Chapter 23: Magpies

The next day, Qi Jinghuan issued an edict to entitle Gu Mingzhe as the model of the Hanlin Academy, from the official of the eighth grade, although the official is not big, but Gu Mingzhe is already satisfied, for him, as long as he can be an official, he firmly believes that he will be able to slowly rise up with his own ability.

Shen Youan pushed open the screen window of Xinuan Pavilion, the sunlight suddenly shone into the room, she subconsciously covered her eyes, and heard two chirps, Bi Tong came over and said happily; "It's a magpie."

Her voice attracted the attention of several palace people, the magpie is a symbol of auspiciousness, and the magpie chirping is even more good news, so I happened to come over and take a look; "It's really a magpie, the magpie chirping is a great joy, I don't know who is in our Yanqing Hall who is happy?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Shen Youan with a smile, Shen Youan's face was slightly hot, how could she not hear the meaning of Yi Qiao's words.

"The magpie chirping is a good sign, and when your majesty comes back, you will have to ask for a reward."

Shen Youan wanted to divert the topic, but as soon as the words fell, he heard a hearty voice coming.

"Oh, what do you want to ask me for?"

Several people turned around and saw Qi Jinghuan coming back with Gao He, and bowed together.

Qi Jinghuan walked to the couch and sat down, Bitong turned around and beckoned the little palace people to come in and serve tea.

Qi Jinghuan took the teacup and took a sip; "What were you talking about?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Sister You'an pushed open the window just now and there was a magpie chirping, the magpie chirping is a great joy, Sister You'an said that she wanted to ask for a reward from Your Majesty."

"Really?"

Qi Jinghuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Youan.

Shen You calmed down and took a step forward; "Back to His Majesty, there is indeed such a thing, the magpie chirps and calls the Lord, the Yanqing Hall is the residence of His Majesty, and it is to report the good news to His Majesty, and the slaves and maids are serving His Majesty, and here is a good news for His Majesty, and he asks for a reward."

She said this very awkwardly, and just said that she wanted to ask for a reward, just to open the topic, who knew that she happened to be listened to by Her Majesty.

Qi Jinghuan smiled, and said in his heart that although this magpie is a good news, but there are many folk sayings that it is a magpie coming to the door, and your family is a happy event, because of the meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Magpie Bridge, this magpie is easy to reminisce about marriage, although it is just a rumor, but Qi Jinghuan is a person who has died once, he naturally believes these rumors, the more he thinks about it, the better the mood, this Yanqing Hall is his own residence, can there be any happy events, is it not himself and You'an? This magpie is screaming in front of You'an again, oops, this is God hinting at himself.

"Reward, each person will be rewarded for three months."

With a wave of his hand, the palace people at the bottom are all grateful, and there will naturally be no shortage of silver to serve in the Yanqing Palace, and it is rare that His Majesty is in a good mood, and their days will be comfortable if they are in a good mood.

He will be in a good mood, everything is pleasing to the eye, Shen Youan stepped forward to help him take off the dragon robe, and changed into the regular clothes he wears on weekdays, and the small palace people behind him were holding a gold wire trimmed tray, and Shen Youan took out a jade belt from it and tied it around Qi Jinghuan's waist.

After Qi Jinghuan changed his clothes, Bi Tong took a few palace people to the side of the long wooden table, there was a gilt hollow incense burner on the case, after Bi Tong changed the spices, the fragrance immediately dispersed, Shen Youan unconsciously touched his nose, Qi Jinghuan frowned slightly.

"Why is this smell different?"

"Back to your majesty, this is a new offering of ambergris, but it dissipates quickly in spring, the amount is more than the previous one, and the fragrance is stronger than the previous one."

"Take it down, I don't like the smell."

Bi Tong was slightly surprised, His Majesty used this incense before, why didn't he like it suddenly.

The palace people poured out the spices in the incense burner, and Qi Jinghuan said again; "Remove the incense burner, there will be no incense in the Yanqing Hall in the future, it's boring."

After the incense burner was removed and the smell dissipated, Qi Jinghuan saw that Shen Youan's expression was really much better, he vaguely remembered that Shen Youan didn't like strong incense, but now it seems that it is true, no wonder she was sleepy in her previous life as soon as it was spring.

In fact, Shen Youan doesn't like strong incense, she doesn't like all the smell of burning incense, she likes the natural fragrance of flowers, it's good that the light fragrance burned in winter is not strong, she smells the smell of strong incense and her head hurts.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yun asks to see you."

Qi Jinghuan's face sank, but he reprimanded the official department in the early dynasty and punished him for a year, so that he could reflect and reflect at home, which was a symbolic punishment, and before there was a substantial punishment, his Yun Concubine ran over, and the news was very well-informed.

"Nope."

When Gao He walked out, Concubine Yun hurriedly greeted him.

"Father-in-law Gao, would Your Majesty be willing to see the palace?"

