The changes in the palace made Ye Zhen really panic for several days. When the queen mother issued an decree, it was stated that the emperor needed to do good deeds when he first ascended to the great treasure. And Si Ming, Siqin, Si Hua, and those eyeliners that disappeared in vain were all among the palace servants.
"Scared the slaves to death. It turns out that the empress dowager wanted to do good deeds to make such a big noise." Yong He sighed while beating his master's legs.
"What kind of good deeds are you doing? The old goddess is deliberately against this palace." Ye Zhen said fiercely, "She must find out something to clean up the six palaces, but it's okay, money can make ghosts run the mill. There is nothing else in the palace, but there is a lot of money, just buy a few more eyeliners."
As soon as the words were finished, an internal attendant knelt down and reported that Mrs. Taishi Ling had handed a sign to come to see her, and is now waiting outside the palace gate to hear the message.
"No." Thinking of the emperor's order, Ye Zhen waved her hand without hesitation, and Xu Yu changed her mind again, "Forget it, bring her in."
Liu Shi walked into the main hall with his shoulders slumped, and performed nondescript court etiquette, the appearance of not being able to stand on the table made Ye Zhen's chest tight. Before waiting for Mrs. Liu to speak, she said coldly, "Don't enter the palace if you have nothing to do in the future, you don't have to embarrass this palace."
Liu Shi shrank back and complained, "If there's nothing wrong, I don't dare to bother the niece from time to time. Speaking of which, there is a problem at the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Didn't the niece tell me to put Ye Fan in? Zhao Luli I agreed, but I never expected Guan Shi to be a moth, and she forced her personal maid to him in addition to being a slave, and chose to go through the door on the same day. Now, Yan Jing has spread all over the world, praising her for her virtuousness. Shu De, graceful and generous, worthy of being an imperial teacher, scolded us that we were born in Ye family businessmen and did not understand etiquette. We did not add any obstacles to her, but caused a fishy mess. When Ye Fan and the cheap maid pass the door, I am afraid I will be embarrassed to death by Mancheng Xungui. Ouch, I don't know where to put my face."
In order to meet Jing'er, Liu raised his left hand to cover his face, and his expression was very annoyed.
Ye Zhen pondered for a moment, then sneered, "What happened to Ben Gong, it was such a trivial matter. Not long after Mr. Guan passed the door, he must have no deep feelings for Zhao Luli, so he was willing to give him his own girl. Most women take their husbands as their gods, and it is inevitable that they will fall in love after a long time, but the time has come. , sooner or later, tell Guan Shi to eat his own fruit."
"That's right, but our second daughter-in-law in Ye's house actually passed the door on the same day as a lowly maid, and they were both noble concubines. This is a shame." Liu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "If I knew this earlier, I would have You shouldn't bring the Guan family into the Hou's Mansion, just find a prodigal son to kidnap people, destroy her innocence and send them back, and ask her to hang herself. By then, the Guan family's reputation will also be discredited, let's see how they gain a foothold in Yanjing!"
Ye Zhen said sarcastically, "You are just a quick talker, do what you can and see if you can avoid the emperor's investigation."
Liu Shi has no ability, so he can only shut up angrily.
Ye Zhen sighed, "Forget it, after all, she is the daughter of the Ye family, how can outsiders be deceived. You can go back with confidence, the Japanese Palace will send someone to make a face for Ye Fan. Ben Gong has to take a look at Guan's wrist. No matter how hard it is, can it be tough enough to pass this palace?"
"She's a little Mrs. Hou, how can she be compared with the empress? The face of the Ye family is also the face of the empress. The empress must make her face bigger, so that others can know the honor and wealth of the Ye family." Liu Shi turned his anger into joy. , with a flattering tone.
