Chapter 33: Last Wishes
On the current hall, there are not only two people, Taiwei and Sima Jingling, so Taiwei seems to be in order, and he is not as usual, after seeing Sima Jingling, he will call him Xiao Linger or something, but just like everyone else, he calls His Royal Highness Sima Jingling.
But Taiwei's move, for Sima Jingling, still can't let her have a good attitude towards Taiwei.
Even though she looks normal on her face now, in Sima Jingling's heart, she still feels a little resistant.
So Sima Jingling turned her head and wanted to find Sima Zhan to face it and let them end up on their own.
But during this period of time, I don't know what kind of consensus was reached between Taiwei and Sima Zhan, after seeing Sima Jingling twist her head back, she pretended to cough twice, as if she didn't understand Sima Jingling's hints, and then directly asked someone to bring those powerful people to the side hall.
Whether this sudden idea of Ah Pu is true or not, Sima Jingling doesn't care.
Sima Jingling's lowered eyes lifted slightly, and she asked angrily, "Who is here?" ”
The palace people outside the door replied: "People who come call him Pingchang Bo." ”
"Uncle Pyeongchang?"
Sima Jingling raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she didn't expect that such a person who basically had nothing to do with her would come to her at this time.
She thought about it for a while, and then decided to meet this Pingchang uncle to see what kind of calculation he had in mind to meet her.
She instructed the palace people outside to find Qiu Lan, and asked Qiu Lan to receive Pingchang Bo to the small hall first, and then motioned to Chun Tao, and then put on the outer clothes and the two of them.
It's just that compared to when I saw Sima Zhan before. The two of them dressed casually this time.
Pyeongchangbo's face was full of anxiety.
After he followed Qiulan to the small hall, he had been sitting still.
Qiulan's own temperament is not as thoughtful and considerate as Chuntao, nor is it as lively as Dongmei, although she has changed after following Sima Jingling to Beiaoguo, but she is still a taciturn person in essence.
Therefore, when she received Pyeongchang Bolai, she led Pyeongchang Bo to the small hall, and then had people serve him refreshments, and then stood aside and never moved again.
Such behavior has undoubtedly added a lot of pressure to Pyeongchangbo.
He wanted to stand up and walk around the small hall, but because Qiulan was like a door god, he couldn't move wherever he stood, so Ping Changbo couldn't stand up, so he could only drink tea to relieve his anxiety.
So in the short time of waiting for Sima Jingling's arrival, Pingchangbo had already drunk three or four cups of tea.
In this way, before Ping Changbo waited for Sima Jingling, he had already gone to the toilet many times, and the anxiety in his heart was almost overflowing from his face.
Sima Jingling had actually come to the small hall with Ah Pu at this time.
It's just that neither of them showed up.
The setting of the small hall is more special, it looks like a square hall, but it is smaller than the other halls.
But in fact, there is a small room behind this small hall, and as long as someone sits in this small room, they can see everything that is happening in the small hall outside.
In other words, Sima Jingling, who came to the small hall early, did not enter the hall directly, but stayed in this small room, observed Pingchangbo for a long time, and naturally took Pingchangbo's extremely nervous and restless expression and demeanor into his eyes.
While waiting for Pingchangbo to go to the toilet again, Sima Jingling pinched her chin with her fingers and asked Ah Pu with a smile:
"Ah Pu, what do you think Pyeongchang Bo is looking for this palace?"
Ah Pu thought about it, but he really couldn't think of where the intersection of Pingchangbo and Sima Jingling was.
In his impression, these marquis and the like of the Southern Imperial Kingdom basically don't show their faces in the palace much, as if everyone lives a life of paradise and no quarrel with the world.
occasionally appears in people's field of vision, and it is also because their own children will come out to deal with everyone when they want to enter the government or inherit the title according to the rules, so that everyone can take more care of their own children.
Of course, when it comes to these issues, they can't get around Sima Jingling, after all, Sima Jingling was indeed the person in charge of the Southern Imperial Kingdom before she elected Sima Zhan as the emperor.
In order to make his children really better, even if it is just to say hello to Sima Jingling, it is okay not to be protected by Sima Jingling, anyway, it is okay not to offend Sima Jingling.
