Chapter 148: Face Saint
The noble concubine Zhang is the daughter of Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian Zhongxian, Zhang Yu once came out of the former Yuan, the official to the Privy Council, Hongwu 18 years before returning to the Shun dynasty.
A few years later, he was transferred to the left guard of Yanshan and entered the command of Emperor Yongle...... Speaking of which, this person still has a bit of a relationship with Xi Fuwei: he died in the battle of Dongchang Mansion.
After Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he posthumously presented the commander of the same year, and three months later posthumously presented Fengtian Jing's difficult to push the sincere Xuanli military ministers, especially into the Ronglu doctor, the right pillar country, and the Rongguo Gong, and the nickname Zhongxian.
It can be described as a full of sorrow.
He has three sons and one daughter, and the concubine is the only daughter.
It is counted that the concubine has been serving Emperor Yongle for many years, but because she has no children under her knees, her position has not been obvious in her early years. It was still two years after Queen Xu went, that is, the year before last, that is, the concubine who entered with Concubine Xian, Concubine Shun and others.
Because Emperor Yongle did not set up a successor after Empress Xu went, the harem was taken care of by Concubine Zhang at this time.
The concubine has withered at this age, and she looks down on everything, she is very modest, and she doesn't have any concubines...... But to be honest, with the current situation in the harem, the smarter concubines will not take the initiative to make trouble.
After all, the three princes produced by Empress Xu are enough to annoy Emperor Yongle, if the concubines are still restless, isn't it ready-made for Emperor Yongle to be a punching bag?
How can a beauty at your fingertips be compared to your own son!
Mrs. Song took her two daughters and one daughter-in-law to the palace to visit her, and the concubine called out kindly, pulled them to gossip for a while, and said that the flowers in her garden were blooming well, and suggested that the two girls who were not out of the pavilion could go and see.
Song Jianiang and Xi Fuwei then withdrew, and when they went to the courtyard outside, an attendant came up and motioned for Xi Fuwei to go with her.
Xi Fuwei settled down to keep up, and couldn't tell the direction all the way, but felt that there was silence along the way, I don't know if the waiter specially picked a remote path to walk, or Emperor Yongle ordered to clear the scene in advance?
It took half an hour to walk in front of a palace.
Because it is from the side of the verandah, there are shady green trees in the courtyard blocking the plaque, and I can't see the name of the temple clearly, I only feel that a cluster of Qionghua blooming outside the railing is arbitrary.
When the chamberlain arrived, her already heavy footsteps became even lighter, suggesting that she was waiting outside, and she went in alone to pray.
It's the height of summer, and the trees in the courtyard are probably cleaned by someone, but the tireless chirping of cicadas can still be heard in the distance, and in the quiet of this summer afternoon, there is a kind of hysterical impetuousness gradually swinging away.
After a long while, I heard an almost imperceptible sound of footsteps in front of me, it was the chamberlain who had just entered, and only then did he whisper: "Your Majesty is inside, you go in alone, remember that Your Majesty is not instructed to look up, and you are not allowed to look directly at Your Majesty." ”
Xi Fuwei cautiously agreed, and took the purse from her sleeve to him.
The chamberlain didn't refuse, and then added an almost unheard sentence: "Tell the truth." ”
Xi Fuwei originally planned to do the same, but she was still very grateful for his kindness, and said that these servants were not as bad as she imagined, and sure enough, the outside world said that they were not good, probably because the literati despised them, and ruined the reputation of this group of people?
She learned from the waiter before entering, and entered lightly, and when she entered the door, it was a burst of shade, and the corner of her eyes swept to the Bingjian placed not far away.
"People's girl Xi Fuwei, meet Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live long live, long live, long live." According to the etiquette that Xie had revealed intentionally or unintentionally before, Xi Fuwei took a few steps forward and fell to the ground.
Of course, the emperor didn't need to deter a small folk girl at all, so he called it directly, and then asked: "Song Qing and Shen Qing both have secret performances, and the matter of opening the river has been repeatedly obstructed, and the Jinyi Wei Jining Wei was once robbed by people, what is going on?" ”
…… On this day, when the mother and daughter of the Song family went out of the palace, they were stopped, saying that the young lady of Dingguo Gong wanted to see Xi Fuwei.
Mrs. Song frowned: "Isn't Miss Xu still well?" At this time, I will ask my child to go over to speak, and when the time comes, I will lose my spirit and delay Miss Xu's recovery, what should I do? ”
If this had been put aside a month ago, Mrs. Song would have wished that Xu Jingyuan would have tortured Xi Fuwei well.
But during this period of time, the mentality of the Song family has calmed down a lot.
In particular, Song Li persuaded the family in a letter to the family that it was better to settle the grievances, and the consideration of the Song family and the son from the perspective of interests, made the originally angry female relatives gradually calm down.
What's more, when Mrs. Song resented Xi Fuwei earlier, she thought about humiliating her, but she didn't think about what she really did.
And the methods of the Xu family's brothers and sisters, the nobles and families know that it is common to kill them.
At this moment, Mrs. Song didn't want to let Xi Fuwei pass.
But the other party said that Xu Jingyuan actually heard that Xi Fuwei came over a month ago, and he wanted to meet this "good sister", and he stayed up until today, when he was almost recovered, so he sent someone to invite.
