Yizhi arrives

Chapter 21
I thought that although there was some relationship between me and the emperor, after all, draft girls have to go through procedures, and he has satisfied his curiosity, so he should not bother me again in a short time.Unexpectedly, the next night, I would wipe my body and change into clean and fresh clothes again, and the smiling father-in-law pushed into my room with a smile: "Miss Song, the emperor has summoned you."

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Is this over yet? !

As soon as I left, those show girls naturally exploded again.

The first one said: "Why is the emperor looking for her again?"

The second said: "Could it be that you went to bed last night?"

A third screamed: "What?! That's not scientific!"

It was still the lonely little room in the Hongmeng Palace. When I entered this time, the emperor was drinking tea, and he looked better than yesterday. I don’t know if this has something to do with me, but I clearly saw The way he looks at me today is full of interest.

The first thing he said was: "Song Xiaomi, I underestimated you."

Eh?
I don't need to look in the mirror to know how confused and dull my expression is now. The only emotion is that the holy will is unpredictable, it is really the holy will.

In fact, the emperor didn't want me to answer the question, he had already continued, "After all, he was raised, no matter how stupid the brain is, there are some advantages." He shook his head while talking.

The blurred eyes are now in focus, the emperor is complimenting me, right?
"It was just now that Mother Rong told me that you are a budding child. Why didn't you say that when I told you about your master last night? Don't you know that bullying the king will not only behead your head, but also implicate the whole family?" When he said this, there was no tone of reproach at all, but he smiled happily.

Oh, after the old man mentioned this, I remembered that the nanny who examined me today looked at me a little strangely.Of course, I can't tell the emperor that when I talked to him before, I focused on whether Ji Yue begged him to set me free, but after I was hit and frightened, I completely forgot about it.

For the sake of my face, and also for the praise of the emperor who said "no matter how stupid you are, there are some advantages", I decided to keep silent and not let what he said slap me in the face again.

Ji Yue is right, acting skills are really important to be a human being.

"Does Song Xiaomini hate your master very much?" The emperor asked me suddenly.

"..." I thought for a moment, and said honestly, "I really hate it."

With a look of understanding and gloating, he said, "How about I make a deal with you?"

I was smart this time, and immediately replied: "Minister girls dare not make deals with the emperor. Is there any king in the world? What orders does the emperor have? Song Xiaomi will go through fire and water, and it is his duty."

The emperor smiled like a flower, "No, I must make this deal with you."

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Since you said that, I won't pretend anymore, "Then the emperor will talk about it first, and I won't do it if it's not worth it."

He laughed.

In this deal, one end is Ji Yue, a living man, and the other end is the queen's throne.

I asked the emperor: "Is the queen's position so unpopular?"

The emperor suddenly changed the subject, "Little fan, do you know that your master is lying to you."

I thought to myself: Huh?What did he lie to me again? ! (╰_╯)#
"You're actually not Hua Pan's daughter at all."

Suddenly, thunder struck from the sky.

"Then who am I?!"

"It doesn't matter who you are, it's like when it's raining, you reach out to catch a strand of rain, and the one that just happens to be in your hand is this strand of rain. Do you understand?"

Paralyzed, convoluted, do not understand.

He sighed, and changed his sitting position, as if he wanted to hold a candlelit night chat with me.

"Let me tell you this, it has been 200 years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is easy to conquer the country and difficult to defend the country. What's more, it has been defended for so long. Today, the roots of this big tree in the Great Zhou Dynasty are almost rotten. The barbarians come and invade, and if we don’t manage them properly, the great Zhou will not be far away.”

It's so profound and righteous, the concubine can't understand it!

"Your Majesty, can you stop talking about such a big thing, and just say what I want to do."

"Mr. Qing's side."

I know these three words, they have been written in the playbook, although the intention is good, but they seem to have something to do with rebellion, on the side of the Qing emperor, Jingkang is difficult.

