blue bird song

Chapter 67
"Come with me." Jia Shuning ordered coldly.Xiao Chu didn't dare to disobey, and followed her tremblingly, slowly walked down the stone bridge and walked to the water's edge.Jia Shuning took off a string of light purple crystal bracelets from her wrist, and looked at Xiao Chu playfully, "You serve well, this is your reward." Xiao Chu begged and shook her head, "No, don't! I won't say it , I dare not say it even if I am killed..."

Jia Shuning smiled, "What an ignorant child! The master rewarded you, you can take it." He grabbed Xiao Chu neatly and put the bracelet on her wrist.

On this day, Jia Shuning always asked Xiao Chu to serve by her side, and never let her go.At night, Jia Shuning realized that she had lost a string of crystal bracelets, and she was very anxious, "This was a gift from the imperial concubine during her lifetime, it is very precious!"They were all busy, but Xiao Chu was nowhere to be seen.

The next day, Xiao Chu's body was found in the lake. "This child is fine, why can't you think about it?" Everyone felt strange, Jia Shuning was known to be kind-hearted, and shed a lot of tears for Xiao Chu.However, the crystal bracelet was found on Xiao Chu's body later, and he was spurned by everyone, "You don't open your eyes, you actually steal the master's beloved thing! Things got into trouble, and I was afraid of being caught, so I committed suicide in fear of crime!"

When Jia Shuning came to Ningshou Palace to pay her respects, she sighed a few words in front of Queen Mother Zhou and Queen Wang, "Really, this child is so small-minded and ignorant. She just stole my belongings because of her fascination. Would I care about her and put her to death? It's a pity to die at such a young age."

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't take it seriously, "The eyelids are so shallow, how can you keep them? Don't worry about this kind of person." Queen Wang smiled, "You are also a bit loose-tempered, and you are not good at wearing these clothes. Be careful. She must have thought that you would be missing a half piece of jewelry and would not notice it, so she dared to steal it. Who would have thought that you would find out, she was afraid for a while and had a shallow opinion, which is also true."

The concubine Zhang Shi was standing in front of the Empress Dowager Zhou's bed, smiling at Jia Shuning, "According to me, she didn't commit suicide in fear of crime." Jia Shuning was startled, and hurriedly smiled and said, "You mean...?" Empress Dowager Zhou and Queen Wang also looked at Mrs. Zhang at the same time.

The prince was brought up by the Empress Dowager Zhou. The Queen had no biological son, and she was used to being gentle and careless. She always treated the prince with care and consideration.When the concubine Zhang entered the palace, one was looking at the face of the prince, and the other was that Zhang herself was very winking, and served the Queen Mother Zhou and the Queen comfortably, so the Queen Mother Zhou and the Queen treated Zhang Excellent, even surpassing Jia Shuning who lived in the palace for a long time and accompanied her for many years.

The Crown Princess smiled and said: "She must not commit suicide in fear of crime. Sister Jia has always been very lenient, no matter how stupid she is, can't she think that with Sister Jia's measure, she will not be put to death? Besides, she stole It’s just a bracelet, if you’re afraid of being blamed for the incident, wouldn’t you just throw it away quietly?”

The Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Wang both nodded frequently, "It makes sense." The Crown Princess smiled, "It sounds strange, she has time to drown herself, so she can't just dispose of the bracelet quietly." The Empress Dowager Zhou sighed , "My son, how did you know that the stupid people in this world are often unbelievably stupid." Queen Wang also said: "Isn't it? It's really unbelievable."

Jia Shuning originally thought that this was done flawlessly, but now when she heard it, she felt that the Empress Dowager Zhou, the Queen, and the Crown Princess were all laughing at her for being "stupid", and her hands and feet were cold for a while.She didn't dare to show any abnormality, and she followed the Empress Dowager Zhou and Queen Wang with a smile all over her face. The Crown Princess gave her a sarcasm, with an indescribable contempt in her eyes.

Jia Shuning's heart skipped a beat.Although the Crown Princess is more lively, she is the same as the Crown Prince. She has always been cautious and careful at every step. No matter which master in the palace, she always wins over and accepts with all her heart, and never neglects.To himself, he is also very gentle and polite.After all, I will be her sister-in-law in the future, and His Majesty misses the past the most, and will definitely love the relatives of the imperial concubine.She is a smart person, so she can't offend herself.But at this moment, the sarcasm in the princess's eyes doesn't even bother to hide it!What happened, what happened?Jia Shuning's mind was in a mess.

