Chapter 411: Closer
Xiao Shaoyun raised his eyes and saw that under the palace lamp outside the Zhaoyang Palace, the two of them stood behind Concubine Shu, one on the left and one on the right, and when they saw him, they saluted together. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's just that Xu Chengyi's posture is beautiful, and An Zhulin's posture is more skillful.
Xiao Shaoyun hadn't paid attention to these details before, but at this moment, he suddenly found that An Zhulin's posture of folding his sleeves and saluting was like a joy.
Because of such a posture, if it weren't for many years in the palace, he wouldn't be so skillful in palace clothes.
Seeing that the emperor was focusing on her, An Zhulin's face bloomed with a bright smile:
"The emperor doesn't go to see his concubines these days, why do you still look at his concubines like this?"
Beauty is like a flower, and the smile on her lips is innocent and carefree.
Xiao Shaoyun sat on the high seat in the hall and raised his hand from afar: "Come in." ”
Without his permission, no one was allowed to step into the Zhaoyang Hall for half a step.
An Zhulin smiled, straightened up, and followed Concubine Shu into the Zhaoyang Palace.
Xu Chengyi imperceptibly gave An Zhulin a disdainful look, this cheeky is really thick!
The three beauties walked into the Zhaoyang Hall together, which made the weirdness and desertion in the Zhaoyang Hall disperse a lot.
Song Wenru was also in the hall, and when she saw them coming in, she stepped forward to greet Concubine Shu.
Xu Chengyi also hurriedly greeted Song Wenru, but An Zhulin still stood in place with a slight smile and didn't move.
Song Wenru didn't say anything, but Xiao Shaoyun had an indescribable feeling floating in his heart.
In the previous life, with the respect of Queen Cheng Huan, there was indeed no need to salute Song Wenru, and in this life, if Cheng Huan was still alive at this time, it was naturally unnecessary.
An Zhulin's rudeness made him feel a little kind.
Seeing that the ceremony was over, Concubine Shu knocked on the side:
"I heard that Lord Zhan suddenly fell unconscious, what did the imperial doctor say?
Xiao Shaoyun's face was very ugly: "I haven't woken up yet, the concubine doesn't have to take it to heart." ”
Song Wenru frowned secretly, Zhan Shichun was said to be a foreign minister, and Concubine Shu was a concubine in a deep palace, but he was so concerned - the faint anxiety in Concubine Shu's eyes was clearly understood.
And because of the token given by the emperor, Zhan Shichun can walk freely in the palace...... Song Wenru didn't dare to think about it anymore, he felt that it might be his villain's heart, maybe Concubine Shu was purely worried about the emperor like him.
"The palace is also worried about the emperor, and if you care, it will be chaotic. ”
Concubine Shu lowered her head and said in a low voice, looking at it for a while, but she felt infinite pity.
Xiao Shaoyun suddenly remembered that time when he wanted to let Bai Chenghuan stay in the palace in the name of Concubine Shu, Xiao Shaotang talked nonsense, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and immediately said:
"The concubine should go back first, and when there is news, I will order someone to inform the concubine." ”
Concubine Shu also knew that she was a concubine left by the previous emperor, so it was very inappropriate to go to the emperor's bedroom late at night that was not her own son. Fortunately, Song Wenru was also there tonight, and there was no gossip to gossip, but she could only say goodbye and leave.
"Then the palace will go back with Chengyi and the bamboo forest first, and I hope that the emperor will take care of the dragon body and rest early. ”
Concubine Shu was keenly aware of Song Wenru's glance at her at that moment, and she never dared to mention half a word of Zhan Shichun between her words.
Just followed Concubine Shu out and shook around, and walked such a long way, but the emperor didn't even look at her, Xu Chengyi was very unwilling, but at this time, Zhan Shichun was unconscious, what could she do?
An Zhulin didn't turn around with Concubine Shu, she walked forward with a smile, walked in front of Xiao Shaoyun, reached out and picked up the tea on the table and put it on her nose and sniffed it.
"Your Majesty, the concubine said before, you are not allowed to drink such bitter tea at night, why do you still drink it?"
Concubine Shu and Xu Chengyi looked at each other, Xu Chengyi secretly gritted his teeth, but he didn't know how Xiao Shaoyun's heart was shocking!
She really has the soul of Cheng Huan...... But what's wrong...... In this life, Cheng Huan has never stayed in the palace since he got older, and now she should not know that he likes to drink Kuding tea, which is only drunk by civilians, when he is irritable......
Such a trance was just a flash, and Xiao Shaoyun was pulled back to his thoughts by An Zhulin's voice.
"Why doesn't the emperor speak, is it a bit nosy to dislike his concubines?"
An Zhulin was still smiling, but Song Wenru on the side felt deeply indecent.
