Volume 2: Mountains Have Trees and Trees Have Branches 129: Shine on the face

Zhang Yan was stunned, lowered her head and looked, because she was in too much of a hurry, the yellow silk robe did not cover the placket, revealing the plain Zen robe inside, and the gauze color faintly revealed a snow-white and delicate skin inside.

She chuckled, turned around to cover her robe, and asked, "Your Majesty has waited a long time?" Let them pass the meal. ”

In autumn and winter, it is advisable to nourish the spleen and stomach, boil the selected lamb belly meat and cut it finely, add astragalus, japonica rice, jujube and ginger to boil it and make mutton white soup. As well as red stewed osmanthus fish, yam Ao rabbit, crispy fried fragrant Qin, several dishes are delicious and nourishing food.

After stopping, Liu Ying sighed, "Don't wonder I always like to come to Jiaofang. Your food here is better than anywhere else in the palace. ”

Zhang Yanyan smiled, made a cup of tea for him, handed it over, and said, "Your Majesty might as well drink a cup of tea and praise Ah Yan again." ”

The winter tea soup is clear and the taste is bitter, Liu Ying took a sip and hugged the cup to warm her hands. The autumn rain knocked on the roof of the temple, making a tinkling sound. The Jiaofang Hall is warm and bright, not a heavy world. He listened attentively for a while, suddenly recalled the past, and said with a smile, "When I was a child, Ah Yan, you didn't like to drink tea porridge, and I was still special to you." Now that I have been drinking this pure tea with you for a long time, I know that you have a point. ”

Zhang Yan wrinkled her nose and said with a smile, "The tea is fragrant, if it is covered by the smell of corn, ginger and garlic." It's a shame. Back then, I had a friend in Xuanping, and I couldn't get used to drinking tea. After receiving her lesson, after entering the palace, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be used to it. It has always been in the Jiaofang Hall that there is tea and tea porridge prepared at the same time. ”

"The first time I drank clear tea, I was really full of dislike." Liu Ying said with a smile, "It's just that I've been drinking it for a long time now, but I feel that the tea porridge is full of greasy flavor, which is not as gratifying as clear tea." From now on, well. There is no need to cook tea porridge in the Jiaofang Palace. ”

Zhang Yan's eyes lit up and said with a smile. "The concubines obey orders."

There are certain things inherent in each person, such as habits, such as tastes, and such as perceptions. But that's not immutable. It took her more than half a year to make Liu Ying like pure tea and give up tea porridge. How long, then, will it take for him to get used to being his wife and not his former niece?

Admittedly, the latter is much more difficult than the former.

But at the beginning, there is always hope. There will be a light of day, won't it?

She smiled and said, "Today I went to listen to Dr. Mao Heng give a poem. Dr. Mao is naturally very knowledgeable. However, I always feel that the "Book of Songs" is a folk song handed down from the pre-Qin period, and although there are some satirical current events in it, it is not necessary to apply those big truths to each capital. ”

"Oh?" Liu Ying said with interest, "These days. How do you feel about studying in Taixue? ”

"The doctors are famous all over the world, and they are naturally knowledgeable." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "There are many things that I didn't understand when I read books before, but after listening to their lectures, I became cheerful." Quite a lot of fun. ”

Liu Ying looked at her with a look of great energy, and said thoughtfully, "Ah Yan." It seems that you are very happy to go to Taixue to study. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yan said briskly, her eyes bright, "These students are very young. The Ph.D. is knowledgeable, rigorous but upward-looking. Everyone got together to study, and felt that their minds were naturally bright and transparent. ”

She suddenly thought, "If only Your Majesty you also went to Taixue." ”

"If I am confused, just ask Dr. Zhao directly." Liu Ying didn't care, shook her head and said, "Why bother to go to study too much." ”

"You don't understand." She sighed, couldn't help but kneel up straight, crossed the case between the two, and reached out to pull on his cheeks, "Your Majesty, I have seen you since I was a child, and you have always been so old-fashioned. The joy of learning lies not in the knowledge itself, but in the process of everyone seeking together. You come and go, compete against each other, that's what's interesting. ”

"Nonsense." He slapped her hand away and asked, "Ah Yan seems to have a good impression of those students." So what can you look good these days? ”

She was stunned for a moment and asked, "Uncle, what are you asking for this?" ”

"Is there any?"

