Chapter 75: Blood and Tears
The emperor is very young, he is two years older than Chengjing, most of the old ministers in the court have stood in line early, there are few pure ministers, and it is even more rare to have his henchmen, who only belong to him, so he attaches great importance to the imperial examination selection, just to cultivate some henchmen for himself.
And this Chengjing is a good candidate, the family behind him is huge, all of them have real power, and they are also smart, they have read the sage books for many years, and they know how to be loyal to the king's reason, so they can handle it, but they don't know how to be flexible and admit death.
However, this is nothing to him, who is very skilled when he has just come into contact with the world? Slowly cultivate the general meeting.
Thinking like this, he didn't hesitate to praise, "This child raised by Xuanping Marquis and Shuhua County Lord is good, he is really full of six arts, but I saw some shadows of the emperor's uncle in him." ”
This Chengjing is a leader among the younger generation, but Yan Huai doesn't look at him, and when he heard the emperor say this, he just smiled and picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, but he didn't answer many words.
However, Xuanping Hou spoke, "Weichen is afraid, Your Majesty is so praised, I am afraid that the dog will be arrogant, and I can't afford it, the prince went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen, and such courage is really admirable." ”
The emperor laughed loudly, "This should be praised, it should still be praised, and the rewards and punishments are clear." Speaking of which, Chengjing is not young, is he, he is eighteen years old this year, and he doesn't plan to say goodbye? ”
At this time, Chengjing had already come to greet the emperor with a red hydrangea, and he happened to hear this, but this was not a question for him, so he was silent, and it was the lord of Shuhua who took the call.
"The courtiers are already looking at each other for the children, and when the time comes, His Majesty will have to be the master for the children."
This is the meaning that the lord of Shuhua wants to see his daughter-in-law by himself, and wants to ask the emperor to give him a marriage, this abacus is really good.
Marriage is just a big wave of the hand, since the emperor values Chengjing, it is not a problem, and said, "If we are optimistic about each other at that time, I will definitely give marriage to Chengjing." ”
The lord of Shuhua was satisfied, and with the Marquis of Xuanping and Chengjing, they all got up and thanked the emperor for his grace.
At this time, Dingguo Gong opened his mouth, "Chengjing's little prince is Xuanyu, I don't know which girl you like?" ”
This is a little ridiculous, but Yan Huai is clear that this is another game, secretly competing with the emperor, and it is also to knock on the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and want to stuff people into the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
Yan Huai didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but the emperor wanted to use Chengjing, and the most important thing was that he was really afraid that Chengjing would come to his family Qingqing regardless of it, and then it would be him who would be difficult to ride a tiger.
He shook the folding fan, the corners of his lips were as smiling as always, and said lightly, "I don't know if Dingguo Gong has heard a common saying." ”
He spoke in a tone that was neither high nor low, even with a hint of carelessness, and he had the ability to speak up, and as soon as he spoke, the noisy crowd would be quiet, and people would all look at him and listen carefully to what he said.
Of course, the emperor just spoke, and no one dared to talk much, so they all listened quietly, but this time's attention was all shifted to Yan Huai's body.
They all knew that although Yan Huai's tone was calm and calm, his next words were definitely against the Duke of Dingguo.
"You don't have to guess what the boy thinks."
Sure enough, this is a satire that Dingguo Gong is meddling.
It's been nearly five years, and Prince Yi really hasn't changed at all, he doesn't give face to anyone, and he speaks and does things according to his own preferences.
But the day of this capital has already changed, Prince Yi was able to be so unscrupulous at the beginning, it was because he was the dominant family in the court, not only the prince, but also the regent of the former emperor, the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and no one dared to compete with him, but now it is not.
But Yanhuai didn't care about these at all, and then said, "The young man's love is the most innocent, Dingguo Gong, you and I are like this, so you don't have to ask anymore, it's boring to ask, don't you say, Dingguo Gong?" ”
Dingguo Gong was displeased, but his face was not obvious, and he smiled, "Yes, or the prince is right, but the prince has never been close to women, and the lower officials thought that the prince had never given birth to such a green and hazy mind, but now it seems that it is not......"
Yan Huai moved, supporting the armrest of the chair with one hand, sitting more and more casually, and his tone was even more lazy.
"At that time, this king really didn't have this mind, and when he saw blood hulala flying in front of this king on the battlefield all day long, he thought that he could survive, and besides, there would be fewer deaths."
He spoke lightly, but others felt creepy when they listened to it, only Luo Qing felt that his whole heart was like being pricked by a needle, and his eyes were a little sour.
She thought how painful it would be for her brother to watch a man die in front of him.
She had always known that her brother was not a hard-hearted man, but his pain was easily ignored, just to survive in this capital surrounded by jackals, and to keep what she wanted to keep.
