The carriage was struggling to move forward in the thick snow. The praetorian guards who drove the carriage had the intention to make the horse run faster, but the horse slipped and the carriage swayed on the road.
"Be careful," Shi Jin rode his horse to the side of the coachman, and said with a sullen face, "If you hurt Princess Fule, who can afford to pay for it?"
"Yes." The guards who acted as grooms were so frightened that their foreheads sweated, and there were some doubts in their hearts. Shouldn't there be a conflict between the Shi family and the Ban family? mood
However, the grievances and grievances between nobles cannot be understood by people of their identities. Since the deputy commander does not want to take this opportunity to clean up County Master Fule, he will not offend such a noble.
Ban Hua helped the snow rabbit velvet hairpin by her temples, pretending that she didn't hear the conversation outside, lifted the curtain and glanced outside, she was almost at the palace.
"Deputy Commander Shi," there was a eunuch waiting at the gate of the palace. He saw Deputy Commander Shi and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has an order for the county master to take the carriage directly to Dayue Palace without dismounting."
Shi Jin looked back at the carriage behind him, nodded slightly and said, "I see."
The guards at the door didn't even lift their heads. They let the luxurious carriage pass by in a hurry, without even a single glance. The chariot pressed a deep mark on the snow at the gate of the palace, and the guards dared to exchange a glance until they could no longer see it.
Chengan Hou Xian Fule County Lord entered the palace in time for a stick of incense. What did His Majesty call them in such a hurry
"Deputy Commander Shi," Ban Hua, who was sitting in the carriage, said, "Is it wrong to ride the carriage in the Forbidden Palace?"
Shi Jin tightened the reins, stepped aside and said, "Your Majesty, this is His Majesty's order."
Ban Hua chuckled vaguely: "This time, no one should drag me out of the carriage, right?"
Shi Jin's face turned solemn, and he said respectfully: "The county master's words are serious, and the lower officials dare not offend."
When he tripped over the horse of the Fule County Master in the forbidden palace, it almost became something he couldn't let go of. Now when he heard Ban Hua mention this, his heart seemed ashamed and regretful, and there was a bit of inexplicable sourness in his heart. with regret.
If he didn't trip over Ban Hua's horse that day, but accompany her to see His Majesty, maybe...
He smiled wryly, feeling that he was a little whimsical.
Ban Hua laughed, and she didn't say a word until the carriage stopped in front of the main entrance of Da Yue Palace.
"The county master, the Dayue Palace has arrived."
Ban Hua stepped out of the carriage, and the surrounding guards lowered their heads and took a step back. Even Shi Jin, who was the commander, also dismounted, maintaining a respectful attitude. He lowered his head, and all he could see was a few blue gems embroidered on the plain fur shoes, which matched the blue lotus flowers embroidered on the white palace dress in her fox fur.
"The slaves have seen the county master." Several female officials greeted them, some held an umbrella for Ban Ma, and some offered a hand warmer to Ban Ma, respectfully and in awe.
Seeing that Ban Hua was surrounded by the palace ladies and entered the inner hall, Shi Jin stood there for a while, until the subordinate beside him called him, and he returned to God: "Stay here for a while, if your majesty needs, we can also respond come over."
Thinking of His Majesty's current temper, several Guardsmen also had lingering fears, so they listened to Shi Jin's words and stood outside to guard.
Ban Hua walked into the outer hall and saw that Rong Xia had already arrived. He was wearing a blue robe and had a sick look on his face.
There was a charcoal basin in the hall, which was very warm. Ban Hua took off his fox fur and walked to Rong Xia, "You came before me?"
Aren't you sick, in such a hurry
Rong Xia covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times: "Your Majesty urgently summons, it will be faster."
He put down the handkerchief, took Ban Hua's hand and held it in his palm. Ban Hua's cold palm was immediately wrapped in warmth. She glanced at the direction of the inner hall worriedly, what she wanted to say, but she didn't say anything.
Just at this moment, Wang De came out. He saw the hands of the two of them clasping together, and he stepped forward and gave a salute: "The county master, Marquis, your majesty announces the two to enter."
Ban Hua glanced at Wang De, Wang De smiled and stepped aside.
"Let's go." Rong Xia pinched Ban Hua's delicate fingers before letting go of her hand.
