In the ninth year of Jingde, Empress Guo died of illness, and the emperor proposed to establish the Li family as the queen, which was opposed by the ministers. Among them, the elder Gao was particularly fiercely opposed. He repeatedly pointed out to the emperor that Liu's background was low, he had no children, and he was not suitable for being a queen.

Although the emperor was the Son of Heaven, he could not insist on going his own way, so he had to give up and temporarily promoted Li to Concubine De, and the post of queen was vacant for three years.

Three years later, Li gave birth to a son, and the emperor made Li the queen. And this year, Empress Li is forty-three years old.

"Chunyang, the emperor's illness is ...... The Gao and Cui families control the government openly and secretly, although they are the pillars of the country, it is difficult to ensure that they do not have two hearts. Jingqi is young, less is not more important, the lord is weak and the minister is strong, which is a taboo for the country! ”

Queen Li clenched her fingers and sighed faintly: "What's more, the events of the year can be hidden from everyone in the world, but I am afraid that I can't hide it from the old man of Gaofu." ”

Chunyang was slightly stunned, and hurriedly said: "What happened back then, how could it be ...... when Old Master Gao was outside the palace?"

Empress Li snorted coldly: "That old fox, since the first emperor, has been the first emperor's minister, and there are some things, he is afraid that he also has doubts in his heart." It's just that there's no evidence. ”

Chunyang's heart jumped suddenly, and he hurriedly said: "Niangniang, how can this be good, in case it ......"

Empress Li sighed slightly: "On the couch, how can you allow others to peep!" Chunyang, what do you say this palace should be? ”

Chunyang figured out the queen's thoughts, pondered for a long time, and said: "Back to the queen, the slave maid doesn't understand the major affairs of the court, and the slave maid only knows that if she encounters something difficult when she is a child, she will discuss it with her family. ”

Empress Li glanced at her deeply and smiled with relief: "This palace has not seen Mrs. Xiaoyao Hou for some days. ”

"Isn't it, slave and maid. I guess it's going to be a month! Chunyang smiled.

Empress Li nodded with a light smile.

"Slave and maid, let's arrange it." Chunyang raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Empress Li waved her hand and said, "I'm not in a hurry. Did the prince read the book well in the past two days? ”

Chunyang smiled: "The queen is worried, why don't you go and see for yourself?" I heard that the prince always has to read until the fourth watch to sleep these days. ”

Empress Li's face sank. Some can't sit still.

"How can this kid collapse his body like this? Fast. Let the Imperial House stew some supplements, and I'll see later. ”

Chunyang bowed down and smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, slave and maid, let's go!" ”

Chunyang had just taken two steps, and Father-in-law Xia hurriedly came in with Qian'er. He glanced at Chunyang, who paused and followed.

Gonggong Xia came to the queen and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, the emperor finished approving the pleats last night, for some reason." Went to Chonghua Palace! ”

A faint sentence came out of Father-in-law Xia's mouth softly, Chunyang's heart beat when he heard it, and he was busy looking at the queen with his eyes.

The queen's face remained calm.

In the palace of Zhengyang Palace, there was no sound of silence.

The queen slowly raised her hand, and Chunyang hurriedly supported it.

A faint smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and instantly turned into a cold ridicule, and the awe-inspiring momentum behind a country was revealed.

Chunyang and Father-in-law Xia glanced at each other and lowered their heads in unison.

Long. A soft voice sounded faintly.

"Tomorrow, let the Marquis of Xiaoyao enter the palace."

……

The capital of Xin has always been expensive in the south and rich in the east. West lively.

The Sanmiao Hutong in the south of the city has always been a place where dignitaries gather.

There is a deep house compound at the mouth of the alley, and the main entrance of the mansion. There are two large stone lions squatting in the middle of one left and one right, lifelike. Above the main entrance. There is a plaque, on the plaque "Xiaoyao Hou Mansion" four big characters carved dragon flying phoenix dance.

The Xiaoyao Mansion occupies a huge area. The pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard are water pavilions, winding paths are secluded, green tiles and white walls, it can be described as carved beams and painted buildings, Qionglou Yuyu, rich to the extreme.

The black luxury carriage slowly walked to the main gate of the Hou Mansion, and the steward of the Hou Mansion, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him, personally helped the people in the carriage down, and said respectfully: "The Hou Ye has returned to the house!" ”

Li Yingjie is around fifty, slightly chubby, fair complexion, and well-defined. His eyes narrowed, he looked at the steward, and walked into the courtyard with his head held high.

"Where's Madame?"

Li Feng followed closely behind the Hou Mansion and said busily: "Back to the Hou Mansion, Madame has prepared wine and food in the room, and is waiting for the Hou Mansion to eat, and has already sent someone to ask several times." Li Feng followed closely behind Hou Ye

"Well, you're back home?" Li Yingjie paused and looked back.

"Back to the Hou Ye, the third master asked a few friends to visit Xishan today, and he hasn't returned home yet."

"On a cold day, when you run into the mountains, you are not afraid of freezing yourself. Quickly send someone to take a look, so that he can go home sooner if he has nothing to do. Li Yingjie threw his sleeves away.

"Yes, the little one will send someone!"

……

The White Jade Courtyard is the most luxurious courtyard of the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion, and it is the daily residence of the Hou Ye and his wife.

As soon as Li Yingjie stepped into the White Jade Courtyard, a clever little maid greeted him, and at the door of the house, a middle-aged lady greeted him with a smile: "Master Hou is back!" ”

The noble lady's surname is Qian, her name is slow, her mother's family was originally a military general, and her ancestors once followed the founding emperor to fight the country, but unfortunately the official position is too small, and the country was pacified afterwards, and only a small military attache was made, and there was not much oil and water.

