1-005 Inside and outside the palace
Lian Lilen paused for a moment, looking at the neatly stacked red and bright nails, and then he really came back to his senses. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info He hurriedly lifted the quilt and half-got up, and was just about to salute slowly, but was stopped by the Queen Mother.
Outside the door, a tall palace maid heard the sound and walked in quickly, she lifted the little emperor's thin body with powerful movements, and then helped him lie down after a soft goose feather pillow was placed behind him.
Obviously, she is also dressed as a palace maid, and the ten-year-old Yuan Xiang can be as beautiful as a flower when she wears it, but the palace maid in front of her is like being forced to wear ill-fitting clothes, with a tall body like a man, thick limbs, and slightly thick lips, which is extremely abrupt in the exquisite and small aesthetic environment of the Wei Palace. If it weren't for the fact that Lian Lili himself was still alive, he was afraid that he would feel that today must be the day he died.
There was only one person in the Wei Palace with a black face, and everyone didn't dare to blame him. Lian Li looked at the queen mother, and said a little nervously to the black-faced woman, "There is Aunt Lao Shilan." ”
The palace maid Shi Lan nodded slightly with a dark face, and did not thank her, so she withdrew her hand and stood behind the beautifully dressed Queen Mother, looking like a statue without sound. Lian Li looked at the thick calloused hands hanging on both sides of the palace skirt, and suddenly felt that he was really twisted up by her hands, and he must have more than the inexplicable pain that he had just woken up. The hands were stronger and more powerful than he remembered, and he felt that they should at least be at the level of a rampaging butcher.
After Shi Lan's comparison, he looked back at the Queen Mother sitting in front of him, he was shocked, and Lian Li, although he was weak, said coquettishly: "The Queen Mother is very beautiful and moving today." ”
In fact, he was also full of strangeness about the sudden visit of the Empress Dowager of Great Wei, but he would not take the initiative to ask the question of "how did you come?" because usually asking this kind of question is simply to find something to do for himself.
For example, why did the queen mother come today, of course, because His Majesty skipped class. Why is the queen mother here today, Your Majesty needs to learn a new strategy. Why is the Queen Mother here today, Your Majesty should go to meet the ministers from all walks of life...... He has already done a lot of this kind of thing, and even if he is young, he has already learned not to take the initiative to stir up trouble.
Lian Lixin secretly decided that it would be good to be an emperor of Anle, like the previous emperors were not allowed to die well, all because he thought too much, so he didn't want to die at a young age. At this moment, it is natural to rely on the protection of Uncle Wang and the Queen Mother, wander around, ignore the government and politics, and be an idle emperor. Anyway, he is still young, and there are still many years and years to be free, and he doesn't want to learn or learn about the queen mother, Uncle Wang, and Prime Minister Si Kou.
Empress Dowager Wei Ruoshui smiled faintly, a little alienated from her demeanor and demeanor, but said lightly with a caring tone: "Your Majesty is in poor health, and it is time to recuperate when you wake up this time." ”
Sick? What's wrong? It can't be pregnant, right?
Lian Lili was stunned, only felt a little pain in his head, and remembered some intermittent fragments, as if he had a dream, chasing someone who fell from the sky...... Well? Wrong! It was as if he was chasing a small child and fell into the water, and then there was that hand that grabbed him......
He raised his face suddenly, although he hadn't sorted out what the chaotic dreams and memories were, but he remembered the things that had fallen into the water, looked at his mother with worried and anxious eyes, and asked eagerly, "What about them?" ”
Empress Dowager Wei Ruoshui still solemnly folded her hands on her knees and did not make a sound, but looked at the anxious Emperor Wei with reproachful and disappointed eyes, and frowned for some reason.
Shi Lan on the side lowered her eyes, took a step forward and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, although the three of them were frightened, they were all taken back by your mansions, and there is no big problem." ”
It's okay. Lian Li, who was half leaning on the head of the bed, looked relieved, exhaled, scratched and felt that the place on the back pillow was a little stuffy and sweaty, and then remembered something, and lifted the quilt to cover his chest with some nervousness, and subconsciously touched the tightly worn underwear, and then smiled and quietly glanced at the queen mother in front of the bed: "Queen Mother, I forgot ...... for a while"
"What's the use of hiding it in thinking about it now!" The Queen Mother's demeanor changed like a spring breeze, and she interrupted with some annoyance, Lian Li hurriedly shut up and bowed her head to make a review, her big eyes were full of tears, which was very pitiful.
The Queen Mother's brows furrowed even tighter, and she shouted angrily in a low voice: "The Queen Mother has explained thousands of times, and you are joking with your life like child's play!" If it weren't for the lack of undressing, if it weren't for your young age! If...... If it is discovered by others, it is not an exaggeration to say that our mother and daughter will lose their lives immediately! ”
"But ......"
"Shut up!"
