Da Suining

Chapter 81
At the end of the early court, all the ministers retreated like a tide.

The dark blue court robe gradually disappeared at the side entrance of the palace.

Old man Zhou, the master of the government office, stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to talk to the emperor with a serious face.

He is an old man who usually suffers from shortness of breath when he is not sick. He always runs away after receiving his salary, and he is unwilling to do any extra work. He can't even grab his tail if he wants to. He is as slippery as a loach. But Hui insisted on waiting for the emperor to finish his work.

After the emperor finished reading the excerpts, half an hour had passed.

The old man Zhou stood under the steps and waited meticulously. He still didn't leave, which was a bit annoying.

"Big or small?" asked the emperor.

"Neither big nor small."

Well, it's like saying nothing.

"what's up?"

Old man Zhou took out a golden hairpin from his sleeve.The stamens of the golden hairpin are so thin.

Eunuch Chang took the golden hairpin and put it on the emperor's long case.

This was rewarded by the emperor to Xiang Suining, but it happened a few days ago.

"What do you mean?" the emperor asked: "You are the lord of the government office. If you pick up the hairpin and find the owner, what do you do for me?"

"The emperor has a look, can you deny the golden hairpin made inside?"

"There are too many things built inside, and I can't identify them all. It's just an ordinary golden hairpin. Zhou Sheng, what do you mean by showing me this hairpin?"

"A few days ago there was a case in Tianqing City. It was said that someone had been robbed of 2000 taels of banknotes. The emperor was wondering if the case had been solved. No, I finally found out."

"What clue?"

The old man Zhou told about the Rihengchang Bank, and added: "The girl who was identified was wearing this golden hairpin that day. I see that the golden hairpin has the word "inner construction", so I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding. So I didn't pursue the girl, I came to the emperor to ask first. Of course, there was a young master by the girl's side that day."

"Which son."

"It's the second prince."

The emperor glanced at the golden hairpin, and his heart was like a bright mirror. Naturally, his second son robbed other people's banknotes and took another girl to eat, drink and play. How can I explain to the emperor?Take the gold hairpin and hand it over to the emperor, and the 2000 tael case is considered closed.Second, handing over the right of disposal to the emperor is tantamount to throwing a hot potato into the emperor's arms.

"I see. You go back."

As soon as Zhou Sheng left, the emperor summoned Guo Wei.

Guo Cheng had just returned from shooting arrows in the school field, his head was sweating, his robe was loose, and his arms were still open, showing his chest.

When they arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Guo Cheng stood obediently behind his mother and concubine.

Concubine He is like an old hen, wearing a rose-red brocade robe inlaid with gold flowers, clasping her hands together to block Guo Kai behind her.

"The case of 2000 taels of silver, you did it?" The emperor's voice came from behind the tall and long case, without any temperature, as cold as an ice pick.

Concubine He laughed and said, "Your majesty is so loud, you will scare us Jing'er. In my opinion, there are no good things in our palace, even the annual distribution of Qing'er is several thousand taels of silver, plus the emperor How can you worry about the money for the other rewards? It’s just 2000 taels, how can you see it? You grew up with the emperor, so the emperor doesn’t understand what kind of character he is?"

"It's really suitable for him to do this." The emperor is fair.

Concubine He wanted to defend Guo Kai again, she looked up at the silent emperor, her heart was trembling too, she pulled Guo Kai out from behind with her hands behind her back, and whispered to him: "You recruited it all."

Guo Cheng fell to the ground: "Father..."

"The 2000 taels, you took it?"

"I... I... yes." Guo Cheng replied in a low voice.

The emperor's eyes are bright, what can he hide from him?Guessing that 2000 taels of silver was not a big deal, Guo Kai only hated Xiang Suining, but she pretended to be fine, turned her head and reported to the emperor, it is really difficult for a woman and a villain to raise, this is a black case Yes, it's really disgusting, angry in my heart, and said: "I didn't expect Miss Xiang's family to be so..."

"It turns out that you are really on good terms with the girl from Xiang's family, and you know the goods." The emperor smiled, picked up the golden hairpin on the long table and held it in his hand, and his manner of speaking was much better than before: "Cao'er is not young Now, since you have a girl you like, speak out boldly, and if you don’t have enough money to spend when you go out to the palace, just ask your mother for it, don’t do such embarrassing things as grabbing a silver ticket in the future.”

"My son knows."

"The owner of the golden hairpin, do you like her? Did you meet her in private?"

Concubine He was reluctant: "Your Majesty, Cheng'er blush when she sees a court lady."

