Peach Blossom Makeup

Chapter 140 Princess: The Prince Consort is Nougat
Mingzhu looks very good, with red lips, white teeth, and delicate features. Once she put on brocade clothes and a jade crown, she stood there gracefully, as if she had stepped out of an ink painting.

Perhaps it was the experience of Fengyue Land in the early years, which made his good-looking appearance stained with wind and dust, washed away the handsome face, and made people look down on him for nothing.

Concubine Luo propped her forehead with one hand, leaning on the soft pillow, lazily looking at the cramped candle below.

Here, Shouyang has already brought up Mingzhu's attempt to steal her dowry in Rongwang's mansion. The corners of Concubine Luo's mouth twitched slightly, and her brows showed a cold look, "When I returned to Beijing, I was still thinking about it in panic. But something fell into Rongzhou, and I never thought it would miss you."

Ming Zhu raised his eyes, he clasped his hands together, feeling uneasy.

Concubine Luo didn't say much, and waved her hands and said, "Go, take out the Jiaowei Fengqin in the treasury of this palace, and listen to it."

Hearing this, Mingzhu's heart relaxed slightly, and he said with a sincere smile, "I miss the princess day and night, seeing the princess today, I feel happy in my heart."

Concubine Luo sneered, and the Jiaowei Fengqin was quickly placed in front of Ming Zhu, Ming Zhu immediately sat down with his robe loosened, loosened his fingers, and began to play jingle dong dong.

Concubine Luo sat for a while, feeling dizzy and drowsy. In the past few days in Putuo Temple, she hadn't had a good rest at all, so listening to the sound of the piano, she felt drowsy.

Shouyang helped her to the Arhat couch, put a thin brocade quilt on her body, waved to Mingzhu, and everyone in the hall retreated.

As a result, Concubine Luo didn't even know that after the emperor Xi Chaosheng returned to the palace, the first thing he did was to attack the Buddha with the empress, and under guilt, he committed suicide and sent out the imperial decree. He didn't care whether others believed it or not. First move out the back seat.

And Sima's family also asked for a decree to abate their crimes, and the whole family knelt at the gate of the palace, facing the scorching sun of July, without saying a word.

The emperor's second imperial decree was to commemorate the hard work of the Sima family's emperors of the three dynasties, and to absolve the Sima family of guilt.

Sima Taijun heaved a sigh of relief, and kowtowed to thank Long En one after another.

Even if other people want to explore the strangeness of this, but the Sima family has expressed their position like that, even if they know that the queen's sudden death is strange, it is not good to talk about other things.

Among them, the entire Shangguan family was tense. Sima's family lacked a queen, so let it be so calm and calm. If people say that there is no way in it, no one will believe it.

Moreover, the head of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Ji, the Great General of Yin, is even more as clear as a mirror, knowing that this is probably a saint who attacked the family, but he did not expect that the saint's first knife was actually the last The Sima family is difficult to chew, and the Sima family has been successfully included under his command.

"Father, the minister is strong and the ruler is weak. I, Shangguan, are in charge of the Vermilion Bird Camp. If I want to move, I have to move the whole body. I think a sage will not act rashly." Shangguan Ji's eldest son, Shangguan Xiao, said in a rough voice.

Shangguan Ji glanced at him without showing any expression, but it made the tall and burly son shrug his shoulders.

"Father, Sima and my Shangguan's family have held back each other for many years in the imperial court. Now that Sima abandons his own doctrine of the mean, I am afraid that I will not be as good as before in the court."

It was the youngest son Shangguan Ye who said this, and among the four sons of Shangguan Ji, he was the most satisfied.

Now, there are two sons and three sons who are on duty in Zhuque Camp, and there are only three fathers and sons in the study.

Shangguan Xiao was not angry, "Why is a saint? My Shangguan family has made hard work over the years without credit, and a saint can't just turn his back on it."

Shangguan Ye looked up at him. He is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year. Although he has fame, he has not become an official. The Shangguan family of a fierce general.

Shangguan Ji was too lazy to take care of his stupid elder son, so he said to his younger son, "Let's talk about it."

Shangguan Ye smiled very politely, "Brother, of the four great families in the capital, except for the Gu family, which is a foreign family of the Tian family, the remaining three families have long been a serious concern for the saint, and there are Turkic and barbarians coveting outside, and the Kyushu vassals are tied together." , in this capital city, there are still threats from the family and the three kings, the Great Yin has long been in turmoil, the saint wants to sit still, at least the capital is in his hands, so how can he not turn his face against the family?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Xiao was speechless, he is not good at these roundabouts, all he knows is to go into battle and kill the enemy.

