Chapter 24: Falling out of favor
The court was stable, and the border fighting stopped.
Emperor Yin's body gradually improved, and the whole person was much more relaxed.
In the days that stretched out on the sickbed, his whole person was in a state of confusion and trance, as if there were countless ghosts around him, constantly tearing around.
"Ghost ......," he muttered to himself.
"Natsuko-chan!"
Hearing the summons, Xiao Xiazi hurriedly entered the hall, looking a little panicked.
"Your Majesty."
Emperor Yin put down the string of golden silk nanmu beads in his hand, and when he saw him like this, he didn't get angry.
"How do you feel like you've seen a ghost? Cowering! ”
Unexpectedly, it didn't matter if he drank it, Xiao Xiazi was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and lost his voice:
"Slaves are guilty!"
"You kid! And what is the sin? Say! ”
"In these days when the emperor was seriously ill, after the defeat of the northern border, all the big and small things in the palace were handled by the queen mother......"
He trembled and told all the things about going to Zheng's Mansion to falsely deliver the holy decree, Zheng Shiqing's trip to the frontier, and seeing the man in black on the road.
After listening to him, Emperor Yin lowered his head.
"Although I am sick, I am not completely ignorant, I don't blame you for the false decree, and the queen mother is also for the sake of the government, do you understand?"
"The queen mother's choice is very good, as for the man in black......"
He paced back and forth, and after a long time, he turned and said:
"Don't spread the word!"
The eyebrows of the people below moved, and they replied again and again.
"Yes yes yes ......"
It was only at this time that Xiao Xiazi's tense heart relaxed, and he secretly exhaled, and after unloading the burden, he felt a lot lighter and more confident in speaking.
"Now that General Zheng has posthumously crowned the grandfather of the country, the Queen Mother has rewarded the Zheng family and sent the little general to follow Han Duwei for training."
"Little General?"
"It's Zheng Shiqing who I just said, the second son of the late General Zheng, counting this year, he will be thirteen years old."
That's when he reacted.
"I've been sick for too long, I'm confused!"
"But the queen's own brother?"
Xiao Natsuko lowered her hands and frowned.
"Exactly."
"You go on."
"The queen has a big womb, and she is gradually approaching the day of childbirth, and the queen mother thinks that the queen has a safe pregnancy as a reason, and controls the Fengqi Pavilion, and sends people to send soup to greet each other, and the bad news of the two generals, the queen has not yet known."
"The queen mother is very close, and this is also for the sake of the heirs."
"Two Last Things" Concerning the Holy ......"
Afraid that his master would be angry with him, he hurriedly said:
"One is that the Queen Mother named the daughter of Han Duwei as Concubine Yi, because the saint has been sick, so she has not yet been lucky."
"Hmm."
Recalling what the Queen Mother said in front of the bed, Emperor Yin was like in a dream.
"A few days ago, Concubine Song said that she was bored, and asked for a few dancing girls from the workshop, and she took a fancy to one called 'Liuli', and felt that she was pitiful, skilled, and very good at talking to relieve boredom, and liked it very tightly."
"Huh?"
His eyes lit up in amazement.
"Go on!"
"Princess Qiyang died when she was young, saying that the girl was a little similar to the princess's childhood, and asked about her age and birthday, which coincided with Princess Qiyang's death day, so she cried and wiped her tears, and became more and more obsessed, and even changed her place of origin and became a righteous daughter."
After hearing this, he wrinkled his brows, and his face was very displeased.
"I remember...... Qi Yang was only three years old when he left, and his appearance was changeable, how could this be seen? ”
"This ......"
Xiao Natsuko was very embarrassed.
"The concubine said that she liked it, and said that there was a mother-daughter fate, looking kind, she had experienced the pain of losing her daughter, and it was such a happy fate, these minions, who would dare to say half a word?"
He said it in a panic, pitiful, Emperor Yin was amused.
When he thought of the scene that night, his eyes were full of appreciation.
"I don't blame you? What are you afraid of? ”
"Look at you thief!"
The air in the hall fell silent.
Xiao Xiazi bent her waist and waited on the side, not daring to say more.
Emperor Yin thought for a long time, and could only sigh that he was useless.
As the king of a country, he can't withstand the slightest wind and rain, and a war report is crushed, almost shattered, even if he is manipulated, it is understandable.
"What else?"
"If you go back to the emperor, there are only a few big ones, and there are some bits and pieces of complicated and trivial, but it doesn't matter, you don't have to worry."
"Good ......"
The superior suddenly raised his head, his expression was serious, and he was completely witty.
"Today's Chenyang Palace, the queen mother bothered during this time, and I went to accompany her...... Have lunch. ”
Xiao Xiazi was behind him, and he didn't know what the master had in mind.
After that incident, Emperor Yin and the Queen Mother did not mention it.
Seems...... There is no such thing as a general.
Even the culprit of his "bad things", the Queen Mother never blamed him, so that every time he went to Chenyang Palace, he beat the drum in his heart, afraid of the fierce gaze of the Queen Mother.
"Yes! The minion will go and pass the word. ”
The weather is getting hotter.
