Chapter 343 Expanding the Rear Court
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Yuan Ziyan finally begged for rain, and the people outside the city cheered, and then there was a portrait of her at home. Yuan Ziyan was shocked when she learned that she was not dead, and it was really awkward to do so.
Although it rained, the losses brought by the drought to the people this year were still irreversible, and last year's floods were great, so Li Shimin announced an amnesty for the world, the death penalty was forgiven, and the minor crimes were released.
For suspects in major cases, it is jointly agreed upon by officials above the fourth grade of Zhongshu and Menxia Province and Shangshu Province, and the procedure can be a little cumbersome, but there should be no unjust, false and wrongful cases.
The prosperous situation of Datang has been unstoppably revealed in the natural disaster**. People's hearts have settled down, and their lives have become much richer, many officials have been blessed, and Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin have gained weight several times. Of course, the body shape has not changed is Yuan Ziyan, and girls have to pay attention to it. And if it is said to be emaciated, it is Du Ruhui.
Du Ruhui was beaten by Li Yuan's Concubine De's family that time, broke a finger, and suffered internal injuries, and has never recovered. Later, he participated in the famous Xuanwumen Revolution in later generations, and then the chaotic internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty, which made this man who was only forty look as old as sixty years old.
Almost every month, Du Ruhui will ask for leave, and he is also thin and coughs on weekdays, and his condition is still not good. The imperial doctor's advice was to stay in bed, but Du Ruhui thought that his body was like this, and he could do a little more.
Li Shimin was very moved by this, and even set up a chair with soft cushions for him in the court. Du Ruhui only sits down when he really can't hold it, and he sits down with a straight waist and is serious.
Yuan Ziyan's ability to call the wind and rain also made the courtiers a little jealous. Whenever he saw her, he nodded his head and was respectful. The eldest grandson Wuji was more vigilant against Yuan Ziyan because of Li Chengqian's affairs, and the princes were not allowed to get close to her, especially the prince, who was as far away as he could.
Empress Eldest Sun was originally in good health. At a young age, she gave birth to three sons and a daughter, and each time it was not particularly smooth, and Cheng Qian was injured. She ran out during her confinement, and her physical condition gradually deteriorated, and she went out for no more than ten days a month, and she gradually became a medicine jar. The time to accompany Li Shimin is also getting less and less.
"Sister. Don't be sad, when you recuperate, Your Majesty will treat you as before. The eldest grandson Wuji sadly comforted the eldest grandson queen who washed her face with tears every day.
Empress Changsun waved her hand and sighed: "Brother, they are all greedy and not enough in this palace, and they have become queens, have princes, and have several biological sons. His Majesty treats the palace well, and he is very gracious. What else do you think? ”
"I don't want to talk about my sister's thoughts, I also know that Yuan Ziyan is pampered and arrogant, and the more domineering she is, there are more and more ministers in the court who are dissatisfied with her. When the time is right, I will definitely file a joint lawsuit and bring her down. The eldest grandson Wuji said with an oath.
"Forget it, Your Majesty loves her so much that even the Emperor Taishang has no idea, let alone us?"
"My sister doesn't know, today someone has seen a star flickering next to the Emperor Star, which is very dangerous!"
Empress Eldest Sun was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "How did Si Tianjian reply to this?" ”
"Hey, why did my sister forget, that Li Chunfeng of the Heavenly Prison is Yuan Ziyan's junior brother, the two of them are eyebrows, their expressions are ambiguous, how can they tell the truth to Your Majesty?" The eldest grandson Wuji reminded.
"In that case, Your Majesty has been kept in the dark, how is this good?"
"Sister, don't worry, I will look for talented people in the world, and when the evidence is conclusive, I will tell Your Majesty."
"Brother, with you by Your Majesty's side, my sister is finally relieved."
The brother and sister discussed for a while, and after the eldest grandson Wuji left, the eldest grandson queen also fell into deep thought. It's not enough to rely on his brother to support him outside, since Li Shimin ascended the throne, there has been no nationwide audition of good families, and the women of the Houting Court are either from the palace of the Qin king, or they are relatives of ministers or palace maids who are temporarily favored.
Therefore, Empress Eldest Sun moved her mind to personally choose a concubine for Li Shimin, and her conduct and appearance and family background must be top-notch figures, and she also has to have the same heart as herself.
After the news of the queen's personal selection of concubines spread, many officials who recommended themselves recommended their sisters or daughters one after another, which was naturally a portrait at that time.
Empress Eldest Sun picked up one casually, it looked good, but compared to Yuan Ziyan, she lacked a little aura, no. This one is also good, but it seems too shrewd and lacks the straightforwardness of Yuan Ziyan. Well, it's okay, but it's not as tall as Yuan Ziyan.
This young lady is really good, literate and hyphenated, talented, hey, the eldest grandson queen finally put it down, what's the use of the women in the back court knowing this? Empress Changsun concluded that there would never be a woman as knowledgeable and talented as Yuan Ziyan in this world, and even if there were, she would not be like Yuan Ziyan who would accompany His Majesty every day.
