Chapter 374: The buried concubine VS the ruthless and romantic emperor 22
In Fengyi Palace.
The queen dismissed the concubines who came to pay her respects and returned to the inner room. Jin Xuan brought tea and served her.
The queen sat back on the soft couch, took the tea, and asked: "What do you think?"
Jin Xuan knew that the empress was asking about noble Qin, so he thought about it and replied truthfully. : "Qin Gui's appearance is outstanding and makes people unforgettable at first sight, but she is a little ignorant. Look, today she dares to directly challenge Concubine Li. I don't know where she got the courage."
When the queen heard this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, the smile was unfathomable, "Oh? I think that this kind of courage that is not afraid of power is rare. Concubine Li is relying on her favor to act more and more arrogantly. Someone should rub it down Rub her energy."
After that, she stood up slowly, with a graceful figure and a gorgeous phoenix robe.
She told Jin Xuan: "Get ready. Come with me to the imperial study. The emperor has just ascended the throne. I still need to discuss this matter with the emperor about the selection of girls."
"Yes, empress."
Jin Xuan responded respectfully, and then stepped back to prepare.
Royal study room.
The ambergris curls up, filled with a touch of sandalwood, intertwining with the occasional sunlight coming in from the window to create a peaceful and solemn scene.
The queen walked in with light steps, wearing a phoenix robe.
"I see you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
Even if she is a queen, when facing her husband, she must salute the Emperor in a place like the imperial study. .
Emperor Jing was immersed in a mountain of memorials. He had just ascended the throne and had a lot of official duties. Except for resting at night, he had almost no leisure during the day.
Hearing the voice, he raised his head and saw that it was the queen. He was slightly startled and said, "Queen, please excuse me and come here today, but what's the matter?"
He didn't like the queen. There was no other reason. She was too dignified, and everything she said and did was according to the standards of a noble lady from aristocratic families, which made him feel uninteresting.
But because the queen made no mistakes and the harem was well taken care of, she was respected.
At least on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, which belongs to the queen, he will not go to other concubines' palaces.
If anything happens in the harem, I will take the initiative to discuss it with the queen.
The queen stood up, smiled slightly, and said softly: "I do have something to discuss with the emperor. The emperor has just ascended the throne and has passed the period of filial piety. According to the ancestral system, it is time to conduct a draft to add more people to the harem. New blood to show the prosperity of the royal family. I don’t know what the emperor’s intention is about this matter.”
Emperor Jing’s eyes flashed slightly, he caressed his chin, and after thinking for a moment, he said: “The queen is right, the draft is indeed the right thing to do.” Put it on the agenda. I have been busy with official duties recently, so I leave this matter to the Queen. If I am free on the day of the draft, I will attend.”
The Queen is not surprised by this answer. Fu Shen said softly: "I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust and do my best to run this draft. However, the draft is related to the royal family's face. I am bold and ask the emperor to set a rough charter to avoid any confusion. It was an omission. "
This is also her first time as a queen, and she has never held a draft. This kind of problem should be left to the emperor.
Emperor Jing put down the ink pen in his hand and looked at the Queen deeply, as if he was examining every detail of her expression.
After a moment, he said slowly: "The queen has thought carefully. In this case, you will draft a draft charter, focusing on character and talent, and selecting more women who are good at fertility to enter the palace. As for family background , There is no need to be too demanding. "
Having no heirs has always been his heartache, and he does not want to wait a hundred years for his country to be handed over to others.
When the queen heard the words, she immediately understood what the emperor meant, and bowed and said: "I understand, I will carefully prepare for the draft in accordance with the emperor's wishes. We will strive to select someone with dignified conduct and outstanding talents for the emperor." , and a beautiful woman suitable for giving birth to an emperor's heir."
When Emperor Jing heard the queen say the word "dignity", his expression was a little strange. Although it was a good word, he didn't like women who were too dignified.
Modesty also means being uninteresting, wooden, and boring.
It’s okay if you can have children, but if you can’t, why would you choose to come in?
But as an emperor, it is difficult to say this kind of thing. I just think about the day of the draft, so I still take the time to go there and take a look.
Although Emperor Jing thought so, he did not show it. He nodded slightly, said something else, and asked the queen to step back.
Yingyue Palace.
The sun shines slantingly on the floor inside the palace, creating dappled patterns, adding a bit of laziness and tranquility to the splendid palace.
Concubine Li was sitting in front of the bronze mirror. Her face in the bronze mirror was charming and beautiful, but she looked distorted by the anger in her heart.
“A mere humble maid dares to compete with me, what is this?”
The corner of Li Fei’s mouth curled up into a sneer, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes, “Cuiwei, go to the honor room. , tell An Hai to suppress Qin Guiren’s green card and put it up later.”
Cui Wei knew that the empress was very angry today and wanted to teach Qin Guiren a lesson, so she didn’t dare to ask any more questions. , respectfully accepted the order and left.
Respect room.
Eunuch An Haigang, the leader of the Jingshifang, had just finished making Yu Yao's green-headed cards and was about to put them up when he saw Cuiwei pushing the door open and coming in.
An Hai was slightly startled when he saw Cui Wei, and said to himself: What are the people of Concubine Li coming here for?
But he didn't dare to neglect, he rushed forward with a smile on his face, "Miss Cuiwei, what kind of wind has brought you here today, but what are your orders from Concubine Li?"
< br>Cui Wei saw An Hai and walked over with a smile, "I have to come to my father-in-law for help if I have something to do."
