Everyone present was shocked, and the queen hurriedly ordered the maid to bring a handkerchief to suppress Chu Miaofu's untimely cough.
The girl next to Mrs. He was blushing at this moment. Others didn't know why Chu Miaofu lost his composure, but she knew it clearly in her heart.
Or because of her name.
When she was still young, she was very proud of the fact that her little handwriting had the word "Dang" in it, just like the little wind chimes hanging under the eaves in spring. The tinkling sound was sweet. This name must be a cute one. But as I grew older, I gradually discovered that there was a fallacy. Since it is called "dang", why add the word "silver". The two words "treasure and love" together are biased. A steady gentleman may not think so, but when he meets a person like Chu Miaofu who has a straight gut, he will definitely become the laughing stock of her.
This kind of embarrassment would be nothing if it were normal times, but it happened now, in front of little King Feng Yi. Chu Miaofu's reaction was like a slap in the face, making her feel like she had fallen into an ice cellar and was sitting on pins and needles. I just wish I couldn't find a hole to dig into. If I had known this, I wouldn't have shown my face today and humiliated myself.
When Mrs. He saw this, she felt displeased and couldn't question her, so she frowned and asked with a smile: "Why did Mrs. Chu lose her composure in front of His Majesty like this? Could it be that she remembered something interesting and couldn't help but laugh, so why not say it?" , make everyone happy."
Chu Miaofu knew he was in the wrong and waved his hands, "No, no...it's nothing interesting, I just choked."
The Queen's side was very unsatisfactory. She looked at His Majesty's face. Although there was no obvious displeasure, there were clouds in her eyes, which was always not good.
Because of this cough, after someone announced her family name, everyone didn't pay attention to it at first, but after she mentioned it, they all paid attention to the person's name... How could a boudoir girl think about such dirty words? , as the eldest sister, the queen really felt very embarrassed.
Baiyindang was so ashamed that he stood up and offered blessings to the saint, "I feel unwell occasionally, so I will leave first."
The Holy Emperor was about to speak, but was stopped by Mrs. He who raised her hand. Mrs. He said calmly: "What are you doing to leave? It's rare that little Prince Feng Yi is here, we are familiar with each other, and we will be able to interact with each other in the future."
This embarrassing scene was something that even the Divine Realm had not expected. He originally just wanted Mrs. He to get involved, but the two sides were at odds, and the marriage was not settled at least for the time being. But he didn't expect that the conflict would come so quickly and without him swinging back and forth, it looked like it wouldn't work out.
He lowered his eyes and sighed secretly. This sigh was meant for the Holy Emperor and the Queen to hear. Then he quickly cheered up and raised his glass with a smile, "Thank you Your Majesty and Her Royal Highness the Queen for hosting the banquet and allowing me to have the honor of getting to know Mrs. He and the two young ladies. I would like to toast you all."
Everyone was busy laughing and drinking together, hoping that this awkward atmosphere would pass quickly.
In order to avoid getting involved in the marriage, Shenyu naturally wanted to find something to say. He pondered for a moment and said to the superior: "I have been having trouble with the public accounts of the branch office recently. Since I took office as Minister and was transferred, I have been left with several shortfalls. I can’t level things up, so I would like to take advantage of the opportunity today to ask His Majesty for advice.”
The Holy Emperor glanced at the Queen, this is great, the blind date banquet has turned directly into a tail-burning banquet. Instead of talking about the suitability of young men and women, they have to talk about business matters. It can be seen that these two people are not in line with the wishes of the little King Feng Yi. It is no wonder that they made a fool of themselves when they came up. The queen's cousin, who had the best chance of winning, was eliminated without any suspense.
The Du Branch Office is in charge of the country's financial revenue and expenditure, and the younger King Feng Yi has only been in office for a short time. As a cousin, he really has no choice but to ask the Holy Emperor for advice. The Holy Emperor had no choice but to deal with him vaguely for a few words, and then tried to get the topic on track. Although each of them tried their best to save face later on, somehow they always came up short, and in the end the banquet ended so mildly.
Returning to the Hanzhang Palace, the Queen scolded her incompetent cousin, "What's wrong with you? No matter how funny you are, you can't lose your temper in front of His Majesty and make Little King Feng Yi think that our Chu family girls are shameless." , let Mr. He seize the opportunity to gossip about us behind our backs."
