"Tian Enguang really helped me back then, so I made him the minister of the imperial court. No matter how high the position is, he can't handle it," Jin Yang explained to Gu Rujiu, "I already know what his girl looks like. Can't remember, don't think about it."
"I don't think about it too much," Gu Rujiu stretched out her index finger and poked his chest, "She is such a good girl, don't talk nonsense, you can't remember her appearance, can they remember you?"
"Jiu Jiu's words are reasonable. It's all five or six years ago, and she definitely won't remember me," Jin Yang smiled good-naturedly and asked He Ming to bring over what he had prepared.
"What is this?" Gu Rujiu was a little curious when she saw Jin Yang's appearance, "Is it so mysterious?"
Jin Yang stepped forward and opened the box. Inside was a stack of books. These books looked half-old and not new, and some of them even had their binding lines fallen off.
Seeing these books, Gu Rujiu was stunned for a moment, then squatted down and stroked them: "Aren't these in my study?"
"When I went to Yue's house yesterday, I saw a lot of annotations on some books, and I guessed that these books are your favorite, so today I asked someone to go to Yue's house to bring these books back," Jin Yang squatted next to her, "Look, is there anything I missed?"
Gu Rujiu shook her head, her heart softened, and said to Jin Yang, "Thank you."
Jin Yang touched her forehead with his forehead: "As long as you like it."
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhang has something to see." A eunuch reported on foreign exchange.
Jin Yang sighed and squatted beside Gu Rujiu, not wanting to move.
"Go and have a look, maybe Zhang Xiang wants to find you on something important," Gu Rujiu pinched his ears with a smile when he saw him like this, "You go and have a look first, I'll ask the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes. "
"Okay then," Jin Yang obediently stood up after pinching his ears, and took a few eunuchs out of the Zichen Palace. Gu Rujiu saw his figure disappearing at the door, and then lowered his head and looked through the box of books in front of him.
Some of these books were used by her when she was a few years old, and some were read after she was in her teens, and each one carried her memory.
When she opened a travel journal, she remembered that her eldest brother and sister-in-law bought this book for her not long after they got married. At that time, she was only seven or eight years old. Because of her unstable writing skills, her writing was soft and eloquent, eldest brother. After seeing it, she also made a lot of comments for her.
Now that seven or eight years have passed, the eldest sister-in-law is gone, and the eldest brother is left alone. She is worried about the eldest brother, and she can't say anything about letting the eldest brother marry again.
"Niangniang, what's the matter with you?" Qiu Luo asked worriedly when she saw that her expression was not quite right, "But the heat is too heavy, you are not feeling well?"
"It's alright," closing the book in her hand, Gu Rujiu shook her head, "Second sister-in-law is pregnant, go and see what's in the storeroom, if there is anything suitable for pregnant women, pack it up and send it to the Duke's Mansion for me."
"The servant girl is going to look for it," Qiu Luofu was blessed and brought two female officials to prepare the congratulatory gift.
Gu Rujiu glanced at the other people in the room and waved her hand: "You all step back."
"Yes." Seeing that the Queen's concubine's expression was obviously not good, the palace attendants bowed and retreated wisely.
After these people had retreated, Gu Rujiu sat down on the ground with her skirt up, and continued to read the books.
She flipped through it for a while, then suddenly remembered that Jin Yang might be coming back soon, so she put away the book she had put on the ground, and carefully closed the lid of the bookcase.
When Zhang Zhonghan saw Jin Yang's figure appear, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then bowed to Jin Yang and said, "I have seen the emperor."
"The sun is so hot today, and it looks like I'm seeing you at this time, but what's the matter?" Jin Yang sat down in front of the imperial office, because he had just come in from outside, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on his face.
"Your Majesty, Sima Hong is critically ill, I'm afraid it won't last long." Zhang Zhonghan sighed, "I am worried that the officials of Sima's family have made mistakes, so I came here to report."
Jin Yang's expression darkened when he heard the words, and after a while, he said, "He Ming, the court of Chuantai Hospital will send Sima Hong a pulse diagnosis, and bring tribute medicine to Sima Hong." No matter how selfish Sima Hong is now, at least This old man has experienced the emperors of the three dynasties, and he has also made great contributions to Dafeng. The flaw does not hide Yu, as an emperor, after learning that he was critically ill, he did not breathe a sigh of relief, but sighed with emotion.
It is rumored that Sima Hongnian was only eighteen and was the champion of high school, which attracted countless women in the capital, and later revitalized the Sima family, making the already brilliant Sima family even more glorious. It's a pity that now the hero is too late, and the amazing and brilliant champion of the year is just an old man who is seriously ill and struggling.
Seeing the emperor like this, Zhang Zhonghan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The emperor had some compassion for Sima Hongshang, and a person like him who was loyal to the emperor naturally had no worries.
