"Your Majesty instructed that although the Shu people are in the red book of the Zongzheng Temple, their young daughter is a woman of the clan's lineage, and she is now full of age, according to the practice of the princess of the clan, the county lord and the courtier, let the court painter draw a picture, and enter it in the inner treasury of the Zongzheng Temple......"

Miao Zhen did not sell the guanzi and announced loudly.

Zongzheng Temple is the institution of the imperial family affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in charge of the clan roster of the emperor's nine clans, and the royal family is the leading model of thousands of families in the world, and the clan rules are naturally strict and very numerous.

At present, it should also be in line with a cumbersome example to include a portrait of a woman from the clan who is still registered in the inner treasury like Su Bao'er.

But since this is the practice of the princess of the clan, the county lord and the princess, why did it wait until Su Bao'er was seventeen years old, which was earlier than the age of fifteen and the age of the ceremony, so it was too late?

It can only be said that the ordinance is dead, and people are alive.

Sometimes it doesn't matter whether the rule is enforced or not, it's important to find out the attitude behind the person who uses the rule as an excuse.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by Su Bao'er and the blank long scroll in her hand.

Su Bao'er looked down at the blank scroll, slightly offsetting the afterglow, and glanced at Ouyang Rong not far away.

The latter also seemed to realize that she was looking at him, and the young county commander nodded slightly.

When Miao Zhen saw Su Bao'er for the first time, she seemed to be a little surprised by this appearance and temperament, and couldn't help but turn her face and look at it a few more times, the coldness in her voice decreased slightly, and said:

"This is a gift from His Majesty. Your Majesty heard Her Royal Highness Princess Changle say that the little granddaughter who was far away in Longcheng had grown up in the boudoir, and her appearance was very similar to that of her when she was young, and there was a strange new makeup with plum blossoms on her forehead, and His Majesty wanted to take a look. ”

It's just that he was mentioned by the people below, and he felt a little interested, took a look, and sent someone to copy the painting, which was a great gift.

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en.

Su Dalang couldn't help but sigh melancholy when he saw Ah Mei's treatment...... That unmasked grandmother is a patriarch of women, right?

Glancing at Ouyang Rong tacitly, Su Bao'er lowered her eyebrows and looked down, facing the north, and curtsied:

"Thank you for the grace of God, the Bao'er family wears the virtue of His Majesty, and they are willing to change their hearts and faces, and they are willing to be subjects."

Lixian also followed, holding the jade in both hands, kneeling towards the north, grateful, raising his sleeves and wiping his eyes:

"The grace of the king is vast, the sinners are sincere and fearful, and there are thousands of regrets, long live the saints, long live the saints."

Seeing this, Ouyang Rong also muttered a little in his heart, turned his head to look north at Luoyang, thoughtful.

He reacted to something, and turned his head to look at Miaozhen.

The latter didn't squint, silently stared at the Lixian family, and didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't look at Ouyang Rong again.

This woman is not as simple and reckless as I thought...... Ouyang Rong said silently in his heart.

Seeing that Lixian and Su Bao'er were grateful, Miao Zhen said with a partial face:

"Alright, trace as soon as possible."

An accompanying old court painter stepped forward, and the white-dressed palace maids gathered around him handed the pen to him.

Paint on the spot.

In front of the Su Mansion, the scene quickly unfolded.

The old painter touched his long white beard, and said to Su Bao'er, who was sitting lightly on the embroidery stool like a lady:

"Your Highness, please take off your veil."

The veil glides down the curve of the cheeks like milk.

The old painter's finger pinched the brush stopped in mid-air, and he said in a daze:

"Your Royal Highness, it's better not to paint your eyebrows, Your Majesty wants to see the true appearance of Your Royal Highness."

seemed to be concerned by everyone, a little untrue, Su Bao'er lowered her autumn eyes and frowned slightly:

"No makeup today."

She glanced up at the front and said a little misunderstood: "Can't you paint the plum blossom makeup on the forehead?" Then I'll wash it off. ”

"Ah...... No, no, no. The old painter was stunned, hurriedly waved his right hand, and accidentally threw the ink on the brush onto the white dress of the palace maid next to him, and the ink was dripping.

The old painter hurriedly stopped putting away his pen and looked around apologetically, but found that the palace maids around him were not moving in place, and looked at Su Bao'er who took off his veil and lowered his eyebrows in a daze, and did not find that the ink was splashed on his body for a while.

Not only them, but Miao Zhen and the other palace envoys who came to Dragon City for the first time today were all intent, attracted by that plain face.

Moth eyebrows, red lips and teeth, fairy appearance.

Plain face but far better than beauty bride.

Especially the little plum makeup that embellishes her forehead, makes her cold face that doesn't like to laugh even more delicate and lively, like the finishing touch.

At this moment, there was a strange silence in front of the Su Mansion.

