Chapter 10: Lu Dao has swings, Qi Zi soars

The hair is like a cloud, and he disdains the hair.

In the early morning sun, Gao Changjun sat in front of the bronze mirror, his thick cloud-like hair completely scattered to his heels. She was only wearing corset stockings, although the length of her skirt was swaying to the ground, her shoulders and arms were a delicate white, and the dark clouds were scattered on her shoulders, which was extremely beautiful.

The palace maid combed the queen's hair while whispering to the queen.

"Your Highness, since the morning the Lord came up for dinner, he has not been to the Jiaofang Hall since, and His Highness still refuses to tell the Prime Minister." The palace maid combed her hair very hard, going back and forth, kneeling down and getting up again, for fear of pulling her hair and hurting the queen.

"Mouthy. Since I am husband and wife with the Lord, I should be more considerate. The Lord's court affairs are already very tiring, and I can't share the worries of the Lord, so I want to make the Lord not distracted and tired for me, where is there any reason for resentment. Besides, my father's assistance to the Lord is already trembling, and I am afraid that I will be responsible for the Lord's trust, so how can I still make my father upset for these little things? The words were harsh, but Gao Changjun's tone was very kind.

The coolness of early autumn in Luoyang City gradually rose, and Yuan Xiu walked into the Jiaofang Hall and stopped the palace maids who were waiting and about to report with gestures. Ruoyun looked at the slightly pale emperor standing outside the veil not far from Empress Gao Changjun, she was hidden behind the pillar, only to see Yuan Xiu's thick eyebrows deeply locked and motionless looking at Gao Changjun's back.

The palace maid who combed her hair continued: "Your Highness doesn't know that the person you love the most in your lord's heart is Yuan Mingyue, the princess of the plains. It's for her sake that the Lord is always reluctant to come to the Jiaofang Palace. It's been a few times that I went out of the palace to the Plains Princess's Mansion. ”

Gao Changjun stopped stroking his hair and raised his face. Yuan Xiu behind the veil saw that her side image in the daylight was shrouded in a hazy mist, both beautiful and unreal, as if it would never be out of reach.

"I know." Gao Changjun said softly.

Yuan Xiu was shocked. She knows, she knows everything. As long as she wants, Yuan Mingyue may die. He was in a hurry.

"No one is to mention it again. What the Lord has to do is not for you to ask. Gao Changjun called outside, "Ruoyun."

Ruoyun came out from behind the pillar lightly and slowly, walked in with a blank look, and answered.

"Spread my words, if anyone in the palace dares to talk about the Lord in private and spread rumors about the palace, he will be executed immediately." Gao Changjun stood up, as if about to turn around.

Yuan Xiu silently walked out of the Jiaofang Palace. He didn't know whether to be grateful to her, or to be afraid of her, or to love her. But at least one thing is certain, Gao Changjun has deeply marked the first mark in his heart.

Ruoyun listened carefully for a moment, and then replied softly to Gao Changjun: "Your Highness, the Lord is gone." The prince of Bohai and Gao Cheng waited for the queen to summon him. ”

Gao Changjun didn't answer Ruoyun's words, turned to look at her and ordered, "Ruoyun, there is no need to report everything in the palace to your father. Father's meaning is that he wants to stabilize the situation, and if both sides lose, it is not his father's intention. Gao Changjun's voice fell.

"Slaves and maids don't dare to specialize, it's all up to His Highness's orders." Ruoyun's heart trembled, and he hurriedly replied.

The red sun rises in the east, and the Jiaofang Hall is the brightest time of the day. Gao Changjun did not ascend to the seat, but only sat in the weekday reading place, smiling as he watched his younger brother Gao Cheng walk in.

As soon as Gao Cheng made a big salute, Gao Changjun couldn't help but smile and said: "I've grown taller again, since I was added to the middle school, Anu is more like an incumbent official who stands in the court to guide the world's major politics and assist the supreme." ”

"Sister, it's not like, it's just that. My sister is not like when she is at home, but more like Her Royal Highness the Queen. Gao Cheng has completely regained his naughty boy nature.

