Chapter 9: Spring Blossoms
In the Qianxin Palace, Wen Houde waited left and right outside the door, and finally couldn't help but stand up and asked Gao Lu: "Grandpa Gao, why didn't the emperor summon Weichen for a long time?" ”
Gao Lu raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Lord Zuo Xiang, can't wait?" I can't wait, I'm afraid I can't do it. ”
"How? Can Grandpa Gao tell me? Wen Houde asked.
"Your Majesty just summoned a famous concubine...... Zuo Xiang, do you understand? Gao Lu squeezed his eyebrows and hinted.
Wen Houde was shocked when he heard this, and said: "This, this blue sky and white day, how can you make it?" ”
"What's the matter?" Gao Lu raised his eyebrows dissatisfied, "The emperor works hard, often sleepless at night for state affairs, there is nothing to do at the moment, who is in the way of relief?" ”
"This ...... The rules in the palace are not ......" Wen Houde's face turned red, and before he could say a few words, he was interrupted again.
"What rules are not regular, I think Zuo Xiang, your old man is confused, his mind is still full of those rules of the previous dynasty, no matter how strict the rules are, in the end it is not gone. But today's saint is the true son of heaven, what he says and what he does is the rules, but Zuo Xiang has an opinion? As soon as Gao Lu said the previous dynasty, Wen Houde was terrified.
He hurriedly waved his hand, "Gonggong Gao's words are serious, and Weichen doesn't dare to take it." ”
Dingle –
There was a rattle from inside, and Gao Lu raised his hand to signal Wen Houde to wait for a moment, then turned around and pushed the door in.
Inside the house, Qi Yao had already gotten up to sort out his clothes.
Gao Lu looked inside, the bed was neat and tidy, without any traces, and couldn't help but wonder, strange, did he think too much?
"Send Concubine Mei back to the palace." Qi Yao said suddenly.
Gao Lu was puzzled, and when he looked at it again, there was a beautiful woman sitting on a thick chaise longue over there, with deep frowns, but she was also neatly dressed, and her hair was not messy, but she seemed to be tired. He couldn't help but praise in his heart, obediently, the emperor is amazing, it's the same whether he is in bed or not!
Wen Ru's face was red, and when she listened to Qi Yao's words, the red on her face turned white again, and she didn't say anything, but just went out with Gao Lu after Qi Yao's back.
Wen Houde saw a woman coming out of the door, and was about to sneer, but after seeing her face clearly, his face seemed to have swallowed a fly and couldn't stop turning blue.
This concubine who was summoned by Qi Yao during the day turned out to be Wen Ru.
It was a little embarrassing to see his daughter, who was famous for her dignified and virtuous daughter, in order to avoid suspicion, he turned sideways and missed Wen Ru.
Wen Houde waited for his patience to run out and his legs were numb, and he was finally able to face the saint, and the original complaints were all turned into humility and swallowed by himself.
Moreover, as soon as he thought of the purpose of this trip, his whole person became stern again.
"Wechen meets the emperor." He bowed his head respectfully.
"Aiqing is exempt, what is the matter with this time?" Qi Yao picked up the fold casually, with a lazy attitude.
Wen Houde said: "This Weichen is for the ignorant daughter of the lowly and the minister. ”
"Mrs. Ling and Mrs. Ling...... What does Aiqing have to say? Qi Yao didn't raise his head.
Wen Houde saw that he asked knowingly, and he really couldn't guess his thoughts, so he said: "Today, the little girl and his wife entered the palace to apologize to Wen Liangyuan, and Weichen felt that it was inappropriate. ”
"Huh? What's wrong, Aiqing means that they shouldn't come to apologize? Qi Yao raised his eyebrows.
Wen Houde explained: "Naturally not, but, they are too much, how can they just apologize!" ”
Qi Yao paused when he heard this, and looked at him with interest.
"The emperor doesn't know anything, and the ministers and daughters have no way, so the family will cause a big disaster." Wen Houde said.
