Chapter 138: Convergence
The emperor was on his lunch break at this time, Fang Da was waiting in the inner hall, and Qingque led Zi Wei to guard outside. Qingque glanced at the dripping timer, and estimated that the emperor was about to wake up, so he instructed Ziwei to go to the imperial dining room to spread the word that the emperor's afternoon tea could be prepared, and by the way, he went to Si Zhen's room to get back the fan pendant that was sent for repair.
Zi Wei came to the Shanggong Bureau with a familiar car, and before he could enter the gate of Si Zhen's room, he was stopped by Zi Xiao, who came back from an errand: "The girl in front, please wait." ”
Zi Wei turned around and smiled kindly at Zi Xiao: "Qin Zhangzhen, look up for a long time." ”
"Do you recognize me?" Zixiao raised his eyebrows.
"Qin Zhangzhen's name is known to everyone in the Horse Mansion, how can I not know it?"
"It turned out to be my own person, and I have long heard that the concubine arranged a palace maid to walk in front of the palace, but I haven't seen it for several months, fortunately." Zixiao nodded slightly to Zi Wei, and felt a little familiar after carefully playing Quantum Wei: "Have we met somewhere?" ”
"Please take a step forward for Qin Zhangzhen to speak." Zi Wei invited Zi Xiao to a secluded place and continued: "Qin Zhangzhen has a good memory, but do you still remember the color of the Oiran water in the Appreciation Place?" ”
"Ahh You are...... No, I remember the news that Shui Se had died of illness not long ago. Although Zixiao has never seen the real person in the water, she has seen the portrait of the woman in the Appreciation Fang, and the Ziwei in front of her is somewhat similar to the water.
"If the water color is not 'dead', how can Ziwei be 'born'?" Zi Wei meant something.
"But your appearance ......" Zixiao remembered that the appearance of the water color was more gorgeous than that of Ziwei in front of him.
"The owner of the workshop has slightly changed my face, and besides, I have always worn heavy makeup in the workshop, and now I have removed my makeup and it is very different from before." Zi Wei answered Zi Xiao's doubts.
"Since you're an Oiran, you must not be a clear man anymore. If you want to insert it into the Imperial Front, it will take a lot of work, right? "Is it worth the painstaking effort?
"How did Fenghua come over back then, how did I come over, and why is it difficult to rely on the power of the horse?" Zi Wei's eyes darkened, and when he mentioned Feng Hua, he couldn't help but think of the flower dance that died because of it.
"If you don't do a good Oiran, why do you want to enter the palace? What is your purpose? Zixiao didn't understand why Qin Yan or Tassel chose an Oiran who already had a certain reputation among the public to carry out the task.
"What purpose can I have? You should ask yourself, or the pony-sama, right? I'm just doing what I'm told. Zi Wei said with a wry smile.
"You don't have to put eyeliner in front of the king, why is it you in the end?" Zixiao still couldn't believe it.
"Because I'm faithful and wise enough! I am the confidant of the owner, and I also found the remnants of the Tsing Yi Pavilion that hid the Joy Shop for the horse, are you satisfied with this answer? Zi Wei was quite proud.
"Are you saying that the arrest of Qingfeng in Tsing Yi Pavilion is your credit?" Zixiao thought it was a bit interesting.
"Or else? Wind Chimes usually walked closest to me, and her every move naturally couldn't escape my eyes, and I soon found evidence that she was a remnant of Tsing Yi Pavilion. Wind Chime knew that the pony had given up Tsing Yi Pavilion to protect herself, so she was bent on revenge, and it was I who found and stopped her in time. Zi Wei said it plainly.
"You betrayed her." Zixiao said disdainfully.
Zi Wei shrugged his shoulders indifferently and asked, "So what?" I'm loyal to the owner, and the owner is loyal to the horse, and there is a threat to the horse and the owner, shouldn't I report it as a subordinate? Zi Xiao suddenly approached Zixiao and said with a sad smile: "You know what? After the horse tortured Qingfeng, he handed her over to me to dispose of. It's me who took her by hand! Afterwards, she also tore off the piece of skin on Qingfeng's chest with the remnant wings of the green feather butterfly and presented it to Qin Yan for revenge.
"You must have discovered Qingfeng's identity a long time ago and promised her something, that's why she relaxed her vigilance against you, otherwise she wouldn't have been arrested so easily with the vigilance of the members of Tsing Yi Pavilion." One moment they were still the Jinlan sisters, and the next moment they can turn against each other. No matter what reason she deceived Qingfeng, I have to say that this woman is really terrible.