This Miss An is obviously still unmarried, but she pretends to be Queen Xiaoyuan like this, and even has a concubine, what kind of system is it!
Xiao Shaoyun's eyes crossed the soft candlelight, and all of them were fixed on An Zhulin's face, always with a vague yin owl between his eyebrows, and he also showed a little smile:
"Where, how can I think you are nosy, come, sit next to me. ”
Concubine Shu and Xu Chengyi, who had already walked to the door, turned their heads and saw An Zhulin bowing his eyebrows and sitting beside Xiao Shaoyun with a shyly smile.
She sighed imperceptibly and stepped out.
In any case, to have one stay with the emperor, even if her hard work was not in vain.
Xu Chengyi followed Concubine Shu back to Cining Palace with a stomach full of anger, and did not talk much to Concubine Shu, so he walked away very rudely and went back to his room.
These days, she can also see that although her aunt has a good reputation, there is no good means in the end, otherwise she can't let an outsider take the lead!
When Concubine Shu finally came back, Xiurong's face was a little more gloomy.
"Concubine, these two young ladies are really unbearable!"
In the past, when Empress Xiaoyuan was there, she didn't throw her face at the concubine like this, how could the second lady not want to think about how flattering and respectful she was in front of the concubine when she first entered the palace!
"This is my niece and nephew, right, and now I'm not afraid of what I can do to her!" Concubine Shu sneered, but she didn't have the heart to worry about Xu Chengyi at the moment.
She went to the palace dress she was wearing outside, only wore a snow-white undershirt, kicked the fluffy embroidered shoes under her feet, pushed the door barefoot, and knelt straight in the courtyard.
The moonlight dissolves, like frost spreading all over the courtyard.
Xiurong was shocked: "Concubine, what are you doing!"
Concubine Shu looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and gradually returned the tears that filled her eyes to the bottom of her heart.
She slowly kowtowed to the sky before she said:
"No matter how ruthless he is, I can't just watch him die! I must let him live, he owes me yet, how can he die!"
The words are ruthless, but Xiurong can fully understand the sadness and pain in it!
It's for that Zhan Songlin again!
Concubine Shu didn't cry, but Xiurong's tears flowed down.
The concubine's life is too bitter.
Everyone thinks that she lives an arrogant and wanton life, but they don't know that one of her hearts has always been trapped in place by herself, no matter how many years have passed, she can't move forward an inch!
"Concubine, why are you doing this...... When the emperor went, you didn't ...... like that."
Xiurong knelt beside Concubine Shu and persuaded each other bitterly.
The concubine looked like this, she planned to kneel on the ground for a long night and pray to heaven, but she knew that once the emperor was gone, she would no longer be dependent in this world, but she was not like this, but now she is for such a negative person...... Xiurong really thinks it's not worth it.
Concubine Shu glanced at the slave who had been with her for half her life, her eyes softened for a moment, and then she was cold again, and her low and imperceptible voice slowly dissipated in the courtyard.
"They are different, the first emperor is just my choice in this world, he is ruthless to me, I have no intention of him, and that person is not the same ......"
From the time of his youth on the blue waves of Weibei Houfu, it was different.
In the Zhaoyang Palace, the lights are bright.
After letting An Zhulin sit beside him, Xiao Shaoyun gave Song Wenru a seat.
Song Wenru sat down in gratitude, looked at An Zhulin who was sitting beside the emperor, and opened his mouth several times to speak, but there was no sound in the rare peace between the emperor's eyebrows.
The emperor has not been so happy for a long time, although there is no smile on his face, but he can see that the emperor is very happy.
Song Wenru couldn't help but glance at An Zhulin a few more times.
When James Shichun had an accident, the emperor was restless, but a few words from this woman could calm the emperor down, and there were also some means.
He didn't believe in any resurrection, but he was secretly a little worried, if one day this woman became another queen of filial piety, Yu Daqi didn't know whether it was good or bad.
But this is all later, Song Wenru saw that the emperor was in a good mood now, so he thought about quickly solving a few important things first.
However, knowing that the emperor was not sleepy at this time, Song Wenru still tried it:
"Your Majesty, Zhan Shichun is just a courtier, shouldn't the emperor stay up all night for him, and besides, the emperor will go to the morning court tomorrow morning, why don't you go and rest first?"
Xiao Shaoyun looked at An Zhulin, who was sitting quietly beside him, and felt that he had not been so calm for a long time, so he shook his head when he heard the words: "I am not sleepy at the moment, and the prime minister does not need to worry." The prime minister is old, if he feels sleepy, why don't you go back first?"
Song Wenru hurriedly refused: "The minister is not sleepy, in this case, the minister has a few things to discuss with the emperor." ”
After speaking, he looked at An Zhulin: "Can Miss An avoid one or two?"