Ye Zhen answered the promise indifferently, and the conversation changed abruptly, "Recently, the queen mother cleaned up the palace and wiped out many eyeliners in the palace. You also know that it is not easy to cultivate a useful person, and the cost is huge, and you need more help from your family. As the saying goes. Both the glory and the loss are all lost, the Ye family now relies entirely on Bengong for support, and if Bengong is good, you will be better, and if Bengong falls, the consequences will be self-evident.”
"Bah, pah, don't say these depressing words, madam, there is a life-saving grace, but no one can beat you." After saying this, Liu Shi was inexplicably guilty, and hurriedly turned over the silver note in his arms and handed it to the maid of honor. Yong He.
"If something happens in the future, this palace will send someone to deliver the letter, you don't always go to the palace, lest your majesty be disgusted." Ye Zhen instructed carefully, and finally ordered someone to see off the guest.
At the same time, Emperor Shengyuan was meeting with Qin Lingyun, the Marquis of Zhenxi in the Weiyang Palace.
After reading the excerpt, Emperor Shengyuan sneered, "Xue Mingrui is daring to restore Dazhou. When the Wei Kingdom begins to flourish, I will sooner or later retake the Shuzhou and other places occupied by him."
Qin Lingyun didn't open his mouth, and handed over the details of expanding the army, hoarding food and grass, building weapons, and purchasing war horses.
Xue Mingrui was originally a general of the previous dynasty. After the defeat, he led more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to flee into Shuzhou, where the mountains are steep and the roads are dangerous. He joined the local bandits to form a new army. After repeated expansion, he took up the surrounding areas and became independent. As a king, he wants to divide the world with Wei. There is no room for others to sleep on the side of the couch. Emperor Shengyuan was used to being domineering, and he had already planned to counterattack.
After the two of them took care of the military affairs, they started talking about the Ten Days of War. Emperor Shengyuan was not interested in who lost and who won. He opened his mouth and asked, "Can Mrs. Zhenbei Hou come to listen?"
"Since the news of Zhao Luli taking a concubine spread, she hasn't been there again." Qin Lingyun took out a Buddha bead and threw it into the teacup. If he wasn't interested in the emperor's attitude, he would never waste his words on such trivial matters.
"A concubine is a concubine, she is a first-class official appointed by me, is she afraid that her position is not stable enough?" Emperor Shengyuan didn't know why, and added, "For someone like Zhao Luli to work hard and be sad, Not really worth it."
"Since you know what kind of thing Zhao Luli is, why did the emperor give her a marriage in the first place? Didn't this push her into the fire pit with his own hands?"
Emperor Shengyuan was stopped by the Duke of Zhenxi, but he did not speak for a long time. If he had known that the real Guan Suyi was like this, how could he have done it, how could he have... quenched the vague thoughts buried deep in his heart, he pondered, "It was my oversight that caused her suffering, see the emperor For Shi and Taichang's sake, I will make up for it."
"How to make up for it?" Qin Lingyun asked with a smile.
"It's enough to keep her safe in her life." After saying this, Emperor Shengyuan suddenly felt much more relieved, and waved to the Duke of Zhenxi, signaling him to step down.
Qin Lingyun said goodbye and left, walked to the door of the hall, and suddenly said, "Tomorrow is the last day of the battle of words, she may go."
Emperor Shengyuan seemed to be deaf and thoughtful.
The next day, in the overcrowded Wencui Building, Qin Lingyun and his sister-in-law were still sitting on the sidelines in a hidden corner. Opposite the two, Emperor Sheng Yuan, who was originally busy with government affairs, was also seated with a golden sword. A pair of narrow and long eagle eyes stared downstairs. I wonder if he was looking at Xu Guangzhi, who was proud of the spring breeze, or at the blocked door.
Seeing that the war of words was about to break out, a Wu Peng carriage finally drove outside the door, and a woman wearing a power fence and plain clothes entered with a little girl of thirteen or four years old. They deliberately avoided the father and son of the Guan family and walked towards the narrow aisle, but they were always surrounded by the crowd and never made an inch.
