Da Suining

Chapter 141
This palace banquet, probably came by mistake.

Xiangyan wished she could bury her head.

She was very taboo to say such words, but now it's all right, everyone in the palace knows.

Not only did Zeng Miao tear her apart once, but Empress Hefei also assisted her once.

Since she is a concubine, the key point is that she is not someone the emperor likes, so it is a crime to look good.

The concubines immediately changed direction when they commented on Xiang Yan.

"Beauty is beauty, but growing up like this at the age of 14 is a bit coquettish. Girls who are too coquettish don't have a very good fate. Also, if their fate is good, what should they do if they harm the country and the people?"

"It's okay, how can a daughter from a concubine be able to rise to such a high level in the future? In the future, it's just a matter of marrying a concubine from another family. How can it bring disaster to the country and the people?"

Another concubine took Zeng Miao's hand and stroked it: "Look, this general's daughter has an upright style. After all, she has a family background and is a direct descendant. She has a bit of the temperament of a noble concubine. In the future, I don't know who to marry. What about Wang Sun?"

Concubine Mei smiled calmly.

Zeng Miao raised her head high.There is a little arrogance in the eyes.

Xiangyan bit her lip, almost bleeding from it.

I was stepped on by these people for no reason, but I was still powerless to refute.

If this was in Xiang's house, these people would have been torn apart by hand.

To make matters worse, her father, Daying, stood far away and did not help her out at all.

Xiang Daying looked at the night view of Mount Qingcheng in the distance with his hands behind his back, and Imperial Physician Lu went to talk to him: "Your Excellency is very lucky, the daughter you gave birth to is very beautiful."

"Thank you, thank you."

"If you're not busy, why don't you go for a walk together?" Imperial Physician Lu wanted to walk with Xiang Daying for the first time, which meant that he had something to say.

Xiang Daying moved to the outside of Shangji Hall, walked down a few steps, walked up for a while, and stopped at an open viewing platform.

The grass is deep and the flowers are heavy. The viewing platform is raised by several feet and protrudes a little. This place is specially built to watch the moonlight. Because it is higher, it is closer to the moon. Naturally, it is more convenient to watch the moon here than other places. It is easy, and the birds and insects are singing, adding a sense of freedom.

The ceremonies and music in Shangji Palace did not stop. Some musicians played the flute. The sound of the flute was melodious and light, which made people feel more comfortable. One hundred thousand miles.

Standing on the viewing platform at night, the cool breeze blows, and the red face after drinking wine feels a lot more comfortable.

Physician Lu sat on the stone chair next to the viewing platform and sighed.

"Why did Imperial Physician Lu make such a noise?" Xiang Daying closed his eyes comfortably, letting the moonlight shine on him, and his heart fluttered as the moonlight poured down on him: "People are like mayflies in the ocean, but in just one life, Imperial Physician Lu should Just take a closer look."

"Master Xiang, did the emperor call the second girl over just now?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Master Xiang, do you know why?"

Xiang Daying was puzzled by this question.

The emperor will not tell him in advance who or what to call for.

Even if the emperor summons Prime Minister Suining, what's the matter with Imperial Physician Guan Lu?

"Why...why did you call Suining to the Hall of Mental Cultivation? Does Imperial Physician Lu know?"

"If it's for other things, it's fine, but if Miss Xiang has a childish temper and talks about the plague, I'm afraid that this Mid-Autumn Festival will be difficult. The emperor may be angry. I don't know who else will be involved. Naturally, the dog And it’s hard to escape the blame.”

Xiang Daying couldn't understand anymore.

Not drunk.

Why do you feel that you are not on the same channel as Imperial Physician Lu?

What plague?
What implicates the dog?
Xiang Daying rubbed his forehead.

I really can't see the imperial doctor. When I see the imperial doctor, I feel sick, and my brain doesn't seem to work well.

Physician Lu said this call, and Xiang Daying didn't know where to start.

Doctor Lu saw that he was at a loss, guessing that he didn't know about the Min'an Hall, nor about Xiang Suining and Lu Yu's hard work, so he got up, stuck behind Xiang Daying and whispered: "Miss Xiang and my dog Taken together, Qingcheng is afraid that the plague will break out..."

There was a thunder on the ground.

These words made Xiang Daying tremble immediately.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is full of moon, family reunion, the whole country eats moon cakes, drinks sweet-scented osmanthus wine, releases Kongming lanterns, and walks along the ten-mile long street. I don’t know how lively and festive it is.

Xiang Suining and Lu Yu thought together, Qingcheng is going to have a plague?

What can they add up to?
plague?

Xiang Daying deeply felt that this matter was no small matter.

After all, there are many eyes and ears in the palace, so this is not the place to talk.

Xiang Daying took the initiative to invite Physician Lu to share the carriage and talk outside the palace.

It was still early, and because it was a festival, Qingcheng was almost never at night.

