Chapter 123: The Sacred Heart is Unfathomable
The weather in late autumn was still cool, and under the shade of the tree, the concubine Sujiang was covered with a thin brocade quilt, and His Majesty was sitting on the side to correct the official documents. His Majesty'www.biquge.info s face was gloomy, and he still sat upright for more than two hours, and the ink of the imperial pen cinnabar was swaying, and the people around him held their breath for a while.
The breeze blew, and His Majesty looked down at the concubine beside him who was about to re-cover her with the quilt, when he suddenly found that Su Jiang's eyelashes flashed. His Majesty put the brush on the pen stand, "Since you woke up, why can't you pretend to be asleep?"
Su Jiang gently pushed the blanket and chuckled, "What's the matter, you are not allowed to close your eyes and recuperate?"
Since the death of the little prince, His Majesty has been in a bad mood, so he simply moved all the official documents to the Chongxi Palace, and no one in the harem concubines was seen. Su Jiang almost didn't mention it here, she didn't know about it at all, and let His Majesty indulge herself in official business, correcting official documents all day until late at night, Su Jiang didn't say anything, only accompanied him during the day, and left a lamp for him at night.
In countless sad days and nights like recently, they are like a couple who are not disturbed and comfort each other, understanding each other and feeling relieved, without the mixing of countless women in the harem, and there is no need for checks and balances in the government. It's a pity that except for Chongxi Palace, everything is just a joke.
His Majesty looked at Su Jiang's half-open eyes, her eyes were as watery as they were, and at the moment they were half-open and not as sharp as usual, her eyelashes flickered like two delicate butterflies, she had been in the palace for many years, her appearance seemed to be particularly favored by God, and there was not much age decay, on the contrary, her charm and temperament were more outstanding.
His Majesty glanced at the piece, then frowned and closed it to the side gently, Su Jiang wondered, "What's wrong?" she said as she stroked the wrinkles between His Majesty's brows with her long white fingers, this action was warm and full of reverie.
His Majesty didn't shy away from it, and directly picked up the fold and handed it to her, Su Jiang was stunned for a moment and didn't take it, and turned around: "There are a lot of participants, I really don't want to ask for this suspicion, lest the queen mother bring the plaque of the harem that is not allowed to interfere in politics again." ”
That was what happened when Su Jiang entered the palace in his early years, and His Majesty remembered the past and was unhappy, and handed it back to her: "It's okay, it's a family matter." ”
In Su Jiang's heart, it doesn't matter if "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", after all, as the eldest daughter of the Su family, she grew up in the head of the family's study since she was a child, like Su Chi. Su Jiang didn't shirk it, and directly took the fold and opened it to see, and the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting around all lowered their eyes, as if they hadn't seen it.
Su Jiang looked at the fold, the pen was strong and powerful, like the words of a military general, hastily skipped it, and sure enough, it was the music of King Yu. After reading it, Su Jiang put it aside idly, without commenting or commenting.
At this time, His Majesty became curious: "What does the concubine think?"
Su Jiang sat on the soft floor and lay down again: "The beauty of a gentleman's adulthood, not to mention the marriage of children, Your Majesty might as well agree!"
His Majesty knew in his heart that Su Jiang was unhappy, and she was very unhappy with being so cold, and it was no wonder that King Yu didn't agree with his own mind. His Majesty reopened the fold, "The second child is indeed reckless this time, look at his list of wife, which one is not a famous family, the family of the nobles? His Majesty smiled helplessly, King Yu is the most straightforward of several sons, when he was young, he did things a little bit of rectum, and even said that there were some "shafts", and then he experienced a few years on the battlefield, and the whole person was mature and decisive, and he had the pride of a heroic soldier.
Su Jiang saw that His Majesty's face was softened, and his heart moved: "It's a coincidence, I heard that a few days ago, the queen mother also looked for some good girls for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
His Majesty was surprised: "Really, could it be that these girls are also these?" There are many daughters to be married in Jinling, but there are really not many girls who are enough in their real identity and have a good reputation.
Su Jiang shook his head, "There are not many people on the list of the queen mother, and at the moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still in another country, and the Yuwang Mansion is the place where the girls in Jinling have sharpened their heads and want to squeeze in." ”
Sure enough, His Majesty's eyes deepened when he heard this, and it was none other than these hairpins standing behind the marriages of these women. It turned out that the Yu Wangfu had unknowingly quietly obtained the expectations of these ministers, was this Yuwang Mansion too anxious? His Majesty thought so in his heart, so he threw the song on the table, completely losing the idea of picking his daughter-in-law.
