Chapter 42: The Beginning of the Edge

In the glazed pavilion, Wu Rong changed into a red riding outfit and was about to go horseback riding, and as soon as he walked to the door, he saw Wang Shen coming over with the holy decree, and when the latter saw her, he immediately said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to the girl, congratulations to the girl." ”

Wu Rong was confused, and was about to ask where the joy came from, when suddenly his heart moved, and the holy decree ...... Could it be that the husband's brother finally decided to ordain her as the queen?

Thinking of this, two red clouds suddenly flew up his cheeks, making Wu Rong embarrassed, "But the king's will?" ”

"Exactly." Wang Shen responded with a smile, then unfolded the bright yellow scroll, and said in a loud voice: "Wu Rong listens to the order!" ”

Wu Rong knelt down with joy, but as Wang Shen read out the words of the decree word after word, the smile froze on his lips, replaced by a look of disbelief.

This was indeed a marriage decree, but it did not ordainate her as the queen of Wu; The husband accepted her as a righteous sister, canonized her as the lord of Pingyang, and gave her a marriage to Sikong Ji.

Ji and the famous scholars, although not as prominent as Wu Zixu, but Wu Rong is also a good match, which is a good marriage; But Wu Rong is bent on marrying her husband, so this marriage is like a bolt from the blue for her, and her righteous sister ......

"Miss Wu, take the order." Wu Rongli ignored Wang Shen's words, got up straight and walked out, Wang Shen stopped her, "The king has something important to do, so he can't see the girl." ”

"Get out of here!" In the face of Wu Rong's reprimand, Wang Shen said unhurriedly: "The king has made up his mind, even if the girl sees it, it will be useless, listen to the slave's persuasion, forget it." ”

Where was Wu Rong willing to give up, she had to go to see her husband, but she was so angry and hateful that she immediately rode out of the palace and ran all the way to Xiangguo's mansion.

She didn't know that her every move was under the surveillance of the palace people, and almost as soon as she left the palace, the news spread to the Taiji Palace, "King, Miss Wu has gone to Xiangguo Mansion." ”

"Got it." The husband answered without raising his head.

Yiguang was also waiting for the palace people to go out, and she said softly: "Isn't the king worried?" ”、

"Worried about what?" Since the last incident, the husband will come to the Taiji Hall from time to time to wait, and he himself doesn't know why, but he inexplicably likes to see this clever and somewhat tricky palace maid, maybe ...... It's because she has a pair of bright eyes similar to the Yue girl who saved herself.

Yiguang glanced at him and said softly, "Naturally, it's Lord Xiangguo." ”

"Sooner or later, it's time to come." Speaking of this, the husband raised his eyes and said with a smile: "If the father really comes to Xingshi to ask about the crime, what will you do?" ”

Yiguang said without thinking: "Of course the slave maid is helping the king!" ”

"Hahaha!" Yiguang's serious look fell in the eyes of the husband, and there was an inexplicable sense of joy, and he couldn't help laughing.

Yiguang frowned, puffed out his cheeks and said with some anger: "The king doesn't believe it? ”

The husband tried to resist the urge to pinch the pair of cheeks, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that when my father comes, you will be so scared that your soul will be gone." ”

Yiguang said unconvinced, "No." ”

"Then we'll see." The husband smiled disapprehantly, obviously not thinking that Yiguang had the courage to confront Wu Zixu, even when he faced Wu Zixu, he would feel afraid and uneasy, not to mention a little palace maid.

Sure enough, in less than an hour, Wu Zixu arrived, and without waiting for the palace people to pass through, he strode in, and the palace people followed him with a panicked face, "The king ......"

"It's okay, let's go down." After sending the palace people away, the husband looked at Wu Zixu with an ugly face and said, "Why did the father suddenly come?" ”

Wu Zixu arched his hand as a salute, "The old minister heard that the king is going to give Rong'er a marriage to Sikong Jihe?" ”

The husband said: "Yes, Ji and a talent, and from the scholar family, can not be more compatible with Rong'er." ”

Wu Zixu said with a stiff face: "The old minister does not agree to this marriage. ”

"Why?"

"Rong'er doesn't like Ji Sikong, and she hasn't even met a few times, so how can she get married."

"When Ji Sikong was in Chunwei, he fell in love with Rong'er at first sight, and his character cultivation is excellent, I believe he will be Rong'er's beloved."