Concubine Yun came to dress up today, Concubine Yun was born well, and she is a pampered young lady since childhood, her skin is delicate and smooth, with a little rouge, wearing a peony thin water eye and mopping a long skirt, with a jade jade pendant tied around her waist, covered with a splendid double butterfly shawl, three thousand green silk was coiled into a hibiscus bun, and pink tassels hung down from her forehead. Because she couldn't see Qi Jinghuan at all, this appearance was useless to Gao He.

"Concubine Yun, Your Majesty is busy, it's inconvenient to see you, you can go back first."

Concubine Yun's face turned pale in an instant, although she had long expected that Her Majesty would not want to see her, but she still felt unwilling after trying it in person when she really arrived at Shengning Palace, Her Majesty had not been to the harem for a long time, if she wanted to see Her Majesty, she could only ask to see herself, but Her Majesty had already ordered that the concubine was not allowed to approach Shengning Palace, if it was a weekday, she would not dare to take this risk, but now her father was reprimanded at home for introspection, and all affairs were handed over to the servants below, and His Majesty had not even set a deadline, if it had been a long time, The father's rights in the ministry are not all hollowed out by the people below, the father has always been vigorous, how did he suffer this grievance, let alone the father, after a long time, even he will be implicated in this harem.

"Father-in-law."

Concubine Yun took off a bracelet on her wrist and prepared to stuff it for Gao He, who hurriedly excused herself; "Concubine Yun, this can't be helped, you don't know what kind of character your majesty is, yesterday your majesty just found out about the fraud in the imperial examination, and now you are angry, Lord Jiang is the chief examiner this time, your majesty is just ordering to reflect at home is already an extrajudicial grace, you don't want to go forward, the province is burdened by yourself."

"Father-in-law, in this scientific examination, although the father of the palace is the main examiner, the father of the palace does not know about the following things."

Gao He is the big eunuch next to Qi Jinghuan, even Concubine Yun has to give him some face, and now that His Majesty does not see the harem concubine, this harem concubine is good to say, but in fact, this amount is not as good as a day.

"Hey, Concubine Yun, don't embarrass the slave, the slave is to serve His Majesty, how can you understand this, Your Majesty is angry, it is really not a wise move for you to go in and beg him now, and Your Majesty has already ordered that the concubines are not allowed to enter and leave the Shengning Palace at will, you better leave quickly."

Concubine Yun said with trembling lips; "Your Majesty, does he really not care about the old feelings at all?"

Gao He snorted coldly in his heart, in his opinion, this Yun Concubine is a little ignorant, the imperial examination, favoritism, and many truly talented people have fallen off the list, what a big deal, Jiang Shangshu is the chief examiner, if he doesn't interfere in this, say it, who believes it, His Majesty is now just lightly punished with some money, and ordered him to reflect at home, which is unbearable, in fact, put aside His Majesty's temper, this time he didn't let him go to the prison to reflect on it is already extrajudicial grace, In the final analysis, it is just that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the officials in the DPRK and China are intertwined, and it is not good to make a big move, and the raid on Lin Guifei's mother's house a few years ago was widely implicated, although the tumor was completely pulled, but the court was still hit hard, and if the imperial examination fraud was investigated, there were definitely not a few officials involved.

If this matter had been left in the Hongjia period under the reign of Mingzong, you would have been pulled out and cut off your head, and you would have been allowed to bully Your Majesty here and let Your Majesty be wronged.

In Gao He's opinion, this matter is that His Majesty has been wronged, His Majesty has been so irritable in the past, who does he want to kill, he doesn't have to kill him immediately, and now he will actually take these things into account, it is not that he has been wronged, and he still misses the old love, and this Yun Concubine doesn't want to think about it, where did she and His Majesty come from.

Gao He felt angrily that his majesty couldn't kill people casually according to his temperament now, that is, he was wronged, but Concubine Yun didn't think so, where was there any fraud in the imperial examination, but it was just a scholar who came out of nowhere and got the recommendation of the Taifu, and His Majesty felt that the scholar's talent should not be off the list, so he ordered someone to investigate, and I don't know where he was screened, and now it is on his father's head, and the other officials have not been punished, and the father has been punished alone, isn't this slapping his father in the face?

Thinking of Taifu, she was annoyed, the Jiang family and the Song family were originally in-laws a few generations ago, but now there is no in-law relationship, the two families are also friends, she and Concubine Xian are also friends, Taifu Song actually put his father together regardless of his feelings this time, so that his father was punished for no reason, but it was someone in the court who recently mentioned the matter of the post, he couldn't hold it back, and now the highest ranking in this harem is Concubine Xian, except for Concubine Xian is himself.

She secretly clenched her fists and squeezed out a smile; "Since His Majesty is busy, then the palace will retire."

"Congratulations to Concubine Yun."

Although Gao He was dissatisfied with this Yun Concubine in his heart, he did a very beautiful job on the surface, and the etiquette that should be had was indispensable.