court ladies begging for joy

Chapter 63

A shallow crescent moon crosses the exquisite turret where nine little beasts sit, casting a hazy yellow light on the vermilion high wall. As soon as the watch is louder, the night becomes darker, and the royal family of the palace is continuous. The deep palace is mysterious and quiet.

It snowed last night, the first snow since winter.

The first snow is thin and light, and falls sparsely from the night. After a day, it is intermittent, and it doesn't seem to be very big. At night, when it is loud, it still gathers the whole palace into the plain and crystal clear.

In the palace of the lord of Yongxiao Palace on the west side of the palace, the red silk curtains are warm and the curtains hang down to the floor.In the round censer with brass hollow animal head and three legs arched, there is a faint fragrance of lily, which is refreshing and soothing.

The four corners of the house are lit with progressive silver charcoal, and the smoked house is as warm as spring, but there is no smell of charcoal at all.

Leaning against the mahogany and rhombus-framed screen, there is a long desk with the Four Treasures of the Study and some messy origami paper.

A tall man in a yellow jacket and casual clothes was sitting behind the desk, holding a vermilion pen in his hand, grading the newly presented papers.

There are two candles on the desk, and sometimes there is a sound of candles exploding, but it is reflected under the desk, brightly.

The tall man's thick black and handsome eyebrows were tightly frowned, and he couldn't help but let out a cold snort between his lips and teeth, a very low and weak voice full of contempt and shame.

Just at this moment, behind him came slowly a beautiful woman wearing a pale green dress and brocade dress, and a shawl made of lotus root honey-colored silk yarn inlaid with fox fur. She was holding a gold-rimmed pear wood holder In the box, there is a bowl of glutinous bird's nest and white fungus porridge.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, eat some bird's nest porridge, don't be too tired, the whole country is on your shoulders, you must pay attention to your body."

The woman's voice was beautiful, delicate and soft, like some kind of orchestral music.Her half-open neckline reveals a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone. When she raises her hands, her sleeves are full of fragrance.

Before the woman opened her mouth, the tall man had already heard the sound of footsteps approaching. After the woman opened her mouth, he quickly put the vermilion pen on the sapphire pen holder next to it, and reached out to take the warm jade handed by the woman, which was polished and carved into lotus petals. porridge bowl.

"You can just ask the servants to do these things. You don't need to come in person. Didn't Dr. Chen say that the first few months are the most unstable time? You should rest on the bed."

The man stood up from the sitting position, and the yellow skirt on his body moved accordingly.Under the candlelight, the broad shoulders seemed to stir up a wave of golden waves.

Although there was a trace of condemnation in the man's words, the tone was full of pampering, and the eyes he looked at the woman were even more warm.

"Looking at the emperor's hard work, how can the concubine lie down?" The woman rubbed into the man's arms coquettishly, "The concubine knows that the emperor loves the concubine, and after the concubine is pregnant, she will come to the concubine every three or two days." Stay here for one night, the emperor loves his concubines so much, they are willing to accompany the emperor."

The woman's voice became softer and softer, like weeping, lingering and euphemistic. After speaking, she took the man's hand and put it on her slightly swollen belly, which was not clearly visible, "Our prince also wants to ... want to accompany their father!"

Speaking of the latter, the whole person shyly hid his face in the man's arms.

It's not that she doesn't understand, knowing that she can't sleep with her, the reason why the emperor still comes to live with her from time to time is because of the children who have been lost in the palace one after another, which really stretched his heart, so this time, he wants to take care of her personally. , come to sit with her, afraid that the couple in her stomach will make mistakes again.

The harem is deep, and there are many black hands ready to move. The emperor is not the mother and son of the queen mother, nor is she the confidant of the queen mother. They are all weak people in this palace. Know.

The man's heart throbbed. He had been emperor for three years, and there were always many beauties in the harem. There was also a daughter, and several children who were lost before they met. They had a rich history, but looking at the graceful and soft woman in his arms, it was still Can't hold back the emotion.

The concubine's three thousand blue silk is tied up with a light blue hair band, and a butterfly hairpin with golden silk spreading wings is inserted in her head. A strand of blue silk hangs on her chest. Because she is pregnant, she only adds some color with a thin layer of powder and daisy.

