Chapter 426: Divine Decree
The breeze is bright and the moon is clear, the sweet fragrance of osmanthus wafts in from the open window very appropriately, and the Kabuki raised by the Weibei Houfu on the other side of the stream is playing and singing orchestratally, and the sound of the hole flute under the moon is even more outstanding with the sound of whimpering with the water, but it also makes the moonlight more and more cold. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Even though the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few years is not as good as before, Mrs. Wei Beihou does not want to wronged her daughter and make her unhappy, so she drank the wine of Bai Chenghuan and Xu Chengle, so she took Bai Chenghuan's hand and asked her to sit beside her, and told her the origin of these old laurel trees, and the voice of the singer by the stream, and from time to time to evaluate the moon cakes and watermelons and other foods in this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the mother and daughter are as intimate as before.
Only Wei Beihou sat on the side, facing his concubine Xu Chengle in pairs, only to suddenly feel that there were too many things in the house these days, and he ignored this young son who he had also loved very much in the past.
In the final analysis, it was Aunt Zhu's nonsense and Xu Chengyi's disobedience that made him a little angry with his young son.
At this time, there was nothing to say, so I asked him about his past in the academy.
Xu Chengle answered them one by one, and couldn't help but look at Aunt Zhu who was standing on the side, and when he looked at Wei Beihou again, there was a bit of begging and pity in his eyes.
Aunt Zhu and several other unfavored aunts stood behind Mrs. Wei Beihou to serve, completely restrained the spirit of the past, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and no longer pinched the tip to fight in front of Wei Beihou, looking a little pitiful.
In the past, Aunt Zhu was making a fuss, and Wei Beihou was annoying her, but at this time, without her jumping up and down, she was really a little lonely.
Wei Beihou knew that the youngest son was pleading with his biological mother.
In the end, he has been spoiled for many years, and he has been snubbed these days, and he was originally a little soft-hearted, but looking at Aunt Zhu's skin that had been exposed to the sun and began to have fine lines, thinking that Aunt Zhu had become more and more troublesome recently, Wei Beihou sank his face and never looked at Aunt Zhu again.
Xu Chengle didn't dare to say anything more about the excitement of this family banquet, just looking at the intimate appearance of the mother and daughter who were chirping and cooing together, in comparison, he felt that his aunt was pitiful and hateful.
Back then, she was coaxed and insisted on being a concubine, but now that the second sister is like this, she still wants to toss herself, if her father completely dislikes their mother and son, can there be any good end in the future?
It's a pity that Aunt Zhu is now stuck in her own affairs, and no one wants to care about it.
Xu Chengle was depressed in his heart, and he didn't dare to show it, so he went to see the righteous sister he suddenly had an extra person in.
He held his glass to his lips and didn't drink it, only squinting and looking at it carefully.
The girl in the bright lights has delicate eyebrows, clear eyes, slightly poked her head out to smile at the flowers outside the window, the moonlight sprinkled on the hairpin ring in her hair, the faint light flickered, the whole person was as bright as the moon, compared to the glory of the previous three sisters, it was another style.
When she spoke to him, she was so familiar with him, as if he was really a family member she knew, but how could this be?
As if sensing his gaze, Bai Chenghuan glanced over here and smiled at him.
Xu Chengle's heart suddenly sudden, he didn't dare to look more, he lowered his head, but the fog in his heart became more and more shrouded.
This righteous sister came from a humble background, but she appeared coincidentally and abruptly.
Coincidentally, because of her mother-in-law's identity and pomp, she was able to get the opportunity to be the Houfu and the Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion, as well as the life-saving benefactor of the fourth lady of the Liang Guogong family, but she was also called Cheng Huan.
It is surprising that since the death of the third sister, the mother who is almost dying can accept this daughter so quickly, and even treat her a little better than the third sister before.
From the very beginning, being able to be close to her mother-in-law was definitely not simple.
Later, she lived in Houfu, and every time she heard people talk about her, she was taken for granted and unrestrained, and how her eldest brother and parents treated her like an eyeball.
The daughter of a seven-rank military attache can live freely in a Houfu that a person doesn't know, and the rules and etiquette also have their own quiet demeanor, which is not simple.
These two things are not simple, and they are nothing, the most simple thing is her father's leniency to her - his father's outer study, he has not easily entered a few times on weekdays, but listening to the tone of those staff, she can come and go at will.
Xu Chengle took a sip of the wine in the glass, and he was puzzled in his heart, he really couldn't figure out the intentions of his father and mother-in-law.
If you want to say that you will replace the third sister, but she has no resemblance to the third sister, I heard that the emperor does not approve of it, and if you want to say that she will get any benefits, I have not seen any benefits to the Houfu so far.
It just doesn't make sense.
Why should my father and mother-in-law, and even my eldest brother, do such a thing that is not beneficial? Besides, this righteous sister declares to the public that the old disease has relapsed, but isn't it good?
What did my father want to do?
Xu Chengle thought about it for a while, Wei Beihou was unwilling to be left out in the cold, and he also leaned over to see what his wife said to his daughter and said happily, and it seemed that Xu Chengle was sitting alone in the same place.
Xu Chengle was very uncomfortable, so he wanted to go out for a walk, but before he went downstairs, he heard a rush of footsteps coming up from downstairs, it was a steward in the outer courtyard, with a solemn expression, and knelt down as soon as he came up:
"Master Hou, madam, fourth young lady, second young master, there is a will in the palace!
The smiles of the few people who were laughing all froze on their faces.
Mrs. Wei Beihou was the first to react, and regardless of the pounding of her heart, she stared at the steward and asked:
"Who is it that has come to proclaim the decree?"
"It's Gonggong Zheng!"
Wei Beihou and Mrs. Wei Beihou glanced at each other and saw the haze in each other's eyes.
Bai Chenghuan immediately avoided Huanyi Pavilion, and Weibei Hou and Xu Chengle hurriedly set up the incense case and accepted the order.
After the holy decree was read, Wei Beihou looked at the holy decree in Gonggong Zheng's hand and was reluctant to accept it, and his chest was full of anger.
The emperor summoned Bai Chenghuan, the righteous daughter of Weibei Hou, to enter the palace immediately to participate in the palace banquet, and the family members of Weibei Houfu were not allowed to accompany him.
In other words, Bai Chenghuan can only go alone, at most he can bring a maid, and he has to see if he will be released at the palace gate.
Such a will is obviously not good for those who come!
It's the middle of the night, what does the emperor want to do?!
In the Mid-Autumn Festival of previous years, it was common for the whole family of Weibei Houfu to enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet, but this year, because of the death of Empress Xiaoyuan, the relationship between the emperor and Weibei Houfu became like this, and when the blood in the palace was soaring, the emperor did not give an order, and they did not pay attention to it, who knew that the emperor would suddenly get nervous.
Gonggong Zheng has also heard of the tough reputation of Weibei Houfu, but this errand must be completed, and under the stalemate between the two parties, he can't help but sink his face:
"Master Hou and Mrs. are taking orders, it's not too early at this hour, hurry up and let the fourth lady pack up and enter the palace with our family!"
Jiuqing said
The first one, a little late, the second one is faster!