Seeing that the husband had been helping Ji He to speak, Wu Zixu's face became more and more ugly, and he brushed his sleeves and said: "Anyway, the old man doesn't agree, please take back the holy decree immediately!" ”

The husband's eyes were slightly gloomy, "Father Xiang said with a smile, the holy decree has been issued, how can it be taken back." ”

Wu Zixu didn't expect him to refuse his request, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he said bitterly: "Rong'er has been driving for ten years, doesn't the king really have any affection for her?" ”

"It is precisely because of affection that this king deliberately chose a good marriage for her." The husband said expressionlessly, and then said, "If the father has nothing else to do, just step down." ”

Seeing that good words didn't work, Wu Zixu said in a tough tone: "Rong'er has no intention of marrying, and I ask the king to take back his life immediately!" ”

"This king said very clearly, the holy decree cannot be ......" Without waiting for the husband to finish speaking, Wu Zixu took a big step forward and said again: "Please take back the king's life!" ”

Wu Zixu was tall, and when he got so close, he suddenly gave his husband a great sense of oppression, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

At this moment, a petite figure stood in front of the husband, "Lord Xiangguo, is this persecuting the king?" ”

Wu Zixu didn't expect a little palace maid to dare to speak to herself like this, and said coldly: "Who are you?" ”

Yiguang bent his knees and bowed his head: "Yiguang, the maid of the palace of Mingfeng Palace, has seen Wu Xiangguo." ”

This seemingly ordinary sentence fell on Wu Zixu's ears, but it was like a thunderclap, and countless cold cold lights shot out from the bottom of his eyes, stabbing into Yiguang's face, "It's you!" ”

Others don't know the meaning of the word Wu Zixu, but Yiguang understands it, he recognizes himself, but so what, the person who is most unwilling to let her husband know his identity is Wu Zixu, so she is not afraid that the latter will expose it at all.

At that time, Wu Zixu came back to his senses and snorted coldly: "The old man is talking to the king, where is it your turn to intervene as a little palace maid!" ”

In the face of his reprimand, Yiguang said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The slave has a humble status, so she shouldn't say much, but Lord Xiangguo shouldn't forget her identity." ”

"Bold!" Wu Zixu said sharply: "A little maidservant girl dares to teach the old man a lesson, come and slap her mouth fiercely!" ”

Wang Shen looked at her husband and didn't dare to make a move, and the latter said indifferently: "Yiguang is not sensible, and my father should not be like her." ”

Wu Zixu said coldly: "The Zheng family is rude and rude, full of lies, just as the so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, the palace people she taught are naturally not much better." Since the Zheng family can't discipline people, the old man will take care of it for her, palm his mouth! ”

Seeing Wu Zixu being aggressive, the husband couldn't help but sink his face, "Yiguang's first offense, please ask my father to spare her this time." ”

"Blindly conniving will only make this worse." Wu Zixu wanted to take advantage of this incident to teach Yiguang a lesson, and he was resolute; But he overlooked one thing, Fucha was no longer a teenager who let him reprimand and did not dare to refute; Pressing step by step will only make this son of heaven go further and further on the road of rebellion, but unfortunately Wu Zixu doesn't know, or rather, he doesn't think that the apprentice he taught will go against him.

"The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked......" The husband played with these words, and when Wu Zixu urged the palace people again, he said slowly: "Is the father accusing this king?" ”

Fucha raised his head, and in Wu Zixu's puzzled gaze, he said word by word: "Yiguang is the palace maid of this king!" ”

"Impossible, she is obviously ......" Without waiting for Wu Zixu to continue, the husband interrupted: "She was indeed Zheng Meiren's maidservant, but just before her father came, this king transferred her to the Taiji Palace; Therefore, she is now the palace maid of this king. ”

Wu Zixu came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "No! The existence of this Yue girl has already made him very uneasy, and if he is transferred to serve by his husband's side again, it will be a disaster for Wu Guo.

The husband's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a bit of coldness: "Why, even if the king mobilizes a palace maid, the father has to intervene?" ”

This time, Wu Zixu finally noticed the unkindness in his husband's words, and said with a slight sigh of relief: "The old minister doesn't dare, it's just ......"

The husband didn't intend to give him a chance to continue, and interrupted: "It's okay if you don't dare, my father will go back and prepare for Rong'er's marriage; You can rest assured, this king will add a rich dowry, and will never disgrace her status as the county lord. ”

Hearing this, Wu Zixu remembered his intention to come to the Taiji Palace, "Rong'er told the old minister that she would not marry Ji He, so please take back your fate." ”

Wu Zixu's repeated pressure made her husband almost impatient to the peak, "The marriage is a big event, how can she be willful." As he spoke, he couldn't help but say: "This king has made up his mind, and my father doesn't need to say more." ”

Wu Zixu never expected that he would talk about this, and the husband was still so insistent, he had never done anything like this before, hmph, he must have been confused by this Yue girl.

