(i)
"I can do anything but love you."
I was lying in bed with my clothes, but I heard only one sentence.
It was as if a basin of ice water had poured down and extinguished the flame in my eyes.
The eyes dimmed, and then there was an elusive cold light.
"If that's the case, is it okay for you to die?"
I got up, straightened my clothes, put on my robe, tugged at his collar, and whispered in his ear.
He didn't panic or back down, just silence.
I felt bored and let go of my hand.
"The king wants his subjects to die, and his subjects have to die." I wonder what crime His Highness has given Wei Chen? ”
His voice was cold and he couldn't hear the emotions, but I thought it was funny.
"Hahaha... Lord Xiao entered the Jingyan Palace alone, intending to plot against the eldest princess and defile the harem, what did the adult think of this crime? ”
I climbed his waist with both hands, and he raised my head high, and at the moment I was looking up, my breath just over his chin.
His body trembled slightly, interestingly.
"Your Highness's self-respect!"
He gritted his teeth.
"Hongu is so weak, where is it heavy?" Don't believe it, the grown-ups touched it..."
I took his hand and put it on my waist.
He pushed me away and took two steps back.
"Your Highness might as well give death to his vassals, lest he suffer such humiliation?"
Even if he is asking for death, he is still not humble.
"The palace and the emperor still need the support of the adults, so how can I be willing to give the adults death?"
I walked back to the bed and sat down, resting my head on the railing beside the bed.
"The palace is tired, so let's retire first."
He seemed to have been pardoned, and without saying a word, he hurried out of the Jingyan Palace.
(ii)
"Lotus Creek!"
"Your Highness, the slave is here."
Lianxi heard my call and walked in quickly.
I walked over to the dresser and sat down, looking at myself in the mirror.
"Do you think I'm dressed up today?"
"Your Highness is the first beauty of yin country, that is, she does not apply powder, and she is also beautiful and moving, not to mention today's exquisite makeup, which is really fascinating."
Lianxi grew up with me, and I knew that she really thought I was beautiful, not pretending to be a good person.
"Then you say, why wasn't Xiao Zirui moved?"
I stroked my pink cheeks, and although I was twenty-two years old, I looked no different from a girl of fifteen or sixteen.
"Your Highness, Lord Xiao has eyes and no pearls..."
Lian Xi was preparing to count Xiao Zirui to amuse me, and as soon as Fang opened her mouth, I interrupted her.
"Well, Lotus Creek, you don't have to say that about him. I know he's a good guy. ”
I lowered my eyes and couldn't help but feel a hint of sadness.
Xiao Zirui, but at the age of twenty-six, became the minister of my yin country, loved by the people, convinced by the crowd, he was good at everything, the only bad thing was that he did not love me.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
I hurriedly got up to greet me, but I didn't salute.
Instead, the Emperor gave me a slap.
"Aunt."
"Xi'er."
I reached out to help him.
"I've said it many times, you're now the emperor, you don't have to salute me."
"Aunts are elders, and juniors are juniors, and juniors should naturally respect their elders."
It is a good thing to say, and a word of "朕" is never left behind.
The fifteen-year-old boy in front of me was my nephew, the emperor of my Yin kingdom, Ye Zhi.
Five years ago, my three imperial brothers competed for the throne, I worked hard and suffered a lot, and finally helped the second brother get rid of the eldest brother and the third brother and ascend to the throne, who knew that the second brother was a person without blessings, and in just two years on this throne, he was seriously ill and died violently.
So I struck again, assisting Ye Zhi to inherit the throne.
Ye Zhi's mother concubine, the current empress dowager, Empress Ling, was a weak and incompetent woman. If I let her come to assist Zhi'er, I am afraid that my Ye family's Jiangshan will not be able to keep it.
Therefore, from the day Ye Zhi ascended the throne, I have been listening to the government.
The emperor of the Yin kingdom was Ye Zhi, but the person who really held real power was Ye Sirou, the princess of Huiyang.
"Auntie, next month is your birthday, I want to ask you, but what birthday gift do you want?"
Ye Zhi was already fifteen years old, and he was no longer the ignorant child who held my thigh, although he acted innocently and harmlessly, born in this imperial family, where could he go simply?
"It turned out to be so fast, and I'm a year old again."
I walked to the door and looked out the window at the blue sky, square, the same shape as this palace.
"The aunt's appearance is unparalleled in the world, that is, she is said to be the sister of Yuan, who is fifteen years old, and some people believe it."
"Zhi'er will make her aunt happy."
"Speaking of gifts... I really wanted the same thing. ”
I furrowed my brows slightly, making a look of embarrassment.
"Whatever your aunt wants, even though you say, the whole world is decayed, and what your aunt wants is brought to you!"
Ah, ah, in this world, there are many things, even if you are the emperor, you can not get.
"Emperor, I have dedicated the best years to the Ye family's Jiangshan, and now that I am old, no one wants it, so why not give me a donkey!"
The emperor's face was a little ugly, but the words had already been spoken, so he had to continue with a hard scalp.
"I don't know which son my aunt is pleased with, but I will marry you."
"This prince, who is brilliant in literature, has great martial skills, looks great, and happens to be unmarried, is our prime minister Xiao Zirui."
I twisted the veil and said with a little bit of my little daughter's shyness.
"Isn't Aunt Mo laughing?"
The emperor's face was even more ugly.
"I still have official business to deal with, so I have to retire first." When the aunt thinks about what she wants, she will send the word to the study. ”
After saying that, the emperor also fled into the wilderness.
Is this the palace of my jingyan what terrible place? One by one, the people who came fled into the wilderness?
(iii)
As we all know, Princess Huiyang and Xiao Cheng are at odds.
The eldest princess was fierce and fierce, and Xiao Chengxiang was benevolent and loved the people.
The eldest princess is affectionate, and Xiao Cheng is clean and self-righteous.
The eldest princess hung down to listen to the government, Xiao Chengxiang felt that it was impossible, how could a female stream enter the court?
The eldest princess liked to bow, xiao Cheng felt that it was not possible, and Her Royal Highness the princess should be dignified and stable.
The shadow guards around the eldest princess were all handsome and dashing, and Xiao Cheng xiang felt that it was impossible, how could a woman who had never been married be with a man day and night?
In short, no matter what the eldest princess did, Xiao Chengxiang felt that it was impossible.
Therefore, everyone felt that the reason why the eldest princess wanted Xiao Chengxiang to be a donkey was only to humiliate him, toy with him, and then abandon him, let him watch himself and a group of male pets live happily, and hurt him fiercely.
After Xiao Cheng heard about this incident, he was even more angry and suddenly fell ill and was bedridden.
Today is the first day that Lord Xiao did not come to the early dynasty, thinking of him.
I heard that he was sick with me, so I should take good care of him.
After leaving the morning, I asked Lianxi to prepare a carriage to go to the Chao Xiang Mansion.
Lord Xiao was honest and honest, not greedy for money, and this chancellor's mansion looked very shabby.
"Sigh, how can such a simple mansion live in people?" It seems that after getting married, I will still move to the Long Princess Mansion to live! ”
"Look at this gate, it's so old, the paint is faded."
I wiped a handful with my hand, stained a hand of vermilion paint.
"Lianxi, take the paper and take notes down, the gate, replace it."
I took out my towel and wiped my hands as I walked inside.
"Her Royal Highness the First Princess is auspicious!"
Xiao Mansion's family did not know that the eldest princess was coming, and when they arrived at the door, they rushed out to greet her, not wanting to be a step late.
There were only eight or nine people in the Xiao family, and the older one in the front should be the housekeeper.
"Get up, I'll see your grown-ups."
I didn't stop and went straight to the backyard.
"This flower bed, dug into a pond, planted water lilies ... The rockery next to it is not bad, keep it... Build a gazebo next to it..."
I walked all the way, thinking all the way about how to rebuild Xiao Mansion.
"The backyard leading to the vestibule was all dug into a pond, and a bridge was built to connect..."
"Who's making noise here?"
A low male voice interrupted my transformation plan.
Lord Xiao pushed open the window and looked at me outside with a look of excitement and wanted to transform Xiao Mansion.
Although he looked thin, he was very strong, a very slim underwear, the robe was loosely draped over his shoulders, and the lines of the muscles could be faintly seen, and he was not haggard from illness.
Wow, this pectoral muscle, I really want to touch it.
I slowly reached over and went through the window to touch his muscles.
Lord Xiao was a little surprised by my actions, and he had time to think more about it in the future, so he closed the window.
Then every five miles away heard the scream of a slaughtering pig coming from my hand caught in the window.
The streets of the next day.
