The bright sun penetrated the window paper and fell in the empty Zhaohui Hall. The queen put on a rare gown, and sat on the majestic throne of Zhaohui Hall, looking at the two ministers waiting in the hall and said, "Two loving ministers, I want to get married, I don't know how the two of you should plan. ?"
She didn't pay attention to the stunned expressions of the two in the hall, but just stated her thoughts: "The young son of the Hou family in Zhenbei is brave, courageous, intelligent, and wise, and I am very happy. I deeply feel that she is a good person, and she is worthy of it. The weight of a country. I want to issue an edict to ask for marriage, and I will allow it as a royal husband, but I wonder if the Marquis of Zhenbei will agree to me?"
Her eyes fell on Marquis Zhenbei. The emperor's undisguised love made Marquis Zhenbei bow down and said happily, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty's kindness, this is the great luck of the dog."
The Marquis of Zhenbei raised his head, looked at the queen on the throne, and said, "However, although the dog was raised as a boy because of the words of the chief minister, he is indeed a girl. If your majesty asks for marriage, the throne will be..."
Xuan Jingchen heard the temptation in his words, interrupted him, and said, "Since the household registration is a man, I want to marry, and I will be the emperor's husband."
She knew what the Marquis of Zhenbei meant. When the Empress of Chu State established the Empress, she would usually be coerced by the minister to appoint a waiter because of the issue of children. Empresses and queens have far less right to speak on the issue of offspring than the husband. Although there were so many female emperors in the state of Chu who turned a blind eye to the issue of serving the king, they were inevitably worried.
If she hadn't wanted Zhong Lishuo to be more correct, she thought, she would have promised to take the throne.
The Marquis of Zhenbei breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the Minister of Rites, who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "Since Your Majesty finally wants to get married, it seems that His Majesty has already made up his mind, so he will just ask the minister to wait. "
Originally, she had thought that the Minister of Rites, who would propose marriage for Zhenbeihou Mansion soon, saw the anxious appearance of the emperor, and thought that she should be particularly happy with the little son of Zhenbeihou.
The courtier is very understanding and saves trouble. Seeing this, Xuan Jingchen is not polite, and said: "Tomorrow I will issue an decree, but before I make an order, I have to trouble Master Shang Shu to mention this."
The Minister of Rites promised, and Xuan Jingchen gave a few more orders, and only after letting them go home.
When the two high-ranking officials left the hall, the Minister of Rites bowed his hands to the Duke of Zhenbei, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Hou of Zhenbei, I see that the Queen really cares about your boy."
The Marquis of Zhenbei also laughed happily, laughed with him, said goodbye, and returned home briskly. The emperor's affection for his young son, Zhenbeihou is actually mixed, but in general, the emperor's wedding is a grand event, he should be happier, go back and tell his wife, so that she can rest assured.
After Zhong Lishuo got off the get out of class at Hongwen Hall, Xuan Jingchen asked Jinpaowei to pick her up to the palace. At that time, the little princess Xuan Jingning also left the class and hurried to the Chen Palace to meet the emperor.
That day, in front of everyone in the West Palace, Xuan Jingchen's gesture of reaching out to Le Zhengsu and inviting him spread all over the place. The little princess thought about the song of Yun Ge on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and heard a lot of things one after another. Finally, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and hurriedly went to Xuan Jingchen.
In the tidy study, the little princess sat in front of Xuan Jingchen, looked at the elder sister who was sketching on the rice paper, opened her bright eyes, and asked, "Sister, everyone outside is telling you that you are interested in the town. Is it the young son of the Beihou family?"
"Yeah." Xuan Jingchen responded, while hooking on the paper, he turned his head to look at the map of the river and mountains behind him, wondering where to use as Zhong Lishuo's fief.
Hearing her answer, Xuan Jingning thought it was the case, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you like Le Zhengsu because she looks like the prince's brother-in-law?"
"Yes." Xuan Jingchen replied again, this answer made the little princess very confused. On the one hand, I feel that the eldest sister likes Le Zhengsu because she is happy because of the prince's brother-in-law, but on the other hand, I feel that Le Zhengsu, who is used as a stand-in, is a little pitiful.
The little princess struggled for a while, looked at the eldest sister who was still busy, and asked, "How long will it take for the second sister to go to Yunzhou?"
"When your brother Sanmu is in good health, he will probably be back." Xuan Jingchen stopped the pen in his hand, looked at his little sister who had been doing nothing, and said with a smile, "Your studies in Hongwen Hall should also be over, Qiu After the exam, how about you go to the Ministry of Household to practice?"
The Ministry of Housing used to have Xu Renqing, so she can rest assured, but now that Xu Renqing has left, she has to decentralize and train another person.
The little sister can't do anything else. She is quite talented in managing finances. It is very suitable to go to the Ministry of Household.
As a descendant of the royal family, it is a responsibility to share the worries of the country. Xuan Jingning nodded, and bitterly accepted the arrangement of the emperor.
The two sisters were talking when a waiter came to report and said, "Mr. Wuchen is back."
Xuan Jingchen didn't like the servants to call Zhong Lishuo the son of Lezheng. They are now a little older than each other, and there is a full circle. Although there is no problem with marriage, it still feels like a generation behind in the eyes of people. After reading the lessons Zhong Lishuo had taught her for more than a month, she instructed the servants in the palace to call Zhong Lishuo Mr. Wuchen.