After a few days, Jia Shuning knew the reason: the emperor would come to Ningshou Palace to pay his respects every three days, but he didn't come recently.The emperor's spirit in Qianqing Palace was getting worse and worse, and the doctors of the imperial hospital were guarding in front of the emperor's bed day and night, not daring to leave.

Jia Shuning was terrified.Your Majesty, you must be well and not go with the imperial concubine!The imperial concubine still has family members who want you to take care of her, and relatives who want you to take care of her. I, Jia Shuning, am still a concubine, and Yunying is not married!

Jia Shuning sincerely prayed in front of the Buddha, praying that His Majesty the Emperor would live a long life, as long as heaven.Your Majesty, you are the lord of the people, you cannot abandon the country, the people of the world, and your prince and princess.

"Fourth prince, do you know that His Majesty is seriously ill?" Jia Shuning knelt weakly on the futon, muttering to herself, "You only cared about fun, and even ignored His Majesty. You really are not filial. Fourth prince, you can't do it again in the future." That's it, you know."

Thinking of the beautiful fourth prince, Jia Shuning's face flushed.Your Highness, you will be the lord of the world, the lord of all peoples, the supreme Ninety-Five Lord!Zhejiang is nothing more than a group of rioters, so there is no need for you to take action, you are too talented and useless.

Your Highness, where are you at this time?How hard it is for a noble prince like you to eat well and wear well in that barren land.Your Highness, you really make people... My heart aches to death, Jia Shuning sighed faintly.

"It smells so good." In the camp tent, Qingque, who was looking at the topographic map, smelled a strange fragrance in his nose, and couldn't help but praise it.Sitting beside her, A Yuan smiled and pointed to the blue and white bowl on the table, "Cooked chestnuts with sweet-scented osmanthus, try it."

The season when golden osmanthus is fragrant is also the season when chestnuts are ripe.Boiled chestnuts with sweet-scented osmanthus has both the attractive sweetness of chestnuts and the intoxicating fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, which can be called a delicacy in the world.

Qingque peeled a chestnut and ate it, and closed his eyes intoxicated, "It's delicious! It's so delicious!" A Yuan hurriedly stretched out his hand, and muttered: "It's delicious, so hurry up and grab it. Come on, let's do it first To be strong."

Qing Que opened her eyes, dragged the blue and white bowl to her domineeringly, and stretched out her hands to protect it, "It's all mine!" A Yuan smiled cheerfully, "Okay, it's all yours. Little Qing Que, borrow fourth brother Let’s have a try, okay?”

"Just one." Qingque looked down pretendingly, and picked a small chestnut from the blue and white bowl and put it on the table.A Yuan exaggeratedly sang "Fat Ye", "General Xie Qi rewards." He hurriedly took the chestnuts in his hands.Qing Que stared at him with wide eyes, and the two laughed at the same time.

Outside the tent, Deng Qi strode over.Beside him was a clever-looking young man who was carrying a food box, apparently to deliver food to Qing Que.

When he was about to arrive, Deng Qi was stopped by the guards, "General Deng, it's inconvenient for you to go in." Deng Qi was so angry when he heard that, is King Jin here again?My daughter's tent, I, a father, can't go in, but he can!

"I'll bring food to Qingque." Deng Qi suppressed his anger, and said lightly, "She's a girl, she can't fight wildly like a boy, she can eat anything."

"Your Highness is discussing the military situation with General Qi, so please don't disturb me." The guard's attitude was good, he was polite, but he insisted, "As for the food, don't worry, it's all good."

A gust of wind blew past, blowing the curtain hanging over the tent door.Deng Qi took a glance, and saw Qing Que sitting in the tent with a smile, and King Jin peeled a chestnut and brought it to her mouth.

This brat!Deng Qi's teeth itched with hatred.

In order not to confront the guard head-on, Deng Qi left the food box and left with a dark face.

"If Niu Niu's surname is still Deng, I will definitely beat that kid up hard!" Deng Qi went to Duke Ning's Chinese army camp, angrily said, "Molested my girl after eating the heart and leopard guts!"

Ning Guogong looked at the battle map and ignored him.

