Chapter 38 The Imperial Family
The procession stretched from the palace to the marshal's palace, and the surrounding shops and pedestrians had been cleared. On this day when the emperor is difficult to leave the palace, many people rush to prepare to meet the holy car, and the emperor's honor guard everywhere from the beginning of the noise to the later extraordinarily quiet, everywhere shows the emperor's majesty.
Pedestrians on both sides knelt to pick up the car, and the guards all looked at each other, as if they could see through everything around them. The slightest movement will be held down by several guards, unable to move.
Lan Xiaoqiu knelt at the gate with Ruosu and Hongyu, this kneeling errand was the first time, touching the scorching earth but not withstanding the time of a stick of incense. Lan Xiaoqiu admired the ancient ladies who actually regarded kneeling as a common thing, this clothes can not be washed, this needle and thread can not be held, but this kneeling is easy to come, kneeling when they say, their faces do not change their color and their hearts are not panicked, and they look calm.
"Oops, oops." Lan Xiaoqiu changed the weight on his knees left and right, especially in summer, the clothes were thin, and the bones were painful.
Ruo Su saw the honor guard coming slowly, turned his head and said softly: "Hold on a little longer." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu gritted his teeth and nodded, the sweat on his face had fallen inadvertently, and he was about to wipe it, Ruo Su said, "Don't move." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu smiled bitterly, letting the sweat remain on his face, like insects and ants climbing, it was very uncomfortable.
The holy driver had already arrived at the door, and the marshal, general and others clasped their fists and said, "Welcome to the holy driver." ”
The sedan chair slowly fell, and Lan Xiaoqiu looked at a pair of feet that came out of the sedan chair, and the yellow satin shoes on the feet were really embroidered with Tengyun Dragon, which was very extravagant.
"Aiqing is flat." When he heard these words, Lan Xiaoqiu concluded that the emperor must be over thirty years old, and it seemed that he was not a hairy boy, so he cut off half of his thoughts.
Everyone was flat, but Lan Xiaoqiu couldn't flatten, her knees were already sore, and she tried a few times before slowly pouting her buttocks.
Ruo Su hurriedly helped Lan Xiaoqiu up, Lan Xiaoqiu wanted to take the opportunity to peek at the emperor, but he only saw the emperor's back, and then he was told by Ruo Su again: "Bow your head quickly." ”
The plan to peep at the Son of Heaven failed, and everyone wanted to retreat, but when Lan Xiaoqiu limped and was about to leave with his subordinates, he fell to the ground with a thud, and in an instant five or six spears pointed directly at the tip of his nose.
Ruo Su hurriedly explained: "My sister's legs and feet are not very good today, don't blame the emperor." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu patted his legs and cried, "I, I really didn't mean to. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu, who was already cross-eyed, heard a scathing sissy, only to see the eunuch holding the orchid's fingers shouting at Lan Xiaoqiu angrily: "Bold, who are you, dare to make such a mistake." ”
Seeing this, the marshal hurriedly knelt down and pleaded: "This woman is Lan Xiaoqiu, the family cook, and her skills are excellent, but she is not dignified. ”
"Oh? The craftsmanship is excellent, and from the mouth of the marshal, I really want to see and learn. Just let her go. The emperor spoke, and the spear was withdrawn in an instant, Lan Xiaoqiu felt that the air was unusually fresh, but he didn't know that he was already scared out of sweat: "Thank you, Emperor." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu still understood this politeness, she peeked at the emperor with all her determination, but this look turned her whole heart into ice, like a sledgehammer falling from the air shattering it into ice slag. This emperor is really not a yellow-haired boy, but he is the same age as a marshal, and he can be his own uncle.
"Lan Xiaoqiu, go down and prepare pastries for the emperor." The marshal commanded.
The emperor's food was originally cooked by a special cook, and when he left the palace, he had already planned it completely, and even what tea to drink and what fruit to eat, there was a detailed plan. The emperor was so excited that he had to let the cooks in the palace rest for a while.
