"Your Majesty, the concubine made a mistake, and the concubine will never dare again!"
The women in palace costumes in plain clothes staggered and ran on the palace road, with all the hairpins on their bodies, and there was a sense of sadness that washed away the lead.
She ran ahead, followed by a lot of palace people, "Empress Li, don't run away, Your Majesty doesn't want to see you!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty ordered you to contemplate behind closed doors for half a year. You are resisting the order!"
Concubine Li insisted on running forward, turned around this long corridor and arrived at Qingyuan Hall, she wanted to plead for herself no matter what.
Just because of a cup of chicken soup with velvet antler added, Ning Chengzhi will make her shut up and think for half a year. How can her beautiful appearance be so easily let down
Hearing the news, several palace officials rushed over to block Concubine Li's way, "Concubine Li, you must not disturb Sheng Jia by going there!"
Concubine Li stopped and stared fiercely, "Get out of the way! You dog slaves dare to stop me. I am the most honorable empress in this harem, don't you know?"
Several palace people looked at each other in blank dismay.
Concubine Li's position here is indeed not easy to offend, but His Majesty's will can't be ignored!
Seeing that the faces of the few of them were moved, Concubine Li took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty just punished me behind closed doors to contemplate my mistakes. Now I will go over and beg for mercy, and I will be fine immediately. If you don't let me go, he will be favored by the Japanese palace again. Please be careful." skin!"
The timid palace servant hurriedly stepped aside and tugged at the sleeves of the palace maid who was still blocking the road, "Let's get out of the way, the concubine Li followed your Majesty from the Second Prince's Mansion, a husband and wife for a day, a hundred days of grace, Not to mention so many years!"
The rest of the palace people had no choice but to back away, Concubine Li raised her skirt and ran towards Qingyuan Hall quickly.
"Your Majesty, the concubine made a mistake, please forgive the concubine, Your Majesty!"
Ning Chengzhi woke up from his sleep with a start, and suddenly heard a woman's shrill cry from outside the hall.
As soon as he moved, the wound on his face from being beaten by Yu Fu began to ache again, so painful that he couldn't open his mouth to speak. Eunuch Chi walked quickly into the hall, saw that he had woken up, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is Concubine Li who is taking off her hairpin outside the hall to punish her."
"Take off the hairpin again and wait for the crime, is she still finished?"
He adjusted his posture on the couch, and suddenly remembered that he had sent Eunuch Chi to Guhou's mansion to deliver rewards earlier in the morning, so he hurriedly asked, "Have all the rewards been sent to Yufu?"
Eunuch Chi's hairs immediately stood up, afraid of something coming.
Ning Chengzhi always asked this question, and he couldn't escape it, so he simply replied honestly as soon as possible.
He bowed and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, I've sent them over. But..."
"but what?"
"But the eldest princess said she didn't like it, in front of the slaves... her, she smashed two of them."
Ning Chengzhi was taken aback. She had given Yufu so many rewards before, and she had never heard that she didn't like it. Could it be that she didn't commit a crime but instead rewarded her? Isn't she happy
Eunuch Chi closed his eyes and resigned himself to his fate: "And after the servant left, she even ordered people to smash all the treasures that His Majesty rewarded, and threw them in front of the Guhou Mansion, causing the common people to watch and discuss."
"What?!"
Ning Chengzhi was furious, Eunuch Chi had already prepared himself mentally, and knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down!"
Ning Chengzhi covered the wound on his face, "Why is she like this? But did she say anything else?"
Eunuch Chi replied, "The eldest princess said that it is the son and the others who have made meritorious escorts, and she should not be rewarded by His Majesty. She also said that she should be punished for beating His Majesty, and deliberately smashed those treasures in front of the servants in order to be punished. The servant knows that His Majesty loves the Eldest Princess, so how dare he take the Eldest Princess into custody? He wanted to report to His Majesty when he came back, but His Majesty is sleeping soundly... "
"enough!"
Ning Chengzhi was furious, "It's Gu Shubai again, she only has Gu Shubai in her heart, she must be annoyed that I didn't reward Gu Shubai! No, even so, she doesn't need to smash everything..."
He suddenly understood something, and his face became lonely.
"I understand that she doesn't want to accept my kindness, and doesn't want to be made a queen by me. She smashed those prized treasures and threw them in front of Guhou's mansion in order to anger me and make me give up on her."
"Your Majesty, the concubine dare not dare anymore, please forgive the concubine, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Li's disturbing voice sounded again, and Ning Chengzhi's heart was already on fire. Hearing Concubine Li's voice became even more annoyed, and he yelled regardless of the pain on his face, "Who made this woman come to my bedroom? Didn't I let her think about her mistakes behind closed doors? Who told you to let her in?!"
