blue bird song

Chapter 26 No shortage of masters (6)
Deputy Lu Qianhu was puzzled. After Hu Qianhu finished laughing and explained the cause and effect, Deputy Lu Qianhu murmured, "This is my brother's guess. If it is put in front of Shangfeng, it will not be accurate. Brother, it is better to say that it is the bald man." Wouldn't it be safe to confess before dying?" Hu Qianhu was overjoyed, "That's how it is done!"

At the moment, both of them were refreshed, they had done everything they should have done, and they packed up and went back to Beijing feeling that nothing was perfect.

In the miserable winter, even the official roads are deserted.Occasionally there is a pedestrian, also revealing the meaning of bleak.A group of Tiqi flaunted their power and galloped by, causing passers-by to stare sideways.

Forbidden City, Weiyang Palace.In the warm side hall, there was a lazy woman leaning on the beauty couch.She is in her early twenties, dressed as a concubine, her skin is like a new lily, her eyes are like autumn water, fresh and beautiful like the morning after the rain.

"Concubine Wan Gui lost her temper in the palace, and forced the emperor to abolish the crown prince and install... a new fourth prince for us." A court lady knelt in front of her and reported in a low voice.

"Understood." The imperial concubine said in a calm voice: "There is no need to do anything, stop with stillness, and respond to all changes with the same." The maid respectfully agreed, and slowly retreated.

The imperial concubine raised her slender hand, stared at the string of crystal clear beads on her wrist, and sighed softly: "Wan Zhen'er, you are crazy, why did you drag me? How can I, Shao Yuci, feel sorry for you? Forced. You keep abolishing the prince and setting up my son. This is dragging me into your thief boat. Your intentions are so vicious. You don’t like the prince. If you want to abolish the prince, what do you have to do with me? You want to drag me into the water."

This imperial concubine is the concubine Chen Shao.

Among the harem, the most powerful is Concubine Wan Gui.Although she was not beautiful, and even though she was older than His Majesty, His Majesty was infatuated with her and never changed, no one could not be convinced.Wan Guifei's title is Huang Guifei, second only to the queen.

However, the queen is not as majestic as the concubine Wan Gui.In front of Concubine Wan Gui, Empress Wang was like a pissed off daughter-in-law, not even daring to speak loudly.

Apart from Concubine Wan Gui, the most favored concubine is Concubine Chen Shao.Concubine Chen is beautiful and talented. She is proficient in poetry and books, and is very close to His Majesty the Emperor.When His Majesty the Emperor paints with a brush and sings poems to the moon, he and she are most in touch with each other.

Concubine Chen gave birth to the fourth, fifth, and eighth princes for the emperor. In the words of the emperor, she really "worked hard and made great contributions."Among her three sons, the fourth prince is the most outstanding, with great talent, pure temperament, caressed and taught by the emperor, and favored and favored, even more than the prince.

The crown prince is the third prince, and the reason why he was established as the crown prince was because the eldest prince and the second prince who were older than him died early, and it was his turn to establish the crown prince.Concubine Wan Gui has always hated the prince and always wanted to abolish him.However, such a big event as abolishing the crown prince is not easy. Concubine Wan Gui is unable to support herself. Seeing that the emperor dotes on the fourth prince, she clamors to abolish the crown prince and install the fourth prince.

Abolishing the crown prince, the emperor alone does not count.If he really wants to implement it, he must persuade the civil officials and start a protracted contest with the civil officials.The emperor is a trouble-free person, and he doesn't like wasting words with civil officials, so he always procrastinates.

"Wan Zhen'er, you want to abolish the crown prince with all your heart and plan, and you will do everything you can." The concubine Chen, who is as beautiful as a lotus, gently tore off the bead chain in her hand, "I heard that you are looking for an ancient sword to give me." My child, you say that he is the Crown Prince whom the destiny belongs to? Wan Zhen'er, you have really worked hard."

The pearls fell to the ground one after another, making a crisp sound.The cold winter sun shone into the side hall, and white pearls rolled around, and finally stopped slowly, either in the corner of the wall or in the center of the room.

The prince's biological mother died young and was raised in the Queen Mother Zhou's palace.It can be said that although the prince does not have a biological mother to rely on, he has the queen mother as a backer, and the civil servants of the Manchu dynasty support him without exception.It is not easy to shake the prince.

Concubine Wan Gui is always so noisy, and everyone knows what she is doing. The Fourth Prince has not benefited at all. Offending the Crown Prince first will do a lot of harm but no benefit.Thinking of this, Concubine Chen frowned slightly, and her phoenix eyes were full of worry. You talk about a woman like Concubine Wan Gui, how could His Majesty the Emperor be fascinated by it? She obeyed.