When Ban Hua walked into the inner hall, she almost spit out the strange smell inside. The scent of the incense candle mixed with the medicinal scent made her almost breathless. But she knew that she couldn't show any emotion on her face, otherwise Emperor Yunqing would definitely explode.
As Ban Hua had expected, since the two of them entered the hall, Emperor Yunqing's eyes fell on them. It was not until the two approached that Emperor Yunqing closed his eyes.
"Your Majesty," Ban Hua stood a few steps away from the dragon bed, looking at the aging man with concern and naivety, "you miss me again?"
"Yeah," Yun Qingdi opened his eyes, looked at Ban Hua and said, "I think of you."
"All seated."
Ban Hua pulled Rong Xia and sat down on the chair. By the way, she took a thin-skinned orange from the lotus leaf fish plate and peeled it. After peeling it, she found that her hands were covered with orange peel oil. She wanted to go. It is inconvenient to hold the handkerchief on the body.
Rong Xia quietly took out his handkerchief, took Ban Hua's hand to wipe it clean for her, and Ban Hua generously gave him a small and half of the oranges.
"You girl, if you have a fiancé, the food will not be shared with me?" Emperor Yunqing's voice was a little vague, and Ban Hua was a little puzzled. .
"This thing is too cold, I don't dare to eat more, and I don't want to waste it, so I have to let him choose the rest to eat," Ban Hua smiled and peeled off the orange in her hand and fed it to Emperor Yunqing's mouth, "We Just eat this."
She classified herself and Emperor Yunqing as "we", implying that in her heart, Emperor Yunqing was her own person, and although Rong Xia was her fiance, in her heart, her status was still inferior to Emperor Yunqing.
Emperor Yunqing was really amused by her, and he ate the orange, "stop, stop, this thing is very cold, I don't like to eat it."
"The servants knew that this was specially prepared by His Majesty for the servants," Ban Hua said happily, "Thank you for your love."
This thing was not specially prepared, but Emperor Yunqing didn't say anything to refute after seeing Ban Hua's happy appearance. He looked at Rong Xia, who was sitting quietly on the side. He hadn't seen him for a while. Rong Xia had lost a lot of weight. The sickness on his face had not disappeared, and his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood.
"Jun Po, I called you and the girl here today because I want you to do something for me." Emperor Yunqing said, "I like the picture of the door god you drew for me last time, and you will draw another one today. width."
"Yes," Rong Xia looked at Emperor Yunqing and hesitated, "Your Majesty, you should also pay more attention to your body."
Emperor Yunqing knew that he was concerned about his body, and sighed slightly: "I understand."
The two eunuchs came in with a table. The ink, ink, ink, ink, and paint were all ready. Judging from this posture, Emperor Yunqing wanted to see Rong Xia paint on the spot.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Cheng'an can paint, what can I do?" Ban Hua turned to look at Emperor Yunqing with a distressed expression, "Don't let me write the inscription."
Emperor Yunqing smiled: "Just embroider a few stitches on this purse for me."
Only then did Ban Hua see that on the table that the eunuch brought up, in addition to the painting tools, there was a simple and elegant purse with no patterns on it.
"Your Majesty, it's not like you don't know what the daughter-in-law is like," Ban Hua took the purse, took the needle and sat on the chair closest to Emperor Yunqing, "Don't make fun of her embroidered ugly."
The room was quiet, Ban Hua pinched the needle and embroidered the crooked Chinese characters for longevity and longevity, and could only hear Rong Xia's coughing from time to time. After embroidering the word "Fu", Ban Hua raised her head and looked at Rong Xia's back. Rong Xia coughed lightly and turned her head to look back at her.
Looking at each other, Ban Hua blinked, lowered his head and continued to fight against Shouzi.
Emperor Yunqing looked at the attitude of the little children between the two, and suddenly remembered that he had also been young and had once adored beautiful women. It's just that he has long forgotten what that charming woman looks like, and only remembers that she seems to be married.
"Your Majesty," Rong Xia put down her pen, "Wei Chen's painting is ready."
Emperor Yunqing didn't even look at the painting of the door god, so he let the eunuchs come in and asked them to stick the door god on the door of the inner hall.
Rong Xia's brows moved slightly, looking at Emperor Yun Qing's frantic eyes, and walked to Ban Hua's side. Ban Hua's purse is also embroidered similarly, but the embroidery is really bad, even he can't bear to say a good word.
