Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 237 Little Black Cat

After this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Qi Ze had a general understanding of the general situation of the Beishuo court.And the princes and courtiers on the inner altar also ended the so-called solemn farce of the sacrificial farce, and everyone in the Qi family hurriedly brought Qi Ze back to the Qi mansion to prevent Que Yi from coming again.

After returning to Qi's mansion, everyone felt lingering fear.

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness Prince Qin arrived in time, so that my little sister was not brought back to Prince Wu's mansion by King Wu." Wu Weiwei patted his chest, "Wu King is the most important person. Relying on his status as a prince, he dares Do whatever he wants in the place of worship. Usually, he talks sweetly in front of some girls in the boudoir every day, and when he sees the beautiful ones, he starts to invite them to the Wu Wangfu as guests. The backyard is full of those who have been deceived by him, but they have never been named. This poor girl. This time, she dared to covet my little sister, and she didn't even know who she was."

"That's right." Qi Qi was also aggrieved, "The King of Qin dared to touch the man of King Wu. What kind of thing is he? It's too much."

Qi Ze: "..." Since when did she belong to Que Yu?Why doesn't she know?
But the two people next to him were still yelling and cursing unhappily, and Qi Ze didn't bother to pay attention to them.

However, this King Wu is indeed too much.It's nothing more than usual, but he dared to be so arrogant in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, this person is probably in trouble.Moreover, things in Beishuo's royal family are really strange. Logically speaking, Que Xian is not young anymore. Why didn't she see that Que Xian married the princess?

Could it be that Que Xian was more self-sufficient and never cared about this matter?That's not right, it's just that Que Xian didn't marry the concubine, why didn't the other princes marry?Up to now, in the royal family of Beishuo, none of the princes of Beishuo have married a concubine.If it is because of age, but many princes have already reached the crown, logically speaking, they should marry the princess.

It's okay if a person is not married, but this situation is a collective situation.Speaking of Que Yi, Que Yi didn't give those women titles. On the one hand, he didn't want to give them, but on the other hand, he seemed afraid to give them. Besides, all the princes were alone, so there was no need for him to be so special in this matter.

None of the princes married wives, as if they were following certain established rules. Could it be that this matter... has something to do with Emperor Yuanping?
In the Beishuo Chenyue Tower, a young man in purple seemed to be lying on a recliner in the right mood, with the corners of his mouth curled up in a pleasant arc, and he was sleeping with his eyes closed.

At this time, a young boy ran in and said with a cheerful smile: "Hey, Yelan, how can you come to Chenyue Tower today to play, aren't you usually busy with government affairs?"

The man on the recliner was still smiling and kept silent.

Seeing that Que Yu was ignoring him, Yi Xingke pursed his lips, walked to the man's side, sat on the ground with a sad expression and said, "Yelan, you finally came to Chenyue Tower, and you still ignored me, we have been together for a long time. I haven't seen each other." As he spoke, he folded his arms and lay down on the edge of the recliner with an aggrieved expression.

However, what came into view was a dark red purse. At this time, this purse was quietly hanging on the man's waist. Although the color matched, it was weird to hang on the man.

Looking at the purse, Yi Xingke couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Yelan, let's pick this purse, it's too ugly."

Que Yu opened his eyes, glanced at Yi Xingke, and said, "Really? But I think it looks good."

Yi Xingke: "..."

"Then let's wear another one, this purse doesn't suit you no matter what." Yi Xingke couldn't bear it anymore, "Who embroidered this purse? How could it be so ugly."

Before Que Yu could reply, Meng Yanxi's voice came to his ears, "Xing Ke, who else could have the purse that Ye Lan can hang on his body besides Qi Ze? It must be Qi Ze's blessing to Ye Lan Gift."

A flirtatious man in white stepped into the door and shook the folding fan in his hand very chicly. After standing beside Que Yu, Meng Yanxi's original folding fan stopped slowly, "That, Yelan, Why don't we change it, this purse is really ugly."

Que Yu glanced at the purse on his waist, and said, "No, I think it looks pretty good."

Two people: "..." Your daughter-in-law embroidered it, so don't change it if you don't want to change it, Yelan, as long as you are happy.

After looking at each other, both of them saw the stagnant and sighing eyes in the other's eyes, alas, Qi Ze still looks like a human being, how could the embroidered things be so ugly, it was the first time they had seen such an ugly purse.Well, it's been decided, and I will never ask Qi Ze to do this kind of embroidery work in the future.

"By the way, Yelan, I saw Que Xian in the palace just now." Meng Yanxi said seriously, "The direction of walking is the harem, and I must be looking for Concubine Li."

