Ministry, if she was Concubine Shugui, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to see this scene.
☆, 103. Who misunderstood who (catch bug)
"The mistake made by Concubine Shugui is really unforgivable. King Rui, you are begging for Concubine Shugui. Have you ever thought about the unjust death of Han Liangdi and the queen who was framed by her?" Xue said coldly, "Could it be because she is a noble concubine, and if she makes a mistake, she will not be held accountable."
He Yuan's kowtow stopped, he looked back at the concubine who was being held by the maids, and said humblely: "The concubine is the elder of the son and the minister. If she is guilty, the son and the minister will bear it."
"If the elders make mistakes, the younger ones will bear the responsibility. What other laws are there to speak of?" He Heng put down the teacup in his hand, frowned and said, "If the entire Dalong Dynasty is like you In this case, how should I manage the world?"
"Feng's murdered the concubine, framed the empress, had a vicious mind, and rewarded the white silk five feet," He Heng said lightly, "The Feng family's goddaughter is not strict, and the official title is cut off, and within three generations, you can no longer be an official in the court."
"Your Majesty is gracious, Your Majesty," Feng Zijin didn't expect the Emperor to be so reckless, that even her own family would be implicated. She wanted to kneel to He Heng's side, but was dragged by the two palace maids. Back and pinned her to the ground.
"Your Majesty!" Feng Zijin burst into tears, wanting to beg for mercy, but his mouth was blocked and he was speechless.
He Heng looked at her coldly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes, as if she was a stranger.
"Drag down, don't disturb your noble masters," Qian Changxin made a gesture to the people around him when he saw the emperor's expression, and soon someone dragged Feng Zijin down.
Luo Yinxiu, who was sitting next to him, watched Feng Zijin drag him out like a beast.
Qu Qing Ju stretched out her hand and twisted a piece of cake. In such a chaotic and noisy occasion, she still had the heart to use snacks. Realizing that Luo Yinxiu was looking at herself, she bent the corner of her mouth towards the other party, and seeing the other party lowered her head in awe, she smiled indifferently, looking at the farce in front of her with cold eyes.
He Yuan looked up at the three people who were in control of the life and death of his mother and concubine, and felt that his whole body was a little weak. He had never been so desperate for a moment, and he was helpless to kneel on the ground. He looked at the clean ground in a trance.
"Your Majesty, although Concubine Shugui and the guilty concubine Feng should cooperate internally and externally, it is not Han Liangdi who she sent someone to kill. The concubine thinks that although Concubine Shugui is an unforgivable sin, she will not die." Qu Qingju rubbed it. At the corner of his mouth, his eyes swept across Concubine Shugui, "Why don't the mothers spare Concubine Shugui's life with the emperor?"
"Oh? I don't know what the Queen thinks?" He Heng turned to look at her with a gentle expression when she heard Qu Qingju's words.
"The concubine once heard that when the late emperor was there, Concubine Shugui often served the imperial concubine. In this case, why not let Concubine Shugui guard the imperial mausoleum, bring incense for the late emperor every day and reflect on herself," Qu Qingju smiled and looked at the two of them. The Queen Mother, "I don't know if this is okay?"
Wouldn't it make her more uncomfortable than death for a woman like Concubine Shugui who was used to wearing brocade clothes and jade food to guard the imperial mausoleum? Empress Dowager Wei looked at her daughter-in-law. Seeing her serious look, she didn't seem to be embarrassing Concubine Shu on purpose. She couldn't help but suspect that she was thinking too much. She tilted her head to her mother Empress Dowager and said, "I don't know what my sister thinks?"
It was less than a year after the death of the late emperor. If the concubine Shugui was disposed of now, it would be inevitable that some people would gossip and keep the life of the concubine Shugui, but let her stay beside the bitter and cold imperial mausoleum. It would be the best choice. . The Empress Dowager looked at Qu Qing Ju with admiration, it was normal for the Emperor to love her: "Aijia thinks this is very good, after all, when the late Emperor was there, he loved the Concubine Chongshu very much. After all, we all After serving the late emperor, the Aijia didn’t have the heart to take your life, so it’s better if you serve the late emperor, at least if the late emperor knew about it under the spring, he would definitely feel relieved.”
