Chapter 55: The Beginning
Then the king took the letter to Hanliang Palace, and Su Jieyu was sewing phoenix robes and making tea.
"Say hello to my mother." Then the king got up after saluting and said to Su Jieyu: "Mother, why are you making tea while sewing a phoenix robe?" ”
Su Jieyu shook her head and sighed: "Your Majesty believes in the heavens, and says that next month there should be an amnesty for the world, and the people who do hard labor in the court, the people who do miscellaneous labor in the Shang Palace Bureau, and the palace maids who are old or about to be old in the palace will be released from the palace." ”
Then the smile on Wang's face was relaxed: "Miss Qiao Hua also told me. In this way, Miss Qiao Hua will have the opportunity to leave the palace during the amnesty period. ”
Su Jieyu was silent again, and said thoughtfully: "She...... She won't leave the palace like this, she told me about her past. If she hasn't told you, don't ask her. ”
Then the king said "oh", scratched his head and sat down, and said, "Next month, will my father really go out to worship the heavens, or will there be a sentence celebration in the palace?" I have never stayed in Chang'an City during the amnesty period, and I want to see it. ”
"Sacrifice to the heavens will naturally go," Su Jieyu smiled faintly: "Otherwise, why would I sew a phoenix robe?" It's all a gift to the queen. ”
Jing'er moved a stool for King Sui and sat down, and King Sui's right hand gently roamed over the delicate fabric, and it was indeed a fine fabric. Then the king's mouth did not move, and he suppressed his voice and said, "Mother, the second brother has a secret letter." ”
Su Jieyu stopped what she was doing, smiled at Jing'er, and said, "You go out first to see if the eunuchs who are cleaning the courtyard outside have cleaned up." ”
"Yes." With that, Jing'er retreated.
Then Wang Lisuo took out the letter and said: "Mother, you see, the second brother said that the 'general' in the last two lines of the poem refers to Lord Sikong Jun, and 'abandoning the sword and returning' is to surrender and abandon the war and flee, and the implication is that do not let Lord Sikong Jun abandon his armor and return with his soldiers." But Lord Sikong Jun is loyal, and even if he dies on the battlefield, he will never surrender, so he can only be framed. The second brother said that perhaps someone wanted to trap the general in the capital crime of desertion. ”
Su Jieyu got up and closed the door of the hall, walked to the table and sat down, without saying a word for a long time.
Then the king was a little anxious, and there was a hint of suspicion on his face: "Mother, you said in the past that Miss Jing'er is not an outsider, why do you let Miss Jing'er avoid everything now?" ”
Su Jieyu paused and smiled awkwardly: "Oh, I'm just ...... It's just that she's worried that she knows too much and will get herself into trouble. ”
Then King Sui nodded, his eyes still secretly looking at Su Jieyu's face: "So that's the case, my son is too worried." ”
Su Jieyu picked up the piece of letter and said, "Mother and son are connected, maybe only King Di himself can know the meaning of these four sentences of Concubine Xian before she died." ”
Then the king pondered for a moment, and stroked the phoenix robe embroidered by Su Jieyu with both hands, and the stitches and threads on it were neat and neat, extremely serious, and it could not be said that he was careless. Also, Su Jieyu often said that if you don't pay more attention to these things, the palace will be a long time, how can you spend this long time?
"Then I'll go tell Qiao Hua." So the king's way.
Su Jieyu nodded: "You shouldn't have too close contact with the palace maid, it's not good to be looked down on." ”
"I know, mother, you are too unsure of your own son, don't you know my proportions?" Then the king said a little childishly, stood up and drank a small cup of freshly brewed tea.
Su Jieyu raised her head: "Is it delicious?" ”
"Well, it's delicious!" Then the king praised it with great satisfaction.
Hearing this, Su Jieyu suddenly sighed again, her eyes were full of worry, and she said slowly: "Now that the crops have not been harvested, the people are hard, we are in the royal family, but we drink this excellent tea with peace of mind......"
Then the king was stunned for a moment, slowly put down the teacup, propped his hands on the edge of the table, and said after a long time: "One day, I will let Sheng Tang come back again!" Mother, you ...... I ......"