The looming blush on the cheeks creates a pure and delicate beauty like petals, and the whole person is like a butterfly hairpin with pinched gold silk spreading wings inserted in the temple hair, like a butterfly that can flutter in the wind, clear and thorough, It caused Emperor Jin'an's desire to rise up.

But at this time, it is impossible to do that kind of thing, so I can only touch my lips and kiss, thinking that I can temporarily turn off the fire, but I don't think that it is like adding fuel to the fire, and it seems to be about to explode.

When both of them were short of breath, Emperor Jin'an quickly changed the subject, mentioned this matter, and turned off the fire as expected.

"Early tomorrow morning, Prince Jing, Prince Shun, and Bao Jingyun will lead the victorious army back to the court. Also returning will be our newly appointed Princess Wen Wan and...Nie Jinyan."

When Emperor Jin'an mentioned Nie Jinyan, his expression was particularly serious.

In Emperor Jin'an's heart, the stability of the palace determined most of the stability of the entire Jin'an Dynasty, and among these factors that could cause unrest in the palace, Nie Jinyan was the most important.

Jiapin's mind also quickly sobered up.

After falling out of favor, Concubine Jia became more and more aware of the situation in the White House, and her positioning was accurate and clear.Now that she is pregnant again, she is so shrewd that she is about to drip out of water.

Concubine Jia was alarmed when Emperor Jin'an first mentioned Princess Wen Wan and then Nie Jinyan.

She quickly restrained the traces of emotion on her face, and said with a smile: "Yes, speaking of it, Princess Wen Wan grew up with concubines since childhood, and has the same affection as sisters. Now she can be favored by the emperor and named a county." Lord, it is also her blessing."

Emperor Jin'an twitched his brows and said, "Prince Jing loves her very much. I am very pleased to see her sacrifice to save Prince Jing on the plank road in Tangzhou."

Concubine Jia's thoughts had already turned around at this time, she had a pair of glass-like eyes shining brightly, and said with a smile: "There is one thing that was not a big deal in the past, but at this time... speaking of it, it is a big deal gone."

Concubine Jia has already confirmed that Jin'an Emperor Longyao must have known about the relationship between Nie Jinyan and Wen Xiaowan. If she conceals it intentionally, it will not only attract Longyao's displeasure and suspicion towards her, but also cause someone with a heart to take advantage of the loophole. The gain outweighs the gain.

Jin'an Emperor Long Yao asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" But his heart became clear.

The secret report of Long Jun, Prince Jing's son, was presented a few days earlier. When Emperor Jin'an first read it, he was surprised and even a little annoyed. Nie Jinyan is very powerful, but his status as a eunuch cannot escape, and Wen Xiaowan was indeed a court lady at the time, so there is no fault here.

"While Wan'er was by my concubine's side, she...had...had an appointment with Sigong Nie."

Concubine Jia looked at Emperor Jin'an's eyes, and said slowly, seeing that Emperor Jin'an's face didn't change too much, she knew she guessed right, and then said: "It's been about half a year. It’s not a big deal, so I didn’t tell the emperor about it.”

Concubine Jia said so, and she couldn't fault it.It's really not a big deal, it's just that a personal maid in her palace climbed up to the most powerful eunuch in the palace, and they ate each other.

It's not like this kind of thing didn't happen in the palace, they were all reported to the masters of the palace, but no one came to report to the emperor.

Eunuchs eat in pairs, and weddings are not allowed.The palace is the first place of the Heavenly Family, and there can only be joys and sorrows of the emperor alone here, and those of other people are not counted.Because there is no announcement of other people's weddings, eunuchs and maids eat in pairs, and it usually takes a long time for someone to know.

Although Nie Jinyan's power in the palace is very hot, but Nie Jinyan's actions have always been low-key, and he will not make publicity. It is also because of this that Emperor Jin'an did not like him, but he did not seize every opportunity to eradicate him. , I still want to use it.

"So it was prepared at your place," Emperor Jin'an pulled a sneer from the corner of his mouth, "That's easy to say."

"What are you talking about?" Concubine Jia felt that Emperor Jin'an's words were too direct, and she couldn't get around for a while.

