Han Ye was wearing a three-grade civil official uniform, and the slightly bloated official uniform was worn on him, but he couldn't hide his tall and slender heroic posture, he calmly walked out of the court, and did not take the initiative to talk to anyone, Uncle Li Guo's short and fat body then followed, beckoning and laughing: "Please stay the favorite wife of the black prime minister." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Han Ye turned his head, and his starry eyes were calm and waveless.

The courtiers walked together, and the two of them fell behind, and Uncle Li smiled and said, "When will the horse be free, and go to the uncle's house with Luo'er?" ”

In terms of seniority, Uncle Li Guo is Han Ye's maternal uncle.

Han Ye stood in place, much taller than Uncle Li, and the handsome and heroic appearance of the King of Jinyang was worthy of his real name, and there was an obvious gap compared to the Li family who was born in a vulgar background.

Han Ye is cold by nature and doesn't talk much, listening to what Uncle Li Guo said, he said: "Uncle is polite, it's Han Ye who is rude, some private matters in the house have been busy recently, and I will go to visit my uncle and aunt with Luo'er after the Buddha Bathing Festival." ”

The polite words and detached tone didn't make people feel uncomfortable at all, but they felt that this young man was cold and unsmiling, but his politeness was quite thoughtful.

Uncle Li Guo was still smiling, stretched out his hand forward, and led Han Ye down the countless stone steps in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, stroked his beard and said: "Uncle understands, you and Luo'er are newly married, and you have been busy going to the Ministry of Rites to take up your post recently, and there are many and miscellaneous things. Alas, Luo'er can be regarded as finding a good husband, and the uncle is relieved. It's the uncompetitive brute in my family that gives me a headache. ”

Han Ye's expression was still faint: "I heard that Cousin Shu set up a stage in the east of the city to sing, but I haven't heard it yet." ”

Uncle Li Guo's sigh became heavier and heavier: "Alas, that brute who corrupted the door! The old man couldn't wait to break his legs, tell him not to do his job, and teach His Highness the Seventh Highness badly! ”

"Your Highness the Seven?" Han Ye answered, and seemed to be puzzled by the favored wife of the black-bellied prime minister.

"Yes, as soon as that beast entered the palace, he passed on all the things that couldn't be on the stage to His Royal Highness the Seventh, who was young and didn't distinguish between right and wrong. The concubine was angry, and she didn't have a good face when she saw the old man these days. Uncle Li Guo was angry and did not argue.

Having already walked down the heavy stone steps, far away from the Xuanzheng Palace, Han Ye said: "Uncle, don't worry too much, Your Royal Highness is young, and it is normal for people to be interested in these things. ”

Although his tone was indifferent, his words were quite sincere: "Cousin Shu loves quyi, and he is not unpopular, His Majesty is quite fond of quyi, and the palace also attaches more and more importance to the matter of etiquette and music." According to Han Ye's view, since His Majesty loves quyi, and his cousin has this hobby, isn't it more suitable for his cousin to take on this position than those eunuchs who arbitrarily teach the workshop and the bell and drum division? If Cousin Shu finds this errand, first, it can be regarded as untying the knot in his uncle's heart, and secondly, there are more opportunities to get close to His Majesty, and the timing of getting along with hundreds of officials is also more than usual. ”

Uncle Li's little eyes suddenly lit up, and the few wrinkles squeezed out of the corners of his eyes became deeper and deeper, and he looked at Han Ye approvingly and said, "The fallen horse is really bright!" A mention made the old man suddenly brighten! ”

"Don't dare to mention it, my uncle is too polite." Han Ye smiled lightly, his starry eyes were still as calm as the sea.

Uncle Li couldn't help but sigh: "If that beast has half the insight and intelligence of the fallen horse, the old man will die without regrets!" Another day, the old man asked His Majesty for the supervision of these two divisions, so that the beast could have a good life and experience! ”

Han Ye smiled silently.