Seeing how terrified I looked, the emperor sighed again, and this time he finally got some relief, "After the empress is gone, I have been unwilling to take the queen, and the interests of the group/group are deeply intertwined, and one hair affects the whole body. Who will take the position of queen, I have really thought about it all these years."

I suddenly understood that Da Zhou seems to be stable and prosperous on the surface, but in fact it has internal and external troubles, and it seems to be retreating if it does not advance.But the emperor is getting old, I don't know how many more years he can live, and many things are beyond his control.Ji Yue taught me history, and I also understand that those so-called prosperous times require the efforts of several generations.The emperor probably wants to start another prosperous world for his descendants now.

"Why did the emperor believe me, tell me this, and tell me that Master lied to me?" I feel very heavy now, one is Ji Yue, the other is Jiangshan, and the third is my own life.It turns out that the rumors in the rivers and lakes are sometimes far from the truth of the matter.

He looked at me seriously and said, "Because you were taught by Ji Yue."

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Paralysis, none of his business!
This night, I have heard and forgotten all the other things the emperor said, but there is one thing that I understand thoroughly.

That's Ji Yue, he's paralyzed and lied to me again!

It turned out that he tricked me into being a draft girl. I thought he was very wicked, and I really couldn't understand why he lied to me.

Later, at the inn on the outskirts of the capital, I thought he had told the truth. Although I still thought he was wicked, people inevitably have their own secrets and beliefs, and I reluctantly accepted the reality in my heart.What's more, I also did something that I was sorry for him, and my mind was a little more balanced.

But I never dreamed that that bastard Ji Yue would still keep a hand on me!
What is the daughter of the emperor's concubine and another man, what is the kindness of saving lives at the side of the mass grave, what is a chess piece of Jiangshan Sheji.

Milk/milk, it turns out that they are all deceitful.

When I left Hongmeng Palace that day, I asked the old man: "If this deal is completed, Ji Yue will be my man by birth, and my elf after death, right?"

The emperor gave me a gesture of please, meaning that I can do whatever I want.

I don't care about the principle that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of those countries, but I happily nodded and agreed to his deal, because I have always objectively evaluated myself as a person who comes and goes, since Ji Yue planned that the pawn is Me, I can only strive for the greatest benefit within a limited range, so as to make myself feel better.

At this time, my palms were tightly clenched, as if little Ji Yue was being played with and crushed to death by me in my palm.The emperor smiled happily, and waved to me as parting, gloating.I think that if Ji Yue knew that the emperor he served so loyally sold him out like this, he would be as depressed as me.

In the next few days, the draft girl was carried out step by step, and the emperor never came to me for a candle-lit night talk.

I thought about how the emperor was trapped in the palace, surrounded by uneasy and kind people, isolated and helpless, and it was not easy for him to live so optimistically and cheerfully until now, so I paid more attention to the task of drafting girls and cooperated a little.

"Girl, this is the bird's nest porridge that the emperor ordered the imperial kitchen to cook for you." Huang Hua came in with a bowl of steaming porridge, speaking very loudly, for fear that others would not know that the emperor has a good relationship with me.

I smelled the porridge, it was very fragrant, so I picked it up and drank it all. The yellow flower was waiting beside me. Suddenly my eyes lit up, and I pointed to the bottom of my bowl and said, "Hey, girl, there is a note at the bottom of this bowl." Sticking!"

Ok?
I took it off and looked at it, and there was actually written on the small note the questions and answers that Mammy Rong was going to come to test us for a while.

This is Chi Guoguo cheating on me!
I silently put it away, and quietly gave the emperor a thumbs up.

On February [-], the dragon looked up.

On that day, there were snowflakes in the Seven-day City, which was rarely snowed.

With the gray sky and the majestic imperial city, the atmosphere is particularly dignified.

All the show girls were arranged to meet the saint in Caiyun Palace. Caiyun Palace was originally the empress dowager's bedroom. Usually, the talent show would not be placed here. This time the location was temporarily changed, and I only found out the reason later.