But Emperor Yunqing liked it very much. After the purse was ready, he couldn't wait to stuff it under the pillow.
Ban Hua felt that something was wrong with Emperor Yunqing. His words and deeds were not like a bold emperor, but more like a seven- or eight-year-old child who couldn't control his emotions.
He deliberately made them rush over in a hurry despite the heavy snow, just to let them paint and embroider purses. What is the difference between this and Shun Jun
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Ban Hua found that Emperor Yunqing had closed her eyes, she exchanged glances with Rong Xia, and walked out lightly.
After leaving the inner hall and breathing the fresh air outside, Ban Hua felt that her body and mind became more comfortable. She glanced at the maid and eunuch standing in the outer hall and waved to Wang De, who was closest to her, "Director Wang, Your Majesty is sleeping. past."
Wang De smiled when he heard the words, and led the two out of the Dayue Palace, and then gave them a big gift, "Today, I will trouble the prince and the princess."
Ban Hua said with a smile: "It's a good thing that many people can't expect to see His Majesty." Just when she said this, she turned her head to look at Rong Xia, who was wearing a navy blue fur coat beside her, she was worried He couldn't take it anymore, so he said directly, "Father-in-law, since His Majesty is resting, I don't dare to disturb you any more and leave."
"Walk slowly."
Wang De glanced at Rong Xia and bowed to him before turning around and returning to Da Yue Palace.
The imperial guards who were guarding outside the palace gate were relieved when they saw that Rong Xia and Ban Hua came out, and they were sent by Wang De himself. It seemed that His Majesty was in a good mood today.
They picked up the people, and naturally they also sent them away. Ban Hua helped Rong Xia onto the carriage, and turned to the guards and said, "If you have trouble, I will go back with Lord Rong Hou."
According to the rules, it is not suitable for a man and a woman to share a carriage, but the two will get married soon, and it is not too particular to discuss it in detail. They can save some things, so no one objected.
"Deputy commander, why don't you just let your subordinates..."
"No, just let me run this trip," Shi Jin said with a blank face, "I picked up the county master Fule, and I will naturally send her back safely."
"Yes."
Ban Hua sat in the carriage and looked at Rong Xia worriedly: "How is your body?"
Rong Xia shook her head: "It's okay." He took Ban Hua's hand and wrote three words in her palm.
don’t worry.
"You..." Ban Hua remembered that the person guarding outside was Shi Jin, and said, "I have a hot pot to eat at home tonight, so you can go too."
Rong Xia nodded: "Okay."
Outside the carriage, Shi Jin's eyes were always in front of him, snowflakes fell in his hair, and soon his hair turned white. Another subordinate wanted to hold an umbrella for him, but he refused.
The subordinates noticed that he was not in a good mood, so they dared not say more.
The carriage stopped at the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, and the one who got off the carriage first was not Rong Xia but Ban Hua.
She jumped out of the carriage, turned around and stretched out her hand to the people in the carriage, "Come down, I'll support you."
"Cough cough cough." Rong Xia coughed, lifted the curtain and walked out, looking at the hand stretched out in front of her, she pulled it up without hesitation. After getting off the carriage, he covered the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled at Shi Jin, "There is Deputy Commander Lao Shi to take us back."
"The duty is, you don't need to be polite to the Marquis of Chengan."
Rong Xia smiled more gently, and led Ban Hua into the door of Ban's house.
"Tsk," after the two entered the gate, one of the janitorial guards said unhappily, "how can these scholars have this virtue, they are too weak, and they have to be supported by women, like a little white face." What's more hateful is that Fu The county master Le is so beautiful, and Marquis Chengan is embarrassed to let the county master support him, so shameless
Can't you be a little man
"Okay," Shi Jin said with a cold expression, "If you want to gossip about others, it's better to go back and practice the swordsmanship."
If you can get closer to the beauty, who cares if the man is not a man
Rong Xia held Ban Huan's hand, and she only felt comfortable throughout her body, no coughing, no panting, her pale complexion became rosy, and she even ate a large bowl of vegetables while eating hot pot. What weakness, lingering sick bed, all vanished.
In the end, he just stayed at Ban's house for one night on the grounds of strong snow and strong wind and his weak body, which confirmed his determination to marry Ban Hua.
