The Ugly Empress

Taking advantage of the matter of sending the princess to marry him, Fengguo sent a large army to set up a camp by the Ming River to strengthen the control of the border defense.

Xue Junliang asked everyone's opinions, and all the ministers also felt that it is not appropriate to go to war now. After all, the country of Xue has a vast land, so it is not considered recuperation. If you want to go to war, you must first adjust the food and the troops to go to Mingshui. This will not be done in a month or two. prepared.

Teng Yun also felt that he had to pretend to recuperate while secretly mobilizing troops, "I heard that there is a mountain near Taohuatan in the lower reaches of the Ming River. On the top of the mountain, if Fengguo wants to sneak attack, he must march from the first place, and the lower reaches of the Ming River must be the best choice."

Xue Junliang nodded after hearing this, and ordered Zhao Lu to lead the troops over.

Zhao Lu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that King Xue would let him go, after all, Xue Junliang was the clearest about his feud with King Feng, but he could understand it after thinking about it, if Feng Ming was not ambitious enough and wanted to sneak attack, the first It must be him who is fighting. If he keeps his own place, it will be a good thing.

Teng Yun watched Zhao Lu walk out of the Nuan Pavilion, and seemed a little dazed. During the few days he was in Fengguo, he had heard more or less about Feng Ming and Zhao Lu, because he was not Zhao Lu, and his temperament was very different from Zhao Lu. So Teng Yun couldn't understand what Zhao Lu was thinking. Although Feng Ming didn't say anything, and Feng Ming kept pretending to be cruel and unkind, in his heart, Zhao Lu must not allow anyone to compare.

Teng Yun sighed, and couldn't help but think of himself. Once upon a time, he would also contribute to King Xue. He dedicated himself to serving the country. Unfortunately, the country is gone. He was attacked by the people of Teng State again and again. Teng Yun had to say that As a king, King Teng cannot be compared with Xue Junliang at all.

Xue Junliang praised Teng Yun a few words, but Teng Yun was distracted, and Xue Junliang didn't hear him calling him twice.

Zhao Lu went back to the mansion to pack his things, selected a team of elite soldiers, and left in a few days.

The grand wedding of Prince Zheng'an Hou was approaching, Xue Changjing looked respectful and said that he would not be ahead of King Xue, Xue Junliang was also happy to bring Teng Yun into the palace earlier.

This time, the banquet was still held in front of Yunfeng Palace. In Xue Junliang's heart, no one could live in Yunfeng Palace except Teng Yun, although not in the name of the queen.

Teng Yun was taken into the palace one day earlier, and he didn't go to the court that day. He didn't know that Xue Junliang had lost his temper with the ministers. It was just because everyone saw that King Xue no longer planned to make Teng Yun the queen, and suddenly thought, If she is accepted as a noble concubine, wouldn't it mean that the seal will temporarily fall into the hands of Teng Yun, if a man can control the Phoenix Seal.

Xue Junliang sneered, and said: "Are you trying to force the lonely king? You said that the lonely king wanted to be the empress, and you said it violated the pledge, but now you have forced him to take a step back and make irresponsible remarks. Is it the lonely king? Marry, or you marry!"

As soon as Xue Junliang finished speaking, no one dared to say anything, and everyone went to look at Lang Jing. After all, Lang Jing persuaded King Xue, and now he could only rely on Lang Jing.

Unexpectedly, Lang Jing suddenly took a step forward, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I privately believe that the Marquis of Tengnan has both talents and virtues, and complements your Majesty's fate, so he will definitely be able to take on the great responsibility of being in charge of Fengyin."

As a result, no one dared to speak. After hearing this, Xue Junliang was very satisfied, so he retreated.

Someone complained that Lang Jing was flattering, Lang Jing sneered and said, "Masters are not flattering, why didn't you dissuade them just now? King Xue has a heart for Marquis Teng Nan, don't adults see it?"

When Teng Yun arrived at Yunfeng Palace, it was not Qiu Shui who served him. He heard from the palace people that Qiu Shui wanted to climb high branches beyond his means, but Xue Junliang threw him back to the Leng Palace to serve Teng Qianyi.

It was indeed Ruixue who came to serve Teng Yun.

Zhao Lu went to the expedition, but Ruixue did not follow. Although Ruixue grew up as a martial artist, she has a temperament and is not suitable for officialdom. Now that Xue Junliang knows this, she will not let her do anything. He decided that the master would do his best, so he sent Ruixue to Yunfeng Palace to follow Teng Yun.

