The Ugly Empress

Teng Yun received the greeting card from the Mansion of Wannianhou, thinking that Xue Houyang was going to go through the motions. After all, Teng Yun's identity is also the Marquis now. All the ministers came to pay homage to the mansion.

It's just that Teng Yun didn't expect that it wasn't Xue Houyang who came over, but Teng Chang alone.

Xue Houyang came with Teng Shang, but he didn't enter the mansion, he stopped at the door and let the long follower hold the gift, but he didn't go in.

Teng Yun has been recuperating well in the past few days, and his spirit has improved a lot. The most important thing is that his right hand has also felt sensation. Xue Wang asked the imperial doctor to come over every day, and also sent some supplements, and asked Jiang Yu to add food. .

Seeing that his complexion was much better than Ming Shui's that day, Teng Shang was relieved.

Teng Yun didn't know that the other party already knew his identity, so he politely let Teng Shang into the hall and ordered good tea.

Teng Shang asked Chang Sui to give the gift to Teng Yun, Teng Yun thanked him and put it aside, but Teng Shang smiled and said, "Master Hou, don't you want to open it and have a look?"

It would be rude to open a gift in front of a guest, but since the other party said so, Teng Yun opened the brocade box and found that it contained the Four Treasures of the Study.

When Teng Shang taught Teng Yun to read, the first gift he gave was also the Four Treasures of the Study. Teng Yun was stunned, there was a piece of paper under the inkstone, and he pulled it out casually. Teng Yun immediately looked up at Teng Shang with a face of shock. .

There were eight characters written on that paper, which penetrated the paper back into the wood three points—the empty fog turned, and the clouds and phoenixes leaped.

Teng Shang still had a smile on his face, and said, "Master Hou, how about Teng's handwriting? Can you still get into the eyes of the Dharma?"

Holding the paper, Teng Yun stared at him without turning his eyes. Teng Shang sighed and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

Teng Yun paused again, then nodded, and said, "I don't know... I don't know how Mister saw it."

Teng Shang's expression changed, he stopped smiling, and said sternly: "I saw the document you drafted in Wannianhou's study, and I knew it at that time...I'm afraid that I am not the only one who knows about this matter, even I have always thought about it. The rough Wannianhou can also see it, I can't be sure about King Xue, but he has tested me several times."

Teng Yun lowered his eyelids, no wonder Xue Junliang was so attentive these days, but Teng Yun didn't expect that Xue Junliang also knew about the relationship between the queen and him, and he was sure that King Xue was looking for Zhe to plot against him because he knew that he was Teng Yun.

Teng Yun said: "I have caused you trouble."

Teng Shang said: "No, to be honest, I'm very happy. I never dared to think that one day we could sit down and talk."

Teng Yun was afraid that Xue Junliang would have eyes and ears in the mansion, so he dispatched his subordinates first, and then continued: "I have troubled you, if it wasn't...you don't have to come to Xue Guo, let alone..."

Listening to what he said intermittently, Teng Shang knew that he was talking about sending Teng Qianyi to marry him in order to pick up Teng Yun's ashes, and then he was left behind to marry Xue Houyang.

"There is one thing that I don't intend to hide from you, so I want to tell you."

Teng Shang didn't wait for him to reply, and said again: "No matter how you think of me in the future...you don't have to blame yourself, I haven't done anything for you, and now I'm in Wannianhou Mansion, I'm willing in my heart."

Teng Yun opened his eyes wide to look at him, as if he felt that he had heard wrong.

Teng Shang said: "At first I really wanted to use Xue Houyang, so I was willing to enter the Mansion of Wannianhou, but later...Teng must say that Lord Hou is a very kind person, I admired him, but until now, This level of admiration may have changed, and even I can't stop it."

Teng Yun understood it, but he was even more shocked, because he never considered the relationship between two men at all. When Teng Shang married Xue Houyang as a man's wife, Teng Yun only regarded it as a humiliation.

"you……"

Teng Yun's heart was in a mess, he didn't know what to say anymore, it was impossible to say that he hated Teng Shang because of this incident, after all Teng Shang was his closest relative, but he didn't know how to react for a while.

Teng Shang smiled and said: "I have been loyal for half my life, but the country is gone. Maybe you will look down on me from now on, but I have made up my mind."

"no no."

Teng Yun quickly waved his hand and said, "I absolutely dare not underestimate Uncle... Cough, Mr. Teng, I just couldn't react for a while, I didn't expect..."

