Chapter XXXVII
The emperor acted as vigorously and resolutely as ever.
After Xiao Zaiyang returned to the palace, he just walked around the Qinzheng Palace, and finally finished approving the folds, enjoying the flowers and watching the birds to recuperate, and the emperor heard such a bad mood at first glance, and immediately splashed ink to rush out of the holy decree.
And the Liu family didn't even have to wait until tomorrow, Tang Zhengde left the palace overnight with the holy decree that had just been written and the ink had not yet completely dried.
It is a major event worth paying attention to if someone comes out after the palace gate is locked, not to mention that Tang Zhengde, the great eunuch in front of the emperor, personally went out, but everyone who has a little background in the family is secretly worried and pays more attention, and even sent the slaves out of the family and carefully inquired around.
The news of the holy decree could not be hidden, and the Liu family was even more panicked, coupled with the intention to investigate, Jingzhong suddenly set off a lot of waves.
The relationship between He Xiuzhu and the Son of Heaven is obvious to all, whether it is in the harem, in the court or in the community, and Concubine Rong and Lin Qingyan are the first to personally test the weight of He Qianwei in the emperor.
Although He Xiuzhu under Jiuquan still occupies the title of the general in the north, the emperor did not send a famous general to collect the military power, but selected one from the former generals of the He family to lead on his behalf, and whoever sees it has to be hungry for those hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but in comparison, it is more important to be alive.
What's more, many people have speculated in private, maybe this military power will go around in circles, and in the end it will have to fall back into the hands of the He family - you see, who said that there is no successor to the He family, isn't there a ready-made and justifiable concubine in this palace?
Daqi originally had a precedent for women to be officials and generals, just like He Xiuzhu's wife Jiang Liuwan, who led Yulu in the army, and later in the case of the death of the main general, he took command of the expedition and defended Wancheng for more than a few months, until reinforcements arrived.
With the identity of parents in front of him, if he has the intention to cultivate, He Qianwei is indeed the most suitable person to take over the northern border.
He Xiuzhu has been stationed in the north for many years, and he already has a good foundation, if he is replaced by someone else, he will have to have a headache how to subdue the soldiers, if it is He Qianwei, there will be many fewer obstacles in this matter.
Of course, this is all just speculation.
At present, He Qianwei is still just a little girl raised in the deep palace and has not yet reached the end of her life.
Time has passed, and after so many years, in fact, many people think that the emperor may have forgotten what happened a long time ago, and just gave birth to some other careful thoughts, but the spring banquet immediately made such a fuss.
It simply made everyone's faces swollen.
That's it, for He Qianwei, a Beijing official can be stuffed into the embassy and sent to the bitter cold land on the border, who cares about something that he is not worthy, maybe he doesn't even know how to die.
However, He Qianwei didn't care about any of that.
She has always been the type to take revenge on the spot when she has a grudge, and when she is angry, she pats her ass and leaves, what should she do when she is done, and she doesn't care about the follow-up at all.
When the storm was surging outside the palace, she patted me and Ah Qiong in the Yaoguang Palace, and then you suddenly slapped me with your paws and had a lot of fun, and my mood was not affected at all, and I even ate with a lot of appetite during dinner.
…… How to say it, although she looks embarrassed to wander around alone with a slight bulge to eat, she is really confident in showing off three bowls of rice in one breath.
From this point of view, Ji Xiu, who was sneaked over, grabbed Gu Xuan, who had been repeatedly instructed for a long time, could be regarded as a perfect completion of the task.
Even extraordinary.
went to bed on time, and pinched a little more when Ah Qiong was eyeing him and was about to jump up and guess when he opened his eyes, He Qianwei knew about last night's turmoil from Qiu Ying's mouth.
Qiu Ying has a good temperament, and she is a big palace maid, and she has been mixing like a fish in water in the small circle of palace people for many years.
Yesterday's spring banquet was followed by Autumn Shadow.
And she is the son of the He family, she has grown up with He Qianwei since she was a child, and the love between master and servant is deep, so she is naturally angry at Liu Huanyan's unfamiliar words.
As soon as she returned to the palace, Qiu Ying had been thinking about seeing the fate of the Liu family, and as soon as the news came into the palace overnight, she learned about it from the little palace maid she had befriended, and immediately took advantage of the time when she was serving He Qianwei to freshen up, and her eyebrows danced and she spoke with emotion.
He Qianwei sat in front of the dresser steadily, laughing and listening to Feiying's stand-up comedy for the first half of the day, and nodded from time to time.
While listening, she picked out her favorite jewelry from the black lacquer and gold inlaid tooth makeup, and handed it to Ruolan, who was combing her hair behind her, so that the other party could pin the hairpin into her hair.
After He Qianwei finished dressing up, Qiu Ying also happened to finish her full stomach of words, and concluded with great interest: "It took more than ten years for the master of the Liu family to finally be promoted and transferred to the capital, but because of Liu Huanyan, he had to move to a more remote place before he had time to be happy, and I am afraid that I will die of panic!" ”
"It's miserable." He Qianwei smiled lightly.
Arjun, who was fluttering on the side of the tassel next to her, meowed a few times, as if to express her approval.
Qiu Ying then looked at the snow-white cat, who was fat and didn't know how many circles compared to when she first came, and said, "It is said that all things have spirits, and looking at Arjun's appearance, it really seems that she knows what the slave is talking about." ”
He Qianwei stood up expressionlessly: "I feel that it may be impatient to wait and want me to move to the table early." ”
Arjun, who couldn't understand human words, wagged his tail gently, and walked in front with light steps, his figure was quite resolute.
