Chapter Twenty-Eight: Mistakes
It's ridiculous that Chang'e can't do anything, but the jade rabbit comes to the world.
The inch does not fall into the mouth of the hound, and the Chuzhou Yesu is returned.
When Du Wu came back, it was already afternoon.
Before entering the courtyard, I heard Shisu's giggling laughter, and I couldn't help but be happy, Shisu finally returned to her previous carefree appearance.
Rao is the well-informed Du Wu in later generations, and he has never seen a blue-eyed rabbit. Snow-white rabbit hair, jewel-like blue eyes, a little mystery in the agility, looking at each other for a while, actually have a little dizziness, it is really a magical little thing.
"Master, this is sent by the big fat man of Qingfeng Lou by his man, saying that he wants to make up for you. I have just told my master that these rabbits are my treasures, and I am not allowed to eat any of them, and neither can the master eat them! The little girl crossed her waist and blocked the rabbit behind her, and warned Du Wu in a righteous and stern manner.
Du Wu couldn't cry or laugh: "Okay, good, I don't eat." Besides, these rabbits are so cute, I didn't even think about eating them. It must have been Qingfeng Lou who wanted to learn a new dish from me and bought it for me. ”
No matter what new cuisine Shiso is, seeing that the master really didn't have the idea of using the rabbit, he put his mind at ease and generously took out a well-behaved rabbit for Du Wu to pet.
It is indeed a very rare breed. Du Wu pondered while observing, could it be a mutation caused by some disease? It's not impossible. Du Wu prides himself on being very knowledgeable, for example, he knows the dark green peony, and he also knows that Xiang Feizhu has nothing to do with Empress E and Nuying, but the blue-eyed rabbit is really the first time he has seen it.
When they sat down to eat together at night, Shiso still held a little rabbit in one hand and did not let it go. Pipa suddenly remembered a person and asked Du Wu: "Sir, Qingfeng Lou has sent so many rabbits over, and the little lady can't take care of them, why not send two into the palace, so as to relieve the boredom of the eldest lady?" ”
Zisu originally wanted to refute, but later heard that it was for her aunt, and she relented: "If it is for my aunt, I am willing." Some time ago, Yeyan came to find Xiaocha and said that her aunt was not very comfortable in the palace. Although my aunt always snatched my jewelry when she was at home, she always thought about me when she had delicious food. Last time, when Yeyan came, she brought me a box of snacks from the palace. Rabbits can't give too much, though, up to two. ”
said, and hugged the two in his hand: "These two can't be sent, I named them both, one is called Xiaocha, and the other is called Xiaochan." Isn't it, Xiaocha, do you agree? ”
Xiao Cha was holding the dish in her hand, and when she saw Zi Su asking her, she stuck out her tongue in fright: "Xiao Cha is willing, the little lady's name is good." ”
Shisu looked at Du Wu proudly and shook his head.
Pipa music: "The little lady knows how to bully us subordinates." ”
It was night, and the courtyard was quiet, and the pipa took off his clothes and slowly moved towards Du Wu. Du Wu hugged her and asked, "Pipa, you are always so kind-hearted, and you have always thought about the eldest lady." ”
Pipa lay in the crook of Du Wu's arm: "The concubine feels that she is the happiest person in the world." I was originally a pariah, my family was poor when I was young, my father and aunt died, and my brother sold me to Da Sima Mansion and became a soldier himself. After so many years, there has been no news. As soon as the concubine entered the Great Sima Mansion, she was arranged to serve the eldest lady. The eldest lady was very kind to us, never beat and scolded us, and at the end of the year there were still a few strings of copper coins, compared with before, Pipa felt that he had already reached heaven. Well, the word heaven was taught to me by my husband. Later, my husband came to the house, and I was sent to take care of my husband, who knew that I would be lucky enough to marry my husband as a concubine. Now that I think about it, it's really a blessing from God. The eldest lady has a good impression of Mr., and the entire Da Sima Mansion knows about it. Later, the eldest lady married into the palace and could never come out again, and occasionally Yeyan would come to the house when she left the palace, saying that the eldest lady was not doing very well in the palace. His Majesty didn't treat him very much, I guess it was because of Zai Heng, right? ”
Du Wu nodded as he listened, and suddenly felt that the pipa had become much smarter. In the past, Pipa was all focused on taking care of Du Wu, such as studying a small dish, making a few clothes for Du Wu or something. Today's pipa is actually the head of the Tao, it is really three days of Shibei, and it should be impressive.
Pipa smiled embarrassedly: "Where does the concubine know this, this is all said by Gao Xiaolangjun, a disciple of Mr.." He's so smart. It is also said that the reason why Yeyan can freely enter and leave the palace must have a deep meaning behind it. When the concubine asked him, he refused to say. ”
"Oh?" Du Wu suddenly had a big question mark in his head. Galangal's remarks sound a bit exaggerated or even alarmist at first glance, but when you think about it, it is not without this reason.
