Chapter 19: Eating Human Flesh and Collecting Human Feet...... He is
It took a long time for An Ge to calm down, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, Lord Wang, I want to ask you about something......
Yin Cheng didn't continue to ask about Fang Cai, nodded and said, "You said, as long as this king knows, he must know everything." ”
"Don't hide it from the prince, my mother was originally in Princess Yuanyi...... That is, the princess's mother was on an errand side, and later after the mother died, my mother went out of the palace to marry, and left a relic in the palace......" An Ge kept looking at Yin Cheng's face, and saw that he was not angry, nor was he aroused the sadness of missing his mother, so he continued, "I want to inquire with the prince, where did the mother live before?" ”
Yin Cheng was indeed not too sad, thought about it carefully, and replied: "My mother lived in the Xianfu Palace of the West Sixth Palace, and I also stayed in the palace for a few years. What's your mother's name? If it was really an errand boy by my mother's side, I might still have some impressions. ”
"My mother's surname is Chu and her name is Wei Zi."
"Chu Weizi ......" Yin Cheng thought for a while, suddenly showed a look of surprise, and said, "It turns out that you are Wei Niang's daughter?" No wonder you're so talented. Wei Niang was originally a second-class secretary of the Shangyi Bureau, responsible for the affairs of several cases of scripture books and pen notes, and her talent was praised many times by the first emperor, and she also taught the prince with Lan Yu. When my mother first entered the palace, she didn't understand the etiquette of Dali, so the first emperor assigned Wei Niang to teach my mother. She has been with my mother for many years, like sisters, and treats me like a parent. After my mother died, she was given marriage by the first emperor, and it was originally given to An Youping. Later, after I became king, I also looked for Wei Niang in Beijing, but to no avail, I didn't expect to marry so far away Yangzhou. ”
Chu Weizi died of illness last year, and she had never mentioned anything in the palace to An Ge before, until she was terminally ill, she missed Princess Yuanyi and the book she left in the palace.
And he also taught Yin Yi...... She glanced at Yin Cheng and quickly looked away, I don't know if her mother would sigh under Jiuquan if she learned that Yin Cheng was such a mess now.
"Oh yes, after my mother died, the first emperor allowed the palace people of Xianfu Palace to leave the palace, but the palace people who accompanied my mother to come and kiss were unwilling to leave my mother and asked for a burial. At that time, many of the things in the Xianfu Palace were made into funeral goods, and some were put away, and it seemed that they were taken away by the ministers of the household department, and some things that seemed to be indifferent were still placed in the Xianfu Palace. Since my mother's death, no other concubines have lived in Xianfu Palace, if you are free on any day, how about I accompany you to go in and find out? I remember that some of the calligraphy and paintings were still in there, and no one touched them. If not, we'll look for it again. ”
"Then thank you so much!" An Ge thanked him from the bottom of his heart.
"Thanks for what?" Yin Cheng looked at her affectionately, "I am willing to do things for you." ”
“...... Lord Wang, An Ge is not worth it! ”
Yin Cheng still didn't take it to heart, and said, "Whether you are worth it or not, that's my business, I am willing." ”
The starling on the shelf shouted: "I do, I do, I am willing......"
This summer afternoon in the capital is really sweltering.
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Three days later, Liu Yongxu received a box of rewards from the household department, and ordered Zhang Lianfeng to take it down and distribute it to everyone, after that, he said to everyone with a spring breeze on his face: "Although I didn't see the queen mother this time, I heard the head of the household department say that the queen mother is full of praise for us, and we have reported to everyone in the palace, and we have become a red person in the eyes of the harem women." We can't live up to the queen's love for us, and we need to continue to work and write better articles for the girls! ”
Zhang Lianfeng took his words with a smile and said, "Since An Ge and Pingle came to our Dibao Mansion, the Dibao Mansion is really thriving." ”
"Yes, but all of you are not bad at writing, and they are all needed for our newspaper. By the way, Concubine Li Niangniang sent someone to say, we are now publishing two scripts in a row, that is, the two written by Pingle and An Ge, although the man in the story is gentle and considerate, but lacks some masculinity, it would be better if the writing department took the soldiers who fought on the battlefield as the protagonists. Liu Hua was the first to look at An Ge, "An Ge, what do you think?" ”
An Ge and Liu Pingle were both inspired to write new scripts after reading Mr. Xiguo's script, and Mr. Xiguo liked those gentle characters, so even the scripts of the two of them were somewhat affected, but they did not plagiarize his content.
