The 241st year of the Great Zhou calendar is destined to be a turbulent season for the people of the Great Zhou.
At the end of the 240th year, Queen Zhao Shuhua of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Crown Prince Yanche conspired to leave the capital, and went north to unite with the 100,000 Beifu Army that the Zhao family had held for many years to raise the banner of rebellion. He was branded a rebel and went away to Shuoxi.
The empress and the crown prince rebelled in the northern region, and Prince Rui also used the Shuoxi army to set up his own small court on the Shuoxi plateau. The people of the Great Zhou once called him the King of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Naturally, Thunder was furious, and issued several imperial edicts to depose the empress and crown prince, and deprive Prince Rui of his noble titles, and raised troops from the north and south, ordering the Marquis of Anyang to lead an army of 100,000 for the northern expedition.
The turmoil in the Great Zhou Dynasty had already made the people uneasy, but at this moment, the frightening barbarians and Rong people joined forces and invaded from the north of Canglong Mountain. The blood washed Cangzhou immediately, and the whole North The land is in danger of being slaughtered, and even the country of Dazhou is also in jeopardy.
At this moment, King Rui of Shuoxi led his troops to the north, and through the mediation of the Marquis of Anyang, he united with the three armies of the Beifu army, and actually drove back the menacing army of soldiers and barbarians. Going to live, but at this moment, rumors about the emperor murdering loyal ministers in spite of the national crisis spread all over the sky.
It was also at this time that King Rui of Shuoxi rose up, wanting to kill the faint king and prove the way of heaven. The Beifu army felt his loyalty and loyalty, so King Rui led an army of more than 100,000 troops to the south with lightning speed. The soldiers left the general with a human heart, empty and defenseless, Prince Rui's soldiers approached the city, but he did not immediately attack the city, only pressing them with morale.
Xu Shi understood that the throne was hard to keep, and three days later, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty issued an imperial edict against himself, and was imprisoned in the palace for his crime.
It was a night that all historians did not dare to ignore. Prince Rui led his troops into the city, inspected the palace, summoned all the officials, and without any disputes, he pacified the entire imperial capital. Fearing the power of Prince Rui's soldiers and horses, coupled with the eloquent edict of self-incrimination and the ten crimes against the emperor, the whole Zhou Dynasty surrendered to Prince Rui, and no one dared not to obey.
Due to the fire in the Chongzheng Hall, Prince Rui summoned all the officials and clans in the Zichen Hall, and the hearts of the courtiers were settled on that day.
Although Prince Rui replaced him, he did not kill the old ministers, but he was innocent and returned to his post. In this way, there was no major change in the court, officials and government offices. From the Duke of the state to Zaifu, down to the seventh-rank officials, everyone respected and tolerated the heart After five days, the enthronement was decided.
At that time, the back hall of the Chongzheng Hall was already in ruins, and the front hall was also affected. Prince Rui ordered the craftsmen in the palace to renovate the hall, but the imperial guards searched hard in the ruins, and finally found only two charred bones. After inspection, it was the emperor Yan Huai and the eunuch Yuan Qing.
Although the Son of Heaven has acted in the way of fooling the emperor, but now he issued an edict against himself and committed suicide because of his crime, Prince Rui upholds benevolence, and still allows him to enter the imperial mausoleum and enjoy the ancestral temple, but there are only names and surnames on the stele and no title of emperor , although there is a place to settle down after death, but there is no honor of the emperor, it is also touching to everyone. At the same time, the people of Prince Yi's mansion went to Fukong. Xianyou, the trace is unknown, and there is no return date.
Half a month later, the grand enthronement ceremony was held in the Ancestral Temple of the Imperial City. Prince Rui, wearing a crowned python robe and holding his wife's hand, ascended to the throne.
At this time, all the barbarians in the north had been slaughtered by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Cangzhou was recovered. Although it was thousands of miles away, the Marquis of Anyang also led the soldiers to express their willingness to surrender. Because Cangzhou was to be rebuilt, the Marquis of Anyang asked the new emperor for a delay in returning, and the new emperor agreed to play .
When the new emperor came to the throne for the first time, he first conferred the title of his first wife, the Qin family, as the empress, and then pardoned the world, reduced taxes, and slightly adjusted the positions of the court officials. Three months passed in a flash. The transition of the throne, which was supposed to be turbulent and majestic, has actually passed by in such a gentle and gentle manner.
At the beginning of the new dynasty, the new emperor began to bring justice to the many unjust cases mentioned in the imperial edict. The first one was the case of Concubine Jin of the previous year. In the past, the case of Concubine Jin was a taboo. It is quite different, but the new emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment to thoroughly investigate the matter, and immediately implicated many people such as Li Muyun, the former minister of Dali Temple, and the prison secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. So everyone knows the new emperor's resolute and vicious temperament, and the atmosphere of the court is also very different from before.
The atmosphere of the former school has been renewed, and the harem has also undergone considerable changes.
The back hall of Chongzheng Hall was originally the emperor's bedroom, but the emperor's bedroom had already been burned down in the previous fire. Although the new emperor ordered it to be rebuilt, he did not let people build it into a bedroom. Instead, he set up the imperial study and the cabinet. A place where officials are summoned to discuss matters.
