Chapter Seventy-One: Saving the Country with a Curve
The twenty-tenth day of the first month is an auspicious day, and Mu Beiyi hurriedly came when he asked for peace in the morning. Yu Guiyi brought the eldest princess here, and the eldest princess babbled and learned to speak, I don't know if she met fate or was interested, she actually giggled and called "Ah Da". Mu Beiyi was overjoyed when he heard this, and gave her the name Princess Yan Yi, making fun of Yan Yan's beauty and complacency.
After that, he was busy with government affairs.
In front of Mu Beiyi, Concubine Qi Shu didn't mention anything about the Fufeng County Lord's entry into the palace, and Yu Guiyi didn't know it. There were more than a dozen people present, and none of them said it, tacitly. asked Mu Beiyi to be completely thorough and forget about it cleanly.
In the afternoon, the carriage of the lord of Fufeng entered the palace, and only a luxurious carriage entered the court from the side gate. Concubine Qi Shu led a group of concubines to wait in Kunhe Palace, looking at her happiness, eating tea and talking. After waiting for about half an hour, he saw a group of attendants leading a tall girl into the hall.
The girl who came was sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in a delicate and water-red cloud brocade peony dress, combed a high hairpin with a dewy Zhao powder, the watery red jade earrings in her ears swayed, and her eyes flowed, which was indescribably expensive. She had a pair of heroic sword eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and her arrogant eyes swept over everyone in the hall, and the corners of her mouth showed a touch of disdain.
A red-clothed palace maid who was accompanied by the court division stepped forward and leaned over and asked, "Please accept the decree of the county lord and make a big salute." ”
The girl's eyes fell back on the palace maid in front of her, but unfortunately, she saw that the palace maid was wearing the same color as herself. As soon as her eyebrows were raised, she raised her hand and rewarded the red-clothed palace maid with a sharp and cruel mouth scraper, and reprimanded loudly: "Cheap maid! Do you want to rush the county lord? ”
The daughter of the palace was caught off guard and stumbled and fell beside the golden pillar. When he got up crookedly, he saw that the corners of his mouth were cracked, and blood was dripping on his clothes.
"Is it the general?" Seeing this momentum, Pillow Chun was a little shocked, and quietly asked Liu Anran.
Liu Anran covered her lips with her sleeves, and she didn't seem to be able to see such a vicious woman. He didn't look at it, but replied: "Her father is the queen mother's brother, isn't he so domineering." ”
Concubine Qi Shu's face was gentle, and today she deliberately wore a royal blue dress with a thousand clouds and phoenix patterns that can only be worn by the four concubines. Compared with the peony dress worn by the lord of Fufeng, the royal blue dress lost two points of luxury. She smiled reluctantly: "The county lord's entry into the palace today is a happy event, why bother with the same maid." He sent someone to take the palace maid who was broken, and then said slowly, "It's the county lord who has been tired of entering the palace, don't delay, come and pay tribute." In this way, go to the dormitory early to rest, and it is good to relieve your fatigue. ”
"The lord of this county is sitting in a Chinese chariot with a soft seat on a horse, how can he be tired?" The Fufeng County Lord raised his eyebrows, and looked at the main hall of Kunhe Palace without hesitation, "My cousin's palace is really luxurious, and it deserves to be a heavenly family." ”
The corners of Concubine Qi's mouth twitched, and she smiled: "The Millennium Hall of Yufu Palace given by the county lord of Fufeng is also unique and gorgeous, and I want to match the dignity of the county lord." ”
The Fufeng County Lord glanced at Concubine Qi Shu and asked coldly, "You are the Great Xue Clan?" ”
Concubine Qi has never been called like this, her smile is light, and she does not scold. He simply sat back in his seat, played with the white and slender nails on his hands, and looked at Xue Chuling.
Xue Chuling got up helplessly and said, "Lord Fufeng, this is Concubine Qi." According to the rules of the palace, the county lord of Fufeng should ask for peace to Concubine Qi, just like the concubine ......" said with a short body, "Concubine Zhen Wanyi Xue, please say goodbye to the county lord of Fufeng." ”
The Fufeng County Lord sneered, brushed his sleeves and mocked: "You are Xiao Xue, but the two of you don't look like each other." Sure enough, as the rumors say, the big and small Xue family breathed out from one nostril, no wonder you spoke so flatteringly. ”
There was a bit of reason on everyone's faces.
