in the sound of swallows

Chapter 160 Public Opinion Election
Fu Guifei frowned: "He Rong has been by my concubine's side all the time, why did the high priest say that He Rong pushed her to go to Taiye Lake? Being punished like this, my concubine always feels like murdering her."

She dreamed of He Rong last night, and He Rong said that she wanted her to avenge her.She has always been very close to He Rong, except for one time when He Rong was so beautifully dressed that the limelight almost overwhelmed her, and she punished her to go to the backyard.At other times, their relationship is still very good.

So after recovering from a serious illness, she thought of coming to ask the truth.

The corners of Concubine Hua's eyes were slightly raised, she held the teacup in her hand, and frothed the tea froth once in a while: "You, even if you don't know people clearly, so is Green Bamboo, and so is Gentleness. I don't know at all."

What does it mean?Fu Guipin leaned forward slightly: "Sister, do you have something to teach me?"

Concubine Hua put down the teacup and said softly: "I have investigated He Rong's death, but the emperor said it was a punishment from heaven, so it can only be a punishment from heaven, and I can't say anything else, do you understand?"

Fu Guipin's heart skipped a beat, He Rong's death really wasn't God's punishment?She also felt strange, she was so kind, why would she want to push Concubine Shen into the lake.

"Sister, what do you mean... who is the emperor protecting?"

Concubine Hua looked at her meaningfully: "Sister is smart, some things don't need to be explained too clearly by me, you can go back and think about it yourself, from Qingzhu to Herong, you can figure it out."

That time in Qingzhu, everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Qing was going to take the blame. The emperor said that she was the murderer, so it was her, and no one else could say much.

It is obvious what the emperor is protecting!Concubine Fu Gui thought as she walked, who else in the palace can the emperor protect?There is only one Concubine Yan.

She was the one who left Qingzhu in the Yonghe Palace at the beginning, but in the end Qingzhu died, so the young girl must have been murdered because she didn't want to lie.In order to protect Concubine Yan, the emperor pushed Concubine Qing to come out to make amends.

If you think about it this way, everything can really be figured out.Why did He Rong die?It is possible that the girl had a suspicion of her in her heart, so she took refuge in Concubine Yan Gui, and then pushed Concubine Shen to go to the lake, blaming her, causing Concubine Shen to become the high priest, and said to her that she could not be a queen.

She can't be a queen, isn't Shen Guiyan the one who is most likely to take the throne?

Suddenly realized, Fu Guipin trembled with anger.

She thought that Shen Guiyan was really at ease in a corner and had nothing to do with the world, but it turned out that she had done so many small tricks behind her back.If Concubine Hua hadn't reminded her, she would have been kept in the dark!

"Your Majesty." The newly promoted little palace maid Wan Qing whispered, "A letter has been sent from the mansion, saying that you don't need to worry too much. Someone will arrange for folk matters."

The battle for the throne of the queen must start with the people.

Fu Guipin sneered and said: "Send a letter to Grandpa for me, not only will my reputation increase, but I will also sink Guiyan and ruin my reputation!"

Wan Qing was startled, looked at her master's cold profile, and hurriedly responded.

Shen Guiyan actually has an advantage, after all, he has helped refugees before and has a good reputation in the capital.Recently, the school was established with the money dug out from Shen Hanlu.

However, Master Zhou's expression was very serious, and he shook his head as he watched her.

"This post-election method is really too biased." Mr. Zhou said: "Some things should be listened to public opinion, and some things should not be listened to. The queen is the emperor's official wife and the mother of a country. What can the common people do if they are elected? Listening to the rumors among the people, this old man originally wanted to believe the high priest, but as soon as the words came out, this old man knew that he was a liar."

Shen Guiyan pursed her lips and said, "Even if it's unfavorable, I want to try, I can't just give the seat to others for nothing."

Master Zhou glanced at her, twisted his beard and said, "If your empress is the empress, what can she do for the common people?"

Shen Guiyan straightened her expression: "There are no people starving to death in the street, and there is no barren farming in the farm. The youngest sons are educated, and the lonely and old are supported. This is what the master taught Yan'er back then. If there is a chance, Yan'er will definitely realize it. "

To prevent refugees from starving to death in straw mats on the street, to prevent the tragedy of Sixi's family from repeating itself, to open schools and teach filial piety, benevolence and righteousness.A lonely old man can also live a peaceful life.

She is the fourth young lady, so she can make a small one. If she is after Jiufeng, she can make a big one.

People often say that she shouldn't worry about it, that her life is not going well, and that she should be the Avalokitesvara for saving suffering.

However, there is nothing wrong with being kind.

Master Zhou smiled, nodded and said: "I understand, I will take my leave today and go back to arrange school affairs."

Shen Guiyan got up and sent him to the gate of Yonghe Palace.

There are already 2000 schools in the capital with her money, which have accommodated more than [-] wanderers. This is what Mr. Zhou has reported in the past two days.The election of the queen by public opinion requires unofficial men over the age of ten to vote, and at least half of the people in the school can help.

However, Master Zhou drove the students to the street, saying that they would be on vacation for a few days.If you meet people who want to bribe votes, don't refuse them all, just accept them.

