A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 49 Forbidden Court (49)
Even if you don't love me, even if you plot against me... (2)
"This is the best way. She resents me not to worry about it. I will have a chance to explain to her in the future. That majesty who sits high in the hall is smarter than a ghost. If you want to deceive him, you have to deceive him. She is too simple. That's it, put all your worries on your face, and a mistake will cause bad things. This is good..." He drooped the corner of his mouth and nodded with difficulty, "This is good... She stays by Chongyuan's side wholeheartedly, and Chongyuan treats her with all her heart. There will be no doubt."

Cheng Shilang fell silent, paused and said: "Li Zhao and the others have secretly contacted the officials in the court to oppose the current officials. There is one case in the court, and the most important thing is the military chief. Three uprights are enough for us to do things. Sir, we don't have much time, and it is inconvenient to make troubles right now. When the limelight passes, we will see that there must be swords and swords. We don't have military power. If we want to confront him It is impossible."

"So when I come back, at least I don't have to hide. There was an assassination in the East Palace. The more I keep my mouth shut, the faster the rumors will spread, and the better for us. Zhongyuan thinks he's smart, and he doesn't bother to use the same method." The second time, this time I must go the right way. Charge me with treason or other charges in a high-sounding manner. After getting rid of me, he is still a righteous and peaceful king. Although it is good to do this, it takes time. And I lack It's just the right time." He turned back to look at him, "Chengze, in fact, my strength and his strength have never been equal. In the seven or eight years I have been in Sui, the late emperor has been in poor health, and he has all the strength of the big axe in his pocket. I have long thought of seizing the heir. I knew in my heart that it was beyond my reach. What's the point of sitting on such an emptied crown prince? I don't want to be a puppet, and he didn't intend to let me be a puppet, so you die and I live Inevitably." He snorted and laughed, "You are right, we have no power or power, we have only one life. If I die once, even if I do everything I can, I will still be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth."

That being said, it is inevitable that he will be sad when the one he loves is alienated.Cheng Ze looked back at the majestic palace inside the gate, originally it was supposed to belong to the Lord Lang, but fate tricked people, and others took it.He didn't know how to comfort people, so he just said: "Forbearance with a knife on the head, Goujian worked hard and tasted courage for more than ten years before he became the hegemony. The master can bear it for a while, and he will succeed in the future. There is no such woman. If the queen and the master are of one mind , the Lord will treat her kindly in the future; if you cannot understand the Lord, it is useless to keep such a woman."

He bowed his head and smiled softly, "I was the only one when I was young. Sometimes I thought she was troublesome, but I lost my soul after seeing her for a day. Now that I see it, she no longer loves me... I knew Today, I shouldn't have caused her to come to Damao in the first place. Thinking about it now, I really lost my wife and lost my army."

He sighed, and slowly went up to the Xihua Gate with his hands behind his back.

A ray of sunlight came in from the window and fell on the low couch behind the screen.

Yun Hua listened to what the outsiders had to say, and all those left behind were close officials from the government. The appearance of Yun Guan made them feel like they were facing a big enemy. They thought of thousands of ways, but most of them still advocated assassination, but today they shook their heads, " When he comes to people, it will be easier to kill him, but to block everyone's mouths, we still need a way." Turning to Pei Ran, he said, "It's becoming more and more difficult to raise the prison secretary. The case of Qixi has been delayed until Now, there is no answer?"

Pei Ran cupped his hands and said: "Before, there was no other way, because King Huaisi was dead, and the assassination of the dead was not convincing." He said with a smile, "It's all right now, since he came back from the dead, I will know what to do. "

He nodded, "Don't stop the interrogation, but the meeting needs to be postponed for two days. The urging is too tight, it seems that I don't have the grace to tolerate others."

Pei Ran led the decree and said yes, and Zhong Shuling held the wat board and murmured: "The title of King Huaisi is out of date, Your Majesty still needs to worry about it. Nowadays, princes and princes have food and no land, and people live in Bianliang. , and easy to control.”