Emperor Ping is about to become pro-government, and if he wants to take back his own power, the biggest obstacle must be Wang Mang. The current court can be said to be completely Wang Mang's world, and it is difficult for him to have his own foothold. The harem is different. He has already seen Wang Zhengjun's dissatisfaction with Wang Mang, is it possible to win over the Empress Dowager to fight against Wang Mang? If it is wooed, isn't the biggest obstacle the current queen, Wang Mang's own daughter Wang Yan? Thinking about it like this, he connived at Yeyan to enter and leave the palace at will, wasn't he looking for Wang Yan's handle, and even fabricated Wang Yan's handle in order to abolish her, and at least snub her, so that she could no longer provide information to Wang Mang?
Thinking of this, Du Wu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. When did Emperor Ping have such a scheming? No way, this can't be something that a 14-year-old kid in Emperor Ping could have come up with. Could it be someone else? And this matter also deliberately avoided himself as the emperor's teacher. Is it because I think too much or is someone giving advice to Emperor Ping?
The pipa took off Du Wu's profane clothes, and suddenly Du Wu asked, "Who else knows about this?" Who else did galangal tell? Pipa retracted his hand a little embarrassed: "No, Gao Xiaolangjun told me, and said that I should keep it secret, even the little lady doesn't know!" ”
Du Wu thought for a while and told Pipa: "Help me keep an eye on Galangal in the future, as long as he comes to Sima Mansion, go and chat with him." What he said, write it down, and tell me when I get back. ”
For the first time, Pipa was given such a noble task, and she jumped up happily: "I took Xiaocha with me, and we both stared at him together." ”
Du Wu touched his forehead: "Forget about the little tea." She's too stupid, and she's too low, and I'm afraid she'll go wrong. You have to be natural, do you hear me? ”
Pipa nodded. Du Wu waited for a long time and didn't hear an echo, and asked, "Why don't you reply?" ”
"I nodded!"
"I'm going to go! The black light is blind, you nod my head, can I see it? Du Wu couldn't laugh or cry.
"Sir, what are you going to do? Where are you going? ”
"I'm not going anywhere."
"You just said you went."
"I'm not going anywhere."
"But the gentleman just said that I was gone."
"Sleep!"
"Sir, you clearly said ......"
"I said sleep and I went to sleep!"
"Mr.~~"
"Don't listen to you, do you? See how I clean you up! ”
"Sir, I'm afraid of itching, I was wrong, ahaha, help, little lady help!"
"Don't shout, if you scream and cut your throat, no one will come to save you!"
"Mr. necros......"
Early the next morning, Du Wu entered the palace. Although officials who are more than six hundred stones are not qualified to enter the palace to face the saint, Du Wu's identity is more special, and he also has a token given by Emperor Ping, so there is no obstacle at all. It's just that he is tranquil by nature, and he basically doesn't enter the palace when he has nothing to do. Du Wu, who crossed over, deeply understood a truth: "The farther away from the whirlpool of right and wrong, the safer you are." However, the more he tried to hide, the more people and things he was looking for, which annoyed him.
Jin Wuwei searched behind him, pointed to Du Wu's cage and asked, "What's in the cage?" ”
Du Wu opened the tarpaulin, and the two blue-eyed rabbits inside showed their heads. Jin Wuwei also saw the blue-eyed rabbit for the first time, and felt very sacred, and after asking Du Wu about the purpose of his trip, he asked Du Wu to let him go.
Du Wu waited for a while, and the Yellow Gate Order came out to spread the word that the Empress Dowager was supervising Emperor Ping's etiquette practice, and asked Du Wu to put down his things and leave on his own. Du Wu was helpless, and repeatedly told him that this was the shiso from the Great Sima Mansion to give to the queen to relieve her boredom, and left.
The blue-eyed rabbit is really a rarity, even this Yellow Gate Ling, who is accustomed to seeing tributes from all over the world, is the first time he has seen it, and he has been muttering and playing with a few little Yellow Doors in the corridor for a long time, until the aunt passed by with a few palace maids and didn't notice it.
"What are you guys doing?"
Huang Men Ling saw that it was a ci aunt, and hurriedly replied flatteringly. Aunt Ci is His Majesty's nurse, although she has no grade, but her status is extraordinary, and she can be in charge of half of the harem.
