Chapter 54: Walking in the Courtyard
At the end of the unitary time, the singing and dancing in the courtyard of the eldest princess disturbed the neighbors, and a group of girls led by the lord of Suya County, pushing cups and asking for cups, laughed constantly, and seemed to have forgotten the rules they had learned since childhood, and they were drunk and hazy.
The county lord of Suya often drinks alcohol on weekdays, and the amount of alcohol is better than others, but his cheeks are also crimson at the moment.
"Let's try it, this is my mother's new tribute wine, the taste is fragrant, even if it is ten thousand gold, it is hard to find." When the county lord received the girl's eyes, he generously let people serve a jar of tribute wine, and his smile deepened a little.
"I heard my father mention this tribute wine, it is said that there are only ten altars in total, the emperor left three altars in the palace, and rewarded the three altars of the Rui Wangfu and the two altars of the eldest princess, even the prince's mansion only got one altar, and one altar was awarded to the left and right ministers' mansions, but I didn't expect the eldest princess to give the county lord an altar, today I am really blessed." Qin Yourong rectified his rival, he was happy in his heart, he drank a little high, and his speech was slurred.
"Thank you for the county lord's kindness, if we don't get drunk today, the county lord must not be reluctant to let me wait for enough drinks." Zhang Yun's face was abnormally red, and she endured dizziness and answered.
The other girls also expressed their gratitude, and the lord of Suya was proud to do it first, and he didn't know how to taste wine at all, so he wasted the tribute in vain.
All the girls like the taste of this tribute wine, drink cup after cup, but they don't know that the most taboo thing to drink is a variety of wine, and soon they all lost their manners, and those who were not strong enough to drink were drunk directly on the table, and the girl could only ask for guilt on behalf of her, and helped her master back to the guest house.
A jar of tribute wine soon bottomed out, but the drunken nobles were awakened by the sound of gongs and drums.
"Gone out of the water? How did it go out of the water? "Some people were so scared that they were about to cry, and they didn't know what to do.
"County Lord, let's leave the courtyard quickly, most of the buildings here are wooden, once the fire burns, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave." Someone reasonably persuaded him.
Qin Yourong didn't make a sound, only looked up at the county lord of Suya, and saw that she was still sitting there drinking, so he knew that the fire was directed and acted by the county lord of Suya, and walked towards the county lord of Suya with empty steps, and said with a worried face: "Don't be afraid, the county lord is here to protect you." ”
Zhang Yun already had a fever due to falling into the water, and he drank a lot of wine at the moment, and it was difficult to stand up, but he still commanded the girl: "Help me go to the county lord's side, quickly." ”
The two of them are the backbone of the other ladies, and they all rushed towards the county lord of Suya without greeting, and the angry county lord of Suya almost wanted to drive people away, but was persuaded by the maids around him.
But the county lord of Suya didn't know that she originally wanted to design a scene of 'heroes saving beauty', and take advantage of the situation to make a personal promise, but Helian Sheng, who had no intention of her, secretly helped, wishing that she would be buried in the fire, and the life of the province would also be a shame for the royal family.
"The county lord is not good, he really went out of the water, so let's get out of the other courtyard to avoid it." The steward ran to the pavilion in a panic, ignoring the different etiquette between men and women, and while wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead, he shouted loudly: "Quickly protect the county lord from the other courtyard, the county lord has a mistake, and none of you should think about it." ”
"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it mean to really go out of the water? The lord of this county told you that you can't do such a small thing, don't have your head, right? "Most of the wine of the county lord is gone, where can she sit still.
"The county lord is angry, and the servants are all doing what they are told, but just now I found that the fire was wrong and went to check, only to find that someone had poured fire oil, and this courtyard could not be saved." The steward was about to cry in a hurry, he couldn't keep the other hospital, he would definitely be punished, and it was good to keep his head.
But if the county lord is injured, his family's lives will have to be buried.
The county lord's mind was blank, and he didn't understand where the fire oil came from, so he stood in place in a daze.
Qin Yourong's face was also pale at the moment, she was a little brainy, she quickly understood what was going on, and she was busy pulling the county lord of Suya to run out, as for the life or death of other people, she didn't care at all.
Someone took the lead, everyone scrambled to escape, someone was stepped on the skirt and fell to the ground, except for the personal maid, no one would help at all.
Fortunately, the other courtyard is large, although there are more wooden buildings, there is also room for escape, so that these girls will not be trapped in the other courtyard and cause death.
But the eldest princess's courtyard was surrounded by fire dragons, and even Helian Sheng's courtyard next door was also engulfed in fire and turned into ashes.
"It's over, Uncle Nine Emperor's favorite is this courtyard, now there is nothing left of the burned, Uncle Nine Emperor will definitely be angry, we are all dead!" The girls who escaped death had long been so frightened that they woke up, and some of them knelt on the ground and cried, full of despair.
The state of other people is not better, no matter how this fire came about, the people who offended the Nine Emperor Uncles must not end well, can they escape the fate of being implicated?
And at this moment, Helian Sheng has just entered the city gate.
Even at the time of curfew, no one dared to stop Heliansheng from entering the city, but the soldiers guarding the city gate belonged to various forces, and soon someone learned the news that Heliansheng returned to the city overnight, but they couldn't guess Heliansheng's intentions, so he just thought he was doing it casually.
Until the early morning of the second day, the officials had just entered the palace gate, and before the morning dawn, the gate of the eldest princess's mansion was almost smashed, attracting many people to come and watch.
Knowing that it was the people from the Rui Wangfu who came to collect the debt, the people who watched the excitement hid far away, for fear that they would be implicated, whether it was the Nine Emperor Uncle or the eldest princess, they were all masters who could not afford to offend.
