Chapter 117: Etiquette is light and affection is heavy

After midnight, it's the New Year.

In the New Year, everyone doesn't sleep. So Lu Li was invited by Xiaoluzi when he was in Yin, and the incense was made in front of the heaven and earth, the incense in front of the Buddha Hall, and the incense in front of the Ming Temple.

I don't know how many incense I took, and I don't know how many cannons I heard, Lu Li was so tired that he was dizzy, his ears were "buzzing", and listening to the little eunuch talk like a cannonball.

A long morning passed boringly in the midst of incense and listening to artillery battles, and Lu Li missed the warm quilt of Fanghua Palace very much.

It is impossible to go back to sleep. He also had a long and long pilgrimage to attend.

In the palace of the court, he received a congratulatory table from hundreds of officials, the subject country paid tribute, the palaces and tribes offered congratulatory gifts, and the civil and military officials lined up to congratulate them, and the verbosity was endless.

It's easy to finish all these rules, and it's past noon.

After the "Dan Majesty Great Music" was played, Lu Li's ears finally got quiet.

He didn't stop for a moment, and rushed back to Fanghua Palace without stopping.

Today, he has every reason to stay in Fanghua Palace openly.

When you go back, make up for sleep, and if you don't want to sleep, do something else. Even if it's just two people lying in bed together in a daze, they can be as happy as two little pigs......

Lu Li thought like this on the chariot, and the corners of his lips unconsciously put on a smile.

But after returning to Fanghua Palace, his smile couldn't be hung up.

A room full of people.

What are you doing with such a buzz? In the New Year, where can you not find the excitement, why do you have to come to Fanghua Palace?

If it weren't for the sake of the festival, Lu Li would almost have a black face.

"Brother Emperor!" Lord Jingmin was the first to rush over, bent his knees perfunctorily, and then hugged Lu Li's arm coquettishly.

Cheng Ruoshui took Shen Junan and Liang Concubine to greet him, and performed the big ceremony of kneeling three times and bowing nine times step by step.

Lord Jingmin raised his head: "Brother Emperor, compared to a few of them, am I too ignorant of the rules?" ”

Lu Li nodded: "That's true." So you don't have to send your New Year's money this year, right? ”

"That won't do! I'll just make up for the gift! Lord Jingmin really let go of his hand and turned to the front, and quickly finished making up the big gift.

Lu Li gave an order to Xiao Luzi, and sent New Year's rewards to the palaces, which were nothing more than jade ruyi, incense bags, collars, gold and silver bills and other things, and everyone knelt down to thank them.

After the easy reward, Lu Li walked in front of Su Qingyuan with a smile: "I...... You don't have to kowtow, do you? ”

Su Qingyuan raised her eyelids slowly: "It's okay if you don't kowtow, don't want your New Year's money." ”

This sentence seemed to have a hint of threat, and Lu Qian hesitated a little.

He stood and hesitated for a long time, and finally felt that he couldn't knock his head down.

Especially in front of so many outsiders, especially most of these outsiders know the inside story, and they are holding back their laughter and waiting to see his jokes!

Are you kidding? asked him to kowtow to his daughter-in-law and children for the New Year, and he had to kneel three times and kowtow nine times...... He doesn't want to lose face?

If he really has to kneel, when all these people in the way are gone, he can reluctantly accept to kneel on the edge of the bed - this is the biggest compromise and can no longer be compromised!

Lu Junnuo nested in Su Qingyuan's arms, revealing a small head: "Brother Huang, why don't you kowtow?" I've finished knocking, and the queen mother has rewarded a set of lake pens, a short sword with a white jade handle, and a complete set of porcelain dolls in seven colors! ”

Lu Liqiang resisted the urge to beat him, and said with a straight face: "The queen mother rewarded the lake pen and the short sword, hoping that you would be both civil and military, and you would not fall behind." But I think you only seem to like that set of porcelain dolls? After the New Year, you will be six years old, or will you not change your mind? ”

Lu Junnuo stuck out his tongue mischievously: "When I grow up, maybe I won't like porcelain dolls!" ”

"Oh? What should the queen mother reward you when the time comes? Lu Li took the opportunity to sit down and asked with interest.