The two sisters and brothers were seated, and Gao Changjun asked again, "I heard that there was a major event in the court a few days ago?" An important minister, named Hou Jing, asked the lord to reward him heavily. ”

Gao Cheng smiled and said angrily, "Sister knows everything?" What important minister?! I think it's the capricious treacherous villain! He almost screamed.

Gao Changjun didn't speak, only picked up the tea in front of him and lowered his head to sip. Gao Cheng saw that the eldest sister was speechless, and she was silent. After a moment, Gao Changjun put down the teacup and said, "Ah Hui, this is enough to keep in your heart." Why bother to know everything. Do you want to remind that Hou Jing that you have seen through his personality and ask him to be unfavorable to you? Or do you want everyone in your father's subordinates to know that the son of the world is a person who has no measure and no plan in his chest? Which one is good for you? ”

Gao Cheng was speechless when asked by his eldest sister. Fortunately, others are extremely smart and take the words of the eldest sister into their hearts.

Obediently replied, "Sister has taught me the right lesson, I understand." ”

"Ah Hui, my father has a reason for doing things. You can see it, can't adults see it? Or do you think you're the only one in the world who is smart? Are everyone else stupid? When you are so unbreathable, you can't be with your father, it's a trivial thing to make people laugh, if someone takes advantage of it, won't it hurt a big thing? Gao Changjun's anxiety was beyond words, and Gao Cheng could only bow his head and listen.

"Ah Hui, the so-called family world is nothing more than the inheritance of father and son. In the future, your father's hard-earned inheritance will inevitably be inherited by you. You have grown up now, but you can't be calm and serious, you are always so arrogant, how can you reassure your parents? "Gao Changjun is deeply in love and responsible.

Gao Cheng got up and bowed down and said: "Sister's words today are always remembered, and I will definitely live up to the trust of my parents and my sister's painstaking teaching." ”

Seeing that he really went to his heart, Gao Changjun nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

Since then, Gao Cheng has followed his father to study politics in the DPRK every day. The hundred officials originally knew that the eldest son of the prime minister and the prince of Bohai, the newly appointed high-ranking servant, was good at military strategy and extraordinary bravery, but now he feels calm and serious when he sees his face. Even Gao Huan felt that his son was getting older, and there were hills and valleys in his chest, so he said less and thought more, and was secretly relieved and proud.

Luoyang City seemed to be calm.

Day after day, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. The palace seems to have leisure and mood to spend the festival. Calculated carefully, in the past few days from Xindu to Luoyang, the Bohai Palace, where the prime minister was happy, was not lively in the past.

The prime minister is busy with court affairs and military affairs, and there are not many times when he is in the house. Princess Lou lived in a simple house and did not show up much. In addition, the prime minister's favorite concubines, Er Zhu, Zheng, and a few, are all comfortable, and they have their own things to be busy with, and they are not publicized. Mrs. Lou's eldest daughter, Gao Changjun, entered the palace and was a little less lively, she was the pearl of the prime minister's palm, and she wanted the wind and rain in the palace. Gao Cheng, the eldest son of the eldest son, has also studied court affairs recently, and rarely has time to mess around in the house. Even the young second son, Gao Yang, the second son of Mrs. Lou, followed Gao Yue and Gao Guiyan, the two important ministers who accompanied the prime minister, to learn and practice, and disappeared.

On the afternoon of the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sun shines warmly on people. Moreover, it is the most lazy and leisurely time of the day, and it is easy for people to be sleepy at such times, and there are many people who have nothing to doze off. The whole house seemed to be asleep.

In a secluded small courtyard in the middle of the house, the door of the house was tightly closed, and there was no one nearby, only two little girls stood under the laurel tree at the courtyard gate and whispered.

A girl guarding the door pulled a green leaf with yellow edges on the laurel tree, and whispered to another little girl who stopped to talk to her: "This is not the first time, and I can't remember it clearly." It's just that every time the lady asks me to guard the door, sometimes someone comes to hear the sound and almost finds it, and I am scared. The lady and the son only care about their own pleasure. There was resentment in her tone.