"This king knows that Shang Lu has already reported it." Que Yu said with an unruffled expression, "The way the host of the ceremony of worshiping heaven caused the emperor's son to leave angrily. If Que Xian didn't go to find Feng Li'er, this king would still think Surprise."

"Your Majesty knows that Que Xian is unable to preside, but he chose to give it to Que Xian. He even intended to leave the crown prince to him. Such a partiality is not good for us." Meng Yanxi frowned and said indignantly.

"Heh." Que Yu sneered, with a deep meaning in his eyes that others couldn't understand, "The emperor's son has never been fair, and it's not just this time."

Meng Yanxi and Yi Xingke looked at each other, with the expected clarity and faint indignation in their eyes.

"Then what are we going to do with Que Xian?" Yi Xingke asked out loud.

"Don't care about him." Que Yu said coldly, "A person who wants to find his mother for everything, this kind of person has not taken him seriously."

"Then... what about the other princes except Que Xian?" Meng Yanxi couldn't help asking.

Que Yu's eyes became serious, "I don't care." Then the deep expression became more serious, "Speaking of them, this king still has one important thing to do."

In a magnificent palace in the Beishuo Imperial Palace, a charming and charming beauty is looking at her son kneeling on the ground with hatred. Although this beauty looks older, she still has a thousand charms on her body.Perhaps because of being in power all the year round, the beauty's brows reveal a kind of majesty, which removes some of the femininity, and the charm is still there, and the two complement each other.

"Xian'er, what's going on with you? Why did you let the women in the backyard join in the fun of the ceremony? Sacrifice is not a child's play, and all women are not allowed to participate. This is common sense of sacrificial etiquette. , how can you make mistakes in these common sense? And your uncle is Taichang Siqing, why don't you ask your own uncle? This ceremony is hosted in such a way, you let your uncle Why did you raise your head in the hall?" Concubine Li Gui scolded her head and face, but she still felt that the anger in her heart was still there.

"My son... I didn't expect to have those girls from the backyard come here, but I heard someone say that if the girls from the backyard come to accompany the sacrifice, there will be a large number of people, which will make it more lively, and the emperor will be happy because of it. So..." Que Xian was a little scared facing his mother, and couldn't even speak clearly.

Concubine Li Gui took the words without losing her majesty, "So, you let them come here? Also, who did you hear the news from? How did this news reach your ears? The palace is so big, how could this I haven’t seen anyone else heard about it? Xian’er, Xian’er, do you dare to believe in such indecent and low-level means? It’s just hearsay, so you really dare to agree? Your own uncle followed your father’s time The longest, it is the most clear about your father's thoughts, there are people who can give you some advice, but you listen to those groundless rumors. Are you trying to piss your mother and concubine to death?"

"My son... my son..." This man with regular features and a slightly mediocre appearance was frightened and was speechless for a while.

"Xian'er, I know that your talents are mediocre, and you can't bear the heavy responsibility of this grand ceremony, but this is an opportunity given to you by your father, a chance to show your strength to the officials. Your father loves you, I wanted to pass on the crown prince position to you, but you were lucky enough to fail, how can you make your father and emperor trust you, and how can you shoulder the burden of this great country of Beishuo?"

"That's why I came here to beg my concubine mother to say a few nice words in front of my father to calm my anger. From now on, I will only listen to my concubine mother and uncle and stop listening to those rumors." Que Xian Bending down to salute, the words are sincere.

After all, it was her own child, even if she was angry in her heart, seeing her son so obedient and obedient, the words of beating and scolding that Concubine Li was about to say were choked in her throat and she couldn't utter them. "Okay, get up, you are the eldest prince of the Beishuo royal family, the future emperor of Beishuo, with such a timid and timid appearance, you are not afraid of being laughed at."

Que Xian stood up according to the words, but his head was still deeply lowered, and his hands clenched into fists anxiously.Although her son didn't say anything, Concubine Li Gui knew it in her heart. After examining her son for a long time, she said: "I have never seen you so anxious before. This Beishuo throne will be yours sooner or later. With your father What are you afraid of for your secret support?"

"But Que Yu is back." Que Xian raised his head excitedly, speaking fiercely, "Mother Concubine, he is different from us, he is the legitimate son, the only legitimate son of the Beishuo royal family."

But Concubine Li didn't take it seriously at all, and said in a slightly contemptuous tone: "Yes, the son, but so what if he is the son? If the son really came to the throne, then what's the use of fighting for the throne? Without your father Without support, he can't win at all."

"However, the father was also a legitimate son before he came to the throne. My son is afraid..."