A man in a blue dragon robe led a seven or eight-year-old boy to the entrance of the side hall.The palace people bowed down one after another when they saw him, but he stopped him with gestures and kept silent.

This man is the emperor.He was in his early thirties, of medium build, with ordinary features and a very kind face.At this moment, he was staring at the woman in the palace with a smile in his eyes, his brows were extremely gentle.

The little boy in the emperor's hand was so beautiful that it was outrageous.His skin is the best ivory white, pink in the sun, smooth and bright, pure and beautiful.A pair of big eyes are like black gemstones washed with water, deep and far away, bright and shining, and very beautiful in appearance.

"What are you thinking about?" A familiar man's voice sounded in Concubine Chen's ears. She suddenly realized that she was about to get up, but was held down by a warm hand, "The palace people are outside, and there are only us and A Yuan in the palace. Thank you very much."

Even though the emperor said so, the little boy saluted respectfully, "Ah Yuan greets mother." Very meticulous.After the salute, A Yuan threw herself into Concubine Chen's arms, twisting her buttocks and acting like a baby.Both the emperor and the concubine Chen laughed, "I just said that A Yuan is mature, and with this effort, he is a child again."

A Yuan proudly said: "I'm not a child, I'm a man! Tomorrow, a prince brother inspects the young army in the East Palace, and ordered me to accompany him. Father, mother, I'm an adult like the third brother!"

Concubine Chen smiled like a spring breeze, and praised gently, "Xiao Si is really amazing!" A Yuan was the fourth prince, the fourth prince. The emperor and concubine Chen sometimes called him A Yuan, and sometimes called him Xiao Si.

The emperor smiled, "Does the third son want to inspect the young army? It should be." Since the Yongle Dynasty, the young army has been selected for the crown prince Jian, and the vanguard of the government army.The crown prince has commanded the young army since he was a child and guarded the East Palace.

Concubine Chen played with Aizi for a while, and asked him with a smile, "Do you want Xiaowu and Xiaoba?" The fifth prince and eighth prince, one four years old and the other two years old, are the younger brothers of A Yuan's same mother.

A Yuan said loudly: "I want to!" Concubine Chen smiled sweetly, raised her voice to call the palace servants, and ordered them to take A Yuan to see her younger brother.The palace servants respectfully agreed, and left after serving the fourth prince.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Concubine Chen wanted to send Aizi away, the emperor asked gently.Concubine Chen glanced at him with a smile, "Your Majesty, Xiao Si has an elder brother above him, and some treasures are not destined for him, so why force it."

The emperor pulled her back with a smile, "You don't want Xiao Si to be unable to go up." Concubine Chen chuckled, "If it's easy, why wouldn't I be happy? But it's really troublesome, so that's fine Yes. Those civil servants are easy to get along with? I don’t know how much thought and tongue will be spent on His Majesty.”

The emperor looked at her elegant and unparalleled face, "Ah Ci, you understand me the most and are the most worry-free. Every time I come to Weiyang Palace, I feel uncomfortable everywhere, and I really don't want to leave."

Concubine Chen hangs her head and smiles cleverly, she is as bright as spring flowers, more beautiful than the autumn moon.Her natural icy skin was clear, but when she lowered her head, she revealed a section of white and delicate neck, which was indescribably charming.The emperor's heart became hot, and he wished that the night would come earlier, so that he could bring the beautiful woman to Luowei together.

Of course, the emperor stayed overnight in Weiyang Palace to spend the night in love.The next morning sent the emperor to court, Concubine Chen packed up for Xiao Si and sent him to the East Palace to inspect the young army.As for Xiao Wu and Xiao Ba, although they are still young, they are extremely obedient and do not disturb others, and they don't need Concubine Chen to worry.

While tidying A Yuan's clothes, Concubine Chen asked him slowly, "Do you know why the prince brother wants you to accompany him?" A Yuan nodded, "Yes. The prince brother loves brothers, so if there is a good thing, he will bring me along."

Concubine Chen sighed quietly.Being a prince is not easy, although he is protected by the Empress Dowager Zhou, he has to be on guard against Concubine Wan Gui all the time, and dare not make mistakes.No, when Concubine Wan Gui mentioned "Friendly Brothers" angrily, the Prince dared not inspect the young army alone, but wanted to drag A Yuan.

The prince is ten years old, and A Yuan is eight years old. A Yuan is the closest prince to the prince.The rest of the princes are still young.