"Did you hear that?" Yesterday, the eldest princess took someone to demolish Xiao Mansion, and as a result, Xiao Cheng xiang chopped off a finger! ”
"How did I hear that the eldest princess wanted to lighten Xiao Cheng xiang, and then she was picked off by the tendons of her hands, and the eldest princess became angry and ordered someone to demolish Xiao Mansion?"
"No, no, no, I heard that the eldest princess went to Xiao Mansion to force marriage, And Lord Xiao would rather die than yield, and the eldest princess was going to demolish the house, and then Lord Xiao intervened to stop it and broke the wrist of the eldest princess..."
"Lord Xiao is really not afraid of power, clean and self-righteous, and would rather die than yield!"
"The eldest princess is really not a thing..."
(iv)
In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of August, my birthday.
This month, I had no contact with Lord Xiao, nor did I ever go to stir him.
However, he expressed some different views on the affairs of the imperial court through the curtain every day, during which he fell the cup 5 times, rushed out from behind the curtain to try to hit him, and was pulled twice.
It was very peaceful, very peaceful.
On the fourth day of July, a major earthquake occurred in a place called Yueyang County in the south, and the casualties were heavy.
Those who survived were displaced, and a large number of displaced people poured in the direction of Shangjing, seeing that they were about to reach the city gate.
While I was busy with disaster relief and suppressing displaced people, I was exhausted and completely forgot my birthday.
Lianxi woke me up from bed early in the morning to get dressed, and I was like a puppet, letting her fiddle.
"How is today's outfit so grand?"
I reluctantly opened my eyes, glanced at my glasses, and asked with a yawn.
This head made of pure gold really hurt my neck.
"Didn't Your Highness forget?" Today is your birthday! ”
Lianxi lifted me up and tied me with the belt of my costume.
This costume was specially created for my birthday by the Emperor's Imperial Clothing Bureau, and the fabric was ten gold and one foot of cloud satin. The fifteen best embroidery ladies, wrapped around the gold thread with the thread twisted from the peacock feather, spent four months embroidering the pattern of the phoenix wearing the peony on their clothes.
The phoenix wears peonies, and this pattern does not fit my identity at all. I don't know if the emperor respects me like a mother, or if it's for some other reason.
"Your Highness, today I will first go to the imperial tomb to worship the ancestors, then go to the temple to pray for blessings, and come back in the evening to prepare for the banquet."
Lianxi reported to me on today's itinerary, which was similar to previous years.
"Where is the list of gifts from the adults this year?"
The gifts these people give are boring things, so every year I let them move directly into the storeroom without having to inform me.
Lian Xi handed over the list, and I looked at it like some night pearls, jade ruyi, and so on, which were very boring.
On this list, there is no name of Xiao Zirui.
I threw the list to the little palace girl behind Lianxi, and I took Lianxi and a few palace maid guards to prepare to go to the imperial tomb to worship the ancestors.
The etiquette is complicated and boring, don't mention it.
Although the imperial tomb was in Shangjing, it was still some distance away, and by the time the ancestors arrived at The Cheng'en Temple, it was almost evening.
After incense, praying for blessings, and chatting with the abbot about life for a while, he prepared to return to the palace for a banquet.
Taking a step forward from the main hall, I suddenly saw that in the corner of the hall, there was a brand new long lamp, small and exquisite, which should be new, and the flames jumped smartly and looked vibrant.
In front of the Changming Lamp, the three words "Xiao Zirui" were written impressively.
"When did Lord Xiao come to Cheng'en Temple to offer the Changming Lantern?"
I stopped at the door and focused my eyes on the lamp.
"Back to Your Highness, Your Excellency, the Prime Minister came early this morning." The abbot replied.
"I don't know who Lord Xiao prayed for?" It wouldn't be to bless himself with a long life.
"Amitabha. Only Lord Xiao and I Buddha knew about this. ”
(5)
Back in the palace, I stepped back, intending to go to the banquet alone to take a look.
This year is obviously unfavorable, and the country has many disasters and difficulties, but my birthday banquet has been held more solemnly than ever.
I don't know if the emperor really respects him or has ulterior motives.
The Zhaohua Hall was brightly lit, golden and brilliant, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras was heard from afar, and the silhouettes of the enchanted figures of the dancing girls and the intertwined silhouettes of the courtiers were reflected in the windows, a scene of extravagance and intoxication.
He was planning to return to Jingyan Palace for a short rest, but when he turned around, he met Lord Xiao.
He didn't know what he was looking at, something stupid.
"The birthday feast of this palace, the adults are also late in coming like this, are you afraid that you don't take this palace in your eyes?"
I pretended to be angry.
"Your Highness Wan'an, Wei Chen just went out of the city to deal with some displaced people's affairs, so he came late."
He made a slight gesture, but there was no sense of apology in his tone.
Today, he wore a moon-white robe embroidered with dark patterns of auspicious clouds, which looked particularly warm and jade under this crescent moon.
"Oh, is it?"
I stepped forward and pulled up his sleeve.
"The adult's clothes today are very beautiful, aren't they worn for the palace?"
I leaned into his ear and whispered.
His ears were slightly red, but he did not pull off his sleeves.
"I heard that the lord went to Cheng'en Temple today to offer a long lantern, isn't he praying for the blessing of the palace?"
"It's just a prayer for the blessings of the people of my country."
I don't believe it, the dead duck has a hard mouth, pray for the blessing of the people, why did I go to offer the lamp on my birthday.
"The adult really has the heart of the world, but if he doesn't enter the table quickly, he is afraid that the emperor will blame the adult."
I loosened my sleeves, and walked towards the Jingyan Palace with my heart satisfied and my head not turning back.
Back at the palace, Lianxi changed my clothes and changed my face.
Such a grand dress is really inappropriate.
When I stepped into the Zhaohua Hall again, it was already a moment.
The courtiers have always known that I do whatever I want and love to put up shelves, but there is no surprise.
The emperor stood up and saluted, and there was a slight surprise in his eyes.
"Her Royal Highness the First Princess Chitose Chitose Chitose."
The courtiers stood up and saluted.
I was not in a hurry to tell them to get up, and Lianxi helped me to the highest seat, and after I sat down, I asked the ministers to get up.
"Today is the birthday of the palace, thank you for the emperor's kindness, for hosting such a grand banquet for the palace."
I raised a glass of wine and saluted the emperor first.
"My country is stable, my aunt's contribution is indispensable, it is just a birthday party, compared with my aunt's efforts, it is not worth mentioning."
The emperor drank a glass of wine, and the courtiers accompanied him.
"Why didn't my aunt wear the dress carefully made by the Shangyi Bureau today, but she was not satisfied?" If they are not satisfied, they are ordered to be punished. ”
The Emperor looked at my attire that was incompatible with the banquet and asked with a smile.
These words were heard in the ears of the courtiers, but they changed their taste.
The outside world has always been rumored that I was arrogant and lascivious, moody and angry, and treated the palace people at will, and as soon as these words came out, everyone pinched a sweat for the Shangyi Bureau.
"The emperor has a heart, I feel a little tired today, I don't like the complicated clothing, strange and tired."
After all, the emperor is the emperor of the Yin Kingdom, and my nephew, who I personally assisted, naturally wants to protect him in front of everyone.
Anyway, in the eyes of everyone, I was already free to do whatever I wanted, and I didn't care what they thought of me.
"I don't think about it carefully, next year let them make silk, and the clothes are light and fluttery, and they are very flowing and flexible."
The emperor didn't seem to understand at all, and I was deliberately defending him.
"The Emperor."
I glanced at him and turned my head to face the ministers, and Lord Xiao frowned slightly.
"Secretaries of State, government affairs have been busy these days, and you have worked hard. Today, I would like to take advantage of the birthday feast of this palace to thank all the people, and hope that all the people can always assist the emperor with their hearts, and the palace will do their respects first, and everyone will take their own places. ”
I took a sip from my glass.
The Emperor drank with all the ministers.
Then there was another song and dance performance, in which the ministers talked to each other, laughed and toasted.
At the end of a song and dance, the dancers retreated, and The Zhao Gonggong, who was beside the emperor, brought in people and carried a thing covered with a red cloth.
The crowd that had just come in saluted.
Zhao Gonggong lifted the red cloth, and under the red cloth was a jade Guanyin with a snow-white body, half a person high.
Everyone was amazed, such a complete piece of jade is very rare, coupled with this ingenious knife work, it is really the best in the world!
(6)
"Aunt, this is your birthday gift, do you like it?"
The emperor smiled and bent his eyebrows, innocent and harmless.
"What does Hongu want, doesn't the emperor know?"
I looked sideways at Lord Xiao, who was sitting below.
The adult's eyebrows furrowed, as if he had a sense of resentment, but he was afraid that he was slandering me in the belly.
After all, such a jade Guanyin statue is only afraid that it can feed the displaced people of a county.