The carriage drove slowly on the official road, and the doctor Lu told Xiang Daying about the plague in detail.

"I've already told Quanzi that there is no conclusion, and you must not be that early bird. Although he knows some medical principles, as the saying goes, Muxiu will be destroyed by forest wind. It's just that he and Miss Xiang have gone to see him because of this matter. Mr. Zhou..."

"Master Zhou, that old fox... Master Zhou has been an official for many years, how could he be instigated by his two children?"

"So this time at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Master Zhou did not come out to say anything. But the emperor summoned Miss Xiang, and the officials were worried... worried that Miss Xiang would take a risk for the sake of the people of Qingcheng, and told the emperor about it... In case it is found out that there is no Isn't the plague a crime of deceiving the king?"

The meaning behind what Lu Taiyi said was obvious. If Xiang Suining committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, then Lu Yu might not be able to keep him.

If one prospers all prospers, one loses all ones loses, most likely there will be no glory, just a grasshopper on a rope.

"Don't worry, my second girl won't be so stupid, how dare she talk about things that don't have a word?"

"Master Xiang should be more careful, not afraid of [-], just in case..."

"Don't worry, if she dares to hurt the dog... If she dares to hurt Mr. Lu... I'll break her leg."

"It's not Miss Xiang's fault either... My dog ​​is not a fuel-efficient lamp... Speaking of this, I still blame my family Lu Yu. If he hadn't talked nonsense, how would Miss Xiang know what the plague is?"

Xiang Daying couldn't help but give Doctor Lu a high look.

It turned out that he didn't come to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, nor did he come to shirk responsibility, but he was worried, so he came to say hello.

Xiang Daying couldn't help but bowed his hands: "In the opinion of Imperial Physician Lu, can the plague story be true?"

"Weichen has never seen the patients in Min'an Hall with his own eyes, and he has never had a pulse, so... I can't comment on it. Although Quanzi is confident, he is a fledgling child. I can't believe everything he says."

Shang Ji Hall.

Xiang Yan felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles, finally Concubine Mei went back to the palace, the other concubines also went back, and Concubine He led the maids to the Heyi Courtyard.

Xiang Yan was standing under the corridor of Shang Ji Hall, the lights were on her face, her face was as red as the morning glow.

She wanted to bid farewell to Concubine He, but Concubine He didn't even glance at her, and Concubine He didn't even stop when she saluted.

Guo Kai followed Concubine He, a maid gave him incense, a maid gave him a fan, and a maid held tea for him.

During the banquet, Guo Kai got a little drunk, even the sweet-scented osmanthus wine couldn't hold up to death.

Guo Kai staggered and staggered, the little eunuch could barely hold him up, he was someone who could get drunk on a plate of peanuts, not to mention such a delicious dish tonight.

When he passed by Xiangyan, Xiangyan grabbed his hand fiercely.

The little eunuch was clever and hid from a distance.

"Second Prince..." Xiangyan said with tears in her eyes, "Second Prince, can you enjoy the feast today?"

"The wine is very good... the dancer is also good." Guo Kai chuckled: "I mean, the wine is really good. I drank a pot by myself."

"Did the second prince take care of me? That Zeng Miao was against me, and the second prince didn't help me."

"Aren't you usually very eloquent? Your second elder sister is your defeated general. Why did you enter the palace today, and you are like that sulky gourd?"

Xiangyan was also annoyed.

If it is outside the palace, even the princess and grandson are not afraid of him.

But in Shangji Hall, it is not a good thing for a woman to be eloquent.

The key point is that other people just poke the tiger's butt, defeat the enemy with one move, and call her a concubine.

This is her deathbed.

Xiangyan wept and said: "Don't the second prince comfort me?"

Guo Kai's drunken eyes were dim, and he reached out his hand to wipe Xiang Yan's mouth, and the corners of her mouth turned red.

The bright red irritated Guo Cheng, he stretched out his tongue to lick it, and just happened to hear the little eunuch shout: "Second Prince, Concubine He is urging you to go back and drink hangover soup."

"Oh. I'll go back."

"Second prince..." Xiang Yan tugged at his sleeve.

"Second Prince, Concubine He is waiting in front."

Guo Kai wiped his mouth, staggered and took the little eunuch away.

Chunyu had been waiting at the gate of the palace with a tulle cloak for a long time. When she saw Xiangyan come out, she tied the cloak for her and reported, "Master and Doctor Lu went ahead and told me to wait for the girl here, saying that tonight The moonlight is very beautiful, although Qingcheng has a custom of admiring the moon, but if you want to watch the moonlight, you should not be too late, so as not to worry about your family."

"My father left with Doctor Lu?"

Chunyu nodded.

"What did my father say to Lu Yu's father?" Xiangyan got on the carriage angrily, "Let's go back."

"There are Kongming lanterns in Qingcheng tonight. They are all over the sky. Do you want to see them, Miss?"

