Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 130
After the imperial decree came down, Su Xi and Wei Wei went to the palace, changed the jade certificate, and formally met with the emperor and empress.Empress Liu gave Su Xi a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with four dragon play beads. Her words were kind and approachable, without any pretentious airs.Perhaps it was because Wei Jichang hadn't married a wife yet, the Empress Empress treated her like a daughter-in-law, holding her hand for a long time and talking about the homework, and she was not released until dusk.

Emperor Zhao Yuan also had something to explain to Wei Feng.

When Su Xi came out from Zhaoyang Hall, Wei Feng just came to pick her up from the Imperial Study Room.Su Xi walked over with small steps, slipped her hand into his sleeve and took his hand, and asked with her small face up, "What did Your Majesty tell you?"

Wei Yan squeezed her palm, every time he saw her walking with her big belly, she was terrified. "Your Majesty asked me if I wanted to move into the East Palace." After speaking, he paused, glanced at the girl beside him, saw her staring at him helplessly, smiled silently, and continued: "I said you are pregnant, It might not be convenient to move around, so I postponed it for now."

Su Xi breathed a sigh of relief silently.Although the palace is good, but it is not as comfortable as outside, it will be boring after a long time.She just talked with the empress for a while today, so she felt a little restrained.Fortunately, it was only for a short while, and she could bear it.

Seeing her small appearance, Wei Yan didn't know what she was thinking, so he scratched her upturned nose, "I'm starting to dislike her now, what will I do when I become a queen in the future?"

Su Xi was slightly taken aback.She had forgotten this point, since Wei Wei became the emperor, wouldn't she have to live in the palace every day?Maybe everything was taken for granted, and she didn't even count herself in.But he soon came back to his senses, took Wei Yan's arm, pursed his pink lips, "That's different."

Wei Yan unhurriedly said "Oh", and asked leisurely, "What's different?"

Su Xi thought for a moment, then quietly let go of Wei Yan's hand, covered her face, worried that he would pinch her: "Have you ever heard a word, Cousin Tingzhou?"

Wei Yan raised his eyebrows, "What are you talking about?"

Su Xi blinked her eyes and said solemnly: "Marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog."

Sure enough, Wei Shizi's face darkened, and he couldn't help smiling immediately. He wanted to teach the girl a lesson, so he waved and said, "Youyou, come here."

Su Xi shook her head like a rattle, but she learned to be shrewd, "No."

Wei Yan asked her: "Who do you say is a chicken and who is a dog?"

Su Xi's bright black eyeballs rolled around, but she didn't take the bait, and she justified herself: "I mean, I will be where you are in the future."

The love story is nice to hear.However, Prince Wei followed suit, grabbed her slender wrist and brought her to him, lowered his head, bit the tip of her nose, and said with a hint of a smile, "Otherwise, where else do you want to go?"

Su Xi pushed his face, and said coquettishly, "This is the imperial palace."

Wei Shizi didn't take it seriously, "Can't the imperial palace kiss his own wife?"

He is thick-skinned, and Su Xi has learned it a long time ago.This time he couldn't say anything about him, but fortunately, he was almost out of the gate of the palace, and there was no one around, so Su Xi gave Wei Feng a blank look, and quickly led him outside, so as not to make people see a joke.

This compartment is Prince Yu's Mansion.

After the news of Li Chu came out, Wei Yuan sat alone in the study with a sullen face.The atmosphere in the room was frighteningly oppressive and gloomy, and no one dared to go up to touch bad luck, for fear of being angered if they were not careful.

After a while, only a loud noise came from the house.The servants outside the study were startled, you looked at me and I looked at you, and you could see panic in each other's eyes.

However this is not over.

Wei Yuan kicked over the red sandalwood desk, smashed all the things on the Duobao Pavilion, his face was so gloomy that ink could drip out.

There are people who are not afraid of death.When the concubine Bai heard that Wei Yuan was in a bad mood, she made a few plates of fragrant and delicious snacks, put them in a food box with red twigs and lotus patterns, and sent them over.She was born charming, because she had given birth to two children, her figure was well maintained, her waist was as slender as if she had never given birth to a child, and Wei Yuan often went to her yard on weekdays.