"Aunt forgives the sin, this is already the best jade Guanyin that Shuo can find, and there will never be a second statue in the world."
The emperor's tone was tinged with a hint of uneasiness and grievance, as if I wanted some rare treasure, and he had never found a rare treasure in the world, so he had to send me the unique jade Guanyin in heaven and earth instead, hoping that I wouldn't mind.
After all, the emperor is still a child. The ministers thought to themselves.
Not angry, not angry, after all, she is the emperor, I am the big One.
"Thank you very much for your love."
I gave a slight salute.
"Thank you very much for your congratulations."
My eyes stayed on Lord Xiao.
"I just didn't receive a congratulatory gift from Lord Xiao, and I don't know what kind of surprise Lord Xiao has prepared for this palace?"
Lord Xiao has always had two sleeves and a clean wind, and there is not much savings in the family, and the eldest princess is really greedy, and she obviously asks people for gifts, is this not difficult for Lord Xiao?
Everyone had a heart hanging over Lord Xiao.
"Your Highness sits in the world, is there anything else you need Xiao mou to give?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
This world is the emperor's world, I am just a long princess, how dare I say that I sit in the world?
I think that Lord Xiao, like everyone else, is not accustomed to my behavior of hanging down and listening to the government.
"Hongu believes that no matter what Hongu wants, the emperor will find it for Hongu."
I stepped out of my seat and walked over to Lord Xiao.
"It's just that there is one thing, the emperor doesn't want the main palace, the main palace wants Lord Xiao to give."
"Since Lord Xiao didn't prepare a congratulatory gift, why not give it to the palace himself?"
"The Princess Palace of this palace still lacks a donkey."
(vii)
As soon as the words fell out, there was an uproar all around.
There was no look of shock on Lord Xiao's face, and he was probably used to being teased by me.
"There are so many young talents hidden in the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and any one of them is willing to be this donkey, so why does the Eldest Princess have to be embarrassed?"
He looked at me as if he were looking at an unreasonable wayward child.
There are indeed some men in the Long Princess Mansion outside the palace, and the outside world also thinks that they are my male favorites.
In fact, I lived in Jingyan Palace for a long time, and I hardly returned to the Long Princess Mansion, and those people were just poor homeless children, some wanted to learn martial arts, and some wanted to serve the country for the officials, so I left them and asked for teaching.
It's not so much that I'm a male darling, but that I'm opening a school.
Xiao Zirui, Xiao Zirui, my sincerity towards you is like a joke, do you think of me like everyone else?
"Where can they compare to the adults, the great humanities and martial arts, the diligence and love of the people, the appearance is also first-class and first-class, and the palace will never forget the adults."
I said I was going to pull his sleeve again.
This time, he raised his hand and pulled out his sleeve.
"Ridiculous!"
General Cheng, who was sitting opposite Lord Xiao, stood up slowly and smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.
"You are the mighty eldest princess, he is the prime minister under one person, he has become your colt, whether this world is the emperor's world or your Huiyang Princess's world!"
General Cheng followed his second brother in battle for many years, and after the second brother ascended the throne, he was made a general, and he was also a popular old minister in the dprk.
Although he has always looked at me unhappily, he must have drunk too much today, otherwise he would not dare to say these words.
I turned my head to look at the emperor, afraid that the emperor would listen to the rumors and become suspicious of me.
The emperor looked frightened and angry, and quickly got down from his seat and grabbed General Cheng.
"Love Qing confused! After drinking some wine today, I dare to lose my dignity and say such a rebellious word! ”
"Come on, send General Cheng back to the palace and punish him for thinking about January behind closed doors!"
The emperor summoned Duke Zhao, and with a few small eunuchs, he dragged general Cheng away.
General Cheng was a military general, and even if he drank too much, it was still easy to break free of a few small eunuchs.
He knelt down before the emperor, hugged the emperor's legs, and sobbed.
"Emperor, the faithful are against the ear." The old minister has followed the former emperor since he was young, and there is no disagreement. ”
"Although the eldest princess has merit in the world, it is good to have a good birth and support." She, a woman, can appear in the courtroom every day, decide on the affairs of our country, and spread out how other countries view our country! ”
When the emperor heard this, he was shocked and tried hard to push General Cheng away.
Several small eunuchs also kept pulling him from behind, but they never pulled him away.
He broke free again and pounced on where I was standing.
I thought he was going to die with me, and I panicked for a moment, standing where I was and unable to move.
Lord Xiao came from the side of the table at some point, and was standing next to me at this time, stretching out an arm to block in front of me.
General Cheng did not want to assassinate me, but just knelt in front of me.
"Your Highness, the old minister is grateful to His Highness, without His Highness there would be no Yin Guo today." But now that the Emperor has grown up, please ask His Highness to let it go. ”
General Cheng's words were emotional, which provoked many courtiers to secretly approve of it.
"Come on people! Come on people! ”
The emperor seemed to be very panicked.
"Take General Cheng away!"
More people pounced on him and carried General Cheng out.
The hand that stood in front of me quietly put it down again at some point.
"Your Royal Highness the Princess of The Princess of The Crown abdicated from the court..."
General Cheng, who had been carried out, was still shouting.
His sincerity to the emperor was quite touching.
"Aunt, General Cheng is drunk, and I ask my aunt not to take his words to heart."
The emperor was still panicked, like a frightened little rabbit.
How could my Ye family's boy be a rabbit?
"No problem, let's continue the banquet."
I waved my hand, and the sound of the silk bamboo orchestra sounded again, and the dancers appeared in turn.
"Lord Xiao also thinks that honggong should withdraw from the court?"
I whispered to Xiao Zirui next to me.
"Yes."
He took a sip of wine, his eyes still staring at the dancer in the center of the hall, and only said the word faintly.
(viii)
Suddenly, there was a pain in the abdomen.
Over the years, I have worked day and night, often so busy that I forgot to eat, and I have already fallen into stomach diseases.
Today's running day, also failed to eat a good meal, the stomach is empty, coupled with the cold wine poured, it is inevitable that the stomach disease will recur.
I covered my stomach and clenched my fists, not wanting others to see my abnormality.
Beads of sweat began to ooze from my forehead, and I thought I must be pale now.
Lianxi was still standing next to my seat, thinking that he hadn't noticed anything unusual about me.
"Your Highness eat this."
Lord Xiao's slender and slender hand reached out to me and handed me a bowl of porridge to nourish the stomach.
There was no porridge prepared at this feast, how could he...
I was still displeased with fangcai's affairs, pushed his hand away, turned and walked back to my seat.
The crowd was only embarrassed for the sake of General Fang Cai cheng.
"What's wrong with Your Highness?"
Lianxi finally realized that something was wrong with me and rushed over to help me walk back to my seat.
I raised my hand and shook it, gave her a look, and signaled her not to be silent.
"Your Highness has a stomach problem?" The slave maid had ordered the small kitchen to boil the soup medicine for the stomach and bring it over early. ”
She helped me to do a good job, and then took a soup cup from the little palace girl in the back, which contained the stomach soup medicine that I always had.
This soup medicine is very bitter, and I actually want to eat the bowl of porridge in The hand of Lord Fang Cai Xiao.
"Your Highness."
Someone stepped forward, and I picked up the lid and covered the soup cup.
The person who came was Yang Yun, the son of The Imperial Master Yang.
The Imperial Master is the same as the deputy minister, and it is reasonable to say that he should be the best helper of the emperor and the chancellor. And we, Lord Yang, are just a sneaky and flattering person. It's just that he has a large number of followers in the DPRK and can't easily move, otherwise I would have sent him home to farm a long time ago.
Yang Yun, the son of Lord Yang, was nearly thirty years old, and by virtue of his father's nepotism, he was doing an idle job from Sipin in the dynasty. Although I had been suppressing the expansion of the Yang family's power, I did not have time to deal with an idle official from Sipin.
"Lord Yang."
"My Yang family is in the middle of the dynasty, thanks to the protection of His Highness, Yang Yun is incompetent, he can't solve problems for His Highness like his father, he only hopes to toast His Highness on the day of His Highness's birthday, and may His Highness Hong Fuqitian."
Yang Yun took the wine that LianXi had poured for me and handed it to me.
"Please also ask Your Highness to appreciate your face."
Yang Yun, this person I hate very much, if it is a weekday, I will definitely spill wine on his face, ask him a sentence "Where did you get your face?" But today I was really upset, and I just wanted to send him away quickly.
"Lord Xiao Yang is too humble, and in a few years, you will certainly be able to become a minister of the emperor like Lord Yang."
As the scene said, I took the wine and drank it all.
Yang Yun stepped back, not knowing whether it was because of drinking wine, he felt that his body was a little hot and dry, so he pulled Lianxi out to blow the wind.
