Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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At this time, there was an older eunuch holding an imperial decree in his hand, followed by four young eunuchs, who really came to proclaim the decree.

Those few eunuchs walked to the gate of the tribute courtyard and stood facing south, the leading eunuch snorted coldly: "Your Majesty's decree, you will not kneel down."

Everyone immediately knelt down to accept the order, and they didn't care about the rain, so they knelt down facing the puddle on the ground.

Zhou Jinyu and Lu Yao also knelt down, and Lu Yao complained in a low voice: "Brother, our clothes are all dirty now, and we have to change them when we go back."

Zhou Jinyu winked at him, telling him not to talk nonsense, and sure enough, he saw the eunuch looking at Lu Yao with displeasure.

Lu Yao stuck out his tongue and immediately lowered his head.

Then the eunuch unfolded the imperial decree, and read slowly: "By God's fortune, the Emperor proclaimed: Zhou Jinyu, Feng Weizhi will enter the palace immediately to face the saint, there must be no mistakes."

All shouted long live in unison.

Feng Weizhi stood up first, walked up to the eunuch, and took the imperial decree.

He took the imperial decree, gave Zhou Jinyu a cold look, and said something to the eunuch, and the eunuch immediately looked at Feng Weizhi with a smile on his face, and nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Jinyu thought in her heart that this time Emperor Tianshun let her and Feng Weizhi into the palace, probably because of the matter of who the champion would belong to. After all, she and Feng Weizhi must be the champion and the second.

Lu Yao tugged at her sleeve and said in a low voice, "Brother, it seems we can't go drinking together, you are going to the palace."

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "Well, let's have a drink together later."

Lu Yao also nodded with a smile: "Okay brother, when I go back and write a letter of good news to my father, I will go find you."

Zhou Jinyu said casually: "My home is on Xiyan Street, you can find me at Zhou's house if you ask anyone." Zhou Jinyu thought for a while, then asked him: "You live in an inn? If you don't mind, you can Come to stay at Zhou's house for a few days, since you call me brother, you are not an outsider."

Lu Yao repeatedly waved his hands and said, "No need, brother, I appreciate your kindness."

Zhou Jinyu thought that he was afraid of troubling himself, so he explained: "We have a small family, and it will be more lively if you have one more, so don't feel embarrassed."

Lu Yao shook his head and said, "No brother, my father bought me a big house in the capital, not living in an inn."

Zhou Jinyu: "..."

This new little brother of hers is indeed a wealthy son of a wealthy family.

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Then when I go back and finish writing the letter, I'll go to your house to find you, and then we'll go drink together."

Zhou Jinyu nodded and said yes. When the two were talking, Feng Weizhi had already walked over with the imperial decree.

He came to Zhou Jinyu, and someone behind him held an umbrella for him. He looked at Zhou Jinyu and smiled, and asked in a gentle voice: "Brother Jinyu, Your Majesty asked you and me to enter the palace to face the saint, but this time It's raining, you and I are in such a mess, what do you think brother Jinyu should do?"

Zhou Jinyu smiled, and replied: "Didn't the imperial decree of the Long Live Lord say that immediately entering the palace to face the Holy Spirit does not immediately mean going immediately? Why, Mr. Feng thinks that I dare to disobey the decree and disrespect it?" ?”

Feng Weizhi, a hypocrite, is he going to dig a hole for her?

Did she really think that Zhou Jinyu was a fool?

Feng Weizhi also laughed: "Brother Jinyu misunderstood me, since you think it's okay, then you and I can enter the palace."

Lu Yao stood beside Zhou Jinyu, looked at Feng Weizhi for a while, and then at Zhou Jinyu for a while, but when he looked at Feng Weizhi, his small eyes were a little more wary, he pulled Zhou Jinyu aside, whispered Said: "Brother, that Mr. Feng is not a good person, you have to be more careful."

Zhou Jinyu smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up. Sure enough, even Lu Yao could see it.She patted Lu Yao's shoulder and said in relief, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Lu Yao nodded: "Then I'll go first, brother, you should be more careful, speak more kind words when you meet Long Live Lord, and flatter him more, he will definitely give you the champion."

Zhou Jinyu nodded with a smile and said nothing.

An hour later, Zhou Jinyu and Feng Weizhi entered the palace with the eunuch who came to announce the decree. Feng Weizhi talked and laughed with the leading eunuch along the way, deliberately leaving Zhou Jinyu aside.

When he was about to get off the carriage, the eunuch smiled and flattered Feng Weizhi: "Mr. Feng, I wish you the number one scholar. I just ask Mr. Feng not to forget about you."

Feng Weizhi glanced at Zhou Jinyu, but he couldn't hide the pride in his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty's words."

Zhou Jinyu got out of the carriage first, followed by Feng Weizhi, and the two followed the eunuch who had been waiting in front of the palace to the direction of the imperial study. The rain just stopped.