The queen sank, leaned over and grabbed Lian Li's hand tightly, her ten fingers were clenched so tightly that she almost broke her fingers alive, she almost gritted her teeth and looked at him, and whispered hatefully:
"If your daughter's identity is known, do you know how many people will die? If you don't fight and take your life as a child's play, why does the queen mother bother so much?! ”
Empress Dowager Wei Ruoshui revealed the most astonishing secret of the Great Wei Empire. No one could have guessed that the Emperor of Great Wei was not him, but "she". The daughter of the Emperor of Wei ...... After all, it was a helpless strategy at that time, how could it be known to the courtiers, the people, and even the enemy country? When the secret is revealed to the world, it will inevitably cause countless upheavals.
The room was extremely quiet outside the room, and Lian Li, who was in the brocade quilt, looked at the queen mother with a gloomy face, the light in her eyes dimmed, and she bowed her head for a long time, and said sullenly: "The child knows." The queen mother is at ease. ”
After the Queen Mother's gloomy face eased a little and calmed down her anger a little, she also didn't like her reckless behavior of being too angry before. But if you don't get angry, how can this child become a weapon? Seeing that the child on the bed lowered his head, dressed tightly and covered with bedding, and a fine sweat appeared on his forehead, the anger in the queen mother's stomach also dissipated a little, and after just chatting and explaining a few more words, she called the others outside the door to help her up, and prepared to return to Tzu Chi Palace.
"The queen mother? What about Motoka? Lian Li finally couldn't resist the curiosity and worry in his heart and asked.
The Queen Mother's footsteps paused slightly, the pearl hairpin was exquisite, she turned her perfect face sideways, and said lightly: "The Queen Mother knows that you care about the palace maid, but no matter what, you can't keep useless people by your side." ”
So what about people?
Lian Li subconsciously grabbed the corner of the quilt, looked at his mother's distant back, and suddenly found that his palace was a little terrifyingly quiet...... It's as if everyone is gone. Only Shi Lan stood quietly beside her, and ordered the palace people who were waiting quietly outside the door to boil hot water.
"Aunt Shilan, do you know where Yuanxiang is?" Lian Li looked at Shi Lan very nervously and asked.
"The second-class palace maid Yuan Xiang, due to negligence in her duties, has been sent to Xu Heng's father-in-law for upbringing." Shi Lan said expressionlessly.
Since Aunt Shi Lan has said it, as long as people are still in the palace, they will be able to come back sooner or later, and they should be fine. Lian Li, who patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, and suddenly remembered that there were more than a dozen palace people involved all the way this time. However, she found that the queen mother's punishment seemed to be much lax, for example, Yuan Xiang should have been expelled from the palace, so she casually asked about the disposal of those palace people she met along the way.
Shi Lanzheng instructed the palace maid to pour water, soaked the medicinal herbs prepared by the imperial doctor into the bucket, paused, her eyes just lowered her eyes to look at her toes, and said lightly: "The queen mother is kind, those palace people have been expelled from the palace if they don't report it." ”
Lian Li's worries were put down, and he soon forgot about it, and let Shi Lan take off his underwear and soak comfortably in the water.
Due to her young age and secrecy, she has been bathed by Shi Lan since she was a child. The doctor also said that she was congenitally deficient and weak, so she had to take medicine even if she took a bath in addition to taking medicine every day. Every day, many sliced medicinal materials are soaked and steamed by the palace people and then sent, filtered and clarified, she can't see the reason, but it is red like diluted pomegranate juice, the medicinal fragrance is rich and has a familiar cool feeling, and the smell is not particularly unpleasant.
"Who saved me that day?" She suddenly remembered the white lotus, dressed in a cold blue dress like the clear blue starry sky on a summer night.
"I heard the father-in-law present say that it is the son of Prime Minister Si Kou. The other two are Miss Hong Manqing, the daughter of General Hong Wujun on the South Road, and Miss Shi Luoxue, the only granddaughter of Lord Shi Hao. ”
Lian Lili was stunned for a moment, subconsciously counted silently in his heart, and there were fifty-two words, and found that this seemed to be the longest thing he had ever heard Shi Lan say, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised, so he had to continue to ask: "How are they now?" ”
"I heard that Miss Hong was grounded by the general, and Si Kou Gongzi and Miss Shi were sick in bed due to fright."
"Huh? Is the boy sick too? It's better to pass on my will, send some palace supplements to the mansions, Si Kou Boy's share is more, as for Hong Manqing......" Lian Li suddenly smiled, squinted his chin and said, "Anyway, there is no need to make up for the dragon, this matter was also caused by her, and I will send a letter to her tomorrow." ”
Shi Lan's face remained unchanged, her expression was still cold, and she responded lightly. Soon the emperor's decree came from the palace by her subordinates, and several great eunuchs took the carriage with the holy decree in their hands in a humble manner, and proudly and wordlessly sent the decree all the way to the provinces.