"Whatever you want. Whether I lied to her or not, in short, the result is the same, I caught the spy of Tsing Yi Pavilion. It is true that she sold the wind chimes in exchange for the "entrusted responsibility" she wanted, but there are some things that she may not really deceive the wind chimes.
"What a cunning guy, he is really the most suitable candidate for an errand in the palace." Zixiao has a hunch that this Zi Wei is by no means simple.
"Each other, each other." Zi Wei smiled at Zi and said that he would accept it, and then they did their separate things without mentioning it.
So far, except for a few Cai girls who still live in Chuxiu Palace, only Du Cairen and Hua Yangyu of Qiutang Palace have not slept yet. It's not that the emperor deliberately snubbed them, it's really that these two are too inconspicuous, and the main thing is to play the green head card that the emperor has never seen Hua Yangyu from the beginning. Hua Yangyu was unwilling to accept favor, so he not only bought the imperial doctor to keep calling him sick, but also deliberately offended Wang Chuan, the head of the Jingshifang. Now she is afraid that she is really "hopeless"!
However, there is always a day when the disease is cured, and in order to prevent future problems, Hua Yangyu simply made up an unbelievable illness - the invasion of external evil caused a stroke, and the stroke left a permanent sequelae of facial paralysis. How can a concubine with a stiff face still serve the Holy Driver? With this alone, she is even better than Li Jingxi.
Hua Yangyu, who has no worries about calculating and competing for favor, in addition to often having to endure Zhou Mulin's ridicule, can live a comfortable life.
The crisp autumn day is the most suitable for talking about the piano and music, Hua Yangyu took Man'er to prepare to visit Hua Mansha again at the Palace Music Bureau.
"Tsk, you're going to the palace music bureau again? As a little master, he always has to mix with his subordinates, no wonder he doesn't invite the emperor to see him! Every time I pass by the door of Zhou Mulin's room, I inevitably have to listen to a few such mocking words.
"The little lord is wrong. The emperor did not summon the talented people because of this, but because of the 'illness' of the talented people......" The master and servant laughed evilly. Fu Pei didn't follow Zhou Mulin for a long time, but he learned to be mean but didn't fall into it at all.
Hua Yangyu ignored their provocation and went straight out of Dengyu Pavilion.
However, after she arrived at the palace music bureau, she didn't see Hua Mansha, and after inquiry, she learned that several of their new musicians were announced by the emperor to help the fun.
"Excuse me, which distinguished guest did the Holy Father invite to a banquet today?" Hua Yangyu grabbed a palace maid and asked.
"Back to the little master, it is King Jing, King Min and King Ning to visit the emperor in the palace, and the emperor will leave the three princes for dinner, and by the way, King Min will be invited to taste the works of the new musicians." The palace maid replied.
Hua Yangyu waved his hand to let the palace maid retreat with a little disappointment, and he stood silently in the same place and looked in the direction of Zhaoyang Palace, and only after a long time did he take Man'er back to Dengyu Pavilion.
At that time, in the Zhaoyang Palace, Duan Yulin and the three imperial brothers drank happily while appreciating the sound of nature.
Hua Mansha's skill of playing the pipa has been practiced to the realm of perfection, and several people present are as fascinated as they are, especially King Min, who is obsessed with music.
At the end of the song, the emperor took the lead in stroking his palms and admiring, and Duan Yufan, who was immersed in the wonderful sound, had not yet come back to his senses, and was stunned for a while. Duan Yulin laughed and teased: "Seventh brother, this is the new musicians who were shocked by me and couldn't speak?" ”
Duan Yufan was shocked to realize his faux pas, and hurriedly apologized to everyone and praised: "Brother Chen's disgrace, this music is really moving!" Winding the beam for three days should be endless, good piano! Good song! After finishing speaking, his eyes stayed on Hua Mansha's body for a moment.
"I didn't expect the seventh brother to speak so highly of the musicians who entered the palace this time, which shows that they are indeed skilled! Reward! Duan Yulin was happy and greatly rewarded several musicians.
"The emperor is really fortunate to have this group of musicians who can play fairy music, I wonder if the courtiers can have this honor to come to the palace often to enjoy?" The music just now is really memorable.
"Why not? However, I want to say, seventh brother, it's okay for you to be obsessed with music, but don't miss a big thing. In the draft three years ago, I intended to choose a good match for you, but you refused; After this year's election, is it possible that you still have no eyes on you? Yu Fan, you are not young, it is not good to have a wife! Look at Yu Rui, the youngest, but he is also going to be a father. After Duan Yulin teased, he didn't forget to care about his younger brother's lifelong events. As he spoke, he looked around the young musicians, and finally fixed on Hua Mansha, and suddenly said: "Since the seventh brother likes to play the piano and listen to music, it is better to choose a good one from these young and beautiful musicians to be a concubine!" Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”
Hua Mansha felt that two different eyes were converging on her, and she didn't dare and couldn't raise her head. But when she heard that the emperor intended to choose one of them as a concubine for King Min, she unconsciously clenched the neck of the piano and accidentally made a faint and discordant sound.
