Chapter 69: Xiao Yanyan
The sunset was miserable, tearing the figures of the two people in the pavilion long and overlapping. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Xiao Xuan's miserable white cheeks were illuminated by the setting sun, and she looked even more haggard, but she tried hard to squeeze out a smile, and she said: "Your Majesty, why did Yaxing come to the concubine today." ”
The emperor put his arm around Xiao Yanyan, he had a smile on his face, and his heavy beard looked even more masculine, he said: "I'll come to see you, the recent state affairs have been busy, and I have neglected you, you have to be considerate." ”
Xiao Xuan smiled and said, "Look at what the emperor said, how can the concubines not know the emperor's hard work?"
The emperor also smiled lightly, and the two were silent, watching the sunset outside the window fade little by little, and the shadows of the two of them became longer and more blurred, and everything was silent.
was speechless, and suddenly heard a loud noise outside, it seemed that the emperor's personal eunuch Brother Xin couldn't stop it, and Concubine Chen's eager voice went straight into the inner hall, "Your Majesty, the concubines have something important to meet, Your Majesty!"
The emperor hadn't seen her for a long time, and he didn't know it. Just as he was about to speak, he saw two vermilion lacquer gold-filled palace doors suddenly open and Concubine Chen rushed in.
Concubine Chen is the daughter of the Jurchen tribe chieftain Wu Guxuan, named Wanyan Hongzhu. The Jurchen tribe, like the Heishui Kingdom, was a vassal state of the Liao State. In order to unite the weak, Wanyan Hongzhu has always been very close to Li Su'e of the Black Water Country.
Concubine Chen is in her twenties and has no heirs, although she is quite respectful to Xiao Yanyan on the surface, but in addition to asking for peace, she is simply respectful of Xiao Yanyan at other times, her Kunjing Palace, Concubine Chen has never been here at any other time, and it is the first time to trespass like this.
Concubine Chen was wearing a pink peony flower dress, due to her hurry, her temples were slightly fluffy, and a few strands of sideburns stuck to her cheeks, but she obviously carefully outlined her face, and the more she did this, the more she looked fat and greasy. She kowtowed fiercely and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines knock to see the emperor!"
Xiao Yanyan was stunned, Concubine Chen's performance today seemed to be unaware that there was a queen on the side. The mountains and rivers are about to come and the wind is full of buildings, Xiao Yanyan is such a smart woman, she has already guessed the purpose of Concubine Chen's visit today.
The emperor didn't even bother to look at her, and said impatiently: "What kind of place is Kunjing Palace? Do you dare to trespass?
Concubine Chen cried, kowtowed fiercely and said: "The concubine has not seen the emperor for a long time, and today she trespassed into Kunjing Palace, knowing that she was looking for death, and there is really a matter related to the palace Qingping, so the concubine has to risk death to see it." ”
Before the words fell, only the voice of the eldest concubine came from outside the palace, and he said: "Concubine Chen, are you really crazy? How dare you run to Kunjing Palace to make trouble?" The eldest concubine hurriedly came to the palace with small steps, and saw that the emperor and Xiao Xuan were there, although they were anxious and white-faced, they were also busy, and knelt down and saluted: "The emperor is blessed with Jin'an, and the queen's mother is blessed with longevity and Kangtai." ”
Although the eldest concubine is a mother of two sons, her skin is very well maintained, and she can see that she has a unique temperament of a woman, since Xiao Yanyan's father Xiao Siwen was killed, Xiao Yanyan was not in a good mood, and the emperor asked the concubine to help Xiao Yanyan assist in the harem.
The eldest concubine took power in one move, how could she let go lightly, she kept the harem in good order, from the concubine to the slave, there was no one who did not praise her. This suddenly compared Xiao Yanyan, who was usually as cold as frost.
The emperor was also very relieved to see that the concubine was so decent, and now that Concubine Chen trespassed into Kunjing Palace, she naturally had the fault of the concubine, but at this time, the concubine was in a hurry to chase after her, which showed that the concubine had done a very thorough job.
Concubine Chen sneered and said to the eldest concubine: "There is such an ugly thing in the palace, you still don't allow me to tell it, do you really want to break my arm and fold it into my sleeve? Although I was born in a small Jurchen tribe, I still know about etiquette, righteousness, honesty, loyalty, and filial piety!"
The concubine suddenly grabbed Concubine Chen's pink cuffs, and the large ball of peonies embroidered on the cuffs was squeezed and shattered by the concubine's slender jade hand. Concubine Chen waved her hand away vigorously and said angrily: "What are you pulling me for? As a concubine and assistant harem, she is as timid as a mouse, immoral and incompetent!"
Xiao Yanyan already knew that this must be the two of them acting for the emperor, but Concubine Chen's words were really unbearable, and she couldn't help frowning: "What kind of ugly thing?
The emperor also turned his head and shouted: "Sure enough, you are from a small Jurchen tribe, and you don't even understand the rules of etiquette, if you dare to act arbitrarily again, I will abolish your position and send you back to the Jurchen tribe!"