"What's so strict?" Qi Yao took a sip of tea, and suddenly said, "Aiqing, sit down and say, there are no outsiders here." ”
Wen Houde was all about explaining, and he was used to the emperor treating him politely, so he didn't shirk it, and sat down, not realizing that the person in front of him was a different character from the emperor of the previous dynasty.
"Your Majesty, things have to start with Liangyuan's return home yesterday." He subconsciously touched the table and found that there was no tea, so he withdrew his hand and continued: "Yesterday, the little girl was stubborn, and she put some spicy pepper and other things in the eldest sister's cup, wanting to tease the eldest sister, and did not want the eldest sister to splash the tea on her face in anger, and her eyes were damaged. ”
"That's it, it's just a mess between sisters, and it's not a good thing to make your eyes unobstructed, why did Zuo Xiang say it so strictly?" Qi Yao tugged at the corners of his mouth, and said in his heart that he was really an old fox, and he came so quickly.
"Your Majesty, although Weichen's eldest daughter is the sister of Wan'er, but her current identity is the emperor's good yuan, and she offended her and should be punished with death. Wen Houde said.
Qi Yao frowned when he heard this, his eyes were like cold stars, and he was a little dissatisfied with his words: "Aiqing said so reasonably, if I really punished Ling Yan, wouldn't I become a faint monarch who does not distinguish between right and wrong?" The left minister inevitably sees me too narrowly. It's Wen Liangyuan, how can she splash tea on her sister, she has lost her palace etiquette, and she should be punished. ”
"Your Majesty, no matter whose fault it is, she is the daughter of Weichen, and Weichen is by no means biased." Wen Houde took the opportunity to express his position, and on the surface he said it extremely fairly.
"I know this matter in my heart, but Aiqing don't bother me for these trivial things next time."
"Wechen is only afraid that someone with a heart will make a big deal about family affairs, after all, the disparity in status is still good, and it is better to have clear rewards and punishments."
"If there is such a thing as right and wrong, I will not spare it, so can Zuo Xiang rest assured?" Qi Yao is impatient.
Wen Houde accepted it when he saw it, and said, "Weichen doesn't dare." Even so, he was relieved.
Wen Rao is not a good stubble, but he is not easy to bully, he has been an official for many years, how can he be framed so easily, in the eyes of Wen Houde, Wen Rao's little trick is not enough to stuff her teeth, but it exposes her bad intentions, who would have thought that there are really people with elbows turned out in this world......
Thinking of this, Wen Houde's face became more and more gloomy, he didn't like this woman in the first place, because he was afraid of the cruel words thrown by her mother before she died, he didn't dare to do it for a long time, but after so many years, nothing happened, since she was so disobedient, then he had to blame his subordinates for being ruthless.
When he walked outside, he found that he was very thirsty, and he wanted to drink water when he spoke, but there was no tea on the table, which was a little unbearable, and he saw a few cups of tea on the small table outside, thinking that it was for the minister and the chief manager to drink, so he unceremoniously picked up a cup and drank it, who knew that as soon as the tea was in his mouth, he choked and squirted out.
"Oh, my lord, this is the cup of tea that the miscellaneous family poured according to Liangyuan before, and it is going to be presented to the emperor, why did you drink it, isn't there tea you drink next to it?" Koharu heard the movement, hurriedly came over to take a look, and complained.
Wen Houde raised his eyes to see that the other party was looking at his cup helplessly, and this cup was indeed separated from the others.
"Lord Zuo Xiang, can you put down the rest of the tea?" Koharu's appearance does look harmless.
Wen Houde secretly sighed that he was unlucky, but he didn't know that the table of tea, no matter which cup he took, was the same taste.
In the hall, Qi Yao twisted his eyebrows: "Pinch this incense, don't you say it last time, it's not good, it always teaches people to be irritable." ”
Gao Lu looked at it depressedly, it was really the one that the emperor said last time, and he was in a cold sweat for a while, for fear that Qi Yao would blame him, so he didn't think much about it, and hurriedly replaced it.
When Mrs. Ning left the palace with Wen Wan, she was covered in cold sweat, and before she arrived at home, she had already started to have a fever.
Wen Wan didn't dare to take off the white silk in her eyes, and she was terrified at this moment.