The little eunuch went in to report, so Zhou Jinyu and Feng Weizhi waited outside.

Feng Weizhi looked at her and said tentatively: "Brother Jinyu, I have something I want to ask you, is it convenient if I don't know?"

Zhou Jinyu replied directly: "It's not convenient."

Feng Weizhi: "..."

The hatred in Feng Weizhi's eyes flashed away, and then he resumed his gentle and gentle manner: "It's not a big deal. I heard that Princess Yuanzhao has been in touch with you for a long time. I don't know if it's true or not. ?”

Zhou Jinyu knew that he was beating around the bush just to ask about this matter. She squinted her eyes and replied, "I have no relationship with that eldest princess, and even if I have, it's only through letters."

The expression in Feng Weizhi's eyes was obviously disbelief, but he said with a smile: "So that's the case, I think His Majesty called us this time, maybe it's not just for business."

Zhou Jinyu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? It's not just for business? Is it a private matter...?"

Feng Weizhi let out a heavy breath, looked at Zhou Jinyu, and said very seriously: "Of course, it's for the eldest princess's marriage."

Zhou Jinyu nodded pretending to be enlightened: "So that's the case, but don't worry, Mr. Feng, I don't care about the princess at all."

"Really?" Feng Weizhi was overjoyed and almost lost his composure.

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "Really, I already have someone I like, and I can't tolerate others anymore."

Feng Weizhi straightened his clothes: "Brother Zhou is really a person who values ​​love and righteousness." He was completely relieved now.

While the two were talking, the chief manager Jiang Youde came out of the imperial study room, looked at Feng Weizhi and said, "Feng Weizhi, you come in with our house first." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Jinyu again: "Zhou Jinyu, you go out for a while. Wait for a while, Your Majesty will see you later."

Zhou Jinyu bowed his hands respectfully: "Yes, the students know."

It took less than half an hour for Feng Weizhi to come in, and he came out with a bad expression on his face. When he passed by Zhou Jinyu, he gave Zhou Jinyu a unwilling look, then flung his sleeves and left angrily.

Zhou Jinyu was taken aback, how did she offend him?Why is Feng Weizhi not even willing to do superficial efforts at this moment?

Just when she was wondering, Jiang Youde greeted her: "Zhou Jinyu, come in with our house."

Zhou Jinyu hastily responded, and hurriedly followed in.

The imperial study room was brightly lit at this time, and several glazed lamps were lit. Emperor Tianshun still had that majestic and indifferent look.

Zhou Jinyu knelt on the ground far away to greet Emperor Tianshun: "Student Zhou Jinyu, please greet Your Majesty."

Xu Shi just caught a cold in the rain, and she sneezed as soon as she finished speaking.

Disrespect before the imperial court is a serious crime, so Zhou Jinyu immediately bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "Student's disrespectful before the imperial court, please forgive me."

Emperor Tianshun paused, looked at her with squinted eyes, and told the little maid beside him: "Go, serve her a bowl of ginger soup that I haven't finished drinking."

Jiang Youde was startled when he heard the words, and his heart became more and more certain that Lord Longevity had an unusual attitude towards this young man named Zhou Jinyu. Even when the second prince Wei Hong came over, Lord Longevity failed to reward him with a bowl of ginger soup to keep out the cold. But now Zhou Jinyu was about to be rewarded.

Zhou Jinyu immediately thanked him: "Student, thank you for your reward."

After a while, the little maid brought a bowl of freshly served ginger soup to Zhou Jinyu, and Zhou Jinyu took it on her knees.

Just as he was about to put it in his mouth, Emperor Tianshun snorted and said angrily, "Get up and drink."

Zhou Jinyu was flattered, holding the bowl of ginger soup, shyly smiled at Emperor Tianshun: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Jinyu stood up and drank a whole bowl of ginger soup along the mouth of the bowl, her mouth was full of spicy taste for a moment, she frowned and smashed her mouth, just listening to Emperor Tianshun asked She: "Zhou Jinyu, I want to give the champion to Feng Weizhi, what do you think?"

Zhou Jinyu was startled, and suddenly raised his head: "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Tianshun smiled and said, "What? Do you have an opinion?"

Zhou Jinyu shook his head, lowered his head and replied, "Students dare not."

Emperor Tianshun said: "I know you are not reconciled, so I can't let you suffer, after all, you belong to me..." Emperor Tianshun coughed suddenly, and then said: "I have an errand here, who are you and Feng Weizhi? If it can be done, who will this number one pick belong to, Zhou Jinyu, what do you think?"

Zhou Jinyu paused again, raised his head and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what kind of errand is it?"

Emperor Tianshun smiled, and said in secret: "Tomorrow you will know."

Zhou Jinyu nodded and agreed.

Emperor Tianshun saw that she had finished drinking the ginger soup in her bowl, and ordered the maid to serve her two bowls. It was fun to watch her drink it with a grin, and the way she wanted to refuse but did not dare to refuse. The mood seemed to suddenly become particularly good.