The emperor's eyes were also a little obscure when he looked at Yan Huai, but soon, he picked up his emotions and said with a smile, "It's hard Uncle Huang." Uncle Huang and rest assured, I will definitely find a good family for Uncle Huang, which is also something that the Imperial Grandmother has been thinking about. ”
Yan Huai chuckled and shook his head, "Your Majesty, let the minister decide the marriage of this blind man, and everything is as it is." ”
This is the meaning of rejecting the emperor, and the scene is even more embarrassing.
Or the queen gave the emperor a step down, "Naturally, I want the emperor's uncle to like it." ”
The emperor smiled, "The queen is right, this person is going to live with the emperor for the rest of his life, and the most important thing is that the emperor likes it." ”
Yan Huai knew that the emperor was no longer the child who was following his ass and calling Uncle Huang and was going to play with him, so he didn't give face, but he stood up and bowed to him.
"Your Majesty is worried."
The two of them said a few more polite words, but they could be regarded as pulling the conversation back to the Jockey Club.
In the first game, Chengjing won the first prize and won the dagger given by the emperor, and the second game was the lottery given by the queen.
Everyone saw that the thing that the maid of the palace held was actually a pot of flowers, the rhizome was very thin, but the leaves were as big as the palm of an adult man, and there were a few red buds waiting to be released.
"This flower is called Blood Tears, it is a tribute from the Western Regions, and the palace doesn't understand, saying that after it blooms, its petals can detoxify all kinds of poisons, but its leaves are poisonous, and it is rare to bloom, this palace is thinking about having a flower bud, it should be a good thing to bloom, the strange thing is that the envoy said that he has been waiting for two years, and it has been like this."
Luo Qing's face immediately changed after seeing this flower, she had seen it in a poison book.
The book says that the growth conditions of this flower are extremely harsh, and it is rare to grow a plant, and it takes decades to see it grow buds, and only after it grows buds can it be transplanted at will, which is rare by the world.
It is true that the petals of this flower can cure all kinds of poisons, but the reason for her excitement is that this flower has an extraordinary effect on the treatment of eye diseases, but most books only record the former effect, and the latter is also known after reading many books.
She discussed with Liu Xiao the truth of the book, Liu Xiao said that he had traveled many places, and even went to Daqi Pass, and had the fate to see this flower, because of curiosity, he used some means to get a little bit of leaves, and its leaves do contain highly poisonous, and there is no medicine to solve, as for flowering, no one has ever seen it bloom, and he does not know its effect, so she should not have too much hope for this.
The queen is still on the throne and talks about the peculiarities of this flower.
"The palace asked many doctors in the hospital, and it was easy for the doctor to say that he had heard of this strange flower, but no one had ever seen it bloom, and the envoy might have someone to make it bloom in the Great Apocalypse, so it can be seen that the palace is not this fateful person, and now the palace will take it out to make a color head, and see who has the fate to get it, but if it blooms in the future, it must be seen by the palace."
Luo Qing is determined to win this blood droplet.
But she doesn't know how to ride a horse at all, and even if she tries hard, she may not be able to win the hydrangea.
She turned back to look for Yige and asked quietly, "Brother Liu is here?" ”
Shu Yige shook his head, "Brother doesn't like to join in these fun, and in the future." ”
She looked at the flower called Blood Tears on the stage again, and suddenly realized, "You are a medical idiot, do you want that flower?" ”
Luo Qing raised a smile and looked at Shu Yige longingly.
Shu Yige nodded the tip of her nose and said, "Okay, I'll try, but my equestrian skills are average, so I may be able to fight." ”
Luo Qing's eyes bent into crescents, "It's okay, you just do your best, I will also participate." ”
Shu Yige was shocked: "You can't ride a horse!" ”
Luo Qing took Shu Yige's hand and said seriously, "I must fight." ”
At this time, many people had already stood up, both men and women, and they were all interested in this blood droplet.
Not to mention that they will definitely make the blood tears bloom, this blood tear has not been seen by many people, if you can get it and show it off, or maybe you will be lucky enough to make it bloom? That's a miracle medicine that can cure all kinds of poisons.
Yan Huai was unmoved, he didn't have the heart to spend on a flower that he didn't know if it would bloom in this life, and the emperor looked at it, how many pairs of eyes were secretly staring at it.
At this time, Chang Geng, who was standing behind him, saw that Luo Qing also stood up, and hurriedly bowed back in his ear.
Hearing this, he slowly closed the folding fan, the smile on the corner of his mouth narrowed, and his brows frowned slightly, but it was only fleeting.
His Qingqing doesn't know how to ride a horse at all, isn't this nonsense?
Thinking that many people knew about his relationship with Luo Qing, he still opened his mouth, "What?" Qingqing also wants to compete in the next game? ”
Yan Huai's voice was neither high nor low, but the lively scene was quiet for a moment because of his words, and everyone looked in the direction he was facing, and what caught his eyes was the woman in red who was extraordinarily beautiful in his life.
Just standing there, white and delicate, it is different and beautiful.