Chapter 836 Etiquette and Authority

Yuan Laoshangshu saw that the officials were talking a lot, and seemed to have some confidence, and said to Sima Chang cautiously: "Loyalty, this ..... It does seem that something is wrong. ”

Sima Changshen glanced at Qi Ning, and suddenly smiled: "Lao Shangshu doesn't know, this is not what our Sima family meant. Abide by the state etiquette, this is the duty of a courtier, how dare we transgress? Hands arched: "It's not a secret, this is the meaning of the Queen Mother, it is the Queen Mother's special order for us to prepare a jade chariot and send the little girl into the palace, the Queen Mother's will, how dare we disobey?" ”

As soon as the ministers heard this, their voices suddenly became quieter.

Sima Chang said proudly: "Lao Shangshu, the emperor's wedding, although this is a state affair, it is also a matter of the harem, the queen mother is in charge of the harem, sympathetic to the loyalty of the Sima family to the court, and gave a special purpose, this will not be the queen mother's mistake, right?" ”

Yuan Laoshangshu frowned slightly, but Qi Ning had already smiled and said, "What Zhongyihou said is true." The queen mother is in charge of the harem, and the affairs of the harem, the ministers of the former dynasty are naturally not good to say, what kind of grace the queen mother has for the Sima family, that is not something that we, the foreign ministers, can ask. ”

Sima Changshen put his hands behind his back and sneered: "It's rare that Jinyi Hou still understands this truth. ”

"I understand this truth, and of course Zhongyihou also understands another truth, that is, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Zhongyi Hou said, the emperor's wedding is not only a state affair, but also a harem matter, and now outside the palace gate, it is a state affair, and state affairs must be done in accordance with the country's laws and etiquette, and when you arrive at the harem, you must follow the rules of the harem." ”

Sima Changshen frowned and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"The meaning is very simple, even if the Queen Mother has a special will, you can also come up with a will, but the country's etiquette system is the etiquette system, and no one can violate it." Qi Ning said lightly: "Could it be that just because Shangshu of the Criminal Department is in charge of the Criminal Department, he can violate the country's criminal name without authorization?" Can the secretary of the household department disregard the constitution and dispose of the state's finances at will? ”

Qi Ning's words, all the ministers changed color slightly, and some people thought that this brocade was really bold, and these words actually rushed directly to the current queen mother.

But they don't know that in Qi Ning's heart, the one who can be relied on may be Longtai, as for the queen mother, Qi Ning really didn't put it in his eyes, not to mention that Qi Ning knew that even Longtai was resentful of the queen mother, so he didn't care about offending the so-called queen mother.

"You..... Daring! Sima Changshen was also a little surprised, he thought that he would take out the killer weapon and carry it out to the queen mother, Qi Ning knew the difficulty and retreated, who knew that Qi Ning didn't care at all, and said angrily: "Jin Yihou, are you blaspheming the queen mother?" ”

"Whether I have blasphemed the Queen Mother or not, everyone present can hear it clearly." Qi Ning's eyes were cold, and he sneered: "I just said that I want to follow the country's etiquette, but I don't know which sentence blasphemed the Queen Mother?" Loyalty, you should speak up and listen. ”

Although Qi Ning's tone was stern, between the lines, there was really not a word of blasphemy against the Queen Mother.

Sima Changshen was speechless for a while, Qi Ning glanced at Yuan Lao Shangshu, and said: "Lao Shangshu, you are in charge of the Ministry of Rites, these words should not be said by me." ”

Yuan Laoshangshu groaned slightly, and finally bowed his hand to Sima Lan and said: "Old Guogong, this matter is indeed inappropriate, I don't know .....!" ”

Before the words fell, Sima Lan had already said coldly: "Sima Changshen, you kneel down for the old man!" ”

His voice was not very loud, and his tone was not too harsh, but he had a momentum of not being angry and arrogant, Sima Chang was stunned, looked at Sima Lan, and said in a lost voice: "Dad......!" ”

"Get on your knees!" Sima Lan snorted coldly again: "There is no father here, only the envoy of the wedding." ”

Sima Changshen's face was red, but he didn't dare to disobey Sima Lan, and in desperation, he knelt down in front of Sima Lan.

"The old man asked you, who prepared this jade chariot?" Sima Lan said coldly: "The old man has been busy with other affairs recently, so you are preparing for marriage, and you are so prepared?" You don't understand the etiquette of the imperial court? ”

"Daddy..... No, Guogong, I .......! ”

"The country has a national etiquette system, which is all handed down by the ancestors, how can it be violated?" Sima Lan looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Queen Mother Enlong, make a will, but you should also make it clear to the Queen Mother and excuse the Queen Mother's kindness." He raised his hand and pointed at the jade chariot, "When the old man saw it just now, he knew that the etiquette system had been abolished, but Yuan Laoshangshu was here, and in order to avoid suspicion, he didn't say much." Jinyi waited for some kindness, kindly reminded you, but you were stubborn, you were really stupid, don't hurry up and change the sedan chair! ”

Everyone saw it in their eyes, and they were amused, secretly thinking that if it were not for your Zhenguo Gong's consent, Sima Changshen would have eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall, and he would dare to trespass the etiquette system.

Sima Changshen was discouraged, got up, and shouted loudly: "Don't let people carry the jade chariot away, what are you doing there?" Prepare the sedan chair and lift the ..... Carry her into the palace! ”

After a period of silence, someone finally went over and invited Sima Yunqiong to come down from the jade chariot, Sima Yunqiong was obviously unwilling, and got off the jade chariot, regardless of the presence of the ministers, slightly lifted the red hood, and looked at Qi Ning, she glanced at it, and her eyes finally fell on Qi Ning, obviously guessing that it was Qi Ning who stopped her from taking the jade chariot.