Lu Junnuo tilted his head and thought about it, and said seriously: "Then give me Sister Tongyun!" ”

"Ahem......" Su Qingyuan choked on her own saliva.

Lu Li subconsciously stood up, suddenly remembered that the occasion was wrong, and sat back down.

Luo Xia hurriedly came over to pat Su Qingyuan on the back, but she could only bite the corner of her lip to barely hold back her laughter.

Su Qingyuan finally stopped coughing, and casually patted Lu Junnuo's little head: "The fetal hair hasn't faded yet!" You've only been weaning for a few days, and you've learned to think about my people? What have you learned in the past six months? ”

Lu Li drank a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Needless to say, it must have been taught by Duan Ran's kid, I'll scold him tomorrow!" ”

"You should go and hit him!" Su Qingyuan said with a cold face.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

Su Qingyuan took Lu Junnuo out and pushed it in front of Lu Li: "Kowtow to your imperial brother and see what he rewards you." ”

Lu Junnuo really stepped forward and bowed dignifiedly.

Lu Li helped him up with a smile, and asked Xiao Luzi to bring a set of shadow puppets and a bag of gold bills to come over and reward him.

Su Qingyuan frowned: "You just said that he didn't change his mind, and you rewarded him with these things!" ”

"Don't be busy," Lu Li smiled, "I still have something to give him, and I've already asked someone to send it to his room." ”

"What is it?" Su Qingyu asked suspiciously.

Lu Li smiled slightly, and Xiao Luzi explained for him on the side: "It is a set of "Zizhi Tongjian" that the emperor has treasured since he was a child. ”

Su Qingyuan was shocked: "What are you doing with him that?" How many words can he recognize? ”

Lu Li rubbed Lu Junnuo's little brain melon casually, and said with a smile: "What are you anxious about?" I can't recognize a few words this year, but next year I will be able to read them slowly. I have been secretly reading that set of books for more than ten years without telling others, and now it is time to pass it on to Jun'er. The courtesy is light and affectionate, and I hope Jun'er can understand my hard work. ”

Su Qingyuan frowned: "I'm afraid your 'gift' won't be too 'light', a set of books must have a few hundred catties, right?" ”

Lu Li couldn't hold back his palm and laughed.

Su Qingyuan clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, her heart was beating wildly, although she was laughing on her lips, the corners of her lips were always a little stiff.

Lu Junnuo raised his head and looked at Su Qingyuan with a surprised expression: "A few hundred catties? What book is that heavy? ”

Su Qingyuan patted her chest and said with a smile: "That's a whole set of books, adding up to almost three hundred volumes!" ”

"How many years will it take to read it!" Lu Junnuo exclaimed.

Lu Li hugged him with a smile and put it on his lap: "That's the way of the king, the policy of the emperor, you have a lifetime to read slowly." ”

Lu Junnuo slipped down from his knees and knelt on the ground: "Jun'er only learns the way of being a minister, not the way of being a king!" That set of books, Jun'er won't read it, please take it back to the imperial brother! ”

Su Qingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was very relieved in her heart.

Lu Li stretched out his hand to help the little doll up, and said with a smile: "How can you learn from people to kneel around at every turn?" Regardless of the way of being a king or a minister, there is no harm in reading more books. There is no reason to take back what I have already given away, so you can keep it. I've heard that you haven't studied well in the past six months, and you've only been fooling around with a few little eunuchs all day long - it's time for you to read more useful books. ”

"But, I really don't like to read it at all......" Lu Junnuo looked distressed.

Su Qingyuan sighed and said helplessly: "That's it!" Jun'er is still young, he doesn't like to read, so he will be asked to play for two more years! If you have a big holiday, why scare him like this! ”

Lu Junnuo got back into Su Qingyu's arms and looked at Lu Li with a depressed expression.

Lu Li was helpless: "Do you think I'm harming you?" ”

"Let's get this out of the way, don't mention it again." Su Qingyuan seemed to be a little impatient.

Lu Junnuo still looked aggrieved.

Seeing this, Su Qingyuan hugged him and smiled: "The things that your imperial brother rewards are all good, you are not allowed to be wronged!" He gave you his own things, this is a great favor, you just take it! ”

"But ......" Lu Junnuo blinked, about to cry.