Unexpectedly, it would be Qu Qingju who saved the life of his mother and concubine in the end. He Yuan looked up at Qu Qingju and gave her a big gift: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you mothers and queens, thank you... Royal Sister-in-law."
Hearing the obvious pause in He Yuan's tone, Qu Qing Ju knew in her heart that the other party didn't want to salute her, but she didn't mind, she smiled and waved: "Third uncle, don't be too polite."
He Heng glanced at He Yuan with a complicated expression, then got up and said, "Since the matter has come to an end, I will take the queen back to the palace. It's been cold recently, please take care of the two mothers."
Empress Dowager Wei and her mother Empress Dowager both smiled and nodded. Empress Dowager Wei said, "Aijia knows, you two should be more careful."
Qu Qing Ju and He Heng left the Fushou Palace. Seeing a yellow plum blossom by the roadside, she took a breath, and the cold wind and aroma rushed into her nose: "It smells really good."
"If you like it, let someone go to the plum garden to pick fresh ones every day and put them in the house," He Heng held her warm hand, "I don't dare to move here."
"Who said you want to pick the flowers here?" Qu Qing Ju gave him a sideways look, "I'm not the emperor, so I'm not interested in these flowers."
"What's wrong with me listening to this?" He Heng laughed softly, ignoring Qian Changxin and Mujin who were holding umbrellas for them, and suddenly looked at the front and said, "You're the only one in my harem, don't you know? ?"
"Is it like Emperor Huiming from the previous dynasty?" Qu Qing Ju looked at him and asked with a smile.
"Qingju, I will never be Emperor Huiming, and you will never be the Empress of Showa." He Heng looked at Qu Qingju with a serious expression, before she could react, she turned her head and said, "I'll go back to the front hall first. ." After speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving even Yu Ran to Qu Qing Ju.
Seeing He Heng leave in a hurry, Qu Qing Ju curled the corners of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes. Mujin, who was behind her, noticed her expression was different, handed the umbrella to Jin Zhan, and carefully supported her, "Master, let's go back to the palace. Bar."
Seeing Mu Jin's cautious appearance, Qu Qing Ju smiled silently: "Forget it, the emperor's chariot, the emperor is not there, I'm going to sit on it and do anything, you all accompany me back."
Mujin glanced at the clean ground that had been swept, and then at the shoes on the Queen's feet. After hesitating for a while, she had no choice but to signal the hosta to step forward, and the two of them guarded the Queen in the middle.
"Sister-in-law, please stay."
Qu Qing Ju turned her head and saw He Yuan walking in front of her. She bowed deeply to her and said, "I just thanked the emperor's sister-in-law for interceding for the mother and concubine of the minister and brother."
"Third uncle, don't be too polite, this palace is not begging for anyone, but telling the truth." Qu Qing Ju walked forward slowly, seeing He Yuan walking three steps behind her, she didn't know what the other party had in mind. , she did not speak easily.
"Anyway, I have written down today's favors," He Yuan put his hands behind his back, his fair cheeks were slightly reddish by the cold wind, he looked at Qu Qingju's profile, "Mother can stay now It is the emperor's kindness to sacrifice his life."
Qu Qingju paused at her feet, turned her head to look at He Yuan's face, and found that the other party was actually speaking the truth, she hesitated before saying, "Bengong doesn't quite understand why Concubine Shugui would take such pains to deal with this palace. Is it any good for her?"
"She has been proud of her whole life, how can she tolerate failure," He Yuan laughed at himself, "I have had a dream with my mother-in-law for so many years, and when I wake up, not everyone can bear it."
Then your mother and son are really reckless in their dreams.
Qu Qing Ju continued to walk forward, occasionally palace maids and eunuchs encountered her, and they avoided kneeling beside the road, "If people dream less, nothing will happen, third uncle can regret what he did? "
He Yuan took a deep look at her: "Maybe I regret it, but now it's a foregone conclusion, those are no longer important."