It is not that I have not left the table for no reason in the middle of the banquet, so the crowd did not pay much attention.
Walking from the Zhaohua Hall to the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, I felt that the night wind was also hot, blowing more and more uncomfortable.
"Lianxi, I want to eat iced plums, you go to the imperial dining room to get them."
I sat in the pavilion, blowing the wind, but I felt more and more drunk, hotter and hotter, and gradually blurred.
"Lotus Creek, Lotus Creek, I'm so hot..."
I started pulling my own clothes, trying to loosen my neckline.
"Your Highness... Your Highness, do you feel hot? Let Wei Chen loosen the clothes for His Highness. ”
At this point I was demented, I couldn't hear who was talking, and I only felt a cold hand on my shoulder, which was very comfortable.
I grabbed that hand like a life-saving straw, trying to carry it into my arms and cool my body.
The hand was suddenly withdrawn, and then a scream seemed to be heard, followed by the sound of something falling into the water.
"Lotus Creek..."
The uncomfortable feeling struck again, and I was still calling Lotus Creek.
I reached out my hand to grab something, and then I was surrounded by an embrace with a cold plum fragrance, and my heart was suddenly quiet.
"Well, don't move."
What season is it and has the plum blossoms bloomed?
I stopped struggling and was at the mercy of those who held me.
He shoved a small pill into my mouth, it was so bitter that I just spit it out.
"So bitter... Queen Mother, I don't want to take medicine..."
At this time, I felt that I was back to when I was a child, my mother was still there, I was sick and had a high fever, and Ah Niang fed me medicine.
"Well, swallow it, swallow it and give you candied plums, okay?"
I love to eat candied plums, sweet and sour, very delicious.
Another small pill was shoved into my mouth, and before I could spit it out, I felt something soft and cold gagged in my mouth and forced me to swallow.
The medicine was very bitter, and I felt very wronged, and the queen mother would not force me to take medicine like this before.
I hissed a few fake cries, and then a sweet and sour plum was stuffed into my mouth.
The plums are sweet and sour, the plum fragrance is cold, and I hold this person tightly and do not let go, feeling very at ease.
(IX)
"Your Highness!
The urgent voice of Lianxi came from his ears, with a crying voice.
I slowly opened my eyes and was greeted by the familiar bedside, embroidered with my favorite camellia flowers.
When did I return to Jingyan Palace?
"Your Highness, you have finally woken up!"
Lian Xi knelt by the bed, his face eager, his hair was messy, and his clothes were stained with a lot of dust.
"Lianxi, how did you get to this look?"
I sat up violently before I felt a headache.
"Your Highness!"
Lianxi came over to hold me and checked if I had any injuries.
"Is Your Highness injured?"
I thought about it, as if I hadn't been hurt.
"It should be that the medicine has not passed." Last night, someone drugged me with the intention of plotting against me. But fortunately, someone saved me later, no big trouble, just take a break. ”
"I couldn't imagine that in this heavily guarded palace, there were people who dared to attack Her Royal Highness the First Princess!"
Lian Xi looked indignant, as if he wanted to slash the man with a thousand knives.
"No problem, he didn't succeed either."
I secretly made up my mind that I would definitely take revenge on this matter.
"How did you get to this point?"
I cut the broken hair on the sideburns of Lotus Creek.
"Your Highness, last night the slave went to the imperial dining room, and as a result, she was knocked unconscious from behind halfway."
Lian Xi said, tears flowing down unconsciously.
It was a group of people who wanted to drug me and attack Lotus Creek, and I wouldn't let them get better!
"Your Highness, let's tell the emperor about this, and let the emperor decide for you!"
Silly Lotus Creek, you also know that this is a heavily guarded palace, if there is no support or acquiescence of the emperor behind it, how dare the other party do it?
"What time is it?"
"Almost five more."
I lifted the quilt and saw a jade pendant in the shape of a plum blossom in the quilt, with a little plum fragrance.
This was the jade pendant that Lord Xiao tied yesterday, and it seemed that he had dragged it down by me when he carried me back.
I received the jade pendant into the purse I was carrying close to my body, and then called two little palace girls to come in.
"Zi Yue, Zi Yun, come and freshen up for me and your Lianxi sister, your face is too bad to pour more powder."
"Your Highness..." Lian Xi was puzzled.
"Hurry up, we're going to go to the Upper Dynasty."
After about three minutes of kung fu, Lianxi and I had already packed up.
"Let's go, go to the Hall of Diligence."
Today I wore a red robe, combed a high bun that I rarely combed, walked to clean up the jingles, and brought three points of majesty without opening my mouth.
At this time, it was almost time to retreat, and it was just enough to catch up.
In the past, I used to come out of the Wangxian Hall behind the Qinzheng Hall with the Emperor, but today, I deliberately walked through the front door of the Qinzheng Hall.
"Hongu is late."
Lian Xi helped me, stepped over the threshold of the Qinzheng Hall, and walked step by step to the emperor under the gaze of the emperor and hundreds of officials.
"Aunt, I heard that my aunt is unwell today, so I don't want to bother my aunt."
The emperor stood up, looking a little nervous.
I turned and glanced at the courtiers.
General Cheng thought about it behind closed doors at home, and the place where Yang Yun stood in the back was also empty at the moment.
At the beginning, I suspected that last night's incident was related to Yang Yun, and now it seems that it must be him.
"How is the body of the main palace compared to the affairs of the state?"
I slowly walked over to the side of Yang Changhui, the Imperial Master.
"I don't know why Lord Xiao Yang didn't come to the court today?"
Yang Changhui's face turned pale.
"Back to Your Highness, the dog was infected with wind and cold yesterday, and the high fever was not stopped, but today it is really burned and confused..."
His voice was getting quieter and quieter, and he was obviously underwhelmed.
"Then do you need the palace to send an imperial doctor to Yang Mansion to have a look?"
"Thank you For your highness's grace!"
Yang Changhui hurriedly knelt down.
"The dog is only infected with wind and cold, and has already asked the doctor, so there is no need to drive the imperial doctor in the palace."
This old man had not experienced any great winds and waves, and he could not stop trembling at the moment.
If the palace sent the imperial doctor over, the lies of their father and son would be exposed, and of course he did not dare.
"Today, the palace is late, I missed the discussion of the adults, and when I retired from the dynasty, I also asked Lord Xiao to speak for the palace, and what have you discussed today?"
"The emperor went down to ask the empress dowager for peace, and after inviting Ann, let's also come to the Wangxian Hall together."
(x)
Inside the Wangxian Hall, I reclined on a noble concubine bed, sipping the tea that Lianxi had poured for me, and next to the small table, there were several plates of plums.
Lianxi was sent by me to guard the door.
"Do adults drink tea?"
"Not thirsty."
"Do adults eat plums?"
"Don't eat."
"Adults don't like to eat plums?"
I put down my teacup and raised my eyes to look at him.
"Not happy."
He remained expressionless.
"Hongu loves to eat this pickled plum."
I slowly got up and walked over to him.
"The best plum that Hongu has ever eaten was eaten last night, and the plum is not only just rightly sweet and sour, but also smells like a faint plum blossom fragrance, and it is really a fragrance of lips and teeth after eating."
"Do adults know where such plums are sold?"
I was close to him, but he wouldn't look at me.
"Wei Chen doesn't know."
I took advantage of his lack of attention and grabbed the purse from his waist.
He reached for it, and I slipped my purse into the pocket inside my shirt.
"Are you going to come and get it?"
"Your Highness, please return it to Wei Chen!"
He was a little anxious, his face was slightly red, and he was very interesting.
I turned and sat back on the bed and took his purse from my chest.
The purse is navy blue embroidered with plum patterns, simple and elegant, opened, and it is inside that there are plums.
"Don't adults like to eat plums?"
I smiled and asked him, and took one out of my purse and put it in my mouth.
"My mother likes to eat, so I just carry it with me and remember my loved ones."
As far as I know, Lord Xiao's parents died as early as he was young, when he had not yet entered the imperial government, so I have not seen it, and I don't know if his mother really likes to eat plums.
"I have something for the adult, and the adult will give me this bag and plums, how about it as a thank you gift?"
I shook the purse in my hand.
"Wei Chen..."
Without waiting for him to say no, I put the plum blossom jade pendant in front of his eyes.
"How could this be here at Your Highness?"
I took his hand and put the jade pendant into his hand.
"Thank you very much last night."
I leaned into his ear and said.
"I'm glad you helped me like that."
Then, as if nothing had happened, he turned around and went back to drink my tea and eat Lord Xiao's plums.
"Last night, even if it was someone else, Wei Chen would have shot."
"Do you also feed her medicine?"