After picking it all over again, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but smile bitterly, where was she choosing a talented concubine for His Majesty, she obviously wanted to find Yuan Ziyan to replace the character, how difficult it was.
Empress Changsun calmed down, filtered again, and finally picked out a few relatively good eunuch women. He has a good appearance, a slender body, and extraordinary talents.
It's just that nothing can be seen from the portrait, and the eldest grandson queen ordered these women to be brought into the palace, and she wanted to see herself. The next day, all the girls dressed up in fancy clothes were brought, but the eldest grandson queen was greatly disappointed.
Some of them are far from the portrait, some are not as agile as the portrait, like a piece of wood, and some are good in all aspects, but their bodies are very poor, and they gasp violently when they are nervous. After some screening, a Zheng woman was finally finalized.
Empress Eldest Sun called the shy girl to her and touched the skin on the back of her hand, which was very smooth and delicate, and looked best when she smiled, with a pair of big eyes to complete two crescents, and her thick eyelashes flickered, cute, and steady.
Empress Eldest Sun nodded with satisfaction, and rewarded the Zheng girl with a lot of treasures, cloth, silk, etc., and asked her to go home first to prepare, and the queen herself had to ask the emperor.
The girl thanked her and went home happily, and the adult, surnamed Zheng, immediately began to prepare for her daughter's dowry, and the movement was quite large. And when I learned that Lord Zheng's little daughter was going to enter the palace as a concubine, there were countless powerful people from all walks of life, and everyone was not empty-handed.
At this time, Wei Zheng, who was appointed secretary and supervisor, was strolling on the street with his hands behind his back, dressed plainly, and had no entourage, so if he didn't pay attention, no one knew that he was the red man in front of the emperor, Lord Wei.
"Let go of me, let go!" A young man suddenly rushed over, stood in front of the Zheng Mansion and shouted: "Master Zheng, you only have one daughter in your family, why do you promise to marry two families?" ”
The doorman of the Zheng Mansion panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled this person aside and whispered, "Master Lu, you can't mention the previous things anymore." My young lady will be the mother of the palace in the future, why are you so ignorant? ”
"Pei'er and I have been married since childhood, and if it weren't for the drought this year, we would have been married long ago. How can you go back on your word and not be honest? Lu Gongzi was angry, he should have been very affectionate to Miss Zheng: "The bag that Pei'er gave me is still there, it contains the hair of our two relatives, and the sea oath and mountain alliance are still in my ears, why is it closed today?" ”
"Beat the sticks away!" When the butler heard the shouting, he immediately came out and gave an unceremonious order. The guards were also powerful, and they beat Lu Gongzi with a fat face, and finally snatched his bag and burned him to ashes while guarding him.
"I, I want to see Pei'er!" Lu Gongzi spat out a stream of blood from his mouth, struggled to get up and staggered forward, but was kicked up by the housekeeper and was supported by Wei Zheng when he fell.
"Okay, what kind of system is it that shouts and screams!" A delicate female voice came out, dressed very brightly, and Miss Zheng, who regarded herself as a concubine, was helped out by someone, and kept sorting out her hair while walking.
"Pei, Pei'er!" Lu Gongzi shouted excitedly.
"Is the name of the main palace also something you can call in a mixed way?" Miss Zheng looked at her with a mocking face, looked her eyes up and down, waved her hand and said, "Go back, take care of your mouth, say what you missed, and it will not only be you who will lose your head at that time, but also your Naluo pot father and dominatrix old lady." ”
"Pei'er, how can you insult my parents like this? You're not like that! Lu Gongzi said angrily.
"Haha, hahaha, the identity of this palace has changed suddenly, do you still need to grovel to your family?" Miss Zheng rolled her eyes.
Wei Zheng shook his head, is this the concubine personally selected by Empress Changsun, she is obviously a shrew, such a woman must not stir up the sky when she enters the palace?
"Miss Zheng, the title has not yet arrived, and Enke calls himself the palace? Aren't you afraid of the Holy Lord's blame? Wei Zheng reprimanded with a cold face.
Miss Zheng glanced at Wei Zheng a few more times, and when she heard this, she was like an official, but she didn't dare to make a mistake, she snorted, and was helped down by two maids in one step.
"Someone on my road is really blind, and he has been obsessed with you for years!" Lu Gongzi was heartbroken, and did not forget to bow to Wei Zheng, who had just come out for him, and dragged his injured leg back.
Wei Zheng immediately entered the palace and asked to face the saint, but he didn't know that the eldest grandson queen had already informed Li Shimin of the matter at this time, and Li Shimin casually agreed, and also issued an edict and a dowry, and set a wedding date.
Walking to the door of the Taiji Palace, Wei Zheng seemed a little hesitant, it was a matter of royal face, and it should not be abrupt. After thinking for a while, Wei Zheng still turned around and went to visit Yuan Ziyan first to see what better ideas she could come up with.
"Hehe, Lord Wei, looking at your anger, it must be because Your Majesty has done something wrong again, right?" Yuan Ziyan wanted to laugh when she saw Wei Zheng's appearance. (To be continued......)