Chapter 293: Stalling for Time
As night fell, there was a lot of singing and laughter in the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and Shayi's Ama was enjoying the singing and dancing while drinking fine wine, and she was very happy.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Sha Yi couldn't be happy, and sat beside him Ama and cried and wiped his tears and said, "Amma, my beloved Ling'er is about to be accepted as the imperial concubine by the emperor, what should I do?" You know, I love Walling, I can't live without her.
"Child, there is no grass at the end of the world, why bother to love a flower. I said can you have a little luck, you must know that it is going to rain, and my mother is going to remarry, what can I do. Besides, is Prime Minister Nawa a person to mess with? If you marry his daughter, it is estimated that you will definitely be tortured to death by Prime Minister Wa in the future, and you will have half a life left. Sha Yi's Ama looked at Sha Yi and said sympathetically.
"Amma, even if I am tortured to death by Prime Minister Wa for the sake of Valing, I am willing. You must know that I really like Valing, not to mention Su Fan and Su Zhuang, who suffered from lovesickness for Waling, and now I am suffering from lovesickness with them. I couldn't see Waring for a day, and my heart was empty, and I felt that life was boring. Amma, I'm your only son, you must think about me! Sha Yi looked at Ama wiping her tears and prayed sticky.
"I said, son, don't expect me to help you. You must know that I prevented the emperor from marrying a married woman, but I was dismissed from my official position, and these decades are equivalent to wasting my time. Now that you can finally enter the court as an official and do something practical for the court and the people, don't toss anymore and forget about Valing. Lao Dingbeihou looked at Sha Yi's sad appearance, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him very sincerely.
"No, Amma, I can't look down on any woman now, you must know that once you like the best, it will be difficult to like other inferior ones, this is the helplessness of being a human being!" Sha Yi said very sadly, you must know that in order to forget about Valing, he just selected all the beauties in the house, but unfortunately, he didn't like any of them.
Looking at Sha Yi's sad, lonely and lovelorn appearance, Lao Dingbeihou felt very helpless, thinking about how his son was so vulnerable, how could he live and die for a woman so quickly. So I secretly made up my mind in my heart, and planned to enter the palace one day to see what kind of woman this Waling was, and how could she be so charming.
Zhao Hu had been staring at Su Fan for several days, and finally took advantage of his washing of his face to ask him, "Brother Fan, are you really going to participate in the imperial examination?" ”
"Isn't it okay for big brother? You know, this is the only way to save Walling, and I can't just give up. Su Fan and Zhao Hu said very seriously, he planned to win the civil and military champion.
"Su Fan, I know that it will be easy for you to ask for a Chinese martial arts champion, but even if you win the Wenwu champion, will the emperor be able to agree to your request?" Could it be that Prime Minister Wa is lying to you? Zhao Hu looked at Su Fan and said what he thought in his heart very worriedly.
"Brother Hu, I also know that the emperor is a man of his word, but what can be done? As long as there is the only one in a thousand hope of saving Valing, I will not give up. Whether it works or not, I'm going to give it a try. In short, it's better to try than not to try, you must know that if I really win the civil and military champion, if the emperor can't agree to my request, then I will have no regrets and no regrets in this life. If I knew there was a way to go, but I didn't do it, I'm afraid I'd regret it for the rest of my life. Su Fan said to Zhao Hu very sincerely.
"Brother Fan, you must know that Ling'er is a beautiful and lovely girl, anyone who sees her will want to marry her, you see that now it is not only our three brothers who want to be wrong with her, but even Sha Yi is starting to think about her. If all this hadn't been caused by him, it is estimated that the emperor would not have noticed Ling'er. Zhao Hu was very angry and complained to Su Fan.
"Brother Tiger, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided. The emperor wants Navaring to be the imperial concubine, which does not want to overflow. You must know that it was Wa Ling who saved the emperor with good intentions, even if Sha Yi wanted to hide all this, he couldn't hide it. The emperor has seen too many women, and he must have recognized the identity of Waring as a woman disguised as a man at a glance, how can we be so stupid as we are, living with Waring for so long, and not knowing whether she is a man or a woman. Su Fan told Zhao Hu the truth, hoping that Zhao Hu would not blame Sha Yi.
Listening to what Su Fan said made sense, Zhao Hu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Fan, I know that I can't compete with you, but I still hope that you can cheer up, be sure to get the champion of civil and military affairs, and then bring Valing back to our Su Mansion safely." You must know that I am very happy to see you and Waling marry, and I don't want Warling to marry the old man of the emperor. ”
"Brother Tiger, do you know? I don't know why, I used to have a headache when I mentioned participating in the imperial examination, but now when I think that I can marry Valing if I win the top civil and military rank, I am really very confident and powerful. I thought that I must make my wishes come true, and I will succeed immediately. While Su Fan was talking to Zhao Hu, he was completely cheering himself up.
