Wanqingsi

Chapter 184
I haven't entered the palace for more than a year. After the draft, many newcomers were added to the palace. I thought it would not attract attention, but I didn't expect many people to recognize me.The eunuch who led the way supported me all the way, and I heard many people greet me.I heard that the emperor received some foreign envoys at court today, and he is enjoying flowers with them in the imperial garden.After entering the garden, I heard the eunuch leading the way to inform the guards. After a while, I heard the guards come out and respectfully said: "The emperor asks Mrs. Ronghua to wait in the imperial study!"

It seemed that the envoys had to be sent to see me, so I nodded and followed the eunuch to the imperial study.The eunuch left after serving the tea, and I sat quietly in a chair and waited.The emperor didn't make me wait too long, he came over in a short time, I knelt down and saluted: "The concubine sees the emperor."

"Get up." He saw me alone in the room, "Why is no one around to wait on you? Where's your maid?"

"Waiting at the gate of the palace, it's against the rules of the palace to let her in." I stood up and quickly replied.The emperor snorted softly: "What's the point of having inconvenient eyes, you won't follow those rules here in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." I bowed.The emperor looked at me: "Sit down, what can I do for you?"

I sat down and reported Ji Jingyun's affairs to him in detail. After thinking about it, I still omitted some things, such as Ji Jingyun's sleepwalking in the Hou's mansion, and Heilongyu's fever warning, so as not to cause more trouble.It started with the fact that Ping An was ill, I took Mr. Fu to see her doctor, and found General Ji's abnormal state.The emperor's brows gradually wrinkled, and his face became more and more serious.After I finished speaking, he remained silent for a long time, and I was a little apprehensive: "Your Majesty..."

"I know, just leave this matter alone." The emperor said indifferently, as if he was not panicked.I'm not sure what the emperor is thinking, if Ji Jingyun really can't be saved, it's like removing one of the emperor's arms, wouldn't he be in a hurry?Or did he already have plans?

"Yes, the concubine is going back first." I had never been able to guess the emperor's unfathomable thoughts, so I stood up, saluted, and said softly.

"It's rare for you to go to the palace, go and see the queen mother, she often misses you." The emperor looked at me quietly and said calmly.

"Yes." I bowed my head.The emperor looked at me for a while, sighed, and said loudly, "Double Happiness!"

His accompanying eunuch Shuangxi stepped into the room, and the emperor ordered: "Send Madam Ronghua to the Empress Dowager, and wait carefully on the way."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shuangxi walked up to me and held my hand, "Madam Ronghua, please."

"Thank you, Eunuch Xi." I was a little surprised, and it was hard to refuse. The emperor could just ask a little eunuch to take me to the Queen Mother's side, but it was not too ostentatious to ask his personal eunuch to take me there.

As Eunuch Shuangxi went out, I was always thinking about how the emperor would deal with Ji Jingyun's matter. I left this matter to the emperor, and the emperor asked me to leave it alone. General Ji cannot be ignored.Does Shen Mo know what Saikamen did?Should I ask him about it?Should Deacon Yin look up the origin of this Saikamen?

Still thinking about it, I suddenly heard a man's slightly surprised voice: "Miss Ye?"

I looked up in surprise, and there were two men in Yaoyue Kingdom costumes standing in front of me, one tall and one short, the tall one stepped forward and said loudly, "I never expected to see a girl here."

When I saw his face clearly, I was a little surprised, and then I realized that it was he who was the foreign envoy received by the emperor.Slightly bowed, I smiled: "I have met His Royal Highness in person."

"Miss Ye?" The short man beside him looked at me curiously, "Third Highness, is this the girl who returned your golden knife?"

Ulay coughed uncomfortably, and the short man seemed to feel a little reckless, and shut his mouth resentfully.I smiled slightly: "Your Highness, this concubine is already married as a woman, so it's inappropriate to call her a girl."

"I know, your husband..." He paused, but did not continue.I owed myself: "Your Highness, I have to go see the Queen Mother, so I will take my leave first."

