Like Pearl and Jade

Chapter 49

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Gu Rujiu was a little confused after hearing Jin Yang's remarks that "you can't move at will within 100 days of your wedding", which doesn't seem right.

The Zichen Palace is the emperor's palace. Originally, the new house was arranged in the Zichen Palace. It was already the first time in the Dafeng Dynasty. Now she wants her queen to live in the Zichen Palace for 100 days. Is this to refresh the acceptance of the Dafeng courtiers

Abandoning the plan of "leader's lectures" for the time being, Gu Rujiu brought Jin Yang into the house, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this."

"What's wrong," Jin Yang said seriously, "I don't care where the wives and daughters of those courtiers live, so they shouldn't tell you where you live."

This sounds reasonable, but in fact, Your Majesty, you are really a willful young man.

Although he regretted not being able to have a private space immediately, Gu Rujiu agreed to Jin Yang's willful request.

If she acted according to the standard of being virtuous and virtuous, she should advise Jin Yang to follow the rules at this moment, and not to cause conflicts for the courtiers because of this trivial matter.

But... She didn't intend to be a textbook queen of virtue and virtue.

Seeing that His Majesty had really brought the Empress back to the Zichen Palace, the palace people up and down the Zichen Palace secretly sighed in their hearts that the relationship between His Majesty and the Empress was so good that they were so reluctant to be separated from the Empress.

The palace maid, who was still a little careful at first, completely rested her heart, and only hoped that the empress would be a gentle and gracious host, and she dared not think about anything else.

In fact, Gu Rujiu was indeed an excellent queen. She had a mild temper and did not treat her servants harshly. Besides taking a walk in the palace every day, she went to visit the empress dowager. She was very kind and considerate.

The human heart is sometimes a very strange thing. When a person is strict, people are often in awe, but if they are mild-mannered, people will be slack.

During the few days that Gu Rujiu lived in the Zichen Palace, he had never been angry with any palace person, so some courageous people began to slack off.

The cause of the incident is very simple, that is, when Gu Rujiu was resting in the house, there were palace maids who came in and out carelessly, completely ignoring the Queen's Wei Adam.

"Qiuluo, Baolu, go and invite Eunuch Bai and Eunuch He." Gu Rujiu sat on the couch of the imperial concubine and lazily turned a page of the book, "Just say that this palace has something to ask for the two of them."

Qiu Luo Yiyan walked out, and the other maids serving in the house were inexplicably nervous, because the queen seldom called herself "this palace".

Hearing the Queen's concubine's call, Bai Xian and He Ming did not dare to neglect and hurried to the Zichen Palace. They are not some little palace maids and eunuchs who don't wink, thinking that the Queen's concubine is weak and can be bullied.

The Empress does not treat the palace staff harshly, that is the bearing of a noble lady of a noble family, not really soft-natured, if someone really commits a crime on her head, it is an old birthday star who is suspected of being hanged.

When He Ming arrived, Bai Xian had just arrived. The two of them saluted each other without smiling. He Ming said with a smile, "Eunuch Bai, I don't know why the empress summoned me today, why?"

"Eunuch He still doesn't understand, so naturally it's even more unclear to me," Bai Xian also smiled back, "What's more, the Queen's mind is something that can be guessed by the humble."

He Ming knew that he didn't want to tell the truth, so he smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

When the two entered the hall, they saw Baolu, the maidservant beside the queen, guarding the inner door, and the two bowed to Baolu.

"Excuse the two father-in-laws to go this trip," Bao Lvfu returned the salute, and then sighed, "I shouldn't have asked the two of you to go this trip, it's just..." She looked back at the house, shaking her head helplessly, "Two Let's go into the house and talk."

Seeing this momentum, Bai Xian and He Ming froze for a while, it seems that this time is not a good thing.

When the two entered the inner door, they saw two palace maids kneeling on the ground, while the empress was sitting upright, neither happy nor angry, and nothing could be seen from their faces. When the two saw this, they were even more worried, and they stepped forward and saluted.

