red wheel

Chapter 35 Entering the Palace
Qiyue Pavilion, Marquis Mansion of Wending.

Dugu Yan sat alone in front of the window sill, looking towards the direction of the palace, with hope and sadness in his eyes...

Brother Xuan, why haven't you responded after a few days?

My brother clearly said that the emperor will make a decree in a few days, but it has been so many days, why haven't you made a decree yet!My father and elder brother forbid me to contact you in private again, but when will Yan'er wait?

Qiao Er held a cup of bird's nest in her hand, walked into the room and saw this scene, Fang said: "Miss, this is the bird's nest just delivered from the kitchen, you eat it while it's hot, you haven't been able to sleep well these days, His complexion is not good either, Master Hou specially ordered the kitchen to stew it for you."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan turned his head and asked, "Qiaoer, is there still no news from the palace?"

Qiao'er heard the words and replied: "Not yet, miss, let's wait." She sighed silently in her heart, alas, how many times has the lady asked these days, the lady sits by the window sill every day, looking at the direction of the palace, Waiting for news from the palace.

Dugu Yan asked after hearing the words: "Brother hasn't come back yet?"

"No, miss, the maidservant just went to ask, but the housekeeper said that he hasn't seen the son back yet." Qiao'er replied.

"What about father?" Dugu Yan asked again.

Qiao'er heard the words and replied: "Miss, I heard from the housekeeper that Master Hou came back an hour ago, but he went out again later."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan silently looked out of the window again.

Qiao'er shook her head when she saw it, and put the bird's nest into the warming cup one by one to warm up, alas, Miss has been like this for the past few days.

In the evening, Wen Dinghou and his son Fang appeared in Qiyue Pavilion together.

"Father, brother, you are finally back!" Dugu Yan stood up happily and said.

"Yan'er, come, sit down." Dugu Ziyan stepped forward and helped Dugu Yan to sit down.

Dugu Yan said anxiously: "Father, brother, please tell me quickly, what the emperor said now."

"Yan'er, don't worry, listen to your father and brother, father and your brother will naturally help you." Marquis Wen Ding looked at his daughter and said.

Dugu Yan heard the words and said: "Okay, Yan'er listen, father, brother, tell me."

Marquis Wen Ding looked at his daughter and was silent for a moment, then Fang said: "Yan'er, I went to the Empress to find my father and your elder brother this morning."

"Well, what does the emperor say?" Dugu Yan asked anxiously seeing his father's reluctance to speak.

Wen Dinghou said helplessly: "Our two founding marquises have the right to marry independently. The emperor asked if he would like to let you enter the palace."

Dugu Yan hurriedly answered: "I am willing, father, Yan'er is willing!"

Duguzi persuaded after hearing the words: "Yan'er, don't worry, listen to what father has to say."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen." Dugu Yan replied after hearing the words.

Wen Dinghou sighed helplessly, and continued: "The emperor said that the Qin Tianjian surveyed the altar of offering sacrifices to heaven, saying that the altar of offering sacrifices to heaven has attracted the invasion of hostility, and it needs to be re-deployed to purify the hostility. All sacrificial activities are temporarily prohibited, including For the Empress Conferment Ceremony, now I can only make you a concubine and ask if you would like to enter the palace."

"Concubine? Can it really only be a concubine?" Dugu Yan asked, still unwilling to believe it.

Wen Dinghou nodded helplessly and said: "Well, since the emperor said so, there is no other choice now, but, Yan'er, you still have the right to choose not to enter the palace."

Dugu Yan was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, I will enter the palace."

Duguzi persuaded after hearing the words: "Yan'er, you should think about it, the emperor will say so now, the queen's position may not necessarily fall to you in the future."

"Brother, I've made up my mind, I want to enter the palace." Dugu Yan said firmly.

"Okay, since you've already made up your mind, I won't persuade you, brother." Duguzi said helplessly.

"Brother, will you help me in the future?" Dugu Yan asked.