More than half of the three thousand girls were screened out, and the remaining hundreds lined up neatly, waiting for the emperor to arrive. To be honest, as a carrot in the pit, I am still a little worried, afraid that someone will force me out of the palace. The queen pulled it out of the pit and filled it with other radishes.And what good will happen to the pulled out carrot?

Nanny Rong hit me when I was so depressed.She said that the formation was arranged according to the results of the evaluation in the past half month, from high to low.I looked up at my position, there was a crowd of people in front of me, and I was standing in the middle of the penultimate row... At this moment, I realized deeply how much the emperor can't help himself now, and he didn't even cheat. use.So my future is in jeopardy?
"The emperor is here, King Fulu is here—"

The sharp voice of the little eunuch pierced the solemn atmosphere of Caiyun Palace. Everyone knelt down and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."I am far away from them, and there are some advantages, such as the pressure is not as great as standing in front.

The emperor and King Fulu walked into the palace, and they were far away, but I still felt the cold breath of snowflakes on both of them.The emperor said: "Pingshen." That voice was even more listless than when I saw him for the first time, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.

I walked through the crowd and took a peek at the father and son in front of me.

King Fulu is a tall, handsome man with a natural nobility from head to toe, which is very worthy of his title.He is probably a peerless master. Among so many people, I secretly glanced at him like this, but he also caught him and cast a sinister look at me. I shivered in place, and immediately buried my head and dared not look again.

"Is the emperor going to choose a wife for me today?" In front of so many people, the emperor actually said something that was angry with King Fulu.

"I don't dare, it's just that the queen mother's Fengling is still in the custody of the emperor, this time I want to see if the successor is reliable for my mother." He said it neither humble nor overbearing, and he didn't take the old man seriously at all.I think if I were him, I would have been pissed off by my own son.

The emperor sneered a few times, "Then let's begin."

The emperor's choice of concubine is similar to that of me going to the street to buy vegetables, that is, when you pick up a vegetable, you can pretend to weigh it, then put it down and choose the next one.In many cases, you may not be able to buy the freshest one, but you must buy the one that is most pleasing to your eyes.

Some of the show girls are also ladies from high-ranking officials and noble families, basically occupying the first five rows.Some of these ladies are dignified, some are exquisite and intelligent, some are good at singing and dancing, and some are bright and moving.But the emperor said that the dignified one's chest is not big enough, the exquisite and intelligent one's teeth are too yellow, the singing and dancing one's face is too dark, and the bright and moving voice is too ugly.

I immediately felt very sorry for the emperor, if I behaved better in the past half a month and moved to the front, he wouldn't have to rack his brains to dislike such women who seemed to be several times better than me.

King Fulu, who was sitting on the emperor's hands, was very calm. When he sat there, he looked like a Shura exuding evil spirits, but he had a delicate and beautiful face, which made him cast a layer of sexy and mysterious The veil aroused the feelings of many young girls, secretly looking at King Fulu, and those who were despised by the emperor were still happy.

"name."

"..."

"Song Xiaomi." Mother Rong called me.

"Eh?"

I looked at King Fulu in a daze, and for a moment I didn't notice that it was my turn.The emperor's eyes were a little sharp, and the emperor was full of momentum.I thought to myself, it’s bad, the old man won’t think that I’m fascinated by his son, and I’m going to quit, right? !

Nurse Rong stood in front of all the beautiful girls, beckoning me to come forward, her eyes with hanging feet were full of disdain and disbelief towards me.My feet haven't healed yet, the little medicine that Rukong left for me used up within a few days, even though the emperor asked the imperial doctor to see it, after all, it was not as good as the spirits of Kong, and right now Rong Rong let me alone Walking in front of the emperor and King Fulu...

"Father, is Hua Pan's daughter?" King Fu Lu's tone was a little stiff.

The emperor protected me, "Look at how lovely she is."

"Stay a bit, walk like a duck."

The emperor snorted coldly and ignored King Fulu.

