Outside the Weiyang Palace, a tall and slender woman stood with her arms and hands, looking into the distance. She was wearing a Chinese dress of the Jiuli ethnic group, her black hair reaching her hips was braided into many small braids, interspersed with five-colored orbs, which looked dazzling in the light of the orange sunset. Hearing the sound of wings flapping from behind, she turned her head to look back, revealing a gorgeous and heroic face, her eyes gleaming, and she was full of charm.
"Brother myn?" She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Hunnar is still the same as before, always like to keep small animals around."
Bai Fu ran out after Brother Myna, and when he saw the woman, he hurriedly saluted, "The servant has seen Pan Jieyu. It's getting late, and Empress Jieyu should go back first. His Majesty is still reviewing the memorials, and I'm afraid he will be busy until the end of the month. free time."
Pan Jieyu's name is Pan Duolan. She is one of the top ten noble surnames of the Jiuli people. She has a very prominent family background. After the founding of the country, Emperor Sheng Yuan wanted to make her a female general and ordered her to guard one side, but she categorically refused and instead asked to enter the palace as a concubine. Because of the face of the eldest princess and the Pan family, Emperor Shengyuan did not refuse, and established her as a female saint. Later, Ye Zhen lost power and was promoted to Jieyu, and now she is in charge of the six palaces.
Said to be in charge, but the power is still in Bai Fu's hands. She is only responsible for controlling the harem's concubines and telling them to keep their own feet. Fortunately, she was born in the army, and was impatient to take care of mundane affairs. On the contrary, she had a lot of experience in rectifying discipline and training idle people, and soon established a clear prestige in the harem. Now even the Empress Dowager's Changle Palace has to be governed by her, and she is a hard-line figure who cannot be offended.
Of course, this is only for people outside the Weiyang Palace, such as Bai Fu in front of her, who is not enthusiastic about her, but rather perfunctory.
She seemed to be aware of it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Why should Director Bai deceive Ben Gong? Although Ben Gong is under the eldest princess, he has also helped the emperor in a few hard battles. Little. Whether he is in the Weiyang Palace at this time, you know I know, heaven knows and earth knows, and this wren also knows."
She spread out her palm, and there were actually a few grains of corn lying on it, which attracted the myna to immediately fly over to peck, and she gently covered her wings.
"Huh? How did you tie its sharp beak?" Seeing that Brother Myna was just pecking at it lightly, but not a single grain of corn was missing, Pan Duolan took a closer look and realized that Brother Myna had a black rope wrapped around its mouth. Without even thinking about it, she took it apart and let it peck at it happily, which caused Bai Fu to break out in cold sweats and agitated.
"Madam marry me, madam marry me, madam marry..." The next few words were all blocked by the golden grains scattered all over the ground by Bai Fu, tooting, tooting, and the only one outside the hall was my wren who was pecking seriously. the sound of.
"Madam? Which madam? Is the emperor really going to stand up?" Pan Duolan's face was no different, but her heart was turbulent. She is not a fool, she will not be able to guess the meaning of these words. The emperor is afraid that he has a sweetheart, and his desire to marry is very strong, otherwise he would not keep talking to a myn, so that he accidentally learned this sentence. But this is also not right. How can an unmarried daughter call her a wife
As she thought more and more deeply, a tall man slowly walked out of the hall, without looking at her, only waving at Brother Myna. Mynah immediately abandoned the corn, flew to his shoulders and stood still, pecking at the hair by his ear with his sharp beak.
"My concubine has seen Your Majesty." Pan Duolan didn't have time to think, she immediately bowed, and before she got up, she saw the man walking back to the inner hall, but she didn't bother to say a word to her. After all, it is still different. I think they believed in the reins and watched the sunset together; they fought side by side and died. If it wasn't for the empress dowager who told her of His Majesty's life experience in order to alienate the relationship between the Pan family and His Majesty, she would not have avoided him like a snake or scorpion, nor would she have made trouble to the point where it is now irreversible.
His Majesty was obviously cold-hearted towards her, especially after learning the truth of the year, I am afraid he will not forgive her for her ignorance and contempt. How could she be so stupid? How can you believe it without checking it? Now his life experience is no longer a sin, but has become a legend praised by people all over the world.
Where is he a monster? It is clearly the real dragon and the emperor, blessed by God! The Jiuli noble family, who once thought that he would not leave any heirs, and that he was even more unstable on the throne, was finally anxious now, and they made a list in the court, asking him to quickly establish a queen and give birth to a prince.
Pan Duolan had no love for His Majesty at first, and after being instructed by the clan, she took active action to try to repair the relationship between the two. But the situation seems to be worse than she expected. His Majesty already has someone in his heart. Who is the other party? While thinking about it, she wandered in front of the hall, and she didn't see His Majesty's summons for a long time, so she left unwillingly.
In the hall, Emperor Shengyuan was cleaning the wounds of the little monkey. The little guy who was originally rebellious was now obediently squatting on the table, even if the pain was so painful, he did not dare to move randomly. Mynah tilted his head to look at it, pecking at its small hands, feet, and long tail from time to time, and his black bean-like eyes were full of curiosity.
Bai Fu reconciled the powder and replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you just left the palace when Pan Jieyu came. After waiting for you for most of the day, the servants refused to leave no matter how persuaded you were."
