Chapter 59: Intercession
But in the emperor's heart, the county lord is a family, so important, why should he be kept outside the palace?
During lunch, Feng Feihan sandwiched a piece of white meat to Tang Ningnan, and saw that she was a little stunned.
"What are you thinking?"
"The concubine is thinking, the emperor likes the county lord so much, why doesn't he let the county lord live in the palace all the time?"
"Yunshang's father is just the son of a wealthy businessman in the capital, and later did not run well, and owed a lot of debts, my mother and the emperor have never agreed to their marriage, when Yunshang was born, Sister A was kicked out of the palace, but Yunshang's father was killed by debt collectors, and Sister A also died of depression.
Yunshang has not been recognized by the clans, until I ascended the throne and canonized Sister as the eldest princess of Chengle, Yunshang was the lord of the county, and Sister Ah, who had passed away for so long, was counted as entering the temple, but Yunshang said that she was used to staying outside the palace and was unwilling to live in the palace, so I didn't force it. Feng Feihan opened his mouth to explain.
"So that's the case, it's rare for Yunshang to have such a lively personality now." Tang Ningnan felt distressed in her heart, although she also lost her mother and father at a young age, she has always been loved by her grandmother, but Yunshang was disgusted by her grandmother and grandfather, and it was difficult to enter the house.
Tang Ningnan, who knew this, was better to Feng Yunsheng, and she had taken her to learn the piano with Concubine Dan in the past few days, originally planning to teach her to learn the flute by herself, but Feng Yunshang seemed to be more interested in the piano.
"When I learn, the three of us can play two pianos and one flute, and the piano and flute ensemble, and then let the queen mother chant poetry, it must be very interesting!" Feng Yunshang sat on the grass, imagining the future scene, but was patted on the head by Tang Ningnan.
"Then why don't you hurry up and learn? Saying that you are smart is that you are always distracted, and you can't learn for long to play with other things. ”
Zhao Tang really felt interesting when he saw the scene in front of him, and hid his face and laughed.
The three of them sometimes played and frolicked, sometimes played the piano and played the flute seriously, and the Qingren Palace was a bright and cheerful scene.
"Niangniang, the little master is back!" Bai Shao happily rushed into the Moon Pool Palace, and Concubine Hua was leaning on the jade chair, boredly playing with the armor in her hands.
The moment she heard Bai Shao speak, her gloomy eyes lit up, "Really? ”
"It's true, Niangniang, everyone has arrived at the city gate, and the emperor has gone to greet him now."
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, and when you come back to the palace, you will be saved." Hua Jieyu got up from the jade chair and paced back and forth in the hall.
"Bai Shao, you said that Zhaohua is back, when will the emperor lift the grounding in the palace, and when will he restore the position of the palace."
"Niangniang, don't worry, the little master will win a big victory, the prime minister will definitely be more supported in the court, and it will be a matter of time before you are reinstated!"
"Let's go out and have a look." Concubine Hua pulled Bai Shao and wanted to go out of the hall.
was hurriedly stopped by Bai Shao: "Niangniang, you forgot that you are still grounded and can't go out."
"Of course this palace knows, this palace is just going to the door to see."
Bai Shao couldn't cry and laughed: "Niangniang, you are in the harem, how can you see the scene of the little young master?" ”
"The palace always feels that this can be faster, the palace can see Zhaohua soon, and the emperor can restore the position of the palace as soon as possible." Hua Jieyu still stubbornly walked to the palace gate, poked her head out and looked outside the palace gate, there was a little loss in her voice, but more of it was impatient.
But when I went out, I saw only the deep palace alley, and the neatly arranged maids walked quickly with their heads bowed against the wall, and their figures gradually faded away, and compared with the vermilion tall palace wall, it seemed so short.
The situation is the same as usual, and there is no abnormal omen that indicates that Hua Jieyu can immediately lift the grounding and return to the concubine position.
I can't even hear if Zhaohua is staggered.
Hua Jieyu's chest gave birth to a sense of loneliness, which she had never felt before, since Tang Ningnan was noticed by Feng Feihan, it seemed that things had begun to go wrong.
The palace door was slammed shut by Hua Jieyu, and Bai Shao beside her trembled in shock.
"What's wrong with you, mother? Shouldn't you be happy? ”
"What is there to be happy about, there is no lifting of the ban and no reset points at the moment, no matter how much you want, it is vain." Hua Jieyu walked into the hall in three steps and two steps.
Bai Shao brought her a bowl of tea and comforted her: "Niangniang, can you not believe the prime minister?" According to the slave maid, don't worry, just sit in the palace and wait for the emperor to restore your holy decree!
It stands to reason that the general will hold a banquet in the Xuanye Hall to wash the dust for the soldiers, but Feng Feihan chose a banquet in the higher-level Hu Yuan Palace, which is a privilege that the prince only enjoys when he returns from the expedition.
It's just that only Sima and his son were invited to this banquet, and the rest of the soldiers were still in the Xuanye Palace.
Sima Bin and Sima Zhaohua stood outside Hu Yuan's hall to welcome Feng Feihan's arrival.
"Dad, isn't it unruly for the emperor to hold a banquet here?" Sima Zhaohua whispered in Sima Bin's ear.
"What does this mean by non-conformity? What the emperor decides is the rules! ”
"But this is a etiquette that only a prince can use? I'm just a young general who has just entered the battlefield, and I was lucky to come back with a victory......"
