A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 94 Forbidden Court (94)
Final chapter: I want to be like a flower, forever on the crown of the official family. (2)
The king is still the same king, growing stronger and more admirable, but she is no longer the original her.There have been tears of joy, and there have also been heart-pounding pains. Slowly growing up, one day I can assist him and stand side by side with him.

During the ban, he did not return to the Golden Palace, but still lived in the Rouyi Palace.The affairs of the previous dynasty were cumbersome. After the official family returned to Beijing, the backlog of government affairs was waiting for him to decide, so he moved the study into the side hall of Rouyi Hall.Mang Hua went to see him occasionally, he was sitting on a low couch in a boudoir, with his head propped on one hand, his long, white fingers covering half of his face.With the sun shining on his lap, he moved slightly, leaning on the brocade cushion, raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes were dark, and he smiled pleasingly.

Afraid of disturbing him, she made a face at him and retreated back to the apse.There were a lot of silks piled on the table, and she began to pick patterns to make clothes for the children.

"How good is this?" She pulled a piece of silk with heavy lotus patterns, and compared it to her body, "It can be made into a small pantyhose, with slits on both sides, all the way to the armpits."

Qin Rang stood aside with Fuchen in his arms. She nodded and said yes to everything she said.She didn't care too much, knowing that he would not provide any good advice, and asking him seemed to be just to get affirmation.

She sat at the table and threaded a needle, "The government has given me a mansion, can my mother settle it properly?"

Qin Rang said yes, "I was ordered to look at it yesterday, and the ban sent people to serve in the mansion, and even appointed Du Zhi to take charge of it. The saint doesn't have to worry about it."

After hearing this, she slowed down her movements, knowing that all the people in the house were dispatched from the back province, so there was a sense of surveillance in it.After all, the status is embarrassing, even if the officials ignore the previous grievances, the admonishing officials cannot agree.In order to avoid the impeachment of the officials, it is better to resolve the conflict in advance, so as to prevent the empress and Gao Fei from becoming the target of public criticism.

She nodded, "That's fine, it's going to be cold food in two days, and when the time comes, I'll take my mother to Genyue for a visit."

Just as he was talking, Lujing came in from the outside and brought a basket of tangerines, "Lingnan tribute tangerines have arrived in Beijing. This is the last batch and the sweetest. The sage has a taste." After speaking, he looked at her thread and said with a smile, " The emperor’s heir’s clothes are all arranged by the palace officials, the saint will just choose and be careful with his eyes.”

She lowered her eyes and smiled and said, "I make close-fitting clothes. My mother made them. We wear them to our liking." As she spoke, she asked in a low voice, "What did the court say two days ago? Queen Mother Guo and her son escorted back In Bianliang, there must be many ministers and workers who oppose it?"

Lu Jing glanced at the side hall, nodded and said: "All the ministers tried to remonstrate forever, but the officials rejected them one by one. It is expected that there will be a reward discussion tomorrow, and a large group of people will come out to sing the opposite."

She frowned and said: "These ministers are as small-minded as mung beans. Since the officials have been surrendered, they must be tolerant. Force him to kill Emperor Jian, and let future generations know his merits?"

Lu Jingdao said, "The government summoned the General Councilor in the Chui Gong Palace this morning, suggesting that he will invite the queen to be restored tomorrow. I am worried that there will be another uproar, and there will be a lot of trouble at that time."

There will be trouble, and she has already prepared for it, and she will have her own opinion at that time.Suddenly thinking of the noble concubine, she asked about the current situation of Yisheng Pavilion.Lu Jing said: "On New Year's Eve, the Empress Dowager Li Daitao froze and sent Mrs. Liang to the official's couch, and was seen through by the officials. At that time, the officials were so angry that they almost killed Mrs. Liang, and later ordered the front of the palace to interrogate her. Mrs. Liang was probably overly frightened, it is said that she was ill for a while, and then she has been in a daze, she is not stupid, she is not smart anyway, I don't know what the situation is now."

She said oh, thinking about it carefully, although the imperial concubine is hateful, there are also pitiful things.She is different from her, an orthodox princess with greater responsibilities than her.The survival of the country is not only related to the people, but also the honor and disgrace of a family name.She is honorable only when there is a country behind her. If the country is gone, what is left of her?A young girl enters the Injunction Court and has never been favored. She has her grievances.Now that the Sui Kingdom was destroyed, it would be Wu Rong's turn next, and she probably felt panicked, with no support left.So I would rather be stupid, no matter it is true or not, it is also a means of self-protection.

