Chapter 7: Taking Office
The next day, Li Mu'er took office as the palace's former attendant Shen Qionglian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Just after the hour, Li Mu'er came to the main hall of Qianqing Palace in full dress, she had a lot of doubts in her heart, and she needed to listen to Zhu Youji's answer in private. At this time, Zhu Youzhu should still be in the court, Li Muer cleaned up the things on the case for him, and kept the folds he hadn't finished watching as they were, it could be seen that Zhu Youzhu was a diligent politician, and the criticism on the recital was also very careful. Li Mu'er didn't dare to look more, and felt bored, so she stepped out of the hall and looked at the Qianqing door.
The guards guarding the palace recognized her and would not hinder her, so Li Mu'er was pacing back and forth unruly at the entrance of the palace.
In front of the Qianqing Palace, there are copper turtles, copper cranes, sundials, and Jialiang respectively, each performing its own duties. There are four gilded incense burners in front, and the Dan Majesty is out in the middle, and it is connected with the Qianqing Gate by connecting the high platform Yong Road. Li Mu'er paced on the spacious platform, not only did she not look abrupt, but she had a beautiful and gentle appearance, neutralizing the cold and hard atmosphere of white marble.
Soon, there was a lively sound from the Qianqing Gate, and Li Mu'er calculated the time, and it was time to retreat from the dynasty. Sure enough, Zhu Youji's figure soon appeared in her sight.
He was wearing court clothes, which was slightly the same as what he saw in Yongxiang that day, but his head was replaced with a golden silk dragon wing crown, and he sat on a sedan chair with a golden Hualong around the pillar, which was even more magnificent. Li Mu'er looked at it from afar, and her mind quickly recalled whether she had to step forward to meet the holy driver in her duty.
Zhu Youzhu saw that she was dressed in civilian clothes, elegant and plain, standing in front of the hall with a big grin, as if waiting for him to pass, and couldn't help but smile. Many years later, every time he returned from the next court, he would always think of this scene and miss this person.
Li Mu'er really didn't think about it.
Until Zhu Youzhu got off the sedan chair under His Majesty Dan and smiled at her gently.
A few steps away from the two, Li Mu'er saluted, and was about to walk down the steps to pull him for a private conversation, but yesterday the big palace maid suddenly appeared from a corner. She took the hot tea and respectfully handed it to Zhu Youji, who took it and was about to drink it, but as if she thought of something, she stretched out the teacup to Li Mu'er's eyes and asked, "Do you want to drink?" ”
Li Mu'er was startled, and just wanted to say not to drink, but when she saw the stunned palace maid on the side and Xiao Jing and other eunuchs who accompanied Zhu Youzhu to the court, she hurriedly lowered her eyebrows and nodded obediently, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister is not thirsty." Your Majesty is still free? The minister has something important to report. ”
Zhu Youzhu handed the teacup back to the palace maid, and asked Li Mu'er again: "Have you used breakfast?" ”
Li Mu'er was really confused by the second monk, thinking that the emperor was the biggest, and the emperor didn't need a clue to speak and do things, so he replied: "The minister has used it." ”
"But I'm useless." Zhu Youzhu smiled, he enjoyed seeing her with a look of are you sick but he had a helpless expression, "Imperial Servant Shen is really early, I usually go to the queen's Kunning Palace to accompany her for breakfast first, and then go back to the Qianqing Palace to deal with government affairs." ”
Li Mu'er reacted quickly: "Yes, the minister remembers." The emperor walked slowly and sent off the emperor. ”
"Hmm. Wait in the temple, and I will come in a moment. ”
When Zhu Youzhu arrived at Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang was already standing at the door to greet her. The two sat down together, and Empress Zhang said gently: "Your Majesty, today I made your favorite cold cake, the emperor tastes it." ”
The palace maid next to him presented the chopsticks to Zhu Youji, he picked them up and tasted them, and said with satisfaction: "The queen is very skilled, I like it." ”
"I know that the emperor doesn't like meat, and I'm asking the palace grandmother for advice on making vegetarian snacks recently." Empress Zhang was affirmed and in a good mood. But seeing Zhu Youzhu drinking the porridge and eating the cold cake very quickly, he persuaded again: "Your Majesty, you use it slowly, eating will hurt your stomach." ”
I didn't know that Zhu Youzhu had run out of dishes and put down the bowl, and said, "I have some urgent matters now, and I need to go to the Qianqing Palace to deal with them." The queen uses it slowly, so you don't have to send it. ”
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the big palace maid, and she quickly followed.
