Mrs. Qiao was still angrily reading non-stop.
If it was someone else, King Zhennan would have had a fit long ago, but Mrs. Qiao is the elder sister, so she could only bear her temper and said in a good voice: "Elder sister, according to this king, the concubine is virtuous and reasonable, and she can be a good woman. Is it because of some misunderstanding between you and the concubine, elder sister? Actually, my lord, I feel that the concubine is right. The palace really does not lack five hundred taels of silver, so I asked my niece to buy pearls with this money. Let's wear flowers."
King Zhennan felt that he really understood righteousness.
Mrs. Qiao was stunned, she blinked her eyes, she didn't expect to hear the words of King Zhennan, wasn't King Zhennan very displeased with the concubine before? Is it true? Could it be said that Zhennan Wang personally presided over the ceremony for the eldest concubine, not for the face of Princess Yongyang, but for the concubine of the eldest son?!
And the five hundred taels of silver, of course she knows that the palace is not short of silver, but is she talking about the five hundred taels of silver? She is clearly saying that the concubine has no respect for her elders!
Mrs. Qiao was so angry that her breath stuck in her chest, and her mind went blank.
Seeing this, Ji Jiao took a step forward, and said in a timely manner: "My lord, Mr. Fu San is currently in the Bixiao Hall, and the concubine Shi Zi sent someone over to ask the lord. I wonder if the lord is free to see the third master Fu?"
Mr. Fu San
Zhennan Wang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "You go and ask Mr. Fu to come over."
Jugeng responded, bowed her head and quietly retreated out, only to hear Mrs. Qiao say a little excitedly: "Brother, is Mr. Fu the grandson of Princess Yongyang?"
Zhennan Wang nodded slightly, feeling that the elder sister's question was not aimless, so he raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party.
There was a trace of eagerness in Mrs. Qiao's eyes, "Brother, do you know if Mr. Fu has an engagement?"
Eldest sister naturally wouldn't ask about Fu Yunhe's marriage for no reason... Zhennan Wang stroked his beard, squinted his eyes at Mrs. Qiao, and said, "Eldest sister, you want to marry Sister Lan..."
Mrs. Qiao didn't intend to hide it from King Zhennan, or in other words, if this marriage is to be successful, King Zhennan still needs a helping hand. She nodded bluntly, and squinted her eyes with a smile: "Brother, my sister Lan is now at the age of marriage, isn't the third son Fu a good candidate?"
These so-called high-ranking families in southern Xinjiang, she looked around, and there was no one who was worthy of her sister Lan. The third son Fu is different. He comes from a good background, has a good family background, has received holy favors, and has military merits, so he couldn't be more suitable!
The king of Zhennan is thoughtful, Fu Yunhe and Qiao Ruolan are of the right age, but the lintel of Qiao's family is not as good as that of Princess Yongyang's mansion... But Princess Yongyang has always been open-minded, if the two children are suitable, she should also It's not right to refuse.
Seeing that King Zhennan was moved, Mrs. Qiao suggested while the iron was hot: "Brother, when Mr. Fu San comes later, I will hide behind the screen and take a look quietly. Do you think it is good?"
The King of Zhennan was a bit hesitant. Fu Yunhe came to see him. In terms of private matters, it can be said that the younger generation came to pay respects to the elders; It's really not appropriate.
Mrs. Qiao saw Zhennan Wang's face showing embarrassment, and her anger suddenly rose again, her voice raised unconsciously: "Brother, don't you agree to such a trivial matter?!"
His elder sister is still so violent... Zhennan Wang was sweating profusely, and reluctantly nodded in agreement: "Elder sister, you have to be careful..." Don't let anyone find out.
Mrs. Qiao finally showed her beauty. When someone came to report that Mr. Fu had arrived, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and hid behind the black lacquered ivory screen, holding her breath.
After a while, there was a sound of raising the curtain, followed by the sound of footsteps, and the clear and sunny voice of the young man: "My nephew has seen the prince!"
Mrs. Qiao poked her eyes out cautiously, and took advantage of the opportunity when the other party bowed her head to give a quick glance. The golden boy and the jade girl go down to earth. For a while, Mrs. Qiao had a feeling that the mother-in-law would find her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, and she really wanted to make the marriage right away.
Zhennan Wang quickly glanced in the direction of the screen. Seeing that Mrs. Qiao was hiding well, he felt a little relieved, raised his hand and said, "Excuse me."
King Zhennan thought he was doing it without a trace, but he didn't know that Fu Yunhe, who had been paying attention to him, had already noticed his abnormality. Fu Yunhe smiled, and when he raised his eyes, he also swept in the direction of the screen.