"Why are you doing this?" Deng Qi yelled angrily, "Niu Niu is about to be cheated away, you are indifferent!"

"I used to worry about Niu Niu who is so outstanding, who can I marry in the future?" Ning Guogong looked away from the battle map and looked at Deng Qi who was in a state of despair. You don't have to worry about it. Qi'er, the status and status of King Jin is just right for Niu Niu."

Deng Qi was not convinced, "Just because of his appearance, he is weaker than a woman and needs protection, so he is also worthy of Niu Niu? Grandfather, a Guangwei general like my daughter should be matched with a peerless hero, so he can live up to it!"

"The heroes of the world are all old, there are no young and handsome ones." Ning Guogong said with some resentment.

Deng Qi was tongue-tied.

"Niu Niu looks so good, of course she must match a young and handsome man." Ning Guogong said naturally, "Jin Wang is beautiful and has a high status, and Niu Niu is a natural match."

"He, he has a fiancée..." Deng Qi was stunned for a long time, and said in a panic.

"When Concubine Wan Gui was alive, they were not married, let alone Concubine Wan Gui has gone." Ning Guogong didn't take it seriously, "Jin Wang and Jia Shi have grown up, but the marriage proposal has been delayed, obviously it is not possible. Yes. Jia Shi, don’t worry about it at all.”

"Where is there a prince to supervise the army in this dynasty? King Jin came with us. What he is doing and why His Majesty agreed, you can tell at a glance." Ning Guogong patiently reasoned with Deng Qi, "Qi'er, King Jin's kindness is rare. Little Qingque has suffered enough, she should have a husband who loves her sincerely and can protect her. If she becomes Princess Jin, who in the world can give her anger .”

"How can the prince not be coquettish? Anyway, I don't like it." Deng Qi muttered in a low voice.

"King Jin won't." Ning Guogong asserted, "I'm sure, King Jin will never be romantic. His eyes are pure and clear, without turbidity."

Deng Qi still looked resigned, Ning Guogong said with a smile: "You, if you have free time, it is better to think about how to put down the bandit chaos. Niuniu is here, if you as a father can't make great achievements in the war, you will be very embarrassed. .”

Deng Qi patted his chest, "Which gangster is the most powerful, you leave it to me! Keep it safe and fight a good fight, don't embarrass you, and don't let my daughter see jokes!"

The next day, an urgent report came from Zhejiang, "The bandits are approaching Hangzhou City!" Hangzhou, that is the seat of the Zhejiang Chief Envoy's Yamen, is a vital place. If Hangzhou is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

In the next few days, the army accelerated its march, and even King Jin galloped on horseback from morning till night.Deng Qi gloated and looked at King Jin on horseback, never experienced such hardship, right?Guaranteed that at night, your legs are not your own!Brat, it's not easy to supervise the army.

When he arrived at the camp at dusk, King Jin got off his horse with great difficulty, supported by his guards. "My lord, is this subordinate carrying you on your back?" Jin Wei asked for instructions in a low voice when he saw that he was having trouble walking.King Jin shook his head dignifiedly, endured the pain, and walked back to his tent with steady steps.

"The stinky boy must be crying for father and mother right now, but he has no time to pester my daughter." Deng Qi smiled and thought, and went to Qingque.

As a result, Deng Qi just sat down for a long time, and after a few words with Qingque, King Jin came.He sat upright with a calm expression, as if there was no discomfort in his body.Deng Qi stared at him a few times, but couldn't tell, although this kid was raised in the deep palace, he was not delicate!I don't know what good medicine he used to recover so quickly!

"This sweet soup tastes good, you can try it." The king of Jin ordered someone to put a small porcelain bowl of firewood kiln that was moist and warm on the table.In a small porcelain bowl is a sweet soup, walnut cheese.

Walnut cheese is ground glutinous rice, red dates, and walnuts and cooked together. The more troublesome thing is to remove the walnut and date skins.The walnut skin can also be peeled after being scalded with boiling water, but the jujube skin needs to be peeled off slowly with a knife, which takes a lot of effort.The bowl of walnut cheese in front of me is made by the court. It is extremely delicate and exquisite. There is no red date skin, and the soup is slightly purple in color.

"He marches and fights, he eats walnut cheese!" Deng Qi shook his head with contempt in his heart.

