Chapter 229
Unknowingly, time quickly arrived in May, and the days in the palace still seemed peaceful.Only the noble concubine invited an order to go to the royal temple on the outskirts of the city at the beginning of the month to pray for the emperor's birthday coming next month. The queen vaguely felt that there seemed to be something inside, but she couldn't find any reason to refute it, so she had to let her go.

In the afternoon, when the emperor came to Kunning Palace, the empress had just taken a bath, and saw the empress wearing a purple dress, lying lazily on the couch under a big cherry tree, the sun shining through the thick Mottled leaves sprinkled on her body, like bits of broken gold, so warm that even her bones were crisp, Bi'er moved a small stool and sat behind the couch, and was wiping the Queen's long hair with a good white cotton towel. When the emperor came straight over, he picked up a few strands of wet hair, "It smells so good! When the queen opened her eyes, "Your Majesty, are you here?" "Turned over, but didn't get up to salute. The emperor has become accustomed to the queen's behavior." What are you thinking? Hearing the emperor's calm question, the warm wind passed slightly in front of him, and a few petals of soft cherry blossoms seemed to fall on his shoulders intentionally, twirling and falling on his shoulders. gentleness." Thinking! "The queen blinked her long eyelashes." Thinking about what? "The emperor continued to ask, but the queen didn't answer, she just stretched out her hand and brushed the emperor's nose along his smooth forehead until it reached her lips, "I'm missing pets!" "His lips were pursed tightly, his dark sword eyebrows twitched, as if trying to endure something, finally he couldn't help laughing, hugged me, and didn't care about my wet hair entangled him The Dragon Robe of the Twelve Chapters of Minghuang was soaked in a large area, and it took a while to stop laughing. "Queen" warm wind blowing in my ear, "Just now I saw you lying under the tree, so beautiful, I suddenly It feels as if you are going to fly away at any moment. He said wistfully, tightened his arms, and hugged the queen even tighter, "Even if you are in my arms, I am so afraid that you will disappear one day. The queen seems to be bewitched by the emperor's gentleness, silently Lying in his arms, watching a few wisps of light clouds drifting in the sky, he suddenly asked faintly: "If one day, I really disappear, will you go to find me desperately?" Unexpectedly, he said it out of nowhere.For an instant, the surroundings were silent, and for some reason, I looked at him with long eyes and without hesitation.And there seemed to be deep and shallow ripples at the bottom of his seemingly calm eyes, and there was actually a watery clear light floating.Such a question seemed so sudden that we didn't know what to say for a moment.Maybe it's been too long, I want to smile, but I can't. A drop of tear suddenly fell on his silk shirt with a thud, and I didn't even have a chance to hold back. "The concubine is guilty..." I confessed in a low voice.He put his hand gently on my overlapping hands, and his warm palm suppressed my trembling, "Queen, I, I promise you, no one can surpass your status in my lifetime." This time, he didn't Calling himself Zhen, he spoke every word and every word very slowly, as if he was struggling, but his eyes drifted into the distance.Having received such a solemn promise from the emperor, I couldn't feel any joy in my heart, as if my whole life and my feelings were exchanged for this pale promise.I kept silent, it's not that I didn't know what he was telling was the truth, but the truth always came when I wanted to hear a lie.An illusory smile bloomed on my lips, a smile that seemed to never bloom or wither for a lifetime.His fingers stroked the smiling face lightly, "On the fifteenth day of this month, I'm going to Shanglinyuan for spring hunting. Will the queen go with me?" I straightened a strand of hair hanging in front of me, turned around and said with a smile : "It's a wish to be able to serve the holy concubine, but the doctor Yao said that the concubine Zhen's delivery will be these few days, and this is the first time she will give birth to a concubine, so I can't rest assured..." He sighed, "It's rare that the queen is virtuous. Concubine Zhen is like a sister, with you taking care of her, I don’t have any worries—” I smiled and hooked his neck, and whispered into his ear: “It’s okay if the emperor doesn’t have anyone capable around me. , Wu Zhaoyi and Su Cainv are better off, let them follow this time." "Just do as the queen says." The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly.

