Chapter 13
Recently, the palace has been a bit lively.
First of all, there was a gossip from the night vigil of the court, saying that it was a man in black who had a private meeting with a woman on the third watch day the day before yesterday.
The palace family is alone with men other than the Son of Heaven late at night, and it is rumored that it is going to turn the sky upside down.
Unexpectedly, the old grandmother drank so much soju when she got along with people, but she was a temperamental person who spit out the truth after drinking, so the palace people who had not chewed fresh gossip for a long time became excited, and it was passed on to ten, ten to hundred, and soon it reached the ears of the emperor who was playing chess with King Liang at that time.
The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and if this matter is put on hold, it will be quietly resolved. It's a coincidence that King Liang, who played chess with the emperor, was the youngest son of the first emperor, young and promising, with a group of wives and concubines. This time when he entered Beijing to face the saint, the emperor saw that the age gap between himself and him was nearly 20 years old, and he was already in his throat.
As soon as this unfortunate news came, the emperor couldn't save face for a while, and immediately ordered a strict investigation of the six palaces.
Before this matter stopped, the Queen Mother of the West Palace passed another order.
Yan Dao dreamed at night that her deceased niece, who was also her daughter-in-law, Empress Xiaowen, dreamed bitterly that she had been dead for ten years, and her children were helpless. especially named me, the unfilial eldest daughter, and scolded me.
When the old queen woke up, the more she recited the Buddhist scriptures, the more she felt that it was not a problem. The people who eat fast and recite the Buddha pay the most attention to compassion and purify all living beings, so the compassionate old queen mother thought that Empress Xiaowen's dream was very reasonable, and she couldn't read the scriptures, so she issued two edicts at once: one is to order me to go to Changle Palace immediately to accompany her to read Buddha; the other is to pass it on to the emperor, so that he can marry me as soon as possible, so as to comfort the spirit of Empress Xiaowen in heaven.
I was hovering in front of the Buddha Hall of Changle Palace, and I was napping vigorously, and the ancestor plucked the rosary, hating the iron and shaking his head I don't know how many times.
I really didn't know that my mother would have dreams, let alone scold me in other people's dreams, which simply subverted her image of kindness and kindness in my heart during her lifetime. Now this matter has made the people of the major clans panic, for fear that the disaster will fall on their heads, woo hoo lament, and their lives are also!
"The first emperor married in fifteen, and there was your father and emperor ...... sixteen" A wisp of green smoke slowly rose, and the words of the queen mother sounded in my ears slowly, not in a hurry or slow, like a morning bell and dusk drum in a thousand-year-old temple, through the moss on the stone steps into my heart.
I shuddered and sat up straight.
The Queen Mother continued: "Your mother entered the East Palace after the first time. Although your aunt, the eldest princess of Chengyang, said that she only got married in the year of double ten, but the children of the marriageable big families in Chang'an also entered the court one after another, why did you come to you so poorly, and others treated you like they were hiding from you......"
Stopping the dzi in her hand, the Queen Mother asked me suspiciously, the plain silver phoenix hairpin on her head was inserted very upright, reflecting the whole dignified and majestic face even more severe.
"A few days ago, the mourning family heard that the son of the Yuwen family was interested in you, why did you suddenly have no news?"
I heard that looking at the phoenix hairpin on her head seemed to be a little crooked compared to Fang Cai, I was stunned for a moment.
"Yue'er, where are you looking?"
I retracted my gaze and said, "Grandmother forgot that my grandson is still living happily alone." ”
"Nonsense!" the Queen Mother scolded me.
The Queen Mother was stunned when she saw that I was frightened, and after calming down, she resumed her bitter teaching: "You child is naughty, but after all, you are a girl's family, and sooner or later you will get married...... According to the mourning family, if you have that temperament, something will happen sooner or later!"
After being silent for a long time, he said: "If you are so stubborn again, carefully mourn the family and let your queen mother go out in person at night!"
The Queen Mother said, squinted at me a few times, and looked back at the golden Buddha statue in front of the hall.
I really didn't know how to deal with my mother's dreams at night, and I was so bored that a few wisps of benzoin wafted in front of the hall, which did not calm my mind in the slightest.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother on the side said: "If you can't calm down, you will retreat and copy the twenty "Diamond Sutras", and get it to the Xuanji Pagoda tomorrow to press." ”
I got up and said goodbye, and the sun was just right when I went out of Changle Palace. Thinking that he was punished for no reason, it was actually a dream, and the tears of grievance in his heart flowed into a long river.
In the blue sky and white day, the pines and cypresses planted all over the Changle Palace were full of energy, and several palace maids and eunuchs who took care of the flowers and plants saw me coming out of the Buddha hall with a look of pride and whispered.
A few people talked happily, and I couldn't bear to disturb it, so I silently went around the side hall.
Just as I was hurting my mind alone, the pot had exploded outside the Changle Palace. According to this lively situation, presumably in a few days, King Yan will enter Beijing.