Uncle Li Guo looked at the Mo family father and son in front of him again, and said to Han Ye in a low voice: "People, it can't be compared, the youngest son of the old Mo family won the champion at the age of sixteen, but he has a long face for Lao Mo, look at the smile that is so happy today, and his eyes are almost unable to find a seam!" However, there is one thing that Lao Mo can't compare to me, the old man's nephew is the Seventh Highness, and no matter how capable his son is, he is only a prince's attendant, isn't it? ”

The arc of the smile on Han Ye's lips has not changed, not adding a point, not subtracting a point, as if it has grown there: "Zuo Xiang is indeed not as good as the favorite wife of the black-bellied prime minister of his uncle." ”

Uncle Li Guo was even happier when he heard this, and he couldn't hide the smugness in his words: "Of course! Not only is my nephew the Seventh Highness, but my niece is also the princess of the King of Jinyang, even if his eldest son is a concubine? Hahaha, how can it be compared? ”

Han Ye's calm starry eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't say anything for a while, as if he humbly acquiesced.

When he arrived at the place where the officials outside the Taihe Gate parked the sedan chair, Uncle Li Guo looked for the sedan chair in the Uncle Guo's mansion and said: "The children of the Luo Ma and the old Mo family are both newly appointed, so they can be more familiar with each other, after all, that kid is the teacher of His Royal Highness the Seventh." ”

"Uncle is right." Han Ye sent Uncle Li Guo into the sedan chair, and caught a glimpse of the official sedan chairs of many courtiers carried out. Unless there is a major matter that needs to be dealt with urgently, it is generally only the last pilgrimage on five days, which is called the regular court. After the Chang Dynasty, Han Ye wanted to go to the Ministry of Rites, and Cui Mingcheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, specially waited for him to go to the official office of the Ministry of Rites together, even if Han Ye's official position was just an inconsequential errand, but he still needed to symbolically familiarize himself with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

Han Yeguan worships the third grade, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is the second rank civil official, but after all, Han Ye is the son-in-law of Emperor Jingyuan, the master of the court, and the prince of Jinyang.

Before the sedan curtain was lowered, Han Ye saw what the eunuch Fu Gongcheng in front of Queen Situ was talking to Xinke Zhuangyuan Moyu, Zhuang Yuanlang nodded respectfully and humbly, and followed Fu Gonggong to the direction of Weiyang Palace.

The sedan curtain fell immediately, only leaking one or two bits of light from the gap, Han Ye's calm starry eyes were as deep as a sea, and he landed on the dark sedan curtain in front of him without focus, his eyes were empty, and his left hand held a jade pendant hanging from his waist, tightening it tighter and tighter.

……

Mo Yu was invited to Weiyang Palace.

In the flower-filled garden, Queen Situ was dressed in a graceful golden phoenix robe, with her back to the black prime minister's favorite wife who stood in front of the colorful peony flowers. At the beginning of April, the begonias are gone, and the peonies are blooming one after another, however, the flowering period of each flower is different, some have been in full bloom, and some are just buds, one after another, is the spring.

Queen Situ is different from the ordinary weak female stream of the harem, she stands there, she is not charming and slender, just a back, she can make people feel the majesty of the mother of a country, and she is worthy of being the female general of the Situ family who has been on the battlefield and retreated from the enemy.

Mo Yu saw the back of Queen Situ for the first time, and then remembered another person, who was also standing like this, so that he didn't dare to be contemptuous, and it was really a mother and daughter.

Queen Situ seemed to be fascinated by those peonies, and she didn't even notice that someone was coming behind her. Father-in-law Fu stepped forward and whispered, "Queen Mother......"

Only then did Queen Situ turn around, hiding the loneliness that flashed on her face, and looked at Mo Yu with phoenix eyes: "Coming?" ”

The abrupt sentence of "coming" does not name names, and there is not even any estrangement between monarchs and ministers, as if gossip is commonplace.

