[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

After the emperor finished speaking, an old man in his 50s stood up. Although the woman sitting next to him was old, but upon closer inspection, she looked somewhat similar to Concubine Xian, so the couple must be Concubine Xian's parents. .

Behind the emperor, the noble concubine, Yingchun, and Xianfei sat in turn. From the corner of Yingchun, one could see the tenderness of the concubine Xian when she looked at Yan Shangshu and his wife.

"Emperor" Yan Yue stood up and saluted, waiting quietly for the emperor's instructions.

At this time, the emperor suddenly lowered his head and took off a jade pendant from his waist, put it on the plate, and said, "This jade pendant is presented to Yan Aiqing. I hope Yan Aiqing will not change her original intention, and seek the well-being of all people and the country."

This action of the emperor frightened a large number of people, even to welcome the spring, the heart skipped a beat. The jade pendant was still the jade pendant worn by the emperor, so it meant a lot.

Sure enough, I saw Yan Shangshu prostrate on the ground with an excited expression.

This Yan Yue is also a scheming man, facing such a publicity, he is so excited and attracts attention, it can only be said that this reward from the emperor is enough to confuse people's hearts.

During the banquet, all the officials, wives, and concubines, all kinds of thoughts in their hearts, only he knows.

The emperor seemed to think that this was not enough, and a eunuch came forward with a tray, on which was a phoenix hairpin shining brightly, if it hadn't been rewarded by the emperor and queen, only the queen and imperial concubine were eligible to wear this phoenix hairpin.

The emperor said without hesitation, "This phoenix hairpin is for the concubine Xian."

Therefore, the eunuch bowed and held the phoenix hairpin to the concubine Xian behind the emperor. The concubine stood up with her belly supported, and bowed down with the support of the maid, "My concubine thanks the emperor for the reward."

The emperor bestowed a personal jade pendant, as well as the phoenix hairpins of the empress and imperial concubine, and because they surpassed the empress, concubine, and concubine Shu, they were the first to receive such a generous reward.

There was the thoughtful concubine who looked at the charming concubine, and the empress who was sitting on the phoenix seat with a dull look, thinking thoughtfully.

It's hard to say the position of empress, but if Concubine Xian gave birth to a prince, then this prince might be very lucky.

The emperor didn't care about how his actions would be interpreted by civil and military officials, and started the second wave on his own.

They also gave good wine to Yan Shangshu and his wife, and thoughtfully replaced Xianfei's wine with bean soup, and this reward came to an end.

"Old Lu Ge," the emperor called again,

"I am here"

The reward given to Elder Lu Ge is also a high-quality jade pendant, the only difference is that the previous one was untied from the emperor's waist, so the meaning of the symbol is greater than the value of the item itself.

What was given to the noble concubine was a jasper ruyi. If there is no gift from the concubine Xian to compare, this can be regarded as a gift that has won the sacred heart.

After the imperial concubine finished, the rewards were finished, and Yingchun turned her eyes to His Highness and all the officials. She didn't know who would be rewarded next in this reward banquet. His Highness has such a group of people, no matter how the emperor rewards them, they will not be happy Sitting angrily, Yingchun guessed, these fears are the confidantes of the current emperor!

Yingchun suddenly thought, and remembered those people one by one.

"Lin Ruhai" the emperor called out suddenly.

Yingchun also looked over, and saw a man in his 50s, but with a thin face and a vicissitudes of life, standing up.

This is Uncle Lin?Yingchun looked over curiously.

She has a close relationship with Sister Lin, but she has never met this Uncle Lin.

"Aiqing has worked hard to clear Jiangnan for me!" said the emperor.

"Your Majesty is serious, I will do my best to serve you and die!" Lin Ruhai hurriedly said.

"I heard Concubine Shu mentioned you and your husband, Aiqing and Aiqing are really capable ministers, and even more loyal ministers."

As soon as the emperor said this, everyone was stunned. It was obviously a big reward banquet. Except for the queen, all the concubines who appeared in the banquet were all from their natal families. What a great achievement the government has made, so it should be here.

"I'm terrified!" In front of the emperor, Lin Ruhai was always humble.

"Appreciate Lin Ruhai with a pot of imperial wine." The emperor said.

Lin Ruhai thanked her again, and before Lin Ruhai could take her seat, the emperor said again, "Give Concubine Shu a pearl hairpin and two pieces of brocade."

Being called out suddenly and rewarded suddenly, Yingchun had some thoughts in her heart, but she stood up calmly to thank her.

