Chapter Eighty-Five: Listen to the Stars
Shen Zhengqing turned his head in surprise, and An Su pointed to his waist as he looked like he was: "Lord Shen, the jade slave has been returned to you, and it is sandwiched between your belts." What was thrown into the pond was nothing more than a tie tied to a jade plaque. ”
Shen Zhengqing was slightly stunned, but in a blink of an eye, he laughed again: "Queen Mother, the minister admits defeat." ”
"It's really rare to hear the word admit defeat from Lord Shen!" The Queen Mother was very happy, and raised her hand towards Ansu, "Shangguan Ansu, you have answered all three difficult questions correctly, and the mourning family will give you the gold medal for avoiding death according to what I said before." ”
Originally, I just wanted to help Xu Meiren, but I didn't expect to receive this unexpected joy, An Su accepted the gold medal and thanked the emperor and the queen mother according to etiquette, which caused many people at the banquet to be red. Shen Zhengqing lost a gold medal for avoiding death, and he should have been angry in his heart, but at this time, his face was calm, and he only locked his eyes firmly on An Su.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, since Lord Shen's problems have been asked, there is still one person who wants to dedicate to the Emperor and the Queen Mother." Lu Zixun walked to the hall with the man wearing an alien costume beside him.
"Oh? Zixun, what do you have in mind, come to mourn and listen? ”
"Queen Mother, the minister brought a strange man this time, he is a famous stargazer in Wu State, who can see the good and bad trends of things from the stars, as well as people's blessings and misfortunes."
"What Master Lu said is slightly similar to Xiangshi divination." Liu Ying interjected at the right time.
"The emperor is wise, but the Xiangshi divination is the saying of Qimen Dunjia, while the stargazer looks at the stars, although they are similar, they are also completely different."
"Alright, Zixun, since you brought people, then try it!" The Queen Mother frustrated Shen Zhengqing's spirit, and she was in a good mood at this time.
"Burning Feather, let's start!" Lu Zixun raised his head to the man, he bowed to the queen of heaven, and then turned around and walked to the railing on the edge of the Xingyue platform, looking up to carefully observe the stars on the platform.
"In the seven houses of the south, the ghost golden sheep rushed forward and wanted to attack, and the lord was frightened. Changle Palace is the head, the east and west six palaces are at the end, the tiled stars are equivalent to the Ziwei Palace, and the ghost golden sheep settles in the Huanning Palace. Burning Yu muttered to himself a few times, and then said this to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother listened, but she didn't quite understand the meaning.
"The mourning family heard that you mentioned Changle Palace and Huanning Palace, what does this mean?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, among the Seven Nakshatras in the south, the ghost golden sheep is the star that the Lord is frightened by. And the palace and the stars are combined together, Changle Palace and Huanning Hall are all enclosed by the ghost golden sheep, if it is not cracked, the Queen Mother is afraid that the people in the Huanning Palace will be frightened and damage the phoenix body. Lu Zixun explained the words of Burning Feather.
When the Queen Mother was young, she was amazed and felt that my fate was up to me, but now that she is older, she has begun to believe in these fateful theories, and she believes more and more powerfully. Originally, he just listened to Gu Wenzhou's words and studied Huang Laozhi's doctrine, which was also very helpful to Jiangshan Sheji, but now that Burning Yu said it conclusively, the Queen Mother was not even suspicious.
"How do you think it can be solved?"
"This astrological sign is not too problematic, it's just that the emperor and the queen mother should not approach the Huanning Hall in the past two months, and do not meet with anyone in the Huanning Palace." Burning Feather's gaze glanced at Madame Emei, "Of course, if the Huanning Hall can be blocked, everyone in the hall will be grounded for two months, and it will be even better." ”
Liu Ying saw that the Queen Mother seemed to be seriously considering his suggestion, and instantly panicked: "Queen Mother, how innocent is Xu Meiren?" How innocent are the palace people of Huanning Palace? How could they be grounded for two months just because of a word from this person? ”
The Queen Mother waved her hand: "It's just grounded, everything else is as usual, and Xu Meiren will not be wronged." Besides, it's only two months, and it can naturally be released after two months. ”
Listening to the queen mother's meaning, it seems that she has decided to do what this person said. An Su hurriedly spoke: "Queen Mother, please listen to the slave maid, the astrological statement is really not credible......"
As soon as An Su's words came out, he was interrupted by the Queen Mother: "Shangguan Ansu, the mourning family knows that you have sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and you will be able to speak frankly and frankly with crooked reasoning, but your move will put the mourning family and the emperor in danger." Why do you want to use up the gold medal you just won on the spot? ”
"Queen Mother, slave maid ......" An Su wanted to say something, but Xu Meiren pulled the corners of her clothes in private.
"The queen mother, the concubines think about the emperor and the queen mother, and are willing to take the palace people with the palace to be grounded in Huanning Hall for two months." Xu Meiren smiled faintly at Liu Ying.
"Xu Meiren understands the righteousness so well, when you are lifted from the grounding in the future, the mourning family will definitely reward you." The Queen Mother's expression finally eased a little, and she allowed Xu Meiren to return to the palace after the night banquet to start grounding.
