Crazy! Crazy batch of chief ministers reduced to subordinates

Kunming Palace is the same as in the previous life. Although it is not gorgeous, it is elegantly decorated.

There are many red fish in the lotus tank in the center of the palace courtyard, rising and falling. When Bei Sheng followed the eunuch, the fish scattered in fright and fled to the bottom of the tank.

After walking up the steps and arriving in front of the main hall, the eunuch announced through the curtain: "Mother, Miss Xu is here."

Not long after, a maid came out and said to Bei Sheng, "Your Majesty, please come in."

Beisheng took a breath, tensed up his nerves, and followed the maid into the main hall.

When she raised her eyebrows, she saw that there was not only the queen in the palace, but also several other concubines.

Beisheng remembered that the queen was the same age as her mother, but she had been pampered for many years and looked much younger than her mother.

She gave birth to two princes and a princess for His Majesty. The princess died young. The eldest son is the prince Xiao Xun. The second son Xiao Yu is only ten years old this year and was named the King of Guangning.

Emperor Xiao Mian valued Queen Hua very much, but Queen Hua's life was not satisfactory.

There were many women in the palace, and on the surface they were very respectful to the queen, but behind the scenes there were intrigues and intrigues, and it was very difficult for Empress Hua to deal with them.

Beisheng did not forget the court etiquette he had learned in his previous life. When he walked to the center, he placed the brocade box in his arms on the ground, knelt down and saluted: "My maid, Xu Beisheng, has met the queen and wishes you all the best."

There's nothing wrong with her etiquette.

Empress Hua raised her eyebrows and looked at her. Although she lowered her head and couldn't see her true face clearly, she vaguely felt that she looked good and her posture was graceful and upright.

Was it this woman who killed the prince in the snow?

After the prince returned to Beijing, she had worried whether An Guogong and Xu Beisheng would take advantage of their kindness in return. Unexpectedly, the whole family was very quiet and said nothing except receiving some favors from his majesty.

But when she thought of the prince's insistence on traveling all the way to Baoding to pick up Xu Beisheng, the queen felt a breath stuck in her heart, unable to get up or get down.

She said: "The prince went to Baoding to pick you up, why did you arrive in the capital several days earlier, and the prince is still on his way back to the capital today?"

Beisheng answered obediently: "Firstly, His Highness the Crown Prince has rewarded me too much, and I am afraid that it will damage the Crown Prince's reputation. Secondly, I have been delayed for too long due to personal matters and wanted to enter the palace as soon as possible to listen to His Highness the Eldest Princess. After leaving Baoding City, my daughter resigned from the crown prince’s post and hurried back on a small road.”

The queen relaxed her brows and smiled lightly, "I didn't expect you to be a woman with general knowledge. Duke An Guo taught you well."

But the queen was still dissatisfied with Xu Beisheng's background. What good could he do if he was raised by a maid and a reckless man in the countryside.

If Master Lang hadn't tried so hard to put this woman on the candidate list, she would never have agreed to such a woman entering the palace.

In the previous life, when Bei Sheng came to Kunming Palace with all the noble ladies, he stood at the end and got a glimpse of the queen once or twice without even speaking to her.

This time she had a clear goal in mind and took the initiative to see the queen, hoping to make a good impression.

But now it seems that the queen is not very satisfied with her.

It's normal to be dissatisfied. If she hadn't been the daughter of An Guogong, if it hadn't been for Lang Zhuo, if she hadn't saved the prince, for someone like her, the queen would probably not even turn her eyes towards her.

Now that he could kneel down in the hall and ask a few questions, Beisheng was already very satisfied.

She lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes and said, "Replying to the Empress, in addition to the teachings of my parents, there are also corrections in poems and books, and restrictions in etiquette. I dare not say that I have general knowledge, but I know how to behave appropriately."

The queen pursed her lips and smiled. She really didn't expect her to say such a thing.

But if you think about it carefully, it's right. Lang Zhuo once taught her. If this girl didn't have any skills, how could the always serious and rigid Lang Zhuo strongly recommend her to come. The queen said: "She speaks calmly and decently, but she looks a bit too coquettish. A woman who wants to be a prince, this kind of appearance is too attractive."

Beisheng said: "My appearance is natural and I cannot change it, but my virtue is something I have to cultivate later. I think I am worthy of the crown prince."

A nobleman sitting on the side chair sneered, "Is this girl just recommending herself? She doesn't have any shame?"

shame?

How to write this word? Can I eat or drink?

Bei Sheng turned his head slightly and glanced at the nobleman, who was younger than the queen and was Concubine Ning who had been in the palace for several years and had nothing to show for her.

I heard that he was favored by the emperor, so he was suppressed and framed by Concubine Zhao, so he hugged the queen's lap.

Beisheng said: "Returning to your Majesty, all the noble ladies who enter the palace to stand for election have only one goal, which is to become the crown prince. If they are shy, they will stop and go home to rest. What are you doing with this hard work in Saga Palace? What are you doing?" It’s the same purpose, so there’s nothing wrong with self-recommendation.”

Concubine Ning said: "You are so articulate, but I don't know whether you really have real talent or knowledge, or are you just showing off your words?"

Bei Sheng said softly: "Your Majesty will be able to see your abilities in the future."

Concubine Ning wanted to say a few more words, but the queen raised her hand to stop her.

The queen's eyes fell on the yellow brocade box in front of Bei Sheng and asked, "What is that?"

Bei Sheng lowered his eyes, raised the brocade box with both hands, and said loudly: "I have been favored to enter the palace to run for the crown princess. Today, I entered the palace on the first day and brought a gift to the queen."

"Oh?" The queen was deliberately surprised and asked calmly: "What is it?"

Beisheng said: "Back to the queen, it's a Chinese garland."

As a queen, the most noble woman in the world, what kind of treasure has she never seen?

Not to mention usual, even the things given by the ladies who were running for elections recently were all so diverse and so dazzling that she couldn't even look at them.

The box in the hands of the Xu family girl looks exquisitely made, but it is thin and is only as big as a book. What kind of good things can it hold?

Hua garland?

The most indispensable thing in the Queen's Palace is the Chinese wand, which is worn around the neck every day and worn for two months without duplication.

Bei Sheng's hands were sore and numb, but the Queen didn't say anything to collect her things, so she could only continue to hold them stiffly.

An unknown noble next to me made a surprised "squeak" and said, "Isn't the box in Miss Xu Er's hand made of tapestry? I think the locks look like gold filigree."

Beisheng didn't know which nobleman was so knowledgeable, and the voice didn't sound like Concubine Ning.

She turned around slightly, still lowering her eyebrows, and said with a faint smile: "To tell you the truth, it is exactly Kesi. The box body is originally made of nanmu. After covering it with Kesi satin, the edges were painted with yellow lacquer. It feels uneven. It has a three-dimensional feel, and the lock is made of gold filigree.”

The noble man said coquettishly: "One inch of tapestry and one inch of gold. The box is so valuable, and the things inside are even more valuable. Queen, I am shameless to ask for a reward. You can collect the beautiful garland inside, and this box will be How about leaving it to my concubine?"

The queen drank tea with her eyebrows lowered and said nothing.

Beisheng was in the middle of the storm, and for a moment he felt that there was a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere permeating the hall.

But I was just a little grateful to Kang Bin.

At least when she said that, Bei Sheng put his hands down and stopped raising them, and his sore and numb arms were relieved.