At this moment, she turned to Wei Yuan, put the food box on the embroidered pier at the side, and said softly: "What made the prince so furious? I made some snacks, the prince has a taste , Calm down, it's not worthwhile to spoil your body when you are angry."

A while ago, Wei Yuan divorced Fu Yi, and Wei Yuan doted on her again, so she thought she had a chance to rectify herself, and became more considerate in front of Wei Yuan.

Unfortunately, this time it hit the muzzle.Wei Yuan was in a troubled mood and had no time to talk to her, so he sat on the chair and said coldly, "Get lost."

Bai Shi also has no eyesight, Wei Yuan has made it so clear, she still opened the food box on her own initiative, brought out a plate of white glutinous and delicate pastries, and said: "This is the lotus root powder made by myself. Sweet-scented osmanthus cake, this is my favorite food on weekdays, my concubine specially made more..."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his head to meet Wei Yuan's cold eyes.Wei Yuan said: "I told you to get out, didn't you hear?"

Bai Shi was slightly taken aback, and was horrified by him, but she still insisted: "I am a concubine, I just want to..."

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand, held her neck straight, and threatened with a cloudy face: "I'll say it again, if you don't want to die, get out."

Bai's face was pale, and he had never seen him so manic.

The news of the establishment of the reserve has not yet spread, so a boudoir woman like Bai naturally doesn't know the reason for Wei Yuan's anger.She broke free from Wei Yuan's grasp, knocked over all the cakes, didn't dare to say another word, and fled out of the study in a panic.

That night, Wei Yuan sat in the study for a whole night.

A dim oil lamp was lit in the room, and no one knew what he was thinking inside.

After the establishment of the crown prince, nothing seemed to have changed, but there were more officials visiting the Jin Palace than before.

Emperor Zhao Yuan ordered Wei Feng to start assisting the state, and many matters were directly handed over to Wei Feng.Emperor Zhaoyuan was getting old and gradually unable to do what he wanted, thinking of abdicating earlier and enjoying his old age with Empress Liu.

Su Xi recalled that Emperor Zhaoyuan seemed to abdicate at the beginning of next year, and Wei Yan ascended the throne not long after.

At that time, Wei Feng was a strange and distant cousin to Su Xi, and she never paid attention to him.The only little involvement is an unpleasant childhood memory.Who knew that after living a new life, this person would be her husband.

And at that time, she would never have imagined that on the surface, Wei Shizi, who was as gentle and bright as the moon, was "vicious and sluggish" in private...

Su Xi was distracted when suddenly a brightly colored dumpling rushed over and called sweetly, "Aunt Xi."

With his round face upturned, Wei Deyin lay on Su Xi's lap, looking at her expectantly, "Deyin wants to go out to play, can you take me out of the palace?"

If there is anything else that has changed, it is that Su Xi has moved around the palace more diligently.Every two or three days, she would come to Zhaoyang Hall to greet Empress Liu.After all, Wei Yan has already been adopted by the emperor, so he still has to do his due filial piety.It just so happened that Wei Feng was also in the palace from morning to night. After Su Xi came out of Zhaoyang Palace, he usually waited for him for a while, and the two of them went back to the Jin Palace together.

Today is another day to say hello.Empress Liu frowned when she heard Wei Deyin's address, and said solemnly: "Deyin, you can no longer be called 'Aunt Xi', you should be called 'Sister-in-law Huang'. If you continue to bark in the future, the queen mother will punish you .”

Empress Liu had noticed the problem of Wei Deyin's title before, but she didn't take it to heart because Wei Deyin was young at the time.Now that Wei Yan has adopted her below her knees, she can't be allowed to bark. Auntie and brother, what kind of dignity are they?It messed up the seniority.

Wei Deyin pouted and muttered, "But that's what Brother Bai Yu called him..."

The empress did not indulge her again this time, and said clearly: "That's because your seniority is higher than that of Bai Geer, and you can no longer be called Brother Bai Yu in the future. Brother Bai should call you 'aunt' when he sees you." yes."

Wei Deyin couldn't turn his head around for a while, he opened his eyes wide and thought for a long time, "Then why am I called Brother Bai Yu?"