"Hmph." As soon as Zhu Youzhu left, the queen threw the double chopsticks in her hands.
Zhu Youzhu did not break his promise, but he returned to the Qianqing Palace in a quarter of an hour. After taking his seat, he asked, "What does Imperial Servant Shen have to do?" Li Mu'er was grinding for him, and when she heard this, she glanced at the big palace maid, this guy is really inseparable from the emperor, she is everywhere.
Zhu Youzhu was surprised, turned his head to the palace maid and said, "Jin Lian, you go and make a bowl of sweet soup for me, I am a little tired of eating breakfast." ”
"The slave obeys." She said goodbye.
"Can you say it now?" Zhu Youzhu always smiled lightly.
"I have some questions for you." Xiao Jing and the others haven't come back yet, and the personal palace maid was sent away again, Li Mu'er no longer cares about the so-called courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and stopped what she was doing and opened her mouth to ask, "Why did you make me a royal attendant, not something else?" ”
"What else would you do?" Zhu Youzhu asked rhetorically.
Li Muer was choked: "I ......"
Zhu Youzhu picked up the teacup on the table and said slowly: "There are only three types of women in the palace: concubines, female officials, and palace maids. Don't think about it, concubine, you may not be willing to be a palace maid, a female official is very suitable for you. ”
Li Mu'er gritted her teeth with hatred when she heard this: "There are so many female officials, why do you want to see you every day, it makes me upset." What is it called, it is not a serious act when you hear it. ”
Zhu Youzhu almost spit out the water he drank into his mouth, "Have you been thinking about this for the past two days?" Do you know how high your status in the palace is now? ”
"How tall?"
"The official system in the palace has six bureaus and one division, and the highest official rank is five grades, and your rank is from five grades. Do you know what you embroidered on your clothes yesterday? ”
"Of course you know, it's a white flycatcher, right?"
"Yes, only five-grade civil officials are worthy of it."
Li Mu'er was disdainful and continued to ask: "The palace maid you called Jin Lian just now is also a royal attendant like me?" ”
"Sort of, she doesn't have an official position."
"Then she is a royal attendant without an official position?"
"You treat her as her, the position of the imperial attendant, I said it casually. The left and right are just to seal you as an official. ”
Li Mu'er broke out in a cold sweat, "Then you will send me to the Sixth Bureau and the First Division to do a serious job." ”
"Of course I did. But this Shanggong, Shangyi, Shangfu, Shangshi, Shangling, Shanggong, I have asked Ma Cong, you can't do anything. ”
Li Mu'er scolded Ma Cong in her heart, it turned out that she was so useless in his heart, although this is also true.
"You have no martial arts now, and you can't be my personal guard."
At this time, Li Mu'er greeted the eighteenth generation of Ma Cong's ancestors even more.
"But Ma Cong said that you have read books, and you still have some literary talents, and you have finally not bent me when you are a clerk."
"It's bent on me!" Li Mu'er thought to herself.
"Didn't I tell you too, the most important thing," Li Mu'er was still slandering, so he listened to Zhu Youzhi Zhengse say, "You are on an errand in front of me, so that you can easily access all kinds of documents and listen to the minister's opinions, so that you can also understand me and your father as people, and make your own judgment." ”
Li Mu'er also agreed, and handed over a notebook of goodwill, but her tone refused to be soft: "In this way, you have good intentions." ”
Zhu Youzhu took it and said unceremoniously: "Well, it's good that you know." ”
It's really stinky and shameless.