Of course, Ouyang Rong, who has seen a lot of beautiful women, as well as her family members who are familiar with her, such as Lixian, Wei Mei, Su Dalang and others, are all strange.

The palace ladies frequently looked sideways.

"If you look at the city, and then you look at the country, the ancients will not deceive." The old painter stroked his white beard and sighed.

"It does look like Your Majesty." Miao Zhen bowed slightly.

Even in terms of beauty, Su Bao'er is sixteen or seventeen years old, she must be tender and beautiful.

Of course, these words involving His Majesty Miao Zhen must not be said nonsense, just think about it in your heart.

The old painter reminded: "This forehead ornament called Luomei makeup does not need to be washed off, Your Majesty also wants to see this makeup of His Royal Highness." ”

Su Bao'er nodded, not smiling the whole time.

Some of the palace maids were attracted by the plum makeup on her forehead and whispered.

The old painter took a deep breath, concentrated, and traced the painting with a serious face.

What the old painter and Miaozhen and other palace people didn't know was that after the portrait of the little royal palace with the plum makeup was quickly transmitted back to the Luoyang court, it slowly spread, and it was raised by the noblewomen and palace maids, and the six palaces competed to imitate it, making this plum makeup become the popular court makeup in the Forbidden City, and even later spread to the people, becoming a fashionable makeup for folk women, eunuchs and singers......

Of course, Ouyang Rong didn't know these at the moment, and now he noticed the verbal reactions of the people in Luoyang Palace such as Miaozhen and the old painter, and couldn't help but glance at the well-behaved little girl who was knowledgeable and ladylike on the embroidery bench, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he was speechless in his heart.

"Hey, don't be deceived by her appearance, this is not a docile white rabbit, it's all pretending to be well-behaved, you haven't seen her in private, you dare to say anything bold, and her inner character is more sharp and strong than a man......"

Ouyang Rong sighed slightly.

just suddenly thought that the identity of the Su family was exposed, and he was a little silent.

……

Just after noon, Luming Street, which was lively because of the surprise visit of the Luoyang envoys, went up and down.

I didn't know that there was a "new family" on Luming Street today.

There were only two people in this new family.

One is a peach-eyed young man in a purple soap coat and a strong suit, and the other is a man in short-sleeved linen clothes, with two sideburns and pigtails of Xianbei people, and a long wooden box on his back.

As soon as they got off the big boat in Penglang, the two of them, like master and apprentice, left the palace team and went straight to Luming Street.

Even faster than Miao Zhen and the others to arrive at Luming Street.

It was also the Longcheng County Ya who did not look at the duty of guarding the order here, Wei Shaoxuan and Qiu Qimu passed by without squinting.

Not far from the diagonal opposite of Sufu, there is a big mansion whose door has been closed for a long time suddenly opened the main door today, and soon, it ushered in two strange figures, "creak", and the door closed again.

Wei Shaoxuan and Qiu Qi walked into the courtyard.

In the open space in the courtyard, a Persian merchant who had secretly bought the house early had a bright smile on his face and greeted him warmly.

Not only in the courtyard, but there are no maids in the whole house.

The three of them get together.

"Mr. Qiu, the sixth son...... What do you think of this mansion? Not only is it very close to the Su Mansion, just opposite, but it is also very suitable for quiet and safe, and the villain has already sent someone to arrange it inside and out......"

The Persian merchants were gushing and flattering.

After Wei Shaoxuan entered the door, he looked left and right, and at this moment he caught a glimpse of a tall building not far from the back house, which was much higher than the outer wall.

"Well done, Boss Li. Let's go, go to the play first, the show is coming, they all say that the road is narrow, the righteous husband - father, boss Li, go and see if our sister Miaozhen will use the topic to play and do something unexpected, heh, this also saves us from doing it later, and we have encountered this kind of good thing. ”

Wei Shaoxuan was in a good mood and walked towards the high-rise building of the back house with Qiu Qi.

Boss Li was stunned and quickly followed.

After a stick of incense, a carved wooden window on the top floor of a certain high-rise building was pushed halfway through.

The view is excellent.

By the half-hidden window, Wei Shaoxuan lowered his eyelids, glanced down, nodded, and showed satisfaction on his face.

Below, on Luming Street in front of Sufu Gate, the scene is unobstructed.

Shaoqing, Wei Shaoxuan, Qiu Qi and Boss Li, they saw with their own eyes that Miao Zhen and other Luoyang Palace people who were hurrying below blocked in front of the Su Mansion.

Wei Shaoxuan looked down with relish.

Qiu Qi suddenly spoke:

"The prince inadvertently revealed in front of His Majesty, Di Fuzi and other ministers of the court gave birthday gifts to the young children, His Majesty not only did not get angry, but also sent palace people to give gifts to the idle family, which was forgotten to the north and south of the world in the past, and was re-concerned by His Majesty, which is not a good sign."