"Today, His Majesty is going to the court, and this palace rested for a while on the soft couch. Who would have thought that there were palace maids who entered the inner palace without being summoned." A cold sweat broke out from Bai Xian and He Ming's back.

"It's not big or small, but it's the emperor's bedroom after all. If people come and go at will, are there any rules?" Gu Rujiu raised her chin slightly and glanced at the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground. He raised his hand and said, "The two are the chief eunuchs of Qiankun Palace, and these two palace maids will be handed over to you."

"The maiden forgives the sin, the maiden forgives the sin, and the slaves will no longer dare." The two palace maids had seen Bai Xian and He Ming's methods, so when they saw Gu Rujiu handing them over to He Ming and Bai Xian, their faces turned pale with fright. , kept begging Gu Rujiu for mercy.

Gu Rujiu held the teacup and didn't speak. Bai Xian and He Ming were able to wait in front of the imperial court. It was so clever. Naturally, they could see that the queen had no intention of paying attention to these two palace maids. A eunuch pulled the two maids out.

"What's going on here?" Jin Yang walked into the inner hall, saw He Ming and Bai Xian dragging two palace maids, walked quickly to Gu Rujiu, bent down and looked at Gu Rujiu, "Jiu Jiu, what happened?"

Gu Rujiu raised his chin towards He Ming and Bai Xian, and when they saw this, they let go and stepped aside.

"Your Majesty, sit down and talk first." Gu Rujiu pulled Jin Yang to sit beside him, and the two of them sat on the couch of a noble concubine without seeming crowded.

Jin Yang was so happy to sit next to Gu Rujiu, so he didn't refuse, instead he rubbed against Gu Rujiu's side, and then he was free to look at the two court ladies who were kneeling on the ground: "Tell me, what's going on?"

The two palace maids looked at each other, one of them gritted his teeth, raised his head and let Jin Yang see her slapped on the red and swollen forehead, and then slammed at Jin Yang a few times, "Your Majesty, after the servant was called by the Queen's concubine just now, He was punished to kneel until the two father-in-laws came over, and the Empress did not say that she wanted to punish the sins of the slaves." Speaking of which, the palace maid kowtowed to Gu Rujiu several times in a row, "Please forgive me, please forgive me. forgive."

After listening to the description of the palace maid, Bai Xian almost laughed out loud, but this little hoof is very courageous, and dared to smear the empress in front of the emperor. This vague statement seems like the empress deliberately insulted them.

This is really daring, don't die.

After she finished speaking, Gu Rujiu didn't get angry, but Jin Yang sank his face and scolded: "What a female official who can speak, even in front of me, dare to say that the queen is not, it can be seen that when I was away, you were What a frenzy."

Seeing His Majesty make such a big fire, the two palace maids were a little confused, especially the palace maid who replied, and at this moment, they wished to bury themselves directly.

"He Ming, Bai Xian, how did you do things?!" Jin Yang got up and pointed at the two shivering maids, "How can such a female official who is so rude in front of me deserve to serve in the Qiankun Palace?"

Bai Xian and He Mingqi pleaded guilty, wishing to skin the palace maids who had affected them both.

"Your Majesty, the two father-in-laws must not know about the affairs of these two palace maids." Gu Rujiu pulled Jinyang's sleeve, "Don't be angry yet."

Jin Yang glanced at the hand holding his sleeve for a long time, and sat back again, barely suppressing the anger in his heart: "I didn't pay attention, and you were wronged."

"How can you blame this?" Gu Rujiu put the teacup in his hand and let him drink the tea first, "I am the lord of the harem, and it is my fault that I did not manage the harem well. Your Majesty is the lord of a country, It is the people of the world who need to be managed, and you have worked much harder than me. You manage the world in an orderly manner, but I can’t even manage the harem, because I am incompetent.”

"You can't be so selfish for a long time," Jin Yang put down the tea cup, "Since you entered the palace, I have been in a good mood every day, and the Qiankun Palace is in good order, how can I be incompetent?" He glanced at the two palace maids who were still kneeling, " The palace maids are not good, it is their fault, it has nothing to do with you."