Ruixue brought the wedding dress, and saw Teng Yun standing by the window, the room was dark and unlit, and he could only vaguely see Teng Yun's back through the meager light from the window.

Ruixue smiled and said, "Master, let's take a look at Xifu, it's so pretty."

Teng Yun didn't turn around, but just responded without moving, and suddenly sighed, "Rui Xue, can you tell me about King Feng and Zhao Lu?"

Ruixue was stunned for a moment, and with a trembling hand, she dropped the wooden plate holding the clothes on the ground. She quickly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, and picked up the wedding clothes.

Teng Yun turned around, not intending to blame her, and caught a glimpse of the wedding dress scattered on the ground, it was not a phoenix coronet, but a man's scarlet wedding dress.

Teng Yun stared at Xifu in a daze, he couldn't understand Xue Junliang more and more, he thought he would give a woman's clothes to ridicule him, just like last time, but the result was unexpected.

Asking Ruixue to get up, Teng Yun said: "I don't have any other intentions, if you want to talk about it, talk about it, if you can't, just pretend that I didn't ask anything."

Ruixue waited for a long time before saying: "No... It's not that you can't say it, but the servant did not expect that the master is interested in the matter of Feng Wang."

Teng Yun said: "You have been by Zhao Lu's side, right? I just want to know what Zhao Lu thinks, does he have feelings for King Feng, other than his feelings for the enemy."

Ruixue laughed, and said: "Of course there are, slaves see it most clearly...of course there are."

Ruixue wanted to say, if not, how could she go to Mingshui to rescue King Feng at the risk of beheading?But Rui Xue can't say these things.

Teng Yun nodded, "Maybe I can understand General Zhao Lu's feeling in Fengguo. Because I have been like this before..."

Ruixue smiled and said: "But all this is over, master don't need to think too much, King Xue is treating you no better now."

"nice to me?"

Ruixue laughed and said: "Although the servants have been away from Xue Guo for many years, they still know the nature of the king. The king is used to being an emperor, so naturally he refuses to reveal what he thinks in his heart. It's just that the king calls the servants over four or five times a day to ask the master about you." What's more, the question is whether you eat well, whether you live in a habit, what you need, what you are not used to, whether there are enough people, Teng Nanhou seems to be happy or not."

Ruixue paused, looked at Teng Yun's dazed expression and said, "I dare to say, if the king wants to marry a man to ridicule, there is absolutely no need to do this, is there?"

Teng Yun couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, he was faintly trembling, his heartbeat gradually became faster following Ruixue's words, but he didn't know why, he said: "Maybe... maybe it is."

Ruixue said: "My lord, come and try on the clothes. They are beautiful. After you put on the clothes, the servant will tie your hair for you to take a look. If you are not satisfied, you can ask the servant, so that you don't get messed up tomorrow morning."

Seeing Ruixue's appearance, Teng Yun didn't refute her, so he nodded.

Ruixue helped him take off his outer shirt, then put on a bright red wedding dress, adjusted the collar, and then tied the same bright red belt.

Rui Xue said with a smile: "The clothes seem to be just right, but they suit the master."

Teng Yun glanced at the bronze mirror, it was indeed just right, and sat down in front of the mirror again, Ruixue picked up a wooden comb and tied his hair with a jade crown.

Teng Yun's demeanor is elegant, with the bookish air of a literati, and also reveals the heroic air of a general. Ruixue first broke up Teng Yun's hair, and then hung it down to comb it neatly.

But before she had time to tie her hair, she heard a mess in the outer room. Ruixue put down her comb and was about to go out to ask what was going on, when the door of the inner room was pushed open, and the person who walked in was Xue Junliang.

Ruixue was startled, and said: "Your Majesty..." she hurriedly knelt down to greet him.

Seeing Xue Junliang, Teng Yun knelt down too, but was supported by Xue Junliang, and said: "Everyone get up, there is no need to be polite."

Ruixue stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you can't come here, you can see the master tomorrow."

Xue Junliang didn't care too much, and said: "Anyway, I've seen it a long time ago, so it doesn't matter if it's a little later."

This sentence made Ruixue want to laugh, but she couldn't, so she had to hold back. Xue Wang himself said that it's okay to be a little late, but he came here in a hurry, and couldn't wait for one night.

Ruixue said tactfully: "Your Majesty has some important military matters to discuss with the master, so the servants will go down first."

Xue Junliang gave Ruixue an appreciative smile, and Ruixue knelt down and left the inner room with several other palace servants.