I spoke vaguely, as if reminiscing about the time he fed me medicine yesterday.
He was a little cramped, a little angry, and a little embarrassed.
"That's it, let's talk about what was said in the dynasty this morning."
His look is very interesting, if I don't stop, I can tease him for a day, but I am afraid that I will delay the right thing.
"The first thing was to supervise Yushi Shangyu's Taishou Li Shuo for embezzling disaster relief funds, so that the victims of the Yueyang disaster could not be resettled, so a large number of them flowed to Shangjing."
Li Shuo is a person I know very well.
When the second brother ascended the throne five years ago, Li Shuo was still a minor official in the capital. My second brother and I admired his talent and knew that he had the talent to rule the world, so we transferred him to Yueyang and served as the guard of Yueyang County. At that time, Zhang Yan, the Taishou of Yuzhou, was also a person who was very trusted by the second brother, and the second brother hoped that with the help of the two of them, he could stabilize the southern counties. Later, Zhang Yan told the old man to return to his hometown, and I took the opportunity to promote Li Shuo.
"What does Lord Xiao think?"
I believe that Li Shuo is by no means a person who is corrupt and perverts the law, and I am afraid that there is something wrong with this matter.
"Based on Wei Chen's understanding of Lord Li, he is not such a person, and he is only afraid that if something goes wrong, there will be abnormalities."
He paused and looked at me, sincere and sincere.
"But Your Highness, please leave this matter alone."
"If you believe in me, give it to me."
His eyes are bottomless, and what he can't see clearly is often dangerous, but I am willing to believe him.
"Okay."
Even if he is dangerous, I am willing to jump.
"The second thing was the discussion about how to deal with the displaced people outside the city, and the ministers were divided into two factions, one faction felt that the warehouse should be opened to release grain and take good care of the people, and the other faction thought that a little pressure should be exerted and warned to drive away."
"I plan to go out of the city to see the displaced people and make up my mind."
I closed my eyes and rubbed my eyebrows, the homeless thing is the most headache for me recently.
"The last thing is that several adults have jointly folded their names."
Lord Xiao's tone was serious, and his speed of speech became slower.
"Please ask the eldest princess to quit the court and stop bowing to the government."
(xi)
It wasn't that Hongu didn't expect such a day, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
"Do adults have a joint name?"
At this time, what I am most concerned about is still Lord Xiao's thoughts.
"Not really."
He shook his head.
"However, their suggestions, Wei Chen agreed."
I know that many officials in the DPRK and China regard me as a thorn in their side, but Lord Xiao, I have always supported him, why should he oppose me?
"Lord Xiao, what am I doing badly, you hate me so much?"
My eyes were downcast and I felt sad.
For Yin Guo, for the emperor, and for Lord Xiao, after all, it was wrong.
"No."
What's not? It's not that I'm doing a bad job, or am I not hating me?
"His Highness bowed down to Yin Guo, and both the civil and military officials and the people of the world could see it. When the emperor succeeded to the throne, he was too young, but now that the wind and rain are smooth, the country is safe, and the emperor has grown up, why does His Highness refuse to let go? ”
He had never said so much to me, but it made me sad.
The emperor was only fifteen years old, and he was still a child at the age of fifteen! I just want him not to take on the responsibilities of the country too early, and I hope that he can grow up happily.
It turned out that in the eyes of others, I was just a person who coveted power.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has come."
Lianxi came in from the outside, stood beside me, and added tea for me.
From the Qinzheng Palace to the Shoukang Palace, it takes two quarters of an hour to go back and forth, and usually the emperor will accompany the empress dowager to talk for a while, and it will take half an hour.
Today, less than three moments later, the emperor had already returned, a little anxious, and seemed to want to know what I had said to Lord Xiao.
I quickly adjusted my mood so that the emperor would not see my abnormality.
"This matter will be discussed again, and the adults will go back first."
"Wei Chen retreated."
Lord Xiao's gaze also looked sad.
"Aunt!"
The emperor walked in quickly and met Lord Xiao.
"My lord, is this going back?"
"See the Emperor. be. ”
Lord Xiao performed a ritual, and the emperor's expression was a little stunned.
"Emperor, why are you in such a hurry?" You are a nine-to-five dignity, no matter what you encounter, you must not panic, you must be more steady. ”
I took a sip from my teacup and gave Lord Xiao a look at the same time, who understood and turned to leave.
"Aunt, what did Lord Xiao say to you?"
"What is the Emperor worried about?"
"My aunt is assured, no matter what others think, my aunt will always be right in my heart, and I will not listen to other people's rumors and oppose my aunt."
I hadn't said anything yet, but the emperor was in a hurry to show his loyalty.
"You and I are relatives, they are outsiders, and my aunt naturally believes in you."
I patted the emperor on the shoulder and looked at him earnestly.
The Emperor seemed relieved.
Ye Zhi, Ye Zhi, are you really the child I brought up from childhood to adulthood? Lately I feel like you're getting stranger and stranger.
(xii)
After lunch, Lianxi and I dressed up as the daughters of ordinary people, changed into coarse cloth clothes, took off the jewelry of the rings, and prepared to go outside the city to see the situation of the displaced people.
Autumn is high and refreshing, and autumn in Shangjingcheng is the most comfortable day of the year.
The carriage took us to the grove outside the city, and to avoid being discovered by others, we got out of the carriage and walked east.
Ten miles east of the city, there was originally a deserted village, but I heard that it has now been occupied by displaced people.
Obviously, there are already people living there, but the deserted village has not shown any anger because of this.
The village is dilapidated and desolate, and the closer you get, the more gloomy it feels.
"Your Highness, it doesn't look like it's inhabited."
Lianxi grabbed my sleeve, and my voice trembled a little.
"Don't be afraid."
I took out a jade flute from my waist and blew a sound at random, and a flute sound echoed in the distant woods.
The shadow guard was still around, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Entering the village from the mouth of the village, I did not see any figures, but the sky suddenly fell overcast.
"Your Highness, why don't we go back?"
I was just about to pat Lianxi's hand when I suddenly felt something tugging at the hem of my skirt.
I plucked up the courage to look back, and it turned out to be a child.
It was a yellow-skinned girl, about five or six years old, wearing tattered clothes, walking barefoot on the road, and her feet were already covered with mud. The long hair was scattered and appeared yellow due to chronic malnutrition.
"Sister, I'm hungry."
Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's fly, and a pair of big eyes were staring at me, which made it hard not to be distressed.
I hope that the people of my country can live and work in peace and contentment, but in a place not more than ten miles away from the capital, there are still people who are not clothed or hungry!
"Lianxi, do we have anything to eat?"
Lian Xi dug through his pockets and did not find a single thing to eat.
"Your Highness, today I changed my coarse cloth clothes, and I didn't have a purse with pastries."
I touched myself, I didn't eat, and I didn't wear jewelry out of the house today.
That's right! When I went out to change clothes today, I was disgusted that the coarse cloth underwear was too rough, so I wore my own clothes, and I remember embroidering a few small pearls on the neckline for decoration.
I slipped my hand into my clothes, pulled two pearls from the neckline, and bent down to place them in the child's hands.
"You take this, go get some food."
"Your Highness..."
Lianxi tugged at my sleeve, and I looked up to see five or six walking dead people gradually approaching us, their eyes red, as if they were watching a big meal.
"Don't come here, I really don't have any money!"
There were now six people surrounding us, two directly in front of us, in the direction from the mouth of the village, two behind us, and two on the left and one on the right. There are houses on the left and right, there is no road, even if you run behind you, you will run into the village, who knows if you will encounter more displaced people? In this way, you can only run outside the village.
I slowly moved Forward two steps forward with LianXi, now only five or six steps away from the first person, and then I rushed up with an arrow and kicked him in the chest.
When the first person fell to the ground, I pushed Lianxi out of the encirclement circle with force, and at the same time, the other five people also began to pounce frantically.
My kung fu is only a little fur, and it is okay to fight one or two who can't do martial arts, if five or six pounce on it together, I am afraid that I will be finished.
The second person in front of me pounced on me, and I flashed away, then turned and gave him a kick behind his back, and then pulled up the lotus stream that had not yet reacted, and ran towards the grove outside the village without turning his head.
Shadow Guard... Why hasn't it come out yet?
I touched the jade flute around my waist, put it to my mouth as I ran, and blew a few notes intermittently, but there was no response, and no shadow guard appeared.
"Your Highness, I can't run!"
Lianxi stumbled and fell to the ground, even with me.
"Lianxi, hurry up, they're about to catch up!"
I couldn't pull Lotus Creek, in fact, I was exhausted.
After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, the people who chased us had not yet appeared, but Lord Xiao came out through the bushes.
