Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 69
At this time, Empress Zhang suddenly saw a pair of sika deer in the distance standing under the woods, stretching their necks to look at people, with such a peaceful and elegant expression, she immediately called King Guangping and said, "Brother Chu, Shoot this deer!"

As he said that, a servant had already brought a bow and arrow. King Guangping didn't try his strength or look at his eyes. With an arrow, he fell to the ground, his legs scrambling.Emperor Suzong looked at it, and couldn't help laughing. He stroked King Guangping's shoulder with one hand, and said, "The Supreme Emperor always called my son a talent. Today, I have a small test of my skills, and it is really extraordinary!"

Li Fuguo also came here with a smile and praised him again and again, but King Guangping just looked at Li Fuguo indifferently, regardless of whether he could get down the steps, and then the youthful King Guangping said proudly: "My son!" The minister will be in charge of the imperial court in the future, and killing a treacherous minister is like killing this deer!" Emperor Suzong hurriedly waved his hands and said: "My son, don't speak nonsense, I'm afraid it will attract people's suspicion."

Emperor Suzong had great intentions to establish King Guangping as the crown prince, because King Guangping was the eldest grandson of Emperor Xuanzong, and during the Anshi rebellion, King Guangping personally led the troops, together with Fang Guan, Guo Ziyi and other generals, beheaded and killed thieves. Extraordinary work.Later, Emperor Suzong returned to the capital in peace and wanted to worship King Guangping as Marshal of the Army and Horses, but King Guangping thanked him again and again, and only wanted to accompany his father in the palace.King Quang Binh, who followed his father in the palace as he wished, will settle down sooner or later, and he is indeed very filial.Suzong loved him even more, and often talked with Queen Zhang about making King Guangping the prince.

At this time, Empress Zhang favored the sixth palace and wanted to make her two sons, Li Bi and Li Bi, the Xing Wang of Li Tong, as the prince.Li Fuguo had related interests with Empress Zhang, so he was naturally jealous of King Guangping. Under the instigation of these two, Prime Minister Li Kui often talked about how King Guangping recruited troops and exercised power in front of the emperor.Fortunately, Emperor Suzong favored King Quang Binh so much, and he had intended to worship King Quang Binh as Marshal of the army, but King Quang Binh had repeatedly resigned, so no matter what Ren said, he always did not believe that King Quang Binh would recruit troops to exercise power.

The vigilant King Guangping realized that Prime Minister Li was secretly instigated by Li Fuguo to oppose him, so he also specially made things difficult for Li Fuguo; every time he saw Li Fuguo, he always spoke harshly.No matter how empress Ren Zhang and Emperor Suzong scolded and persuaded, Minister Li is a minister of the country, so it is better to pretend to be gentle and courteous; but King Guangping will not see Li Fuguo's face. In front of him, he would ridicule and scold him hotly, making Li Fuguo feel ashamed.

Today Li Fuguo wanted to please, but unexpectedly, King Guangping said that killing traitors in the future is like killing this deer. One sentence blocked Li Fuguo from opening his mouth. The memorial said: "The bride's wife has arrived!" Empress Zhang hurriedly said: "Wait for me and Wansui to recognize the bride as a righteous daughter first, and then you will salute." In a word, Li Fuguo was so happy that he kowtowed to thank , I can no longer care about King Guangping's attitude.

The maids of the inner palace surrounded Emperor Suzong and Empress Zhang and came out to the hall. A burst of drum music and two rows of palace lanterns led the bride, Miss Chunying, into the hall.Seeing Emperor Suzong and Empress Zhang, the two maids hurriedly helped her to kneel down, and whispered in the bride's ear what Emperor Suzong and Empress Zhang wanted to recognize as a righteous daughter. The voice played said: "The courtiers kowtow to see the father and the emperor, and the mother and the queen!" These words are sweet and tender, like the sound of a warbler coming out of the valley, and the guests have heard a burst of affection.

After Emperor Suzong and Empress Zhang recognized their adoptive daughter, Miss Chunying and Li Fuguo performed the ceremony of conjugal worship. One was like a spring flower in bud, and the other was like a frosty willow, but they bowed three times in pairs. He was sent to the bridal chamber and sat on the bed to withdraw the tent.After the wedding ceremony, Li Fuguo withdrew from the bridal chamber and kowtowed to Emperor Suzong and Empress Zhang for their kindness.

