Concubine like a house

Chapter 173: It's so rare to be confused (2)
"It's not just that." Emperor Tianshou's face was expressionless, but he asked, "This spring, Zhuang Yiran was captured, but Xia Jincheng happened to pass by and saved her life?"

"You can't hide anything from Brother Huang." Nie Peixiao admitted.

"Then why do you think Xia Jincheng saved her?" The Emperor Tianshou asked again, "The death of Yunci's original partner Xia Yanran was more or less related to Mrs. Chuxiu. Do you think the Xia family can have no complaints? Why bother?" Treat Yun's friendly?"

Nie Peixiao had never thought about this question before replying after thinking for a while: "After all, the Xia family and the Yun family are related by marriage, and they dare not offend the Yun family..."

"That's just one of the reasons."

Nie Peixiao thought for a while, and then said: "The Xia family has been a scholar for generations, and they are all sensible people, and they will not anger the Yun family at will."

"No matter how reasonable it is, the Xia family will definitely feel troubled if their own daughter died twice. Maybe you don't know that the Xia family once wanted to accept Mrs. Xiu as a righteous daughter." Emperor Tianshou explained again.

The Xia family wants to take out Xiu as a foster daughter?It was the first time Nie Peixiao had heard of it.Theoretically speaking, Xia Yanran died for no apparent reason, and Chuxiu replaced her as the stepmother, the Xia family should have cared about Chuxiu, why would they want to accept her as a foster daughter?
After thinking about it, a thought suddenly came to Nie Peixiao, and Nie Peixiao had a little understanding: "Did Yunci make some arrangements before he died?" Just imagine that Yunci can use 5000 million taels of gold as bait to bring down the entire Ming family. Xiu's revenge, how could a mere Xia family stump him?

"You guessed right." Seeing that Nie Peixiao took the initiative to ask, Emperor Tianshou readily admitted, "The Xia family is a scholarly family, and although they don't serve in official positions, they are not pure-hearted. Do you know what a scholar hopes for most? "

"Naturally, it is success and fame, honoring the ancestors." Nie Peixiao replied without thinking.

"This is the wish of ordinary scholars. With the Xia family's status, they have already reached this point." Emperor Tianshou judged in this way.

"Could it be that the Xia family wants the entire lintel name to go down in history?" Nie Peixiao speculated again.

This time, Emperor Tianshou nodded slowly: "You guessed it right."

"What does that have to do with Yun Ci?" Nie Peixiao was still puzzled, "Could it be that Yun Ci can make the entire Xia family's name last forever? No matter how far-sighted he is, he still doesn't have the ability?"

"Just this one idea, you are too far away from Yunci." Emperor Tianshou no longer pretended to be closed, and said bluntly: "When the father was alive, he wanted to compile a "Kyushu Scenery", which would bring the North and South countries together for thousands of years. The collection of geography, culture, and folk customs. Yunci recommended Xia Jincheng, the son of the Xia family, to the emperor at that time."

A scholarly family naturally hopes to write a masterpiece that will last forever, so that it will become popular in the literary world and leave a name in history.Each of the library books compiled in the name of the royal family is a model of literature and history, which can be used by future generations for study, reference, research, and even archaeology.

No matter who will preside over the compilation of "Kyushu Scenery", it will undoubtedly be a good opportunity to become famous in future generations.This book covers a lot of content, and it needs to travel to Kyushu for field investigations, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. It is roughly estimated that it will take about 15 years to complete.Therefore, young and strong, strong and learned people are needed to write.

Regardless of his background, knowledge, or age, Xia Jincheng was the most suitable, so Yunci used the power of the Yun family to recommend him to Emperor Tongsheng for this position.

This is neither a confidential position, nor will it affect the current situation and government affairs. Emperor Tongsheng thought it was Yun Ci's favoritism, and wanted to make his father-in-law's family famous, so he sold this favor to him.However, outsiders knew very little about this matter before the compilation of this book was completed.