"Lord Xiao... How did it get here? ”
I was surprised and delighted at the same time.
"Why is Your Highness here?"
Instead of answering me, he asked me the same question.
"Is Your Highness injured?"
He held out his hand, and those hands were white and slender, able to write, point out the country, and save me from danger.
I took his hand and stood up, and with my other hand I pulled up Lotus Creek. Although there was some soreness in his body, he was not injured.
"No problem."
During the conversation, he caught a glimpse of a trail of blood on the back of his neck.
"But the adult is injured?"
I held out my hand and tried to touch it, but he grabbed it in mid-air.
He reached out and wiped the back of his neck, and then took out a towel to wipe it.
"Not my blood."
"That's the homeless? You killed them? ”
He smiled rarely and reached out another hand that had not been stained with blood and touched my head.
"Rest assured, I am not dead, I have been injured, and I have left them with medical expenses."
The coachman heard the sound of our flute playing, and worried that something was wrong with us, so he followed the flute all the way to find it.
"The carriage is coming, so why don't you go into the city together?"
(xiii)
Lian Xi sat next to the coachman, and now there were only two people in the carriage, me and Lord Xiao.
"What is Your Highness going to do with these displaced people?"
"No matter how you say these people, they are also the people of my country."
When I think of the looks of the few people I saw today, I can't help but feel sad in my heart.
If I can govern the country well and the people live and work in peace and contentment, who wants to be displaced?
"Your Highness, Yin Guo is so big, you can't take care of everyone, it's not your fault that they have become like this, you've done a good job."
"Is the adult a roundworm in my stomach?" How do I know what I'm thinking? ”
I was sitting face to face with him, but now I got up and moved next to him and sat next to him.
"Is this comforting me, sir?"
Troubles are troubles, at this moment the adults are next to them, and they still have to pluck a hand when they have the opportunity to stir.
"The benevolent heart of His Highness is known to the whole world."
He did not squint and sat stiffly.
"Hahaha, there are very few people in this world who say that I am benevolent, and the opinion of adults is special."
"The people of the world, my favorite is still adults, but unfortunately adults do not appreciate it, and they are very distant from me."
I pulled up his sleeve and played around with his hands.
"Your Highness, please respect yourself!"
He jerked up and sat down across from me again.
"Will there be anything else to say besides the arrogant?"
He was always so distant that he disappointed people again and again.
"Your Highness might as well think about how to deal with these displaced people." Now the number of displaced people is small, there is no climate, if it is delayed any longer, wait for the displaced people behind them to pour into the capital, only to be afraid that it will cause great chaos. ”
"My lord, I really hate your iron-faced selflessness."
I stopped talking to him, leaned my head against the carriage, and rested with my eyes closed.
"If everyone could eat and dress, who would be living on the streets?"
I said slowly, still with my eyes closed.
"Tomorrow he will order that the warehouses be opened to release grain, first to feed these people, and then to help them rebuild their homes."
After all, I am still a soft-hearted person.
"Apart from today, has Your Highness ever seen anyone else living on the streets?"
Lord Xiao asked me.
When I thought about it carefully, I didn't seem to have seen anyone living on the street, but when I went to the border pass for thousands of miles to find my second brother, I also saw many poor people.
"It seems that there are no, I have only seen some poor people."
"Your Highness has been dressed in fine clothes since childhood, and it is touching that he can still pity these displaced people. But His Highness is still too simple, because since he was a child, he has no worries about food and clothing, and he does not know what kind of things people can do in order to survive. ”
"Although these displaced people are not as terrible as the army, if there are many people gathered, it is also very tricky." After all, the enemy army can kill without mercy, but the displaced people are still the people of our country. ”
Then Lord Xiao told me a story.
(xiv)
Mr. Xiao was born in a poor family in Wuzhou, his mother was not in good health, could not do heavy work, and the family relied on the two acres of thin land planted by his father to barely survive.
In addition to Lord Xiao, there was originally a younger sister named Yuanxi.
Although the days are a little hard, but the family loves each other, it does not feel too sad.
It's just that Wuzhou is a watery place, and in the summer, it is often prone to heavy water.
Xingyuan was twelve years old, the adult was eight years old, and Yuan Xi was five years old.
That summer, the rain kept falling, heavier than ever every year.
Heavy rains drowned the crops in the field, destined to be a year of no harvest.
More worrying than worrying about crops is that the water doesn't know when it will cross the and flood the village.
The heavy rain fell for half a month, and finally stopped when it was about to flood the village.
I thought the rainy season had passed and the village was safe, but the heavy rain came again in the night after a day of stopping, and it was heavier than before.
The worst fear happened.
The water crossed the embankment and rushed towards the village.
The small village is not vulnerable to the big water, and the houses in the village are basically thatched houses, and when the water rushes, it instantly turns into a ruin.
It was so dark that I couldn't see how many people were under the water.
Lord Xiao, who was only eight years old at the time, was washed out of the house by the water, and he grabbed a large tree so that it was not washed away.
His parents and sister were gone, and he jumped into the water again and again to look for them, but he didn't find any trace of them.
Until finally exhausted, finally fainted.
The water came and went quickly.
When the adult opened his eyes again, the sky was already light, the water had receded by eight or nine minutes, and the rest was less than half a person tall.
He dragged his tired body back to the village, which was in a mess and the people were not happy.
One hundred and sixty-four households, four hundred and fifty-eight people, the houses were destroyed, and the number of people who survived was less than a hundred.
The adult's parents and sister were not spared.
When the adult was eight years old, he became an orphan.
He spent half a month finding the bodies of his parents and sister, burying them, and then embarked on a wandering path alone.
An eight-year-old child, unable to do anything but beg along the way.
He had traveled many places, rich and poor; he had seen many people, kind and fierce.
He had seen a group of people killing each other for a bite to eat until only one person was left; he had also seen people eating people in a famine place, and even almost became someone else's "meal on the plate" in a place of famine.
It wasn't until three years later, when the adult was eleven years old, that he met an elderly teacher. When the gentleman saw that he was clever, he offered to adopt him, as long as he accompanied him until his death.
The adult finally ended his hard and turbulent life.
"Human nature is selfish, and it is precisely because I have seen what kind of things people who are hungry and crazy can do, so I do not recommend that Your Highness keep appeased." 」
"For man's greed is filled with discontent. Has Your Highness ever heard the story of 'Mr. DongGuo and the Wolf'? The current group of displaced people is no different from the jackals, tigers and leopards. If they were given money or food directly, they would not necessarily be grateful to Dade, and once the supply stopped, they would only attract resentment. ”
"Your Highness... Your Highness...... Are you listening to me? ”
I watched the adults look away.
I didn't expect that the gentle and elegant Lord Xiang now had such a story.
I was both heartbroken and thankful. It was so difficult for him to get to this point; fortunately, he did not die in the most difficult days of that year, otherwise it would be the loss of my country and my misfortune.
"I can't imagine that adults have such a past."
"It's all over, I'll be nice to the adults in the future."
I sat down and hugged his arm and rested my head on his shoulder.
"Your Highness, I am telling you about the displaced people... Alas..."
His voice was gentle, a little helpless, and a little spoiled.
(xv)
Lord Xiao kept sending me to the gate of the palace.
"In front of it is the palace, and Wei Chen has been sent here."
Lord Xiao got out of the car and made a fuss.
"Rest assured, I will handle the affairs of the displaced people properly."
I pulled the curtain of the car window and spoke to him.
"Your Highness, in fact, you don't have to work so hard. Believe in the emperor, believe in the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military officials, can handle state affairs well, why do you have to bear this burden yourself? ”
Lord Xiao looked sincere.
"Isn't the adult hurting hongu?"
"This is not what His Highness should do."
I looked at the magnificent palace, and I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions in my heart.
"I have lived in this royal palace since I was a child, and I am admired by all the people. Royal people, in the final analysis, are supported by the people of the world, should I accept these in vain? ”
"Rest assured, my lord, I have the answer in my heart."
Lord Xiao stopped persuading and surrendered. I lowered the curtain and motioned for the driver to drive.
Back at Jingyan Palace, Lianxi and I freshened up and changed into our own clothes.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, I asked the emperor to come and eat, but I was told that the emperor had gone to the empress palace.
It was normal for the emperor to go to the empress dowager to ask for peace.
"Has the emperor gone to the empress dowager very often lately?" You go investigate. ”
I asked Lianxi to inquire about it, and I didn't trust anyone else.
Empress Ling, Ling Liangyu, was originally the only daughter of Libu Shangshu, and was later married to her second brother by her father. Later, when the second brother ascended the throne, Ling Shangshu died, and she had no relatives outside the palace, and there was no contact with the palace. Moreover, she was weak by nature, had no quarrel with the world, and only knew how to copy the sutras and chant the Buddha in the palace all day, which was very boring, so I didn't like to go to her to ask for peace.