Before the early dynasty ended, the eldest princess entered the palace crying, ran to the Jinluan Palace to ask the emperor to make the decision for her, which caused the emperor a headache, so he could only end the early dynasty for the time being, take people to the Yangxin Palace to appease, and send people to invite Helian Sheng into the palace.
"Tell the emperor that the king's courtyard was burned, and before the courtyard is rebuilt, the king doesn't want to see the eldest princess, lest the king's gold mace accidentally fall on someone and be accused of disrespecting the eldest sister." Without looking at the father-in-law who passed the decree, Helian Sheng said coldly.
The father-in-law secretly looked up and saw Helian Sheng wiping the golden mace, and was so frightened that he hurriedly took his life back to the palace.
How the eldest princess cried and didn't mention it, after learning Helian Sheng's original words, she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to sob, and she didn't say that she was wronged, and obediently went back to the house to prepare the silver for compensation.
The plan carefully planned by the county lord of Suya lost half of the treasury silver of the eldest princess's mansion, and the angry eldest princess made her grounded and thought about it, and taught the county lord of Suya a hard lesson for the first time.
And those young ladies who went to the other courtyard as guests could not escape the fate of being punished, and they were much more miserable than the main ones of Suya County.
The eldest princess didn't dare to go against Helian Sheng's golden mace, but she went to these officials' mansions to make trouble, forcing them to pay money to make up for the losses, which made several officials' mansions unpeaceful.
The fire became the biggest topic in the capital, but it made some women who loved Helian Sheng stop, and no one dared to touch Helian Sheng's brow at this time.
"The emperor ordered the people of the Ministry of Works to wait outside the palace and be sent by the master." Zhu Xin took the list and glanced at Helian Sheng, and continued: "Master, the prince's mansion ordered someone to send a box of gifts, saying that it was the prince's little intention to rebuild the courtyard for the master. Several other princes also sent gifts for the master to see. ”
Helian Sheng glanced at it, and didn't mean to look closely, so he threw the list aside.
"Put everything into the treasury, and let people give the original drawings of the other courtyard to the Ministry of Works, and the new courtyard that the king wants to build is not half different from the original one, otherwise the king will ask them for their guilt." Picking up the teacup, Helian Sheng asked, "Haven't you heard from there yet?" ”
Zhu Xin was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "Maybe on the way, the slave didn't receive the letter from there." ”
Helian Sheng frowned, he was very dissatisfied with such an answer, but Song Yao didn't write to him, he was helpless, and he couldn't leave Beijing at this time.
Zhuxin lowered his head, so as not to be sent to the frontier by Helian Sheng.
"* Yu's incriminating evidence, but have you collected all of them? The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the king also wants to give a big gift to the royal brother and his good nephew, but he can't miss the time. Helian Sheng changed his words and asked.
"I have mastered seventy percent, although the master can rest assured." Bamboo heart has a clear return.
"There must be a two-pronged approach in the palace, the queen has been getting more and more distant over the years, and she should also be taught a lesson." Helian Sheng commanded lightly.
"Yes, the minion will arrange it." Zhu Xin immediately responded, he has always been willing to do the matter of avenging his master.
He Liansheng waved his hand and asked Zhuxin to do something, but his eyes fell on the empty bamboo diagram hanging in the corner of the study, and his eyebrows wrinkled again.
"It's been five years, but the favor that this king owes you has never been able to repay, do you blame this king?" Helian Sheng muttered to himself, with mixed emotions in his eyes, apologetic and hateful, but even stronger anger.
Palace.
The emperor has been dizzy from crying by the eldest princess in the past few days, and he can't even stay in the imperial study, so he hides here with Qin Guiren, lest the eldest princess come to cry again.
"The emperor is here, why don't you let people spread the word? The concubine lost her honor, and hoped that the emperor would forgive her sins. Qin Guiren curtsied, her eyes were red, showing that she had just cried.
The emperor was tired of crying, so he wanted to come to Qin Guiren to relax, and when he saw Qin Guiren's appearance of pear blossoms and rain, he couldn't help frowning.
"What's the matter, Qin Guiren has been wronged in the palace?" The Emperor raised his hand and sat down on the throne.
Qin Guiren handed the handkerchief to the palace people, shook his head and said, "The concubine is the emperor's woman, how can there be grievances?" It's just that I miss my family and can't see it, so I feel a little sad in my heart. made the emperor laugh, the concubine is such a big person, and he will cry because of this, it really shouldn't be. ”
With a smile on his face, Qin Guiren poured tea for the emperor after cleaning his hands, so that it didn't seem to be a lie.
The emperor didn't have the heart to ask in detail, and after motioning for Qin Guiren to sit down, he said a little tiredly: "I remember that your mother's family is from the Yongzhou Mansion, if you are homesick, you will send a letter to greet you, and you can only meet your family if you have been in the palace for three years or have an imperial heir according to the palace rules, and I can't make an exception for you alone." ”
"The concubine can write a letter of greetings, it is already the emperor's grace, how dare you ask for it." Qin Guiren hurriedly got up and saluted, with a look of surprise on his face that couldn't be hidden, "The concubine has recently made a new tune, and I hope the emperor will point out the shortcomings." ”
"It's time for me to come." The emperor nodded in permission, which is also the reason why he has favored Qin nobles recently.
Compared with the decent talents of other concubines, Qin Guiren knows how to innovate more, although there are shortcomings, but they also know how to humbly seek advice, and they are good at boudoir skills at a different age, which can better satisfy the emperor's desire for novelty.