Chapter 52: The Court is Deep

The eyes of the nobles looked at Ye Hao more and more unkind and disdainful, just by virtue of a beautiful flower picture can be canonized by the emperor as the county lord, it is really opportunistic, but at the moment, they can not do anything except silently jealous of Ye Hao in their hearts.

At this time, another eunuch's sharp voice sounded, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has arrived." After the sound fell, all the nobles were as energetic as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, tidied up their appearances, and with the expression that they thought were perfect, they quietly waited for the gentle and humble prince to come slowly.

Jun Chengxuan was dressed in a moon-white robe, with a complex pattern embroidered on the neckline, his steps were strong, and he walked unhurriedly, his handsome and graceful face, and the modesty and nobility exuded by his whole body, which made the girls on the spot lose their souls, and secretly sighed, if he got this gentleman as a husband, he would really die without regrets.

"Sons and daughters see father and mother." Jun Chengxuan said in a low voice, and said slowly: "I wish the mother concubine to be happy every day and stay forever!"

Concubine Xian smiled and nodded, she was very satisfied with the behavior and speech of her only son, and she advanced and retreated, so she raised her eyes and looked at him with great interest, and asked with interest: "Why is Xuan'er late?"

"Erchen didn't mean to, but in fact, it was for the sake of the concubine's birthday gift, and he delayed for a while, looking at the concubine Haihan." Jun Chengxuan arched his hand, and turned to look at the eunuch on the side, the eunuch took a step forward knowingly, he was holding a mahogany lacquered gold plate in his hand, and the red cloth covered with unknown things.

Jun Chengxuan suddenly lifted the red cloth, a statue of Guanyin carved from white jade was displayed in front of everyone, and it was even more wonderful that the face of Guanyin was a little like a virtuous concubine, and the compassionate Guanyin of all living beings was calm, his eyes were peaceful, looking straight ahead, with endless tolerance, which was beautifying the virtuous concubine.

When the emperor saw it, he also nodded in admiration and asked, "This statue of Guanyin is a little interesting, the third child has spent a lot of thought?"

The emperor is the emperor, he only cares about the Guanyin carved from this white jade, I am afraid that it has cost a lot of silver, he has always advocated saving, against extravagance and luxury, he governs the country is still like this, the royal family must take the lead in setting an example, in order to make the officials convinced, and now, this white jade Guanyin statue, is to make him a little displeased.

"Father, my sons got this white jade Guanyin statue, and it didn't cost a penny." Jun Chengxuan said: "This is a bet between the retainers and others, and they won." His succinct explanation meant that he had not spent any money.

The emperor nodded and didn't ask any more, Jun Chengxuan entered the men's seat, and the hot eyes from the women's seats made him frown slightly, disgusted but unable to show it, so he had to pretend not to care, playing with the wine glass in his hand, ignoring those people and their eyes.

Just when it was silent, there was a noble girl in the women's seat who got up calmly, she wore a light veil, only revealing her double cut water eyes, her eyes were shining, her eyes were flowing, her voice was like a crisp yellow oriole chirping, crisp and pleasant, "The courtier is willing to dance for the virtuous concubine, I wish the mother all her wishes come true, and everything is worry-free." ”

After hearing this, the emperor waved his hand, and the girl changed into a bright red dance skirt and slowly walked to the center, still covered with a light veil, taking lotus steps, with the tactful and melodious music of the musicians in the palace, dancing lightly with the graceful waist, the arms seemed to be weak and boneless, sometimes like the graceful willow branches swaying softly, sometimes like a light butterfly fluttering, with affectionate eyes and veins, frequently sending autumn waves to the emperor.

At the end of the dance, the girl knelt on the ground and lifted the light veil by herself, "The courtier Gu Xue Ge is ugly." The light yarn was lying on the ground, and the emperor didn't care about this, he only stared at the girl's face, with a little temptation and a little surprise, his mind was blank, and it took a while to find his voice, he said coldly: "Gu Xuege, is it?"

Gu Xuege raised her head, Concubine Xian's face suddenly became ugly, and even a little pale, her well-maintained nails pinched the armrests deeply, biting her lip flap hatefully, staring at Gu Xuege, unable to contain the faint killing intent in the air, the next moment, she seemed to notice something, her eyes rolled, restrained her anger, and waited for the emperor's speech.

The emperor glanced at Concubine Xian lightly, and then looked at Gu Xuege, his voice was filled with irrepressible excitement and panic, he seemed to be in disbelief about the person in front of him, with a little inquiry, he said in a deep voice: "Miss Gu can have a marriage match?"

Gu Xuege was stunned for a moment, her heart was really as the person expected, the emperor would ask her like this, she was overjoyed, but her face was extremely calm, and she said respectfully: "The courtiers have never been married." After speaking, he hung his head shyly, helplessly wringed the handkerchief in his hand, and looked like a shy little jasper, but he didn't know that the more she hit such a timid and weak appearance, the emperor liked it even more, and immediately said directly: "In this way, Miss Gu will be in the palace, and I will inform your father about it tomorrow."

This is to take Gu Xuege into the harem, Cheng Jingxian secretly shuddered, leaned over and whispered to Ye Hao: "Ye Hao, why do you say that this Gu Xuege danced and was taken by the emperor?"