The empress was silent for a moment, and said, "Nephew."

Su Xi couldn't help chuckling, and patted Wei Deyin's little head.It is hard to imagine whether Pagoda will call her "aunt" when he sees her in the future.

At this time, Wei Deyin didn't know what his nephew represented, so he said "oh", turned his head to look at Su Xi, and obediently changed his words: "Sister-in-law Huang."

The empress is satisfied with this.Then Wei Deyin pestered Su Xi to take her out of the palace, saying that she was leaving the palace, but actually wanted to see Su Baiyu.Su Baiyu hadn't entered the palace for quite a while, Wei Deyin thought of him, so he said imitatively: "I'm going to play with Bai Yu's nephew."

Su Xi held back the smile on her lips, glanced at the empress, and seeing that she had no objection, she said to Wei Deyin: "Brother Bo's birthday is next month, I'll take you to find him again, okay?" ?”

Wei Deyin thought for a while, although it took a long time, he still nodded with ease.

A few days later, when Su Xi went to Zhaoyang Hall to pay his respects, Lu Huishu and General Weiyuan's wife, Mrs. Lu, happened to be there.Lu Huishu and Wei Jichang were engaged, and the wedding date was set for the end of this year, so the Empress invited General Weiyuan's wife to discuss the marriage.

Su Xi was sitting in a rose chair beside her, and Lu Huishu was sitting opposite her.This was the first time the two met after Lu Huishu got engaged. Lu Huishu seemed a little uncomfortable, but she sat upright.

Su Xi winked at her quietly.After noon, Lu Huishu breathed a sigh of relief when she left Zhaoyang Palace.

General Weiyuan's wife walked in front, and Su Xi walked behind with her.Su Xi turned her head to look at her with a smile on her face.

Lu Huishu was embarrassed by her, and asked deliberately: "Youyou, is there something on my face?"

Su Xi raised the corner of her mouth and asked softly, "Sister Shu, don't you have anything to say to me?"

The two walked a few steps before Lu Huishu touched her cheek and said frankly, "I don't know where to start..."

About her marriage with Wei Jichang, it’s a bit of a misunderstanding. One day, Empress Liu and General Weiyuan’s wife went to Mingjue Temple to worship Buddha. People do fortune-telling.When they were sent back, their birthdays were accidentally sent upside down, and it happened that the birth dates of these two people matched very well, and they were noble people in their respective destiny.After returning from Mingjue Temple, Empress Liu kept this matter in her heart, and ordered someone to go to the Weiyuan General's Mansion to inquire. When she learned that Lu Huishu had not yet betrothed to her, she decided that the two were "a match made in heaven".

But because of Wei Jichang's conditions, Empress Liu was worried that the members of the Lu family would not be willing, so she asked someone to find out what the Lu family meant.

General Weiyuan's wife was indeed a little reluctant at first.Although Wei Jichang has a noble status, he was born deaf and dumb. She doesn't want her daughter to marry a rich man, but only hopes that her daughter's family will marry a normal person.Later, I asked someone to do a lot of calculations, and they all said that Lu Huishu and Wei Jichang's horoscopes were very compatible. After thinking about it with Weiyuan General Lu Chi for half a month, they finally nodded.

Coincidentally, not long after Lu Huishu and Wei Jichang got engaged, General Weiyuan's old rheumatism for many years healed.

This made Lu's idea of ​​getting married even more firm.

After hearing this, Su Xi couldn't help sighing: "There is such a wonderful thing."

Lu Huishu smiled, and said in disbelief, "It's just a coincidence. There are so many fates in the world."

Su Xi asked curiously, "Sister Shu doesn't want to marry the First Prince?"

Lu Huishu thought for a while, and said: "I don't really think about it. I don't have much contact with him, and I don't know what kind of person he is. It's a bit too hasty to decide on the marriage like this."

The two were talking, when they walked out of the gate of Qingxi Palace, they saw two people walking towards each other.One is Wei Feng, and the other is Wei Jichang.Wei Wei had just come out of the imperial study and was about to take Su Xi back to his residence. On the way, he met Wei Jichang who came to pay a visit to Empress Liu, so he came together.

