Chapter Ninety-Four: Harmony (I)
Hui Guiyi's sudden serious illness not only caused waves in the Beisai Palace, but a few days later, the news spread back to the capital, and it also made the imperial palace no longer peaceful. Lin Yuan hung her head every day and couldn't come out of the small dark room with her head down and resentment, and the only one who could serve the emperor outside was Concubine Wen, and in the last month of Tuoba Hong's stay in Beisai, Concubine Wen's favor was almost comparable to the original Chu sisters. Lin Yuan could guess this without inquiring, and someone took advantage of the situation to get to the top of the position, and he was almost so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
At this time, in the Golden Horde of the Emperor's Dragon, Tuoba Hong's mood was not good. He was angry at the thought of the young and ruthless new king of Mongolia.
Yuan Yeol only became the Khan King two years ago. It is said that when his father was in power, Tuoba Hong and his father got along well, and that person was also a good and aggressive person, but he was better than the overall situation and had foresight, and he was a qualified king in Tuoba Hong's eyes. Now the one is the youngest son of the old Khan King, but for the sake of the throne, he killed all his eight elder brothers and ignored the other seven tribes to take advantage of the situation, and in order to subdue the ordinary people of the other tribes who killed people without permission, I heard that even the elderly grandmother and the pregnant woman did not let go. This kind of person Tuoba Hong looks down on the most.
Now this person is a woman, and he dares to provoke the emperor of Great Qin. If he asks for an emperor or something, Tuoba Hong will definitely give it to him, but he just came up and slapped his face to take his wife, and spread the face of the Great Qin royal family. Doesn't he understand how much Mongolia needs Great Qin now? Aren't you afraid that the Huns have found another opportunity? Are you not afraid of tearing up diplomatic relations in a fit of anger? Willful, selfish and ruthless, such a person is not worthy of being an emperor at all, and it is quite suitable to be a horse thief leader.
Tuoba Hong sighed, just such a hateful guy, he can't be offended. The other party doesn't care about the overall situation, he can't ignore it.
He sighed, stretched out his hand to take the osmanthus tea handed in front of him, poured a big sip, and raised his eyes to the person serving the tea: "Queen, according to what you see, should I really give Hui Guiyi to others." ”
Whether in the capital or in the north, the queen is the only woman who can enter and leave the emperor's bedroom justifiably. The Empress Zhao of Great Qin Jingzong was even allowed to participate in politics, and now Empress Xiao, although she is not liked by Tuoba Hong, Tuoba Hong is still willing to trust her to discuss with her when something happens.
Empress Xiao is not a courageless little woman, the Lin family has been sick for so many days, and the emperor has devoted himself to Concubine Wen, and he stayed in her dormitory for a few days. Without pampering and no heirs, she will not be out of proportion, it is enough to have a bit of due respect and trust, and everything in the future can be planned slowly.
However, after hearing the emperor talk about Lin's words, her aging heart still began to be jealous. Even now, he keeps calling her Guiyi, and Tuoba Hong doesn't want to send her out at all!
She pressed her expression and slightly loosened her clenched fingers: "Zhou Youxi Shi entered Wu, Han Youzhaojun went out of the fortress, and the emperor should make the Lin family and relatives for the sake of Daqin and the people...... As for the face of the royal family, it is also advisable to lie about Concubine Xue's violent illness according to Gaozu's example, but secretly dedicate it to other countries. ”
After speaking, the queen exhaled lightly, but her heart calmed down. In fact, there was nothing wrong with the Lin family staying, she also counted on this woman to suppress Concubine Xiang...... I'm afraid that she can really get past Concubine Xiang, but she has become a more tricky opponent.
It's just that...... In the end, it is difficult to settle.
Tuoba Hong listened to what the queen said, but his brows furrowed even tighter, and he said angrily for a while: "The current strength of Great Qin is far from being comparable to that of Gaozu back then, and there is no need to humiliate and sue for peace. Moreover, the matter of harmony has always been difficult to hide, and Concubine Xue was named the lord of Gaoyang County to marry the king of Dali, and this matter is not known to the world in the end. ”
"What the emperor said is that Concubine Rong will think of a way again." The queen did not argue.
The queen was served by Yao Fusheng and left the Golden Horde in the middle of the night. Outside the tent, she really saw the concubine Wen who came to accept the favor, and unlike in the past, today Shen Zhaoyuan led the emperor's eldest son to come.
Several people greeted each other, but their expressions were different. The queen didn't look at Concubine Wen, and walked slowly towards Shen Zhaoyuan and said, "It's cold and dewy in the middle of the night, so Zhaoyuan should not bring King Zhao out, so as not to hurt the wind and cold." ”
Shen Yunrong just chuckled: "Yan'er will be seven years old after the New Year, at this age, it is customary to enter the front court to listen to the government." Saying that, the laughter became more and more moving: "The emperor has agreed yesterday, and King Zhao has been allowed to enter and leave the imperial study." The emperor worked hard for state affairs, and Zhao Wanglai accompanied him the most, and the concubines also sent some supper along the way. ”
The queen's face was tense, but fortunately it was not easy to see in the night.
She was suppressing her anger, but when she raised her eyes, she saw the girl cowering behind the emperor's eldest son. Empress Xiao raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "How come the Fan Jade Emperor Ji also came with King Zhao." ”
Fan Yu knelt down with a thud.
