Chapter 18: The Clash of Courts (1)
In the early morning, before the sky was bright, there was a faint sound of a woman's moaning in the dormitory of Chang'an Palace, and only an expressionless little eunuch was waiting outside the door of the dormitory. The candle flame reflected the intertwined figures of a man and a woman on the bed on the white curtain, and although the little eunuch had already realized that he should not look at or listen to incivility, the corner of his eye could not help but drift to the shadow printed on the window.
The two slender legs were like vines wrapped around the tree, and the man's buttocks were like a tireless horsewhip slamming the bewitching female body under him, the man's speed was getting faster and faster, and Jia Hou's delicate panting was also wave after wave, which was very clear and charming in this silent dawn.
The two lingering shadows didn't know how long they had been intertwined, so long that the little eunuch felt that he had stood as a fossil, the sound in the room finally stopped, the door was pushed open from the inside out, and the neatly dressed imperial doctor Ling Cheng still had a satisfied smile on his face, "Little father-in-law, hard work!" Doctor Cheng was in a good mood, and a hundred silver tickets were stuffed into the sleeve of the little father-in-law.
"Thank you, sir!" The little father-in-law still had to thank him again, and Cheng Ji had already smiled and waved his hand and walked away. The little father-in-law turned his head to look through the crack in the door, Jia Hou only had a thin blanket on his chest, a thin white and smooth beautiful leg was exposed from under the thin quilt and placed under the edge of the bed, and the long green silk made a bed.
"Mother, mother." The little father-in-law shouted softly outside the door, and when he saw that Empress Jia seemed to be asleep, he carefully closed the door.
Early in the morning, the East Palace
Thinking that Empress Jia actually colluded with Wang Yan and jointly calculated herself, it was like a thorn in her heart that made Sima Shu toss and turn all night and couldn't sleep, and she thought a lot. From Manager Liu's worried expression and a few words, Sima Shu even guessed that there must be a dragon fight in the court today.
Because Empress Jia was worried that the crown prince would cultivate henchmen in the court, since Emperor Hui ascended the throne, he issued an order to dismiss Sima Shu from the court. But since the news of the prince's wedding, he has always been ready to enter the palace.
So as soon as Sima Shu woke up in the morning, he saw Lu Zhu coming in to serve and get up to freshen up, with two big dark circles under his eyes. Because Sima Shu's surname is Xijing, there are not many slaves and maids around him, only Lu Zhu, who has just entered the palace, and four small palace maids to serve.
The two little palace maids were serving Sima Shu to freshen up, and Manager Liu pushed the door a little anxiously: "Your Highness, it's not good, it's not good." ”
"What's so alarming?" Sima Shu had just dressed neatly, and when he saw such an anxious look on the face of the chief manager, who had always been dignified, he couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
"The servant next to Taifu just came to report the news, the court meeting has begun, and now the court meeting has become a mess, say yes, say yes ......" Manager Liu was a little choked, he has never been good at words, so the more anxious he is, the more speechless he is.
"That's it, the person sent by Taifu is still outside, tell him to come in!" Sima Shu shouted loudly outside the door, and the person sent by Zhang Hua, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, hurriedly picked up the door curtain and walked in, and knelt down in front of Sima Shu: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the big thing is not good, the Jia family, the Jia family is too deceitful!" ”
"What the hell is going on? You explain it to me carefully. ”
"Here's the thing" The people around Taifu were really articulate, and explained the whole story in a few words, Sima Shu's first reaction when he heard the whole thing was ridiculous, it was really ridiculous!
It turned out that in the court, Empress Jia suddenly proposed that the prince would be Chengren next year, and the crown princess should have been established a long time ago, but Sima Shu's biological mother Xie Shuyuan did not fancy the woman, and Empress Jia did not talk to him.
Recently, it was rumored that the prince had fallen in love with the eldest daughter of Wang Yan's family, and this matter was known to all the courts, and they all thought that Emperor Hui and Empress Jia had also acquiesced in this matter, and were ready to choose to marry the prince and Wang Huiying.
Who would have expected that Jia Mi, the nephew of Empress Jia in the court, actually proposed that he and Wang Huiying had long been in love and had a personal relationship, and no one in the world knew that Empress Jia favored Jia Mi.
I don't know what wind he was blowing next to Empress Jia, anyway, early this morning, Empress Jia's proposed candidate for the crown princess turned out to be Huifeng, the second queen of the Wang family, and Wang Huiying, who was originally the prince's "favorite", was snatched away by Jia Mi's knife.
As soon as Empress Jia's words came out, the court was in an uproar, and those loyal courtiers couldn't hold it back at the court meeting, it was a matter of royal decency, and the woman that the prince "fancied" was actually snatched away by a relative boy, and it was a big joke to say it.
Therefore, at the court meeting, there were officials from the prince and Jia Hou who quarreled in court, and those who were with the mud were dissuading or watching the excitement, and they were making a lot of trouble at the moment.