But he asked the emperor where he should live if he lost his bedroom? To everyone's surprise, the new emperor ordered the Kunning Palace to be repaired and restructured, renamed Weiyang, and become the living place of the empress.
As soon as the new emperor changed the separation system between emperor and empress, there were many objections from the previous court, but the new emperor's methods were well known to everyone, and after two setbacks, no one dared to mention it.
In the blink of an eye, it's the winter season, and there are still three or five days before New Year's Eve. The entire harem is preparing for the new year. Weiyang Palace is the emperor's bedroom. Naturally, it is the most important thing for the palace people to pay attention to. Haoxue added to the scenery of Weiyang Palace, and Qin Wan wanted to get up early this morning to enjoy the snow. Ordinarily, Yan would get up sooner or later and never let Qin Wan get up together, but just after winning the palace, Qin Wan had a minor illness and became a bit lazy, and was spoiled by Yan Chi a lot, and now he has learned to stay in bed.
But today I heard that it was snowing outside, so I don't want to sleep under the brocade quilt anymore!
"Empress, you have to wear another cloak!"
Fuling has been back from Shuoxi for a long time, and now she is very caring for Qin Wan. Qin Wan is now the empress of a country, not to mention her status is precious, her body need not be the same as before. Fu Ling was very worried, but Qin Wan didn't take it seriously, eating, drinking and sleeping every day, but they were not allowed to tell Yan Chi.
Qin Wan put on the cloak as he said, and said with a smile, "I've already worn an extra jacket, but you want me to wear more cloaks, now it's hard for me to walk clumsily."
Fu Ling snorted and said, "Your Majesty is not in good spirits recently, and I didn't realize it." She said in a low voice, "My Majesty has not woken up early for seven or eight days in a row. Your Majesty doesn't say anything, and you don't even notice it, but the slaves do. I feel that you are very different from usual, you are a doctor yourself, don't you feel that something is wrong?"
Qin Wan covered her lips and smiled, "There are so many diseases, you are too careful, let's go, let's go see the snow."
The group of people left the bedroom, and saw the white snow as soon as they went out. At a glance, the eaves on the roof of the palace were all white, and the sun was rising, and the snow was even more radiant. Qin Wan was happy to see it , simply said, "Let's just go to Shoukang Palace. The plum blossoms in Shoukang Palace bloomed yesterday, and I want to come and bloom more today."
Fu Ling hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is going, and you should get off the sedan chair—"
However, Qin Wan had already walked out of the palace gate, "I need a sedan chair, go on, and make a snow dumpling to bring to Yan Sui on the way."
Fu Ling had no choice but to call Bai Ying and other palace servants to follow.
Qin Wan looked around the palace while walking, and said suddenly, "It's snowing now, have all the palaces been checked?"
Fu Ling used to be a careless little girl, but now she is the most trusted maid in charge of the Empress of Zhou Dynasty. She has made great progress, and even the guards and maids in the palace will say "Sister Fu Ling, Miss Fu Ling" when she sees her. Fu Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, the inner government has already checked. Now the population of the harem is simple and there is no need for so many palaces. Many palaces have been temporarily locked up, and only the Shoukang Palace and Weiyang Palace is gone."
When Yan Chi ascended the throne, all the concubines in the harem were released from the palace, and several princes who were underage, except for Yan Sui, were also temporarily appointed county kings to stand on their own feet. Living with her son, her eighth prince was named King Wanping, and she enjoyed the honor of a concubine, even the imperial concubine Feng Lingsu, who was also taken out. King Cheng committed a great crime, and Yan Chi deprived his prince The title demoted him to be a commoner, and Feng Chenbi who married him naturally lost his imperial title, and Chengwang's mansion was taken back by the palace. For a while, Feng Shenbi dismissed the servants of Chengwang's mansion, and returned to live in Zhongguogong's mansion.
The Duke of Zhongguo's mansion is now in a bleak state. The married noble concubine and sister are now living in the mansion insanely, and the married princess's daughter is now a widow and living at home. The new emperor, now he has to be a man with his tail between his legs, because he doesn't know when, the new emperor will settle the old and new accounts together.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan sighed, and then asked Bai Ying, "Qin Xiang hasn't found it yet?"
Bai Ying shook her head, "I haven't found it, I'm afraid she has already left the capital. His Majesty has just entered the city and has not given orders to deprive Chengwang of her title, so she ran away. Presumably she was afraid that Feng Chenbi would be unfavorable to her. Although Chengwang has not been in the capital for half a year, but I heard that Prince Cheng's mansion is in chaos."
Qin Wan shook his head, "Since we're leaving the capital, it's fine."
Bai Ying replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry, maybe you will go back to Jinzhou, I don't know, old Hou Ye and the others are all in Jinzhou now."
Thinking of this, Qin Wan couldn't help but smile wryly. When something happened to the Qin Mansion in Jinzhou, they all went north to join the Zhongyonghou Mansion. Later, when something happened to the Zhongyonghou Mansion, Qin Chaoyu ordered Qin Shu and others to go south to avoid disaster. They had no choice but to go Jinzhou, at any rate, the third house of the Qin family in Jinzhou is also from the Qin family, so they can naturally protect one or two.
Qin Wan responded without asking any more questions, and went straight to Shoukang Palace.
When I arrived at the gate of Shoukang Palace, I saw that the servants were silent and orderly. When they saw her coming, they quickly knelt down and saluted.
