Shengshichun

Chapter 333: Become an admired woman (please vote)

Mrs. Ning was the first to leave, because shopkeeper Su sent someone to say there was something urgent. Fu Zhen sent her off first, then the Liang family, and then returned to the courtyard with Pei Zhan.

There was nothing to say along the way, because Pei Zhan was walking very fast, too fast. Fu Zhen had just passed the Ruyi Gate, and he had already turned around and disappeared!

Zi Yan Bixi, who had been waiting at the door for an unknown amount of time, hurriedly came over to wait on Fuzhen. After looking at her, he couldn't help but ask her: "I heard that the young lady is going to have something with the general... Isn't it true? ?”

With so many people coming and going in the mansion today, there must have been some news, and they wouldn't be surprised if they heard about it.

Fu Zhen didn't reply clearly, and Bixi came up to look at her face again: "I think it's definitely not the case. Otherwise, the young lady would not have peach blossoms on her face."

Fu Zhen turned to look at her: "Where is the peach blossom?"

The tourmaline was dotted everywhere on her face: "Here, here, there, there, all of them!"

Fu Zhen was speechless.

"Bixi, go get some water to wash the young lady."

Zi Yan called Bi Xi away, walked up to her, and looked at Fu Zhen carefully for a moment, and then said: "I have been worried all day, just because I am afraid that you will act out of your own will. Fortunately, it was a false alarm."

After saying that, she picked up the comb and combed Fu Zhen's hair.

That night the lights in the yard were not turned off until almost dawn.

Pei Zhan went on business as usual, and Fu Zhen planned to go back to Ning's house to meet Mrs. Ning after breakfast. Unexpectedly, just as he was sending people out, the steward here hurriedly came to report:
"Two father-in-laws came to the palace to deliver the message. The emperor and the empress are going to summon the young lady to Qianqing Palace!"

After Xu Yin was successfully captured, a decree was passed down from the palace to reward heavily those who captured the imperial prisoner, and Fu Zhen's name was among them.

Fu Zhen also expected such a summons, but she also knew that the emperor's old illness had relapsed these days. After the prince was executed, there would be many more things to deal with, and the reward would definitely be delayed.

I didn’t expect it to come so soon!
Fu Zhen had received the imperial edict shortly after her marriage, so there was no need to say more at this time. She quickly called the maids to help her dress and dress, and then hurried to the front yard to receive the edict.

Pei Yu and Mrs. Pei had already arrived, and chatted with Anting, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace, and others for a while.

The faces of both of them were beaming with joy. There was no need to ask. Ru must have guessed in his heart that the emperor and empress had spared time to reward her in person.

"So this is the young lady!"

The eunuchs in the Qianqing Palace are all human beings. The last eunuch who met Fu Zhen in Prince Rong's Mansion was like this, and this is the same now.

Fu Zhen was able to handle this kind of situation with ease. He thanked and said hello without being humble or condescending, and knelt down to receive the order.

The imperial edict only said to summon him, and there was no saying that he wanted to reward him. However, the location was chosen to be the Qianqing Palace, which is self-evident.

Mrs. Pei heard this and took her hand: "You are so plainly dressed, how can you go to see the Emperor like this? Come with me!"

After saying that, he pulled her out of the main hall without entering, and gave her some instructions on the etiquette of entering the palace when no one was around. From the experience of Fu Zhen's previous life, this is probably based on Mrs. Pei's lifelong experience of dealing with nobles in the palace. All the dishes were taken out.

Finally, Mrs. Pei held Fu Zhen's face, looked left and right, and praised: "With such a face, no matter how plain it is, it can't be said to be disgraceful."

But she still pulled out the most precious phoenix hairpin on her body today and stuck it on Fu Zhen's head: "It's too late to enter the house, go ahead, the queen will answer whatever you ask. If there is a slight mistake, the queen will not care. of."

Fu Zhen nodded deeply, said goodbye to them, and got into the sedan.

The road into the palace was also familiar and tight. After entering the palace gate and getting off the big sedan, there was already a small soft sedan waiting at the palace gate to greet him. It looked like it was the layout of the queen's palace.

