It was already late at night, and Nan Ruiyuan, who had a headache for a day in the play, wanted to go to the imperial garden for a walk, and saw the embroidered bamboo in the Qianxi Palace send a food box over, saying that it was made by Ji Yueqin for the queen mother's loss of appetite, and she wanted to send a copy to the emperor if she did too much.

Nan Ruiyuan motioned for An Delu to accept the food box, and then returned to the Pure Heart Palace. didn't let Andrew test the poison, so he directly picked up the crystal clear osmanthus cake in the food box and tasted it.

The familiar smell and the aroma of osmanthus dispelled Nan Ruiyuan's tiredness for a day, he didn't know how long he hadn't tasted this taste, and a beautiful woman appeared in his mind. It's a pity that the beauty has passed away, and everything is endless, and the survivors are injured in vain.

He only took a bite, and then looked at the crystal clear osmanthus cake in a daze.

Andelu was frightened by Nan Ruiyuan's actions, so he also suspected that the osmanthus cake was poisonous, and hurriedly hurried.

"Andrew, you can eat a piece too." Nan Ruiyuan didn't move, still looking at the osmanthus cake.

Andelu saw that Nan Ruiyuan was fine, so he took a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, the osmanthus cake seemed to melt in his mouth, and only the fragrance of osmanthus was left in his mouth, and he couldn't help but let people taste a piece again.

But after Andrew finished eating this osmanthus cake, he was speechless because of his excited face: "This ...... This ......"

"It's Rou'er's feeling." Nan Ruiyuan's voice was soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing someone's movements.

Andelu cried, he had been with Nan Ruiyuan for thirty-six years, watching how Nan Ruiyuan fell in love with Duan Rou, and how Duan Rou married Ji Ji, he understood the pain in Nan Ruiyuan's heart, but Nan Ruiyuan could only smile and bless her.

Maybe it's like the saying, what you can't get is the best, maybe it's like the white moonlight in the distance, or like the cinnabar mole in your heart, you can touch it but you can't get it.

People in the world often say that if you don't forget, there will be an echo. After so many years, all she got was the news of her passing. Nan Ruiyuan didn't know if it was the right choice to let her go, now that she only had one daughter left, he should take good care of her.

The shadow dissipated in his mind, he looked at the osmanthus cake in his hand, and thoughtfully the last person ate the whole box of osmanthus cake.

Seeing that Nan Ruiyuan was not as painful as he had just now, An Delu also wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and continued to serve Nan Ruiyuan with all his heart.

Nan Ruiyuan looked at the bright moon in the sky under the windowsill again, he stood alone, his back was reflected by the moonlight for a long, indescribable sense of bleakness and loneliness.

Andelu looked at Nan Ruiyuan like this, a little unbearable, and took the cloak and gently draped it on Nan Ruiyuan's shoulder.

Nan Ruiyuan, the old monk, also came back to his senses from his thoughts, and said in a hoarse voice: "Andelu, what time is it." ”

"If you go back to the emperor, it's already time." Andrew said respectfully to Nan Ruiyuan.

Then he added: "It's not early, let's serve the emperor and rest." ”

Nan Ruiyuan nodded, and went to rest with Andelu.

......

After a light night's sleep, as the Taihe drum was beaten, the civil and military officials also rushed towards the Yuanji Palace.

Nan Ruiyuan was dressed in a yellow gauze embroidered cloud golden dragon court dress, with a dignified body, heroic sword eyebrows and sharp phoenix eyes, giving people a feeling of not being angry but mighty. He sat on the dragon chair with a golden dragon coiled, with the pride of being the world.

He watched the hundred officials in the palace salute him respectfully, and suddenly became a little tired of this imperial power, if it weren't for this position, he wouldn't have lost Duan Rou and personally sent her to others.

But the reality is like this, if you gain one thing, you will definitely lose another, and this may also be the law of heaven and earth.

"Zhongqing is flat." He just said it lightly, not loudly but clearly audible to everyone.

When the hundred officials got up, Andrew shouted: "There is a book to play—"

Zuo Zongzheng Liu Zhiren took the wat in his hand, and stood up respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Daliang issued an edict, asking me Dayu to return the anti-thief Ji Yueqin." The minister believed that the thieves should be returned to Daliang for the benefit of the two countries. ”

Right Zongzheng Wang Anming immediately stood up and said with a disgruntled face: "Your Majesty, Ji Yueqin is the daughter of Duan Rou, the lord of the county, and Duan Rou is the lord of the Changjun who is a good partner of Qin and Jin with my Da Liang, and now Da Liang does not take my Da Yu in his eyes and removes the Chang County Lord." Now that His Majesty has rescued the daughter of the county lord, he should take care of him to comfort the spirit of the county lord in the sky. ”

Liu Zhiren refused to give in, and said sternly: "Although the lord of Changjun is my great man, he can marry his husband and already be regarded as a big man." ”

At this time, Xue Guang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up and said: "According to the etiquette system since ancient times, women are married to their husbands, but the lord of Changjun is a person who is friendly to my country, and he represents my Dayu, and Daliang's move is to slap my Dayu in the face!" ”

Nan Ruiyuan's expression on the throne was dark and uncertain, but his face was dark and terrifying, but when he heard Wang Anming and Xue Guang come out, his face was slightly dark.

The officials of Zuo Zongzheng's faction are all talking about it, and they have made it clear that they want to hand over Ji Yueqin, in fact, Zuo Zong is the person on the queen's side, and the queen's hatred for her own sect Duan Rou before, they still understand it clearly.