The next day, I summoned Wu Zhaoyi and Su Cainv, told them about accompanying the driver, and told them to get ready.After the two of them left with a thousand thanks, I sat by the window without saying a word, looking at the clear and green water in the courtyard, fascinated, until Bi'er presented a Huangshan Maojian, and Fang raised his head and asked; "Look at the Queen Mother?" How about the girls who were summoned?" A few days ago, the emperor followed the Queen Mother's order and carefully selected a few girls from the rich and noble families as candidates for the Kangning Palace.But everyone knows that there is a deeper meaning for these girls entering the palace.This time, the selection of female officials is actually considered as the emperor and the queen mother inspecting the ladies of various families in advance to select relatives for the princes who have not yet married concubines and a few outstanding noble children, watching their speech and behavior, and choosing their conduct and appearance.I also went to the Kangning Palace to accompany the Queen Mother to examine these girls.Sure enough, all of them have noble temperament, bright and fresh.My brother once secretly sent a message in, asking me to choose one of these noble girls to be his wife.Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of my mouth. The one my brother wants to marry is probably the family behind those girls.Most of the nobles of the Tian family, regardless of gender, cannot escape the fate of this marriage.From the three thousand concubines of the emperor to the wives and concubines of the kings and nobles, there is no one who is not a combination of family power and position.Bi'er thought for a while and said, "According to my maidservant, Princess Yuluo, the daughter of Shuofang Jiedu Envoy Assistant King Hanshan's daughter, is beautiful, open-minded and heroic, not inferior to a man. Even Jiannan Jiedu envoy Qin Guogong Wei Zhaoxun's daughter Miss Wei Ying is also beautiful. Submissive and gentle, charming." "Sure enough, I see the same thing." I praised. "I heard that the Empress Dowager intends to bring together Xin Xiaoyue, the daughter of the Great General of Jianwu, and Prince Xin, to make a closer relationship." Bier said.I opened my eyes wide, suspecting that I had heard it wrong, gasped for air, and my nails sank deep into my palm without realizing it, until Xiaoluo’s exclamation woke me up, and I stared blankly at the blood oozing out of my palm Zhu, only felt that their voices were far away from him, floating, flickering and very close, so close that they seemed to be shouting in front of his ears. "Master, what's wrong with you, your hands are so cold, are you okay?" Bi'er held my hand nervously, and asked twice before I came back to my senses, the corners of my mouth were trembling, "The queen mother's abacus is so wrong!" It’s really loud.” General Jianwu, this man also became famous at a young age, he once followed the late emperor to conquer the four directions, and his military exploits were outstanding, the late emperor gave him command of the imperial army, his deceased wife was the elder sister of the present empress dowager.If he married Prince Xin, then the Bian family would have more strength in their hands.Ziyan...Ziyan...calling for all kinds of forbearance, the tingling pain in his throat stretched to his chest, as if someone took scissors and cut it from his mouth to his heart, with heart-piercing pain all the way...Although I knew that he was also married A day for a wife and a concubine, but why does my heart still hurt so much?
On April [-], the princess gave birth to the emperor's fourth son. The emperor received the good news from the palace in Shanglinyuan and returned to Beijing in advance. "Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The Empress smiled warmly as soon as she entered the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, "Now my sister has made a great contribution." "En." The Emperor got up from the couch, took my hand, and let me sit down. Beside him, "I'm thinking of drafting an edict to promote the position of Concubine Zhen. Isn't she originally a concubine? How about being promoted to Concubine Shu?" I subtly raised my eyebrows, " Your Majesty is wise, my younger sister has made meritorious service in giving birth to the fourth prince, she should be promoted well, her mother's body is honorable, and she is also good to the little prince." The emperor nodded repeatedly, walked to the red sandalwood imperial case, unfolded the yellow silk, and thought about the words of the imperial decree, while I Filling the purple jade wolf brush with thick ink, he said: "It's just that, Your Majesty, the eldest prince born to Concubine De should also be rewarded, so as to show that he is absolutely unbiased, and there will be no disputes in the harem." "This point I really ignored it." The emperor nodded his head and said, "Yuanxi is also six years old, why not make him the king of Guangyang County." As he spoke, he wrote two imperial decrees in one stroke.

