Chapter 40: Intercession
"Slave maid see the queen mother, emperor."
Just as Shen Yan turned around and was about to leave, someone came out from behind the rockery, knelt on the ground and shouted to salute.
The queen raised her hand lightly, "Get up." ”
"Mother, what does this mean?" Shen Yan looked at the person in front of him, dressed as a plain palace maid, with a face full of fat powder, fine lines, and a pair of sophisticated and shrewd eyes staring at Shen Yan nakedly, it was the Shang Palace of the Shang Palace Bureau, Zhong Cui.
This look was a little greasy and disgusting, and Shen Yan silently turned his face away.
"Emperor Ji, it's the slave who didn't discipline the people below well, and he dared to deduct the emperor's food and clothing, it's really hateful. Please also ask the emperor to forgive. ”
The words that came out of the mouth of the woman in front of her plucked herself clean.
"Zhong Shanggong is the old man in the palace, and he can be regarded as growing up watching the emperor. Now because of the fault of the female officials below, even she was accepted into the rank and rushed to this imperial garden to work as a coolie. ”
The queen opened her mouth to explain, looking at Shen Yan, her eyes were full of unbearability.
The punishment of this coolie is naturally Xu Zhaoyi's move. The queen has not made a will, how can Xu Zhaoyi let these people go?
Regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, they all rushed to the imperial garden to work as coolies!
At this time, Shen Yan came back to her senses, and it turned out that the queen was waiting for her here.
I want to pull her to be a great good person. However, how to repay grievances with virtue? She wasn't going to be an uncomfortable saint with an empty shell.
"Niangniang has been in charge of the harem for many years, and the rewards and punishments are clear. Since His Majesty has explicitly ordered Niangniang and Xu Zhaoyi to try this matter together, what punishment Zhong Cui will receive is also the will of Niangniang and Zhaoyi. Kanghe has no objection to this. ”
After Shen Yan finished speaking to the queen, he looked at Zhong Shanggong with a smile, his eyes were gentle, "What punishment are you, Gu won't say a word, so you don't need to ask Gu for forgiveness." ”
The queen took the hand of the armveil and paused.
According to the etiquette system, only the emperor and the prince in the world can call themselves lonely. There are no children in the harem, and she hasn't heard this self-proclaimed name in years.
At this time, she realized that the woman in front of her was not arbitrary. The only person who can control the life and death of Kang and Emperor Ji has always been the emperor!
Seeing Shen Yan's smiling appearance, Zhong Shanggong thought to himself, isn't it that Kang and Emperor Ji have been in Qingsi Hall for more than ten years, and everyone is stupid? Can't even hear the queen's words?
"Kanghe, Zhong Shanggong is old, although this punishment is in the law, but there is no outside the law. If you are willing, this palace will issue a decree to exempt Zhong Shanggong from punishment and give her a good home. If you think it is what you mean, Xu Zhaoyi should have nothing to say. ”
"Kanghe, but it's up to the mother."
Shen Yan's meek answer pleased the queen, she took Shen Yan's hand and patted it gently, her eyes full of smiles.
Zhong Shanggong looked up at the queen and cast a grateful look.
Sure enough, the master in this harem is still the lady of the main palace who is in charge of the phoenix seal!
It's useless to ask Xu Zhaoyi or Kang and Emperor Ji! Look at just now, the queen just mentioned a word, and Kang and Emperor Ji softened their casual clothes.
"Slave and maid, thank you to the queen mother, thank you to the emperor." Zhong Shanggong recognized the queen as the master even more in his heart, kowtowed heavily on the ground, and sent the two away.
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The Qingsi Hall is very well renovated.
The three characters of Qingsi Hall on the plaque of the main hall have been re-depicted, gold is the word, black is the bottom, the thick soil is below, and the gold is more and more bright. The carvings around the plaque have come again, and they are birds, flying fish, and four elephants.
Entering through the temple door, the floor tiles have been replaced with new ones, and the whole floor tiles are brand new and have no cracks or weeds, which looks like that.
The veil hangs down, the breeze blows, and it is a soft smoke that is a specialty of Jiangnan. The golden hook hooked the gauze tent, and there were Bogu incense burners on both sides of it, and the smoke overflowed, a faint and elegant smell. The desk and the seat are new, and new ornaments such as screens have been added on both sides.
The cupboards, dressers, and beds in the dormitory have also been renewed. Under the slightly propped window lattice sat a small saucer, and birds flew down to peck at the grains of rice.
The breeze is warm and the sun is warm, but it is a thriving atmosphere.
The queen was in a good mood when she took care of Zhong Cui, and now she saw that Shen Yan was quite satisfied with the Qingsi Palace, so she said: "Everything here is ordered by His Majesty, and the palace has also added a lot." You're still a young girl, and you're still in the process of getting the clothes you have added, so I'll let them bring them to you later. Don't be as pure as you are now. ”
Shen Yan's dress in the palace now is not as good as the concubines of higher rank, which is really a bit unruly.
The queen was also a little embarrassed in her heart, how the first emperor pampered this emperor, and couldn't wait to hold the world's treasures in front of her......
Now, it's down. It can also be regarded as the cycle of cause and effect.
"Mother's bothered. Before, Niangniang once gave Kang He a pearl and jade hair crown, Kang He liked it very much, and he had never thanked Niangniang. ”
Shen Yan's eyes swept over the furnishings in the room, delicate and warm, and he didn't quite understand what the emperor meant.
Is his compensation for Kang and this sister an apology, or is it a use?
The queen sighed, took Shen Yan's hand, patted it, and looked at her with pity, "You always recuperated in Qingsi Hall before, and you delayed the wedding. Take care of your illness at this time, and this palace will find a good family for you. ”
The status of the emperor's husband should not be too low. It was originally a happy event to marry the Heavenly Family, but after marrying the emperor, the husband's family could not serve in the court, so most of the nobles were not willing to marry an emperor.
Shen Yan's heart sank, although his eyes were smiling, his mouth was not in a hurry to agree, "Kang He's body...... Ahem...... It's just reluctant. In this matter, it is better to follow fate. ”
"Your body will always be fine."
The queen only regarded her as humble, and smiled and comforted her.
After the two of them wandered around at will, the scenery and wind also arrived at the Qingsi Hall with the rest of the luggage.
"This palace is very good to stay by your side because of the scenery and wind, so I will give it to you one piece, so that you can have two more people around you to take care of it."
The queen looked at the two people who had just come in and said to Shen Yan.
Xiao Xing followed behind Shen Yan and kept silent, and when he saw these two people coming in, he couldn't help but look at Shen Yan worriedly.
Shen Yan's delicate face smiled lightly, and he raised his hand lightly, "Thank you, Niangniang." ”
Does the queen know that the scenery is Xu Zhaoyi's person......
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The emperor is not in good health, and he hardly appears in front of everyone except for the last court. Even political affairs were thrown to King Qin.
The king of Qin was seriously ill, and the court was suddenly in chaos, and the prime minister and the various departments of Shangshu urgently joined forces, which was able to stabilize the situation, and the autumn hunt was close at hand, and for a while, the prime minister's limelight overshadowed the king of Qin.
Zichen Palace.
"Your Majesty, the concubines have dealt with the Shang Palace Bureau's mistreatment of Kang and Emperor Ji, Zhong Shang Palace will be fined for three years, and all the female officials will be fined out of the palace."
The empress handed the fold to the emperor who was sitting on the throne and whispered.