Shangguan Ji twirled his beard and nodded in satisfaction. He turned around and looked at the map of the Great Yin hanging in the study. After a moment of silence, he said inexplicably, "Recently, I've been more restrained, just stop with silence."

The two sons repeated their voices and said yes.

Emperor Xi Chaosheng didn't know that Shangguan's family was on alert, but even if he knew, he probably didn't care.

Because of the dishonorable cause of Empress Gein's death, Sima's family didn't even hang a white flag. As for the palace, there was no other difference except that there was one less empress.

And during this period, none of the court ministers dared to mention the fact that the central palace has no owner and needs to get the Queen Xinna.

In the leisure time when the tide is blissful, he wrote a letter to the queen mother in Cheng'en Mountain Resort, telling all the recent events, and asked about the date of return, so that he could plan to congratulate Qianqiu.

Concubine Luo was also thinking about the Empress Dowager, she had been back to the capital for a long time, but she hadn't seen a letter from Chengde Mountain Resort, if it wasn't for the emperor's elder brother who needed her help, she would have gone to the villa early in the morning.

She rested in the mansion for a few days, and she finally recovered some complexion. She didn't know whether it was because of her happy heart, or it was because of the good-looking young man who was selected by Ming Xi to enter the mansion in those ten years.

She lives in a carefree life, and there are ten handsome attendants, each of whom is handsome in its own way, some are elegant, some are sparse, some are personable, no matter how bad they are, they are also gentle and considerate.

The eyes that looked at Concubine Luo were full of affection, wishing to do their best to win Concubine Luo's favor.

Mingzhu felt urgent in an instant, these ten servants were all innocent and clean, and they did not come out of the building, but they were very flattering to the princess, not like him.

Fortunately, Concubine Luo has not forgotten him, and still calls him to play the piano from time to time.

As for these servants, Qin Shou didn't say much, since he came back from Putuo Temple that day, he looked for a lot of Buddhist scriptures in Concubine Luo's study, and he really seemed to concentrate on studying.

Concubine Luo sneered secretly, just putting on a show.

On this day, Concubine Luo seemed to feel bored, so she sent someone to announce all the daughters of the four great families to the mansion to relieve her boredom.

Just the daughters of the Sima family, not only Sima Xian and Sima Xi, but also two young ladies whom Concubine Luo is not familiar with, who are twelve or thirteen years old and very childish.

As for the Shangguan family, I don’t know if it’s because of the family heirs of the military generals. In this generation, there is only a daughter from the direct line who is engaged to the son of the Feng family. This girl really has the style of being a father. Reviews are not very good.

There were also several people from the Feng family, but only one Feng Jinxiu was known by Concubine Luo, and there were several others, but she just didn't lose interest.

The Gu family who has the best relationship with the Tian family, came to Gu Miaoyi and there were three young ladies under her, all of whom looked like eleven or twelve, but because it was the Empress Dowager's natal family, Concubine Luo smiled a little more.

The ladies of these four families gathered together in one room, and there were about ten people, so Concubine Luo set up a case by the shady and cool running water pond in the mansion.

On each table, chilled red watermelon, thirst-quenching herbal tea, and other small snacks were served, all of which were delicate and delicious.

Concubine Luo sat at the top, from the beginning to the end, she had a distant smile on her face, watching the undercurrents of performances by the ladies below, she was very lively.

Among the four families, the lady of Sima's family is supposed to be the most knowledgeable, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, or other things, she is all good at it, but today, I don't know if the old lady greeted her, but the lady of Sima's family deliberately hides her clumsiness .

Unintentionally, Feng Jinxiu got the limelight, she played the pipa with a backhand, and everyone applauded.

All the ladies were watching excitedly, suddenly a eunuch shouted loudly, "The sage is here..."

Concubine Luo was stunned for a moment, and even the other ladies didn't realize it. Standing in the field, Feng Jinxiu, who was still holding the pipa in her hand, even missed a note in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, Xi Chaosheng, who was dressed in dark purple and embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon on his chest, walked in. He was followed by his son-in-law Qin Shou, followed by the majestic palace maid and eunuch.

Concubine Luo Shi Shiran stood up, she swung her wide sleeves, and the other ladies hurriedly stood up, bowing their heads and bowing their heads to salute.

Concubine Luo stepped forward to meet him, and said to the emperor affectionately, "Brother, why are you here today?"

Xi Chaosheng glanced at the ladies around him with a funny face, and teased, "What's wrong, I didn't come at the right time?"

