Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 98
After the envoy finished reading, the Ninth Prince—the current new emperor fell to the ground and wept.

Under the hall, all the military officials, senior officials above the fourth rank immediately knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Then the enthronement amnesty was read out, and Huang Qianshan was appointed as the Minister of Zhongshu (Deputy Prime Minister), Wang Boyan was appointed as the Vice President of the Privy Council, and all civil and military officials were awarded the first level.

When it was the turn of the concubines in the harem, those wealthy families who had dedicated their efforts to contributing beauties held their breaths in anticipation.I can only hear the new emperor say calmly: "After I retired from the court, I have been practicing calligraphy and reading, and I don't like being with women for a long time..." The general idea is that the current imperial court is short of funds. Spending money, the country is in dire straits, and the king himself is not enjoying himself. I hope that the concubines share the difficulties.

Xinshang is so pure-hearted and ascetic, all the ministers in the hall called my lord wise.China's long-standing tradition of "not being good at female sex" was originally one of the soft indicators to measure whether a king is wise or not. The ministers seemed to see the hope of the empire from this decision, and they couldn't help being overjoyed and rushed to tell each other.

All the concubines were naturally very disappointed with this decision, especially Zhang Yingying and Pan Yingying, who had received his love words and made wishes during the bed and curtain, were even more disappointed.Fortunately, there is no reward for everyone waiting, and everyone stands on the same starting line.But everyone also understands that the empress position probably belongs to Pan Yingying who is about to give birth, as long as she gives birth to a prince.

After a long morning of etiquette, at noon, the new emperor returns to the palace for dinner, and in the afternoon, discuss matters again.

Although the concubines were disappointed, none of them dared to offer any rewards, and only served and congratulated them cautiously. Even Pan Yingying was no exception, with a big belly, for fear of losing the favor of the officials.

Hua Rong was going to have dinner with Xu Caizhi and others, but was left behind by the emperor, saying that he would invite all the old friends to have dinner together.Hua Rong couldn't refute it, thinking that the official family was "reminiscing about the past", but when he went to see it, it was all the female relatives of the harem, the only exception was Wanwan.

Wanwan was very happy to see her: "Sister Hua, I haven't seen you for a few days."

She forced a smile, feeling faintly uneasy.

Hua Rong and Wanwan enjoyed the honor and sat next to the emperor, while the concubines sat opposite each other.The new emperor smiled all over his face: "Wanwan, after seeing Sister Hua today, why don't you ask her for help?"

Hua Rong changed his mind, but Wan Wan lowered her voice, very coquettishly: "Ninth brother, you are joking again."

The new emperor said sternly: "Wanwan, I'm not joking. Yue Peng raised your elder sister Hua to bring you up, and the most important thing is to listen to your elder sister Hua. The elder sister is a mother, please beg her to be sure."

Hua Rong blushed, but Wanwan said resolutely and loudly: "Since Big Brother Yue doesn't like me, it's useless to ask."

Hua Rong sat on the side and kept silent, only then did he realize that today is a Hongmen banquet.

But the emperor did not give up, and turned to Hua Rong with a smile all over his face: "Rong'er, Wanwan admires you so much, you have to persuade Pengju for her. If you speak, how dare Pengju not listen? What kind of girl does he meet? , can it be better than Wanwan?"

Hua Rong said indifferently: "The officials also know that Pengju and I are just siblings, how can we manage his affairs?"

Wanwan interjected: "Ninth Brother, don't be like this. How can Sister Hua know about Brother Yue? I'm actually just grateful for him saving me, and I don't like him too much. Since he has other women he likes, why bother?" Embarrass him?"

The new emperor was very displeased, secretly thinking that this girl really doesn't know what to do.

He smiled: "Then Rong'er knows what kind of woman he likes?" Seeing that Hua Rong was about to answer, he suddenly thought of something wrong, and immediately said: "I won't talk about this today, come, Rong'er, let's have dinner, everyone have a taste This new dish is a specialty of Yingtian..."