Although Que Xian didn't finish speaking, Concubine Li Gui understood, and after giving her son a comforting smile, she said with deep meaning in her eyes: "Don't worry, your father will not let him ascend the throne, just because...he is that woman son." At the end of the speech, there was a glint of darkness and sternness in those beautiful eyes.

After Que Xian left, Concubine Li pressed her white tender soft forehead to her forehead in distress, and the maid beside her stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Gong is the most beloved son of the Holy Majesty, and with His Majesty's support, he will definitely It's Emperor Beishuo. If that's the case, why are you still worried?"

"I'm worried about Xian'er's mind. Tell me, it's obviously a trick for him to let the woman from the backyard come to the ceremony. It's good that this stupid son of the palace is so stupid. It's someone else's trap. In front of him, I can't say it too badly, I can only tell you." Li Guifei seemed to be discouraged, talking about her son like a normal mother .

The maid who was close to her gave a slight smile, and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, maybe because His Highness is still young, maybe it will be all right after a while."

"Still young? He is almost 30 years old, still young? If he is so underdeveloped at this time, when will he look like a man who can be the master of the house? When will Xianer let Bengong and brother save money? Dessert?" Concubine Li cursed with a headache.

"Men are too immature and stable before they get married. Don't they all start to be the masters of the family after they get married? At this time, once a man has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he will be much more stable, and the empress will feel at ease."

Although it was a casual word of comfort from the maid of honor, it awakened the dreamer.Concubine Li Gui raised her eyes, looked at the maid who was close to her, and said overjoyed: "Married? Yes, you are right, Xian'er is not smart, but I can choose a good wife who is sensible and general. In this way, Xian'er should also know how to do it." You've got a lot of brains. From now on, this Concubine Gong will take the place of Ben Gong and give advice to Xian'er."

The lady-in-waiting was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this method is acceptable, but it will make the Holy Majesty dislike it. After all, the Holy Majesty hates His Highness's relationship with women the most. If it creates a estrangement with His Highness Prince Gong, then the loss outweighs the gain."

"It's okay." Concubine Li waved her hand, "Xian'er is not young anymore, she can't keep her from marrying a wife. This time, I will go there in person to find out what the sage says."

On top of the huge hall, there are all kinds of neatly arranged books all around, but there is no scholarly atmosphere at all. On the contrary, there is an endless sense of majesty and solemnity, which makes people feel oppressed for no reason.In such an extremely quiet environment, people dare not breathe out, and even breathe carefully, for fear of disturbing the emperor buried in the many messy memorials.

Emperor Yuan Ping flipped through the memorial casually, and after approving the remarks, he threw it aside.The eunuch who was waiting hurriedly picked it up, and put it on the corresponding position in an orderly manner. The whole movement was smooth and steady, without making a sound.

At this time, a beautiful woman with thousands of styles stepped into the hall, her soles were on the ground, and she was also silent.

The eunuch who was waiting next to him glanced lightly, and before he could speak, the emperor had already noticed it.

"Okay, you guys go down first." Yuan Ping ordered behind him.

"Yes." Hearing this, all the eunuchs bent down and left.

Emperor Yuan Ping dropped the memorial in his hand, picked up another memorial and looked down, and asked seemingly casually, "Why is Aifei here?"

Concubine Li walked up to her with a soft smile and said: "The concubine came here to take the blame for Xianer's presiding over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens. It is all because the concubine, the concubine, who is a mother and concubine, is not strict enough to let the sacrificial event happen like this. It is a big mistake that has failed the common people's expectations for a bumper harvest in the coming year, and please punish me, Your Majesty."

The woman knelt down softly, but the emperor on the high seat did not lift a glance, "Xian'er has done this before, and it is also a matter of the previous dynasty. The concubine belongs to the concubine and cannot interfere in politics. If there is nothing wrong, you can go down." Although It was an ordinary tone, but through the mouth of the emperor, it made people unable to resist.

Concubine Li bit her lower lip tightly, and after thinking over and over again, she said: "But Xian'er doesn't think about eating and drinking all day because of this matter, she feels so guilty, and this concubine also feels pain in her heart when she sees it. Take it on behalf of the son, and use it to get rid of the worries of the concubines as the mother."

Emperor Yuan Ping raised his eyes, looked at the weak woman kneeling on the ground for a while, and said: "Although Xian'er has done this before, but I think of her hard work and never getting tired, so I will pay off the merits. The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is over. Don’t mention it any more. If Aifei has nothing else to do, you can go down.”

Although the tone was flat, anyone could hear the impatience in it, but Concubine Li was determined today, she raised her head and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask."

