Chapter 577: The Old Man in the Palace
At the moment when the emperor's left foot stepped out of the threshold, he heard Lu Yuening's heart-rending wail, he knew that the empress dowager would not let herself abolish this queen, not for anything else, just for the sake of the country and the face of the royal family,
Two hours later, the Empress Dowager summoned Fang Jinyan in the Ciming Palace. This time, there was no company from Bai Hong and Leng Yi, only Ziyuan and Yuzhu were waiting outside the door.
Fang Jinyan knelt in front of the Empress Dowager, the room had been lit with some candles with a faint sandalwood fragrance, this was the Empress Dowager's dormitory, there was a thick dark yellow layout everywhere, although it was extravagant and rich, it made people feel a little breathless when they looked at it.
"Fang Jinyan, do you know why the mourning family summoned you to the palace at this time?" The Empress Dowager leaned on a large and soft chaise longue, and in her hand was a jade ruyi, emitting a cold cold light in the dim light.
"Jin Yan doesn't know." Fang Jinyan said quietly, she lowered her head, the other party couldn't see her face, and she didn't want to look at the empress dowager who had always looked at her unpleasantly.
"Humph! There is nothing else to do, just listen to Yue Ning said, in the past, you and her were still good before she entered the palace, why did you never enter the palace to see her once after she became the queen, although you are the aunt of the queen and the emperor according to your generation, but isn't it good that relatives often walk around each other? Just let Yuening teach you the royal rules and etiquette, so as not to go out and be embarrassed. ”
"Jin Yan remembers the teachings of the Empress Dowager, and will often enter the palace in the future to let the Empress teach her own code of conduct, and dare not slack off."
The Empress Dowager hummed, looking very satisfied. said: "Raise your head and let the mourning family see." ”
Fang Jinyan was reluctant in his heart, in order to enter the palace this time. She deliberately asked Ziyuan and Yuzhu to say that she tried her best to dress up without makeup, and her dress and headdress were the most inconspicuous, for fear that the Empress Dowager would be unhappy and think that she was swaggering.
"No matter how you say it, you're a royal person, how can you dress up and still be so plain, and you still think that our royal family can't even afford to raise a county lord." The Empress Dowager looked at the fifteen-year-old woman in front of her half-mockingly, her skin was as delicate as warm jade, soft and greasy. The cherry mouth is red without dotting, delicate and beautiful, and the two strands of hair on the cheeks are gently brushed with the wind, adding a bit of seductive style. And a pair of eyes as clear as a lake are so calm, so peaceful, and a light blue dress. The waist is not full of grips. is extraordinarily elegant and beautiful, although it is just an extremely ordinary dress and makeup, it still can't hide her beauty, that dazzling beauty.
"Jin Yan doesn't dare, I must pay attention next time." Fang Jinyan knelt on the ground, it was a floor made of cold jade from the extremely cold north, the moon-white light could vaguely reflect Fang Jinyan's outline, and the Empress Dowager deliberately did not let people bring her a futon. Let her kneel on the hard and cold ground all the time, she just wanted to see how painful this woman who could charm her grandchild was. However, Fang Jinyan's face had always had a very quiet expression, and he didn't even frown slightly.
"That's it, the mourning family has already ordered someone to invite the emperor and the queen, and you haven't seen the emperor yet, and this time let the emperor meet his aunt outside the palace." The Empress Dowager said, a grim smile flashing across her face.
"Yes, Jin Yan knows."
After a while, I heard a loud report from outside the main hall, saying that the emperor and queen had arrived.
Fang Jinyan heard the sound of footsteps from far and near, and when he entered the door, he quieted down, this cold jade floor is good, no matter how loud the footsteps are, as soon as he touches this floor, there is no sound.
"Grandson greets the imperial grandmother."
"Granddaughter-in-law greets the imperial grandmother"
Fang Jinyan felt that two people knelt down behind her, for some reason, she felt that the emperor's voice sounded so familiar, but she didn't dare to look back.
"Get up, and sit and talk."
Fang Jinyan didn't know if this sentence included herself, she didn't dare to get up, until a pair of hands touched her arm, a faint fragrance wafted over, and a soft voice said kindly: "Jinyan, hurry up." ”
Fang Jinyan looked up, only to see that it was Lu Yuening who was bending over and looking at him with a smile, Fang Jinyan looked at the Queen Mother, only to see that the Queen Mother didn't look at her, and after thinking about it, this made Lu Yuening help up, probably because he had been kneeling for a long time, Fang Jinyan stumbled and almost fell.
At this moment, Fang Jinyan felt that the hand on his right side was gently helped, the Empress Dowager coughed lightly twice, and the hand was quickly released, and Lu Yuening helped Fang Jinyan to the side of the chair and sat down.
"Your Majesty, why don't you come over to see your aunt quickly, you haven't had a chance to meet you." The Empress Dowager said softly.
Fang Jinyan lowered his head, only to see a pair of Lu Yuening's feet, and the other pair of feet knew at a glance that they were a man's feet, wearing blue-black court boots with cloud maps embroidered on them.