Hua Rong was holding a bowl of rice, but felt that he couldn't swallow a bowl of poison.The emperor seemed to be in a good mood: "Rong'er, you worked hard today, eat more."

She was forced to take the food he was carrying, and when she raised her head, the eyes of all the concubines were like needles, and they felt restless all over.

All the people present are also very depressed. No matter how favored they are, they would never dare to disobey the emperor in the slightest. A woman holds vegetables.

The women in the palace are all you can be charming, but because you are facing the emperor, you will definitely not enjoy the kind of pride and happiness that ordinary women are pursued. Naturally, these women have never experienced it before, so look at Hua Rong. , is even more dazzling.

Especially Pan Yingying, she has never had a chance to sleep with her since she was pregnant. She has a big belly and doesn't feel safe. A bit of inadvertent flattery, completely the kind of flattery a man does to a woman, how can she enjoy such an honor as a bodyguard?

This jealousy, but dare not vent the slightest bit, only a faint pain in the stomach.

And Zhang Yingying, who was the most favored, felt even colder. This woman served by the official's side all day long, and she was also the most trusted bodyguard of the official. If she relied on this status, how could she still be her opponent in the future?
Hua Rong felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, how could she enjoy this meal?The concubines all pretended to be gentle in front of the emperor, and they were surprised to see that she even ate two bowls.

When Hua Rong noticed that their eyes were strange, he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks.

"Rong'er, this crab meat is not bad, try it again."

"Thank you."

She dared not stop eating, but all the concubines were about to burst into flames. Only Wu Jinnu remained calm and just praised a few words generously.

But Wanwan didn't seem to notice the turbulent undercurrent, like a flower explaining language, she would tell some jokes just right from time to time, the emperor Long Yan was very happy, and his first meal after ascending the throne was extremely happy.

Hua Rong raised his vigilance even more. Did the emperor include himself in the female family?

In her haste, she has decided to go out with Yue Pengju as soon as possible and leave this right and wrong place.

In the afternoon, when the meeting was held again, the emperor received a memorial that was handed over repeatedly. When he opened it, it was written by Yue Pengju, accusing Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and others of being flattering and ingratiating.After reading the memorial, the emperor didn't speak, just put it aside.

The discussion quickly turned to the main topic, and the emperor asked: "At the beginning of the resurgence, there are so many national affairs, what should be the priority?"

Wang Boyan was deliberately modest, looked at Huang Qianshan and said: "Bo Yan is resourceful and resourceful, no minister can compare with him, please Boyan make a statement for His Majesty first."

Huang Qianshan was not polite to Wang Boyan, and said to each other: "In my humble opinion, everything is at stake in the world, but the most urgent thing is to patrol the southeast and send envoys to make peace."

The emperor pondered for a moment: "Father and brother are dusty, you should train your soldiers and horses diligently to rescue them at this moment."

Wang Boyan hurriedly said: "At the beginning of the country's reconstruction, we must not fight against the captives. Peace will survive, and war will perish. In my foolish opinion, it is better to stop quietly and draw a river with the captives as the boundary. Wait for the situation to change. Patrol the southeast. The wetlands in the southeast, the captives are afraid of the cold, and will not dare to invade far..."

The so-called "excursion to the southeast" is to move the capital to Yangzhou. Hua Rong heard these two people advocating the emperor's peace and moving the capital, but she was afraid and anxious. If the capital was moved to the south of the Yangtze River and the northern land of the Song Dynasty, wouldn't there be no chance of regaining it?
She looked at the emperor nervously, but saw the emperor frowning, "Let's not talk about visiting the southeast for the time being. If the captives release the second emperor, we can naturally make peace. But according to the second minister's opinion, how should we send envoys?"