The only difference this time is that the eunuch Hou San'er in the palace was promoted to the second level because of his meritorious service in saving the driver, and he was directly ordered under the management of Xu Heng, and he got the holy encounter of the decree on the second day of being enthroned.
In fact, this Hou San'er has been in the palace for a long time, whether it is short or not, but the rank in the palace has not been high, and what is bad is a performance opportunity. This time I got the opportunity to even if I slept, I couldn't help grinning, although I still cautiously said modestly and reservedly in front of my colleagues, I didn't dare to be, and when I walked out of the palace gate with my head up, I couldn't help but look proud.
When he got out of the car and came to the prime minister's house, he smelled the fresh smell of Huaihua Lane after cleaning and sprinkling all the way, and hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face, and helped the prime minister's wife, who had been waiting for a long time, and couldn't help but flutter.
After all, this is the prime minister of Great Wei, the mansion of Sikou Xiangming.
In the lobby, the prime minister's wife and a group of close attendants knelt down respectfully, and Hou San'er held up the bright yellow holy decree with both hands from the Zinan tray held by the little eunuch on the side, and cleared his throat in a tone, and then read it out loud. After the words of praise and the various rewards attached to them were read, a long time passed, and everyone thanked them, and the ceremony was completed.
The prime minister's wife took the decree with a smile and handed it to the side, and someone respectfully stepped forward to take it, only to burn incense and serve the throne in the ancestral hall of the tribute mansion later. There is a small maid in the house in front of the road, the prime minister's wife led Hou San'er into the inner hall and sat down, the beautiful maid quietly stepped on the lotus boots to send melon and fruit cake tea and then quietly retreated, she and Hou Gonggong glanced at each other, smiled politely and gave way, Hou San'er then took a sip with his orchid fingers and praised a good tea.
This praise is extremely sincere, although he is from a poor background and does not understand tea, but how can the tea in the prime minister's mansion be an ordinary vulgar thing?
The lady of the Xiangfu next to her will be thirty years old, beautiful and richly dressed, at this time she also smiled: "It can also be called a good tea, this Maozhou silver bud is sweet in the throat, sweet and astringent, enough to taste for a long time, in addition to the golden buds of the New Year's tribute to the palace, it is also a first-class product." The father-in-law has worked hard all the way, and the concubine has already been arranged, so bring some moisturizing throat when you return to the palace. ”
Hou San'er was amused when he heard it, but he waved his hand with a straight look and said, "The old slave doesn't dare." Your Majesty's close servants, how can they be justified in accepting it? ”
The prime minister's wife had already seen through the palace, and with a warm smile on her face, she said with relief: "It's just some worthless mundane things, who cares?" The concubine body is just to comfort the father-in-law and be loyal to His Majesty. ”
As she spoke, she covered the red cherry mouth with one hand, and with a slight wave of the other, the maid who was waiting quietly outside the door entered the door, and silently opened the small black box she was holding in her hand, revealing sixteen small gold ingots neatly stacked inside.
Hou San'er's eyes were straight, and he only felt a thirst in his throat. He wanted to live a prosperous life, but he didn't expect it to be so fast and so real, so he hurriedly raised his hand and raised his glass and hurriedly swallowed a sip of warm tea, then calmed down a little, suppressed a strong desire to reach out and asked with a smile: "Old slave...... I wonder what Madame means? ”
The prime minister's wife suddenly condensed with a warm smile on her face, a trace of imperceptible ridicule slipped in her eyes, but her face became a little sad, and her eyebrows frowned slightly: "Father-in-law, don't misunderstand, it's just a little selfishness of the concubine." On that day, His Majesty fell into the water, and heard that the Queen Mother was angry, and the concubine was just trying to explore the wind, and if she was dissatisfied with several nobles, she must finally prepare to enter the palace as soon as possible to ask for guilt. ”
When Hou San'er heard that this was not a big deal, he also relaxed in his heart and said with relief: "The prime minister has made outstanding achievements and is loyal to the country, so there is no need to worry too much about Madame." ”
"What about the Queen Mother?" The prime minister's wife raised her face lightly and asked in a low voice, with a bright and coquettish face.
Hou San'er pretended to look around quietly, and looked at the gold ingots stacked in the box again, and then he turned around and whispered: "Speaking of the Queen Mother...... Ouch, those palace maids and eunuchs were beaten fifty boards, and the butt meat was gone......"
"So ruthless?" The prime minister's wife covered her mouth in surprise, patted her chest again and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's better to die than to lose your life." ”
"Where?" Hou San'er's voice was lower, his eyes were full of pleasure in sharing secrets, but his face was a little gloomy, and he grinned and grinned: "Aunt Shilan's supervision and execution, the people under the Queen Mother, how can those who beat their butts survive, they are all dragged out of the palace and buried ......"