Wei Shaoxuan's face became a little serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Father-in-law thinks there is another mystery behind this matter?" ”

"It's a matter of the Yingzhou Rebellion, and Your Majesty's attitude may have changed." Qiu Qi said coldly.

Wei Shaoxuan didn't look at the fun on the street below for a while, he put away his cynical face and frowned:

"Now the situation between the DPRK and China is indeed delicate, Your Majesty's attitude is unclear, the government and the opposition are calm on the surface, in fact, the undercurrent is surging, all kinds of temptations, no one can say whether the matter of leaving the idle family is also a temptation, Your Majesty's temptation of the father and the king is ......"

Qiu Qi hugged his chest and suddenly said, "The balance scale in Your Majesty's hand is about to tilt." ”

Wei Shaoxuan raised his head: "So this Ding Sword is becoming more and more critical." ”

The righteous father and son glanced at each other and bowed their heads in tacit understanding.

Boss Li on the side cautiously looked at the faces of the two masters, and he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "What does the sixth prince mean, there is still a chance for the idle family?" Your Majesty has other thoughts? ”

"Opportunity?" Wei Shaoxuan turned his head to look at the Persian merchant Li Li, and suddenly smiled: "There may or may not be, but now that my father-in-law and I are here, then they must be gone." ”

"Uh, Sixth Prince, why is that?" Boss Li frowned and thought hard.

Wei Shaoxuan turned his head, overlooked the Su Mansion, patted the railing, and said leisurely: "Heh, isn't this son coming to give a gift for his father, this is a big gift, just send their family down, it can be regarded as a little caution for the younger generation." ”

Wei Shaoxuan sighed.

Boss Li shrank his shoulders slightly: "But will we make a move...... Too bold? Did His Majesty acquiesce, will it cause the anger of the government and the public? ”

Wei Shaoxuan looked at Boss Li with strange eyes, and asked suspiciously:

"Hey, what does this have to do with us? What is angry and not angry.

"Boss Li, think about it, one day, Longcheng suddenly had a monstrous vision, a Ding sword was born, causing a thunderous flash flood, the whole city fell into chaos, the county government office was not well managed, the displaced people were fleeing everywhere, and the idle family fled the flood in a hurry, and accidentally died at the hands of the troubled people and thieves, this poor and remote area, and there are always floods, and the idle family is so rich, but they were targeted by the gangsters, swept away the property, and threw the corpse in the wild, this is the normal disaster in a remote corner of the south of the Yangtze River, isn't it?"

Wei Shaoxuan patted Boss Li's shoulder with his palm, and the more he patted it, the heavier he patted, and his tone gradually became quieter.

Boss Li couldn't help but shudder, his eyes rolled, his face was slightly worried, and he added:

"Mr. Qiu and the sixth prince made a move, of course their family is dead, but pretending to be a bandit to rob and kill for money is still not enough insurance...... What if His Majesty and the ministers were suspicious and sent the Yin and Yang Family Qi Refiners in the palace to investigate, chased after them, and caught clues? These Qi Refiners are too difficult to deal with. ”

Qiu Qisheng said coldly: "Take the Ding Sword first, and then destroy the Su Mansion." ”

"My father-in-law is right."

Wei Shaoxuan nodded, smiled at Boss Li and said:

"The birth of every Ding sword is left in the annals of history, because in the past, almost only the great unified dynasty with the peak of national power had enough luck, and exported stable resources, and the Ding sword was born, so this is the symbol of the prosperous dynasty, if our Wei family can offer the latest Ding sword, and the sword bearer is a child of the Wei family, what is not the mandate of heaven? His Majesty is also surnamed Wei, and has always loved Xiangrui, she will like the gift of her father, this is the real destiny! ”

He shook his head again and sighed:

"The current situation is very bad for the Wei family, because of the rebellion in Yingzhou, Your Majesty may have to make a decision, but if you can take out the Ding Sword, not only can the father completely turn the tables, eliminate the forces of the Prime Minister and the Baoli faction, but also offset the impact of the 'accidental death' of the Lixian family, Your Majesty will not investigate, as for the rest of the court, who dares to investigate carefully?"

"The villain understands." Boss Li's face turned pale, and he bowed his head and responded respectfully.

"Who is this?"

By the window, Wei Shaoxuan, who looked down at the movement below from time to time, suddenly said "Huh", and pointed to a slender young figure on the street below and asked.

Boss Li took a step forward and followed Wei Shaoxuan's line of sight, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head:

"It's Ouyang Lianghan, the local county magistrate...... The Liu family we supported was tossed by him a lot, and it almost affected the sword casting at the sword shop, and Liu Zi'an is now eager to eat its meat raw......"

PS: When you go out, people are in Nanchang, and the hotel code word is not very convenient

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