Forensic lady champion husband

Chapter 74

May [-]th is the day when the son of heaven was born, and the middle school will be on holiday for three days, and the whole world celebrates it.

The emperor's birthday became the origin of the festival, and it can be traced back to the Qianqiu Festival during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the names of the emperor's birthday were even more complicated-Changchun Festival, Qianming Festival, Shouning Festival, Qianyuan Festival, etc. , and so on.Emperor Zhenzong of the late emperor named it Chengtian Festival. The son of heaven inherits the destiny of heaven and caresses all people. Emperor Zhenzong intends to use this to show future generations that they should not forget the origin while celebrating.

On the twelfth day of the fifth lunar month, a great court meeting was held in the Jiqing Hall. Hundreds of officials stood in attendance, bowed and made speeches, and celebrated the emperor's birthday. With the words "Rocked", the ministers raised their cups to celebrate their birthdays.

Many of the ministers present were old men with white beard and hair, but they wanted to celebrate the birthday of the emperor who was under twenty. In the temple, no matter the order of the teeth, only the emperor and his ministers were concerned.

After the court was over, the ministers walked out of the palace one after another, and only after that did they dare to talk in whispers.

Fan Zhongyan was newly appointed as the school manager of the Secret Pavilion. He was not an official in the hall, and he didn't need to attend the court on weekdays. It was the Chengtian Festival, so he made an exception to join the court with his colleagues.These poor civil servants often laugh at themselves as being "on the bench", Fan Zhongyan disagrees.

If you don't sit on the cold bench for several years, how can you calm down and warm your stomach?Everyone rushes to high officials and generous salary, but they don't know that they have not experienced a thousand sails. Even if they sit on the seat of the stars, they are just a pile of mud that cannot support the wall.

The name of the main entrance of the Great Nei is Lizheng, and after getting out of this gate, Fan Zhongyan walked quickly a few steps and caught up with Yan Ziqin who was walking forward with his arms folded.

"Yuanfu, I haven't seen you for a few days. I heard that my wife is happy. Congratulations!" Fan Zhongyan laughed.

Yan Ziqin seldom admired anyone in his life, only a few people impressed him, and he could count on one hand. Fan Zhongyan was among them, not only because of his extraordinary literary talent, but also because he met him at Yingtian when he first met him. I saw his integrity and courage.

"Thank you, brother Xiwen." Yan Ziqin said.

Seeing that there was no one around, Fan Zhongyan whispered to Yan Ziqin: "Your brother is at the front of the court, and you can see the sky, what do you think?"

Yan Ziqin was surprised and said: "This is so easy to discuss!"

Today's Holy Majesty is in a weak crown year, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are like stars, his spirit is radiant, his phoenix looks like a dragon, and he has the majesty of the emperor. From a distance, he looks like indisputable good water, and when he looks closely, he is like a clean breeze without dirt. Fu Ji, Xian Zhan Shengde.However, you are the emperor, even if you look ugly, you should not be discussed by your courtiers.

Yan Ziqin lowered his voice and reminded: "Brother Xiwen, how did you make such an outrageous statement?"

Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said, "It's not about His Majesty's appearance, but about his complexion, obviously angry."

Yan Ziqin thought about it for a while, although the emperor seldom spoke or laughed, he was always lenient, but today his complexion was as hard as steel, for some reason, he nodded and said, "It seems...it's a little unusual."

At this moment, they suddenly heard someone greeting from behind them, they were so startled that they turned their heads together, it turned out to be the eunuch Li Xian who was newly transferred to the Empress Dowager's palace.

Li Xian took a few steps forward, and said with a respectful smile: "You two officials, forgive me for being abrupt. Today, I am going out on business in the palace, thinking that Mr. Yan is also leaving the court at this time, so I came here specially to pay my respects. Master Fan for a long time, it is really an honor for this servant!"

Yan Ziqin treats his subordinates leniently and benevolently, and Fan Zhongyan does the same, but he especially looks down on eunuchs. When reading history books, he often lamented that most of the world's affairs are in the hands of these eunuchs. Impressed.

Yan Ziqin said with a smile: "Does it matter what kind of errand the nobleman is going out of the palace?"

Li Xiandao: "It's the empress dowager who missed the bad goods in Li Qing's bad ginger shop in Xiaotianshui Lane, and sent her servants to buy some."

Hearing this, Fan Zhongyan lowered his head and smiled with a hint of contempt.

As we all know, there is not only a sweet water well in Little Sweet Water Lane, but also a place where brothels gather. Considering the Queen Mother's background, it is not surprising that she would be familiar with the shops there.

