Wu Jinnu knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "I also heard some news, saying that 'she' had fallen into the hands of the Jin for half a month. What would happen if she fell into the hands of the Jin? Officials should also know this. How can she be worthy of the noble dragon body of the official family when she is already a fallen flower? Moreover, she has an affair with Yue Pengju in the army without a matchmaker. This is a disgrace to women's virtues. Why should officials remember people who have lost their moral integrity?"
The more he couldn't get it, the more he longed for it. Zhao De basically had a dislike for Hua Rong. Hearing Wu Jinnu's words, it was like adding fuel to the fire, as if he suddenly realized something, and he was relieved physically and mentally. He sneered: "Such a lowly person." People, don’t mention it from now on."
Wu Jinnu was overjoyed when he heard this, but he remained calm and said respectfully, "Yes. I am aware of my guilt."
In a blink of an eye, she saw Liu Yuezhu nestling in his arms, and stood up to say goodbye: "I, my concubine, retire, and the official family will sleep in peace."
Zhao Deji ignored her and entered the room with Liu Yuezhu in his arms. The bed was made of brocade and embroidery. It turned out that Liu Yuezhu had made some preparations at Wu Jinnu's signal.
It was the first time she stayed with her, and although she was flattered in every possible way, she was also secretly afraid. Zhao Deji was tall and strong, and took advantage of the drunkenness to pounce on her. Liu Yuezhu was in unbearable pain, but had to force a smile and serve in every possible way. After the cloud and rain, but Seeing the virgin blood red on the sheets, Zhao Deji nodded with satisfaction, and then thought of Hua Rong's "loss of moral integrity". He didn't know whether he was pleased or disdainful, and said to himself: "Forget it, why should I humiliate myself again? "
Liu Yuezhu listened to his mumbling words and didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just waited for him to finish dressing up, and Zhao Deji slowly went out.
At this time, with the moon rising above the willow branches, Zhao Deji vented for a while, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally. He heard someone rush in: "Congratulations to the official family, Mrs. Pan has given birth to a prince..."
He hurried to Pan Yingying's room and saw that under the candlelight, although Pan Yingying looked pale, she had a happy smile. The baby beside her was only covered with a thin layer of gauze because of the hot weather, and she looked exactly like her father.
Wu Jinnu had already stood aside and bowed to the emperor: "Concubine, I congratulate you on your first appointment to the throne and your son."
The emperor was extremely happy, and Pan Yingying also said: "I have entrusted the official family with great blessings, and I have sister Wu who is not undressed and is serving me day and night."
When the emperor saw her serving Pan Yingying and caringly arranging Liu Yuezhu for him, he became even more fond of Wu Jinnu.
The news of the prince's birth spread, and all the officials came to congratulate him. Zongze, who was about to go on an expedition, also came to pay homage and bid farewell. The eunuchs brought out plate after plate of Yu'er steamed buns and distributed them to the officials. The stuffing inside the steamed buns was golden fruits. Silver fruits, etc., have the meaning of good luck in having children. Due to the emperor's strict frugality, except for the ministers and ministers, each of the other officials could only get one.
When several important ministers reported to the court, Zongze said, "The birth of a prince in your majesty's harem is truly a great joy for the whole world. According to the custom, the world should be granted a general amnesty. Why not take the opportunity to issue an amnesty document to comfort the officials, soldiers and civilians in Lianghe who are loyal to the court, and the loyal ministers and righteous men of the world." heart, to declare His Majesty’s determination to defend the two rivers.”
Zhao Deji originally planned to patrol the southeast, but Zongze insisted on guarding Kaifeng. After hearing what he said, he had no choice but to reply: "What you said is true. You must lead the army immediately and make no mistakes."
Zongze was stunned when he saw him issuing an order to go out in such a hurry, but Jun had no choice but to obey the order and said immediately: "Yes."