Another nanny stepped forward and said, "Empress, the old Princess Gong and His Highness Prince Gong are here."
When Qin Wan heard this, she felt a little surprised, "Why didn't anyone tell me?"
While talking, Qin Wan quickly walked in, and when he was outside the flower hall, he looked in through the open window.
The Empress Dowager was talking to the old Princess Gong with a smile. She was half sober and half stupid. When she was sober, she only remembered what happened twenty years ago. In this way, the old Princess Gong fell in love with her very much, and Yan Li stood beside her The smile on his face is very calm, now Yan Li doesn't love Hong, since Yan Chi ascended the throne and released him, he still often comes to the harem to accompany the queen mother, or play with Yan Sui as before, it just makes people feel It was still the same as it was more than a year ago, but gradually he changed, he no longer laughed and scolded like before, and his whole person also calmed down. A few days ago, he even said that he wanted to leave the capital to go outside.
Qin Wan then walked towards the house, and when he saw Qin Wan appearing, everyone stood up and saluted, Qin Wan quickly took two steps to support the old Princess Gong, and said, "You don't need to be too polite, why did you enter the palace so early today? Hello? I didn't even know."
Looking at Qin Wan, Fu said gently, "Today, we are here to say goodbye."
The empress dowager sat next to her stupidly, and didn't respond to the word "farewell", but Qin Wan frowned slightly, and glanced at Nanny Chen, who coaxed the empress dowager into the inner room to take medicine, while Princess Gong was Pulling Qin Wan out, Qin Wan said, "Why did you come to say goodbye? Where are you going?"
Yan Li followed, and said with a smile, "A few days ago, I told you that I wanted to go outside the capital city. I have never been to the south of the Yanjiang River in my life, so I really want to go south. Knowing that there will be a grand Dharma conference next month in Taihua Mountain in the south, I told my concubine, and concubine mother was also moved."
Mrs. Fu smiled and said, "That's right. I have never been to the Yanjiang River in my life. It is said that there is no snow in the winter in the southern country, and it is very warm. I moved my mind and said goodbye to the palace today. I will leave early tomorrow morning." .”
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Now that we're going, when will we come back? The road is not easy in winter, why don't we go again in spring?"
Mrs. Fu patted the back of Qin Wan's hand and said, "It will be too late to go in the spring. If we go fast, we can just catch up with the ceremony. The ceremony is only half a month away. I really don't want to miss a day. As for when to come back, I don't know." There is a certain number, now that the world is at peace, my body can still walk, so I took the opportunity to walk more, after two years my health will not be good, and Li'er will marry a wife and have children, so it won't be as leisurely as it is now. "
After hearing this, Qin Wan didn't know what to say, "If you've made up your mind, you can't change it, but you must pay attention to the safety on the road. There are a few people from the south around me, why don't I take orders for you? To avoid getting unfamiliar with the south —”
Fu smiled, "The empress is interested, but she doesn't need it. Don't worry, I don't know the way. You know Li'er's temperament best. Is there anything he can't play with?"
While talking, Yan Sui came out holding a small wooden carved carriage.
Seeing Qin Wan, he stepped two points faster. Seeing him holding the object, Qin Wan said, "What is this for?"
Yan Li smiled, "I said I wanted to go out to visit mountains and rivers, so he wanted to go, and thought that you would definitely not allow him when he was young, so he said he would give me something as a parting gift, so he found this little object .”
Qin Wan also covered his lips and smiled, "It's interesting, if you want to go, he even prepared the carriage for you."
After saying that, Mrs. Fu pulled Qin Wan to talk under the eaves, while Yan Li and Yan Sui sat on the stone table in the pavilion outside. People laughed for a while, Fu looked at him from a distance and said, "Li'er is still like a child, he is like this, it is not a good thing to stay in the capital for a long time, I am also a person who spends half my life in the Buddhist hall, if he and I are in the capital, If you have to be trapped in that palace for the rest of your life, you might as well leave here."
Qin Wan's heart sank when he heard that, "You mean, you won't come back?"
Mrs. Fu shook her head, "That's not true. After all, the capital is my homeland. There is no time to come back. Let's just see the chance."
When Qin Wan heard the words, she understood, and she was quite embarrassed at the moment.
The two stood under the eaves for a while, and after a while, Mrs. Fu called Yan Li to prepare to leave. Qin Wan and Yan Sui sent the two of them to the atrium. Frowning slightly, "Will they come back?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Why not? They are in your carriage, your carriage will bring them back, right?"
Yan Sui laughed when he heard the words, and looked at Qin Wan with bright eyes, Qin Wan tapped his forehead lightly, "Don't worry, let's go, let's talk to the queen mother for a while, and then let me see Has your writing improved—”
Qin Wan stayed in Shoukang Palace for another hour before leaving. Before leaving, someone broke off the newly opened red plums in Shoukang Palace and brought them back to Weiyang Palace. As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Yan Chi striding out from inside. , Seeing Qin Wan holding plum blossoms, he said, "Why don't you sit in a sedan chair."
Qin Wan asked Fu Ling to intervene, and he and Yan Chi went into the Nuan Pavilion to talk, "I'm tired these days, I want to go for a walk, can you see that Yan Li is gone?"
Yan Chi nodded, "See, it doesn't matter if they want to leave, the capital must be a place of right and wrong."
