Chapter 54: When I Lie Idle and Watch the Clouds Rise
It turned out that it was not the little eunuch in front of him who soiled King Ming's clothes in Muchun Pavilion.
Originally, the little sixth son led the two of them to come, but halfway through, he suddenly had a stomach upset, and pulled the little noble son who passed by and asked him to help bring people to the warm pavilion. But he was afraid that he would honestly take someone to the East Warm Pavilion and break the matter ordered by the above, so he deceived the little nobleman and said that the East Warm Pavilion was being repaired and was not suitable for hospitality, and it happened that there was no one in the West Warm Pavilion, so he brought someone to this side, and explained the matter of picking up clothes. Hence this misunderstanding.
After the little nobleman finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at the chief eunuch: "My lord is Mingjian, the slave does not dare to deceive half a sentence." When he lowered his head, he suddenly pointed to a person in the distance: "Little Liuzi!"
Zhao Hai turned his head, and really saw the figure of a little eunuch fleeing far away, and he was so angry that he exploded his lungs, and hurriedly asked people to catch the little figure back.
Good boy, I dare to run away like this in front of the Long Live Lord, it seems that the little head on my neck really doesn't want it!
In the end, it was the guards of the inner court, and he stopped Xiao Liuzi in three or two clicks, grabbed the collar and carried it back like a chicken.
The little Liuzi was not honest when he was carried, twisted his body and fluttered his arms to resist, but the imperial guard was not a vegetarian, and he kicked in front of him, and the little Liuzi became honest all of a sudden, covering the root of his life with both hands and grinning straight into the air.
All the official ladies next to him looked at this scene, looked at his cunning appearance, covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, and each bowed their heads reservedly and laughed.
The guard threw Xiao Liuzi beside Xiao Guizi and retreated behind the emperor without saying a word.
Zhao Hai looked at the little sixth son's growing bad luck, leaned up and gave him another kick, pointed and scolded: "Little rabbit cub, when you see the saint, you dare to be so rude, you must be impatient!
How could the little sixth son withstand such treatment, curled up and rolled on the ground a few times. However, his mouth obediently shouted: "The slave knows that he is wrong, the slave is guilty, His majesty spares his life! The adult spares his life! The slave knows that he is wrong! The slave says everything!"
"Zhao Hai. Emperor Shengzhao waved his hand, indicating that it was enough.
Zhao Hai patted his hands on himself at this time, as if he wanted to get rid of some dirt. He slapped and said: "Dog minion, don't you recruit you from the truth?! Who appointed you to do such a kind of lard-blind immorality? If there is half a deception, you can be careful of your skin!"
"Yes, yes!" replied the little six sons. kneeling on the ground and glancing at the queen behind him, his heart was ruthless, he was dead both horizontally and vertically, how could he not be a wronged ghost, what was the glory and wealth, now he was almost dead, in the end, the person in charge of the matter didn't even have a clear word, he ended up like this in vain, and it was a pity that he would not be happy if the fish died and the net was broken!
was about to speak, but he heard a light cough from the left rear, and peeked at the sound, and saw Mama Qi who was also kneeling on the ground, Mama Qi glanced at him, and then lowered her head and went to lie on her stomach honestly, but a bright jade bracelet appeared on her right wrist.
Xiao Liuzi was cold to the bone.
He recognized the bracelet, which was the heirloom of their family, and the old mother pawned the bracelet out to buy rice for the family, so that the family would not starve to death. It's just that my mother has been thinking about it since she became a bracelet, and she has become seriously ill because of it. Later, life at home was even more difficult, and he had no choice but to enter the palace to cleanse himself, and the first silver he got in exchange was to redeem the worthless jade bracelet and return it to his mother.
With just one glance, he recognized the bracelet, and in an instant he was like a place of ice, and his heart was as dead as ashes.
mother
It doesn't matter if you die, but what about the frail old mother at home? Where is there a way to live if it falls into their hands?
Everyone was ready to hear what the little eunuch would say, but when they saw that he didn't say anything to his mouth, they couldn't help but be a little stupid. Zhao Hai waited impatiently on the side, looked at Emperor Shengzhao's increasingly ugly face, and said angrily: "Bastard! Look at you today, you don't cry when you don't see the coffin!"
"The little one is coming! The little one is damned, no one instructs the minions, it is the minions who have broken their hearts and intestines, so that they can do such a bad thing that disgraces the ancestors. The slave was reprimanded by the third princess for doing an errand before, and he held a grudge and wanted to wait for an opportunity to retaliate. Just now, he angered King Ming again, and he was afraid that he would be punished afterwards, so he came up with such a bad thing.
"The slave is true in every word, and he will never dare to deceive the saint. The slave himself did the bastard thing, and the slave himself was in front of him, not begging His Majesty to spare his life, but hoping that His Majesty would spare the frail and sick old mother in the slave's family. Your Majesty is merciful, and I hope you will be fulfilled. He kept prostrating.