The emperor's annoyance is really annoyed, if he doesn't wait for Concubine Chen to finish the contents, then wouldn't the play be a rehearsal in vain? The eldest concubine hurriedly knelt down and begged: "The emperor forgives her sins! Concubine Chen is also so anxious that she doesn't choose to speak, but what Concubine Chen said should really be nonsense and lose her mind! Don't believe her." With that, she quietly glanced at Xiao Yanyan.
Concubine Chen was furious, her eyes were raised and she stared at Xiao Yanyan, as if she was going to swallow her, she said: "What is crazy? If it weren't for the ironclad evidence, how would I dare to give up this life!" She turned her face, walked to the emperor on her knees, pulled the corners of his robe tightly, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the queen mother has a personal affair with others, and the concubines dare not hide it!"
Her crying was only halfway through, and she only heard two crisp sounds of "pop", and her cheeks were already high and swollen. It was the emperor Ye Luxian, he really couldn't listen to it anymore, he praised Xiao Xuan as the queen, and his original intention was because he was grateful to her father Xiao Siwen.
But for more than ten years, Ye Luxian's feelings are like a trickle, little by little infiltrating into his heart, Xiao Sui is already an indispensable part of his life, more than ten years of peace and quiet, how could there be a scandal, Ye Luxian couldn't help but be angry.
Xiao Sui saw Concubine Chen and Concubine like this, but she couldn't help but panic in her heart, she didn't know what happened to the two of them in the past, could it be that she was kidnapped by Huo Jun and went to Jiangnan and lived there for just a few months?
However, Xiao Xuan's face was not in danger, she simply sat on the pear wood carved rocking chair, and picked up the kumquat on the gold plate on the table to eat. Waiting for Concubine Chen to say, just wait and see.
After a moment of embarrassment, the needles in the hall could be heard, only the sound of Xiao Xuan peeling the orange peel, the concubine's face turned red, and she said in a low voice: "The concubine is soft-spoken, what Concubine Chen said, the matter is big, and the concubine does not dare to let her come nonsense!"
Concubine Chen looked at Xiao Sui with annoyance and said, "You are the queen, you have a loss of virtue, and you also have the face to be here as if nothing is happening?"
Xiao Xuan didn't laugh angrily, his eyes wandered on the faces of the eldest concubine and Concubine Chen, and he smiled coldly: "You are a little concubine who actually accuses this palace of being virtuous? It's a man, and it's going to pull it on the palace!"
Concubine Chen had a cold face, not afraid, her eyes were burning and she looked directly at Xiao Xuan, she said: "It's not up to others!
Concubine Chen said Han Derang's three words, and the emperor and the concubine were all stunned, and the emperor's stunned obviously did not come back to his senses, but the concubine's stunned was that the traces of acting were too heavy.
However, for Xiao Xuan, the long nails that had sunk into the orange peel suddenly relaxed again, it turned out that they were arranging themselves and Han Derang, as long as it wasn't Huo Jun.
Xiao Sui couldn't help but glance at the eldest concubine Li Su'e, because Han Derang was also her brother-in-law, in order to bring herself down, did she even care about her sister's happiness?
The eldest concubine really said angrily: "If it is said to be someone else, this palace can still believe one or two." It's just Han Derang, even if the evidence is ironclad, the palace doesn't believe it! She is the brother-in-law of the palace and the general of the Liao State, and she has been living in the southern courtyard all these years, and it is very rare to come to the palace, when did she have an affair with the queen?"
The emperor's face was flushed, and he said: "Good, good, they are all my royal relatives and relatives, and they are all people I value, and they actually made such a scandal behind my back, as the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, queen, what do you say?"
The emperor's gaze was aggressive, but Xiao Sui did not flinch at all, but met him with a calm gaze, Xiao Sui said: "When I was a child, Han Derang's father Han Kuangsi did propose to his father, but my father felt that his family was a general of the Han Dynasty and was not worthy of his own family, so he refused. ”
These words were quite powerful, the concubine's face turned blood-red, knelt down along the silky brocade robe on the emperor's arm, and said with tears on her back: "Your Majesty Mingjian! Han Derang has fought on the battlefield all these years and established meritorious services for the Liao State, even if he had some personal feelings for the queen when he was young, it was also a child's matter, so there is no need to worry, please the emperor, for the sake of the concubine's sister, don't pursue this matter anymore." ”
Concubine Chen immediately said urgently: "Your Majesty, that day, in the Salhu enclosure, I encountered a tiger, and Han Derang ignored the emperor to save the queen first, and the concubines were already suspicious. But remembering that Li Meimei was Han Derang's wife, he sent someone to inform Li Meimei of his desperate work, and also comforted Li Meimei that everything was safe. Who knew that after Li Meimei heard about it, she was not happy for Han Derang to save the queen, but cried and made a fuss and expressed her resentment. When the concubine heard this, she was even more puzzled, and after returning to Beijing, she immediately summoned Li Meimei into the palace to inquire about the reason, only to learn that his husband and wife had not been in harmony for a long time, just for Han De to let his heart belong. ”
The more the emperor listened, his brows tightened, and he asked, "Where is Li Meimei?"
Concubine Chen raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said hurriedly: "The emperor is not in a hurry, the concubine has brought Li Meimei into the palace and is waiting outside!"