She sighed, "Has the medical officer diagnosed and treated you?"

Lu Jing said: "It has been passed on. After taking the medicine for half a month, there is no improvement. The sage doesn't need to ask her, the minister knows what to do. This time, he will be under strict supervision. After half a year, the government will attack Wu Rong. Mrs. Liang is here. Of course there will be a break."

She fiddled with the thimble and asked him, "What do you think will happen?"

Lu Jing thought for a while and said: "It may be given to death, or it may be demoted to Taoism, it all depends on the official's will."

She didn't speak anymore. When Mr. Cui died, she hated Wu Rong to the core, so no matter what the officials did, she couldn't be too exaggerated.

Lu Jing paused and said again: "An incident happened in the court yesterday. Zong Zhengqing joined forces with the officials to write a thousand words, and wrote a "Love Mother Record", calling for the empress dowager. He said that there are only unfilial children in the world. There are no parents who are wrong. It is against human relations for the officials to treat the queen mother harshly. I am afraid that they will be condemned by the people of the world. Now it is the time of Dading, and the hearts of the people in Sui Kingdom are fluctuating. If such rumors flow out, it will damage the authority of the officials. That Zong Zhengqing was originally The cousins ​​of the Empress Dowager’s mother’s family really tried their best to instigate it. The officials were very angry at that time, and now they probably have lost their anger, and ordered the Queen’s Province to send more insiders to the Baoci Palace, and the ban on the Baoci Palace was withdrawn.”

She paused for a while, and murmured for a while: "It's because of me that the official was embarrassed. He didn't tell me, because he was afraid that I would be unhappy!" Then she put the needle and thread back into the basket, and lifted the upper part of the skirt. Seeing this, the palace servants standing in the palace retreated one after another.

He was still the same as before, with his body sprained and his head propped up.She climbed onto the couch and sat down beside him.

"You asked the recorder to talk to me?" He pretended to be deaf and dumb, and she pushed him on the shoulder, "I'm talking to you."

He held up the memorial and turned his head, "What? Why did I ask the recorder to say anything!"

Seeing his appearance, she couldn't help laughing, "Do you still remember that time when you were drunk and slept in Yisheng Pavilion, and sent Qin Rang to send a message to call me to pick you up? You said it yourself, without your instruction, who will be responsible for the matter before the emperor?" I don’t dare to spread it to the outside world. Just now, the recording scene said a lot intentionally or unintentionally, and it’s all under your instructions, right?”

She has learned well, which impresses him, but because of this, it is even more difficult to fool her.He said slowly, "I seem to have revealed a little..."

She rushed over, threw him down, and gritted her teeth pretending to be vicious, "Why don't you tell me what you have in mind? Am I the kind of person who doesn't understand my husband? You imprisoned the Queen Mother, I know it's for Me, but outsiders seem to be rebellious. You killed all the Queen Mother’s confidantes, and that’s enough. I’m pregnant now, and I want to do good deeds for Han. You’re doing the right thing, and I don’t blame you at all.”

"But really?" He was grateful for her understanding, "The queen mother treats you harshly, I'm afraid you will have deep grievances. If she hadn't imprisoned you in Yongxiang, we wouldn't be separated, and you wouldn't have suffered so much. Besides At that time, I was really angry, she put the imperial concubine on the bed, and I thought she was you, which made me sick for a long time..."

"Have you made out with the imperial concubine?" She felt that something was wrong, "otherwise, how could it be disgusting?"

He realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly said, "I just hugged her, wishing I could cut off my arm, nothing more."

She looked at him condescendingly, "Didn't you tell a lie?"

He swallowed, "I never tell lies."

A little smile flowed from the corner of her lips, and she said yes, "I believe in you."

He suddenly turned over and pushed her down, "Tomorrow, the queen will be established, and Gao Fei will be made the Duke of Mao, and the Queen Mother Guo will be the wife of Anguo. Give Fei clothes and jade belts, golden saddles and horses, thousands of taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver, How do you look?"

She covered her face, revealing her upturned red lips, and her delicate appearance made him restless.He kissed her radiant neck a few times, "I'm reviewing the memorial, why are you here to seduce people's souls?"

"The heart is not right, the eyes are not right, and what you see is not right." She parted her fingers and peeked at him from between them, "I came to have a serious discussion with you, and the officials will do unsightly things."

