Because of her family background, Hu Xi did not go to the palace very often, but she has entered the palace many times since she was a child. The attitude of the guards and eunuchs towards her can be so good.
The carriage went straight through the Suzaku Gate, and the guards at the gate let it go after asking a few questions. After entering the palace gate, the carriage drove forward for a while, and then she heard the voice of a eunuch coming from ahead.
"Mrs. Hu, Miss Hu, the Zichen Palace is in front, please get off the car."
Hu Xi supported the maid's hand, stepped on the footstool and stepped off the carriage, only to see the rockery surrounded by flowers and plants, and a bamboo forest not far away, which made people feel very quiet just by looking at it.
"I have seen two nobles." At this moment when she was in a daze, a blue-clothed eunuch walked up to the mother and daughter, first bowed respectfully, and then said, "The two nobles came with the slaves, the queen. The lady is waiting for the two of you."
"There is Eunuch Lao." Mrs. Hu had seen this eunuch, and it seemed that the emperor's side was called Bai Xian, so she smiled politely at him when she saw him coming to lead the way in person.
"Where, where, you are polite." Bai Xian bowed to the two of them again, bowed slightly, and led them towards the direction of Zichen Hall. If it was an ordinary person, he would definitely not be so polite, but this Mrs. Hu and the Gu family are related by marriage. I heard that this Miss Hu is going to marry the Queen's grandfather's family, so the relationship is relatively close.
Seeing Bai Xian being so polite, Hu Xi smiled and did not dare to ask any more questions. He quietly followed behind him and walked in the direction of Zichen Hall.
Since the establishment of the Dafeng Dynasty, the Qiankun Palace has been the residence of the emperors, but the emperors have different hobbies, so the residences of the emperors are different. When the late emperor was alive, he liked to live in the Qingzhao Hall, and the Qingzhao Hall was also the most luxurious bedroom in the Qiankun Palace. After he ascended the throne today, he doesn't seem to like the style of the Qingzhao Palace. Perhaps it was the Zichen Palace where the Queen Mother arranged for him to live, so after he moved in, he never moved it.
Outside the Zichen Hall, with white jade as the steps, the Imperial Guards guarded the periphery, and the Dragon Imperial Guards guarded the inner perimeter. It could almost be called one step at a time, surrounding the Zichen Hall like an iron barrel.
As soon as she stepped on the jade steps, Hu Xi could even feel the chill of the swords on the waists of the dragon guards. She couldn't help but wonder, would it be psychologically stressful to live in this environment for a long time
"Shhh." When approaching the door, the dragon guards who were holding sabres took a step back in unison. The sound was not loud at first, because their movements were too neat, and there was an indescribable shock.
She couldn't help but look up at these dragon guards, and suddenly thought of her brother who was the deputy commander of the dragon guard. Are these people his brother's colleagues
"Madam, miss, please wait a moment." Bai Xian bowed to the two of them, then went into the inner hall to report, and came out after a while with a smile on his face: "The two of you, please."
Hu Xi stepped into the door and saw that the outer hall was exquisitely furnished, and the palace maids and eunuchs all lowered their eyebrows to please their eyes. When they came in, they didn't even lift their eyelids, which showed how strict the rules in the palace were.
When she entered the inner hall, she saw a woman in brocade and gorgeous clothes sitting at the top. The stiff smile on her face suddenly took on a bit of sincerity. She stepped forward to salute, but was stopped by a palace maid dressed as a female official. .
"Mrs. Hu, Sister Xi," Gu Rujiu smiled at the two of them, and then said, "There are only the three of us here, you don't need to pay attention to these rules, please take a seat."
Seeing this, Mrs. Hu smiled and thanked Gu Rujiu before she sat down and said, "Although Niangniang is sympathetic, we must not forget about it." She raised her head and glanced at Gu Rujiu, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Niangniang's complexion seems to be better."
Gu Rujiu immediately smiled and said, "All that said, it shows that I have indeed gained weight recently."
