Pei Yan paced back and forth on the side of the lichen, and said to the Queen of Heaven with a solemn expression: "The dragon pattern can only be used by the Son of Heaven, and the Queen of Heaven is now in charge of the Son of Heaven, and the ministers have the same respect for the Queen of Heaven as they do for the Son of Heaven, but the Queen of Heaven ...... After all, it is not Li Tang Tianzi, and the use of dragon patterns on lichens is not in line with etiquette, and the queen of heaven is asked to destroy this lichen immediately, so as not to attract criticism. ”

The queen of heaven showed a strange look slightly, and turned her inquiring gaze to You'an.

You'an naturally knew what Pei Yan was talking about, this lichen was woven by Hu Shang in the Western Regions, but the pattern was carefully selected by her, on top of the pattern originally provided by Hu Shang, a little change was made, the light and dark light and shadow on the lichen formed a wonderful combination, from the side of the queen of heaven, it was a landscape of mountains and rivers, and from the side where Pei Yan was, the winding river became a five-clawed golden dragon rising in the sky.

She stood up, looked around the sides of the lichen, raised her eyes and said to Pei Yan: "Master Pei is afraid that he is thinking too much, this lichen is custom-made from Hu Shang, and the pattern is the scenery of mountains and rivers." In fact, the Hu people do not regard dragons as auspicious like our Tang people, and they will not take the initiative to use dragon patterns on the goods they sell. From Lord Pei's point of view, it looks like a dragon, perhaps because Lord Pei has seen more dragon patterns, and if you look around the side of the Queen of Heaven, you will know that the 'dragon' is actually just a river. ”

Pei Yan was a minister after all, and he didn't dare to really go in front of the queen of heaven to see it, just took a few steps forward, as long as the angle changed slightly, what appeared on the lichen was indeed an ordinary pattern of mountains and rivers.

He groaned slightly, but still spoke again: "It's the minister's inconsiderate thoughts, please forgive the queen of heaven." But...... From the perspective of the minister's worship of the queen of heaven, this pattern is indeed very similar to the dragon pattern, but I am afraid that when other people see the queen of heaven, there will be the same misunderstanding as the minister. In order to avoid suspicion in the hearts of his subordinates, please do not use this lichen. ”

You'an retreated to the side of the queen of heaven: "If you say that you are not thoughtful, the maid also asks the queen of heaven to forgive her sins." The lichen is so big that it takes at least two people together to unfold. Before the servant was offered, he was afraid of being defaced, and he put it away after checking that it was correct, and the maid had always stood on the side of the queen of heaven, and he only knew that he thought from this side, but he never thought that this pattern would have a different effect when he looked at it from the other side. ”

Her words were punns, Pei Yan raised his eyes and glanced at her face, then turned his head and stopped talking. He could have pressed step by step and asked the queen of heaven to dispose of this woman who offered lichens and win a reputation for his integrity, but listening to the meaning of her words, it seems that the queen of heaven is the one who supports and promotes. He wasn't sure if everything today was a test of the courtiers' attitude, or it was better to stop in moderation, anyway, he had already said what he should say, and a little argument about this lichen would soon spread.

"It's just a piece of lichen, you don't need it, just call someone to evacuate." The queen leaned back, and You'an immediately stepped forward and put a soft cushion in the right place. She signaled silently with her eyes, and a palace maid stepped forward, carefully rolled up the broad and heavy lichen, and sent it to the treasury of Hanliang Hall to seal it.

Pei Yan also bowed to the queen of heaven and retreated, and withdrew from the hall with square steps.

When there were no irrelevant bystanders in the hall, the queen of heaven asked with her eyes half-closed: "Is this your idea, or is it the idea of Asahira?" ”

From the beginning of the plan, You'an expected that the queen would definitely have such a question, and now that the queen is willing to ask, it is actually much better than not asking at all.

She held the Nanmu shelf in the queen's hand, knelt down slowly, and said the words that had been thought about repeatedly word by word: "The queen of heaven's eyes are like torches, and the maid does not dare to hide the slightest, this is the meaning of His Royal Highness." Your Highness, he ......"

The queen of heaven coldly cut off You'an's words: "Xu Lun, he hasn't thought about it, isn't it inappropriate for this palace to use dragon patterns?" ”

"Your Highness and the servant, I really didn't think it was a dragon pattern," You'an's mouth thumped, for example, when he was directly reprimanded by Pei Yan, he was much more nervous, "The dragon pattern is an ethereal symbol and imagination, and it is real when thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are stepped on under your feet." The servant is brave, in fact, Lord Pei's words are really redundant, and now the decrees are all from the Hanliang Palace, whether the queen of heaven uses the dragon pattern or not is simply an inconsequential detail. ”

The originally tense face of the Queen of Heaven eased a little after listening to You'an's words: "These words are what Xu Lun said to you?" ”

You'an still knelt in place, bowing her head and answering "yes".

The queen didn't continue to ask, but only asked You'an to help her get a cup of warm tea, You'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she had passed the test.

Tough as a queen of heaven, like any empress who holds great power, hopes that the emperor will not recover from a long illness, but fears that after the emperor's death, the new monarch and his right-hand men will take back the power in her hands. Whether it is Li Dan's meaning or You'an's own meaning, offering this lichen is quite persuasive, and when she supports the queen of heaven to become the queen mother in the future, she still has the supreme honor of "stepping on mountains and rivers". It would be much better than two sons joining forces to expel her from the core of power.

The time for the queen to rest was very short, and when Shangguan Wan'er came again with a pile of papers, You'an got up and retired. She is no longer the female official who holds the pen next to the queen of heaven, and it is no longer suitable to know the content of these inner court documents.

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