His eyes kept falling on me, even after leaving him behind, I can still feel his burning eyes, making my vest itch.The emperor's birthday will be in one month. Is Ulei going to Tianzhao Kingdom for this matter?Not long after that, I'm afraid there will be envoys from the Chenxing Kingdom and the Red Sun Kingdom. At that time, the capital will be lively again.

Stepping into the Empress Dowager's Yining Palace, Aunt Fangting had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. When she saw me, she had a sincere joy on her face: "Mrs. Ronghua, you haven't entered the palace for a long time. Please come in, madam." She came up to replace Eunuch Xi to support me, and I smiled: "How is the Queen Mother? How is Sister Fangting?"

"Okay, everything is fine, Mrs. Lao will keep it in mind." Ever since she found out about Concubine Murong's unjust case and overturned the case for the Chu family, Sister Fangting has always been very caring towards me.It is said that after the downfall of Prime Minister Wei, the emperor issued an order to vindicate Taifu Murong. The Murong family was implicated in the murder case of Taifu Murong, and almost all returned to their original positions, but it is a pity that Murong Taifu’s son, Murong Chu, could not be found. .Only I know that Murong Chu will never be found.

In the past year, I have been in mourning for Yunzheng, and the information from the outside world has almost been blocked.After the fake Wei Xiang was exiled, the eldest brother of the Wei family didn’t come back often. He only wrote two letters to me for more than a year. He also has a lot of bad things done to Prime Minister Zhenwei in his heart, and it won't do any good if he investigates it. Now, what the big brother of the Wei family is doing for the emperor, I don't know, and it's not convenient to ask.Concubine De Gui in the cold palace, he doesn't seem to care too much, we didn't reveal the identity of my body, maybe, this is a good way to deal with everyone.

As soon as I stepped into the door, I heard the queen mother's joyful voice: "Ye girl, you are finally willing to see me, an old woman, come quickly and let me have a look."

I smiled and asked Aunt Fangting to help me to the Queen Mother. I was about to salute, but was grabbed by the Queen Mother and led me to sit on the soft couch. I said excitedly: "There is no need to salute, let me see, my Son, why are you getting thinner and thinner?"

"Queen..." Facing her intimacy, I was a little stiff, remembering the last time I saw her, she even gave me a warning.The queen mother touched my face and said angrily: "There is no flesh on my face, Fang Ting, bring the pearl bird's nest from the imperial dining room to Miss Ye."

"Thank you Queen Mother for the reward." I took the pearl bird's nest handed over by Fang Ting, and sighed inwardly. I don't like sweets, but the Queen Mother rewarded it, so I can't do without it.Barely finished eating, put the bowl on the low table, the maid came up to take the bowl away, raised her eyes and saw the queen mother looked at me with a smile, and smiled: "Queen mother, my concubine has not entered the palace for so long to pay my respects, don't blame me Concubine, is the queen mother's phoenix body safe and sound?"

"What's wrong with my old woman." The queen mother sighed, "Of course, when I'm old, my body is not as strong as when I was young."

"Look at what you said, the empress dowager's skin is smoother than those little girls, and her temperament is noble and graceful. If you say something disrespectful, she looks like a concubine's sister. How old is she?" Women like to hear others praise her for being young and beautiful. The Empress Dowager's eyes narrowed and she said angrily, "You girl will make me happy."

"The concubine is speaking the truth." I said obediently, and laughed along with me.The queen mother laughed for a while, took my hand, and sighed slightly: "It doesn't matter how young and beautiful you are, isn't it..." She paused, patted my hand, and sighed: "Girl, you are really like me!" Ai’s family suffers as much. At a young age, Yun Shizi left you and left, leaving you orphans and widows... If anyone dares to bully you in the future, go into the palace and tell me that I will never forgive you he."

"Your Majesty is worrying too much, who would bully my concubines for no reason." I smiled, I really didn't want to continue this topic, and changed the topic, "By the way, Queen Mother, I saw the woman from Yaoyue Kingdom on the way here. Envoy, are you here to celebrate the emperor's birthday?"