After a moment of silence, I heard the calm voice with forbearance: "Say."

"Xian'er is already twenty-seven, and it's time to marry a princess. The concubine wants to choose a princess for Xian'er. I don't know what your Majesty thinks?" Concubine Li said, considering her words.

The emperor on the high seat buried his head deeply, making it hard to see his expression clearly. It seemed that a long time passed before he heard the voice, "If Xian'er needs a princess, you don't need to tell me, you can choose it in private."

Concubine Li's pretty face paled, "But I hope that His Majesty will grant a marriage decree. If His Majesty personally chooses a princess for Xian'er, I believe Xian'er will be grateful."

Emperor Yuan Ping stared straight at the woman kneeling below, and the impatience in his tone was obvious, "Xian'er is my first son, so I will naturally pay more attention to his concubine, and after that, I will pay more attention. Don't bother me with such trivial things, with my concubine taking care of me, I believe everything will be handled in an orderly manner."

Hearing this, Concubine Li's face was pale, but she still bowed her head in thanks and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, I am deeply terrified." After saying that, she withdrew.

In fact, Concubine Li had already guessed that this would be the result.Beishuo occupies a huge area, and the government affairs are numerous and messy. Emperor Yuanping didn't have the leisure to order marriages for the princes at all.

Moreover, the emperor's thoughts are still very clear to the harem concubines and princes.Emperor Yuanping hated managing family affairs very much, and also hated having entanglements with women.The harem of the Beishuo royal family exists in name only. Although there are still three thousand beauties, Emperor Yuanping has not been to the harem for many years, let alone summoning any concubine to sleep in the harem. Therefore, the harem of the Beishuo royal family is very peaceful now, because even the turbulent None of the conditions.

And the princes will also do what they like, try to avoid getting involved with women, maybe many will secretly in private, but they are very smart not to show it on the surface.

Originally, when the princes had reached their age, it was really unreasonable not to marry a wife, but Emperor Yuanping didn't bother to take care of it, and because of his iron-blooded methods, the officials kept silent about it.

Even so, Concubine Li still wanted Emperor Yuan Ping to marry him on the spot, and to give Que Xian the honor and status he deserved, but the result of the trial was obvious, Emperor Yuan Ping still didn't care, and asked Que Xian to find someone in private The princess is done.

For this kind of result, even if Concubine Li was unwilling, she could only let it go.

In Prince Qin's mansion, Que Yu waved his hand to make him retreat just after listening to Shang Lu's report.Que Yu was not surprised at the fact that Concubine Li's request for a marriage decree failed.After all, the emperor's child is like this, he has always disdained to manage such trivial family affairs, so it is not surprising that he would refuse.

As soon as he walked out of the study, he saw Steward Kong staring at the corner of the eaves in the distance. He felt strange, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Que Yu coming, Steward Kong saluted and said, "My lord, there is a black cat on that eaves." As he spoke, he pointed his finger over it.

Que Yu also looked in the direction, only to see a little black cat squatting on the corner of the eaves.At this time, it was already night, and the surroundings were like colors dyed by ink, making the black cat hide in the night.At first glance, it was hard to find.

But the position of the black cat is just in front of the bright and clear full moon, even if it is not clear, the general outline can be vaguely seen.It was standing upright with its two front paws standing in front of its body. Although it was in the dark sky, people could still see the lake-blue eyes of the black cat at a glance, like clear and clear sapphires inlaid on it, shining in the moonlight. It seemed to be shining brightly.

At this time, those beautiful lake-blue eyes were looking into the distance, as if they were passing through mountains and mountains, and people didn't know what they were thinking.Vaguely, Que Yu was reminded of her always wearing an indigo brocade dress sitting on the eaves, the two were so similar.

The purple-clothed youth looked at it in a daze, and the voice of Butler Kong came from next to his ear, "This black cat has been squatting on the eaves of Prince Qin's mansion a few months ago. Originally, the old slave planned to send someone to chase it away, but The black cat didn't shout or bark, just squatted there and kept looking into the distance. Even the old slave gave it food, but it ignored it, and didn't know where the kitten came from?"

Butler Kong was puzzled, but the young man in purple smiled, "Go, Kong Zhong, grab it."

"What are you taking it for?"

The young man in purple had a smile on his eyes, the corners of his lips widened, and he said, "Give it away."

In Qi's study room, Qi Ze was flipping through the books boredly, he couldn't help but sigh.

She has read these books many times, and there is really nothing to do now.Unexpectedly, the life of this young lady of the family is even more boring than she imagined. At any rate, she was always busy when she was a courtier before, and she has never experienced the feeling of leisure.

