phoenix knot

Going to the imperial study room to serve the pen and ink every day has become Su Mingyue's top priority. She always remembers Liang Guanjing's advice, fulfills her duties, and handles affairs impartially. She never dared to show off her talents or even her cleverness.For a few months like this, Han Chengjue was very satisfied with her performance, and even felt that she was too cautious, such as the east family buying and donating officials, and the west family occupying land to evade taxes. If the amount was not large, these things could have been instructed by Su Mingyue .Su Mingyue also didn't want to talk about big reasons, she just said that if you win the gold medal for avoiding death, you shouldn't be arrogant, lest you make it difficult for the emperor to do well in front of the palace and make his face look bad.

When Han Chengjue was reviewing the memorial, he told her how he would deal with it, and if he encountered something similar, he would just go ahead with it. Su Mingyue retorted, a while ago in Huguang, there was a Yuanwailang who invaded Yue's family's [-] acres of fertile land. Let’s do it, his wife and brother went to Beijing to file an imperial complaint, and the emperor sent him back for a retrial. Another day, a procurator in Zhejiang also invaded the neighborhood’s fertile land, but if he was sent back for a retrial, he would have to judge the case himself. This is not the way .Moreover, the Huguang member Wailang's wife and brother who went to Beijing to sue the imperial court may have been killed, because Futai didn't say that he was going to handle the case, and Futai pretended not to know, and His Majesty the Emperor couldn't remember this matter for a long time, so he was killed if he was killed. .

Han Chengjue was surprised by her insight and good memory. Although the matter was not a big deal, there were many officials involved, and the officials protected each other. Even if the emperor wanted to ask, he was confused by the officials involved.

"Don't you ask me what to do?" Han Chengjue asked.

"Does the emperor want to show off, or does he really want to teach his ministers and concubines?"

"I see you don't want to learn."

"My concubine is a girl, and I usually just embroider to pass the time. The emperor asked me about the strategy of governing the country. I might as well learn from the fashionable bun."

Han Chengjue pointed at her forehead, "Don't think about making progress."

"Anyway, the concubine does not do well in the exam, and the emperor will not send me off. If I do well in the exam, I will be in big trouble. I can't be appointed as an official, and I will be scolded bloody by the officer in front of the palace when I turn back."

"Who dares to scold you?"

"Didn't the former empress be scolded?"

Han Chengjue's expression was gentle, "You always defend her very much, I'm very pleased. It's your own sister, I don't see you mentioning her."

Su Mingyue thought about accusing Su Jingxian of poisoning her, but now that time has passed and there is no proof, anyway, she did not die, and Su Jingxian gave birth to a dragon son, Han Chengjue would at most reprimand her and confine her for a few more days. It will send her off, so it's better not to say it.

"When you have a bosom friend, you don't drink a thousand cups, and you don't talk speculatively. Although the concubine and the elder sister are sisters in the boudoir, the relationship is not close. The empress and I hit it off right away. How can the two be compared?"

Han Chengjue thought about Su Jingxian's reluctance to hand over the child to the empress to raise, and Su Mingyue had been in the imperial study for some time, and he really seemed to be indifferent to the world.The two sisters really have diametrically opposed temperaments, so it's only natural that they don't talk speculatively.

"What has the queen been doing these days?"

"Since your Majesty wants to know why he doesn't go to Yongxuan Palace by himself, he can ask the empress himself."

Han Chengjue rubbed the back of his head helplessly, "I had a big fight with her in Yongxuan Palace last time, and the quarrel was very unpleasant. Now I haven't turned down to see her, and she doesn't give me face at all. If that's the case, then we It’s better not to see each other.”

Su Mingyue said: "If you are the emperor above the court, and you are the empress, she is under you after all. But what if the husband coaxes the lady in the boudoir?"

Han Chengjue said: "It's a pity that she is a person who doesn't eat oil, salt, soft and hard, or you can think of a way for me."

Su Mingyue closed the memorial with a "snap", "This is a matter between the two of you, I don't want to get involved in it."

Han Chengjue said: "I've been with you these days, and you know what I mean. Why do you still speak so sarcasticly to me? I, you, and me. Back then, you weren't killed with a stick. It seems that the problem of contemptuousness and contempt for the Holy One has not changed at all."

Su Mingyue opened the memorial again, looked at it and said: "Then the emperor treats the concubine as a cow. You need to know that playing the piano with a cow is bound to be futile."

Han Chengjue had no choice but to turn over the memorial, and after a long while, he couldn't help asking: "If you said that you had a sweetheart in the past, is it true or not?"

Su Mingyue lowered her head, thinking that if she committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, could her death-prevention gold medal be of some use?

Han Chengjue saw that she kept her head down and said nothing, "Forget it, forget it, I won't force you if you don't want to say it."