An Ge thought about it carefully, as if the people in their pen were indeed a little lacking in manhood, so he replied seriously: "I think what Concubine Li said makes sense, after all, turnip greens have their own loves, and it is natural for different people to like different types of characters." But I probably won't be able to write this for a while...... I don't know anything about the battlefield, I don't know anything about leading troops to fight, and I don't have any friends who are engaged in this trip, so I'm afraid it's not really written. ”
"You can ask someone. By the way, I heard a few days ago that General Jinglan is about to return to the DPRK in the near future, so we can take the greeting post to the general's mansion to ask him for advice, and ask the soldiers what kind of life they usually live. Speaking of this, Liu Yongxu also slapped the table excitedly and said, "When the time comes, we will sing praises to the soldiers, and the reputation of our harem newspaper will become louder and louder." And many of the soldiers who returned from the war are said to be unmarried, if we write a soldier character that can be admired by women, those female officials and palace maids in the palace will see it, maybe we can also promote a few marriages, it is really a lot of work...... Which of you would be interested in taking on this job? ”
Jinglan?
An Ge also heard him from his father, it is said that he went with his father at the age of twelve to attack the Japanese and defended it for many years, and then General Jing Da died on the battlefield, and Jing Lan inherited the position of General Jing Da's general, and has been defending it to this day. In her father's mouth, the Jing family is all loyal martyrs, so An Ge's impression of him is also very good, and she does not refuse to meet this Jing Xiao general......
It's just that now she has a lot of work in her hands, she is not afraid of being tired, she is afraid that she has taken on too much work, and if she comes out too much, everyone in the Dibao Mansion will squeeze her, so she didn't open her mouth at this time.
She waited for someone to take over the job, but everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke for a long time.
"What's the matter, doesn't anyone want to see General Jing?" Liu Yongxu also felt strange and asked.
After a while, Yu Yuanyuan opened his mouth in fear and answered: "This General Jinglan must be extremely brave, but I once heard Mr. Storyteller say that he looks fierce, has a dark complexion, and a long scar extends from his brow to his chin...... I...... I'm scared ......."
An Ge didn't want anyone to slander Zhonglie like this, so he said: "The storyteller can't be trusted, and they just want to say that General Jing is mighty and brave, so it's just an exaggeration." The Jing family is also a nobleman who has made his fortune since the time of Emperor Taizu, and he must be a strict and knowledgeable family, even if he is a military general, it is just a brave man on the battlefield, how can he make such a barbaric act? ”
Liu Yongxu nodded: "Yes, that's the truth, Yu Yuanyuan, you believe it, it can't help but make the soldiers who defend Dali too sad." ”
Yu Yuanyuan pursed his lips and didn't dare to speak, and Guo Caiping continued: "...... I'm not from the storyteller, I've heard from some nobles from the family, they also say that this general Jinglan is very cruel, I heard that he is very fond of collecting combat boots, so his military account is full of all kinds of combat boots, but those combat boots are connected to the legs and feet that have been cut off from people's bodies......"
"I don't believe these brutal rumors, but I think it may be true that General Jing is ugly...... It is said that the sea breeze is very fierce, the sun is big, and after being adrift at sea for so long to fight, General Jing is estimated to be really dark-skinned and covered with scars...... "Even Liu Pingle couldn't help but say a word, pouting and saying, "I won't go, it will scare me, I only love to talk to handsome men." ”
"These nobles listen to music and walk birds all day long, and they don't want to think about who is guarding the border regardless of their lives? Besides, what about being ugly? Then a certain prince looks like an immortal, isn't he still ruined? An Ge was a little annoyed, clenched his fists and said, "Since you all don't want to go, I'll go!" ”
"Okay, Ange, according to the itinerary, General Jing will return to Beijing in ten days, and then you will go to his mansion to ask him." Liu Yongxu glanced at An Ge approvingly.
After An Ge answered the errand, Liu Yongxu left. It was the first time for Liu Pingle to see An Ge angry, he pulled her sleeve a little nervously, and asked cautiously: "An Ge, are you angry with me?" I won't talk about General Jinglan in the future......"
An Ge sighed, shook his head and said, "I'm not angry with you, I just think that General Jing, including those soldiers who are fighting outside, is very pitiful...... Obviously, he risked his life to fight in order to defend his family and country, but he had to be said so behind his back......"
"Ange, I think you are right, these soldiers are all heroes of Dali, I will ask my husband to go to Longquan Temple in their names to donate merits, pray for them, and hope that they can return with great victories every time." Yu Yuanyuan also came over and said, "Just ask me to meet them, I really don't dare...... Not to mention a military general who has been on the battlefield, even if it is a slightly more powerful man, I am afraid...... I'm afraid it will hurt me...... I was scared when I said that, don't blame me......"
"......" An Ge didn't know what to say, but if you think about it, you can understand that after Dali has experienced some changes in court and politics, the man he admires most now is the kind of gentle and elegant literati, "everything is inferior, only reading is high", these noble ladies naturally like white-faced scholars who are handsome and polite.
"I don't blame you, besides, you didn't make this up......" An Ge sighed, thinking about the rumors they just said, but became more and more curious about this Jinglan general, I don't know...... What kind of person is he?