An Zhulin was stunned for a moment, evaded?
Naturally, she refused.
In her previous life, she heard that Xu Chenghuan often sat beside the emperor and listened to the government, why couldn't she? If she avoided it, it would be easy for the emperor's hard-earned goodwill to dissipate.
She looked at Xiao Shaoyun: "The concubine listens to the emperor." ”
The voice is soft and the tone is calm. Xiao Shaoyun felt in a trance that if he didn't look at his face, this was Cheng Huan beside him.
He stretched out his hand, An Zhulin also stretched out his hand, leaned forward, behaved well, and put his hand on Xiao Shaoyun's palm, but his heart was pounding wildly.
In her previous life, she admired Xu Chenghuan, who always walked hand in hand with the emperor, and how ecstatic she was at this moment-she finally approached this supreme person, and she would eventually take Xu Chenghuan's place!
Xiao Shaoyun rubbed the back of his soft and delicate hand, half-squinted his eyes, and he relaxed a little:
"No need, just sit down, I'm at ease with you. ”
An Zhulin didn't speak, and looked at Song Wenru with a smile, and the provocation in his eyes was full of provocation.
Song Wen was angry, but it was inconvenient to care about it anymore, so he hurriedly picked up the important one and told the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, there are a few major events, and the emperor is invited to call the ......"
Song Wenru's slightly old voice echoed in the hall, and Xiao Shaoyun listened carefully, responding from time to time.
The night was long, and the leakage was even slower, because Xiao Shaoyun was in a good mood, and the atmosphere between the monarchs and ministers was very harmonious, no matter what Song Wenru said, Xiao Shaoyun did not show a violent color like in the past.
Until the first trace of fish belly white was revealed in the sky, the emperor got up to change clothes, and Song Wenru bowed down and retired, leaving the Zhaoyang Palace.
The eastern sky was still dark, but the bright morning star was already hanging high.
Song Wenru didn't feel a trace of tiredness, but there was a strong sense of emotion in his heart.
Last night, the monarch and the minister played in pairs, just as in the past when the emperor was still a master.
If it was in the past, he would always have a sense of perfection, because this is the young Mingjun he taught single-handedly.
But now, it makes him feel like a dream.
He looked back, but An Zhulin did not come out.
That's it, if the emperor can really go back to the past because of this woman, then he can't tolerate it.
In the early dynasties, the emperor made public the matter that he had discussed with Song Wenru all night.
The case of King Ning's collaboration with the enemy and treason, which had been hanging, began to be tried on the same day, and the chief examiners in various parts of the autumn festival also joined forces with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials to draw up a list of candidate examiners as soon as possible.
Overnight, the emperor, who had become impatient in political affairs, seemed to have a clear mind, and the haze of the Great Qi court seemed to be swept away, and he returned to his former thriving appearance.
Most of the officials in the court cast admiring glances at Song Wenru, in the end, they were old ministers of the two dynasties, and they were emperors, and they could persuade the emperor.
Song Wenru stood quietly at the head of the ministers, but he knew in his heart how short such a grand scene would be.
Sure enough, before he got out of the palace gate, Zhu Siming, the head of the household, grabbed Song Wenru.
"Lord Song, don't you know, now that the household department can't even get together the military salary, where is the spare money for disaster relief?
Song Wenru looked at Zhu Siming coldly for a long time, and the wat board in his hand almost couldn't help hitting him, but finally endured it.
When has it been, and he is still playing such a sleek and clever game with him! Such a person, if it is not for the withering of talents in the imperial court now, how can he be used!
"You just have to count the money and food of your household, if Lord Zhu thinks that he can't do well, then he can ask the emperor to take over!"
The smile on Zhu Siming's face froze directly, and after a few words of haha, he picked up his robe and left.
Turning around, he was beating a drum in his heart.
In charge of the household department, it is the most thankless when using money everywhere.
The military salary is solved by the Ministry of War itself, but the Ministry of War does not dare to blame the emperor, and directly has a feud with the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Works' Soul Calling Platform wants to rush to work, and it is also chasing for silver, and it is about to be autumn, and it will cost a sum of silver without spending money, not to mention that there are so many show girls to be selected in the Ministry of Rites.
Looking at Song Wen's domineering attitude at this time, it is obvious that if he can't clean up this mess, he will have to find someone to replace him, Zhu Siming suddenly felt that one head and two big ones were big, and he could only move his steps step by step towards the household yamen as if he had been filled with lead.
After the early dynasty, the emperor went to the imperial study, and the news of Zhan Shichun was reported.
"Lord Zhan is no longer in serious trouble, but he is still very weak and needs to be cultivated for a while. ”