"Do you want to try it too?" Qing Que thanked King Jin, and politely gave way to Deng Qi.Deng Qi shook his head with a straight face, "I don't like sweets." Qing Que happily took the small porcelain bowl, "Then I'm not welcome."

The delicate walnut cheese enters the mouth, and Qingque only feels sticky, sweet, warm and joyful.Deng Qi originally had a straight face, but when he saw her happy face, his expression softened unconsciously.

After enjoying the blessing, Qing Que talked loudly, "Even Sima Guang, a man with impeccable morals, lied when he was a child! It is obvious that the maidservant peeled the walnut skin for him by boiling water, but he insisted that he peeled it himself." .In the end, he was taught by his father. After that, he dare not tell lies again for the rest of his life."

Look, eating walnut cheese is so comforting, she even remembered Sima Guang.Deng Qi and King Jin looked at her dotingly, and both felt it was funny.

Soon, the army entered Hangzhou City.The chief envoy of Zhejiang, the envoy of the procuratorate, and the envoy of the capital commander all came to greet him in person, with smiles all over their faces, and were extremely affectionate.A prince came, His Majesty's beloved prince, which shows how much the imperial court attaches importance to it.It's done, Zhejiang Wuyou.The refugees and the bandits will soon disappear, and the big guys no longer have to live in fear.

The warriors lined up with bright armor, King Jin sat solemnly, Marquis Wu Ding Zhao Yue knelt in front of him, and handed back the seal of the general in great shame.There is nothing to say, who would have expected that a few teams of refugees would be so sharp, and the regular army of the imperial court would also be defeated by them.The fleeting years are unfavorable, and the fleeting years are unfavorable.

Marquis Wu Ding was only in his 50s. Although he was not in his prime, he was still in his prime as a general of the Celestial Dynasty.But after a defeat, he became much older.

Jinwei took the general seal from Wu Dinghou and was about to present it to King Jin when there was a commotion outside. "Why panic?" King Jin asked loudly, sitting still.

"The messenger from the capital is here!" Jin Wei went out to see it, came back quickly, and reported in a trembling voice, "My lord, this messenger is completely naked!"

King Jin's blood seemed to freeze into ice, and his face turned pale instantly.The whole body is naked, who is it, the messenger dares to appear in front of him with a full body!
"Biography." King Jin's voice was cold, without a trace of warmth.

The messenger came from the capital day and night, and he was already exhausted.He threw himself down in front of King Jin and let out a mournful cry, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... is dead!"

King Jin suddenly stood up and shouted sharply: "You are talking nonsense! Before I came to Beijing alone, my father was fine!" The messenger didn't know whether he was too sad or lamented the hard work he had suffered all the way here. They exchanged tears and cried loudly," His Majesty passed away, all the officials persuaded him to come in, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already moved into Qianqing Palace..."

Qianqing Palace is the emperor's palace.After the death of the first emperor, the prince first chose a date to live in the Qianqing Palace, and then offered sacrifices to heaven, ancestors, and the late emperor, and received congratulations from all officials in the Zhongji Hall to become the new emperor.

King Jin spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" and passed out.

On August 23, the 23rd year of Chenghua, the emperor died in Qianqing Palace at the age of 41.Although he was in his prime, his departure was not surprising - ever since the death of Concubine Wan Gui, he had been immersed in grief and sorrow, his spirit was decadent and his body was getting weaker and weaker day by day.

Officials in other places will change into black black gauze and black horn belt mourning clothes from the day they receive the edict, and set up incense tables every morning to cry for mourning.Ban on feasting and pleasure for three months.All the subjects had to wear mourning filial piety for the emperor, and the whole country mourned. Even the soldiers who were on the expedition also changed into plain clothes.

The national mourning returns to the national mourning, how should the officials do their work in normal times, and how should they do their work now.The same is true for ordinary people, and their days will go on as usual day by day.Moreover, the refugees and bandits don't care about the national mourning or not, if they should rebel, they still rebel.

Although the soldiers who were ordered to fight the rebellion wore filial piety, they only thought about how to win a big battle and earn fame and career.The military merits of the Celestial Dynasty are graded, and the military merits obtained by resisting Mongolia are the most important, followed by Liaodong.Compared with resisting the Hulu, the credit for calming down the bandits is really not worth mentioning.However, military exploits are always military exploits, conferring a wife and son, fame and fortune, all depend on it.

(End of this chapter)