Chapter Ninety-Four: The Princess is Loyal and Filial
The swaying plum blossom is the most affectionate outpouring of spring mixed with cold dew, watch it meandering and stretching, and the intricate and beautiful branches leave a sparse silhouette on the translucent partition, gentle, beautiful, and quiet.
They snuggled under the window and listened to Luomei.
"I don't know how to answer your question to make you feel at ease, did you forget what I just said, or did you not pay attention to it at all." Frustrated, Childe buried his face in the side of Yuan Lingjun's neck, absorbing every wisp of ointment from her hair and bathing in the fragrance.
Yuan Lingjun twisted the strap of his bedding in his hand and hummed dissatisfiedly: "I have listened to every sentence of Childe, but Childe's subtle and conservative expression has never made me sure. I already understand Childe's personality, but I still hope that Childe will have an exception for me, who can be open, open, clothed, shirty, frank, straightforward, and white. She poked him in the chest, meaningfully.
"Mingyu."
"Huh?" She searched for his silhouette in the dim light, hazy and intoxicating.
He took her hand and spread it out in his palm: "In Baling County, Changshan, I gave you the orchid of the roots." His voice was hoarse, and then a sigh rang out in her ear.
Yuan Lingjun struggled to find the bun on the top of his head, pulled out the hosta that tied his hair, and the three thousand green silks suddenly flew apart and covered the pillow, and she was ambiguously entangled with his long hair, unable to tell who was who. "Childe's hair is better than mine, it's really jealous." Yuan Lingjun snorted, and used her fingers to constantly intersperse and wander back and forth between his hair, combing and then rubbing it back and forth, messy and unorthodox, she giggled, and suddenly hugged him and rolled over to the couch.
"Be careful!" He quickly grabbed her waist. The two stopped on the edge of the couch, and Qu Yi pressed her firmly to her chest.
Yuan Lingjun fanned his eyes and stared at Qu Yi blankly.
"Do you have a March in the future?"
"The palace chief said that my monthly letter has not been on time, and it came the day before yesterday and then disappeared, which is extremely strange." If Qu Yi hadn't mentioned it at this time, she really hadn't paid attention to it, and thought about it for a while, "I really haven't been here in the previous two months, and even if it is only one day this time, it will be counted as a monthly event." Ah, Childe doesn't think I'm pregnant? ”
Qu Yimo rubbed her stomach and looked puzzled: "You maybe, you really have a body." ”
The ignorant Yuan Lingjun's eyes suddenly widened. Because he was aware of it, he didn't cross the thunder pool by half a step?
Because the news that the disease has not yet been confirmed has already pierced a thorn in Yuan Lingjun's heart, for her, who is still a child, there is a baby who may have eyebrows like her growing vigorously in the womb, it is undoubtedly frightening and panicking. What she had been looking forward to was another complicated and indescribable mood when she really experienced it, and she didn't even dare to think that it was very likely that Fan Jiang's conspiracy had succeeded, and no matter how she escaped, she couldn't get rid of Fan Jiang's control.
On the first day of the year, Yuan Lingjun had been listless, and she was even more sleepy when the hundred officials played the court, and the high-pitched and loud voice of a certain minister failed to wake her up from the chaos.
The sky gradually opened, and the gray light passed through the openwork doors of the Mirror Hall, and bunches fell on the smooth and visible floor tiles.
The eunuch on duty came to kneel outside the door: "Your Majesty, Princess Tongqing asks for a court." ”
Yuan Ying, who was sitting on the seat, was surprised, and the ministers below were also at a loss. Unbeknownst to them, they guessed what was going on, and the youngest princess of the Emperor Taishang walked up the steps of the heavenly stairs in a solemn court, appearing in everyone's eyes.
The sudden light of the sky gilded her body with a cold color, and everyone's eyes followed her every movement, even the expression on her face.
