Xu Zhihu married relatively early. At that time, Xu Fengnian was only twelve years old. Xu Zhihu naturally did not expect that Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni, two little kids, got along day and night, and already had a vague affection for each other.
At this moment, Xu Zhihu only regarded Xu Fengnian, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, as an ordinary child. He believed that Xu Fengnian's resentment and complaints were just because he couldn't bear to part with those beautiful maids.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhihu persuaded: "Fengnian, you don't have to worry. When your second sister and I left Lingzhou City, we already told my father that when you go back, Wutong Garden will definitely give you some Refilled.”
"Thank you, eldest sister and second sister." Xu Fengnian did not dare to say anything because he was afraid of his second sister, Xu Weixiong, so he could only say thank you with a sad face.
Afterwards, the three siblings slowly reminisced about old times and continued chatting until Youshi. Seeing the sunset, the eunuch waiting on the side reminded Xu Fengnian that it was time to leave the harem.
Xu Fengnian was full of grievances, and after returning to the Sifang Pavilion secretly, she could only continue to go to Zhao Yi to drink and vent. It’s late May in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Zhao Yi, the prince of Jiaodong, sent his sister to the palace. Because it was just the daughter of a vassal king of the Liyang Dynasty who entered the palace as a concubine, Su Mingzhe didn't hold any ceremony.
In the evening, Su Mingzhe just held a dinner party. The people attending the dinner mainly included civil and military officials, as well as some envoys and envoys from the Sifang Pavilion.
Su Mingzhe and Xu Fengnian met again after nearly a year apart, and their impressions of each other changed.
Last year, Xu Fengnian was still a carefree prince of Northern Liang. And this year, Xu Fengnian has become a little scoundrel who knows the harshness of the world and has been in the world of martial arts.
Xu Fengnian's impression of Su Mingzhe has also changed a lot. Last year, Su Mingzhe had just traveled through time, his memories merged, and he devoted all his energy to the great cause of restoring the country.
Xu Fengnian was so frightened that Su Mingzhe took one look at him. If it weren't for the groom, Lao Huang, he would have peed with fear.
This year's Su Mingzhe, although his body is becoming more majestic, his eyes are closed, as if there is wind, rain, thunder and lightning gathering.
When other people faced the Shu Emperor, they were all trembling with fear, walking on thin ice, for fear of making the Shu Emperor unhappy and causing great disaster to themselves!
However, when Su Mingzhe looked at Xu Fengnian, his eyes were always gentle. However, Xu Fengnian didn't feel any 'hostility' from Su Mingzhe.
The dinner party passed peacefully. The next day, at dawn. Su Mingzhe woke up after only sleeping for an hour or two.
Getting up from the unfamiliar bed, he looked back and saw that Zhao Cuili, the legitimate second daughter of King Jiaodong, was still sleeping soundly in Haitang, which not only made him feel a little emotional.
"Sure enough, being the emperor is the most enjoyable thing!" Before yesterday, the two of them had never met. But Zhao Cuili, who has been a golden person since she was a child, has to serve Su Mingzhe carefully.
Even if Su Mingzhe made many excessive demands, Zhao Cuili could only accept them. After getting up, Su Mingzhe told the maids not to wake up the second daughter of Jiaodong King to catch up on her sleep.
When he arrived at the Imperial Study Room, he saw that Jade Concubine Xu Weixiong had arrived a step ahead of him.
"Concubine, please give your regards to Your Majesty!" Xu Weixiong was still wearing a white palace skirt. Her appearance is actually not bad, but her thick eyebrows and big eyes do not look delicate or quiet at all.
In other words, Xu Weixiong's appearance does not conform to the aesthetics of this era. In addition, Su Mingzhe's harem concubines are all beautiful and fragrant beauties. Among them, Xu Weixiong's appearance can only be regarded as middle-to-lower.
It was precisely because he knew that his appearance was average that after Xu Weixiong entered Su Mingzhe's harem group, he always relied on his "ability" to get to the top.
