Chapter 1: Embarrassment and Early Dynasty
On the throne of the golden lacquer carved dragon in the hall, there is a king who looks down on the world. At the bottom, the ministers stood with their hands in their hands. The sandalwood lit on the pedestal was smoky. Shu Xingying was so interested that she propped one hand on the gold-lacquered armrest of the dragon seat, and sighed deeply between her snorts, she really couldn't stand this overly heavy atmosphere.
She cleared her throat and swallowed the phlegm in her throat, and said impatiently: "If Zhong Aiqing has no problems, let's retreat." ”
A burly man in his twenties walked out of the queue with a chao wat in his hand, bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Emperor Qiqi, you haven't told us who is going to the frontier to deal with the famine caused by drought. ”
Shu Xingying rolled her eyes silently, this person is looking for fault, he has only read the official atlas for less than half a day, how can he remember it so clearly, who is what the official is and what he does, and in the 21st century, he is a science student and has already returned his historical knowledge to the history teacher.
She had no choice but to say seriously: "What I want is for you to voluntarily ask to go to the frontier to benefit the people, instead of me personally naming me, so it is better for me to go!" The more Shu Xingying spoke, the more excited she became, and she patted the table in front of the throne. It was only three seconds of majesty, and she frowned, gritted her teeth, and endured the pain in her palms, which the courtiers thought was the prelude to the storm.
The courtiers were also a little helpless, just now it was clear that she herself said that she would think about it for a moment to select officials, and everyone could only be dumb and couldn't say that Coptis chinensis was suffering.
One of the men standing in the first row walked to the middle of the court hall and said, "Brother Qiqi, the courtier brother is willing to ask for his own life to go to the frontier." His magnetic but warm voice is like his appearance, and Gongzi Mo is talking about him.
"It's still the ninth brother who is considerate and knows how to share my worries." Shu Xingying looked relieved. By the way, she glanced at Huangfu Qingyi a few more times, and I have to say that the first time she saw the real person, she was as humble as jade than in the atlas, and she was not deceived after the appraisal was completed.
"Okay, let's retreat if you have nothing to do." Shu Xingying yawned and walked down the steps.
The emperor's personal chief eunuch, Jiang Gonggong, shouted in a sharp voice: "Retreat from the dynasty!" ”
The ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”
Unexpectedly, Shu Xingying, who was in low spirits, stepped on the air when she stepped on the last step and fell to the ground with a "plop". The courtiers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty! Many people were about to step forward to help them up, but when they saw Jiang Qing hurriedly running forward, they stopped their pace.
Jiang Qing picked up Shu Xingying and asked with concern: "Where is the emperor injured, can you call the imperial doctor?" ”
Shu Xingying was embarrassed, and pretended to be careless and said: "I have been overworked in state affairs recently, and lack of sleep will be so careless, so you don't have to worry." ”
The courtiers said loudly in unison: "The emperor keeps the dragon body." ”
Shu Xingying let go of Jiang Qing's support and walked towards the side hall with steady steps.
When she came to the hall, Shu Xingying drank a few sips of water, calmed her frightened little heart, fortunately she didn't twist her leg if she was in danger, otherwise she would be embarrassed and thrown to her grandmother's house, okay, although she was an orphan.
After drinking the water, Shu Xingying looked at the rows of folds piled up in front of the desk depressedly, sighing one after another, she opened a book of folds weakly, looking at the traditional characters on it was even more of a headache, in order not to reveal more flaws, she had to read it word by word, and from time to time she had to recall the structure and writing of individual traditional characters.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Jiang Qing standing aside with nothing to do, but now that he is an emperor, I am busy, you don't want to be idle, Shu Xingying smiled evilly, "Father-in-law Jiang, come on, come on." ”
"What does the emperor command?" Jiang Qing looked at her who was smiling with bad intentions, and her back was cold.
Shu Xingying put down the brush in her hand, "I just think it's too lonely for a person to read and write, why don't you also be busy?" ”
Jiang Qing was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Slaves don't dare to participate in politics, even if the emperor gives slaves a hundred daring minions, he won't dare." ”
Shu Xingying got up and helped Jiang Qing up, and comforted: "Father-in-law Jiang, it's not good for you to kneel down at every turn, of course I'm not letting you see the twist." Pointing to the bookcase, "I just want you to cultivate your sentiments and copy poems and books, how about it?" ”
Jiang Qing stood firm, followed Shu Xingying's hope, and was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, it's not that the slave refuses, but that the slave can't read or write." ”
Shu Xingying looked at Jiang Qing with a sad face and had to give up temporarily, but "the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped", "In this case, Jiang Gonggong will learn to read and write from tomorrow, and the teacher said that he will live to learn from the old, not to mention that Jiang Gonggong is middle-aged and has to study hard, you are right." ”
"The emperor is right." Jiang Qing smiled bitterly.
