Chapter 62: Gong Dou (II)
The sudden appearance of the emperor caused chaos at the scene, The concubines are busy tidying up their appearances, and they must not lose their manners before driving; the sons should also tilt their heads to think about whether they have recently caused trouble that made Lao Tzu angry, and at the same time prepare a few words that can make the monarch's father comfortable to increase their own honor; as for the minions, they have to tremble and tremble like walking on thin ice, for fear that one will accidentally disturb the holy driver, and even if the emperor does not blame it, the emperor's wife and the masters of the slaves will also play you to death because you have embarrassed them and show people.
At this time, I can't even care about the infighting of the concubines, and naturally no one will be in the mood to send down our two little minions, everyone hurriedly prepares, and then line up to the gate to greet them, leaving only me and Rong'er, the two "sinners", kneeling honestly on the spot.
"Can't you kneel better?" The two knelt together, and Rong'er could naturally see that I was tired under my knees, and whispered to me while no one was paying attention: "If you are discovered, you are plotting against you!
Here I want to talk about why the emperor has to let people kneel and bow to him, in addition to enjoying the vanity of having to be a head shorter in front of you no matter how tall others are, it is also for safety and security considerations, when a person kneels on the ground, the range of forward action will increase, but the speed and range of movement will be limited, so that if the person kneeling in front of the emperor tries to attack violently, it is easy to be discovered by the guards, and it is easy to be stopped, so kneeling has become the standard etiquette when facing the monarch, and it has been passed down from generation to generation.
Because this is an important part of ensuring the emperor's safety, reverse thinking deduces that if you don't kneel down honestly in front of the emperor, you have the intention of assassinating the king and killing the driver, and the conscientious Ouchi guards can cut it with a knife, and there is no place for you to practice shouting grievances.
The ancients enshrined the false rite as a script, but it is difficult for modern people like us to have a sense of identity with these things, and my legs and feet were numb after squatting for a long time, so I quietly turned my side legs to squat more comfortably, and said to Rong'er without care: "Anyway, I can't get through today, and I still care who killed our head."
"It's me who has caused you," Rong'er's eyes were clouded with a layer of fog, "If it weren't for me......"
I shook my head and smiled evilly: "Don't take the responsibility on your body at every turn, it's not like you at all, according to Mama Rong's character, at this time, you should kick over and scold me for saying frustrating things." ”
Feeling the kindness in my words, Rong'er was really moved, and without hesitation, she stepped backwards like a donkey: "I'll let you talk nonsense again! Your aunt and grandmother will definitely be able to get married!
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The crowd saluted Emperor Kangxi who stepped in, interrupting my flirting with Rong'er, I looked up at the door, and saw an old man wearing a bright yellow moire regular dress and a warm hat, supported by an old eunuch of the same age as him.
Looking at the past from a distance, the old emperor is still in good spirits and full of vitality, and his three gray beards float on his cheeks to show more majesty, not showing his old age at all, but the tired and staggering steps when he walks still exposes the fact that his body is much worse than before, if it were not for the support of the old eunuch next to him, this long-lived lord may not be able to cross the threshold by himself.
This walking posture like Wu Lao Er looked in the eyes of everyone, although they didn't say anything on their lips, but they must have turned their own minds in their hearts, and the haze and worry on the concubine's face flashed, and she naturally took the emperor's arm from the old eunuch's hand, and giggled: "The emperor came so early today, and the concubine hasn't stewed the emperor's favorite bird's nest soup yet!"
"Hmm, come and take a look, Concubine De and the fourth child are also here?" the emperor asked.
"Yes, the Jiangnan brocade newly provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the concubine picked two good horses and sent them to Concubine Shun. Concubine De replied calmly, not mentioning the tension just now that was almost in trouble, this is also a unique tacit understanding between concubines, even if they want to eat each other alive, they have to make a harmonious face in front of the emperor to whitewash the peace.
"Before I entered the door just now, I heard you reprimanding the palace people, which slave made you angry again?" Shun Guifei and De Guifei slowly walked towards the main hall with the emperor left and right, Kangxi turned his head sideways and asked Shun Guifei.
