"In special times, special methods should be used. Why repay kindness with kindness? ()"
Faced with these words from the Minister of Rites, Dean Xing paused slightly while holding the chess pieces.
He didn't put the chess piece where it should go, but threw it directly back into the chess box, obviously not planning to continue.
You use money to buy public opinion, how dare you speak against the Queen? ?()_[(()" he asked coldly.
The Minister of Rites raised his head and narrowed his eyes to look at him.
After a while, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Yuzhi, you are just too upright. When my husband gave you this word, it was to remind you that you should not be too straight in everything. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. You must know how to be flexible. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters, even if they use some means to make things easier. It would be better for the Queen to retreat than to let the whole court fight against her when she is in full power."
"When you went to serve as an official abroad, I kept reminding you that you were unwilling to do more favors, so you wasted ten years..."
The Minister of Rites was obviously a little excited when he talked about it, and even mentioned Dean Xing's pain point, just to convince him.
Dean Xing listened to him calmly, and finally shook his head and refused.
"You don't need to say anything more. It's impossible for me to agree. If I agree to you, it will be difficult for me to settle down and study if I can't live with the morality in my heart."
The Minister of Rites had a calm expression, and after twitching the corner of his mouth a few times, he said: "We just need a dean of Jisi Academy to speak out, and it doesn't necessarily have to be you."
His words were already an explicit threat.
Dean Xing waved his hand: "Please do so."
After saying this, he picked up the tea, obviously to see off the guests.
The Minister of Rites waved his sleeves and walked away, obviously very angry.
Dean Xing looked at the murderous chess game on the chessboard and couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "The rain is about to come, the wind is blowing all over the building."
This situation happened all over the Northern Qi Dynasty. Some people agreed and some refused, but most of the great Confucian scholars who only engaged in learning chose to refuse.
Since they are engaged in learning, if they mix too much fame and fortune, they will easily lose their original intention.
Calling it a special situation this time went against my original intention, but what about next time? Can you also use special circumstances to convince yourself?
This is how the bottom line is slowly lowered.
In Fengzao Palace, Chen Xueying is painting.
Life in the palace is really boring, even if she is accompanied by a pack of wolves, there are times when she gets tired of teasing wolves all day long.
Moreover, it was almost summer recently, and the wolves began to shed their fur like crazy. Before she even got close, she could see wolf fur flying in the air. After playing with them for a while, a layer of fur stuck to her body, and she could even open her mouth. Spit out the hair.
She usually felt extremely happy when she saw those wolves being so enthusiastic and wagging their tails at her.
I thought that these wolves were raised in vain and did not turn into white-eyed wolves.
But now when she saw them rushing towards her from afar, it felt like a cardiac arrest. She was happy but panicked, and it was simply a luxurious worry.
For this reason, she found a new hobby. The weather was getting hotter and it was difficult to go out, so she simply started to learn landscape painting.
However, in order to prevent her interest from turning into pain, she painted more casually, adding some thick colors and painting small fish.
() Shrimp, pretending to be taking a sophisticated route.
"Master, the Fourth Highness is here." Someone from the palace called outside.
"Let him come in." Chen Xueying nodded, and did not stop the brush in her hand. She was still painting very seriously, and her movements even sped up a lot.
After Lu Qingyue walked in, he saw Chen Xueying obsessed with painting. He waited for a while, but the person still made no movement, so he couldn't help but cough lightly as a reminder.
It's a pity that the person at the desk still ignored me and was immersed in painting.
"When guests come, you don't know how to greet them. What kind of hospitality is this?" He finally couldn't help but protest.
Chen Xueying finally raised her head, and when she saw his appearance, she couldn't help but curl her lips and said: "I am your eldest sister-in-law. You don't know how to call people, and how do you expect me to treat guests? I didn't kick you out. Going out, I am already the Lord of the Sixth Palace. If you were still the Crown Princess, you would have been driven away long ago. How dare you beat me up?"
Lu Qingyue was silent for a moment, then clasped her hands and bowed obediently: "I've met the emperor's wife."
"Okay, I've watched you grow up, so you don't need to be so polite." She finally put down the brush in her hand.
When Lu Qingyue heard what she said, she frowned instantly and said in a rather excited tone: "Isn't this what you asked me to salute? And you said you don't need to be polite, because you are blind and deaf at a young age?"
"I can say that, but you can't be rude, otherwise others will catch you." Chen Xueying came over and put the painting she had just drawn into his hand.
"Here, don't be angry. I just put the self-portrait I drew for you away."
Lu Qingyue picked up the drawing paper and after seeing the pattern clearly, a look of disgust appeared on her face.
"What is this? Is it a dog? Is this what I look like?" He was very unconvinced.
"It's a wolf, a wolf! This is the first time I've painted a self-portrait for someone since I learned painting. Even your eldest brother doesn't get this treatment. Shouldn't you feel honored? You actually dislike it!" Chen Xueying glared at him. .
Lu Qingyue kept staring at the portrait, her serious eyes almost piercing the drawing paper.
This painting doesn't look like a wolf from left to right, it even barely looks like a dog. From the two ears and a long tail, you can barely tell that this is an animal. The lines are simple, it can be regarded as a simple drawing, but it is a bit crooked. , which shows how laborious she was painting at that time.
He frowned, looking sad. He obviously had a lot of critical things to say about the painting, but he held it back and finally sighed.
"Okay, I'm here to ask you a favor. The wolf brothers buried in my palace are most afraid of loneliness. You should visit them from time to time and talk to them for me." Lu Qingyue got to the point and mentioned his wolves. When they were brothers, there was a hint of nostalgia in their eyebrows.
