Chapter Ninety-Four: Admiral's Marriage I (2nd Watch)
With that, his fingertips swept over her waist, and with a slight tug, he ripped off her belt, and his hand also reached between her robes.
Her eyes widened, but her lips were sealed by him, so she had to kiss while reaching out to stop his hand: "Woo......." β
Baili Chu loosened his restraint on her a little, Qiu Yebai immediately pinched the placket of his clothes, his cheeks flushed, and he gasped and whispered: "Ah Chu, you are crazy, this is on top of the step, I tossed all night yesterday, isn't it enough!" β
He doesn't have a face, she still wants a face, and now he is on his step, I'm afraid that it will spread all over the inner court tomorrow, if there is another step of joy, she will just hang up the crown and leave!
"Although I am not very satisfied with Xiaobai's suspicion of this palace's appetite."
Baili Chu looked at her with his cheeks propped up, and said slowly: "But this palace just saw that Xiaobai's clothes were dirty, so he changed them for Xiaobai." β
Dirty?
Qiu Yebai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the moment when Mei Su grabbed her robe, she was a little speechless for a moment, was it because Mei Su touched her official uniform, so it was dirty?
"Didn't I break the corner of the robe he was pulling?"
Bai Li Chu picked up her shirt and said lightly: "That's why it needs to be changed even more, isn't it?" β
Autumn leaves are silent, this is true, damage the official uniform for no reason, as a great disrespect to the imperial court, especially the flying fish suit, which represents the royal guard, Jun En Hao.
So, she didn't stop Baili Chu's movements.
Of course, Her Royal Highness the princess personally served, how could she not have to pay any price.
Therefore, although it was quiet in the step, when Shuangbai presented the newly made flying fish suit and Admiral Qiu changed into the step, his face was crimson, and his steps were vain, like Ling Bo's micro-step, which was also wonderful.
It's just that when her legs were weak and almost planted, a slender pale hand reached out to support her soft wattle.
"Lord Admiral, be careful."
Qiu Yebai glared at Her Royal Highness the princess with a refreshing look in her eyes, like her Royal Highness the princess who had just finished enjoying the food, flicked her robe, and stepped down.
Lao Zhen stood in front of the door of the palace, touched his hairless chin, smiled with satisfaction, and began to secretly think to himself, according to Cheng DΓΉ, who was enlightened by his little ancestor, he didn't know when he would be able to 'marry' out, and then he would soon be 'pregnant' with His Royal Highness.
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In the middle of Ning Lane
Cool snowflakes fluttered and fell with a cool breeze.
Occasionally, a passing palace person glanced curiously at the figure kneeling far away, but did not dare to look more, so he left in a hurry.
Mei Su knelt straight in the snow, holding the corner of the gorgeous flying fish suit in his hand in a dejected manner, the green tendons on the back of his hand were exposed, as if he was holding something precious but piercing, and he kept trembling slightly.
He knew he shouldn't have turned back at the last moment.
He also believes that with Akibabai's resourcefulness, there must be a way to escape.
But...... The humiliation and pain in his heart, coupled with the piles and piles on the court before, made him almost unbearable, and he just wished that he couldn't draw his sword at that time and slash a hundred miles in the middle of the steps!
This is the advantage of power, even a lascivious woman can trample him, a 'grass people', under his feet!
His clear and shallow eyes gradually covered with cold black clouds, and the corners of his lips were pursed.
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Yongning Palace
"How is it, Su'er is settled?" The Queen Mother closed her eyes and rubbed her eyebrows a little tiredly.
When she first heard that Mei Su was punished for kneeling in the snow for three hours, she immediately asked Mama Dong to signal Mei Su to pretend to be dizzy, but Mei Su only did nothing, and knelt for three hours with a blank face and a straight face.
When he was carried back to Yongning Palace, she looked like a knife, but she was helpless.