This time, she had experienced it, it was really boring!

After flipping through the pages of the book, Qi Ze threw the book aside. As soon as she stood up, she heard the chaotic voices of people outside.All the servants of the Qi family outside the window walked towards the gate of the Qi mansion curiously, as if there was something attractive in front of them.

Qi Ze was also curious for a moment, so he walked out of the room and walked to the gate of Qi's residence.

I saw boxes of dazzling gold and silver jewelry lined up in front, spreading all over the floor, as if afraid that others would not recognize the smell of money, the openings of each box were wide open.Now that the snow had finally melted, the sun shone down after the clearing, reflecting dazzling golden light on the boxes of jewelry that represented money and luxury.

The members of the Qi family had already arrived, and standing in front of the neatly arranged money, they stretched out their hands to cover their eyes.Damn, it's so dazzling, it blinds them.

Even the servants of the Qi family stood on the ground blankly, watching the well-trained guards of Prince Qin's mansion outside the gate remove boxes of money from the carriage, and then, the dazzling golden light added another point.

People stood around who had already been dumbfounded, and Shanglu in the front was expressionlessly directing the guards to move the money.

Seeing this scene, Qi Ze was dumbfounded, he could barely support the wall next to him.

Que Yu, are you here to cause trouble for her because you see that she is too idle?These golden lights are too dazzling, and it hurts Shining's eyes. It turns out that with money, you can really do whatever you want.

Seeing that the guards were still moving into Qi's mansion, Qi Ze couldn't bear it anymore, walked up to Shang Lu, suppressed his anger and said: "Shang Lu, I don't want these things, let me move them all away."

Shang Lu looked at Qi Ze who was dressed by a woman in front of him, and said, "But, these are the orders of the prince,...Miss Qi." In front of Qi Ze, who is like a lady from an ordinary family, Shang Lu couldn't find the right one for a while. Thinking of what she did in Southern Chu, Shang Lu really couldn't see the woman in front of him and the Minister of the Military Department of Southern Chu as the same person, and after holding back for a long time, he chose a title that he thought was appropriate.

"Then move out too, move now." Qi Ze ordered bluntly.

"Or, Ms. Qi should tell the prince, as long as the prince agrees, the subordinate will move immediately." After thinking for a while, Shang Lu finally said.

Qi Ze's expression remained unchanged, and after looking at Shang Lu for a while, he said, "How about this, let's fight, I win, listen to me. This way, both of us will save trouble."

Shanglu: "..."

The guards of Prince Qin's Palace: "..."

After only a moment of sluggishness, the guards of Prince Qin's Palace had already made their choice. Without waiting for Shang Lu's order, they immediately turned around and began to move onto the carriage. Even their hands and feet were much more agile than before.

At this time, Shang Lu couldn't help sighing.It seems that Qi Ze is still the Minister of the Ministry of War, he really hasn't changed at all.It would be too long for him to fight her.Not to mention that he can't be beaten, and the master will kill him too.Qi Ze is still as difficult to mess with as before.

Qi Ze didn't see Shang Lu's stagnant and meaningful expression, but only looked at the carriage outside the gate, and said, "After moving, take everything back, I don't want anything on the carriage."

But Shang Lu looked at the carriage outside, and asked with another meaning: "Miss Qi, do you really want none of them?"

But Qi Ze didn't hear it, and still said coldly: "I don't want any of it."

Before Shang Lu could reply, there was a pitiful and aggrieved voice from a little girl on the carriage: "Is it true that you don't want them all? Even I don't want them." As he spoke, Little Candy came out weeping. He jumped out of the carriage, and got into Qi Ze's arms.

Little Tangtang hugged Qi Ze tightly and began to cry loudly, like a poor abandoned child.

Qi Ze was also at a loss for a moment, seeing the candy with red eyes, his heart softened, he knelt down and coaxed softly: "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and had to hurry back. That's why I left without saying goodbye."

But Tangtang still looked at Qi Ze aggrievedly, pursed her small mouth, and squeezed the big teardrops out of her eyes, and wrapped her small arms around Qi Ze's waist and did not let go.

Just when Qi Ze didn't know how to coax him, he suddenly felt something struggling in front of him. He looked down and found a cloth bag hanging in front of Tangtang.

The things in the cloth bag seemed to be unable to bear the squeeze when the two hugged each other, and for a moment lack of oxygen, the head suddenly came out of the cloth bag.

It has a small black head, and its lake-blue eyes are exactly opposite to Qi Ze's, one person and one cat, facing each other, eye to eye.

(End of this chapter)