He remembered that Yun Guan had discussed privately with Ankang County King at that time, planning to make him King Chenliu and King Xiandu, if only he could do so.After much deliberation, he couldn't, lest people say he was bitter.If you want to gain a good reputation, you need not only to be kind, but also to be kind.He tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a long time and said, "Let's seal King Ning, it's best if there's nothing to do in peace. You can eat [-] yuan, give you a palace, and reward [-] yuan." Pointing to Shen Zhizheng, "Mu If you want to do it, you must do it with great fanfare and do it well.”

Shen Zhizheng bowed his head to take orders, and heard him say in a manly voice: "Ning Wang has many guests, and if there are too many, it will be chaotic. It should not be difficult to pick out one or two for my use. I know that he can't calm down, and he must move around. Order people to pay attention to which officials have private contacts with him, write down the list, and settle accounts after the autumn."

Everyone bowed to accept the order, he squeezed the center of his brows tiredly, waved his hand and said: "Go, do everything that should be done. Don't restrict his actions, the more active he is, the better, I want to see Who dares to get close to him." While talking, he took off the crown and reached out to pull out the jade rhinoceros hairpin, but the tentacles were so soft that he was startled.

The officials who were about to retreat stopped and looked at him strangely.Zihua could see clearly from behind the screen, his heart was pounding, and he raised his big sleeves to cover his head.

"Queen!" With a shocking shout, she flinched and let out a hesitant beep.

The faces of all the officials were colorful, and they couldn't help looking at His Majesty's Jinxian crown at the beginning of the event, wondering how happy they are today, but who knew that the quarrel for a long time turned out to be a little love between the emperor and the empress.Looking sideways at the screen, the queen was sitting upright, showing half of her face, and said solemnly: "The concubine is here, follow your majesty's orders."

Although he was angry, he should not lose his dignity in front of outsiders. He put Mo Ju aside lightly, cleared his throat and said to the ministers: "It's nothing, just pay more attention to King Ning. If you find something wrong, tell me immediately."

All the ministers said yes, but they retreated out of the main hall.

He was as motionless as a mountain, and Yun Hua came out from behind the screen, "Your Majesty was very anxious when she learned that Yun Guan was returning to court. I don't worry about you, and I will come to pick you up in the past..."

He didn't listen to her interruption, and nodded at Mo Ju beside his hand, "What's going on?"

She blinked, "I don't know."

When she said this, it was hard to record the scene, her knees softened, and she almost knelt down.Imam really turned around and looked over, "The deputy knows, tell me."

what did you say?Did the officials wear flowers when they came out of the Yongjin Palace?When he got on the chariot, he reminded him that he didn't take it to heart at the time.Now it's a shame to blame me.

He looked at the queen bitterly, the queen finally realized her conscience, and said calmly: "I did it, who told you to make such a joke in the morning! Everything has nothing to do with Lu Zhizhi, if you want to scold me, scold me."

His lips moved, and he didn't know what he was muttering.After a long while, I laughed, "I have never worn a flower before, and today I will definitely surprise the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. Does it look friendly like this, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Lu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Tomorrow, the officials will see that half of the officials will wear flowers to show their respect for the officials."

He gave him a hard look, wanted to scold him, but was afraid of embarrassing the empress, so he held back.He fiddled with the flower in his hand, and said slowly: "The empress and I have a deep affection, the ministers see it, and so does King Ning. What the empress said to the chief executives just now , I think he heard it."

She Yiran said: "So what? Since he returns to court, he should make such preparations. I know that the officials have some difficult words to say. Since you are inconvenient to say it, then I will do it. I am the queen, and I will assist you in the future." Those of the official family are afraid of the head and the tail, won't they make people say that I am useless!"

He was naturally relieved to hear that, at least he saw that she was working hard, although her wrist was still a little immature, but it also showed her attitude, she was no longer following the crowd, she had her position.What Yun Guan did yesterday chilled her heart, and she turned against him.It's just that he came back to court in a hurry today, no matter what his plan was, he had something to do with her to some extent.

