Minister

85【Seven years of Jiankang】

Concubine Wen is a girl from the south of the Yangtze River, and she can't bear the cold the most. After suffering a lot of hard work, she secretly asked for a leather mat to cover her feet.

Concubine Hu Gui smiled and said: "If my sister is cold, change to the inner position. The banquet has been over for so long, why bother to break the body."

Concubine Wen was a little ashamed: "There is no such tenderness, it is far away from here, it is not cold, please worry about it."

The imperial concubine sat in the first seat and pointed at Concubine Wen and said to Concubine Hu Gui: "Let her sit closer, she looks pitiful from the cold." She turned her head and smiled at Concubine Geng: "There are no fewer girls in the palace than there were back then. Of course you have to pay attention."

Concubine Geng is much older than the imperial concubine, she just smiled lightly: "That's right." It seemed that she agreed with this somewhat aggressive behavior.

Concubine Hu Gui ordered someone to pull Concubine Wen over to sit with her.The imperial concubine smiled and comforted her: "There is a curtain, so you can't see it from the outside. Let's be easy-going, don't be like them." taste?"

During the Chinese New Year, everyone has to wear high-quality clothes, which are heavy and not very warm, so it is not clear whether this New Year is a blessing or a sin.When the first emperor was there, there were more than two hundred concubines, and the etiquette was very strict when he was a big one. Even the empress could not talk and laugh at will.Now the emperor has not chosen concubines arbitrarily since he ascended the throne. Apart from the few who were the princes back then, he only recruited less than ten concubines including Wen.The eldest son of the emperor, Chen Entropy, was born of Concubine Yang, and there were no other children in the palace besides him.Nowadays, there are few people in the palace, and there are many concubines and elders. The empress is too young to talk too much, so most things are still decided by the empress dowager and dowager geng.These two people, one is really confused and the other is not, but they manage the tedious affairs of this palace in an orderly manner.I've been in a daze all my life, and my heart is so blessed, and my two biological children are doing well.False, confused and smart for a lifetime, with true knowledge, wading out of the turbulent water to the realm of clarity.The younger generations knew it was better, and the harem was very quiet.

The imperial concubine secretly pointed to the emperor outside the curtain, leaned into Geng dowager's ear and said: "This bastard son is reluctant to give the Geng family a title! I will settle the score with him after a year."

Concubine Geng said calmly, "What do you think of Bingwen, sister?"

The imperial concubine was puzzled: "He is naturally very good."

Concubine Geng smiled and said: "That's it. The Geng family can still gain a foothold. This title is nothing but aspirations. If you have it, it's nothing more than if you don't have it. Maybe it's a good thing."

The imperial concubine believed it was true: "I thought it was my sister who refrained from talking. Since I don't care about this fuss, my sister will stop nagging."

The juniors were all sitting far away, so naturally they couldn't hear what the two concubines were saying.Concubine Hu Gui listened for a while, but she couldn't understand why, so she sighed.Hearing the eunuch's report suddenly, saying that the Empress Empress is here, she inadvertently sneered, put down the teacup and stood up.

Before Concubine Hu Gui got up, the Empress Dowager had already stood up, went up to hold the Empress Wang's hand: "My good boy, I've made you hard, come and sit down and talk."

Empress Wang thanked the two concubines, saluted the elders of the toffees, comforted the sisters, and then sat down with her stomach supported.

Queen Wang's nickname is Sui'er, and she has a very good relationship with the girls of the Geng family since childhood, so Concubine Geng loves her very much.The election of the empress back then was almost entirely due to Concubine Geng's contribution. The Concubine also liked the child's honesty and honesty very much. After entering the palace, she lived a happy and peaceful life.After entering the palace for three years, she lived up to everyone's expectations. She became pregnant with a dragon descendant in Autumn, and the people in the palace regarded her as the most important thing. If she could really push back the New Year Shou Nian, then she really wouldn't be allowed to attend the ceremony.

