Chapter 8: The Crown Princess
In the past three days, Zhao Shu didn't do anything, she fought with Zhou Hanyan and Xiao Guo Zi in the mansion every day, and sometimes Sun Yun would come over, and it happened that the three women made a play together. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The affairs of the court changed rapidly, and in three days, Xie Yun failed to persuade the prince, and the prince was successfully grounded in the East Palace.
"Four twos." Sun Yundao.
"Ouch, I lost again, Sister Ajun, you shouldn't have pressed my Lian right just now." Zhou Hanyan felt sorry for his face.
Half a bunch brought the pen and ink over, Sun Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled, and the brush drew a circle on Zhou Hanyan's face, just a pair of panda eyes.
On the other hand, Zhao Shu's face was not less painted, and of course, Sun Yun's face was not clean.
The three of them were already two hours late to fight the landlord, as if they didn't know how to be worried.
After playing for another quarter of an hour, it was getting late, Sun Yun went home, Zhao Shu and Zhou Hanyan went to dinner, but before the food was served, someone from the Qiu family came.
It was Qiu Tong who came, she was older than Zhao Shu, and her tutor was excellent, she looked very calm and dignified, with a decent smile on her face at all times, and she presented a gift first when she saw Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shuduan looked at the double-sided embroidery sent by Qiu Tong, "Sister Qiu is really ingenious, I will never embroider such a delicate embroidery." ”
"If you are bored, you can only do some female workers to pass the time, but it is just a small skill of carving insects, not as good as you take care of Sangu Zhai and Spring Garden, and suddenly nag, please don't be surprised by the county lord." She was preoccupied, and when she said polite words, she was a little absent-minded, but she was strong in spirit, for fear of being rude.
The Qiu family Qiu Zhu Shi has a weighty position in the court, and Qiu Ji Shi and Wei Tingsi are like-minded, and they are capable ministers under the wings of Wei Tingsi, Qiu Tong herself is also a woman of good character, Zhao Shu does not go around with her, so she said: "It's getting late, my sister is hungry, if you don't dislike it, how about eating in the house?" You don't have to call me the lord of the county, but you can call me Ajun. ”
Qiu Tong nodded and said embarrassedly: "I'm really a little hungry, so my sister is welcome." ”
"Let the apricots serve quickly." Zhao Shudao.
Xing'er's speed was very fast, and when she saw more Qiu Tong, she made some rice tofu again, and she didn't worry about not enough.
Yongwang Mansion is different from other mansions, taking the road of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, Zhao Shu is in the mansion alone, and Xing'er only cooks her own meals, and there will be absolutely no waste.
"The chef at home is really good, and there are many dishes that I have never eaten." Qiu Tong originally had something on her mind, and she also ate some snacks before she came, so it stands to reason that she couldn't eat too much, but Xing'er's craftsmanship was too good, and she was stunned to eat a lot of food that she couldn't reach on weekdays.
Others dare not compare, compared to the cook, Zhao Shu dared to say unashamedly that Xing'er said second, others did not dare to say first, this girl is too talented, she just described the food she has eaten in modern times to her, she can find a recipe, she is really a talent.
"It's delicious, my sister will eat more, nothing else, this meal, it's full."
The soup stroked his stomach, "I'm already full, but this mouth, I still want to eat, which makes Ah Jun smile." ”
"Why don't we go and eat first, and then eat?" Zhao Shu beckoned and ordered the maids below to serve and rinse their mouths.
"Okay." At meal time, Qiu Tong became less restrained.
After dinner, the two walked slowly in Sendai-in to eliminate food.
"Such a good yard, why didn't Jun hold a tea party or something, and let us be embarrassed to come to the door to feast our eyes." She was amazed at the size of the Yongwang Mansion and the exquisiteness of the decorative buildings inside.
"I'm afraid that I won't be able to invite someone, and I will be embarrassed by myself." Zhao Shu said frankly, and didn't forget to laugh at herself.
Qiu Tong shook his head, "I don't know about others, my sister must be the first to come." ”
"Thank you, sister, for watching it." Zhao Shu said sincerely, and she really thanked her for being able to afford it.
The smile on Qiu Tong's face faded, "You are like this, and you are still worried that someone will look down on you, what should I do in the future." ”
came, nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, Qiu Tong was finally about to get down to business, Zhao Shu patted her hand, "Lord Qiu is a very popular minister, the Qiu family is a scholarly family, a prominent family, what is there to worry about?" ”
"Ah Jun doesn't know, my father just said that the decree of marriage will be given tomorrow." As she spoke, there was a melancholy between her eyebrows and eyes.
Zhao Shu was taken aback, but it soon became clear that the queen finally made up her mind to use her relatives to protect the prince.
"The prince's brother is gentle and affectionate, and he is also dignified, does my sister have another sweetheart?"
