Text 508 Upper court
Shangguan Wan'er, the granddaughter of Shangguan Yi, is only one year older than Li Lingyue, the Taiping princess of Zhenguo, and is nine years old, beautiful and lovely, with a trace of wit and well-behaved between her eyebrows, and her beautiful cheeks are always smiling, like Li Lingyue, it can already be seen at such an age that when she grows up, this little girl must be a stunning beauty no less than Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping.
Shangguan Wan'er was very surprised, she knew that she was very beautiful, not only her grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and other relatives would praise her, but also other people who were studying together liked to be close to her, and the reason why they liked to be close to her was because she was beautiful.
But early this morning, there was a fairy sister standing at the door who was much, much more beautiful than her, maybe she would become so beautiful when she grew up, Shangguan Wan'er's small heart, shocked in Bai Chun's beauty, she was the first time to see such a beautiful person.
If it weren't for the fairy sister's slight smile, and asked her grandfather when she was not at home, Shangguan Wan'er would even think that this blunty fairy sister had lost her way when the wind blew through the sky last night, so she was blown to her door by the strong wind.
Shangguan Yi was surprised by Bai Chun's visit, and when she motioned for her daughter-in-law to take Shangguan Wan'er away, she was stopped by Bai Chun, and even took Shangguan Wan'er's hand affectionately, talking and laughing.
Bai Chun didn't stay long, and after conveying Li Hong's will, he left, but what surprised Shangguan Yi even more was that Shangguan Wan'er had a deep blessing, and when Bai Chun parted, he actually gave Shangguan Wan'er a jade pendant, which was not for the royal family, but for Miss Bai's personal belongings.
Shangguan Yi looked at the beautiful and lovely Shangguan Wan'er, playing with the fine jade pendant without a trace of flaws, and muttered, "Wan'er, tell grandpa, what did that fairy sister tell you just now?" ”
Shangguan Wan'er's bright and beautiful eyes met Shangguan Yi's eyes, and she pinched the jade pendant in her hand and said, "Sister Fairy said that you can find her at any time with this jade pendant in the future, no matter what happens, as long as she can do it, she will help Wan'er do it." ”
"Why did she say that to you?" The shock in Shangguan Yi's heart is incomprehensible, what does Miss Bai mean by this?
"Then I don't know, can I keep this jade pendant?" Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and looked at her grandfather who looked a little dazed, grabbed the piece of jade pendant in her little hand that she liked from the bottom of her heart, and asked a little nervously.
"Well, stay, since the fairy sister likes you, you can walk around with the fairy sister more in the future." After Shangguan Yi finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the room to change into court clothes, with the help of his wife, Shangguan Yi wore a brand new court dress, walked out of the mansion quickly, got on a sedan chair that had been prepared for a long time, and quickly walked to the palace.
Although Shangguan Yi recuperated from illness, he has not been to the court for a long time, but as an official of Chang'an City, his sensitivity is still a little, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not order himself to rush to the court immediately, but ordered himself to be on standby in the palace, then he will definitely not participate in today's court meeting.
But as for the court meeting, will he summon himself to the palace, I think this is the prince's intention, right? But what does the prince want to do?
He is already almost sixty years old, what is the value to the prince?
Among the so many old courtiers above the court, up to now, the prince has only reused one person, that is, Dai Zhide, who was red-faced and red-eared who often quarreled with the prince in the court.
In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes to reuse young officials and scholars from poor families, which is no longer a secret above the court, but today he summoned himself into the palace, what is the purpose?
Some of the officials in the imperial city have entered the Xuanzheng Palace, and some are still under the inspection of Jin Wuwei and other institutions in the palace, Li Hong's carriage did not even slow down, and the wind passed through the palace gate and drove quickly on the passage in the palace, and the small golden flag with the symbol of the prince fluttered in the wind on the carriage, and Jin Wuwei, eunuchs, etc., did not even look at it, and continued to test other officials in their hands.
They turned a deaf ear to the carriage that drove by with the wind in front of them, as if it did not exist in their eyes.
The prince's carriage was speeding in the palace, and the sound of the carriage was particularly harsh in the bright morning, and some officials who were entering the Xuanzheng Palace, hearing the sound of the carriage, involuntarily turned around and looked at it, but their hearts involuntarily sank.
Some other officials also frowned, it was true that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acted perversely, but it was the first time that he drove in the palace in a domineering carriage like today.
Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been the last to go to court, in the words of His Majesty: "The Crown Prince should be praised for being a quarter of an hour late, after all, compared to him often being half an hour late, there is still a great progress, yes or no?" ”
What can the officials above the court say? You've defended him like this, what else do you want us to say? All you can say is that you're happy.
