Chapter 16 The Marriage of a Righteous Daughter
ββChangle Palace and Zhaoyang Hall in the Imperial Palace
The night shadow was deep, the candle flame was flickering, and a woman in purple in the dark hall was silent in the shadows, elegantly leaning her cheeks, until she saw a black shadow quietly step in, the corners of her mouth hooked, and she sat up on her waist, as if waiting for something.
"Emperor Wan'an." The person who came was also a woman, with a crisp and ethereal voice, dressed in blue.
"How's it going? Can you ever round the house? The Empress asked lazily, a pair of beautiful eyes shining a strange orange-red light in the light of the candle flame.
"There has never been a round house, His Highness is very polite, and he has never done anything beyond the norm." The woman stood with her hands down, reporting very respectfully.
"Waste."
"But something happened recently, maybe the emperor is willing to hear it." The woman spoke again.
"Oh?" After hearing this, the emperor seemed to be interested, and once again pressed her cheeks, patiently waiting for the following.
"His Royal Highness searched everywhere for precious beads and precious jade utensils, just for the birthday of the Seventh Princess, and even bought the dark fragrant purple snail bracelet with her at a high price. Yesterday, because the seventh princess broke with King Rong'an, I heard that the fourth highness cut King Rong'an's leg because he was protecting the sixth highness. General Ma had already written a book yesterday, and put down cruel words in the court, saying that if the emperors did not give an explanation, they would no longer fight for Yunguo, and even if there was only one good general left in their hands, they would have cholera in the world, and there would be no peace in Yunguo. β
"This palace knows about this matter, but I haven't heard of that girl mentioning her birthday." The emperor waved her hand gracefully, and an inexplicable smile flashed in her eyes.
"I mentioned it once, it was born in the middle of summer." The woman replied respectfully again.
"Midsummer, interesting." The emperor smiled as beautifully as a thousand flowers, got up and said, "Follow me to see the emperor." β
"But the emperor is in the Roufu Palace at this time, you ......" She suddenly cut off, and stopped talking.
"That's why I'm going."
It is more deeply exposed, the attendants on both sides carry lanterns with them, the dim lanterns barely illuminate the surroundings hazy, and the emperor and queen still feel that the night wind and biting cold are not even covered by the thick sedan curtain.
It was late at night, and there was only a dim candle flame flickering in the Roufu Palace, and after the announcement of the night supper, the candle flame in the hall seemed to be much brighter, and a figure came to open the door.
"Is there something wrong with the emperor being in such a hurry?" The middle-aged woman who opened the door was dressed in pink, and her dragon robe jacket was on her shoulders, which made the emperor and queen so dazzling.
"Ask to see the emperor, Sister Lan won't be unwilling, right?" The emperor smiled softly, and although she said it to her, she walked straight into the hall without even looking at her, obviously not taking her in her eyes.
Concubine Lan sighed lightly, but she had no intention of stopping her, and slowly followed behind her.
Inside the house, a small candle on the Xiangyun pear wood table was slightly shaken by the wind, and the middle-aged man sat at the table with only a golden lining embroidered with a coiled dragon, and the nobility of his body could not hide the sleepiness on his face, supporting his head and yawning, and a pair of phoenix eyes were almost closed.
"Emperor." The emperor called softly, and finally opened his mandarin duck eyes and looked at herself in confusion.
"Hmm...... The emperor came here in the middle of the night, so what ...... "The emperor shook his head slightly and lifted his spirit, his two clear eyes were full of sleep, and he forced himself to talk to the emperor.
"The concubine just heard that King Rong'an's performance caused the emperor to worry, and the cause of this matter was the concubine's daughter, who felt guilty in her heart and had to come overnight." The emperor knelt down and bowed to the emperor, her flowing skirt flying to the ground, like a huge purple-winged butterfly.
"Huh? Don't be polite! Why should I worry about such trivial matters? The emperor was stunned, and suddenly he was completely sleepy, and gently got up to help the emperor and queen.
"The concubine already knows, does the emperor still want to hide it?" The emperor's eyes flashed, and her beautiful face flashed with a touch of grievance.