The cool breeze in the Huayang Hall is not yet on the ice.
Emperor Yin was correcting the accumulated folds in front of the case, Xiao Xiazi didn't dare to disturb, only quietly, standing aside, waiting.
The air is quiet.
A mosquito "buzzed" and was solved by him in the air.
After a long time, just as he was in his fugue, a voice came from the fold pile.
"Xiangyang and Concubine Shi's send-off team, can you go?"
He was stunned for a moment, then reacted and replied attentively.
"A few days ago, in time for the Dragon Boat Festival, the family sending team has left the palace, and Master Ji took the initiative to ask for an escort."
Emperor Yin raised his head, and the corners of his mouth raised a sneer.
"Jixian? Scold! That old pedantic! ”
Those eyes glanced at Xiao Xiazi coldly.
"You go back and pass the word, let people quickly whip this old man, take care of the good life on the road, and when you perform the rites of the two countries, personally explain to the envoys, the princess is young, I and the mourning family are very important, if there is a place that is not taken care of, I will take him guilty!"
"Yes, the minion will do it."
"Come back!"
"What's the hurry? In a few days, they couldn't go far, and I was tired, so I drove Chenyang Palace. ”
"Yes......"
"Natsuko-chan!"
He only felt that the master's gaze was like a sharp sword, as if it was about to penetrate people.
"Your Majesty...... What else do you command? ”
"What are you afraid of? Ever since I saw you, you've been terrified! ”
"Minion ......"
The superior seemed to see through his thoughts, and the tone of his speech suddenly became very calm.
"You are the person next to me, and nature and I are one."
"I have been doing things for many years, and I won't do that kind of thing like a bird hiding a bow, let alone taking a slave to take the blame."
This sentence gave him a reassurance.
"Minion, thank you, master!"
The emperor is long, covered by a canopy of green silk and gold wire, and under the sunlight, it looks a little pretentious from a distance.
The man on the chariot raised his head and looked at the sky with slanted eyes.
"After the Dragon Boat Festival, the day is also spicy."
Xiao Xiazi was a little warm and confused, her mouth was dry and bitter, listening to her master's words, she also echoed:
"In two days, the ice water in the inner court should also be used!"
"The amber is red and leaking rain, and the crystal curtain is more ventilated."
Emperor Yin muttered to himself.
"The scenery is beautiful, but ...... I originally thought that the great Yin Wu Fu Minfeng was abundant, but I didn't expect a fierce battle, so I cleaned it up, and almost caused a mutiny. I sit on this throne, but I am so arrogant and ashamed! ”
"Your Majesty, it is inevitable that you will ascend to the throne for the first time."
"In this climate, the crops are not harvested, so the palace saves some silver subsidies. The order is passed down, except for the queen, the queen mother and the palace of the concubines this year, no money is allowed in the rest of the place. ”
Xiao Xiazi smiled, but only replied:
"Yes, the Holy One is sympathetic to the people, and this is a blessing for all the people of the world."
After talking for a while, he turned the palace wall in front of Chenyang Palace.
From a distance, under the sun outside the palace gate, a woman wearing a moon-white plain palace shirt was standing brightly.
By her side, only one palace maid served.
"Who's that?"
Yin Jian half-squinted and looked at it for a while.
"Dressed like a palace person, and the master is not like the master, and the slave is not like a slave, on such a hot day, who let her stand there?"
Xiao Xiazi's mind is clear.
He had already seen the man clearly, but he couldn't only feel the master's thoughts, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to mention it.
"The slave looks, like the Chaocai girl of the Canghai Pavilion."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yin looked sad and was silent.
A jade face pondered dullly, unable to see the expression clearly.
Wait for the emperor to approach...... It's really her!
When I looked closely, the person in front of me was dressed in green silk and half silk, faded the hairpin ring pearl and emerald, and was wearing an emerald green sprinkled flower palace dress, but it was already a spring style, and the color had faded, showing a dry gray color.
His heart ached.
I wanted to ignore her again!
When it was visible, his steps were like a thousand catties of iron, and he couldn't move anymore.
His gaze was fixed on her, constantly roaming up and down.
The woman in front of her, with a moth head and eyebrows, was dressed innocently and elegantly, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
The delicate face like a hibiscus became more and more ruddy because of this sun.
"What are you doing standing here on a hot day?"
He asked.
looked at her thin body, hesitated for a long time, and finally took a step and walked over slowly.
The tone that has always been thunderous suddenly became gentle.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, you've lost a lot of weight? Is it because you can't eat well, or you can't sleep well? ”
For some reason, he still wanted to care about her.
And he also knew in his heart that he had lost his enthusiasm for her.
Chunniang looked up.
She first had her eyes rolling, and after hearing Fang Cai's words, her chest rose and fell violently, and in an instant, she burst into tears.
"The Emperor's ......"
Realizing the loss of etiquette, the woman suppressed her excitement, folded her hands and tied them around her waist, lowered her voice very low, and her tone was soft and trembling.
"Emperor Xie cares."
Yin discerned it too much, and couldn't bear to look at it again.
