Like Pearl and Jade

Chapter 87

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The addition of the little prince's seal is actually not a big deal. It's just that he needs to rebuild his tomb and redo his tablet. Everything is done according to the prince's regulations.

Naturally, people can't enjoy the benefits of reality when they die, but at least they leave a name in the history books, rather than a one-off death.

At the beginning, the late emperor had already stated in the court that he would add the little prince as the prince, and the harem of the court was also called the prince. Who would have thought that the little prince would die soon after, not only did not perform the prince ceremony, but also did not record it in the royal genealogy. Therefore, according to the name, it is just an obscure prince.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Empress Dowager Zhou resented the late emperor. If the late emperor hadn't been so high-profile and had no ability to protect the child, her child might not have died. That's all, after the child's death, he never mentioned the matter of the crown prince again. If she could posthumously seal her child as the crown prince, she would not worry that her child would be lonely after death, and there would be no incense to enjoy.

Empress Dowager Zhou's hatred for the late emperor was monstrous. She was in grief without her daughter, and later her son was gone. She really even had the heart to die. Later, the case was investigated, and it took a year or two before the crime fell on Lin's head.

At that time, she even thought maliciously, not so much that this case was committed by the Lin family, it is better to say that other women in the harem hoped that it was committed by the Lin family, and the emperor just found a new plaything, so the Lin family became Dispensable to get up.

She watched helplessly as this man lived for more than ten years, and his body finally collapsed because of excessive absurdity. The imperial doctor said that he would recover slowly if he was raised, but how could she be willing to let him recover slowly come over

Could it be that after he recovers, he will harm the woman again and be lewd? The most disgusting thing for him is that this man also likes to write some unknown stories in the house, and let the women in the harem accompany him to play the plot

What a scholar, what a rogue widow, some things make her sick.

It is better for him to live than to die, at least there is still hope for this country.

Later, his health deteriorated as she wished, and he had to summon the children of King Cheng and King Rui into the capital. But this man didn't want to admit that he was going to die, so he avoided seeing these princes of the palace, and she was happy to see it happen.

It is up to him to choose an heir, it is better for her to choose, at least the selected emperor will be somewhat grateful to her.

Empress Dowager Zhou saw the difference between Jin Yang and the other children at first glance. Although he made no mistakes in his gestures, she could feel that this child had something that other princes of the palace could not have.

When she asked Ming Jinyang's life, she understood. It turned out that he was the child of the Sima family, but she heard that after the death of the Sima family, King Cheng had been treating him badly, and his stepmother and younger siblings also liked to bully him. How did such a child learn etiquette so well

What she wants is a powerful and powerful emperor, at least not as debauched as the previous emperor. It just so happened that Jin Yang had what she wanted, and that was the decisive killing that belonged to the emperor.

A person who can still do this in a difficult situation will surely rise to the challenge when he reaches the court.

So she chose Jin Yang, and Jin Yang did not disappoint her. Studious and self-motivated, talented, able to endure hardship, and visionary and courageous.

This is an emperor who dares to be ruthless to himself and others.

The knot in her heart was over, and Empress Dowager Zhou's spirit was much better. She looked at the snow outside the window and sighed: "The snow is getting bigger and bigger."

"Do you miss the Empress?" Aunt Liu put the hand warmer in her hand and said with a smile, "The Empress can't come this day."

"She is getting bigger and bigger now, even if she wants to come, I don't want to," Queen Mother Zhou smiled and shook her head, "I see this weather, I will hide in the house for a long time with His Majesty and eat hot pot." After that, She asked the people in the small kitchen to make a hot pot for her, and asked Aunt Liu to accompany her to eat.

When Aunt Liu saw that the Empress Dowager finally felt relieved about the past, she was relieved. There were too many things hidden in her heart.

The Queen Mother Zhou guessed right. Gu Rujiu and Jin Yang did hide in the house to enjoy the snow and eat hot pot. Because they were pregnant, the soup in the hot pot was delicious and nutritious. Gu Rujiu and Jin Yang were sweating on their noses. But the appetite is very good.