Eunuch Chi quickly got up from the ground, "Yes, this servant will drive her away!"
Ning Chengzhi lay down on the bed again and closed his eyes, thinking that his rude behavior to Yu Fu last night was all because of Concubine Li's petty thoughts, and his teeth itched with hatred.
That's all for her to do like this on weekdays, but the person she confronted last night was Yu Fu, who made herself humiliated by being beaten up, this tone can't be on Yu Fu, it can only be on Li Concubine!
Soon I heard Eunuch Chi's voice, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and invite Concubine Li back! Your Majesty's injury hasn't healed yet, and I disturbed His Majesty's recuperation. I see who of you can afford it!"
Concubine Li knelt on the ground and cried, seeing Eunuch Chi standing in front of her bossing her around, she couldn't bear it immediately, "Get out of the way for me, if you want to drive him away, His Majesty will come to drive you away, what are you?"
Eunuch Chi was taken aback for a moment, and his face twisted immediately.
He just ate Yufu's palate in Guhou's mansion today. Yufu is the eldest princess, a person who is admired by all the stars, so it's okay for him to be angry with this, but he didn't expect to be angry with Concubine Li when he returned to the palace. .
What is he, and what is Concubine Li
Eunuch Chi sneered stiffly, "Concubine Li, I advise you to go back. You have done something inappropriate to make His Majesty lose face. His Majesty doesn't want to see you now, so why are you making fun of yourself?"
Concubine Li couldn't see the current situation clearly, and thought she was the most honorable woman in the harem, she yelled at Eunuch Chi: "As long as I see His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely change his mind, there is no need for you, a slave, to talk here!"
In front of the dwarves, she didn't speak short words, and Concubine Li spoke to her slaves, and no one who was there to beat Eunuch Chi felt comfortable listening.
Eunuch Chi rolled his eyes and put on a smile, "That's right, Your Majesty has no queen, and Concubine Li is the most honorable woman in the harem. In the harem of the late emperor, wasn't the virtuous concubine in charge of Fengyin for many years?"
Concubine Li smiled triumphantly, "It's good that you know, Concubine Xian was not afraid of Her Majesty and Princess Danyang in the harem back then. What was her status back then, and this palace is the same now, do you still dare to stop her?"
Eunuch Chi pursed his lips into a smile, beckoned the palace people to stop Concubine Li, and went into the palace to report to Ning Chengzhi, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li said that she has the same status as Concubine Xian back then, and this servant has no right to stop her. Your Majesty must personally Go stop it!"
"presumptuous!"
Ning Chengzhi suddenly opened his eyes, Concubine Li is an idiot who doesn't open any pot and lifts which pot. He knows that when he was the prince, he hated the eldest prince for having a virtuous concubine to help him, and dared to compare himself to the virtuous concubine back then.
Back then, Concubine Xian was in charge of Fengyin because Ning Chengzhi's biological mother, the Empress, died young. Was she cursing Yufu
His patience was gone, he grabbed the censer by the bed and threw it out of the hall, "I pass on my will to demote Concubine Li to Concubine Li, and contemplate behind closed doors for half a year. If I see her again, I will demote her to be a talented person!"
These words were yelled out enduring the pain, and the voice could be faintly heard outside the hall.
The distance was too far, Concubine Li couldn't hear what he was saying, and she always felt that something was wrong in her heart, as if it was aimed at herself.
After a while, Eunuch Chi came out of the palace like a dog's leg, "His Majesty's order, and concubine Li is taken back to the palace. If she dares to come to see His Majesty without permission, she will be degraded as a talent!"
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Concubine Li's eyes turned white, she couldn't bear it for a while and fainted on the ground, and everyone rushed forward to help her.
Eunuch Chi sneered, wishing he could kick her twice, and when he turned his head back to the hall, he only said softly, "Bah."
…
After the Shangyuan Festival, Ning Chengzhi's appearance was poor, so he simply handed over the affairs of the court to the cabinet.
As everyone expected, the imperial decree was delivered to all officials, and Yin Shuo became the chief assistant of the cabinet as expected, standing at the highest position on the steps, leading all officials to discuss government affairs.
After Chen Gelao took the secret medicine of Immortal Valley given by Yufu, his body recovered, and he returned to the court under the expectation of everyone.
Ji Daogong still said he couldn't afford to be sick, so his eldest son Ji Xuanxian temporarily took care of his official duties. The first thing worth discussing after the opening of the dynasty was the pile of rare curio fragments in front of the gate of Guhou's mansion.