He was inexplicably lost, crushing the petals with his fingers, and his thoughts were confused.

She stood aside and waited for him. Seeing him in a daze, she said softly: "Have you finished handling the government's household affairs? Let's go back when we're done! The empress said that she plans to hold a family banquet and invite King Ning to the banquet. What does the government mean?"

He said: "Is there a Hongmen banquet? Catch the turtle in the urn and execute him? If this is the case, can the empress come forward and invite me?"

Hearing what he said, she hesitated for a while.She stood by his side, her heart can be expressed.She could watch Yun Guan be captured, or even watch him be killed, but if she wanted to do it herself, she felt that she might not be able to do it.What if you can't do it?She sighed, "If I invite you, he should be wary of me! Do the officials really want me to go? If you want, then I will go."

He thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I said, this matter has nothing to do with you. He left you halfway, although you hate him, but not to the point of wanting to kill him. After all, you have been in love for seven years, and you still Nostalgic, am I right?"

Looking up at him, she always felt that there was something in his eyes that she couldn't see through.When Yun Guan appeared majestically, he was not in a good mood, and his complexion gradually became gloomy. She felt a little sad, so she pulled him and said, "Guan, let's go back."

He stood up, "I still have some things to do..."

She took advantage of the opportunity to hug his waist, "Don't be unhappy."

"I'm not unhappy. It's just that things are getting complicated now. We have to solve the big trouble first. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, envoys from various countries will visit one after another. Civil strife is not a trivial matter. It can be self-destructive, or it may become a sharp weapon for other countries." He said Caressing her face, "I heard that the envoys of the Sui Kingdom are about to enter Bianliang, and they probably brought a message from your mother! The eldest princess has been married for nearly four months, and she must miss you. At that time, the envoys can be summoned to the Jiying Hall, Queen It is also appropriate to entertain your mother’s family.”

In fact, it is not a good thing to see people from the homeland after getting married. It involves political positions, and if it is not done well, it will be true.She didn't want to take the risk, so she hesitated and asked him, "Does the official say I should see him?"

He smiled, "It depends on what you mean."

She shook her head lightly, "I am a queen, and I am different from a noble concubine. If there is any mistake, I am afraid that I will lose the face of the official family, so I will still disappear. But Brother Fo and Aunt Jin under me are served by Sui Guohe, I pity you." They have no relatives and no reason in Dayue, and they plan to let them go back to Sui Kingdom with the special envoy, what do the officials say?"

She has her own considerations, and she has not forgotten Queen Mother Guo's entrustment to her.At that time, she wholeheartedly wanted to avenge Yun Guan, but since it did not conflict with her original intention, she agreed.But it can't be done now, she loves Yin Deyi very much, but Yun Guan's actions make her terribly disappointed.Since there is no longer any need to avenge Yun Guan, Queen Mother Guo's entrustment can no longer be fulfilled by her.Aunt Jin and Brother Fo are hidden dangers in the prison, and she is also afraid, afraid that if they are not careful, they will do something to harm Imakami.So she was sent away early, and she was relieved when she left.This time is a good opportunity, with an excuse, it will not arouse suspicion.

She raised her hand to hook his neck, he was tall, she had to tiptoe to touch him.Just hanging on him like that, looking stupid, with heavy eyelashes and plump lips.He smiled and kissed her, "Okay, the queen decides."

Now that she has returned her heart, she naturally puts him first in everything.However, she couldn't tell the whole story, Guo Guo was not qualified and would still be her biological mother. She could only mention a little bit, and said to him in a soft voice, "There are many envoys under the age, and they are all foreigners. I don't know what to do. Officials Be careful, don't get too close to them, Ban Zhi must be present at the banquet. Just drink a glass of wine, and drinking too much will cause trouble, you know?"

She looks like an old lady, he couldn't help laughing, "I see, I can't go wrong listening to my lady."

Her cheeks were blushing, and she said softly, "Don't keep laughing at me, what I said still makes sense."