Zhou Jinyu came out of the imperial study and planned to go back. On the way to the outside of the palace, she happened to see the old minister Meng Changru. The two greeted each other and walked back together.

Meng Changru appreciated it very much: "Zhou Jinyu, your answer is not bad, especially the four characters of 'distanced friendship and near attack', which seem simple but have profound meanings. It reminds me of a great Confucianist from the previous dynasty."

Zhou Jinyu didn't want to answer the question, but replied modestly: "The Prime Minister is absurdly praised, and the students are ashamed."

Meng Changru suddenly asked her, "Have you heard of the great hermit Liu Xi?"

Zhou Jinyu nodded and replied, "I've heard of it."

Meng Changru smiled and said, "Liu Xi said exactly the same thing to His Majesty back then, so this old man feels that your future life is really not easy."

Zhou Jinyu only smiled and said, "Student, this is a blind cat and a dead mouse. Coincidentally, the student knows that he has little talent and little knowledge, so how can he compare with the great scholar Liu Xiliu?"

Seeing her modesty, Meng Changru nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "Liu Xi is indeed a great talent, but he has been in seclusion for a long time, and there is no trace of him. Long Live God sent people to look for it many times, and only then did he find out his whereabouts."

Zhou Jinyu asked calmly: "Is Long Live going to invite Bachelor Liu out of the mountain?"

Meng Changru nodded and said, "Exactly, but Liu Xi has a very stubborn temper. If he refuses to come, it will be useless for anyone to invite him."

Zhou Jinyu suppressed the excitement in his heart, just nodded and said in agreement: "People with great learning and great knowledge are mostly like this."

Meng Changru laughed: "You're right, but he, Liu Xi, is extremely stubborn!"

Meng Changru smiled to himself for a while, and then said: "Zhou Jinyu, your knowledge is higher than that of Feng Weizhi, but the relationship between the DPRK and China is changing rapidly. Both of you are people that the Long Live God likes. You, can you understand the old man? mean?"

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "The students understand."

She naturally understood that Meng Changru was reminding her that even if her knowledge was better than Feng Weizhi, because of the relationship with General Han, Emperor Tianshun would promote Feng Weizhi in order to balance the power in the court.

Meng Changru continued: "Long Live God also knows that both of you have contributed to the leak of the test questions a few days ago, but Long Live God has not yet made a final decision on the number one scholar." Meng Changru paused and looked at her with a smile: "Fish and You can't have both, Zhou Jinyu, do you want fish or bear's paw?"

Zhou Jinyu was taken aback, what's the problem?

What does his so-called fish and bear's paw represent?

If the fish represents the champion, then what does the bear's paw represent?

Zhou Jinyu smiled and said, "Old Prime Minister, what are you talking about? Why can't the students understand it? Do you have to choose one?"

Meng Changru nodded: "Yes, I have to choose one, Zhou Jinyu, what would you choose?"

Zhou Jinyu pondered for a while, then shook his head and said in a loud voice: "Fish, I want what I want, and bear's paw is what I want; you can't have both, simply..." Zhou Jinyu suddenly looked at Meng Changru and smiled: "Simply have all of them." Stop it, please."

Meng Changru was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly burst out laughing. While laughing, he pointed at Zhou Jinyu and said, "You are so free and easy, and you don't even want them all."

Zhou Jinyu also laughed along with him: "Students are not free and easy, but are afraid of trouble. Since it is so troublesome to choose, then why don't choose."

Meng Changru smiled and shook his head: "Things in the court are often accompanied by choices again and again. There is no such thing as not choosing. As long as you enter the court and stir up this muddy water, you choose You have to choose, you have to choose if you don’t choose. Zhou Jinyu, can you understand what the old man said?"

Zhou Jinyu listened quietly, without nodding or shaking her head, she just felt that the wind after the rain was a bit cold.

In fact, she can understand all the reasons Meng Changru said. There is no turning back when you start your bow. Once you take that step, there is no possibility of retreating.

In a blink of an eye, the two of them had already left the palace, because Zhou Jinyu came with the carriage in the palace, so the Zhou family didn't know about it, so Meng Changru proposed to send her back to the mansion, Zhou Jinyu was naturally kind Thanks a lot.

Meng Changru sent her all the way back to Zhou's house. Before leaving, he stopped her and asked her with a smile, "Zhou Jinyu, Princess Yuanzhao or Zhuangyuanlang, which one do you choose?"

Zhou Jinyu: "..."

Zhou Jinyu was startled suddenly, only to feel that a thunderbolt suddenly fell from the sky.

You can't have both.

Can't have both champion and princess?

It turned out to be the case.

That's it!

Then there is no need to think about it, of course the number one pick!

What do you choose a princess for?

Of course she chooses the No. [-] pick!