It's no wonder that she couldn't turn around, and when Emperor Jin'an finished speaking, she couldn't help but said in surprise: "What? Our country wants to make peace with the Hulu Kingdom? The Queen Mother chose Wan'er?"

This matter is still being discussed in secret and has not been made public.

Jin'an Emperor Longyao talked with his concubine today, mostly because of the secret report he received from Prince Jing's son, Long Jun. If Princess Wen Wan and Nie Jinyan have an appointment to eat, then this marriage must not choose Princess Wen Wan of.

There is something interesting about this.

In the battle at Yumen Pass, Jin Anguo did beat the Hulu Kingdom several times, but it was not a big victory, at least not enough to annex all the [-] Hulu troops, at most it was a good start and won morale.

Originally, they planned to fight a good fight, but who knew that on this hurdle, civil strife broke out in the Hulu Kingdom, and the fourth prince mutinied.

Fortunately, the prince caught the opportunity and discovered it in time, preventing the four princes from attempting to usurp the throne, but the old emperor of the Hulu Kingdom couldn't bear the blow, and became increasingly dizzy and unable to manage his affairs. I gave it to the prince, so I can go to recuperate with peace of mind and become the emperor.

It was originally the intention of the fourth prince that Hu Luguo sent troops to Jin'an.The fourth prince wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of the country to launch a coup d'état by taking advantage of the soldiers.

Now that the situation of the four princes is gone, and people have died in the chaos of war, the [-] troops who were enemies of Jin Anguo were naturally transferred back by the new leader.

During the new ruling period, the newly-appointed ruler of the Hulu Kingdom prefers to focus on security. At least he didn’t send back 15 troops to continue fighting after calling back the [-] troops. Instead, he begged with a letter and a letter He came up and said that he wanted to marry a noble daughter of the royal family of Jin'an as his concubine, so that the two countries would be forever happy.

Probably the Empress Dowager also got the news that Princess Wen Wan, who was posthumously declared dead, is not dead, not only is she not dead, but she even had a life-and-death relationship with her most important servant, which probably made her very uncomfortable up.

So I changed the posthumous imperial decree to a seal, and within two days after sending the marriage document in the Hulu country, the old woman called herself over.

She pretended to be confused, and said that someone pointed out Princess Wen Wan of Lord Jing's family to marry her, and she also praised Princess Wen Wan for her filial piety and kindness.Such a woman marrying to the Hulu country will definitely benefit the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

She thinks that she is still a three-year-old urchin, and let her handle it?

According to the secret report sent by Prince Jing's son, Long Jun, he bluntly stated that Nie Jinyan was very concerned about Princess Wen Wan, and if he wanted to use the power in Nie Jinyan's hands as a way to win over and threaten, it must be the most beneficial move.

The old woman must have thought of this too. Anyway, the imperial decree was issued by him. Even if he explained it to Nie Jinyan, would Nie Jinyan believe it?

What's more, once he was the emperor, how could he talk to a servant about the inside story.In this way, he was used by the old woman again, which angered Nie Jinyan.

According to the power in his own hands, it would be difficult to defeat the old woman and completely eradicate the queen mother's party. Moreover, during the reign of the first emperor, the long-term campaign was extravagant and wasteful. When he took over, the national treasury was empty. The mice have all moved.

For the past three years, he has lived with the idea of ​​recuperating, but who knows that the luck is not good, three consecutive years of natural disasters and man-made disasters like the Hulu Kingdom, the treasury is still not rich, and there is no way to do it. For some things, you can only open one eye and close one eye.

But this time, he seemed to have seen an opportunity. The marriage of Hulu Kingdom and the appearance of Princess Wen Wan made a golden light flash in front of his eyes.

"It was a hit, but since Princess Wen Wan has already made an appointment with Nie Jinyan, the married couple must not choose her, lest Hu Luguo say that we are deceiving people too much."

Thinking that the old woman would be deflated, the corners of Emperor Jin'an's mouth were rarely lightened, and in the eyes of Concubine Jia looking at him, he raised his hand to touch Concubine Jia's belly, "You have to take care of yourself, fight for me, and live in peace Give birth to the prince, and since you and Princess Wen Wan have been good sisters since childhood, it's best not to break this relationship."

Concubine Jia thought over Emperor Jin'an's words carefully, her heart cleared, and she nodded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)