He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself.
Even if you are righteous, even if you know the queen's children......
And thinking of the prince who had not yet been born, his tenderness suddenly became cold!
"Let's go!"
He turned, about to walk away.
"Your Majesty!"
There was a woman's call from behind, sad and aggrieved.
"The concubine received the emperor's favor, a few days ago, I heard that the emperor's dragon body was uneasy, and I was worried, and I thought that the queen mother was about to give birth, and it was inconvenient to disturb, so I asked the queen mother to serve ......"
"But the concubine thinks that her status is humble, and she doesn't dare to make a mistake, so she has to be in front of Chenyang Palace every day, or where there is any use for the concubine, it is easy to listen."
She is humble and pitiful.
thought that in this way, he could keep him.
Aren't men always the most fond of mercy?
And listening to these words, Emperor Yin's aching heart suddenly gave birth to a feeling of boredom!
Hypocrisy and wrongful snakes, full of calculations.
Once upon a time, she turned out to be like this? It was, he remembered, the most hated look she had ever had......
Thinking of years of affection, he didn't want to make her ugly.
"Don't stand here."
The voice became majestic again, and commanded Xiao Xiazi:
"Find a few people and send her back to Canghai Pavilion!"
He glanced at the palace maid beside her, and reproached:
"I was in Canghai Pavilion before, why haven't I seen you? Under the big sun, even if the master is not sensible, you should be waiting for your life, why are you like a log, dry pestle there? ”
The little palace maid was not in a hurry to ask such a question, and immediately knelt on the blue brick floor, kowtowed a few times with "dong dong", and hurriedly explained.
"The emperor forgives his sins!"
"Slave and maid Qingnu, this is only now to serve in Canghai Pavilion, so the emperor has never seen slaves and maids. The master saw that the slave and maid were pitiful, so he stayed by his side, and the slave and maid did not serve well, and asked the emperor to punish him. ”
"Which palace was it before?"
"Back to the emperor, Si'an Hall."
"Si'an Tang ......"
Xiao Xiazi listened beside him, and quietly replied beside Emperor Yin.
"Your Majesty, this was originally a person in the palace of Concubine Shi, before the concubine left the palace, she asked for a decree to send all the palace people out, the queen was worried about the world, saying that she wanted to be thrifty, and each palace also released a batch, Canghai Pavilion because of the small number of people, so she left to call."
"That being the case, it's not surprising."
He glanced at the person in front of him, his expression was as usual, and he couldn't see the slightest wave.
"Go back, I'm healed, I'll come and see you when I'm free."
The matter has come to this, although Chun Niang is unwilling, she has to lower her eyebrows and be obedient.
"Yes, the concubines obey the order, and I hope that the emperor will take care of the dragon body."
Emperor Yin stopped looking at her, turned around and walked through the palace gate, and walked towards Chenyang Palace.
Corridor road, cross the water bridge, through the plum garden.
The master and servant walked in a hurry.
"It's really changeable...... I used to nest in Gentle Township, and I didn't feel it, but now when I think back on the past, I feel very strange and suspicious. ”
Xiao Natsuko followed by her side, carefully laughing with her.
"Chaocai women live in a simple place, see people are gentle and humble, and they are silent, which is a slight difference."
The person in front of him suddenly stopped and turned his head.
"What do you think?"
He thought for a moment and said with a smile:
"In the past, the nine girls were more clever and single, this ......"
"When the slave entered the palace at a young age, when he was in his hometown, there was a local saying that when a person has a soul, the strong are respected. But if a person is frightened or cursed, other spirits will wait for the opportunity to seize it, and they will ...... It's the same as one mountain that can't tolerate two tigers. ”
"Go!"
Emperor Yin gave him a blank look and struck him on the head with the Xiangfei bamboo fan.
"So what do you mean, Rainbow is frightened or cursed?"
"The Emperor Mingjian."
"The slave still remembers that when the Chaocai girl was not yet promoted, Mama Tan, who was next to Concubine Song, found the jade wrench finger of the seventh prince in the house of the Cai girl, and convicted the prince of 'fornication' with the prince, and then I don't know how, I was released again."
That jade has spirituality, and everyone knows it.
Emperor Yin stopped and stared at him coldly.
"When did this happen? Why didn't I hear the wind at all? ”
Xiao Xiazi only knew that he had touched the thunder, and he regretted not changing!
"Minions...... Minion ......"
"The emperor first ascended the ceremony, Concubine Song is the same as the deputy queen mother, the queen mother is afraid that you are worried, where does anyone dare to report the news? It's a slave, and I heard about it later, and when I learned that the girl was fine, I ...... I forgot to mention it. ”
The handsome gaze immediately glared at the person in front of him.
He gritted his teeth and smiled.
"What a good minion!"
Xiao Xiazi was full of excitement and bent his waist deeper.
In the blink of an eye, Chenyang Hall was in front of him.
"Long live the emperor."
Ying Yan smiled kindly and greeted her.
"Hello Auntie."
"The queen mother has been waiting in the palace for a long time, so the emperor should go in quickly."