Chapter 17: Light snow
The snow was getting heavier outside. The knife-like north wind, carrying snow flakes like swan's feathers, raged over the Forbidden City. The entire Imperial City, and even the entire Jingshi, have been transformed into a world covered in silver. That is, in more than half a day, the snow on the ground has fallen more than a foot thick.
The queen was not in a hurry to speak, but got up from the soft couch, walked to the window gracefully, gently pushed open a window, and admired the snow scene outside the palace. Zhu Youzhen took advantage of the queen's back to him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and thought to himself: This is Ling Bo's micro-step and the lotus under his feet, right?
As soon as the window opened, the cold wind from outside the hall naturally poured in. Kunning Palace was already a little cold, but at this time, it was even more chilly. Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but shiver, and suddenly the lazy donkey grinded, and a burst of urine hit. But on such a serious occasion, how dare this thing make a mistake, so he had to take a few deep breaths and force himself to suppress.
How did the queen know about Zhu Youzhen's changes, and after a long time, she gently closed the window, turned around, and looked at Zhu Youzhen with tears in her eyes. Zhu Youzhen secretly complained: Wow, sister-in-law, you are crying in the wind! Hurry up and say something, brother can't hold it back!
The queen said faintly: "Princess Ning, you are from the Jiangnan clan, and you probably haven't seen such a big snow." What do you think of the snow? ”
Seeing the queen asking herself, Rui'er hurriedly replied respectfully and honestly: "The queen, the concubine thinks that the snowflakes are crystal clear and beautiful. ”
The queen nodded and said, "Not bad." Your Highness, what do you say? ”
Zhu Youzhen was in the mood to discuss the snow scene with these two women, so he had to deal with it: "This... Although the snow is beautiful, it can fall too much and it is easy to become a disaster. "But I thought to myself, I'm about to become a disaster in the crotch of my pants!
The queen nodded approvingly at Zhu Youzhen and said, "Your Highness really cares about the common people. How good it would be if the Emperor were like His Highness! In recent years, there have been many snowstorms, and this year is even more than in previous years. Counting today's snow, there have been three heavy snowfalls north of the Yellow River in a month. I don't know how many houses collapsed and how many civilian casualties were killed and injured after one night! There are even rumors that this is a sign of instability in my Ming Dynasty, which is shocking! ”
Zhu Youzhen pretended to be solemn and listened quietly, but he was apprehensive in his heart. boasting that he is stronger than the emperor, if this is said from other people's mouths and then heard by others, I am afraid that he will not be able to eat and walk away. It seems that the queen is very dissatisfied with the emperor, but don't use the little uncle as a reference!
The queen continued: "Not only that. Under the severe cold, not only the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has long been frozen, but all other roads leading to Beijing are also covered with ice and snow, making it difficult for cars and horses to walk. Jingshi itself does not produce grain, and the millions of officials and citizens in the city have to consume 10,000 stone of grain for three meals a day, all thanks to the transportation from other places. As soon as the road is opened, the price of rice will inevitably skyrocket, and I am afraid that there will be a famine soon! ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded yes again and again, but thought in his heart, he is just a prince who has no power, and he is not an emperor, it is useless for you to tell me this. Besides, the queen, it's okay for the mother to rule the six palaces in the world, and these things don't need your heart, what about love.
The queen was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "However, Your Highness probably wouldn't have thought that in addition to being beautiful, snow will not only cause disasters, but sometimes, it is also a weapon to kill!" ”
Zhu Youzhen was taken aback, thinking to himself that this queen is actually a hidden martial arts master, who has reached the realm of flying flowers and folding leaves, and even snow flakes can be used as a hidden weapon to hurt people? Could it be that she is also an undercover agent for Shenlong Island to break into the palace?
"This morning, the military department gave Wei Yingjia a note in the matter, saying that in recent years, snow disasters have been frequent, which is a warning from the sky, and there is 'snow' on the side of the lord and king, please let the emperor know." The queen gritted her silver teeth and said, "There is also a Ministry of Rites, Lang Zhongyu Dafu is sparse, saying that the emperor has been in power for several years and has no heirs, which is not conducive to the society. Please also ask Your Majesty not to be favored, it is advisable to choose a draft girl and give birth to a dragon son as soon as possible to comfort the temple. Your Highness, do you know what these two notes mean? ”
Zhu Youzhen shook his head like an idiot. The queen seemed to expect him to be like this, and patiently explained: "The name of the palace boudoir is 'Xue Ying', and after entering the palace, she changed her name to 'Yan' because of her avoidance. Wei Yingjia is so vicious, although he didn't say it explicitly, he insinuated and slandered the palace. As for Yu Dafu, "Speaking of this, the empress's expression became sad, "He said that the emperor has no heirs, which clearly means that the palace cannot have children!" After speaking, two lines of tears have come out of his eyes.
Zhu Youzhen and Rui'er saw the queen crying, and they were so frightened that they all knelt down, but they didn't know what to say. Zhu Youzhen thought to himself, the ancients said that unfilial piety is the greatest, and ordinary people are still like this, and the royal family thinks even more. A concubine in the deep palace, the king's favor cannot be relied on for a long time, but if you have a son, you can be valued by the mother and son, and you will have to rely on it for life. If you are unfortunate enough to have no children, then you will be desolate. Shaohua is fleeting, and when he is old and decrepit, not only has he been left behind by the king, but even the eunuchs and palace maids are not to be seen. Even if you are the queen, if you don't have a son, your position may not be stable, and there have been many incidents in history where the queen was deposed because she couldn't have children. It's when it's snowing or something, but you can't have children, so there's no way around it.