He smiled wickedly, "Are you serious about business? You just lay on top of me when you came up? You blamed me for being unsightly?"

She shrank into a ball with a smile, "Those wives are really, seeing me coming to the side hall, they all withdrew."

"Wind, you will be rewarded when you look back." His hand slowly lifted her skirt, caressing her chubby buttocks, "I couldn't read a word just now, guess what I was thinking? "

She was panting because of his torture, "It must be something unclean."

He smiled, "I'm counting when I'll be pregnant, and the three months should be full."

She was surprised, "It's really full?"

He began to kiss her patiently, kissed once, and looked at her face apart, then the tip of his nose touched, and his lips seemed to be separated.

The next day when the court was approaching, the counselors who had been hinted at in advance came out, presented the memorandum with both hands, and said in a loud voice: "The battle has been won today, and the world will return to the heart, and then the position will be suspended, which violates the ancestral system. Consciousness of sensitivity, deeds of prudence. Your Majesty, let me re-establish the Li family, so as to bring peace to the world."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all the officials in the court whispered. More than half of them opposed it. The reason was very simple. Li's family had lost many times, lost his morals, and failed to rule the harem.Of course, there are also those who strongly agree, saying that Empress Li is tenacious and loyal, and her way is in harmony with Ziting.

There was no end to disputes in the Zichen Palace, and those pampered officials fought with each other and no one lost.When it was difficult to distinguish between the superior and inferior, a person suddenly came from the gate of the hall, with a beautiful appearance, wearing a long dress, and loaded it into the hall, all the officials fell silent immediately, and looked at each other.

She looked very peaceful, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "You ministers have doubts about the restoration of me. I am here today, and I have a few words to say to you in person. I married the official for the purpose of marriage. Now that the great axe has been destroyed in Sui, it is at a time when the two countries are in harmony. Isn’t it the greatest sincerity to the people of Sui to restore the princess of Sui? When Emperor Taizu founded the country, he still gave many courtesies to the surrendered troops. I am your majesty. Why not dethrone the main palace without reason and restore it?"

For example, if you speak ill of a person, there is absolutely no reason to spit it out in front of your face. She preemptively hit all the officials by surprise.There was another buzzing discussion, and the person on the throne raised the tassel hanging on his chest, if he was not far away, he could almost see the spring breeze in his eyes.He said: "The Li family is sincere. I established the Li family not for personal reasons, but for the common people in the world. Li's body is benevolent, he behaves purely, and he has given birth to the emperor for me. He has worked hard and made great achievements. Everyone, rest Discuss again, it will violate Tianwei, it is better to discuss how to reduce or exempt taxes, how to expand the palace. The matter of establishing a queen is settled today. "

He just finished speaking, and the head of the palace servant stood on the gate of the palace to report, calling for the arrival of the queen mother.Yun Hua was stunned for a moment, feeling a little resentful in his heart, it seemed that the troublemaker came again, this one was much more difficult to deal with than the minister.

There was no smile on the queen mother's face. After being slowed down for so long, every look and every expression exuded hostility. She just said wait a minute, "This is a big matter, why did you make it so hastily? The old man risked being circled again." The danger of being banned, I have to persuade your Majesty to persuade you. Li's family is a foreigner, and he escaped from the ban for more than a month. It is said that he is pregnant with the emperor's heir. It sounds like a big joke to the world. The emperor's heir is the foundation of the country, how to determine Is it His Majesty's heir? If you want to talk about pregnancy, Your Majesty must not forget that Mrs. Li was demoted to the Yaohua Palace and fled with the Wurong spies, making the city full of storms. During the period, she also spent a few days with other men. Whether she is innocent or not, who can testify? Your Majesty is going to restore her now. In the future, the position will be unknown, and your majesty will go to war in the north and south, so why don't you make wedding clothes for others? Please think twice, if you can listen to advice, it is best to listen to it. If you don't listen, you will send the old body Entering the Taoist temple, I will also be the first empress dowager in history to be demoted."

Sure enough, the palace began to argue about merits and demerits. It was really inappropriate for a lost harem woman to be named queen.The opposing courtiers had the power of the Empress Dowager, and they became more prosperous again, and Min Hua was entangled in her heart. After that failed escape, the palace sand on her body was still there, and the officials knew this.But after all, it is a private matter, and it is not good to say it in public.It's all right for me, the official family is the king, and if he loses his face, won't the officials laugh at him!