The girl who passed by was originally serving in the Erzhu family's room, but because she was good with the girl who guarded the door, it was strange to see her here alone, so she stopped to inquire. After hearing her complaints, she comforted: "You are so willing to contribute, Zheng Niangzi and Shizi will definitely reward you in the future." ”

"The son of the world doesn't care, whoever knows who I am, he won't even look at me." The girl seemed to be very easy to understand Gao Cheng, and sighed, "Our lady doesn't want to talk about heavy rewards, she has never been kind." ”

Erzhu's girl thought for a while and persuaded, "This kind of thing, don't ask for merit, but ask for no fault, as long as you hide it from people, don't let people know, otherwise you will be the first to be severely punished." ”

Zheng's girl was silent, and her face slowly turned white. Bantian's voice choked and said, "Sister, what they do has nothing to do with me, why should I have to do it?" I'm so scared. ”

The girl of the Erzhu clan was not very good at persuading, and said: "If Lord Xun knows, the prince is his son, and Mrs. Zheng is his concubine, I am afraid that only by asking for your life first can I get out of this breath." ”

The doorkeeper was flustered and slowly began to cry with a sob.

At this time, it suddenly became noisy outside. I only heard the voice of a house slave, "Lord Xun has returned." ”

The two girls were shocked, they were really afraid of something.

The girl of the Naerzhu clan said hurriedly: "Our lady is still waiting for me to get something, so I'll leave first." ”

Zheng's girl grabbed her and cried anxiously: "Sister, what should I do?" ”

The girl of the Erzhu clan hurriedly said: "It's better to go and tell the lord first, the lord will come to find Mrs. Zheng and the prince, how can you have time to care, even if you are angry, I will not kill you again in the future." Mrs. Zheng and Shizi must think about how to deal with Lord Lang first, and they don't have time to kill you first. If you can get away with it afterwards, it will not care about you, at most, it will only be beaten, which is better than losing your life. After saying that, this girl has run away without a trace.

Zheng's girl was so anxious that she was sweating like rain, and she turned back without making up her mind for a while, and saw that the door was still tightly closed, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she gritted her teeth and ran out of the courtyard.

Today, Prime Minister Gao Huan suddenly returned home early for some reason. Gao Huan had just entered the house, and after walking a few steps inside, all kinds of domestic slaves and slaves were about to go to the back. Suddenly, a little girl came in a hurry, crying and shouting, "Lord Lang...... Lord Lang ......" The girl staggered and rushed all the way to Gao Huan, "ordinary" knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Lord Lang spares his life, Zheng Niangzi and Shizi are fornicating in the back courtyard." ”

It was quiet all of a sudden, and there was a lot of noise just now. Gao Huan didn't seem to understand for a while, but suddenly understood, and suddenly became angry, his face was bloody, and he shouted: "The thief, the erection son, the father is still here, and he wants to seize the family wealth." Such a bold and despotic son, what is there to keep him! ”

The girl who complained was just crying on her knees, but she was already squeezed to the back during the crowd. The house slaves and slaves whispered one after another, and some even snickered.

Gao Huan tore off the outer coat with wide body and big sleeves a few times, and only wore the middle coat that was easy to move inside, while shouting loudly: "Bring a stick!" Come with me with a stick!! ”

In the midst of the chaos, the house slaves and slaves were scattered, and there was a big chaos, some went inside, some ran out, and I don't know which house slave had handed the stick to Gao Huan.

Gao Huan took the stick and looked at it, and when he weighed it, it was clearly a bamboo pole, and he was so angry that he waved the bamboo pole and pumped it at the house slave, shouting, "Hurry up and get the stick!" Stick!! Stick!!! ”

After a moment, Gao Huan rushed to the inner courtyard with a big stick with a thick bowl mouth, and the house slaves and slaves flocked to follow. A large group of people came like the wind, like clouds, swept inward, and the scene was spectacular. Gao Huan strode and shouted loudly: "Shaft! Shaft! You come out with me. ”

Mrs. Lou took a short break in the afternoon, and suddenly heard the noise in the originally quiet courtyard gradually rising. At first, I didn't think about it, but the more I listened to it, the more I didn't like it, and I was unhappy, and I wanted to call someone to ask what was the noise. Suddenly, I heard a "bang", and without anyone reporting it, a house slave slammed open the door of his room. This has never happened before.