"Originally, I didn't intend to punish them severely. I just thought that it would be fine for them to enter the inner room at will when I was resting. In case you are here, the same is true..." Gu Rujiu shook her head and said with a sullen face, "So this case is ten thousand. Never open."

Hearing that the two palace maids dared to enter the inner room while Gu Rujiu was resting, Jin Yang's expression was extremely ugly.

"You are right, this case must not be opened," Jin Yang waved to Bai Xian and He Ming, and said softly, "Drag it."

This time, He Ming and Bai Xian were more swift in their hands and feet, they covered the mouths of the two palace maids at once, and dragged them out with their hands and feet.

This time, they saw the means of the Empress. They didn't make trouble, don't cry, don't complain about grievances. In just a few words, not only did His Majesty understand the cause and effect of the matter, but it also made His Majesty feel distressed. This is not like someone who has no means.

Therefore, these people who think that the Queen's concubine has a gentle personality, not only have bad brains, but also do not have bright eyes.

Don't think about it, a room full of people holding and respecting, the golden lady, will it be weak and easy to bully

This time someone bumped into the iron plate, and I finally knew it was amazing.

"Don't say that our family is not kind to you," Bai Xian squatted down and patted the face of the palace maid before replying, "If you are a palace maid, you should have the rules of being a palace maid. If you don't understand the rules, you have to send it back for training."

After speaking, regardless of the reaction of the two palace maids, let the other eunuchs drag them down.

He Ming stood on the side coldly, and had no opinion on Bai Xian's actions. He even felt that the punishment was lighter for not scolding the two palace maids.

However, His Majesty and the Queen are newly married, and it is not good to see blood. These two palace maids were kicked out of the Qiankun Palace, so they knew how to write the word "regret".

"Jiu Jiu," Jin Yang said hesitantly after the others in the room stepped back, "Sima's family... something happened." He knew that Jiu Jiu would definitely not like seeing the people from the Gu family, but what happened this time should also Listen to it for a long time.

"Sima's family?" Gu Rujiu saw that there was no anger in Jin Yang's eyes, and guessed that this matter might have nothing to do with Jin Yang, so he said, "What can happen to their family?"

"The wife of the third room of the Sima family is gone." Jin Yang didn't want to mention the unfortunate words "sudden death" in front of Gu Rujiu, so he chose a euphemism.

"Is it gone?" Gu Rujiu was a little surprised. Before she got married, she heard that the wife was still energetically cursing the Gu family and the second room of the Sima family. Why did it take so long for her to disappear

Jin Yang nodded: "It is said that he left very suddenly." He has spies who were privately raised by the emperors of Dafeng, so he knows that the third wife of the Sima family did not die suddenly, but committed suicide by cutting her wrists, but this kind of thing, just Don't mention it, lest you be frightened for a long time.

Gu Rujiu really didn't have much affection for the Sima family. When she heard the death of the third wife of the Sima family, she felt a kind of inexplicable complexity in her heart, and in the end she just sighed.

Worrying about her sadness at the thought of her sister-in-law and her unborn nephew, Jin Yang took her into his arms and whispered, "Don't think so much, I'm here for everything."

Gu Rujiu rubbed his forehead against his chest and hugged him back.

During dinner, Gu Rujiu and Jin Yang went to the Kangquan Palace of the Empress Dowager's crew to have a meal, and the Empress Dowager saw the sweet appearance of the two, and she teased: "The emperor has been smiling so fast these days. Wrinkled."

Jin Yang didn't get angry when he heard it, he smiled and pulled Gu Rujiu to sit down at the dining table, "Of course my son is happy to be able to come to the mother's place for dinner."

"This is dishonest," the queen mother shook her head, laughed out loud, and then said to Gu Rujiu, "Jiu Jiu, are you dishonest when you say what he said?"

Gu Rujiu covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes swept over the Empress Dowager and Jin Yang, but she didn't speak.

Seeing her like this, the queen mother shook her head and sighed: "It seems that my family has been broken with the emperor for a long time."

