“…… King Guangling also said, King Anping this time of course, but because of the occasional greedy cup, the people are often in and out of the palace, this, the meaning of the King of Guangling, is that there are more and more nobles in the palace now, and said that the people are receiving bribes because His Majesty enters the newcomers, this, the slave maid listened to the meaning of the King of Guangling, is to let others take the job of selection, and to give up people are not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will in the future, and can no longer stay in the palace! ”

In a secluded corner of the Xuanshu Palace, Zhuo Heng lowered his voice, and told Nie Yuansheng that the king of Guangling had come to see him and asked for a secret performance, "This is what the slave and maid heard behind the window of the palace - this Anping Wang's mouth, he did such things, but he wanted to drag the people into the water!" The last sentence was clearly praising Nie Yuansheng.

Nie Yuansheng bowed slightly, took out a sachet from his sleeve and said lightly: "He Guangxun just sent it to someone, I already have a copy there, this is for you, this is sent to the palace by her mother's family, you can use it with confidence." ”

Zhuo Heng did not shirk, and said with a smile: "I heard that the He family is very rich, and they only think that their family is just a businessman, and they look down on it very much, but when it comes to good things, there are really a lot of good things, but if there is no sacrifice, I am afraid that the slave and maid will not be able to see the same in this life!" ”

He said in a low voice, "It's inconvenient for Sheren to talk to Eunuch Lei now, but do you want the slave maid to help mention it to Eunuch Lei?" ”

"Not necessarily." Nie Yuansheng smiled wryly, "Such a trivial matter, asking you to help me speak, but it made Your Majesty suspicious, I came myself." ”

Zhuo Heng nodded: "In this way, the slave and maid will go back first, come back slowly, and ask Your Majesty carefully." ”

"Don't worry, remember, no matter what happens this time, it's none of your business." Nie Yuansheng said.

Zhuo Heng said goodbye to him, walked halfway to a no-man's land, quietly untied the bag, and inside was a pair of small and exquisite wine glasses, beautifully carved, but looking at the non-jade, non-stone, non-gold, non-iron, Zhuo Heng was suspicious, and secretly said What He gave to Nie Yuansheng, where would it be wrong?

Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, he looked carefully at the light, but he saw a little doorway, and quickly put it away again, thinking in his heart: it was actually a rhino horn cup...... This thing is less, so you don't have to take it seriously, and it's better to keep it......

Half an hour later, Nie Yuansheng returned to the palace, and Wang Chengcheng came over to ask him: "Your Majesty summons people to come over." ”

"Is it in the East Warm Pavilion?" Nie Yuansheng asked casually and dusted his sleeves.

Wang Cheng whispered: "Exactly, but Gong Zhong sent something to Gyeongbokgung Palace." ”

That is, to talk about it alone?

Nie Yuansheng estimated the possibility that Ji Shen was moved by the King of Guangling, and followed Wang Cheng to the Dongnuan Pavilion, because there were no concubines to mingle around, and he had only seen the King of Guangling, Ji Shen was neatly dressed at the moment, and asked Nie Yuansheng to sit down, Lei Mo personally held the tea, and retreated, Ji Shencai said: "The second brother came over and said something, but it has something to do with you." ”

"Oh?" Nie Yuansheng picked up the teacup and blew it, and said neatly, "This is Xuerui?" I heard that there are not many tributes this year, and I think only His Majesty can drink it here. ”

"Because you didn't drink this before, I didn't leave it for you, and I'll divide some of it here later." Ji Shen said casually, he grew up rich and noble, and he has always been generous to things outside his body, not to mention that although this Xuerui tea is extremely precious, Ji Shen is only dispensable, and it is not something he has to do.

Nie Yuansheng tested him for a while, and knew that even if King Guangling's words had a limited effect, he waved his hand and said: "The minister just said this--I also heard from You Zhaoyi, saying that there are not many snow Rui there in her this year, but Princess Xintai likes to see the appearance of Xue Rui when it is soaked." ”

Seeing that he took the initiative to mention the Sun family, Ji Shen took advantage of the situation and said, "King Guangling said that you received their good things?" But I don't know what else is there besides the pearl from the last time? ”

"It's nothing more than a curiosity." Nie Yuansheng said with a calm expression, "Most of them are given by His Majesty, and some things that are not recorded, among which there are indeed many treasures." ”

Ji Shen asked him to come over and ask bluntly, one was skeptical of King Guangling's words, and the other was that he felt that Nie Yuansheng had obtained a pearl for "dispensing" from the Sun family, and he had to ask himself, even if he received any benefits, where would he not tell himself?