"Madam, it's not good, the prince and Mrs. Zheng have an affair, and the lord of Lang came back and was furious, and he has gone in with a big stick to look for the son." The house slave is urgent.

Mrs. Lou paused for a moment before she understood. secretly thought, one person is not a traitor, the husband did not mention the Zheng family, but only took a big stick to scold his son angrily, and couldn't help but secretly scold the Zheng family in his heart "The old woman should die".

"Go to the palace and invite the queen back to the house," Mrs. Lou immediately ordered, while the slaves and maids came in to serve and dress, and the house was also in chaos. "I don't need to say what it is, just say that I ask the queen to return quickly."

The house slave turned around and was about to leave, but Mrs. Lou suddenly stopped him again, and then ordered, "Slow, slow, go and invite General Sima Ziru first, and then go to the palace to invite the queen." ”

The house slave didn't have time to think about it, so he answered again and went.

Gao Huan had already lifted the stick to the gate of the courtyard, stopped at this time, and smashed the big stick in his hand to the laurel tree at the door first, making an earth-shattering sound, and the yellow and green leaves also shook down, while shouting, "Family thief!" Come out! ”

With Gao Huan scolding and fighting for a while, he suddenly saw the closed door open, and sure enough, Gao Cheng came out, he was calm, but there was a little timidity in his eyes. He was dressed neatly in white, but his black hair was completely scattered, and his skin was as white as jade, and his green eyes were exceptionally clear and translucent.

Gao Cheng didn't dare to come closer, so he only shouted from afar, "My lord."

Gao Huan was stunned, seeing that his son was dressed neatly and was just one person, he instantly had a thousand thoughts in his heart, and he asked for a long time, "What about the Zheng family?" ”

Gao Cheng bowed his head for a long time and replied, "I haven't seen my aunt." He walked down to the side with small steps.

Gao Huan stepped forward with a stick, pushed open the door and saw that Zheng Dache was disheveled, his body was half-exposed, his hair was messy, and he was trembling and dressing. Seeing Gao Huan coming in, he immediately threw himself into his arms and cried, "The prince is rude, and the concubine's heart belongs to the prime minister alone." "The responsibility is all pushed, showing the heart, and completely touching Gao Huan's mentality.

Gao Huan couldn't bear to be responsible, pushed Zheng away, turned around and said angrily, "Come back quickly!" ”

The Prime Minister's Mansion was boiling in the sky, full of people, all kinds of people, etc., with different expressions and shapes, and the focus was on Gao Huan and Gao Cheng's father and son. Gao Cheng ran like flying, and Gao Huan chased after him. Gao Huan was born in the town of Six Towns, and he was brave enough to catch up with his young son. After catching up, he immediately smashed the stick regardless of his head and face, Gao Cheng was also agile, but he still hit a few sticks between dodging.

"Husband!" Suddenly, I heard a loud shout.

In an instant, it finally quieted down.

Mrs. Lou had already seen her son's torn clothes and bruises on his face. It's not that the son hasn't been beaten by his father, and it's not that the father has never been heavy-handed. On the contrary, Gao Huan's stick godson is too often. Not only Gao Cheng, but even the young Gao Yang. But only this time, Mrs. Lou felt very sorry for her son and hated Zheng Dache.

Gao Huan finally calmed down, but he still held the big stick in his hand and refused to throw it away. Gao Huan, who has always been moody, is also the first time. Fortunately, he still retains some sanity.

Gao Cheng turned his face away and shouted, "Mother." There is remorse for his mother and unyielding stubbornness for his father.

Mrs. Lou walked up a few steps and ordered loudly: "Let's disperse, for a little thing to make a lot of noise, what kind of system?" If anyone brings up this matter again, don't blame me for punishing me severely. "Mrs. Lou has always done what she said about her family, and the house slaves and slaves immediately dispersed one by one.

Mrs. Lou instructed Zheng's maid again, "Zheng Ji has been wronged, quickly help Zheng Ji go back." The honorific title of "Zheng Ji" is already Mrs. Lou's lowering of her status, and she also said that she was wronged. Who suffered this grievance, or whether there was or did not have this grievance, everyone understands.