As a minister, one is afraid that the emperor is affectionate, and the other is that the emperor is ruthless. The amorous emperor's country is unstable, and the ruthless emperor is ruthless, no matter which one is not the best choice.
Right now, it's just right.
"I heard that the Li family has been in the market recently," Jin Yang said after drinking a sip of tea, "Has Zhang Xiang heard about this?"
"I really... heard something," Zhang Zhonghan felt a chill on his back, "Some officials who originally defected to Sima's family became uneasy after Sima Hong's appointment, and some of them planned to switch to the Gu family and the Li family, but Gu Guogong often Thank you behind closed doors, so these people have all joined the Li family."
"My ministers, on the other hand, have to join the Li family before they can gain a foothold," Jin Yang sneered, "It can be seen that this emperor is not as good as the Li family in their hearts."
"Your Majesty," Zhang Zhonghan said hurriedly, cold sweat pouring out of his whole body, "Those are just ignorant and mediocre officials, please don't get angry about it."
"I naturally won't be angry because of these people," Jin Yang twitched the corners of his mouth, and then said, "Zhang Xiang is here today, but there are other things?"
"This..." Zhang Zhonghan hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "The queen has been in the palace for more than five months, and there is no good news out, and there have been criticisms in the court."
"What are you criticizing?" Jin Yang frowned, showing an unhappy expression.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhonghan felt very helpless. He knew that things would turn out like this. Others might not be able to see the truth, but he felt that the emperor only had true feelings for the queen, otherwise he would not do this for the queen. step.
As for those so-called tricks, Zhang Zhonghan doesn't take it seriously. Who would do this for a woman he doesn't like? Even an ordinary man can't do it, not to mention the dignified emperor in front of him.
It's just that he is a staunch royalist now, so he has to say what he needs to say, otherwise it will be more troublesome when things break out.
"Some people think that the emperor is young and strong now, and you should take more concubines and fill the blood of the royal family." Zhang Zhonghan gritted his teeth, but still said this.
"Young and strong?" Jin Yang held the teacup in his jade-white hand, and sneered, "I think these people are worried that they are not in good health, and their life is not long enough to leave children, right?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Zhonghan knelt on the ground and said in horror, "Your Majesty, long live you."
"Long live? Where can there be a long live emperor in this world," Jin Yang saw Zhang Zhonghan so frightened, and let him get up with a smile, "Zhang Xiang doesn't have to be like this, even if I don't live long live, I will definitely live a hundred years." Otherwise. Left alone for a long time, isn't she alone
"These people are thinking about my harem all day long, and I don't know what they are thinking," Jin Yang sneered. "If you have such thoughts, it's better to think about how to serve the country and the people, and put your heart on the concubine. It's really interesting."
Zhang Zhonghan said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you are right, you don't have to take these people to heart."
"I know that you can bring the words to me, which shows that you also have the intention of making me accept the concubine," Jin Yang asked Zhang Zhonghan to stand up, and said in a calm tone, "I will explain the words to you today, and these words will be said in the future. You don't have to hear it in my ears."
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Zhonghan felt a little bad in his heart.
"I only have the Queen in my heart. Even if I admit other women into the palace, it's just for decoration. I don't want to make the Queen sad, and I don't want to let innocent women be left alone. It's better than this," Jin Yang said, " I and the Empress live peacefully and peacefully, and you don't have to worry about my harem any more."
If Zhang Zhonghan was struck by lightning, he knew that the emperor had a lot of love for the queen, but he never thought that the emperor would do this for the queen. He knows what the emperor's body is like, and the queen is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she is not the most fertile age. If there is something unexpected...
But he could no longer accept it in his heart. When facing the serious and serious face of the emperor, he did not dare to say anything against it.
"I only asked to marry the queen after careful consideration. Regarding the harem, there is no need for Zhang Xiang to persuade me, and I will not change my mind." Jin Yang waved his hand, "If you have nothing else to do, just step back. ."
Zhang Zhonghan looked up at the emperor, saw his firm expression, and had no intention of continuing, so he had to kowtow: "I retire."
After leaving the imperial study, he stood dazedly under the scorching sun, thinking about the court, thinking about the harem, and the emperor's expression of the empress, before sighing after a long time: "My emperor, Dafeng, even had a love affair. kind."
History proves that the emperor of Dafeng has always paid no attention to women. The only thing worthy of praise is that the emperor of Dafeng is more disciplined, and he did not do anything to rob his own brother, his father, his own son or a woman. Up is better than the previous one.
But it was only a little stronger, because the number of women in the imperial harem of the Dafeng Emperor was no less than the number of women in the harem of the previous emperors.
Now that such a love has suddenly appeared, it is somewhat unacceptable.