Su Mingzhe and Xu Weixiong entered the imperial study. After a while, Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge, began to pass the food around. Xu Weixiong served the man breakfast, and the two began to work.
The Kingdom of Shu was newly established, and most of its rules and regulations continued from the Liyang Dynasty. Su Mingzhe has ordered Prime Minister Zhao Dingxiu to formulate the "Laws of Shu" as soon as possible.
Because of this incident, Zhao Dingxiu's hair has almost turned gray recently. On this day, Zhao Dingxiu was busy with political affairs and summoned Pei Jicheng, his Hanlin scholar, to inquire about the progress of determining the "Laws of Shu".
Pei Jicheng, a Hanlin scholar, had a family background and could be regarded as the real person in charge of formulating the "Laws of Shu". Following his usual practice, Pei Jicheng reported the progress and then left.
Zhao Dingxiu stopped him: "Jicheng, there have been a lot of rumors spreading in the capital recently. Do you know what they are?" Pei Jicheng, a Hanlin scholar, heard the Prime Minister's question, his face straightened, and he said respectfully: "Return to the Prime Minister, I have been I’m busy revising the Laws of Shu, but I haven’t heard any rumors!”
"Really? Then after you go on duty today, go and listen!" Zhao Dingxiu didn't care whether Pei Jicheng had never heard of it or was just pretending to be confused with him, and directly gave him an unclear order and asked him to stand down. .
The Zhao family and the Pei family are both powerful and prominent families in Shu. Twenty years ago, Zhao Changling, who led the Northern Liang army to break through the border, was the Zhao family in Shuzhong.
At that time, the Emperor of Shu learned that Zhao Changling had taken refuge with Xu Xiao, and was so angry that he killed more than 200 members of Zhao Changling's family.
However, the Zhao family had a great career, so they cut off Zhao Changling's branch and Zhao Dingxiu's branch. The same is true for the Pei family.
That year, Western Shu was destroyed, and the head of the Pei family, Pei Kai, led his children to die heroically for the country. Pei Kai's lineage was also liquidated by the Liyang Dynasty.
At that time, a new branch of the Pei family stood up again and chose to join the Liyang Dynasty. Now, the Kingdom of Shu has been reestablished, the Pei family's line that went to Liyang Dynasty has fallen, and Pei Jicheng's line has stood up again.
It has to be said that these wealthy and aristocratic families have so many branches that it would be extremely difficult to destroy them all in one go.
After hearing Zhao Dingxiu's words, Pei Jicheng took charge. When he returned home, he called the housekeeper Laifu and asked about the recent rumors in Jinguan City.
The housekeeper Laifu was hesitant and didn't dare to say anything. But after being glared at by Pei Jicheng fiercely, Laifu said helplessly: "Master, just a few days ago, the new rouge list in Jianghu came out. There are seven concubines in Emperor Shu's harem on the list! "
"Huh?" Pei Jicheng immediately frowned when he heard that the concubine of Emperor Shu's harem was related to the 'Rouge Bang'.
To be able to become a scholar of the Imperial Academy of Shu, Pei Jicheng is not a "corrupt scholar", he also understands the world.
The so-called martial arts review list and the rouge list of Jianghu will not easily offend the royal families of various countries. And once you get involved with these Jianghu forces, it means countless troubles.
When the butler Lai Fu saw that his master had no instructions, he took courage and continued: "Among them, Yi Fei Chen Yu continues to be ranked second on the rouge list!"
"Xiangfei sweet potato is also on the rouge list, ranking third!"
"Pure Concubine Murong Wuzhu, ranked fifth!"
"Xue Fei Xu Zhihu, ranked seventh!"
"King Zhaoyi Chudong, ranked tenth!"
"In addition to the main list of the rouge list, there is also a deputy list. Jade Concubine Xu Weixiong is at the top of the deputy list!"
