Chapter 117
"Are you too much this morning, and you have to have a degree of love for a woman, what kind of system has you become like this morning?"
Mu Qing smiled silently, Empress Dowager Gao was angry, angrily slapped the pear blossom wooden platform on the side, gritted her teeth and said, "Are you demonstrating to the mourning family?" β
"The mourning family asked you to marry those noble girls, why didn't it do it for your good, why should you be so stubborn! In other words, what's so good about Murong Xi, isn't the throne still yours without her? β
Mu Qing let out a sneer in his throat, and only glared at the Queen Mother with cold eyes, his face did not have too much anger, but it faintly made people panic. The Queen Mother was stunned.
"The Queen Mother doesn't need to persuade me, how can I understand it in my heart."
"You understand?"
"Although marrying the daughter of a minister can strengthen the relationship between the monarch and the minister, the queen mother has ever thought about what would happen if those noble daughters united, which would be bad for our government. When the country of Mu is still in turmoil, the queen mother must not lose the big because of the small. β
Seeing that Mu Qing respectfully saluted and then moved away, the Queen Mother had to sigh helplessly. The old lady on the side rolled her eyes, lifted her dress and stepped forward, gently pinched the Queen Mother's shoulders and whispered: "Queen Mother, the old slave has a plan to relieve the Queen Mother's worries." β
"According to the law, there will be a draft in the autumn palace every year. This is a rule left by the ancestors, and the emperor can't refute it......"
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The nobles stopped for several days, and Murong Xi accompanied his own Ah Ci to play in the palace all day long, seeing his son grow up little by little, Murong Xi's heart became more and more happy, reaching out to hold her cheek, and her heart was bubbling with joy.
Because Mu Qing stayed in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Xiaotian was also brought into the palace.
Although the huge mastiff is snow-white and cute, the low roar in the throat like a beast and the tongue of Sen Sen make everyone retreat.
One person and one dog are also extremely harmonious, which makes people look at it and feel happy. Murong Xi only hopes that he can be as peaceful and happy as he is now in his life.
As soon as the days entered the autumn, the queen mother's edict came down, saying that she should follow the rules of the ancestors - the draft. Before Murong Xi agreed, Mu Qing retorted, and the show girls entered the palace and filled the North Third Courtyard.
The show girls learn etiquette all day long, but when Murong Xi got the edict again, she asked her to choose those women. Murong Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and let the palace maid dress up for herself.
The Yingfeng platform is resplendent with gold, the moon seasons of all colors are open, competing for beauty, the colorful silk is spinning, and Murong Xi can see a group of show girls coming slowly when he is far away.
"See the queen mother, the queen mother Wanfu Jin'an."
The show girls shouted in unison, Murong Xi raised his eyes and swept over, saw a lot of familiar shadows, and sighed in his heart with a wave of his hand to let those show girls go to the waiting venue.
A show girl raised her eyes and carefully looked at Murong Xi in front of her, and saw that she was wearing a phoenix crown on her head, and her red clothes lined it with her luxury, comparing Her Royal Highness's colorful show girl to the past.
In response to the summons, the show girls stepped forward one by one to introduce themselves and perform their talents.
Murong Xi only had a slight impression of everyone, although he had seen a lot, he couldn't recognize all of them because of the huge number, he could only see a rough idea, and now that they introduced themselves one by one, Murong Xi recognized one or two clearly.
The question was bland and nothing new.
Just as Murong Xi was tired and ready to go back, he heard a voice from the door: "Your Majesty has arrived-"
Everyone was stunned and hurriedly knelt down, some people were lucky enough to get Mu Qing's first look, some people were dissatisfied with leaving the field early, and some people were glad that they didn't have the opportunity to let Mu Qing see their talents.
The girl who was kneeling on the stage and singing halfway through the song was excited, her eyes moved with Mu Qing, and she looked straight at her, and her pretty face was full of excitement. I only felt that every time Mu Qing unintentionally raised her eyes, she was looking at her.
I saw that the man suddenly reached out and plucked out his ears, frowned and looked over, and said, "What is this just now, and the noisy people are upset." β
The girl was stunned, then turned pale, and looked at Mu Qing with a look of wanting to cry without tears. I saw Murong Xi beside him with one hand, raised his hand and rubbed her nose, not taking her in his eyes at all.
A pretty face turned a little whiter, revealing a pitiful look of pear blossoms with rain. Mu Qing was stunned as if she had suddenly noticed her, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you?" β
"Courtier's Lady Qi Ming." Qi Ming lowered her eyes and clenched her teeth, her face was white, and a pair of white and tender little hands were twisted together, as if she was still sad because of her previous words. Mu Qing only smiled and said, "You can continue, I'm just here to take two looks." β
The girl clenched her teeth, but she didn't say a word, her whole body trembled slightly, and then she stomped her feet and ran straight into the distance with tears.
Murong Xi was dumbfounded, and the eunuch on the side turned his head sideways to ask Mu Qing, and saw the man slowly waving his hand: "This kind of heart is not suitable for entering the palace, so let her go." β
Murong Xi didn't speak, and the person who came up again looked extremely thin in the wind, and her soft and weak appearance seemed to fall down when a gust of wind blew, she combed a pair of double buns and applied light makeup, which made her apricot eyes more and more similar to Lin Xuanying.