Concubine Luo pouted, in front of her elder brother, she was like the little lady who didn't understand anything, as if she could do whatever she wanted.

"Could it be that it's not the right time, Mimi is watching Jinxiu playing the pipa with her backhand, and she asked her brother to disturb her?" Quan Dayin, concubine Luo is the only one who can talk to the emperor like this.

Xi Chaosheng shook his head and pinched the tip of her small nose helplessly, "You're bored all by yourself, can't you just order others around? And ask someone to come and play the pipa for you?"

Concubine Luo's eyes moved, she smiled coquettishly, "Brother, you don't know that Jinxiu can play the pipa very well."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, looked at each of the ladies, and asked, "Who is Jinxiu?"

Feng Jinxiu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stood up and said, "To the sage, the daughter of the people is the Feng family Feng Jinxiu."

Hearing this, the emperor understood it, and said in an unclear manner, "The Feng family's..."

Feng Jinxiu didn't dare to raise her head, she tightly held the pipa in her hand, "Minnv is right."

Xi Chaosheng seemed to be in high spirits, he sat down in Concubine Luo's place, Concubine Luo stood on his left, and on the right was Qin Shou, the son-in-law who didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"Raise your head." Xi Chaosheng said suddenly.

Feng Jinxiu's palms were soaked in sweat, she slowly raised her head, but her eyelids were drooping, she didn't dare to look directly at the past.

After a while, I heard Xi Chaosheng said, "It's a good one."

Concubine Luo's eyes lit up a little, and she turned her head to Feng Jinxiu with a smile like sugar, "It's rare to hear my brother praise someone, so that's it, I should reward you."

As she spoke, she took off a pair of emerald green imperial bracelets on her slender wrists, and Shouyang next to her took them and handed them to Feng Jinxiu.

The sudden reward made Feng Jinxiu stunned, and even Xie En forgot.

It was thanks to Shouyang who reminded her that she hastily lifted up the hem of her skirt and thanked the two seated.

Concubine Luo bowed her hands to show that she didn't care, but she inadvertently caught sight of Sima Xian looking at Qin Shouzai all the time, and the look in his eyes was wrong no matter what.

She sneered, waved her sleeves and said to Gu Shiwei next to her, "Hmph, drive out all the members of the Sima family, and no one with the surname Sima will be allowed to visit in the future!"

"Here!" Guard Gu replied loudly, he didn't care about the panic of the ladies of the Sima family, and immediately asked the guards to chase them away.

Concubine Luo stared at Sima Xian with cold eyes, "If you want to blame, blame Sima Xian, covet what shouldn't be coveted, it's good that I didn't goug her eyes."

At the end, she said again, "Go back and ask Sima Taijun, if she can't teach a lady well, the others can't teach her well either. If so, I don't mind teaching her a lesson!"

As soon as these words were said, Sima Xian's face turned pale, she was fooled, she dared to glance at Qin Shou, bit her lip, her eyes were watery, she looked aggrieved and sad.

"Can't get out, can't you?" Concubine Luo became angry immediately, she shouted at Gu Shiwei.

The guard Gu didn't care about the difference between men and women, so he just carried Sima Xian out of the princess mansion.

Xi Chaosheng looked at Concubine Luo with a funny face, "Okay, nothing is worth your annoyance?"

Concubine Luo sat down next to Xi Chaosheng, looked at Qin Shou meaningfully, and ordered the rest of the ladies to be sent home one by one, and only then did she talk to Xi Chaosheng about the Empress Dowager.

Xi Chaosheng stroked her soft hair, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "The queen mother said that there are still ten days left, and she will come back in a thousand years."

Concubine Luo was overjoyed at once, and even Sima Xian's shock just now was diluted. She tugged on Xi Chaosheng's sleeve, "Is that what your mother said?"

Xi Chaosheng nodded, "The queen mother heard that you are back, and let you stay in the mansion well, don't go out and cause trouble."

It has to be said that the Empress Dowager knows Concubine Luo very well, knowing her daughter is Mo Ruomu.

Concubine Luo didn't refute, she was happy, so she didn't care about anything.

Qin Shou on the side had been paying attention to Concubine Luo, and seeing the closeness between her and the emperor, he suddenly remembered the time when they were getting along well.

Even at that time, she didn't allow him to look at her before she took care of her makeup or clothes. How could she be so casual like in front of the emperor.

He seldom recalled the past, most of it was the planned future, but for the most beautiful past with Concubine Luo, now, he often recalls and compares it with Concubine Luo in front of him.