"Big brother will naturally help you. With the current situation, I'm afraid that you will be unhappy after you enter the palace." Dugu Ziyan said.

"No brother, the emperor likes Yan'er, and Yan'er will definitely become a queen in the future." Dugu Yan said firmly.

Wen Dinghou and his son are silent, I hope...
Marquis Wending's study.

"Ziyan, what do you think of this matter?" Wen Dinghou asked.

Duguzi replied after hearing the words: "Shangguanlin, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, is keeping tight-lipped about everything now, and the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven is indeed investigating. Although his son works in the Qintian Supervisor, these things are all done by Shangguanlin's cronies. , the son can’t ask anything.”

Marquis Wen Ding continued: "Originally, after Xiao Jinxi was conferred, our Marquis Wen Ding's mansion had fallen behind. Now, Yan'er is only a concubine, and my father is worthless for Yan'er."

Duguzi continued after hearing the words: "Please forgive my son for speaking bluntly, father, from the very beginning, you should not have allowed Yan'er to have private contact with the emperor. Now the troubles are known to everyone, and it is difficult to get off a tiger. In the end, we exposed the secret of our Houfu. strength."

Marquis Wending heard the words and replied: "Our Mansion of Marquis Wending has always been behind Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. The reason is that Marquis of Wu'an's mansion holds 30 military power."

"As a father, I also hope that our Mansion of Marquis Wending can surpass Marquis Wu'an Mansion. Who knows, the emperor still chose Xiao Jinxi in the end. After the imperial decree came down, I also persuaded your sister, but your sister has not listened to the persuasion." .”

"Father, from my son's point of view, the imperial decree to enshrine the concubine is more like the emperor's warning to Marquis Wending's mansion." Dugu Ziyan said.

Marquis Wending heard this and said in shock: "Ziyan, you mean, the emperor is already afraid of the secret forces in Marquis Wending's residence?"

Duguzi said in a deep voice: "Maybe there may not have been before, but since the matter of offering sacrifices to the Temple of Heaven, and since my sister helped the emperor to send a letter, we, Marquis Wending's Mansion, have definitely entered the emperor's sight."

Wen Dinghou heard the words, and said sadly: "Oh, my father made a mistake! After the imperial decree came down, my father should strongly oppose your sister, and should take back the power in her hands. Now, you have worked so hard. The accumulated situation is disrupted."

Dugu Ziyan said helplessly: "Forget it, father, it's already like this, we can only take one step at a time, but father, before entering the palace, you'd better analyze the current situation with your sister so that she will not make mistakes again, otherwise , our Wending Marquis Mansion is only afraid..."

"Okay, father will have a good talk with your sister." Wen Dinghou said after hearing this.

The next day, the imperial decree to seal the concubine came down to Marquis Wending's mansion, Dugu Yan entered the palace three days later, and was canonized as a virtuous concubine.

There is one more piece of talk in the market.

"I heard that Ms. Dugu in Marquis Wending's Mansion has been named a virtuous concubine, and she will enter the palace in three days."

"Ah, really!"

"Miss Xiao just retired a few days ago, and now she is a concubine so quickly!"

"What's strange, there are three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem."

"I heard that Miss Dugu was willing to enter the palace because she was grateful for the kindness of the emperor Xiangguo Temple for saving her."

"That's true!"

"That's true, why does Miss Xiao want to withdraw the engagement?"

"Who knows!"

"Hey, let's talk less about the royal family"...

Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis Mansion of Wu'an.

Wei Mo bowed back and said: "Master, the imperial decree to seal the concubine has already arrived at the Mansion of Marquis Wending."

"Okay, I see, you can go to work." Xiao Jinxi said, staring at the chessboard.

After a long time, Xiao Jinxi placed the jade in his hand on the plate.

Murong Xuan, Dugu Yan, this is the third strike, how about it?
Starting today, the game of chess between Xiao Jinxi and you will officially begin!You owe the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, everyone in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and Chen'er, don't even try to escape.

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