At this time, there were only four servant girls, sitting in the embroidery room with the bride.Suddenly, I saw a young prince, who lifted the curtain and broke into the room.Miss Chunying hurriedly stood up to greet her. The young prince hurriedly shook his hand and said, "You don't need to be polite! Xiao Wang and the bride are now sisters and brothers. I see that my sister has been wronged today, so I come to visit her." Said Then, he sat down opposite Miss Chunying, carefully looked at Miss Chunying's pink face for a while, then clapped his hands and said, "Such a beauty deserves to be my sister!" Then, again He sighed again and again, "It's a pity, it's a pity, I really can't bear to watch it anymore!" After saying that, he turned around and left the room without looking back.Li Fuguo, who heard about this later, only thought that it was King Guangping who was against him, but he didn't know that King Guangping was sincerely feeling sorry and unfair for Miss Chunying.

However, this marriage brought benefits to Ms. Chunying's family. Emperor Suzong decreed that Li Fuguo would be appointed Minister of the Ministry of War for Southern Province, and Yuanzheng would be the governor of Liangzhou. Ms. Chunying's brothers would all go to Taiwan Province .

4. Unspeakable Concealment
The whole family of Yuan Zhuo benefited, so they sighed pitifully behind their backs, only Ms. Chunying suffered, and she accompanied this useless old eunuch as a widow every day.Sometimes Mrs. Yuanzhuo went to visit her daughter in Shangshu's mansion, and when no one was around, her mother and daughter always hugged each other and cried.The old lady would often take her daughter back to live with her natal family, but every time the stay lasted less than three days, Li Fuguo would send maids from the mansion one after another to force the new wife to go back to the mansion.Poor Miss Chunying, when she heard that Li Fuguo came to call her, her red lips turned pale with fright, she hugged her mother tightly, and kept saying that she didn't want to go back.Every time I have to get some kind words from the old lady to comfort me, I can get in the car and go back home with tears in my eyes.

In less than seven or eight days, Miss Chunying returned to her natal home in a panic as if she was fleeing a disaster. When she saw her mother, she kept crying.The old lady asked again and again: "What pain is in my son's heart, just tell your mother to know." Miss Chunying's face was flushed with embarrassment, and she refused to say a word.

Seeing that my daughter has something to hide, I am embarrassed to say it, and it is inconvenient for Mrs. Yuan to ask further questions.Behind the scenes, although Yuan Zhuo and his wife were surprised in their hearts, they only thought that they had married a worthless husband, and they couldn't complain about their sadness.But why is my daughter always flustered every time she comes home, as if she has been wronged by her son-in-law's family; and a person like Li Shangshu, who marries a wife, is just a pretense, and there is no talk at all. To the pleasure of the boudoir, then why every time his daughter came home to live for less than three days, Li Shangshu was so anxious that he hurried to take her back.According to their behavior, it should be a husband and wife who are affectionate and loving, but why is the daughter so sad?Yuan Zhuo's old couple speculated and reasoned for a long time, but they couldn't think of a reason.

5. The price of blood and tears of power-climbing

That night, when Yuan Zhen was on duty in the government office, Miss Chunying went back to her mother's house again, and the old lady took her to sleep under the covers. On the skin, there were countless scars like fish scales, and I was taken aback immediately, and asked: "My son, your skin is as beautiful as jade and snow, why have you got so many scars? My mother's heart aches! "

Miss Chunying's tears that had just been wiped away suddenly fell on the pillow again.The old lady sat up abruptly, held the candlestick in one hand, and took a picture of Miss Chunying. On her white and powdery skin, her body was covered with scars, and her neck and legs were even more serious. It hurt badly.If you take a closer look, there are traces of bitten teeth and nail scratches.The old lady gently stroked it with her fingertips, and Miss Chunying showed a very painful expression.

The old lady put her arms around Miss Chunying's delicate body, and cried bitterly.At this point, Miss Chunying couldn't care less about being ashamed anymore, and while wiping her tears, she sobbed and said, "That old loathsome thing did it to me! He doesn't even think about being a useless person anymore, He was still ungrateful every night, and when he went to bed, he forced him to take off all his clothes, and let him hug him, rub him, scratch and bite him, and pestered him until dawn, and he couldn't sleep peacefully. During the day, he also refuses to give up. He won’t give up until he has a few scars. If you drip blood and cry out in pain, begging, he will have to have a good time before it’s over.” Miss Chunying When it came to sadness, she hugged her mother's shoulders and cried for a while, then said in a low voice, "He didn't care about her life or death, and he just poked the child's lower body with his fingers!"

