, "Let me tell the queen a joke! Once upon a time, a Jinshi went to the temple to offer incense. When he saw the monk... that, he wrote a poem, saying, 'Sit alone in the meditation room and make a wife. Don't mention this to outsiders.' If you change your left hand for your right hand, you will stop wives and marry again." He stuck out his tongue and smiled, then turned around to take his Jinxian Crown.

She pondered dully for a long time, and finally understood, she was so ashamed that she couldn't bear it.Pretending to help him wear the crown, a pot of black chrysanthemums bloomed just right by the side, and she quietly picked one out and embedded it in his jade rhino hairpin.

Lujing and Zichendian Diantou were waiting outside. Seeing that Jin Shang came out, they hurriedly waited for him to be sent to the imperial chariot.It's just that the flowers are very strange to the eyes. It is common for men with big axe to wear flowers, but they have never seen them today.Besides, looking at the court today seems a bit inappropriate!Recording scenes faltered and compared, "Officials..."

He glanced at him, didn't take it seriously, boarded the chariot all alone, and said impatiently: "Hurry up, it's almost time."

Lu Jing didn't know the reason, so he didn't dare to say more, so he raised his voice and shouted, and everyone surrounded the imperial chariot and went to the palace gate.

The queen sent the person away, and lazily fell back on the bed.At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the sky and the earth were dimly smeared with a layer of dark blue. The iron hooks of the lanterns hung on the corners of the eaves, swayed by the wind, and occasionally made two soft creaking sounds.

Drowsy and fell asleep for a while, and it was already Chen Shi when I woke up.Busily got up and dressed, packed up and went to Baoci Palace to say hello.

The imperial concubine is always relatively early, she can't be favored by the present, but she gets along very well with the empress dowager.Zi Hua raised her skirt and went up the steps. She led the first-arriving concubines to stand in order. When she entered the door, she bowed and saluted, wishing the saint Jin An.

Zonghua asked everyone to show respect and respect to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager nodded and rewarded her to sit beside her.The imperial chef brought in pine nut cheese and distributed it to everyone. The queen mother held a silver spoon in her hand, turned her head and asked, "How is the queen today?"

I think it would be better to ask her to be surprised!She vaguely replied: "Thank you for your concern, Madam, I rested all night, and my heart has settled down today, and I feel much better."

The Empress Dowager stirred in the bowl with downcast eyes, and said sadly: "When I heard the news, my heart was about to be shattered. How could such a thing happen to me when I was drinking at the palace gate? This is also the case, since I am still alive Why did he disappear without a trace in three or four years." Looking at Yun Hua again, "Has the queen known him for a long time?"

No matter what, Yun Guan's identity is too special, his existence is a conspiracy in the eyes of everyone, and anyone who has anything to do with him is always closely related to the conspiracy.The expressions of all the ladies in the hall remained unchanged, but their movements were slow, and they pulled out their ears to listen to her explanation.Yesterday the officials made a lie for her, but the Empress Dowager may not be raised in the deep palace and know everything. If she leaves everything out, it will appear fake, so she said: "Going back to your mother, I knew Wang Huaisi when I was young. Sui Guo is a hostage, and there was a relationship between two sides. Yesterday when he was drinking, he was mixed with the servants. I didn't pay attention to him. In fact, I haven't seen him for many years. Even if he stood in front of me, I wouldn't recognize him. After you informed me, let me show up and go back to the palace, I handed the wine terminal to Concubine Xian to enter the Zuoye gate, only then did he come to talk to me, saying that he wants to see the official, please let me convey it."

The queen mother looked at her sideways, "He is the former prince, he is the blood of the late emperor, why should he go through you if he wants to see the officials?"

Yun Hua frowned, and said puzzledly: "The courtiers and concubines can't figure it out either. It stands to reason that it is not difficult to meet the officials in his capacity, so why go around such a big circle! Later, when the classes arrived, the officials also arrived. , King Huaisi couldn't escape, so he took his concubine hostage."

The grievances between Jinshang and Yunguan all started from the throne, the Empress Dowager is Jinshang's birth mother, a person who makes a living in the Vanity Fair, will not be ignorant of the reason.Even she is pretending to be confused. If she is smart, she should just pretend to be ignorant.So the ball kicked back and forth and came back to the Queen Mother again.