A group of black shadows can be seen faintly behind the hazy screen. Sure enough, there must be someone hiding behind.
"Brother He, sit down quickly." King Zhennan greeted affectionately, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Fu Yunhe could be his niece and son-in-law, that would be really good.
"Thank you, my lord." Fu Yunhe unceremoniously sat down on the armchair by the window.
King Zhennan said, "Brother He, how was your trip to Kailian City?"
Fu Yunhe said with a smile: "Returning to the prince, after more than a year of recuperation, Kailian City has taken on a new look, and the people in exile have returned to their homeland to live and work in peace and contentment."
"It's so good." King Zhennan smiled and stroked his beard.
In the end, although Xiao Yi, a rebellious son, took over Kailian City, he didn't mess around too much, and his usual teachings were not in vain.
King Zhennan said in a very good mood: "Brother He, since you have returned to Luoyue City, I will personally welcome you tonight!"
Fu Yunhe clasped his fists and said, "My nephew, thank you, my lord!"
After talking for a while, Fu Yunhe got up to leave. When he walked past the screen, he glanced at the bottom of the screen without any trace. A pair of embroidered shoes with peony flowers on the black bottom came into his eyes, and he raised his eyebrows. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
It turned out that there was a woman hiding behind the screen.
Fu Yunhe left the outer study as if nothing had happened, and returned to Yunli hospital accompanied by Kikyo.
Ji Jiao actually came to see Nangong Yue specially, after she stepped forward to salute Yong Yang and the others, she said to Nangong Yue: "Concubine Shizi, the lord is going to hold a reception banquet for the third son Fu tonight, and let the servants give it to the concubine Shizi Send word."
Nangong Yue nodded and dismissed the bellflower.
When Kikyo walked away, Fu Yunhe suddenly said something meaningful to the crowd: "I just found out today that the prince is really informal."
He clearly meant something.
Nangong Yue, Xiao Fei and Fu Yunyan looked at each other, and Fu Yunyan said eagerly: "Third brother, don't be a fool!"
Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so Fu Yunhe said bluntly: "Just now when I went to meet the prince in the outer study, I found a woman hidden behind a screen in the study."
"Ridiculous." Yong Yang frowned tightly. At first, she only thought that King Zhennan was a bit confused, but she didn't expect that he was still a person who was obsessed with women and didn't know the importance. There is actually a woman hiding in the outer study, it is really no distinction between public and private...
Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, feeling a little strange in her heart, and whispered a command to Thrush at the side.
Thrush went quickly, and came back quickly, and she came back within less than a stick of incense and said: "Shi Zifei, the eldest aunt came to the palace today to see the prince, and she has gone back just now." The elder aunt she was talking about was exactly Qiao Madam.
For a moment, everyone in the room looked at each other again. From this point of view, the woman behind the screen is Mrs. Qiao, but why does Mrs. Qiao hide behind the screen
Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, thoughtful, could it be...
"Could it be that Mrs. Qiao fell in love with the third brother?" Fu Yunyan blurted out, and everyone looked at her in unison, and then looked at Fu Yunhe involuntarily.
Yong Yang was drinking tea leisurely at the side, marrying Qiao's family status with their princess mansion is definitely considered a high priority, according to the common saying "Bow your head and marry a daughter-in-law", she doesn't care about Fu Yunhe marrying someone with a lower family status, but first of all It depends on the character of the girl's family, otherwise marrying back a troublemaker will really harm three generations of children and grandchildren. Thinking of Qiao Ruolan's words and deeds at the ceremony that day, Yong Yang's eyes darkened slightly.
Fu Yunhe raised his brows, really surprised. He blinked and asked with a smile: "Liu Niang, you have been in Luoyue City for so long, you should have seen the girl from Mrs. Qiao's family? How does she look? Is she pretty?"
Fu Yunyan stared back speechlessly, "Can beauty be eaten?"
Fu Yunyan's short sentence seemed to miss the point at all, but Fu Yunhe heard two meanings from it. First, Miss Qiao looks pretty good; second, her character seems to be under observation.
Fu Yunhe sighed, it turned out to be a rotten peach blossom, his sluggishness was just for a moment, after thinking about it, he puffed out his chest proudly, touched his face with a smile and sighed: "Hey, as handsome as me, She is outstanding and everyone loves her, no wonder she will be missed wherever she goes!"
Seeing the third brother's dishonest appearance, Fu Yunyan's eyes twitched, and he comforted himself: No matter how unreliable he is, he is still his own brother, and someone like Qiao Ruolan is not worthy of being his sister-in-law!