He was thinking about it, when he suddenly felt a faint fragrance in his nose, and then he felt that he was gently supported by a pair of weak hands, and it turned out that the queen herself came to help him up. In fact, in ancient times, between uncles and sisters-in-law, men and women were very guarded, and there should not have been such close contact. But in the eyes of the queen, although Zhu Youzhen has been married, after all, he is only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old half-old child. The queen forgot to cry for a while, she already felt disrespectful, and when she saw Zhu Youzhen kneeling, she didn't think so much for a while and helped her. After Zhu Youzhen got up, the queen saw that his expression was different, so she felt that something was wrong, and a trace of blush flashed on her pale face, and she hurriedly covered it up with words: "Why should Your Highness be like this, it is the palace that has lost its temper." Princess Ning, please also get up. There are just three of us here, so there's no formality. ”
How did she know that Zhu Youzhen, who was still a child in her eyes, glanced up slightly at the moment she was helped up, and inadvertently saw her long pink neck, and swept down her neckline. However, the clothes and necklines of this era are very little exposed, and you can't see anything, which is like the previous life, if you don't show a little career line, you really can't do any career.
Even so, the thing's heart beat suddenly, and his face turned red. He hurriedly lowered his head, and cursed in his heart: Beast, you have to hold on, this is the queen! Even if you hug all the other women in the world to bed, you must not touch a single hair of her!
"Your Highness, do you know who this Wei Yingjia and Yu Dafu are?" The queen continued, "These two are Wei Zhongxian's eagle dogs! Wei Yingjia is Wei Zhongxian's righteous son, Yu Dafu is even more shameless, and he is actually willing to be Wei Zhongxian's godgrandson! ”
Hearing the words "Wei Zhongxian", Zhu Youzhen's spirit finally gathered, and he knew that he was about to get to the point.
Sure enough, the queen said hatefully: "These two must have been instigated by Wei Zhongxian to go up and try to separate the emperor from the palace and test the emperor's attitude." Although the emperor did not believe their nonsense, and immediately issued an order to reprimand them, he did not delve into them. Alas! The emperor was kind-hearted, but he believed in Wei Zhongxian and ignored the government. The palace has repeatedly advised the emperor to give priority to the country's society, although the power to approve the red is entrusted to the internal officials, it is not appropriate to let it go completely. The emperor just didn't listen. Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian, a slave, had a grudge against the palace, and actually colluded with the Hakka family, "Speaking of this, the queen suddenly raised her eyebrows and gritted her teeth, "While the palace is pregnant, send someone to pretend to be a palace maid to wait for the palace, and pretend to massage the palace for a day, I don't know what method was used, and soon after, the child was..."
Zhu Youzhen was only dumbfounded when he heard it. Where did he think that Wei Zhongxian, for the sake of dictatorship, dared to secretly poison the queen, causing the queen to miscarry! Looking at the queen with pear blossoms and rain in front of him, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Long live, why don't you care?" ”
The empress choked up and said, "Wei Zhongxian specializes in flattery, and he has served the emperor for many years, and the emperor has no doubt about him. Of course, the palace cried to the emperor, but the emperor smiled and said: 'The factory ministers are loyal, and Madame Fengsheng will never do anything detrimental to me and the empress.' The queen doesn't have to be too sad, the coming days will be long, and we will be reborn. But since then, Hongu has never been able to have children again! Recently, the emperor has become more and more playful, and he has become more and more distant from the palace. Don't hide it from Your Highness, the palace hasn't seen the emperor for a whole month. The palace knows that the emperor is in the Qianqing Palace at this time, but it is close to the end of the world! ”
Zhu Youzhen's heart sank when he heard this, so he had to comfort him with a lenient voice: "The queen doesn't need to worry, long live I was very happy to see the minister just now, and said that I want the minister to go to see him often." The next time I saw Banzai, the minister said to Banzai, 'The queen misses Banzai', won't Banzai come? ”
When the queen heard this, she reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said: "You two brothers are really worthy of being brothers, how can you speak so straightforwardly, just like a small person in the market!" This palace knows that this is no wonder of you, before the first emperor ascended the throne, he was not loved by the emperor's ancestors, and he was depressed all day long, and he didn't care about your brothers, so that you could mess with those eunuchs who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it all day long. The emperor did not go to school for a day until he ascended the throne, and I think the same is true for His Royal Highness. The emperor relied on His Royal Highness, and hoped that His Highness would read more books and be the emperor's minister. ”
Zhu Youzhen was depressed in his heart: Isn't it true that I can't drag the text! If I watch "The Legend of Zhen Huan" twice, I can open my mouth and close my mouth, "It must be excellent". How tired! Or is it easy to talk about people!
"However, Your Highness don't say these things to the emperor, and don't say that the palace misses the emperor." Speaking of this, the queen also felt embarrassed, her face was slightly red, but she immediately said: "Because the emperor will never believe it, and he will definitely be reluctant to give up his precious furniture." Your Highness, please see," he said, gesturing to a large open wooden box in the corner of the main hall, "those are those that the emperor has just given to the palace." He didn't know that this palace was not rare at all! Moreover, as long as His Royal Highness said something to the emperor, Wei Zhongxian would definitely know it immediately. ”
After a slight pause, the queen said softly: "That belly pocket, presumably His Highness saw it?" ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded, so the queen's and Rui'er's faces turned red.
They are all from the past, and their faces are still red, and besides, you didn't do it yourself. Hurry up and say something useful, Wei Zhongxian wants to kill me for Mao, for Mao?! Zhu Youzhen shouted loudly in his heart.