Chapter 171: Forced Blind Date
"Today's Flower Dynasty Festival, the women who have not been out of the cabinet in the homes of officials above the fourth grade in the DPRK have come to the flower party, since you have come, I will take you to take a look, if there is an eye, I will give you a marriage."
Shen was taken aback, "Your Majesty, minister...... The minister has not yet thought of marrying a wife......"
"If your sister is still alive, and you haven't married a wife at such an age, isn't she in a hurry?" Ling Li glanced at him, put down the teacup in his hand and stood up, "Today I will make the decision for your sister." Come with me! ”
Shen never expected that he would be forced to go on a blind date at the Flower Dynasty Festival!
He followed behind Ling Li, bowing his head and frowning and thinking about how to find an excuse to refrain from the marriage, Fang walked a few steps, Ling Li turned his head, looked him up and down, shook his head and said, "You said you, why do you wear court clothes when you come to Xixi Palace?" ”
"Minister......" Shen was about to open his mouth to defend himself, but Ling Li had already spoken: "Man Fu, go and choose one of my robes and change it for Lord Shen!" ”
"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable." Shen hurriedly dissuaded.
"Don't worry, what is placed in this palace is all ordinary clothes, and there is no imperial imprint."
After a while, Shen changed into a moon-white shirt and walked out. He was much thinner than Ling Li, and when he wore Ling Li's robe, he was loose and wide, and he looked more and more elegant and elegant.
"Wei Zhi is a scholar, and when he wears this scholar's robe, he really looks better than me, a martial artist." Ling Li nodded in approval.
Shen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's heroic and majestic momentum is unmatched. ”
Ling Li shook his head and smiled, "Let's go, let's talk about the rectification of the officials while we go." ”
When it came to political affairs, Shen Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid that Ling Li would take him and let him watch and comment on the women who participated in the flower party one by one and give a conclusion. As long as he talks about political affairs, he is confident that he will divert Ling Li's attention from the blind date.
The two monarchs and ministers, one is tall and handsome, and the other is elegant and handsome, as soon as their figures appear in the palace, they have become the objects of the official women who stop and comment on them. Along the way, there were palace people to ask Ling Li to salute, and the women of the official family knew that the new emperor was in front, and they did not dare to make a second approach, but they took advantage of the corridor and rockery to cover up, and peeped at the behavior of the two through the hedges, grass and trees.
"Your Majesty, there is the Baicao Pavilion in front, and many official ladies are fighting grass and crickets in it, does Your Majesty want to go in and rest?" Man Fu reminded.
"Concubine Mu is also inside, let's go in and have a look." A smile tugged at the corner of Ling Li's mouth, and he walked up the stone steps.
"Courtiers see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"
When the women in the Baicao Pavilion heard that the emperor had arrived, they hurriedly dropped the little playthings in their hands one by one, and saluted Ling Li on their knees.
Ling Li's eyes wandered around, but he didn't see Shu Mei's figure, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Where is Concubine Mu?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang has never been to Baicao Pavilion today." Mama Gu, the palace man who was in charge of serving in the Hundred Grass Pavilion, raised her head and replied.
Ling Li was stunned, "What about Princess Yuyao?" ”
"Princess Yuyao has been accompanying Concubine Xu to play leaf play in the flower hall of the Peony Garden, and she has never been here."
Ling Li's face darkened a little, "Who knows where Concubine Mu went?" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister, the courtier's daughter saw Niangniang in the medicine garden in the back mountain a quarter of an hour ago......"
Ling Li turned around and walked out of the Hundred Grass Pavilion, passed through a moon gate, and strode towards the medicine garden in the back mountain.
Shen didn't know whether to follow along, and after hesitating, he finally followed.
"This plant is very strange, the leaves are five-petaled, and this white flower is also five-petaled, what is it?"
"Niangniang, this is Suhe fragrant wood from the area of Khorasan, which is extremely precious."
"This white flower is very beautiful," Shu Mei leaned closer to the flower tree and sniffed, "This fragrance is also quite unique......