The patient of the middle school disease was finally cured, but Qu Qingju felt that his middle school second stage had jumped directly into old age, and his thoughts had changed a bit quickly. I remember the last time I saw He Yuan up close, it was at the Prince Rui's mansion. Secondary illness is still very serious.
"The teacher who never forgets the past," Qu Qing Ju smiled, "The third uncle can figure it out now, which is a great good."
"It's okay to drink and enjoy music all day long," He Yuan recalled his current life, he didn't have to go to court, he didn't have to worry about other things, and he didn't have to pay attention to the greetings sent by others. Once the gate of the palace was closed, he could do whatever he wanted. How happy, "happy like a fairy."
Qu Qing Ju couldn't figure out why He Yuan said this to herself, but the other party didn't seem to be implying anything inside or outside of his words, so she could only say, "This kind of day is indeed enviable."
"Presumably the imperial sister-in-law also likes leisurely days," He Yuan smiled, letting the snowflakes fall on his head and shoulders.
Qu Qing Ju looked back at his appearance, vaguely remembering that when she went to Prince Rui's mansion for the first time, she was sitting in the sedan chair, and He Yuan was also standing like this, with a youthful look on his face.
The group gradually approached the Tianqi Palace, and He Yuan stopped and gave Qu Qingju a bow again: "Does the Empress know the fate of Emperor Huiming and Empress Showa?"
Qu Qingju raised her eyebrows slightly: "Historical officials of the previous dynasty recorded that Emperor Huiming and Empress Showa were more in love than Jin Jian. After Empress Showa passed away, Emperor Huiming became sad soon after, and was finally buried together in a golden coffin. Not at the same time but in the same spot, isn't this the final outcome?"
"I don't know about the imperial sister-in-law. Emperor Huiming had an affair with a palace maid in the later period, and was finally found out by the Empress Showa. The Empress of the Showa was so angry that she vomited blood and died. What's the point of being buried together? In the end, the two of them didn't leave any heirs. The one who succeeded the throne was the son of Emperor Huiming's younger brother. What kind of success is this?" He Yuan cupped his hands and said, "The truth of the story is often crueler than the book, and all the benefits Emperor Ming and Empress Showa were not so perfect either, so the younger brother retire."
Qu Qing Ju looked at his back, and suddenly laughed after a while. It seemed that He Yuan had overheard her conversation with He Heng just now, but what he meant was to explain for He Heng, or to remind her not to believe it. The love of the emperor
Or both? He didn't want to let himself be hurt because of what He Heng just said, and he didn't want to let himself believe that the emperor's special love would cause him to be hurt in the future
However, why did He Yuan remind himself so kindly? Could it be to thank yourself for reporting the life of Concubine Shugui
"Your Majesty?" Qian Changxin didn't understand why the Emperor returned to the front hall in a hurry. He carefully patted the snowflakes on He Heng's shoulder and asked carefully, "Before going to Fushou Palace, you said that you would have dinner with the Empress, I don't know. Can the people below be prepared at this time?"
He Heng nodded unnaturally, touched his slightly red ears, and said, "By the way, let's see if the queen is back, and if she does, let me know that there is still a chess game with her. ."
"Yes," Qian Changxin reluctantly backed out. Since he was concerned about the Queen, he just walked away and did something else. Could it be that he was playing with the Queen? The emperor's mind is really hard to guess.
In the room, He Heng was playing with the purse around his waist. Although the pattern on it was not as good as embroidery girls, it was his favorite thing.
Thinking of Qu Qingzhu, he couldn't help but patted his still red ears again, it was really embarrassing for the old gentlemen to talk so earnestly.
☆、104
The cold winter morning was exceptionally cold. The guards guarding the palace gate let out a breath of air, but did not dare to stomp their feet to keep warm. Seeing that some officials who liked to ride to court on weekdays got into the sedan chair, these guards who knew how stiff their faces felt in their hearts. A feeling of envy and jealousy arises.
