How to greet the emperor and the queen is really a headache for the Cui family, the process is no problem, the Cui family has received the emperor, although the number of times is not much, but even if this kind of thing is only experienced once, the whole family will not forget it for decades, the question is how much pomp to put on this time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Cui Hong, the head of the family, is burdened with a heavy burden, and he can't look too festive, but yesterday the Queen Mother just made a big fanfare, and the Cui family didn't want to look more shabby than a group of countrymen.

Just when the family was excitedly discussing and discussing, the queen sent a message from the palace, asking for everything to be simple, not allowed to prepare any luxurious things, and poured a basin of cold water on the whole family, at this time Cui Hong could also speak, after seeing the queen's letter, he agreed very much, and even asked that some of the original things in the house be put away, and most of the slaves moved to live outside the house temporarily, leaving only a few people on standby.

The Ministry of Rites and the stewards and eunuchs in the palace were very satisfied with this arrangement, because it would reduce many troubles on their side.

Cui Hong ordered that the whole family could only obey, and only two dared to publicly express their dissatisfaction.

One is Cui Mu Laojun, "It's not the first time that our family has received the emperor, not to mention getting better and better, how can it not be worse than before, right?" The queen is my own granddaughter, the emperor is my grandson-in-law, like a family, yesterday was a 'family' reunion, and today is also a 'family' reunion, why should our family be simple? Look at this, it looks like welcoming the emperor, and people who don't know still think that there is a funeral in the house. ”

Cui Hong was barely able to speak, lying on the bed and couldn't get up, hearing his mother talk like this, he couldn't cry or laugh, and patiently explained for a while, Lao Jun finally stopped messing around, not because he was persuaded, but because he felt sorry for his son's body and didn't want him to speak more.

Another dissatisfied person was Cui Teng, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of his father, so he could only complain to his mother and relatives at home, "My father killed the enemy for the court to calm the chaos, I followed His Majesty to birth and death, and the queen was in the palace...... This has been done from the beginning to the end, His Majesty knows these things very well in his heart, and is very grateful, and will never embarrass our family, my father and sister are really too cautious. If you want me to say, you should take advantage of the fact that the Wang family has just arrived in the capital and has not yet gained a firm foothold, and show the prestige of our family, I don't believe it, Your Majesty is closer to the Wang family than to the Cui family. ”

His mother couldn't persuade him, and many cousins didn't dare to persuade him, and the more Cui Teng said, the more reasonable he felt, but he didn't dare to disobey his father's orders, so he sighed and went back to his room to rest.

The Cui family gave him a wife, who was born in a famous family, and she was also very beautiful, but Cui Teng was not interested, and stayed in another person's room every day, as if they were the newlyweds.

Zhang Qin couldn't speak, and her piano couldn't move Cui Teng, but she had her own way to make this man reluctant to give up on her, responsive, she lived alone in a cross-courtyard, and the maids around her were all personally selected or bought by her, a total of more than ten people, teaching them to stroke the piano and teach them to please Cui Teng.

Cui Teng was infatuated with this woman to the point of madness, he was indeed born and died in Jincheng to protect the emperor, but after returning to Beijing, he was not rewarded, and he still received idle duties and served the emperor by his side, but he had no complaints about it, because the emperor had given him the most valuable reward.

He even learned to read Zhang Qinyan's sign language, and he could make a few gestures himself, often forgetting that the other party could hear him.

The night before the emperor arrived, Cui Teng didn't use gestures and nagged in the bedroom for a long time.

Zhang Qinyan is an excellent listener, no matter how upside down Cui Teng is, she listens very carefully, and occasionally motions to the maid to pour tea and water to quench his thirst.

As he spoke, Cui Teng's anger disappeared mostly, and he said with a smile: "You still understand me and understand me, unlike others, as if I am disloyal and disrespectful to the emperor if I complain, is my relationship with Your Majesty so fragile?" There are so many people around Your Majesty, so I dare to say a few words of truth like a friend, and those people in the King of the East China Sea are all servants of His Majesty, not even courtiers. ”

Cui Teng's anger was on the rise again, Zhang Qinyan leaned over and pointed at himself.

Although the action was simple, Cui Teng immediately understood what she meant, and said in surprise: "You want to see the emperor?" ”

Zhang Qinyan shook his head and made a few more gestures.

"You want Your Majesty to come and see you?" No matter how arrogant Cui Teng was, he felt that he had a good relationship with the emperor, and he was also taken aback at this time.

Zhang Qinyan smiled lightly, some words are really difficult to express with gestures, she asked for pen and paper, and wrote four words: private banquet for relatives.

Cui Teng suddenly, "Yes, the thing that can best show that the Cui family is favored by His Majesty is not the royal driver's arrival, but His Majesty's willingness to meet and drink with me in private. But...... It's a bit difficult, Your Majesty's schedule for tomorrow is very full, and it's too difficult to make some changes, and you need the consent of the Ministry of Rites and the palace. ”

Zhang Qinyan smiled slightly, Cui Teng's face was slightly red, as if he was caught bragging about it, "Anyway, I will bring Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about other things, just take out your housekeeping skills to please Your Majesty." ”

Zhang Qinyan nodded and approached Cui Teng again, but Cui Teng pushed her away and said vigilantly: "What I mean by housekeeping skills refers to Fuqin, nothing else." ”

Zhang Qinyan's eyes flashed, and then he lowered, and Cui Teng fell without resistance, "Your real housekeeping skills can only be left to me, even if Your Majesty exchanges the whole world, I don't agree." ”

Early the next morning, the entire Cui Mansion began to make final preparations for the pick-up, clearing the streets, opening the main gate, and the palace guards and eunuchs went in and out, and were also doing the final inspection.