Su Jiang looked at it lightly, leaned on the soft collapse and continued to take a nap, and suddenly heard His Majesty ask: "When the prince comes back from Xuanzhou, he might as well settle the marriage with Ah Chi, and he has also reached the age of Ji Xuan, this child was grown up by me, smart and calm." ”
Su Jiang was so shocked that his heart stopped beating, and he hurriedly called: "Your Majesty, don't!"
His Majesty looked up in surprise and saw Su Jiang's face full of disbelief: "What's the matter? You love Ah Chi as a daughter, and when she is added to the East Palace, she can accompany you, isn't it?" Although this marriage was not explicitly stated, it has been a clear matter for so many years.
Su Jiang thought of Su Chi Xiao's eyebrows and eyes, and her heart was firm: "Your Majesty, Ah Chi is hard and stubborn, and the marriage is still waiting for the concubine to talk to her, and the girl's family must always be prepared." ”
"The concubine is too worried, the two of them are childhood sweethearts and have no guesses, and getting married is a matter of course, as long as the holy decree is made, why bother?"
"Your Majesty, do you want to ask the queen what she means, the queen has chosen a lot of ladies for His Royal Highness the Prince?"
Su Jiang shirked in every possible way, but His Majesty's mind had already been decided, so Su Chi did not hesitate to ruin Su Chi's reputation: "There were rumors in the market before, saying that Ah Chi was in love with the son of Proton Lanqi・・・・・・"
His Majesty waved his hand and disagreed: "The concubine doesn't need to explain this matter, the prince has already explained it to Ah Chi, but it is just a deliberate guide from someone with a heart." The family style of the Su family, the stability of Ah Chi, I can see it clearly. ”
Su Jiang has almost nothing to do, and His Majesty does not know that Su Chi was not born to the Duchess of Yasukuni of the Su family, and he did not know that he had risked his life to give birth to a baby girl in the mountains, and this baby girl was very likely to be the so-called Yasukuni princess Su Chi.
But this can't tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't tolerate the slightest bit of blood and bones of the Su family remaining in the royal family. His Majesty can give Su Nu a unique court status, and can give the Su family monstrous power, but there is only one thing, the woman of the Su family must not give birth to a child to the royal family. Even if it's a woman, you can't. Su Jiang didn't know if this man who had shared the bed with him for more than ten years would have this unbearable heart, but looking at Su Chi's flower-like face, Su Jiang knew that she couldn't afford to gamble. This child should be the princess of the royal golden branches and jade leaves, how can she marry the royal family?
Su Jiang got up, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Ke hasn't set up a concubine yet?" The so-called young and old are orderly, it's better to wait for His Royal Highness King Ke's marriage, and then look at the selection of the crown princess for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Su Jiang is usually not such a procrastinating temperament, and His Majesty also thought for a while: "What? Could it be that the Su family wants to make King Ke a puppet, what is the Su family going to do?"
His Majesty's words could already be regarded as heart-wrenching, so Su Jiang knew that there was no room for maneuver at all, so he had to relax and replied with a smile: "How dare you? Everything is subject to Your Majesty's will." "Let's see the eldest brother, let's think about it in the long run! Su Jiang already has a vague idea from the inside.
couldn't continue on this topic, so she changed the topic: "His Royal Highness King Yu's Princess Yu, Your Majesty can you pick it?"
His Majesty was too lazy to look at the folds, and said directly: "You take a look, pick someone out." ”
Su Jiang started reading from the first row: "Shen Shaoguang, the daughter of Guangluxun Shen Jiazhi, is sensitive and sensitive, and Shucheng ・・・・・"
Su Jiang finished reading it from beginning to end, her mouth was almost dry, and His Majesty looked at her speechlessly: "What can you hear from this? They are all high-ranking officials' relatives, what's the difference?"
Su Jiang captured His Majesty's intention from this sentence: The Yuwang Mansion already has a very high status, and if another gate valve is added to be the father-in-law, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take measures at that time. Since he guessed His Majesty's thoughts, Su Jiang was handy when he spoke again: "Guangluxun has a daughter who is raised in the outer room, with an excellent appearance and a docile temperament・・・・・"
His Majesty raised his eyes and looked at Su Jiang, "Have you seen it?"
Su Jiang knew that His Majesty really wanted to use this matter to suppress King Yu, so he nodded: "I saw Mrs. Guangluxun once before, she was obedient, cautious and generous, her mother is a folk woman, although she has no identity, but there is no stain, it can be regarded as a good fate." ”
"The second child is unruly, and it is just right for such a quiet girl to enter the Yuwang Mansion. ”
"In that case, let's do it, right? By the way, has the Yasukuni Gong arranged for Su Cen's marriage? Have you ever seen each other?" Your Majesty suddenly remembered the heroic posture of the young man in the palace that day, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and was full of unstoppable sharpness.
