Chapter 141
Fu Yunshu smiled and said to the guard: "Please wait a minute, my lord, I will change my clothes and go."

Here, Fu Yunshu asked Yunniang to tell Xiao Que how to deal with entering the palace this time. He wanted to ask Xiao Que for an idea. After a while, Yunniang came back, saying that Xiao Que went out early in the morning. Xie Yizhi and Liu Qingyan were not there.

Hearing that the three of them were not there, Fu Yunshu thought to himself, could it be that he went to Princess Linlang's Qin Pavilion to listen to the piano again?Annoyed for a while, without waiting for them to come back, she simply washed up, changed her clothes, and went to the palace for the banquet.

Yunniang has more experience than Canghai. Seeing this, she asked Fu Yunshu in a low voice: "Miss, the Queen's purpose is unknown, let's find the young master first and then talk about it."

"The sedan chairs in the palace are all waiting outside, can I not go? It's the same if you tell him when he comes back." Fu Yunshu said lightly, and then said: "Furthermore, now he is leaving the country. How can I rely on him for everything when I have to be busy with his affairs."

Although the tone was light, it was not difficult to hear a bit of anger in the tone.While thinking about how Xiao Que was joking with Princess Linlang today, Fu Yunshu also thought of how the two of them walked side by side last night, although she didn't speak, she felt that kind of quiet time.

A self-deprecating smile curled up on the corner of Fu Yunshu's mouth. Could it be that he has relied on one person for too long, so he has formed a habit of relying on others?
When he arrived at the gate of the Li Palace, Fu Yunshu got off the carriage, and someone came to greet him. The Palace of Liguo looked normal during the day. The green tiles and red walls were carved with a totem symbolizing the white tiger of Liguo, which was more beautiful than the colored glaze at night. The lights are a little more magnificent.

The palace man who led the way took Fu Yunshu into a palace gate. There was a plaque on the vermilion palace gate with the three big characters "Xifeng Palace" written on it. This was the place where the most noble woman in the Li Kingdom lived.

However, the smallness and exquisiteness of other places here are different. Qifeng Palace is not as luxurious as Fu Yunshu imagined. It is surrounded by pines and cypresses, and there are no precious flowers and trees. The yard is empty, with rockery and flowing water, and there are no other decorations. .I have seen the elegance and luxury of the Fengyi Palace of Queen Lin, but the Qifeng Palace in this rumor is not as gorgeous as ordinary concubines.

Fu Yunshu didn't dare to look too much, he passed through the triple palace and finally arrived at the main hall of Qifeng Palace.

There were a lot of women sitting on both sides. Judging by their attire and status, they were probably high-ranking imperial wives or the like. Fu Yunshu was a little nervous at first, and he settled down a lot, as long as he didn't entertain her alone.

Most of the wives present here are the daughters of officials and eunuchs, but there are only a few people who have left the harem. Speaking of which, Lord Qingli is also an infatuated person. He has a deep love for the concubine Jing. In addition, most of the others have never been favored, they just have a false name.Therefore, those low-level concubines cannot participate in such an occasion, and it is not surprising that there is only one concubine Jing in the harem.

Concubine Jing has met Fu Yunshu before, seeing Fu Yunshu's eyes looking at her, she smiled softly at Fu Yunshu, even though she has no personal relationship with Concubine Jing, but when meeting acquaintances on such occasions, others will show you a kind smile , Fu Yunshu's affection for Concubine Jing increased a bit.

Fu Yunshu was thinking about it in his heart, and looked at a woman in a smoky blue dress sitting on the phoenix seat in the middle. The pattern of a phoenix wearing a peony was embroidered with gold thread on the dress, and she was wearing twelve pairs of golden hairpins. , I don't know if it's against the light or what, Fu Yunshu can even see the fine glass beads dangling from her golden hairpin glowing in the sun, but at that moment he couldn't see her eyebrows clearly.

"I see the empress." Now that she is a fourth-rank official appointed by the emperor, she must be called a Weichen in front of the queen.

Weichen half-kneeled and saluted, but he didn't hear the voice of the man on the phoenix seat shouting for a long time. The queen didn't know what the maids beside her were saying. Ken let himself fall.Fu Yunshu knew that this Empress Empress was going to give her a blow from the moment she came in?
After about a cup of tea, Fu Yunshu felt that the eyes looking at him had moved away, "Get up." The voice was hoarse, cold and majestic, not the woman from the harem family that Fu Yunshu imagined. The lazy and luxurious voice deliberately made, her voice is not the gentle and affectionate spring breeze in March in the south of the Yangtze River; on the contrary, it is like the north wind in the cold night in the wilderness of Saibei...

At this moment, Fu Yunshu raised his head, just now seeing the queen's face, he couldn't help but let out a little surprise.

It's not because the queen was born unattractive, on the contrary, none of the women in the palace is a beauty, but her facial features give people a very faint feeling, and one can't remember her appearance after taking a look at her.

The only thing that impresses people is her eyes. Those eyes inherited the blood of the Cheng family. The eyes of Danfeng who are slightly raised are like thick ink spots, and there is a light in the eyes that makes people dare not look at each other. A pair of thick and colorful eyes are not in harmony with the pale face.

It was these eyes that made people see her majesty as the master of the harem.

For some reason, Fu Yunshu thought of Concubine Jing's smiling eyes. If Concubine Jing is a piece of porcelain held in the palm of someone's hand and carefully cared for, then the Empress is a rusty weapon after being tempered for a long time on the battlefield. ...Fu Yunshu was taken aback by the thought in his mind, and heard a court lady beside him scolding: "Bold, it's disrespectful to stare at the empress like this."