Su Qingyuan lowered her head to his ear and whispered to him: "If you don't like to look at it, go back and ask the grandmothers to find a few big boxes and put them away!" When you have sons and grandchildren in the future, you will point to the big box and tell them that this is a family heirloom, and you are only allowed to worship it, not to look at it! ”

Lu Junnuo turned his worries into joy, clapped his hands and laughed: "There is still a way for the queen mother!" The queen mother loves me the most! ”

Lu Li was helpless: "What is my mind regarded as you?" ”

"Hot potato!" Mother and son spoke in unison.

At this moment, even Shen Junan, who had always been the quietest, couldn't help laughing.

From the time Lu Junnuo said the sentence "Give me Sister Tongyun", until this point, everyone in the hall had already laughed so hard that their cheeks hurt.

Su Qingyuan easily cleaned up her mood, smiled at Cheng Ruoshui and said, "Today's lunch will be placed in Fanghua Palace." ”

Cheng Ruoshui hurriedly smiled: "I have never dared to disturb the peace of the Queen Mother on weekdays, it is rare to celebrate the New Year today, and the weather is fine, even if the Queen Mother does not keep us, we must rely here to eat a meal." ”

Shen Junan didn't speak as usual, but the concubine muttered on the side: "It's been a few months since I entered the palace, and the number of times I have seen the emperor and the queen mother is combined, I can count it on one hand......"

Lord Jingmin shook his shoulders and said with a smile: "That's because you're too useless, who is to blame?" I see them a lot! ”

Concubine Liang pursed her lips: "We are indeed not as capable as Sister Guifei, and we are not so cheeky to stick to others every day...... But don't be complacent, my sister won't be complacent, Concubine De will enter the palace in a few days, and I don't know what the situation is! ”

"Concubine De? Who is it? Su Qingyuan frowned and looked at Lu Li.

Lu Li looked indifferent: "There is no Concubine De." The good concubine probably remembered it wrongly. ”

Concubine Liang's eyes widened in surprise.

Lord Jingmin was the first to react: "What's going on?" Baili Yunyan doesn't enter the palace? ”

Lu Li took her and sat down at the table together, and said with a smile: "The sixth prince of Xiliang went back to ponder these days, probably the more he thought about it, the more he felt wronged, and yesterday he suddenly came to tell me that since there is already a hundred miles of Jingmin in the palace, there is no need to draw a snake to add to it, and marry someone else." ”

Lord Jingmin shook his head and said, "I said a long time ago that I don't need it, it's his own troubles, and he's been busy these days in vain!" ”

Lu Li smiled: "I don't think it's too much, it's the sixth prince of Xiliang who suddenly became stingy!" ”

"Hey, do you want him to be generous?" Lord Jingmin was not happy.

When the wine and food were served, Lu Li didn't continue the topic, but just picked Su Qingyuan Suri's favorite dish and put it in front of her.

Several women lowered their heads, and each of them had a different little abacus in their hearts.

Concubine Liang couldn't help it, raised her head again and asked with a smile: "I've always heard that Sister Guifei is the blood of the Xiliang people, but I just don't believe it, it turns out to be true?" ”

Lord Jingmin snapped his chopsticks: "What's wrong with the bloodline of the Xiliang people?" My father is the king of Xiliang Changli, and my mother is the eldest princess of Nanyue, no matter which side it is, I am the county lord's mother who is not adulterated at all, and I am four or five grades higher than you when I enter the palace! If you are not convinced, find a rope to hang on the beam now, and most of you will be able to reincarnate in time to be reincarnated into a good family! ”

These words were originally very unruly, but Su Qingyuan couldn't help laughing.

When she smiled, others didn't care about the "rules" or not, and laughed crookedly.

The good concubine's face turned blue.

Lu Li calmly knocked a chopstick on the back of the county lord Jingmin's hand: "You don't forgive people with this mouth!" ”

As soon as the concubine saw this situation, she knew that no one planned to help her today.

She finally wisely chose to shut up.

As a result, the county lord of Jingmin no longer had any opponents, and began to stick to Lu Li unscrupulously, pouring wine and feeding food, from beginning to end.

In front of so many people, Lu Li couldn't bear to blow her face, so he had to let her.

Su Qingyuan only cared about taking care of Lu Junnuo, and seemed to be deaf to the movements on the side. Lu Li looked at her several times, but didn't get any response.