It is said that even the bright yellow sticks were not removed from it, anyone would know it was an imperial gift at a glance. Ning Chengzhi's coveting of Yufu and Yufu's strong resistance are clearly revealed.
Coupled with the rumors in the city about the beating of the fainting emperor, it caused extremely bad influence.
As the institution that manages the affairs of the royal clan, the Clan Mansion has the duty to raise this matter, "Although the eldest princess of Zhenjiang is valuable, she has made great contributions to the community. After all, she has violated the laws of my East Spirit. A gift. Although the lower officials knew about this, they did not dare to detain the eldest princess without authorization, and asked the cabinet to give a regulation."
"Of course you have to be detained."
"No detention required."
Yin Shuo and Chen Gel spoke at the same time, what was surprising was that it was Chen Gel who said that he was in custody, but Yin Shuo said it was unnecessary.
Are these two reversed
Isn't it Yin Shuo who always likes to go against the Guhou Mansion? Why did Mr. Chen Ge agree to detain Princess Zhenjiang? Didn't he admire Master Gu the most
The two of them glanced at each other at the same time, Yin Shuo, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, had more say than Chen Ge, but the rest of the cabinet followed Chen Ge's lead, and the two were almost neck and neck.
Yin Shuo smiled, "Chen Ge is old, let's ask Chen Ge to explain the reason for detaining the eldest princess first."
Chen Ge guessed Yufu's intention long ago, he received Yufu's favor, so he naturally wanted to fulfill Yufu's wish, and said: "Although the princess of Zhenjiang has made many contributions, the ruler of Shiming insists on clear rewards and punishments. Don't hide it. You should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds and punished for your demerits. If you don't punish His Majesty for beating His Majesty, what is the king's prestige? I think even Gu Houye would agree with the subordinate official's opinion, right?"
Naturally, Gu Huaijiang couldn't dismantle him, "As the adoptive father of the eldest princess, this matter is indeed due to my lack of discipline. What Chen Gel said is reasonable. If you do something wrong, you should be punished. Please take the eldest princess into custody immediately. Princess, this Marquis has no objection."
As the two sang together, many courtiers who did not know the truth were very moved and praised Gu Huaijiang for their impartiality.
Yin Shuo took a step forward, "I am very impressed by Gu Hou's righteousness in killing relatives, but I still think that what the eldest princess did does not warrant detention."
"Why?"
Yin Shuo stated in detail: "First, the eldest princess has made meritorious service in escorting her, and she is protecting your majesty's life. If the eldest princess is punished, the hearts of loyal people will be chilled, and they will not dare to defend her majesty wholeheartedly in the future. Second, your majesty Why did Chen Ge not mention why he was beaten up by the eldest princess?"
He had a faint smile on his face, but his tone was aggressive, "Chen Ge always doesn't know the reason, or did he deliberately not say the reason?"
Old Chen Ge frowned slightly, and Wang Ge behind him hurriedly said: "It's hard to mention such reasons, so let's not mention them."
Yin Shuo said: "Yes, it is indeed difficult to enter the hall of elegance. Your Majesty did something that was difficult to enter the hall of elegance, so he was beaten up by the eldest princess. All the old ministers used to write letters to persuade your majesty, saying that your majesty is absurd and that absurd. Now your majesty The absurdity of being taught by the eldest princess, why are you all unhappy?"
"Yes, the way the Eldest Princess taught His Majesty is a little extreme, but they are brothers and sisters after all. If the late Emperor or the late Empress beat His Majesty to teach him, would you still think that they should be detained and punished?"
Wang Ge said: "You, you are making unreasonable words. No matter how noble the eldest princess is, she cannot be compared with the former emperor and queen!"
Yin Shuo said unhurriedly: "It can't be compared, but as long as you can help the king to focus on the right way, everything else is secondary. Besides, your majesty didn't think that the eldest princess did something wrong, but rewarded the eldest princess. What can I say?"
Gu Huaijiang heard his tone and knew that he understood Yufu's intentions, so he tried his best to prevent Yufu from being detained for a crime.
This person's mind is unfathomable, as if nothing can be hidden from his eyes.
It is not easy for a young man in his twenties to achieve this step, but it is a pity that his heart is not on the right path...
Seeing that the ministers were speechless, Yin Shuo immediately picked up another notebook from the side, "The urgent matter right now is not internal troubles, but external troubles. Please read this secret report from Xikun."
As soon as the word Xikun was mentioned, everyone immediately raised their spirits, as if they could already smell gunpowder smoke.
