Chapter 6: Needles
The things before and after were strung together, and Mei Rui understood.
She and the Empress Dowager Zhao can't say the origin of the relationship, if Lu Zhi wants to find out it is not difficult, according to his temperament to protect the calf, he must think that she is the person sent by the Empress Dowager Zhao to the little emperor, so there is what he said last night.
She alerted herself in her heart, she didn't quite understand the involvement of these personnel in the palace, Empress Dowager Zhao spoke like this, she couldn't be disobedient in front of her, she could only say it first: "Where did you say, if there is anything to do with your majesty, the news will be handed to you first, and the slave and maid will be given credit in front of you." ”
Empress Dowager Zhao heard that she was playing sloppy with herself, but she couldn't be in a hurry, and she complained that she was treating this girl lightly, and at that time she knelt in front of her childishly, and her demeanor was almost the same as her Aye, so ashamed that she didn't want to see this girl again.
asked her if she was literate and read, and she replied that it was all taught by Aya, which made her heart surging when she was still a concubine, and it happened that the Literature Museum lacked an errand for a female bachelor, so she was simply sent to the Literature Museum that no one cared about.
Mei Rui felt that the Literature Museum was in a safe corner, which was very much in line with her wishes, but the Empress Dowager Zhao didn't think so, she always felt that she had neglected her before, and now she somehow got the blue eyes of the little emperor. The little emperor is not born to the Queen Mother, and he has always turned a deaf ear to the Queen Mother's words.
He Lu Zhi didn't dare to do anything, the background of the evil party, all thanks to the blessing of the first emperor to survive, but no matter how he lived, he was an incomplete person, and the eunuchs in history who were full of scenery and covered the sky with one hand did not end up in a bleak evening in the end.
Empress Dowager Zhao only hated that he did not take advantage of Lu Zhi's wings before he was full to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and now the first emperor connived at his lawlessness, the Northern Ya Forbidden Army is in his hands, and he can't move if he wants to, and the folds handed over by the court must be read by his hand, and the officials who impeached him are either dismissed or exiled, and in the end, everyone in the court is in danger, and there is no one who dares to come out to poke his backbone.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Zhao's expression darkened, her fingers slowly clasped together, and she looked at Mei Rui again, suppressing the anger in her heart, this girl is still like her Ayamore, and the friendship is not deep enough to be sent by you, so she nodded and said: "The mourning family just looks at you and remembers the old man, and often comes to Xingqing Palace to talk to the mourning family. ”
Saying that, his eyes were red, the first emperor had only been gone for two days, he had been serving for so long, and he always had affection, although it was not as vigorous as ignorance when he was young, but in the face of life and death, the sorrow in his heart was inevitable. Watching the Queen Mother raise her hand to hide her face, Zhou Shouhai sighed, persuaded one by one, Mei Rui was also a little panicked, she couldn't see a woman crying, this character was raised from Huaizhu, the Queen Mother wept, she was stunned, and her heart softened, she took the handkerchief handed by the palace maid on the side, and stepped forward to persuade: "You are relieved, the important thing is to look forward, you cry so much, so that Your Majesty is reluctant to leave, how can you go where you can go with peace of mind?" ”
This is a creepy thing to say, the Queen Mother has always been afraid of ghosts and gods, thinking that the ghost of the first emperor accompanied her day and night on her pillow side and her hairs stood on end. She coughed, took the brocade in Mei Rui's hand, wiped away the tears that were still hanging in the corners of her eyes, and Zhou Shouhai said beside her: "Niangniang, it's time to go to Zichen Palace." ”
Empress Dowager Zhao nodded, stretched out a hand, Mei Rui mixed it with her eyes, thinking that this Empress Dowager was too, she was not very old, but she was on the shelf. The Queen Mother said to Mei Rui: "Originally, you were going to go to Zichen Palace, but the mourning family asked Zhou Shouhai to bring you over, and the emperor got up and was angry, so as not to touch your brows." Now that the time is right, you can go with the mourners.
She said this, Mei Rui could only be, mixed with the Queen Mother on the sedan chair, and followed to the Zichen Palace, when she entered, the concubines who were crying inside had already knelt in the hall, the little emperor and Lu Zhi were nowhere to be seen, and the Queen Mother did not care about Mei Rui after she entered, Mei Rui was bored, and was so noisy by those cries that her brain hurt, so she found an excuse and slipped out.
It was very cold outside, and I happened to meet Zhao Chun again, and there was a person standing next to him, with a wide sleeve and a big coat of purple Dake, a gold and jade belt, a black coat and shawl, and a sword carved like a sword and a chisel on his eyebrows. The man seemed to be talking to Zhao Chun about something, and just as he was talking about the rest, Zhao Chun saw that she was laughing from afar, which caused the man to follow and squint, looking deep and unpredictable.
She took a few steps forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness King Xiang, Commander Zhao." ”
King Xiang is the younger brother of the first emperor, now it is close to the year of establishment, Wende talent is quite respected by the ministers, such a decent character is naturally and Lu Zhi who bears the name of traitor is disgusted with each other, one is in charge of the military department to command the southern ya, one sits on the power of the northern ya, competing to fight against the court, the people in the court are all way, if there is not King Xiang, I am afraid that Lu Zhi will be more unscrupulous.