"Why is there no rabbit meat?" Gu Rujiu glanced at the table, and with some regret, she retracted her gaze, so she had to pick a piece of freshly boiled shiitake mushroom, put it in the seasoning plate, roll it around and put it in her mouth.

"Niangniang, you can't use rabbit meat now," Bai Xian said with a serious face. "There is a folk saying that it is not advisable to eat rabbit meat while pregnant." Bai Xian dared not say that the folk saying is that children born after eating rabbit meat have There may be such unlucky words as cleft lip and rabbit teeth.

Gu Rujiu didn't ask why it shouldn't be eaten, but teased: "You know it quite well."

"Niangniang, you are making fun of the slave," Bai Xian blushed and explained in a low voice, "After knowing that the empress was pregnant, the slave went to the people to investigate some opinions, and then I realized that there is such a stress."

"It's a good thing that you can miss the empress in your heart, and it should be rewarded." Jin Yang couldn't help but laugh, and smiled and rewarded Bai Xian with a bowl of hot milk tea, which Bai Xian happily took over and drank.

He Ming, who was next to him, glanced at his mouth and cursed the sycophants in his heart.

"I think that there is no eunuch around you who is dedicated to serving you," Jin Yang glanced at Bai Xian and said to Gu Rujiu, "What do you think of Bai Xian?"

For Gu Rujiu, Bai Xian is indeed a very good candidate. He is witty and clever, and understands Jin Yang's hobbies. She smiled and said, "This is someone you are used to using around you. How can you give it to me?"

"What's the difference between serving me and serving you? It's just to let him fill the vacancy of the eunuch director of Luanhe Palace, and let him be the deputy director of Qiankun Palace, the director of Luanhe Palace, which is quite good." Jin Yang saw Gu Rujiu and Without any objection, he looked at Bai Xian, "Bai Xian, what do you think?"

"Being able to serve the emperor and the concubine is the blessing of the slaves for several lifetimes," Bai Xian gave Jin Yang and Gu Rujiu a big gift.

Gu Rujiu laughed: "How can there be such a position?"

"Why can't we have it?" Jin Yang picked the hot pork beef into her bowl, "You are the master of Luanhe Palace, the mistress of Qiankun Palace, and the eunuch chief beside you is naturally the deputy of Qiankun Palace. Chief."

"So that's the case," Gu Rujiu said to Bai Xian with a smile, "please thank the male master soon."

"Slave, thank the emperor." Bai Xian's kindness and gratitude are of course a good thing. With two identities, they have two points of salary, and they can also seek benefits in front of the emperor and the empress. Why not do it.

"Since you gave me Bai Xian, I will also give He Ming a favor," Gu Rujiu looked at He Ming who was standing behind Jin Yang without saying a word, "He Ming will be the deputy director of Luanhe Palace, so that It's fair."

"Slave, thank you for your grace." He Ming walked out with a smile, gave Gu Rujiu a big gift, then tilted his head to meet Bai Xian's gaze, and then moved away disdainfully.

"That's not bad," Jin Yang said with a smile, "you still think carefully." What really made him happy was that he didn't treat him as an outsider for a long time, but like an ordinary woman to her husband, every frown and smile are natural, without any Contrived state.

"It's spring after winter?" After eating the hot pot, Gu Rujiu ate two more bowls of rice. Jin Yang had already stopped eating. He just served her vegetables, and then made them in her seasoning plate and let her choose Just get up and eat.

"Well," Jin Yang nodded, "It's been three or four years since the last spring."

Three or four years ago, Jin Yang still didn't know much about the political aspects of the government. I am afraid that these rankings are only after the officials of the DPRK and China have been selected, so he can use the seal.

This time the imperial examination was different. It was the first imperial examination after Jin Yang took office, and it was of great significance.