But Chu Miaofu didn't feel that he had done anything wrong. He puffed up his cheeks and said, "Can you blame me? It's her parents' fault for choosing such a name! I heard Mrs. He's serious introduction before, and I thought it was something profound. Name, when she said those three words, I couldn't help it. No wonder my sister said that He's ancestors were born as butchers, and they didn't have any knowledge in their stomachs. How can the name be based on the poems? If you know how to avoid taboos If it sounds homophonic, I won’t name my daughter □□.”
"Still saying that!" The Queen felt a headache coming from her head. "Is this what you, a girl who has not yet left the cabinet, should say? You just shouldn't even think about it! This is great. Your Majesty should look down upon it. In the eyes of Little Prince Feng Yi You made a fool of yourself in front of me, and you are still having this argument about whether you want to get married or not!"
When it comes to getting married, Chu Miaofu certainly thinks about it. After all, little Prince Feng Yi is so good-looking. His appearance has illuminated the whole of Jiankang. At least it has set a new standard for the ladies in the city. They don’t have to be among a bunch of oily-headed and powder-faced young men. Spin in the middle. It's a pity that I messed up. The cough just now really caused a loss of face. My cousin didn't need to describe it, she knew how ugly she looked at that time.
"What should I do?" She held the queen's hand and said, "Sister, please think of a way for me. I will not marry anyone else but him."
The queen frowned and glanced at her, "If he were an ordinary official, let alone your cough, it wouldn't matter what you did. But he is a prince, the blood son of his uncle Wei Wang. If he looks down on you, You asked me to think of a way to bind him to marry you!"
Chu Miaofu said "Ah" and found it hard to accept, "Just because I coughed, the matter can't be done?"
The queen didn't want to get entangled with her, and frowned and said: "Forget it, let me send you back first, and then I will find a way for you."
He called the palace servants and sent her back to Chu's house in Hengtang overnight. This matter finally put the queen into trouble. When Chang Yu was serving the queen to bed, he heard the queen keep saying to herself: "It can't be done, it can't be done..."
Sun Changyu was the dowry that the Queen brought into the palace when she entered the palace. He was able to worry about the master's needs. Seeing the Queen's hesitation, he stopped picking up the account and thought carefully, "Originally, the Seventh Lady was the best candidate. With Your Highness, The most affectionate, the future child will be just like His Highness’s own child. Now that it seems impossible, I have to find someone else that Your Highness can trust, it is better than letting others get there first.”
The queen rubbed her temples distressedly, "There are already more boys than girls in the family, and she is the only one who has not yet left the cabinet. The younger generation is still young, so she cannot be matched with a twelve or thirteen-year-old. How long will it take?"
Sun Changyu lowered the curtain, tucked himself under the cool mat, and thought for a moment: "I can't find it in the main sect, so your highness will go to the side and think about it. Isn't there a girl of about the same age in Mrs. Gu's family?" ?”
The queen was startled for a moment, then suddenly said: "Exactly, how could I forget! It's just that her father is still in Yuzhou, so it's difficult to discuss it for the time being."
Sun Changyu smiled and said: "Such a good thing, there is no need to make a special trip to find someone else to discuss it with her mother. Will she still refuse to agree?"
That's true, if Qiniang wasn't incompetent, such a good thing wouldn't have been left to chance. The queen suddenly felt confident and had nothing to worry about. After all, although the cousin has not been seen much, they are finally related to each other, and at the age of eighteen or nineteen, they are ready to start their careers. As long as the two of them get married, maybe next year at most, there will be good news.
***
Look up at the moon. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, shining brightly all over the world. As people walk under the moon, the houses and roads take on another look during the day, cold, lonely, and fatalistically desolate.
A poplar tree beside the road swayed and rustled. The moonlight fell on the top of the tree, and the branches and leaves were also dyed with a layer of silver light. Occasionally, the chirping of cicadas came, sweeping over in a mighty manner, accompanied by the croaking of frogs in the ditch, forming another bustling summer night.