After saying that, he stuffed a bag of considerable silver into it.
If Cuiwei didn't talk about the matter, Anhai wouldn't dare to accept the money.
He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he walked over and asked in a low voice: "Miss Cuiwei, what are your orders from Concubine Li?" Cuiwei smiled faintly and stuffed the silver into Anhai again. In his hands, "There is nothing wrong, but the empress feels that Qin Guiren has not learned the rules well and does not know how to serve the emperor." "Come on, what should I do if I collide with the emperor? What the empress wants is for you to put Qin Guiren's green card up later."
An Hai understood after hearing this. What's going on? He also heard about what happened in Fengyi Palace in the morning and knew that Concubine Li was still angry and wanted to take revenge on Qin Guiren.
If it's a concubine who is not favored, that's it. It doesn't matter if she puts it up later, and the emperor won't pay attention.
But the emperor is very interested in Qin Guiren. He went to the east side of Yihe Hall last night, and he may go again tonight.
If this green card is not put up, if the emperor discovers it, he will not be able to afford it.
Concubine Keli is also the favored concubine in the palace. At least so far, she is the first to be favored. An Hai does not dare to offend her and is in a dilemma.
“Miss Cuiwei, this.”
An Hai hesitated to speak. He gently rubbed the bag of silver in his hand. He felt that the silver was a little hot to the touch, and it was neither comfortable nor comfortable to hold it.
He thought for a moment and then said: "Miss Cuiwei, the Emperor is new to Qin Gui. If I rashly suppress Qin Gui's green card, if the Emperor notices it, my head will not be saved."
Cui Wei frowned, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, "Mr. An, how dare you not listen to Concubine Li's orders? You are well aware of Concubine Li's status in the palace. Who is Qin Gui? Besides, if you help my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law will also remember your father-in-law, and your benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future."
Sweat beads appeared on An Hai's forehead. After thinking about it, he agreed to Cui Wei.
After all, in his opinion, Concubine Li is being favored now, and if he offends her, his life in this palace may not be easy.
As for Qin Guiren's green head card, if the emperor asked about it, he would say that the green head card was not ready yet. I thought that even if the emperor was unhappy, he would not be too harsh.
Seeing An Hai agree, Cui Wei left with great satisfaction.
The night is like ink, and the palace lanterns are swaying, which outlines the outline of the imperial study that is both solemn and mysterious.
In the palace, ambergris curled up, intertwining with the occasional whisper of night wind outside the window to form a silent palace overture.
Rong Yuan, the emperor of Jing Dynasty, was sitting behind the Dragon Case, holding a red pen in his hand and immersed in a mountain of official duties.
At this time, An Hai hurried in with a group of little eunuchs. Each little eunuch held a tray in his hand, and the trays were filled with rows of exquisite green-headed cards.
An Hai led others to kneel on the ground, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to turn over the signs."
Hearing the sound, Emperor Jing raised his head, looked at the hourglass on the side, and found that it was already Xu o'clock.
He put down the ink pen in his hand, stretched, looked at the rows of green-headed cards, and whispered: "Send it over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
An Hai responded respectfully, stood up, and then called to the young eunuch behind him to present the green-headed card.
The little eunuchs respectfully presented the green-headed cards to Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing looked at the rows of green-headed signs in front of him, thinking about the promise he made to a certain little woman last night. He was about to look through her sign, but he couldn't find it after searching around.
He frowned and looked at An Hai, and said displeasedly: "Why is there no brand of Qin Guiren?"
Lu Xi was standing next to him. When he heard the emperor's words, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that it was true. There is no green head card for Qin Guiren.
He glanced at An Hai secretly, and shook his head inwardly: This bitch didn't know who he was taking advantage of, and he even dared to suppress Qin Guiren's green card. He really didn't want his life.
When An Hai heard the emperor's inquiry, his face turned pale with fright. He knelt on the ground tremblingly and said in fear: "Your Majesty, this servant was negligent. Qin Guiren's green card was not ready yet, so he did not show it. Come up."
Emperor Jing kicked An Hai angrily and said angrily: "It has been several days since I issued the imperial edict to confer the honorable title of Qin. What if you told me that the green head card was not ready? Can't do errands? Okay, I don't mind changing."
An Hai was kicked to the ground by Emperor Jing. He quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. It's my servant's fault. Go back and bring Qin Guiren's Green Head Card."
Emperor Jing was still angry, "Humph, I think you did it on purpose. Did someone instruct you to do this?"
He had also heard about what happened in Fengyi Palace today, and it was not that he knew nothing.
If he guessed correctly, it should be Concubine Li.
Thinking of this, I felt dissatisfied with Concubine Li.
It is right that he dotes on Concubine Li, and he can also tolerate her acting out occasionally.
If this woman dared to interfere with his favoring the concubines in the harem, she would be a bit confused.
An Hai's heart tightened. How could he dare to confess Concubine Li? He could only continue to kowtow and say: "Your Majesty, this servant was really just negligent for a moment and was never ordered by anyone else. Please give me another chance, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing He sneered, not wanting to get entangled in such a trivial matter, and shouted angrily: "Why don't you get out of here? Put Qin Guiren's green head card up tomorrow. If there is a next time, you won't want this head anymore."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
An Hai was granted amnesty and rolled back.
He left the imperial study, his back was soaked with cold sweat, and he knew that he had just passed through the gate of hell.
Emperor Jing did not look over the signs, but took Lu Xi directly to Yihe Hall and Yu Yao's place.