"I'm worried about King Rui..." Gu Rujiu frowned, the imperial examination was a good thing for the country and the people, but he was afraid that someone with a heart would interfere with it and cause a major incident.

"Don't worry, I won't let him mess around." Jin Yang knew what Jiujiu was worried about, and smiled at her soothingly.

Now the child in Jiujiu's belly is more than five months old, and sometimes he can even feel the child turning around in Jiujiu's belly, so facing this little life, he becomes more and more cautious, and feels that it is very uncomfortable to have a child in Jiujiu's belly. It's hard work, and she can't bear to make her work hard for other people.

"I know you can do it well, but I'm still worried," Gu Rujiu glared at him, "just like I stay in the temple every day to eat and drink, you will also wonder if I fell, if my stomach hurts, or if There will be some discomfort!"

"Yes, yes, it's me who said it wrong, I know you're worried about me." Zhao Yuyi said that many women may be a little irritable when they are pregnant.

As a man for a long time, she must not make her angry, after all, anger hurts her body.

"It's good if you understand," Gu Rujiu was satisfied with Jin Yang's positive attitude of admitting his fault, and nodded with satisfaction, "Tomorrow you will have an early morning, go to bed earlier, I'm also a little sleepy."

"Just finished eating, and then go to bed later." Jin Yang knew that she had been sleepy after being pregnant for a long time, but he did not dare to let her fall asleep like this, so as not to accumulate food, so he asked the palace attendant to bring hot water and two People crowded into a basin and soaked their feet.

After soaking his feet, Jin Yang sat on the bed with Gu Rujiu. Jin Yang took care of him and talked to the baby in Jiujiu's belly for a quarter of an hour before saying to Gu Rujiu, "After our child is born, he must be smart and good-looking."

"Why?" Gu Rujiu found that Jin Yang seemed to have a kind of self-confidence in his own children.

"Because he has such good parents, and then he was born out of blue, can he be smart or not good-looking?" Jin Yang is full of confidence, "So you don't have to worry."

Only then did Gu Rujiu know why he said that. It turned out that she thought she would be worried about the child. She was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

It's snowing outside, but inside it's warm like spring.

Gu Rujiu leaned in Jin Yang's arms, and heard a sentence after sentence saying which minister was ugly and which minister was unreliable, and gradually fell asleep.

As Jin Yang was talking, he found that the person in his arms was silent. He looked down and saw that he had already fallen asleep. With a helpless smile, he had to put her on his arm and cover her with a quilt.

After lying down for a while with his eyes closed, he opened his eyes again, kissed the corner of the mouth of the person beside him, and then fell asleep contentedly.

From winter to spring, the snow gradually blooms, and the spring grass begins to grow. The major inns in the capital are crowded with literati students from all over the country who came to participate in the imperial examination.

During the few days of the exam, the people in the Rites were too busy to touch the ground, and the main energy was spent on these candidates.

As soon as the exam is over, the relevant officials will start to approve the exam papers of the candidates. Before the exam papers are approved, none of the officials who participated in the exam papers can leave, let alone pass news to the outside world. People are waiting.

The more people who read, the more excitement there is, so not many people know that Prince Rui is ill.

To say that this Prince Rui's son is young and promising, compared to his younger brother, in terms of appearance and talent, he has to leave his younger brother a street.

But it was this son, whom King Rui was reluctantly satisfied with, who fell ill after the Chinese New Year. What made King Rui even more angry was that the reason why his eldest son was sick was because his second son was in the middle of it.

King Rui's second son was born by a concubine, and was not valued by King Rui. This time he brought this son to Beijing because King Rui left him in the capital to "study", that is, to be a proton. It's just that the emperor has never mentioned this matter, and it is not easy for him to take the initiative to say it. In addition, the Zhongwang family is willing to move to the capital. If he proposes to let the concubine stay in the capital, it will be even more embarrassing, so he simply does not mention it. , only when he brought all his sons to Beijing to increase their knowledge.