Lu Yuening glanced at the emperor carefully, only to see that his face was pale and he didn't say a word, and walked in front of Fang Jinyan to look at Fang Jinyan, who had been hanging his head.
The Empress Dowager chuckled and said, "Jinyan, raise your head and look at the emperor, you are an aunt, you can't keep your head down like this." ”
Fang Jinyan slowly raised his head at this time, he was handsome under the candlelight, his face was as clear as a carving, and his angular face was extremely handsome. The inadvertent light in his eyes makes people dare not underestimate it. A black and dense hair is pulled up high by a golden crown, and under a pair of sword eyebrows is a pair of slender peach blossom eyes, full of affection, which makes people fall into it if they are not careful. The tall nose and the moderately thick red lips have a dizzying smile at this time.
Fang Jinyan stood up, bowed slightly, and shouted softly: "Jinyan has seen the emperor." ”
Everyone present couldn't help but be surprised, everyone thought that Fang Jinyan should at least have a surprised expression after seeing the emperor's face, but no, her expression was still faint, as if she had really never seen this person.
The emperor was also very surprised, he had always resisted this matter, and was unwilling to let Fang Jinyan know his identity, but the condition offered by the Empress Dowager was that if she didn't see Fang Jinyan, then she would never see her again, the emperor believed that if she just let Fang Jinyan leave the capital, the emperor would not think anything else except sad, but the Empress Dowager would not cheapen Fang Jinyan, so after weighing it, the emperor forgave Lu Yuening, but he also had to meet with Fang Jinyan.
"Auntie is polite, you don't need to say hello to me and the emperor." Lu Yuening saw the embarrassment on the emperor's face, so he hurriedly came out to relieve the siege.
Fang Jinyan smiled slightly, and sat down with the help of the queen, and didn't look at the emperor again, but the emperor himself seemed to be very bored, sitting or standing, and he was cramped and uneasy.
The queen is bent on relieving the siege for the emperor who has forgiven herself, and the empress dowager said that as long as she is willing to endure, the emperor will always be her husband, and other women are just illusory, and there is only one queen in the entire Great Song Dynasty, that is Lu Yuening.
"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that there are still some folds to be reviewed in the study? Why don't you let me talk to the imperial grandmother and Jinyan for a while, and you will go and get busy with you? ”
The emperor was just uncomfortable, and when he heard this, he quickly got up and said goodbye.
"Imperial grandmother, the grandson is going to get busy." After saying that, he was going to pull his legs and leave, and he didn't want to stay for a moment.
"Wait!" The Empress Dowager stopped the emperor, then glanced at Fang Jinyan and said, "There are more and more rules, except for the mourning family, there are no other elders present?" How can it be regarded as invisible? ”
Fang Jinyan stood up, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and said respectfully while saluting: "Jinyan sends the emperor." ”
Where can the emperor call out his aunt, with an embarrassed expression, the queen said on the side: "Grandmother Huang, please ask the emperor to be busy, after all, it is the first time to meet, and there are still some raw points, so it will be good to get used to it in the future." ”
The Empress Dowager nodded approvingly, waved her hand, and the emperor took advantage of the fact that the Empress Dowager was looking at Lu Yuening, and hurriedly glanced at Fang Jinyan, only to see that Fang Jinyan was still sitting there with a smile indifferently, without any other expression, for some reason, this made the emperor even more uneasy, and he didn't know how to get out of the door of the main hall, and he didn't care about the surprised look of Ziyuan and Yuzhu outside the door, and he kept out of the Ciming Palace, and the little road behind him just spoke.
"Your Majesty, the servants have asked Ziyuan and Yuzhu, and the Empress Dowager has not embarrassed the county lord, so don't worry." Xiao Luzi saw that the emperor's face was pale, his lips were closed, and his thick eyebrows were frowned, so he knew his mood at the moment.
"When is the draft date?" The emperor suddenly asked a clueless word.
Xiao Luzi hurriedly returned: "It's the first day of next month." ”
The emperor smiled and said, "Okay! Great, so good! After saying that, he hurried towards the upper study.
An hour later, Lu Yuening personally sent Fang Jinyan into the carriage, during which the two of them kept holding each other's hands tightly, no one spoke, until the gate of the palace, Lu Yuening watched Fang Jinyan get into the car, Fang Jinyan turned his head and smiled at Lu Yuening the moment he got into the car, and then he went in, Lu Yuening seemed to have something to say, but in the end, he watched Fang Jinyan's carriage leave the palace and disappear from his sight, and he was never able to say a word.
"What about the emperor?" Lu Yuening knew that the day of the draft was coming soon, and the emperor didn't want to come on this day, and she didn't want it to come, but she also understood that it was impossible for the emperor to have no other concubines, maybe with other women, his mind would be less on Fang Jinyan's body.
Xi Yan behind her replied respectfully: "I heard that the emperor has been in the study just now, and the ministers who are discussing the matter have just left." ”
"You go and prepare some snacks that the emperor likes, I'm going to see him."
"The minions are ready." Xiyan said softly.
Lu Yuening looked at Xi Yan, smiled indifferently, and said, "It's the old man in the palace." (To be continued......)