Qi Ning put his hands behind his back, calm, and also looked at Sima Yunqiong, and vaguely saw that Sima Yunqiong's appearance was not bad, but those resentful eyes were really uncomfortable.

A group of people quickly lifted the jade chariot away, and the faces of the Sima family were ugly, and many people looked at Qi Ning with hatred, but Qi Ning was smiling and calm.

The ministers never thought that there would be such a scene today, and many people secretly thought in their hearts that the Jinyi Qi family and the Sima family had really formed a life-and-death feud.

Dou Kui's group of Huainan Wang's Yu party members were quite excited, secretly thinking that this little marquis was brave and unafraid of the power of the Sima family, and in the future, there would be such a number one person in the imperial court, and the Sima family would have to have scruples if they wanted to do whatever they wanted.

It's just that the Sima family has been preparing the jade chariot from the beginning, and it is not easy to find a sedan chair temporarily at this time, Sima Mansion is busy, Yuan Laoshangshu looked up at the sky, and there was a trace of anxiety between his eyebrows.

Qi Ning approached Yuan Laoshangshu's side and said in a low voice: "Laoshangshu, do all the procedures for this big wedding have time regulations?" ”

Yuan Laoshang sighed lightly: "Yes, each item has a fixed auspicious time, and it stands to reason that it cannot be delayed." ”

Qi Ning bowed his head slightly and said: "The emperor's wedding, that is a state affair, if there is a mistake, Lao Shangshu's conviction is actually not a big deal, if it loses the national prestige of my Great Chu, it is not a trivial matter." He glanced at Duan Shao, the prince of Qi not far away, and said in a low voice: "The prince of Eastern Qi is also here, and people don't say anything, if it really delays the queen to enter the palace, I am afraid that the entire Eastern Qi will be dissatisfied in their hearts." We married Dongqi for the sake of the alliance between the two countries, but if the people of Qi were dissatisfied because of marriage, it would be counterproductive. ”

Yuan Laoshangshu nodded again and again, and said in a low voice: "What Master Hou said is extremely true, and I am also worried about this. Glancing at Sima Fu, he said softly: "But you can't leave the eldest lady of the Sima family, and only welcome the queen into the palace." ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, and didn't say much.

Because of the delay of the Sima family, although the honor guard was still not moving, the ministers were not as orderly as before, and those who were closer together whispered to each other.

Sima Changshen had an iron face, on a happy day, he didn't look like he was marrying a daughter, but someone owed him money and didn't pay it back.

Suddenly, I saw a person hurriedly coming out of the mansion, leaning into Sima Changshen's ear and whispering a few words, Sima Changshen said angrily: "Find, keep looking, dignified Sima Mansion, still can't find a sedan chair?" I really couldn't find it, so I made it for me right away. ”

Qi Ning squinted at him and said with a smile: "Loyalty, the emperor's wedding, the auspicious time is coming, is it possible to let everyone wait for you to start building a sedan chair now?" We don't care, if we miss the emperor's auspicious time, wouldn't it hurt the old man? ”

Sima Lan is the wedding envoy, and if he really wants to delay the auspicious time, the first person to bear the blame is naturally Sima Lan.

The corners of Sima Changshen's eyes twitched, although there were a lot of carriages and sedan chairs in Sima Mansion, but after all, there were no twelve people to carry the sedan chair for the wedding, not to mention that it was impossible for Sima Mansion to borrow twelve sedan chairs from other mansions, even if he really borrowed it, it was impossible to borrow it.

Even if it is an official eunuch's family, the highest etiquette for marriage can only be eight sedan chairs, unless the lady who welcomes the palace, there may be ten sedan chairs, and twelve sedan chairs are to be specially ordered in the palace, not to mention ordinary people, even if it is a princely and aristocratic mansion, it is impossible to prepare twelve sedan chairs.

Yuan Laoshangshu couldn't help but say at this time: "Loyalty, the auspicious time can't be delayed, let's hurry up and think about it, let's go back to the palace as soon as possible." He glanced at Sima Lan, who was calm and composed not far away, took a few steps forward, and arched his hand: "Old Guogong, look at ......!" ”

Sima Lan nodded slightly, and then said to Sima Chang cautiously: "Don't bother. There are many sedan chairs in the house, just pick a sedan chair and let people carry it over. She has not yet been canonized as an imperial concubine, and she is not so exquisite. ”

Sima Chang said cautiously: "Dad...... Guogong, it is also a major event for our Sima family, how can we ......! ”

"Today's big event is the emperor marrying the queen." Sima Lan said coldly: "Other than that, there is no big deal. He looked up at the sky and said, "The time of half a pillar of incense, if it is not ready, Lao Shangshu, the team to welcome the relatives will set off immediately, and there will be no delay." ”

Yuan Laoshangshu knew that Sima Lan was a little angry in his words, and said cautiously: "Old Guogong, it's ..... There is no need to be in such a hurry, the time to board a stick of incense, and the pace should be faster after we set off, it should be fine. ”

"Lao Shangshu treats people kindly." Sima Lan said: "But everything can't mess up the priority, Sima Chang Shen, you don't prepare quickly, after half a pillar of incense, set off immediately, no one needs to say more." ”

Sima Changshen was helpless, glanced back at Qi Ning, and arched his hand: "Yes!" ”

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