After all, both the Song family and the Xu family claimed to the outside world that Song Jianiang and Xu Jingyuan and Xi Fuwei hit it off at first sight, and they were like sisters. Now in broad daylight, Xu Jingyuan said that she wanted to see Xi Fuwei, but the Song family's wife was not able to stop her, and Xi Fuwei could not say no.
Mrs. Song looked at Song Jianiang and said, "Then you should also go and see Jing Yuan's child." ”
Speaking of which, Song Jianiang hasn't seen Xu Jingyuan for a long time.
Of course, this is because Xu Jingyuan was seriously injured in Jining before, and there are many things that are not good to spread outside, so that the Xu family brothers and sisters closed their doors after they came back, and it was also because the Song family felt that Song Jianiang's marriage with Shen Steallan had failed, and Xu Jingyuan had an unshirkable responsibility, not this girl who contributed to the troubles, how could Song Jianiang's personality not go to Jining in person, which angered Shen Thief Lan.
And the Xu family felt that if it weren't for Song Jianiang, why would their girls go to Jining?
Digging out his heart and lungs for the sake of the handkerchief, and the end of coming back scarred, he still has to be complained?
Do you have a conscience in the Song family!
Since then, the two families have been at loggerheads, and Song Jianiang has wanted to visit Xu Jingyuan several times, but Mrs. Song and the Xie family have joined forces to stop her, and the Xu family has secretly expressed their displeasure...... Hearing the words at this moment, Song Jianiang's tears almost fell: "I'll go now!" ”
So the two girls got out of the carriage of the Song family and got into the car sent by the Xu family directly.
So when they arrived at the Dingguo Mansion, the servants helped to open the curtain and let them step on the backs of their subordinates, and led them to meet Mrs. Mu of Dingguo, and after a few words of greeting, Mu said that he was tired and left.
The two sent the lady to the entrance of the back hall, and turned around to go to Xu Jingyuan.
Song Jianiang and Xu Jingyuan have been familiar with each other since childhood, and they have a good relationship, of course, they know where the boudoir is located, and they take the lead in walking towards the southwest corner.
Xi Fuwei was about to follow, but her sleeve was pulled by a servant woman next to her, and she whispered, "Miss, Grandpa Guo wants to see you." ”
Seeing that Xi Fuwei frowned, as if she had the intention of calling Song Jianiang to help relieve the siege, she hurriedly explained, "The reason why I invited Miss here today is because of Grandpa Guo's intentions." ”
"Really?" Xi Fuwei hesitated for a while, and when she saw that Song Jianiang's figure had already disappeared behind the door of the Moon Cave, she groaned, vaguely guessed Xu Jingchang's purpose, and pursed her lips, "Dare to ask where Grandpa Guo is now?" ”
Half an hour later, in the pavilion in the corner of the garden of the Dingguo Mansion, Xu Jingchang, who was wearing a peacock satin round-necked robe with red and gold makeup, looked at the woman from far and near with a gloomy face: "Miss Xi, I really underestimate you...... The last time we met, you were just an inconspicuous orphan girl, and your father-in-law even felt that sooner or later you would follow in the footsteps of Xing Xing. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, she became the daughter of Shangshu Mansion......"
"This is all the love of my father and mother." Xi Fuwei smiled and stepped forward to salute, "I don't deserve to be praised by the Duke of the Kingdom." ”
As for Xu Jingchang saying that she would follow in the footsteps of Xing Xingshou, "How could I follow in Xing Xingshou's footsteps?" Don't forget that the reason why Xing Xingshou fell into fireworks was because of her father's stubbornness, and my father and brother were both dedicated to serving the people under His Majesty's rule. ”
Xu Jingchang didn't have the heart to quarrel with her at this time: "You were in the palace just now, and you saw Your Majesty?" ”
"Grandpa Guo is really well-informed." Xi Fuwei narrowed her eyes and looked at him.
The two looked at each other for a moment, Xu Jingchang waved his hand, and the servants around him retreated with interest.
He got up and walked to Xi Fuwei, this person was beautiful and feminine, and he was in a bad mood at the moment, and when he looked at the person from a close distance, he had a sense of cruelty, and said softly: "You don't need to turn around and taunt me, of course I know, if it wasn't for Your Majesty's instructions, how could I have received the news so quickly?" You're a smart man, and you confessed honestly before I was angry...... What the hell does Your Majesty want you to tell me?! ”
"If Grandpa Guo doesn't already know it in his heart, why should he be so irritable?" Xi Fuwei also whispered, "So Your Majesty wants me to tell you something?" Your Majesty must want you to understand something, right? ”
"You only met the Holy once by coincidence, and you think you are qualified to speculate on the Holy Will?!" Xu Jingchang sneered, Huo Ran turned around and returned to the pavilion, sat down with a calm face, and said, "If you want to say it, you can say it!" Or do you think that Song Jianiang will be able to keep you if she comes to the Dingguo Mansion with you? ! ”
Xi Fuwei smiled, followed up with the gazebo, picked the seat opposite him and sat down, and said calmly: "Grandpa Guo, I haven't said anything yet, you are so impetuous, is this really good?" ”
"......" Xu Jingchang looked at her coldly.
After a while, he didn't get angry, but said slowly, "You say it now." ”
Xi Fuwei looked at his expression and felt that this person should really calm down, so she said: "Since I am here to face the saint, what else can it be besides those things in Dongchang and Jining?" To put it simply, Your Majesty is disappointed in you. ”