Pillow Chun said in a low voice with Liu Anran: "This county lord is so virtuous, Zhen Wanyi is honored and favored, who in the six palaces is not polite to her." Thinking that she has been in the palace for so long, she has never lost such a big face. ”
Liu Anran replied: "Xue Chuling has grace to pay it back, those who are not worthy of status, don't be ridiculed by this county lord in the future." ”
"Although the lord of this county is not a national surname, he is also canonized by the Son of Heaven, how can there be so many rules!" The county lord of Fufeng looked at Xue Chuling with straight eyes, and mocked, "This county lord came in through the side door as a concubine, and you ...... If I remember correctly, you entered the inner palace through the back door of the court as a concubine. Your Xue sisters are of the same heart, and it is a wonderful story in the community. ”
Xue Chuling's face turned blue and white when he heard this, and there was a layer of mist in his eyes, and he bit his lip and said stiffly: "When it comes to respect and humility, you naturally have to be reasonable." The county lord is more than the second grade, but Concubine Qi is from the first grade. What's more, today's county lord is Jieyu......"
"Jieyu?" The county lord of Fufeng was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Didn't my aunt say that she wanted to give me the title of second-grade concubine?" Why did it become from Sanpin Jieyu! ”
She said so frankly that the concubines in this hall did not know how to answer. Mu Beiyi deliberately suppressed the limelight of the Fufeng County Lord in front of the Queen Mother's sickbed, but he couldn't announce it.
But the Fufeng County Lord was so outspoken and disliked, Concubine Qi Shu just agreed, and patiently explained: "In addition to the palace, there are still the most senior concubines and Jing Jieyu in the palace. Then he introduced to her, "Jieyu is in charge of the first palace, she is a serious mother, and others will not look forward to such a noble mother." Yu Guiyi, who gave birth to the eldest princess Yan Yi, is only a little master......" said, and said deliberately, "Speaking of the name of the eldest princess, His Majesty specially came to the inner palace this morning and took it personally." ”
The beautiful eyes of the Fufeng County Lord lowered, where else did he want to get anything else. His Majesty came to the inner palace in the morning and named the princess, why didn't she see Your Majesty when she entered the palace in the afternoon? My aunt is the queen mother, and she keeps saying that she wants to be a concubine, but now she has become Jieyu...... Isn't it rejected by His Majesty, or is someone framing him?
Yu Guiyi is also a bit brute, although she has restrained a lot after giving birth, she can't understand that Concubine Qi Shu pointed the finger at her, and said: "The concubine is not as glorious as the county lord, so she naturally respects the county lord." Now the county lord has been refusing to accept the title for a long time, but has delayed the hour. According to the concubines, the canonization ceremony was carried out earlier, and the concubines also respected the county lord and honored Jieyu Niangniang. ”
When the lord of Fufeng heard that the title was "Rong", his face softened a lot. With such a noble title, where can it not be compared to those noble concubines and Jing Jieyu? Only then did he smile a little, and he looked directly at Yu Guiyi for a long time: "You are the Yu Guiyi Meng who gave birth to the princess?" A few years ago, our Wen Mansion had a birthday, and your Meng family came to congratulate and gave a purple stone cornucopia the size of a copper plate. There are many golden and stone cornucopias in our Wen Mansion, and those that are as small as your family have to rest on the Eight Treasure Pavilion...... The size is also suitable. "It's full of contempt.
Although Yu Guiyi's family is a scholar family, he does not have any deep family background, and when he talks about such a thing, he just can't wait to fight.
But the Fufeng County Lord refused to stop, and became proud. She stepped on the brocade shoes of Su embroidered lilies and pomegranate flowers, and slowly looked at the concubines waiting in the palace. is joking one by one: "Yagui Concubine, I heard that when I served Your Majesty, I was a concubine, and I was a six-grade member in my family, and I have not been promoted again so far." Looking at Pillow Chun and Liu Anran again, "You two are so close, and you are still whispering, naturally it is Xi and Ming." The Liu clan of the Protectorate of Annam has been in the top position for three consecutive years, and the most popular among foreign officials, but he is still a graceful person. The eldest son of the An family has become a tanhualang, but do you know that there are champions and leaders in front of you? ”
The faces of the people are not good, how have they ever seen such a high-minded person. It's just that she is the county lord of His Majesty, where do you dare to refute it.
