Chapter Twenty-Six: Splendid Blossoms
The end of the month has arrived, An Ronghua is ready to enter the palace with Xia Huaijin to organize the post-election ceremony.
Qin Ke and Xia Bingliang sent Xia Huaijin to the outside of the mansion, although the palace was in the city, Xia Huaijin entered the palace one time, but it was not as simple as going to court every day.
"The prince is careful in everything, and he must take care of himself in the palace. Qin Ke said reluctantly.
"Hmm. ”
"Father, can I enter the palace to see you?"
"This time my father's entry into the palace is not an ordinary trivial matter, I'm afraid there will be a lot of inconvenience, but if you enter the palace to practice riding and archery, your father can come to the school to find you. Xia Huaijin said thoughtfully.
"That's it. Xia Bingliang was ecstatic.
An Ronghua was standing on the side, just a sentence of affection for the husband and wife, and she couldn't listen to it. Disgusted in my heart: Bullying me alone, no one shush the cold and ask for warmth, are you reluctant?
"Gu girl, you are not allowed to cause trouble for your father!" Xia Bingliang said seriously.
"I see!"
The two got into the carriage, Qin Ke's eyes followed the carriage, and the existence of the valley girl always made her linger.
The carriage was heavy, and even the speed was much slower.
"But after entering the palace for about a month, there is nothing lacking in the palace, why bring so many things, trouble!" An Ronghua couldn't help but say with disgust.
"The palace is the emperor's palace, everything in the palace belongs to the emperor, since it is not the king's thing, how can the king take it at will?" Xia Huaijin said slowly.
"Since you are acting on behalf of the Queen Mother, you naturally want to enjoy the best treatment. An Ronghua said in the tone of the queen mother, "I will definitely let the palace prepare everything and make the prince feel at home." ”
"Thank you, the king. Xia Huaijin didn't bother with words.
Splendid Palace, the place where the queen candidate is placed in the palace, Xia Huaijin and An Ronghua stayed in the Broken Moon Pavilion behind the Splendid Palace.
The palace did not dare to snub Prince Jin, and it was a major event after the election, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the Shattered Moon Xuan had already arranged everything.
The leading eunuch Yin Gonggong is an old man in the palace, and his morality is also a role model for the palace people.
"The slave Yin Jie, leading the Shattered Moon Xuan, the slaves have seen Princess Jin. ”
"No courtesy. An Ronghua blurted out, blinked and hid his eyes, and hid behind Xia Huaijin, "I'm speaking for the prince." ”
"You don't need to be polite, from today onwards, this king, I will have your help. ”
"The slave must do his best, and then die. ”
When the two entered the inner courtyard, Xia Huaijin asked An Ronghua to choose a residence first, and she naturally subconsciously wanted to choose the main house as a person in the main palace, but she took a step back rationally.
"I'll live in the side room, and the prince will please enter the main house. ”
An Ronghua asked the eunuch maid to move her things into the side room, and Gonggong Yin followed Xia Huaijin into the main hall.
"All the beauties have stayed in the Splendid Palace, and the affairs are taken care of by the aunts in the palace, and the registration roster is here, please take a look at the prince. ”
"There is Lao Yin's father-in-law. ”
"It's a matter of minions. ”
"The king of tomorrow and the valley girl will enter the Splendid Palace to formally meet with the candidate beauties, and hope that the internal and external arrangements will be in place. Xia Huaijin handed the roster he had read to Gonggong Yin, and instructed, "I also bother my father-in-law to give this roster to Gu Nu to read." ”
"Yes. ”
Gonggong Yin has been in the palace longer than An Ronghua, and he is older than her, and he has been in charge of the inner palace affairs for many years, and he is also familiar with the Queen Mother. Although his eyes have occasionally fainted after years of hard work, the first time he saw An Ronghua, he was shocked.
"Gu girl, slave Yin Jie presents the roster. ”
"Come in. ”
Gonggong Yin bowed down and pushed the door in, An Ronghua did not sit dignified and wait for the report, but arranged his own clothes and the like by himself. During her time in the palace, she had become accustomed to a life where no one was waiting for her.
"Father-in-law Yin, you came just in time......" An Ronghua put down the matter in his hand, took out a booklet brought from the palace, handed it to Gonggong Yin, and instructed, "When you have the first interview in the hall tomorrow, you ......"
Gonggong Yin left the side room, but he frowned, Gu Nu's appearance was exactly the same as the Queen Mother when he was young.
As soon as I saw it, An Ronghua's style of acting was also quite like the queen mother's style.
But Gonggong Yin knows the rules of the palace very well, and he can't study them deeply, so he thinks carefully.
At the beginning of the Splendid Palace, An Ronghua changed into a more solemn image than usual, and sat on the hall with Xia Huaijin. The beauties in the hall are slim and elegant, purple and red, or jewels, or flowers and branches.
"Fengtian carrier, after the establishment of the country, to respect the patriarchal law, Ansheji, and the harem. Today's beauties are three thousand, choose their virtuous and virtuous people, and those who are fully equipped with virtue and ability are the last. Yin Gong said publicly, "Next, I will introduce you to Prince Jin, please take a step forward for the beauties." ”
"The beauty of the General's Mansion Xie Jinshu. ”
The first place, Xie Jinshu, the daughter of the country's important general's mansion, is not absolutely outstanding among the beauties, but she relies on clothes, brocade clothes, and she looks dignified and elegant with her calm steps.