Emperor Shengyuan had a good impression of Pan Duolan. She said that she wanted to enter the palace, meaning to be his woman. He was also old at the time, and he had to be served no matter what, so he agreed. Unexpectedly, on the day of entering the palace, the queen mother invited her to a banquet, and she avoided him, and every time she saw him, she would show an expression of pain and fear.
After that, he no longer thought about these women in the palace. They can do whatever they like, and it is their own choice to want to die in old age. What is their relationship with others? However, now, after the reversal of their life experiences, they actually rushed forward one after another, fighting for power and profits, intriguing and deceiving.
"Let her wait if she likes to wait. It doesn't matter who she is, it's the same for anyone who comes after. You are not allowed to step into the Weiyang Palace for half a step." Emperor Shengyuan slowly sprinkled the medicine powder on the wound of the little monkey, and when he saw that it was just squeaking, He didn't dare to move, so he praised, "You have a very strong temperament, yes. This is your brother, called Xiaogeer, and you will be called Dalang in the future, understand?"
Hearing his master call his name, the myna jumped on his shoulder and pecked his ear.
The little monkey seemed to understand, and grinned at Emperor Shengyuan.
Bai Fu smiled, and finally said worriedly, "Your Majesty, just now Pan Jieyu heard what little brother said, look..."
"No problem, Madam will marry me soon, what can I hear?" He picked up a grain of rice and coaxed, "This sentence must be studied hard, and you will be rewarded with fruit to eat. Madam marrying me, Marry me madam..."
Mynah jumped from his left shoulder to his right shoulder, saying this sentence very smoothly.
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Xu Yayan came home with a small cloth bag in her arms, and saw her mother cleaning the dead branches and leaves under the eaves. Because of the thin clothes, her fingers were red from the cold, and pustules had grown on the joints, and there were faint signs of festering. The only two old servants in the family are cooking in the back kitchen. Just by the smell, you can tell that the food today is very simple, and I am afraid it is porridge and pickles.
"Yan'er, have you got any money?" Xu Guangzhi's wife Lin hurried up to meet her, her eyes full of hope.
Xu Yayan felt a pain in her heart, and hurriedly took out two ingots of silver from the cloth bag and handed them over, "I got it, there are twenty taels in total. I spent five taels to buy the four treasures of the study for my father. Recently he is writing a book, and these things are quickly consumed. I will copy two more books this month, and next month I will be able to buy a few new sets of clothes for Daddy and Big Brother, so that they won't lose face when they go out to socialize."
"Two copies in January is already hard enough, don't copy it again, so as not to burn your eyes. You are eighteen this year, and you should have been married, but the situation of our family is really..." Lin sighed, locking the silver taels into the money box. , "I don't know what your father thinks. Originally, he was able to rely on King Jingjun to find a good job, but in the end he resigned and returned home to concentrate on writing. Now we can't solve the problem, and it's all up to you. Your sister. Married far away from Taiyuan, I heard that my life was not good. I was often dismissed by my husband’s family and we were low-ranking. It was a drag. You are too old to be delayed. ."
Lin Shi held the corner of the handkerchief and wiped her tears lightly, but within a year, she had a lot of gray hair on her temples.
Xu Yayan was quite thoughtful, and comforted, "Mother, you don't have to worry about your daughter, as long as Daddy does a great job and spreads it, he will surely become famous in Wei and rebuild his prestige. When his daughter talks about marriage again, it will be a thousand times more beautiful than it is now. times."
Lin Shi said nervously, "Tell your mother the truth, your father can really turn over this time? Just with a book?"
"Daddy did not write ordinary articles, but summarized, annotated, and analyzed Confucian classics one by one. Now that the imperial examination is imminent, how many people can afford Hongru as a teacher? How many people can afford a bundle of taels of silver a month? The vast majority of students got the Four Books and Five Classics but no one helped them to solve their doubts. It all depends on personal understanding. How can they not get it when they go to the examination room? When this book is published, it will be regarded as a treasure book by the students of the world. Bai, it will soon be popular in Wei State, and won the reputation of 'the teacher of the world'."
"Master of the world? So powerful?" Lin's eyes widened, and his mood was agitated.
"That's natural. What is an imperial teacher? A teacher in the world is worthy of a father's talent." Xu Yayan's eyes were full of pride.
"Hahaha, the one who knows Daddy the most is Feiyan'er!" Xu Guangzhi walked into the inner hall with a volume of books, followed by his eldest son, also holding a thick stack of manuscripts. He sat down in the main seat, patted the table and said, "Bring a jar of good wine, I will definitely drink it today."
"It seems that Daddy's manuscript has been successfully concluded?" Xu Yayan was overjoyed.
"Hurry up and hurry up, it will finally be completed before the imperial examination. As long as you transcribe a few copies and distribute them, you can quickly accumulate fame. I don't believe in Xu Guangzhi's great talent, and I can't have a place in the elites of Yanjing. I used to be me. The emperor believes in hegemony and dictates the rules of the dynasty. If he wants to stand out under his command, he cannot rely on any power, and can only be a pure minister. Then I will concentrate on cultivating books and open up a road to the sky with my true talents and practical learning. Urgent, there will be better choices in the future.”
Lin's only complied, Xu Yayan said excitedly, "Daddy just hand over the manuscript to me, and I will transcribe it for you even if I don't sleep! I'm very familiar with the shopkeepers of several bookstores, please help them spread, speed Certainly very fast."