Fu Yunshu hurriedly returned to his senses and confessed, but the queen didn't say anything.Concubine Jing said with a smile: "Look at your majesty, she really looks like a mother in the world. Mr. Fu was shocked by her phoenix face when he saw her for the first time, and he couldn't get back to his senses."

With a few words, he successfully resolved Fu Yunshu's embarrassment and gave the empress empress face.

The queen frowned displeasedly, and took a deep look at Concubine Jing, and naturally she could no longer blame Fu Yunshu after being told by Concubine Jing, so she said to Fu Yunshu: "Okay, Lord Fu is bestowed by Bailing. "

The court lady led Fu Yunshu to sit down, and Fu Yunshu saw the girl named Bailing with a strange look in his eyes. Wasn't this girl the little eunuch who rode a horse to stop Cheng Meng and Xie Yizhi from fighting?

Unexpectedly, it was not the emperor, but the empress who successfully stopped Cheng Meng that day.

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank Mrs. Fu for his help yesterday in the busy market. Otherwise, if Zhao'er is killing someone, I don't know how to explain to the emperor." The queen's voice was not as indifferent as before, but it was a little softer. Fu Yunshu said thanks.

The voice of thanks was very sincere, but Fu Yunshu didn't dare to be careless. When he came, Fu Yunshu had heard about it, because yesterday the prince rode a horse and hurt someone in the busy market, and now he was punished by the emperor to kneel in the East Palace and reflect on himself.

So he said to the queen: "Your Majesty, you are serious. It is the crown prince who is blessed and blessed in the sky, and the minister is just passing by to help."

Seeing Fu Yunshu's impeccable answer, the queen smiled.

"Master Fu really can talk. Heroes have been born since ancient times. Mr. Fu looked young, but he didn't expect to be a fourth-rank female official." The person who said this was a woman in purple, with a few words in her voice. He is very proud, and the clothes he is wearing are embroidered with pine cranes, but they are not the clothes worn by ordinary women in the boudoir, but the clothes of officials in the court. Could it be that this is a female official in the palace.

She was about eighteen or nineteen years old, her appearance was not so good-looking, she could only be considered delicate, but she had a unique temperament, which was hard to forget after seeing her.

Fu Yunshu couldn't grasp the identity of the other party, so he smiled politely and asked, "Who is this girl?"

"My name is Cheng Lie, and I am a fifth-rank female official of the Imperial Academy." Cheng Lie said with a slight smile, what is the surname Cheng?Fu Yunshu saw that the girl named Cheng Lie was indeed somewhat similar to the queen's eyebrows and eyes. She was probably a relative of the Cheng family. He never thought that the Cheng family, who was born as a general, would have a civil servant.And this girl is really interesting, she didn't say that she was related to the queen, but her official position.

After hearing Cheng Lie's words, Fu Yunshu said with a smile: "Master Cheng is too praised."

Seeing Fu Yun's self-effacement, Cheng Lie turned his head slightly, and then asked Fu Yunshu with a smile: "Master Fu is so young, I don't know when he took part in the palace examination, and I don't know when he took part in the palace examination. name?"

It is really embarrassing to ask this question in front of everyone, who doesn't know that there is no precedent for a woman to be an official in Xiguo, and her official position is just a fictitious title of Emperor Zhao, where did she take any imperial examinations and imperial examinations?

But in front of many people, since Cheng Lie asked the question, if Fu Yunshu didn't answer well, it would be embarrassing for Xiguo. What about Xiao Que?

When asked by Cheng Lie, Fu Yunshu's face did not have the embarrassment that Cheng Lie imagined, but he saw that Fu Yunshu's face was still calm, and there was no embarrassment in his eyes, and he replied: "I heard that the relationship between the two countries is not important It is the strength of the other party, but the character of the other party. Only people with good moral character can meet and sign contracts with them so that there will be no things that go against their promises. The women of Xi country value virtue rather than talent. It is because of Yunshu's character that he is honored to be appointed as a female official to leave the country."

This remark is extremely clever. Originally, Li Guo only sneered at the fact that the women of Xi State did not value morality, but Fu Yunshu involved morality above morality, leading to the words of good relations between the two countries, which saved Cheng Lie. The embarrassment of the aggressive thing, and secondly, it also emphasized the purpose of coming to Liguo this time.

After hearing Fu Yunshu's words, Cheng Lie was slightly stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to Fu Yunshu: "You are very interesting, I heard that you are the disciple of Mr. Yuyan, and he is the most talented man in your country Xi. You are definitely not far behind. How about we have a competition when we have time."

Fu Yunshu listened to Cheng Lie's words and responded with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking about the faults of the Cheng family, who always liked to compete with others.

Just as he was saying this, a palace official came in and said, "Your Majesty, the banquet has been set."

After hearing what the palace people said, the queen said to everyone: "Then pass on the banquet."

The banquet in the palace is naturally very delicate, and after the banquet, there will be a song and dance performance, and the queen is sitting on the phoenix seat, feeling depressed, as if she is not in good health.

After Fu Yunshu sat down, it was natural for someone to talk to her, and curiously asked about the customs of Xi Country, and Fu Yunshu answered them one by one with a smile.Fu Yunshu saw that Concubine Jing was not only very well received in front of the palace people, but even the imperial wives were circling around Concubine Jing, and there was no one on the queen's side except for a girl named Cheng Lie who talked to her from time to time. Dare to get close to the queen.

Fu Yunshu carefully ate the food in the bowl, every time he took a bite of the silver chain on his wrist, he had to touch the food he was using, and Fu Yunshu didn't dare to eat until his color changed.This silver chain was specially made for her by Liu Qingyan, it will not attract attention at all when worn on the wrist, if the food is poisonous, it can be seen at a glance.

When the banquet was in full swing, someone suddenly ran in in a panic and whispered something in the Queen's ear, and the Queen's expression immediately changed...

(End of this chapter)

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