But today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was surprisingly not late, not only did he not be late, but he came to the court early, which ...... This made the officials who had been worried all night last night even more worried in their hearts, and sighed involuntarily in their hearts: "I'm afraid that today's court is going to change the sky." ”
The carriage drove crisply on the bluestone road, and the sound of the wheels seemed to be crushing out of ruts in the hearts of the courtiers.
Some officials who have no ghosts in their hearts, including some mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, knowing that they are difficult to protect themselves today, watched the carriage stop arrogantly at the door of the Xuanzheng Palace, and couldn't help but avoid the carriage, and looked at Li Qiao, the imperial historian who was standing in the main hall of the Xuanzheng Palace, closing his eyes and recuperating his mind.
Li Qiao closed his eyes slightly, feeling the gaze of his colleagues in the court like a pinprick at him, and continued to close his eyes and cover his mouth with his hands, pretending to cough a few times, in order to hide the pressure and unnatural feeling brought to him by the gaze of his colleagues.
At this time, it is best not to provoke the prince, Li Qiao, as a doctor of imperial history, even if it is his duty to play the wind and supervise the etiquette of court officials, he is not willing to impeach the prince who behaves perversely at this time, especially in the court today.
The sound of the carriage sounded again, but this time it was much slower, and it was obvious that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had stepped down from the carriage and was about to enter the Xuanzheng Palace.
As the sound of other courtiers saluting Li Hong sounded in his ears, the imperial historian who had been closing his eyes just now also opened his eyes at this time, slowly took two steps forward, and saluted in time when the prince passed by him: "Minister Li Qiao has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
The other courtiers in the palace looked at Li Qiao's virtue, and their hearts were suddenly full of disdain and contempt, such a loud noise just now did not alarm the old man of the Imperial Doctor, but now the prince moved slowly, but he woke you up, and he didn't close his eyes and recuperate, pretending to be deaf!
Li Qiao felt the gazes of some colleagues, raised his chin and glanced at the other courtiers in the Xuanzheng Palace, and began to exercise his duty of supervising the imperial history.
When he was ten years old, His Royal Highness the Prince, who was the head of the household, had his own exclusive seat in the Xuanzheng Palace when he occasionally went to the court.
Otherwise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's legs will not be able to stand and he will tremble during the tea time, and he will faint if he is unsteady on his feet.
Li Hong looked at a dragon chair symbolizing the emperor at the head of the Xuanzheng Palace, and a phoenix couch symbolizing the queen, and then glanced at the eunuch in the Xuanzheng Palace, so the eunuch hurriedly bowed his head, hurriedly saluted Li Hong, and then hurriedly turned around and went to the back to get the exclusive seat of His Royal Highness the Prince.
They haven't had time to prepare for His Royal Highness the Prince, who knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come so early today.
Li Hong stood alone at the front of the Xuanzheng Palace, and Li Qiao stood one step behind him, and from time to time, someone came over, stood behind Li Hong and saluted Li Hong: "Li Yiyan, the secretary of the courtier, has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"Chen Dali Temple Qing Di Renjie has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
"Cen Changqian, the provincial servant of the minister's door, and Guo Shiju, the servant of the door, have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
As long as the courtiers who entered the court, they all noticed the sound of the carriage just now, so after entering the palace, the first time was naturally to salute His Royal Highness the Prince, not to mention, behind the prince there is still the imperial historian Li Qiao, who knows if this goods will be secretly recorded, who did not salute His Royal Highness the Prince before the court meeting began.
After a while, the two eunuchs carried Li Hong's heavy exclusive chair to the hall, which could have been kept and didn't have to be moved around every day, but ...... The problem is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not go to court every day, and no one can be found from time to time.
Whether it is the officials of the East Palace, or the palace's chamberlains and eunuchs, supervising eunuchs, etc., no one knows where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone.
Your Majesty can't help it, since he doesn't come, forget it, can't because he doesn't come, this court meeting won't be held, right?
But even if it's just one day, two days, or even three days, you just let Your Majesty face an empty chair below, but for ten days and half a month, the chair has been empty, and you have to wipe the dust from time to time, even if Your Majesty is not angry, but every day you go up to the court to face an empty chair, no matter how good the self-cultivation is, you can't stand it!
So in the end, this chair became the only chair in the Xuanzheng Hall that could be moved.
Li Hong had just sat down, and the voices of the ministers came from his side again: "Shang Shufang Xianzhong of the Ministry of Ministers has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"The book of the minister, the book of the province, the book of the province, Pei Yan has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."