Shu Xingying asked Jiang Qing to step back, patting her head from time to time, and had no choice but to seriously review the recital.
In the imperial garden in spring, clusters of flowers bloom brightly and brightly, and the lotus pond is surrounded by green leaves and green lotuses chasing and frolicking fish.
"Sister Xi Concubine has eaten well these days?" Wearing a rose red brocade dress, wearing a moon satin embroidered magnolia butterfly sprinkled with flowers and smoke shirt, the black hair that was coiled up set off her skin more and more, especially the tear mole under the phoenix's eyes made her charming and boneless, she is the largest concubine in the harem now.
The concubine sitting opposite her stone table, although not half as charming as her, is also a beautiful woman.
"Don't work for the concubine to care, the concubine eats very well, could it be that the concubine can't see that the concubine's body is getting more and more plump?" Su Baimin smiled intently, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
"Oh?" Qiao Wanyu casually took out a grape from the fruit bowl on the stone table, pretended to be puzzled and glanced Su Baimin up and down in front of her, and said, "Is it because the eyes of this palace are not good and I can't see that you are a little plumper, or is my sister carrying the emperor to open meat this month?" ”
Su Baimin's slender jade fingers grabbed the gauze skirt on her thighs and clenched it into a fist in the palm of her hand, of course she knew that Qiao Wanyu deliberately mentioned the incident at the beginning of the month.
At that time, Su Baimin heard a crisp bell in a place in the imperial garden, and looked at the source of the prestige and saw the dog that had been white and velvet, she was a little afraid that the dog would see it running in her direction, no matter how many seven twenty-one she ran away, the puppy Xu felt that Su Baimin had some fun and chased her for a while, and after a while, the little eunuch who was looking for the dog came, and when she was frightened, he immediately whistled and called the puppy to stop.
Su Baimin, who came back to his senses, wanted to scold the eunuch who trained the dog, but the maidservant Yun Xia next to him saw the Huangfu Duzhe not far away and whispered in Su Baimin's ear that as soon as she heard that the emperor was coming, she naturally would not let go of the opportunity to get close to him, and when she glanced at the dog, she had a shocked expression, and ran quickly towards the Huangfu Duzhe, and bumped directly into his arms. Feeling his strong chest, she smiled in her arms, and she was still immersed in joy one second, and the next second she threw herself directly to the ground with joy and sorrow.
Huangfu Duzhe said innocently that it was because Su Baimin was so heavy that his chest was uncomfortable, so he couldn't support her and fell to the ground by mistake. Su Baimin's body is light, how could he not be able to support it with Huangfu Duzhe's strong physique, it is just that he doesn't want to help him.
Su Baimin had no choice but to get up with the help of her personal maid Xiaoye, looked at the emperor pitifully, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine was just frightened by a puppy in the distance, you know that the concubine is afraid of dogs, and the concubine fell so painfully." A tear squeezed out of the corner of his eye, sobbing aggrievedly, and took out the handkerchief he was carrying with him to wipe the corners of his eyes.
"I really don't know that you're afraid of dogs, since you feel pain, go to the doctor, I can't cure you. And you're too fat, I can't help you if I want to, if you are vegetarian this month, I will let the imperial dining room arrange a good diet for you every day, I like thin women. Huangfu Duzhe said indifferently, never looking at Su Baimin from beginning to end.
Even if Su Baimin was dissatisfied in her heart, she didn't dare to say it, so she had to agree, and from that day on, Huangfu Duzhen sent two maidservants to take turns to supervise her diet, and she hadn't tasted a single bite of meat for half a month.
"Of course, the concubine's eyes are very good, but the concubine is so ignorant that she even remembers her previous body wrong." Su Bai Min forced a twisted smile.
"That sister is really confused, you have to make up for your brain afterwards, otherwise it's not good to have a bad memory in the future, and some things still have to be remembered clearly, so as not to make mistakes." Qiao Wanyu reminded.
Of course, Su Baimin understood the meaning of her words, which was nothing more than a warning to herself not to approach the emperor wantonly.
"Concubine Xie cares, and the concubine is a little tired, so I'll go back first." Su Baimin saluted and strode away.
"This Qiao Wanyu is a dog fighting and bullying people too much! is nothing more than a nominal concubine, who stayed by the emperor's side when he was the prince, and has not laid an egg for a few years now, so he knows that he is arrogant with his position! Su Baimin shouted angrily and stomped his feet in disbelief, as if he had stepped Qiao Wanyu to the ground. But that's what she really thinks in her heart, she must become a queen and then torture that slut fiercely!
Yun Xia whispered beside Su Baimin and reminded: "Niangniang, now I am outside and careful to be mixed around, let's go back and talk." ”
"When Zhiyu returns to the palace, the soup boiled for the emperor should be almost good, and it's time to serve it to the emperor in person." Qiao Wan got up from the stone bench slowly, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. disdainful in my heart, it is really beyond my power for a small concubine to dare to rob the emperor with this palace.