"You want to leave?" she asked.
Lu Qingyue nodded: "Yes, but this matter is confidential. If there is any rumors, you should pretend that you don't know about it."
"Why don't you ask your elder brother to go? Now the civil and military officials of the whole court are watching me. If I go to your palace often, there will be a lot of unpleasant things said in the custody."
When Lu Qingyue heard this, she immediately clicked her tongue: "Brother, he has a lot of things to do every day, and he has no time. Originally, my relationship with him was not that good, so what does it mean that he goes there every now and then? Didn't you say that a sister-in-law is like a mother? Why? Don’t you mention this now?”
"Besides, when have you ever been afraid?
Gossip (), you made a big fuss before the court ╳()╳[() and never flinched, but now you are hesitant to take a look at my brother wolf? Are you afraid of them? When I cut their eggs, I didn't see you being afraid. Is it too late now? "
"To put it another way, your orange tree is still planted on the grave of my wolf brother? Aren't you responsible?"
He had a long list of reasons to wait, and he was quite emotional.
Chen Xueying immediately raised her hands to express surrender.
"I'll go, I was just joking. After all, your wolf brothers were all castrated while I watched them. We don't know each other even if they are not castrated. We are old friends."
"If you want to leave, have you said goodbye to your mother?"
She found that since Lu Wuji's death, Lu Qingyue talked more and more, and his life was not as awkward as before.
When the Queen Mother was mentioned, Lu Qingyue looked a little uncomfortable. She coughed lightly and said, "Not yet. I have to prepare before going to see the Queen Mother again, so as not to have anything to say."
When Chen Xueying heard this, she couldn't help but look back at him in shock.
"What are you looking at? If you look any further, gossip will spread." He glared at her and spoke in a pretentious manner.
"Why are you speechless? You didn't talk so much just now."
"That's why you talked so much nonsense to me first. My mother is devoted to me, so I can't say such unfilial words. Besides, my mother is gentle and elegant, unlike you who always say irritating words..."
The two of them started arguing again, and Chen Xueying curled her lips: "Hey, you are really not as fun as you were before. You used to be quiet and silent, which always allowed me to get a handle on you. Now you have suddenly become a gentleman and become more verbal. If you don't take action, I'll be too embarrassed to find someone to beat you."
"Ha!" As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Qingyue protested: "Have you finally admitted it? You were deliberately trying to tease me that time?"
"Who makes you owe money?"
The two stared at each other, but Lu Qingyue finally withdrew his gaze. He coughed lightly and reminded: "Anyway, just don't forget to visit my brother wolf. I'll pretend that I haven't seen this painting until the next time we meet. , you can draw something more beautiful."
After he finished speaking, he put the four-face painting on the table, obviously not planning to take it away.
The painting was so ugly that he had nowhere to put it when he took it home. It was like a piece of waste paper.
"Tsk, my sister-in-law didn't even accept the parting gift she gave you. The gift is too light to show affection. Your elder brother doesn't even have something. If he knew about it, wouldn't he be jealous?"
She pretended to be exaggerated and authentic.
Lu Qingyue wanted to roll her eyes and say who cares, but under her intense gaze, she was forced to take it.
"Okay, okay, I'll put it away."
"That's pretty much it." She waved her hand, and immediately a palace maid handed over a wooden brocade box, and Chen Xueying pushed it over.
"A poor family has a rich life. I have nothing to give you. At least don't starve yourself when you go out. Money can make all the difference."
When he heard what she said, he already guessed that there were banknotes inside. He hesitated for a moment and subconsciously refused: "I am the noble prince of Northern Qi, how can I still have no money to spend?"
"Yes, you guys from Beiqi will compete with each other. Take it." She said with certainty.
Lu Qingyue did not refuse this time, and said a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving. After returning to the palace, he opened the brocade box and found that there was a box of banknotes inside. It was stuffed to the top and he was extremely generous.
() It shows that Chen Xueying is really not short of money.
After being stunned for a long time, he said: "No wonder the elder brother is so devoted to the elder sister-in-law. It would be better if he had obeyed earlier."
After saying these words, he sighed again. It is not good to be obedient now. From now on, he will be the only loyal brother of his sister-in-law.
As the great scholars refused to join the war, and more and more cases of collusion between literati and businessmen were exposed, not many people really scolded the queen. They all had to pay to do so, otherwise they would not waste their words.
The plans of the civil servants failed again, and the empress gradually formed a habit of visiting the court every now and then.
At first, everyone wanted to deal with it passively, but whenever the queen came, they would not talk about serious business so that she would not listen.
But in the end, they were the ones who suffered. The morning court time was wasted, so they had to find another time to discuss and discuss together, and they had to let the emperor make a separate decision.
As time went by, the emperor's decree came down, directly saying that the officials were inefficient and not doing their jobs properly.
Being sleepy during court, like a pool of stagnant water, and then wasting each other's time is simply stupid.
When this imperial edict came down, some people couldn't resist it. When the court came again, some departments started to take it seriously. Even if the Queen was sitting on the phoenix chair and listening, they pretended not to be seen and carried on as usual.
When this group of people became relaxed, the remaining departments could no longer remain passive. After all, if they failed to complete their tasks, they would still be reprimanded by the emperor.
Gradually, it became common for the emperor and empress to attend court together, and no one raised any objections in court anymore.
At night, before midsummer arrived, and there was a slight breeze today, the emperor and empress sat opposite each other in the pavilion, both holding wine glasses in their hands and drinking.
"Congratulations to the Queen for achieving another small goal!" He poured the wine himself and handed it to Chen Xueying with a mocking tone. !
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