Thus, a seemingly pleasant lunch ended in the speculation of everyone.

Seeing that Su Qingyuan and Lu Junnuo had eaten almost enough, Lu Li immediately put down his chopsticks: "Last night's vigil until dawn, and there was no leisure in the morning, everyone must be tired, so let's disperse." ”

Lord Jingmin asked urgently: "In the afternoon, the eunuchs in the palace competed in Keju, didn't the emperor's brother go to see it together?" ”

Lu Li frowned: "After listening to the artillery battle all morning, I am really tired, you can go by yourself." ”

It was rare that the county lord Jingmin was not noisy, nodded obediently, and said with a smile: "Then, you must go to the singing and dancing of the Qingyin Pond Pavilion at night!" ”

Lu Li thought for a while, and said, "I will go." ”

The dinner party is also a routine rule, and the clan relatives and the senior members of the third rank and above in the court will be present, and of course Lu Li has to go.

So the women said goodbye and went out with their own thoughts, and Lu Junnuo also yawned and swaggered away with Mama Zhu.

Su Qingyuan breathed a long sigh of relief, hugged her stomach and sighed: "I'm tired and tired!" ”

Lu Li casually picked her up and carried her into the inner room and put her on the bed: "Can you make me tired?" My ears were about to be deafened by the cannonballs, and I wanted to come back and rest earlier, but you have attracted a bunch of women here, and you have been arguing for so long! ”

Su Qingyuan rolled her eyes at him: "You have to be reasonable!" This bunch of women, did I recruit them, or did you recruit them? ”

Lu Li just wanted to fall asleep quickly, but he couldn't answer this sentence for a while.

Su Qingyuan added: "Besides, you don't think I'm tired, you try it with such a big belly?" ”

Lu Li was speechless, so he had to repeat his old trick and roll her up with the quilt: "Sleep!" ”

"Hey, can you not go to the dinner party at the Qingyin Pond Pavilion?" Su Qingkite picked at the corners of the quilt and poked her head out.

Lu Li frowned: "I'm afraid not." This is also the rule of the past years, if you don't go, there will inevitably be a lot of speculation in the DPRK and China. ”

Su Qingyuan thought about it sullenly, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Lu Li hugged the quilt roll and smiled: "What's wrong?" Tired? ”

Su Qingyuan shook her head: "I just feel a little uneasy." Storytelling and singing always say that 'there is no good banquet', and then think about the Weiyang Palace back then...... I'm a little scared. ”

Lu Li smiled: "You are too careful." It's a big holiday, how can those old men be so idle? Even if they want to make trouble, they will have to wait until the Festival of Lights at the earliest. ”

Su Qingyuan didn't feel relieved.

But seeing Lu Li's tired face, even if she was not at ease, she could only suppress her worries in the bottom of her heart.

She's not sleepy, and instead of thinking about it here, she should go read a book again.

As soon as the book was opened, her heart was even more chaotic, and she was almost uneasy.

Lu Li was already asleep, and there was no one to consult with her.

It was Su Qingyuan who held her stomach and circled around the room a few times, and finally opened the door and walked to the porch, and gathered all the palace maids and eunuchs in Fanghua Palace.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Luoxia asked worriedly.

Su Qingyuan held on to the pillar and was stunned for a long time: "Somehow, I always feel that something is wrong in my heart......"

She had never been so scared, but she didn't even know what she was afraid of.

"Mother, maybe you're just tired." Luo Xia carefully comforted.

Su Qingyuan thought for a while, and slowly shook his head: "Whether I am too careful or not, you immediately go and fold some fresh peach branches and take them to the stove to boil water." When the water has changed color, take a clean wooden barrel and carry it to the palaces, and pour peach branches on the ground, on the beams, and on all the bodies, preferably so that no corners are missed. ”

Luo Xia and the others saw her solemn expression, and gradually became serious: "Slaves and maids will do it." Does the mother still have anything to instruct? ”

Su Qingyuan thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't go to Yuxiu Palace first, just pour a bucket of water at the palace gate." If you are accidentally seen by the people of Yuxiu Palace, you will say that the New Year's routine is to remove the defilement, and there is no need to make a fuss. The same can be said when asked. ”

The crowd agreed, and went as fast as they could.