Is it because this emperor is an adoptive relationship, so it does not match the style of the previous emperors
After shaking his head and feeling dizzy, Zhang Zhonghan walked out of the palace with one foot and one foot, making up his mind that he should be more polite the next time he sees the Gu family.
Not long after Tian Enguang went home from the sage, he heard the butler come to report that it was a reward from the palace, and he didn't have time to change into his sweat-soaked official uniform to take his wife and children to meet the angel sent from the palace.
When he walked to the main hall, he saw the eunuch in blue who he had seen in the imperial study at the front, and he hurriedly cupped his hands: "The weather is so hot that my father-in-law is actually here, please take your seat."
"Sir Tian, don't be polite, our family is also doing things for the empress," Bai Xian took out a gift list and said deeply, "The queen heard that Miss Tian's family is beautiful, and she once helped her majesty, so she specially asked our family to send some thank you gifts. Give it to Miss Tian, and also ask Miss Tian not to dislike it."
"This is the duty of a minister and a daughter, and I don't dare to be thanked by the queen." Tian Biyue gave Bai Xian a blessing. She remembered this eunuch, who was behind His Majesty back then. It is running errands for the queen, which shows how much the emperor loves and trusts the queen.
"Miss Tian, don't be polite, the Empress has the heart to thank you, you can take it with peace of mind," Bai Xian smiled and put the gift list in Tian Biyue's hand, "The Empress is a kind person, knowing that you have helped Your Majesty, I was so grateful, and hurriedly urged our family to come and give the gift, if you don’t accept it, our family would not dare to go back to the palace for business.”
Tian Biyue smiled reluctantly, holding the gift list in her hand, Fushen bowed in the direction of the palace: "The minister thanked the queen for the reward."
"This is not a reward, but a thank you," Bai Xian said to Tian Enguang, "Sir Tian, our family has to return to the palace to return to life, so I will wait for a while and say goodbye."
"Father-in-law, walk slowly," Tian Enguang personally sent Bai Xian to the gate, and after he got on his horse and left, he returned to the house and said to Tian Biyue, "This father-in-law seems to be the chief steward who is serving in front of the empress. He is really kind."
"Father, where is he in front of the Empress?" Tian Biyue smiled bitterly, looking at the gift list in her hand and the good things in the room, "Don't you think this person looks familiar?"
"This..." Tian Enguang thought about it for a long time, not knowing where he had seen this person other than in the imperial study.
"When the emperor left from Jinzhou, he brought an eunuch with him, isn't that the person?" Tian Biyue whispered, "The person who has served the emperor for many years, runs errands for the queen, and speaks for the queen's concubine. Warning me, this empress is not a simple character."
Tian Enguang didn't understand, wasn't this father-in-law always polite, how could it be a warning
Seeing that her father didn't seem to understand, Tian Biyue had no choice but to say it thoroughly: "The Empress is afraid that she knows what I was thinking about back then."
As soon as she said this, the whole family turned pale with fright. Madam Tian murmured, "How is this possible, that was all a few years ago, how could the Empress know?"
Tian Enguang also said with a pale face: "No, I'm afraid that even the emperor doesn't know about your thoughts, how can the queen know about it?"
"Your Majesty doesn't know, it doesn't mean that the eunuch next to him didn't see it. He has been by His Majesty's side for so many years, and he can still be so beautiful, which shows the ability of this person," Tian Biyue looked back and saw that all her family members were pale. , then persuaded, "You don't have to worry so much. Since the Queen asked him to send a thank you gift, she has already shown that she will not embarrass me. This Queen Mother should value Your Majesty very much, and she is a very perfect woman."
Because if you don't value His Majesty, she will naturally not use this method to express her position. A dignified queen, a noble daughter of an aristocratic family, it is not easy for her to embarrass the daughter of a local small official, but she did not, but in this dignified way to save her face.
The queen did not want to embarrass the emperor, nor did she want to make things difficult for her, the daughter of a small official, which showed her heart and vision.
"The emperor has married a very good queen," Tian Biyue lowered her head and sighed, "Father, mother, I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to my room first."
"This..." Mrs. Tian looked at her daughter's back, feeling helpless and distressed, and complained after a while, "What a good queen, I think this queen is jealous. As a remarried daughter, the queen mother can enter the palace as the queen. Although our daughter is not as noble as the Queen Mother, she is talented and beautiful, so why can't she enter the palace as a concubine?"
"Shut up, you can say this?" Tian Enguang was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while, "How can our daughter compare to the queen mother, are you confused? What's more, back then The Empress Dowager entered the palace because her life was very expensive, and the late emperor had the intention to admit her into the palace. Today, the emperor and the empress are in harmony and have a deep relationship, so how could he take the initiative to mention that our daughter would be admitted to the palace?"