"Of course I know your temperament."

As he was talking, suddenly there was chaos outside, Teng Yun stood up and wanted to ask what was going on outside, the hall door was pushed open, Xue Junliang walked in in casual clothes, followed by only two followers, not even Jiang Yu with.

Teng Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around and quickly closed the brocade box. Naturally, such a small action could not escape Xue Junliang's attention.

Xue Junliang walked forward on his own, and the two knelt down to say hello, Xue Junliang smiled and helped Teng Yun up, saying: "There is no need to be formal, how is Teng Qing's body?"

Teng Yun withdrew his hand without showing any signs, and took a step back, thinking of what Teng Shang said just now, Xue Junliang probably already knew that he was Teng Yun, so he became more vigilant, and said: "Go back to Your Majesty, my humble minister is much better."

Xue Junliang looked at the distance between the two of them, raised his eyebrows, then sat on the upper chair, and said with a smile: "Well... so it turns out that Teng Qing's health is much better after leaving the palace, it seems that it is not thoughtful, It is uncomfortable to cultivate in the palace."

"Wei Chen is frightened."

Xue Junliang just said: "Sit down."

Immediately, he glanced at Teng Shang who was standing beside him, and said with a half-smile: "Teng Shang is also there... When Gu Fang just entered the mansion, he saw Hou Yang wandering outside the mansion, so it was you who came to visit."

Teng Chang was startled for a moment. When he came in, Xue Houyang said he would send someone to pick him up later, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't leave and kept wandering outside. Teng Chang didn't know what it was like. For Teng Shang's sake, I was afraid that Teng Shang and Teng Yun would not be able to talk if they went in together.

Xue Junliang said after a while: "Teng Shang also sit down, don't stand."

Xue Junliang seemed to be the owner of Tengnanhou's mansion in this picture, and asked about Teng Yun's situation with a smile, what kind of dishes he liked, and what the imperial physician ordered.

Although Teng Yun answered fluently, but he was always hanging in his heart, and he didn't know if he said something wrong, lest King Xue would suddenly find fault.

Teng Shang saw the interaction between the two of them in his eyes. He had already opened up with Xue Houyang, so he was naturally more sensitive to this kind of thing. Xue Wang's words and deeds made him a little suspicious, but it was obvious that Teng Yun didn't see anything .

Teng Shang didn't intend to tell Teng Yun anything. After all, he couldn't tell whether Xue Junliang was thinking on a whim or just wanted to tease him. The current state is fine.

Xue Junliang's concerns were all beaten back by Teng Yun. Xue Junliang should be annoyed, but now he is powerless. It turns out that his sincerity and falsehood are almost the same in the eyes of others...

In fact, Xue Junliang saw the brocade box on the tea table after he came in. Teng Yun deliberately closed the brocade box, which attracted Xue Junliang's attention even more. He said a few words in a decent manner, finally put his eyes on it, and said with a smile: "What's this?"

As he spoke, he opened the brocade box, and the piece of paper with the words on it was placed on the top. Teng Yun felt a "thud" in his heart, but he thought maybe he wouldn't find it, after all, it was just two lines of poems.

Xue Junliang picked it up, smiled and read: "Empty the fog and turn, soaring into the clouds and phoenixes."

As he spoke, he glanced at Teng Shang, but the other party looked calm, without any nervousness at all.

"Mr. Teng wrote this? Houyang always praises Gu Gu about your talent and learning, and your good handwriting."

After he finished speaking, he paused, pointed to two characters and said, "Yunfeng. Isn't that the name of Yunfeng Palace?"

When Teng Yun heard him mention Yunfeng Palace, he thought it was a sarcasm, so he was speechless.

Xue Junliang knew that he had to proceed step by step, so he didn't stay any longer, saying: "After Teng Qing recovered from her illness, come to court. I haven't seen Teng Qing in the past few days. I really miss you. I still have a lot of important matters, waiting to discuss with you. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Teng Yun knelt down to thank him, but was stopped by Xue Junliang, saying: "Stop kneeling, I'm going back to the palace alone, you can continue talking about the past."

I don't know if Xue Junliang did it on purpose, the word "reminiscing about the past" paused for a while, which made Teng Yun's heart skip a beat, but after thinking about it, Teng Shang and Teng Ying also had old friends, so there is nothing wrong with talking about reminiscing about the past.