Pillow Chun looked at her on one wall, and wandered around the world on the other, thinking in his mind that although this county lord had a vicious temper, he was still smart. Otherwise, how could you just guess and figure out which concubines were in front of you.
"You're ......" Lord Fufeng looked at the crescent moon as if he wanted to see her naked.
The crescent moon has made an exception to enter the royal maid, and it can be regarded as a little master who can invite An to the banquet. She has always been obedient, she knows when to be strong and when to show weakness, but now she is just wearing an ordinary pale green palace makeup, wearing two silver-headed hairpins on her head, two plum blossoms made of plain silk in her ears, and her wrists are also empty. Let the Fufeng County Lord look at it so lightly, it is almost impossible to stand.
The lord of Fufeng saw that she was timid, and he understood. I saw her smile arrogantly, "You are the Moon Imperial Maiden, and you used to be the rough maid in front of Xi Wanyi." He casually held Zhao Fan on his head, "I don't know how your thick hands can serve Your Majesty." Glancing at her, "It's just because of your shallow appearance." The system of plum blossom silk has always been passed down in the palace. It is necessary to use goose yellow thin silk and light yellow cloud yarn to make two layers of stacking, so that there is a feeling of plum blossom budding. The silk flower should be made of Nanhong agate and beeswax with large rice grains to make the flower core, so as to get the deep and shallow stamens, and walk with its own fragrance. What is it on your head, that you cut a few petals of plain white cotton cloth and put it on your head? I'm afraid it is...... Wearing linen and filial piety are worn. ”
The crescent moon is a self-proclaimed royal maid, although she is also looked down upon by the nobles, but she has never been named and despised by her name. Even when she heard this, her face turned pale, and she fell back before she helped the small case to stand up, and replied with a strong spirit: "The county lord is well-informed......
"Well-informed?" The lord of Fufeng disdainful, "Everyone has worn plum-style silk flowers, which official lady is not tired of playing and tired of wearing it?" It's just you, I can't recognize it. I don't know if it's your silk flower fish eye beads, or your background, indiscriminate! ”
Concubine Qi Shu was about to tear her face when she saw it again. Although the crescent moon is lowly, it is also Mu Beiyi's own decree, and after that, she is to blame for not being able to discipline her, the assistant person of the sixth palace. Then he said with two sternness: "It doesn't matter what is on the side, but the canonization is to look at the good day and auspicious day." If it is delayed for a long time, who can bear it? ”
The lord of Fufeng flicked his sleeves before giving up. Then he knelt down in the hall to read the will of the chief of the court division and was canonized, and listened to a few painless teachings of Concubine Qi before he got up and accepted the courtesy of the concubines.
It stands to reason that the lord of Fufeng County should greet Yagui Concubine as Rong Jieyu, but she seems to have forgotten about it. Concubine Ya is a talkative and quiet person, everyone is looking at her, and she doesn't talk about it.
After that, I don't know who told Mu Beiyi about this matter.
I don't know who it is, but everyone knows that it is nothing more than the big and small Xue family. Most likely, it was Concubine Qi Shufei who signaled Xue Chuling to blow the pillow wind.
This kind of thing is said to be big and inferior, and it can be said to be small. In the face of the Empress Dowager Zhuang Yi, Mu Beiyi did not fall, but in the entire first month, the lord of Fufeng County did not sleep for a long time. Half of it was set out by the Beijing Division, the Son of Heaven was busy pacifying the military marquis of all parties, and half of it was because of the strong temper of the lord of Fufeng, and Mu Beiyi deliberately hung her.