Hu Xi said: "It's better to be fat. You became that thin two years ago, and we are all worried about you."
Speaking of two years ago, Gu Rujiu thought of her sister-in-law, and the smile on her face was dim: "It can be seen that everyone is moving forward."
"I..." Seeing that Gu Rujiu's face turned like that, Hu Xi regretted his impulsive words and smiled apologetically, not knowing what to say.
"You don't have to do this," Gu Rujiu said with a relieved smile, "I know you were all worried about me at the beginning, but time is such a good thing, and no matter how sad things are, you will learn to accept them slowly." Whether the road can pass.
Hu Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, looked up and looked around, and then whispered: "This palace is really beautiful, but how can I look at it, there are shadows of some ornaments in your boudoir."
Mrs. Hu was worried that her daughter's nonsense would offend the Queen, so she said with a sullen face, "What nonsense?"
"Mrs. Hu doesn't have to be so careful, I have been good sisters with Sister Xi for many years, and I have nothing to say." Gu Rujiu glanced around and said in a low voice like Hu Xi: "The decorations in this palace are not worth mentioning when I marry. After entering the palace, I reorganized it, it was not like this before."
"It can be seen that the emperor really loves you," Hu Xi said, the smile on his face became much more sincere, "If you can live so well, our other sisters will be relieved."
Among the few boudoir friends, Gu Rujiu was the youngest, but she was the first to get married. Although the object of marriage is the most honorable man in Dafeng, it is precisely because of the identity of the other party that they are more worried. Jiu Jiu grew up being held in the palm of his hand since childhood, and now he suddenly married into the palace, seemingly infinite on the surface, and he does not know how much grievances he will suffer in the future.
Now that the emperor is so attentive to Jiujiu, she is more or less relieved. At least the emperor has feelings for Jiujiu. No matter what concubines and concubines enter the palace in the future, presumably the emperor will not embarrass Jiujiu.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Referring to Jin Yang, the smile on Gu Rujiu's face became even stronger, "It's a pity that the emperor is going to court today, otherwise he will receive you with me."
"Your Majesty is in charge of everything, how can we bother you?" Mrs. Hu saw that the Queen really didn't mind what her daughter said, so she let go. She looked around and saw that only Qiuluo was standing in the house, so she lowered her voice. , "Empress Empress, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Seeing Mrs. Hu's serious expression, Gu Rujiu expected that something big must happen, so the smile on her face withdrew two points.
"Your Majesty and Your Majesty are still young, so they shouldn't be worried about their children. It's just someone with sinister intentions outside the palace who is going to make a fuss about this matter and make His Majesty's concubine." Mrs. Hu said worriedly, "I also ask the Empress to do it early. Intend."
The Hu family and the Gu family have been in friendship for many years, and the glory of the Gu family is a good thing for the Hu family, so she is also happy to see that the Queen's position is stable and the Gu family is on the rise.
"A concubine?" Gu Rujiu frowned, looking up and seeing Hu Xi's eyes full of anxiety and worry, he smiled and said, "If the emperor intends to accept a concubine, I will use all my means to stop it. If he is not willing, even if It is useless for the courtiers to persecute.”
"Niangniang." Mrs. Hu sighed. As the matchmaker for the emperor's marriage, Mrs. Hu was in a very complicated mood. She believed that when she wanted to marry the Gu family, she really loved the elder, but the love of men has always been like a tide, coming and going quickly.
In fact, what the empress said was right, if the empress had the heart to accept the concubine, no matter how much the empress made plans, it would be of no use. , I have already made up my mind, if there is nothing else, I will retreat."
There are a few people in the hall, you look at me, I look at you, and finally one of them came out: "Your Majesty, if the minister has a report."
Jin Yang glanced at the official robe on this person. He was a fourth-rank speaker. He was only qualified to go to court during the big court meeting. During the small court meeting, he didn't even have a place to stand.
With his right hand, he tapped the armrest of the dragon chair lightly, Jin Yang retracted his gaze, and said slowly, "Tell me."