King Yan and the emperor are siblings, and they have been close since childhood. When the saint ascended the throne and did not order the reduction of the domain, the king of Yan was the first to ask to return to the field to remove the armor, the emperor felt his blood and family, and authorized the Yan country to have its own independent military force when pushing the grace, and the prince did not have to enter the court to study.
King Yan inherited the beauty of the Queen Mother's mother, Langya Wang, and in his early years, he was better than Pan An, and his life was romantic, attracting many avant-garde and bold same-sex guests who were willing to enter the scene.
It is true that what the palace family is looking forward to is not this prince with a habit of dragon and yang, but the only heir under his knees, the famous but mysterious Meishi son of Yan Kingdom.
Yan has three beauties, fine wine, beautiful land, and beautiful world.
According to rumors in Yan Kingdom, Meishizi was born with a beautiful appearance and a moon-like appearance, and her peerless appearance overshadowed countless beauties. Such a famous son has rarely even seen the Yan people, let alone Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away.
However, the power of the rumors is great. As early as the sixth year of Jiarui, the young Meishizi entered Beijing with King Yan and became famous in Chang'an for a while. Although he has never re-entered Chang'an since then, the glimpse of that year has made countless people unforgettable. Later, many people who did not know it heard countless versions that added oil and vinegar to describe it to the point of common anger of people and gods, and they became fascinated.
The Chang'an royal family has never seen him, but there are many people who love him with their own powerful imagination, such as the lord of Hudong in the palace of Gongyi County. At the same time, there are some people in the royal family who have been lucky enough to see him and see him as a nightmare, such as me.
At this time, I was writing hard to copy the scriptures under the peaceful sun of Changle Palace, and I didn't know that a goose-yellow figure suddenly appeared behind me, blindfolded my eyes.
There was a snickering and laughter behind me, I stopped the brush in my hand and sighed: "Lianxi, can you change your tricks next time you are naughty?"
When the man behind him heard this, he let go and was annoyed.
I turned my head and looked at it, and I couldn't help teasing: "I haven't seen you for three years, and our little county lord has become a big girl with a lot of manners." ”
The clever and lively young girl in front of her is the pearl in the palace of Gongyi County, Gao Lianxi, the lord of Hudong County.
The afternoon sun was just right, and it happened to shine on her graceful body. I saw that she was wearing a goose yellow flowing cloud Wenluo clothes, under a hundred butterflies and peony embroidered skirts, an increasingly delicate and fair face became more and more lovable, and a pair of black apricot eyes on the pink cheeks were full of wit, and the bright and moving appearance made Changle Palace suddenly lively and lively.
Lian Xi spit out his tongue lightly, a little shy: "Sister, I haven't seen her for three years, but her vision has improved a lot." ”
I looked at her helplessly and shook my head: "Why did you enter the palace today?"
Who knew that Lian Xi smiled shyly, and his face was dyed a little red, like a budding flower, which made me wonder: "Do you want to announce something good to me when you look like a young girl?"
Lian Xi twisted the silk handkerchief in his hand and twisted it: "Sister...... I heard that the prince of Yan Guo is coming to Chang'an...... I...... I ......"
I looked at this shy girl who had been "me" for a long time and couldn't help laughing: "The well-known naughty mischievous mischievous mischievous man in our royal family has become this virtuous person today for a son who has never met before, tsk, tsk, it's really strange." ”
Lian Xi covered my mouth, put the other hand in front of her lips in silence, and said, "......Shhhh
When she saw that I shut up, she let go of her hand and continued in a low octave voice: "I have heard his name, and I know that it turns out that my sister fell into the Canghe River back then, but she was actually sick in the palace of King Yan......!
I looked at her with a headache, and said in a loud voice: "It turns out that you are a drunkard and don't mean to drink!"
"Shhh
The people who were busy in the courtyard looked sideways and gave strange glances to the two women who were writhing in one place:
"The eldest princess and Hudong County are good friends, they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and when I see them today, it's really the case......"
"Nonsense, childhood sweethearts refer to the love between men and women...... Wait, why do I think it's weird?"
"You say, the princess can't get married for a long time, shouldn't it be a good one......"
"Oh my God, it won't ......"
While everyone was speculating, I wrenched Lianxi's hand, pointed to a few palace people who were talking vigorously not far away, and said to her with a headache: "The people in the palace are terrible, and these guys in Changle Palace are especially terrifying. Guess what they just said?"
Lian Xi was shocked, and covered his face in disbelief and shouted, "Oh my God......! I don't know if I'm not here to say hello to the Queen Mother, I'm just here to ask you about the news ......of the prince of Yan Kingdom!
I looked at her speechlessly.
"Lianxi, what are you talking about?"
There was a gentle but dignified voice beside him, and Lian Xi was stunned for a moment.
I looked up when I heard the sound, and the harsh afternoon sun was shining brightly, dazzling me a little.
Changle Palace has always inherited the reputation of feng shui treasure, and today it seems that this is true.