The emperor glanced sideways at Concubine He, and Concubine He shut up.

The emperor stared at Guo Cheng.

Guo Kai thought of Xiangyan, Xiangyan is outstanding, with a soft waist, and she is a girl from the Xiangfu, and she likes what she likes so much that she can't help herself, every time she sees him, she wants to hang on him like a rattan. When no one was around, Guo Kai had to be careful about his own safety, for fear of being molested by Xiang Yan.

It used to be done secretly, but now that the emperor asked, he didn't seem to be angry, which is a good thing.Guo Kai thought for a while and replied: "I had a private appointment with her... I can't hide these things from people. If I say I like it, I like it a little bit, but I don't like it very much."

"Stinky boy, since we met in private, I naturally have a crush on the girl from the Xiang family. Don't worry, Dad will decide this matter for you."

The emperor opened the golden mouth, and there is no need to sneak around in the future, Guo Cheng is naturally willing.

Leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Concubine He took Guo Kai to Heyi Courtyard with a sullen face.

Passing the Chenghuan Palace, a eunuch who was sweeping accidentally knocked down the bucket, and the water in the bucket overflowed, wet the road, and wet the soles of Concubine He's shoes.

Concubine He sent someone to grab the little eunuch and let him kneel down with his body arched, with his hands stretched out on the ground. Concubine He stepped on the little eunuch's hands, deliberately pushing harder, but the little eunuch was in pain and dared not come out. Hearing, when Concubine He retracted her feet, the little eunuch's hands were already torn and bleeding.

The gate of Chenghuan Hall opened, and a palace lady wearing a crimson bun embroidered with Ruyi gold patterns came out. The palace lady's head was covered with emerald pearls, and the pearl in the middle of her bun was as big as a pigeon egg. , earrings jingle, collar inlaid with treasures, the person who is covered in dazzling colorful photos can hardly open his eyes.

Although the palace lady has wrinkles around her eyes, she has a plump body, long eyebrows and deep red lips, making her look more radiant.

The palace lady is half a head taller than Concubine He, so when she looks at Concubine He, she is condescending, and Concubine He may not be able to reach the concubine's shoulder even if she jumps up and down.

When Concubine He saw the palace lady, her legs went limp, she pretended to be calm, took out her master's money and said, "So it's Sister Mei."

"Don't disgust me." The palace lady sneered, "You deserve to call me Sister Mei."

Concubine He blushed.

This is Chenghuan Hall, where the emperor's wife, Mei Ruhua, lives.

Back then, her concubine, Zhao Rui, was just a servant girl who boiled medicine beside Concubine Mei. Although Concubine Mei was plump, her elder brother fell into famine. The profession of medicine slave.

Before the concubine Zhao Rui made the medicine, she did the trivial work of cleaning, delivering clothes, and lighting the charcoal fire. , and the temperature is suitable, so Concubine Mei gave her a high look, anyway, she used it smoothly, so she used it twice more.

As a result, Concubine Mei's health-preserving medicines, sleeping pills, calming medicines, antipyretics, and tonics after the incident with the emperor were all prepared by concubine Zhao Rui and served, then poured into a jade bowl, fanned to cool, and then presented to the master. When did Zhao Rui, the servant girl, flirt with the emperor, and a medicine cooker managed to get his head out of the boil.

Throwing away the medicine jar and hugging the emperor, you say you are irritating or not.

First, she was lucky enough to be a small official woman by the emperor, but later she insisted that she could not owe her due to Concubine Mei Gui, so she was granted Chang Zai for life. What's more, with the fact that the emperor has stabilized his country and announced the country's stability, he was happy to make a co-concubine for her.

Although the position of concubine concubine is now under the rank of concubine, it is not much different.

Concubine Mei fell on her back angrily when she thought that her maidservant who boiled medicine climbed onto the dragon bed and gave birth to a son.

Fortunately, this concubine even dares to bully the servants of Cheng Huan Hall.

Did she forget her own origin again?If you don't remind her three times a day, she won't remember.

Concubine Mei said: "What's wrong with the slaves? I, the master, will take care of it. Back then, Concubine He, when you brought me water to wash my feet, the water got scalded once. I didn't humiliate you like that, did I? Why, have you forgotten what you looked like when you were a slave so quickly? The slave is still fighting a slave."

Concubine He's face turned pale: "I am Concubine He personally appointed by the emperor."

"Oh." Concubine Mei sneered: "Concubine He, such a high grade, it scares me to death as a concubine."

Concubine He blushed and puffed out her chest.