Wuchen is the name of Zhong Lishuo, Xuan Jingning has never heard of it, and he is still confused when he hears this name. Before she asked who Wuchen was, she listened to the elder sister instructing the waiter to prepare the meal, and then said to her: "Ningning also stay and eat."
Xuan Jingning said his promise and went to dinner with Xuan Jingchen. Entering the gate of the hall, only to find that a young man wearing a blue Taoist robe and a Taoist bun was already waiting there. Xuan Jingning was startled, then saw the young man stand up and turned to look at them.
The same face as Prince Zhaoming suddenly appeared in front of Xuan Jingning, making her stunned in place. Zhong Lishuo was shocked to see the little princess, and was stunned for a while, and then he bowed and said, "I have seen Your Majesty, Princess Jingming."
Xuan Jingchen glanced at her with anger in his eyes, Zhong Lishuo bit his lips and smiled, leading her to his seat. The confused Xuan Jingning also followed him into the seat, looking at Le Zhengsu who was sitting beside the eldest sister, and curiously said: "Le Zheng's son, this is..."
Xuan Jingchen said immediately, "I want to see her, so I asked Jinpaowei to bring her back." After that, she washed her hands under the service of the maid, scooped up a bowl of soup for Zhong Lishuo and put it in front of her , said: "The wound is not healed yet, I need to drink more soup recently."
"No." Zhong Lishuo glanced at her helplessly, then looked at the soup in front of him, raised his spoon and drank it on his own.
Xuan Jingning looked at Huangjie, then at Le Zhengsu, took the soup that Huangjie gave her, and took a sip.
These two are in one place, they are a perfect match, Xuan Jingning thought. Just like the queen's eldest sister in childhood, and the emperor's brother-in-law.
I always take her for dinner, although I don't say a word, it's very natural.
Xuan Jingning looked at the elder sister who was so naturally serving Zhong Lishuo and instructing her what to eat, coughed lightly, and said, "Sister Huang, didn't you just say that there is a Mr. Wuchen? Sister Huang will take a while. Want to see her?"
Hearing this, Zhong Lishuo suppressed a smile, put down the spoon, looked at the little princess, and said, "If there is nothing wrong with Mr. Wuchen that the princess asked about, then it is the next. I serve the Eastern Emperor, and the name is Dust free."
Xuan Jingning paused for a moment, then looked at Xuan Jingchen for help, and Xuan Jingchen nodded, indicating that was exactly the case. The Queen thought for a moment, and then said, "The "Taiben Ji" that the little gentleman told me for a long time before is my Mr. Jingyi." Therefore, this title is not in vain.
This time, it was the little princess's turn to be surprised. She raised the volume and said loudly, "Sister, when did you believe in Taiyi?" She even learned the scriptures, which was taught by Le Zhengsu, so long before Yunge, Did you meet up
No, the little princess suddenly thought of the gift she gave at the beginning of the year. Wouldn't the emperor have been interested in Le Zheng from that time
Because of that face, it really looks like the prince's brother-in-law.
How could he not care about her.
Seeing her sister's changing face, Xuan Jingchen glanced at Zhong Lishuo and saw Zhong Lishuo shaking his head at her, smiling helplessly and doting.
She won't recognize Xuan Jingning, and because of this, it's fine now.
Xuan Jingchen understood it, looked at his sister and said, "When I was making sacrifices to the late emperor, I begged the little gentleman to tell me the scriptures." Yes, it was all for her.
All for you, my lord.
After Xuan Jingchen finished speaking, he looked at Zhong Lishuo with the words clearly written in his eyes. Zhong Lishuo's eyes were slightly warm, he lowered his head and took a bite of the dish, showing a relieved smile.
Fortunately, she did not miss this life because she did not speak.
She has already missed Zhong Lishuo's life, and as Le Zhengsu, she can't let herself regret it any longer.
Seeming to know what she was thinking, Xuan Jingchen stretched out a hand from the case and placed it on Zhong Lishuo's lap, his eyes softened. She soothed Zhong Lishuo's complicated state of mind and was as gentle as ever.
Zhong Lishuo responded with a smile, no longer thought about it, and had a meal with her after a long absence.
After dinner, Xuan Jingning returned to the palace with a complicated mood and secrets that were hard to tell. After Zhong Lishuo and Xuan Jingchen finished washing up, the diligent emperor went to the study to handle government affairs.
Zhong Lishuo wanted to help, so he went to the study to find her. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived in the study, she saw Xuan Jingchen who was sitting in front of the desk and waved to her. Zhong Lishuo walked over, watched Xuan Jingchen get up, and sat down on the chair at her suggestion.
Xuan Jingchen held the back of her chair, half hugged her in his arms, pointed at the map in front of the case, and said to her, "Which place do you like? Wanzhou, Zhongzhou, or Lizhou?"
"Lizhou is the birthplace of the Zhongli royal family, can I give it to you?"
Her eyes are soft, like a child offering a treasure. Zhong Lishuo was stunned, turned his head to look at her, and said in surprise, "You gave me the land of one state, and you want to make me the king of different surnames? Is this absolutely impossible?"
"Why not?" Xuan Jingchen frowned and said doubtfully, "This is yours in the first place. If this country is mine, I will give it to you."
"Take Jiangshan as employment, and accompany you in this life."