Mama Dong nodded immediately: "Back to Lafayette, Master Yizheng has already treated the frostbite on his leg for the eldest son, and the eldest son has already drunk the medicine to relieve the cold, and the doctor said that as long as the eldest son takes good care of himself in bed this month, nothing will happen." β
When the Queen Mother heard this, a gloomy color flashed in her eyebrows: "One day, I will let that slut at the beginning of the hundred miles use his life to pay for the humiliation suffered by our Yongning Palace, as well as the sins suffered by Su'er!" β
Mama Dong sighed and did not speak.
Then the Queen Mother lowered her head and sniffed the incense powder in the box, and her tired and tired look became a little more comfortable.
"Yes, you mean that the autumn leaves are white at the beginning of a hundred miles?"
Mama Dong nodded: "That's right, I heard from the palace people that His Royal Highness the Regent originally ordered the eldest prince to step up, but in order to protect the son, Lord Qiu replaced the eldest prince by himself." β
When the Queen Mother heard this, she suddenly opened her somewhat confused eyes, and said with a hideous expression: "That cheap breed is dirty and filthy, how dare you covet Su'er of the mourning family!" β
Mama Dong hesitated for a while: "It's not that you don't know that His Royal Highness the regent loves beauty, and even the national teacher was almost poisoned. β
The Queen Mother squeezed the silver carved peony fat powder box in her hand, and a look of regret and hatred appeared on her face: "Concubine Chen's cheap seed is just like her, how could the mourning family be soft-hearted and let that cheap seed survive!" β
But then, she sneered lightly: "But even if Autumn Leaves Bai Zhixiang replaced Su'er, it was not in vain that the mourning family cultivated him, and he also planned to give him a good family business." β
Their own children feel precious, and other people's children can naturally practice it casually.
Mama Dong sighed silently, but since Qiu Yebai wanted to rise to the top, then this step was still right.
"Galeries Lafayette." Mama Dong hesitated for a while, but still said softly: "Lafayette, the old slave thinks that since the eldest prince is sick in bed, then you have to make up your mind about His Royal Highness An Le and Miss Xiangzi." β
When the Queen Mother heard this, she instantly frowned again, and said impatiently: "I don't know what kind of ability that Qiu Yebai has to make An Le and Xiangzi fall in love with him." β
Even Zhenlan's girl was moved!
"Red makeup loves young people, in all fairness, Lord Qiu is young and smart, thoughtful, and indeed a little capable and ambitious, otherwise Lafayette would not use him, not to mention that Lord Qiu is indeed a good life, no wonder Her Royal Highness the Princess and Miss Xiangzi have taken a fancy to him." Mama Dong carefully poured a cup of tea for the Queen Mother, and then went up and rubbed her shoulders for the Queen Mother.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she narrowed her phoenix eyes: "It's because he is such a person that he is not a good match." β
Men are too ambitious, they can drill camps, they don't care much about their reputation, and they have a good skin, they will never hold women in their hearts, and they only have power in the eyes of the other party.
Over the years, she has seen too many joys and sorrows in her eyes, and she has seen too many men like Akiba Bai, and she is too good at camping!
When Mama Dong heard this, she sighed: "Lafayette, among the royal princesses and the ladies of the rich and noble families, there are a few who can marry their sweethearts, and they will hold each other in their hearts." β
When the Queen Mother heard this, a sad color flashed in her always shrewd phoenix eyes, as if she was a few years older, she looked up at the sky, and after a long time, she chuckled: "Yes, in this deep palace wall, you can tolerate calculation, despicability, killing, and resentment, but the most intolerable thing is - sincerity, especially the sincerity of men." β
Mama Dong looked at the appearance of her master, knowing that she remembered the first emperor and the current emperor again, her heart was sour, so she immediately changed the topic: "Lafayette, you haven't said anything about His Royal Highness An Le and Miss Xiangzi, how to deal with it?" β
The Queen Mother came back to her senses and frowned slightly: "An Le is a princess, she should have another future, originally Qiu Yebai was not qualified to be Anle, but the situation forced it, and she had to do it. β
As soon as Mama Dong heard it, she understood that the Queen Mother Lafayette was Lafayette, and the sad Queen Mother was just a momentary feeling, and in the final analysis, interests came first.