Luo Xia helped Su Qingyuan back to the hall and sat down, and asked in a low voice, "Did Niang Niang notice something?" ”

Su Qingyuan smiled bitterly and shook her head: "It's because I didn't notice anything that I was even more worried." ”

"Palace...... There shouldn't be anything unclean, right? Luo Xia looked embarrassed.

Su Qingyuan held her hand and sighed, "It's not the 'thing' you think it is. In this world, the most terrifying thing is never ghosts, but people's hearts. Isn't it more terrible than what you call 'unclean things', all of you who have been robbed of a part of your mind by witchcraft, who speak, do things, and even think? ”

Luo Xia realized: "It turns out that what Niangniang wants to deal with is witchcraft in the palace. ”

Su Qingyuan sighed: "I should have helped you clean off the traces of those secret techniques one by one, but I was afraid of startling the grass and snakes before, but now it's too late to do it." I hope this peach branch method can be useful. ”

"Niangniang is suspicious, the person behind the scene will make a move tonight? Do you want to tell the emperor? Luoxia asked in a low voice.

Su Qingyuan glanced at the tent and sighed: "It's useless for him to know, let's talk about it when he wakes up." ”

Inside the Yanxi Palace.

Su Qingluan stood in front of the dressing table, raised her hands high, turned around very cooperatively, and asked Xiuniang to tie the cloth bag around her waist.

When the clothes were lowered, she looked down, and the tips of her shoes were no longer visible.

Xiuniang helped her tidy up her clothes, helped her sit in front of the dressing table, carefully helped her grate her hair, and put on a noble peony bun.

After inserting two hairpins, Xiuniang lowered her head and smiled: "Today's dinner, all the ladies must be dressed up in fancy ways. It may be better to apply powder thinly, and it may be better to have water out of hibiscus. ”

Su Qingluan nodded and smiled: "Xiuniang's vision has always been good. ”

Xiuniang lowered her head and smiled.

Su Qingluan made a mistake last time and was grounded, so he didn't have the opportunity to attend the dinner.

However, no one remembered this at this time.

Su Qingluan didn't think about it, Xiuniang didn't think about it, and neither did the guards and eunuchs guarding the door.

Even, even the fact that the "concubine" has been demoted by Lu Li to become a "concubine", everyone has forgotten at the same time.

In today's Yanxi Palace, the master and servant are all happy, and there is no longer the slightest strange atmosphere of surveillance and being watched, disgusted and disgusted.

Su Qingluan looked at the mirror, drew his eyebrows carefully, and smiled.

In Fanghua Palace, Su Qingyuan stood up with a "hoo".

"Mother, what's wrong?" Luoxia was shocked.

Su Qingyuan grabbed her shoulder and asked urgently: "Do you remember, the last time the guards caught that maidservant, what was her identity?" ”

"The personal palace maid of the lady of Yanxi Palace!" Luoxia replied immediately.

"Lady?" Su Qingyuan frowned.

Luo Xia looked at her suspiciously.

Su Qingyuan sat down slowly: "I lost everything myself, and I forgot that Concubine Shu has been demoted to a concubine, have you all forgotten?" Why didn't anyone remind me at that time? ”

Luo Xia tilted her head and thought for a long time, frowning: "The slave doesn't remember when Concubine Niangniang was demoted to the concubine position - is Niangniang mistaken?" ”

Su Qingyuan didn't speak, turned around and took a thin pen, dipped the rouge in the box and drew a few strokes on Luoxia's wrist, and asked, "Let me ask you, do you remember that Concubine Shu was demoted to a concubine?" ”

Luo Xia was stunned for a long time, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Of course the slave remembers, what is the mother asking for?" ”

Su Qingyuan dropped the pen and let out a long sigh.

Luoxia didn't understand what was going on at all.

Su Qingyuan grabbed her wrist and said in a deep voice: "Tonight, there will be another team of guards outside the Yanxi Palace, remember to ask them to wash their faces with the peach tree sap we boiled." ”

Luoxia agreed, but she was a little disapproving: "If the peach branch is useful......

Su Qingyuan raised her hand and patted her forehead: "I see that you haven't woken up yet!" Is it useful to have peach branches? It's me! ”

Luoxia stood at the door, thought carefully, and smiled.