Queen Sun

Chapter 25
"Are you sure this woman is not married yet?" Ruoshui questioned Fang Xuanling with a look of doubt.

Fang Xuanling replied with great certainty: "Yes, Madam, this Zheng girl is only twenty-eight years old, and she has never promised anyone."

"Have you asked the neighbors around their house?" Ruoshui's tone was weaker.

"The minister personally sent people around to inquire clearly, there is absolutely no possibility of making mistakes."

Ruoshui nodded: "Since that's the case, I don't worry, this time it's really hard for Mr. Fang."

Fang Xuanling bowed respectfully and took leave.

Ruoshui looked at the portrait on the table and said to himself: "That's right, the daughter of the former official Zheng Renji. But shouldn't this woman cause a disturbance in the second year of Zhenguan and marry into the Lu family? What? Maybe he is still in the boudoir, and there is no marriage, so the age is not right? Could it be that Zheng Renji has two daughters, and both of them are stunning?"

When Mingxia came in, she saw Ruoshui muttering alone, and she took a closer look curiously: "Hey, miss, is this the most beautiful woman in Chang'an?"

Ruoshui gave a "hmm", only to hear the girl muttering: "What, even half the beauty of my wife when she was young, what kind of beauty is she?"

"You mean when my mother was young?" Ruoshui disagreed, "How have you ever seen your mother before she got married?"

Mingxia said anxiously: "I heard Madam Yang next to Madam say that Miss's mother was the most beautiful woman in the Eastern Capital back then. When she got married, she offended so many noble children."

"That's just hearsay, and you haven't seen it with your own eyes?" Ruoshui deliberately teased this girl, of course she knew that her mother really had the so-called celestial appearance.

Mingxia's face turned red when she heard this, and said in a low voice: "Miss, I once saw a portrait secretly in the madam's room, and the madam in the painting was dressed as a girl, so beautiful Come on, but..." She hesitated, "There are still words on the corner of the portrait, it seems that it was painted by a man named Amo, it seems that it is not the master."

Amo?Ruoshui couldn't remember who this person was for a while, but he didn't know if the painting he got was made by the same person?Immediately, she seemed not to care and smiled: "Well, even if this woman is not as good-looking as my mother, but I still look pretty good, and she shouldn't be compared in this palace."

Mingxia said with some dissatisfaction: "Miss, you are generous."

Seeing this, Ruoshui laughed out loud: "That's right, your young lady is determined to become the most virtuous queen in history, so do you understand?"

Mingxia seemed a little intimidated, and ran out in a hurry, fearing she was going to look for Guangyue.

Ganlu Temple.

After more than a month, Ruoshui stood here again, feeling as if she had passed away, pursing her lips in a self-deprecating manner, she put on a gentle smile and walked in, but unexpectedly saw Concubine Wei sitting inside, holding a My child, it should be Gao Yang.

Looking at the emperor who seemed to have become a little strange, Ruoshui saluted dignifiedly, and then avoided Concubine Wei's kneeling.Then she put the portrait in her hand on the table and flattened it, not unexpectedly seeing Concubine Wei's figure tremble, she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the woman in this painting is the daughter of Zheng Renji, the servant of the former court, she is delicate and beautiful, With an alluring appearance and gentle disposition, the concubine thought it was time for the harem to accept some newcomers."

The emperor didn't seem to be very interested in looking at it, and said casually: "It's all up to the queen to decide."

Ruoshui said sternly: "Then please ask for the letter of appointment, Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that she can be hired as Chonghua with such a good looks."

Li Shimin stared at his wife closely for a while, and said ironically, "According to the Queen's intention, should I issue the letter of engagement immediately?"

Ruoshui turned to Concubine Wei indifferently and said, "Sister Wei, come and see, isn't such a stunning woman rare in the world?"

Concubine Wei smiled awkwardly, took a look from afar, and said incorrectly: "Yes, the queen's virtue is the most virtuous."

"With such a worthy empress, what can my husband ask for?" Li Shimin squeezed out a few words, "Please come back first, the queen, I will issue an edict in a few days."

Ruoshui smiled slightly, got up and left.When she came out, the surrounding sun was bright and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that her legs and feet were much lighter.

However, the Ganlu Palace behind her fell into a gloomy atmosphere. The emperor swept the portrait on the desk to the ground with one hand, and remained silent.

Concubine Wei coaxed Gao Yang who was crying, and immediately stood up and left without waiting for the emperor to chase him away.Feeling shy, since the Concubine Yin incident happened, the Empress seems to be indifferent to her, that woman can always see through everything easily, always seems to stand high on the top and look down on everyone, but it makes people jealous, Can't hate it.

After a long time, Zheng Ji came in to tidy up the messy inner room. When he picked up the painting, he heard the emperor's cold voice saying: "Open it and see, does that woman look as good as the queen? To be honest."

Zheng Ji took a look, and said cautiously: "In the eyes of the servant, this girl is pretty, but she is not half as good-looking as the Queen."

Li Shimin glanced at Zheng Ji indifferently, and said indifferently: "You are smart, go and announce Wei Zheng." There was no expression of joy or anger in his tone.

A few days later, in the early court, the ministers saw a rare dispute between Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling. Both of them were prime ministers of the first rank, and the people around them didn't know which side to take, not to mention the fact that they could argue. It's His Majesty's family affair, and even the Empress Dowager is involved.

