Chapter 817: Three Palaces and Six Courtyards (Part II)
Ke Qu'er was a little annoyed, glared at Han Jian and said, "I'...... I just like to live alone, I don't like to be disturbed, can't I? If not, I'd rather go, the world is so big, there is no place for me? ”
After speaking, he actually spread the temper of his youngest daughter's family and gave Han Jian a face. Although Ke Qu'er is a little willful, in Han Jian's eyes, she still belongs to the kind of general knowledge, it is not easy for her to stay in the Dongwang Mansion with peace of mind, and now move her to the palace, it will not be enough to be a little reluctant to her.
Han Jian gently took her into his arms and said, "Okay, how can I leave it to you, but you can't be absent from every family banquet, this can be regarded as a little request I have for you." ”
Ke Qu'er was a little reluctant on her face, but she didn't want to ask too much, since it was a family banquet, everyone in the family would go, if she didn't go, it would look very different, she could only acquiesce to Han Jian's request and didn't mention anything.
Han Jian entered the house and saw the house that Ke Qu'er cleaned up, it was clean and tidy, the palace originally assigned to Ke Qu'er was not very big, but there were a lot of bedrooms that could be mastered, Ke Qu'er did not choose a spacious bedroom but chose a small room in the shade for the maid to live in, which made Han Jian feel a little surprised.
Han Jian said: "How can you say that you are also a concubine now, how can you say that you live too cold?" It's better to move to the outer room, which can be more spacious. ”
Ke Qu'er said: "Do you think it's not good to come to live by yourself every time?" When I lived in the mountains with my master, I didn't live as well as this, and the master once said that if you want to do something, you must first learn to cultivate yourself, and I ...... I loved staying here. ”
Han Jian thought that the influence of this Zuogu Master on Ke Qu'er was too deep, and he thought that keeping Ke Qu'er away from Zuo Gu Shangren would allow her to gradually adapt to the life of the crowd, but she still maintained this closed and self-defensive attitude, and even he, a man, could not make her change. Now since I can't persuade her, I can only let her do this first, and slowly change her. In Han Jian's mind, or she can be like Yang Li'er, now Ke Qu'er is still a girl, jealous and inferior, and when she really gives birth to a child, she can take care of many things and face them with a more mature attitude.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Han Jian asked Ke Qu'er to simply clean up and go to the Yuncheng Hall to have a family banquet together. Wait for Han Jian to arrive. Lin Xiaoshu was holding the child, teasing with Yang Li'er who was sitting next to him, the two seemed to have a very harmonious relationship, seeing Han Jian's arrival, the two got up and saluted, Han Jian nodded and asked, "What about Siniang?" ”
"Haven't you been here yet?" Yang Li'er said, "I just moved into the palace, and I have a lot to clean up." Even the palace maid and maid have to be rearranged, but they should be almost cleaned up and will come over, so don't be too anxious, just sit down and wait together. ”
Han Jian smiled and nodded, sat down and hugged him and Lin Xiaoshu's son in his arms, this is Han Jian's second son, named Han Jing, because Lin Xiaoshu's identity as a concubine and Lin Zhan's identity as a prince. As soon as the little prince was born, he was equivalent to a gold belt around his waist. Han Jian was teasing the child, and Ke Qu'er next to him looked a little surprised. But he didn't say anything, with the arrival of Han Jian's aunts, Han Jian could only hand over the child to Lin Xiaoshu first, and then Lin Xiaoshu handed it over to the nurse who served beside him, and then the children left, leaving only the female dependents of the family.
"Xianggong. Now that we have all entered the palace, did we send someone to invite Erniang into the palace? Yang Li'er asked tentatively.
As Han Jian's pillow person, Yang Li'er knew very well that Han Jian and Han Song's relationship was not very harmonious, mainly because Han Song's family and Ning Yuan joined forces to purge dissidents in the Qing Dynasty some time ago, which also made the relationship between Han Jian and Yang Rui cold to the freezing point. But she asked. It is indeed out of her heart's piety, she wants the family to be more harmonious, and she also knows that although Han Jian is not talking to Han Song's now, sooner or later he will let go of his previous suspicions.
"No need." Han Jian stood up, and at this time, Fa Yi also came over, and finally Wen'er and Xiaohe helped Gu Xin'er, who was weak, to come over.
When the family sat down, Xiaohe was about to retreat, and Han Jian said: "Move a chair and sit down together, it's not an outsider." ”
Xiaohe said in fear: "No...... No, slaves don't dare to make ......"
Wen'er pouted and said, "The young master said that you are not an outsider, and you don't sit yet, it's really uneasy." ”
On weekdays, Wen'er is the most unauthoritative one in this banquet, but now that she suddenly has Xiaohe, she feels like the housemother can call and drink, Xiaohe trembling and moved a chair over, and sat down next to Wen'er, but she sat at the opposite table with Han Jian, and kept her head down and didn't even dare to raise her head.