The emperor walked into a door again, it was Fang Nian's family, seeing that Fang Nian's legs and feet were not dexterous, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, Fang Nian was flattered, and Mrs. Fang was even more proud.
"This is clumsy, these are two dogs." Master Fang introduced them one by one.
The emperor looked at the two sons behind Master Fang, all of them were mighty and heroic, as for Fang Xu, the emperor had seen him many times and was no stranger. Instead, Fang Hao pronounced out his name: "Fang Hao." ”
Everyone was stunned when the emperor called out Fang Hao's name, and Master Fang smiled: "I mentioned it to the emperor before, but I didn't expect the emperor to remember the name of the dog." ”
The emperor seemed to be stunned for a while, and then smiled: "The Fang family has a pair of tigers, Fang Hao and Fang Xu, who doesn't know?" ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Fang chuckled in her heart, the emperor put Fang Hao first and was very displeased.
The general led the emperor and everyone into the hall, and the guards were scattered around, and the guards were very tightly guarded.
Lan Xiaoqiu receives many big people in the city on weekdays, but it is the first time to make pastries for the emperor. Lan Xiaoqiu doesn't want to become famous in one fell swoop and become the focus of the world, if he leaves any fame, then the future pastry chefs will not scold themselves to death? For example, the pair of leather milk, Lan Xiaoqiu forcibly gave others hundreds of years in advance.
After thinking about it, Lan Xiaoqiu still decided to discuss with Ruosu about how to make the Marshal's Mansion not lose face and not be appointed by the emperor as a royal kitchen.
"Shhhh Lan Xiaoqiu was lying on the windowsill trying to attract Ruosu's attention, shouting Ruosu, but the two big knives behind him were already across the back of Lan Xiaoqiu's neck, Lan Xiaoqiu turned his head and shook his hand with a wry smile and said, "Brother Guard, I just came to find our young lady." ”
Ruo Su seemed to have discovered Lan Xiaoqiu, so he quietly retreated: "Sister Lan, shouldn't you be in the kitchen?" ”
"I ......" Lan Xiaoqiu didn't finish speaking, but he heard a voice 'The queen has arrived', everyone hurriedly knelt down to greet the queen, Lan Xiaoqiu was pressed by Ruosu again, only to hear a rattle at the knee, Lan Xiaoqiu's facial features couldn't help but squeeze together.
When the queen of the dynasty is called Ruofan Qiao, she is the first person in charge of the harem in the world, except for the emperor, the queen is the largest.
The emperor seemed a little surprised, and saw the queen slowly walking into the hall with the handrail of the palace maid, and first bowed: "The concubine sees the emperor." ”
"Why is the queen here?"
"The emperor atoned for his sins, because today is a happy day in his brother's family, and the concubine is good at making a proposal to get together with her brother, and the concubine and her brother have not seen each other for many years, and they miss it very much. Please also ask the emperor not to blame. "If the queen is gentle and elegant, she seems to miss her relatives.
"It's not good for me, I forgot that you and the marshal are brothers and sisters, and I should have called you here." The emperor was not angry, and when everyone visited the queen, they were exempted.
If the queen does not see Ruosu: "What about my good niece?" If the queen looked around, she heard Ruosu shouting excitedly from outside: "The queen mother is a thousand years old." ”
Ruosu was so excited that she hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, Lan Xiaoqiu had to look at the scene inside from the outside of the house, and sighed: "This Miss Ruosu is really a blessing, it turns out that the emperor is her uncle, the queen is her aunt, the marshal is her father, and the general is her future husband. ”
Queen Ruo opened her arms, hugged Ruosu and helped her up: "My good niece, she is in her own home, and she is still called the queen when she meets?" ”
Ruo Su sweetly shouted 'Auntie' and threw herself into Queen Ruo's arms, Lan Xiaoqiu felt that the picture was very warm, thinking that Ruo Su had no mother's favor, father's love was never less, and there was the support of the queen above 10,000 people under this person, it was really going to be rich for a lifetime, Lan Xiaoqiu was very envious.