King Rui didn't mention it, but this shy son vaguely guessed his intentions. As a son, he didn't dare to hate King Rui, but he hated his innocent brother, so he used this trick that only women in the house love to use. .

After the truth was found out, King Rui was so angry that he beat his second son half to death, and worried about the safety of his eldest son, so he didn't have time to worry about other things. Even the ranking list has been posted.

"Ignorance is a bad thing for a child!" King Rui hated his second son to the extreme, but no matter how much he hated it, he was also his own child, so he couldn't do anything that would hurt his life.

But thinking that because of these farces, he lost the good opportunity to do it in the meeting, and he was very unhappy, so he went to reprimand his second son again.

The second son was not taken seriously by King Rui in the first place. After being scolded by the rod, the people around him did not take good care of him, so it took a long time to get better. After listening to King Rui's reprimand, his pale face disappeared. .

"I knew you were such a wicked obstacle, I shouldn't have saved your life in the first place!" After King Rui dropped these words, he turned around and let Chang Sui push him away without even looking at his second son lying on the bed. .

The second son bit the corner of his lips, watching King Rui's leaving back, his eyes were filled with hatred that could not be concealed.

"Where are you going?" Princess Cheng frowned as she watched her son go out again, "Now there are scholars everywhere in the capital, don't go out and cause trouble."

"What can I cause?" The young man who was stopped by her said unhappily, "Even if he is guilty, then Jin Yang should be guilty. What are we afraid of?"

"As my father's direct son, after my father's death, the title should have been inherited by me, but he made us stay here without knowing what to do. Even if the scholars all over the world knew about him, they would only laugh at him. , not to laugh at me," said the youth, turned around and left.

"You," Princess Cheng was so angry when she saw her son leave without looking back, it took a long time for her to recover.

When the young man walked outside, he encountered a man of his age, and he frowned immediately: "Get out of the way, don't get in my way." When he was in the Prince's Mansion, apart from the fact that he disliked Jin Yang the most, he was the one who came out of this concubine. younger brother.

After being scolded by him, the young man didn't respond. After bowing to him, he stepped aside.

Satisfied with his knowledge, he hummed a song and went out of the house.

"The third son..." The servant behind the young man saw that the second son was bullying his own son again, his face was full of anger and helplessness.

"Huh?" Third Young Master looked back at the little servant calmly, lowered his eyelids and said, "Don't pay attention to him."

"Yes." The servant saw that he had no temper, so he had no choice but to shut up as a servant.

Third Young Master thought to himself, how could he care about someone who is destined to have no good end? It's a pity that his sister was married to an unreliable man by his mother.

But... he can always pick up his sister.

In the evening, the third son was eating in his small courtyard when he heard a sudden movement from the direction of the main courtyard, and there seemed to be a sound of howling.

He frowned suspiciously, what happened

"Young Master!" The little servant who was serving him ran in with a panic-stricken face, panting heavily: "Second Young Master... Second Young Master is gone."

"No?" Third Young Master was stunned for a moment, then retracted the foot he had stepped out of, "What the hell is going on here?"

The servant looked around, and after making sure no one was coming, he walked into the house and whispered, "I heard that the second son went out to have a drink with others today, and when he was listening to the play in the afternoon, he fell in love with the same actor. , The other party is also the son of an aristocratic family. After the two started fighting, they started fighting, but the other party missed and pushed the second son off the guardrail upstairs."

Third Young Master's brows furrowed even tighter: "At this height, even if you think about it, you won't be able to fall to your death."

"It was originally like this, but the second young master was unlucky. There was a brick and stone where he fell, and his head was knocked on it. This is not..." The little servant shrank his neck. When you come back, everyone is already out of breath, and the princess is crying so hard that she can't breathe, don't go there, if you go, she will definitely use it to make a punching bag."

If it was in the past, the third son would have passed by now, but today is different. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better not to go out.

"Then... Who killed the second brother?" The third son wanted to know who was the one who dared to do such a mindless thing. If his second brother is not liked by the emperor, he is also the son of King Cheng. Today, the saint is half-brother. No matter how much the saint hates him in his heart, he has to be decent on the face.