Lianxi was usually very good to the palace eunuchs, so it was easy for her to inquire about some news.
Within half an hour, Lianxi was back.
"Sure enough, as His Highness expected, Hui'er, the lady of the Shoukang Palace, said that the number of times the emperor has gone to Shoukang Palace in recent days has indeed increased."
Shoukang Palace has never asked about state affairs, and there is no other preference except for copying the scriptures and reciting the Buddha, what is the emperor doing when he runs over there all day?
I immediately had doubts in my heart, and Lianxi's next words solved some of my doubts.
"Not only the Emperor, but also another regular visitor to Shoukang Palace recently, who does His Highness guess?"
Lianxi, this, also sold Guanzi with me.
"Say who it is, and don't tear your mouth off again."
I gestured to pinch her mouth.
"Be well," I said. This other regular visitor is Mrs. Cheng. ”
This Lady Cheng was General Cheng's wife, Cheng Zhangshi. As for the origin of this lady, I only remember that her father was a county commander. I think their family has nothing to do with the DPRK, how could they suddenly make friends with the empress?
"This Mrs. Cheng, I don't know what is coming from?"
No matter what Mrs. Cheng's origins are, presumably at my birthday banquet, General Cheng's move is by no means a coincidence of a whim, but someone has been planning behind it for a long time.
"It's not clear, I've already sent someone out to investigate, and I think there will be results tomorrow." Now that the hour is not early, Your Highness should wash and rest earlier. ”
(xvi)
The next morning, I had just gotten up to wash up, and the people sent out by Lianxi to inquire returned.
In this capital, there are many places where information flows, and if you talk about the sensitivity and detail of the news, it is much better than the imperial court. It doesn't matter whether you are a relative of the emperor or a commoner, as long as the silver is in place, the ancestors will find out for you for eight generations.
This Mrs. Cheng, whose real name is Zhang Shiyue, is indeed the daughter of a county ling family. This county order is not worth mentioning, but this Mrs. Cheng's mother is a bit of a head.
Mrs. Cheng's mother, surnamed Tian, is a native of Huixi and comes from a large family in Huixi.
And our empress, her mother also happens to be a Huixi person. If it is about the relationship, Lady Cheng's mother Tian Shi and the empress's mother Zhao Shi are cousins.
Lady Cheng and the empress dowager were naturally cousins.
I never expected that the empress dowager, who had always lived in the deep palace for a long time, would actually engage in these tricks behind her back.
Before going up to the court, I deliberately asked people to stop him on the only way for Lord Xiao and invite him to the Huiyun Hall near the Qinzheng Hall.
"I don't know what happened when Your Highness summoned Wei Chen to come?"
"Please, lord Li, I don't know how the adults have investigated?"
Lord Xiao's face was embarrassed, and he thought that the investigation was not smooth.
"The person who framed Lord Li already had the answer in wei chen's mind, but no evidence has yet been found."
It was too late to wait for the adults to look for evidence.
My close courtier quietly sent me a letter saying that the presiding judge of the case would write today to send Lord Li to the border.
"If the other party is the emperor, naturally it will not let the adults easily find the evidence."
"This case will be decided today, no matter what kind of trial result, please leave it alone and do not start a conflict above the court." Adults only need to deal with the affairs of the displaced people today, and I believe that adults will definitely be able to handle them well. As for Lord Lee's affairs, I have my own way. ”
Although the adults did not know what I could do, they did not ask, but only responded with "yes".
"It's not too early, so let's go to the court quickly."
"Didn't Your Highness go to the Court together?"
"I have something else to do today, so I won't go." I was relieved that there were grown-ups. ”
Lord Xiao stopped asking, performed a salute, turned around and walked outside the Huiyun Hall.
"I will seriously consider what the adults say."
He knew what I was talking about, and the footsteps paused as they stepped out of the door, and without turning around, they walked straight out.
"Zi Yue, go and tell the emperor that the palace is unwell today and will not go to the court."
ZiYue left in response.
"Your Highness, why don't you go to the court today?"
Lian Xi wondered.
"Let's go, let's go to Shoukang Palace."
I rarely set foot in Shoukang Palace, and I think that this place is so strange that I am not very comfortable.
The empress dowager was copying buddhist scriptures, and I went forward to perform the ritual.
"Why are you free to see me today?"
The empress dowager was still copying Buddhist scriptures, never stopping her writing, and not raising her head.
"I don't understand things, and I should have come to the empress dowager often to ask for peace."
The empress dowager looked up at me, asked the palace maid to give me a seat, and then continued to copy her Buddhist scriptures.
"I only worship the Buddha and chant the sutra every day, which is boring and tight, and it is not suitable for your lively nature."
"Really? I think this Shoukang Palace is very interesting, if I came early, the interest would have been discovered long ago. ”
The empress dowager's pen paused for a moment, but she still calmly continued to write down, not returning to me.
"Empress Dowager, why should this be?" When the second brother entrusted Zhi Er to me, you also agreed. If you want a place behind this curtain, just tell me. You are the emperor's birth mother, sitting in that seat, more righteous than I am. Why did it take so long to calculate me like this behind my back? ”
The empress dowager listened to these words and finally couldn't hold her breath. Her pen melted heavily on the paper, then dropped it, slowly lumped the paper together and threw it aside.
"When did I say I want that seat?"
She simply stopped writing and looked up at me.
I never noticed that this woman with a weak appearance had such a firm gaze.
"This world is the emperor's world, not your eldest princess's world!" Now that the emperor has grown up, he has his own thoughts, and he wants to make his own decisions. Although I, the mother, can't help him govern the world, all I can do for him is a little thing. ”
"Huiyang, why don't you go and get married and have a baby?" When you have your own children, you will understand me. ”
Over the years, I have always treated the emperor as my own child, thinking of him at every turn. In order for him to be able to establish Verison in the future, I even often let myself play a bad person and let him be a good person.
I can't imagine that I am like a joke in the eyes of their mother and son.
"What the empress dowager said, I understand."
I got up and left Shoukang Palace.
(xvii)
At this time, when it comes to the Qinzheng Hall, it should just be time to retire from the dynasty.
Sure enough, there was only one person in the main hall, and the palace eunuchs were all sent down.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair and bowed his head in contemplation.
"It seems that the emperor likes this seat very much."
I went straight in, without letting the eunuch know in advance.
The emperor was a little surprised to see me.
"Aunt... Isn't it physically uncomfortable? ”
He stood up and looked at me, his eyes wandering a little.
"Why is the emperor upset?" Is it for the innocent and wronged Lord Li, or is it a displaced refugee? Or is it that the emperor is thinking about how to deal with me in a proper way? ”
When the emperor heard my words, there was some uneasiness in his eyes.
"Why did my aunt say that?"
He got down from the dragon chair and walked up to me.
"Aunt, what rumors have you heard?"
Looking at this face that was seven points similar to that of the second brother, I felt more and more painful.
"Xu is that the shadow guard has protected me so well in the past few years, so good that I almost forgot that the shadow guard actually listened to the emperor's words."
"When I was born and died for your father, he chose eight first-class masters to protect me." And now? But his son was going to kill me with these people. ”
"Aunt, I didn't want to kill you!"
The emperor seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, afraid that I would do something out of the ordinary in a fit of rage.
"I brought you up with me, I don't know when I taught you such good acting skills!"
I held out my hand to give the emperor a slap, who knew that the emperor suddenly knelt down in front of me, making me lift up and hang my hand in mid-air.
"Aunt, I really didn't want to kill you." I'm just not willing, I'm not willing to be the emperor of the Yin Kingdom, why can I only be your puppet! Therefore, he gave an order to the shadow guards so that they did not have to come out to rescue you as soon as you were in distress, but they were not allowed to hurt your life..."
The Emperor knelt before me and held my leg and cried.
"Wasn't Yang Yun's affair at the birthday feast at your behest?"
"Yang Yun was already devoted to his aunt, but he was just pushing the boat along the water and fulfilling him." Wouldn't it be happier for your aunt to marry someone who loves you? If the aunt had a husband and a child, she would not have so much energy to manage the affairs of the state..."
The emperor was obviously emboldened.
I was shaking with rage and kicked him away.
"The emperor is afraid that he doesn't know anything about this palace, and if yang Yunna succeeds, I will be cursed on my back, and I will also curse the Nine Clans of the Yang Family!"
When the emperor saw that I was so angry, I couldn't help but feel a little afraid in my heart, after all, many of these ministers of the DPRK still obeyed my orders.
"Aunt, I know it's wrong, I just got a ghost for a while, and I didn't want to harm you... You forgive me... If you want to bow the curtain and listen to the government, you don't object..."