Mu Qing was stunned.
The man smiled, leaned down and bowed, and said with a smile: "Courtier Lin Qingying." β
"Lin Qingying?" Mu Qing raised her eyebrows, puzzled by this very familiar name. The man raised his lips and smiled, knelt down and said proudly: "The courtier and the concubine of the former dynasty are cousins. β
"Bloodline from the previous dynasty?"
"You don't have to perform, just step down."
"Damn the courtier!" Lin Qingying knelt straight down with her legs bent, biting a mouthful of silver teeth, but she was so stubborn that she didn't let tears flow out, and that tearful appearance could arouse a man's desire to protect even more, and people couldn't help but look at it twice.
Lin Qingying only knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "The courtiers don't know what they have done to annoy Your Majesty, and please ask Your Majesty to make it clear that you must not treat the courtiers so lightly, the courtiers are afraid." β
"What weather is it at this time?"
Lin Qingying was stunned, not understanding Mu Qing's intentions, so she only trembled and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Qiu." β
"Is it cold?"
Lin Qingying was a meng again, and she couldn't understand Mu Qing's intention to ask at all, seeing that he was staring at the pink skirt on his body, he thought that Mu Qing was worried about his body, so he blushed his cheeks and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it's not cold." β
"Do you know that the crime of deceitful is a capital crime?"
"Damn the courtier!" Lin Qingying leaned down violently, cold sweat the size of a bean oozed from her forehead, and she only bit her lip tightly and knelt in place and didn't dare to speak. The thin dress on the back was wet with cold sweat, and the wind blowing in autumn added a bit of coldness to it.
Mu Qing let out a chuckle in her throat, only raised her eyes to look at the woman, her tone was inquiring, and she said slowly: "In such a cold weather, you are wearing such thin clothes, and it is also hard." β
"Courtier's ......"
"Imitating the concubine of the previous dynasty with bad intentions, just now she tried to deceive the king? Why do I want to stay with such a person? Mu Qing's eyes were cold, and she only sneered, which made Lin Qingying's already trembling body suddenly cold by half and freeze in place.
She only gritted her teeth and looked at Mu Qing in front of her, tremblingly stretched out her hand to stop her, her pretty face turned from red to white, and then from white to cyan, tears snapped from those eyes, she only trembled and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please be gracious and spare the courtiers!" β
"Your Majesty!"
Mu Qing's expression was cold, and he didn't have any pity. All the nobles in the hall did not look good, and when His Majesty came, he expelled the two of them from the palace at once.
I have heard that His Majesty has always been as gentle as jade, how can he ...... now? I was so scared that I was beating the drum, and my heart was pounding. Murong Xi knew it in his heart, and only glanced at the person beside him with a smile.
She has been with Mu Qing for so long, so she naturally knows him very well, if Mu Qing is really angry, she won't be like this. Murong Xi smiled lightly, raised his hand and picked up the teacup and put it to his lips to take a sip.
Empress Dowager Gao is Mu Qing's mother, he is benevolent and filial by nature, even if he is dissatisfied with Concubine Gao's actions, he will not be too disobedient on the surface, and will only quietly use his own way to resolve everything in front of him.
Murong Xi knew that what he was doing now was another compromise by Mu Qing.
Murong Xi sighed, raised his hand and grabbed Mu Qing's hand, the man was stunned, raised his hand and held the man's palm, only to feel a slight warm current flowing through his heart.
"The Queen Mother has arrivedβ"
Mu Qing frowned almost inexplicably.
The queen mother's ceremonial ride came slowly, and all the nobles glanced at it, and there was some hope in their hearts. Although His Majesty didn't want to take a concubine, the Queen Mother thought that as long as she won the Queen Mother's heart, Mu Qing would definitely agree because of her filial piety.
lived in the palace, are you afraid that you won't be able to be a nobleman?
Lin Qingying hurriedly lifted the hem of her skirt and walked towards the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother, the courtier Lin Xuanying, see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is blessed!" β
Seeing his frightened appearance, the Queen Mother understood a thing or two in her heart, and couldn't help frowning when she heard his name and surname. When Lin Qingying saw it, she felt unbearable. only leaned over and said: "Courtier, the courtiers have prepared a peacock dance, and I hope the Queen Mother will not dislike it." β
"Then jump."
The Queen Mother slowly sat on the high platform.
Peacock dance, the dance has a strict program, which has a rich variety of allegorical hand shapes and a variety of jumping, turning and other dance postures, accompanied by the beautiful "three bends" body shape, shaping the peacock "peep in the forest", "strolling in the forest", "drinking spring water" and "chasing and playing" and other demeanor and natural scenes.
Usually it is mostly danced by men, but now it has been replaced by a woman, which also makes people feel a sense of lightness.
The Queen Mother only looked at it fixedly, thinking that Lin Xuanying had attracted Mu Qing back then with a peacock dance. Now her cousin is doing the same trick again, and she doesn't know whether she is simple-minded or has ulterior motives.
She glanced at her son beside her.
Seeing that his expression was as usual, he was not infected at all, and he felt a little relieved in his heart, and saw that he took good care of Murong Xi, and suddenly he didn't know whether to laugh or worry.