"The prince's 'believing' royal family and daughter are well known to the court, and it is said that the emperor and queen have already agreed, I don't know what tricks Jia Mi used, and he actually forcibly seized the crown princess that His Royal Highness the crown prince had already decided. He was a relative of the boy, who lent him guts! dared to rob the woman of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Royal Highness, it is a matter of royal decency, and the Taifu asked the little one to tell His Highness that you must make up your mind about this matter! The person who came said that the people around him were already in tears, which made the people around the prince feel humiliated.
"How can this be reasonable, how can there be such a reason, green beads, take the court clothes of this palace!"
Although Sima Shu had long expected this kind of thing to happen, he still felt extremely angry that the dignified prince of the Heavenly Dynasty was bullied by a relative, and he despised the royal family in such a way, which was really unbearable.
The silk brocade golden court dress is covered with clouds and birds, and the dressed Sima Shu exudes the majesty of the prince from the inside out. "Prince, where are we going?" Luzhu asked puzzled.
"Go to court!"
Sima Shu coldly threw down the word, and left first, Xu is body momentum was too strong, and everywhere he passed, all the guards and palace maids all kowtowed and shouted: "His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Above the main hall, several officials were arguing, and the master of ceremonies and eunuchs outside the hall suddenly shouted: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" ”
Several people who were still arguing also stopped talking, the four doors of the hall were opened, and a young man in a yellow court dress with a beautiful and cold face walked into the hall slowly, and hundreds of eyes were suddenly focused on the prince, and all the officials were very curious about this young prince.
It is only because this prince returned to the right path after being absurd for more than half a year, it is rumored that the prince of the Sima family, who was most valued by the previous emperor, was warned by the ancestors of the Sima family that he repented and changed his ways.
In the main hall, all kinds of eyes came, Sima Shu was all unconscious, after training his body became tall and strong, plus at the moment dressed in court clothes, his expression was cold and lonely, so where he passed, the hundred officials couldn't help but automatically give way to a road, and everyone held their breath, for fear that the iceberg-like prince would be desecrated because of a breath of heat.
"Sons and daughters see father and mother!"
The prince first saluted Emperor Hui and Empress Jia, who were sitting on the top, and on the hall where light and shadow were intertwined, two bright yellow figures sat side by side on the dragon chair, which was Emperor Hui and Empress Jia.
"Hongu has heard something new recently."
After Sima Shu stood still, he slowly spit out a sentence, as soon as his voice fell, the surroundings were silent, and everyone knew that Sima Shu must be dissatisfied with the matter of the crown prince and concubine when he appeared at this time. This was the first time that the crown prince had blatantly expressed his dissatisfaction with Empress Jia, and some ministers began to look forward to Sima Shu's next statement.
On the top of the main hall, Empress Jia seemed to be a little unaccustomed to the prince's attitude, and frowned slightly: "Prince, this is the meeting of the hundred officials, His Majesty has already issued a decree to exempt you from the matter of the early dynasty, and it is extremely inappropriate for you to go to the palace at this moment." ”
"Since the queen mother said so, then the minister has to ask, since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, can the queen accompany the emperor to the court? The queen and mother regard the rules as child's play, and now they want to talk about the rules with Gu, isn't it a big joke in the world? ”
Sima Shu turned around and swept his eyes, and the eyes of some officials couldn't help but light up, for Empress Jia's dictatorship and arbitrariness, there was no sense of resentment in this court.
At this moment, as soon as the prince's words came out, those officials who were not angry in their hearts immediately applauded secretly, and they only felt that this legendary and extremely intelligent prince really lived up to his reputation.
As soon as Sima Shu's words fell, an official of the family who was attached to Empress Jia jumped out and accused: "Is it reasonable for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to suddenly come and disrupt the court meeting?" ”
'Bang', the peacock mending official's face suddenly had a slap print, the prince's palm came quickly and fiercely, the little official was beaten and stumbled, and fell to the ground with a bang, he covered his face and looked at the prince in a daze, as if he was looking at a monster in disbelief.
"You are a five-grade petty official, and you dare to accuse this palace, could it be that this prince of this palace is fake? Or don't you take my Sima family's royal family in your eyes, you simply have a heart of disobedience! ”
The prince's words were sonorous and powerful, and the officials were all dumbfounded, they didn't expect the prince's force value to become so powerful, and the image of the gentle prince earlier collapsed.
This slap calmed everyone, and Sima Xiao wanted this effect, he wanted to gradually establish his resolute and decisive image in front of hundreds of officials.
Seeing that no one came out to oppose his previous court, Sima Shu turned around and said to Emperor Hui, who was sitting in a daze: "Father, the son heard that the queen is going to make a concubine for the crown prince, this is a major matter related to the country, how can it be decided in a hurry?" I am your son, and this prince and concubine is not only a private matter of the son, but also a family affair of the Sima family, and a state affair of my Dajin! The crown princess is the concubine of the prince, and her status is precious, and the sons are afraid that their father will be used by someone with a heart, so they come uninvited and want to discuss it. ”
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