A Yuan bid farewell to Concubine Chen, and went to the East Palace to accompany the prince to inspect the young army.

The Crown Prince wore a black gauze folded upper towel on his head, a round-neck dragon robe embroidered with a golden dragon pattern, a jade belt around his waist, and leather boots on his feet, standing on a high platform.He was about ten years old, and he had already left the cabinet to study three years ago, and his appearance was very decent.

A Yuan wore a hair crown made of gold silk and a black brocade robe embroidered with dragon patterns, and sat on the lower right hand of the crown prince with a serious face.It was the first time for him to inspect the young army on the high platform, he did not dare to move, for fear of losing his prestige and embarrassing the third brother.

The crown prince inadvertently turned his head and glanced at his handsome younger brother, feeling amused.This kid is very serious today, it's been a long time, and he just didn't move a bit.

Team after team of young troops passed by, with bright armor, shiny waist knives, and high fighting spirit.The crown prince was very pleased to see it.

In the middle of the inspection, A Yuan's calf seemed to have been hit hard, and he couldn't stand stably, and fell to the ground.As soon as he fell to sit down, the high platform on the other side was trembling and about to collapse, and A Yuan was about to be thrown down.

The crown prince instinctively stretched out his hand, wanting to grab his younger brother, "A Yuan!" But he was not close to A Yuan, and A Yuan fell to the ground again, how could it be enough?The crown prince was in a panic, A Yuan's life must be safe when he fell, but injury is inevitable.In this way, the Empress Dowager will protect herself, and Concubine Wan Gui will not give up.

It was too late to say it, and then soon, a soldier in the young army jumped up in the air, quickly went up to the high platform, picked up A Yuan and jumped off.When he fell to the ground, the high platform on that side collapsed at the same time with a "boom".

The side where the crown prince stood was still intact.

For a moment, the officials of the East Palace present were a little dizzy. What's going on?Why did the piece where the fourth prince stood collapsed?Fortunately, the soldier was clever and rescued the fourth prince in time. If the fourth prince was injured in the East Palace...?The consequences could be disastrous.You know, Concubine Wan Gui has been eyeing the East Palace covetously, and she still wants to find trouble if she has nothing to do.

The crown prince's voice was high and clear, "This warrior is extremely loyal and courageous, and he did not care about his own life to save the fourth prince. He deserves to be commended!" While praising the soldier vigorously, he ordered people to "investigate thoroughly! The high platform on this side collapsed, what is the reason?"

Seeing this, the officials of the East Palace were worried, but also very relieved.The crown prince is calm and orderly in handling affairs, without rushing, he is really a well-deserved prince of the country.

After the crown prince gave the order, Da Ta stepped down from the high platform, walked towards the soldier who descended from the sky, and praised sincerely, "Qing is a great hero of the East Palace, a lonely hero!" The soldiers were surrounded by praises.

That soldier was kind by nature, he happened to walk down the stage, and seeing someone in danger on the stage, he used his skills to save the person without even thinking about it.At this moment, there was applause and applause around him, and he remembered that he had saved a prince, and he was at a loss.

"Minister, Xue Hu." He put down the unharmed fourth prince, knelt down on one knee, and paid respects to the crown prince.The crown prince lifted him up with his own hands, smiling all over his face, "Xue Qing is brave enough to win the three armies, and she is extremely witty!"

Xue Hu, a little-known soldier, was received by the emperor and concubine Chen because he accidentally killed His Majesty's favorite fourth prince, His Royal Highness.The emperor rewarded him with [-] gold ingots, [-] pearls, [-] pieces of silk and [-] silver, and officially promoted him to be a knife-bearer.

Xue Hu, who suddenly gained fame, profit, and benefits, was overjoyed, and thanked him stupidly.

The emperor smiled and looked at Concubine Chen, "This child seems to be honest, not even half-slick." Concubine Chen attached great importance to the person who saved the Fourth Prince, and nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is wise! This child has a very simple and honest face. .”

The emperor's reward naturally expressed the emperor's heart, and the concubine Chen didn't know how to thank Xue Hu, so she ordered someone to bring him closer, and said a lot of words of thanks in a gentle manner.After that, he was rewarded with ten pieces of cloud brocade, ten pieces of palace brocade, ten pieces of makeup satin, and ten pieces of Japanese satin.

Xue Hu respectfully thanked En.

Concubine Chen kindly ordered him to raise his head, "Good boy, don't be restrained, just speak freely. Today you are the guest of Weiyang Palace." The emperor also smiled at him, very kindly.