"Yeah." The queen mother smiled, her tone a bit disapproving, "Celebration is only one aspect, and I'm afraid it's not as simple as this purpose."

"Oh?" If it involves state affairs, I don't think it's easy to ask, so I just smiled.The queen mother continued: "This time the envoy is Prince Ulei of the Yaoyue Kingdom. He has brought the credentials of the King of the Yaoyue Kingdom. In addition to celebrating the emperor's birthday, he also wants to marry our Tianzhao Kingdom."

"Marriage?" I was taken aback.Marriage between the two countries is usually done after losing a battle. Yaoyue Kingdom and Tianzhao Kingdom have been peaceful for the past few years, and they suddenly want to marry?I bit my lip, feeling a little apprehensive.Over the past year, the Yun family has secretly controlled the material trade of the Marti tribe in Yaoyue Kingdom, especially the salt, tea and other livelihood materials they need, which can only be bought at high prices, and the horses of the Marti tribe, It is always sold at a very cheap price.I swore on the grassland that I would make the Marti people pay the price, but the operation of this plan was completed by An Yuanxi. I don’t know how he did it. It's just fine.I don't know if this matter has played a role in fueling the marriage between the two countries.

"Yeah." The Queen Mother smiled mysteriously, "What do you think, Miss Ye?"

"It's a good thing." I smiled, "It's enough for the emperor to accept one more concubine." Even though I despise the way of sending my daughter out to solve the problem, I will not show it in front of the queen mother stupidly.

"It must have been sent by them?" The queen mother smiled slightly, "Why don't you think I sent the princess to the outside of the Great Wall?"

"Why are they negotiating terms with our Tianzhao Dynasty?" I said disapprovingly, since they were begging for help, of course they sent their daughter here.

The queen mother smiled faintly, her tone was incapable of hearing emotion: "Yaoyue Kingdom indeed sent a princess here. This Qiqige princess is called the 'Flower of the Grassland' and is the king's most beloved daughter. Therefore, His Majesty the King also wants to In our Tianzhao country, welcome a golden sword Attila back for Prince Ulei."

I raised my eyebrows and pursed my lips, but didn't make a sound.The emperor's two elder sisters are already married. The imperial sister, Princess Nanhua, is only 11 years old. It is impossible to send her to marry. If the emperor agrees, he can only find the princess in the palace. Since Yaoyue Kingdom sent a real princess with a special status Come on, it is impossible to just find a court lady to become a princess to fool her.But these have nothing to do with me, I am too lazy to comment.The queen mother saw that I was not very interested, so she smiled and changed the subject: "Ye girl, what do you think of this official position set up by the emperor to uphold the pen and honor?"

"Your Majesty, the emperor has a reason for doing this." I smiled, it's not easy for me to express my opinion on this matter, "I don't dare to talk about government affairs."

"Really?" The queen mother tightened my hand slightly, her tone was unpredictable, "I don't know who the emperor heard from, women can also be officials and emperors, and they have caused so many things."

My back began to break out in cold sweat, and I didn't dare to speak out, only to hear the Queen Mother slowly say: "Fortunately, the emperor has not lost his sense of proportion, since there are eunuchs who hold pens, it's not too absurd to set up a pen-holding eunuch."

I was so nervous that I couldn't speak, and when I heard the Queen Mother say this, I breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Your Majesty is wise."

The queen mother touched my hand and smiled lightly: "Ye girl, it's a pity that your eyesight is not good, otherwise this is a good writing style, I think you are quite suitable for it."

"The empress dowager is joking, it's fine if the concubines don't cause trouble for the emperor." I said calmly and slowly, "The concubines are widows, serving the emperor's side, it's not proper, and they should avoid suspicion."

The queen mother looked at me quietly, for a long while, the corners of her lips slightly curled up, and her eyes also curled up: "It's still you who are thoughtful, you girl, you are just likable."

——2007, September, 4——
Cold, fever, tears, runny nose, and a business trip at 03:30..., fortunately, it is a suburban county, and I only traveled for two days, but it occupied my Saturday rest.hateful!Finished up on Sunday night.

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