Chapter 606 Examining Yu Mingyue
The autumn rain fell all night and finally stopped in the early morning. However, even though the rain stopped, the rainwater gathering on the eaves continued to drip down like broken beads, washing the bluestone slabs under the eaves clean, and making a steady and pleasant crackling sound. Voice.
The wind did not stop, and after blowing the surrounding pines and cypresses to rustle, it suddenly intensified again, blowing open a window that was ajar.
Suddenly, the raindrops dripping from the eaves were blown away, turning into fine mist and floating into the room, covering the face of Tusheer who was sleeping on the bed by the window.
“Uh-Wow!”
A burst of coolness immediately stimulated her to wake up.
Her low cry also woke up Chang Wan and Wuxue who were on the other two beds in the room. The two of them reluctantly opened their eyes and saw Tu Sheer turning over and sitting up, while reaching out and wiping With the rain on his face, he muttered angrily: "What, you're pouring water on my face so early in the morning, it's so annoying!"
Chang Wan rubbed her eyes and said, "What's wrong?"
Tu Sheer pouted and said, "The window was not closed tightly, and the wind blew the rain in, and it hit my face."
Chang Wan got out of bed and walked over to take a look. It was not the case. Moreover, the rain that drifted in through the cracks in the window wetted Tu Sheer's bedding a lot. She smiled and shook her head and said: "That's how it is to sleep on a bed by the window. You have to remember to close the window tightly, otherwise when it rains, the bed will be soaked in water."
Tu Sheer said: "But I just can't remember."
Chang Wan reached out to help her close the window tightly, looked down at her and said: "How about changing it back? I'll sleep here "Bian, are you sleeping on your original bed?"
Tusheer thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I will." No."
"Why?"
"I'd better sleep on a rainy day. I often get scolded by my wife for being late. I don't dare to sleep by the window after entering the palace. If it really rains, the sound of rain can wake me up.”
Hearing what she said, Chang Wan laughed out loud, and even Wuxue, who never laughed very much, pursed his lips.
While they were talking, they also heard the sounds of palace people walking and busy outside. The three of them did not dare to neglect, and immediately got up to wash themselves. After making the bed, they prepared copper basins and towels, and then took the heat. Shui, then went to the main hall of Qianqiu Palace to serve King Qin and Princess Qin to get up.
Originally, after entering the palace, the maids should live in Yongxiang. However, the maids brought by the King of Han and the King of Qin from the Duke's Mansion were all personal servants. They were different from the ordinary palace maids in the palace, so they were moved to Yongxiang. The rows placed in the backyards of Chengqian Hall and Qianqiu Hall Living in the room, although it was more spacious than the servant's room in the Duke's Mansion, the furnishings were simpler. As soon as Tu Sheer came in, he couldn't help but complain a few words. Chang Wan persuaded him and moved himself against the window. The bed was given to her, which led to the laughter this morning.
The three of them walked from the backyard to the front hall, which was only a few steps away. When they entered the hall, they saw that the two of them had already stood up.
In fact, Yu Wenye had already dressed up and walked to the open space in front of the hall to start practicing his sword. Chang Wan immediately stood aside and prepared to serve, while Tu Sheer entered the inner hall and saw Shang Ruyi's cheeks were a little shaky. Hong, sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.
She immediately stepped forward: "Princess, what's wrong?"
"...Huh?"
Shang Ruyi slowly raised his head to look at her, and for some reason, his face turned redder. This shocked Tusheer. He immediately came forward and reached out to touch her forehead. Sure enough, she felt a little hot.
She immediately said: "Princess, are you sick? Do you have a fever?"
Shang Ruyi waved his hand: "No."
"Then, why is your face so red and so hot?"
"I just woke up, it's hot."
"Hot? It rained last night, it was quite cold. "Yes."
Tu Sheer was puzzled and looked at the bed. There was only a thin quilt, and it had been thrown to the corner of the bed. It seemed that it had not been covered all night. How could it be seen? It's not like he could make Shang Ruyi's cheeks turn red from the heat.
At this time, Shang Ruyi was a little impatient. He pushed her and said, "Stop looking around and help me wash up quickly."
"Oh, okay."
Tu Sheer didn't know what she was thinking, so he could only help her out of bed immediately. The water in the basin was not too hot, but it was just right for Shang Ruyi. Splashing the warm water on her still hot face immediately cooled her down, and her face became less red. After she finished washing and sat in front of the dressing table, Tusheer immediately came over to comb her long hair. By this time, she looked as usual.
Tushe'er said: "Miss, what are you going to do today?"