The emperor also entered the inner hall at this moment: "How is the queen?"

"Ouch!" The imperial concubine slapped her hand straight: "What is the emperor doing here? You have to salute when you come, how can you make my daughter-in-law tired?"

While waving his hand to excuse everyone, Chen Yan stepped forward and said to the queen, "I'm really jealous! My concubine doesn't care about me at all!"

When Queen Wang heard the words, she was so ashamed that she didn't know what to do. Everyone was amused by Chen Jiao's words.

Concubine Geng didn't hold back either: "The emperor was taught to be bad by his sister."

Chen Xing went to sit next to Concubine Geng: "I heard that Concubine Geng was unwell a few years ago, and my son was so busy that he forgot to be filial. I wonder if he is better now?"

Concubine Geng smiled and said: "It's just a bit of wind and cold, the rain was heavier that night, I sat talking for a long time, and then rested for a while, so it's not a serious problem."

Chen Xing asked, "It's such a cold day, why do you have to talk for so long?"

Concubine Geng glanced at the table and saw that Concubine Hu Gui was slightly taken aback, and she sneered in her heart, but her face was extremely kind: "What are you talking about during Chinese New Year? Go sit and talk with Sui Er."

Concubine Wen was playing with Luo Bin next to her, maybe it wasn't cold anymore, and she didn't care that the soft fox fur on her knees slipped aside.Concubine Hu Gui gave her a cold look at her body covered in gold, silver and fur, and felt that this woman from the Yanyun Department was really rich and vulgar.Maybe it wasn't so obtrusive just now, but now it feels disgusting to look at her more.

The year clock struck eleven, and the front of Fengxiang Palace became lively again.Concubine Geng patted Chen Yan's hand: "Go outside quickly, the end ceremony is about to begin."

Chen Xing nodded: "The seats on Feng Terrace have been set up, so it's time to call Yuxiang, Chen Entropy, and Chen Kong to get up."

"Tangtang," the imperial concubine gave her a letter from Mingzhu, "good boy, go and serve them up."

Tangtang thanked him for the reward, and retreated from the east corner gate.

Concubine Geng smiled and said: "This dear daughter, the Queen's sister is here, but she is still sleeping in the back. Tomorrow is her wedding ceremony. The emperor should be careful to find us a good son-in-law. No one cares about us. But not."

Between talking and laughing, the curtain of the main entrance of the East Corner Gate has been drawn.The first princess of Daqi brought the first prince and the son of King Qin to Fengxiang Palace, and this most magnificent palace in the empire became more and more radiant.

Princess Chen, with the small character Yuxiang, was the youngest child of the first emperor and was acquired in his later years.When she was born, it was the time of the late emperor's last expedition to the west. When he returned from a great victory, he won this jewel in his palm. He was overjoyed and immediately awarded the title. Yuxiang was named Princess Qinghe before he was one year old, and his mother was promoted from noble concubine to concubine.She has been the brightest star among the nobles of the empire since she was born.

"Greetings to the imperial concubine, to the concubine, to the concubine mother." Chen Yuxiang was dressed in a magenta brocade gown and a golden phoenix with nine hairpins on his head, leading the two imperial nephews to salute the elders.

"Greetings to the emperor, greetings to the queen."

Before Yuxiang got up, Concubine Geng had already waved: "Come and sit."

Chen Kong was very naughty, and when he heard the concubine's greeting, he ran over and threw himself into his arms.Chen Entropy followed Yuxiang to salute with everyone before sitting on the table holding Aunt Huang's hand.

After everyone sat for a while, Concubine Geng and Concubine Huang got up: "The hour is approaching, the emperor should not keep the ministers in the outer palace waiting too long, let's go to the terrace together."

