Chapter 29: Flowers Float Forever (Part II)
Yuan Xiu felt strange that there was no one outside the Jiaofang Palace, and there had never been such a thing in the past. He frowned and walked up the stairs, gently pushed open the door of the temple, and deliberately walked in. There was still no one in the temple. Walking into the inner bedroom, through the veil, I saw the silhouette of Gao Changjun sitting in front of the dressing table. She wore only a chest-length stocking, her shoulders were bare, and her knee-length black hair hung down to protect her shoulders. After all, it is cold in spring, and it is always a little cold in the hall, but Gao Changjun seems to be unaware. It was as if she could be seen frowning and preoccupied. Yuan Xiu really wanted to know what was going on in her heart, but no one could fully understand what was going on in other people's minds.
The two of them sat and stood together, one inside and one outside, and were silent for a long time. Yuan Xiu only felt that the hall was slowly brightening, and the sky was about to dawn. He suddenly had the courage to go in and see her. Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly saw Gao Changjun stand up. She raised her right hand, stroked her left arm, and looked down at her left arm. Yuan Xiu also looked at it carefully. She had a bruise on her left arm, wasn't that what he had done? The heart is itchy and itchy, and the courage is doubled under impulse. But just as he was about to enter, he heard a noise at the door of the temple.
Ruoyun's voice came, "Your Highness." ”
Yuan Xiu dodged behind the pillar.
Ruoyun didn't notice that there were people in the hall, and soon entered through the curtain. First took the clothes and put them on Gao Changjun's body and said, "No matter how upset Your Highness is, you shouldn't let people serve and dismiss everyone." This huge Jiaofang Palace, only His Royal Highness, there is no one around, if there is any mistake, the lives of slaves and maids are trivial matters, how to restore the life to the prime minister? ”
Yuan Xiu suddenly understood that it was Gao Changjun's irritability that dismissed Yiying and the others. Just when I heard Ruoyun mention the words "Great Prime Minister" again, I felt anger rising from my heart again.
"Ruoyun, tell my father that Your Majesty has not blamed me." Gao Changjun seems to have reverted to the virtuous Empress of Great Wei. She wanted Ruoyun to spread the news because she knew that she couldn't hide the affairs in the palace from her father, and she wanted her father to know that the palace was okay and not to have any more contradictions, so as not to have another obstacle between the monarchs and ministers.
Yuan Xiu pursed her lips tightly and clenched her fists, sure enough, she had always truthfully told her father Gao Huan about the affairs in the palace. Thinking about it like this, while he was not in the palace, Yuan Mingyue was forced to give birth prematurely and the prince died young, which was the joint plot of Gao Huan's father and daughter.
"Your Highness! What's wrong with Your Highness? ”
was in the midst of hatred, and suddenly heard Ruoyun's exclamation from inside. When he looked at it again, Ruoyun was holding Gao Changjun who was about to fall.
"Your Highness has stayed up all night and suffered from the cold, if Your Majesty knows, how can the slaves and maids respond?" Ruoyun was angry and anxious.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty will not know...... Help me up...... Rest for a while and you'll be fine......" Gao Changjun said with some difficulty.
Gao Changjun has always been in good health, and he has never seen her so weak. Yuan Xiu's heart was burning, but he didn't go in. Finally, after another look, he turned away ruthlessly. Gao Changjun and Ruoyun in the hall didn't know that he had ever come.
Overnight, Luoyang spring blossomed.
A few days ago, there were countless cold winters and cold early springs, but a few days later, destiny changed. Not only is the sky clear and the sun shining, but also the peach blossoms should bloom from time to time, which is a good omen in the eyes of Prime Minister Gao Huan.
The hunt of spring is for the collection, and the search for the field is also. In agricultural affairs, we should not let wild beasts destroy seedlings and destroy farmland. Spring harvest began in the Zhou ceremony, after a long time, in the eyes of Xianbei people, in the spring warm days out of the city to hunt has become a regular activity in spring. It was originally nomadic-based, so it also has the meaning of remembering the distant ancestors.
What's even more interesting is that today's prime minister has nothing to do with state affairs, only family affairs. In addition to the prince Gao Cheng, there is only one person who came to the west, Guanxi Xingtai Zuocheng and Fu Sima Yuwentai. Unlike when His Majesty Hou Jing saw him, there were no ministers in the court.
Yuwentai arrived in Luoyang for a long time. The original ins and outs were very clear in my heart, and I also imagined the scene when I arrived in Luoyang. The strange thing is that it is only a guest, but no one is summoned. He was also calm, and he was not surprised in his heart, but just waited patiently.
Today, I really waited for the prime minister to invite him to go out of the city for spring harvesting. Spring in Luoyang is so beautiful, the sky is as blue as transparent, and the grass is green in the distance, all the way to the rolling mountains in the distance. Pink peach blossoms here and there intermittently smeared between the blue sky and green grass, thickly or lightly, with more gorgeous vitality.
Yu Wentai was quite surprised at first sight when he saw Prime Minister Gao Huan. The prime minister who went out of the city to hunt did not come on horseback, but by car. He already knew that Gao Huan had risen in the Six Towns in his early years, and he was also a brave general under the Erzhu clan. What's more, they have been fighting for many years, and who doesn't know the name of good fighting? originally thought that Gao Huan was good at scheming and invincible, and he must be an outstanding person. Now I look a little disappointed, but I am a mortal.
Gao Huan motioned to his son Gao Cheng to help him get out of the car, and said with a smile, "Yuwen Zuocheng, fortunately, fortunately." "This is quite a courtesy for Yuwentai.
