Chapter 21: Qian Ling
Mu Chengzhou joked: "The concubine is not afraid of her sons, but she is afraid of the queen mother, hiding like a mouse seeing a cat?" ”
Yang Leyu straightened her neck, "Any joy is also your royal business, and it has nothing to do with me." ”
Mu Chengzhou: "This is a good thing, the concubine is also my family, maybe I will be closer in the future, why don't you count?" ”
When Feng Bao heard him say this, his eyes rolled, and he pondered a little meaning, and in order to please his master, he bowed forward with a smile,
persuaded Yang Leyu: "Too beautiful, can you still refute the face of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother?" ”
Yang Leyu looked at the master and servant singing and harmonizing, and couldn't help but feel a little helpless, as if she was being put on the Xingtai.
Her mind was racing, and she came up with a magic method, "Your Majesty, my dress is the color you hate the most, wouldn't it make Long Yan unhappy if I was by your side?" Besides, my cuffs are stained with wine, so let me go back! ”
Mu Chengzhou smiled, his eyes wandered over her rosy clothes, "If you change someone else, your son must be sent far away, but the concubine is wearing it, and her skin is like snow, where is she willing to be displeased?" ”
He deliberately went against her!
"As for the dirty cuffs...... Mu Chengzhou said again: "Change to a clean one." ”
Yang Leyu can be regarded as knowing, Mu Chengzhou's ability to turn white into black, reversing right and wrong is extraordinary, and he can change the color he doesn't like, it's like killing two birds with one stone, right in the middle!
So he nodded very reluctantly.
Feng Bao immediately beckoned the palace maid who showed her surprise head to take Yang Leyu to change her clothes, and when she left, she looked at Mu Chengzhou with a smile: "Your Majesty's mind slave guessed that eight or nine is not far from ten, and it will be done tonight!" ”
Mu Chengzhou: "? ”
Feng Bao rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Women are all duplicitous, don't worry, she will not dare to make a mistake, and she will serve you well." ”
Mu Chengzhou pinched his knuckles, making a crisp sound.
Feng Bao was so bent on pleasing his master that he didn't notice anything unusual, and said, "If you are inexperienced for the first time, the slave can help you hold her down and let her run her wings!" ”
Mu Chengzhou couldn't bear it, "Get out!" ”
Feng Bao realized this, nodded hurriedly, and slipped away. Before stepping out of the palace gate, he was stopped by Mu Chengzhou: "I want to change into a dragon robe, this body is stained with vinegar, put it aside." ”
Feng Bao took it and sniffed it as he walked, muttering, "Where does the vinegar smell come from?" ”
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Fengxiang Temple sits in the north and faces south, and is an excellent feng shui treasure place that gathers the time and place. Yang Leyu followed behind Mu Chengzhou's holy and sedan chair, and walked to the temple with the cane team after getting off the sedan chair.
The queen mother changed into the sacrificial clothes, and together with several ministers, she got up and looked back after worshipping the high incense, and when she saw them coming, she handed a pillar of high incense to Mu Chengzhou.
Mu Chengzhou didn't stretch out his hand to take it, and let the incense burn in the queen mother's hand for a few breaths.
Everyone held their breath and did not dare to gasp or cough easily.
It was a tradition to worship ancestors, and the new emperor openly refused the incense handed by the empress dowager, which was not only contrary to the imperial program, but also contemptuous of the ancestors.
Yang Leyu glanced at Mu Chengzhou, he looked at the incense expressionlessly, still had no intention of taking it, and the queen mother's face obviously couldn't hang up, thanks to the rouge gouache on her face, so that people couldn't look at the business pool.
At this time, a woman wearing a white magnolia embroidered grass skirt came over, respectfully took the pillar of high incense, smiled with a spring breeze, and said to Mu Chengzhou: "Your Majesty Wan'an, let the courtiers hold it for you." ”
Yang Leyu has never seen this woman, her eyes are pulsing, she is walking with slender steps, her lips are like cherry blossoms, she is a beautiful woman.
