Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 467 6.38 Directly grant marriage to you and Lin Yatou
Volume VI

6.38 Directly grant marriage to you and Lin Yatou
After a stick of incense, Cining Palace.

Probably because there were too many things on his mind, Zhou Yang's walking speed was obviously a little slow. Fortunately, he was now "the Holy Family", and the eunuch who led the way did not dare to say much, especially when he was stuffed with a ten liang card before leaving. After receiving the banknote, his opinions became even smaller, but no matter how long the road was, it had an end. At this time, he was already standing at the entrance of the main hall of Cining Palace.

"Chen Zhou Yang has met the Queen Mother!" Not to mention that the guests and hosts in the living room were sitting on either side of the Queen Mother, Princess Yongjing and the three girls Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin - Xue Yan was standing behind Lin Daiyu - nor did she mention that Sister Lin and Girl Qin were blushing. Not to mention the palace maids covering their mouths to hold back laughter. No matter what Zhou Yang had in mind, he could only kneel down to say goodbye.

"Everyone, please go out. If a fly flies in this yard, I want her to look good." Unable to bear that Ai Lang was bullied, Princess Yongjing stood up quickly, glanced at the dozen or so servants around her with a cold face and shouted, "Also, if anything about what happened here today spreads, you will all die!"

"Go down!" The Queen Mother waved her hand lightly, and the hall quickly emptied, "You four, come with me, it's a bit uncomfortable here, let's talk somewhere else!"

Zhou Yang, still kneeling:
“Emperor’s sister-in-law——” A moment later, as soon as five people entered the small living room outside the bedroom of Cining Palace, Princess Yongjing said anxiously, “Brother Zhou is still outside. Didn’t you just say that you wanted to come over and question him? ? It’s better to do it now.”

"You girl, you haven't married yet, and your heart is no longer in the palace." The Queen Mother glared at a certain princess angrily, and then waved her hand for everyone to sit down, "You are also serious, how many people are there in the Zhou family yard? , it’s not like you haven’t seen it, if you continue to indulge me like this, I’m worried that you will be bullied to death in the future.

And you two, one is the only daughter of a dignified heavenly official, how long have you lived in another house with no name or status?You're even better. Although you are nominally a foreigner and a princess, you didn't even ask for your status. You got it in vain. Not to mention, I heard that you still have an engagement, which has not been settled yet? "

"Empress!" Xue Baoqin, who was always smart, blushed and dared not speak.

"You guys, let me tell you what to say." The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly, "Although none of these men are single-minded, I actually don't care much about the girls in the Zhou family yard, but There are only three differences. Besides you two, there is a girl from the Xue family.

Okay, the matter has come to this, and it is not convenient for me, an outsider, to say more. As long as your family is living well, is it possible that this palace can still beat the mandarin ducks?Xuan'er, since you have recognized those sisters, I, as the sister-in-law, can only agree. I only hope that you will be a harmonious family in the future. If not, I will spare him, and Mr. Lin will not spare him either - you can't. I heard?come over! "

Speaking of this, the three girls still didn’t understand that they were showing off their power as Princess Yongjing’s mother-in-law. Then they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They laughed together and stepped aside to sit and watch someone. With a grimace on his face, he rubbed his knees, as if there were some unevenness under his feet, and entered the small living room step by step.

"Kneel down -" Seeing his appearance, the Queen Mother stood up on the spot angrily.

"Emperor's sister-in-law!" Princess Yongjing hurriedly ran over to support the Queen Mother, "You are already twins, so you don't have to worry about scaring your little nephew with such a big personality. Anyway, it's settled now, why don't you show mercy and let me At least he has a seat."

"You girl, tell me, 'If you're not blind or deaf, you can't be a family man'!" The Queen Mother angrily knocked on her sister-in-law lightly, pointed to the door and said, "Okay, you all can go out. ——Go back, with you here, even if I want to say something harsh, someone will come and stop me!"

“Emperor’s sister-in-law——” Princess Yongjing glanced at someone first, then hugged the Queen Mother’s arm pitifully, “Why don’t you do this?”

"Get out, now!" The Queen Mother knocked her again, and then looked at Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin, who were also nervous. She was so angry that she couldn't help but say, "If you dare not leave, I will not be able to beat you. I can't beat him." Problem?"

"Hehe, thank you, Mrs. Huang!" Princess Yongjing reacted immediately. This was tantamount to a promise that she would not do anything. She turned around and happily took the other three girls out to leave.Here, Zhou Yang watched the girls disappear outside the gate of Cining Palace. He immediately stood up and rushed to the Queen Mother's side. He hugged a certain empress who wanted to continue showing off her face, and gently held her in his arms and sat on the couch. He lowered his head and fiercely occupied the sweetness, and was reluctant to let go for a long time. It was not until the Queen Mother kept beating her that she had no choice but to "shut up".