"Your Majesty, the harem is now empty, and there has been no good news about the queen's entry into the palace for nearly half a year. The ministers thought that for the sake of future generations, you should fill the harem with good daughters and continue to have children for you." Think again."
"Existing children?" Jin Yang repeated the word lazily, and then said, "The queen has been in the palace for five months, and you can't wait to accept the concubine, and the reason that the queen has no children is really a letdown. I am extremely disappointed!"
"Your Majesty," the fourth-grade speaker saw that the emperor had said such a thing, and his face turned pale with fright, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is not malicious, it's just..."
"Shut up!" Jin Yang interrupted the man's words and scolded: "Taizu once said that as a monarch, one should not be fond of women, and should not spoil his concubine and destroy his wife. As an official of the imperial court, you have studied for more than ten years, and you have even Don't you know the way of being a gentleman? Could it be that within half a year of marrying a wife, and seeing that she was never pregnant, did you rush to take a concubine?"
"Your Majesty, the backyard of the ministers is a family background, and your harem is a state affair. How can the ministers and others be compared with you?" How could the four-pin speaker dare to bear the notoriety of lecherousness, and hurriedly said, "Please, Your Majesty."
"Mingjian? I understand very well," Jin Yang said coldly, "I see you as a lecher who spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, otherwise how can you say such a brazen remark, and there are people like you in the court. Yanguan, it is simply the shame of the DPRK."
Baiguan was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. Wasn't His Majesty alright before? Why did he break out after mentioning the matter of Na Fei
From a conscience, not many of the civil and military officials present dared to pat their chests and say that they are not lewd at all, but everyone knows this kind of thing well, if it is said, it will not be so glorious.
Zhang Zhonghan couldn't help sighing in his heart when he saw that the counselor was sweating in cold sweat, and even his heels were shaking. These people were too anxious.
The Empress is now less than eight years old, and it is when she is in love with Your Majesty. At this moment, someone jumped out and said that His Majesty would be willing to go down and love other women, and it would be strange.
Thinking of what the emperor said to him before, he sighed again, I really hope this is just the emperor's idea for a while, not really planning to spend the rest of his life with the queen, and don't want other concubines.
"Your Majesty, please calm down," Li Guangji stood up and said loudly, "Wei Chen knows that you and the Empress have deep feelings for each other, but please think twice for Dafeng's century-old foundation, Wei Chen believes that with the virtue of the Queen, you will be able to I support this for Dafeng, for you."
"I know the virtue of the queen," Jin Yang glanced at Li Guangji blankly, and said solemnly, "But it's not that the queen doesn't support or doesn't understand it, it's that I don't want it. Accepting a few women will make Dafeng more prosperous, why don't I give you a few women first, and let me see if these women will make the Li family more glorious?"
"Your Majesty!" Li Guangji didn't expect Jin Yang to say such a remark. He originally planned to use this remark to force the Queen to make a statement. Then he knew that the Emperor directly blocked the road and took all the reasons. On their own, how are they playing now
The emperor was unwilling, they could not force him to take a concubine, and they did not dare to do so. If this is done, it will spread to the ears of the world, that is, the emperor and the queen have a deep relationship, and a certain official has a sinister mind, forcing the emperor to accept a girl as his concubine, what is the purpose of this
If it spreads to the ears of later generations, it will be even more incredible. I am afraid that the emperor and the queen will become pitiful mandarin ducks. Today, the one who made His Majesty accept the concubine is a shameless big traitor.
He did some calculations, but the only thing he didn't calculate was that His Majesty didn't want the concubine's heart to be so firm. As long as His Majesty is unwilling to nod this head, no amount of planning will help.
"Retreat!" Jin Yang sullenly walked away, not even looking at the people in the court hall, let alone paying attention to Li Guangji, who was still standing bowed.
When things got to this point, everyone's faces were a little unsightly. In particular, the official who was angrily denounced by Jin Yang as "the shame of the DPRK", now his face was as pale as paper, and his standing was unsteady.