Later, when I had nothing to do, I thought about it carefully. In fact, the emperor cheated on me. He wanted everyone to think that I was a woman with no breasts, no butt, and no brains. Because such a woman would not be a threat even if she became a queen, and she would be at the mercy of others. .He himself didn't realize that I was a wise fool at first, so he didn't tell me about the queen's throne on the first night, but the next day he knew that he was deceived by my dull and smart face, so he made up his mind to bet on me .

So I personally think that I am very wise and foolish, which is very proud of me.

"Sing a song." The emperor propped his chin and said casually.

"My Majesty, folk girls can only sing folk songs, it's hard to wait for a court of elegance." I'm really embarrassed, during the years when Ji Yue and I were together, he once tried to reverse my literary and artistic attainments, but later he found that it was futile After that, he didn't force his own ears and eyes so much.

The old man changed his hand to support his chin, impatiently: "I asked you to sing, do you still want to resist?"

Well, I cleared my throat, and sang to the emperor: "Send you a camellia, red like the sun in the sky, you look so beautiful, just like the sun; send you a lily, white Like the clouds in the sky, you look so beautiful, just like the clouds; I will send you a wild chrysanthemum, yellow and yellow like the moon in the sky, you look so beautiful, just like the moon..."

The emperor's face was dark, King Fulu's face was dark, and Nanny Rong's face was dark. Some girls let out uncontrollable laughter, as if they could not hold back their farts for a while, and there was a "puchi", hurried and energetic.I looked at the emperor with a twisted face. I can't blame me for this, and it's not what I want to sing.

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"This show girl is cute, and she sings cutely too... let's go down first." The old man pinched his throat.

I suddenly remembered that when I was with Ji Yue in the past, he would always smile and praise some girls for their cuteness, which made them blush and heartbeat.But I once asked him why he didn't change the adjective.He told me disgustingly, if you meet a girl, (not pretty + bad body +... + not smart + powerless) = nothing to recommend, and you still have to be praised For her, the only word left is "cute".

So I asked Ji Yue, "Master, is Ah Mi cute?"

Ji Yue: "You're not even cute, it's ridiculous."

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I expected that the emperor would also want to laugh seeing me being so ridiculous.But due to Long Wei, you can't laugh at this time, you can only let me quickly disappear from his sight.

When I turned around and walked back to the show girls, I always felt a scorching gaze staring at the back of my head, which made me feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable, so the way I walked became more and more stiff and distorted.At this time, Ji Yueyan's face appeared in my mind again, and I really hated him to death.

"Master Rukong, please come in." The emperor hurriedly read the few beautiful girls behind me, and ordered to the smiling father-in-law.

Rukong?

I was startled, at such a time, what would he do as a great monk?
The eyes couldn't help staying at the door, a little expectant, a little nervous.At this time, I felt the threatening gaze from before passing through the crowd and landed on my forehead, and my gaze moved accordingly, and happened to meet the sinister eyes of King Fulu who was sitting above.

I saw him sitting upright, with no expression on his face, very handsome and princely.

But it can't always make me feel good in my heart.

And this contrast became more obvious after Rukong appeared.Rukong wore a golden cassock today, his bald head was like a moving sun, he slightly lowered his chin, and walked through the hall without looking sideways, illuminating the entire gloomy hall with the light of Buddha.

"Rukong sees the emperor, long live the emperor. Sees the prince, the prince is thousand years old." He did not kneel and kowtow, but stood in front of the two superiors and bowed down to greet them.

The emperor said "flat body", but also let someone give Ru Kong a seat, and valued him very much.Later I found out that Rukong is the next abbot of Xiangguo Temple appointed by Master Fangyuan. Neither Master Fangyuan nor him need to kneel down to anyone, because they are highly respected.But I always try to return to vulgar life like nothing, and go back to the countryside with me to marry and have children. If the emperor finds out, it would be really treasonous.

With a smile on the corner of King Fulu's mouth, he asked, "It's an exception for my father to invite an eminent monk from Xiangguo Temple to serve as an attendant for the imperial censor to select a beautiful woman. Why did you summon Master Rukong to Caiyun Palace today?"