She shook her head, "Uncle wants to know in advance which students are so good and useful?" Thinking that he had found an explanation, he replied, "It's a pity that I don't have the time to make friends with them every time I come and go." Even if you have kung fu, it's not good to talk to strange men too much. ”

Because she lowered her head, she didn't see Liu Ying staring at her quietly, with a strange gaze.

He laughed, "I'm just hoping you're happy." Everything in this Weiyang Palace is idle, and you don't need to be busy with anything as a queen. You will delay a little more time outside the palace, and there will be nothing. There's just one thing. He advised, "Bring more guards to keep you safe." ”

"Hmm." She answered, her eyebrows crooked with a smile.

It was getting late, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier outside. Zhang Yan got up and asked, "With such a heavy rain, it is not convenient for Your Majesty to go to other places, so it is better to live in the Jiaofang Hall tonight." ”

Liu Ying hesitated.

In the past six months, he didn't dare to treat her too well, nor did he dare to treat her badly. had to keep his distance, not to mention that Ah Yan was growing up, and he had more scruples.

Intellectually, he thought he should leave. But he really cherishes the time he spent with Ah Yan in the pepper room.

Although there are not many concubines in Weiyang Palace, there are many of them. Some are gentle, some are beautiful, some are elegant, and some are affectionate. It's just that in the early Han Dynasty, martial arts were not yet literate, and the law of coercion had just been abolished, and there were few men who read, let alone women? If you don't read, you're inferior to your vision, and between the ridiculous language is just a favor, few can understand his mind and understand his mind, and you can drink a cup of tea under the lamp and talk about the world, only a Yan.

He looked up at Zhang Yan's eyes with the lamp and treated him attentively, and nodded involuntarily.

Zhang Yan smiled.

The smile is as clear as the moonlight on an autumn night, gorgeous and quiet. Liu Yingben regretted a little, but when she saw such a smile, she felt that it was worth it.

The way of civil and military affairs lies in one relaxation. It's the same with chasing love. Since she stimulated Liu Ying fiercely half a year ago, in the past six months, Zhang Yan has followed the rules step by step, cautious in words and deeds, and never let Liu Ying detect her bad intentions. Liu Ying was left alone for a while, observing her appearance, she once again determined that the night was just an accident, and gradually relieved herself.

After the palace people waited for the emperor to wash, they served on the beds inside and outside the screen and slept on them. Then he added a handful of incense and blew out the lamps in the inner sanctum.

There is a floating desert night in the Jiaofang Palace. Although she didn't see him or hear him, because she knew that he was very close to her, Zhang Yan felt sweet and relieved, the air had a sweet smell, and she slept very peacefully.

On the second day, Zhang Yan took the "Four Peoples Moon Order" handed to him by Xu Xiang that day. After reading it carefully, he smiled dumbly, "Xu Xiang is really a scholar."

"Since it is an agricultural book, it is natural that it should be as easy to understand as possible. But he still wants to play four and six, who is going to understand? ”

So I called to relieve my worries and grind the ink, and took the pen to dip it. Make annotations on paper.

Xie looked at her worriedly, and couldn't help but speak, "Niangniang, the minister and the queen give and receive each other privately, even if Xu Sacrificial Wine is your cronies. Nor is it right. This can never be done again. If he has something to do in the future, he can ask Xu to sacrifice wine and ask Zhang Zhan to forward it. ”

"It's just an occasional encounter on the street, and it's just a coincidence." Zhang Yan smiled disapprerovingly, her childlike heart suddenly appeared, and she suddenly nodded a little bit in relieving her worries and smiled. "You don't care so much about it."