"Nope." She hurriedly shook her head, "No, I know that the queen mother is not doing something right." Speaking of the prince, two blush appeared on her cheeks, and she was extremely satisfied with the prince himself.
Zhao Shu frowned, what did the queen do when she hadn't received the latest information?
"What's wrong with the Queen?"
Qiu Tong suddenly grabbed her arm, as if pleading, and said, "Ah Jun, you help the prince." ”
"Naturally, it will help." Zhao Shu nodded.
"The queen actually proposed that the queen mother go to the new Huguo Temple to pray for the blessing of the country, Ajun, if you do this, it will ruin the prince!" Her face was full of anxiety, and she could see that she was genuinely thinking about the prince.
When Zhao Shu heard this, her heart fell to the bottom, she didn't expect the queen to be so stupid, she originally thought that she had grown up, but unfortunately, it was a pity that she couldn't hold her breath.
is blind to the queen mother's maintenance of her over the years, and also blind to the prince's hard work.
"Did Lord Qiu say that?" She still couldn't believe it.
Qiu Tong nodded, "My father just came out of the palace, he said that it should be the emperor who refused to give marriage, and the queen had no choice, so she was forced to choose one of the two, and she chose the prince." ”
This is the style of Emperor Mingde, and in order to achieve the goal, he is often unscrupulous.
As he was talking, Xiao Zhuzi came over, he was in a hurry, Zhao Shu guessed that it must be for the queen's business, she asked in front of Qiu Tong: "But there is news from the palace?" ”
Xiao Zhuzi glanced at Qiu Tong and saw that she also pricked up her ears to listen, and Zhao Shu did not avoid her, thought about it, and picked up what she could say: "Yes, King Hui waited for the performance, saying that the prince was past the marriageable age, as the saying goes, start a family and start a business, let the emperor choose a concubine for the prince." ”
After he said that, he glanced at Qiu Tong again, and then said: "Lin University and others sent a list, they are all daughters of ordinary families, and their talents are average, and the queen is not satisfied with ......."
Speaking of this, he paused, and the meaning was already obvious, Emperor Mingde wanted to completely isolate the queen mother from the center of power and force the queen to stand in line.
Today is to force the queen to stand in line, so the next moment, it should be the Yongwang Mansion, Zhao Shu waved his hand, "Go down." ”
Xiao Zhuzi still had something to report, but Zhao Shu asked him to go down, and he didn't go far, standing with Xiao Guozi, waiting for Zhao Shu.
"A-kun, look, what should we do?"
"Don't worry, the world is about to be unified, the prince's goal is too big, it is the target of the princes, it is feasible to retire first for the time being, don't act rashly, as long as the prince's brother does not make mistakes, no one can abolish him, even the emperor can't, the most important thing now is that we preserve our strength, and don't give the emperor a chance to weaken us, it is equivalent to being invincible, sometimes, it is necessary to suffer some losses and suffer a little, remember, you must calm down."
Zhao Shu said extremely seriously, looking at Qiu Tong's eyes, as if she wanted to engrave every word into her heart.
"That's what my father said." She said.
is still too young, she is just a backhouse woman after all, she can see the pros and cons of things, it is already good, and she can't ask too much.
Zhao Shu nodded, "Don't worry, it'll be fine." ”
She had no choice but to believe.
Sending Qiu Tong away, Zhao Shu immediately returned to Qionghua Courtyard, and Xiao Zhuzi hurriedly told the complete news, "Concubine Ning was beaten into the cold palace, Concubine De and the imperial concubine and concubine formed a group to deal with the queen, and now the queen is struggling in the palace." ”
"Why doesn't Concubine De unite with the queen?" If Concubine De is smarter, she will stand on the queen's side, and if she defeats the queen, she will not be the opponent of Yide and Hao Shumei at all.
Xiao Zhuzi said: "Actually, secretly, the concubine has dealings with the queen, but the concubine only wants to borrow the queen's hand to get rid of Concubine De and the imperial concubine, and this time, there is a gap between the emperor and the queen mother, and the concubine and Concubine De dare not disobey the emperor." ”
Zhao Shu nodded, "This group of women, you fight to the death on weekdays, and at critical moments, it is not easy to think of unanimity with the outside world, continue to pay attention, don't let go of any news." ”
"County Lord...... "Xiao Zhuzi wants to ask, don't you do something?"
Zhao Shu knew what he meant, and shook her head, "It's not time yet, wait, whoever stands up at this time will be unlucky, and when they both lose, they will be in the cracks." ”
"By the way, send a message to my father, telling him not to go back to Beijing and try to stay in the Northeast for as long as possible, understand?" She will definitely not give Emperor Mingde a chance.
This team, Yongwangfu does not stand.
The wise people did not do anything at the moment, and the next day, the decree of marriage really came down.
Qiu Tong is the crown princess, and Liangdi and other concubines are all from the concubines or side branches of major noble families, and their status is not too high, but it is not low.