Hua Rong was ordered to come on duty. These days, the emperor had never summoned her again, and her position as a teacher had been banned. She was doing nothing at home, but when she heard that the little prince was born and the female dependents needed to be on duty, he asked her to come immediately go.
She knew something was fishy. She was not the only guard on duty, not to mention that she was not even considered a "guard" at this time. However, she could not disobey, so she had no choice but to come. After standing for a long time, she caught a glimpse of the emperor. , but seeing that his face was full of joy, he also glanced at Hua Rong, and walked away without saying a word to her. Since what happened that day, he always looked cold when he saw Hua Rong.
Eunuch Kang came over and gave her two steamed buns. She was very surprised and had to take them. She looked around. According to Yue Pengju's level, she couldn't come here.
Xu Caizhi came over and lowered her voice: "Mr. Xu, I want to go out for a while. You can arrange for someone else to take turns."
Xu Caizhi said calmly: "Yue Pengju is about to go on an expedition with Master Zong. There is no point in going."
Hua Rong felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears, and stars popped up in front of his eyes. Sure enough, the emperor had deliberately transferred him here - he was actually afraid that he would elope, so he controlled himself.
She was so angry that she almost jumped up, and pinched the buns with her hands bitterly. Seeing that her eyes seemed to be about to shed tears, Xu Caizhi couldn't bear it, so he lowered his voice and said, "The officials love you." , if you follow him, he will not fail you, why bother disobeying him?”
She turned around, forced back her tears, and said calmly: "Even if I am going to die, I will never enter the palace!"
Xu Caizhi knew her temper, so he didn't say anything more, sighed secretly, and walked aside.
She was extremely anxious and immediately looked for Master Zong in the crowd. Even if she couldn't leave with Peng Ju, she still had to find him to deliver a message.
Finally, when she saw Master Zong and others withdrawing, she couldn't bear it anymore, rushed forward and whispered: "Master Zong, stay here."
Zongze was very surprised when he saw it was her. Originally, the courtiers did not see women, but the war in Yingtian made it impossible to even talk about the palace, let alone the palace rules.
Although he felt something was wrong, he could not avoid it. He heard Hua Rong lower his voice and said quickly: "Master Zong, Yue Pengju is going with you on the expedition. I hope you can tell him that I am fine and don't need to worry about him. I will go find him myself." "
Mr. Zong knew that she was trying to appease Yue Pengju, and he also saw that she was not greedy for wealth and would rather follow a poor boy like Yue Pengju than enter the palace. Although he felt that both of them behaved strangely and unethically, he could not accuse her of anything. He only nodded. Head: "Okay, I will tell Yue Pengju."
"Thank you, Master Zong."
She thought about it, then hurriedly took out the hairpin and said, "Sir, please give it to Peng Ju. This way, he will know that I am in danger and will not worry about it."
"good."
As soon as Zong Ze left, Wu Jinnu, Zhang Yingying and others came out to order preparations for the evening refreshments. They saw her standing aside and looked at her: "Hua Rong, thank you for your hard work."
She responded lightly.
Wu Jinnu was blamed by the emperor because of her, and now it was known that her marriage to Yue Pengju had completely angered the emperor. She thought about it, and based on her understanding of the emperor's temper, any concubine who offended him would never end well, so she never She didn't want to curry favor with Hua Rong. But Zhang Yingying was completely bossy: "Hua Rong, go get something..."
Hua Rong felt that she had given up everything at this time, so how could she pay attention to her? Standing motionless.
"Hua Rong, do you dare to disobey orders?"
"My mission is to protect His Majesty's safety. Madam Zhang wants to give instructions to Hua Rong, why not ask Your Majesty for instructions first?"
Zhang Yingying was a smart person after all, so she just sneered, stopped making things difficult, turned around and left.
Besides, Yue Pengju was about to leave for the expedition, so he went to find Hua Rong, only to learn that she had entered the palace to guard the little prince's celebration. He was originally waiting for his sister to come back, but when he couldn't say goodbye, he forced them to leave together. Unexpectedly, he didn't see his sister coming back until he set off.