The joy and peace brought by the newborn little prince did not have time for the palace people to feel for a long time. Only ten days later, an even more shocking news came out.Princess Ziyang, the daughter of Duke Fu, faced many aristocratic children who were interested in her, and made a request: whoever could get the golden-eyed young eagle on the Mole Cliff in Jinya Mountain, she would agree to his marriage proposal.Princess Ziyang Luo is the daughter of Princess Linchuan, the younger sister of Emperor Hanshan Shangxian, the Minister of Jiannan Jiedu. She has been in the palace since she was a child. She is very close to the queen mother and the emperor. She is very popular and often serves in the army. In the novel, the martial arts of riding and archery has been inherited from his father, and his personality is a little more arrogant, so he doesn't pay attention to the men in the world. He is really a rose with thorns.As soon as the news spread, some dandies stayed away, and the two brothers Li Junyue and Li Junxin remained silent and watched from the sidelines.It turned out that the emperor was very excited and chose an auspicious day to lead some other noble children who were unwilling to go to Moleya, and I also went there.Mole Cliff is high and steep, and there is a faintly visible eagle nest half-hanging on the cliff. Immediately, most of the teenagers who were quite injustice gave up automatically. It's not worth losing your life or breaking your bones. "Hmph, these people are all embroidered pillows!" Wang Yuluo, dressed in silver and red flowered arrow sleeves, looked down at those teenagers reservedly. "Your Majesty, I would like to give it a try." The one who spoke was the Hushi General Luo Zhongmou, Zuo Zhonglang General Luo Yuanshan, and his brother raised his eyes and smiled coldly: "I will accompany you." "Okay, the two Qings are worthy of being I am a leader among the younger generation of the Celestial Dynasty." The emperor praised.I saw that the cliff was steep and slippery, so it must be extremely difficult to climb.Since Luo Yuanshan is willing to give it a try, it seems that his martial arts are not inferior to his brother's. It must be very dangerous to fight like this when climbing a cliff, and he feels a little uneasy, but his brother smiles lightly, "You don't have to worry about the empress, I should take care of myself."

The elder brother's lips were slightly pursed, and his gaze passed in front of Luo Yuanshan lightly, "General Luo, let's start." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a flash of light in the eyes of both of them, their bodies moved, and they rushed towards the cliff at the same time.I looked up and watched the two figures climb higher and higher on the side of the cliff as if they were walking on flat ground. The sword clashed halfway, causing the earth and rocks to fall, and they were shattered before they reached the foot of the mountain.She followed her brother intently, and the familiar figure was reflected in her eyes, but the sword light was indifferent.At halfway up the cliff, there was a cold light and shadow, and the two of them were like cranes, soaring up to the sky, and landed on a rock not one step away from the eagle's nest, in no particular order.As soon as the elder brother stood firm, the sword had slanted to meet the opponent, both of them were forced to take half a step back by the gentle force from each other's weapons, and they were amazed at the same time.The sand and soil under the rocks have been loosened for a long time, and they fell in pieces under their pressure.The elder brother scrambled to the inside of the mountain wall, the sword's posture suddenly changed, the surroundings were like icy swells, and the sky and earth nets covered the opponent's face.Luo Yuanshan's back volleyed in the air, not daring to fight head-on with him, and immediately fell into a disadvantage, but the sword was circling under his brother's fierce offensive, but he didn't show any embarrassment at all.However, on the rock that is several steps square, the sound of clashing is endless.Luo Yuanshan wanted to seize the side of the cliff several times, but his brother calmly forced him back. Seeing that this was not the way to win, he suddenly swept his sword and pointed towards the carved nest next to him. The carved nest suddenly broke away from the cliff it was attached to and flew out.The eagle's nest fell from above, and the two of them rushed to snatch it at the same time.One-handed strike in mid-air, brother's arm faintly numb, Luo Yuanshan's body trembled slightly, the strength of his brother's palm made his blood surge.The elder brother took the eagle's nest first, stretched out his ape's arms lightly, and took a young eagle that unfortunately got out of the nest in his hand, and slowly fell from the cliff with Luo Yuanshan one after the other.Everyone watching the battle under the cliff laughed and said: "Good skill!" Luo Yuanshan clasped his fists to his brother: "General Yuwen is really extraordinary in skill, I admire him very much, how many offenses he made before, also frightened the empress." The brother nodded to him, His eyes fell on his sword, thoughtfully.I said: "It's rare to see such a swordsmanship. Today is an eye-opener for me." "General Yuwen is really famous."The elder brother knelt down on one knee with the young eagle in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The golden-eyed young eagle is extremely rare. It needs to be tamed and released from an early age to be able to obey others' orders. Today, I only dedicate this to the emperor. I hope that I can accompany the holy car for driving. "Okay, okay, I naturally accept Aiqing's kindness." The emperor is also a good hunter, so he can't let go of such a rare golden eagle hunting aid.Wang Yuluo saw her elder brother winning the competition, but she didn't look at herself directly, and she never mentioned the marriage, her face turned pale and red, and she twisted the ribbon on her skirt fiercely with both hands.