The queen mother had a step down, and then glanced at Qian Heng, the secretary of the household department, and he immediately stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty, it is the fault of the ministers who have no way to discipline them!" ”
He glared at the woman, "Pity! How can you take the royal incense! ”
It turned out that she was the Qian Ling mentioned by Qian Heng at the banquet.
Qian Ling pouted to show her dissatisfaction, and then curtsied, "The courtiers are presumptuous, and I ask Your Majesty to punish her." ”
Mu Chengzhou said coldly: "It's okay, it's better for you to take it." ”
Qian Ling smiled happily and said, "Then the courtier will offer it for Your Majesty." ”
She turned around and was about to offer incense, but was stopped by Qian Heng: "Ling'er! Hugh is messing around! This is royal incense, what's the matter with your offering? Don't give it back to Your Majesty soon! ”
Queen Mother: "Ling'er, since you took the incense, Your Majesty ordered you to offer it, and you obey the order." ”
Qian Ling didn't know who to listen to for a while, Gao Xiang had been burning for a long time, and the accumulated incense ash fell on the back of her hand, and the burning sensation suddenly hit along her skin, she screamed and didn't dare to let go of her hand.
Yang Leyu frowned, feeling a little sorry for this little girl. She looks innocent, and the Queen Mother is definitely not thinking about her, maybe she has some intention to use her.
Mu Chengzhou also sensed that something was wrong at this moment, according to the royal customs, except for the queen mother and the queen, other women could not offer incense.
Could it be that the Queen Mother intends to support Qian Heng's daughter to be the head of the Middle Palace?
Mu Chengzhou took a step forward, took the high incense in Qian Ling's hand, turned around and handed it to Yang Leyu.
Yang Leyu was stunned, seeing that Mu Chengzhou was rare to be so solemn, he was afraid that he would not be able to take it, so he held it in his hand cautiously.
The Queen Mother was anxious: "How can Your Majesty regard the sacrifice as child's play?" Her position is small, even if Her Majesty is promoted to the position of concubine, she is only a concubine, how can she offer incense for Your Majesty? ”
Mu Chengzhou said in a solemn voice: "It seems that the queen mother also knows that this incense is not available to anyone, so why do you want Lord Qian's daughter?" ”
The Queen Mother's words were astringent, she took a deep breath to calm her demeanor, and answered the question: "Everything the mourning family does is for the sake of the royal family." ”
Yang Leyu is familiar with this, just like a child who doesn't want to learn, and his parents say that his name is for the sake of the future.
Mu Chengzhou sneered, and turned to Yang Leyu and said, "Concubine Mother, please offer incense." ”
Although Yang Leyu didn't know the rules of the sacrifice, he could guess through the faces and tones of several people that incense was not a pleasing job, so he didn't move at all.
Mu Chengzhou quietly gestured with a silver ingot on his cuffs, "Could it be that the concubine forgot this?" ”
Of course, Yang Leyu can't forget, what he means is that if he is not obedient, his salary will be deducted!
That's it, this rebel is pinching her to death!
She walked into the Ding furnace in full view of everyone and inserted Gao Xiang into it.
Everyone was silent, but in fact, their hearts were shocked, and they all quietly watched the queen mother's reaction.
The queen mother's angry hair shook and trembled, Qian Ling saw that her face was not good, and hurriedly said: "The queen mother, the courtiers will send you back to the palace to rest." ”
The Empress Dowager squeezed out a smile and held her hand, "The mourning family will go back by themselves, you finally entered the palace to play once, and accompanied your father to enjoy the fireworks before leaving." ”
Qian Ling made a salute, waited for the queen mother's soft sedan chair to go away, and whispered to Qian Heng: "Daddy, the palace is not as interesting as I imagined, Ling'er wants to go home." ”
Yang Leyu can understand her mood very well, in the deep palace back garden of the four square heavens, except for the calculation of deceit, it is really not interesting.
Fortunately, she is still the daughter of the boudoir, and she can go wherever she wants, and she doesn't have to be confined to the high walls like herself.