Long Fengyuan stopped when he entered the hospital, except for Cui Hong, the Cui family all knelt in the courtyard, and more than a dozen clansmen lived in the mansion the day before yesterday, just for today's kneeling.

Because the queen came, many female relatives also came out to kneel to welcome, Mrs. Ping Enhou was the most proud, she participated in the queen mother's provincial relatives yesterday, and today she went back to her parents' house to pick up the car, left and right, so that she felt that her hard work over the years was worth it.

Zhang Qinyan is not among them, she is not an official female dependant of the Cui family, and she is not qualified to show up.

The rules must be observed, Han Ruzi and Cui Xiaojun accepted kneeling, and Liu Jie, the central supervisor, passed the decree to calm down, at this time the big housekeeper of Cui Mansion in the backyard came and said that the general was going to get up to take over, the emperor first asked Cui Teng to go back to dissuade, then Liu Jie, and finally Zhang Youcai, three times in a row to convey the holy will, before letting the general lie on the bed, Cui Hong returned with "panic and tears of gratitude".

In a short period of time, the emperor and the general exchanged many rewards, and the historians who were mixed in the crowd worked hard to write down all the books.

The room was full of aromas, which were used to expel the previous smell of medicine, and Meng E had come to check in advance as a palace maid to confirm that there was no sign of poison here.

Cui Hong's face was pale and thinner, and as soon as he saw the emperor and empress, he was about to struggle to get up, Cui Teng and Zhang Youcai hurriedly held him down, and the emperor also asked the general not to be formal.

There was only one chair in front of the bed, the emperor sat down, and Empress Cui Xiaojun stood next to him, looking at his father with tears, just a simple condolence, and he couldn't say anything more for the time being.

The emperor also has a set of rules for visiting ministers, but it is not under the jurisdiction of the ceremonial officials, and the emperor has to understand it on his own.

Han Ruzi didn't ask anyone, and he figured out what he should say based on some fragments recorded in the history books.

First of all, when the assassin was captured and the general was recovering from his injuries, the emperor had to rebuke the rebels for their audacity, but also praise and thank the general for his contributions to the country, which led to his assassination.

Cui Hong naturally wanted to thank the emperor, and when he couldn't say it for a while, his son Cui Teng would do it for him.

Once it starts, the next conversation is much simpler, the Cui family has the obligation to guide the topic, so when it comes to injuries, weather, and the current situation of the Cui family, the emperor wants to reward again, Cui Hong refuses again, one comes and goes, each takes a step back, the Cui family accepts some gold and silver cloth, and transfers it to relatives and friends in the clan, leaving only a little at home, as for the official, never ask for it again.

The rules are still good, at least Han Ruzi, who is the emperor, will not feel embarrassed, and almost forget the hostile relationship with Cui Hong.

As a matter of respect, Han Ruzi also asked one more thing: "The general is seriously ill, the Chu army has no generals, or in case, who can replace him?" ”

Cui Hong, the general, is not very in charge of things, he is still in charge of the Southern Army, and has not given up the position of the Great Sima of the Southern Army, hearing the emperor's inquiry, he seriously recommended three people, two veterans plus one Chai Yue.

Han Ruzi also talked about the battle between Yun Mengze and the bandits in the East China Sea, and Cui Hong also put forward some suggestions, thinking that the emperor's arrangements so far are flawless, and he is not inferior to the famous generals of ancient and modern times, except for one point, you need to be careful of the death throes of thieves.

Han Ruzi had an impulse in his heart, and he wanted to mention the Southern Army and ask who was qualified to take over the Great Sima, but he couldn't help it, the queen was standing beside him, and there was really no need to destroy the cordial atmosphere carefully created here.

After consoling the general for the last time to recuperate from his wounds, the emperor's duty was fulfilled, and he got up and left, leaving the queen to talk to her father, which was a real father-daughter conversation, not bound by the rules of the palace and the court.

Walking out of the fragrant room, Han Ruzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a little puzzled, he was no longer a puppet, why did he still have that familiar feeling: the emperor is a tablet that can walk and talk, and one day when this tablet becomes quiet, it can be directly sent to the Taimiao Temple to be placed.

Cui Teng accompanied the emperor and led the group to rest in the hall, and then they would have lunch in Cui's mansion, and then the emperor would visit the general again, and the whole process would be officially over.

This is already the result of streamlining, and if the emperor and empress spend the night here, the etiquette will be more complicated.

There were not many people around the emperor, Cui Teng took the opportunity to step forward and said: "There will be a while before leaving the banquet, Your Majesty is also bored when he is idle, do you want to listen to a song or something?" ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, he was not interested in listening to the music, but only occasionally listened to Zhang Zhuhe play the piano.

"Then you don't have to sit here, although the Cui Mansion is small, there are also a few scenic spots, do you want to take a look?"

Han Ruzi has been to Cui Mansion a few times, but he has never visited carefully, and he is actually not interested, looking at Cui Teng's eager face, he nodded and responded: "Okay, it's winter, do you still have a view at home?" ”

"Of course there is, the scenery of spring, summer, autumn and winter is different, and Cuifu is in decline for one season." Cui Teng was very happy, thinking that this was a godsend to curry favor with the emperor. (To be continued.) )