Li Mu'er asked again: "What, last time, your queen had to punish me, but now it's okay?" ”
Zhu Youzhi looked at the post, raised his head and was silent for a moment before replying: "Lezhi's nature is not bad, but I spoiled her a little temperament." You are stubborn again, two burns, it's strange if you don't burn. If you see her again in the future, don't talk back to her again, just follow her heart and you'll be fine. ”
"You seem to be in a good relationship?" Li Mu'er blinked her eyes and asked in a wicked manner, "I heard Yinfu say that your harem is false, and she is the only woman." ”
"Hmm. We are young couples, but we share weal and beyond. Zhu Youji's voice softened.
Li Muer admires his dedication very much. Her father also doted on her mother when he was alive, but he still married a few concubines. Since ancient times, it has been commonplace for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention the monarch of the country, three palaces and six courts, and seventy-two concubines are also normal. I didn't expect this Hongzhi Emperor to have a soft spot, which is really rare. "She's the queen, and I don't dare to mess with her. But if she hits me again for no reason...... You'll have to teach me something to protect myself. ”
Zhu Youzhu looked at her and said seriously: "No, not in the future." ”
Li Mu'er looked at his eyes, suddenly thought of the embarrassment that happened here yesterday, and quickly looked away, coughing lightly: "Those aunts in Yongxiang are also poor people, can you ask the Queen Mother to stop harming them?" ”
"I have heard of your feat in Yongxiang, you can rest assured, I have decreed that they will be allowed to leave the palace, and it is up to them to choose whether to go or stay. But you, who are not afraid of death, can cause trouble in Yongxiang. Zhu Youzhu actually knocked her on the head with the fold in his hand.
"Really?" Li Mu'er was overjoyed, "You are so magnanimous?!" ”
Zhu Youzhu glanced at her: "As you said, there is a head for the wronged, and there is a master for the debt." ”
These words reminded Li Mu'er of his miserable life experience, sighed in his heart, and then changed the topic again: "Then, if I want to overturn the case, you are not allowed to hinder me behind my back." ”
"I will only cooperate with you fully." Zhu Youzhu promised, "Have you thought about where to start? ”
"Can I see these folds of yours?" Li Muer pointed to the hand and folded.
Zhu Youzhu thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "You can see it, but after reading it, it needs to rot into your stomach." ”
"I don't look at that." Li Mu'er said, "I want to see what you did when you took the throne three years ago. ”
Zhu Youzhu was surprised: "Do you want to see your father's reputation in the court?" Or do you want to see if your father's recital is loyal or not? ”
"I want both."
"Okay," Zhu Youzhu hesitated for a moment, and admitted, "You can figure it out." The transcripts, inscriptions, and posters that I have been in power since I ascended to the throne should all be stored in the cabinet treasury. And what your father presented is all from the previous dynasty, not to mention whether it has been destroyed or not, and even if it is still there, it will take some time to find it. ”
Li Mu'er said excitedly: "I'm not afraid." I look at some every day and I always find it. ”
Zhu Youzhu saw that she was full of spirit and imperative, and she was both happy and worried. The good thing is that she has a goal and vigorous vitality, and the worry is that she digs out the truth with her own hands, but she is afraid that it will be a harm in the end.
At the moment, she just wanted to follow her wishes, and Zhu Youzhu said: "I can't go to the cabinet every day to look at the archives, and it's not convenient for you to go directly to the cabinet to ask for it." In this way, starting tomorrow, I will ask people to fetch some every day, and then you will have people change them the next day after you finish reading. It's time-consuming, but it's the safest. ”
"That's great!" Li Mu'er clapped her hands, "I'll take advantage of the fact that there are no outsiders to watch quietly under your eyes, don't worry." ”
Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head, such a decision was obviously inappropriate for an emperor. can think of her losing all her relatives because of a loose mouth back then, he can't help but feel guilty again, unwilling to refuse her.
Again, whether it was from Ma Cong's mouth or what she did after entering the palace, he felt that the daughter raised by Li Zi Province must not be the same kind of person as him.