CHAPTER XLII

Early the next morning, the eunuch waiting outside the Zichen Hall woke up Ji Yuchen to wash the court; at the end of the day, Ji Yuchen sat on the throne and looked at the civil and military officials of His Royal Highness, still silent. The eunuch stood beside the jade steps and listened to the arguments of His Royal Highness's ministers, and he sneered in his heart: This majesty has been on the throne for more than a year, and only last year he destroyed the new feudal monarch of the Murong clan to govern Beifeng, and after returning to the royal capital, he sent a thunderous anger at the court meeting to shock the courtiers and no longer dare to mention this matter; Thinking of this, the corner of the eunuch's mouth silently pulled a sneer, this majesty is afraid that he will let them fight for power first, and then clean up one by one after finding out the details, but these mediocre people are still complacent there.

As one of the Nine Emperors, Dasi Nong Mo Zilan naturally stood in front of the Wenchen, and he had been familiar with the content of these courtiers' arguments for a year, so he turned a deaf ear, and glanced at the majesty on the throne, silently thinking in his heart when Ah Ling would come to the royal capital; I also remembered that Emperor Chen's harem had been selected into two wives, namely Dongyan Zhao Yuan, Nanchen Su Ruoshui, nine concubines also selected five, all of whom were the daughters of the family of the world, and eleven female princesses, from various vassal states and concubines of the world. However, in the past year, they have not heard of good news from the harem, so the courtiers have discussed in private, all kinds of statements, and some people even suspect that Emperor Chen has a physical problem, Mo Zilan is secretly amused when he hears it. He also knew Emperor Chen's intention to marry Ah Ling as the empress, and Ah Ling mentioned it in the message, but as long as he thought that Emperor Chen's harem already had more than a dozen concubines, Mo Zilan felt uncomfortable, and his sister deserved better. Mo Zilan very much hopes that Ah Ling can let go of everything and live happily with Han Fang or live in seclusion, and Han Fang will be able to devote his life to loving Ah Ling alone.

Thinking of this, Mo Zilan looked at Han Fang, who was already a court lieutenant standing beside him without saying a word, and sighed gloomily in his heart; he knew that Han Fang's least favorite thing was to dump in the court, but because Ah Ling walked into this filthy place, he waited for Ah Ling to be by his side when he came to the royal capital every six months.

"Zilan has something to say?" Han Fang asked in a low voice.

Mo Zilan shook his head slightly, Han Fang raised his eyebrows and smiled and asked in a low voice: "Ah Ling can send a message to you, when will she arrive in the royal capital?"

"I didn't talk about it, I thought she wouldn't be ······ before the wedding."

"It's about to get married······ Han Fang sighed almost inaudibly.

Mo Zilan really didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only look down at the black jade bricks on the ground.

An hour later, the voice of the eunuch announcing his retirement from the court was heard, Ji Yuchen got up and left, his expression was the same as when he was in the court, and the courtiers withdrew from the main hall, some were still arguing, and some shook their heads and sighed······

Zhao Shuo caught up with Mo Zilan and said, "Zilan, has Ah Ling sent a message to you recently?"

"Brother Zhao, is there any inconvenience for asking Ah Ling himself?" Mo Zilan asked suspiciously, he knew that Ah Ling had recognized the person in front of him as his righteous brother; Zhao Shuo was gentle and elegant, calm in trouble, and he was also Ah Ling's righteous brother, and he also had a close heart.

After pulling him away from the courtiers, Zhao Shuo lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty ordered me to personally supervise Ah Ling's wedding, according to the etiquette system, Ah Ling should prepare the wedding dress by himself; ”

"According to Ah Ling's temperament, I'm afraid that she hasn't thought about it herself, Brother Zhao can prepare some simple looks. ”

"I'm afraid it won't work, I'm afraid that Your Majesty's mind is only going to give Ah Ling a prosperous wedding ceremony. Zhao Shuo said with some embarrassment.

Mo Zilan thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Ah Ling, and then I'll talk to Brother Zhao." ”

"Thank you for my brother. Zilan is going home?"

"Brother Zhao knows, now that my house lives with that concubine sister, I really don't want to be with her, so I live with Brother Han. Brother Han is in charge of the Tingwei Mansion, but I am afraid that I will be busy for a while, and I want to go to the outskirts of the city to see the spring ploughing matters. ”

Speaking of Mo Ziyao, even though Mo Zilan has a gentle temperament, he couldn't help frowning. A year ago, Mo Ziyao entered Shangyang Palace on the grounds of serving the Queen Mother, and it was inevitable that she would meet Emperor Chen when he went to greet the Queen Mother; I thought that Emperor Chen would mention the matter of marrying, but who knew that Emperor Chen sent her out of the palace on the grounds that it was inconvenient for unmarried women to enter and leave the harem. Mo Ziyao did not return to Xiyue but lived in his brother's mansion as a matter of course, and begged him from time to time to marry the Queen Mother and Emperor Chen.

After listening to him, Zhao Shuo also said in a low voice: "Your Majesty's thoughts, we can't understand how to settle this Xiyue princess, I'm afraid it's not easy; After the words fell, he smiled and patted Mo Zilan on the shoulder and said: "Ah Ling has asked me and Ah Luo to see the princess of the world for you! A few days ago, Ah Luo talked about one person, but he and Zilan are a good match; these days, I will pick a day to come to my house, and let Ah Luo talk to you carefully." ”

Mo Zilan heard Zhao Shuo mention his marriage, and his face flushed, and he found an excuse to leave the palace in a hurry, and Zhao Shuo also chuckled and walked towards the Shaofu Division. After the two left, Han Fang walked out from behind the white marble fence, and looked at the two of them in the distance, and his eyes were gloomy······

Ji Yuchen did not go to the imperial study, but went directly to the dormitory for breakfast; the eunuch was busy with vegetables, and for more than a year, he already knew His Majesty's preferences. Emperor Chen doesn't like extravagance, only three dishes and one soup per meal, and never eats with concubines.

As Emperor Chen's closest person in the palace, the eunuch has received a lot of benefits this year, and most of the palace concubines have given gifts to ask him about His Majesty's preferences; Maybe it's because of her indifference, or because of her brother Zhao Shuo, the son of Dongyan, His Majesty treats this Mrs. Zhao differently.

The eunuch knows that this majesty is not as easy to talk as he seems, although he has received many benefits from the harem, but his tone is strict. He often follows His Majesty in and out of Zichen Palace, but the layout of the palace is arranged by His Majesty himself, so that he can know the status of the master who can live in the future in His Majesty's heart; although he vaguely knows the future master of Zichen Palace, the eunuch will occasionally guess what kind of demeanor this master is, and he can be so loved by His Majesty.

"Keep an eye on the harem, the avoidance of the child soup must be personally watched and drunk by them, my first heir must be produced by the emperor and queen, do you understand?" Ji Yuchen said lightly.

The eunuch hurriedly bent down and replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, every time the slaves will personally watch them drink for two quarters of an hour before leaving." ”

"You've done a good job, and I'll be rewarded. ”

"Sharing worries for Your Majesty is a matter of slavery. ”

Ji Yuchen nodded slightly, got up and walked to the bookcase to look at the folds and classify them carefully······