Bai An pulled her away, "Niangniang, these are all medicinal herbs, some pollen will make people have rashes, you can't get too close!" ”
Ling Li took Shen and Manfu with Shen and Fu, and as soon as he stepped into the medicine garden, he saw the scene of the two of them under the flower tree. Ling Li's face suddenly darkened: she lied to herself that she was fighting crickets with Princess Yuyao in the Baicao Pavilion, but as a result, she was alone with Bai An......
"The minister has seen Concubine Mu!" Shen immediately exclaimed.
Bai An let go of the hand that was holding Shu's eyebrows, and when he looked back at Ling Li, he knelt on the ground and saluted.
"What are you doing?" After a while, Ling Li suppressed the displeasure in his heart and spoke.
"The flowers will be a little boring, and the concubine asked Dr. Bai to teach me some medicinal herbs." Shu Mei turned a blind eye to Ling Li's displeasure, she smiled at Shen and nodded, "Lord Shen is here today?" ”
Shen bowed and said: "Hui Niangniang, a woman who claimed to be the niece of the minister mixed into the palace, and His Majesty ordered the minister to come and recognize him." ”
"The result?" Shu Mei glanced at Ling Li, and saw that his lips were pursed, and his face was displeased, but he took a few steps towards Shen Zhi.
"This woman's behavior is suspicious, and the minister does not want to recognize her, and His Majesty has promised to expel her from Kyoto." He replied with a deep bow.
"Why doesn't Lord Shen want to recognize each other? Chen has seen the method of combining blood in the "Collection of Grievances...... "Bai An enthusiastically recommended the method of recognizing relatives to Shen Zhu, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he met Shen Zhu's glaring gaze, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and stopped talking.
It was when the atmosphere was awkward and weird, and it happened that Dong Yuejiao ordered someone to invite Ling Li, saying that the Hundred Flowers Banquet set up in Qunfang Pavilion was about to start, and His Majesty was invited to give wine. Ling Li waved his sleeves, turned around and walked out.
The Hundred Flowers Banquet was opened, and everyone who participated in the Flower Party was going to the banquet, and Shen Zhi and the others also followed.
Several people were speechless and quite embarrassed. When passing by the Hundred Grass Pavilion, Shen said, "For some reason, this place looks a little familiar......
Shu Mei smiled, "Did Lord Shen forget?" In the twenty-sixth year of the Flower Dynasty Festival, you are here to fight with me, and you lost so badly. ”
"I've fought with my mother?!" Shen looked surprised.
Ling Li couldn't help but stop and look back at the two of them.
"You didn't admit defeat at the time, and said that you would go home and ask your father to find a few brave and warlike generals, and go to the Imperial Mansion to fight me another day. But then our family moved to Anyuan, and I don't know if you have ...... me or not."
"You, you're the one from the Imperial Doctor's family?!" Shen exclaimed.
"At that time, my grandfather was serving as the Imperial Doctor." Shu Mei nodded and smiled, "But why do you call me Leon?" ”
"You wore a green short shirt that day, and your arms were extremely white, looking like a green onion ......" Shen eagerly recalled the past, and when he turned his head and saw Ling Li's expression, he immediately lowered his head and said: "Minister, the minister is rude." ”
"It doesn't matter. Actually, I recognized you last time I was in Caopozi Town. Shu Mei darkened his tone, "I'm just afraid that recalling the past will make you sad, brother of the Shen family, so I didn't dare to tell you." ”
Shen Zhi's heart fluctuated for a while, but because of Ling Li by his side, he couldn't speak.
And Ling Li was becoming more and more unhappy at this moment, and before he could think about how to deal with Bai An's matter, another childhood sweetheart appeared. I met her fourteen years ago today, but I didn't expect Shen Zhi to meet her on the same day. He has been with her for longer time than himself......
"No further talk, everyone is still waiting for the feast."
Ling Li stepped forward and grabbed Shu Mei's hand, and walked towards the Qunfang Pavilion with a straight face. Shu Mei wanted to break free, the hands of the two fought secretly in the sleeves, Shu Mei finally fell behind, so he had to hold it.