Chapter 43: The Garden
If you say that the most beautiful scenery in the palace city, it is the peach and plum in the imperial garden, the scene of begonia narcissus side by side, Zhao Guangyi personally accompanied Yelu Longxu and others to visit the garden today, and the palace concubines, princes, and princesses behind him were accompanied, surrounded by dozens of people, looking at it from a distance, it was a good group of flowers.
"I'm used to seeing the snow with the flowers, and today I can enjoy the scenery of the southern country." Yelu Longxu and Zhao Guangyi walked together, praising the scenery of the imperial garden.
Zhao Guangyi smiled lightly, "If the prince likes it, he will come to the Central Plains more in the future, the marriage of Song Liao is a foregone conclusion, and we will be relatives in the future, and we must always be harmonious." ”
"His Majesty the Emperor is reasonable, and I would like to thank Your Majesty for your generosity in giving you the marriage and facilitating the marriage."
"For the sake of good relations between the two countries, I am naturally willing." Zhao Guangyi laughed twice, turned around, and smashed into a delicate and moving peach blossom in front of him, scorching its bloom, and opening very dazzling, Zhao Guangyi stopped and looked at it for a moment, turned around and called "Yun'er", everyone was stunned, Zhao Defang hurriedly approached and said, "The royal sister is sick, I have not come today."
"Ah" Zhao Guangyi suddenly remembered, a trace of loss flashed in his eyes, and then he pointed out Pan Surong in the crowd and beckoned, "Come here." ”
"Yes" Pan Surong hurriedly responded to the approach, Zhao Guangyi carefully picked the peach blossom, carefully pinned it next to Pan Surong's bun, and looked at it, but saw that it was like a cloud of ink hair, and a delicate pink glow flashed between the emerald ring beads.
Zhao Guangyi looked at it for a moment, then nodded and praised, "Well, it's good-looking, good-looking." ”
In front of the public, Zhao Guangyi's appreciation is undoubtedly the capital that gave Pan Surong renewed pride, there are more than a dozen palace concubines, and the glory of her alone makes her almost forget the emperor's fierce voice and angry cold face not long ago, the women in the palace only ask for the word "favor", she is naturally no exception, this truth Pan Surong understands, of course Concubine Fang Hui also understands, so it is not surprising that her face is now sinking like water, not saying a word, and her appearance is bulging.
Zhao Yuankan couldn't see Pan's pride, and he was no longer interested in watching the scenery in the imperial garden, so he turned around and walked in the direction of the West Palace, and heard a reprimand from a distance.
"The girl who is getting more and more insignificant, and the princess's things don't dare to pay attention to it." A maid in a high-class palace dress was holding a slightly younger palace maid, the palace maid was still young, her eyes were full of tears, and she was trembling with fear of her thin body, her cheeks were red and swollen, and she had obviously just been punished.
Zhao Yuankan frowned, and the big palace maid who performed the torture turned around, and he understood that it was Zhao Qingyu's personal maid Yuechan.
"This crown flower is for the Su Bureau to enter Beijing in the year, and the princess only got two branches, the precious one is tight, and it is only used at the big banquet.
"Sister Yuechan, I really didn't mean to... Excuse me this time. He whimpered, sobbed silently, and even his words of explanation pale and weak.
"It's not intentional, isn't this something you can cover up if you don't mean it? The princess blamed you, slapping you in the mouth is a trivial matter, and it is good that you are not beaten out of the stick and dragged to the prison. Yuechan was aggressive, and between the pushes, the little palace man had fallen to the ground, and Yuechan still had no intention of giving up.
Zhao Yuankan didn't think it was important, and was about to step forward to persuade him, but he saw a bright figure flashing in front of him, wearing a red beard suit, with pearl-colored boots, between his steps, and the silver bell he was wearing, which was very pleasant, it was Yelu Nanyin.
Zhao Yuankan was stunned for a moment, but saw that Yelu Nanyin had already opened his lips and said, "This palace has listened to it for a long time, what is rare about a broken crown flower, and it is also worthy of such a sharp reprimand. ”
Yuechan was slightly stunned, and looked at Yelu Nanyin along the voice, but her attitude was still not relaxed, and she argued, "Her Royal Highness the princess is from the north, and she doesn't know the preciousness of the crown flower, so I hope you don't disturb the slave and maid to discipline the girl." ”
"Since you call yourself a slave, you still have a little self-knowledge, and this palace is also the master no matter what you say, and you can't care about this little thing."
"Master" Yuechan sneered, "When Her Royal Highness the princess really marries into my Great Song Dynasty, she will be the real master of the slave and maid, and then you will be able to know that the rules of my Great Song Dynasty are big, not comparable to the Liao Kingdom." ”
"Presumptuous"
Zhao Yuankan roared in a dull voice, quite majestic, Yelu Nanyin hurriedly turned around, his eyes were stunned and looked at Zhao Yuankan's figure getting closer and closer, Zhao Yuankan's appearance was not outstanding, but his figure was high, and his solemn face approached with majesty, giving people a sense of oppression, which made people have to be afraid, Yelu Nanyin stabilized his mind, and secretly said in his heart, "How could he be here." ”
Yuechan hurriedly knelt down when she saw the person coming clearly, and called out in her mouth, "Meet His Royal Highness King Han." ”
"Is it that Sister Tongchang didn't teach you the rules, or Concubine Hui didn't teach you the rules, when Song Liao was good, he dared to say such arrogant words."
"The slave and maid do not choose their words, and Your Highness will atone for their sins."