Hearing this, Gu Rujiu hurriedly stepped forward to hold the Empress Dowager's arm, and said with a smile, "Empress Mother, I am on your side."

Empress Dowager Zhou was coaxed into laughter by her, and then the two of them warmly washed their hands, rinsed their mouths and ate, leaving Jin Yang sitting on the side alone, infinitely desolate.

Jin Yang looked at how his mother was close to Jiujiu, and when he looked at his cold and indifferent appearance, he couldn't help thinking that he was probably the first emperor in Dafeng history who was abandoned by the queen mother and the queen.

So that night, Jin Yang spent a lot of time tossing around on the grounds that his own queen had abandoned him, and was almost kicked out of bed by his own queen.

Of course, the main reason why he was not kicked out of bed was that he was not in good health. The queen was worried that he would catch cold and get sick.

So, frailty is a good shield at some point.

At least it can be regarded as a poor weapon.

The court meeting of the Dafeng Dynasty has always been a small court meeting on three days and a large court meeting on five days. The emperor and the civil and military officials did not have to run upwards every morning before dawn, and at other times they worked diligently in various departments.

Recently, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have been busy. The reason is that the surrounding small countries and affiliated countries have sent envoys to congratulate the Dafeng Emperor and the Queen after learning that the new emperor of the Dafeng Dynasty is about to get married.

It's just that most of these countries have a long way to go, and when they set off, it was a severe winter, so there was a delay along the way. By the time they arrived in the capital, the wedding between His Majesty and the Queen was over.

But no matter what, people have come all the way, even though it's a bit late, but it's good to have this intention.

The people from the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites arranged these people in the other palaces that received foreign guests, and then began to have a serious discussion on the seats of these guests and the level of their banquet.

Some people think that Dafeng is a big country. In the face of these enthusiastic guests, it should be thoughtful and considerate to show the demeanor of a big country.

Others believe that most of these countries are just Dafeng's vassal states, and some have fought wars with Dafeng, so it's not worth Dafeng to hold them too high.

Of course, there are still some people who think that whoever is obedient and loyal to Dafeng, they will be better to whoever is. Among these people, there is Gu Zhiyu.

As the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and the heir of the first-class state government, Gu Zhiyu's words still have a certain prestige, so although some people disagree with his idea, no one expresses refutation with extreme remarks.

This is the real uncle of the country, who would be foolish enough to make trouble for himself.

The most important thing is that people in the official circles have always thought a lot, and they even began to speculate whether what Gu Zhiyu said might be what the emperor meant in private.

"My lords, I think this matter should be left to Your Majesty's decision," Gu Zhiyu saw that the Ministry of Rites was arguing with the people from Honglu Temple, "We can submit our main opinions to the emperor first, what do you think?"

"This..." The Minister of Rites frowned. When the late emperor was there, all these matters were settled by the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, and then the emperor used the seal to seal the case. There is no need for His Majesty to consider these matters.

The Minister of Honglu Temple immediately smiled and said: "Master Gu's words are reasonable, I think it is very good."

Although Honglu Siqing was Gu Zhiyu's senior, but he came from a poor family and had been favored by the Gu family, so he fully agreed with Gu Zhiyu's statement.

No matter how he behaved in the past, anyway, once the emperor and the courtier, he would just walk forward holding the Gu family's thighs.

Seeing that Honglu Si Qing had no opinion, and several other officials of the Ministry of Rites did not speak, the Minister of Rites had no choice but to say: "In that case, let's do it according to your wishes."

In fact, he thought farther than others. Now the affairs of the Ministry of Rites need His Majesty's nod to be implemented. Is the same for the other departments

The more he thought about it, the more he dared not to think about it. The Minister of Rites looked at Gu Zhiyu, who was sitting opposite.

"Is there anything else, Master Sun?" Gu Zhiyu raised his head to meet his gaze, and asked with a smile.

Sun Shangshu smiled, waved his hand, and looked away.

Seeing this, Gu Zhiyu smiled and nodded, and stopped reading Sun Shangshu.