After Yan Chi ascended the throne, all civil and military officials, the clan and the royal family, as well as the wives all came to pay homage to the court. At that time, Princess Gong brought Yan Li into the palace together. The queen mother spoke, but as long as they were still in the capital for a day, private criticism would always be inevitable.
Qin Wan said casually, "I don't know why they came back. According to the old concubine, I'm afraid it will be a long time."
Yan Chi comforted, "You don't have to worry, Yan Li will only take care of her old man."
Qin Wan smiled, and asked again, "Can the previous court be safe today?"
"There is nothing wrong with the previous dynasty, and the chaos in the south has also been calmed down."
Three months ago, when Yan Chi had just ascended the throne for more than a month, although the capital was pacified at that time, but after the declaration was announced to the world, a group of bandits in the south joined forces with a militia garrison to create a rebellion, bluntly saying that Yan Chi Ascension to the throne is not justified, the south is thousands of miles away from the capital, and this group of people made a big fuss for a while. They plundered several counties in the south of Huzhou and killed many people. Later, it was Yan Chi who was in a hurry Order, the southern state officials suppressed these people.
Yan Chi continued, "In addition to Huzhou General Soldier, there are two other people who put down the chaos. They will go to the capital the day after tomorrow, and you can see them at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve."
Having said that, Qin Wan said, "Are they coming to the palace banquet on New Year's Eve?"
Normally, the palace banquets on New Year's Eve are all Beijing officials, or officials with a rank of four or above who have returned to Beijing after reporting their duties, but this line of work obviously does not meet this category.
Yan Chi smiled, "For the first year of this year, it's natural to be more lenient. I thought about it, why don't you invite your brother in?"
The senior brother Yan Chi mentioned was Sun Muqing. Sun Muqing still didn't leave the capital after the accident in the Zhongyonghou Mansion. Fortunately, all the troubles did not affect him. Now that Yan Chi is enthroned in the capital Taiping, Sun Muqing even plans to open a medical clinic in the capital. I never want to go back to Yaowang Valley.
"Why do you want to invite a brother? A brother has no official or job, what should I do?"
Yan Chi smiled, "There is no need to let him go forward, when the time comes to prepare next year's dinner in Weiyang Palace, you should leave the palace banquet earlier, just talk to him a few words, and your sister, Xue Qingshan is a general, I plan to let him go to the border for a year of experience. I'm afraid your sister won't want to let them enter the palace together with their husband and wife. Come to talk to you earlier, and you can ask them what they mean..."
Everyone wants to reunite with their families during the New Year’s Eve, but Qin Wan has no family in the capital except Qin Shuang, and the only person who can be said to be close is Sun Muqing. Seeing Yan Chi’s intentions, Qin Wan smiled bitterly, Set the meal... when the time comes, others will know what to say... "
Yan Chi frowned, "Then it's in the side hall next to the Jinxiu Hall?"
Qin Wan hurriedly nodded in response, "That's more or less the same." Then he said, "Qin Shuang is definitely willing, but she will also be worried, I will ask when the time comes, and the palace banquet has already been properly ordered, Your Majesty Just take it easy."
Yan Chi pulled Qin Wan into his arms, and was about to be tender, but saw Qin Wan start yawning, Yan Chi couldn't help pinching Qin Wan's waist, "Let you get up early and run around." Picking up Qin Wan, he went to the inner hall, Yan Chi put Qin Wan down, and he wanted to lie down, Qin Wan hurriedly pushed him, "The sky is bright, you still have government affairs, how can you do that? "
Yan Chi grabbed her hand, "The political affairs have been dealt with, there is absolutely no delay."
As he spoke, he hugged her to his full arms, lowered his head and pecked her lips, and said with some doubts, "What's the matter with you recently? I'm not allowed to trouble you at night, and I don't want me to rest with you at noon during the day, if not I know you, and I almost feel that you have another heart."
Qin Wan couldn't stop laughing when he heard that, and couldn't help pecking his lips several times, "The concubine will never dare to be distracted. Well, Your Majesty, let's go to sleep. The concubine is really sleepy."
Yan Chi had no choice but to let Qin Wan sleep in his arms.
At dawn on the second day, three large carts stopped in front of the side gate of Prince Gong's Mansion. Not long after, Mrs. Fu and Yan Li came out, followed by four or five attendants. After a little settlement, they boarded the carriage , the carriage rattled and moved straight out of the capital, and then headed west along the official road. Before noon, the carriage arrived in front of a low hill, which was a royal mountain forest. In an hour, it was the location of the imperial mausoleum.
The carriage went up the mountain road, and stopped in front of a new grave halfway up the mountain. There was no word on the stone tablet in front of the grave, and there was no offering. Yan Li got off the carriage and was alone with candles. Going forward to worship, when the worship was over, he returned to the carriage, the curtain fell, and Yan Li said, "Okay, concubine mother."
In the carriage, Fu's voice was slightly cold, "Mmm", then he turned his head and ordered the carriage to go down the mountain south.
A few carriages went down the mountain and walked away in a short time, and no one would know that the place facing the imperial tomb is the new tomb of the former emperor, and the one that entered the imperial tomb is just the real Yanhuai tomb. , Yan Li in the carriage sighed softly, after today, his father will truly die in his heart.
