Chapter 14: The Harem
"The slave should die, please forgive the emperor, please forgive the emperor!" The maid immediately knelt down and kowtowed to ask for sin, only hoping that the emperor would open the net.
"Grandfather Huang, things are in the arms of that little eunuch!" Dongyang spoke, and the maid beside him immediately tied up the little eunuch and stepped forward to see the emperor.
The little eunuch knew that there was no way to escape, and his expression was in a hurry, "The emperor spares his life, and the slave can't help himself!"
The emperor only said, "Dongyang, there's nothing to do with you here, hurry up and go back to sleep." ”
"And this is the daughter of Dingguo Hou's family? ”
"Your Majesty, the courtiers have something to say. Tang Yue knelt down and said.
The queen glanced at Dongyang without catching a trace, and said, "If you have anything to say, let's say it, after finishing speaking, I will go to rest with Dongyang, and Ming'er will go to school." ”
"Your Majesty, the queen's mother, the courtiers have listened to the lord of Dongyang County, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes Zhilan incense, and the courtier's mother has burned this Zhilan incense every day before, and the courtiers dare to conclude that something has been added to this incense, and the Zhilan fragrance is elegant and elegant, and there is no such kitsch and rich taste!" Tang Yue said firmly, Dongyang's expression was thoughtful.
"Oh, this palace knows, you should go and rest with Dongyang first, come on, send the county lord of Dongyang and Miss Tang to rest with me. The queen spoke, and then a man dressed in a woman's clothes saw the two of them away.
Dongyang Tang Yue glanced at each other, and could only leave obediently.
I hope this mixed kick can take out the two masters of Yuqing Palace.
"I remember, this Zhilan incense was concocted by Cui Yan of the Cui family?" the emperor asked, turning his head.
The queen bowed her head and said, "Yes, then Cui Yan is Tang Yue's uncle and the brother of the mother of the Dingguo Mansion." ”
"No wonder a little girl also knows this Zhilanxiang. The emperor smiled lightly, not knowing what he meant.
"How are you going to do this tonight?" This is the princess Hui Wang Hui who asked, her eyes swept over the stupid son who was kneeling below, and the emperor felt a chill in his heart.
He has just been crowned king, and when this family leaves the palace, some people can't wait for this family's life! Have you ever thought that this is his own son? and the only concubine!
No, it's not right, I'm afraid it's just a ......
It's a pity that the prince did such a thing......
The nameless fire in the emperor's heart was blazing, but he couldn't see the slightest on his face, but his eyes were treacherous and terrifying!
"I implore my father to be the emperor of Dali Temple, the book of the criminal department, and the three divisions of the imperial history, and return the sons and daughters to be innocent, father, and the sons are afraid!" Duan Hui cried bitterly, especially the sentence "Father, the sons are afraid" really called the emperor's heart!
He is the lord of this world, and his son is so calculated, what is it?
"Father, daughter-in-law is willing to send the palace people up and down the Yuqing Palace to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and implore the father and queen mother to protect Dongyang. Su knocked on the ground, and the words were like cuckoos crying blood.
It's heartbreaking.
"Queen, did you hear that?"
"Princess Hui, get up, Dongyang is in my place, no one can bully her. The queen helped Princess Hui up, and the two faced each other, and at this time, the Su family had a little bit of the aura and decisiveness of a talented woman in Jiangsu.
The queen smiled and nodded.
"Lu Cheng, do you understand? Xuanzhi, Liu Kao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Duan Zhongyi, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Xu Ru in the imperial history will strictly investigate this matter, and send the people who serve in this palace to the prison of Dali Temple, and you will personally pick the people who serve around Princess Hui Wanghui. ”
"The minions obeyed. Lu Cheng hurriedly arranged it, and personally went to the three adults' mansions overnight to announce the decree.
"What about the High Court's judgment?" the Emperor asked.
The queen hurriedly said, "I'm waiting outside the door." ”
"Xuan come in, and check the prince's wine jug, wine quilt, and this incense burner. The emperor said lightly, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
The high court judged that he was an old man with a sixtieth birthday, and he couldn't be invited easily, if it wasn't for the emperor's personal inheritance, he couldn't move it.
The High Court Judge carefully picked up the cup and sniffed it, "King Hui is drinking green wine?"
"Yes. It didn't take long for me to feel dizzy and uncomfortable. "King Hui said, this is an old lady doctor who can wash away the sewage on his body, but he doesn't dare to call himself the king, so disrespectful.
"That's right, it's common outside*, and many beautiful daughters like to get some *self-defense these days. The high court judged, walked to the incense burner again, opened the lid and smelled it, twisted the incense ash and carefully probed it, and said, "This is the Cui family's Zhilan incense? The raw material is the winter dew on the orchid, bamboo leaves, pine needles, and plum blossoms, which is a good thing, and it is also quite painstaking." ”
"What's in this incense burner that shouldn't be there?" said the emperor in a low voice.
The high court judged that he stroked the white beard and smiled, "There is nothing in the incense burner, more is a tulip in the corner of the wall, that flower comes from outside the plug, and there are not many people in the palace who know it, this tulip only blooms at night, and it just so happens that there is a taste of borneol in this zhilan that cannot be put together with this tulip, and it can be used at the same time, which can be used for aphrodisiac." ”
"Is there anything unclean in this palace?" the Emperor raised his eyebrows.