Fu Zhen bowed to the harem in the distance, then rode in a sedan chair towards the Qianqing Palace.

Pei Zhan said yesterday that after seeing Prince Rong and his son coming out of Dali Temple that day, he went to Qianqing Palace to visit the emperor. Although he did not enter the palace, judging from the situation, the emperor's condition was not particularly good.

It stands to reason that even if only two or three days had passed, his body would not recover so quickly. But I don’t know why you are so anxious to see yourself?

Fu Zhen thought about it in her mind and looked at the scenery along the way. Not long after she arrived outside Qianqing Palace, she could smell the faint smell of herbs across an entire palace.

The eunuch went in to report, and soon came out to respectfully invite Fu Zhen in.

Fu Zhen crossed the threshold, and the sound of coughing could be heard in the hall, and then a slightly hoarse female voice sounded softly: "Have you taken the imperial pills in the morning?"

"Eat it. How dare you not eat it?"

Naturally, there was no one else but the Emperor and Empress having such a conversation.

Fu Zhen looked at his feet. After crossing the door three feet, he raised the corner of his robe and knelt down: "My wife Fu Zhen, I would like to bow to the emperor and empress."

The previous conversation died down, and soon there was the sound of jingling rings. Fu Zhen recognized that this elegant fragrance was the magnolia fragrance used by the palace ladies.

After the fragrance of magnolia, there are herbs that gradually become stronger, and at the same time, there is the sound of steady and gentle footsteps.

"Raise your head." The queen's voice was clearly in front of her at this time. The hoarse voice sounded full of exhaustion. Even so, the familiar gentleness and gentleness of the former founding queen was still contained in it.

Fu Zhen raised his head, called "Empress", looked straight at her, and met the eyes of the queen on the phoenix throne.

"She is indeed a troublesome girl," the queen smiled and stretched out a hand towards her, "Get up and sit down."

Fu Zhen thanked her and sat on the corner of the brocade stool next to her.

Although she couldn't look at the queen at will, she could still look at the queen clearly with this gaze.

Six years later, the queen, who is nearly sixty years old, is much more haggard than before. She is still wearing simple clothes, her hair is almost completely white, tied with a jade hairpin, and a red gold phoenix hairpin can barely match it. Ascend her to the dignity of a queen. Her hands folded on her knees were completely exposed to Fu Zhen's field of vision. They were hands with protruding veins, thin and with some deep lines.

"Have a drink of tea," the queen spoke gently again at this time, and the two cups of spring tea, which exuded the fragrance, were handed to each other's hands through the palace maid, "I have heard about you a long time ago, and I have told Minzhi many times, I want you to come to the palace to talk. I never thought that these things would happen one after another, so I didn’t have time until today."

"My Majesty is assisting the Emperor. She has to take care of many things every day, and her body is tired. How could I not know this? I didn't ask for permission to enter the palace as early as possible to pay my respects to Your Majesty. I also ask Your Majesty's forgiveness."

The Queen smiled and said: "You are so cautious, it's not like the Pei family. Your mother-in-law never followed any rules when she was here."

"No wonder my mother often talks about it, saying that she is as comfortable as she is now because of her pampering."

"Little girl, you are quite sweet!" the queen laughed, and after taking a sip of tea, she added, "You don't have to compliment me like this. Don't be afraid, you have done something good in catching the imperial criminal, I will reward you by sending you an attack Yours, I wanted to chat with you before telling you, but now it seems that it’s better to tell you first so that you can feel at ease earlier.”

Having said this, she looked at the female historian standing on her left hand, and took out a piece of yellow silk from the thick tray:
"This is for your mother. Your grandfather Ning Bochi originally contributed to the imperial court. Zhou was able to finally bring down Dayue. He played an important role in actively raising military pay for the imperial court.

"Furthermore, he once secretly escorted the eldest son of the emperor to the capital. Although the final result was not satisfactory, he also had the credit for escorting him.

