Good luck and marriage: marrying the governor of Dongchang

Chapter 57
The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival that Xiliang people attach great importance to.On this day, the emperor will personally bring all the civil and military officials to the imperial shrine to worship. After the worship ceremony, the emperor will take all the civil and military officials outside the palace to have fun with the people.

The so-called "having fun with the people" is mainly to watch dragon boat races and other programs with the people on the high platform by the river.

This year, the crown prince was poisoned, and the east palace was flooded again. Several incidents happened one after another, which made Emperor Minghuai's mood not very good all the time.In order to make him happy, the Ministry of Rites started preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival very early.

This year's dragon boat race is not only a few dragon boat teams in Liang Jingcheng, the Ministry of Rites also found several counties and counties around Liang Jingcheng.Those counties also sent some powerful dragon boat teams to participate.

Early in the morning, Emperor Huai of the Ming Dynasty took all the civil and military officials to the imperial ancestral hall to worship, and the Minister of Rites kept agitating in front of Emperor Huai of Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, there are [-] teams participating in the dragon boat race this time, and these teams are all selected from the best. Putting them together for a competition, this year's dragon boat race will definitely be very exciting. In addition... Weichen also asked People found some Kunlun slaves. These Kunlun slaves will compete with the birds of prey raised in the leopard house today."

Kunlun slaves refer to foreign slaves, and they have no status in Xiliang.

In order to please Emperor Huai of Ming Dynasty, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites did everything he could.

Emperor Huai of the Ming Dynasty was only obsessed with his wood skills.In previous years, during the Dragon Boat Festival, he would let Prince Mu Yunheng go out of the palace to watch the dragon boat race instead of him if he could.This year, Mu Yunheng's body has not fully recovered, and Emperor Minghuai was afraid that his other princes going out of the palace on his behalf would embarrass the emperor, so he had no choice but to bring all the civil and military officials out of the palace to have fun with the people.

The people in Liang Jingcheng knew that Emperor Minghuai would leave the palace in person this year, and there were more dragon boat racing teams than in previous years.Early in the morning, people flocked to the streets and went to the riverside to find a good place to watch a lively dragon boat race.

Shen Qingli hasn't seen Lu Huaiqi these days.She asked Liu Yuanzong to reserve a seat for her in the viewing seats on the high platform.She sat with the Liu family.

"The emperor is here!" Following the high-pitched voice of Liu Zhi, the governor of Xichang, everyone saw that on the official road not far away, the phoenix chariot and dragon chariot exclusive to Emperor Huai of Ming Dynasty appeared in everyone's sight.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" After an overwhelming shout, everyone in the street knelt down in unison.

After Ming Huai Emperor got off the phoenix chariot and dragon chariot, he supported Concubine Liu Gui and went directly to the high platform built by the Ministry of Rites.On the high platform, the relatives of civil and military officials have long been here.

After Ming Huai Emperor sat on the dragon chair, he reached out and stroked his beard gently, and let the people below sit down.After Shen Qingli stood up from the ground, she looked up and saw Lu Huaiqi standing beside Emperor Minghuai.

I haven't seen him for a few days, he was dressed in a flamboyant Dongchang uniform brocade robe, and he stood in front of Ming Huai Emperor, looking dignified, dignified and aloof.

As if feeling her gaze on him, he narrowed his fox eyes slightly, and his gaze also swept in her direction.

Shen Qingli didn't know if it was her hallucination, but she always felt that the gaze he was looking at him today was a little cold, not as gentle as in the past.Shen Qingli bit her lip lightly, her eyes flickered, and she looked at him again.But at this moment, he realized that Lu Huaiqi's eyes had moved away from her.

I haven't seen her for a few days, and when I meet again, he looks at her like a stranger.Shen Qingli's heart was filled with emptiness, and she was inexplicably sad.

Although Lu Huaiqi looked away from Shen Qingli, he was not in a relaxed mood.

With just one glance, he saw her thin and quiet in the crowd.

Before he left the Dudu Mansion, he asked the housekeeper to take good care of her. Why couldn't she get fat?
What a worrying little girl.

Lu Huai got up and was in a state of confusion, when a thunderous sound of gongs and drums sounded, interrupting his thoughts.He and the others looked towards the riverside under the high platform.By the riverside, several teams participating in the dragon boat competition were all ready, just waiting for the adjudicator's order.At this time, the people who watched the excitement around them also shouted loudly.

The whole scene by the river was extraordinarily lively and noisy.

Among the crowd, Mu Yunheng sat quietly under Minghuai Emperor, and beside him sat Shen Qingjiao, who was already a crown prince.This was Mu Yunheng's first time out of the palace after being poisoned, his complexion was still a little pale, and Shen Qingjiao was always on the sidelines to greet him.

But his eyes still subconsciously searched for that slender figure in the crowd.

When he saw her sitting on the family seat of the Liu family, his heart turned cold even more.

Ever since she came back to life and returned to Liang Jingcheng, she was no longer the "A Li" he knew.But he is the only one who is stupid, and wants to be nice to her with all his heart and soul.

