Pour the glass

The autumn moon is melting, and the maple leaves in Shangjing are falling with the wind.

Xuejiazhuang is located in the eastern suburbs of Shangjing. On weekdays, there are many shopkeepers from various branches, and it is very jubilant. Today, because of the return of Miss Xue Jiu, the inside and outside of the village are decorated with lights and festoons, just like the Lantern Festival, and it is even more lively.

After drinking for three rounds, Ziyuan took out the Changshengzi cup, filled a cup of wine, knelt down to her father Xue Hao, and bowed respectfully, "When I come back from Xizhou, every seven days, let a brother drink The next cup of longevity wine to dispel the Gu worms in the body, now the elder brother, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, and the sixth brother have all drank this wine, and there is no need to be afraid of Ayena's flute sound that stimulates the Gu worms With that said, Ziyuan handed the longevity cup to her father, "Now there is another day when the longevity wine will take effect, this cup, I will respect my father first, and after seven days, I will respect my mother." After finishing speaking, Ziyuan apologized Looking at the loving and luxurious Mrs. Liu, "Mother, wait another seven days."

Mrs. Liu thought that it would be difficult to see this child again in this life. When the seventh son Xue Zijue brought back the news of Ziyuan's disappearance, she had already prepared for the worst. The Longevity Cup came back, and solved the curse of the whole family.

"Aman, our daughter is ready!" Xue Hao took the Changshengzi Cup and drank the wine in one gulp. He has seen many treasures in his life, and now holding this legendary holy object in his hand, his heart Still a little excited.

Seeing the admiration in his father's eyes, Ziyuan quickly took the Changshengzi Cup back from his hand, put it carefully in his arms, bowed his head and said: "Daddy, although this Changshengzi Cup is in my hand, it is not our Xue family's property after all. , I made an agreement with the owner of this cup, once it is used up, it will be returned."

Xue Hao said with a smile: "You girl, are you still afraid that Daddy will swallow this sacred object?"

Ziyuan shook her head apologetically, "Daddy, Yuan'er didn't mean that..."

Mrs. Liu hurriedly came to rescue her and said, "Jiuyatou rarely comes home, just joke with her, and be careful not to scare our Jiuyatou." After speaking, Mrs. Liu pulled up Ziyuan who was kneeling in front of her, and lovingly touched her Looking at her face, she said, "Yu'er has suffered a lot these years."

Zi Yuan smiled and shook her head, "Yuan'er is not bitter."

Mrs. Liu glanced at Xue Hao with a smile, and said: "Jiu Yatou is not too young now, my husband should pay more attention to those good boys in the shop."

Ziyuan's face darkened suddenly, and she said anxiously: "Mother, Yuan'er won't marry!"

Xue Hao said solemnly: "The girl is going to get married after all when she grows up."

"I don't want to marry!" Ziyuan straightened her back and was startled by her gaffe. She glanced left and right at the surprised eyes of the brothers around her. After our Xue family, there will be some troubles these days, and there are still many intercepted letters from Feige on the fourth brother's side, at this time, I can't marry."

Xue Hao and Mrs. Liu glanced at each other, and felt that what Zi Yuan said was reasonable, "Then let's discuss this girl's marriage after the ceremony of His Majesty's ascension to the throne is completed and the overall situation is settled."

"I……"

"Jiu girl, I haven't seen you for three years, come here and let mynah take a good look."

Ziyuan wanted to continue talking, but she heard the voice of the eighth son of the Xue family on the bamboo chair, and saw the eighth brother beckoning to her gently.

"Brother." Ziyuan felt sore when she saw Ba Gongzi's empty trouser legs, she hurried over, squatted beside him, and said softly, "Brother, you have suffered too."

The eighth son of the Xue family smiled slightly and patted her head lovingly, "It's not the starling who suffers the most, but your seventh brother."

"Ugh……"

Hearing the title Seventh Brother, not only Ziyuan, but also those who are connected by blood in the Xue family all sighed.

The eighth son of the Xue family was stunned for a moment, glanced at his relatives apologetically, and said with a smile: "It's the starling who talked too much. Our nine girls came back after a lot of trouble. Let's put aside those marriages and let our family Have a good drink, okay?"

"Brother..." Ziyuan smiled gratefully at him.

Eighth Young Master nodded slightly, "Mynah will spoil you from now on, okay?"

"Old Ba, what you said is wrong. When it comes to pampering this little girl, our brothers will not lose to you!" The fourth son said unwillingly.

"Not bad!" Sixth Young Master also agreed.

Ziyuan's heart was so warm that she looked at the elder brothers with tears in her smile, turned around and walked to the table, filled herself with a glass of wine, walked over with the jug in her hand, and said with a smile, "That's what myna said, Let's have a good drink tonight!"

"Okay! Come on! Nine girls, who is afraid of you!"

Several older brothers surrounded Ziyuan, and only the eldest son looked at Ziyuan worriedly. The words choked in his mind for a long time, and he didn't know whether to ask or not to ask.

Sister, oh sister, is your love for His Majesty just that of a close friend?

Mrs. Liu saw that the eldest son seemed to have something on his mind, she turned her face slightly and asked, "What are you thinking?"

The eldest son quickly shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm just a little worried about my sister."

"That's right, it's really worrying for this girl to be stubborn." After Madam Liu finished speaking, she thought of something, and said, "As a big brother, you should take care of your younger sister."

"Of course."

"National teacher is not a simple role. It is true that as Jiu Yatou said, in the days to come, our Xue family must be careful." Xue Hao nodded his head.

At the same time, a carriage brought twelve palace guards out of Shangjing and headed all the way to Xuejiazhuang.

"Your Majesty, we are here."

The carriage finally stopped at the entrance of Xuejiazhuang, and a palace lady jumped off the carriage first, raised the curtain of the carriage, and said respectfully to the people inside.