Fortunately, Qian Xuan's father, Qian Hong, is quite brainy, knows how to drill the camp, and is the deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu, although he is only an official position of the sixth grade, he already has real power.

Qian is sociable, bold, three teachings and nine streams, and all five elements and eight works are communicative. One year, I happened to meet Yao Yingjie, a wealthy businessman engaged in jewelry and jade in Beijing, and saw that his words were good, and he was generous, and after a few glasses of water and wine, he immediately became a confidant.

At that time, Yao Yingjie was thirty-two years old, and there was only one concubine in the house, and he had not yet married a wife and had children. Qian Hong saw that Yao Yingjie looked good, his facial features were quite blessed, the jewelry business was in full swing, and he had a cousin who had just entered the palace as a concubine. Qian Hong gritted her teeth and gambled, and gave her only daughter Xu to Yao Ying's masterpiece in the main room.

This gamble is earth-shattering. When Qian saw that his father had married him to a merchant, and that he was so old, he was so angry that he picked up the scissors and was about to twist his hair to be a sister-in-law, which frightened everyone.

That Qian Hong ignored the old wife's crying and wiping her tears, ignored her daughter's search for death and life, and ignored the bitter pleading of her sons. I tied people up and got into a sedan chair.

Unbeknownst to him, the Yao family's wedding banquet had not yet dispersed, and there was a will in the palace. directly sealed Yao Yingjie as a six-grade idle official. As soon as Qian saw this, he obediently entered the cave room.

Since then, Yao Yingjie has been lucky. As soon as the cousin's position in the palace rises, his official position will rise with him.

It is also good luck to say that the first queen Guo died of illness in the tenth year of Jingde, and in the thirteenth year of Jingde, Li gave birth to a prince, and the mother was directly canonized as the queen by the emperor by virtue of her son.

In the third year when Li was canonized as empress, the emperor remembered that there was no one in his mother's family, so he made an exception and gave him the surname Li and made him a marquis. The money that was forced to marry at the beginning was slow. In this way, she became the lady of the Hou Mansion in a dignified manner.

Qian is now forty, has been pampered for a long time, and is extremely well maintained, and looks like he is only in his early thirties, and his slightly blessed face is still as white and tender as ever.

She personally poured a glass of wine for Hou Ye, and said with a smile: "Niang Niang called the master today, but what is the matter?" ”

Li Yingjie didn't speak, and drank a glass of wine. After using a few chopsticks, he said, "Tomorrow, you will go back to the house in person." ”

Qian was slightly shocked, but said with a smile: "What does the master command?" ”

Li Yingjie looked at her fixedly, and said with a straight face: "It's not important." There's a little thing that my uncle needs to do for me! ”

"What?" Qian asked.

Li Yingjie said in a low voice: "Help me check someone?" ”

"What kind of person, the old man is mysterious, and he even hides his concubine."

Li Yingjie took a deep look at her. Said: "The third child of the Cui family." ”

……

The night was deep, and the lights in the courtyard were bright. Gao Zecheng and several aides from the Prime Minister's Office are still discussing state affairs.

Outside the study, a slender figure crept in.

Chen Ping. Chen and the two glanced at each other and stretched out their hands to stop the visitor.

"Girl, stop! Xiangye is discussing things with others, and outsiders are not allowed to trespass! ”

Wang Meiyu raised her head slowly, and her soft, sweet and crisp voice sounded: "I am ordered by my wife to send supper to Xiangye." ”

Chen Ping frowned slightly, and said with a straight face: "Girl, wait a minute, let me report." ”

Wang Meiyu owed a debt and stepped aside with a smile.

The door of the study rang, and three people dressed as scholars walked out one after another, and their eyes fell on Wang Meiyu.

Wang Meiyu tilted her head slightly, hiding her face in the night.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, arched their hands towards Gao Xiangye, who came out later, and retired with meaningful smiles.

Gao Zecheng had already heard the movement outside the study, he raised his eyebrows slightly, Chen Ping, Chen and the two quietly retreated with a lot of eyes.

Wang Meiyu stepped forward lightly and raised her head slowly.

Under the faint and dim light of the courtyard, the woman was dressed in a lilac brocade jacket, her snow-white face was slightly red, and the cherry blossom mouth opened slightly, looking at the man in front of her with a smile.

"Xiangye!"

Gao Zecheng glanced at her lightly and stared coldly.

"Girl, please go back, the study is heavy, and outsiders are not allowed to trespass. For the sake of the old lady today, I will not be held accountable, if there is a ...... next time"

Wang Meiyu's black and shining eyes widened blankly, and tears welled up in her eyes. The tears seemed to be nostalgic for the white skin of the woman, and they refused to fall for a long time, and Rao is iron-hearted person couldn't help but feel unbearable when he saw it.

Gao Zecheng has been through the wind and moon for a long time, and he has been familiar with the wind and snow and the moon for a long time, how to not know the mind of the woman in front of him.

He smiled faintly, ignored it, and walked away.

The man's slender and majestic figure slowly walked out of Wang Meiyu's sight, and a pool of clear water finally fell. She bit her lip aggrievedly, and after a while, she hid her face and wept.

……

"Old lady, Miss Jue went to Hanmo Academy, and she came out crying in less than half a cup of tea, it seems that the old man is not very satisfied." Chunyun said in a low voice.

"Idiot, I can't even hold a man, what do I want her?"

Wang threw away the Buddhist beads in his hand, and displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Chunlan hurriedly said with a smile: "Old lady, Miss Jue is thin-skinned, and I am afraid that some words will not be able to be spoken." Don't worry, old lady, maybe you can get things done if you go back and train well. ”

"Thin-skinned?"

Wang stroked his forehead tiredly and sneered: "If you are thin-skinned, don't even enter the door of the Gao family, why bother me with this thought." (To be continued......)