I am already dead set on the Emperor.
I didn't expect that I had been so hardworking in the past few years that I could teach such a scum!
I try to calm my emotions.
"If your father knew that his son was such a breed, he wouldn't know if he could see under the Nine Springs."
The emperor looked at me with a look of shock and disbelief.
Hearing these words, he knew that there was no way between me and him, so he gradually became a little afraid.
After all, my influence in the DPRK should not be underestimated.
"The emperor wants to be pro-government, and I will fulfill you."
"Promise me two conditions, and from now on I will never meddle in the affairs of the imperial court again."
I am thinking very clearly now, because I no longer think about how to defend the emperor, but I know my heart more clearly.
"What conditions does the aunt have, don't say two, two hundred yuan also agree!"
The emperor's eyes once again lit a flame of hope.
"First, Huiyang is the father of the emperor, that is, your grandfather, and the fiefdom given to me, you are never allowed to take it back, and the holy will is based on it."
Huiyang has a pleasant climate and is rich in materials, originally a fief given to me by my father, but I have been confined to Shangjing all these years, so I have never been there.
If you retreat from the whole body, Huiyang is an excellent choice.
"Okay, promise."
"The second thing is that after I leave Shangjing, I promise that I will never again have contact with the ministers of the DPRK, and I also ask the emperor not to alienate and suppress those talented ministers because of me. Please also ask the emperor to return Lord Li Shuo's innocence! ”
The emperor was naturally overjoyed. The emperor is not a very faint emperor, he actually knows which ministers are talented, and if there is no presence of me, he will probably use a few points on those ministers.
I knelt down and gave a great salute to the emperor.
This was the second time I had bowed down to the emperor, and the last time was the day he ascended the throne.
"Princess Huiyang asks you to resign your majesty today, and ask your majesty to allow me to return to the fiefdom of Huiyang and never enter Beijing!"
The Emperor did not respond, and I did not need his response.
I got up on my own, turned and walked outside the temple.
"Your Majesty should be glad that you are the only seedling of my Ye family, and for the sake of my Ye family, I will not kill you, but you and I will never be righteous."
"Finally, teach you one more thing, those who become great things, be calm. Either do not move, if you do, you will give the other party a fatal blow, so that the other party will no longer have the opportunity to fight back. ”
I said as I walked, without hesitation.
(xviii)
The day of leaving the capital is set five days later on the eighth day of october.
I didn't care about the things outside, but I took some things that I needed on the road, and rode out of the city gate with Lianxi in a carriage.
Emperor Xu felt ashamed of me, and never came to see me again before leaving, but ordered many rewards, all of which I sent to Lord Xiao's mansion to help the victims.
Within five days, Lianxi and I liquidated the people and things in the Jingyan Palace and the Long Princess Mansion, gave everyone enough money to live for a while, and then dismissed everyone, and the extra money was sent to Lord Xiao.
Autumn is high and refreshing, there is no cloud, and the spring in Shangjing is really comfortable.
"Woo..."
Suddenly, the coachman pulled the reins, and the carriage stopped at the side of the road.
"What's wrong?"
I leaned out to look outside, only to see a date-red horse tied to a pavilion by the side of the road, and a man dressed in white stood inside the pavilion.
I was overjoyed and hurriedly jumped out of the carriage.
"Adults are waiting for me here, are they reluctant to let me leave?"
Rarely he didn't deny it.
"The adult is hiding in the pavilion, and if it weren't for my groom's good eyes and tightening the reins, I'm afraid that the adult wouldn't be able to see me for the last time today, then the adult would have regretted it for the rest of his life."
"Who says this is the last side?"
He raised an eyebrow.
I'm a little embarrassed that adults are like this today.
"That... Huiyang this place ah, beautiful scenery... The people are pure and righteous... I don't know if adults want to... After returning home... Come to Huiyang to settle down? ”
The adults looked at me and thought it was funny.
"When I return to my hometown, you will become an old lady, are you planning not to marry for the rest of your life?"
The grown-up leaned over and whispered in my ear, tickling my heart.
This man, who usually looks pure and unsympathetic, is not at all soft at picking up people.
He touched my head and put the plum-patterned jade pendant in my hand.
"Your Highness, wait for me."
A year later, Huiyang City.
Huiyang is a place with developed economy, clear politics, and the people living and working in peace and contentment, a peaceful scene.
After I came to Huiyang, every day was just to read books, go shopping, and then taste Huiyang food. I, the lord of the fiefdom, was just a name, and Huiyang was actually still governed by the imperial court. The days of not having to deal with political affairs are too easy, and it is really a few pounds of weight in a year.
On this day, Lianxi and I rode in a carriage, ready to eat the signature Eight Treasure Duck of Huixian Building.
The streets were bustling with people, and the carriages were already moving slowly. Suddenly, a brake stopped, and the grapes in my hand that I was trying to stuff in my mouth fell.
I thought the coachman was careless and bumped into someone on the street, and was about to blame the coachman for getting out of the car and paying compensation.
Lifting the curtain, I saw a tall horse straddling the front of the car, and the reins of the horse were holding in the hands of a figure dressed in white.
The moment I opened the curtain, the white figure turned over and flew into the carriage.
"Lord Xiao!"
I cried out in shock.
"Your Highness, I am not an adult now, and I will have to come down to support me in the future."
"Lotus Creek! Don't go to Huixian Building, hit the road back home! ”
(Extra)
Xiao Zirui first met Princess Huiyang during his high school days.
That day happened to be the day of Princess Huiyang and Zhen.
The parade of floats for the princess parade was two miles long, and the streets were blocked by crowds of onlookers.
Xiao Zirui, who had just visited The Prime Minister, was blocked by the crowd of onlookers on the side of the road and witnessed her style for the first time.
She was as dazzling as the sun in the sky, a girl who had never experienced suffering, and the smile on her face was pure and proud.
But the sun is also out of reach.
After high school, he was only appointed as a cabinet attendant of Zheng Liupin, and he was still different from Princess Huiyang.
Fortunately, his talent was appreciated by the chancellor, who accepted him as a student and helped him to become the deputy envoy of the General Administration of Zhengsipin within two years.
Only in this year did the emperor die.
The three princes competed for the throne, and the Manchu Dynasty was full of fear.
At that time, Princess Huiyang seemed to gradually fall from the bright and dazzling sun to the clouds.
She will also feel tired, helpless, and cry.
For the first time, Xiao Zirui felt a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, they won, and the second prince sat on the throne, and she became the princess of Huiyang, once again returning to her former glory.
Xiao Zirui worked harder, coupled with the promotion of The Minister, and two years later, he became the Household Attendant of Zheng Erpin.
Soon after, the emperor died violently.
The Emperor had only one child, twelve years old. This twelve-year-old child sat on the throne in such a confused way.
When he came to guard the spirit of the emperor, he saw her kneeling in front of him, without shedding a single tear.
He didn't know how strong she was, only that she must be gritting her teeth.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, she bowed to the government as the eldest princess.
She was originally just a carefree, but now she has to bear the burden of the whole country.
Xiao Zirui began to deal with official affairs more sleeplessly, just hoping to do the best things at hand, so that she could have less trouble.
A year later, he rose from Ichipin Tobu Shōshū.
Another year later, the Prime Minister was ready to return home.
"If you want to help her, stand by her side."
"Then you have to withstand great pressure, can you do it?"
The Prime Minister asked him.
It can be done.
Therefore, when the minister told the old man to return to his hometown, he recommended to the emperor that Xiao Zirui, who was only twenty-six years old, would succeed him as the prime minister, and everyone in the dynasty was shocked.
But she agreed.
As a result, Xiao Zirui became the prime minister above ten thousand people, and finally could stand in the position closest to her.
Her Royal Highness the First Princess often told him that she would recruit him as a donkey.
How many times he had almost agreed, but he hadn't.
The donkey horse can't participate in politics, and if he becomes her donkey, he won't be able to solve her problems.
There was really no way for him to watch her carry a country alone.
The emperor grew up a little, and he saw that there was a gap between the emperor and the eldest princess.
The Emperor longed for pro-government, and Her Royal Highness the First Princess was like an old mother who had broken her heart, and everything was taken care of.
He did not expect that the emperor would do something to the eldest princess.
So he persuaded her, saying that the emperor had grown up, and persuaded her to let go.
After repeated disappointments, Her Royal Highness the First Princess finally despaired of the Emperor.
She left the capital and went to the fiefdom of Huiyang.
Huiyang Shanshui raised people, and it was much better for her to go there than to stay in Shangjingcheng.
And he, to continue to guard the country and mountains where she has devoted her all her efforts, until the days when the mountains and rivers are stable and there are successors, is the day to find her.
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