But in this palace, who is not like this?
Even if a person like Akiba Bai seems to be pure and sensitive, he doesn't succumb to the regency and go to 'her' embroidery bed, not only women can betray their hue, but men can too.
"Then you mean ......." Mama Dong asked softly.
"Spread the message of the mourning family, the four sons of the Qiu family, have both ability and political integrity, Kezan is diligent, kind-hearted, and Princess Shang Anle." The Queen Mother lowered her head and sniffed the powder box again, and an almost floating look of enjoyment appeared on her face.
"Yes!"
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It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the inner court.
At the beginning of the Empress Dowager's decree, there was a sound of discussion among the government and the opposition, this concubine of the Qiu family, in just two years, not only mixed up with the rumors, climbed to the position of the second grade, and took over such a sensitive matter as the defense of the capital, which was in the eyes of Lafayette, and was also ready to marry the queen's concubine, which was simply envious of others.
When the news reached the Mingguang Palace, it was said that the one in the Guangdian Hall directly smashed all the porcelain in the palace.
After hearing that the master of the Mingguang Palace was displeased, the master of the Yongning Palace went to swim in the lake in the winter, and began to prepare all kinds of dowries.
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"Do you have to pour porcelain slag out?" Qiu Yebai had just stood at the door of the Mingguang Palace, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Lao Zhen directing a group of little eunuchs to send porcelain out.
If she remembered correctly, the porcelain was worth a lot.
As soon as Lao Zhen looked at people, he was stunned for a moment: "Lord Qiu." β
"Grandpa Zhen." Akiba Bai looked at him and smiled, and was about to step into the inner prison.
Lao Zhen hurriedly raised his hand to stop her: "Wait." β
Then, the two crane guards standing at the door raised their hands and directly blocked Autumn Leaf Bai's way.
"What does that mean?" Autumn leaves raise eyebrows.
"This is because His Highness is not in the temple at the moment." Lao Zhen rolled his eyes and shook off the dust with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a 'clang' in the room, and the sound of porcelain breaking.
Qiu Yebai raised his eyebrows and looked at Lao Zhen, but saw that his face was stiff, and then said with a smile: "That's the new little eunuch who is not sensible, and his hands and feet are not good." β
She nodded: "Yes, this is the third time I've come back to look for Your Highness, and Your Highness is gone." β
Since the Queen Mother issued an edict, in addition to the court, he has avoided her, and the court is also lazy and businesslike.
Although the Queen Mother has a will, but Baili Chu is the regent of His Royal Highness, holding the power to criticize red, as long as there is a reasonable reason, it is not difficult for him to dismiss it, why drop porcelain in the Mingguang Palace every day?
"This can only be said to be unfortunate." Lao Zhen also spread his hands a little helplessly.
She looked at Lao Zhen: "That's ......." β
Before the words fell, he suddenly heard a faint and cool voice coming from the inner hall: "Old man, the porcelain bowl is smashed, go get some for the palace." β
Lao Zhen: "......." β
Akiba Bai: "......." β
The two stared at each other for a long time, and the corners of Akiba's lips curled up: "The ...... who spoke just now." β
"It's a ghost!" Lao Zhen is categorical.
Akiba Bai: "......." β
That's a good excuse.
The little eunuchs: "......." β
Autumn leaves' white eyes were a little unpredictable, but in the end he smiled: "Okay, then remember to ask two more masters to exorcise ghosts, otherwise if His Royal Highness hits the evil and runs naked in front of the courtiers in the Taiji Palace, it will not be good, farewell." β
With that, she turned and walked away.
That guy has been weird since a few days ago, and now all kinds of things are even weird and inexplicable, since he doesn't want to say it, it's okay.
Lao Zhen looked at the back of Qiu Yebai in the distance, his expression was also a little weird, and he ran naked...... Is it a swift walk without clothes?