Zongze had already organized his team and given the order to set off. He was behind when he saw Yue Pengju suddenly running back and looking absentmindedly in the direction of the palace.
Of course he knew what was on his mind. If this boy Yue Pengju dared to compete with the emperor for a woman, he would be seeking death. However, he dared to publicly declare that he was married. This courage was very commendable.
When he saw him looking around with a nervous look on his face, he said: "Yue Pengju, return to the army as soon as possible and set off."
Yue Pengju said loudly: "Master Zong, please forgive me. I would like to take a leave of absence for a few hours and wait to say goodbye to my wife Hua Rong."
Zongze frowned. This boy keeps claiming "my wife", but he is unwilling to die before reaching the Yellow River. He said: "Come with me."
Yue Pengju followed him to a secluded place, and Zong Zecai said: "Yue Pengju, you are so bold."
Yue Pengju said firmly: "I must see Hua Rong and take her away."
"She is still in the palace, how can you take her away? Besides, the march is about to take place, how dare you disobey the military order?"
Yue Pengju knew clearly that the emperor was deliberately making things difficult. He held the gun and said angrily: "A man can't even protect his wife and children, so how can he protect his family and the country?"
The current emperor has no protection for his parents, wife, and children. If Zhao Deji heard these words, it would be a capital crime to ridicule the emperor. Zongze was afraid that he would get into trouble, so he exclaimed in surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about."
Yue Pengju turned around and said, "Sir, I will take one day's leave, bring my wife and come to collect the charges, and ask for military law service."
Zongze knew his temperament. He was usually resolute and brave, and he was by no means a rash person. But at this moment, he was as dazed as a green man, and he had the intention to fight to the death.
It was a matter of concern for the current emperor. Even Master Zong had no idea what to do. After pondering for a moment, he saw Yue Pengju riding his horse and was about to go back. Thinking that he would be unable to deal with it once he entered the palace, he shouted: "Yue Pengju, what do you want to do?"
"The young general must take my wife away. The young general knows her temper best. If she is intimidated, she will surely encounter misfortune. The young general will share life and death with her and must not ignore her!"
"Yue Pengju, the country is ruined and the family is in ruins. The overall situation should be the top priority. Why do you care about personal grudges?"
"This is not a personal grudge! It's about my wife's safety! Please understand."
He turned around and was about to leave again, but Zongze shouted: "Stop! It's okay for your wife to stay in Yingtian."
Yue Pengju suddenly said: "Who can guarantee it?"
"I can guarantee it." Zongze then took out a hairpin from his arms and handed it to him and said, "I met Hua Rong in the palace, and she asked me to send you a message saying that she is fine and that you don't have to Miss you..."
When Yue Pengju saw the hairpin, he knew that what he said was true. He calmed down a little and bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zong."
"Hua Rong told you not to worry about it. He said he would find a way out."
"She is a weak woman, what can she do?"
"You and Hua Rong announced in public that they were married. The emperor had just ascended the throne and was about to establish an image of being frugal, close to the people, and diligent. How could he openly seize the wives of his subjects? Don't worry, he was so angry that even though he left Hua Rong in Yingtian, It won’t be too much. Moreover, Hua Rong is alert and smart, and has her own responses. You can go out with confidence, and I will think of a way to ensure that she is foolproof."
Seeing that Yue Pengju was still worried, he immediately said: "I will write a letter and report it to Your Majesty. When the time is right, let her go to the Kaifeng military camp..."
Yue Pengju had no choice but to thank him: "Thank you, sir, for keeping me safe."
Zongze sighed and thought to himself that the emperor was stingy and unscrupulous. His harem was already filled with beauties, so why did he covet the wives of his ministers? If Yue Pengju was given an immediate marriage, not only as a favor, but also as a good general who would swear allegiance to the death, wouldn't it be joyful, the best of both worlds, and a good story