"Concubine He, I heard that the emperor is going to find an in-law for your son? Is it a girl from the Xiang Erpin family who is notoriously worthless in Xuanguo, the emperor's monkey, everyone's laughing stock? It's really a good match with you Guo Wei."

"Cao'er is the emperor's own son, and the emperor likes him so he made arrangements for him."

"Really? With the spirit of a concubine, how can you find a girl from the family of a second-rank idle official? It is said that the girl's mother is still crazy. A little lunatic? Oh, I said Concubine He, if you have time to punish slaves here, why don’t you go back to your Heyi Courtyard and close the door, and get married with crazy relatives in the future, if I were you, I would be ashamed to come out.”

This is not the first time that Concubine Mei has run on Concubine He.

When Concubine He first came to power, Concubine Mei Gui troubled her twice in three days, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

But Concubine He is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she finally crawled out of the mud pit, so naturally she won't let others step on her head easily.

But never once, she was so embarrassed, as soon as Concubine Mei Guifei finished speaking, she had already walked away quickly.

Guo Kai is her reliance, and she still remembers the hardships of being a slave in those years, so she doesn't want to go back all her life, supporting Guo Kai is her dream.

She has thought more than once that when Guo Kai grows up, he can marry the daughter of the prime minister's family, the daughter of the chief assistant's family, the daughter of the general's family, or the daughter of any high-ranking prince's family, or the daughter of the Hou Ye's family.

Unexpectedly, Guo Kai fell in love with the Xiang family girl.

It's annoying to be so blind.

What is the reputation of the Xiang family in Qingcheng?
When the emperor died of illness, everyone mourned the late emperor. There were several brothers of the late emperor, but none of them took a fancy to the current emperor, Guo Zhengchan. It was Xiang Daying, the traitor who was the first to kneel down and welcome Guo Zhengchan to sit on the throne.

Fortunately, his ancestor was still a scholar, and the late emperor regarded him as a close friend, and he was heart-to-heart with him. He was given a high official position, a generous salary, and was famous and rich. It was sold, and before the bones of the late emperor were cold, he hugged Guo Zhengchan's thigh.

It's really insulting to the ancestors.

It's really insulting to readers.

Concubine He, who climbed up from a servant who boiled medicine, also looked down on him: "A idle job, no power, just waiting to die, and the descendants don't even have a title, how many days can they play? He is pestering the emperor every day, and his daughter is pestering you. You are so confused, what’s so good about his daughter? Isn’t the daughter of the great general’s family also idle? Her mother is crazy again, is she crazy? I don’t know, if it’s really crazy, then didn’t we marry a little crazy? Then there will be another little crazy, and the list will be endless...My mother..."

Guo Kai also scratched his head: "I didn't say that I would definitely marry her, and I didn't take it seriously. It's the father who took it seriously. Judging by his appearance, he still wants to give me a marriage."

If the emperor grants a marriage, it will be over. If the emperor says, it is difficult to chase after a horse, and if you resist the order and fail to obey it, it is a capital offense.

Alright, what a bolt from the blue.

Xiang Daying felt the same way.

The emperor had nothing to do, so he asked Xiang Daying to enter the palace.

It was originally said that there seemed to be more people in Qingcheng recently, which seemed to be a sign of a thriving population, so he went astray while talking.

The emperor said: "My son has taken a fancy to your daughter."

Xiang Daying was very excited when he heard that, because he was favored by the prince, he would enjoy the glory and wealth in the future.

The emperor said again: "My second son has taken a fancy to your daughter."

The second son is Guo Kai, that dishonest one, all the women in Qingcheng avoid her, this is really not a good marriage.

Xiang Daying made a bitter face.

Seeing his displeasure, the emperor pushed his chest: "Why, you don't want my second son to take a fancy to your second daughter?"

Guo Kai took a fancy to Suining?Xiang Daying didn't expect this kind of news, he thought that Guo Kai knew the goods, so he would take a fancy to Xiang Yan first.

"If my son marries your daughter, I will naturally not treat her badly." The emperor looked at the golden hairpin on the long case and said, "Let your second daughter come to play in the palace later, and I'll see if it's suitable. I'll just give you a marriage, I haven't given a marriage for a long time, and I'm unfamiliar with it, just to practice."

Looking at Daying, I have mixed feelings in my heart.

"Why, you don't want to?" The emperor was dissatisfied: "Why are you so stingy, your daughter married my son, did you treat her badly by leaving the house? Even if your son likes my princess, I can't say no. "

"Your Majesty..." Xiang Daying swallowed, "I obey the order."

(End of this chapter)