Chapter Forty-Eight: The Banquet of the Hou Mansion
"Your Highness." Qianxue saw Jing Ge being the first to come out, and called out with a smile. Jing Ge was the marquis, and she was also very happy.
"Now you shouldn't call Your Highness, you should call Hou Ye." Yu Jue on the side corrected with a serious face. "The slave maid greets the Hou Ye." With a smile in her eyes, she hugged her hands on her left side and made a gesture, learning the appearance of Da Qin's maidservant.
"No courtesy, come to the room of the Marquis tonight to sleep." Jing Ge laughed evilly and teased.
"Yes, slave and maid obey." Yu Jue replied with a shy expression, as delicate and moving as a ripe cherry.
"It's good if it's real." Jing Ge pinched her Qiong's nose. "After waiting so long, let's go back."
"Okay." Aunt Lan Cheng and Uncle Cheng answered, except for Jing's mother, several people from the Guogong Mansion were waiting here.
"Flying, please stay." Someone shouted behind him.
Jing Ge turned around and recognized that the person who shouted was the fourth prince Su Wang who was in the court before, and the title of Feihou was proposed by him. Among those princes, he was the only one who did not show hostility towards Jing Ge.
"I don't know what King Su commands?" Jing Ge arched his hand, as if he was waiting for himself deliberately.
"There were many abrupt things in the fifth brother in the court before, and I hope that Feiyang is still young, so don't take it to heart." He smiled.
"Wechen doesn't dare." Jing Ge responded.
"Today is the day of your marquis, please accept this small gift from this king, congratulations." Li Su motioned for his entourage to hand over the prepared gifts.
"Thank you, King Su." Jing Ge took the small gift box and thanked him. Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, since he is kind to himself, he can't brush his face in public.
Li Su did not stop after sending the congratulatory gift, and left directly, all the manners were done just right, generous and decent, and there was a feeling of spring breeze when getting along with him, which was both approachable and domineering.
Jing Ge and his entourage also walked outside the palace. He found that Yu Jue and Qianxue were walking very slowly, one was looking around, and the other was looking back frequently.
"Don't look at it, he probably went out at another side door." Jing Ge knew that Qianxue wanted to see the son of the Xie family.
"Oh." Qianxue sniffed and walked quickly to Jingge's side. There was a little more admiration for Jing Ge in his heart, and His Royal Highness was really wise, and he could see through his careful thoughts at a glance.
Yu Jue looked around at the magnificent Weiyang Palace, her eyes flashed with a novel light, she had never been in this kind of place. Now, although she is on the periphery, she still has an eye-opening feeling when she looks at these noble and atmospheric buildings and looks at those exquisite gardens from afar.
"It's not the right time now, but I'll definitely take you on a good tour in the future." Jing Ge said to Yu Jue. He also wanted to take a tour of the huge palace complex.
"Okay, the slave is waiting for Master Hou." Yu Jue replied with a smile, no longer looking, and followed Jing Ge out of Weiyang Palace without squinting.
"That King Su seems to be pretty good, it seems that the Empress Wu is also very tolerant of His Royal Highness, and I was worried that she would be guilty of His Royal Highness because of the matter of the King of War." Out of Weiyang Palace, Qianxue said.
"The reason why she is so forgiving is because I have a knife behind me." Jing Ge said lightly.
"Knives? What knife? Qianxue looked puzzled.
"I know." Yu Jue grabbed Qianxue's arm and said crisply. She looked at Jing Ge with beautiful eyes, waiting for Jing Ge's eyes to allow her to say it.
This little detail makes Jing Ge like it very much, she is simple by nature and pure in mind, but it doesn't mean that she is not good at observing people's hearts. On the contrary, she knows how to get along with people, and there is never a contradiction between simplicity and intelligence. Because of this, the whole Guogong Mansion loves her very much.
"His Majesty the Emperor is already very old and confused, and he won't last long. Now that Empress Wu is in power, after His Majesty dies today, to whom will the throne be passed on? Yu Jue looked at Qianxue and asked.
"According to tradition, it is natural that the eldest son of the emperor should ascend the throne." Chiyuki replied.
"But the throne to the emperor's eldest son, Empress Wu, can't agree, because the emperor's eldest son is not her own. Moreover, after the emperor's eldest son ascended the throne, he was definitely unwilling to be a puppet under her. will definitely want to get back the real power from her, and the two have an irreconcilable contradiction. ”
"So, she must want to pass on the throne to her own fifth prince. The second prince and the third prince each have their own supporters, and they also want the throne. But there is only one throne, who has the final say on who to pass the throne to? Yu Jue paused, pretending to ask mysteriously, this is a skill she learned from storytellers when walking the rivers and lakes.
"Your Majesty the Emperor?" Qianxue was really curious, "Empress Wu? ”
Yu Jue shook her head, "Yes, it's not right." When the emperor died, whoever was powerful had the final say. ”
"The city guards and the Imperial Forest Army in the imperial capital are like a knife, held in the hands of the Empress Wu. The Fifth Division is also a knife, held in Kou Huai's hands, and the Hedong Army is also a knife, in the hands of the second prince. There are also two knives in the Northwest Legion and the River Legion, which are ownerless and neutral. The commander of the Northwest Army is General Yang Wei, who is a brother with the Zhenguo Gongqing and regards our Hou Ye as his own nephew. Even if Empress Wu can't win his support, it is impossible for him to fall to other camps because of the guilt of a dead war king. In case someone raises troops to rebel at that time, it will have to be suppressed by General Yang. Yu Jue's tone was subdued.