The Empress Dowager didn't care, she was determined to prevent this canonization, and she didn't think about anyone at all.The supreme being on the throne has a heart as clear as a mirror, and the bond between mother and child has disappeared since then, which is really heartbreaking.He only holds one purpose, everything is off topic, he just wants to give the person he loves his due status, he dares to do it even with swords and flames.He stood up, stood in front of the throne, and said in a loud voice: "I married Mrs. Li, and the marriage was not consummated after half a year. When Mrs. Li was attached to me, I knew best whether she was innocent or not. The Queen Mother should not hold on to this matter." Mrs. Li was robbed for more than [-] days. When I found her, she was almost two months pregnant, so the emperor's heir is my flesh and blood. There is no doubt about it. I will not allow anyone to slander the emperor's heir, let alone Some people have slandered Mrs. Li. The queen mother is my mother, aren't you happy that I have a queen?"

The Queen Mother sneered and said: "Your Majesty has a queen, the old man is naturally happy, but he must first identify the origin of the child, and then the old man can laugh. Taking a step back, even if Li Shihuai is indeed a dragon species, strange things happened frequently in the previous ban, and the official The family was almost poisoned several times, all related to the Li family. Up to now, there has been no conclusion. His Majesty wants to appoint such a person full of suspicion as queen, but is he going to abandon the century-old foundation of the big axe? "

Yung Hua was really trembling with anger, but on second thought, Ah Rong's poisoning could be explained, but the origin of the belladonna in the fragrant beads is still an unsolved mystery.

The matter should really be investigated and found out, otherwise it will always be a lesion, which will hurt when touched.Now she is not worried that the officials will suspect her, but she will not obey if they insist on planting the blame on her.

"The courtiers and concubines have long been impatient for being charged with such crimes for no reason, and asked the officials to use the criminal punishment department to investigate thoroughly. When the incident happened, Dayue had not yet attacked Suixing soldiers, which involved the interests of all parties. I am a sensible person. I don’t say it, but I know it in my heart. I just don’t quite understand. The queen mother is using this to prevent the government from restoring the queen. Doesn’t it mean that she used a butcher’s knife to kill chickens? Sui has been destroyed, and the energy now should be Where to put it is self-evident. Or is there only one thing in the Queen Mother's heart, and nothing else is considered?" She straightened her back and said, "I made the string of fragrant beads with my own hands and gave it to the official as a token of love, but I added belladonna to the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. , let my guilt be exposed, this is the method used by fools. Although I am stupid, I still know the principle of avoiding suspicion, and I will never do such a thing if I tie my life on a bracelet. Only those who are determined to frame For my people, I am afraid that everyone will not see who the culprit is, so I will arrange it like this. The Empress Dowager knows the details, so don't be deceived by others."

The queen mother snorted and said: "The two provinces have been ordered to investigate, but have they found out the clues? It has been several months, and it will become a commonplace to pursue it again. Since you can't prove your innocence, you Your Majesty, please suspend the empress dowager. If there is no one in the ban, you are ordered to go to the interior to select a housewife for the harem, and your Majesty can choose another one."

Although Yun Hua was unhappy, he couldn't produce evidence after all.Feeling aggrieved again, she turned around and looked sadly at Imakami.

Naturally, the people in front of the throne could not sit still, and just after the ban on Baoci Palace was withdrawn, the Empress Dowager hurried to the Zichen Palace to make trouble. No one could figure out what she was planning.Today the empress came here wearing a kimono, if the empress dowager hadn't made such a fuss, she would have sealed it against all opinions.Now that there is a side issue, the queen mother actually took the attitude of asking herself to enter the Tao, deliberately embarrassing him.

Sure enough, they didn't get close when they were young, but when they grew up, they went farther and farther.Reason does not make sense, only willful and reckless.He flicked his sleeves and said: "It doesn't matter who did it, the queen must be established today. Since Mrs. Li is willing to order the criminal department to re-examine, then order Pei Ran to do it, and must catch the ghost .”

So she failed to make a demon queen, but at least she did a good job of bewitching the king.With just one look, Imakami was completely disarmed.He is different from the past today, the territory has expanded, and the majesty of the king has become even stronger.If anyone is against him wholeheartedly, there will be nowhere to arrange many of Sui's arms, and surrenders are much more useful than these native-born beetles.

(End of this chapter)