Huang Qianshan said: "In order to gain the integrity of the captives, the envoy should be humble and generous. Your Majesty's benevolence and filial piety is enough to move the gods of heaven and earth. The return of the two saints is just around the corner. It is better to send special envoy Xu Bingzhe to the Kingdom of Jin."

"Precise play."

……

Hua Rong was furious when he heard that the new emperor had ascended the throne, and he was expected to work hard to rule the country, but he never thought that he would immediately send envoys to make peace. Could it be that the Jin people would be released to the royal family like this?
The disappointment in my heart gradually expanded, and I vaguely knew that what I longed to follow Yue Pengju to fight on the battlefield, kill the Jin army, and restore the rivers and mountains seemed to be just an illusory dream.

After all the ministers bowed down, they turned and went down to the hall.Hua Rong saluted, "Hua Rong resigns."

"Rong'er, follow me to have dinner."

"Forgive me from the officials, there is still something to explain in the Huarong barracks."

The emperor stopped: "Rong'er, now that I have ascended the throne, you don't have to work hard if you come from all over the world."

Hua Rong knew what he meant, that he wanted to enter the palace to serve him, her heart was beating wildly, and she was even more frightened.Seeing her uneasy face, the emperor waved his hand: "Forget it, you go to cook first."

"Hua Rong resigns."

Although Yue Pengju won a big victory this time, he was restricted by the punishment of "no reward for three great achievements" because he regretted his marriage to the princess, so he could not be promoted or ranked.However, the father-in-law who conveyed the will came in and out from time to time, and those who could not be present could only report various gossip by the walking father-in-law outside.

From the afternoon onwards, the whole Yingtian Mansion was filled with the aroma of wine, food and meat. The big kitchen kept on cooking and frying all night long. In the evening, all kinds of delicacies were placed in front of the emperor and his officials.

The barracks were also rewarded, and all the soldiers who had been fighting for a long time were rewarded with one tael of silver each, and they were all overjoyed.

After Hua Rong left the palace, she immediately came to the cafeteria, only to find that Yue Pengju hadn't arrived yet.She also went to get a piece of fat two fingers thick and waited.She knew his style, so she definitely wouldn't go to eat and drink with other generals at this time, but eat with the soldiers in the cafeteria.

When he was looking around, he saw Yue Pengju coming in a hurry and saw her from afar, with a smile all over his face. Although he hadn't slept all night, his face was not tired at all, and he was as energetic as if he could kill a cow with one punch.

"Pengju, come and eat quickly, I've prepared a meal for you."

"Ok."

King Qin, who was hiding in the crowd, saw Hua Rong holding food for Yue Pengju, with an expression like his wife's eyebrows, with an intimate look, Hua Rong carried the fat from his bowl into Yue Pengju's bowl, he didn't mind, and provoked it They ate with relish, and their every move was like a loving couple.

He saw that his eyes were about to burst into flames, and the strange pain was entangled in his heart, rushing violently, like a snake biting, jealous, jealous, jealous, almost going crazy.

As everyone knows, Hua Rong was actually in a very bad mood. After the meal, she and Yue Pengju went out on patrol together. When they reached a secluded place, they finally couldn't help but tell him about the emperor's ascension to the throne that day.

"Pengju, I really don't know why the emperor wants to reuse Wang Boyan and his ilk?"

Yue Pengju was also indignant: "I have heard Mr. Zong say that these two are treacherous people who only know how to please."

"If the emperor reuses them, I think this country..."

She didn't go on, because she caught a glimpse of someone passing by from a distance. "Absurdly discussing the emperor" is one of the most heinous crimes.It was only then that she felt so clearly what "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger" meant, so she walked back with Yue Pengju silently.

Throughout the whole day, King Qin's eyes followed the two secretly. On the school grounds, the two patrolled together. At dusk, the two ran together under the setting sun after the rain.Finally, when it was time to go to bed, he hid in the dark, carrying a large wine jug, his eyes were red from drinking, and he stared blankly at Hua Rong's room.

(End of this chapter)