Xie was startled, took a step back, and wiped the ink stains off his face. I wanted to laugh but held back, and sighed: The queen, my fair lady, the gentleman is good. When your style gradually grows with the years, do you know it? There will also be countless teenagers who will turn their eyes with you. That Xu Xiang, she had also seen it a few times. Every time I look at Queen Zhang's gaze, it is clearly a kind of forbearance and admiration.

However, she looked at the queen, who was smart in everything but naΓ―ve in this matter, and swallowed back the words in her mouth, sometimes, I don't know, it would be better.

Half a month later, Xu Xiang, the former governor of Sosu, compiled the "Four People's Moon Order" and quietly issued it in Chang'an.

Among the Taixue, several Tai students held the "Four Peoples Moon Order" to comment, and one of the students named Yan Zhu said, "Xu Saijiu, this agricultural book, is written quite like the legacy of the poem "July", which is catchy to read. ”

"No matter how good it is, it's just a peasant book." Ge Meng said disdainfully, "Confucius was a lowly peasant, and Xu Xianjiu was a Confucian scholar, but he spent time writing agricultural books, which is too depraved." ”

"That's not right." Yan Zhu shook his head and said, "In the second year, His Majesty ordered that farmers are the foundation of the world. The Marquis of Heyang is His Majesty's own uncle, and he is still personally ploughing. This "Four People's Moon Order" sets the agricultural time of the world, and implicitly coincides with the "Rendi" and "Discerning the Time" articles in the "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period", which greatly benefits the world. We can't wait lightly. ”

"Zhang Meng." He saw the young man in Xuanyi who had just stepped into Taixue, and hurriedly called, "The day after tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival." Taixue took a day off, and we discussed going to the Weishui River to play, and you have to go together. ”

Zhang Yan hesitated for a while.

Although she is really not familiar with these people, as a classmate, it is not a good thing to be too proud of Guyan. What's more, a few days ago, her uncle still urged her to interact with people more.

So he nodded and said, "In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

On the Double Ninth Day, she and Liu Ying went to Changle Palace to accompany Empress Lu for lunch, and Zhang Yan changed into men's clothes and went out.

After arriving at the Weishui River, everyone had been playing for a while, and Zhang Yan said apologetically, "I'm sorry, there are elders in the family who celebrate the festival, so it's delayed." ”

Yan Zhu smiled, "It's okay. We are all from other counties, and we have no relatives in Chang'an, but we are not as blessed as Brother Zhang. ”

Zhang Yan pursed her lips and smiled, but she felt that this person was very amiable.

Taixue people have long been curious about the young and noble Zhang Yan, but she is alone every day, and it is not good to come forward to ask, today there is this good opportunity, and someone immediately stepped forward and asked, "Brother Zhang Meng, dare to ask you this year?" ”

She was stunned and replied, "After this month, there will be fourteen." ”

"It's only fourteen." Everyone was stunned, there were talents in each county and recommended Taixue, no matter what, at the age of fourteen, it was always too young.

"Ahem." Yan Zhu coughed and said, "After walking for so long, we are also tired." Why not find a restaurant to take a break? ”

In recent years, many new restaurants have been opened by the Weishui River, and you can sit upstairs and watch the light scenery of the Weishui River. Business is excellent. Taixue Zhusheng didn't have enough money, so he picked a medium-sized restaurant, went upstairs, and raised wine papers.

Suddenly, I heard a clear female voice downstairs, "Shopkeeper, find me a window seat upstairs, serve some wine and food, we have to wait for someone." Then he walked upstairs with a few footsteps, and everyone in the restaurant looked at each other, all of them were a little surprised. Zhang Yan was facing the stairs with her back to her, and she couldn't help but turn around curiously and take a look at the visitor.

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Today is Mother's Day. I wish you all a happy Mother's Day.

I also remind you, as a book friend of your children, not to forget to call or say in person, "Happy Mother's Day." ”

Regimental paws continue to rob Pink.