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Three days passed in a flash, and it was the day of the New Year's Eve palace banquet in a blink of an eye.
Early this morning, Princess Taichang, the Jiang family, and Yue Ning first entered the palace. Anyang Marquis Yue Qiong stayed in Cangzhou for two months and came back half a month ago, and Yue Ning also came back to the capital half a month ago. This time Yue Ning When they entered the palace, they first went to Weiyang Palace to meet Qin Wan, stayed in Weiyang Palace for a while, and then went to Shoukang Palace to meet the Queen Mother. Weiyang Palace.
At the palace banquet on New Year’s Eve, all the wives from home and abroad will come to see the queen. Before they can talk for a while, they say that someone outside is asking to see him. Qin Wan has no choice but to go to see others. Even though the powder and daisies are not applied, she is still stunningly beautiful. In addition, she already has a high-end appearance, which makes her look more like a mother. Princess Taichang just keeps nodding in her heart when she sees Qin Wan dealing with people and things. .
At ten o'clock in the evening, the palace banquet is about to start, and the wives of Weiyang Palace just go to Jinxiu Palace.
Qin Wan took a moment to breathe, Yue Ning left one step behind, sneaked to the inner hall and asked, "Are you tired?"
Qin Wan breathed out, "It's much better than I thought. I used to think that it would be very difficult to be a queen in the future, but I didn't expect it to be very relaxed on weekdays. Only a few festivals every year are a bit busy, which is not a big deal—"
Yue Ning rolled her eyes when she heard the words, "Empress Empress, I have something to ask, is it possible?"
Qin Wan laughed, "The princess has something to say, is it related to Wei Qizhi?"
Yue Ning smiled wryly, "He said he wanted to ask the emperor for an imperial decree, but I didn't want to be so quick. If he really asks, you must tell the emperor not to accept him..."
Qin Wan couldn't laugh or cry, "Why is this?"
Yue Ning snorted and said, "Recently, I have learned a lot about his promiscuity in the past, and I don't want to accept him so casually."
Seeing that Yue Ning's tone was full of arrogance and jealousy, she knew that Yue Ning must have known about Wei Qizhi's confidante in the past.
Qin Wan covered his lips and smiled first, "You, you, your eldest brother will get married after the spring, even if he asks for the will, it should be after that. Don't worry, I will let His Majesty take care of him, otherwise how can I Can I hand you over to him casually?"
Yue Jia and the girl from the Su family are already engaged, and the marriage will be set in the next year. Yue Ning's eyes brightened when she heard this, "Exactly, this is a ready-made excuse."
The two spoke a few more words, and seeing that it was getting late, Qin Wan wanted to go to the Palace of Splendid Embroidery, but before leaving the palace gate, Yan Chi came back and came to pick her up. Seeing this, Yue Ning could only sigh repeatedly, Naturally, she ran away first, Qin Wan laughed, "It's so close, why go back?"
Yan Chi also met with his courtiers all day long, and now he could have gone directly to the Hall of Splendid Embroidery, but instead made a detour, Yan Chi put Qin Wan together on the dragon chariot, and when he started walking, he said, "Although it is close, I Don't worry, the road is slippery in this snowy day, and it's night, look, your hands are still so cold."
After speaking, he covered Qin Wan's hands, and after covering like this, he went to Jinxiu Hall.
Tonight, the Jinxiu Hall is brightly lit, and it is as beautiful as a Qionglou. All civil and military officials and members of the clan have already been waiting here, while the wives are sitting at the same table with the courtiers through a soft curtain. Yan Chi led Qin Wan got off the dragon chariot and entered the Palace of Splendid Embroidery together!
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live—"
"Queen Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose—"
Everyone knelt down and saluted, shouting long live and thousand live, Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand and walked up to the main seat, and only when they stood still did they ask everyone to stand up.
Today is the first annual banquet of the new dynasty, and it was also carefully planned by Qin Wan. Not only the redecoration of the hall is rich and elegant, but also today's delicacies and utensils. A lot of thought has been put into it. After that, a big banquet was held.
It was not the first time Qin Wan met the officials, and his every move was very dignified and elegant. When everyone saw the emperor and empress dressed in splendid attire, they looked like a pair of jadeites. , I feel that the two are more pleasing to the eye, and Yan Chi is vigorous and resolute in political affairs, but he is not cold and ostentatious when he meets the courtiers. The big one even made a toast to the empress.
Naturally, Qin Wan did not drink alcohol, and Yan Chi did not put on airs. When the courtiers saw that he had agreed, they were overjoyed as if they were encouraged, and the hall became more relaxed for a moment. Standing up, he said, "I'll take you to meet someone."
Qin Wan raised his eyebrows in confusion, but followed Yan Chi down.
As soon as the emperor and empress moved, all the courtiers did not dare to sit down, they all stood up quickly, and when Yan Chi waved his hand to signal for everyone to go back to their seats, all the people sat down one after another, even so, she and the two of them attracted everyone's attention. Their gazes followed, and they saw that Yan Chi led Qin Wan to the seat at the end, and then stopped in front of a young man, and the man on the seat got up early to salute.
Qin Wan was very surprised when he saw this person, "Fourth brother... why is it you?"
The person sitting in this corner is none other than Qin Ye!
Qin Wan only knew that Qin Shu's family was in the south, but he never expected to see Qin Ye here, and was extremely surprised at the moment.