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, and exit the court in twos and threes. There were also sharp-eyed people who found that Zhang Zhonghan hadn't raised his eyelids from beginning to end, as if he wasn't interested at all in what happened. So the officials who had some friendship with Zhang Zhonghan went up to ask questions cheekily.
"My lords are joking. From the point of view, the harem is the emperor's family affairs. Is there any man in the world who likes others to meddle in his own family affairs. What's more, the emperor is the emperor of Dafeng and the Lord of the people. His identity is even more precious. Your lords are so offended, how can the emperor not be angry?" Speaking of this, he glanced at everyone, "Compare your heart to your heart, you lords are also men."
This sounds reasonable, but there seems to be something wrong with it.
The officials around Zhang Zhonghan thought in a daze, as men, they naturally hope that the more beautiful women around them, the better, but as men, they really don't like others dictating their own backyard.
So does the emperor really do not want to accept the concubine, or is he tired of others pointing fingers at him? This seemed to be the most important point, so they looked at Zhang Zhonghan in unison, Zhang Xiang, can't you give an accurate statement
"The emperor is the real Son of the Dragon, how can his thoughts be guessed by my courtiers?" Zhang Zhonghan put his hands up calmly, and staggered out of the hall under the eyes of everyone.
Everyone looked at his back and silently swallowed a mouthful of blood from their throats.
Sipin Yanguan stood there for a long time, barely regaining some energy, and walked out step by step. After walking two steps, he was stopped by someone. When he looked back, he felt bitter in his heart.
"Gu Shilang." The fourth-grade Yanguan bowed his hands to the other party. The other party was the third-grade household minister, and his official position was two levels higher than him. He just wanted to pretend that he didn't hear it.
"My lord's remarks today are very exciting, and I will keep it in my heart." Gu Zhiyu bowed to him with a smile, "I will take the next step, please take care."
So what are you calling me for? The fourth-grade speaker wanted to cry but had no tears, remembering the smiling face of the other party and the few words he had said lightly, his feet softened, his left stumbled on his right, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and his forehead slammed heavily on the jade steps.
He hurriedly got up with his hands and feet, and saw that his colleagues around him were hurriedly avoiding him, as if he was a terrifying beast that dared not approach.
At this moment, he suddenly understood why other colleagues were reluctant to make such a rafter today. He was the only one who foolishly became a pawn to test the emperor's attitude, and he was used by others without knowing it. Now that he was angrily scolded by the emperor and hated by the Gu family, no one stood up to speak for him. The promises they had made before had vanished in front of their own interests, as if they had never existed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, walk slowly." He Ming chased behind Jin Yang, holding an umbrella for him, while panting, "The weather is hot, so don't suffer from heat stroke."
Jin Yang ignored him and walked straight forward.
"Your Majesty, if you hurt your body, the Empress will be sad again." Seeing that His Majesty's forehead was sweating a lot, his face flushed and his lips were pale, he worried, "You are here for the Empress. , and pay more attention."
Jin Yang stopped abruptly, and He Ming couldn't take his steps back for a while, and almost fell a somersault.
"I... I'm sorry Empress." Jin Yang sighed and covered his face with his hands, feeling a little depressed. He married for a long time and entered the palace, which should have made her carefree, but made her worry and work hard for herself. Now it is because of the ambitions of these courtiers that she has a bad reputation of being jealous and evil concubine of the country.
All of this is clearly his fault, why should Jiujiu be responsible
In the Zichen Hall, the mother and daughter of the Hu family were about to leave when they saw a black figure hurried in. They stood up in a hurry, and before they could salute, the emperor had already sat down beside the queen.
"The court lady Hu Yang has seen His Majesty." Mrs. Hu stepped forward and bowed to Jin Yang.
"Mrs. Hu." Jin Yang's expression softened a lot when he saw that it was Hu Yang's family. He smiled at her, glanced at Hu Xi and said, "This is your daughter?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, this is the little girl." Mrs. Hu replied with her head lowered.