The emperor was suspicious in his heart, she should have known about this matter a long time ago, why did she come late at night?
"The night is cold and windy, please drink some hot tea for the emperor and queen." Concubine Lan personally brought two cups of hot tea and served them separately, and she wanted to retreat with interest.
"It's nothing more than that General Nama takes pity on his beloved son and claims that he will take away my country if he doesn't return justice, but forgive him for not having that ability, I'm not worried." The emperor smiled lightly, but secretly reached out from under his sleeve and grabbed Concubine Lan, who was about to leave, to prevent her from leaving.
"But after all, we are at a loss, and if the war is together, our country loses its generals and its troops are sharply reduced, won't it poison the people again?" The empress's grief made the emperor a little overwhelmed.
"What does the emperor think?" Helplessly, the emperor asked rhetorically.
"The matter is only because of Qingfei's twilight concubine and righteous witch Ling, and the emperors maintain the royal majesty to hurt him, why not stop the matter?"
"Never!" When Concubine Lan heard the emperor's opinion, she hurriedly knelt down and said, "How can you let the emperor of the dynasty suffer such humiliation?!" β
"Sister, don't be surprised, the meaning of this palace is to marry the righteous witch Ling of this palace to calm General Ma's anger." The emperor helped Concubine Lan up and smiled gently as usual.
Concubine Lan was surprised, and hurriedly said, "But, how can the princess marry that kind of scoundrel villain?" β
"If it weren't for that, would my sister have a better way?" The Empress asked rhetorically.
"I ......" Concubine Lan said, as the mother of Xi, she didn't want to get involved in this matter, but because this matter was specifically calculated because of Xi, if it wasn't for him provoking the fourth child who had always spoiled him, this kind of thing would not have happened.
Now that even the emperor and queen are involved, they know that they can't hide after all.
"That's it, I'm sleepy, the emperor and queen go back to the palace to rest! I'll get back to you tomorrow. The emperor waved his hand, as if to drive people away.
"In that case, the concubine will retire first." The emperor and queen bowed and turned away, still elegant.
The wind blew the clouds away, the stars shone brightly, and the candles in the Roufu Palace faded, but the two people in the curtain seemed to have no sleep, chatting softly.
"Lan'er, you say, what should I do about this matter?" The emperor bowed and raised his arm.
"The concubines don't dare to say much, the wars on the frontier are all major events in the previous dynasty, how can the concubines be a little girl?" Concubine Lan chuckled, pillowed in the crook of her lover's arm, and said gracefully, but it was the truth.
Since ancient times, the harem is not allowed to involve political affairs, and if you impose comments, I am afraid that you will fall into the hands of others.
"Whoever asked you to talk about the frontier, I asked you, my sons." The emperor frowned slightly, not pleased with her estrangement.
Seeing that he changed the subject, Concubine Lan no longer hesitated, and said bluntly: "The concubine is stupid, what is the crime of thinking that the emperor of the dynasty punishes a wicked person?" β
"Well, I also think that my son is reckless and can't bear to be punished. But ......" the emperor stroked his chin and pondered.
"What is the crime of the righteous daughter of the emperor and queen to marry that kind of rude villain?" Knowing what he wanted to say, and knowing what he hesitated about, Concubine Lan defended the woman she had never seen.
"Even if it leads to war?" The emperor raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at her.
"According to the concubine who understands the emperor, if the emperor is afraid of war, the concubine will already have a fate with that witch, how can she still be pillowed in the crook of the arm of the Son of Heaven? I don't know which reckless hand it has fallen into......" Concubine Lan sneered, even though she was already a mother, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were a little, she was still gentle and calm.
The emperor looked at this enemy beauty that he used thousands of troops to rob in the past, he held it in his hand for many years, and he still had charm, and the most important thing was that kind heart, so that he didn't love it enough.
Sighing lightly, the emperor closed his eyes, sniffed the fragrance of the person in his arms, and fell asleep leisurely.
Tomorrow's business will be discussed tomorrow!
At this moment, the emperor has already made up his mind in his heart, and he just wants to summon the seventh princess who caused this chaos to see what is different.