With a slight salute, Chen Xing first followed the inner room out of the inner hall, and the people in the hall saw him off before starting preparations.Waiting for the women in the deep palace to go up to Fengtai Terrace together with the wives, the guards of the outer palace, relatives of the emperor and ministers have already taken their seats.Standing on the highest floor of the Fengtai Terrace of Fengxiang Palace, you can have a panoramic view of all the beautiful scenery of the capital. This is the tallest building in the Forbidden Palace. Standing here is like standing on Mount Tai with a bird's-eye view of the world.Princess Qinghe and Queen Wang walked to the front desk surrounded by the two concubines. The emperor, King Yan, and King Qin all got up and waited, and the two elders greeted with smiles.

The capital city at this moment is quiet, waiting for the hustle and bustle of that moment.

Chen Yuxiang held the imperial concubine's hand and said secretly, "Ever since Fifth Brother went to the border, I've been looking forward to today..."

The imperial concubine saw that Yuxiang's eyes were red, and patted her hand: "No matter what, I want to be reunited today, this is the Chinese New Year..."

Between whispers, the bells of New Year's Eve had already rang, the big bell of Baoning Temple on Linzi Mountain outside the imperial city rang, the bells of [-] large temples inside and outside the capital, and more than [-] small temples rang.The whole city seems to wake up to the sound of the bell, the streets and alleys are full of noise, the sound of firecrackers, and the brightness of fireworks fill this time and space.

"Look!" Chen Kong waved his arms and laughed.The big firecrackers in the Forbidden Palace were ignited, louder, bigger and more eye-catching than those in common people's homes, and they exploded when they reached a very high altitude, illuminating the sky.

King Qin held Chen Kong in his left hand and Chen Entropy in his right. The two children happily compared who saw the most beautiful fireworks.

The big red lions in the square danced and surrounded the five colorful dragons to form a peaceful picture scroll. The white snow in the sky also lost the coldness and became a little tender.

Concubine Geng was in a trance for a while, and she felt as if it was more than ten years ago. At that time, she was still young and beautiful, and the princes were still young. They were as loving as brothers from common people. Chen Xing was robbed by Chen Ang. Reward, secretly angry, Jinger seems to be there, playing with Chen Su, Chen Xi and the first emperor are talking and laughing hand in hand.

The queen looked out into the distance peacefully and gracefully, just like she was when she was a girl.

"Toffee?"

Concubine Geng was startled, but when she came back to her senses, it was Chen Yan's smiling face.

"Good boy..." Forgot to smile for a while, Concubine Geng lowered her eyes, and held Chen Yan's warm hand.

Chen Xing silently sat next to Concubine Geng: "Does Concubine miss her second brother?"

Between the din of firecrackers and the light and darkness of fireworks, Concubine Geng finally nodded.

Chen Xing clenched the strong woman's hand, thinking of the King Jin who was at Dingbian, and his military exploits for the empire... Then King Qin, he became more and more silent...

"New Year's Eve..." Chen Yan seemed to be saying to himself: "Even the royal family... also has a New Year's Eve..."

After Chinese New Year comes spring... spring flowers, spring cold...

Wei Chi is neither a high-ranking general nor a relative of the emperor. He is staying in the deserted Imperial Academy at the moment, drinking with side dishes.The bell rang on New Year's Eve, and Lao Zhao and she seemed to have finally finished an unwritten ceremony. They breathed a sigh of relief and went to rest separately.

Wei Chi picked up the stove, cleaned up what he had already cleaned up, and then he nestled on the bed after washing up.The crowd outside the courtyard wall was noisy, as if they wanted to release all the joy of this year at this moment.Wei Chi couldn't sleep because of the noise, so he could only recall the past few times during the New Year that he could remember when he was a child.

Wide noodles, narrow noodles, stick noodles, bean noodles, delicious wheat noodles...

Rapeseed oil, acorn oil, pumpkin seed oil, corn oil, the most fragrant is sesame oil...

After a long time, the eyelids feel heavy... This is the year...

