Chapter 42: Autumn Season
He Jing looked at Xuanhui in surprise, she didn't know if her surprise was because her little sister could say such a thing, or because of the faint meaning in Xuanhui's words. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info She asked hesitantly, "Sister...... But what did you hear? ”
Xuan Hui asked rhetorically, "What does my sister think I heard?" ”
He Jing was stunned, and said unhappily for a while: "My sister is suspicious that my sister has a ...... for Xue Gongzi What's on your mind? You'd be wrong. Originally, everyone knew about the trouble between my sister and the county lord of Wenjin half a year ago, how could my sister go on this trip to troubled waters? The expression on her face was tense, a little more angry, and she changed her gentle and calm appearance in the past.
Xuanhui frowned, for the first time she felt that this second sister was not as kind and harmonious as she usually looked. She thought for a while and said with a smile: "Look at our sisters, you misunderstood me, and I misunderstood you!" How about I make a cup of tea for my sister to make amends? ”
He Jing's tense face relaxed, and he smiled in response.
The autumn test of the Great Week mostly starts at the beginning of August, and there are three trials at a time, each of which is three days. By the time Xue Yuanhan came out of the examination room on the tenth day of August, he was already unkempt, his legs were weak, and he had the black blue under his eyes. Chang Yibo sat in the carriage and looked for it with the curtain open. When I saw it, I felt a little uncomfortable.
His family was originally a nobleman, with a son who sacrificed his life for the country, and a daughter who was a concubine in the harem, Xue Yuanhan's title was steadily inherited. But the son is a bloody example, the military position does not have to be a civil official, and there is a risk of dying on the battlefield, and there is a possibility of defeat and victory. With such a smart grandson, he always has to give it a try and change the door of the family.
The servant helped Xue Yuanhan into the carriage, and after he saluted Uncle Changyi, he fell down on the soft cushion, as if he was going to sleep. Chang Yibo said solemnly: "It's just the first time I ended, and it became like this. I think you won't be able to stand it in the spring of next year! Don't sit up for me yet! ”
Xue Yuanhan answered "yes" in a low voice, got up and sat upright.
Uncle Changyi nodded with satisfaction and said, "I sent a message to Mr. Du the day before yesterday, saying that I was going to visit his house at the end of today, and he has already complied. Let's go home first, you have a good meal, and then freshen up. Then go to Du's house, recite the article you made to Mr. Du, and see what he has to say. ”
Xue Yuanhan felt very tired, as if he had exhausted all his strength to work towards one place. Now that the autumn test is over, my body seems to have been hollowed out, and I don't want to move. He knew that his grandfather was anxious, and that it had already been arranged, so he nodded silently, listened to the sound of the horse's hooves ticking on the bluestone road, and closed his eyes to the rhythm of the carriage's swaying.
Back in Changyi Bofu, Xue Yuanhan followed his grandfather into the inner courtyard. As soon as she stepped into the courtyard gate, a little girl ran towards the main room, shouting as she ran: "I'm back!" Uncle and Young Master are back! Then a girl lifted the curtain from the main room, and a plain woman of Hua Xin's age came out, but it was Xue Yuanhan's mother.
When Mrs. Xue saw that her son was back, she immediately smiled. When he saw his son's appearance carefully, he suddenly burst into tears. Xue Yuanhan saluted his mother and raised his legs into the main house. Mrs. Changyi was sitting on the big kang in the banquet room, and when she heard the girl report that her grandson had returned, she asked someone to help her get down from the kang.
Xue Yuanhan stepped forward to kowtow to his grandmother, and Mrs. Changyi pulled him to sit down beside him, and asked carefully about the situation in the examination room.
Uncle Changyi said impatiently: "Don't ask mother-in-law and mother-in-law!" You ask so clearly, how can you give him a name? I have asked Mr. Du to listen to Ah Yuan's article in the afternoon and let him evaluate it. You quickly tell the maid to set the meal, and you have to leave after eating! ”
Mrs. Changyi frowned and said, "Why are you arranging so tightly?" The child stayed in it for nine days, and he didn't even eat anything hot, and he ate and drank in the room, as if he was in prison! It's easy to come out......" Before she finished speaking, she saw Changyi Boyuan staring at her, so she had to swallow back the words and order the meal.
At this time in the palace, Xuan Hui and Concubine Xian were in Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother, and Emperor Yuanhe, the queen and the concubine were all there. Since the last time Li Jingyuan sued Xuanhui and failed to do so, but provoked Concubine Xian to leave with her sleeves up, the Queen Mother said that she was sick and bedridden, and she never left Cining Palace. Therefore, everyone in the harem ran much more diligently than in the past.
The queen just finished serving the queen mother to drink the medicine, the concubine was holding a tea cup on the side and preparing to rinse her mouth, and the concubine was holding a candied fruit in her hand, and after the queen mother finished rinsing her mouth, she ate two to remove the bitterness.
Emperor Yuan He asked cautiously on the side, "Does the Queen Mother feel better today?" You have been taking the medicine prescribed by the royal court, and it has never improved. According to my son's wishes, it is better to change to a doctor and give you a good look......"
The Queen Mother ate a candied fruit before she spoke: "How could the imperial doctor change it at will?" The royal court has been serving by my side, and he knows my temperament the most, and I am not used to changing people, and I am not used to saying that the illness has worsened, wouldn't it be a filial piety to you? Besides, my illness is just due to qi, and life is more comfortable, so it will be better. ”
Concubine Xian listened and felt helpless. But if the Queen Mother, Funing or Wen Jin fall behind, they must toss others to make up for it. This kind of thing, for the three grandchildren, is themselves. These three are all unreasonable and hard-hearted characters.
The queen sneered, "Not really! In our palace, some people are just pampered and arrogant, and even bring the children to ruin! At the beginning, I said that it was not good for the prince and the princess to hand over to their biological mothers, and they were all raised to be full of children! The words slapped the faces of the two people present.
Concubine Xian is okay, she has always been forbearing, always thinking that more things are better than less. The concubine was different, she raised her head and said, "The queen is introspecting? You are the lord of the six palaces, if you insist that there are arrogant and domineering people in this palace, wouldn't you be saying that you have no way to discipline them? Although this prince and princess are all raised by their biological mothers, they can't stand the fact that you are your mother-in-law? If your child is not disciplined well, isn't it your responsibility to be the first one? ”
The queen's face changed, and she said angrily: "Tian Mingying, is this your attitude of talking to the queen?" The emperor begged the queen mother to lift your grounding, don't be embarrassed! ”
The mother of a country spoke so vulgarly, and the expressions of the people present were a little unnatural. The concubine was very happy and was about to choke back, but there was a rush of footsteps outside. Gui Yue went out to check, and immediately came back to report to Emperor Yuanhe: "Qiqi Shengshang, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace came to report that Liaodong had sent an urgent military situation of 800 miles!" ”
As soon as the words came out, the four were shocked.