He glared at Yiguang hatefully, and said to his husband: "Rong'er already has a sweetheart, except for that person, Rong'er will not marry anyone else!" With that, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving behind a knotted husband.

The husband stared at Wu Zixu's back with a gloomy face, and the next moment, he suddenly threw the things on the table to the ground, which frightened Wang Shen and the others into turning pale, and they all fell to the ground and asked the husband to be angry.

"Get out!" When everyone hurriedly withdrew from the main hall, Yiguang didn't hear it, bent down and picked up the paper, pen, and bamboo slips one by one, and put them back in their original positions.

"Didn't you hear the king? Get out! In the face of the husband's reprimand, Yiguang said quietly: "The king is like this, except for the bad body, he can't change anything!" ”

The husband was angry, and he didn't listen to anything, and said angrily: "Even you come to laugh at this king!" ”

"The slave knows that the king has a hidden chest, but the military minister has a high position and power, and he is the minister of the previous king, and he is deeply rooted in the court, and he can't be moved."

Yiguang analyzed the husband's mind at all, and the husband's expression changed, and he said suspiciously: "Who are you?" Why do you know this? ”

"The slave maid is a palace maid, but it is common for the king to deal with court affairs recently, so I learned some of it; If there is anything wrong, please forgive me. ”

The husband stared at Yiguang with a faint gaze, not knowing whether he believed it or not; After a while, he said, "According to your words, this king should listen to him and take back his fate?" ”

Yiguang said slowly: "Wu Xiangguo's attitude is so tough, if he doesn't take back the holy order, I'm afraid that there will be chaos in the court; Besides, if you take it back like this, it will inevitably damage the king's face, and you have to think of a compromise method. ”

"Go on."

"If the slave is right, Wu Xiangguo should go to the Queen Mother at this time, the Queen Mother loves Miss Wu so much, she will definitely come to intercede for her, and the king can take advantage of the situation to agree; In this way, it will not only calm Wu Xiangguo's anger, but also not make the Queen Mother unhappy, and both are perfect. ”

The husband listened quietly and said unhappily: "They are both beautiful, but this king still has to lose his reputation and lose face." ”

"The king doesn't need to withdraw the holy decree, he just needs to postpone the marriage on the grounds that Miss Wu is seriously ill, and wait for a year or two later, and everyone will forget about it and then quietly dissolve the marriage."

Yiguang's words made the husband's eyes light up, and he said, "This method can be tried, not bad." ”

"The carving insect trick made the king smile." As he spoke, Yiguang bowed and said, "If the king has no other orders, the slave and maid will retire." ”

Fu Chaxuan raised his eyebrows, "Where are you going?" ”

"It's back to the Phoenix Palace." Facing Yiguang's answer, the husband said with a smile: "Didn't you hear what this king said to his father just now, you are now the palace maid of this king, and the Taiji Hall is where you are on an errand." ”

"But ......"

The husband knew what she was worried about, "Over there in the Mingfeng Palace, this king will send a few more palace people to wait, and you can also visit at any time when you have time." As he spoke, he threw the white jade wrench finger to Yiguang, "This is your waist card, so you can wear it, if it's gone, this king will take off your head." ”

"The slave obeys."

That night, the queen mother really summoned her husband to send over, and the grandfather and grandson chatted for more than an hour, and in the next few days, Wu Rong suddenly became seriously ill, and the imperial doctor couldn't find out what the disease was, only said that he needed to recuperate for a long time, and the husband was "helpless" and postponed her marriage with Ji He indefinitely, but the title of the county lord was not withdrawn.

The county lord of Anyang - these four words that are the envy of others are like a shackle to Wu Rong, locking her relationship with her husband on the layer of "righteous brothers and sisters", which makes her miserable.

Wu Zixu's matter, Ling Fucha saw Yiguang's intelligence and wisdom, every time he discussed with the minister, he would let her wait on the side, and occasionally ask her opinion, such a different look made Wu Zixu extremely uneasy, and his mind to get rid of Yiguang became more and more prosperous.

On this day, when the court returned to the mansion, Wu Zixu said to his subordinates as soon as he sat down: "Go and invite Mr. Fan, and say that the old man has something to discuss with him." ”

Gongsun Li was also there, and his cheeks fell slightly when he heard this, "Lord Xiangguo wants to talk to him about the autumn drought along the river this year?" ”

"Isn't it good?" Wu Zixu took an orange and peeled it slowly.

"Fan Li was a Yue minister in the end, and he did not completely clear the suspicion in the matter of Yue Nu, so the lower officials think that we still have reservations about him."