Just like now, he knew that when she was most pleased with him, Concubine Luo had reservations about him, at least not completely trusting and reassuring.

However, he is actually the same, so no one should be surprised.

Concubine Luo didn't pay attention to Qin Shou, she was happy to keep the emperor to eat in the mansion, and specially made some special flavors in Rongzhou, and she talked to the emperor enthusiastically about each dish.

The emperor had never been to Rongzhou, but even so, he listened with great interest, and if Concubine Luo spoke inaccurately, he would ask Qin Shou at the same table.

Qin Shou was also happy to have a harmonious relationship with the two of them. He picked up something interesting and said that even with a straight face and a calm tone, he could tell the emperor's heartfelt love.

After a meal, he was so intentional to befriend the emperor that Concubine Luo found him pleasing to the eye.

After sending the emperor away, Concubine Luo surprisingly didn't chase him away, she invited Qin Shou to the flower hall, after thinking for a while, she still gave him the Qin family's alchemy book gold voucher.

Qin Shou held the tile-shaped alchemy book golden coupon in his hand, and looked at Concubine Luo suspiciously.

Concubine Luo held the teacup and said carefully, "The son-in-law is helping to deal with the Sima family. I will return your alchemy and gold coupons. This is something that I have agreed on earlier. Those who have no faith, since they have promised the son-in-law, they will definitely not break their word."

Just like Concubine Luo would not easily believe that Qin Shou would have good intentions in many cases, Qin Shou would not easily believe that Concubine Luo is actually such a good talker today.

Holding the golden coupon, he thought for a while before saying, "Then thank the princess."

Concubine Luo nodded, she lowered her head and took a sip of the tea, feeling the fragrance of the tea on her tongue, she casually asked, "When will the son-in-law return to Rongzhou?"

This person was in the capital for a day, and she was not sure what he wanted to do.Collusion with the Three Kings?Secretly buying the family?Or infiltrate the Imperial Army?
She had thought about everything, but according to the reports from the people below, Qin Shou did not bring many people with him when he entered the palace this time, not even the company commander with Yan'an, and there were only about a dozen guards with him.

Once these people arrived in the capital, no matter how peaceful they were, even Qin Shou, Concubine Luo didn't see him talk to anyone in private, it seemed that when he entered the capital, it was really the same as wishing Qianqiu with the Empress Dowager.

She didn't believe it, but if she couldn't catch his fox tail, she would be helpless for a while.

Qin Shou casually put the alchemy book gold voucher on the table, he pondered the meaning of Concubine Luo's question, but he replied, "When the princess returns naturally, when will the Kyushu return?"

Hearing this, Concubine Luo almost fell out of the teacup in her hand in shock, and she looked at him with a sick look, "The son-in-law has stayed in the capital for long enough, when the mother-in-law passes away, the son-in-law should come sooner." It's good to go back, after all, in Rongzhou, there are Turkic tigers watching, and there is also Qin's army who needs a son-in-law to manage."

Qin Shou only asked, "Will the princess go back with Jiuzhou?"

Concubine Luo naturally shook her head. She looked at Qin Shou, and the matter of reconciliation suddenly came to her mind. She thought about it and said, "I have been thinking about it. I used to be willful and frivolous. Ever since I first met the son-in-law, I have been treated by the son-in-law." It is my palace, Meng Lang, who made the emperor's elder brother decree to confer the marriage on the surface, without the consent of the son-in-law."

Qin Shou frowned, he didn't really like hearing such words.

Concubine Luo said every word, as if she was thinking of the most appropriate way to say, "Besides, the princess's son-in-law is not allowed to have concubines in this lifetime. , Therefore, if the consort has nothing else to do, in a few years, this palace will propose peace and divorce with the emperor's elder brother."

Concubine Luo had already figured it out, after a few years, it would be better if Qin Shou drove the Turks far away from Great Yin.

As for the subsequent chaos of the vassal king, only she, the queen mother and the emperor's elder brother will deal with it. Presumably, because the two have such a relationship, he will probably show some kindness to his subordinates.

Concubine Luo was thoughtful, but she never expected Qin Shou's thoughts.

The corners of Qin Shou's mouth were slightly frosty, and the corners of his slanted eyes were piercing and sharp. He lowered his eyes and pinched the teacup in his hand. If you want it, if you don’t want it, just throw it aside.”

"No." Concubine Luo said coldly.

Qin Shou didn't listen to her, he raised his eyes and stared at her as sharply as a hawk, "The matter of marriage is up to the princess, but the matter of reconciliation and divorce cannot be decided by the princess!"

(End of this chapter)