Mo Yu was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Weichen see the queen's mother!" Niangniang Chitose Jinan. ”

Empress Situ walked slowly towards him and said with a smile: "No need to be polite. ”

"Thank you for your grace." Mo Yu still guards his courtesy.

Empress Situ said, "Stop standing and talking, go and sit in the pavilion." ”

"Yes." Although Mo Yu was puzzled, he still kept up.

Tao Ran Pavilion in Weiyang Palace, the terrain is high, the field of vision is broad, you can have an unobstructed view of the beautiful scenery in the garden, the palace maid offers the hot tea brewed, Queen Situ took a sip, and said: "The newly paid Longjing in the Imperial Tea Garden of Gyeonggi Huangzhuang, taste it, how does it taste?" ”

Mo Yu lowered his head and took a sip, still a little cramped and smiled: "The color is emerald green, the soup is clear, the tea is fragrant, and the sweetness is fragrant. ”

When the sun is up, the sky is just bright, it is still early at this time, and the call of the birds can be heard everywhere in the clean garden, which is a quiet place.

Empress Situ smiled, not commenting on his compliment.

Mo Yu has been studying since he was a child, and because of his diligence in reading, he is often praised by his teachers, and the doctors of Taixue are familiar with his father, so his reputation spreads quickly, and sometimes he will attend banquets in the palace. Therefore, Empress Situ has met him a lot of times, and she has always been very fond of Mo Yu, which is why Bai Lijing knew that Emperor Jing Yuan and Empress Situ were originally going to marry Mo Yu to her.

However, there were too many people present in the many meetings between Empress Situ and Mo Yu before, but it was the first time that they had a single conversation like this.

Mo Yu was silent for a long time, and finally asked out loud: "I don't know what the queen mother commands?" ”

Empress Situ raised her phoenix eyes and glanced at him, with a smile on her lips, and said: "Mo Yu, you kid has grown up in this palace since he was a child, and he is not wrong, and now he is the top student in high school, and it is not in vain that you have been working hard." ”

In this way, it seems that the queen has always had expectations for him, and is very concerned about his homework and learning. Mo Yu was very frightened for a while, put down the teacup, and said hurriedly: "Thank you for the queen's concern, Mo Yu is ashamed." He also explained: "The ministers are sparse and shallow, and it is really scary to appoint His Royal Highness the Seventh as a waiter, but His Majesty's will is that the ministers have to obey ......."

Queen Situ raised her hand to interrupt him, but there was no trace of reproach in the phoenix's eyes, faintly unfathomable: "No hindrance." His Royal Highness the Seventh really needs to be disciplined well, and if you can teach him well, it can be regarded as sharing your Majesty's worries. ”

Mo Yu couldn't tell how much of what she said was true or false, but when she heard the queen say this, she was sincere. While he was thinking about how to answer, a singing voice came from the bottom of the pavilion: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

Mo Yu hurriedly stood up, but Empress Situ's expression was extremely calm, and she slowly got up and took two steps to meet her.

Emperor Jingyuan just came to Weiyang Palace after the next dynasty, which made Mo Yu really surprised, he knelt down and saluted, Emperor Jingyuan was a little surprised to see him, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhuangyuan, please get up, what a coincidence, today a queen is very lively here, the favorite wife of the black-bellied prime minister." ”

Queen Situ smiled faintly, and there were not many ups and downs in the phoenix eyes: "The concubine and the champion talk commonly, this child was watched by the concubine to grow up, and now that he has just entered the court, the concubine is a little relieved, plus he has to supervise Xu'er to study and do learning, and the concubine also has to tell the champion to be rigorous, and there is no need to be jealous because of Xu'er's identity, and dare not speak out." What does Your Majesty think? ”

Emperor Jing Yuan smiled, lifted up his bright yellow civilian clothes and sat down, and said with his chin bowed: "What the queen said is true." Sit down, Lord Champion. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mo Yu stood aside after getting up, and only when he heard Emperor Jingyuan's voice did he dare to sit down, and he was even more panicked than when he was alone with the queen.