"Look," said Ms. Ho, "it won't even wait for me." ”
By the time the master and servant had turned out of the bedroom and entered the dining room, Arjun had already jumped onto the dining table, bowing his head and fighting fiercely with the small dried fish in the bowl.
He Qianwei passed by Arjun's side and stroked the cat's head: "When eating, I run faster than anyone else, and I don't know who usually doesn't even bother to pounce on the cat stick." ”
Arjun shook his ears, and he didn't even look at a noisy human.
Today's Yaoguang Hall did not wait for Xiao Zaiyang, but ushered in a concubine first.
In the harem back then, Concubine Rong was in front, and although Concubine Shu was not in a down-to-earth situation, she couldn't interfere in palace affairs at all.
As a result, as He Qianwei arrived, Concubine Rong's name gradually fell silent, but Concubine Shu unexpectedly caught the pie that fell from the sky, and got an errand to manage the six palaces.
It can be said that it is not a matter of effort.
Concubine Shu's heart is clear, knowing that He Qianwei is her benefactor, and at first she didn't know how much effort she wanted to get closer to the two.
It's a pity that He Qianwei is really not interested in communication, so she naturally found countless reasons to refuse, and over time, Concubine Shu also gave up her own plans.
Like today, it is indeed rare for Concubine Shu to come to the door in person.
Although He Qianwei and Concubine Shufei are not close, the two sides have already had a tacit understanding that they are not easily disturbed, and now although they are surprised, they still decide to meet each other.
As soon as they met, Concubine Shu hurriedly stepped forward with a warm smile and helped He Qianwei, who was about to salute: "What are you doing politely to the girl?" Just sit. ”
It's also a bit too welcoming.
As the saying goes, there must be a demon when things go wrong, but He Qianwei thought about it left and right, and didn't think that Concubine Shu, who had always kept to herself, would give others a handle at this moment.
With the mentality of taking one step at a time, she put away the incomplete etiquette according to the other party's wishes, and sat down at the table.
As soon as she sat down, Concubine Shu beckoned, let the jade brocade behind her step forward, and put the dozen or so picture scrolls in her arms on the table.
He Qianwei looked at the master and servant with confusion: "Niangniang, what are you doing?" ”
Concubine Shu replied: "Your Majesty knows that the girl is not happy in her heart, and I am afraid that she has no intention of appreciating the flowers, so she specially ordered to come down and ask the palace to hold a flower viewing banquet, so that the girl can have a good time." As she spoke, she raised her hand to stroke the scrolls, and said with a smile: "I have lived in the palace for a long time, and I can't go to the spring banquet, but I have heard of it." ”
"This flower-viewing banquet in the palace will not be much worse than the spring banquet, and it is up to the girl to decide who to invite, just pick something pleasing to the eye, or invite friends to come."
But what does this have to do with the paintings on the table?
He Qianwei opened her mouth to ask, but Concubine Shu didn't give her a chance to speak at all, as if she had expected it, but directly unfolded the scroll.
Well, there's no need to ask.
He Qianwei kept complaining in her heart, but her face was serious, and with just the right amount of confusion, she followed Concubine Shu's movements and looked at the picture scroll.
The fine rice paper was silently spread out, and on top of it was a portrait.
Not only that, but it is also a portrait of a young man with red lips and white teeth and a beautiful style between his eyebrows!
He Qianwei was stunned on the spot.
No wonder I mentioned the spring feast......
Your Majesty did a bad thing with good intentions, so he simply let Concubine Shuniang be the host, and asked me to choose a good candidate first, and then invite all the sons of the family I looked down on into the palace, plus so many noble girls who were responsible for covering up, specially used to find me a proud gentleman!?
The pomp is quite big, ordinary princesses don't have this treatment, at least they have to be a favored one!
He Qianwei was shocked.
Although he knew that the emperor would not give up easily, it was still a little unexpected to do this.
Concubine Shu, who had already come with a task, was much calmer, and even waited for a long time understandingly, estimating that He Qianwei had almost slowed down, and then said with a smile: "In a hurry, I can only take out so a dozen of them first, and the girl will see if there is anything you can see." ”
He Qianwei asked casually: "What if one is not satisfied?" ”
"Don't worry, there's more, let's pick slowly." Concubine Shu said, "There are so many good sons and daughters in Beijing, there is always one who can close their eyes." ”
After saying this, Concubine Shu stopped and said no more, but quietly added in her heart that there was the last one who pressed the field, and it was difficult to be dissatisfied......
At the same time, as soon as the front foot stepped out of the East Palace and was about to go to the Yaoguang Palace, the back foot was intercepted by Tang Zhengde and the sedan chair to the Qinzheng Palace, and he was commanded to pose for a long time, only to get a satisfied look from the prime minister who was temporarily caught in labor, and Xiao Zaiyang, who finally entered the painting, looked dazed.
The emperor was satisfied and asked Tang Zhengde to put away the scroll, turned his head and saw that his son couldn't make a word with these three poles, and immediately scolded angrily: "I am blind and have such a good-looking face!" ”
Xiao Zaiyang's whole person was inexplicable: "I haven't looked for anything for you recently?" ”
The emperor snorted coldly, and waved his hand without saying more: "Get out of the way and play, it's up to you Lao Tzu." ”
Xiao Zaiyang was quite speechless, and left silently in the disgusted eyes of the other party, still preparing to go to Yaoguang Palace.
At this time, he didn't know that He Qianwei was admiring the beautiful man with relish.