Ye Hao lightly spit out a few words, "Queen Xiaozhen" That's right, this Gu Xuege's appearance is a little similar to the late former Queen Xiaozhen, especially when I heard that Queen Xiaozhen is gentle and quiet, weak and windless, and this Gu Xuege's behavior is the same, I really don't know if the person who is similar to Queen Xiaozhen everywhere happens to be unintentional, or is it a chess piece cultivated by someone with a heart, used to enter the palace and seek holy favor.

Cheng Jingxian frowned: "Just because she looks like the former queen can be so favored, she is really a good life, but ......" According to her, the emperor can be Gu Xuege's father, marrying someone of that age, how can she feel that she is also a wasted flower-like age, wasting time in vain with the deep palace, competing for favor and planning, is it really the life she wants?

Ye Hao was noncommittal, no matter what Gu Xue Ge meant, it had nothing to do with her, the emperor's infatuation? Ho! She doesn't have to, I'm afraid this pretended infatuation is just for the world to see, a long-term king?

The emperor has always been suspicious by nature, killing deep evil, in the early years when he did not ascend the throne, the reputation of killing his father and killing his brother can be said to have accompanied him all the way to the throne, and then Queen Xiaozhen died of illness, the emperor was heartbroken, and there was no draft for three years, which fulfilled his reputation for long-term love, after all, with the passage of time, gradually, the image of Mingjun was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now, the country and the people are safe, the world is peaceful, although he doesn't have to care about anything, but the surface work still has to be done properly, if Gu Xuege, who looks like a filial piety queen this night, no why, just for his so-called long-term love and good name, the emperor will also include Gu Xuege in the harem, even if it is just as a vase.

Concubine Xian closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, her eyes were smiling, and there was no displeasure, she smiled skillfully, and congratulated the emperor: "Concubine congratulations to the emperor for getting a beauty again." She has long been accustomed to the rule of only hearing newcomers laugh and smell old people crying in the harem, so the more generous she shows, the more the emperor values her, after all, the emperor likes the woman who is smart and cooperates with the king, not a vase with an empty appearance.

When the emperor heard this, he patted the back of Concubine Xian's hand as if he was appeased, and comforted her silently, Jun Chengxuan's eyes fell on that Gu Xuege, and he twisted his eyebrows and thought, what is the purpose of this woman?

If she just wants to covet glory and wealth into the palace, then the concubine doesn't have to worry, there are many beauties in the harem, and there is no need for the concubine to do it herself, Gu Xuege will disappear silently, but if this woman has deeper intentions, then things will become tricky.

After all, no one can guarantee what the deterrent effect of that face will be to his father, no matter what her purpose is, she can't keep it, thinking of this, the light in his eyes is deep, and he stares at Gu Xuege tightly, like a wolf staring at his prey, biting and not letting go.

The Fangchen banquet ended early, and the ladies had two more topics to discuss after dinner, the first was that Ye Hao was canonized as the lord of Jiamin, and the second was that Gu Xuege was left in the palace.

Ye Hao's current worth can be said to be rising, and she has become the county lord, this is to enter the royal jade, some noble girls think about the family relationship, some are excited and some hesitate to get close to Ye Hao, but the county lord of Xueran saw their intentions, looked around, and bluntly warned: "Some people, after eight lifetimes of luck, they became the county lord, if someone doesn't have long eyes and eyes to get up, it's really interesting!" She stretched out her tail with a hint of menace.

Those nobles who were wavering instantly firmed up their thoughts, and decisively stood at the foot of the Xueran County Lord, in the end, Ye Hao did not have royal blood, so he could not be regarded as the real county lord.

Cheng Jingxian sneered, looked at these fake people with disdain, held Ye Hao's arm affectionately, and sneered loudly: "Ye Hao, you are the county lord now, don't learn from some people, pretend to be arrogant, and think of yourself as high."

This is sarcastic Lord Xueran, Ye Hao smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Let's go." It's not interesting to argue with the county lord of Xueran now, the left and right sides are not pleased, besides, she really doesn't want to hate this arrogant county lord more and set up more enemies for herself.

When Ye Hao and Cheng Jingxian walked outside the palace gate, the carriage of Yefu had already stopped there, Ye Hao nodded goodbye to Cheng Jingxian, got into the carriage, and met Ye Rong's resentful and jealous eyes, and still sat aside without changing his face, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Seeing that the atmosphere was condensed, Ye Mei said to herself: "Fourth sister, congratulations on your canonization as the county lord, I am really happy for you."

Her voice was soft, still with a bit of sincerity, but the look in her eyes was full of unwillingness, why could even a straw bag like Ye Hao have such good luck, and her Ye Mei was talented, talented and beautiful, but she was not appreciated, and she was covered by Ye Hao, so how could she swallow this breath.

Ye Hao turned a deaf ear, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep, Ye Rong on the side couldn't help but complain in a low voice after all, and in Lin's stopped eyes, he reluctantly stopped, Wang was smiling, in fact, he had been looking at Ye Hao, Ye Miaolai was in Huang's arms, talking to her quietly, for a while, everyone had different thoughts, each had their own thoughts, and it was also a rare tranquility......