"Of course there are some things that must be done by him." After the emperor finished speaking, he nodded towards Eunuch Xiao, who then turned around and took out a golden scroll from a brocade box that had been prepared in the back, and solemnly opened it to pay his respects to the emperor. eyes.The emperor nodded again, "Chang Xiao, read it to King Fulu and everyone."

The laughing father-in-law cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Following the heavens, the empress dowager said: The empress of the emperor will swallow the mountains and rivers and moisten the world. Today, the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty will lose her life, and the mourning family will be lingering and sick, but they will not be able to end. Come and see, we will break the lifespan of two people to get a glimpse of the secret. After my emperor, he will step on the seven stars and come out, and the horse will ride on the colorful clouds and auspiciously to see him off, and the people will be blessed. For the Queen of Great Zhou."

It is a legacy of the former empress dowager, which is similar to the one that was announced to the world before, but this one is more clear. Qiyuan Xie Xingjun has become a little girl with seven stars under her feet. Yinma is the year, just right It was the year I was born.This little girl might be me in the past, but now I have destroyed the evidence, I don't understand why the emperor still uses this matter to make a fuss?
My sneaky eyeballs rolled around, and suddenly I saw Rukong sitting in front of me silently, ah, could it be that Rukong was asked to be my witness?He has seen the "black moles" on the bottom of my feet.

"Father, Emperor Grandmother, we have all heard the decree back then." King Fulu leaned his body and said slowly to the emperor.Like a worried son, he had no choice but to remind his old man who was already demented and forgetful.

The emperor laughed like a thief, as if his plot had succeeded.He first lamented for a while that the empress dowager left too early, and it was a pity that he could not see the virtuous appearance of the second daughter-in-law.Then her tone changed, and she said, "Ah Chu, your imperial grandma really broke her heart for me and the world, and gave me a secret decree the next day. She was afraid that she would provoke criticism from the ministers, so she only told me secretly. .”

"..."

I clearly felt that the atmosphere in Caiyun Palace had condensed to freezing point when the emperor said these words.

King Fulu's gloomy words sounded: "I don't know what the emperor's grandmother whispered to the father again."

The old man looked at Xiao Gonggong again, and Xiao Gonggong turned around and took out another scroll from the previous brocade box as if by magic, but the size was much smaller than the previous one. .The laughing father-in-law said: "My son, the queen mother had a dream last night that the fire was coming from the soles of the feet. It may be ominous. Please ask Fangyuan to preside over it. The interpretation of the dream is that the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been leaked by us, and there will be many obstacles. The fire is a harbinger. The seven stars block the world. Although I don’t know the details, the emperor must pay more attention.”

I can’t come up with this kind of tongue-in-cheek, but the translation is that the empress dowager said to her son, ah, my son is not good, you will be punished if you leak the secret, you see, I’m having nightmares, it might not be easy for you to fill in the house, What should the emperor do?

The emperor said: "Master Rukong, can you tell me how many potential girls have been found in this draft?"

Ru Kong replied: "My Majesty, a total of [-] girls with exceptional fate were selected during this trip, and seven of them had seven stars on the soles of their feet. The specific list has been announced to the Emperor some time ago."

"Among those seven people, who is the queen? You didn't tell me." The emperor asked bluntly.

"Amitabha, the master and the empress dowager saw through the secrets back then, and knew that the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the daughter of the seven stars. Rukong was not as good as the master. I couldn't choose who among the seven people was the true destiny, but this time the empress dowager The decree is the evidence, and the master interprets the dream as the assistant, it should be... Song Xiaomi, who was accidentally burned by the brazier and burned the sole of his foot, the benefactor is correct."

What he said was done in one go, and I heard it like thunder.

Why do I have to add an attributive in front of my name to make me look stupid? I can't explain that I did it on purpose, because it sounds more deliberate and self-explanatory.

"Ah Chu, she will be your queen mother from now on."

At the sound of the emperor, I flew up to the branch and became a phoenix.

Oh, what a waste to pick up such a big son.

(End of this chapter)