Emperor Yunqing woke up the next morning. After waking up, he used two bowls of porridge and a few pieces of snacks, and even his face was a little more radiant.
"Wang De," Emperor Yunqing suddenly said to Wang De beside him, "there is a folk saying, is it called Chongxi?"
"Your Majesty," Wang De looked at Emperor Yunqing hesitantly, "there is indeed such a statement, but..."
"You said that I let the Marquis of Cheng'an and Princess Fule get married in the palace, will it bring joy?"
"Your Majesty," Wang De was so frightened that he knelt down in front of Emperor Yunqing, "Fu Le County Master and the Marquis of Cheng An are only foreign ministers, how can they get married in the palace, this is not in line with the rules of the ancestors."
"One of them is my niece and the other is my nephew. It's not too absurd to get married in the palace," Emperor Yunqing said again, "I see that their wedding date is too late, and there will be a good day in December. , the filial piety of the eldest princess just happened again, isn't the day just right?"
Wang De knelt on the ground and didn't want to get up. He was just a eunuch, why should he still worry about the rules of his ancestors
"Go and call the people from Qin Tianjian to see if there are good days in December."
Wang De was ordered to retire, but he deliberately revealed the news before going to Qintian Prison.
It is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to let the Marquis of Chengan and Princess Fule get married in the palace. However, it is indeed feasible to set the wedding date in December, because December 28 is a good day, and the external explanation is that it is suitable for IKEA.
After the queen heard the news, she rushed to the Dayue Palace and persuaded Emperor Yunqing for a long time before he let him get rid of the idea of marrying the two in the palace, but the idea of "rushing joy" in Emperor Yunqing's heart was too deep-rooted. In the end, he actually gave the other palace in the suburbs of Beijing to the two, and in the name of Qin Tianjian saying that it would be better for the two to get married here.
The other palaces where the emperor lived are naturally not bad in feng shui. The only problem is that the other palaces where the emperors lived in the Daye Dynasty were generally rewarded to their descendants, but there was no precedent for rewarding them to foreign ministers. Not only that, Emperor Yunqing's enthusiasm towards the marriage of Marquis Cheng'an and Fule County Master was no different from marrying his own son.
What's more, when King Ning got married, Emperor Yunqing wasn't so enthusiastic.
So a mysterious gossip spread out, that is, Marquis Cheng An is actually His Majesty's child, so he let him marry his favorite female junior. Now that he is so sick, he is still worried about Marquis Cheng An's marriage.
When these people spread the rumors, they suddenly forgot that when it was rumored that the Marquis of Cheng'an and the Lord of Fule County were getting married, these people also said that the Marquis of Cheng'an was forced by His Majesty to marry the Lord of Fule County, and now it has become the Marquis of Cheng'an. It is His Majesty's illegitimate child, so he will marry the most favored junior.
Logic is the most useless thing when it comes to gossip.
When the Ban family learned what Emperor Yunqing meant, the whole family was stunned. Their younger generation got married, and the day should have been decided by their parents. What kind of heart did Emperor Yunqing have? Why is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month a good day, no matter how good it is, what does it have to do with you
Ban Huai was so angry that he smashed several sets of tea sets at home, but they couldn't refuse His Majesty's "kindness".
"Master, this set of tea sets is six hundred taels," Yinshi looked at Ban Huai smashing the tea sets with cold eyes, and only after he had smashed the tea set, did he say, "You have smashed nearly two thousand taels in total."
"Ma'am," Ban Huai panted, "I just can't get enough of it."
"You have to swallow this breath even if you are angry," Yin Shi sneered, "Did you not listen to what those people in the palace said, His Majesty is most concerned about this marriage recently. If you jump out to stop him, you can see if he will go crazy."
"Why does he worry so much? Could it be that... Is it really his illegitimate child that the Marquis of Cheng An was born?"
"It's just the rumors of some ignorant people outside, do you believe it?" Yin Shi sneered, "Lin Shi has never had much contact with today, so how did he give birth to an illegitimate child? Is it just like what they said in the book, Feeling pregnant?"
"What's the feeling of being pregnant, it's just coaxing words," Ban Huai suddenly felt guilty, "How could I believe this?"
Yin Shi raised his eyebrows and ignored him.
"The left and the right are also willing to marry the Hou Chengan, and it doesn't make much difference whether the time is earlier or later," Yin Shi frowned.