"I often heard that the queen mentioned Ling Qianjin and said that she used to take care of the queen," Jin Yang said while washing his hands in the copper basin held by the maid, "I would like to thank Miss Hu here."
"The courtier and the queen are good sisters, and they should take care of each other. Your Majesty doesn't need to say thank you." Hu Xi raised his head and smiled at Gu Rujiu.
Gu Rujiu smiled back at her.
When Mrs. Hu saw His Majesty came in, his face was not very good, and she guessed that His Majesty might have something on her mind, so she found a reason and got up and left.
After leaving the palace, Mrs. Hu said to her daughter who was in the same carriage with her: "If Your Majesty is an ordinary man, it would be better for the girl of the Gu family to marry him."
He is gentle and considerate, looks good, and is polite and considerate to his wife's family and friends, which is simply impeccable.
The only fly in the ointment is his identity.
"Maybe... Your Majesty will really not accept a concubine for a long time?" Hu Xi asked uncertainly, "Isn't there an emperor who never accepts a concubine in the history books?"
Mrs. Hu looked at her daughter's delicate face and didn't speak. She wanted to tell her daughter that there were very few emperors in the world who did not accept concubines, but there were many emperors who did not accept concubines. But she couldn't bear to say such a thing to her daughter.
Although it is delusional, but... What if
"What's the matter with you?" Gu Rujiu wiped Jin Yang's blushing face with a wet handkerchief, "Why did you get sunburned like this?"
"It's nothing, I just walked in a hurry," Jin Yang took her hand, "don't worry."
Gu Rujiu's eyes swept across his face, he hesitated for a moment and then said, "Did someone ask you to accept a concubine?"
It has been known for a long time, and it can be seen that this matter has already started. Jin Yang took her into his arms and said firmly: "I will definitely fulfill the promise I made to you."
Gu Rujiu put her hand on his chest and said nothing.
It is impossible for her to do something like comforting her husband Na Fei.
That night, after the husband and wife mingled with each other, Gu Rujiu lay on Jin Yang's chest, and suddenly said, "Chen Jun, do you know what it means to be fearful?"
Jin Yang stroked her soft and smooth back, wondering, "What do you mean?"
"I mean," Gu Rujiu rolled over and sat on his stomach, tucked the hair from his cheeks behind his ears, and said with a smile, "I just want to take a look, these adults are greedy when others say they are lustful. , can you stay calm?"
Jin Yang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and even Gu Rujiu, who was sitting on top of him, also shivered.
"What do you want to do for a long time?"
"I won't tell you," Gu Rujiu leaned over him and snorted softly, "Aren't these people trying to mock me for being jealous? I'm going to show them what real jealousy is."
One day later, the poems written by the servant of the Ministry of Rites for the prostitutes in the flower building were passed on to the ears of the wife at home. In the afternoon, his wife smashed the door of the flower building and beat the servant of the Ministry of Rites until her nose was bruised and her face was bruised. No courage.
This is not the worst, the worst thing is that the Guozijian sacrifice wine and a female Taoist priest are unclear, and even people are pregnant, which makes the female Taoist come to the door, so angry that the Guozijian sacrifice wine wife is angry, and brings her father and brother to smash it. After entering the gate of her husband's house, she even brought her child's dowry to prepare to go to Hububan and Lishu.
There are also a few civil servants who were arrested for whoring prostitutes, who were flirting with their brothers and their wives, and even those who were unclear about their father’s concubine. These explosive aristocratic gossip broke out one after another, which was enough for the people of the capital. lively.
So some people said that it was no wonder that these civil servants were making trouble for the emperor to accept the concubine. It turned out that they were guilty and wanted to pull the emperor into the water together. Who knows that the emperor is wise and martial, and he is in harmony with the queen, and they are not fooled at all.
As for the relationship between Yingming Shenwu and Concubine Buna, the majority of people in the capital said that this is completely unimportant.