Sima Bin straightened his body, squinted his eyes and glanced at Sima Zhaohua, who was a head taller than him, with a complicated complexion, as if he was looking at a piece of rotten wood.
"Why are you so submissive, go out and lose my Sima Bin's face, and when you come back from winning the battle, the emperor will give you the honor of giving you a banquet in Hu Yuandian, and you will accept it with dignity! This shows that the emperor is very fond of you, and there will be more important positions for you to hold in the future. ”
"Got it, Dad." was reprimanded by his father, Sima Zhaohua had no choice but to retract his head and stand beside him obediently.
"The emperor has arrived." Su Mingju's voice rang out.
"Weichen and Xiaoer Zhaohua see the emperor."
"The last general will see the emperor."
"Both of you are the heroes of my beam, don't be polite, please get up." Feng Feihan stood majestically and upright between Sima and his son, exuding an inviolable aura around him.
"Now that you're all here, let's take a seat!" Feng Feihan walked straight into the hall.
The three of them sat down, and the dishes had already been served.
"The prime minister doesn't have to be polite, we are still a family in private." Feng Feihan raised the wine glass in his hand and motioned for Sima Bin to move his chopsticks.
Sima Zhaohua raised his eyes and looked at Sima Bin, who was sitting opposite, and saw that he had moved his chopsticks, so he picked up the bowl and ate it.
It was a great honor to say that it was a great honor to catch the wind and wash the dust in Hu Yuandian, but Sima Zhaohua was uncomfortable at this meal, Feng Feihan didn't say a word, just unhurriedly asked Su Mingdu to give him the cloth vegetables, and ate it slowly.
Sima Zhaohua looked up at Feng Feihan for a while, and looked up at his father for a while, but neither of the two spoke.
The palace banquet was naturally delicious, but he really couldn't eat this scene, and the food sent into his mouth tasted the same as chewing wax, which was not as good as the rice he cooked casually in a cauldron when he was hungry and tired on the battlefield.
When the roasted whole sheep was served, it meant that the banquet was about to end, Sima Bin couldn't hold it back, took a glass of wine and stood up: "Your Majesty, Weichen respects you with a glass." ”
"Prime Minister Duo Li, thanks to you for cultivating such a talent like Zhaohua for the Great Liang, and repelling the Mata army and winning a complete victory, it should be I respect you." Feng Feihan drank all the wine in the cup, and returned the salute to the father and son.
"Your Majesty, these days, Zhaohua is fighting on the front line, Weichen has been dealing with it in the rear, and he doesn't know much about the affairs in the palace.
Weichen thought about it day and night and felt ashamed and uneasy, and apologized to the emperor here for Hua Jieyu, hoping that the emperor could remember that Hua Jieyu used to be the emperor's assistant to the sixth palace, and for the sake of hard work, don't be too harsh. Sima Bin bowed and said, glancing at Sima Zhaohua at one point.
But Sima Zhaohua frowned, but he didn't see it, buried his head and shaved the rice in his bowl, waiting for Sima Zhaohua to take his words, and then say a few words for Shuhua, it can be seen that he looks like this, Sima Bin didn't know what to say next for a while.
But Feng Feihan spoke first: "Prime Minister don't worry, Hua Jieyu has been grounded for so long, and she has been keeping to herself, I think she has learned a lesson, I will not be harsh on her, I plan to lift her grounding in a few days, restore her to the concubine, and make her less embarrassed in the palace." ”
"Thank you to the emperor, Weichen thinks that Concubine Hua Niangniang will be very happy to know, but I used to call Concubine Hua Niangniang before, and it is a little difficult to adapt to suddenly changing my name to Hua Jieyu and Hua Concubine." Sima Bin is really greedy, the emperor has relented, lifted the grounding, and restored Sima Shuhua to the position of concubine, but he still wants to knock on the side and let the emperor restore her concubine position.
How could Feng Feihan not understand the meaning of his words? He said coldly: "Since you don't adapt, then adapt." ”
Sima Bin was interested, no longer spoke, and the three of them were relatively speechless, until the meal was finished, Feng Feihan nodded and saluted, and left Hu Yuandian directly.
"Dad, what do you mean by the emperor, who received us in Hu Yuandian and was so cold to us." Sima Zhaohua was confused, Feng Feihan left, and quickly rushed to Sima Bin's side.
"How do I know? However, the emperor lifted Shuhua's grounding, it can be seen that the emperor is not bad for our Sima family, although it is only a concubine, but the future is long, Shuhua will give birth to one or two princes for the emperor in the future, and it is not impossible to become a concubine, but it is you. Sima Bin looked hard at Sima Zhaohua's father's forehead with the back of his hand.
"What's wrong with me?" Sima Zhaohua was in pain, holding his head and stepping back.
"I just gave you a look and asked you to take the opportunity to ask for a favor for Shuhua, you're good, when you don't see it, concentrate on eating your food, you have a long ability, right?"
Sima Zhaohua avoided his body, facing Sima Bin sideways, and his forehead was twisted into the word "Chuan".
"I can't tell." Said angrily.
"Can't tell? What's the use of raising you so big? finally came back with a military feat, but I didn't dare to say a word in front of the emperor, don't say that you are my Sima Bin's son when you go out, shame. ”
"How do I say that? I have also heard about Xiao Guifei, that incident was originally my sister's fault, how could I open my mouth to plead with the emperor on behalf of my sister? Sima Zhaohua spoke, and the Sichuan character on his head became more obvious.