Seeing that he no longer looked at himself, Sun Shangshu felt a little relieved. To say that the relationship between the Sun family and the Gu family can be regarded as good or bad, but his sister married the second room of the Sima family, and the third room of the Sima family and the Gu family were very unhappy, so when the Sun family faced the Gu family, they tried their best to Avoid the relationship with the Sima family.

Thinking that it was Gu Zhiyu's first wife and unborn child who were killed by the Sima family's third family, Sun Shangshu secretly scolded the Sima family's third family for being immoral.

Being a person does not accumulate virtue, so it is also self-inflicted to end up like this now.

After arguing with the people from the Ministry of Rites, the officials of Honglu Temple went to the other palace to visit the envoys.

When the envoys of various countries saw the people of Honglu Temple, they were very enthusiastic. If they were so enthusiastic, if someone who didn't know it saw them, they would think that they were the hospitable hosts, and the officials of Honglu Temple were the guests.

The Karu country is located in the northwest of Dafeng. This country is very poor. Nearly a hundred years ago, it was sacked by Dafeng's army for looting at the border of Dafeng. Dafeng knelt down and sang conquest.

Later, the Dafeng border opened a border market, and they could sell food and silk and satin in limited quantities to them. The Karu Kingdom was even more ardent towards Dafeng, and often claimed that their country was a vassal of Dafeng. Whether it is the inheritance of the throne or the canonization of the queen, they will present the letter of credentials to Emperor Dafeng in a proper manner. Only after Emperor Dafeng uses the imperial seal on the letter of credentials can the status be recognized by the nobles of the country.

There are still several countries like Karu Kingdom. In order to curry favor with Dafeng and gain more benefits, these small countries have used various means one after another. Everything is to try to gain the favor of His Majesty the Emperor Dafeng.

"Respected lord," the leader of the envoys of the Karu country is their country's prime minister, Duomi. This prime minister is an old man of about fifty years old. When he saw Gu Zhiyu, he first gave him a deep bow, and then walked again. A gift from his own country, "The ministers of the affiliated countries have met the respected Lord Gu."

"Sir, you don't need to be too polite." Gu Zhiyu politely returned the salute, and Duo Mi hurriedly avoided the salute, greeted Gu Zhiyu warmly to sit down, served tea with his own hands, and enthusiastically answered every question of Gu Zhiyu.

After Gu Zhiyu left, the official behind Duo Mi asked suspiciously, "My lord, why don't you give the gift we prepared to this lord?"

"Do you know who he is?" Duo Mi glared at the official, "The ceremonies we prepared, I'm afraid this lord won't be able to see."

The official opened his eyes in surprise: "Aren't our gold gems precious enough?"

"If it were an ordinary person, we might be able to please them with gold and gems, but this is the elder brother of the current queen, and the queen is a noblewoman, so her elder brother naturally sees more gems and gold. Ordinary things, if we give these to him, it would be an insult to him." As the prime minister of the Karu Kingdom, Duomi still knew a lot about the group objects he wanted to please.

Several other accompanying officials stopped at his words, and immediately showed a look of reverence: "No wonder this adult is so handsome and extraordinary, it turns out to be a nobleman, or the elder brother of the Queen."

Speaking of this, they were a little regretful. They knew that they should have left that Master Gu to sit for a while longer.

There is a wise prime minister in Karoo, but the envoys of other countries may not have as much discernment as him.

For example, the Duobao Kingdom, which is clamoring to see His Majesty the Emperor at the moment.

Duobao Country is located in the west of Dafeng. This country is adjacent to Karoo Country, and the relationship with Karoo Country is not very good. There has been a war between the two countries.

The most important thing is that although this country is called Duobao, in fact not only has no treasures, but it is also very poor. When winter comes, they like to steal and loot in the neighboring countries. Except for Dafeng and the others who have been beaten twice, they will never dare to mess around again. Other countries will be harassed by them almost every winter. Therefore, the envoys of this country are particularly unpopular in other palaces, and they belong to the existence that everyone hates.