The lord of Fufeng County is a person who can't hide his words, and when the snow melts, the female relatives of the six palaces watch the play in the Peony Pavilion. She was wearing a rouge warm cloak with velvet silk embroidered bat patterns, holding a cup of hot tea, and saw that the three British battles against Lu Bu were being played on stage. Then he said to himself: "What is so good about such a war scene." Now that there is a war in front of the court, I don't know if Your Majesty is very busy? ”
This far-fetched question is to turn around the corner and ask why you haven't slept yet.
Yu Guiyi looked back at the face of the Fufeng County Lord, and now she was particularly unhappy, and replied Liangliang: "Your Majesty is busy with the concubine or not, I don't know, but I have come to the concubine to see the eldest princess in the past two days." Want...... It's for the sake of the things on my mind, and I'm willing to take a look at it no matter how busy I am. ”
When the county lord of Fufeng heard Yu Guiyi stabbing her like this, she lifted her skirt and got up, and she was about to be virtuous: "You ......"
"What is this?" The man's voice came from far outside the Peony Pavilion.
Mu Beiyi was still wearing court clothes, his eyes were bright, and behind his heroic flying shoulders was a heavy shawl like ink. Crowned with a magnificent chapter, tall and majestic. He untied his cloak and threw it to Feng Tang, "I can hear from afar what you say about war and non-war." ”
Concubine Qi Shufei got up happily and took all the concubines to salute Mu Beiyi: "It's nothing, Yu Guiyi and Rong Jieyu are young and love to laugh and laugh." ”
Mu Beiyi was surrounded and sat in the center of the theater watching the case, took two sips of steaming tea, and said: "The Queen Mother also asked yesterday, where is Rong Jieyu, is it suitable to live?" ”
"Cousin ......" The lord of Fufeng County is in the prime of his life, and when he saw that the Son of Heaven was tall and handsome, the anger in his body all changed into the attitude of a little daughter, "Cousin, do you still remember me, on the day you ascended the throne, I knelt down outside the Rongxuan Gate with all the ladies and princesses, and saw you wearing a dark shirt and a vermilion bottom. On that day, you glanced at Rong Xuanmen from afar, and I saw that the dragon on your clothes was embroidered very delicately......"
Pillow Chun sighed in his heart, this is still affectionate. went out to see Liu Anran, and sure enough, Liu Anran was also obsessed. Sure enough, it is an emotional person, and his eyes are average.
Mu Beiyi glanced at the Fufeng County Lord, but he didn't show disgust, but only perfunctory: "It's you." I have forgotten what the dress looked like that day. ”
"The concubine remembers." The Fufeng County Lord's eyes suddenly contained spring water, "There are sun, moon and stars." ”
Mu Beiyi nodded, and looked at Yu Guiyi again: "What did you two just say about the war." He showed a slight look of exhaustion, "I have been busy with government affairs these days, but it is very tricky for the foreign tribes in Yanmen to invade the border. Now the grain and grass in the capital can't keep up with the border passes, and for a while I want to collect from all over the country, but the treasury can't divide so much money. ”
Crying poor? Pillow Chun looked at Mu Beiyi with a straight face, and was amused in his heart. He was dignified and respectful, but he hit these ideas on the inner palace maids. It is also a common thing to have a shortage of wages in the war, and in the event of a protracted war, there are also wealthy gentry and high-ranking officials everywhere to raise donations. It's just that the Great Wei State has been too peaceful since the new emperor ascended the throne for four or five years, and the main Beijing officials and foreign officials have long been ignorant of the taste of war.
To open the purses of high-ranking officials and rich gentry, someone must first take the lead and lead by example. The king of a country directly asks the courtiers for money, which is inevitably criticized. Most of the ladies in the inner palace are from the nobles of Lejing, and someone can recommend themselves with a few words. Pillow Chun looked at Mu Beiyi with cold eyes, his court clothes were full of embroidered golden dragons and purple clouds, and he was extremely luxurious. It is the crown that hangs down and the jade half-covers the sword eyebrows, the flying shoulders are more lined with the broad chest, and the fragrance of ambergris and the smell of the man's cold smell are faintly smelled. It is clear that he deliberately did not return to the court clothes and made a special trip to pick up butterflies.
For money, food, and wages...... He was tempted by a man. Pillow Chun couldn't help but sigh, Mu Beiyi is really the Ming Jun of a hundred generations, which is also a ...... The curve saved the country.