Teng Shang knew that Xue Houyang was waiting for him outside, so he stopped sitting any longer, told him to rest, and left.

Two days later, Teng Yun's sleep was full, and he went to the morning court.

Now that the country is asking for peace, Zhang Hong's troops have been completely repelled, and it's no big deal. The ministers began to care about King Xue's harem.

Since the queen passed away, the phoenix seal of the harem should have been in the hands of the noble concubine. However, King Xue has no noble concubine, and the only noble concubine is a man, and he has gone to the army to take command. The only remaining ones with special identities are two concubines.

Teng Qianyi had long been in the cold palace, and Concubine De was dragged down by her elder brother. Although she cried and complained that she didn't know, she hoped that Xue Wang would forgive her old love this time, but it was a pity that Xue Junliang was furious at that time, and she was not merciful to him, so she demoted her concubine. position, moved out of his own palace.

So now it seems that there is no one in charge of the Phoenix Seal and no leader in the harem. Although King Xue does not intend to have more children, the harem cannot just be left empty.

But Xue Junliang said: "I miss the queen alone, and I can't bear to be the queen again."

The courtiers did not know whether what King Xue said was true or not, but when the queen was alive, she was indeed favored by thousands of people, so it was difficult for everyone to say anything.

Xue Junliang was silent for a while, and then said: "However, Feng Yin really needs someone to manage it."

Standing below, Teng Yun couldn't help sneering when he heard his words. One moment he was missing his first wife, but the next moment he pretended to be a concubine.

After thinking about it, Teng Yun suddenly froze for a moment, what is Concubine Xue doing to herself, and why is she so unfair?Maybe it's because I was once a queen...

Thinking of this, Teng Yun's face suddenly became a little hot, and he really didn't know what mess he was thinking about.

Xue Junliang said at this time: "In fact, there is a noble concubine alone, have all the lovers forgotten?"

Teng Yun was still thinking to himself, when he saw someone glance at him, and when he looked up, Xue Junliang was also looking at him.

Xue Junliang went on to say: "The last time Teng Qing took command of the concubine and went to war, now that he has returned triumphantly, let's choose another day for the banquet."

Teng Yun raised his head to look at him, but he didn't say anything after all.

Although the ministers had some objections, due to Teng Yun's presence, no one stood up to speak. After the court was over, some people asked to see Xue Junliang, most of them said that they could not give the Phoenix seal to a man or something.

Xue Junliang received several memorials one after another, all admonishing him not to hand over the Phoenix Seal to men. Looking at the memorial, Xue Junliang sighed. He really didn't mean to embarrass Teng Yun. If Teng Yun was really accepted, then There is no doubt that Feng Yin will be in charge of Teng Yun. This is tantamount to pushing Teng Yun to the top of the wave and becoming the target of public criticism.

Xue Junliang thought about it for a long time, and felt that if Teng Yun was placed in the harem, it would be too inferior. If he annexed Fengguo in the future, he would definitely send Teng Yun to fight.

Thinking of this, he felt extremely irritable, so he got up and went outside, and unconsciously walked to the gate of Yunfeng Palace, looked up at the plaque, couldn't help laughing, Teng Yunfeng leaped, didn't this mean Teng Yun.

He walked in, and there was still a map in the tea room next to the main hall. Jiang Yu knew that Xue Junliang missed the queen, so he ordered someone to rebuild it.

Xue Junliang sighed at the map, and Jiang Yu said softly, "Your Majesty, are you missing the empress again?"

Xue Junliang didn't make a sound, even if he acquiesced, but suddenly said: "Jiang Yu, what do you think Gu should do to make others feel that Gu really wants to treat him well?"

Jiang Yu was shocked after hearing this, and his heart immediately turned around. It was the first time he heard that King Xue was worried about such a problem.

Jiang Yu laughed dryly and said: "This question... this old slave is stupid, but Your Majesty, you can ask Wannianhou to enter the palace to ask. As far as this old slave knows, the relationship between Wannianhou and Mr. Teng has not always been very close Okay."

Xue Junliang coughed, and said coolly: "Gu Youzhi is this kind of feeling, your mind is always pretending to be thinking about national affairs."

Jiang Yu thought that he really flattered and slapped the horse's leg, knelt down and kowtowed: "Damn this old slave! I know I was wrong..."

Xue Junliang coughed again, and said: "Since you know you deserve to die, why don't you call Wannianhou into the palace?"