Then, he didn't know what he thought, and sighed deeply, Your Highness will only run naked in front of you, but compared to running naked, I just hope that what Your Highness does, you don't need to be scared.
"Old man, can't you turn your ears back!" In the distance, the cold voice was heard again.
"It's coming! Here it comes! Lao Zhen had no choice but to quickly instruct the little eunuch beside him: "Mally, pour out the porcelain pieces, so that everyone can see His Highness's 'masterpiece', especially the people of Yongning Palace!" β
"Yes!" The little eunuchs said respectfully.
And when the marriage between the fourth young man of the Qiu family and Princess Anle spread throughout the harem and the court and the opposition, another princess quietly came out of the prison and was carried back to the Qiu family
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A month later
The year of Renchen is ugly and ugly
The third day of December
Appropriate: pray for blessings, ask for heirs, that sign, open the market, and make beds
Don't: Zhai Jiao Kaiguang went to work
Autumn House
"Congratulations, congratulations."
"Hexi, Hexiqiu Mansion welcomes the royal princess again."
"Rejoice, rejoice."
Today is a good day on the yellow calendar, the Qiu family swept away the bad luck of the assassination of His Royal Highness the regent a few days ago, and the top and bottom were full of joy, although not to mention the batch of red and green, but also because of the approaching New Year, they dressed up early, and the dignitaries who originally avoided it were once again as if nothing had happened, smiling and carrying gifts, and bringing their families to the door to celebrate.
Just because today is the day when the Qiu family gave out four sons for the concubine - Qiu Yebai to Princess Anle, but the four sons of the Qiu family have now officially passed under the knee of the Qiu family's mother, Princess Xiangguo, under the witness of the clan elders, and they are already concubines.
Now the princess of Xiangguo is sitting in the hall to accept the congratulations of a group of noble ladies, but she seems to have experienced the disaster of prison, the whole person is not as noble and arrogant as before, the thin face is faint, and there is only a rose red Shu brocade cotton jacket with an autumn fragrance embroidered auspicious grass pattern horse face skirt, and there is not even a phoenix hairpin on the head, just a simple set of Nanzhu purple gold head, although this head is also expensive, but the beads are light, and they are worn on festive days, so they look plain. And there is only a jadeite gold-filled bracelet on his hand, and he doesn't even wear a ring.
"Now this is the third day of the twelfth month, I want to come this month to complete the six ceremonies, and when the fifteenth day of the first month is over, it should be the big gift to prepare for the princess to descend, and I think the eldest lady will be busy again." Duchess Dingguo said with a smile.
Because it is the princess of the royal family, this gift of acceptance, naturally can not be carried to the palace, only means to the emperor XiΓ 's Jiuxiao Hall and Lafayette Yongning Palace handed over the Geng post, prepared all kinds of expensive gifts to Princess Anle in the autumn mansion, and at the same time invited the wives, sons, and young ladies of the high families to come to watch the ceremony.
Even Princess Anle also descended to come in the company of Mama Dong of Yongning Palace, although this is not in line with the old rules, but the people of Tianji are open, and it is not a rude.
The eldest lady said indifferently: "Busy or not, after all, we have to worry about being with the New Year." β
The originally joyful smile on Duchess Dingguo's face froze instantly, but she still smiled and played a round game: "Also, the children have grown up, we should also enjoy some blessings, and some things will make others worry more." β
The eldest lady took a cup of tea and said indifferently: "No matter how big it is, the roots are also in the Qiu family, and those who are married are married in the end." β
The eldest lady's almost choked answer made the smile on the face of the Duchess of Dingguo unable to hold back, and she only lowered her head to drink tea.
The ladies in the room who were originally talking lively, were silent, and the Duchess of Dingguo was so coldly spoken, they were still more interesting.
As the eldest lady of the Qiu family, Princess Xiangguo obviously doesn't care much about this marriage that everyone is optimistic about.
But also, no matter how good he is, he is not his own son in terms of ability.