Su Jiang smiled lightly: "The concubine has mentioned it to the eldest brother a few times, but the eldest brother said that he has not established a business, how can he start a family? What's more, now that Achen has become the son of the Yasukuni Mansion, he must pay more attention to marriage. I still want to thank Your Majesty for the grace of canonizing the son of Achen. ”
His Majesty laughed and said: "You don't need to thank you, you asked me to canonize Su Cen as soon as possible several times that day, although I never shirked to the end, I felt that Su Cen was still young and in a hurry. On that day, above the main hall, its demeanor and temperament, and the ability to answer questions and answers are very within the reach of people. Sure enough, the Su family is an outstanding person!"
It turned out that it was the concubine who blew the wind on His Majesty's pillow that made Sucen finally become the son of the Yasukuni Mansion, otherwise the aunt of the Yasukuni Mansion had just become pregnant, and Sucen would have been forced to seal the son, which is a great inappropriateness. His Majesty stood up, walked under the tree, picked a leaf and asked Su Jiang: "Since you have already left the Su family, why do you still have to take care of the affairs of the Su family's inner house? With Su Cen's talent, even if he does not have the position of the prince, he can never worry about food and clothing for his life, and the concubine actually opened the golden mouth for him." ”
Su Jiang wants Su Cen to be the young master, not because he values the close relationship between Su Cen and Su Chi, the greater Su Cen's strength, the more support Su Chi will be able to give in the future. The child in the womb has too much plasticity, and this risk can be avoided.
Su Jiang didn't speak, and listened to His Majesty: "If Su Yao knows that this Princess Yu is your choice・・・・・・"
"There is no impermeable wall in the world, she always knows, besides, she can't control a man's heart, so what right does she have to blame others? In the final analysis, she should be grateful to her concubine for choosing a good girl who is knowledgeable and reasonable, and put it under her nose. In terms of identity, wheel status, and ability・・・・・・ she should thank me. ”
His Majesty's hand shook Su Jiang's hand, "Why is it so cold, come in and rest." ”
At the same time, King Yu of the study of the Yu Wangfu Lu Yu Wang and the sacrifice of Jiuqu Zhixin also talked about this matter.
"Today, the king has handed over the selected candidate for the princess, her net worth has been checked, her character is complete, and her family background is illustrious, presumably my father will not stop it. King Yu sat on the top seat, very confident.
"But Princess Su chosen?" Qu Zhixin asked in surprise.
Since King Yu is about to marry a bride, it is reluctant to call the original Princess Su Jiang as Princess Yu after all, but King Yu is unwilling to call her a side concubine or aunt, so he can only call her "Princess Su".
Faced with this question, King Yu groaned slightly, "It's her." ”
Qu Zhixin sighed slightly, "Princess Su really knows the general situation!"
I don't know why, King Yu always felt slightly sour when he heard this, Su Yao said that she hated the word generally, she just wanted everything to be fine, but she didn't expect to become a concubine in a good manner!"
Qu Zhixin carefully read the list in King Yu's hand again, and only put it down after seeing that their backgrounds and status were good. After a while, he spoke: "There is a sentence that my subordinates don't know whether to say or not." Qu Zhixin stroked his beard and said.
King Yu turned around and asked in surprise, "What's the matter that Mr. doesn't understand?"
"Why did His Royal Highness hand over Yu Linwei to His Royal Highness King Qinghe, His Royal Highness King Qinghe made that Yu Linwei into a miasma and sold his official beard, which not only ruined the atmosphere of the court, but also damaged His Royal Highness's prestige. Qu Zhixin had some doubts and was very puzzled.
Hearing Qu Zhixin's suspicion of King Qinghe, King Yu leaned back, and finally put his heart down. More than one person, especially the person led by Su Yao, told King Yu again and again that "Qu Zhixin may be a gap between His Royal Highness King Qinghe", and now it seems that at least Qu Zhixin is still facing his own at present. For such a person, we must keep him with the greatest sincerity, and we must not be too suspicious.
Hearing Qu Zhixin's question, King Yu turned around and said with a smile: "Unless the enemy attacks Jinling, it will almost never be able to use Yulinwei, in this case, what is the point of having combat effectiveness? Besides, this king must always know what this younger brother means." Sir, rest assured, this king is measured. ”
The corners of Qu Zhixin's mouth slightly hooked a very small arc, almost invisible, His Majesty suppressed the prince to the extreme, I am afraid that the next step is the one in front of him.