Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 322
He thought for a while before saying, "Thank you, Officer Kang, for your trust. But this matter is important, and Officer Kang, please think twice."

Eunuch Kang grinned: "I still don't trust you? I have served the government for half my life, and I am cautious in the palace. I am wary of anyone, but I feel like old friends with you at first sight. I am still thinking about it. I will start making arrangements after returning to Beijing this time. If I can get out of my body, I will go to your island and live happily with you, so good, so good!"

His eyebrows were beaming, and King Qin said solemnly: "Thanks to the great love of the official Kang."

Eunuch Kang said again: "If King Meng never abandons you, I would like to sworn brotherhood with him. From then on, we will take care of each other with all our heart and soul, and share weal and woe."

King Qin never dreamed that one day he would become a "brother" with an eunuch, he just felt extremely awkward, and Eunuch Kang's reputation was not good, so he was one of the main targets of impeachment by the censors.However, he had no distinction between loyalty and treachery, and when he saw Eunuch Kang's proposal, he also generously agreed: "It is the kindness of Mr. Kang, so why should I refuse?"

Eunuch Kang was overjoyed when he saw that he was careless, and the two actually started to do it immediately. They ordered incense wax paper money, set out water and wine, swore blood as an alliance, and made eight obeisances, becoming "friends of eight obeisances".

After paying homage, the food and wine ordered by Mr. Kang came out, a large table of delicacies from mountains and seas. After three cups, he was drunk and opened a big three-foot-square box beside him. The inside was full of gold, silver and jewels, which were searched for over the years. And other civil and military generals bribed.

"My lord, take this box back to me first."

"no problem."

"But if you can get away, and drink and eat meat with you every day, wouldn't you be as happy as a fairy?"

"Hahaha, I welcome you very much."

The two toasted and chatted, and then King Qin euphemistically revealed the matter of Yue Pengju and Hua Rong.Eunuch Kang naturally didn't realize that he wanted to speak well for Yue Pengju, but according to his intention, he reported it to Zhao Deji after returning to Beijing.

It was already the end of July when Zhang Jun and others returned to the palace.Returning from the big victory, the ruling and opposition parties were shaken.On this day, Zhao Deji was in high spirits, and hosted a banquet for Zhang Jun, the chief assistant of the dynasty, and a group of generals who came to Beijing to report on their duties.Accompanied by three censors, Zhao Deji personally made a toast to Zhang Jun: "Aiqing has worked hard to eliminate the water bandits in Dongting and eliminate the cancer of the country."

"This is due to His Majesty's great grace, and the ministers dare not take credit for it."

"Yue Pengju contributed a lot to this great victory, but it's a pity that he never returned to Beijing to receive the reward."

"Yue Taiwei suffered from eye disease, so he can only stay in the place to recuperate, which is helpless." Zhao Deji comforted him for a while, and announced the reward.

After the banquet, Zhao Deji left Zhang Jun alone.

Zhao Deji asked: "Aiqing returns to Beijing this time, how will the cabinet punish her?"

Now there are three censors, but these three are the main combatants, and they have repeatedly written to Zhao Deji advocating the Northern Expedition.Although Zhang Jun is also a main combat faction, he also dislikes the toughness of these three people, and has already developed the idea of ​​​​changing. Hearing the official's question, he said: "These three people may as well make other arrangements. Qin Hui, who has retired from illness. Very promising…”

Zhao Deji has been arranging another peace talk with the Jin people these days, if there is no one like Qin Hui in the court, it will be inconvenient at all.He thought about bringing in Qin Hui, but he couldn't find a proper reason because of various objections. Now that Zhang Jun brought it up, he was secretly happy, but kept calm and asked, "Is Qin Hui suitable?"

"Qin Hui was able to maintain his integrity during the Jingkang disaster, and he returned from the Kingdom of Jin. He is familiar with the hypocrisy of the captives, and he is mature and prudent. He has a good reputation among the scholar-bureaucrats, and he is incomparable to other dogs that bark at the sun. The minister also heard that he has recently died. Recover, stay at home..."

Only then did Zhao Deji nod his head, but he didn't make a clear statement, just waiting for Zhang Jun to make a decision.

Zhang Jun and others retreated, and the palace servants helped Zhao Deji back to the study, and then Eunuch Kang bowed in: "Young one, see the official family, best wishes."

Zhao Deji rejoiced: "Get up and talk."

Eunuch Kang got up, took a step forward, and said with a low laugh: "Although Taiwei Yue never took a concubine this time, Mrs. Yue ran away from home?"

Zhao Deji sighed: "I originally had good intentions. Knowing that his husband and wife are loyal, I can't bear the Yue family's ruin. I also know that Rong'er is good in every way. It's just that I'm jealous by nature, so it's like this. Who knew it would be like this! Speaking of it, I It's also for her own good."

When Eunuch Kang heard his upright words, he immediately flattered him and said: "The officials are kind and wise, but Mrs. Yue doesn't understand women's virtues. Your Majesty, how will Li Qiaoniang deal with it?"

"Since that's the case, let her talk about it later."

"Yes."