Riding the horse slowly towards the east of the city, returning to Qingxi requires passing through Dongfu City. The construction of the capital city of Jiankang was different from other dynasties in history. The large city was surrounded by many acropolis. In these cities, the Ding clan of the capital lived, especially Dongfu City, which was a royal city given to King Guangping, the descendant of King Guangping. They all live in this inner city.
In any prosperous place, there are always small vendors doing business. Although it is getting late tonight, there are still restaurants and teahouses with lights on the streets. The wealthy officials and wealthy people in the city who were having social events were not afraid of the weather, so they staggered out of the restaurant. Those who did not drink to their fullest could continue drinking in another place.
A group of drunken people were the worst people to mess with. The people who were accompanied by God Realm's orders avoided them, but for some unknown reason, they still caused inexplicable conflicts.
There was a shouting from behind, and it was said that a servant was dragged aside and beaten severely for blocking someone's way. The commander came up to present the report. Shenyu felt displeased. He reined in his horse and sat high on the horse. He ordered in a low voice: "Tie up the attacker and send him to the government office for investigation."
When a prince travels, he is escorted by guards. A group of people go up and try to suppress him. Unexpectedly, a man comes out from the car on the opposite side. He raises his hand towards the divine realm and says loudly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. We are all our own people."
God Realm looked over and saw that one of his own was the Lord of Zhongdu, Shen Yue. He had returned to the imperial court for half a year and had never had any contact with this clan brother. In fact, because of the inheritance matter, they both had their own plans in mind. Therefore, although they were close to each other, under the calm appearance, there was a turbulent undercurrent.
Turning over and dismounting, Shenyu returned a salute to Marquis Zhongdu, "It turns out to be brother. The flood really washed away the Dragon King Temple. I'm rude."
In terms of seniority, Zhongduhou and Shenyu are the same generation, but Shenyu is much older than Shenyu. His shrewd and worldly face has a pair of sharp eyes like a falcon, and the two small mustaches on his lips are interesting. , which blurs the aggression that can be seen at a glance, and even gives off the illusion of a bit of sophistication and playfulness.
Since we are talking about brothers, let's not talk about strangers. The Marquis of Zhongdu said: "I'm really sorry today. I drank a little late at the invitation of Tingwei. I never thought that my servant was not smart and bumped into you. , please forgive him this time for the sake of his loyalty to protect the Lord."
However, the so-called loyal protector must have recognized him first and deliberately tried to intimidate him!
However, he did not break up his face and continued to whitewash the peace. Shenyu raised his finger and signaled the guard to let him go. He smiled again and said: "Since brother is begging for mercy, there is no reason for me not to show mercy. It's just a game. It’s a misunderstanding, it’s okay to just say it.”
There was a trace of imperceptible pride in Marquis Zhongdu's smile, "In that case, I'd like to thank you, Your Majesty." He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since you returned to the court, we haven't had any wine. Wait. When I have time in two days, I will definitely post a post to entertain you as an apology for what happened today."
They are all people who are good at making superficial remarks, and they are also good at dancing in the long sleeves of the God Realm. "It's just a small dispute between the servants of the two families. It's not like my brother is hosting a banquet. The kid is injured, just let him buy medicine and rub it himself." , a manly man, can't you take two punches?"
These words made the Marquis of Zhongdu laugh loudly, "It's very, very true. I don't think he was hurt anyway. How can the whole family argue about it?" As he spoke, he raised his forehead and said, "Oh, I drank too much." There are so many people, everyone is confused, we have to go back early... I won't delay your Majesty, let's just say goodbye." After saying this, he handed over his hands and returned to the car.
Shen Yu's smile continued as he watched the carriage slowly drive away, his eyebrows sinking as the wheels moved forward.
The guard officer was indignant, "Are you just going to let them go like this?"
Shenyu sighed, "I am alone in Jiankang City, what else can I do?"
Seeing the people on the left and right looking at each other, he smiled lightly, raised his hand to cover his chest and said, "I'm so angry that my heart aches. I need to see a doctor. You go back first, and I'll just leave two guards behind."
So the beaten servant followed the crowd and left, and he turned his horse and went to check the alley.
The orderer came forward and knocked on the door, the news came in, and the rescuer girl quickly ran out.
I went out and looked around, but I didn't see anyone. I was confused when I suddenly found him cowering in a small shadow under the holding pillar. He looked very pitiful, like an abandoned child.