Tongqing solemnly knelt down to bow down, wishing His Majesty good health, and then said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the concubine's rash behavior, but the concubine is also because of the heart of a child and a courtier, and a little reckless, impatient to see His Majesty, first, I am very honored by the outline of this dynasty's 'ruling the country with filial piety', and I can have such an opportunity to repay my aunt's fertility grace, and second, although the concubine is only the emperor, she can share the worries and solve difficulties for Her Majesty. Last night, the concubine's aunt dreamed of the concubine, the northern countries are in troubled times, and the Jin country is facing the chaotic situation of the northern people moving south at any time, as a member of the royal family, the concubine is currently going to Maoling to pray for blessings, for His Majesty's Jin Kingdom, for the concubine's mother country to share worries......"
“…… This is a suspicion of great disrespect, presumably His Majesty will also see the sincerity of the concubine to exempt himself from sins, fulfill the concubine's filial piety and loyalty, and allow him to go to Yaoguang Temple to help the coffin and return to Beijing, serve his mother for three years of filial piety, and pray for His Majesty to enjoy the prosperity of the country forever. Her immature voice was melodious and graceful in the huge courtroom, and her thin body swayed in the morning light like a newborn willow leaf.
As if narrating a sparse and ordinary trivial matter of life, she calmly presented the reason for the court, reasonable and responsible, perfect to impeccable, and her actions and a touching heart of loyalty and filial piety caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty. Her filial piety is for her mother, her loyalty is for the country, and it is a reasonable request.
"The meaning of the celebration is to ask for a long-term residence in Maoling to pray for blessings?" Yuan Ying couldn't believe that Tongqing, who had always been weak and timid, had such awe-inspiring courage, "There are people who pray for the blessing of the Jin Kingdom, and as a princess, you don't have to be like this." ”
"It is precisely because the concubine is the princess of the Great Jin Dynasty and has no marriage contract that she is the most suitable candidate for the empire, and she should make sacrifices for the continuation of the Yuan family's foundation."
Yuan Lingjun looked at Tongqing in surprise, she stood alone in the middle of everyone, but her delicate body supported a strong heart.
The autumn of seven years ago suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, it was the day of Changshan, she knelt at the bottom of the heavenly steps and bowed, and the monarch's father stood outside the mirror hall, and the distance between their father and daughter was separated by ninety-nine stone steps. Now Tongqing is standing in the position where she stood back then, perhaps with the same bad mood, Tongqing is still less than twelve, so he asked for three years of mourning, eating vegetarian food and praying for the Jin family.
He once had a similar situation, and there is no reason to refuse.
Princess Yang Zhai had just returned from meeting the Marquis of Biyang from outside the palace, and when she returned to the palace, she learned that Her Majesty had agreed to go to Maoling to pray for blessings, and she was furious, and hurriedly came to the middle palace to see the Empress Taishang.
"Huang Niang, there must be someone behind Tongqing who instigated her, and according to her slaughtering nature, she would not have made such an astonishing behavior. It must be Huo Guifei's cheap maid, the imperial mother pushed Xiao Jiu'er to her, she was unwilling, so she made a hindrance and deliberately embarrassed the imperial mother. ”
Yang Zhai knelt on Empress Xu's knees and cried angrily, "...... How could the imperial sister allow her lightly, the imperial mother, she has been gone for three years, what can I do? Do you really want to ask your son to marry the incompetent wreck, let me stay a widow for the rest of my life? ”
"Yang Zhai is not in a hurry, there will always be a way for the boat to reach the elbow, isn't there still a period of time, it is useless for you to be in a hurry at this time." Empress Xu helped her sit up and wiped her tears with a towel carefully, "Your Majesty told me that Tongqing's words in the court are reasonable and well-founded, and there is no way to refute them." I founded the country since Taizu, governing the country with filial piety, and the word filial piety is great, even if she only said today that she was mourning for her mother for three years as a son, her majesty could not refuse, not to mention that she moved out of the petition to pray for the blessing of the Jin family. ”
"In this way, there is no way to change the matter of Tongqing." Yang Zhai grabbed his sleeve, still reluctant.