After the old emperor finished saying that Liu Yu accompanied the king of Chu on the trip, he was in a good mood, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, took out another notebook from the table, and said: "Wen Yan, look at this, King Yu presents it, saying that he wants to accept the palace maid I gave to her as a princess, what do you think of being a master?" ”

Liu Yu respectfully took the notebook and opened it to take a look, the words were ugly and ugly, and the language was not understood, and among so many princes and nobles, Su Yan had no knowledge. Fortunately, his expression ability is acceptable, and his love for Xiaoyu and his desire to marry him as a princess are clearly expressed, and even Liu Yu is a little moved.

Liu Yu replied: "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that King Yu's marriage to a concubine may be able to make him restrain his temperament, which will help him become successful." ”

The old emperor nodded: "I also have such thoughts, it is rare that Lao Jiu is just a palace maid regardless of Xiaoyu, and he is from a humble background." I also went to check, Xiaoyu's surname is Sun, and his parents died early when he entered the palace when he was young, and he is a sensible and polite girl. I approved the marriage, and the Ministry of Rites drew up the wedding ceremony of King Yu. ”

In the royal family, the etiquette of the king marrying the concubine is very grand, and there are many blessings in the heart of Su Yan to be able to start a family and establish a family.

Taking advantage of the fact that Su Yan was about to marry a concubine, the old emperor talked about the wedding of the king of Chu again. The king of Chu is not young but still single, which really makes the emperor anxious, saying that he will choose the princess of Chu among the famous ladies of the kings and grandsons in the city. Compared with Su Yan's marriage, the old emperor was much more solemn about the marriage of the king of Chu.

After saying this, Liu Yu came out of the Yaqian Palace, and Han Sheng also came out. The two old friends walked to the palace gate side by side, but they were silent along the way.

With the wisdom of the two of them, they can naturally see the weight of King Chu in the emperor's heart, but there are some things that are clear in their hearts but not easy to say. Near the palace gate. Liu Yu didn't see Yang Lie, who was supposed to be waiting here. It may be something to be dealt with separately. Seeing that he had arrived at the palace gate, Han Sheng turned sideways and said goodbye to him: "Little Brother Liu, cherish." ”

The pain of this "cherished" sentence is like a farewell word, but it is also a wake-up call for Liu Yu's future. Seeking work for the king of Chu also means that he will be at the forefront of the power struggle, and the king of Chu is weak and cannot guarantee that Liu Yu will not be framed by political enemies in the future.

Liu Yu was about to ask the guard where Yang Lie had gone, when a little eunuch came over with small steps. Jiao asked softly, "But General Liu?" ”

Liu Yu recognized that this little eunuch was the one that Wu You sent to find him last time, and when he turned around, Wu You stood on the stone steps from a distance and smiled at him. Liu Yuzhen doubted whether this Wu Guoshi could really pinch and calculate, and almost every time he came to the palace, he could meet him "by chance".

"Aren't you kid working in the palace now? Why haven't you seen anyone for days? Wu You saw Liu Yu step forward and complained.

"Wu Guoshi, as the acting commander of the Imperial Forest Army, is very busy in the day, and he really doesn't have time to think about other things, and now he has to go to various garrisons to inspect." Liu Yu originally just wanted to come over to say hello and inform Wu You.

"I saw your sidekick earlier. The surnamed Yang led people to the inner court, as if something had happened. Why don't you go and have a look? ”

Liu Yu's brows furrowed: "Inner court? "The scope of the inspection on weekdays does not include the inner court, and Liu Yu can't understand why Yang Lie will pass.

"Let's go." Wu You pulled him, "By the way, go and see Xiao Lao'er's new residence, and you can come often if you know the road in the future." There's something good for you. ”

Wu You wanted to give him a gift, which made Liu Yu feel very strange, and when he arrived at Wu You's new "Astronomy Institute", he found that the gift was a little ...... Particularly.

A lifelike plaster nude statue stands on the table, her hands raised as if playing, her face does not seem to be from Middle-earth, it should be a Western thing, and the girl depicted is also a Western girl with a high nose and curly hair.

"That's what you're going to give me?" Liu Yuxin said that if he took such a thing home, even if he couldn't run or move, his own woman would be jealous. Moreover, in this era of feudalism and old-fashionedness, this kind of thing should belong to the "forbidden thing".

Wu You said with a smile: "This is what Xiao Lao'er got back from a Nanyang merchant, originally the merchant didn't sell it, so Xiao Lao'er took out a glass mirror, and he obediently changed it, exchanged one for one, and gave one for one." ”

"Give one?"

Wu You pointed to the room and said, "That's not another one, it's just a man, Xiaoya and Qi'er often go in and out, and it's not good for them to see it." ”

Sure enough, in the corner, a statue of a naked man was covered with a white cloth, only revealing the corner of his body, which was the last thing a girl should see.

Liu Yu didn't want to accept this gift, but he still couldn't resist the temptation to accept it, and he thought that it would be good to take it home and put it in the study for sexual immorality. It's also funny to think about Han Xiaoting's wrinkled nose and looking at this statue.

"I'll show you something good."