Han Jian didn't say much, at this time, the imperial dining room had already begun to serve food, because in the palace, there are also a lot of rules, someone needs to test for drugs, and someone needs to try it, and only after confirming that it is not toxic can you eat. While waiting, Han Xu next to him said: "It's really troublesome, if it doesn't work, invite the cooks of our East Palace's mansion to the palace, isn't it much more worry-free?" ”
Yang Li'er said with a smile: "Liuniang is not what she said, now Xianggong is different from the past, and there are many people who are coveted, so you should be more careful." ”
Han Xu muttered: "It's like when I was the king of the east in the past, there was less time when people were calculated, and I couldn't live in peace when I ate a meal." ”
After the palace maid and the little eunuch tested the poison, they retreated one after another, leaving only the maids brought from the Dongwang Mansion to serve beside them. The family then began to move their chopsticks.
The dinner was nothing, because at this time, the military affairs in the north were close, and the people in the country were also living in poverty, Han Jian had to be frugal as a king, and a family banquet was also very plain, but because too many people ate together, it was the first dinner in the palace, and the dishes were quite rich. But before he was halfway through the meal, a little eunuch came to say that there was a military report.
Because Han Jian was in the inner garden of the palace, if there was an urgent report, the herald could not arrive, so he could only let the little eunuch come in to pass the ceremony, Han Jian got up and went outside, and asked the little eunuch to hand over the battle report, and after reading it, he knew that it was Su Tingxia's urgent recital requesting the class teacher to return to the court.
After a three-month gallop in the north, Su Tingxia's men and horses still withdrew from the north to Guannan, so that all the imperial court's troops north of Beiguan have been withdrawn, and the next step is to recruit troops and horses to go south, either to dismiss and return to their hometowns, or to raise troops to attack Jiangnan and dominate the world.
Han Jian just watched the rush play, but he didn't reply immediately, Su Tingxia went out of Beiguan three thousand miles against his will, and now he was thinking about coming back, he naturally had to dry Su Tingxia's sharpness first, otherwise Su Tingxia would become a hidden danger sooner or later.
Wait until you get back to the dinner table. Han Xu was the first to put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "The concubine has eaten, and Your Majesty has a few sisters and sisters, the imperial concubine, all of whom are easy to use." I can't live in peace for a single meal......" and finally muttered and complained.
Han Xu got up and went back to the room, Han Jian knew that Han Xu had the habit of opening a small stove. Han Xu is the kind of person who is particularly good at cooking, and the dishes he makes are difficult to match even the imperial kitchen, Han Jian often went to Han Xu's courtyard to eat food when he was a child, and now the family eats, and she is a little unhappy because of Han Song's affairs, so she goes back early, and she can only rely on the small stove to make up for the lack of food.
Han Jian didn't say anything, and when Han Xu's left, several other aunts also ate piecemeal. got up and left, there was still some family atmosphere at the beginning of the family banquet, and later Han Jian felt that these aunts seemed to have been discussed, and they all left the table in advance to give him a look. Yang Li'er saw some signs and said to Han Jian: "Maybe the aunts are not used to entering the palace, so they should go back early and prepare for sleep, right?" ”
Han Jian said angrily: "When I first entered the palace today, there was originally an opera troupe from the inner mansion coming to perform, and the family wanted to watch it together." It's good now, it's like it's all mine. ”
Yang Li'er was silent. Wen'er on the other side shouted: "Listen to the play, okay, last time the stage in the palace was placed in our house, it was very lively, is there a chance to see it again today?" ”
Han Jian glanced at Wen'er, to say that among these female dependents. The most eyeless is Wen'er, although she has only been a wife for more than three years, she still doesn't open up, and shows her joy and inappropriateness at an inappropriate time.
Han Jian sighed: "If you like to go, I will let someone accompany you tonight." ”
After speaking, Han Jian continued to eat. Wen'er wanted to say something, but Gu Xin'er glared at her from afar, so she didn't say anything. Wen'er was a little aggrieved, but she was still very happy to hear the opera, in fact, the opera was still in the bud at the moment, and she couldn't understand the opera at all with her cultivation, so she just went to listen to the fun.
The family banquet ended soon, and the women in each palace had to go back, Wen'er still wanted to say that the situation was not quite right, and she didn't dare to ask again, Han Jian asked the maidservants of each courtyard to send these hostesses back to the courtyard, and he had to go to Ye'an Pavilion first to solve the matter of Su Tingxia's withdrawal of troops. Because I don't know where Han Jian is going to spend the night after entering the palace, and I don't even know if it will be like the Dongwang Mansion in the future, Han Jian will go to the courtyards by himself, the ladies around Han Jian want to ask but don't dare to ask, and when they see Han Jian's face is not very good, they can only go back to each courtyard, anyway, there are still a lot of places to clean up when they just enter the palace, so they will go back first.
Han Jian went out, but only Yang Li'er followed, Han Jian asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Yang Li'er's face was a little embarrassed: "Xianggong, there are some things...... It's better to ask. After all, this is not the East Palace, Xianggong is the emperor, who do you want to favor...... But is it still the same as ever? ”
Han Jian didn't react for a while, and asked, "What did you say?" ”
Yang Li'er stomped her feet and said, "I can't tell." Xianggong is the emperor, and the emperor has many rules for concubines, but Xianggong wants the concubines and sisters to follow the rules of the palace...... Little by little? ”
Only then did Han Jian understand what Yang Li'er was talking about, he hadn't thought about this problem in the first place, although he had moved to the palace, but what he thought was that everything was as usual and there was no need to emphasize it, who knew that this would still bring confusion to the women around him.
Han Jian said with a smile: "Everything is the same as in the East Palace, I will come to you tonight, so that you can thank the emperor with the courtesy of a concubine." ”
Yang Qian'er's face was embarrassed, but he glanced at Han Jian, and said "The concubine retires" and seemed to have fled, Han Jian looked at Yang Qian'er's departing back and felt a kind of comfort in his heart, from the East Wangfu to the palace, he has completed the power, but now the court is all militaristic, many things have not yet returned to normal, and there are many things to be busy in the future, these three palaces and six courtyards He naturally wants to be more peaceful, so as not to worry about it when he turns back.
When he arrived at Ye'an Pavilion, he immediately sent someone to invite Shang Shutai and the people from the military department to enter the palace to talk, and he first sat in the place where Yang Rui was originally sitting for state affairs, looking at everything on the table, but what he remembered in his heart was Yang Rui who was with his daughter in the inner garden of the palace. Although the banquet that night was nominally a family banquet, there were always two important people in the family who did not attend, one was Han Song, and the other was Yang Rui. Yang Rui has never let go of the former emperor's shelf, and she is not prepared to be a new imperial concubine, let alone come out to face other women on Han Jian's side.
Han Jian was in a trance, when the little eunuch came in and said that Ning Yuan was coming. Han Jian thought that he had just sent someone out to invite someone, and it stands to reason that at this time, Shangshutai had already returned to the house, and it would not be so fast to enter the palace, so there was only one explanation, that is, Ning Yuan had already taken the initiative to enter the palace before he sent someone to pass the word.
"Let him in."
The little eunuch went out of the door and shouted: "Xuanling Shangshutai's minister's official Shangshu Ningyuan will come to see you." ”
Ning Yuan quickly walked into the Ye'an Pavilion, knelt down and saluted, and said that it was the Son of Heaven, Han Jian said: "Master Ning got up and spoke." ”
Ning Yuan stood up, still hunched over, handed over an excerpt that looked like a transcription, and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has a transcript, which has been discussed with his colleagues in Shangshutai, and then after being examined by the Ministry of Rites, it will be forwarded to Your Majesty. ”
"Oh? What is the transcript? Han Jian asked.
While speaking, the little eunuch took Ning Yuan's recital and forwarded it to Han Jian, Han Jian opened it, and before he could take a closer look at it through the light, Ning Yuan said: "Your Majesty will succeed to the throne, and the inner palace should be filled earlier. The minister has already explained to the Luoyang family, and all the families agree with the filling of the inner palace, as long as His Majesty allows it, each family will send the young girl into the palace. ”
Han Jian also saved the trouble of looking at the notebook, put down the notebook and said, "Master Ning is really considerate of doing things!" ”
Ning Yuan didn't hear Han Jian's words like a compliment, obviously with a bit of sarcasm, but he smiled a little bitterly. Han Jian's attitude towards him is very bad now, so he is trying to find ways to stabilize his position, although the matter of offering a show girl seems to be a flattery to Han Jian, but in fact, the show girl offered behind his back is from a family that has a good relationship with him, and he has a precedent of offering Ning Xiuyan and Ning Shun'er to obtain political benefits, so he naturally thinks that this trick can work every time.
Han Jian said: "When I first led the troops to Luoyang, Ning Taishi seemed to have had the same invitation, but at that time, it was to be sent to the Dongwang Mansion, and now it is to be sent to the palace, but it is still those families and those showgirls of the right age?" ”
Ning Yuan hurriedly knelt down and pleaded: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister has no perfunctory intentions, and please ask Your Majesty to be clear." (To be continued......)