He became more and more amused, "What's your reason? Put flowers on my head. Today, on such a tense occasion, I still wear flowers like a woman. Looking back now, I'm covered in cold sweat."

"I didn't know Yun Guan would come back, I'll shame you." She pressed her forehead against his chest, "You hit me!"

How dare you fight!He patted her on the back, "Forget it, I was just joking, do you take it seriously? I remember what you said, I'm busy right now, and I still have some official business to deal with, you go back to the Golden Palace first, I'm free at night Just go."

She knew in her heart that when Yun Guan returned to court, he seemed to be indifferent, and that was all pretending to be seen by others.He also has hidden worries. He used to do it secretly, and he could use all means behind his back.It is no longer possible. To do it properly, you need to endure and spend more energy.

She let him go, nodded and said good-bye, "I'll ask them to prepare some food, don't be hungry. I'll go back first, and wait for you to come and see me."

She was reluctant to part with her, making it look like she was giving it off.After walking two steps to call the official, he nodded, "Be obedient, let's go!"

When she reached the door, she looked at him again, and then meandered down the steps.

When I returned to Yongjin Palace, my mind was restless, and I couldn't read the book, so I leaned on the table to embroider my purse.Chunwo finished her chores and came in, shaking seven or eight furs and said: "The imperial concubine sent someone to send it. I have seen that the fur is good. It is cold in Wurong, and the fox fur in the forest is thicker than other places. Turn back Make it into an inner lining and put it in the robe, and put it outside in the winter solstice, which is just right for use.”

She was chattering, she couldn't cheer up, it seemed that it was getting late, and the official family should be coming.Get up and apply powder in front of the mirror, casually said: "You can't just take people's things for nothing, prepare some gifts in return during the festival. How are Brother Fo and Aunt Jin?"

Chun Wo said it was all right, "You are safe and sound, you really haven't left the Qingning Palace."

She said sadly: "Actually, I feel a little sorry for them. They were wronged by coming with the big axe. In two days, people from Sui Kingdom will come and let them go back with Sui's envoy. Give them some money so that they can live a better life in the future."

Chunwo nodded in response, and Ah Rong happened to come in, and said with a snort, "Is Suiguo coming too? Will he bring some good things to the saint like Wu Rong?"

She only knows how to eat, she is a heartless and silly elder sister.Yun Hua teased her, "You go with them this time, go back and find a gentleman, and live a good life."

She blushed, rubbed the corner of her clothes and said, "Saint, don't make fun of me. I have no father or mother, and I don't even have a decision-maker. Where can I find a gentleman! It was agreed earlier that I would bring a prince to the saint. Now The prince hasn't been born yet, so I won't leave."

Yung Hua was a little embarrassed by what she said, so he interrupted her and asked, "The osmanthus flowers you collected last time can be made into osmanthus flower candies?"

Ah Rong smiled and said, "It's been made a long time ago, I've eaten it several times...Does the saint want to eat it?"

She pushed open the window and stretched out one hand. The excess powder on the powder puff was shaken in the evening wind, and the powder mist flew around, even the air was filled with a sweet fragrance.Turning around, he said: "The official is worried about Yunguan, and I can't help you. I remember that the flower candy you make is the best. Prepare a mixed honey soup for the official. He likes sweets."

Ah Rong looked up at her, smiled very slowly, turned and went out.

Zihua waited until very late, but the official family did not come.

Lying on the bed, lying on his side, stretching out his hand, the mattress was slightly cold, without him, his heart was empty.Two pillows were placed side by side, she stroked the satin cover, leaned up, and smelled the clear fragrance of ambergris, which was his scent.She is a very dependent person, and if she is attached to him, he will be at ease by her side.Not seeing him for a moment was like being cut off from the root, and he began to become confused and helpless.

Really couldn't sleep, got up and opened the window to look at the Rouyi Palace in front, the palace wall is too high to see, I wonder if he has slept or not.She stayed on the window sill for a long time feeling lost, and wanted to go to find him, but was afraid that he was busy.Wait a little longer, maybe after today's busy, tomorrow will be fine.

(End of this chapter)