"Hey, brother, I heard that King Ning is about to return to the court?" The two guards who had changed shifts walked out of the palace gate, and one of them was sturdy and sweaty and looked around in a low voice, "I heard yesterday that there have been The few people have petitioned the emperor about this."
The slightly thinner and taller man showed an expression he had known for a long time: "The return of King Ning to the dynasty is not something that was predestined long ago, because the late emperor favored King Rui when he was there, so he locked King Ning outside, like it was freezing cold today. , the emperor is a kind-hearted person, so he will naturally call King Ning back, look at it, within three days, King Ning will be called back to the court by the emperor."
Zhuang Zhan rubbed his head, and smiled foolishly: "You are right, King Rui made such a big mistake, and the emperor didn't want his life because of his old love, not to mention His Royal Highness King Ning." It's really a bit unfair to be detained. Maybe the original assassination incident was really done by King Rui. It was only because the late emperor was biased that he used King Ning as a shield.
Seeing him like this, the tall and thin man didn't tell him much, but he sighed in his heart. The royal people's thoughts were twisting and turning. As for whether it was true brotherhood or something else, it had nothing to do with them as guards. Now that King Ning returns to the dynasty, King Rui has become a county king without real power. The two have never seen each other from beginning to end. King Rui is even more arrogant from time to time. After losing a lot of face, now King Rui looks good.
Above the court, the ministers discussed the matter of King Ning returning to the court. Some people said that King Ning was imprisoned by the order of the late emperor, and the emperor should not change it. Some people also said that King Ning can correct his mistakes now, and he is a brother with the emperor.
In fact, everyone knows that there are doubts about King Ning being detained by the late emperor, and some even suspect that the late emperor used King Ning as a scapegoat in order to protect King Rui. But at this time, no one dared to bring up the fact, just arguing whether King Ning should return to the dynasty.
People who have a grudge with King Ning naturally don't want King Ning to come back, but there are also people who support King Ning's return to the dynasty. Those who are interested found that there are many royalists who support King Ning's return to the dynasty, so these people began to think, this is not the emperor. the meaning of
Now that King Ning's power has already been wiped out, the officials who were close to King Ning have also been crushed by the officials who were used by the emperor, and even many of them have become royalists. Man shows his fraternity for his brother
Don't you see Duke Zhongyi, who originally tried to prove King Ning's guilt in front of the previous emperor, has changed his tone at this moment.
Duke Zhongyi and Luo Changqing, the fox son-in-law, have always followed the emperor. Now they are in the same position. Who else would not understand the emperor's meaning? No one dared to oppose this matter when the court came down early. .
"Since all of you adults have invited my eldest brother to return to the court, I am very pleased. In the early years, my eldest brother was the elder and took great care of my brothers. Now that I am the emperor, I think that my eldest brother lives on a bitterly cold mountain top every night. It's hard to sleep well, it's really good for my eldest brother to return to the court to share our worries." He Heng said with emotion, "Prince Zhongyi, why don't you make a trip in person to welcome King Ning back to Beijing."
In the emperor's words, what did King Ning take care of his brother, didn't he just tell everyone that he didn't believe that King Ning would do something like assassination
"The minister obeys the order," Tian Jinke knew that the emperor wanted King Ning to honor him, and thanked the emperor for his affection for his Tian family. After bowing deeply to the emperor on the dragon throne, he stepped aside.
For a while, many people began to feel sour again, thinking that there was already a four-month-pregnant queen in the palace, and once again felt that there was no good life for others.
Now Qu Qingju, who is still in the deep palace, is flipping through a pile of pilgrimages. Seeing that the New Year is coming, although it can't be done because of the death of the late emperor, it has to be done. Well-known wives, such as Princess Cheng, Princess Rui, and Mrs. Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou, she opened one at will, first of all to wish the emperor and empress good luck, and then to present the New Year's gift list mixed with it.
As for what to reward these people, there are naturally people around Qu Qing Ju who will pay for this god, all Qu Qing Ju has to do is listen to them read according to the list.