Su Jieyu pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes were full of the warmth of a mother's heart: "Son, only Your Majesty can make the Tang Dynasty prosperous again, you must be careful when you speak." Although you didn't mean to be a prince, if your words were listened to by people with ulterior motives......"
Then the king lowered his head embarrassedly, "Yes, my son must pay attention in the future, and he will not be quick to speak for a while." ”
The leaves of the trees outside the window are falling off, and after more than ten days of Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the mid-autumn season. A few crows occasionally flew in the palace, calling "chirping", making the already desolate Daming Palace cover a layer of gloom again.
In the afternoon, the king went to convey King Di's understanding of the fourth verse of the poem to Qiao Hua.
After waiting for about an hour, Qiao Hua came out of the Huanyi Workshop and patted the water droplets on his body, so the king couldn't wait to approach and said, "What do you think of the second brother's understanding?" ”
Qiao Hua listened to King Sui's explanation and said, "His Royal Highness King Di is the biological son of Concubine Xian, so they naturally understand each other. If this is the case, it is very likely to imply that King Qian will attack Sikong Jun. ”
Under a banyan tree in the distance, the begonias were in full bloom, and when they walked under the tree, the king said: "When Concubine Xian died, the third brother had become the queen's adopted son, so Concubine Xian may have guessed that King Qian would be a fox and a fake tiger. ”
Qiao Hua closed her eyes and sniffed the aroma of begonias, and smiled lightly, "Yes, the virtuous concubine at that time may also be guessing, and we are now more really guessing other people's guesses." If you misunderstand the original intention, what is good? ”
"So it's just a gamble." Then the king's eyes were firm, and his pupils reflected the gorgeous begonias in full swing.
Qiao Hua said gently: "It's a pity that I don't have any power, and I can't protect Sikong Jun, so I can only watch him...... His Royal Highness, I can't hide it, Lord Sikong Jun and I have actually known each other for a long time. ”
After hearing this, the king was not surprised, only pursed his lips and nodded, and said with a smile: "I just said, every time you mention Sikong Jun, you look wrong, it turns out that you have known each other for a long time." My mother also told me that you have a secret. ”
Qiao Hua couldn't cry or laugh, and said angrily: "Since it is a secret, Your Highness should not inquire in the future." ”
Turning and taking a step, the king continued, "Alright, let's get down to business. According to the ingenuity of the king...... I really can't imagine when King Qian will take action against the second brother. ”
Qiao Hua pressed his hand, motioned for King Sui to sit down, and said, "Your Highness, you promised me that you would cooperate with me again, and I also told you that this time I am not 100% sure." ”
"Yes," said the king, sitting down, "you have helped me so much, and I can only wish you to fulfill your wish and leave the palace as soon as possible." Since you and Lord Sikong Jun have feelings for each other, you shouldn't stay here all the time. Qiao Hua, you don't plan to leave this amnesty, do you? ”
The playful smile on Qiao Hua's face gradually dissipated, his eyes seemed to turn sharply, and he said, "It doesn't matter if I can't get out of the palace or not, after finding out the truth, I have no worries." Your Highness, you know that His Royal Highness is now my primary target, and the truth must be revealed from him. ”
Then the king breathed a long sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Presumably, if Concubine Xian Niangniang Jiuquan knows that you want to save his son, she will also be relieved." If the second brother is fine, my mother will be at ease, and I will be at ease...... As for King Qian, he never saw me as a younger brother since I was a child. Only the second brother really cares about me, and even more like the eldest son than King De. ”
After a while, Qiao Hua slowly got up and looked at the clouds in the sky, "Then next, we need His Royal Highness King Di to cooperate with us to implement the plan......
In this way, a quarter of an hour passed, Qiao Hua told King Sui all his thoughts, and King Sui made improvements to Qiao Hua's incident, and the two discussed for a while, and finally completed the arrangement of everything.
In the twilight, the two of them really shouldn't stay for a long time, so Qiao Hua hurried back to the Si Shi room from the backyard, and then the king returned to Su Jieyu's Hanliang Hall with all the ideas discussed with Qiao Hua.