Qin Ye saluted, "Greetings to the empress, please ask the empress to call me by my name directly."
Qin Wan's identity is no longer the same as before, and Qin Ye's words are also very respectful.
Qin Wan looked at Qin Ye, then at Yan Chi, "What's going on?"
Yan Chi smiled and said, "I told you two days ago that he is the one who put down the chaos in the south."
Qin Wan was even more surprised and delighted when he heard this, but Qin Ye smiled and said, "However, if we talk about the relationship between the humble minister and His Majesty, we have to talk about the relationship between the empress and the empress before she entered Beijing..."
Qin Wan raised her brows high, and turned to look at Yan Chi, who smiled and said, "I did him a small favor."
Qin Wan looked at Qin Ye again, Qin Ye smiled and said, "At that time, I went to the north to do business, and I almost died when I encountered troubles. It was His Highness who rescued me. Later, the Empress returned to the Hou's Mansion, and His Highness also sent a private message to tell him Wei Chen, let me pay more attention to Empress Gu."
Qin Wan only felt unexpected waves, but when she heard this, she suddenly remembered many things. At that time, when she just returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qin Ye seemed to take good care of her, and even made her wary. She was puzzled at the time The reason, but I didn't expect it to be because of Yan Chi!
Qin Wan didn't come back to his senses for a long while, but when he savored the meaning carefully, he felt a little warmth in his heart, and asked again, "Where's Uncle? Where's Third Brother? Are they all okay?"
Qin Ye leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Father was ill a few years ago. Originally, my elder brother came with me. Now, in order to take care of my father, I stayed in Jinzhou for the time being. And... a letter came from Chao Yu Yueyue ago, saying that they are now In the Northern Wei Dynasty, I was with the Fifth Princess, but Empress Zhao's injury is not suitable for raising her in the Northern Wei Dynasty. She will come back to the south to find a place to recuperate in the third and fourth months of the year. At that time, there may be a time to meet her again. .”
Ever since Qin Wan returned to the capital, he has not heard of Qin Chaoyu's news. Hearing this now, he feels warm in his heart.
They had thought about it a long time ago when they went to Qinwan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but if they didn't come back in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it might be difficult to meet each other, but now they are fine.
Qin Wan was slightly moved when he heard that, "That's good! You can rest assured only after meeting your uncle and aunt."
Tonight during Chinese New Year, Qin Wan happened to see Qin Ye, and the feeling in his heart was different from the past. He said a few more words before moving away. The person who talked to the empress was the second young master of the Zhongyonghou Mansion. He was slightly surprised at the moment, but he didn't dare to say anything. Once the emperor and the courtiers, now the new emperor is the most suitable person to support him. Everyone knows in their hearts. He became more and more afraid to be careless, for fear that if he failed to do the job well, his position would be replaced by someone else.
Yan Chi and Qin Wan didn't care about other people's eyes. Since they came down, Yan Chi said a few words to the familiar courtiers. For the courtiers, it was a great honor. There are too many people today. Above the position, the number of people who can see in the eyes is really limited. Now when he walks into the crowd, he can see everyone's face very clearly. After walking a few steps, Qin Wan saw Zhan Yang, but Li Muyun People from Yanze, after re-investigating the case of Concubine Jin, Li Muyun was found guilty, and now he has been demoted to a rather difficult county government in the south to be the county magistrate. As a result, the position of Minister of Dali Temple has been vacated.
At that moment, Zheng Baishi recommended Zhan Yang, and because Zhan Yang hadn't obtained any fame and was young, Yan Chi put him in the position of Dali Temple's Shaoqing to practice. Even so, he is now in charge of Dali As for the real power of Si Qing, Qin Wan knew Zhan Yang's persistence to solve the case the most, and felt that this arrangement was very good.
Now that Qin Wan has become a queen, she rarely sees foreign ministers. The last time she saw Zhan Yang was when Yan Chi ascended the throne. Thinking of this, Qin Wan naturally wanted to have a word with Zhan Yang.
Seeing Yan Chi and Qin Wan walking towards him, Zhan Yang quickly got up to salute, Qin Wan said with a smile, "Young Minister of Dali Temple is exempt from the ceremony, I heard that you have found out the results of two pending cases in Dali Temple in the past few months, I want to come tonight, Your Majesty wants to give you wine."
As soon as these words came out, Yan Chi really ordered the eunuchs behind, "Give wine—"
Zhan Yang hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you Empress, thank you Your Majesty, I have just taken over, and I am still very unfamiliar, so I dare not take credit for it."
Qin Wan said, "Master Zhan, you don't need to be humble. In the past, Master Zhan was in the lowest position and could still do his best to investigate the real culprit. Now that Master Zhan has a little power, it is better to do some practical things for the people. Others don't know. Gonghe Majesty knows Master Zhan's persistence best!"
Yan Chi also said, "Zhan Yang, do well, Dali Temple is in your hands, I am very relieved."
Zhan Yang showed gratitude, and hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty and Empress, I will definitely work hard and never let anyone who does evil go unpunished!"
Yan Chi smiled and waved his hands, "Okay, tonight is Chinese New Year, don't worry about errands, just have fun with the banquet."
Just as he was talking, the gift of wine for Zhan Yang arrived, and the little eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty never said what kind of wine to reward, so the servant brought the wine that was tribute from Xiliang."