Jiang Yu also backed out with great insight, not forgetting to close the door, and asked the palace people in the outer room to stand far away, so as not to get in the way.

Seeing them retreating, Xue Junliang coughed and said, "Sit down, don't be too restrained."

Teng Yun thanked him and sat down.

Instead, Xue Junliang didn't sit down, and looked down at him from above. He was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, which looked a little unreal under the dim light.

Teng Yun didn't make a sound, Xue Junliang was a little embarrassed when he realized it, and said with a smile: "This dress suits Teng Qing very well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xue Junliang walked over, stretched out his hand and lightly touched Teng Yun's hanging hair, the tentacles of that hair felt slightly cool, which made Xue Junliang unable to move away.

He immediately picked up the wooden comb on the table and said with a smile, "I'll help you tie your hair."

Teng Yun was startled, he didn't expect King Xue to be so "elegant", and said, "I dare not bother Your Majesty."

But Xue Junliang supported his shoulders, made him sit up, leaned over to his ear, and said, "I want to tie your hair for you, is that okay?"

Teng Yun's body trembled invisibly, and he didn't refuse anymore. After sitting down, his hands tucked into his wide sleeves involuntarily clenched into fists, his heartbeat became very fast, and he felt a burning sensation in his ears and shoulders. .

Xue Junliang supported Teng Yun's hair with one hand, and held a wooden comb in the other. Afraid of hurting him, he combed it again and again. In fact, Ruixue had already combed Teng Yun's hair just now, and he just had to tie it up at the end. However, Xue Junliang was enjoying his hair. This feeling.

Neither of them spoke. Teng Yun didn't know what to say. He was afraid that his voice would tremble when he opened his mouth. Xue Junliang didn't want to speak. He was afraid that his stubborn temper would come up again and ruin such a good atmosphere.

In fact, Xue Junliang doesn't know how to tie his hair. His hair is naturally done by the palace people on weekdays. He doesn't need to worry about this aspect. Now he is just playing with Teng Yun's hair. If he really wants to tie his hair, he feels that he has no way to do it. .

Xue Junliang finally smiled and said, "The clothes are very suitable for Teng Qing, very decent."

Teng Yun just said: "Your Majesty...that's ridiculous."

Xue Junliang heard that his voice was a little unsteady, sat down beside him, and said, "What's wrong with Teng Qing's throat, are you sick? Ask the imperial doctor to come and see."

Teng Yun quickly shook his hand and said, "No, no, no."

Xue Junliang suddenly grabbed Teng Yun's wrist, pulled his hand over and held it, and sighed: "Actually, you won't believe it, but I can see Teng Qing tomorrow, but unfortunately I still can't help but want to come over." Take a look, see if you live comfortably, and if the palace servants have neglected you..."

He said with a smile: "You won't believe it when you tell it."

Teng Yun frowned, and said, "I won't believe it because I don't know why His Majesty would do this."

Xue Junliang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Teng Yun to speak directly.

Immediately, he laughed "hehe", slowly raised the hand holding Teng Yun, and at the same time slowly lowered his head, touching Teng Yun's finger with his lips.

Teng Yun's hands trembled, and he stared at Xue Junliang with wide eyes. Xue Junliang's lips did not leave his fingers, and he gently rubbed Teng Yun's skin with each opening and closing, and said with a smile: "That's why."

Teng Yun couldn't help trembling, withdrew his hand abruptly, coughed and said, "Excuse...excuse me for being stupid, I really..."

"All right."

Xue Junliang suddenly stood up and interrupted Teng Yun's words, saying: "It's getting late, Teng Qing should take a good rest, I'll be busy again tomorrow morning... By the way, I'll forget about the dismantling. You come out too, don't forget."

Teng Yun was so dazed that he forgot to kneel down, Xue Junliang opened the door of the inner room and walked out.

Both Rui Xue and Jiang Yu thought that His Majesty would spend the night here today, but they didn't expect to come out after staying for such a short time, and ordered to go to the bedroom.

Ruixue sent King Xue off, and when she returned to the inner room, she saw Teng Yun's shocked face. Although the light was not good, she could still see that Teng Yun's face was very red, even his ears and neck were red.

Teng Yun didn't sleep well all night. He really didn't understand what Xue Junliang meant and why he kissed his hand. Perhaps it was because King Xue was used to flirting in the harem. When he was a queen before, King Xue was so gentle. Treated with consideration.

Teng Yun couldn't help sneering, covered his head with the quilt, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.