"Zhaorong Qingniao, second on the deputy list." Pei Jicheng listened silently to the butler's words, then began to stroke his beard with both hands, and said depressedly: "These imperial concubines are on the rouge list, either because of Jin Yiwei or Yipintang. , Why did the Prime Minister ask me to inquire about this?" Jinyiwei is the secret service agency of the Shu Kingdom.
Yipintang is a martial arts wizard carefully selected from the Shu Kingdom's Yulin Guards. He is mainly responsible for Jianghu affairs.
The martial arts of each of the Yulin Guards who are able to enter the First Grade Hall have reached the true Zhixuan realm!
After the housekeeper Laifu heard his master muttering to himself, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes and he spoke again: "Sir, there is a young lady in our house who has also entered the rouge list."
"Huh? Who?" Pei Jicheng was startled by the housekeeper's words. After quickly running through the looks of his daughters or the daughters of several brothers in his mind, he didn't find any that stood out, so he scolded: "Nonsense." , Is there any young lady in our family who is qualified to be on this rouge list?" Seeing that his master has a bad memory, the housekeeper Laifu reminded: "Master, she is the daughter of the previous patriarch, Mr. Kai. She is on the rouge list... …Number one!"
"The daughter of the previous patriarch, Mr. Kai...you said it's Nan Wei's child?" Pei Jicheng took a breath and started to panic.
They say that people are more afraid of being famous than pigs are afraid of being strong! A young lady from the Pei family has become the first in the rouge list, surpassing all the emperor's concubines. Isn't this going to cause trouble?
"Laifu dare not hide it from the master, this is absolutely true!" Laifu said, and said another thing: "Recently, it has been rumored that Miss Nanwei has the appearance of a country and a city, and she is rated as a new generation' Se Jia', Emperor Shu is planning to marry her as his queen..."
"Prepare the sedan! Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Pei Jicheng was so tired! He had just inherited the position of leader of the Pei clan. In less than a year, such a big thing happened in the clan.
If these rumors spread into the palace and are known by the jealous concubines in the harem, wouldn't it be a catastrophe for the Pei family?
You know, the "Shu traitor" Zhao Changling twenty years ago was angry because his daughter failed in a harem fight and was killed, so he violated the Shu Kingdom and took refuge with Xu Xiao!
Thinking of this, Pei Jicheng wished he could drive Pei Nanwei out of the Pei family immediately. However, this idea is just a thought.
Pei Kai is a hero who died for his country. His daughter Pei Nanwei is the beauty who ranks first on the rouge list. If Pei Jicheng drives her out of the Pei family, it will really be a disaster!
Feeling anxious, Pei Jicheng rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as he informed the concierge of his name, the concierge took Pei Jicheng to Zhao Dingxiu's study.
"Jicheng is here." Zhao Dingxiu had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Pei Jicheng appearing in a panic, he smiled instead.
"Look at the tea!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Pei Jicheng thanked him sincerely, sat down again, and then told the news he had heard, and then begged with a bitter and embarrassed expression: "Master Prime Minister, this Jianghu Rouge List can destroy us. The Pei family is in dire straits! You must help!" Seeing that Pei Jicheng was so frightened, Zhao Dingxiu didn't bother to beat around the bush with him. Instead, he simply went straight and said: "Jicheng, you are blessed with misfortune. This is where blessings depend."
"Your Majesty often says that everything has two sides."
"Miss Pei Nanwei of yours, if she is ranked number one on the rouge list, she must be beautiful and fragrant, and she will captivate the country! In my opinion, this is the blessing of your Pei family and our country of Shu!" Pei Jicheng heard this! When Zhao Dingxiu said this, he immediately felt relieved, but he still asked in confusion: "Master, I am a Hutu man. Could you please explain it in detail." Zhao Dingxiu didn't mind the trouble, took a sip of tea, and began to speak slowly. He got up and said: "This matter, it will take a long time to talk about it..."