"I can't bear for my daughter to marry so early," Ban Huai stubbornly said, "I just feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"Do you want to wait until the country is filial to let them marry?" Yin Shi lowered his voice, with a chill in his tone.
"Husband, madam, what do you mean by that?" Ban Huai was taken aback, he looked at Yin Shi in panic, "It shouldn't be, right?"
"Who knows?" Yin Shi stood up, "Don't make trouble, I'll go and ask at Hua Hua. If she has no opinion, this matter will be settled like this."
Originally, the rumor that Rong Xia was the illegitimate son of Emperor Yunqing was just the jealous words of some ignorant and ignorant people, but for some reason, this rumor became more and more popular in the end, and even King Ning heard about it. .
"What, illegitimate child?" Ning Wang stood up from his chair excitedly, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."
If Rong Xia was the illegitimate son of the father, the father could not choose to keep him after the murder case, it was impossible.
"Why is it impossible?" Xie Wanyu smiled sarcastically, "If you want to talk about it, Cheng Anhou's mother and His Majesty are still cousins. It is said that this Lin family is very beautiful, so the old Cheng Anbo didn't care about Lin's life experience. , insisted on marrying her as his wife, and repairing the garden for her."
"Shut up," Jiang Luo said. "The father has an illegitimate child, which is not good for you and me. Do you think this is the time to watch the fun?"
"Your Majesty's words are unreasonable," Xie Wanyu said calmly. "Even if Cheng Anhou is His Majesty's illegitimate son, as long as His Majesty does not recognize him, he will always be just a minister. Why should you care about him?"
Xie Wanyu didn't understand why Jiang Luo insisted on getting along with Rong Xia recently. Isn't the most important thing at this time not to please His Majesty, and to trample the prince into the mud so that he can no longer get up
The question of IQ is really unsolved.
"So what if I didn't recognize it, now the whole capital knows about it, and that other palace was built with a lot of waste of money and material resources back then. The prince and the prince wanted it, but the emperor was not willing to give it. Now the Marquis of Chengan wants to get married. , he rewarded him without saying a word, and let people get married directly in another palace, is this attitude not obvious?"
The more he talked about it, the more Jiang Luo felt that Rong Xia was probably the illegitimate son of his father, otherwise why would his father treat him so well all these years
Xie Wanyu raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty has given it, you can't go and ask for it back?"
"It's not like I haven't seen good things before," Jiang Luo was a little upset, "Shut up, I don't want to talk to you."
Xie Wanyu didn't care either, she snorted lightly, turned around and walked out, completely ignoring his entanglement and embarrassment.
"Your Majesty," the Empress walked into the Dayue Palace, and when she saw that His Majesty was reading a marriage process, she paused, "Is this the wedding process between the Marquis of Cheng'an and the Princess of Fule?"
"Well," Emperor Yunqing has been in good spirits recently, as if he has a rushing person, his whole person's spirit has improved, "There are no elders in the Chengan Hou family, and I am the matchmaker for their marriage, so it is inevitable that I have to worry more. ."
"Your Majesty..." The queen picked up a gift list drawn up by the Ministry of Rites on the table and glanced at it. The rules of this gift list are no different from the marriage of a prince. According to the rules, when nobles with titles get married, the Ministry of Rites will prepare congratulatory gifts according to the rules, but generally they are nothing more than things on the face, but to add a layer of brilliance to the face.
She trembled slightly, remembering that His Majesty once called Rong Xiaolangjun in his sleep, and his expression was terrified, as if he had done something wrong to him.
Is it...
The queen suddenly felt that the gift list in her hand weighed more than 1,000 catties.
"Has Your Majesty ever heard the rumors outside?"
"What rumors?" Emperor Yun Qing didn't look up, all his attention was on the lists. For him, what he saw was not a list, but a perfect wedding. He hoped that after the wedding was completed, his body would be healthy, and then he would sit on the dragon chair again, enjoying the civil and military affairs. The worship of the officials.
"It is said outside that Marquis Cheng An is your illegitimate son."
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Emperor Yunqing did not expect such absurd words to come out, and immediately said, "Empress, don't believe those words outside, I have never met Lin's face a few times, and then How can there be such an illegitimate child as Marquis Cheng An?"
If he really had such a son, it would be fine.
The Queen's heart cooled down a little bit. Does Your Majesty actually care about these rumors at all