late at night.
Weiyang Palace. Small study room.
Emperor Zhengxing squinted his eyes slightly and leaned on the tiger skin soft cloth to wrap the fold. However, the fold in his hand was unfolded for a long time but he still did not receive the ink pen.
The imperial eunuch Zhang Youde stood behind him for a long time but did not see any movement from Emperor Zhengxing. Although he was a bit slanderous, his face remained calm.
The emperor's thoughts are so easy to guess.
What's more, the master he has served since childhood is a person who hides his thoughts very deeply.
But Emperor Zhengxing was really deserting at this moment.
His mind was no longer on the memorial in his hand.
On the surface he was reading the memorial, but in his heart he was thinking about women - the women in his harem.
However, what he was thinking about was not those figures with willow waists, peach faces, red lips, clouds and temples, nor the slim figures under the gorgeous brocades, nor the white and soft skin.
Every woman and concubine in this harem is actually a link between him and the powerful families in the court to restrain and compete with each other in order to achieve one or the other.
Yes, Princess Wanqi Xianfei of Xizhen is not the only one who serves as a bond.
The virtuous concubine is like this, the virtuous concubine is like that, the noble concubine is like that, and the queen is like that too.
However, he no longer wants to contain those people and families that the Queen has restrained.
Just after receiving the battle report from the front, his good brother-in-law Gu Shimin lived up to expectations and captured Wu Yunlie, the veteran general of Bozhi Kingdom, alive on his horse.
Old General Wu Yunlie can be said to be the most decorated person in Bozhi Kingdom. He joined the army at the age of sixteen and lived on horseback for more than fifty years. He led the Bozhi Wolf Army in thousands of battles with surrounding countries and large and small tribes, but rarely suffered defeats. He also achieved the expansion of Bozhi Country. Tukaijiang - From a remote and poor Bozhi tribe, it has grown to the Bozhi Kingdom, which is now close to the border of Dali. Wu Yunlie's contribution is indispensable.
Even many of Dali's famous generals were defeated by him. Even if there is a small victory, it is a miserable victory with 50,000 bloody battles with 5,000.
It can be said that Wu Yunlie is a true wolf general who fought bloody battles.
Emperor Zhengxing once thought that against such a veteran on the battlefield, his brother-in-law should be defeated, right?
Unexpectedly, he actually used a strange move and led his elite troops to raid the rear of the house without saying a word!
For a time, the Gu family's children were at the height of their power.
The sun is in the sky, the sun is in the sky - the world does not need two suns, and the Mu family's empire does not need a second surname to encroach on it!
"Xiao Dezi, do you know the story about Hou Yi shooting the sun..." Emperor Zhengxing finally put down the memorial and asked about Zhang Youde.
Zhang Youde nodded in agreement. When he was a child, he accompanied Emperor Zhengxing to study at the Imperial Academy as a book boy. This was naturally not difficult for him.
Then he recited the answer fluently: "In the time of Yao, ten suns came out at the same time, and the grass and trees were scorched and withered. Yao ordered Yi to shoot for ten days, and he hit nine of them. All the nine crows in the sun died and lost their wings, so he was left alone for one day."
This is "Tianwen" in Chu Ci.
Emperor Zhengxing smiled and nodded, yes, so what if there is an extra sun, just shoot it down.
"Well said, go to the imperial kitchen and get a bowl of sugar-steamed cheese." He knew that this old man loved eating these sweet and soft things, not to mention that he was one of his own, so there was no harm in giving him more favors. Unlike some people who feed unfamiliar white-eyed wolves.
Zhang Youde thanked him with satisfaction.
Seeing his happy and contented expression, Emperor Zhengxing couldn't help but think of the charming Xizhen kitten.
Emperor Zhengxing couldn't help but smile when he thought of the scene in the day when she opened her cherry mouth slightly and licked his palm with her soft tongue. That girl...
However, this charming and charming thought was soon interrupted.
And he was interrupted by the queen.