The Empress Dowager naturally didn't dig deep, she just covered it up vaguely, and sighed softly: "I'm in the prison, and I haven't asked about the previous court for a long time. I don't know what's the reason behind it. It's good that the Empress is safe. , If there is a length, I think the first one in the official family must not let go of the heavy light." While talking, he scooped up cheese and drank a spoonful, who knew he choked, and covered his mouth and coughed.

Zi Hua hurriedly got up and beat her back, "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry, the officials have planned a strategy, and the matter will always be resolved satisfactorily."

The queen mother nodded, and put the lamp aside, "I value the menacing light, I don't know what is going on in his mind. The officials think about brotherhood, but he may not. I think there is some misunderstanding... After four years, he came back to life , how did it look like "Shan Hai Jing"!"

The noble concubine said, "I can't escape and want to seize the throne. If I want to go back to the court, I will go up to the Zichen Palace to meet the officials. He is a brother of the officials, and I will not treat him badly. Now he has such ulterior motives, and hijacked him again." Sage, what good things can you do? We are born to be attached to officials, so we can distinguish between good and bad. If someone wants to usurp the throne, there is no need to reason, just eradicate them."

The words of holding profit are one to please the queen mother, and the other is quite insinuating.Yun Hua glanced at her, "The noble concubine is safe, don't get too excited. The affairs of the previous dynasty are handled by the officials themselves, and it is better not to discuss it with the family members. There are many women in the forbidden house, so don't put everyone in danger. Yesterday was a Coincidentally, it happens that the palace gates are wide open when there is wine in the house. There will be no such opportunities in the future, and it will not be easy for him to enter the palace. My palace has already ordered all the gates to be more vigilant, so ladies can rest easy."

She put on airs and said righteous words, and all the ladies owed their lives.After all, the noble concubine's identity is there, and she loses her dignity by speaking out.But she was not in a hurry, changed the subject leisurely, and smiled at the Queen Mother: "Yesterday, the Wurong envoy came to court and brought some special products from the country, including warm mandarin oranges and Gantang pears, which were distributed to each pavilion. There are a few more Tell them to take good care of the fox fur and give it to the empress and the saint to make cloaks."

Just as he was talking, Qian Shiguan came in in a hurry, his agitated appearance was eye-catching.Seeing the presence of many ladies, he slowed down and raised his hands, leaned into the Queen Mother's ear and said: "A major event happened in the court, and King Huaisi preemptively beat the Dengwen drum on the Xuande Gate in court clothes. The military chief wants to win , but there were so many people watching, they couldn’t help him. King Huai Si went to court to talk to the officials, all the officials watched, and there were foreign envoys present in the Zichen Palace, so the officials couldn’t get angry. Didn’t mention anything else, just said these few days Years of misfortune, wandering outside, miss the government very much, even downplayed the matter of kidnapping the empress yesterday... Now it seems that I am afraid that it will return to court."

Zihua heard it in his ears and couldn't help being greatly shocked.Didn't mention anything else, that is to say, to cover up the assassination of him by the officials, and ask for peace for the time being?Since there are Wurong envoys present, the officials naturally don't want to show their swords to outsiders. Civil strife is fatal to the country, and there is no benefit in publicizing it.If he doesn't show his face, he can be hunted down, but if he shows up generously, and in such a gesture of seeking peace, if the officials are furious, it will be out of respect.

She couldn't figure out why he did this, when she was at Princess Rongguo's mansion before, she asked him what would happen if he showed up in public, and he said that the status could not determine the world, but why did he change his mind now?I thought he would lie dormant for a while, but he turned back. What is his plan?She had no idea, looked at the Queen Mother, who frowned, and murmured: "King Jin Dehuai Si is a posthumous title, it seems that the officials will bother to draw up a fief for him."

The ex-prince's return to court was a big shock to the ruling and opposition parties. Today, she is facing great difficulties. She only feels worried, and she is a little absent-minded when she sits.

The ladies in the palace looked to and fro, as if facing a formidable enemy.The queen mother noticed it, and waved her hand and said: "Let's go away, it's just that there is an extra living prince, it's nothing serious." After all the ladies left, she said to Yan Hua, "It depends on how the officials arrange it. If you don't want to fight for a while , the queen arranges a family banquet, and we should invite Chongguang."