"Hurry up and serve tea." The marshal hurriedly ordered to go down.
The maid who passed by Lan Xiaoqiu walked in slowly with two cups of tea, Lan Xiaoqiu only looked at the side face of the person, and felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
It wasn't until the man walked in front of the emperor that Lan Xiaoqiu recognized: "Li Zhen." ”
Before Lan Xiaoqiu could shout, Li Zhen drew a dagger from under the tea tray and prepared to assassinate the emperor.
The closest to the emperor was the palace maid Ruyun beside the queen, she was quick with her eyes and hands, and blocked a knife for the emperor, and blood flowed out of her arm in an instant, Lan Xiaoqiu was too frightened to dare to move. The guards on both sides poured in with knives, knocking Lan Xiaoqiu into a spinning top left and right.
Li Zhen threw away the dagger and replaced the two short knives hidden in his waist, slashing left and right desperately. Lan Xiaoqiu wanted to save Li Zhen very much, but she couldn't move or speak, and another figure rubbed against Lan Xiaoqiu's side, it was a black arc, although she was masked, Lan Xiaoqiu recognized that it was Li Da.
Li Da and Li Zhen's backs were tightly cling, ready to deal with the guards.
Ruosu and Ruyun held swords to protect the queen, and the queen was escorted behind the pillar, Ruosu caught a glimpse of Ruyun's wound bleeding non-stop, and her clothes were torn, but her eyes did not resist Li Zhen and Li Da but stared at Ruyun's arm. Ruyun seemed to realize something, and hurriedly hid his injured arm behind the long sword.
Li Da and Li Zhen were surrounded by groups, Lan Xiaoqiu was sweating all over her body, did she want to watch the failure of the assassination of the two brothers and sisters, and watch the two of them in different places?
Lan Xiaoqiu wanted to beg them, but she didn't know how to save them. Now that Fang Xu and Fang Hao have also stepped forward with their swords, plus the marshal and many masters of the interior, these two brothers and sisters are really gone.
At that moment, Lan Xiaoqiu begged the Eighteen Road Immortals, hoping that they would manifest their spirits and take the two away. And the sound of slashing at the gate of the marshal's mansion has been incessant, and many owners have come to help.
Li Zhen and Li Da heard the shouts outside, and they seemed to be full of blood again, and they both roared like two fierce beasts. The guards who stepped forward fell to the ground one by one, Lan Xiaoqiu applauded the brother and sister, and Fang Nian said nervously: "Protect the emperor, don't let them run away." ”
Fang Xu and Fang Hao obeyed the order and swung their swords forward, swords and swords, and blood flowed like a river. The just glorious Marshal's Mansion instantly turned into a purgatory on earth, and those soldiers who cut off their hands and feet and beheaded died at the hands of the two brothers and sisters. Madam Fang was already hiding under the table in fright, while Fang Nian used her body to block the emperor and slowly retreated.
Fang Xu saw that the emperor and empress were no longer in sight, so he whispered to Fang Hao: "Let them go." ”
It seems that this is also Fang Hao's idea, the two brothers reached an agreement for the first time, and Li Zhen and Li Da only fought on the surface, and did not put them to death.
Fang Xu pretended to step forward to fight the sword, the two sides exchanged swords at hand, Fang Xu said: "Let's go." ”
Li Da seemed stunned for a moment, then pulled his sister and was about to leave. But Li Zhen was very warlike, and he didn't know that the two brothers deliberately let him go, and they fought desperately.
was dragged to the door by Li Da, and could have escaped. Li Zhen let go of Li Da's hand and killed him again, Li Zhen was red-eyed, and forced a soldier to cut off his arm. When Li Da still wanted to rush in, he was surrounded by soldiers at the door, Li Zhen was stabbed in the back at some point, Li Da rushed away from the guards and wanted to save him, but Li Zhen said: "Go quickly, avenge me." ”