I heard that several young masters and young ladies in today's mansion have not come to each other because they are sick or have official business, only Miss Seven is still with her, but when I see Miss Seven, she also looks indifferent and does not see a trace of joy.
Which housewife can see that the concubine is so capable and happy?
The ladies all exchanged a knowing look, and only whispered to each other and talked to each other without bounds.
Only Aunt Qin, who was following Du Zhenlan, had a cool look in her eyes, she naturally knew why her master was like this.
After all, the fresh meat that Xiao had been thinking about for a long time was taken away like this, and he was still his cousin's daughter, how could he be an aunt?
"The fourth young master has arrived." Suddenly, the butler's suppressed excitement came from the door.
After all, there are too many rumors about this fourth young master, he has won the championship in just two years from an unknown high-ranking concubine in the beast conference, and then he broke through the barrier of the concubine, and soared in front of the Lafayette who attaches the most importance to the concubine, and became the commander of the second grade.
Not to mention his handsome appearance and those romantic affairs.
The objects of the scandal include Princess Anle, the eldest lady of the Mei family, the princess of the Regent, and even filthy rumors, saying that he 'served' the Queen Mother Lafayette very well, so he was able to rise so fast.
All the ladies and ladies were looking forward to it.
After a while, I saw a slender figure coming by, and I saw that the man was wearing a delicate crane, and when he reached the door, he casually threw the luxurious big hat to his attendants and stepped into the room.
The person who came showed his eyebrows were flying, his bright eyes were golden, his eyebrows were cold and indifferent, and his fair face was unparalleled.
A round-necked robe with narrow sleeves and cloud brocade embroidered with green bamboo was wrapped around him closely, and a belt of unembroidered emerald was crossed around his waist, and there was no ornament at the waist, only a delicate small sword.
It only makes people think of eight words - jade bones are gods, and green bamboo is the soul.
Where is there half a rumor that the flies camp and the dog are dogs, and the appearance of the treacherous ministers in the camp is clearly the noble son who wore a long sword around his waist in the Wei and Jin dynasties, beat the drum and sang, and was a noble, elegant and noble son, who did not lose the head of the Mei family who was famous in the capital, and his identity was even more noble.
Most of the young ladies present almost instantly fell into their hearts.
Qiu Yebai had long been accustomed to the admiring eyes of his daughter's family, so he naturally walked over without squinting and waved at the head: "Ye Bai has seen the eldest lady." β
The Duchess of Dingguo on the side smiled: "Why are you still called the eldest lady, it's time to call the mother." β
Some concubines are not qualified to call the mother of the master who is too noble, but when it comes to the knees of the mother, it is naturally different.
But before she finished speaking, she saw the eldest lady glance at her coldly, and she instantly felt that the horse's fart had slapped on the horse's leg, and smiled awkwardly.
Du Zhenlan looked at the young man in front of him, his heart was mixed, the tip of his nose was a little sour, and he couldn't hold back the throbbing in his heart, and finally said with a smile: "Don't be formal, sit down." β
Akiba Bai nodded: "Thank you mother." β
With that, he sat down on the Eight Immortals chair on the side.
At this time, the butler's voice sounded at the door again: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anle has arrived." β
All the people in the hall except for the eldest lady were stunned, this princess Her Royal Highness was really fast, the man had just arrived, so quickly chased after her, but her Royal Highness the princess was resting in another room, disdainful of sharing a room with them.
But now that the princess Fengjia has arrived, they all got up and saluted: "See Her Royal Highness the Princess." β
After a while, I saw a girl in a fancy dress walking in surrounded by the mighty palace people.
Princess Anle is dressed in a rose-red waist-pinching palace dress today, and half of her snow-white chest is exposed in the winter, and a set of neat red gold and ruby jewelry on her head, neck, and wrists are surrounded by beautiful and unusually beautiful, shining so dazzling that people only feel dizzy when they look at it.
After receiving the salute from everyone, she naturally felt the eyes of those noble ladies looking at her future 'husband', she looked at her head and saluted with a smile: "See my aunt in peace." β
Du Zhenlan's eyebrows were almost invisible, and her eyes fell on the color of her clothes, which was two points colder.
