11. Idle talk
Although it is still far from the inner palace, the emperor and concubine cannot be seen, and this place is still fenced alone, but in the imperial city, you can still hear the news that cannot be heard outside.
A torrential rain poured down, and the craftsmen were busy hiding under the construction shed, and their work had to stop.
Seven Stars stood in the place where the craftsmen had given her, wiping the rain from her body.
"Ah Qi, take a break." A craftsman beckoned, "Drink a bowl of hot tea." ”
Qixing walked over as he was told, took the tea bowl, and sat down on the pile of wood at will, as the craftsmen used to do, and if she didn't speak, many times everyone would forget that she was a woman.
"So, the concubine and the queen quarreled?"
"It's not a concubine, it's a concubine."
"Do you dare to quarrel with the queen? That's not a good idea, isn't it? ”
"You don't know this, that noble concubine was originally Concubine Chen's maid, who sent flowers to His Majesty on behalf of Concubine Chen, and got the Sacred Heart, so although she has a low rank, there is Concubine Chen standing behind her."
"Concubine Chen is not very favored, it is said that she is dedicated to raising flowers and rarely goes to the emperor."
"You don't understand this....the more so, the more important it is."
"Old nail, you don't even have a daughter-in-law, do you still understand this?"
"Hehe, I don't understand, I listened to those attendants."
In the end, in the deep palace, they eat and drink by the inner court, the inner servants come to deliver tea and food, clean up the dishes quickly, this errand is very leisurely, and they will also chat with the craftsmen, and they themselves will also chat and discuss.
The attendants are talking about harem affairs.
Seven Stars also heard.
The latest major event is that the queen and a concubine had a conflict, and the matter is not big, that is, this concubine is newly favored, and her behavior in the imperial garden is a little rude, and she is seen by the queen and wants to be punished.
The queen is in charge of the harem, this is a matter of course, who thinks that the emperor just comes, so he said in passing, just admit his mistakes, no need to be punished.
The queen was anxious, thinking that the emperor didn't give her face in public, and quarreled with the emperor, maybe the words ridiculed this concubine for her humble background, or something bad, but Concubine Chen was unhappy, and came to reason with the queen, the women quarreled, and the emperor also lost his temper, saying that since he wanted to be punished, the queen lost her honor in front of the emperor, and she should be punished together.
The concubines fell out of favor and became favored, which was related to the future and even the lives of the palace people, and they couldn't help but discuss it in private, so that the craftsmen also heard a lot of excitement.
Liu Tongshi walked in with a rain cloth, heard the laughter in the shed, coughed heavily, and stomped his feet.
"It's raining, and the deadline is set." He said, "The purpose of building such a large shed is not to let you hide and relax, but to work." ”
The craftsmen scattered in a hurry, looking for work in the shed.
Qixing is still holding a tea bowl to drink.
Liu Tongshi didn't scold her, sat down on the side, and also picked up a bowl of tea to drink.
"You can't work in this imperial city with ears." He whispered, "If you hear anything, you should not hear it, let alone say it." ”
Qixing nodded: "I know, thank you Master Liu." ”
Liu Tongshi nodded with satisfaction, and it can be seen that this girl is young but very stable, and she thinks she is dozens of years old if she doesn't look at her age. Liu Tongshi glanced at Qixing again, even if he was wrapped in his hair and wearing a craftsman's coarse cloth shirt, the young man was young and couldn't hide his youth and beauty.
is not inferior to those concubines in the harem.
"Ah Qi." Liu Tongshi couldn't help but say, "The days in this palace are fairyland, but it's not something that our ordinary people can set foot in. ”
Qixing nodded and said, "Yes, I just rely on my craft to eat." Put down the tea bowl, "Master Liu, I'm done drinking and going to work." ”
is really a well-behaved and serious child, Liu Tongshi nodded with satisfaction: "Go, go, go." Watching Qixing walk among the craftsmen, he picked up a wooden stick and measured it carefully, not caring at all about the ink dust on his hands.
Liu Tongshi laughed again, why did he just come up with the idea that the Seven Stars were favored by the emperor? couldn't help but warn that being a nobleman in the palace is not really a good day.
Look at the queen, the most noble woman in the world, and there are no worries.
But he really thought too much.
Not to mention that these craftsmen are not qualified to see the emperor, even if they do, the seven stars are better-looking, but with such an identity, how can the emperor look at it.
He has seen the newly favored concubine, saying that she is Concubine Chen's maid, but she was actually raised with Concubine Chen, who knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, holding the flowers raised by Concubine Chen, and walking with birds and birds, she is really a fairy in the sky.
The craftsman can't be compared with the maids from the scholar clan, these craftsmen, they are all lowly to say, what does he think.
"The rain has stopped." He looked out, stood up and shouted, "It's time for a big job." ”
The craftsmen responded chaotically but forcefully, some with tools, a few with heavy wooden frames, and the outside of the stargazing pavilion was in full swing.