When the queen and Mama Qi heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. It's a useless waste in the end, but it's still alert in the end.
The emperor sneered, and did not say anything, only sneered: "It's a filial piety." As he spoke, he stopped looking at him, and only two words came out of his mouth: "Stick to death." ”
Zhao Hai made a look, and someone dragged Xiao Liuzi down.
Everyone couldn't help but shudder.
Although it's summer, it's still a bit cold in late spring.
The emperor turned his head and swept the officials behind him, covered the sun above his head with his hands, and said leisurely: "I and your ministers are busy with national affairs, and the inner court does not have so much time and energy to take care of the family affairs. ”
After that, he glanced at the queen beside him, "Queen, you are the mother of a country, and you must take on the responsibility of setting an example. It's just that those who are drunk and chewing their tongues can't stay after all, so as not to disturb the harem/palace without peace. ”
Everyone said yes, and the queen also had some sneers on her face.
Saying that, the emperor swept Mama Qi beside her and said:
"You are the old man next to the queen, but who knows that even you don't understand the rules so much, I pity your master and servant, so I will spare your life for the time being. The Emperor paused.
"Thank you for not killing!" "Thank you for not killing!"
"But the death penalty is avoidable, but the living sin is inescapable. The problem is that rotten tongue, it's useless to keep it, it's convenient to pull it out, and you need to serve your master well in the future. Emperor Sheng Zhao said lightly, as if he was talking to others about what was used for breakfast today.
"Majesty!"
"Majesty!"
The queen's master and servant spoke in unison, but the emperor was unmoved, and continued: "The affairs of the queen/palace are very cumbersome, and I pity you for not being able to rest every day, so let Concubine Zhen assist in the future." The two of you have a deep sisterhood, so let her help you can also have leisure to recuperate. ”
When the queen heard this, her face changed, and her heart was very discouraged, and she couldn't care about Mama Qi's affairs: where is this understanding, it is clearly punishment.
Regardless of the front office, the size of power is equivalent to the level of status. Since ancient times, only the queen has ruled the harem/palace, and it is a great insult to let people help from the side.
Now letting Concubine Zhen assist is not only a constraint on herself, but also a distrust of herself. The emperor embarrassed her in front of so many people today, so that she still had any face.
Even so, how could she say half a word? Looking at the emperor's pale face, she could only salute and thank you: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding." Then he said: "The concubine is a little lacking, so let the concubine retire first." ”
The emperor hummed softly, glanced at the main entrance of the warm pavilion that was still closed, and said to the silent crowd: "It's all gone." ”
This voice made all the frightened officials and relatives like amnesty.
Everyone originally came to enjoy the flowers and wine, hoping to take this opportunity to get to know a few more ladies and misses, and climb a few more high branches, but who expected to witness this scene in the end, the emperor was furious, and even the queen was involved, how could it not be difficult to stand here. After receiving the order, they were scattered as birds and beasts for a while.
For a time, only Zhu Bo and the emperor and his palace people were left in the courtyard.
At this moment, I heard the door of the warm pavilion "creak" open.
King Ming came out lazily from inside, yawning and stretching his waist, the sun was hitting the Wuhua brocade dress he was wearing, and the brilliance was dazzling, and he was more and more graceful like an immortal.
He looked at Emperor Shengzhao with sleepy eyes, and said with a smile: "This sleep is really comfortable! Your Majesty is a blessed person in the end, and this warm pavilion of rest is much better than my Qi country." ”
Zhu Bo said "Lord Wang" and stepped aside to stand.
Emperor Sheng Zhao sneered in his heart: I slept so well, can't I really hear such a big movement outside?
After thinking about it, I can't blame others, only blame the queen for being stupid and come up with such a clumsy method. Do you really think that you are Mrs. Jiang, and there are fish sent to the door with straight hooks? But it's okay, take the opportunity to knock Deng Xiang, lest he think that he doesn't know the fancy intestines that he moved above the court.
Belly slander is belly slander, the emperor still smiled and said: "The comfort of the pillow is as chic and free as ** mountains and rivers boating on the five lakes, and the prince is the real blessed person." It's just that I still have some things to deal with, so I won't accompany him, and the prince will do it himself. Saying that, he said to Zhao Hai, "Go to Muchun Pavilion to dismiss everyone and return to the imperial study." ”
"Your Majesty is going well. King Ming arched his hand, saw Emperor Shengzhao leave without looking back, and disappeared outside the courtyard gate.
With a comfortable smile on the corner of his mouth, he twisted his neck, stretched his muscles, walked down the steps, and said as he walked: "The sun is really good today, Uncle Zhu, I want to come and go to the pond in front of the Sea View Hall to catch two fish, and eat game." ”