I didn't want Nie Yuansheng to take the initiative to admit the matter of accepting bribes from the palace concubine, and frowned unconsciously: "Zikai? ”

This is Nie Yuansheng, who grew up with him and won his trust, and Ji Shen has long been tired of it.

Nie Yuansheng smiled calmly: "Your Majesty rest assured, those things are now stored in my uncle's treasury, Your Majesty also knows that the minister has rarely gone back to live since May last year, and he is worried that the servants at home will be negligent and will damage the good things, and it will be difficult to return them at that time, so I asked my uncle to take care of them, and they are all sealed with a list, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, it is better to send someone over to take a look!" ”

He mentioned the word return, but Ji Shenqi said: "What does this mean? ”

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Zhang Yi's request for beauty?" Nie Yuansheng did not answer the rhetorical question.

Ji Shen thought for a while, and then understood, because it was mentioned by Nie Yuansheng, he didn't feel it: "Could it be that Zikai really wants to prevent the world's beauties from entering the palace for the sake of a mere daughter?" ”

What Nie Yuansheng said is that the king of Chu was lustful during the Warring States period, and there was already a queen and his wife Zheng Sleeve, who was still stunning, and Zhang Yi was guided by the situation, so he praised the beauty of a certain place, and the king of Chu was really moved, promising to order him to bring the beauty back, and the queen and Zheng Sleeve bribed Zhang Yi because of this, and then Zhang Yi said, "All over the world, I have never tasted such a beauty" to praise the queen of Chu's harem, but to stop.

Hearing Ji Shen's question at this moment, Nie Yuansheng said with a smile: "The king of Chu said that it is common for women to be jealous of others and their own sex, how can the Yuancheng Guo of Chu be compared with Your Majesty at that time?" Isn't Your Majesty's mind better than that of the King of Chu? It's just that the ladies of the harem are still women after all, and because Your Majesty is wise and martial, the dragon and the phoenix, and the world is unparalleled, naturally the more you love, the thicker you are, and you can't bear to share the favor of others, so you have such behavior. ”

"Then Zikai knew that this was their worry and jealousy, why didn't he tell Yu Zhen, but instead accepted the bribes they gave?" When Ji Shen heard this, he scolded lightly.

"There are two reasons for this." Nie Yuansheng said unhurriedly, "One, now that the newcomer has not yet entered the palace, if the palace concubines who serve His Majesty are unstable and distracted, how can they serve His Majesty well?" And the benefits of the ministers accepting them, although compared to His Majesty's sudden announcement of the cancellation of the selection, it is the latter that reassures the concubines more, but after all, it also makes the concubines feel a little more at ease, so that they can continue to serve Your Majesty well, I don't know if Your Majesty thinks so? ”

Ji Shen groaned for a while, of course he refused to cancel the selection, but because of the bribe Nie Yuansheng, the first one was the Right Zhaoyi Sun, and now the newcomer has no shadow, and naturally the old man is reluctant to blame, not to mention that Nie Yuansheng has already said it in front, during the Warring States Period, the king of Chu was just a king in a thousand miles, so he just laughed at the woman's jealousy trip, Ji Shen has always felt that some not too much jealousy between concubines and concubines is more interesting, if he doesn't make trouble in front of him and sweep his interest, it doesn't matter.

At this moment, he said: "Even so, since you have accepted their benefits, you don't know what to do with the messenger who intends to hand me over to you?" ”

"Naturally, it is handled impartially." Nie Yuansheng smiled, "Otherwise, why do you seal all the things given by the palace concubine and keep them for return in the future?" Or do you want to ask your lords for sin? ”

Ji Shen loosened his brows at this time, but said with a smile: "Zikai is unwise - since you have collected everything, you also said that they are just for peace of mind, not to mention that they don't lack anything, so why don't you take it?" Back then, Zhang Yi told the King of Chu that he had traveled all over the world and had not seen anyone as beautiful as the harem of the Queen of Chu, why couldn't you tell me that under the screening, the people who entered the palace were already general? ”

"But the minister didn't dare to deceive." Nie Yuansheng took advantage of the situation and said, "In fact, the minister's action in this matter is quite similar to what Su Qin said in the past, the maid next door. ”

Although Ji Shen was undisciplined after ascending the throne, and began to learn and have no skills, but the foundation was watched by Gaozu and the first emperor, and this little history naturally couldn't help him, and immediately said: "That servant is the savior, and he doesn't want his wife to be expelled, so he poured poisonous wine on himself, which attracted reprimand, but I didn't blame you......"

"This is exactly what the minister wants to say, the second reason for receiving the benefits of concubines." Nie Yuansheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, looking at it like a spring breeze, but the bottom of his eyes was cold!