Zong Hua was in a panic, guessing that the Empress Dowager was going to hold a grand banquet, she didn't ask too many questions, so she obliged and agreed.

The queen mother pondered for a while, and said to herself: "I'm afraid there will be no peaceful days. The hearts of the people who have been so hard to gather will be shaken by the return of the light. Those prime ministers and ministers will always look at the height of the mountain, and oppose this and that. It’s only when the emperor changes their hearts. I know that the officials are in a difficult situation right now, and they don’t want to be honest, so they have to wait for Chongguang to show his feet.”

She couldn't sit still, she tucked her hands and said: "I don't know what the officials are doing now, but it seems that the court has already dispersed, and my concubine wants to go to the Chongzheng Hall to pick him up and bring him back to the ban."

The queen mother looked at her, nodded and said: "Go, if there is anything, send someone to report to me."

She stood up and accepted the blessing, and left Baoci Palace to go forward.The Chongzheng Hall is the convenient hall after the dynasty is scattered, where the emperor usually rests and handles the trivial matters that have not been completed by the emperor.She asked Shi Zhao to lead the way, and went up the steps, just as she met several ministers coming out of the hall, bumped into each other under the eaves, and hurriedly pulled up her sleeves and bowed down, "The sage is endlessly happy."

She raised her hand to ask everyone to excuse her, "I heard that King Huai Si is still in court, is there such a thing?"

The privy envoy said, "The sage has learned about it in the prison, and there is indeed such a thing."

This group of people are basically members of the first and second ranks. She didn't say that she would put Yunguan to death, but at least reminded them first, and said: "You can hear about the fact that King Huaisi hijacked my palace yesterday. Is it a family matter at a young age, but the family affairs of the Tian family are also state affairs. The officials are magnanimous, and they cannot bear to be harsh because of the brotherhood. All the ministers are the hands that the officials rely on, and they should be aware of it."

The empress is the person who sleeps next to the present, and the minds of the present are interlinked. She has shown her attitude, which is to warn them, and the official's blessing does not mean that she does not take this matter to heart.The several prime ministers naturally understood and bowed their heads and said: "Saint, don't worry, there will be a conclusion on this matter. The saint is the mother of the country, and the mother of the country must not be desecrated. I will always keep it in mind. I will wait for the court tomorrow, and I will discuss it again after I have a memorial. There must be an explanation for the sage.”

She nodded and said good-bye, "Let's do as you please, and send my regards to the wives on behalf of the palace. In a few days after the Tianning Festival, I will hold a banquet for all the wives to come to the palace for a reunion."

All the officials agreed nonuo, but stepped back a few steps and got off Danbi.She turned around to enter the hall, but when she looked up, she saw Yun Guan standing there, the warm golden light of the rising sun sprinkled on his square heart collar and Luo Chang's big belt, it was a brilliant scene.

But when she saw him again, she no longer had the original feeling. From the moment he left her behind, she no longer recognized him.He probably heard what he said just now, she didn't care, and passed him by, he blurted out and called out, "What happened last night..."

She paused, because of her determination, there was a kind of high-spirited beauty, "The prince must be careful, I am the queen, and it is disrespectful to call her by my first name."

She flicked her sleeves, and his heart ached.Turning around, Chongyuan arrived at the gate of the hall at some point, and stretched out her hand, she handed it to him very naturally, and carried him into the Chongzheng Hall.

He curled his lips and smiled, lifted the corner of his robe to his Majesty Dan, the countless gold and silver threads covering his knee scraped his thumb, feeling a blunt numbness.

Cheng Shilang accompanied him. He was originally from the Zhan Shifu in the Eastern Palace. He has been with him for more than ten years and knows the inside story well.After leaving the Youchengtian Gate, seeing no one nearby, she said: "The queen's misunderstanding of the lord is getting deeper and deeper, and now I'm afraid that she will turn her back on the other side, and it will be inconvenient for the lord to do things in the future."

He stopped, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sun in the sky. His eyes were dazzled after watching for a long time, but his mind became clearer.

(End of this chapter)