"Therefore, after repeated consideration, the emperor specially granted Ningbochi the title of Zhongxian County Marquis, enjoying the sacrifice of the third rank.

"This title was originally supposed to be downgraded to the third rank, and the official rank should be three generations. Unfortunately, you don't have an uncle, so I can only give it to your brother Ning Jia, who is the fifth-rank county marquis.

"Your mother, Mrs. Ning, was given the third-grade 'Mrs. Chunyi' and enjoyed the third-grade salary.

"This is an imperial edict. Later, an edict will be sent to deliver it."

The queen unfolded the yellow silk fabric and showed it to Fu Zhen.

Fu Zhen hurriedly knelt down and said, "On behalf of the head of the family and my mother, I would like to express my gratitude to the emperor! May my emperor live long live! May your empress live a thousand years!"

The queen nodded, rolled up the imperial edict and put it aside, and took out a document with a red seal: "This is a reward for you. It's not much, just some gold and silver silk and satin. Now the Great Zhou Dynasty is waiting for a lot of waste, and the national treasury It’s not abundant, I hope you know.”

Fu Zhen kowtowed again: "I don't dare to take credit. Everyone in the court punishes the traitors, but I was just lucky enough to capture them. It is a great honor for me to be summoned by the empress in person. How dare I ask her for help again?" Want a reward? I’m ashamed to accept it!”

The Queen smiled: "Take it. I have more to say."

Fu Zhen could only accept it first.

The queen then took out another long sword: "Earlier, I asked Nao Zhi what should I reward you? He told me that you know martial arts and some military skills. If you can be useful, That is the best reward.

"This Yuquan Sword was given to you by the Emperor. When we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, conquered the world, we had several female generals. For example, Mrs. Cao of the Liang family was our General Cao of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"My great Zhou Dynasty has been stabilized both internally and externally, and it is time for the soldiers of the camp to release Manan Mountain. But no matter when, I also hope that you can be a woman and become a woman that future generations can look up to."

The queen held the sword in both hands and presented it to Fu Zhen.

Fu Zhen's hand holding the sword was shaking slightly, and her eyes were sour, then gradually became moist.

She never really cared about what the queen gave her. Her only expectation of entering the palace was to see the queen.

When she was the eldest daughter of her parents' family, she already had everything. After becoming Mrs. Ning's daughter, her wealth became even stronger.

Therefore, no matter how much money the queen gave her, she sincerely refused.

But this sword, and the words of the queen behind it, were instantly worth ten thousand gold!

Liang Ning's dream is to become a female general and a defender of the country who gallops on the battlefield like all the men of the Liang family.

But for a long time, no one had ever taken her dream seriously. Although her two brothers and sister-in-law took her with them, taught her the art of war, and even let her go to the battlefield, they always watched her closely and never let her leave them. sight range.

They were unwilling to risk her.

Liang Chen, the eldest nephew, felt that with men like them in the Liang family, there was no need for her to kill the enemy and break the formation.

Although Liang Zhi was her supporter, he couldn't bear to see her suffer any harm.

During her several years in the northwest, she only rushed to the battlefield a handful of times, but cleaned the battlefield too many times to count.

She had never told Pei Zhan what kind of person she wanted to be, but he accurately guessed it and relayed it to the queen on her behalf!
Pei Zhan was so attentive to him, which completely surprised her.

Thinking of the turmoil of the past two days, her hands started shaking even more.

"I swear that I will remember my concubine's teachings and will never fail to fulfill my instructions!"

Fu Zhen fell to the ground and kowtowed.

The maid helped her up.

After sitting down again, the queen gradually lost the smile on her face and turned solemn: "Mr. Ning is a righteous man, and of course his descendants are also loyal people.

"Today I summoned you to the palace, but I still have a few questions I want to ask."

"Mother, please tell me."

The queen took a deep look at the emperor's seat on the other side of the curtain, and then said: "The emperor and I met Mr. Ning once after he had raised the food and salary.

“Later he returned to Huzhou and news about him was lost.

"A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Ning passed away due to illness, and later your mother took him to the capital for treatment."