CHAPTER XIII

The Past Rises with the Wind (1)

Twenty years ago, it was the reign of Emperor Xiaocheng, on this day the autumn wind was whirling, the night was dark and the wind was high, there was a young man wearing a cloak, taking advantage of the night to walk to the palace gate, the gatekeeper did not check the person, but opened the palace door, bowed to it, and offered courtesy. This man is none other than his relative Wang Mang, who recently worshiped Da Sima, and he is already in a powerful position and has great power. The gatekeeper only said that Wang Mang wanted to meet the queen mother, but when he entered the palace, he went straight to the bedroom of Zhao Hede, the favorite concubine of Emperor Cheng.

The eunuch Lian Sheng of the dormitory introduced Wang Mang into the palace, and Zhao Hede actually sat alone in front of the desk, raised a glass and drank a drink, turned to a shallow chuckle, and said: "Wang Da Sima is proud of the spring breeze, and he came to meet me, a resentful woman in the deep palace, do you have to see if the joke is not true?"

Wang Mangqiang calmed his mind, bowed down and bowed and said: "Niangniang's words are wrong, although the saint has not been to the palace recently, he treats you with deep affection, and the Manchu Dynasty knows everything about the civil and military." I heard that the saint once said that a little happiness in your arms is better than immortality, which is a good story among the people. ”

Zhao Hede smiled smugly: "The saint praises this palace Xianghuai as a gentle township, and when he is happy, he always has to take ten pills to have fun, if it weren't for the queen mother's matchmaking, Ban Jieyu's slut is afraid that she will forget what the saint looks like." She mentioned the matter of the bed, just to show how to be favored, without any shame, and turned to look at the eunuch Lian Sheng next to her, and continued smugly: "This eunuch was originally by the emperor's side, and later the Holy Lord sent her to the palace to serve, and gave her a name Liansheng, does Lord Wang know the deep meaning?"

Wang Mang smiled and said: "Weichen only wishes that Niangniang and the saint are like glue, and this time I came to have no malice, I just want to give advice." When Zhao Hede heard this, he immediately said to the eunuch palace maid beside him: "Da Sima wants to talk to the palace about the relationship between uncle and sister-in-law, and you all go back to the room to rest, and the palace will summon you if you have something." ”

The palace slaves sang a promise in their mouths, and then withdrew from the palace. Wang Mang shook his head and sighed, Zhao Hede asked: "Why is Da Sima sighing?" Wang Mang said: "Ban Jieyu is already pregnant, and the saint will go to visit every few days. ”

Zhao Hede calmed himself, then chuckled lightly, and said, "If this is the case, the authority of the Great Sima will fall." Wang Mang snorted and said: "Weichen is loyal to the court, and he can also be a wife and a son in the future, but Ban Jieyu is promoted to the queen mother, and it is unknown whether she will rectify Mrs. Qi like Empress Lu." ”

When Zhao Hede heard this, he felt that his chest couldn't breathe, Wang Mang saw that his face was different, and then he continued: "This harem battle is just a competition for favor with each other. After hearing that Empress Nalu died in Emperor Gaozu, she cut off the hands and feet of Mrs. Qi, who was competing with her for favor, blinded her eyes and deaf ears, and ordered someone to dumben her throat, so that she could not speak of her bitterness and could not speak of her scolding, which was really miserable. This remark was not intended to curse the mother, but it was really worried in my heart, so I mentioned it. ”

Zhao Hedeqiang laughed to himself: "This palace knows. After that, he immediately signaled Wang Mang to approach, poured a cup of fragrant tea with his own hands, and handed it into the other party's hand, but look at the Ji people's eyes like hooks, diving Ding Zhuang's soul, snow wrists are white, and the fragrance always strikes people, the double peaks are lined with plumpness, the flesh and bone are symmetrical, the ice muscle is through the clothes, and the stunner is withered. The king took ten pills on the couch, and the soul of Emperor Xin was gone.

Wang Mang's blood was churning, and he secretly said in his heart: "Such a stunner, no wonder the emperor is obsessed." Then he forced himself to calm down, held the teacup, and said, "Thank you for the tea." ”

Zhao Hede smiled and said: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be restrained, you must have a deep meaning when you came here, only blame the Queen Mother for not liking the palace, and you are her own nephew, so I hope you don't want to be surprised." ”

Wang Mang smiled: "Weichen will understand." After that, he took a sip of fragrant tea, and then continued: "If the mother wants the moon in the sky, the emperor will never pick the stars." Although my aunt doesn't like my mother, the emperor likes you, and the minister must do his best to help my mother to stay honored and favored forever at this critical juncture, so that he can be regarded as loyal to the saint. ”

Zhao Hede only said that the other party wanted to show his loyalty, and he showed joy at the moment, and said: "What Lord Wang said is true, after all, the Queen Mother is old, how many years can she protect you? The expression was even more feminine.

Wang Mang tasted the tea in the cup and said secretly in his heart: "The Chinese Wujun of the dynasty compares this Ji person to Daji, Meixi and the like, if this official has too much to do with her, it will not tarnish his reputation." Thinking of this, with a smile on his face, he said to himself: "The fragrant tea given by Niangniang is sweet and mellow, and it is really the best of goodness, which is several times better than the tea in my house." Zhao Hede said with a smile: "Since Lord Wang likes it, he will bring some tea back home." ”

Wang Mang replied: "Thank you Niangniang for the tea." After that, he put down the teacup, and continued: "That class of Jieyu is about to give birth, so the mother should have made plans early. Zhao Hede snorted lightly and said: "That slut is just relying on a bulging stomach, if she makes a miscarriage, see how arrogant she is." ”

When Wang Mang heard this, he immediately got up to watch the movement outside the room, and then sat back in his place and said, "This is absolutely impossible. The queen mother has already instructed that she must take care of her food and clothing, and she must not make a little difference, and the harem has always been heavily guarded. ”

When Zhao Hede heard this, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said lightly: "I only said that Lord Wang is a good man with responsibility, but I didn't expect that you couldn't afford things like this, but who do you want this palace to entrust?" That Wang Mang was a fine person, so he was unmoved, and immediately arched his hand and said: "After the child is born, the mother can get rid of it openly, and there is no need to make it have a miscarriage and take on the responsibility." The reason why the minister came here today is because I am afraid that you will start in advance, but it will ruin things. ”

Zhao Hede was very curious, and actually laughed to himself and said: "Lord Wang is so good at coaxing people, that Ban Jieyu's child has not been born yet, and the palace can't get rid of him, and when Ban Jieyu really gives birth to the prince, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult." Wang Mang snorted, then lowered his voice, and said solemnly: "Weichen thought of a plan a few days ago, and dared to invite Niangniang to come over. Zhao Hede saw that he looked cautious, so he leaned over as he said.