In the end, all he gave to her allowed her to harm him wantonly.

With a chill in his heart, Mu Yunheng really wanted to question her face to face, why did he treat him like this?

But the present situation is not suitable after all.

Shen Qingjiao was sitting next to Mu Yunheng, and she knew very well that Mu Yunheng's eyes had never moved away from Shen Qingli.But different from before, Mu Yunheng used to look at Shen Qingli with gentle and affectionate eyes.But today, what she saw in Mu Yunheng's eyes were more resentment and desolation.

His perception of Shen Qingli has changed after this poisoning incident.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingjiao lightly raised her slender hand, poured some sweet and delicious fruit wine into the wine glass in front of Prince Mu Yunheng, and sent it to Mu Yunheng in a gentle and virtuous manner, "Cousin, the imperial doctor said you You can drink a little fruit wine, it will help your body."

A gentle and virtuous cousin, a forbidden/taboo/cruel sister...

Mu Yunheng only struggled a little in his heart, then lowered his eyes and responded to Shen Qingjiao with tender and loving eyes, "Thank you, Meier."

He took the wine she brought and drank it in one gulp, and decided to give up the throbbing of his youth from then on.

Shen Qingjiao's eyebrows were bright, and when the corners of her eyes twitched, she glanced proudly at the direction where Shen Qingli was sitting.As a human being, she was undoubtedly very successful.

She has a mother and concubine who can't wait to put her in the palm of her hand and spoil her; she has a father who plans everything for her; This is Shen Qingli's matter.

As long as Shen Qingli dies, if she wants the wind to get the wind, and the rain to get the rain, her life will be completely complete.

On the other hand, Shen Qingli...

Shen Qingjiao glanced at Shen Qingli again, and his eyes were full of contempt and contempt. This kind of Shen Qingli was no different from an ant.

The gaze Shen Qingjiao cast on her was too mean, Shen Qingli couldn't ignore this gaze at all.Her dark pupils turned, and her calm gaze also looked at Shen Qingjiao.

Shen Qingjiao simply stretched out his hand to wrap around Mu Yunheng's wrist in front of her, and the two of them were extremely intimate.Shen Qing and Li Yun smiled lightly, and looked away from them as if looking at two strangers.

After about a stick of incense, the competition by the riverside was coming to an end.The dragon boat team from Guangling county came out on top and won the competition.

Emperor Huai of the Ming Dynasty personally rewarded the dragon boat team.

And after they finished the dragon boat competition, in order to enliven the atmosphere on the field, Minister of Rites immediately stood up and said to Emperor Minghuai, "Your Majesty, I have already sent those Kunlun slaves and birds of prey. Now they Everyone is waiting below..."

"The Twelve Princes are here!" The Minister of Rites hadn't finished speaking when the little eunuch's shrill voice sounded again.

Only then did Emperor Ming Huai realize that none of the Twelve Princes were present at the seats just now.

Concubine Liu Huanggui smiled and said to Emperor Ming Huai, "Your Majesty, the Twelve Princes are big kids, and I don't know who taught him. The red bayberries that the Emperor sent to the concubine's palace were searched and taken away. The palace brought a few imperial chefs out. I don’t know what he’s been working on, and he’s only here to greet you now.”

While Concubine Liuhuang was speaking, the twelve princes had already been led up by the little eunuch.

He bowed to Emperor Minghuai in a very standard manner. Emperor Minghuai followed the words of Liu Huanggui and asked the twelve princes curiously, "I heard from your mother and concubine that you searched all the red bayberries in her palace. You left, and brought a few imperial chefs out from the palace, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?"

Under the eyes of everyone, the Twelfth Prince straightened his body, and answered Minghuai Emperor's words without any timidity, "I want to report to my father, something happened to the prince and brother recently, and I don't know how to help him." I heard that as long as a person does more good deeds, he will accumulate good fortune. Erchen was afraid that the people who came to watch the dragon boat race today would be thirsty, so he asked the royal chefs to add red bayberry and green plum to make some sour plum soup, free of charge Distribute. If there are hungry and thirsty people, they can go to a few stalls and drink for free."

His childish voice echoed in the empty high platform, revealing a bit of innocence, "I hope that I can accumulate blessings by doing this. After I have blessings, I can pray to the gods in the sky to bless the prince and brother." You can get better soon."

As he spoke, he turned towards Mu Yunheng again, "Brother Prince, I know that my mother and concubine had a little misunderstanding before. This brother is the child of my concubine, so no matter what you do, I can't make up for the harm done to the emperor's wife. But...my brother still hopes that our brothers will have a deep bond of flesh and blood, that we can not be implicated by other people and things, and that we brothers can always be good."

He didn't shy away from the fact that Imperial Concubine Liu directly "pushed" Shen Qingjiao, making Shen Qingjiao have a miscarriage.However, he just characterized this matter as a "misunderstanding", and emphasized that no matter what, the brothers shed the same blood and should not be affected by their feelings.

After he said these words, there was a moment of silence on the court.