One month after the unified vote, the high priest specially ordered that the vote be kept secret, and strive to be fair, just and open.

The slogan is so shouted, people on the street buy tickets and bribe them blatantly, and even set up a special money distribution point, take the household registration to get the money, and vote for so and so after a month.

Some people in the court reported this, but the emperor turned a blind eye and ignored it.

As a result, the various families became even more rampant, even advertising with banners in the capital, and parading in the streets shouting that whoever should be the queen, destiny belongs!Whoever has a beautiful face can grow the country's prestige.Some people even beat the gong and shouted:

"One ticket for five renminbi, sell one ticket for retirement..."

The poverty problem of some people in the capital has been well resolved, and several officials are spending a lot of money. Compared with everyone crying poor when they want to provide disaster relief, everyone is now like a rich man.

"When it comes to destiny, shouldn't it be the emperor's original spouse, Shen?" Some people muttered softly: "It's the original spouse again, and the fate is still the queen's fate. If you don't choose her, who will you choose?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone responded.People in the capital who had been favored by Shen Guiyan also wanted to vote for Shen Guiyan, and the voice of "Shen's queen" was extremely high.Even if people take money, they can't hold back.

However, before the support of Shen Guiyan lasted for a few days, someone showed the construction plan of Gu Shangshu's mansion.

"Ms. Shen was originally supposed to marry the eldest young master of the Gu family. She married the emperor by accident, so she may not be loyal. Let's take a look at the architectural drawing of Gu Shangshu's house. It's really beautiful and elegant!"

Everyone gathered around to watch, and a scholar held up the construction plan and said: "Xiaosheng got this by accident. If he didn't read this, Xiaosheng would also think that it is Shen's turn to be the queen. But, look at this sentence, Shen is not Zhen!"

There was an uproar in the surroundings, and literate people came over and read loudly the inscription on the construction plan: "It is the most elegant place in the world, and I hope to find a beautiful woman to live in. The beam will always be swallowed up, and we will see each other every year."

"Give back to Yan, the Shen family will return to Yan!"

The folks exploded, the construction plan was drawn by Gu Chaodong himself, and the words were also written by him, with his own seal on the back.Such an affectionate inscription made it clear that the house was repaired by Shen Guiyan, and he said "see each other every year", isn't it just a cuckold on the emperor's head?
Gossip always spread farther than good things, and within two days, the construction plan was brought to Shen Guiyan by the dark-faced Gu Chaobei.

"This is?" Shen Guiyan frowned, glanced at the picture, saw the seal, and saw the inscription, her face paled.

Gu Chaodong really hated her, right?Have a grudge against her?It's been a long time since I saw her, and you stabbed her in the back?

Gu Chaobei's complexion was uglier than hers, he opened his mouth and raised his hand, and was about to speak, but a person behind him directly grabbed his arm.

Turning around, it turned out to be Shen Guiwu.

"The emperor calm down, this matter has nothing to do with Yan'er." Shen Guiwu frowned and said: "In the past, Yan'er was married to Gu Shangshu, so she would remember her. Once she marries the emperor, she will never have another Other thoughts, so this matter…”

Gu Chaobei shook off his hand angrily, stared and said, "How do you know that I want to blame Yan'er?"

Look at the posture of rushing in, isn't it?Shen Guiwu looked at him seriously.

Shen Guiyan put down the construction plan, stood up and said, "Second brother, don't blame the emperor, the emperor is not angry with Yan'er for being like this."

Probably angry Gu Chaodong.

Shen Guiwu raised his eyebrows, and chased after the cloud to close the palace door. Gu Chaobei sat down angrily: "It really doesn't make people calm down. You say he is talented, and I can use him again. He has talent but no brains. Why are you here?" Standing firm? Ah! For such a stupid thing, it’s fine if he repairs it, and he writes an inscription. It’s fine for the inscription, and he still uses his own seal. Forget it all, why did he let this thing go to the people? Now it’s outside It's all gossip, I can't suppress it!"

Hearing this for a while, Shen Guiwu asked softly, "Isn't the emperor not participating in the election of the queen?"

"That's what you said." Gu Chaobei said angrily: "Whoever asked those bastards to buy tickets with money, I also set a point for Yan'er to collect tickets!"

Shen Guiwu: "..."

Shen Guiyan: "..."

The room was quiet for a while, Shen Guiyan took a light breath: "Your Majesty... want to make a concubine your queen?"

"Nonsense." Gu Chaobei snorted softly, "Aside from you, who else is qualified to stand by my side?"

As expected, the tone of voice pleased the brother-in-law next to him.Shen Guiwu looked at his younger sister in relief, and pinched the soldier talisman in his sleeve.

Shen Guiyan smiled gently, and put away the blueprints for the construction and put them back into the emperor's hands: "With the emperor's words, the courtiers will be satisfied. The Qing is self-clearing, and the courtiers can't stop how the people want to spread it. The emperor's letter Concubine, concubine will feel at ease."

Gu Chaobei hugged her, snorted softly and said, "Of course I believe that you are not blind. With a husband like me, who looks like a jade tree and dominates the world, how can you still fall in love with that guy who looks like a jujube?"

(End of this chapter)