Su Mingyue said: "The emperor must know the story of King Zhou You playing with the princes, so you can take me as your concubine. I hope you don't become King Zhou You."

Han Cheng choked out of breath.

Su Mingyue said: "It's getting late, and there are still so many memorials to read. The emperor wants to continue. Or should we talk about the anecdote about the boudoir between you and the empress?"

Han Chengjue sighed, "Hurry up, hurry up, finish approving these memorials soon."

The noble concubine Su Jingxian in Changle Palace knew about Su Mingyue's serving of pen and ink in the imperial study room, but she was confined for many days and tried to get involved, but she couldn't get along. The ban was finally lifted on this day, and she didn't dare to complain about illness, so she arrived early Greetings from Liang Guanjing.She sat in the Lanyi Palace only to realize that few of the many concubines in the palace were willing to talk to her, but Liang Guanjing was willing to ask her how she was doing recently, her diet was good, and the little prince was in good health in Changle Palace.Su Jingxian answered one by one, and Su Mingyue, who was sitting at the bottom, heard it, and felt very unhappy, but her face remained calm.The two sisters sat facing each other, both with cold faces, and neither of them wanted to talk to the other.

Su Jingxian had nothing to say and asked which sister's residence the emperor had visited recently?But who was summoned to serve the bed?No one in the audience could answer, even Liang Guanjing was at a loss.Su Jingxian said to Su Mingyue: "My younger sister is absolutely gorgeous in the harem, and she has won the divine favor recently, would you like to share some rain and dew with other sisters?"

Su Mingyue said: "I'm just serving the pen and ink in the imperial study, I haven't served the bed."

Su Jingxian couldn't believe it, "The emperor has never been to your Guili Palace?"

Su Mingyue said indifferently: "I've been here a few times, just sat down and chatted a few words."

Wei Xiangwan interjected, "Oh, so the emperor has been guarding the empty boudoir all by himself recently?"

Liang Guanjing couldn't help laughing, "Stay alone refers to a lonely little daughter-in-law, how can it be used to describe the emperor?"

Wei Xiangwan nodded hastily: "Not right, not right."

Su Jingxian couldn't calm down anymore, "The emperor is neither in Guili Palace, nor has he been to other people, so he..."

Wei Xiangwan said: "The emperor hasn't summoned anyone recently, isn't he lonely? When my mother gave birth to a baby, my father and his concubine gave birth to three more babies in one go."

One sentence made all the concubines burst into laughter.

Liang Guanjing said: "The emperor now only has the second and third princes under his knees. I can't make it, all sisters have to work harder." He Zhaoyi said: "The emperor only favors the concubine Li, but only asks her to serve the pen and ink in the imperial study. We can't get a doll out of the ink, and we can't even see the emperor's face, no matter how hard we try, it's useless."

All the sisters and sisters in the Lan Yi Palace were obviously concerned about the emperor's heirs, and to put it bluntly, they were discussing: If a man is not close to women, is there something wrong with him?

It was Concubine Kang who reminded: "I heard that there is a new eunuch who looks very handsome in the emperor's bedroom. It seems that this is something that happened before and after the concubine gave birth."

When the sisters heard this, they stared at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, the expressions on their faces were very colorful, it is unbelievable that the emperor still likes this tune.

Su Jingxian sighed: "Since that's the case, there's nothing to say. It's getting late, and I want to go back and see Che'er. He should wake up early and find his mother."

All the sisters in Lan Yi Palace dispersed and went back to their respective palaces to talk gossip behind closed doors.

This night when Su Mingyue was serving in the imperial study, looking at Han Chengjue again, he thought of that handsome little eunuch, and couldn't help it.

Han Chengjue said: "There is a happy event today, I see you have endured it for a long time."

Su Mingyue hurriedly said: "No, no, it's just that when I got up early to pay my respects to the empress, I heard some jokes."

"tell me the story."

"It's all jokes about low-class women in the boudoir. How can they pollute the emperor's ears, so you can't listen to them."

Han Chengjue insisted on telling her that Su Mingyue didn't dare to bully the emperor, so he told him about the handsome little eunuch. Han Chengjue blushed and turned pale for a while, and shouted angrily: "Ridiculous! Who is slandering me?"

Su Mingyue said that there were many people with mixed opinions, and she didn't remember who said it, "The emperor has not called any concubine to sleep in the bed recently, not only I have been charged with the crime of favoring, but the emperor himself can't tell. Why don't you ask Liu Guang to make an itinerary for you, and go around the palaces and courtyards more."

Han Chengjue slapped the memorial on the table, "I have to deal with a mountain of memorials all day long, how can I have the heart to have a long relationship with the concubines and concubines in the harem? I am so mad! Let me know which servant is spreading rumors, See if I don't tear him apart!"

After finishing speaking, he cast his eyes on Su Mingyue, "You have been serving in the imperial study for a while, so you can stay to serve in bed tonight."