"I heard that it seems to be Gu Guogong's in-laws." The little servant was not quite sure.

"Hu family?" The third son was a little puzzled. With the family education of the Hu family, he should not be able to educate such a brainless junior.

"I heard that the other party's surname seems to be Chen, and the princess is so angry that she wants to go to the palace to ask the empress to explain it." The young servant felt a little puzzled, even if the descendants of the Gu family's in-laws accidentally killed the second son, the empress will be closed. What's the matter, madam? This relationship is too far apart.

"Chen?" The third son just remembered that Gu Shizi's first wife's surname was Chen, but this Chen died three years ago. It doesn't have much to do with the Gu family, right

"Princess, the Chen family boy also said that his family is a relative of the queen's concubine, and he doesn't care about the prince of the prince's palace," he said. Adding fuel to the jealousy, he said bad things about the other party, "And the other party also said that our family is a dilapidated household, and even the little servant who guards the house of the Queen's mother's family can't compare!"

"Okay!" After hearing this, Princess Cheng said with red eyes, "I must ask that bitch from the Gu family to make an excuse for my son!"

A few servants saw the princess rushing out frantically, shrugging her neck and hiding to the side, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.

However, the young master of the Chen family did say something similar, even if he checked it out, he couldn't blame them.

The news of the second son of Cheng Wangfu's being beaten to death had already reached Jin Yang's ears before Princess Cheng arrived at the palace. He sneered after hearing this. How much affection.

"I haven't settled the account yet, but he died first," Jin Yang said calmly, "Go down and pass the decree and let him be buried with the ceremony of the prince."

The prince's son, to put it nicely, is the status of the legal heir, but it is not a title in the true sense.

After Princess Deyi scolded the street at Suzakumen, Princess Cheng stood up again. It's just that she is crazier than the eldest princess Deyi, has less manners, and has more vulgar words.

"Gu Shi, you bitch, come out for me!"

"Gu Shi, you condone your relatives to kill my son, aren't you afraid of being punished?!"

But she didn't scold, and was kicked to the ground by a person. This person seemed to want to go up and kick two feet, but was pulled by the colleagues around her.

"Cunjing, calm down," Hu Yunqi grabbed Gu Cunjing and whispered, "It's a big sin for her to scold the queen, but she's a princess after all, and you're a big man, and it's rumored that you did something to her..."

"I don't care if she's a man or a woman. Could it be that she's a woman and I'll let her curse my sister?!" Gu Cunjing said angrily, "If I can't even be a good brother, what a man!"

Hu Yunqi smiled bitterly. He knew that Gu Cunjing was right, but he couldn't do it like this. He looked up and saw that several eunuchs had pinned Princess Cheng down, and an old mammy was covering her mouth before he let go. Tone, "You put out the fire first, if the Queen Mother sees you like this, what would it be like?"

As soon as I finished speaking, I saw a luxurious carriage slowly driving out of the door, with flying dragons and auspicious clouds carved on it, very majestic.

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

No one thought that Princess Cheng's trouble was not the queen, nor the other palace maids and eunuchs in charge, but the current emperor.

The curtain on the imperial carriage opened, and Jin Yang sat in the carriage with a blank expression.

But the close dragon guards like Hu Yunqi saw that the emperor was already in a state of rage at the moment.

"Princess Cheng lost her honor in front of the royal court, and she was disrespectful, and she was reduced to the princess of the county. Her daughter was arrogant and domineering, her heart was cruel, and she could not bear the virtue of the county master, so she was reduced to the county king."

Even if her husband is dead, she can still be downgraded from a princess to a princess. This is also... a rare and wonderful thing.

And how many grades did this drop from being a county lord to a county lord? Between the county lord and the county lord, there are two titles of the county lord and the county lord.

"Killing for life, killing the son of King Cheng, shall be sentenced to beheading."