"The princess is kind, I advise you not to be punished, but instead of listening, you contradict it, do you think the princess's face is small, or do you think the king's face is small!"
"Slaves and maids deserve to die, Your Highness atones for your sins." Yuechan bowed down and said in a trembling voice.
"Spare this girl, if Sister Tongchang is strange in the future, just say that I, Zhao Yuankan, will do my best to guarantee, this king will not believe it, and your master can still have two words."
"Of course not, His Royal Highness King Han is the royal brother of our princess, and the princess respects you, so naturally she has nothing to say." Yuechan said in response.
"That's good, Her Royal Highness the princess is the future side concubine of this king, and she is your master after all, if you dare to disrespect her again in the future, this king will be the first to dispose of you."
"Yes, yes, the slave and maid don't dare anymore, Her Royal Highness the princess forgives her sins."
Zhao Yuankan glanced at her coldly, then looked at the little palace maid beside her who had not dried her tears, and ordered, "You get up and serve the master carefully in the future." ”
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Yuankan let out a sigh, turned around and looked at Yelu Nanyin, whose expression was gradually calming, and asked, "Today, the slave collided with the princess, how to deal with it, it is up to the princess." ”
Yelu Nanyin raised his eyes to meet Zhao Yuankan's gaze, and a warmth surged inexplicably in his heart, and he replied calmly, "Since Your Highness is willing to listen to me, then I won't deal with it." ”
Yuechan was clever, and without waiting for Zhao Yuankan to react, she hurriedly thanked her when she heard this, "Her Royal Highness Princess Xie forgives, Her Royal Highness Princess Xie forgives." ”
Zhao Yuankansheng was choked, and asked sideways, "Don't deal with it." ”
"Hmm" Yelu Nanyin nodded as a matter of course, then waved his hand to signal Yuechan and them to get up, turned around and stared directly at Zhao Yuankan's eyes, and said with a smile, "What His Highness said, listen to me." ”
Zhao Yuankan calmly met her gaze, only to see that the pair of peach blossom eyes smiled in a good-looking arc, and the eye waves flowed, revealing a bit of the unique shyness of his daughter's family, Zhao Yuankan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly ordered, "You guys stand down!" ”
"Yes" Yuechan hurriedly responded, and retreated with the palace people, Zhao Yuankan was about to ask, but Yelu Nanyin preemptively said, "Nanyin knows that His Royal Highness has good intentions, and is willing to call the shots for Nanyin, but Nanyin has not yet made a ceremony with His Highness, so he will punish his subordinates in the palace city. ”
Zhao Yuankan frowned lightly, as if he felt that these words should not come from her mouth, so he asked, "The princess doesn't seem to be such a stubborn person. ”
Yelu Nanyin sighed, then smiled lightly, "At this time and that time, who let me fall into Bianjing City!" I still understand the word rules, so Your Highness doesn't have to worry about what trouble Nanyin will bring you in the future, if I am a trouble, it will not be me who comes to Da Song and kisses. ”
Yelu Nanyin has been trying to say this in the most relaxed tone, but Zhao Yuankan could hear the helplessness she was concealing, and pondered for a long time and asked, "Who has the princess complained about?" ”
Yelu Nanyin laughed sadly, and replied, "No one complains, what's the use of complaining, can you change anything?" Your Highness can treat me with sincerity in the future, and Nanyin will be content. ”
"Does the princess think this king is the one who will treat you harshly?" Zhao Yuankan asked rhetorically.
Yelu Nanyin raised her eyebrows slightly, "It's not the best." ”
"Why do you have to be so wronged." Zhao Yuankan then asked.
Yelu Nanyin smiled, and asked with a serious face, "Inexplicably, I was stuffed with an exotic woman as a concubine, I don't know it, I don't like it, Your Highness, aren't you wronged?" Zhao Yuankan was stunned and didn't answer, and Yelu Nanyin replied, "Isn't Princess Tongchang, the master of the palace maid today, wronged?" Isn't my brother Wang wronged? Everyone is wronged, but since so many people are wronged, why bother! What do you think, Your Highness? ”
"His Royal Highness King Han ~ His Royal Highness King Han ~"
A hurried shout came from afar, interrupting the conversation between the two, Zhao Yuankan turned around, but seeing Zhang Qi walking hurriedly, Zhao Yuankan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Panicked. ”
"Your Highness, the big thing is not good, the battle with South Vietnam, the division is unfavorable, and the first battle is lost." Zhang Qi explained breathlessly.
"What?!" Zhao Yuankan pulled him aside and said in a low voice, "Nanzhao and Li Dynasty only have 30,000 horses, we sent 50,000 elite soldiers, three battle-hardened generals, this is a must-win game, how can we lose." ”
"It is said that in the first battle, he lost more than half of his troops, and then he confronted South Vietnam three times, was attacked twice, and was defeated.
"Little South Vietnam is so difficult." Zhao Yuankan snorted secretly and hurriedly followed Zhang Qi to the Wende Palace.
When Zhao Guangyi learned of this, he was enthusiastically accompanying Yelu Longxu to taste tea and enjoy the flowers, and when he heard that the border pass was defeated, he turned blue at that time, and he didn't care about Yelu Longxu and Han Chang on the side, and summoned several princes and ministers to gather in Wende Hall to discuss major matters, and Han Chang's thoughtful appearance behind him fell into Zhao Defang's eyes one by one.
Decree: Appoint Yang Ye as the general of the expedition to the south, appoint Gao Qiong as the vanguard, and lead 30,000 troops to reinforce the southern border, and set out on the same day.