Eunuch Kang said again: "Young one, pay attention to check along the way. Yue Pengju really did his best, plain and simple, and strict in running the army. Hua Rong followed him, also dressed in coarse cloth, with simple tea and light food. The young one heard some words in the army, saying that Hua Rong was early. I can't stand such rough food. There was a period of time before, regardless of Yue Peng's three orders and five applications, every day I was rich in clothes and fine food. Moreover, I hated the crude food at home, so I didn't want to stay at home at all. I went to Tanzhou City to eat and drink every day, ordering exquisite food. Because of this, she and Yue Pengju had quarreled many times. So this time, she ran away angrily on the pretext of Yue Pengju taking a concubine. Although Yue Pengju didn't say anything, he knew a thing or two..."

"Oh? Since that's the case, why don't you announce that Rong'er will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver. This Yue Pengju is also real. How can you prevent your wife from living a good life for a few days?"

"Officials are benevolent."

Eunuch Kang stepped back, and before leaving, he saw the smug smile on the corner of the official's mouth.Others don't know, but his heart is like a mirror.Since the official impotence, although he got Wang Jixian's "good medicine", his mind and behavior have changed greatly.Especially for the only woman in his life, although he tried his best to show generosity, he has always hidden his jealousy that is not enough to be humane to outsiders.Especially when he faced the beauties that were common in the palace and "refused to lift", the perverted desire in his heart became even stronger, and he always thought, if it was her—the more he couldn't get it, the more he wanted it!
This kind of extremely subtle and despicable privacy cannot be understood by outsiders, but eunuchs like Eunuch Kang who serve him at any time can always figure it out, because they themselves are a very special group, a man, born into a eunuch, The desire in the heart becomes perverted, so the eunuchs are either gay, or perverted love of money or perverted to torture other court ladies for fun.

He vaguely guessed that the officials also had the same mentality, and always hoped that something would go wrong between Hua Rong and Yue Pengju, and they must not let the two of them live in love, and it would be better to end in tragedy.Moreover, the more military achievements Yue Peng made and the simpler he acted, the more suspicious Zhao Deji would be towards him.

Several times, Eunuch Kang even wanted to remind Yue Pengju and his wife for the sake of "old friends" that they must ask the officials for rewards, and the more they ask, the safer they are.But he knew Yue Pengju's temperament, and he himself had never been bribed by Yue Pengju, so he thought that his life and death had nothing to do with his family, so he didn't care much about it.Today's Shangzuo Hua Rong "gradually pays attention to food and clothing" is because of the hint from King Qin.

Sure enough, when Zhao Deji heard this, he felt very proud, and said to himself: "I have had countless women, and even the most chaste and nine-strength women, for a long time, I am impatient with firewood, rice, oil and salt. It is human nature to like glory and wealth. How could Rong'er be an exception? She was innocent in her early years, thinking that as long as she liked someone, she would be able to live like that for the rest of her life. Who knows, how can she live the rest of her life if she can live for a while?" He turned to look at Eunuch Kang, "Order, and reward Rong 100 taels of gold, [-] bolts of brocade, and [-] sets of brand-new clothes."

"Yes."

Hua Rong lived in Donglin Temple for more than a month, with bells in the morning and drums in the evening, chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, her tired body and mind calmed down day by day.These days, Lu Da has successively invited two or three elderly people, who only said that they came to meditate and drink tea.Hua Rong sipped tea and discussed the Tao with them, and found that these people, without exception, were all well-known local doctors.They used various euphemistic excuses to diagnose and treat Hua Rong, and they all said that she had no abnormalities and was completely healthy.

After several times like this, Hua Rong has fully understood Lu Da's painstaking efforts. She no longer intends to heal herself, and she no longer holds any hope in the matter of childbearing. I will think about getting married again, and it doesn't matter whether I live or not.

After she euphemistically expressed her intentions, Lu Da had a bright temper, and never sought medical advice again. Only in this way, Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

It was raining heavily that day, and it was inconvenient for her to go out, so she stayed alone in the West Wing, listening to the strong wind and rain outside.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, she walked slowly to the window, opened the window, and the wind and rain came in immediately, she stretched out her hand, and the bean-sized raindrops splashed on the palm of her hand, which hurt her palm.

The pain and loneliness that had been hidden for a long time came to the bottom of my heart like a poisonous snake.According to the schedule, Pengju must have ended the Dongting battle long ago.However, for so long, he had no news, and he never came to find him.Could it be that he was really immersed in Li Qiaoniang's beauty and gentleness, and would never come to find him again?Obviously he ran away on his own initiative, but he was unwilling in his heart, as if he had been ruthlessly abandoned by someone.

She closed the window, ignored her half-soaked sleeves, returned to the bed and sat down blankly.

There is a big burden on the table, which is just some simple clothes that I brought when I left.She opened it, and there were clusters of gold leaves inside, which were yellow and bright, and looked very pleasing to the eye.This large string of gold leaves was also put in by King Qin quietly when she was crying on the ground.The gold leaf she found on the road after she found the medicine bottle couldn't be returned to King Qin, so she took it with her all the way.But here, it doesn't work at all.

She took out a bunch of gold leaves and threw them on the window one by one like throwing darts.Each one hit the window with a crisp sound, and soon, a row of yellow leaves fell on the ground.

She was extremely depressed, jumped out of the bed, ran over, and stomped on the golden leaves. The faces of Yue Pengju and King Qin appeared in front of her eyes. You, trample you to death..." It seemed that the golden leaves all over the ground were the heads of the two.

Yue Pengju was able to travel day and night at first, but later, his eye disease became more and more serious, and he could not see the light at all. He had no choice but to rest during the day and travel at night.

(End of this chapter)