"Our family has helped him a lot, why can't we accept our daughter?" Mrs. Tian was born in an ordinary businessman, and her thoughts were extremely simple. In her opinion, the emperor's acceptance of the concubine was just a matter of a few words. Yes, my daughter has some affection for the emperor. Isn't the emperor the best of both worlds by accepting his daughter into the palace
What happened to the queen? The emperor's three palaces and six courtyards is not a very normal thing, why should she stop her
"Now we are the king, and we are the ministers," Tian Enguang said helplessly, knowing that he was unreasonable with his wife, "you just need to remember, don't talk nonsense, and don't think about the thoughts you shouldn't have."
Seeing her husband's appearance, Mrs. Tian curled her lips reluctantly, "After all, isn't it because our family is not an aristocratic family?"
Tian Enguang said: "Even if our family is an aristocratic family, then the emperor is willing to do it?" He was worried that his wife would go out and cause trouble, so he simply explained the matter to her, "Our daughter is quite beautiful, but do you know the Sima family? What kind of beauty are the girls of the Li family, such a woman of such background and talent, wants to enter the palace as a concubine, the emperor also withstood the pressure and did not nod, but asked to marry Gu who is not as good as the Li family and the Sima family. The daughter of the family, and still went to the Gu family to welcome the relatives in person. Do you think our daughters can compare to the girls from the Sima family and the Li family?"
Mrs. Tian was speechless by her husband's words, and after a while, she said unwillingly, "Didn't you say that the emperor married the queen because of the empress dowager?"
"Whatever he is doing, our family can't offend the Queen's family, otherwise we won't be able to gain a firm foothold in the imperial city," Tian Enguang sighed, "The Gu family is a centuries-old family, and to offend the Gu family is to offend several people. Noble family, with our family's status, which family dares to offend?"
"If our daughter enters the palace to be favored, these people will not bow their heads to us," Mrs. Tian muttered unwillingly, but she herself knew that what her husband said was right. They have no foundation at all in the imperial city, and they were able to get the position of Taipu Siqing because the emperor thought about the affection of the year.
She twisted her handkerchief: "Okay, I understand, these words are just talking at home."
She looked back at the backyard, worried about her daughter, and said, "I'll go to the backyard to see Biyue."
"Go," Tian Enguang sighed, "please persuade her not to let her go to the horns."
In the eldest princess' mansion, the eldest princess Deyi kept a low profile in the mansion for a few months. When she heard that some courtiers planned to invite the emperor to accept the concubine, she said to her granddaughter Shen Qianyi, "This palace knows that the love of the emperor and the queen is nothing compared to this."
No matter how deep the relationship is, as long as other concubines enter the harem, they will lose their original brilliance.
Shen Qianyi frowned and said after a long while, "The queen hasn't even been in the palace for half a year. It's normal to have no good news. Why should these ministers..."
"You are still young, so you don't know how powerful it is," said the eldest princess Deyi with a smile. "These ministers are really worried about the issue of the emperor's sons, but they are just for each other's interests."
Seeing the smile on her grandmother's face, Shen Qianyi seemed to have a hint of happiness, and there was an indescribable discomfort in her heart. Since she was all a woman, why would she want others to have a bad life? Even the grandmother herself did not allow her grandfather to take a concubine in her entire life.
Can't you compare your heart to your heart
"Even your future husband's family may have a hand in this matter," said the eldest princess Deyi with a smile. "The Li family is not happy to see the Gu family more beautiful than them."
After Shen Qianyi heard this, she just frowned slightly.
The marriage between her and the son of the Li family was originally scheduled for March this year, but after her grandmother went to Beijing to offend the emperor, the Li family made an excuse and postponed the wedding until October.
She didn't know if it was just a coincidence or if the Li family was really watching the status of their Shen family, but no matter what it was, she didn't have much affection for her future husband's family.
Seeing her granddaughter frowning, the eldest Princess Deyi thought that the other party was worried about the marriage, and said, "Although the Li family has delayed the wedding, but you don't have to worry, the marriage will not change."
Shen Qianyi smiled reluctantly: "Grandmother, granddaughter is worried that the Li family will be dissatisfied with His Majesty by doing this, and I am afraid that our Shen family will also be affected by then."
"There are a few men in the world who don't look good," said the eldest Princess Deyi indifferently. "When he is really full of blood these days, when he sees more women, his enthusiasm for the queen will decrease."
Speaking of this, she said with a pity: "If you were... ah, I wouldn't even mention it."
Shen Qianyi sat in an orderly manner with her head down, only pretending she didn't hear those words at all.
The grandmother is getting old, and she has begun to lose her sense of proportion in her words and actions, but her grandmother is confused, but she can't be confused.
Maybe she should mention the Li family to her parents. According to the current situation in the capital, the Li family does not seem to be the best marriage partner.
The family she is going to marry is not necessarily the most prominent family, but it must be a stable and risk-free family.
The current behavior of the Li family is not in line with her expectations.