The memorial was handed down from the ministers of the cabinet, and it was handed over to Gu Huaijiang immediately without any doubt. Gu Huaijiang opened it and saw that there was a spy from the capital of Xikun, saying that Xikun intended to attack the border of Dongling again.
It was less than a year since the Xikun army was defeated last time, why did they come again
The ministers were astonished, and some expressed disbelief, "Where did this news come from? I'm afraid it's fake? Last time when Lord Gu went out to fight, he killed more than 200,000 main forces in Xikun. Where did Xikun come from?" With more troops attacking my Dongling border again? At least ten years of recuperation will be required!"
Gu Huaijiang also did not believe it.
The last time the two countries fought, in order to exchange for the peace of future generations, Gu Huaijiang ventured across the border to kill the main force of Xikun, and was almost framed in the court.
Based on his many years of experience fighting Xikun, Xikun definitely does not have the power to reorganize his army to attack Dongling.
Yin Shuo couldn't help but said: "This eyeliner is the most reliable eyeliner in Xikun, and there is nothing wrong with it. Xikun people are certainly afraid of Gu Hou's intimidation, but now that I, the new king of Dongling, is on the throne and the court is unstable, it is the most important thing for them. Good offensive moment."
Gu Huaijiang said: "After last year's war, there were only hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers left in Xikun. Where did the troops come from? Did Emperor Kun not hesitate to send all the defenders of the borders and the capital to attack Xikun?"
Yin Shuo took a deep look at him, then smiled and said, "I don't know about that, does Gu Hou think this informant is fake?"
Gu Huaijiang paused, he was indeed so skeptical.
But even if the suspicion is false, they can't do nothing. As long as there is a one-ten-thousandth possibility of this, they will redeploy the military force on the border.
Yin Shuo said: "Your Majesty has already made a decision on this matter. Whether it is true or not, you must send a general from the court to guard the border. Gu Houye, do you think so?"
Gu Huaijiang didn't know whether this matter was true or not, and he didn't know what Yin Shuo's intention was, but it might be a good choice to leave the imperial capital and go to the border.
The orders of the generals abroad are not accepted, as long as they try to bring Bai Yufu to the border, even if Ning Chengzhi doesn't give up for a while, there is nothing he can do.
Gu Huaijiang said: "Since it is His Majesty's order, I will not hesitate to do so."
"Master Gu misunderstood."
Yin Shuo said with a smile: "Your Majesty means to let the son go out to fight, and the rest of Gu Hou's mansion will stay in the imperial capital, and none of them can leave."
Gu Shubai has reached the age where he can take charge on his own, so he can rest assured that Gu Huaijiang is allowed to fight alone, but Ning Chengzhi proposed it on his own initiative, so this matter seems very strange.
"This is clearly aimed at Eldest Brother. It must be that His Majesty wants to harm Eldest Brother if he cannot marry Xiao Yufu!"
When the decree was passed to Guhou's mansion, everyone was in a turmoil. They didn't want Gu Shubai to go out alone. Gu Jiuge picked up the document and looked at it, "In my opinion, all the spies are fake. Xikun has If we don't have this ability to start another war, we know best that there must be a conspiracy here!"
"Yes, brother, you must not go!"
This is not a conspiracy, it is an obvious calculation, Gu Shubai's going will definitely be dangerous.
Gu Huaijiang said: "Okay, don't quarrel. No matter whether this intelligence is true or not, as long as there is a possibility of war at the border, the Gu family's army is obliged. Emperor Kun is deeply scheming and ambitious. Maybe he borrows troops from other places, or gathers troops from the whole country. It is unknown that all forces are attacking."
Yu Fu said: "Even so, why did you let Big Brother go alone? It must be because I rejected His Majesty, no, I will never let them succeed!"
"Xiao Yufu, what are you going to do?"
Everyone was worried that she would do something reckless in a hurry, Yu Fu has always been calm, and hurriedly pushed Gu Yi's hand away, "Don't worry, I will not go into the palace to look for His Majesty. It is useless to look for it, Your Majesty is now If you are angry, you may not be able to listen."
"Then what do you want to do?"
Suddenly the corners of Yu Fu's mouth turned up slightly, and he smiled softly, "The most urgent task now is to find out whether this spy report is true or not. If there is a real response, if there is a fake response."
Everyone wanted to ask her how to find out the truth, but Gu Shubai said with a smile: "Do you want to ask the God of Medicine to help? The power of Immortal Valley spreads all over the Kyushu Continent and the Three Kingdoms. It should not be difficult to find out for sure."
Everyone suddenly realized, yes, there is Immortal Valley in Hechou who can't understand this matter
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Wanchang resumed in March, today is a good start, haha