"You!" The Queen Mother immediately realized that her own thoughts had been seen through just now, and she had no choice but to give up the "black face" process, "You have violated the two princesses, and you still promised to establish a 'concurrent marriage'. How serious is it?" The royal family is stupid. I don’t know what you are thinking? Not to mention that this has never happened in the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years. Looking at the past and present, how can you be so ignorant of advancement and retreat? "

"How have you been these past few days?" Zhou Yang deliberately refused to say anything and squatted gently in front of the queen, placing his ear on the slightly bulging belly, "Xuan'er also said just now, asking you not to be so arrogant. You scared my son, let's see if I don't spank you; now you don't have to think about things, this kid is your greatest contribution, whether it's for me or for you."

"Huh!" The Queen Mother was completely helpless, "Okay, I understand what you mean, I won't ask about the things in your yard - I really underestimated you, who is not satisfied. Girl Lin is a decisive person at first glance. She was actually ruined by you for no apparent reason. Just looking at her eyes and eyebrows spread out and her face glowing softly, I am afraid that she has been abused by you a lot these days.

Lin Ruhai's heart is big enough. He just left his only daughter in your yard. Who in the capital still doesn't know that he has you as his son-in-law?But I also understand his character, and he is definitely not easy to talk to. There is no point in me agreeing here. If you can't make him agree, the result of "beating the mandarin ducks" will inevitably be yours. "

"So, please give me a royal decree." Someone continued shamelessly.

"What kind of decree? Didn't I agree to it? Why are you so shameless?" The Queen Mother was very angry at her. "You asked me to issue a decree to directly marry you and Lin Yatou? No wonder I got the news, Kai'er said I didn't accept the matter from you, so I guessed that you are thick-skinned, and it's not convenient for you to directly bear the reputation of being 'forced to marry'."

"Speaking of Your Majesty, I'm actually a little strange." Zhou Yang pondered for a moment, temporarily gave up the plan of "Yi's decree to grant marriage", and brought the topic back to business. He first recounted the experience he just had in the imperial study room, and ended up feeling very uncomfortable. He asked understandingly, "I see what Your Majesty means. Is there some misunderstanding that you haven't clarified? Why does it seem like there is a barrier?"

"Oh?" The Queen Mother's face changed, and she said coldly after thinking for a moment, "It's Qiu Shi'an, this bitch slave. I really underestimate him, but he has the guts to sow discord between Kai'er and you - Okay, this matter You don’t have to worry about it anymore, I will explain to Kai’er that we, the two of us, are not very stable now, and we must not lose your support.”

"Qiu Shi'an?" Zhou Yang's expression darkened, and he immediately recounted in detail what happened that day when the marriage was announced. Finally, with the Queen Mother's increasingly gloomy face, he said, "You know Xuan'er's temperament, how can she be so dignified? Observant of etiquette? She has been anxious these days, and after such an experience, you can see that this time when she comes to your place, she will almost become a lady.

Another thing, Xuan'er also mentioned that she personally went to my place to convey the decree, and even stayed behind without coming back. She was also following the wishes of the Supreme Emperor. She also told me about the restlessness of the royal family these days, Honghong, you should It is clear that at least regarding the inheritance of the throne, the current attitude of the Supreme Emperor is completely consistent with that of you and His Majesty. "

"What a dog slave!" The Queen Mother had a cold expression, and after a while she slowly breathed out, "You don't have to think too much, just arrange the affairs of the army. You are right to deliberately not interfere with the affairs of the Imperial Guard. The royal family cannot rely solely on You alone, didn’t you yourself say at the beginning that balance is the most important thing in the imperial court?”

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I understand." This question was not surprising to Zhou Yang at all.

"As for the matter of the Dongping Palace mentioned just now," the Queen Mother hesitated for a moment before deciding, "Don't ask about it in the future. The four frontier armies were problems left over from the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. In fact, everyone from Emperor Taizong to the late Emperor wanted to solve them. , but I haven’t found a solution yet. Now that there is a problem there, we might as well take a look at Prince Dongping’s thoughts.”

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty has just ascended the throne." Of course Zhou Yang understood this truth. The problem is that now Guo Kai doesn't even have a seat on his butt, and wants to cause such a big thing. If he loses his temper, it will be difficult to deal with it - no It’s just that the Duke of Dongping and the four kings are all the same. If there is a problem with Baishan and Heishui, the other three families will be honest?
"If the three major battalions are like you, what do I have to worry about?" The Queen Mother sighed softly, "Don't worry, Kai'er also knows the rules and will not directly make any arrangements for the affairs of the Dongping Palace. It’s okay if you can’t see it; if Prince Dongping solves it himself, then everything will be easy to talk about, otherwise the royal family can’t just watch the people suffer.”

"That's fine." Zhou Yang nodded helplessly, knowing that this was the royal family's bottom line. He really didn't expect that Guo Kai, who seemed safe before he ascended the throne, would be so eager for quick success and instant gain, "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, the Shenji Battalion will be waiting for you. I'm just waiting for an imperial edict; but, as for the Three Thousand Battalion and the Fifth Military Battalion, I hope your Majesty will make plans in advance, because your Majesty's harem is empty anyway, so why not find a girl from the close branch of these two families and give them some grace."

(End of this chapter)