"It's not a big deal, the two minions of the flower house sent Yao Huang who was rewarded by the emperor, and they couldn't speak to make their sister unhappy, and when the concubines came, my sister was punishing them with a big warning. Before Concubine Shun could speak, Concubine De rushed to say.
This is the so-called knocking on bricks and nails to sue Diao, set the tone well, no matter what Shun Guifei said, in the emperor's heart, he can't get rid of the image of narrow-minded and reckless liver fire, it can be seen that the harem is really more than life, infighting endlessly, and there is no fuel-efficient lamp in order to compete for favor.
So,Those beauties see one by one.,The male protagonists of the wide harem wake up.,You have to know that your limited rain and dew can't moisten a large expanse of vast dry land.,In the end, it's the dry lands who come and go in order to rob you of this rainy cloud gun and dark arrows.,Finally, the backyard caught fire and burned yourself inside......
"The minions don't understand the rules, just drag them down and kill them, why bother with them?" The emperor casually sentenced us to death, and before we had time to shout "The emperor spares his life!", Kangxi's eyes swept to the big flower pot, and then naturally saw the pickaxe shovel thrown next to the flower pot.
"What is this for?" the Emperor snorted, anger already coming out of his nose.
"Qiyu Emperor Ama, it is the palace people of Jingyang Palace who plan to plant the flowers and trees given by the emperor in Jingyang Palace!" Yinzhen was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he quickly jumped out and "reported truthfully": "Fortunately, these two minions still know the rules and don't dare to move ......"
"Got it!" The emperor interrupted his son impatiently, and looked at Concubine Shun with burning eyes: "Concubine Shun wants to plant potted flowers in her palace, what is there to say about such a trivial matter, just plant it!"
Although Kangxi was laughing, the chill on his face made everyone's hearts furious, and Concubine Shun couldn't stand this kind of heart-wrenching words, so she hurriedly bowed down regardless of her pregnancy: "The people in the palace of the concubines are reckless, it is the concubines who have no way to teach, listen to the words of the people around them, and punish the people of the Huafang Palace without permission, it is the concubines who are not clear, please ask the emperor to condemn!"
The reason why Concubine Shun, who was so strong just now, surrendered so simply was because she saw that Kangxi was really angry, and it was a very taboo thing to covet the queen's authority in the harem, especially since she was still pregnant with such a sensitive fetus, if the emperor felt that he was so powerful and wanted to use the dragon fetus to raise his value, the consequences would be unimaginable.
On the whole, this woman was relatively sober, but she sold her subordinates very unkindly, and saw that she shouted to the eunuchs in her palace before the emperor spoke: "Pull Ying'er down!
So just now the palace maid who reprimanded us with a pale face was pulled away, and the emperor was smooth, and also made a generous appearance, and said a few words like: "Those who don't know are not to blame", "You are pregnant and don't salute", and walked to the main hall without looking at us in the whole process.
A large group of people walked in front of us, I felt very lost in my heart, I finally saw a living emperor, so I also asked us two sentences, I have already prepared countless witty drafts in my heart, just waiting for the emperor to casually ask two sentences such as "Who are you?" and other questions erupted, winning the favor of the saint and then ascending to the sky in one step, becoming a harem upstart and then causing trouble in the palace...... Anyway, the routines of countless novels come from like this, why is it that it doesn't work with me?
I was lowering my head and feeling sorry for myself, when suddenly a guy who passed in front of me kicked me gently, I was not angry, and immediately looked up in annoyance, to see who was so bold, but I happened to see Li Mo in a eunuch uniform standing in front of me!
Before I could be surprised, the old eunuch who was supporting Kangxi just now had already turned around and reprimanded in a low voice: "Dumb! What are you doing hiding behind you? Why don't you hurry into the palace to wait! How can you accept such a stupid apprentice!"
"Oh...... Oh!" Li Mo stumbled in response, quietly glanced at me, and trotted away.