As he spoke, he added, "I have to discuss important military matters with him."

Only then did Jiang Yu realize that it was not the horse's leg that was photographed, but the Nilin, so he didn't dare to say more, and went down to spread the word.

Xue Houyang didn't know what King Xue wanted from him, so the servant who sent the message said, "Listen to Mr. Jiang, it's a military matter!"

Xue Houyang thought it was King Feng and was playing tricks. After all, everyone knew that the two countries Xue and Feng were only at peace for a while.Putting on court clothes and rushing to the palace, he saw Xue Junliang sitting leisurely in the garden drinking tea.

Xue Junliang said: "Jiang Yu, speak for Gu."

Jiang Yuxin said, what did I say?I don't know anything!

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Xue Junliang put the tea bowl on the table and said, "Speak."

Jiang Yu was impatient for a moment, so he said casually: "How can I make others feel that I really want to treat him well?"

Xue Houyang could hear clearly, but he didn't understand, so he could only say: "What?"

Xue Junliang waved his hand and asked Jiang Yu to back down. He seemed to dislike him for being stupid, and said slowly, "I came to you just to ask...how are you and Teng Shang getting along now? The Duke of Fengguo has sent a portrait Come here and wait for you to pick a thousand pieces of gold so that you can choose a date to get married."

Xue Houyang's entry into the palace turned out to be because of this problem, he immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, my younger brother will not marry again."

"Oh...you say that every time, you've made up your mind, don't you want to change it?"

"It won't change again."

Xue Junliang made enough turns before turning to the main topic, and said, "What about Teng Shang, does he have the same thoughts as you?"

"If it was before, the younger brother would not be sure, but now the younger brother can be sure."

Xue Junliang took a sip of tea, and said again: "Oh...then how did you make Teng Shang change his mind, everyone will admire you."

Hearing this sentence, Xue Houyang not only gave a smirk, but said: "Chendi...Chendi didn't do anything."

This sentence immediately made Xue Junliang want to throw away the tea bowl. He asked around a corner for a long time, but finally returned to this sentence, but Xue Houyang didn't seem to be lying.

Teng Yun got off and headed back, when suddenly the carriage stopped, and when he lifted the curtain, he saw Xue Yu riding a horse, standing not far in front with a smile, and said, "I don't know if Marquis Teng Nan has time. How about a drink?"

Seeing that he was alone, Teng Yun didn't get out of the car, just opened the curtain of the car, and said with a smile: "Is Lang Jing not here? If Lang Jing comes with you, he won't think it's a good thing for Master Hou to invite me to drink."

When Xue Yu heard the word "Lang Jing", his face was a little ugly, and he said, "Could it be that Lord Hou is not willing to reward you?"

"Appreciate the light, it is natural to appreciate the light."

While talking, Teng Yun looked to the side and said, "Just here."

As he said, he got off the carriage, Xue Yu also got off the horse, and the two entered the restaurant side by side. Teng Yun left all the servants outside, and didn't let anyone follow.

As soon as Xue Yu came up, he just asked about Teng Yun's physical condition, and after drinking two glasses of wine, he smiled and said, "Looking at the meaning of the emperor today, and wanting to make you a noble concubine, I should congratulate you, right?"

Teng Yun knew that he had nothing good to do with him, and said: "The king's thoughts are not something that we, the courtiers, can guess. If we do our duty well and don't overdo it, that's enough, isn't it?"

Xue Yu sneered, "Master Hou is eloquent, I really feel inferior to myself."

"You are too modest."

Xue Yu filled up the wine again, and said, "Actually, I didn't come to see Lord Hou today just to drink."

Teng Yun interjected: "Otherwise, I wouldn't choose this kind of cubicle. If you have something to say, please speak up."

Hearing that he was refreshing, Xue Yu was about to speak, but heard two soft "clicks" and the door of the compartment was pushed open.

Xue Yu specifically ordered not to disturb, and Fang was about to get angry when someone came in suddenly, but it turned out that the person who came was Lang Jing.

Lang Jing came over and said, "My lord."

Xue Yu sneered, "Lord Lang, how busy is the Military Aircraft Department today? It's so rare that you can come out of the palace?"

Lang Jing didn't care about Xue Yu's yin and yang, his face was still calm as usual, he just said: "Xue Wang heard that the Lord invited Teng Nanhou to drink here, so he ordered Lang Jing to come and invite Teng Nanhou to enter the palace.