Brother, why did you just now..." On the way back, the queen asked her brother who was riding beside him suspiciously. "There are some people in the world who worry so much about what they can't get, and those who can easily get it, they regard it as Of course, I don't care too much - Princess Ziyang is such a conceited person. "The elder brother said calmly, "Actually, in the eyes of the princess, I am not much different from other noble children. At most, I am superior in martial arts.Although I decided to marry her from the beginning, I want her to know that I am different from those people. They regard it as an honor to be married to a nobleman like the Wang family, but I don't care. Being able to get her is a great blessing, even after getting married, she will not let her get all of me, and even make her feel that my heart is beyond her grasp.As long as the princess has such a shadow in her heart, she will try her best to win my favor, instead of being arrogant and defiant. "I stared at him for a while, and chills gathered around me, "What my brother wants to do, he can always do it. "

Sure enough, in the following days, my brother maintained a seemingly uncontrollable attitude towards Wang Yuluo, neither warm nor indifferent, but he also got along with other noble women in the same way.And Wang Yuluo's eyes stayed on him more and more.One day when the lights were on, the emperor went to the palace to have dinner, "I have decided." He whispered, "Yu Luo's marriage partner is elder brother." "Didn't the princess quarrel with elder brother a few days ago?" Because Wang Yuluo was sad, I couldn't help but ask the emperor's cousin crying. "It's all about my little daughter's family. I've asked about it. She is the one who is willing to marry my brother." The emperor said again, "And——she also asked to promote her brother to the county king, and I have already agreed." I was uneasy. The ground moved. "I don't have many sisters, and even if I do, they are not close because of the distinction between concubines and concubines. Only Yuluo has been raised in the palace since she was a child because of the deep friendship between her aunt and queen mother. Afterwards, I also treated her as my little sister from the bottom of my heart. Besides, she is the daughter of my aunt and Mr. Wang. The Wang family has always been my famous family in the Celestial Dynasty, and there are many officials in the family. It is not too much to ask for such a thing. .Yuluo said that after she got married, she hoped to live with her husband and son-in-law in her own fief.” He lifted my chin and said quietly, “Just one thing, when the time comes, your family will have one family and two kings. A prime minister, a general and a county horse, and married to the royal family, can be said to hold great power in the court. Do you know what this means?" I nodded, which means that the so-called "rear party" is beginning to emerge.And I, and even the entire Yuwen family, must be more careful in the face of those who want to suppress, use, and manipulate us. Those people like to kill uncontrollable forces in their infancy.

The next day, my elder brother was granted the title of King of Yunzhong County, and the fiefdom was in Yunzhou.The emperor also specially bestowed a magnificent county mansion on Wuyi Lane in the inner city of the capital, and allowed him to enter the palace with a sword and enjoy horseback riding in the imperial city.At the same time, there was also a marriage decree, referring to Princess Ziyang to marry him and choose a date to get married.No matter how you look at it, he is the number one favorite among the younger generation.On the night when the imperial decree was promulgated, the elder brother and his father and son received the decree to thank each other and went to Kunning Palace to have dinner with the queen. After another hour, they left the palace and returned to the mansion. No one knew what the most noble brothers and sisters in the world were talking about. what.

(End of this chapter)

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