If this is a prince in his teens, if he does such a thing today and says such a thing, it will definitely make people feel extremely hypocritical.However, the Twelve Princes are young, and they are disciples of the great Confucianist Shi Cuiming.The clarity and innocence between his brows when he spoke did not seem to be fake, and it was not so disgusting to people.

Emperor Minghuai, who is most afraid of trouble, likes well-behaved and sensible children the most.And the Twelfth Prince said just now that he wanted to accumulate blessings and beg the gods to bless Mu Yunheng's body to recover quickly. Hearing these words made Emperor Ming Huai sigh and be moved.

He stretched out his hand to beckon the Twelfth Prince to him, and directly hugged him into his arms.

"Little Twelve, tell Father, who taught you these words?" Emperor Minghuai didn't believe that a child knew how to do these things and say these words.

The bright eyes of the Twelve Princes rolled around, and they quickly glanced at the crowd, and then raised their eyes to look at Emperor Ming Huai, "I told my father, that it was Shi Daru who taught his sons and ministers. Shi Daru said that brothers, friends and brothers are respectful." , the younger brother should respect the elder brother more, the relationship between the minister and the elder brother is close, and the father will not have to worry about our brothers."

The smile on the corner of Ming Huai Emperor's mouth deepened a little, but he himself came all the way from the prince.Who doesn't have a small heart when he is a prince.

Then he asked again with a smile, "Little Twelve, if your prince's brother's health can't get better, can the father pass on the throne to you in the future?"

As soon as this question came out, Imperial Concubine Liu's face changed slightly.The complexions of the civil and military officials and their relatives also changed slightly.

As soon as this question was asked, it meant that the emperor still valued the prince Mu Yunheng more in his heart.

I don't want other princes to compete with the prince for the throne.

The twelve princes blinked their eyes, and replied in a high-pitched and clear voice, "The matter of the throne is up to the heavens, and I only hope that I will live in the palace every day and tease my father in front of the emperor."

Emperor Minghuai stared at the twelve princes for a moment, and when he finished answering, he smiled cheerfully, reached out and fondled the head of the twelve princes, "The great Confucianism is indeed a great Confucianism, our little twelve Under his guidance, he has made rapid progress."

No one knew whether Emperor Ming Huai believed what the twelve princes said.But there is one thing that all civil and military officials below know.The Twelve Princes are young, and he will perform in front of Ming Huai Emperor today.But if he does some superb and clever things to express himself, it doesn't match his age.

The emperor may even suspect that he has a dark heart.

It's not a smart thing to do now, but it's in line with his thinking at his age.And it's just a few bowls of water, but it can also win him a reputation among the people.

It seems that Concubine Liu Gui and the others are really going to support the Twelve Princes to fight against the Crown Prince!

Concubine Liu Gui just put her hanging heart back into her stomach at this moment.She secretly looked at Shen Qingli who was sitting below.That old-fashioned Shi Daru wouldn't teach Xiao Twelve to do these things.They all did this kind of thing according to Shen Qingli's arrangement.

At first, she was also worried that if Xiao Shierzhi's stall delivered water to the common people, if she did this too deliberately, she would be disgusted by the emperor.But Shen Qingli told her that although the emperor has always been obsessed with carpentry, he still hopes to firmly control the power in his heart.

They wanted Xiao Twelve to show up in front of the emperor and the people, but if things were done too carefully and superbly, it would make the emperor suspect the twelve princes.It's better to take it step by step, first let the twelve princes create an image of a good prince who respects and loves his elder brother and is filial to his father in front of the emperor.

Now it seems that Shen Qingli did nothing wrong with this step.

Shen Qingjiao's ferocious eyes had already swished towards the Twelve Princes who were held in the arms of Emperor Minghuai.As a community of interests with the prince, how could she allow other princes to perform well in front of Emperor Ming Huai.

But the Twelve Princes and Concubine Liu Gui have to deal with it, and the person who has to deal with it most now is... Shen Qingli.

Emperor Minghuai hugged the Twelfth Prince again, smiled and said to the Minister of Rites, "Get the things you prepared."

Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly ordered those Kunlun slaves to be taken up, and at the same time ordered to push up the birds of prey that were locked in iron cages.Seeing that there was another interesting program, the surrounding people flocked up one after another.

With an order from the Minister of Rites, an open space was cleared under the high platform.The surrounding area was surrounded by eight or nine feet of iron plates.Following another order from the Minister of Rites, five or six Kunlun slaves were pushed into the paddock, and on the other side, the door of the iron cage was opened, and a tiger screamed upwards and got out of the iron cage.

One tiger and several people, this kind of fight is cruel and bloody.

Shen Qingli hates to see this kind of drama that pushes people into desperation.

But he didn't want to, the fight hadn't officially started yet, as if the tiger out of the cage had been stimulated by something, it didn't jump at the Kunlun slaves, but jumped up and fled the paddock.

The whole scene suddenly became chaotic.

And in this chaos, those Kunlun slaves also took advantage of the chaos to take people into captivity.One of the Kunlun slaves rushed directly in front of Shen Qingli, and the tall and burly man directly pulled her away and took her hostage.

(End of this chapter)