But Emperor Jingyuan didn't mean to embarrass him, and said to Queen Situ: "The chef of the Western Regions in the imperial dining room has made a new pastry, called 'Flower Clusters', I look good and send it to the queen to taste." ”

As he spoke, Gao Xian, the chief eunuch who never left Emperor Jingyuan, came out in response, opened the food box in the palace maid's hand, put the box of pastries on the stone table, and placed it in front of Queen Situ.

The pastries in the box are gorgeous in color, complex in style, shaped like a blooming poppy, and it is really good to look at, however, Queen Situ tasted it and put it down, there was no special joy on her face, it seemed that the taste was very ordinary, and she said lightly: "Your Majesty Lao is concerned, the taste is very special." ”

Fengmu looked at Mo Yu: "Mo Yu, you come and taste it." ”

How dare Mo Yu speak out? He is young, he has been concentrating on his studies before, and he doesn't care much about personal accidents, and he doesn't have time to learn when he observes words and feelings. It's just that the relationship between the emperor and the queen of Daxing is very delicate, and it is true today. Emperor Jingyuan, who has always been majestic, seemed to want to please Empress Situ, so he sent these pastries early in the morning, but Empress Situ was affectionate on the surface, but she was not very happy in action and words.

Who dares to blow Emperor Jingyuan's mind lightly? In today's world, only Empress Situ would dare.

Emperor Jingyuan was not annoyed, but Mo Yu was present, his expression was a little unnatural, seeing that Queen Situ said this, Emperor Jing Yuan also looked at Mo Yu, and said in a thick imperial voice: "Taste it, the favorite wife of the black-bellied prime minister." I don't like sweets, but the queen does, and if the queen says it's special, it's definitely special. ”

Mo Yu didn't know what to say, so he had to send a piece into his mouth, crispy and sweet, melted in his mouth, and there was still a faint aftertaste between his lips and teeth, which was a taste that he had never eaten before. He then honestly said, "This pastry is really special, and the minister has never tasted it." ”

Empress Situ chuckled lightly and said lightly: "In that case, the rest of these will be rewarded with Mo Yu." ”

Mo Yu was busy getting up to thank him, but Queen Situ beckoned him to sit down: "Don't see outside, it's just some pastries, what's the big deal." He said to Emperor Jing Yuan: "It's a pity, Jing'er doesn't like sweets, otherwise she would have sent her some over, but He'er likes it, Your Majesty, why don't you ask the cook in the Western Regions to make a few more boxes of 'flowers' and send them to the Marshal's Mansion?" ”

Emperor Jingyuan had a smile on his face, but there was a look of forbearance in his sharp eyes, which seemed to hide infinite anger, but after a moment, he lowered it and fulfilled the queen's wish: "What the queen said is very true, Gao Xian, write it down and do what the queen says." ”

The atmosphere was a little wrong, if Mo Yu was still staying here, he was a little unsure of whether he was alive or dead, and hurriedly got up and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister is newly appointed to the Hanlin Academy today, and he has to go to the Hanlin Academy to hand over the affairs, and Weichen will retire first." ”

Emperor Jingyuan bowed: "Go." ”

Empress Situ had no objection, but said, "Bring these pastries." ”

"Yes."

Mo Yu walked far away under the leadership of the leading eunuch, and looked back at the "Tao Ran Pavilion" at the height, the sun was rising from the east, shining on the bright yellow clothes of the emperor and queen, but it was a pity that he was sitting opposite, not Princess Jing, otherwise, tasting the pastry and laughing Yan Yan would be considered a family fun, right?

"Lord Champion?" The leading eunuch saw him stop and called carefully.