Wei Jichang raised his eyes to look this way, his eyes fell on Lu Huishu, he nodded and smiled.

Lu Huishu stopped, and the usually calm girl was a little restrained at the moment, bent her knees and bowed to him, saying: "I have seen the First Prince."

Wei Jichang raised his hand and gave her a little support, but he didn't let the palace servants beside him speak for him, he just shook his head to signal her not to be too polite.

Su Xi stood aside, looked at Lu Huishu, then at Wei Jichang, her eyes lingering on these two people.Wei Jichang is gentle and quiet, not in a hurry or impatient, and has a feeling of moistening things silently; Lu Huishu has beautiful features and a generous demeanor. If she is a winter plum that blooms proudly in winter, then Wei Jichang is the cape that covers the branches of plum blossoms. Bai Xue, one is bright and the other is quiet, unexpectedly they are right.

Before Su Xi could see enough, she was dragged away by Wei Yan.

Lu Huishu opened her mouth subconsciously, wanting to stop them.Wei Jichang had a smile on his face and didn't stop him.

Sitting on the carriage, Su Xi glanced at Wei Wei, and said angrily, "Cousin Tingzhou, I haven't said goodbye to Sister Shu yet, why are you dragging me away so quickly?"

Sitting across from him, Wei Yan looked at her with a half-smile, "Are you supposed to keep staring at other people's husbands?"

Su Xi immediately became short of breath, and explained: "I see that elder sister Shu is not a good match for the eldest prince..."

Wei Yan leaned over and flicked her forehead with two fingers, saying: "You worry a lot about other people's affairs."

Su Xi stuck out her tongue, but did not refute.

Back at the Prince Jin's Mansion, Wei Wei did not go to the study immediately, but sat on the couch by the window with Su Xi in his arms, and told her about the invasion of the border cities by the Xirong people.Several tribes in the west united together, including the Wuzhi, Yiqu, Jirong, etc., faintly revealing signs of restlessness, disturbing the border people so that they dare not go out.

Su Xi was confused at first, but gradually felt that something was wrong, and looked at him with bright eyes, "What exactly does Cousin Tingzhou want to say?"

Wei Yan paused for a while, wrapped her arms around her chubby waist, and said slowly: "Young, Your Majesty ordered me to lead the troops to the border."

The emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty must not only have the ability to navigate the world, but also have the ability to march and fight.Be prepared for danger in times of peace, Wen Tao Wu Lue, this is Emperor Zhao Yuan's final test for Wei Wei.

The tribes in the north have been bothering the border people for many years, and Emperor Zhao Yuan hoped that Wei Feng would take advantage of this opportunity to avoid future troubles.

Su Xi was stunned for a long time, never expecting that Emperor Zhaoyuan would let Wei Feng go out at this time, she asked softly, "How long will you be going?"

Wei Yan held her little hand and said: "Those tribes are weak in strength, it shouldn't take long, I will come back as soon as possible."

Su Xi pursed her lips, a little aggrieved: "But the midwife said, I'm going to give birth in two months." She couldn't imagine that when she gave birth, Wei Feng wasn't by her side.She alone had no idea what to do if two boys were born.

Wei Yan pressed his face against her cheek, and the arms around her tightened involuntarily.

Why didn't Wei Yan think about this question?When Emperor Zhaoyuan told him about this matter today, he immediately refused, hoping to postpone it for two months, and wait for Su Xi to give birth before reorganizing the army.It's just that Emperor Zhaoyuan didn't give him room to discuss, and looked at him and said earnestly: "Tingzhou, do you know why I didn't appoint you as a reserve in the first place?"

There is no doubt that Wei Yan's ability is higher than that of Wei Yuan.Even so, Emperor Zhaoyuan still hesitated between the two of them for a long time.

Wei Yan lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

Emperor Zhaoyuan said: "Because you pay too much attention to the relationship between your children and put all your thoughts on a woman, it is difficult to become a great weapon."

Wei Yan was silent.Emperor Zhaoyuan thought he had listened to it, but after a while, he said slowly: "If I remember correctly, when Your Majesty appointed the Empress as Empress, there were also many voices of dissent from officials in the court."