Duan Yufan's ears caught this trace of disharmony, and he glanced at the nervous Hua Mansha with his spare eyes, and then pushed back to the emperor: "Thank you for your care." But the marriage is a big deal, and the younger brother still wants to make his own decision, so please ask the royal brother to allow the younger brother's willfulness! King Min raised his glass and pleaded with the emperor, and it was not until Duan Yulin sighed helplessly that Hua Mansha's tense body relaxed.
The situation in the harem is already about to rain, and at this moment, a newlywed couple in the warm and quiet fairy mansion does not know that they are about to face a big trouble.
The brothers Xian Yuanhong and Xian Yuanshao practiced in the backyard, and Zhu Yan and Zimo sat under the porch while sewing clothes for the children in Xiao Zhiyuan and Zhu Yan's womb.
Zimo is not good at female workers, and the clothes are basically made by Zhu Yan, she only does some simple work on the side, mainly chatting with her sister-in-law to relieve her boredom. However, Zimo is always single-minded, and while talking to Zhu Yan, his eyes follow Yuan Shao's figure. From time to time, she squeezed her eyebrows at Yuan Shao, who was looking at her, and Yuan Shao was attracted by the cute appearance of his beloved wife, and he couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows. As soon as he was distracted, the move went wrong, and he was caught by Yuanhong, who was on the right move, and there were several flaws.
Xianyuanhong slashed the wooden sword on his younger brother's shoulder again and reminded, "Concentrate!" Yuan Shao smiled and dodged the blade of the sword and came again, but soon the soul was "hooked" by Zimo again, and was once again resisted by the tip of his brother's sword: "If you go to the battlefield, you will respond to the enemy like this, and you will die thousands of times." ”
"No, there's no one on the battlefield to distract me!" After speaking, he smiled nonchalantly, and did not forget to turn around and make a grimace at Zimo. Seeing this, Xian Yuanhong was also helpless, and looked at his younger brother with "hatred of iron does not become steel", threw the wooden sword and turned away. Zimo never told Yuan Shao, and every now and then, Xian Yuanhong looked at him exactly like his father.
Zhu Yan saw that her husband was no longer practicing, so she also took her things back to her son's yard. As soon as the brother and sister-in-law left, Yuan Shao immediately revealed his true form, and when he pounced on Zimo and was about to hang on her, the quilt Zimo pushed away in disgust: "Stinky sweat, go wash it quickly!" ”
"Wipe my back?" Yuan Shao pretended to have a squinting face, and Zimo was so ashamed that he twisted his waist.
"Phew, you're not serious!" Zimo took a bite of him.
"Why is it not proper for me to let my wife serve the bath?" Yuan Shao retorted.
"You still say?" Zimo jumped up and covered his mouth. This guy is still as taboo as before, and he hasn't grown at all!
When the husband and wife were pulling and fighting, the little maid hurriedly rushed into the courtyard and reported: "The eldest son, the second son, there is a woman at the door who claims to be your cousin and asks to see you!" The villain knew that the two sons did not have Rausch cousins, so he wanted to stop the girl, but this girl was so fierce that she broke into the door! The villain can't stop it, so I'm here to report to the childe! "Xian Moyan is not in the house for something, and the little guy has only come to ask for help from the young master.
"Let's go, let's go!" Yuan Shao pulled Shangzi Mo to the front yard and just happened to gather with Xian Yuanhong, who had heard the news.
Before the three of them could stand still, they saw an inky shadow rushing towards them. By the time everyone saw the comer, the uninvited guest had already been attached to Yuan Shao's chest, and he called in a coquettish voice: "Cousin! ”
Yuan Shao was so frightened by this girl that he shook his whole body, pushed her with both hands, and subconsciously pushed her out. The girl seemed to be unsteady on her feet, but she fell into Xianyuanhong's arms impartially, and was extremely aggrieved: "Big cousin, look at how the second cousin treats others like this!" Listening to this pretentious tone, Zimo felt sick to his stomach for a while, and almost didn't throw it up. If it weren't for the arrival of this month's monthly letter, she would have suspected that she was pregnant.
All the actors with a purpose and a story gathered together, and they were ready to wait for a good show to take turns to appear.