Empress Dowager Liu E was born in a market place, with a beautiful appearance. When she was young, she grew up in Sichuan. She made a living selling drum songs on the street. She married Gong Mei, a silversmith, as a concubine. She could not be seen in the royal family. Zhang Qi, his servant, had a good relationship, and King Xiang was the title of the first emperor Zhenzong before he ascended the throne.

Zhenzong's taboo Heng, who was young and unmarried, fell in love with Gong Mei's concubine Liu E by accident.Since then, whenever Jinfengyulu met, regardless of whether one was a prince or the other was a concubine of a craftsman, the two were inseparable, and even alarmed the then reigning Emperor Taizong, who ordered Liu E to be expelled from the capital. Zhenzong couldn't bear to part with her. He hid Liu E in Zhang Qi's home and met in private for 15 years.

It is strange to say that Zhenzong seems to have been given a love gu, and he has been infatuated for 15 years. After inheriting the throne, he immediately welcomed his lover into the palace. Concubine, in the fourth year of Jingde, Zhenzong's original wife, the queen, died. Liu E was officially canonized as the queen by giving birth to the crown prince, and became the only wife who could match him, fulfilling Zhenzong's lifelong wish.

This child is the current Holy Majesty.

However, rumors that the emperor was not the empress dowager's own have been circulating among the people, but the secrets of the palace are so secretive that no one can provide proof.

"Since the nobleman is going to travel a long distance, I won't delay your trip." Fan Zhongyan said coldly, with disdain in his words.

What kind of person is Li Xian? It's just that this servant is reading the Analects of Confucius recently, and I want to ask Mr. Yan a lesson or two. I heard that the Secret Pavilion is proofreading a newly collected book recently, and Mr. Fan must be in charge, so don't delay your work!"

Fan Zhongyan didn't want to get entangled with the eunuch, so he just left.

Yan Ziqin asked, "What questions does the nobleman have?"

Li Xiandao: "The slaves and servants left the adults, not for anything else, but to remind you that there will be major changes in the middle school recently!"

He didn't use the court, but the country. Obviously, this change has a wide impact, and it is far from limited to the court.

Li Xian continued: "I still remember that when Master Yan entered the palace in March, the officials were watching the paintings, and he got angry for no reason. She contradicted the beauty, and she clashed again at the palace banquet yesterday, and the anger still lingers today, if it wasn't for the officials being lenient, I'm afraid the empress title would have been taken away!"

Yan Ziqin thought to himself, this is just a harem fight the size of a sesame seed, and the empress's relatives have no real power, so how could it be considered a major change, and asked in confusion, "And then?"

Li Xian grinned and said, "What else do you want! Do you know what the queen said yesterday—she said that the official's biological mother is someone else!"

Yan Ziqin was stunned. The folk rumors were rural gossip, which was not credible, but the same words came from the queen's mouth, and the meaning was different.

The people in the palace naturally know some secrets that are difficult for outsiders to touch. The queen dared to say such a rebellious thing, the truth is unknown, but if it is completely groundless, can she blurt it out without thinking?Could it be that he knew the inside story, kept it in his heart, and uttered the truth under shame and anger?

Li Xian said in a low voice: "You should have heard about this matter, don't worry about it. If there is any change in the future, you must pay attention to it." After finishing speaking, he saluted and left quickly.

If the empress dowager was not the emperor's biological mother, would the emperor still rest assured that she would monopolize the power?It's really come to the point of breaking up. Although the Queen Mother said that she would never follow Wu Zetian's words, the military and political power is in her hands, and it is not difficult to abolish the emperor.

At this moment, Yan Ziqin began to understand the empress dowager's psychology of seizing power - if the emperor is really not her own, without the fetters of blood, besides power, what else can make her feel at ease after fighting all her life?
When I got home, I met Du He practicing in the courtyard. Du He greeted Yan Ziqin, but saw him drifting away like a wandering spirit. In front of Yan Ziqin.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ziqin was unmoved, and walked forward over the stone lock, still thinking about the queen mother, Du He was furious, grabbed the stone lock and handed it to Yan Ziqin.

Now that Yan Ziqin didn't want to wake up, he should wake up. His hands sank, and the sixty-jin boulder lock made him stagger. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Du He, who had an innocent face, and said, "What are you doing?"

Du He said: "You've all been acting weird recently. Enniang is sleepy all day and doesn't like to talk because she has a body, and Little Badger is depressed because she's about to leave. I understand this, but you're absent-minded, Qiyu Missing for no reason, this makes people guess.”

Yan Ziqin said: "If you want to inquire about Mrs. Luo's affairs, it's useless to ask me. You should find her face to face."

Du He shouted after Yan Ziqin who was going away, "Don't go, speak clearly, who wants to ask her!" He chased Yan Ziqin outside the courtyard.