The faction of the right Zongzheng Wang Anming belongs to the royalist party, so it is also in accordance with the emperor's wishes.

The remaining officials were whispering below, and this was Nan Ruiyuan finally speaking: "Du Zihuan, you say." ”

Du Zihuan is the head of the Hanlin Academy, as a representative of the Qing School, he didn't say a word, just silently lowered his head and looked at the ground.

Nan Ruiyuan felt that Du Zihuan should support Wang Anming's faction, after all, Du Zihuan was Duan Shizheng's protégé and admired Duan Rou.

When Du Zihuan heard Nan Ruiyuan call him, he just stood up silently and said loudly: "Emperor Qi, the minister is the protégé of Duan Taifu." If what the minister says, it will be biased. ”

Nan Ruiyuan looked at Du Zihuan deeply, with a slight look of inquiry in his eyes, but when he saw that Du Zihuan was still hanging his head, he ignored Du Zihuan.

When Wang Anming and Liu Zhiren saw Nan Ruiyuan speak, they didn't dare to make a sound, but just stood straight on the hall.

"Duan Rou is the chief county lord of my Dayu, and he represents my Dayu's face, and Daliang swept my Dayu's face like this. Now, the daughter of the county lord has been taken back by my Dayu, which is a matter of course. Nan Ruiyuan glanced at the civil and military officials.

"Today, I want to crown Duan Rou's daughter Ji Yueqin as a princess and give her the title Anning." Nan Ruiyuan looked at Du Zihuan again, "Du Zihuan, can you agree?" ”

When Du Zihuan heard Ji Yueqin, he was indeed stunned for a moment, as if something had been touched in his heart, but then he returned to normal. Hearing Nan Ruiyuan mention his name again, he said respectfully: "My emperor's golden mouth and jade words are nine words in one word." ”

I didn't know what Du Zihuan wanted to say, so I saw Liu Zhiren kneeling on the ground: "The emperor can't!" It's not etiquette! ”

Nan Ruiyuan was displeased with Liu Zhiren and said, "What does Lord Liu mean that the Ministry of Rites is also in charge of you?" ”

Liu Zhiren knew that he had lost his words, and he was afraid that the emperor would think that he had monopolized power, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! The old minister is wronged! It's just the identity of the county lord, and her daughter can't be higher than her title at one time! ”

So the people from the queen's faction echoed Liu Zhiren's words, but the corners of Du Zihuan's mouth on the side rose slightly, Nan Ruiyuan gave Liu Zhiren a set.

After Liu Zhiren finished speaking, he realized that he recognized Ji Yueqin in disguise to be able to get the throne, and the emperor was putting himself together.

Although Nan Ruiyuan's heart was relieved, he didn't show it on the surface, so he gave Xue Guang a look, and Xue Guang also understood that the emperor wanted to give Ji Yueqin a formal gift, so he stubbornly said under the burning gaze of the queen and the party:

"Your Majesty, according to the etiquette system, it is true that the daughter of the lord of the county cannot exceed her mother's position. Although you can't be crowned a princess, you can be named a county lord. ”

Wang Anming also stood up: "My emperor is wise, and it is in line with etiquette for the daughter of the county lord to be the county lord, and it also shows the benevolence of my emperor." Wang Anming finished his words and glanced at Liu Zhiren, who was kneeling on the ground.

Nan Ruiyuan nodded, and said loudly: "Andelu, the intended purpose." ”

Andelu came over in response, spread out the bright yellow scroll on the table, Nan Ruiyuan got up and picked up the wolf hair on the table, waved his pen, and wrote the will smoothly, and then put the jade seal on the scroll hard.

Andrew carefully took the holy decree, cleared his throat and said loudly: "Zhong Aiqing takes the decree." ”

The civil and military officials all looked respectful, raised the wat in their hands to their foreheads, and said, "Weichen takes the order." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, today, with the great Liang does not read the good Yu of my Great Qin and Jin, I will kill the Duan clan, the head of my Great Yu. Reading Duan's father's call for my great merit, now I will seal Duan's daughter as the county lord and give the title of peace. ”

Wang Anming looked at Liu Zhiren with a little relief, Liu Zhiren was unhappy but it was not easy to show it.

Du Zihuan, who was silent, suddenly stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the matter of the county lord of Anning has not been completely resolved. The minister thought that I should send an envoy to Daliang to test the attitude of the Emperor of Daliang. They killed my lord for no apparent reason, and I am afraid that his heart can be punished. ”

Du Zihuan's voice was clear, but the coldness in it couldn't help but make people tremble.

Nan Ruiyuan looked at Wang Anming and Liu Zhiren, "What do the two Aiqing think of Du Zihuan's statement?" ”

Although Wang Anming and Liu Zhiren have always had many discords in political opinions, they still have many complaints about this matter.

I saw that Liu Zhiren stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Du's opinion, and he really needs a messenger to go, at least Daliang has to give me an explanation." ”

Nan Ruiyuan looked at Wang Anming, and Wang Anming also said with a serious expression: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Representatives of several parties spoke, and the remaining officials also chimed in.

Nan Ruiyuan frowned, this matter is really not easy to deal with, Da Yu needs Da Liang to explain at the same time, Da Liang is also waiting for Da Yu's response, now the best way is to send an envoy to Da Liang to test the tone over there. If there is any disturbance on the side of the girder, Dayu will also have enough time to prepare.