The Queen visited everywhere on behalf of Her Majesty, and finally got Zheng Nu to ask for a concubine, so His Majesty issued a letter of appointment, but Wei Zheng did not know where he heard that Zheng Nu had agreed to marry the Lu family, so he immediately said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty is a parent. , to caress the people, you should worry about their worries and enjoy their pleasures. Since ancient times, the master of the Tao has taken the hearts of the people as his heart. Therefore, when you are on a terrace, you want the people to have peace in the buildings; It is a trouble for the concubine Gu, who wants the people to have family happiness. This is the common way of the master. Today, the daughter of the Zheng family has been promised for a long time, and your Majesty will take it without doubt. She has no counsel and spreads it all over the world. How can she be the parents of the people? Is it the way? Although the rumors may or may not be true, I am afraid that I will lose my sanctity, and I dare not hide my feelings. You must write down your proposals, and you should pay special attention to what you wish.”

Fang Xuanling immediately stood up and retorted: "The imperial edict has been issued, and the great ceremony has already been carried out, so it cannot be stopped." As soon as this remark was made, Wen Yanbo, Zhongshu Ling, Wang Gui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Wei Ting, the official censor, immediately spoke out. go along.For a time, the entire court was full of quarrels.

Only Changsun Wuji didn't say a word, and seemed to be thinking about something with his head down.

After arguing all morning, they couldn't figure out why, and the emperor threw down a sentence to discuss tomorrow, and then walked away, leaving Chengqian still kneeling and sitting on the spot, confused for a while.

Towards the end, the two central figures of the topic unexpectedly ran into each other on the way to the harem.The two of them kept their faces unchanged, and after nodding their heads, one walked towards the Ganlu Hall, and the other walked towards the Lizheng Hall.

Ruoshui was already waiting for Fang Xuanling in the outer room, and as soon as he saw someone coming in, he hurriedly asked: "What's going on, didn't you say that you never promised anyone?"

Fang Xuanling wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied: "Queen, I have indeed investigated clearly before, and there is absolutely nothing like what Wei Zheng said."

"Then what should we do now?" Ruoshui also felt a little stuck.

"The only plan for now is to find the Lu family immediately. As long as the Lu family makes a statement of denial, Wei Zheng will have nothing to say."

Ruoshui frowned: "Then I have to trouble Mr. Fang again."

After Fang Xuanling stepped back, Ruoshui was deeply suspicious. It was obviously nothing. How could Wei Zheng say it so definitely?What's more, where did he get the time to investigate this kind of thing?At the beginning, I asked Dan Yun to check again to make sure everything was safe.

At the same time, in the inner room of the Manna Hall.Li Shimin and Wei Zhengzheng had lunch together.

"Your Majesty, according to Chen, Mr. Fang will definitely go to the Lu family to deny this matter, so what should we do?"

Li Shimin smiled leisurely and said: "Wei Qing, what you said this morning is enough. Even if they pull out of the Lu family tomorrow, you just have to compare it with the fact that your father accepted Xin Chujian's wife. You can immediately withdraw the edict, do you understand?"

Wei Zheng was originally very quick-witted, so he immediately thought things through and nodded.

In the early morning of the next day, everything went as Li Shimin expected. When Wei Zheng said, "Lu Shuang thinks that although His Majesty accepts him now, he fears that he will be relegated in the future, so he repeatedly stated himself. This is what he meant. It is not surprising." Everyone was silent.

Therefore, the emperor smiled and said: "I heard that the daughter of Zheng's family has been hired first. On the day when the document was issued, the matter was not examined in detail. This is my fault and the fault of the Secretary. Those who grant money should stop .”

A turmoil has been concluded, and there is nothing else to say.

When the news reached the Lizheng Palace, Ruoshui was not too surprised. She had predicted the outcome of this incident long before, but what should have happened in the second year of Zhenguan was still the same in the fifth year of Zhenguan result?Is history unchangeable after all?

No, she shook her head, Li Zhi will never appear again, history has been changed.But...she bit her lower lip, it was just a matter of human effort, Wei Zheng naturally didn't have the guts to bully you, unless...

"Miss, grandson, please see me." Guangyue's voice interrupted Ruoshui's meditation.

Ruoshui nodded, still thinking about the flashing thought just now, no way, if it was really him...

"Empress." Changsun Wuji walked in.

Ruoshui smiled perfunctorily: "Brother, I wish I had told you to call me Ruoshui."

"You." Changsun Wuji changed his tone, "Have you figured out what happened in the past two days?"

Hear the implication in the other party's words: "Brother, you mean, it's really him?"

"It's getting more and more unruly." Changsun Wuji poured himself a cup of tea, "If you think it through, stop, you've made Lao Fang suffer this time."

Ruoshui pouted: "Brother, you didn't just come to spoil my interest, did you?"

Changsun Wuji smiled. In the past, their brothers and sisters liked to bicker like this all the time: "Let me tell you, in a few days, I will go back to Luoyang."

"Really?" Ruoshui said pleasantly, "Then I'll go with you too." After finishing speaking, she also realized that she was talking about the Arabian Nights, and suddenly lost her strength.

Changsun Wuji lovingly stretched out his hand and touched his younger sister's head, as if she was still unmarried: "I'm going to clean up the old house, do you have anything for brother to bring?"

Ruoshui shook his head first, and then suddenly said: "By the way, brother, please help me find out if there is any news about brother A Liang's family."

Changsun Wuji's hand stopped immediately, and then he said reluctantly: "It's been so long, how could I still ask." After speaking, he hurriedly got up, "The palace is about to release the key, and I should go too. "

Ruoshui looked at Changsun Wuji's flustered figure strangely, and the long-standing doubts in his heart deepened. Some things seemed to be kept in the dark only by himself.

(End of this chapter)