"Niangniang, why don't you go and rest for a while," Mu Jin said when she saw the Empress yawned, "After the slaves have sorted the list, I will read it to you."
"No need," Qu Qing Ju waved her hand and glanced at the sky outside, "It's almost noon. When the next emperor wants to come over for dinner, you should ask the people in the kitchen to prepare it well."
"Yes," Hibiscus motioned to Yin Liu to instruct the people in the kitchen, and then put aside the pilgrimage that Qu Qing Ju had turned over.
"I heard that Prince Rui and Princess Rui have a very bad relationship, and there has been a riot in the entire capital," Qu Qing Ju held the invitation from Prince Rui's mansion in her hand, "Princess Rui is a royal daughter-in-law anyway, so what's the commotion like? "
"Empress Empress even heard of you?" Jin Zhan sighed, "Early before the emperor ascended the throne, there were often rumors that the two were at odds in the capital, and now it's getting more and more stalemate, and the slaves have also heard about Wen Rui. Wang Fang said that Princess Rui would be divorced, which made the Qin family extremely unhappy."
For Qu Qingju, the Qin family is really not a good word. She suddenly thought of the Wei Qin family and said, "I remember that Wei Ranshuang's mother is the Qin family. I wonder how Wei Ranshuang is now?"
Jinzhan revealed a schadenfreude smile when she heard the words: "she is not a Qin family, but a remote side branch of the Qin family. Not long after the Queen Mother ordered someone to rebuke the Wei Qin family, Mrs. Qin took the lead and told Miss Qin. We got married, but the marriage was delayed because of the death of the late emperor."
"She is the emperor's cousin after all. If she gets married, her husband's family will not dare to treat her harshly." Thinking of Wei Ranshuang's pitiful appearance, Qu Qing Ju raised her eyebrows slightly. Again, a little family-like look.
"Who knows what her family thinks, she's not a good person anyway." Jinzhan curled her lips in disdain. She still remembered Wei Ranshuang's desire to be the emperor's concubine.
"That's a good word," He Heng strode in with a smile on his face. He glanced at Jinzhan and said, "Such a woman is indeed not a good person."
"Emperor!" Jinzhan and the others were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they knelt down when their feet softened. She did not expect that the emperor would hear what she said. Can't keep your mouth shut
"Get up, I know that all of you are protecting the queen," He Heng waved his hand, obviously he didn't mind what Jinzhan said. He walked in front of Qu Qingju and knelt down, and saw a red jujube placed in front of her. Tea, said, "I read a medical book a few days ago, and said that pregnant women drink too much red jujube tea to promote blood circulation, which is not good for the body." After speaking, he reached out and pushed the red jujube tea aside.
When did he start working on this? Qu Qing Ju looked at him and asked with a smile, "Then what should I drink?"
"Drink a small amount of Longjing Biluochun every day. It's good for the heart and lungs. I have read several medical books and they all say the same thing."
Qu Qing Ju is not very interested in things like tea, but since the other party has put so much effort into it, she will not waste the other party's good intentions, and according to He Heng's wishes, she will not touch the cup of red jujube tea, "Your Majesty recently Why do you still have time to watch these things?”
"I'm always a little insecure about handing over you and the child to others. Occasionally I have nothing to do with reading medical books, which can be considered to pass the day." He moved his eyes to the teacup and coughed dryly, "I just heard you mention the Wei family cousin. , you don't have to worry about her, I heard that the person who engaged her is not in the capital, and Wei Qin was also banned from entering the palace by her mother."
"She is your relative, the emperor, why should I worry about her?" Qu Qing Ju tilted her head and smiled, "Today I asked the people in the kitchen to make pearl pigeon soup, and the emperor will have to taste it."
Knowing that her queen was changing the subject, He Heng saw the increasingly obvious smile on her face, and she just smiled and shook her head, making people begin to spread the meal.
The meals in the palace are clearly prescribed, but the meals in the examples are different. The things in Qu Qing Ju’s small kitchen can almost catch up with the imperial dining room. Not to mention that He Heng often instructs the people in the palace to go to Qu Qing. The things sent here.