Ruixue got up early in the morning on the second day, and was busy running around, which made Teng Yun dizzy from the morning.

Teng Yun was lazy in bed and never wanted to get up. Jiang Yu came once and asked Teng Yun if he got up. Ruixue said no. Jiang Yu said that the king ordered him not to wake up Teng Nanhou and let him rest more. It's rare to take such a break.

In fact, Teng Yun woke up early in the inner room. He was not in the habit of being lazy on the bed. When he heard the voice outside, he covered his head again. He didn't know what Xue Junliang wanted to do. Treating a man so tenderly was completely unnecessary.

At dusk, the banquet in front of Yunfeng Palace began. Xue Junliang came to pick up Teng Yun himself. Teng Yun was dressed in a wedding dress. Although Xue Junliang was still wearing a black python robe that symbolized power, it was much more formal than the usual court clothes. A lot more cumbersome.

He held Teng Yun's hand and said with a smile, "Is Teng Qing ready?"

Teng Yun didn't speak. When the two walked out, all the officials knelt on the ground and shouted long live. When they looked up, they were surprised to find that not only King Xue, but also Teng Nanhou who was dressed in red was next to him.

And I thought that Marquis Teng Nan would wear a phoenix crown and Xiapei and sit in the palace waiting for King Xue to pass by, but he never expected that it was a man's attire, without a hijab, a simple crown, and no makeup. Instead, he looked handsome and tall, making people unstoppable .

Some ministers who wanted to curry favor with King Xue knelt down and wanted to continue calling "Niang Niang", but there were also discerning people, now that the new imperial concubines were all dressed up like this, if they rashly called "Niang Niang", wouldn't it be a slap in the face of King Xue.

Xue Junliang said with a smile: "Today the Gu Wang is happy, and we don't have to be too formal. The Gu Wang thought, although he wants Marquis Natennan to enter the palace, he should not be too wronged. After all, Marquis Tengnan's achievements are admired even by Gu. Yes, so I specially invited Teng Qing to come here today."

Then everyone knelt down again, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

With such a status of Teng Yun in King Xue's heart, everyone understood that anyone who wanted to tease him had swallowed his words long ago and dared not speak out.

Xue Junliang entered the banquet, and Teng Yun sat beside him. Teng Shang also entered the palace with Xue Houyang for the banquet today, and looked up at Teng Yun, but Teng Yun refused to look at Teng Shang because he was ashamed.

Teng Shang just went to look at Xue Junliang, and Xue Junliang didn't look away when he saw his eyes, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

Xue Houyang touched Teng Shang lightly, and said, "Sir, you...you will be convicted if you stare at the king so much."

Teng Shang laughed, and said: "I'm just looking at it. After all, Teng Nanhou is the same as me, and his surname is Teng. What if he is bullied?"

Xue Houyang laughed dryly, "Actually, I think His Majesty is real, otherwise there would be no need for such a large audience."

Teng Shang said: "Of course I can see that he is real, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting like this."

Xue Houyang said: "Since Mr. has seen it, then please help His Majesty, Teng Nanhou doesn't seem to understand His Majesty's intention."

"Why should I help him?"

Teng Shang narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said: "Teng needs to admit that King Xue is irreplaceable as an emperor, but Teng has some grudges, so naturally he has to stand by and watch."

Xue Houyang smiled helplessly, and said: "Sir...you are only afraid that the world will not be chaotic."

Teng Shang said: "It is true that he will know sooner or later, why rush for a while?"

Xue Houyang nodded, "That's right."

Xue Junliang was sized up several times by Teng Shang's scrutinizing eyes, but he didn't show any sign of shrinking back. He even poured a cup of tea for Teng Yun himself, and said, "Your throat was uncomfortable yesterday, don't drink too much wine."

Teng Yun drank cup by cup just because he had nothing to do, so he took the tea at this moment, but Xue Junliang took the opportunity to pinch the back of his hand, which surprised Teng Yun, knocked the teacup crookedly, and spilled it all over his body.

Xue Junliang didn't expect Teng Yun to be all over his body. Although the tea was not hot, it was still hot, so he got up quickly to check whether Teng Yun was burned.

Teng Yun was embarrassed by the other party. He was a rough-skinned and thick-skinned old man, and he shook his hands as if he was holding him like this.

Seeing that he was fine, Xue Junliang was relieved, and then with an inscrutable smile on his face, he said: "Teng Qing's clothes are dirty, why don't I accompany you to the inner hall to change one."