Most of the marquis did this, only a few of them may still be maintaining his inexplicable dignity, feeling that it is impossible for him to bow to a woman, some inexplicable princess, so he never came to Sima Jingling.
One of them includes this Pyeongchang Bo.
Pingchang Bo was actually originally the Marquis of Pingchang, after all, the ancestors did fight with the ancestors, and the ancestors naturally did not treat these heroes who followed him badly, so those who could be knighted were all rewarded.
In fact, at that time, these marquis were very clear about what their identity was, and although they were rewarded, they were not complacent, so they made any mistakes.
But perhaps because the inheritance system of the Southern Imperial Kingdom itself is not very reasonable, the next generation of these marquis does not need to pay anything at all, as long as the emperor agrees, they can inherit the title.
In this way, people who have no talent in their descendants can inherit the title smoothly as long as they have not made any big mistakes in their lives.
This is the person who inherited the title.
However, the Marquis of Pingchang changed from the Marquis of Pingchang to the Marquis of Pingchang, and it was because of the mistake made by the Marquis of Pingchang that Emperor Jing at that time issued an edict to demote the Marquis of Pingchang to the Marquis of Pingchang.
Speaking of which, this matter also has something to do with Sima Jingling.
Ah Pu recalled that even Wei Shuyi had heard about this matter at that time, and at that time, she smiled and mentioned it to him as an after-dinner conversation, saying that Princess An Ning's favor really deserved its reputation.
In fact, if you want to study the events of the year in detail now, this matter itself has nothing to do with Sima Jingling.
After the Marquis of Pyeongchang took over the title, he has always been greedy for pleasure, not seeking progress, and has done a lot of ridiculous things.
Let's not talk about how much he has done to oppress people, but in the case of his son, he has already done a lot of unruly and excessive interference.
His son did not learn anything under his influence, and even if he had a background of value like the Marquis of Pyeongchang, he had a great advantage in the election of officials.
However, his own moral quality is really not very good, and the opinions of others are really unable to meet the standard, so he cannot enter the officialdom through the normal system of electing officials.
In fact, because of Nan Yuguo's own inspection system, not all the people who are elected to the officialdom are talents, but these people are at least smart and know that before selecting officials, they must at least do superficial work.
In any case, you have to pass the door in front of you first.
But the Pyeongchang family is not professional.
I don't know why they are not as good as the next generation, they only know that they live under the shadow of their ancestors, and they don't understand.
Usually think very highly of yourself, just look down on others, and at this critical time when you want to become an official, you are still doing stupid things, and you don't find problems from yourself at all.
His son did not pass the requirements for the selection of conscripts, and Pingchang Bo held a grudge against Sima Jingling, because of the several marquis who were conscripted together at that time, only their family did not go to see Sima Jingling, or greeted Sima Jingling.
So Pingchangbo thought that because of Sima Jingling's careful eyes, he would deliberately make his son unable to become an official.
So, Pingchang Bo trumpeted that Sima Jingling, as a princess, did not stay well in the palace and was ready to get married, and even interfered in political affairs, managing the east and the west, and really did not look like a princess.
His remarks were completely unscrupulous, and even after entering the palace, he would say them to some other people from time to time, so these words reached Sima Jingling's ears.
Pyeongchang Bo usually has no popularity, and of course everyone will not be with Pyeongchangbo.
After Sima Jingling heard this, she didn't know who Pingchangbo was for a while.
For this kind of person who has never even heard of it, Sima Jingling has never paid much attention to it.
But Sima Jingling doesn't take it to heart, it doesn't mean that others don't take it to heart.
Sima Jingling has been a little uncertain since the accident of the former queen's former crown prince.
Unless it is the palace maids who have been by Sima Jingling's side for many years and the five princes who have always had a good relationship with Sima Jingling, others have no chance to grasp Sima Jingling's mind at all.
There are many people who want to catch Sima Jingling's line, but they have been returning in vain because Sima Jingling herself is not close to her.
The matter of Pingchang Bo just gave these people who wanted to get close to Sima Jingling a perfect reason.