After lunch, He Heng sat on the soft couch and read a book, while Qu Qing Ju leaned against him and played with a jade nine-chain ring. After a while, she untied the thing in her hand, yawned and threw the nine-chain ring. Turning to the side, he turned his head on He Heng's thigh, "It's really boring."
He Heng looked at her slightly bulging belly and carefully placed his hands on it. Occasionally, he could feel the beating of the little life in the abdomen. He smiled and said, "What do you want to play, I will let them prepare it for you."
"There's nothing special you want to play," Qu Qingju stroked his hand on his thigh, "Why don't you tell me how you felt when you first met me."
"At that time, you had heavy makeup on your face, and you kept your head down and didn't dare to look at me. I really thought I had married a timid little daughter-in-law," He Heng put his hand on her back and let Qu Qing Ju made a mess on her leg, "I'm very glad that you survived the poison Feng gave you, otherwise I wouldn't know in my life that a man and a woman can get along like this."
Qu Qing Ju paused, she didn't know what to say for a while, and after a while she said, "What if I didn't make it through?"
He Heng held her hand with some force, which made her feel a little pain: "There are not so many ifs, the result is that you are here, and Zhen is here too."
"That's good," He Heng put her hand on his cheek and sighed, "Having Qing Ju to accompany me is my luck in this life."
What's the point of being alone at the top, so almost every dynasty and generation of emperors have their favorite women, but they can't find what they want in the favored women, so they continue to look for the next one.
He knew that the woman lying on his lap was what he wanted.
However, he also knew that in this woman's heart, he was not that important.
However, their time is still so long, time will always slowly change everything.
So, that's fine too.
☆、105 · Destined
In the middle of the night, Qu Qing Ju suddenly woke up from her dream. The twitching of her ankles made her unbearable, as if something twisted her hamstrings and kept dangling.
"Qing Ju, what's the matter?" He Heng woke up abruptly, and saw the person beside him was covered in cold sweat. With the help of a candle in the corner, he saw that her lips had changed, and she was now white. He hurriedly called someone in.
After a frantic session, Qu Qingju's foot cramps disappeared under the pressure of the pregnant mother. She rubbed her forehead a little weakly. She felt that she was very sleepy now, but she couldn't sleep.
"Please don't worry, Your Majesty. After a woman is pregnant, she sometimes experiences cramps in her hands and feet. She should pay more attention to food supplements on weekdays, and it will be fine after a while." Seeing that the Emperor's face was still not very good, the pregnant mother said cautiously, "Usually It can also be relieved by having someone squeeze the empress."
He Heng's expression changed a little, and seeing Qu Qingju's lack of energy, he said, "I will let the medical girls of the Imperial Hospital do this, you all quit." Although he doesn't know medicine, he also knows people There are many acupuncture points, if you press the wrong place, it is also harmful to the pregnant woman and the fetus.
The pregnant mama, Mujin and the others stepped back carefully, and they only let out a sigh of relief when they went out the door. The emperor's talented face was so ugly that they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to let out the air.
"Can't sleep?" He Heng patted Qu Qingju's back for a while, and he asked, "Is it still uncomfortable?"
Qu Qing Ju shook her head and changed her sleeping position: "I can't sleep."
"What's wrong?" He Heng pulled the quilt up and covered the two of them more tightly, "I don't need to go to court tomorrow, so I'll chat with you." Tomorrow, He Heng will start to seal the pen and stop the court. In fact, there are still a lot of things to do, but in order to comfort the people around him, of course he will not say these.
Qu Qing Ju felt that she didn't want to talk at all, but seeing the other party's enthusiastic appearance, she could only say, "What to talk about?"
"You can say whatever you want," He Heng tried to suppress the mouth that he wanted to open to yawn, "For example, things about your childhood, or something you liked."
Qu Qing Ju was stunned for a while, then sighed: "I can't remember many things when I was young. I used to have very few opportunities to leave the yard. Later, when I was older, only my aunt took me to meet foreigners, but after all, I couldn't. I often lived with my aunt, and the Tian family and the Qu family had a quarrel later, so from childhood to adulthood, life has been like this, there is nothing to say."
"The Liang family is really abominable," He Heng fondly stroked the hair scattered behind Qu Qingju's back, "The late emperor didn't do much for me, I'm afraid there are only two things I can do well in this life, one is you, and the other is the succession of the throne. edict."
"How can I compare with the imperial edict, there is only one imperial edict in the world, but there are thousands of women in the world," Qu Qing Ju arched, and changed her sleeping position, resting her head on He Heng's neck. Office, "The Liang family is hateful, but my father is the biggest culprit. My mother died inexplicably, but my father was in a hurry to marry a bride. If it weren't for my uncle's family, I'm afraid I would be very shabby even when I get married. If I'm really shabby and married, what face am I in the royal family?"
"The Zhongyi Gong family is very good," He Heng said after a while after hearing this, "Although there are men like your father in the world, there are also husbands and wives whose heads are inseparable."
Qu Qing Ju curled her lips, He Heng was telling her that he was not someone like Duke Chang De
"Of course there are women in the world who like to listen to sweet words, but there are also women who only look at the facts," she put a hand on his chest, "I happen to belong to the latter group, I don't like to hear what people say, I only like to see people What have you done."
"It's better to say it?" The smile on He Heng's face became more obvious, "I'm very pleased that Qing Ju can be so smart."
He's just afraid that she doesn't like to listen to him, but she doesn't like to see it either.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the DPRK has closed the pen. Except for those in various departments that must be kept on duty, the rest have already gone home for the Chinese New Year, but despite this, these officials are not really relaxing, but actively ask who has it. Who can go to the royal banquet with something given by the emperor.
After all, this is the first year of the new emperor's enthronement. Those who can get the emperor's reward means that these people have at least entered the emperor's eyes. It is strange that people in the capital can sit still.
Therefore, from the 29th to the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, there will be rewards from the palace from time to time, such as King Cheng and Duke Zhongyi. In addition to the spring couplets with blessing characters bestowed by the emperor, there are also gifts from the queen mother and the queen of the two palaces. The rest Like Wei Youcheng, King Ning, King Rui, Luo Shangshu and others, they also received a lot of rewards.
As for other families, some received the emperor's blessing, some received the queen's reward, but they did not have such a big face to receive the common reward of the four giants. But no matter what, this New Year's Eve made all the officials in the capital understand a truth, that is, only with the emperor can you eat meat.
On the New Year's Eve banquet, in addition to the royal family's own people, those with first-class officials in the capital were also fortunate enough to enter the palace to enjoy the banquet, such as Duke Zhongyi and the head of the family of the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces.
Qu Qingju and He Heng sat next to each other. She didn't drink alcohol because she was pregnant. In front of her was a phoenix homing soup. In fact, it was a pig's belly stuffed with chicken and stewed in an old pot, but the taste was real. Yes, it is suitable for drinking in winter.
The people below all know that the Empress is pregnant, and there is no one who does not have eyes to make a toast, so halfway through a New Year's banquet, she is very leisurely.
"The empress's fetus is round and compact, and the ministers thought that the fetus must be a boy." Qin Bailu raised his wine glass, got up and said to Qu Qingju, "The ministers respect the mother, I wish the mother an early birth of a precious son and eternal youth."
The Queen's concubine is pregnant, is it inappropriate to wish others an early birth? Luo Wenyao frowned, then stood up and raised the glass, "The court lady also wishes the Empress good health and all the best."
Qu Qing Ju picked up the wine glass on one side, Mujin poured her a glass of white water, and she raised the glass to the two of them: "Thank you two brothers and sisters, now I can't drink alcohol, I thank you two with water instead of wine."
He Heng put a chopstick of duck tongue into the bowl of Qu Qing Ju, and said with a smile, "You are not outsiders, and I am not afraid of your jokes. I and the Queen are both young, but I think both men and women are good."
Everyone in the audience said yes at the moment, and they also praised the emperor and the empress.
Qin Bailu couldn't believe that the emperor would so blatantly protect Qu Qingju, and even said in front of so many people that he didn't mind men and women, doesn't the emperor want someone to inherit the lineage
"In the future, I will have many children with the Queen. At that time, every child will be guessing male and female. Wouldn't it mean that I and the Queen will ask for trouble," He Heng laughed and joked to himself, "I don't want to ask for trouble."
Everyone naturally laughed together, but they were terrified when they heard it. The meaning of the emperor's words seemed to mean that he only had children with the queen.
They must have heard it wrong!
Qu Qing Ju raised her eyebrows and glanced at He Heng. Seeing that he was listening to the praises of the people below with a smile, she lowered her head and continued to drink the soup.
Wei Qing'e and He Qi were sitting together. She stared blankly at Qu Qing Ju, who was wearing a purple wide-sleeved Hundred Birds Chaofeng skirt. She couldn't believe her eyes and ears. The emperor was really willing to spoil a woman, even only willing to do so. Let her have children alone
She thought of the other officials who sent her to the palace after returning to the dynasty. Although she and the prince had shared weal and woe, the prince had been a lot closer to her, but wouldn't the women sent by the following people still be accepted for the common room
Could it be that there is such a dedicated man in the world, and this man is still the emperor
Wei Qing'e slowly retracted her gaze, and for some reason her gaze fell on Qin Bailu. Qin Bailu's face was not good-looking, and Rui Wang, who was beside her, didn't seem to want to pay attention to her. Although the two of them were sitting at a table for two, the atmosphere was worse than that of strangers.
No wonder Qin Bailu hated Qu Qingju so much. As a woman, she could understand each other's psychology, because even she was a little jealous of the queen. With her identity, she was about to have children, and even her husband's love. Women who have all of this don't even need kindness and generosity, nor do they need a noble birth, but they live better than them.
"What are you looking at?" He Qi gently pulled his sleeves under the table and whispered, "Don't imitate the stupid brain of the third family, I heard that the emperor doesn't like that one very much, and he has given him several The beauty has come to Prince Rui's mansion."
Wei Qing'e was startled, frowned and said, "Didn't you say that the emperor did not retain a woman?"
"He didn't stay, it doesn't mean that he can't give it to others," He Qi shook the wine glass in his hand and glanced at He Yuan's direction, "The third child acts arrogantly, and the one from his family is also a worry, I heard that she He has done embarrassing things to the empress several times, according to the emperor's rudeness towards the empress, can he spare the third one?"
"The emperor will not..." Wei Qing'e clicked her tongue, the emperor should not be in charge of these matters.
"Don't look at him like this, he's doing things ruthlessly," He Qi lowered the volume so low that only two people could hear him, "Why is the concubine Qu Side of the third family gone? There's a lot of stuff in here."
Wei Qing'e squeezed the wine glass tightly, how terrible should a woman who can hold such a man in her hand have
At this moment, Wei Qing'e looked at Qu Qing Ju, as if she were looking at a demon girl who was overwhelmed.
Qu Qing Ju didn't know that she had been upgraded to a demon girl, she yawned, ate the fruit cut into petals, and occasionally said a few words to the wives, and the New Year's banquet gradually came to an end.
Just halfway through the hour, the fireworks outside the palace suddenly exploded, marking half of the palace red.
Qu Qing Ju looked out of the hall, just in time to see a firework spread out, incredibly beautiful.
"Like it?" He Heng reached out to her, "I'll accompany you out to see."
Qu Qing Ju put her hand in his palm, and the two walked out of the hall together, standing on the high platform outside the hall, watching the gorgeous flowers bloom and wither, as beautiful as a dream.
Behind the two, everyone who came to the banquet saw the hands of the emperor and the empress. Under the fireworks, the backs of the two were as beautiful as a painting.
Wei Qing'e was standing beside He Qi, her eyes kept falling on the hands of the Empress who never let go from beginning to end, as if she saw the New Year's Eve a year ago, Qu Qing Ju was walking down this step in red. down, still