Rongguo Mansion is not in power, even with all kinds of support, Jia Lian and Jia Cong's generation will need at least eight or nine years to gain a firm foothold in the court, and at most ten years, and during this period, Yingchun has no power to rely on outside the court. So does the emperor want to assign Lin Ruhai to her name?

There is no one in Lin Ruhai's clan who can talk, and his only blood is the cousin girl of Rongguo Mansion. From this point of view, an alliance is also possible, but I don't know if Lin Ruhai, an old fox, has other ideas. Maybe he Don't want to be tied to her ship?

After all, relying on talent can also bring glory to the whole family.

Under the eyes of civil and military officials and all the orders, Yingchun stood up calmly to thank her, and sat back on her seat.

"Your Majesty, in such a festive atmosphere, I have no choice but to spoil the fun and report a dandy oppressing the common people. I am guilty!" A minister suddenly left his seat and fell to his knees to plead guilty.

What the minister knelt down and said caused an uproar. It was such a festive moment to reward the ministers, but he had to do something disappointing. He pleaded guilty before reporting. In this kind of day, is there anything that can’t be left until after the banquet? Report it?

Unless, there is a conspiracy!

"The dandy oppresses the people?" The emperor looked more solemn, and put the wine cup in his hand on the table and said, "What is your crime? If what you said is true, the one who is really guilty should be the one who oppressed the people." dandy."

The minister who was kneeling on the ground breathed a sigh of relief, it's great that the emperor didn't blame him.

At this time, I only heard the emperor say, "Tell me in detail what you know about the dude oppressing the common people."

"Yes, that's how it is. Last night, a woman sneaked into the minister's mansion. Originally, the minister thought that the woman was a villain. Unexpectedly, the woman fell to her knees and begged the minister to save her life.

It turned out that this woman was the daughter of a merchant surnamed Chen, and their family accidentally got a dragon and phoenix acacia jade pendant that a certain prince and concubine made love to in the Han Dynasty. Knowing is a disaster.

For some reason, the news about the jade pendant leaked out. A few days ago, a man surnamed Cui came to his door and wanted to buy the jade pendant for one-tenth of the price. After their family refused, the man surnamed Cui said that the jade pendant was Dedicated to the empress in the palace, don't you sell it?Can they take care of the businessmen who missed the queen? "

There was an uproar in the audience, the queen was actually involved in this incident, Yingchun's first reaction was, is this incident aimed at the queen today?

The empress, who had a plain face before, also turned pale with shock at this time, and she wanted to interrupt the adults below, but she couldn't intervene.

"After a lot of threats and lures, but the Chen family still refused. After all, the world is bright and the universe is clear. Under the feet of the emperor, there is no reason to oppress the people for no reason. However, this refusal brought disaster to the Chen family. One night in the dead of night, The Chen family suddenly rushed into a group of strong men, broke into the upper room and took the jade pendant of dragon and phoenix acacia. The whole family of the Chen family was killed."

The minister's tone was full of grief, as if he felt the same way.

"Only the young lady from the Chen family who went to my best friend's house to be a guest that night escaped the catastrophe because she played too late and didn't return to the house. The young man, who was 30 years old, heard that she was suing the queen's natal Cui family, so he beat her forty times without saying a word, and then put her in prison. escaped by accident.

After escaping, the girl from the Chen family inquired around, only to learn that the official who wanted to get rid of her was actually the queen's natal family, the uncle of the Cui family. She ran to the officials of the Cui family to sue the Cui family, no wonder she was almost silenced.

Frightened by this, the girl from the Chen family was afraid that someone would murder her for fear of the power of the Cui family after she went to sue again, so she dared not go. Weichen, beg Weichen to be the master of the Chen family. "

Cui family?Queen?This was definitely meant for queens.

The pale and terrified queen quickly got up and knelt down in the hall, admitting her mistake, "It's the concubine's fault for not restraining her family well!"

The matter has not been investigated yet, and there is no evidence, is the queen admitting her mistake too fast?

In fact, it's not fast at all. The queen knows her family's situation better than anyone else. How could she not know what kind of people her natal family is?If it is said to be opportunistic and greedy for benefits, she believes it, but if it is said to destroy people all over the house, it is absolutely impossible.

It's not that she underestimated her natal family, but that they really don't have the courage and courage.

However, it was obviously not something that the Cui family could do, yet someone put it on the Cui family, and picked up such a special time today, in order to tear her, the queen, out of the back seat.

Even if there is no evidence, those planners will definitely "create" evidence for the Cui family. If she mentions it, it will prove the Cui family's crimes faster. , I'm afraid it's coming to an end.

For the sake of the overall situation, it is better for her to strike first, and maybe save a little salary for the Cui family.

The position of queen without the support of the emperor is indeed a disaster.