Seeing her salute to herself, Zhao Chun smiled and said: "Now your identity is very different, and you are also a person with a head and a face, so you should give you a salute to Yuqian Shangyi." As he spoke, he waved at her, and said loudly, "He Qing has to move high!" ”
Zhao Chun is still like that, every time he sees her, he is hurting her, Mei Rui is angry and funny: "Commander Zhao doesn't dare to take this as a person, Qing is victorious that day, I will listen to Huangquan alone, and teach you to accept the Xunwei, maybe I will be tied up and kowtow to you that day to apologize." ”
I didn't see her so angry when I made fun of her, Zhao Chun always thought she was a rabbit-like temperament, who knew that the rabbit was about to bite when her eyes were red, he sneered: "Who dares to tie you, see if I don't remove their arms." ”
The girl's expression when she was angry was particularly lively, like a picture of the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River was vivid in vain, the small bridge was misty and foggy, and the snow-skinned lips read out a tactful order, which was particularly touching. Zhao Chun couldn't understand the thoughts of these girls, he only thought she was good-looking, and said with a smile: "Why do you seem to have eaten gunpowder today, who made you angry?"
Mei Rui glared at him, what happened to her recently annoyed her, Zhao Chun's five big and three rough temperaments were biased to come over, and she couldn't help but get angry with him, which can be regarded as accidentally hurting him. was thinking about how to prevaricate in the past, when the prince next to him, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "You are the hand-picked emperor?" ”
Mei Rui replied, and King Xiang smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Such a frizzy and irritable personality can also be an errand in front of the emperor?" The emperor's nephew is young and ignorant, and he has to learn more from the emperor's brother when he looks at people. ”
The words are all acupuncture, fortunately, Mei Rui has a good bearing, and this is a noble person in front of her, so naturally she can't be as straight as Zhao Chun, she followed the words of King Xiang: "What the prince taught is that the slave and maid are blessed with blue eyes, and they should train themselves well in front of the palace, and they don't bother the prince." ”
King Xiang's handsome eyebrows raised: "The enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, this is called Your Majesty, what a slave, there are no rules and no basis, this can also be an errand in front of the emperor?" ”
In this mood, it seems that King Xiang probably regards her as someone from Lu Zhen's side. Also, she is a nameless palace maid, and the new emperor was appointed as the pre-imperial Shangyi before she was established.
She sighed silently in her heart and said, "The slave and maid lost her words, and asked the prince to forgive her sins." ”
"No need," King Xiang straightened his robe, his robe was blown by the snow wind, the bloodline of the heavenly family was naturally not far behind, and the character like Yuzao Ruizhang, casually going to the palace road is the scenery, he raised his chin and smiled at Mei Rui, "The person selected by Lu Zhi is naturally with him, hasn't he always been like this, and he has no dignity?" ”
Then he turned his head and said to Zhao Chun: "This king has returned to the military department, remember to come after the night duty." ”
Zhao Chun belched and said, "Congratulations to the prince." After seeing King Xiang walking away, he pulled La Meri, and Mei Rui glared at him: "What kind of system is it that pulls and pulls?" ”
He smiled and said, "Look, my friendship with you, even if you pull and pull, what's the matter. ”
Mei Rui took a step to the side and pursed her mouth: "There is a difference between men and women, whether they are given or received, haven't you heard of the commander?" ”
"Don't mind," Zhao Chun was a little anxious, and hurriedly got closer to her again, "Besides, when did I treat you as a woman again?" ”
Mei Rui was so angry that she laughed and pushed him away: "It's not that I said, if you are so faceless and skinless, I really ignore you." ”
Zhao Chun shouted goodbye three times in a row, Mei Rui pursed her lips and smiled, and raised her chin in the direction where King Xiang left: "Have wine to eat tonight?" ”
Zhao Chun nodded: "Didn't the prince control the water before, and invited the courtiers who had contributed to the water control at that time to reward him, after all, the flood is really not a place for people, and if it is not handled well, there will be a big problem, I heard that when the prince arrived there, he was blocked by the mob at the gate of the city and not allowed to enter." He was a little indignant, "You say, what is this called!" ”
Mei Rui had nothing to do, so she just stood and listened to him, Zhao Chun seemed to respect King Xiang very much, and his opening and closing his mouth were the merits of King Xiang, and he was simply reciting it with ease. Hearing that Mei Rui was amused by his focused expression at the end, Zhao Chun glanced at her with some dissatisfaction, she put away her laughter, and listened to him again: "I said little sister, that Lu Zhi is not a good person, you should stay away from him when you walk around in front of the palace." ”
This little sister made Mei Rui's scalp tingle, and she glanced at him: "Who is your little sister?" ”
Zhao Chun smiled: "I used to call you that, have you forgotten?" ”
He said that in the past, when Mei Rui was about to arrive in Chang'an at the age of twelve, she took Aya's letter and asked around who Zhao Zhenzhen was, and happened to meet a young man riding a tall horse, and directly snatched the letter in her hand and looked at it, and her heroic eyebrows frowned: "Zhao Zhenzhen, isn't this an aunt?" ”