"Pick up Mrs. Zhenbeihou." Emperor Shengyuan raised his hand slightly, and two guards led the way.
"Suyi is here?" Mrs Li looked down, her face full of joy, "I thought she would be sad for a long time, but she would return to normal in a few days. This is good, this is good, otherwise in the future Aren't you bruised and bruised?"
Emperor Sheng Yuan stabbed a little in his heart, and he couldn't help but blame himself for being too hasty at the beginning. When he saw that he had climbed the stairs safely, he stood beside Zhenxihou and pretended to be a guard.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, everyone stay safe." Guan Suyi clasped his fists with both hands and said with a smile. It was clearly the vulgar etiquette of the Ranger, but she did it to add an air of elegance and ease.
Qin Lingyun nodded slightly, but didn't say anything. Mrs. Li said yes, and pulled her to sit beside him.
"The matter in the house has been settled? You just admit it?" Mrs Li was impatient and asked when she opened her mouth.
"What else can I do if I don't recognize you?" Guan Suyi smiled slyly, "How can there be a man in the world who doesn't accept a concubine
"Hey, it's not easy to be a woman!" Li Shi said with emotion, "I want to say that instead of marrying into a noble family, it's better to marry a merchant and a pawn. After all, the backyard is clean."
"Where can there be a clean backyard? There is such a story in "Han Feizi's Internal Reserve". A couple of Erweiguo prayed in front of the gods and Buddhas. The wife asked the Buddha to make him rich and got five hundred pieces of cloth. , asked her why she only asked for such meager things. The wife said: 'If you exceed this number, you will be rich and you will come back with a concubine, and I should suffer.' So you see, as long as it is a man, as long as there is a There is no reason why you don't want to take a concubine after you have leftover money, unless you will suffer and suffer with him all your life. Of course, suffering and poverty should be the best destination for a woman. I want to say, it doesn't really matter who you marry, as long as you want It’s good to open. Of course, there are people in this world who value affection and righteousness, such as my renter, my grandfather, and my father, but there are none of them.
Li shi deeply thought of it, and became more and more desperate to remarry, which made Qin Lingyun almost jump.
Emperor Sheng Yuan didn't feel comfortable listening, and inexplicably added a bit of disgust to Zhao Luli. During the conversation, many small yellow gates walked past, carrying huge boxes and cages knotted with colorful silk, knocking and beating along the way was very lively, leading all the tea guests in Wencui Building away.
After a while, someone heard the exact news and ran back and talked with others with relish, "What do you think? But Ye Jieyu, the most favored person in the palace, came to make a face for her cousin, and gave many tributes, one of which was eight. A foot-high red coral, translucent and brightly colored, can be called invaluable. Such treasures cannot be used by merchants, and cannot be bought by nobles, only the royal family deserves it.”
"Niangniang Jieyu is clearly telling the world that her Ye family's children are leaning on the emperor behind their backs, and others can't humiliate them. Even Mrs. Zhenbeihou, the descendants of the dignified emperors and teachers, have to bow their heads." Some people sighed.
"The Ye family is too inauthentic. You can only take a concubine without a child after three years of marriage. This is vulgar, but his family can't wait for half a month to put people in the son-in-law's room. If I were Mrs. Zhenbei Hou, I would have fainted from anger!"
"Yeah, this son-in-law is not a serious son-in-law, nor should he, he is really bullying others." There were many followers, but because Ye Jieyu was favored, he didn't dare to talk too much, so he quickly changed the topic.
The Guan family's father and son were so angry that their faces were blue, they stood up to say goodbye to their friends, and then left in a hurry. And the client, Guan Suyi, who should have fainted, was lying on the railing at the moment, and laughed lowly.
Hearing her laughter, whether it was sadness or anger, sadness or numbness, Emperor Shengyuan's ears seemed to have been scorched by fire, and it was extremely hot.