"The little girl Xie Jinshu has seen King Jin. ”
But An Ronghua sighed on it, and thought in his heart: An Rongyi temporarily taught her daughter to look good, but unfortunately if she wants to be the queen, she is afraid that she is not qualified.
Xie Jinshu's mother An Rongyi is An Ronghua's half-sister, and when the two were not out of the cabinet, An Rongyi competed with An Ronghua everywhere, but none of them beat her.
An Ronghua was named the crown princess back then, and An Rongyi only married an unknown general. Now, although her husband has been promoted to a general of a country, she is still haunted that she can't compare to An Ronghua everywhere, and she can't be the queen, so she let her daughter fulfill her long-cherished wish.
But how could An Ronghua not understand what his niece's relationship was, and it was by no means the material of the mother's world.
Taifu Mansion Belle Qin Sujin. ”
Qin Sujin is the most talented woman in the imperial capital, her calligraphy and painting are superb, and she is even better at copying the works of celebrities. She is the daughter of Qin Ke's elder brother, An Ronghua doesn't know much about her, she has never seen her, and when she first saw her today, she really has an outstanding scholarly temperament.
"Shangshu Mansion Belle Gu Nanxi. ”
For this Gu Nanxi, An Ronghua has never heard of it, and she naturally decorates it, she is not as important as other beauties, and she is beautiful with a hosta.
"The Ministry of Labor's Shilang Mansion is a beautiful pottery, two glazed jade Ruyi handles, four pearls of the East China Sea, a thousand-year-old ginseng, and a number of golden silk silk. ”
The atmosphere of the sudden transformation became subtle, and what An Ronghua ordered yesterday was to let Gonggong Yin add a part of the content when introducing the beauties today, and the bribe gift that their mansion sent to King Jin's mansion.
After all the introductions were completed, there were only a handful of people who did not give gifts to the palace. Gonggong Yin turned around and signaled, but An Ronghua took a step closer than Xia Huaijin, got up and admonished: "I know that you must all know what Gonggong Yin meant. Your family expects you to be in the back seat, but there is only one queen, and it is reserved for the woman who really deserves it. As for some small actions behind your family's backs, it can be curtailed here, and all the bribes will be deposited into the public treasury without punishment. If you behave in any way that violates the rules of the palace and the laws of the country during the post-election period, I will not spare you!"
An Ronghua is a woman of the same age as many beauties in the eyes of everyone, but she is like a rainbow on top of everything, and she definitely stabilized this first interview.
Although Ahn Yonghua only used this incident to remind the bribed officials, he also made a lot of money for the empty treasury. However, she did not discuss this matter with Xia Huaijin.
On the way back to Shattered Moon Xuan.
"Today, you asked Gonggong Yin to announce the details of the gifts and bribes in front of everyone?"
"The court is full of a group of old foxes with ghosts in their hearts, thinking that the Queen Mother can do whatever they want when she is not there, and they want to buy you, they really don't take me seriously!" An Ronghua was indignant.
"What if they buy you?
"Then we'll let them die one by one without a place to bury. An Ronghua exaggerated.
"This king finally knows why the Queen Mother chose you. Xia Huaijin smiled happily.
"Why?"
"Because not only do you look like her, but you also have the same posture as her when you get serious. This king thought that you only knew how to be arrogant and arbitrary, but I didn't think that your deterrent power was beyond imagination. Xia Huaijin's gaze swept over An Ronghua and continued to move forward, but she stopped in place for a moment, and caught up again, "Doesn't the prince blame me for cutting first and then playing, the queen mother just ordered me to assist you, right?"
"Why not, this king is thinking about what to do with the gifts sent by the ministers' mansions, and you help this king solve this matter, the best of both worlds. ”
"How can you have the best of both worlds?" asked An Ronghua.
"First, the king can shirk favors without offending the ministers, and second, he can take more than enough people to make up for the lack of the country. ”
"A good one can take more than enough people to make up for the country's shortcomings. An Ronghua was no longer serious, "But even if I don't do this, you must have a satisfactory solution, our Lord Jin has never been a worldly minister who accepts bribes and does things for others!"
Again, from An Ronghua's words, Xia Huaijin heard that she seemed to know her for many years.
After the Splendid Palace, the person who talked about the most among the beauties was the valley girl who didn't know the details.
"What is the origin of this valley girl, seeing that she is not much older than us, how can she assist in the major events after the election by the side of King Jin, and she is so domineering that people are afraid. Tao Jing's heart palpitated.
"If she doesn't mess with her, we might as well stay away from her. ”
"She knows that one of us will become her master in the future, and she still shakes up the matter of giving gifts to Prince Jin, is she really not afraid of offending the future queen and asking for hardship?"
"A group of shameless people who try to buy Lord Jin by giving gifts and bribes, do you really think you can become queens?" Xie Jinshu appeared very ostentatiously.
"You say we're not ashamed!"
It was announced in court that the details of the bribes were clear, but if it was rich and rivaled the country, it would be fine, but they were just shabby guys, and the gifts they gave could not be taken on the table at all, and they brought humiliation on themselves. "Xie Jinshu's words are unforgiving.
"Your house is rich and rivals the country, and you sent a treasure to Lord Jin!"
My father was a general, my mother was born in the Marquis of Anguo, the current Queen Mother is my aunt, the emperor is my cousin, I and my cousin have been childhood sweethearts, the two have no guesses, and the relationship is very deep, how can you compare. "Xie Jinshu is extremely arrogant.
Xie Jinshu's words made everyone speechless, she did occupy the right time and place, as if she was the queen of Neiding.