"Queen Mother......" Liu Ying's voice was drowned in the cheerful singing and dancing, no one saw the helplessness of the emperor, everyone was racking their brains to think about how to flatter the queen mother, and no one noticed him.
A good family banquet caused so much unpleasantness in vain. An Su caught a glimpse of Lady Emei and Burning Feather looking at each other, but even if they looked at it, they couldn't do anything about it. This game is obviously aimed at Xu Meiren, they are all insiders, and there is no way to break the game.
After all, nothing else happened at the next night banquet, Xu Meiren forcibly suppressed the depression in her heart, and reluctantly glanced at Liu Ying a few more times, so that she could talk about comfort in the next two months. After the night banquet was over, An Su and Mo Sheng helped the slightly drunk Xu Meiren back to Huanning Palace. The guards who came immediately locked the gate of Huanning Palace, blocking the moonlight and lights from the door, and they guarded the door, and it was easy to get out.
An Su turned around and looked at the closed door, and felt a lot more relaxed, although it was grounded, it also meant that in the next two months, the people of their Huanning Hall would be able to be happy in this small world. After all, they can't get out, and people outside can't come in, so they don't have to be vigilant at all times, always worried that someone will harm Xu Meiren.
It's just that An Su is so relaxed, but others don't think so, especially Xu Meiren, who hasn't seen Liu Ying for two months. She has always cared about her image in front of Liu Ying, but today she is so drunk that she almost collapses. An Su felt a little guilty when she looked at it, as the big palace maid next to Xu Meiren, she couldn't help her prevent this catastrophe from heaven, and she really couldn't help Xu Meiren take her out of Yongxiang.
"Niang Niang is drunk, hurry up and settle down to rest!" An Su and Mo Sheng were worried that there would be a lot of noise to Xu Meiren, so they only left two girls to serve with them.
"Hongu is not drunk, you all go down!" Xu Meiren seemed to be delirious, but now she is quiet.
"Mother, is it really okay?" Ansu is still a little worried.
"This palace is fine, if you are really not at ease, you will take turns to take care of it." Xu Meiren knew that they also had good intentions, so she finally compromised.
"Sister Moshang, everyone is tired today, you take them down to rest for a while, I'll accompany Niangniang first, and you can come back to change me in a few hours."
"Okay." Mo Shang was indeed a little tired, so she answered and took the maidservants down to rest.
"Ansu, you go and close the door of the dormitory." After Moshang and the others left, Xu Meicai gave another order.
"No." An Su knew that Xu Meiren was uncomfortable at this time, so she didn't say much, just do what she asked.
"Ansu, two months will pass soon, right?" Xu Meiren didn't know if she was drunk or uncomfortable in her heart, and she was in a trance when she spoke.
Ansu had to follow her words and comfort: "Yes, it will pass soon." ”
"The emperor has had several beauties recently, and the time to come to Huanning Hall is already short, and the palace is now grounded, and the emperor will not come again." Xu Meiren's voice was a little whimpering, because she was really drunk, "Ansu, you said that after two months, will the emperor still remember that there is a person in this palace?" ”
"Niangniang is too worried, at today's night banquet, the emperor spent half of his time focusing on Niangniang. It's only been two months, and after this time, the emperor will still favor Niangniang. An Su said, but his heart became sour.
In the past, I thought that the people in this deep palace, whether they were masters or slaves, were gritting their teeth and staying up, no one was more bitter than anyone, and no one was easier than others. But now, it seems that those ladies who seem to be high above have even more pain in their hearts. They have to care about their image in front of the emperor at any time, for fear that if something goes wrong, they will be disgusted by the emperor, and they live in fear all day long. Even if it is as beautiful as a beauty, it is just that.
"Ansu, this palace is actually reluctant to enter the palace, there are many battles in the deep palace, once you fall into it, you will inevitably be involved in the turmoil. The palace doesn't like such a frightened life, but when the palace saw the emperor traveling in microclothes, it felt that nothing else mattered, and only wanted to be closer to him. Xu Meiren leaned her head lightly on the edge of the bed, her eyes were full of memories, she reached out and grabbed the pendant next to the bed, as if she wanted to grasp that fleeting beauty.
"For the sake of the emperor, Niangniang really doesn't care about anything." An Sumo sighed. She didn't understand it before, but she and Gu Wenzhou went all the way to the present, and she seemed to understand it a little. It's just that she hasn't encountered such a dilemma as Xu Meiren, and if she encounters it in the future, she may be as painful as Xu Meiren.
"Ansu, do you think this palace is worth it? gave up freedom, just to catch the emperor's shadow. ”
An Su helped Xu Meiren lie down, and helped her cover the quilt before replying: "If Niangniang doesn't regret it, it's worth it." ”
Xu Meiren seems to agree with Ansu's statement, or maybe she just wants someone to give her an answer.
Later, the two talked for a while, Xu Meiren seemed to be really drunk, and talked nonsense, and slowly fell asleep after a while. An Su quietly extinguished the lights, leaving only two candles lit, and then retreated lightly, hoping that Xu Meiren could sleep peacefully.