Yan Ziqin closed the courtyard door, lest he disturb Mingshu who was taking a nap. She has been in her body for more than four months, and she has recovered to a lively state a few days ago. I heard that Dali Temple is reviewing the death penalty case executed after autumn. Helping to touch the corpse was strictly rejected by Yan Ziqin on the grounds of safety, but these days he suddenly became drowsy, as if the little green vegetables had been drained of water, listless and lethargic, asked the doctor to look at it, and said everything was normal, but It's just early summer sleepiness.

The roses in the courtyard really bloomed just right, with clusters of flowers and a fragrant fragrance. Knowing that Mingshu preferred this flower, he asked the doctor several times and knew that roses were harmless to pregnant women, so Yan Ziqin would often pick one and put it next to Mingshu's bed. An exception, but he didn't want to be cut by the sharp thorns on the stem, so he picked two of them out of frustration.

Replace the withered roses yesterday, and change the water in the ice-cracked celadon paper mallet bottle, insert the two freshly picked flowers in full bloom, one light pink, one light yellow, the fragrance is gentle, Mingshu is looking for the dark fragrance Turning over on the jade pillow, there are light flower marks on her slender cheeks, but it is the peony carved on the pillow.

Seeing her stretching out a long white wrist dishonestly, Yan Ziqin helped her cover it again with a smile. Now that the weather is getting hotter, Chunxiu is helping her fan. Yan Ziqin reached out to take the round fan, walked away from Chunxiu, and sat down Beside the lady's pillow, propped his head up to see her sleeping peacefully, and slowly shook the handle of the fan.

Her belly was slightly protruding, and he covered it gently, expecting the first fetal movement.The doctor said that after four months, the fetus may stretch and stretch, and I don't know when it will be felt.Until now, looking at Mingshu's increasingly plump belly, his heart is still beating and he feels incredible.

Suddenly, his arm froze, and he touched something!It was as if the child's little fist had hit him lightly.

Excited, she almost threw the fan out, but Mingshu woke up too, looking at her stomach in surprise, and said to Yan Ziqin after a long time, "Did you... feel it?"

Yan Ziqin nodded, pressed against her stomach, laughed uncontrollably, and urged, "Call Daddy!"

Mingshu laughed and said, "Call him Daddy... why don't you let him recite a passage of Analects!"

Yan Ziqin raised his head to look at Mingshu, and said, "What did he mean by that slap just now?"

Mingshu said: "I'm his mother, so I naturally understand that he's protesting—" She pinched her nose, pretending to be a child's voice, "Mom! Get rid of this strange man, he's preventing the baby from sleeping!"

The strange man Yan Ziqin touched his stomach very gently and carefully, and Quan Dang gave this "unworthy son" a lesson as punishment.

"Unworthy son, how dare you despise your father!"

After finishing speaking, he felt his palm move again, thinking it was a child again, but saw Mingshu was holding the waist of the skirt with her hand, and the second time she was playing tricks to deceive him, Yan Ziqin smiled and said: "You also followed the child to learn badly? "

The two quarreled for a while, and Yan Ziqin somehow climbed onto the bed and lay down next to Mingshu. Mingshu was a little tired, turned over, let her husband embrace him from behind, and fell asleep for a while.

No matter how the world outside changes, this moment is beautiful.Everyone in the world loves to talk about dreams, and they always say that dreams come true. The happiness in his arms has never been a dream, it has always been real.

Because of the Chengtian Festival, the whole world has a three-day holiday, except for the Yamen. Except for half a day of leisure on that day, they have to go back to deal with official documents afterwards.

Dali Temple is not idle, and its jurisdiction is limited to cases, which is much easier than the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War.

Xiao Xi, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, spent a long time in the Song Dynasty, and the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and even the Privy Council in charge of the Quyuan Affairs all devoted their energy to entertaining him. The former envoys of the Liao Kingdom who were like tigers and wolves who were uneducated were harsh and oppressive everywhere, and one incident escalated into conflicts between the two countries. Xiao Xi, as an envoy, also made all the officials feel relieved.

But on the night of May [-]th, when the moon was dark and the wind was high, a scream came from Xiao Xi's room, and the guards from the Liao and Song Dynasties arrived immediately, and the first to rush in saw a black shadow drifting away , The latter didn't even see the shadow at all.

Looking at Xiao Xi again, he was lying on the ground, with blood on his neck, the wound was extremely deep, but he was still breathing, and he was opening his eyes in pain, speaking weakly in Khitan language, it must be extremely painful, even The soldiers rescued in front of him were Song people, and they couldn't see clearly.

(End of this chapter)