Gao Huan couldn't say anything anymore. The people in the courtyard walked away with only three blood relatives and a few henchmen and maids.

Mrs. Lou didn't look at Gao Cheng, walked to Gao Huan approached, and suddenly knelt down in front of her with a "plop" and bent her knees, at this time Fang Sheng said with tears in her eyes, "Husband, there is no way for a concubine to teach a child, and the husband will punish the concubine heavily." ”

Princess Feng Yi was about to go out, but was stopped by Ah Jiao.

"What's the sound outside?" Yuan Zhonghua put down the book in his hand and walked outside.

"Your Highness, don't go, don't ask more." Ah Yan replied.

"But I heard the angry shouts of my lord." She was referring to her father-in-law, Gao Huan.

Ah Jiao was determined to hide it from her.

"Who's out there?" Yuan Zhonghua suddenly walked straight to the door again.

"Your Highness......" Ah Jiao and the others followed.

Yuan Zhonghua has opened the door. Moreover, there are real people outside the door.

"Second son?" Ah Jiao screamed in surprise.

It turned out to be Gao Yang, who was the same age as Princess Feng Yi.

"Brother Ajin." Yuan Zhonghua was very happy to see him.

Gao Yangti stepped inside, looked around and said, "Since Your Highness calls me your brother, I will regard Your Highness as your closest relative." As he spoke, he actually looked Princess Feng Yi herself up and down carefully.

Ah Yan on the side didn't know why, every time she saw the second son, Gao Yang, she always felt cold. Despite his young age, he has a kind of intimidating power.

The crying and begging, the unmoved unmoved, the stubborn stubborn. This is what Sima Ziru saw when he came.

"What are you doing here?" Sima Ziru unceremoniously snatched the stick from Gao Huan's hand and threw it far away. "Madame, get up." Without saying anything, he helped Mrs. Lou up, and at the same time ordered, "Ah Hui, send your mother back to rest, and I will persuade the prime minister." Gao Huan did not object, but acquiesced.

In a moment, only Gao Huan and Sima Ziru were left in this courtyard.

"The prime minister can see through Hou Jing at a glance, why does he not know anyone about his son?" Sima Ziru's words were not in Gao Huan's ears, but they obviously caught his attention.

"The son is really a thief, and his father is still making money." Gao Huan's face was pale, but his tone was obviously not as angry as just now.

"If you are not here, it is all his, even the Zheng family is no exception, since it is his, it will not be the same sooner or later, why should you care?" Sima Ziru was entangled in a mess.

"Brother Zunye! I'm still here! Gao Huan retorted angrily, but it was more like two children fighting. Only Sima Ziru can see such a high joy.

"You have a lot of grievances, why did you let the Zheng family go?" Sima Ziru asked rhetorically, "Mrs. Lou is not at fault. Ah Hui is just a little bolder. It's a good thing to be bold, he's going to succeed you sooner or later. If he is cowardly, who in the world will obey him, believe in him, and listen to him? Ah Hui will not take away his father's wealth, you think too much. You weren't like that in the first place, only in the case of the Zheng family. In my opinion, this Zheng family turned against your father and son, like the sable cicada of the Three Kingdoms, is it all the fault of Wen Hou? If Cheng doesn't convince Ah Hui for it, someone will dare to bully him and blame him in the future, how do you let him gain a foothold? ”

Sima Ziru's words had completely moved Gao Huan. Sima Ziru observed his words, pushed him down a step, stepped forward and stroked Gao Huan's back and said with a smile, "Go, go, drink." The prime minister still owes me good wine. ”

Gao Huan was pushed away by him. Sima Ziru suddenly stopped, leaned over to Gao Huan and whispered, "Mrs. Lou is in a hurry to call me, what is the big deal for me." My youngest son is in the same trouble as Ah Hui, I just don't see it. ”

Gao Huan was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, and he glanced at Sima Ziru for a long time and said disdainfully, "Ah Rong Conghui, I am still thinking about being a wife in the future." That's it, that's it. After speaking, Sima Ziru strode in with his hands behind his back.

"So it's decided, no repentance." Sima Ziru was overjoyed and hurriedly followed.

At this time, I overheard a report from outside, saying that the queen Gao Changjun had returned home.