"You..." Emperor Zhaoyuan blew his beard and stared, but he didn't expect him to hit him upside down.

It's just that no matter what Wei Feng said, Emperor Zhaoyuan made a decision and ordered him to set off from the city gate to the border gate the next day.

Violation is resistance.

On the day before leaving, Su Xi sent Wei Wei to the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion.Wei Yan lowered his head, disregarding the fact that there were still a group of military generals standing behind him, rubbing each other's ears with her, and said in a low voice, "I will come back before you give birth."

If Su Xi wasn't pregnant, he would take her with him no matter what.

Su Xi's eyes were astringent, her nose was sore, but she tried not to cry, not wanting to worry Wei Yan, so she nodded obediently.In fact, she knew in her heart that it would take half a month to get to the border from here, and one month to go back and forth, plus the deployment of troops, and going to battle, she would not be able to return for two months.She reminded: "Cousin Tingzhou, pay attention to yourself outside. I packed all your clothes in that small red box. There is also a pair of shoes inside. I made them a while ago, but I kept forgetting to take them out." Here you are..." The little girl babbled a lot, her eyes turned red at the end, and she said rather fiercely, "You must not get hurt."

Wei Yan was worried that if he stayed, he would not be able to leave, so he kissed the corner of her mouth, and said in a serious tone, "Wait for me to come back."

10,000+ soldiers outside the city were waiting for him to set off, and Su Xi didn't dare to delay him for too long.

After Wei Wei left, because Jin Princess Yuan and Wei Zhaozhao both went to Jingyuan Nunnery, the Jin Palace was still relatively quiet.Besides, Su Xi is now the Crown Prince's official wife, even if Yuan Shi and Wei Zhaozhao are in the house, they dare not do anything to her, so Su Xi's life is quite peaceful.

On this day, Su Xi came to Zhaoyang Hall for the last time.Empress Liu thought that she had a big belly and it was not convenient for her to walk, so she didn't have to come to the palace to pay her respects before giving birth.

After coming out of Zhaoyang Hall, Su Xi saw a person walking towards him.

Wei Yuan was dressed in a crimson-purple brocade robe with chi patterns, and his face was as usual. When he saw Su Xi, he smiled and said, "Sister and brother."

Su Xi stopped a few steps away, bent her knees and said, "I have met Prince Yu's son."

Wei Yuan lifted his lips, half joking and half serious, and said, "Tingzhou is now the prince of a country, and my younger siblings need to salute when they see me. I can't bear it."

Su Xi didn't show any panic, she had been with Wei Feng for a long time, and she even spoke like him. "Seniors are in order. Prince Yu's son is Cousin Tingzhou's cousin. Naturally, I should salute when I see you."

Wei Yuan looked at her.A small person with a round belly, slightly drooping eyes, long eyelashes like a small fan, exquisite appearance, whiter than snow.Although she has a big belly, she is not as bloated as the woman next to her. The immaturity between her eyebrows has not faded, and she is already going to be a mother.The scene of her strolling under the peach blossom tree seems to be still yesterday, but four or five years have passed in the blink of an eye.But she hasn't changed much, she is still so stunningly beautiful that it makes people lose their minds.

Wei Yuan looked at her for a moment, then smiled for a while, and walked away without saying anything.

Su Xi didn't think much, walked out of the palace gate, and got on the carriage back home.

On this side, Wei Yuan did not go to Zhaoyang Hall, but went to Wei Jichang's sleeping hall.

Wei Jichang set up a chessboard in the courtyard and was playing chess with himself.Seeing Wei Yuan coming, he put down the chess pieces, invited him to a seat, and ordered his servants to make a new pot of tea.

Wei Yuan sat opposite the chessboard, glanced at the chess game on the table, and said with a smile: "The eldest prince is really elegant."

Wei Jichang was noncommittal, although he couldn't hear him, he could read his lips.Then he raised his hand to ask for instructions, and asked Wei Yuan if he would be interested in finishing this game of chess with him.

Wei Yuan didn't delay, and said, "I'm happy to accompany you."