"In response to Aunt Ci's words, just now Dr. Du sent two rabbits to the queen to relieve her boredom. He was a foreign minister and was not qualified to enter the harem, so he was sent to Weiyang Palace. The little ones want to wait for His Majesty to finish his work, and then send them to the Changqiu Hall after giving His Majesty a royal tour. It's just that this rabbit looks really peculiar, and the little ones watched it here for a while, but they didn't expect to disturb Aunt Ci's Yaxing. ”
When the aunt saw them say this, she also became curious: "Where is it strange? Show it to me. ”
The Yellow Gate Order waved his hand, and the small Yellow Doors dispersed in a hurry. He took out the rabbit from the cage and sent it to the aunt with a hunched waist.
"It's really peculiar, these eyes are still blue, so beautiful. In the past, the glazes paid tribute by Jingzhou were not so blue. Did Dr. Du say what it would do? ”
Huang Menling replied: "Dr. Du said that he bought it for tonic, and after buying it, he found that it looked extremely unique, so he was reluctant to eat it, so he specially picked two of the best-looking ones for the queen to relieve her boredom." ”
"I see. Give it to me, and I will take it to the queen myself. Rest assured, it is indispensable to ask for a reward for you in front of the mother. As he spoke, he took out a string of money from his sleeve and threw it at the feet of Huang Menling. Carrying the cage, he turned around and left.
"There is Aunt Lao Ci, there is Aunt Lao Ci." Huangmen Ling Le picked up the money strings on the ground, watched Aunt Ci and the others disappear at the end of the corridor, and suddenly spat hard: "What!" ”
Since the last time she was reprimanded by the Empress Dowager, she suspected that Cigu did not take good care of Emperor Ping, these days, Cigu is like a hunting dog, looking for food that can replenish Emperor Ping's qi and blood. Although Emperor Ping has consumed a lot of physical energy recently, Aunt Ci has made up for him even more. In order to ensure the effect, Aunt Ci also specially asked the Empress Dowager for an edict that the Empress was not allowed to get close to the emperor before the pro-government ceremony, and Emperor Ping was anxious and irritable.
In the past few days, Aunt Ci has been worried about the ingredients, and at this moment she saw such a peculiar blue-eyed rabbit, and heard the Huangmen order that the rabbit was originally bought by Dr. Du, and whether it was for the queen to play with or not, she immediately ordered the palace maid to send it to the Shaofu and make delicious rabbit meat soup with the Taiguan order.
The palace maid asked with some worry: "But this rabbit is for the queen to play with, if it is sent to the Shaofu, the queen will blame it, and the slaves and maids can't afford it!" ”
Aunt Ci raised her eyebrows: "This is a rabbit meat soup made for Your Majesty, the whole world is Your Majesty's subjects, how can you eat rabbit meat?" ”
The palace maid didn't dare to speak, and the two hurriedly left with the rabbit cage.
Although the season has passed the dew, Emperor Ping, who has practiced all morning, is still a little sweaty. Not long after the Empress Dowager left, he stopped, and Xiao Huangmen immediately stepped forward to wipe his sweat diligently and handed him a bowl of honey.
Seeing that Emperor Ping had stopped, the Yellow Gate Order at the door immediately ran in, waved his hand at the Little Yellow Gate, and the Little Yellow Gate retreated in a playful manner.
"Your Majesty, half an hour ago, Dr. Du asked to see the driver, and brought two rabbits, saying that the queen's mother's family sent them for the queen to play with. The slave maid has also seen that the rabbit fur is as white as snow, and it is very cute. What's even more peculiar is that the rabbit's eyes are actually royal blue, and the slave maid has lived for half a lifetime, and it is the first time she has seen a rabbit with blue eyes. Aunt Ci said that the eyes were better than the Liulizi that Jingzhou paid tribute to. ”
"Oh? There are such rabbits? That's really going to be seen. Sure enough, it was the master who knew my mind best. Master, invite him in. When Emperor Ping heard that there was such a strange thing, he hurriedly said.
Huang Men Ling hesitated and said: "Just now, Your Majesty was practicing etiquette, and the slave maid came in to report and was stopped by the Empress Dowager, and now Dr. Du has gone back." ”
"Where's the rabbit?" Emperor Ping asked anxiously.
"Just now, when the slave maid was waiting for His Majesty, she met Aunt Ci, and the rabbit was taken away by her."
"Oh, then, I'll see later. Hurry up, I'm a little hungry. ”
Xu is really hungry, or it may be that the morning drill has consumed a lot of energy for Emperor Ping, and the meat soup at noon today is particularly fragrant, and Emperor Ping has eaten most of the cups, which makes the aunt who took care of him on the side very happy. It's been a few days since your majesty has eaten so much meat. At this time, she secretly thought in her heart that in two days, she would have to find an opportunity to trick Du Wu's remaining rabbits into meat soup for His Majesty. If he doesn't give it, let His Majesty ask for it, and he can't help but listen to His Majesty.