The first day of the new year is still a holiday, Wei Chi lifted the quilt and got up early, she naturally had no lucky money to take, but she still prepared to reward herself with a good meal.In the middle of the morning, Chen Hu returned to the Hanlin Academy, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw Master Xiao Wei running around the courtyard with his sleeves folded up, chasing a chicken.

Wei Chi looked terrified: "Come on! I chopped it many times, and it's still running!!"

Chen Hu looked at the poor rooster, the crown was cut to the point of bleeding, but Mr. Wei obviously didn't cut it to the trachea, the rooster fluttered in a mess and would not fall over.

Chen Hu is not good at fighting, but he is very good at these things. He stepped on the chicken wings with one step, picked it up, and took Mr. Wei's kitchen knife.

Cock finally freed.

Wei Chi wiped the sweat from his face: "I bought it yesterday, and I just want to eat chicken noodle soup this morning... I didn't expect it to be..."

Chen Hu shook his head: "If you want to eat chicken noodle soup, how can you get up early in the morning to kill the chicken in time? You should have stewed the chicken soup last night..."

Wei Chi squatted in the yard with his knees wrapped around his knees, watching Chen Hu boil water and pluck chicken feathers, and suddenly asked: "Chen Hu, if a woman is as stupid as me, will she not be able to find her husband's family?"

Chen Hu gave Wei Chi a strange look: "Of course women are, but you are a man and a scholar, so naturally someone will take care of you..."

Wei Chi suddenly remembered that his birthday was the first day of the junior high school, and it would be after today.

This is No. 18 years of being a man.

Wei Chi's birthday was so muddled, and at night, he finally ate the chicken noodle soup made by Chen Hu. The soup was not fresh enough. Chen Hu pointed out that it was because Mr. Wei bought the wrong chicken. Wei Chi refused to admit it and was picky. It is said that it was because Chen Hu did not cook well, and Chen Hu was very wronged.

Another woman a few miles away, today is also her birthday.It is already a big gift for a girl from an ordinary family to perform the 'gifting ceremony', but it is even more extraordinary for the daughter of the royal family.Hede Hall is located in the southeast of the Forbidden Palace, with Shangshu Pavilion on the left, Hengzien Lake on the right, and Changde Hall where the concubines live in front.The Hede Hall has an elegant scenery and elegant attics. In winter, there is a snow scene of mountains and rocks in Qiqinglan Garden, and in summer, there is a Hanliang Hall where you can enjoy fish and water.Harmony is beyond extravagance, but it is better than the unity of nature and man. It is unparalleled in the world.

Only one noble person lived in this huge palace, and that was the emperor and princess Chen Yuxiang.

From the time of Mao to the time of Wei, it has always been a grand ceremony of Jili, and the guests invited are all the most important gentry of the royal family.In order to prepare for the grace of the evening, the palace people arranged many halls for the guests to rest.The main hall of Hede Palace, which had been noisy for a long time, finally quieted down.

"Sister Queen, rest well." Chen Yuxiang advised Queen Wang to also rest.

Empress Wang has had the best relationship with this princess since she entered the palace. Today is her big gift, so naturally she has to do her best, no matter how much Yuxiang asks, she just laughs and refuses to respond.

"You're tired too, let's go back to Qiuyi Pavilion to rest and talk."

Yuxiang finally compromised and returned to Qiuyi Pavilion with Queen Wang's hand.After changing the dresses, the two wore homely clothes for the time being. When Yuxiang lifted his sleeves, he tripped over a bun. Seeing this, Queen Wang hurriedly came over to help her straighten it out: "Princess has combed her hair in a bun, she is so pretty. In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and the princess has reached the age to leave the court."

Hearing the word out of the pavilion, Yuxiang couldn't help but blush.

"Queen and princess, who is here?" Tangtang lifted the curtain and walked in with a smile.

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "I wanted to scare you, but it can be seen that this girl has a quick mouth!"

Tangtang helped Huang Taifei's right hand: "Huang Doufei can't drag the servants to be naughty together. If the servants are naughty, they will be whipped!"