The emperor brought Valing back to the palace, it can be said that he is happy every day, and he always comes to Wanling to talk and chat with her when he is not in the court, hoping that she will not feel lonely and lonely in the palace.
"Ling'er, why do you think you are so beautiful? Just like the flowers, it's really beautiful. The emperor said with a smile as he looked at Valing while drinking tea.
"Your Majesty, there are many beautiful women in the world, like me, I just make you feel beautiful because I am young. But once I get old, you'll think I'm ugly. Valing said to the emperor with a straight face, I hope the emperor will not only look at her now, but let her go. You must know that once a woman is old, she is the same, an old cucumber, and there is nothing to look at.
"No, Ling'er, how can a naturally beautiful woman be beautiful. A beautiful woman like you will definitely be beautiful even if she is old, but I am older than you, and even if you are old, I guess I won't be able to see it, so what you will leave in my mind will always be the most beautiful moment. The emperor was very happy and said with a smile to Valing. I don't care at all about my cold ass with hot love.
"Your Majesty, you're right, you see that you're much older than me, enough to be my Amma. Can I make a request to you? When the emperor was in a good mood, Waring hurriedly wanted to make some requests to him.
"If you have any requests, say them quickly, as long as I can do it, I will grant you. However, except for the fact that I should not be allowed to marry you, you can make any other requests. The emperor looked at Valing and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, of course I didn't mean that I wouldn't let you marry me, you must know that I can marry you, but it is the dream of all women in the world, and I should be happy to have this honor, how can I refuse. I just want to tell you, now that the scientific examination is imminent, if the concubine ceremony is held, I believe that people in the world will scold me. Why don't you wait until after the scientific expedition is held? I don't want the emperor to ruin the reputation of the government, and I don't want all the people in the world to scold me and say that I have brought disaster to the country and the people. In order to win the emperor's sympathy, Valing pretended to be aggrieved and said.
"Ling'er, is it as serious as you say? You must know that I want to accept the imperial concubine, which is my business, and it is related to the people of the world. I can accept it whenever I want, why do I care so much. "The emperor is a very authoritarian person, and he is worried that he will have too many dreams at night, so he unceremoniously refuses to talk to Valing.
Seeing that the emperor was so autocratic, Valing immediately put on a sweet and lovely smile, you must know that her smile can make people's hearts and souls, and I believe that the emperor will not be an exception.
"Your Majesty, I know that you are the emperor and don't care about other people's opinions, but I'm just a little woman, you must know that I entered the palace without power or power, and I don't want to become everyone's enemy as soon as I enter the palace. Your Majesty, after a woman marries into the palace, just the jealousy of the imperial concubines in the harem is enough for her, if the former court ministers impeach this concubine and make the emperor waste the government, I estimate that this imperial concubine will not be able to last long, and she will definitely enter the cold palace immediately. Valing smiled and said to the emperor seriously, hoping that the emperor would accept her suggestion.
Listening to Waling's suggestion, the emperor touched his beard and said thoughtfully: "Do you really have to wait for the scientific expedition?" ”
"Your Majesty, do you think that after the scientific examination, you have selected a talented man, stabilized the court, and then have a concubine ceremony, wouldn't you be more happy?" In order to win the emperor's favor, Valing began to constantly display her woman's charm, which made the emperor fascinated, and he couldn't find the south, south, west, and northwest.
Looking at Valing's sweet and lovely smile, the emperor's heart melted, not to mention that Valing begged him to delay the imperial concubine's ceremony, it is estimated that Valing wanted his life, and he would obediently offer it.
"Your Majesty, if you know that you and I are getting married, I will inform my parents, but my parents can't be found now because of the flood, can you help me find them?" Valing hopes to find her parents and then ask the emperor to recognize her identity as the eldest lady in the prime minister's mansion.
The emperor naturally knew what Wa Ling was thinking, so he replied directly: "Ling'er, you are about to be accepted as the imperial concubine, don't think about it so much." I believe that as long as you are accepted as the imperial concubine, your parents will definitely find you. ”
Seeing that the emperor was no longer in his own trap, Waring knew that the emperor was cunning and cunning, as long as his interests were not involved, he would definitely not even care, so he kept silent and stopped mentioning the matter, planning to find another way to prove his identity.
The day of the imperial court scientific examination is coming soon, and Su Fan can be said to have everything ready, just waiting to go to the examination room.
Standing at the door of the examination room, Zhao Hu, Su Zhuang, and Sha Yi looked at him and said seriously: "Su Fan, I hope you will succeed immediately, we are waiting for your triumphant return." ”
"Don't worry, if nothing happens, I will definitely be able to win the civil and military champions." Su Fan knew his own strength, and he also knew the strength of other people, so he unceremoniously said what he thought in his heart.