So the two played chess, Wei Yuan held black pieces, Wei Jichang held white pieces, half an hour passed without knowing it.Wei Yuan dropped the last piece on the chessboard, and the white piece immediately fell into a dead end, surrounded by black pieces.

Wei Jichang looked at it for a moment, stood up and cupped his hands, which meant "be willing to bow down".

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything.He took out a white piece from Wei Jichang's chess jar and landed it on the lower left corner of the chessboard. Miraculously, the white piece came back to life, and even had the tendency to counterpress the black piece.He raised his eyes and asked straight to the point: "What does the eldest prince think of my chess skills?"

Wei Jichang sat down again, dipped his index finger into the tea beside the table, and wrote two words - "excellent".

Wei Yuan smiled conceitedly, and said, "Ji Chang, what do you think is the difference between your current situation and this game of chess?"

The surrounding palace people realized that something was wrong, and they had already retreated quietly.Now there were only the two of them left in the yard, Wei Ji often saw Wei Yuan's words, still looked calm, unhurried, waiting for his next words with a smile.

Wei Yuan didn't beat around the bush and said, "Your Majesty appointed Wei Feng as the heir apparent, are you really willing? Originally, that position should belong to you."

Wei Jichang remained silent, looking down at the green and transparent tea soup in the small Mocai clock.

Probably because he understood his temperament, Wei Yuan was not in a hurry, picked up a sunspot, dropped it, and said after a while: "Wei Yan has taken your throne, and this country will have nothing to do with you in the future, I don't believe it." You are willing to hand over to others."

Heizi and Baizi are stuck in a stalemate, neither will let the other, and they are caught in the predicament of a draw.

Wei Ji often held a white piece in his hand, but he couldn't find where to put it.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan smiled lightly, "Instead of being completely defeated, we might as well join hands. If it happens, I will divide half of the south between you, and we will sit on equal footing. What do you think?"

Dividing the country into two is really Wei Yuan's style.Because he had enough self-confidence, after Wei Feng was dealt with, he could slowly regain the half of the country that was allocated to Wei Jichang.

Now, he just needs a legitimate reason to fight.

Wei Ji often looked at the chessboard, wondering if he was thinking about Wei Yuan's words, or thinking about how to play the game.

Wei Yuan didn't force him, picked up the teacup in front of him, drank the tea in it in one gulp, got up and said, "Think about it carefully, I'll take my leave first."

After Wei Yuan left, Wei Ji often threw the white pieces in his hand back into the chess jar.Not long after, the palace servant came in again and asked, "Your Highness, does this chessboard need to be cleaned?"

Wei Jichang thought for a moment, then nodded.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yan had been gone for more than a month.

The closer the day of giving birth, the more anxious Su Xi became.Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was out of breath after walking a few steps.Now even Dr. Zhou is sure that they are twins. Yin knows what she is afraid of. A few days ago, she took her to Daci Temple, worshiped the Bodhisattva, and begged Su Xi to land the next pair safely. children.

But this time Su Xi didn't dare to ask for a signature. She comforted herself and let nature take its course.

Wei Yan would send a letter home every once in a while, which described his life at the border. No matter how busy he was, his letter would always be delivered to Su Xi on time.

Su Xi would occasionally send him some things, such as purses, belts, shoes and socks that she sewed herself, since she was idle anyway.In addition to embroidering things for Wei Feng, he also embroidered a lot of things for unborn children, such as small clothes, small bellybands, etc. In this way, the embroidery work has improved a lot.

Soon it will be summer, the weather is hot and hot, and the heat is unbearable.

Another seven or eight days will be the day when Su Xi will give birth.Three or four midwives followed her every day. Hearing that it was arranged by Wei Feng before he left, she also became nervous. She didn't dare to go anywhere, only dared to walk in the yard.

That night, Su Xi received another letter from Wei Feng, which said that several tribes in Xirong had surrendered, and in a few days, he would be able to leave for Beijing after the trivial matters over there were settled.

The letter was sent out half a month ago, that is to say, Wei Yan is already on the way now?
When the court was preparing to welcome Wei Wei's triumphant return, one day, a minister suddenly published a memorial, accusing Wei Wei of secretly communicating with Zagar, the leader of the Mirong tribe, and suspected of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.

(End of this chapter)