Since Lin Yuan's accident, Fan Yu has lost his support, and he is very afraid every day. Lin Yuan's matter was sealed by the emperor, she could vaguely guess what the reason was, but her heart was even more desperate, thinking that this time Lin Niangniang was afraid that she would not be able to turn over, so how would she live in the future? She bothered to win over Lin Yuan, and didn't expect Lin Niangniang to really be her support, she just thought that when she first entered the palace, there was at least a place to stay, and there was someone who had a slight impression of her to mention a thing or two by the side, and it was easy to plan after spending the first and most difficult time.
But after Lin Yuan was "seriously ill", she obviously didn't even have a place to live, and later moved to Shen Zhaoyuan's temporary residence according to the emperor's will. Although Lin Niangniang is not good to her, at least it will not hurt her, and the food and accommodation are not bad. Shen Zhaoyuan is different, she has been used several times after living there for more than ten days, if she doesn't do what Shen Zhaoyuan wants, the consequences will be very bad.
Fan Yu gritted her teeth and held on day by day. Just like today, she knew that the queen was here, and she had to come here.
She lowered her head and explained to the queen in a whisper: "The supper sent by Zhaoyuan Niangniang was ...... by the ministers themselves."
He was interrupted before he could finish his sentence. If there is anything that Empress Xiao does not need to be forbearant, it is to face Fan Yu. Her face was ruthless, and she glanced at it slightly and said, "In the end, I am living outside the palace and don't know the rules." As a princess, how can you compare with the prince, and the golden horde is also something you can trespass. He raised his hand and called the palace maid behind him and ordered: "Fan Jade Emperor Ji will kneel here for two hours, you can serve." ”
When she arrived at the outer felt gate, the queen turned around again and said disdainfully: "Since you are already the emperor, don't do humble things anymore, just prepare a supper for the emperor and let the next person do it." ”
Empress Xiao has a strong but dignified personality and is rarely aggressive in her words. It's just that for Fan Yu, she can vent happily, and the emperor will never blame her. The Fan Jade Emperor in front of her is the daughter of the Gan family, the assassin who poisoned the emperor and queen - Tuoba Hong escaped a catastrophe, but killed her fetus, causing her to fall into the root of a lifetime of infertility. Even if she went too far, the emperor would only remember the sins she had suffered after being drugged, and would only respect her more.
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Lin Yuan stayed in the small dark room for more than ten days, and the days were calm enough for her to think that she would be locked up for the rest of her life. No one came to pass the word, let alone the emperor's will. But in this way, she was even more worried, she felt that Tuoba Hong was afraid that he was going to abandon her, and when she returned to the capital, she would be thrown into the cold palace. The palace people outside did not abuse her, and they would not starve her if the food was not rich, but these people were too indifferent, like mud puppets, just watching her and not letting her die, and ignoring the rest.
Lin Yuan really felt that the cold palace was her end. Wouldn't that be worse than death!
Just when she began to think about how to climb out after entering the cold palace, on this day, late at night on October 15, several maids of the inner prison pushed the door in, and without saying a word, they put her out of the room and stuffed her into a blue-faced sedan chair outside the door.
The snow outside was two feet deep, and the snow continued to fall, whether it was Lin Yuan, the sedan chair, or the escort person, their faces were blue from the cold.
Lin Yuan rubbed her hands, although she guessed where she was going, she was a little dazed. She pulled out the golden hairpin on her head and handed it to the palace maid who was with the sedan chair, and asked her politely. Unexpectedly, the other party pushed away her hairpin and said nothing coldly.
But when Lin Yuan withdrew his hand, there was already a roll of white stripes in his palm.
She opened it and looked, and sure enough, it was the news from Xiao Zhen, but her face became more and more ugly as she read it. The right prime minister has never made a loss-making transaction, and now she has long lost her value, where can she get his help.
Xiao Zhen is a person, she wants to save it for later, but she didn't expect the change to come so quickly, she had to move this move in advance. Lin Yuan's brows gradually twisted, she would lose the best if she was so impatient, but she couldn't help it......
Oh, if you can't talk about benevolence and righteousness, let's talk about chips! Xiao Zhen thought that a worthless partner could really kick it away? Think beautifully! She unscrewed the middle of the hairpin, stuffed another white strip into it, and handed the hairpin out again, and this time, the palace maid finally accepted it.
It's just that while she took the hairpin, she handed Lin Yuan a rabbit fur warm sleeve, and turned around and was silent. Although this palace maid is the dark line that they bought at the beginning of the snow, but this time she did things for the emperor, and she did still do secret things, so she naturally didn't dare to reveal her flaws in front of others. Lin Yuan didn't dare to ask her, so she took it over and put it on her hand with her sleeve, and looked at it over and over for a while, only to find that there was a jade character sewn inside.
She sighed a little, in the end, it was an eight-year-old child, and her heart was soft and immature. She is now in a state of embarrassment, and she can no longer provide any value to anyone, and the child is still involved. Look at how clearly the right prime minister can see the situation and how much he is more profitable...... Surely that kid isn't doing well now?
As if it was just a blink of an eye, the sedan chair had passed through the palace of Daqin and entered the city gate in the middle of a desert. The pine branches outside the plug lit a pungent and intense fireworks, reflecting the heavy sky and reddish; In the distance, there were countless "bang" sounds of iron hooves stomping on the ground, and when I looked out, I could only see a black crowd of people and horses.