Jing Ge was surprised, although she didn't express it very clearly, but in general, the analysis was not bad at all, Jing Ge had already guessed this, so she was so unscrupulous. In fact, Kou Huai and Empress Wu's tolerance of him just verified that he was right. True politicians never look far ahead.
"Wow, Sister Yujue, you are so amazing, you can think of this." Qian Xue listened to her analysis, and it seemed that it really made sense, and she couldn't help but admire.
She playfully stuck out her tongue, "Actually, I didn't think of it, Uncle Cheng told me yesterday." ”
Uncle Cheng? Jing Ge looked at the bookkeeper who was walking silently on the side. Yes, my mother dismissed the government soldiers, leaving only two people, Aunt Lan is a strong person in the Wang Realm, how can Uncle Cheng be a simple character.
"So, as long as the situation is not clear, Uncle Yang is here, and the Empress Wu will probably not punish me for those insignificant little things. And now that I am a marquis, according to the laws of Great Qin, only the edict of her and Her Majesty can hold me accountable. Jing Ge said meaningfully.
"The slave understands." Qianxue smiled. Let go of Yu Jue's arm.
"Sister Qianxue, please pay attention to safety." Yu Jue said.
"But you have to grasp the degree, don't go too far, go and come back quickly. Mother should have set up a feast at home. Jing Ge instructed.
Flying? Then this title can't be called in vain.
"The slave knows." Qianxue walked away quickly, disappearing at the end of her vision.
Jing Ge returned to the Guogong Mansion and found that the plaque on the gate had been replaced by four people from the Feiyang Hou Mansion. Festive red lanterns are also hung under the eaves, and the dilapidated places have been renovated. However, it has only been a few hours since he left, and the mansion has changed so much.
"What? Can't recognise your mansion? Lord Jing. Wei Zifu, dressed in purple, reclined by the door, clasped his hands in front of his chest.
"The mansion can recognize it, but it can't recognize this fairy-like and peerless beauty in front of me. But Sister Wei? Jing Ge smiled and leaned over to take a serious look.
"Phew, that's how you kidnapped someone else's little girl?" Wei Zifu looked at Yu Jue who was following Jing Ge and said.
Jing Ge was speechless for a while.
"I wasn't abducted by him, I sent it myself." Yu Jue said with a smile without waiting for Jing Ge to answer, and walked forward generously to talk to Wei Zifu.
The heroine is really powerful, and she gets along with anyone, such a likable character. There is a bit of similarity with meeting the Weaver Girl Wushuang in Gusu City.
Today, the house is very lively, and it is full of banquets, with hundreds of tables. It was full of poor people in rags. The courtyard was piled up with congratulatory gifts from them. It's all some cereals, exotic flowers and plants dug up in the wild, pebbles picked up, handmade ornaments and other worthless things.
When they saw Jing Ge coming back, they fell silent all of a sudden, and they didn't know who took the lead, and the people in a large courtyard knelt down. shouted, "See Hou Ye." ”
"Everyone, please get up, no need to be polite." Jing Ge hurriedly told them to get up.
They stood up stiffly, and many children ran around during the feast, and some couldn't help but secretly stretch out their dirty little hands to get food. The adults next to him hurriedly grabbed their children and kept them from moving.
Jing Ge looked around. Walking towards the pile of congratulatory gifts, he squatted down and picked up a necklace, which was made of rope twisted from grass and polished smooth wood, which was very delicate. The congratulatory gifts brought by these people were very simple, but without exception, they were very attentive. It's the best gift they can get.
Those people lowered their heads, pinched the corners of their clothes, and were in a worried mood, for fear that the Hou Ye would dislike the congratulatory gifts they brought. They couldn't have found a better gift, but today was the day of the princess's son's marquis. All the people present have been received by their wives. They are grateful, and they just want to express their hearts by sending some congratulatory gifts that they think they can handle.
In fact, the congratulatory gifts they think they can get their hands on are not even garbage in the eyes of the rich and noble.
When the time came, they didn't dare to enter the mansion gate, and saw the Wei family's subordinates busy setting up a sumptuous banquet in the mansion. I didn't dare to think that it was for them, until Madame herself came out and invited them in.
Jing Ge looked at this pile of things in a daze, and at this moment, he really felt the suffering of these low-level people. I also feel their true feelings, and the simple heart hidden under the shabby and sour clothes.
The courtyard of hundreds of people was quiet, no one spoke, and they were all looking at Jing Ge, who was squatting in front of the pile of tattered gifts. Anxiously awaited his reaction. Even Wei Zifu, who has always been well-dressed and well-fed, was quite touched when he saw this situation. She had never been in contact with these people at the bottom.
"Why don't you store these precious gifts in the storeroom?" A white-clothed silhouette walked up behind him from the gate and said calmly.
"Yes, I like these congratulatory gifts very much, thank you, please come to the table, let go of your belly and eat, you're welcome." Jing Ge stood up and said loudly.
The crowd sat down in the table cheering and cheering, they hadn't eaten such a sumptuous meal for a long, long time.