Xue Hu raised his head in trepidation and froze for a while.The woman in front of her has a snowy skin and a flowery appearance, she looks familiar, she is clearly my junior uncle.But the young master was bald and dressed frugally, but she had hair and was very gorgeously dressed.

Xue Hu is not very old, only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he is still half a child.Seeing him staring at Concubine Chen stupidly, the emperor didn't get angry even though he was unhappy, he just smiled and said to Concubine Chen: "This child is sincere and will not lie."

It happened that there was an urgent memorial from Wenyuan Pavilion, and the emperor got up and went back to Qianqing Palace to deal with urgent military affairs.The whole group respectfully sent the emperor away, Concubine Chen smiled and said to Xue Hu: "You saved my son, I accept your kindness. If you encounter any embarrassing things in the future, just come to me."

Xue Hu nodded honestly, "Cheng, I'm not polite to you, I'll trouble you if I have something to do. Madam, I'm really not polite to you. You are very similar to my little teacher and uncle. I feel very kind when I see you."

Uncle?Very similar in length?These words reached Concubine Chen's ears, for a moment Concubine Chen's hands and feet were cold and her mind was in a trance.Who in this world knows that I still have a younger sister, a biological sister who is only two years younger than me.

Concubine Chen's voice was gentle and persistent, "Tell me about your little uncle, every little bit, I want to know." Confidentially, "She is the youngest junior sister of my master. She has no father and no mother. She is an orphan adopted by the master..."

Xue Hu said it smoothly, and after talking about the little uncle, he talked about himself, "I just parted from the little uncle, and I am planning to work hard. My family was originally from the Yangwuhou clan, and my uncle Yangwuhou was still alive when he was alive. Well, you can protect us. Now that my uncle and grandfather have passed away, the title will be withdrawn, and the Xue family has no support, and it all depends on me."

The tone is very friendly and natural, as if talking about family affairs with the little uncle.

Concubine Chen's big phoenix eyes were full of stars, "Xue Hu, you saved my son, I can't repay you, so I will send you a big fortune."

Feng Hou, that is a very difficult thing, must have great credit.The Ministry of War has reported it, and the civil officials have discussed it before the emperor can issue an edict.However, there was originally a hereditary title of Marquis, and the court rewarded him with a kindness, but it was just a matter of the emperor's words, and it was not difficult to do anything.

Xue Hu returned home in a daze, but he didn't understand what was going on, so he simply didn't tell Xue Neng and fell asleep.When he slept until the next day and soon got up at dawn, the Ministry of Rites came to announce the decree.

"...Xue Gan, the younger brother of the late Yangwuhou Xue Han, was named Yangwuhou; Xue Neng, the eldest son of Xue Gan, was named Yangwuhou; Xue Hu, the eldest son of Xue Neng, was the son of Yangwuhou."

Xue Neng, the parent, accepted the order inexplicably, with a dazed expression on his face.The proclamation official from the Ministry of Rites is very good at being a man, and he smiled and bowed his hands at him, "Master Xue is overjoyed! Your Majesty has an order to return the Yuanyang Wuhou's Mansion together, so please pack up and move!"

Xue Lu, the first Marquis of Yangwu, was a famous general during the Yongle period.He was granted the title of Marquis of Yangwu, and his residence was in Minglufang, which was spacious and spacious, occupying more than half of the street.

When Xue Neng's uncle, the old Yangwuhou, was still alive, he liked Xue Neng very much and often ordered him to play in Yangwuhou's mansion.Therefore, Xue Neng was very familiar with Yangwuhou's mansion, and naturally knew the grandeur of Yangwuhou's mansion, and he was overjoyed when he heard the words of the official Xuanzhi.

You know, for a family like the Xue family whose title was once taken back and then returned with a kindness, it would be nice to be given an ordinary mansion.It's really unimaginable, and I dare not expect extravagantly to return the reward from the original government.

First came the sudden declaration of officials, then his father's posthumous title, his own nobility, and then Yuanyang Wuhou's mansion would become the home of himself, Yu'er, and Ahu Ayang. One after another, good news came. Being able to float like in the clouds, I thanked the official with a smile on my face.

Xue Hugui stood neatly behind his father Xue Neng, looking both happy and confused.The Xuanzhi officer had a wink and noticed that the father and son were a little confused, so he smiled and said: "Master Xue, why should you say thank you? Your son saved the fourth prince and made a great contribution. Long Yan is very happy. Lord Hou, your son is very happy." Look is a blessed person, the future is limitless."

(End of this chapter)