After the rain, Dali Temple has not yet resumed its busyness.
Liu Yan also rarely stood by the window for a moment.
Of course, people can't be idle.
"What did he say?" Liu Yan turned his head to look at his personal attendant and asked, "Do you want your son to go back?" ”
The attendant pouted: "It seems that he thinks that his son has been locked up for a while, and your lord, you are almost angry, so you came to bargain." ”
Liu Yantang said: "What does he want to exchange with me?" ”
The attendant said, "The rich man said that he is willing to inform the head of the Momen of his whereabouts. ”
Liu Yan smiled, took a sip of the tea in his hand, and said, "This is not to have a son, this is to ask me to be a thug for him." ”
The attendant nodded thoughtfully: "The rich man is bent on exonerating himself through the adult, and now that Momen has a new head, the head is not the person he wants, and it is indeed a troublesome thing for him to get out of control." ”
As an elder of Momen, if his own hands are not good for the master, then he will be a sinner inside and out.
Therefore, it is necessary to borrow the hand of Liu Yan, the official government, to get rid of it.
"My lord, do you want to ignore him?" The squire asked, "Continue to sit and watch them fight in the nest." ”
Originally, he also planned to do so, so he didn't care about the newly elected head of Momen, and just stared at the rich man.
Liu Yan turned around from the window and said, "The rich man needs me to be a thug, so it can be seen that he is a little powerless. ”
It is true that it depends on the fight in the nest of Momen, but now it seems that in the nest of Momen, the rich man does not have the upper hand. He inexplicably thought of what Huo Lian had said.
"I'm just reminding adults not to raise tigers."
Liu Yan put the teacup on the table, and the tiger cub did seem to make the wolf head a little uncontrollable.
"Whether they fight in the nest or I fight for him, it doesn't hurt me." He said, "Go, talk to him, and I agreed." ”
The attendants retreated, and Liu Yan was no longer busy with business, and said to the officials, "I'll go to see Your Majesty." Then he straightened his official robe and walked out.
After the rain, the imperial city gate was a little clear, and there were not many people coming and going, when Liu Yan walked over, someone was coming out from the inside, and the official robe was somewhat wet by the rain, and he wiped it while walking.
Liu Yan bowed slightly: "Lord Li." "Let's go over Uncle Li Guo and go inward.
Uncle Li Guo hummed and immediately came back to his senses and hurriedly called, "Lord Liu, Lord Liu." He turned around and said with a smile, "I heard that Your Majesty wants you to write questions for the students, congratulations." ”
Liu Yan returned the salute slightly, and said: "This is indeed the case, I am about to enter the palace to see Your Majesty, and I will resign from this matter." ”
Uncle Li Guo looked surprised, thinking that he had heard it wrong: "Why? ”
Liu Yan said: "The official business is complicated, and you can't multitask, so you can only shirk it." ”
In this way, Uncle Li Guo sighed, a little stunned, Liu Yan stopped talking to him, and continued to go inward with a little salute.
"It's ....." Uncle Li Guo stood in front of the city gate and looked at Liu Yan's back, and muttered, "Envy." ”
is such a glorious errand, I don't care at all, this is also because I don't care about the emperor's favor, because I have enough ability to get favor, unlike him, a relative.
When His Majesty chooses a queen, it depends on the family background.
After choosing the queen, he had to guard against his relatives.
Their Li family can't be high-ranking officials, they can't be important ministers, and the children of the family are also restricted from studying and entering the office, and this time they are not even qualified to be a laurel in the Golden Palace.
Even so, they Li admitted, as long as the emperor has respect for the queen, no love, no respect, who would have thought that this has only been a few years since he sat in the country, and he would punish the queen for a lowly concubine.
Uncle Li Guo thought of seeing the queen crying sadly, and he couldn't help but breathe.
"Our Li family has nothing but the family's clear name." The queen sobbed, "It's not as good as the Chen family, and the emperor sits firmly on the southwest border, so Your Majesty can show me a little maid in their family." ”
This is not good, as the queen's family, you can't really only have a clear name, the emperor is wary, but he is also greedy.
What else can be done?
If you can't write anything, you can't do martial arts, you want people and no one, and you want money......
Money?
Uncle Li Guo's expression froze, he thought of something, and looked at the imperial city again, Liu Yan's back was still faintly visible.
"Sir, sir."
The entourage outside the city gate brought the carriage and horses, even if it was the queen Li's family, they couldn't stay in front of the imperial city, and they were impeached when they were seen by the imperial history, and they stepped on the Li family to clear their name.
The entourage saw that the master was still standing in a trance, and hurriedly reminded him.
Uncle Li retracted his gaze and walked over, thoughtfully, and got into the carriage.
"Master, go back to the yamen or go home?" The attendant asked.
Uncle Li looked at him and said, "No, go to the Fifth Princess's Mansion." ”
All relatives are very idle, Uncle Li and the five horses also have a lot of contacts, and the entourage responds, and the carriage is sparkling.
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