"Would you like to borrow the sachet from her waist to show me?" the High Court stretched out his hand towards Princess Hui.
He is a healer, and a healer is benevolent.
The sachet on Su's waist is a half-old lotus lotus color embroidered with a rose purple grape pattern, and the grape has a good meaning.
Su Shi dismissed it and handed it to the high court by the palace maid beside him.
The high court sentenced to take out the incense pills in the sachet, crush them, smell them, and pay them again, and said with a calm face, "Where did the princess get this incense pills, and how long did the princess use it?"
"I used it after giving birth to Dongyang, this incense pill has a unique taste, I like it very much, so I use it. ”
"Don't use it in the future, there is more musk saffron in this incense pill, and it will hurt the offspring if you wear it for a long time. The high court judge frowned and sighed, there are so many bad things in this palace, should he consider begging for bones early?
In an instant, everyone's faces changed.
The emperor likes to be born, it was Dongyang who was born back then, because he was the eldest granddaughter, he also gave a Dongyang title, and when he grew up, he chose a piece of food for her, and this heir really stepped on the emperor's bottom line.
The same is true for the queen, no one knows better than her how much the emperor likes the concubine, but it is a pity that she drank the soup soon after entering the palace.
King Hui burst into tears all of a sudden, and his heart and liver hurt when he saw the emperor.
"Lu Cheng, check! Investigate me fiercely!" The emperor was furious, blowing his beard angrily and glaring!
"Yes!"
"Queen, from tomorrow onwards, you will personally take care of this harem, and give me a good look at what kind of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods are making waves!"
"The concubine obeys. "She has adhered to her duties since the day she entered the palace, never overstepped, and never greedy for power, anyway, she is the queen and the Zheng family behind her, no one dares to shorten her usefulness, managing the harem will only make the emperor suspect that the four of them have bad intentions, and let go of it can also gain a good reputation.
It's just, in the future, if you don't let me live, what way will I leave you?
The queen thought to herself, her head hung so that the corners of her mouth could not be seen.
She has always been like this in front of the emperor, she does not hide her wisdom and virtue, but she never acts beyond the rules. Therefore, although the emperor did not love her, he also respected her for decades.
The emperor can love the common people but can't love anyone in the harem, and she has been taught thousands of times at home.
On the second day, Dongyang took Tang Yue to school as usual.
Men and women study separately, the men are in Hongyuan Building, and the women are in Huantingzhou.
Wan Tingzhou is a very open, green place, there is a small pond shallow planted lotus, you can hear the sound of residual lotus rain, there is a small bridge meandering, you can enter the pond heart to pick lotus, and raise white crane koi, reed shore life, planted all over the peach and plum color, also leave a dark fragrance and people. In the small building with a low wall next to them, they learned needles and chisels, female craftsmen, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and also learned poetry, songs, and four books and five classics.
The teacher is also a famous embroidery girl in the palace, a famous talented woman outside the palace, and a noble female official in the palace.
Today is a gentle female official, serving the pen and ink in front of the queen, and is also the daughter of the Zheng family, a poor niece of the queen, a famous talented woman, very good at flower and bird painting.
Counting it, Tang Yue should also call her cousin.
The accompanying reading in the palace is not as good as the family thinks, the county lord of King Rui's family is sick for three days, and the county lord of King Li's family was born to jump out of good martial arts, and he runs to the martial arts hall every once in a while.
No, she was splashed with ink today, spilled a table of sesame snacks, and met a spider who didn't know where it came from......
Tang Yue finally took a break at noon, holding his face and barely keeping himself from falling.
"Banxia, what about the food?" Because I have to learn the piano in the afternoon, there is only one hour of rest at noon, and the small building has prepared the rest rooms of the young ladies and county lords, fortunately, each county lord also has only one companion, otherwise this building really can't live!
"It's coming. Banxia carried the food box and opened it, it was lily japonica rice porridge, a stack of fried yams, a stack of spicy rabbits, and a bowl of white jade soup.
Dongyang's lunch box is the same dish, with only one more stack of Bazhen cakes.
The "county lord" is Mr. Zheng.
"Mr. Zheng, sit, has Mr. ever eaten?" Dongyang asked with a smile.
"Isn't this a cheeky face to beg the county lord for food?" Mr. Zheng blinked playfully and said, and suddenly Tang Yue felt that the distance between him and this gentleman was much closer.
"Sir, please use it. Dongyang pushed the plate, "Suyin, and took a pair of bowls and chopsticks." ”
"There's no need to be so troublesome, I want to ask the county lord for pastries to eat, these eight treasures cake is the craftsmanship of the queen's small kitchen, right? Mr. Zheng sighed, and Dongyang moved the stack to her, "Sir, please use it." ”
"Sir, is there anything else to do?" Tang Yue asked.
"It's for the county lord's three spring paintings. ”
"What's wrong with that painting?" Dongyang wondered.
"It's nothing, it's just the same, the county lord has never seen the farmhouse scenery with his own eyes, so he has lost the artistic conception. Mr. Zheng said, and suddenly fainted.
"Please Imperial Doctor!" Dongyang's expression changed greatly, and Tang Yue immediately put away the food.
Fortunately, she is used to drinking porridge first, and this porridge ...... It's not going to be poisonous, is it......
Tang Yue couldn't figure it out in her heart, couldn't she die so early?
Suddenly she felt her stomach ache too......