Yan Chi smiled, "Excellent, give Mr. Zhan the best—"
The eunuch stepped forward and immediately poured a full glass for Zhan Yang. The wine was purple in color, rich in color, and the taste was even more sour and sweet. It was a very rare thing, and the surrounding courtiers were all very excited Envious of Zhan Yang, and Qin Wan also smiled and planned to watch Zhan Yang drink it up, but at this moment, her complexion suddenly changed, she covered her mouth and retched, and she vomited several times in a row. With tears in her face and weak breath, she collapsed into Yan Chi's arms.
Yan Chi's complexion changed drastically, "Wanwan—"
"Empress Empress—"
The sudden turn of events, whether it was Yan Chi Fuling and the others, or the courtiers in the palace, were all startled.
Zhan Yang was right in front of him, and he was so shocked that he almost knocked over the dishes on the table, "Empress Empress!"
"Come on! Send the imperial doctor—"
Qin Wan's face was flushed red, the corners of her eyes were wet, and she was speechless for a while, Yan Chi quickly picked her up, turned around and was about to leave, Qin Wan slowed down for a moment, and when he was finally able to speak, Yan Chi had already walked to the hall At the door, Qin Wan gave Yan Chi a hand, "Wait, there's no need to tell the imperial doctor, let senior brother, let senior brother diagnose my pulse."
Having said that, Yan Chi just realized that Sun Muqing was also in the palace tonight, and hurriedly asked the people around him, "Where is Miracle Doctor Sun?"
The little eunuch hurriedly pointed to the side hall, and Yan Chi immediately carried Qin Wan to the side hall.
The empress left suddenly, and the courtiers and wives in the main hall were all panicked. Some people came up to ask Zhan Yang. Zhan Yang had a wry smile on his face, but he was very worried about Qin Wan. It didn't say that the palace banquet was over, so everyone waited anxiously.
On this side, Sun Muqing has been waiting in the side hall, accompanied by several servants. Hearing something wrong outside, Sun Muqing hurried to the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yan Chi coming over with Qin Wan in his arms. Yan Chi He hurriedly said, "Show her quickly, it's not good!"
Sun Muqing was startled, and was immediately full of worry, pointing to the long couch against the wall, and said, "Go there!"
Yan Chi hurriedly put Qin Wan down on the couch, and sat next to Qin Wan nervously, half-embracing her.
At this moment, Qin Wan's expression had already slowed down as usual. Seeing that Yan Chi was facing an enemy, he smiled and said, "It's nothing, Dr. Sun will know after looking at it."
Yan Chi frowned and said, "How can it be nothing? You need to take a good look at it."
Fu Ling followed Qin Wan all the time, her eyes were reddened by fright just now, when she saw this moment, she hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, the empress is not in good health these days, it didn't happen all of a sudden, the empress is always lazy If you don't have energy, the sunflower water may not arrive for a long time!"
There was no outsider in the room, so Fu Ling didn't dare to hide it, and when Sun Muqing heard this, her eyebrows moved a little.
His hand had already landed on Qin Wan's pulse gate, and as soon as he felt his pulse, the peak of his eyebrows moved again. After a while, he looked up at Qin Wan, and saw Qin Wan smiling at him. Seeing this, Sun Muqing , breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes were bright.
But he was not in a hurry to speak, and only frowned and felt carefully. Qin Wan looked at Sun Muqing gently and was not in a hurry, but Yan Chi wanted to stare at Sun Muqing through his eyes, "How? What's the matter? What are you doing? Vomiting non-stop?"
Sun Muqing raised her head, glanced at Qin Wan, then looked at Yan Chi and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there is nothing serious."
After hearing this, Yan Chi didn't feel relieved at all. Seeing that he was really anxious, Qin Wan also smiled and said, "Miraculous doctor Sun, it must be true, right? I can feel it myself, but I'm not sure, I need you It will make me feel at ease."
Sun Muqing nodded, and Yan Chi said, "Wanwan, what are you talking about?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Doctor Sun, please tell Your Majesty—"
A smile appeared on the corner of Sun Muqing's lips, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the empress is happy."
Sun Muqing said this very calmly, but Yan Chi was stunned for a moment, and Fu Ling suddenly said, "What?! What Sun Miracle Doctor said is true? Is it true that the empress is happy?"
Sun Muqing continued to nod, and Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan tightly, "Wanwan, you..."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan fixedly, and Qin Wan nodded with a smile, "I feel a little bit these days, but doctors don't heal themselves, so they just want to find a time when they're not busy and then invite Miracle Doctor Sun into the palace to have a look. I didn't expect that I could not bear the smell of wine just now."
Yan Chi's eyes twinkled like stars for a moment, he took a deep breath, wishing he could hug Qin Wan tightly and rub her into his body, but so many people were in the way, and Yan Chi thought of Qin Wan With a child in her belly, she didn't dare to be rude to her, and for a moment let go of her tense arms, for fear of hurting her.
On the other side, Sun Muqing said again, "Empress, please show me your right hand again."
As soon as these words came out, Yan Chi was attracted again. He turned his eyes and said, "What's wrong? Are you still not sure?"