"Don't be rude!" Chen Yuxiang laughed, and quickly stood up with Queen Wang to greet him.

Concubine Wen also came here together. Concubine Wen is proficient in weaving and embroidery, and she is the one who made the decision on the selection of cloth for this ceremony.At this moment, I was picking out the brocade gown with phoenix flowers and auspicious patterns for Yuxiang to choose for the evening: "The weavers in the harem made ten sets in total, and the concubines chose for a while, but these two sets are really good. I can’t choose, I’m worried, I might as well show them all to the princess, and the person who wears the clothes anyway will decide.”

The imperial concubine praised her: "Although Concubine Wen is young, she is a person who does things well. Since she wants to come, I will use an excuse to come. Don't drive me out as an idler."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"It's just our mothers. There are no outsiders. Let's make some jokes. Let's sit down as you please."

After the emperor dowager said this, everyone stopped pushing back and surrounded the emperor dowager and sat down on the warm table. Tangtang took the jade pusher and hammered the empress dowager's shoulders: "Just now, the servant girl ruined the emperor dowager's good deed. , let’s make amends at this moment.”

Everyone laughed again.

The imperial concubine said bitterly: "I don't know who will fall into such a sharp-tongued girl! Then I will be a wicked mother-in-law, and I will punish you to sleep in the woodshed to relieve my hatred!"

Concubine Wen said: "This can't be done! If this bad girl is gone, who will serve the princess?"

Yu Xiang blushed: "Why is Sister Wen Concubine talking nonsense? Come and show me your clothes!" After saying that, she beckoned for the palace man holding the outer robe to come over. Everyone saw that she was really shy, so they didn't like it. Laugh at her again.

The two sets of clothes are actually not much different, one set is slightly brighter in red, with some fish at the hem, small and cute, while the other set is slightly brighter, with very unique cuffs and strings of pearls tucked into the mouth.

The imperial concubine looked at it carefully, and compared it to Yuxiang: "It's not a boast, the concubine Wen Gui back then, and now the concubine Wen, is one of the best in our palace, and all the good ones belong to our Yuxiang." Not to mention our Daqi, even thousands of miles outside the circle, we will not be able to find such a handsome princess! Those men outside are not caring! No one among the elders dares to speak now, this marriage I have to worry about it... Today's Chen Jingtai, the nephew of the former King of Qin, looked like a teenager a few years ago, but today he seems to have a pretty face and a good conversation."

Yuxiang naturally knew this royal brother, but he only remembered that he was a very dignified man. He heard that he was good at writing and martial arts, but he was not very familiar with others.

"Earlier, he looked weak. In the past two years, your imperial brother Zhunzao sent him to Hezeguan to serve as a military officer, but he became more energetic." It's like doing things with your uncle."

Empress Wang didn't care much about these things, so she could only say: "Heze Pass, uncle is going to pass by when he comes back this time, when I see you, ask him carefully."

"This year's war is full of joy!" Concubine Wen's mother's natal family was a military general, and the words of these wars could be heard in her ears: "It's the emperor's wisdom! It's also General Geng's wisdom! One hundred thousand, after besieging Feng Yi for several months, there is nothing to do. There are rumors about this heroism!"

"This servant has heard a thing or two." Tangtang supported the Empress Dowager on the shoulder: "Does the Empress Dowager remember the Tanhualang from last year?"

Tanhualang?The imperial concubine frowned and thought for a long time: "... Wei... what... Chi?"

Tangtang smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's Wei Chi!"

The author has something to say: Explanation:

There is obviously no Hu family among the senior nobles, so although Hu Guifei is a noble concubine, she is a marginalized object.

At the same time, the center of the empire does not have the name 'Wei Chi'.

At the same time, Yan Wang is a marginalized prince.

ps: Yuxiang appeared on the stage, loved by thousands of people, but Tanhua was inexplicably cold in the distance.

Tangtang said: "It's Wei Chi"

77g: "Ah Qiu!"