"Hmm." Mo Yu smiled at him and raised his heels. The young man's clean and clear eyes have not yet been stained with the impurities of the court, although he has infinite admiration for the emperor and queen, but at this moment he has more envy in his heart, envy that the poisonous woman can accept the knees of her parents, and has never been cold-eyed and sad-bellied by the favored wife of the black prime minister.

After Mo Yu left, "Tao Ran Pavilion" fell silent.

The plates on the stone table were removed, only two tea cups remained, and the palace maid then presented new tea to Emperor Jingyuan, who smacked it and praised: "This tea is mellow, Longjing before the rain, I have tasted it for the first time this year." ”

Queen Situ smiled: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and you have no time to taste this new tea, the concubine is an idler, but she enjoys it before Your Majesty, it is really a sin and a sin, this tea, the concubine will not dare to drink it again in the future." ”

Originally, it was just small talk, but it led to the queen's lukewarm self-deprecation, Emperor Jing Yuan suddenly lost his interest in drinking tea, and threw the tea cup on the stone table with a very embarrassed face, the bottom of the cup touched the stone table, and the lid of the cup touched the edge of the cup and made two different crisp sounds, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting on the side all bowed their heads in recognition.

However, Emperor Jing Yuan did not get angry, and only stared at Empress Situ with sharp eyes and said, "Situ Shan, you don't get angry with me for a day, and you don't support me for a day, right?" ”

He called Empress Situ's maiden name, and the heads of the palace maids and eunuchs lowered a few inches.

Empress Situ got up and left, her steps were calm, and her words were calm: "The concubines don't dare." The concubine retired. ”

Gao Xian, the chief eunuch, stood aside, his face did not fluctuate, as if he had never heard anything, and it seemed that this kind of scene was really common, he didn't need to use any words to resolve the dispute between the emperor and the queen, but just waved his hand to let those eunuchs and palace maids retreat, and he slowly walked down the stone steps by himself.

Sure enough, Emperor Jing Yuan got up and grabbed Empress Situ's arm, pulled it back with a little force, and said angrily: "Situ Shan, sometimes I really want to tear you apart!" ”

Empress Situ is a person who practices martial arts, she was held hostage but did not resist at all, and she looked as usual when she fell into Emperor Jingyuan's arms, but she lifted her eyelids and used her sharp phoenix eyes to face Emperor Jingyuan's eyes full of anger: "If Your Majesty is willing, you can try." ”

Seeing that her tone was still so contemptuous, the anger in Emperor Jing Yuan's eyes burned even more, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You should give up, no, got?" ”

He bit the word "reluctant" very hard, and the favorite wife of the black prime minister.

Empress Situ smiled: "How come? Your Majesty is wise and martial, and his achievements have been immortal, what is there to be reluctant to? ”

After hearing this, Emperor Jing Yuan pushed her away from his arms, the anger in his eyes turned into a violent rise and fall in his chest, and then he changed the subject: "Tomorrow's Buddha Bathing Festival, be honest with me, don't let me see you like this indifferent look again!" ”

Empress Situ was pushed against the big red pillar in the pavilion, and smiled sideways at Emperor Jingyuan, her expression still not angry or happy: "The concubine obeys the order." ”

Emperor Jing Yuan was already trembling with anger, and he didn't want to look at her anymore, so he flicked his sleeves fiercely and walked down the steps.

"Your Majesty, be careful." The protruding boulder blocked the downhill steps, and Gao Xian's voice came from below.

The hardest thing in the world to deal with is a locked heart, let you get angry a thousand times, disguise yourself as a clown to coax her, do everything you can to scare her, and she will never be indifferent.

……

When Han Ye came out of Bibo Pavilion, it was already dark, he was alone, without an attendant to follow, ready to take the path back to the house, just turned the "drunken alley" in front of Bibo Pavilion, and a group of black-clothed people rushed out to surround him.

The black-clothed man at the head shouted: "Hand over the key to the dungeon!" ”