As soon as word came in from outside the small study that the Queen wanted to see His Majesty, Zhang Youde reported to Emperor Zhengxing without stopping.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhengxing threw the ink pen in his hand on the desk angrily.
Why is it that yellow-faced woman again? Why is she so annoying? Can't she just stay in the palace for a while?
One thing in mind, but another in face.
"Please come in, Queen. She is not in good health. She asked the people around her to support her carefully and add a few more bronze lamps." If you hadn't looked at his previous behavior of throwing the ink pen angrily, the person who said such gentle words must have He is a good husband.
Zhang Youde said he didn't see anything just now.
The queen came in with the help of Liu Ying.
These days, her health has gotten worse and worse, and she has become more and more stressed every day. She even skipped greetings from her concubines one by one.
But she is still beautiful.
Even though she was seriously ill, her whole body exuded the soft light of motherhood. The vitality of the past has not diminished, and it is still inclusive of all things like the sea.
Because at any time, she is the queen of the world.
The so-called power of the mother of the country is nothing less than this.
Even Emperor Zhengxing had to admit in his heart that his wife was the most beautiful person he had ever seen.
Even if her face is pale and haggard, even if she is so sick that she cannot wear any hairpin, she still maintains her indifferent appearance but charm that captivates the world.
But even so, in his eyes she was just a yellow-faced woman.
Before she could kneel down and salute, Emperor Zhengxing ordered someone to bring a soft couch and said gently: "Queen, please sit down."
Seeing this, the Queen smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Her voice has become completely hoarse, and it is no longer as sweet and sweet as the oriole's chirping.
After everyone retreated, Zhang Youde also retreated with a wink.
The empress was on the soft couch looking at Emperor Zhengxing who was crouching on the desk to review the memorials. Her eyes flickered, as if she had a lot to say, but could not say a single word. Emperor Zhengxing just wrote furiously and did not look at her. she.
The small study became quiet like this.
"Your Majesty..." The queen managed to hold on, straightened her body stubbornly, looked directly at Emperor Zhengxing, and said, "I heard that your Majesty intends to admit Lu Ting into the palace. Is this possible?"
Is it finally starting?
Emperor Zhengxing put down his pen and looked at her calmly, looking more serious than usual: "Well, I also intend to name her Baolin."
"The Dancer is not a daughter of a good family. Your Majesty allows her to serve in front of the emperor. It is a blessing from heaven. How can you give her a position?" The queen was about to get up, but suddenly felt that her eyes were darkened. She had no choice but to continue sitting. She argued weakly with him on the soft couch, "Besides, she is from Zheng'er Palace! Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Emperor Zhengxing laughed and said, "But I quite like her."
"But the ancestral rules..."
Emperor Zhengxing shook his head and laughed indifferently, and his hearty laughter filled the whole small study: "What are the ancestral rules? Then Wei Zifu was a singer, didn't he become a queen? Queen, I can say it Right?"
Does this mean that Lu Ting can also be a queen like Wei Zifu?
The queen stood up angrily and said, "Mu Xingzheng, you——"
However, after saying this, the queen regretted it, but as stubborn as she was, she refused to kneel down to apologize. She just lowered her head with a pale face, but her body was unbearable and she fell straight on the soft couch to catch her breath.
How could she call him by his first name...
However, many, many years ago, she often called him by his first name angrily.
At that time, she was not the queen of Lao Shizi, and she was not even considered a lady in the capital.
He didn't become the emperor at that time, and he wasn't the most favored among the princes.
That time, unfortunately it was already that time.
Emperor Zhengxing's pupils shrank and he continued: "The Queen is not feeling well, please send her back to the palace."
The queen opened her mouth. She wanted to scold him until his head was bloody. She wanted to beat him. She wanted to roll in the sand and fight with him. She wanted to treat him like she did more than ten years ago. But she had no strength left, and her whole body was so weak that she almost lost the strength to hold on to the skin.
When she was carried out of Weiyang Palace on a soft couch, she heard the clear sound of wind blowing in her ears. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the night was quiet and there was no starlight.