Seeing a long list of lists, Zhao Shu sighed, I don't know how many of these women can survive.
Liangdi, who was originally scheduled to have a higher status, has now changed people, thinking that the prince will not be able to do it for a long time, and he is reluctant to let his high-status children enter the palace.
But it's okay to see the true faces of many people, but in this matter, the biggest loser is the queen, so that the queen mother can see her true face.
However, the queen is not wrong, where is the fault for her choice of her husband?
At the same time as the decree of marriage came down, Zhao Shu also received the will of Emperor Mingde, ordering the Yongwang Mansion to find a beautiful man, who was comparable to the beautiful man of Doli Tower.
Holding the holy decree, he carefully read it many times, and Zhao Shu chuckled, "Go, bring me the sevenfold of Zhen." ”
Zhen Qizhong has been hidden by Zhao Shu, she wants to be able to use it one day, and sure enough, she can use it now.
The hesitation was hidden relatively hidden, and when Zhen Qizhong was brought to Zhao Shu, it was already five days later.
Zhen Qizhong, who has been locked up for a long time, has lost a lot of weight, but it looks even more pitiful.
"How's it going, how are the girls you are serving?" Zhao Shu asked slowly.
Zhen Qizhong glared at Zhao Shu angrily, and wanted to pounce, but was blocked by Xiao Guozi, he had little strength, and he was not Xiao Guozi's opponent, so he could only stare at Zhao Shu, "You killed me!" ”
"I'm not the kind of person who cares about people's lives, and you haven't broken the law, why should I kill you, besides, even if you break the law, you will have your own court rules and regulations to punish you, and the county lord doesn't have the time to care about you."
She smiled extremely indifferently, but it made Zhen Qizhong creepy, and her heart trembled, this woman is too terrible!
"What? Do you resent me? I treat you with good food and drink, and I will find you a beautiful woman, but you hate me? I've never seen such an ungrateful person, who have you ever seen treat captives so kindly? ”
Xiao Guozi and Chu Chun glanced at each other, and the two said, "The slave/slave has never seen it." ”
Zhao Shu smiled, "Let Midsummer dress him up, and take it to the emperor tomorrow, such a beauty, I'm afraid it's no worse than Dorita." ”
In fact, in terms of the sophistication of his appearance, Zhen Qizhong is not as good as Dorita, but he has a white lotus-like temperament around him, but he throws off Dolita a few streets, dresses up a little, and paints his eyebrows and makeup, which should not be too bad.
However, she didn't plan to use Zhen Qiju to make a difference.
"Yes." Xiao Guo Zi should go down and twist Zhen Qizhong.
The speed of Sheng Xia and the others was also very fast, and in half an hour, they cleaned up Zhen Qizhong as if they had changed people, packed up, and brought people to Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu was startled, looked at Zhen Qizhong carefully, and found that the eyebrows had been trimmed, the nose hair was cut, and the face was covered with fat powder.
The hairstyle has also been changed, the long hair hangs down behind him, the wide white robe, and a little cinnabar between the eyebrows, the whole person has a new look, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as reborn.
After reading it, Zhao Shu sighed, "Three points of beauty and seven points of dressing, it is really a magical technology, okay, take it into the palace."
As she spoke, the person lay on her back in the chaise longue, not intending to move.
"County Lord, aren't you going?"
"Don't go, what are you going to do, Xiao Guozi, you bring a few people in." She commanded down, yawned, and was seriously sleepy.
Xiao Guozi had no choice but to call a few people, twisted Zhen Qizhong, and went out of the Yongwang Mansion.
He knew that Zhao Shu must be planning something, so he had a heart, first sent someone to deliver a message to the palace, so that Emperor Mingde knew, and then sent someone to Jingzhao Mansion to let Jingzhao Mansion send someone to escort him.
After doing this, he went to the palace.
Yongwangfu is not far from the palace, but it is not close.
Along the way, it was actually very quiet and peaceful, but when it came to the street with few people, a few black-clothed people suddenly killed from both sides, and the black-clothed people were agile, and the yacha of Jingzhao Mansion was not his opponent at all.
The most noteworthy thing is that the fragrance of white camellia wafts in, and the black clothes on those in black are embroidered with the same white camellia.
Xiao Guozi frowned, "White Camellia? ”
Before he could figure it out, he listened: "Chief, Zhen Qiju has been robbed!" ”
"Chase!" He shouted, but he didn't walk fast under his feet, seeing that the man in black disappeared in front of him after a while, he pretended to be distressed, "It's over, why don't you notify Lord Hu quickly and search the whole city?" ”
He yelled at the yacha, "This is a beautiful man that the county lord has worked so hard to find, and he wants to compete with the beautiful man from the Huns, if he can't find it, the emperor's throne will not be guaranteed!" (To be continued.) )