When Wen Houde went home, there was a group of doctors waiting at home, so he made it convenient for him to let the doctor look at his throat first.
The doctor shook his head, indicating that there was no cure, "Adults can eat less spicy dishes and drink more water." ”
Wen Wan was frightened into a cold sweat when she heard this.
What she gave Wen Rao was not an ordinary cup of tea, nor was it a stubborn work, but a powder, a medicine that could destroy her voice, she wanted to ruin her throat in the name of naughtiness, how could she expect her father to be tricked.
"Dad, Wen Rao deceived her too much, Dad, my daughter doesn't want to live anymore!" Wen Wan hurriedly diverted his attention and said something about the cause and effect, Wen Houde looked at Ning's appearance again, and he was almost furious.
"Don't worry, Wen Rao will return it sooner or later." Wen Houde only calmed down for a moment and sneered.
"My daughter wants her to kneel in front of me and kowtow and admit her mistakes!" Wen Wan was so angry that she almost screamed.
"Sister, Dad loves you, but you also have to fight, if you are angry, why worry that she won't kneel in front of you and kowtow and admit her mistakes?" Wen Houde didn't coax her again this time, but just said earnestly.
Wen Wan looked at him in a daze, and said ruthlessly: "Dad, my daughter will be angry." ”
Wen Houde smiled with satisfaction.
It's just that Wen Houde was quite troubled for a long time later, and his mouth was a broken gong voice, but no one asked him why.
People say that his little girl is naughty and puts something in the tea at home to make him choke on drinking. Later, someone went to his house as a guest, and he didn't dare to be greedy for the two cups of tea, for fear of suffering.
Wen Wan's reputation has gradually become bad, many delicate and mean things are known, and marriage is becoming more and more difficult. This is a later story, so let's not press the table for the time being.
Let's just say that Wen Rao at the moment, after sending away Ning and Wen Wan, there was no joy on her face, just lying on the beauty couch, idly watching the flowers and branches outside the window being caressed by the breeze.
Sitong was a little incomprehensible, stood aside and said softly: "Liangyuan, do you really want to put the Wen family to death?" ”
Everyone in the palace knows that most of the high-ranking people in this palace concubine have identity backgrounds, and if the backstage collapses, she herself will be like an empty shell, with only one name left.
"Sitong, if the Wen family can be broken down by me so easily, then it is not the Wen family." Wen Rao sighed faintly.
"But Liangyuan has clearly forced them to have no way out." Silk Tong wrinkled her face, full of doubt.
"They just haven't been idle for too long, they can't stand the fright, and when they go back, they will soon understand that I can't do anything to them at all, and even, they can crush me at any time." Wen Rao thought in her heart, and there was no wave on her face.
This time, she just tore her face with the Wen family, stirring up the Wen family's water, so that they could no longer lurk.
It was this time that Wen Houde must have shown a lot of horses, if Qi Yao was smart, he wouldn't know it.
"That'...... Liangyuan, don't you have a good relationship with the Wen family? But if it's not good, why did you give up yourself in the first place to save Concubine Mei? She asked again.
Wen Rao looked sideways and smiled: "Who said that I gave up myself to save her?" ”
Sitong was stunned for a moment, "Everyone says this, say ...... This is the only good thing you have ever done, and this is why you are accepted by the Holy One. ”
"Sitong, you remember, I and the Wen family are enemies, even if I suddenly find out in my conscience after doing a lot of evil, I will never save Concubine Mei, so you need to think about it, what kind of person your master is, I know that you like those good and beautiful things, I can send you to Wen Ru......"
"Liangyuan!" Sitong knelt beside the couch with a bang, tears quickly gathered in her eyes, and she was about to fall, "Liangyuan, the slave is wrong, the slave and the maid don't dare to mention it anymore, don't send the slave and the maid away." ”
With that, she knocked her head three more times.