"Mmm." Ah Ling changed into a normal dress tonight, but the dragon pattern and phoenix hairpin on her bun still showed her dignity as the Empress of Jin Dynasty.

"Hurry up and pass on Master Xue, Your Majesty is coming." Gong'e turned her head and said to the two guards guarding the door.

"Yes Yes!"

The two guards bowed nervously to the carriage, turned around and ran towards the village.

"Your Majesty, why are you down?" Gong'e was about to report that she had gone to communicate, but she saw that A Ling had stepped off the carriage, and hurried forward to help her.

A-Ling waved her hands slightly, and said: "Since I am going out on tour in modest clothes, don't send all the members of the Xue family out of the village to welcome me, I will go in by myself." Looking at the inside of the village, A-Ling cursed inwardly. , "Smelly girl, without you making noise by my side, I can't concentrate on reviewing the memorial. I will take you back to the palace in a while, and I must take good care of you!"

"Your Majesty the Queen!"

Sure enough, the first one to come out to greet him was that stinky girl!

Finally, there was a trace of warmth on her frosty face, Ah Ling raised her head, and said in a cold voice: "I don't even salute when I see you, and I haven't seen you for a few hours, Miss Xue Jiajiu is more courageous."

Zi Yuan blinked at A-Ling, smiled and bowed to A-Ling, "The daughter of the people is saluting to Your Majesty!"

A Ling gave Ziyuan a sharp look, "You can stay in the palace and learn these rites slowly." The young masters of the Xue family and the elders of the Xue family appeared in his sight, and A Ling decreed coolly He said, "I passed on my oral order, the nine daughters of the Xue family have a beautiful heart, and they have won my heart. An edict, a special seal... Princess Deqing, enter the palace today to learn royal etiquette."

"Ah?" Ziyuan was startled, but before she could finish her sentence, she was gouged out by Ah Ling again.

"What's the matter? Still not accepting the order?" A Ling gave Zi Yuan a wink.

Zi Yuan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Minister Xie my emperor, long live long live long live long live."

Upon hearing this oral order, all members of the Xue family knelt down and thanked each other. Thinking about it carefully, the whole Xue family's contribution to helping the new king win the throne is considered a top achievement, and meritorious deeds should be rewarded.

A Ling looked at Xue Hao and said: "I should have rewarded you all for your merits today, but the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, and the imperial edict will not be announced to the world until one month later, so I can only come here in person tonight , let’s reward Miss Xue Jiu first, and please don’t ask me..."

Before Ah Ling could speak, Xue Hao hurriedly bowed, "Your Majesty's presence in person today is a testament to His sincerity and the great kindness of the Emperor. How dare we feel resentment towards His Majesty?"

"Then...tonight I will take Princess Deqing back to the palace to learn palace rules and etiquette." A Ling finished speaking lightly, then looked at Ziyuan, "Princess Deqing, follow me back to the palace."

"No." Ziyuan breathed a long sigh of relief, bent down and sent A Ling into the carriage, looked back at her father, brother and mother with reluctance, waved and smiled, "Father, mother, brothers, Yuan'er let's go!" La."

"The palace is no better than at home, but you must study the palace rules carefully and don't make any mistakes." Mrs. Liu couldn't help exhorting.

Ziyuan nodded heavily, turned around, and climbed into the carriage.

Gong'e stood beside the carriage, lowered the curtain, and said, "Let's drive—"

Seeing the carriage gradually go away, several members of the Xue family glanced at each other, Madam Liu felt a little uneasy. Today, Jiu Yatou is conferred into the palace, and they will not be able to decide the marriage in the future.

But for Xue Hao, what is more worrying is that the new emperor is like this today, probably in order to keep Jiu Yatou as a hostage, and what he is asking for is the continued support of the Xue family.

The young masters of the Xue family were thinking about each other, the eldest son sighed in a low voice, and asked in his heart: "Could it be that your majesty also has that unreasonable yearning for Jiu Yatou?"

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The wheels of the carriage rolled against the place where the moonlight fell, and the sound of the horse's hooves was especially crisp under the moonlit night.

"It's good to enter the palace, at least my father and mother can no longer decide my marriage." Ziyuan leaned against the wall of the car a little leisurely, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Ah Ling pondered for a while, and asked, "Did they mention your marriage today?"

"It's not just them, my elder brother also mentioned it, but I just... just don't want to marry." Ziyuan shook her head in annoyance, raised the curtain of the car, and looked at the melting moonlight in the suburbs. So many things can’t be done.”

"Girls in the world are going to marry eventually..." Ah Ling said suddenly.

Ziyuan suddenly turned her face away, looked at A Ling seriously, and said word by word, "Xiao Zhanxue, if I get married, who will take care of you?"

"I……"

"In my eyes, you will always be Ah Ling, the Ah Ling who I am going to take good care of for 20 years!"

A-Ling stared blankly at Ziyuan's seriousness, and felt her heart warm as before, "It's not easy to take care of me, don't regret it."

"What are you regretting?!" Ziyuan stepped forward to hold her shoulders, "Aye and his son live for as long as your nightmare will not end, but don't be afraid, I think, I have a way to resolve this situation."

Ah Ling said seriously: "No matter what you want to do, I just want to warn you, don't put your life on the knife's edge, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, I will imprison you in the palace and prevent you from getting out for the rest of your life!"

"Hehe, okay, anyway, you will stay in the imperial city as the empress for the rest of your life, so it's fine if you don't go out!"

"you!"

"Why?"

"Being more and more like a rogue!"

"Hahaha……"

Hearty laughter sounded from the carriage, A Ling looked at Ziyuan's smiling face, couldn't help but let out a warm smile, and cursed softly, "Stinky girl!"