Yuwentai didn't dare to be careless, he was still very cautious, "When the black otter first entered the capital, he was fortunate to be summoned by the prime minister, and he was grateful, and he must use his life." "Quite sincerely.
"Yuwen Zuocheng doesn't have to be too humble," Gao Huan glanced at his son Gao Cheng, "I'm old, and I regard this son as a treasure in my heart." Listening to Ah Hui say that he was in danger in Jiankang several times, and Yuwen Zuocheng helped him, and I was deeply grateful. Ah Hui has already called you a brother, you and I are uncles and nephews, there is no need to talk about official positions, do you think black otter is good? ”
Gao Cheng also laughed and shouted, "Brother, what my father said is very true, so my brother will follow it." ”
Yu Wentai was stunned at first, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he smiled a little overwhelmed. This was definitely unexpected. I imagined how many times I would meet this powerful prime minister, but I never thought it would be like this. The prime minister seems to be a person who misses family affection very much, and is not as ruthless as the legendary monarch killer. Yu Wentai even felt that he was a little moved by the feelings of this father and son. It seems that I am about to be moved by the humility of the prime minister.
"Black otters don't dare to be, don't dare to be." I really don't know what to say.
"Brother, how about you and I shoot together?" Gao Cheng led the horse up.
"Good. I heard that Brother Cheng is excellent in martial arts, please be merciful. Yu Wentai readily agreed, turned back to Gao Huan and said, "Uncle Wang, please wait." As he spoke, he leaped on his horse.
Gao Huan smiled and motioned for them to take care of themselves. Seeing Gao Cheng and Yu Wentai galloping out, Gao Huan felt both joy and worry in his heart. He is not old, especially with a unique vision. From the first time I saw Yuwentai, I felt that his appearance was extraordinary. There is a lot of grace between gestures, words and deeds, and he is not like a small official like Zuo Cheng and Fu Sima. Just now, I saw that his grasp of the scale of the room was extremely appropriate, indifferent and respectful, which made people unable to see through his thoughts, and felt that he was broad-minded and extremely tolerant. If such a man can be of my use, he will be a right-hand man. At the same time, the worry is also here, if it is an enemy, it is an extremely difficult to restrain the enemy.
Listening to him, you will know that you are resourceful, measured, and very good at controlling. Regardless of state affairs, in terms of family affairs, this is a great honor for Yuwentai, but he is not overly excited, that is, he is not frivolous. It is not unrelenting, but this is not something that ordinary people can do. To Gao Cheng, he calmly called him a brother. Gao Huan is not called an official title, and he calls him an uncle, which not only obeys the prime minister's Longen, but is not too casual, so it can be seen that he is extremely good at dealing with people.
At this time, Gao Cheng and Yu Wentai had already shot a few prey each and returned.
"Brother Cheng's riding and archery kung fu is really extraordinary, and he has been taught." Yuwentai is really humble to the end today, but because of this, people have to look up to him. In this way, he not only did not appear humble, but made people feel that he was very respectful.
"Hunting and playing, don't get into the eyes of my brother, and give in." Gao Cheng smiled, "To entertain my father's ears." ”
"Brother Cheng is really an enviable blessing to have such a loving father." Yu Wentai sighed.
"Why did my brother say this," Gao Cheng said with a quick smile, "You and my brother too, my father is my brother's father, why don't my brother stay in the capital, I am close to my brother day and night, and my brother can also serve my father with me." ”
Yu Wentai smiled, and secretly thought to himself, this prince is really anxious, and he will come when he says it. Jing Qi smiled for a moment, "What Brother Cheng said is very true, if you are not an official, you will definitely go back to the capital to serve Uncle Wang with your brother to fulfill your filial piety." ”
The two walked in front of Gao Huan and dismounted together.
Gao Huan laughed and said, "The black otter has won my heart, but it is a pity that there is no one in the Luoyang Dynasty." He Bayue concealed it very tightly, he didn't know that he had wronged the black otter, and with this outstanding quality, he only served as a small official position such as Xingtai Zuocheng and Fu Sima, and failed to promote it simply, and I was also at fault. ”
Gao Cheng also smiled, "How can you hide it with my brother's material?" ”
Yu Wentai only smiled, "False praise, false praise." ”
Then suddenly I saw a horse galloping towards me. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the three of them looked into the distance together, and it turned out to be Yuan Bi, the general of Wuwei. The three of them were all deep people, no one spoke, all of them were calm, and they all watched Yuan Bichi get close and dismount.
"The Great Prime Minister." Yuan Bi was respectful.
"What?" Gao Huan remained silent.
"The Son of Heaven heard that General Yuwentai, a subordinate of He Bayue Xingtai, had arrived in Luoyang, and he was very concerned about it, and ordered to summon Yuwen Zuocheng." Yuan Bi said as he paid great attention to Gao Huan's expression.
Suddenly there was silence.
Gao Huan sighed, "I suddenly feel unwell and want to go back to the house to rest, the general please take care of yourself." "Look at Yuanbi in his eyes. Neither say yes nor say no.
Gao Cheng pretended to be a gesture, his face was expressionless, and he only said, "Naturally, I should see your majesty." Since Yuwen Zuocheng is the right-hand man of General He Batyue, he can't be taken lightly, so he should be ordered to wait for the ministers in the Taiji Hall to show the courtesy of the Son of Heaven to Daxingtai. He said as he looked at Yuanbi.
Yu Wentai only discovered at this time that the beautiful green eyes of this extremely young prince were extremely majestic. He was also a little solemn in his heart.
Yuan Bi didn't dare to refute either.