Wen Rao didn't want to deal with it, but there was a lot of bang on the ground, so she had to scold: "Get up, don't break this floor, Ben Liangyuan has no money to repair it." ”
When Sitong raised her face again, she had tears and snot on her face, and Wen Rao had no intention of enjoying the scenery, so she sat up and drew a handkerchief and threw it in her face, with a look of disgust: "With you as a palace person, I am really unlucky, wipe it off quickly, don't lose my face outside." ”
Sitong pouted with red eyes and pouted, and did not forget to show loyalty in her mouth: "The slave maid has not lost Liangyuan's face outside, and the slave maid helped to anger Mrs. Ning just now." ”
"You also said that you just jumped out of all and urine, and you spoke so openly, don't talk about getting along with others in the future, I'm afraid that my in-laws will dislike it, if I hear it again, I will resign, don't be by my side." Wen Rao not only did not praise it, but reprimanded it.
Sitong didn't dare to talk back, just pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Wen Rao sighed in her heart, after all, she was a young girl, although she knew the palace rules, she didn't understand many etiquettes, and if she didn't speak harshly, she wouldn't be able to listen to her.
"That's it, help me out to breathe." Wen Rao knew that this matter could not be changed in a day, and she did not force her.
There are a lot of spring flowers blooming in Yanchun Garden, and when I get outside, I really feel a little less depressed.
"Liangyuan, the slave maid heard that the collection of flowers soaked in the soup pool, there will be a strange fragrance, can attract a hundred butterflies, do you say we want to give it a try, this may also attract the emperor's attention." Silk Tong is not a cowardly person, and it has returned to normalcy in a blink of an eye.
"I've never heard of it, but I'm a little sensitive to flowers, I'm afraid it won't attract a hundred butterflies, and it's possible to grow red bumps." Wen Rao glanced at her.
Silk Tong stuck out her tongue and gave up.
"Liangyuan, you see, this flower is so bright and bright, if it can be dyed into dankou, wouldn't it be wonderful, the slave maid happens to be able to make flower cardamom, it is better to collect some and bring it back." Silk begged.
Wen Rao saw her for a while and had an idea, which was obviously playful. She was troublesome, and when she saw that there was a pavilion in front of her, she said, "That's it, I'll go and sit in the pavilion for a while, and you can find tools to get flowers by yourself, but not too much, otherwise the aunt in charge will be able to speak." ”
"Alas, the slave went back and asked Lin'er to accompany you." Silk Tong's eyes bend and bend.
"No need, it's time-consuming to come and go, I'll wait for you." Wen Rao said helplessly.
The pavilion is another great place to enjoy the scenery.
The inner wall of the first floor is hollowed out everywhere, the dense light spots are a little dazzling, Wen Rao stepped on the wooden ladder to the second floor, here is indeed a good place for sightseeing, the window sill is facing the sun, the spring is melting, and it is comfortable to bask in the sun. Wen Rao pinched the handkerchief and wiped the table carefully, and then leaned up lazily, thinking that there was no one around, she kicked off her shoes, put her feet up together, supported her head with her elbows, stretched her sleeves to cover her face, and sighed comfortably.
Life is so boring, in those intrigues, squeeze out such a moment to enjoy it, and no one should disturb it at this time, it is the best time.
Wen Rao was leisurely but unaware that her figure had already fallen into the eyes of another person.
The body is enchanting, the feet are like jade, she is like a red plum blooming on the branches, delicate and intoxicating. The spring shirt was thin, the mountains on her side were undulating, and the slightly exposed calves under the messy skirt were white and greasy, enough to make a normal man's blood run wild, and he couldn't wait to rush up and peel off all the obstacles.
Xie Heng lowered his eyes and did not make any sound.
He bent down to pick up the scattered things on the ground, and walked away without making a sound.
Outside men are forbidden to enter the harem, let alone let each other wander alone.
But Xie Heng is an exception.
It's hard to imagine that a person like Qi Yao would ask for help, Xie Heng is a person who is forced to stay, maybe because of his desirelessness and reputation outside, there has been no ban on him in the court.
On weekdays, he almost doesn't go anywhere except for the Tai Hospital, don't say that he is invited to see a doctor, except for the emperor's order, he will not leave half a step.
But today, he appeared in this pavilion and bumped into this beautiful scene.
Red and pink, delicate as drunk, leaning on the red column.
Hibiscus face, willow waist, nothing is more enchanting.