Sun Muqing shook her head, and Qin Wan had already taken out her right hand. Sun Muqing began to check the pulse. Everyone didn't know why Sun Muqing had to examine the other hand. They held their breath for a moment and didn't dare to disturb. After a while, Sun Muqing raised her head and said with a smile, "I wasn't sure just now, but I'm sure now."
After a slight pause, Sun Muqing said happily, "There are twins in the womb of the empress."
Twins? ! Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, she didn't even think of this!
Yan Chi was also stunned for a moment, and after a while, his brows suddenly lit up with joy, the corners of his lips moved a little, but he didn't know what to say to express his state of mind!
He hurriedly asked again, "How about now? What should Wanwan eat? Do you want to replenish your body?"
Seeing that Yan Chi was obviously too excited, Sun Muqing reassured, "Your Majesty, don't worry, just eat as usual according to the empress's taste. Although it is good to replenish the body, it should not be too much, otherwise it will be even worse for the empress. These, I think the Empress Dowager also knows about it."
Qin Wan gave Yan Chi a hand, "I am a doctor myself, so you don't have to worry."
Yan Chi was worried and excited, and after a while, he suddenly hugged Qin Wan again, "Even if you don't need to do anything else, you should have a good life, so I'll take you back to the palace right away." He also ordered, "The palace banquet continues! The queen is pregnant tonight, and I want to feast all the ministers! I also want to reward the whole palace, Bai Feng, you go and arrange—"
Fearing that the internal servants would not be well arranged, Yan Chi ordered Bai Feng, who is now the imperial bodyguard, to follow the order and leave naturally!
Yan Chi carried Qin Wan back to the dragon chariot without hesitation, Qin Wan laughed and said, "I haven't even said a few words to my brother, why are you..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Chi held Qin Wan's cheek and kissed it.
Qin Wan's next words were swallowed by Yan Chi, and when the lingering was over, Yan Chi breathed unsteadily and said, "I just want to be alone with you, and anyone else is disturbing, Wanwan, I I'm really happy, I, Yan Chi, am going to be a father!"
Qin Wan only felt that Yan Chi's happy child's heart had come out, it could be seen that he was so happy, and her heart was burning, and now she didn't care about the palace banquet senior brother, just leaned in Yan Chi's arms and went to Weiyang Palace together Go, because Qin Wan was pregnant, Yan Chi deliberately asked the guards to walk slowly, so this palace road took an extra long time, and just halfway through, it started snowing, Qin Wan leaned against Yan Chi's chest Before, looking at Su Xue falling slowly outside, she felt that this small world was about to be cut off from the world. Yan Chi protected her from the cold wind and snow, and then, she would spend the rest of her life with him. .
The news spread to Jinxiu Palace, and the whole palace was overjoyed for a while. Some were really worried about Qin Wan, and some were thinking about the succession of the emperor's heir. In short, although the emperor and empress would not come back to continue the feast, the courtiers all took advantage of the good news to push him away. A cup for a cup, even those who don't want to drink, have to break the precepts and be happy!
Because Zhan Yang saw Qin Wan feeling unwell with his own eyes, he was more worried than others. He was not happy and excited when he heard the news. He not only drank the full glass of wine, but also refused to refuse anyone who came to toast. , In this way, he drank until the second watch before breaking up.
Others have gorgeous carriages and servants in groups, but Zhan Yang left the palace gate alone, and found his horse at the imperial army, he got on the horse drunk and headed towards his mansion, although it is now Dali Temple Shaoqing, Zhanyang's residence is still in an ordinary second-entry courtyard in the south of the city.
Taking advantage of the wind and snow, he thought of Yan Chi and Qin Wan's admiration for him, with a deep smile on his face, and thinking of Qin Wan being pregnant with a dragon vein, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
At the beginning of the new dynasty, the emperor and empress were people whom he admired from the bottom of his heart. He only felt that in this great season, he must not disappoint the high expectations of the two.
By the time the house entered the yard, Zhan Yang's head and body were already covered with snow foam. He had lived in this yard for twenty years, and it was quite old. There was no light on at the moment, and it was pitch black. He tied up his horse and closed the door. At the courtyard door, he walked into the house with a little fuzzy footsteps, took out the fire pocket and lit a lamp, then turned around and closed the door, went to the table beside him to touch two pieces of snacks, and walked all the way to the innermost ear room , When he reached the anteroom, he pushed away a cabinet placed against the wall.
When the cabinet was pushed, the entrance of a cellar was revealed. Zhan Yang walked down the stairs and walked through a short corridor. After a while, he came to a cramped place like a prison cell. He threw two snacks into the cellar on the ground. In the empty bowl, he said with a bit of piety in his mouth, "There is a big happy event today, I will give you two yuan."
After saying this, Zhan Yang turned around and walked away, as if this was something he had to do every day.
As soon as he left, the cellar fell into darkness again. Not long after, there was a rustling sound. From a dark corner, a man with broken legs and dirtier than a beggar crawled out. The dim sum was carefully held in the palm of the hand, and shrank back into the corner with a rustle.
Everything returned to calm again, but the howls of the wind and snow outside became louder.
It was on this windy and snowy night that the good news of the queen's pregnancy spread throughout the palace.
Halfway through the hour, everything in the palace was completely silent, but only Weiyang Palace was still as bright as day, and bright fireworks exploded over Weiyang Palace. In the 242nd year, in the boundless joy of the emperor and empress, he arrived slowly.
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