Xiangyan didn't speak.

Chunyu was a little embarrassed: the servant is talking too much. "

Mingzhu squatted at the gate of the palace, watching Chunyu and Xiangyan muttering something from a distance, and seeing the driver whipping his whip as if he was about to drive away, Mingzhu hurried over to stop him: "You can't leave, the second girl hasn't come out yet, You have to wait for the second girl."

Xiangyan put down the curtain of the car: "Let's go to Qingcheng to enjoy the Kongming lanterns."

Chunyu directly pulled Mingzhu aside: "The second girl will leave the palace at some point, so could it be that the third girl has been waiting? There is no such reason, I have to wait for you."

The coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage galloped away.

Two lanterns hung in front of the carriage, and the huge "Xiang" characters on the lanterns shook with the carriage.

Other female family members came out one after another at the gate of the palace, and the acquaintances chatted together for a few more words. The carriages of each family came up, and everyone saluted and said goodbye according to their seniority. The servants waited for the female family members to board the carriage and left. .

Cars and horses traveled, but there was no sound.

Under the city tower several feet high, Mingzhu waited anxiously.

The mid-autumn evening breeze was already a little chilly, Mingzhu couldn't help hugging her arms, she was very worried about Xiang Suining, she didn't know why she didn't come out for so long.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The emperor reviewed the memorial, and before finishing a cup of tea, Suining, the prime minister, arrived.

It was still the same unremarkable attire in the old days. Although the jewelry was not shabby, it was not dazzling. A group of concubines and noble ladies, everyone was dressed in the best attire, only her, dressed so casually, seemed to be watching the fun.

"Why didn't you wear the amber hairpin that rewarded you?"

"I……"

"I've seen it all, the amber hairpin is on the head of that concubine of yours."

amount.

Xiang Suining could only salute with a blessing: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

"You don't have the temperament to fight with others..." The emperor asked the little maid to bring up some fruits, and placed them in front of Xiang Suining one by one, and asked the maid who made tea to brew a pot of this year's new tea and serve it up.

"Eat, those things in Shangji Palace, I don't know if you are full. These fruits and tea are the best in the palace, only available in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so let your stomach go."

Flattered.

No merit and no reward.

The emperor treated him like this, Xiang Suining was really terrified.

The emperor stared at it, but he didn't want to eat it.

Xiang Suining picked up a dark red fruit and held it in his hand, took a small bite, feeling uneasy, the fruit is not sweet at all.

The emperor smiled and said, "So?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

"I heard that you were sick a while ago? Is it still not serious? Even the imperial doctor was alarmed?"

"Yes, I was sick a while ago. Thanks to the high skill of the imperial physician in the palace, I took the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician and she recovered."

"Although you are better, I see that you have lost a lot of weight. In the future, you will need to eat and drink well in the prime minister's mansion. Otherwise, I will bestow you in the future, and you will not look like you standing together."

Ok.

When mentioning Guo Kai, Xiang Suining was always reluctant to talk to him.

The two were silent for a while, and the maid came again to lick a new cup of tea for the emperor.

The tea is dense and has a faint fragrance.

The emperor took a sip of tea, stared at Xiang Suining with great interest and said, "Why, have nothing to say to me? Are you so bluffing?"

How could you have nothing to say to the emperor?

Those words went over and over again in Xiang Suining's stomach, she was thinking about those words while eating fruit, and she was thinking about those words while drinking tea.

Since the matter of the plague cannot be explained to Mr. Zhou, why not report it directly to the emperor?
How should I report it?
Would the emperor believe her in such a big matter?

Is the emperor willing to listen to her say these out-of-satisfaction words?
You must know that to answer the emperor, unless it is absolutely necessary, you must report good news and not bad news.

Otherwise, if the emperor is in a bad mood, no one will be happy.

Xiang Suining was not sure, he went up and down, and in the end it was the death of Wang Zhang of the Min'an Hall and the group of miserable children who gained the upper hand. Xiang Suining got up and walked to the long case, lifted his skirt and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Min'an!" I have something important to report..."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Qingcheng Zhou has been waiting outside for a long time. He said that it is the Mid-Autumn Festival and he wants to pay his respects to the Emperor." The little eunuch passed on a message.

The emperor couldn't help but patted his head: "Look at me, I summoned him, but I forgot about him, and let him wait for a long time, let him come in."

The emperor said so, Xiang Suining had no choice but to swallow the latter words first.

"You go back first. It's fine if I ask you to come. Now that Mr. Zhou is here, I want to talk to him about the people of Qingcheng. It's inconvenient for you to come here."

Xiang Suining had no choice but to be blessed, before he went out, he saw Master Zhou coming to see him with his robes in his hands, he walked hurriedly and looked flustered, when he came to Xiang Suining's side, Master Zhou's forehead was sweating finely.

(End of this chapter)