Wu You took out a wooden tube from his sleeve, Liu Yu took it over and looked at it, it was a telescope. Looking at it from a distance, it was very clear, it should have been improved by Wu You.

"Good stuff." Liu Yu sighed, "If there is such a thing on the battlefield, the enemy's situation can be seen clearly from afar, or it may have the effect of influencing the situation of the battle." ”

Wu You said disdainfully: "Little Lao'er used it to observe the astrology, why did he talk about it on the battlefield for no reason?" Those fights and killings have nothing to do with me. ”

Liu Yu couldn't force him, and said with a smile: "Do a few more, and send me one back, it's better than those women who don't wear clothes." ”

Liu Yu was in a hurry to get busy with business, and said a few words to leave, as for the naked girl statue Wu You said that he would find a wooden box to wrap it and send it to the house. Wu You is also thoughtful, if he really walks around the street with such a naked female statue, he will have to cause a sensation among the people of Chang'an City.

"Xiaoya and Qi'er are also in the inner court, you can go over and take a look earlier."

Although Wu You has the right to enter and exit the palace freely, after all, it is inconvenient for men to enter and exit the inner court. Liu Yu went to the inner court alone, the guards guarding the door stopped him, Liu Yu took out the waist card as usual, and several guards saluted, and he could also enter alone.

Before he could take a few steps, he heard a noise in front of him, and before Liu Yu could figure out the situation, there was a rush of footsteps behind him. Qu Ning, who was carrying the medicine box, came over with Yang Lie, and he didn't stop passing by Qu Ning, but he just glanced at him and went forward.

"Brother Yang, what's going on ahead?" Liu Yu asked.

Yang Lie stopped, wiped his sweat and said: "Today is the prayer day of the inner court, this is the affairs of the inner court, which should not be managed by the Imperial Forest Army, but this summer came too early, and several palace maids fainted directly after they couldn't hold the sun." The inner court was full of women, and they were in a hurry, so the guards who patrolled went to inform their subordinates. ”

Liu Yu was curious about this "prayer day", and only after asking each other did he know that this is the tradition of women in the inner court, once a year, usually within a day or two after the Dragon Boat Festival, one is to burn incense and pray for the peace of the inner palace, and the other is to comb the hair of the princess over fifteen years old, representing her adulthood. At the end of the ceremony, the ladies of the palace who are fifteen years old will also have their hair combed by the female officials, and the dining room will prepare a lot of delicacies and melons, fruits and pastries for the day. For the women of the Inner Palace, this day is the most awaited festival of the year.

Liu Yu walked over, and before he got close, he saw Xiao Qi'er, Xiao Qi'er is the fourteenth princess, the same age as the fifteenth princess, and this year they will comb their hair together to adulthood. Of course, Wu Shuo was also watching the ceremony.

The most powerful concubine Li Guifei in the palace is not there, the prayer is presided over by Mrs. Lu, the mother of the king of Chu, and the concubines in the other inner palace are almost there, Lin Meiren is not powerful in the palace, just standing aside, today is her daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, Lin Meiren also has a bit of mother's kindness on her face, which is even more graceful.

Several fainted palace maids were carried to a cool place, someone was sprinkling water on their faces with a water scoop, Qu Ning's arrival was to no avail, and soon some palace maids brought ice from the harem ice cellar and put it on their faces, and the palace maids woke up one after another.

"There is Commander Lao Yang Zuo and Qu Doctor Girl." Mrs. Lu suddenly looked at Liu Yudao, who was dressed in civilian clothes, "Who is this?" ”

Although Mrs. Lu was not named a concubine, she was given the gift of a concubine. Liu Yu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted: "The acting president of the Imperial Forest Army will lead Liu Yu and ask for peace to Concubine Yu." ”

"It turned out to be Liu Qing's family." When Mrs. Lu heard that it was Liu Yu, a friendly smile rose on her face, and her beauty was revealed. Liu Yu looked at her familiar appearance and thought that the old emperor had said something in front of this favored concubine to let him plan for her son.

In order to prevent similar things from happening again, Liu Yu, Yang Lie and Qu Ning all stayed temporarily, and Liu Yu was also honored to be a ceremonial observer.

Qi'er and the fifteenth princess walked up to the altar with the help of the palace maid, Ying Ying bowed down, Mrs. Trolling stepped forward in person, combed their hair with a wooden grate, and tied a ponytail with a red rope at the end, burned incense and worshipped, and the ceremony was counted. Qi'er turned to look at her mother, a pair of small dimples with a smile on her face were very cute, and when she came back, Wu Shuo went to take her hand, and Qi'er walked in front of Lin Meiren and knelt down to salute her mother.

Liu Yu was a little touched when he looked at this warm picture, and Yang Lie on the side sighed: "The women in the palace are really early to adulthood, if they are ordinary people, they can't marry until they are sixteen or seventeen years old." ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly when he heard this, saying that the old emperor was terminally ill and dying soon, but I don't know if Xiao Qi'er would be able to find her wishful husband before the old emperor died.

Liu Yu felt honored to witness Xiao Qi'er's coming-of-age ceremony. Such an innocent, cute and kind little princess, it is impossible to say that he is not moved. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )