I heard my brother is a tyrant

Zhongwang Mansion, Guo Yu called his daughter over when he came back from the next court, and told her about the draft.

Guo Yu said: "You just have to wait in peace. You are only 13 years old and you haven't reached the age yet. Your father is still deciding whether to enter the palace this time. In fact, your father is also reluctant to let you enter the palace as a concubine now, for fear that you will be wronged." Don't worry, even if someone enters the palace first, they won't be able to surpass you in the end. Now the emperor's attitude is unclear. If this draft is meant to be a queen, then the father will send you into the palace. Father will always give you a The best arrangement."

In Guo Zijin's mind, the father and king are more than majestic, but not amiable enough, and they say what they say, and they will never allow people to disobey orders.When they were at the border, the father and king were always busy with military affairs, and there was not much time for father and daughter to spend time together. Whenever Guo Zijin came to him, he would always feel restrained and in awe.

Guo Zijin bowed his head for a while, then said in a low voice, "Father, but my daughter...doesn't want to enter the palace."

Guo Yu frowned and asked, "Why?"

"No...no reason," Guo Zijin said with his head bowed for a while, "Father, my daughter doesn't want to marry His Majesty. During the enthronement ceremony, the new emperor ordered his wife to give a banquet. My daughter met His Majesty once in the palace, and my daughter... was a little afraid of him. "

"Afraid of him?" Guo Yu said with a smile, "Could it be that he was frightened by those rumors outside? It is said that the emperor is cruel, what do those people know? Zijin, you were killed for your father in the mountains of blood and blood, you are my daughter, and you grew up in the frontier, why are you so timid and cowardly?"

"It's not..." Guo Zijin wanted to explain in vain, but he didn't know how to explain his fear.At that time, the married woman was giving a banquet in the side hall of Hanyuan Hall. Guo Zijin paid respects to the new emperor according to the etiquette. Fear arises in my heart.

"It's just... my daughter thinks that His Majesty probably has no intentions of me. Father should know that His Majesty has no intention of a harem. He is not close to women and has a very cold temperament. Besides, my father only has me as a daughter. I just want to please my father. , to be filial to you."

"Once you enter the palace gate as deep as the sea, your daughter will be far away from you. My daughter is not willing."

"You really don't want to?"

"really."

Guo Yu pondered for a moment, then sighed softly and said, "Father made an oath before your mother's spirit back then. Your mother left early, leaving only a daughter like you behind. Father swore to treat you well. The queen is the most noble in the world." My father has always felt that only the position of queen is worthy of my daughter, and the current sage is young and promising, with extraordinary looks, so marrying him will not wrong you. As long as you want the position of queen, for Father will bring it for you."

Guo Zijin grabbed the handkerchief with his small hand, just bowed his head and didn't speak.

"It's just that if you really don't want to..." Guo Yuyu lowered her head and said in a slow tone, "Forget it, you don't have to worry, even if this king's daughter is not a queen, no matter who she marries, her family background and status can't be bad. It's just that this is not a small matter, since His Majesty's first selection since he came to the throne, it has a lot to do with it, and the attitude of the Empress Dowager and His Majesty is not clear at the moment, and this matter cannot be decided by the father himself, and you can consider it as the father."

"Thank you, Father."

Guo Zijin resigned and walked out of the study, with a look of disappointment on his face, wondering if his father would change his mind in the end.

And as the only daughter of King Zhong, whether she can enter the palace does not depend on whether she is willing, or even whether King Zhong is willing.

Everything is still variable.

Guo Zijin pondered, she had summoned up the courage to speak out her thoughts today, and her father did not refuse, only hoping that he could change his decision.

Guo Zijin held a round fan to block the sun, followed by a group of maidservants, who came out of King Zhong's residence full of thoughts, and met Guo Heng not far away, Guo Zijin stopped and greeted him slightly.

"The sun is so hot, my sister doesn't want to sit in a sedan chair." Guo Heng opened a folding fan to shield her from the sun, and while leading her to the veranda, he called the servants to quickly carry the sedan chair.

The two siblings sat down in the veranda, and Guo Heng asked with concern: "The adoptive father called the younger sister, is it to discuss the matter of selection?"

Guo Zijin said yes, talking about the conversation between father and daughter just now, Guo Heng was silent for a while, and sighed: "Sister didn't say anything, I probably guessed it."

"I know my sister's character best. My sister has a pure heart. You don't want to enter the palace, and you don't want to covet the wealth and glory in the palace. It's just..." Guo Heng said in a deep voice, "This decision, whether it is for the foster father or the situation in the court, It's not a small matter, and it affects the whole body."

Guo Zijin raised his eyes in confusion, whether she could enter the palace or not, could it have affected the situation in the court?

Guo Heng fanned her with a folding fan, and said: "Sister, have you ever thought about how many people are staring at Prince Zhong's Mansion, and the flowers and brocades, the wealth and wealth are in front of you, but the world is impermanent, and will it be prosperous in the future?" decline?"

Guo Zijin said: "Father was able to become the only king with a different surname in this dynasty. He relied on his outstanding military exploits and his achievements in assisting today's Conglong. He was born in a poor family, and he was able to become today because of his hard work. Those who Even if people are red-eyed and jealous, so what can they do?"

"But if you think about it carefully, how many famous generals in history died well?"

"..." Guo Zijin was speechless for a moment.

"Sister, think about it. Your Majesty has given infinite honor and favor to Prince Zhong's mansion, and the father-in-law has no seal. Is it really the emperor's grace? On the surface, the father-in-law has a high position, but in fact, how can the emperor really trust him. As a prince, he had no purpose to leave the capital, so he was trapped in the capital like this, and if this continues, the military power in the hands of his adoptive father, as well as his prestige in the army, will gradually be emptied."

"Sister, foster father and elder brother are not only thinking about Zhongwangfu, but also for you." Guo Heng raised his hand to touch Guo Zijin's shoulder, patted it comfortingly, and sighed, "The foster father has no disobedience." , but you can’t hold back the master with high merits, I’m afraid you will be jealous of the emperor. Only when you ascend to the throne and give birth to the prince, the emperor who succeeds the Great Zhou in the future will have the blood of our Zhongwangfu, can you keep the Zhongwangfu and protect your sister for life luxurious."

No matter what happened to Guo Zijin, after all, he was only 13 years old. For a while, his eyes were full of confusion. He lowered his head for a while, his eye circles were already slightly red, and he murmured, "Brother really thinks so? I thought..."

"If you only talk about my own intentions, how can I be willing to let my sister marry someone, but if you look at the whole capital, if you don't enter the palace, there is no man in the capital who doesn't want to marry you, but who is worthy of you? Those people say it nicely , is not coveting the power and wealth of Zhongwangfu. Since it is all for power and wealth, if my sister wants to marry, why not marry the most honorable person in the world."

Guo Heng patted Guo Zijin on the shoulder, and said deeply, "Sister is supposed to be the most honorable woman in the world, as long as you sit on the throne of queen and take charge of the six palaces, behind you will be the Prince Zhong's Mansion, and you will have a foster father and a brother as your father." You support me, what else do you have to be afraid of. For my sister, I am willing to do anything for my brother."

Autumn is still dry and hot. A hot summer has come. Except for the rain, Ye Chu spends most of his time in the pavilion, eating, drinking and lying down all day. He eats everything from lotus flowers to lotus seeds. Started yelling that she was fat.

When Xie Dan came back, dinner had already been served in the pavilion, but no one was seen, when he asked, the maid said that the girl and Ye Hui had gone to catch crickets.

Xie Dan sat down and waited.Chun Jiang saw Xie Dan coming from the waterside pavilion, and hurriedly asked the little maids to find someone. Not long after, Ye Chu and Ye Hui led a group of younger maids back, and there were chattering laughter from the river bank.

Seeing Xie Dan, the little maids immediately fell silent, lowered their heads and quickly saluted, while Ye Chu happily ran over.

"Brother, you are back."

She rushed over cheerfully, Xie Dan grabbed her two little hands and asked the servant girl to bring water to wash her hands, fearing that she might get some dust or insects in the grass, he also asked her to change her coat too.

"You really went to catch crickets, did you catch them?"

"No, Ye Hui is bragging. She said she would catch it. We clearly heard it calling in the grass over there, but we didn't catch it. Bingtang went after it and fell." Ye Chu sat down after washing his hands, and held up the table. Sip the freshly squeezed lotus root juice on the table.

After taking Yangxin Pills for the past few months, coupled with the usual medicinal diet, and walking around every day, she can actually see blood on her face, and the little girl seems to be more lively.Xie Dan was happy, and told her about Xu Yuanzhi's promotion.

"Doctor Xu has been promoted?" Ye Chu asked hurriedly, "What kind of official has he been promoted?"

"It's the sixth grade left court judgment."

"He seemed to be an eighth rank before, and he has been promoted so much. Why did the emperor give him a promotion?"

"The emperor rewarded him for his good medical skills."

"Then the emperor is not bad." Ye Chu nodded and said, "I'll see you next time. I must remember to congratulate Dr. Xu."

Xie Dan laughed in his heart, it was rare for the emperor to get her to say "not bad", he had just finished scolding "lust".

After Ye Chu drank a cup of freshly squeezed lotus root juice and looked at the dinner on the table, he seemed to feel a little full.Xie Dan filled half a bowl of stewed fresh water chestnuts and handed them to her, coaxing: "This is delicious, you won't be able to eat it after the season, you can try it."

Fresh water chestnuts are served with chestnuts and ginkgo nuts, and they are put into an earthen pot and simmered slowly over low heat. The characteristic of this dish is that it is made with chicken broth without oil, and sugar is added instead of salt, so it has a special sweet and moist taste.

The girl looked peacefully, holding a small silver spoon in her hand, and slowly put a fresh water chestnut into her mouth.Xie Dan looked at the stretched smile between her brows and eyes, and felt that those dirty organs during the day could be far away.

In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the three-day rest for the Mid-Autumn Festival, is often busier than usual.In the past, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom was that there would be ritual celebrations such as worshiping the moon, banquets, singing and dancing in the palace, and the emperor would give mooncakes to concubines, palace officials and close officials.Shangshi Bureau makes a variety of mooncakes, such as Zilaihong, Zilaibai, meringue, pulp, etc. The fillings are also salty and sweet.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, there was chaos in the palace.At that time, two emperors died one after another, and the only remaining second prince of Emperor Yanshi was also defeated. The world fell into Xie Dan's hands, but the others had not yet entered the capital, occupying the border town as immovable as a mountain, and did not take the initiative to enter the capital at all. The meaning is that people in the palace are in a state of panic, and no one has any thoughts about celebrating the festival.

Therefore, before the court, the palace had speculated that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival was the first Mid-Autumn Festival since the enthronement. The palace must celebrate it, especially the draft is coming, so it should be more festive. ready.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the front, the emperor stopped abruptly when he said, "I miss relatives during the festive season, and I have no intention of celebrating."

The emperor misses his parents, Emperor Sejong and the empress are gone, he has no heirs, he has no heirs, he doesn't even have a close concubine, and there are no other close relatives and elders in the palace except a queen mother, what the emperor said It's almost like saying "My heart is lonely".

In this way, whoever dares to make a fuss is afraid that they will live to the end.

Therefore, during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the capital was exceptionally peaceful and peaceful, and there was nothing else in the palace except for the routine worship of the moon.Even the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet originally prepared by the Empress Dowager was much more low-key. Several low-ranking concubines in the palace who were bestowed by the Empress Dowager accompanied the Empress Dowager during the festival. Without letting go, he got up and left.

The empress dowager couldn't hold back her expression at that time, but she couldn't say anything, so she pulled Xie Dan to say a few words of tenderness before leaving.She also has only one grandson left, Xie Dan, what else can she do.

We all know that the emperor is in a bad mood, so everyone in the front court and the harem keep a low profile, and everyone is afraid of bumping into him.

Therefore, Xie Dan had a rare leisure time during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He stayed in Ye's house for three days to accompany his younger sister, took her to play with birds, watched flowers, listened to plays and went to the garden, and accompanied her to taste various flavors of moon cakes. Peel the red pomegranate that Yingzhou just paid tribute to.

Zijulang recorded that the emperor was studying behind closed doors in the Zichen Palace, but in fact, Eunuch Chen didn’t even see the emperor’s shadow for three days, and once again worried that his position would be replaced by Chang Shun.

This weird atmosphere in the palace continued until the Chongyang Festival, when the draft was approaching, and taking advantage of the Double Ninth Festival, there were gradually more tea parties and flower viewing banquets for the draft, and the capital was a little bit more joyful.