Shang Ruyi said: "The emperor has ordered that we will have a banquet today for the ministers who have contributed to the control of the plague. It seems that we have to go We are going to go to the inner court.”
When Tu Sheer heard this, his eyes lit up: “Can I go to the inner court?”
Shang Ruyi said: "If you become mute, I will take you there."
Tusher immediately pouted.
Looking at her aggrieved look in the bronze mirror, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, Yu Wenye had finished practicing his sword and walked in from outside wiping his sweat. Although the weather was slightly cool, he was still sweating profusely after practicing a set of sword skills and his face was slightly red. As soon as he entered the inner hall, his burly figure was immediately reflected on the bronze mirror in front of Shang Ruyi.
The two pairs of bright eyes were almost involuntarily connected.
At this moment, Shang Ruyi inevitably recalled the morning when she was gradually awakened from her deep sleep by the sound of people walking around in the palace outside. The moment she opened her eyes, she was so confused that she didn't even figure out where she was. He met the pair of eyes so close at hand that should have been cold and indifferent, but were inexplicably filled with hot emotions.
The blazing temperature seemed to spread from her eyes to her heart just by looking at her.
Shang Ruyi woke up immediately after being burned, but remained motionless, just looking at him stupidly.
Then, as the other person's increasingly hot breath gradually returned to her senses, she suddenly realized that she had slipped into his arms without knowing when, and she was holding his thin waist with both hands, like a To prevent her from moving around, Yu Wenye also put one of his hands on her back. There was no gap between their bodies, and they were tightly pressed together.
No wonder, it’s not cold at all.
Not only was she not cold, in her sleep, she felt that her whole body was immersed in the warm spring river several times. The river water slowly flowed past, brushing against her skin, bringing a smooth and gentle touch, making her feel comfortable and soft. Even until this moment, there are still waves of numbness remaining in the body.
Immediately, Shang Ruyi's face became a little hot again.
"Huh?"
Tu Sheer tilted his head, looked at Shang Ruyi in the bronze mirror, blinked and said: "Miss, why is your face red again? Is it right? Are you really having a fever? Do you want to see a doctor?”
“…”
Shang Ruyi was angry and resentful, and just wanted to drag this girl down and beat her up.
What was even more annoying was that the figure of Yu Wenye reflected in the bronze mirror seemed to be stagnant, but he did not look at her again and turned his head to wash up. Shang Ruyi gritted his teeth and whispered: "Have all the rules I taught you gone into the dog's belly? If you talk so much after entering the palace, do you deserve a spanking?"
Tu Sheer did not expect that she She was so fierce, and even on the first day she moved into the palace, she received Princess Qin's money. She didn't dare to say anything, she shrank her neck, lowered her head obediently and combed her hair into a bun, and then left in dejection.
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath to calm himself down.
After a while, Yu Wenye also finished washing and changed his clothes. The palace people had already placed breakfast on the low table on the side of the inner hall, because now they are the King of Qin and the Princess of Qin, and they are all busy eating. According to the arrangement of the princes in the palace, there were more than twice as many as before in the Duke's Mansion. A full table was laid out, as sumptuous as a usual feast. The two of them walked over and took a look, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Shang Ruyi looked at Yu Wenye, and Yu Wenye also glanced at her, and then said: "There are too many here."
The palace servant who served the meal hurriedly smiled and said: "Going back to King Qin, this is where the royal family The breakfast portion for the king and the princess is no more and no less."
Yu Wenye said: "I don't need so much here. Starting from tomorrow, half of it will be taken away."
"This. ——”
The palace man hesitated for a moment, but when he thought about it, if he asked for too much, it would be over the limit, but if he asked for too little, it would not be a sin. At most, he would suffer a loss, and he had no need to persuade him, so he immediately said with a smile: "Yes. "
Yu Wenye waved his hand, and the palace man immediately retreated.
The two of them sat at the table.
Usually the two of us eat relatively simply, but when there is a lot of food, we don’t know how to take down the chopsticks. In the end, Yu Wenye picked up the chopsticks in front of him, squeezed them tightly, and then said to Shang Ruyi: "Eat it. ."
"...Hmm."
Shang Ruyi tried her best to look calm. Although the color on her cheeks was beyond her control, the two of them finished their breakfast in silence.
After a while, Eunuch Yu brought someone over to deliver the message.
It is said that today the emperor originally summoned several officials who had contributed to the control of the plague to enter the palace and accompany him on a tour of the inner court. This was considered a reward for these meritorious officials. However, he suddenly had important matters to deal with. , let the king of Han and the king of Qin do it for him.
Before leaving, Eunuch Yu said with a smile: "The two of you who are familiar with King Qin will be here soon."
Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi both nodded in agreement, and then sent Eunuch Yu away. , watching his back disappear outside the palace gate, Shang Ruyi turned to look at Yu Wenye: "Are the two people Eunuch Yu mentioned -"
Yu Wenye said: "Who else could it be?"
Shang Ruyi pursed his lips and smiled.
After a while, I saw two familiar figures appearing outside the hall door. It was Shen Wuzheng and Pei Xingyuan. Although they were walking side by side, I could clearly feel the movement of these two figures. , Shen Wuzheng had an upright figure and walked forward without squinting, while Pei Xingyuan was on one side. As he walked, he looked at the surrounding scenery and said with a smile: "The scenery here is really good, much better than the small courtyard of the Duke's Mansion."
Shen Wuzheng said: "How did you promise me? Do you have to talk less when you enter the palace?”
“Uh——”
Just as they were talking, the two looked up and saw Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi coming out of the hall.
As soon as he saw them, Pei Xingyuan's eyes also lit up, but he was stopped by Shen Wuzheng who was beside him. He coughed slightly and stopped his extraordinary behavior. He could only follow him obediently. In front of him, he kowtowed and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness King Qin, and paying homage to Princess Qin."
Yu Wen Ye hurriedly stepped forward to help them up: "No courtesy."
Pei Xingyuan immediately smiled brightly: "Look, Feng Chen is still humane, I said, how can he not follow us when he becomes the king of Qin? The people close to him are still the same as before."
Shen Wuzheng shook his head helplessly.
Even Yu Wenye shook his head, and then said: "When we are alone, we are naturally the same as before, but in front of outsiders, you have to know what you should do. If you are punished for being rude, I will not save you."< br>
Pei Xingyuan smiled and said: "This is natural."
As he said that, he He looked up at Shang Ruyi, who was looking at them with a smile and a pair of bright eyes that turned into crescent moons. He smiled and said: "Princess, is everything okay?"
Shang Ruyi said with a smile: "Okay. Brother, Mr. Pei, please come into the palace."
The two nodded and they led them into Qianqiu Palace.
Pei Xingyuan and Shen Wuzheng both spent a period of their childhood in Chang'an City, but neither of them had ever entered the palace. At most, they had been in front of the palace gate. They knew that this Daxing Palace was better than the Ziwei of Luoyang that they were more familiar with later. The palace is much taller and grander, but when you really come in and see the scenery inside, you can understand the valleys in the hearts of those who built Daxing Palace back then.
Pei Xingyuan even sighed: "This Qianqiu Palace is really worthy of the name 'Qianqiu'."
While talking, Chang Wan and Tu Sheer came forward and offered tea and For snacks, Pei Xingyuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then said: "I heard that Qianqiu Palace is one of the few palaces that has not changed its name."
Yu Wenye nodded.
Pei Xingyuan added: "I heard that Your Majesty has changed the names of many palaces, especially——"
Having said this, he fell silent, and the eyes of the three people sitting around the table suddenly flickered.
Yu Wenye said: "You also know?"
Pei Xingyuan said: "Of course."
"The news spread so fast?"
"It's not that word travels fast,"
Shen Wuzheng on the side said calmly: "When we entered the palace, we also met other people entering the palace. We came to Qianqiu Palace, but the others were led to Jixian Palace."
When Shang Ruyi heard this, he immediately said: "The others are -"
Shen Wuzheng looked up at her and said softly: "The official name of Jixian Hall is Yu Mingyue."
"Jixian Hall?"
When Shang Ruyi heard this unfamiliar name, his eyes widened in surprise. Shen Wuzheng smiled patiently and said : "His Majesty has renamed the Academy of Chinese Studies as Jixian Hall, and Yu Mingyue has been canonized as the official name of Jixian Hall."
"..."
"She is the only female official in Jixian Palace currently."
Shang Ruyi was a little surprised, and subconsciously glanced at Yu Wenye, but the two of them looked at each other in surprise. , but there was not much surprise.
Yu Mingyue’s canonization is indeed not a surprise.
Even they can see the extraordinary and unsolvable confusion in Yu Mingyue, not to mention Yu Wenyuan. For an emperor, an emperor with such outstanding abilities and the same relationship with his eldest son Naturally, a woman with a special relationship cannot escape his scrutiny.
However, as the eldest lady of the Yu family, Yu Mingyue had no reason to appear by his side all the time. The best way was to confer her with an official position that was neither big nor small, but required to serve in front of the emperor from time to time.
So, he was looking at Yu Mingyue for Yuwen Chou.
(End of this chapter)