The sharp-eyed people saw that the clothes on Du Zhenlan's body were almost the same color as the clothes on An Le's body, this daughter-in-law and mother-in-law...... There is such a tacit understanding, no wonder the mother-in-law has a bad face.
An Le didn't feel anything, seeing that Du Zhenlan didn't call her up, she straightened up without thinking, and walked over to the place where Qiu Yebai was sitting on the side, and glanced at Qiu Yebai shyly: "Four Shao." β
She had heard Qiu Ye Bai's close attendants call Qiu Ye Bai like this, thinking that now that she and Qiu Ye Bai are extraordinary, they naturally followed suit.
Qiu Yebai listened to her deliberately delicate and affectionate, but it was clear that she was declaring her ownership to the surrounding girls, and instantly got goosebumps, but she had already experienced this kind of jealousy scene a lot, so she naturally smiled faintly without changing her face: "Her Royal Highness Princess Anle." β
This kind of bloody scene, she still left it to the other women here to deal with, she just waited and watched.
When An Le heard this, he smiled shyly, and sat down next to Autumn Leaf White, and half of his body was almost sitting against Autumn Leaf White.
Everyone in the room looked at each other, this princess is really from the royal family, and she really has a bit of the wanton and bold demeanor of Her Royal Highness Regent, although it is said that it is an unmarried couple, but before the ceremony of joining the house, it is really presumptuous to sit next to the man in front of the public so affectionately.
"Anle, come and sit at your aunt's side." Seeing this, Du Zhenlan's expression became gloomy for two points, and he raised his voice to himself.
Princess Anle was born as a queen, although the queen doesn't care much now, and she doesn't come out in the Buddhist hall all day, but she has always been very loved by Lafayette, and almost no one dares to reprimand her like this.
Du Zhenlan is not surnamed Baili, but it was because the imperial grandmother loved her family that she was crowned a princess, but what qualifications did she have to shout in front of her, a genuine royal family!
Her smile froze instantly, and the arrogance of Princess Yan came up, she smiled and didn't hear it, looked at Qiu Yebai and said: "Si Shao, I heard that the plum blossoms in your house are blooming very well, would you like to accompany An Le for a walk?" β
Qiu Yebai looked at Du Zhenlan's face, then at An Le, and said undeniably: "Okay." β
She really doesn't like to stay in this kind of place where there are many women and many rights and wrongs.
When Du Zhenlan heard this, her face turned pale again, but she could only watch Qiu Yebai salute her briefly, and then left with An Le.
Looking at the pair of figures that can be called 'beautiful people', her expression became more and more gloomy, and she clenched the handkerchief in her hand viciously.
Comfort this little slut!
At this time, Aunt Qin saw Du Zhenlan's expression, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly lowered her head and whispered a few words in her ear.
When Du Zhenlan heard this, a hint of ridicule flashed in her eyes, and then she whispered in Aunt Qin's ear: "Very good, since the Mei Mansion sent Miss Mei to watch and send the congratulatory gift, the fourth brother naturally wants to thank him personally, let people lead Miss Mei to find the fourth brother, let them meet alone." β
Since An Le is so uninteresting, then she will teach An Le a lesson, she has heard that there is a vague matter between Mei Xiangzi and Autumn Leaf Bai, and Mei Xiangzi She has also seen it a few times in Lafayette, it is definitely not a simple character, enough for An Le to drink a pot!
Aunt Qin's eyes smiled incomprehensibly: "Yes." β
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Myeongkoden
"How's the preparation?" The red-clothed beauty sitting by the window asked while dressing up in the mirror.
Lao Zhen touched his nose and smiled: "YiqiΔ is ready." β
The beauty in red buttoned the last button in the mirror, got up, and curled a charming and cool arc on her lips: "Then let's send a big gift to the little white in the palace, today is the climax of the play." β
Shuangbai said respectfully: "Your Highness, melon seeds and snacks are ready." β
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