They secretly collected all kinds of inappropriate behaviors of Ping Changbo, secretly recorded the bad things that Ping Changbo talked about Sima Jingling, and even deliberately drunk Ping Changbo, so that he continued to judge Sima Jingling without holding back after drinking.
After collecting these evidences, they handed these things over to the Imperial Doctor, and then let the upright Imperial Doctor stab them directly in front of Emperor Jing.
Of course, Emperor Jing took advantage of the situation and punished Pingchang Bo, and the Marquis of Pingchang became Pingchang Bo.
Agui's impression of Pyeongchang Bo ends here.
Therefore, Sima Jingling suddenly asked him what kind of thoughts he had, and he really didn't have a clue at all.
However, seeing that Uncle Pyeongchang was so anxious, Ah Pu could only think that it might be related to his precious son.
"When the official was elected, Uncle Pyeongchang didn't come to you to give his son any protection, and now it's been a long time, but he came to you, it seems that only his son has something that can only be solved by you."
Ah Pu thought about it for a while, and chose the most likely answer to answer the question that Sima Jingling asked at the beginning.
"Huh." Sima Jingling chuckled lightly after hearing this, got up and prepared to walk out of the small room, to meet this Pingchang Uncle who didn't know what to do, "What you said is very reasonable, but this matter may not be solved by this palace." ”
Before opening the door, Sima Jingling left this sentence.
Ah Pu was stunned for a moment, and then as if he had figured out something, he immediately chased after Sima Jingling's figure and walked out.
Pingchang Bo had already returned from going to the toilet, and was waiting for Sima Jingling anxiously, and even wanted to ask Qiulan when Sima Jingling would come over, so Sima Jingling stepped into the hall.
When Sima Jingling walked in, she seemed to be light and silent, but she diffused the momentum around her throughout the small hall.
The pace that made Pyeongchang Bo excited stopped unconsciously.
Sima Jingling slowly raised her eyes, glanced at her lightly with completely emotionless eyes, and then said extremely coldly: "It turns out that this is Uncle Pingchang, what are you looking for in this palace?" ”
Sima Jingling's look just now was so terrifying that Ping Changbo was so frightened that he forgot to breathe, let alone what he had originally prepared.
He stood stunned, opening his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
Sima Jingling was also patient, seeing that Pingchangbo did not answer for a long time, nor did she urge, but bypassed Pingchangbo, sat on the top spot, and then took the tea handed by Qiulan, and took a sip slowly and elegantly.
Pyeongchang Bo suddenly hit a spirit, and then he came to his senses in an instant.
When he saw Sima Jingling, he hurriedly walked a few steps and quickly stopped, and when he came to a place not far from Sima Jingling, he stopped.
He pursed his lips and bowed to Sima Jingling, and then without standing up, he said to Sima Jingling:
"Please, Her Royal Highness Princess Jinning, save my son!"
Sima Jingling drank tea with her hand, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She didn't put the tea down, but didn't even raise her head, and said without any waves: "Your son?
Uncle Pyeongchang, are you mistaken, what does your son have to do with this palace, and how can this palace save your son? ”
Ping Changbo originally had some reluctance and scruples about Sima Jingling, but seeing that Sima Jingling was not interested at all and didn't seem to want to care about anything, he directly let it go.
He was directly in tears, kowtowing his head very excitedly and saying to Sima Jingling:
"Princess Jinning, Her Royal Highness Princess Jinning, I was very wrong in the past, I offended you, you can do whatever you want me to do, as long as you can save my son, as long as you can save him, I am willing to do anything!"
Sima Jingling seemed to sigh, and stretched out her hand to put the teacup on Qiulan's hand, who was waiting on the side.
She shook her head, and looked at Pyeongchang Bo with infinite compassion in her eyes.
She said to Pyeongchangbo:
"Things have come to this point, why don't you understand?
Your son is certainly wronged, but he is not entirely innocent.
Now he has done this kind of thing, and he is completely to blame. ”
Pingchang Bo was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't care about it.
He wanted to make a joke and tried all kinds of methods to make Sima Jingling loosen her mouth.
But now Sima Elf's attention has been attracted by the letter secretly sent by the night owl.