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere in the main room was relaxed and cheerful, as if they had returned to the time when they were in the capital, a group of close relatives and friends chatted and laughed together, talking funny.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but glanced at the sky outside, not knowing how Sister Yi and Sister Xi are doing now.
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei had another conversation with Yong Yang, and then retreated first. In the evening, Fu Yunhe was going to host a reception banquet, and Nangong Yue still had a lot of things to order, so Xiao Fei volunteered to help her.
The reception banquet was held in the Nongyu Hall of the palace. Except for Xiao Fang who was grounded, basically all the masters of the palace came, one table for men, two tables for women's family members, and three tables were set up. Although there were not many people, but Fu Yunhe was cheerful and talkative, and the banquet was very lively, which made Zhennan King laugh from time to time...
In the end, Fu Yunhe temporarily lived in the palace at the kind invitation of King Zhennan.
Nangong Yue hurriedly asked someone to tidy up a remote courtyard for him in the outer courtyard.
Zhennan Wang was very satisfied, and secretly thought: the palace still needs a mistress!
The banquet didn't dissipate until the willow shoots were on the moon.
Nangong Yue returned to Bixiao Hall, took a shower and changed clothes, then took out an account book from the study, then leaned on the beauty couch, and slowly flipped through it.
This account book was brought back by Baihui in the evening. Shen Chengye made the Tianshuizhuang account book for the third year of the Ming calendar according to his own orders.
Nangong Yue carefully flipped through them one by one. Next to each account, Shen Chengye also made some comments based on the local county annals. These comments were obviously for her own use, and they were very clear. What Nangong Yue can be sure of is that this account is much more beautiful than Xiao Fang's.
Even if it is a "false account", it has to be done seamlessly. It would be unbeautiful if people can see the flaws at a glance.
After reading the account books, Nangong Yue yawned, Que'er who was waiting in the room hurriedly brought a glass of water, and said helplessly, "Concubine Shi Zi, you should rest."
"What time is it?"
"It's almost five o'clock."
Nangong Yue glanced out the window, it was almost summer, the dawn was getting earlier and earlier, and there was a hazy white light in the sky...
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In the capital of the fifth watch, the sky was just dawn, but there was already a commotion, not only the traffickers and pawns were busy making a living, but even the princes and ministers were already waiting in the duty room for the morning court.
All the ministers were sleepy. According to Dayu's rules, only officials of the third rank and above are eligible to go to the early court. The ministers here are naturally the top figures among the honorable ministers, and everyone envies them. But those ordinary people don't know that they have to get up at the end of the fourth watch every day in order to go to court early, just to go to court in time for Mao. Except for the New Year and taking a bath every ten days, it is like this every day, without exception.
Hundreds of civil and military officials go to court in the same hall every day, so they are naturally very familiar with each other, but in the huge value room, there is a clear distinction. Civilian and military generals, poor families... They are divided into several camps and do not communicate with each other.
The officials casually chatted about the latest court affairs with the people around them, and drank hot tea to refresh themselves. At this time, another figure in stone blue court clothes strolled into the duty room.
I saw that the other party was in his early twenties, handsome and elegant, leisurely and calm, like a gentle scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, but wearing the court uniform of a military official, the contradiction seemed abrupt, but to the people present, it was taken for granted.
Everyone knows that he is the queen of the general.
An Yihou Guan Yubai!
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on him, and there was silence in the duty room, as if time had stopped at this moment.
Although everyone remained calm, a turbulent sea arose in their hearts, and they couldn't believe that Guan Yubai would appear here.
Back then, in order to make up for the plagiarism of the official family, the emperor made Guan Yubai a second-class military marquis, inherited for three generations, which seemed to be a great honor, but this Marquis of An Yi was just a false title, with no military power or real power, and he was just an emperor. Because the unjust case back then had to be explained to the courtiers and the common people.
Up to now, it has only been more than three years. In just a few short years, Guan Yubai actually appeared here, which also means that the official family has entered the core of Dayu's power again.
Over the years, the emperor paid more and more attention to the official language Bai, and from time to time he was recruited into the palace to ask his opinion on the court affairs... All the ministers also saw this bit by bit, and now thinking about it carefully, there is another kind of unexpected But it feels reasonable.
Unknowingly, the emperor's trust in Guan Yubai has reached this level!
Just in an instant, all the ministers were already thinking a lot, and those with flexible minds quickly weighed the pros and cons, and decided to make friends with Guan Yubai in the future. A middle-aged official with a goatee put down the teacup in his hand, and was about to greet Guan Yubai, when the little eunuch's sharp voice sounded outside the duty room: "The eldest prince is here!"
Before the words were finished, a young man in a golden python robe strode into the duty room, and all the officials hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said in unison: "See Your Highness the First Prince!"
The eldest prince Han Lingchao looked around at the ministers, waved his hands with a smile, and said, "Everyone, please forgive me!" Then, his eyes fell on Guan Yubai, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then there was a flash of light in his eyes.
Like all the ministers, Han Lingchao also realized the position of Guan Yubai in the emperor's heart, especially considering the fact that the official family was destroyed, it seemed that this honor was not simple.
Han Lingchao doesn't care whether Guan Yubai is as resourceful and resourceful as the rumors say, and now that Guan Yubai is so favored by his father, as long as he can be drawn to his side, he will definitely be able to add wings to a tiger!
With a decision in his mind, Han Lingchao stepped forward a few steps to Guan Yubai, and greeted him pretending to be familiar: "So it's Lord Guanhou."
"Your Highness." Guan Yubai bowed again, with a gentle attitude, but a touch of alienation.
Han Lingchao didn't care about Guan Yubai's indifference, and said with a smile: "Father has always told me that Lord Guanhou is very knowledgeable and often has unique views on people and things. Lord Guan, why don't you go to the window with me How about a short story!"
Han Lingchao pointed in the direction where he usually sat.
The emperor has a son-in-law, and the age is at its peak. Although the crown prince has not yet been established, the courtiers still have a wait-and-see attitude. Except for a few because of their in-laws, or wanting to speculate on the merits of the dragon, most of them have not yet stood in line. It was Guan Yubai's first visit to the room today, if he sat with the First Prince, it might be regarded as that he wanted to vote for the First Prince.
All the ministers also heard that Han Lingchao was trying to drive ducks to the shelves, some of them avoided their eyes, not wanting to offend the First Prince for this matter;
Guan Yubai smiled lightly, gentle and refined, but without the slightest embarrassment.
"Guan Hou Ye!" A deep male voice suddenly came from the direction of the door, "Guan Hou Ye is also coming to the morning court today?"
One sentence caused the other officials to have different expressions. Some were annoyed that they were one step too late, some ridiculed the man's stupidity in their hearts, and some planned to wait and see... When everyone followed the sound, they found that the owner of the voice had just walked into the duty room Empress Nangong Qin, the surroundings became quiet again.
Nangong Qin is also known for being upright and upright. He never forms a party for personal gain, nor is he a crony.
Seeing Nangong Qin looking at Guan Yubai with a trace of respect in his eyes, the officials probably understood that Nangong Qin's behavior was probably out of respect for the officials' family of heroes.
"Lord Nangong!" Guan Yubai looked at Nangong Qin with a smile.
Han Lingchao narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Nangong Qin, Cheng Yaojin, feeling displeased, but he didn't dare to attack.
At this moment, the little eunuch sang and reported again: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince is here!"
In an instant, all eyes turned to the door again, and the second prince, Han Lingguan, walked in leisurely with a smile on his lips.
All the ministers bowed and saluted again. Han Ling's eyes lit up when he saw Guan Yubai, and then his gaze swept across Han Lingchao, Guan Yubai and Nangong Qin. He keenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, but he didn't say anything. He just smiled and clasped fists with Han Lingchao: "Brother Emperor."
But Han Lingchao had no expression on his face, and called out with a blunt smile: "Second brother!"
Han Lingguan was too lazy to deal with this elder brother, so he looked at Guan Yubai, and said with a smile, "Guan Houye, I have heard that Hou Ye is very good at chess, and I recently got a pair of Baiyaoxuanyu chess from the previous dynasty." , I don’t know when I will be lucky enough to play a game with Lord Hou?”
"Go Fu" said: "The son is Baiyao Xuanyu." Baiyao Xuanyu is the top grade among chess pieces, and many chess idiots dream of collecting a pair.
There was a faint smile on the corner of Guan Yubai's mouth, and said: "If there is a chance, I would like to ask His Highness for advice."
Han Lingguan said with a very good attitude: "It's a great honor for Hou Ye to teach me."
Han Lingchao on the side turned gloomy when he heard this, he gritted his teeth as he stared at Han Lingguan, and thought: What kind of game?! The second emperor is trying to curry favor with Guan Yubai with this Baiyaoxuanyu chess set!
The veins on Han Lingchao's forehead were twitching, and for a while, old and new grudges were at the same time.