Mrs. Yuan Lao hurriedly untied Miss Chunying's little coat, and saw that her lower body was bloody and bloody, which was horrible.The old lady immediately gritted her teeth and said, "Damn! Damn! This old beast almost took my daughter's life! This is because your father is old and confused. No matter how many rich and noble sons came to propose marriage, he refused to marry me. The treasure was buried in the hands of this old beast. Now I am desperately trying not to let this old life go, and I will not let my son go back tomorrow. When the old beast comes, I will go with him desperately." The old lady said, already very angry out of breath.Miss Chunying hastily stretched out her hands to rub her mother's chest and back.

The next day, when Yuan Zhuo came home from work, Mrs. Yuan went up and grabbed his beard, crying and begging to pay for my daughter. Yuan Zhuo, who was confused, became sexual for a while, and the two old couples started fighting. Miss Ying persuaded her father in the middle, and then pulled her mother.When the commotion was overwhelming, Shangshu's mansion sent Xiangyu to meet the mistress. The old lady jumped forward, scolded, and ordered Xiangyu to be smashed.

Seeing that it was not the way, the servants and servants of Shangshu's mansion rushed back with an empty car and told Li Shangshu about the situation.How could Li Fuguo be willing to part with his wife, so he came to Yuan Mansion to pick him up in person.When Yuan Zhuo and Ms. Chunying's brothers saw them, they hurriedly arranged a banquet in the outer courtyard to entertain them.Li Fuguo was only on Miss Chunying, and after barely sitting for a while, he repeatedly urged Miss Chunying to go back to the house.When poor Miss Chunying saw Li Fuguo, it was as if she had seen a poisonous snake in the mountains. She hid in her boudoir, her whole body trembling and she dared not come out.

Seeing that his daughter refused to go back with Li Fuguo, Yuan Zhuo rushed into the inner courtyard and yelled: "You have a husband now, why don't you go home? Married daughter, the water that was poured out, you blame me!" What are you doing in my house?!" The scolding made Miss Chunying very sad, she was sobbing and crying like a river, the old lady saw that her daughter was forced to have nowhere to go, she went up and grabbed Yuan Zhuo's belt and started fighting.Yuan Zhuo was afraid that Li Fuguo would hear the profanity, so he hurriedly turned around and avoided the outer courtyard.The old lady drove out of the outer courtyard, pointed at Li Fuguo, scolded him as a beast, an old loather, and an obscene person, and said that the girl who dressed me up in pink and jade had made her whole body purple and blue. There is no good meat.

Li Fuguo was angry and ashamed at the same time. He himself knew that Miss Chunying had been wronged too much, so he didn't speak at that time, but just flicked his sleeves, angrily got up and went back to the house. Send out the door.

Li Fuguo is used to hanging out with Ms. Chunying every day. He hasn't seen Ms. Chunying come back for more than ten days in a row. The reason is: "Miss Chunying accepted her as a daughter because of the great kindness of the Lord Long Live and the Empress, so Miss Chunying will be the princess of the dynasty. When a dignified princess marries, how can we not give her a lot of money? Among the sisters, there must also be brilliance.”

Zhang Niangniang nodded happily, and went to talk to Emperor Suzong again.Emperor Suzong did not disagree with Empress Zhang's words.So the next day, the imperial decree came down to give Miss Chunying a small place in Zhangcheng [-] miles west of the capital to be a Caiyi.

Li Fuguo received the imperial edict and ran to Yuan's house happily.Miss Chunying originally planned not to go back to the Li family in this life, but now that the imperial decree has granted Caiyi, the couple has to go to the palace to thank each other. Go home to be wronged for a few days, and then go back to your mother’s house to recuperate.” The old lady thought of an idea for her daughter, “Now that you are the princess of the court, you can go to the palace to meet the queen from time to time. The mother is close, and secondly, you can avoid the torture of this old disgust." The mother's words reminded Miss Chunying, and she followed Li Fuguo back to the mansion. thank you.

6. Predetermined fate
With Miss Chunying's beautiful face, graceful figure and that eloquent mouth, within half a day after entering the palace, she told Queen Zhang that she was in love with her, and she was kept in the palace that night and would not be sent back.Li Fuguo made a lot of trouble, but in the end he went back to the house alone.Because it was Empress Zhang who kept asking her to stay, he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait around at home anxiously waiting for Miss Chunying to come back.

(End of this chapter)