"If it wasn't for the fact that this book took too long, I wouldn't have been able to finish it when my father was alive, and I wouldn't know the inside story of it." The Tianshou Emperor slightly closed his eyes, and his tone was full of emotion, "At the beginning of this year, Xia Jincheng entered the palace. When I received the manuscript, I personally mentioned the reason to me. Because of this, after Yunci and Xia Yanran passed away, the Xia family didn't ask any more questions."

No matter how close the daughter is, she will finally get married. Whether she will live or die is a matter for another family.But if it can be exchanged for the future of the son-in-law, or even the glory of the entire family for generations, this account is really a good deal.

With a good reputation that has lasted through the ages, Yunci won a noble background and a smooth road for Chuxiu. This kind of affection is too considerate and deep!

Nie Peixiao staggered two steps, as if she had been greatly shocked.And in that gaze, the flame of anger that had been burning was finally extinguished, completely extinguished!

He lost!Flat out!What is his flute or a poem?In front of Chuxiu, they are nothing but romances moaning without illness!How can it compare with Shang Yunci's fresh flesh and blood and dedication!

Seeing Nie Peixiao's disappointed expression, Emperor Tianshou felt heartbroken, but he was afraid that he would not give up, so he took another dose of medicine: "You took Mingying into Fangzhou prison for the sake of Mrs. Chuxiu. He Lianqi made a special trip to the palace to plead for this, but I didn't see him... Later I heard that Chuxiu asked you to release her, do you really think she is Gu Nian and He Lianqi's old love?"

"Brother Huang really understands me." Nie Peixiao said frustratedly, but suddenly raised her head at this point, half awakened and half puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand?" Emperor Tianshou shook his head and sighed, "Madame Chuxiu and Yunci, they are the same kind of people."

In other words, it is because of Yunci that Chuxiu has become the same type of person as it - able to live and die for love, to be considerate of love and righteousness, and to be considerate to moisten things silently.

At this point, Nie Peixiao finally realizes that... It turns out that Chuxiu persuaded him to let Mingying go, not because of He Lianqi; it turned out that he really didn't understand the words "rarely confused"!

He really... deserves it!
The human heart is deep and unpredictable, with ups and downs.Nie Peixiao has experienced two catastrophes of family and love in succession, and finally understands that good fortune makes others, and he can only obey the arrangement of fate.At this point, he could no longer resist, his handsome face was full of bitterness: "Okay, I will get married as soon as possible."

Coming out of the Holy Study, Nie Peixiao was in a daze.As soon as he went out, he met a strange palace maid.When Nie Peixiao went out, the maid came in, and he could vaguely hear the maid's reply: "Your Majesty, it's okay for Danxin girl, I'm going to have lunch now..."

Hearing Danxin's name, Nie Peixiao regained some energy, and said to Feng Fei, "Go and find out where Danxin lives, and how her errands are doing."

Feng Fei took the order to go, and after a while, he had inquired clearly, and replied: "Miss Danxin lives in the side hall of Pingli Palace, where all the female officials in the palace live. The eunuch, the head of the holy study, said, Miss Danxin lives in the side hall of Pingli Palace. Quite a blessing, but I have been unwell recently and have not been on duty, and I just resumed my job today."

Unwell?Nie Peixiao frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go to Pingli Palace to have a look."

"Your Highness..." Feng Fei hesitated, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate."

"There's nothing wrong with it." Nie Peixiao spoke without hesitation when she was feeling frustrated, "She's a female official, not a concubine! Just now you said that Pingli Palace is the residence of female officials, so why can't you go? We don't need to avoid suspicion."

Feng Fei wanted to open his mouth to stop him, but he thought of the recent events, none of which was pleasant.So he kept his mouth shut, not wanting to make his master even more unhappy.He pointed in the direction of Pingli Palace, and said in response: "The humble job will go with you."

Nie Peixiao stopped talking and walked towards Pingli Palace.Before walking a few steps, he saw a goose-yellow figure in the distance.He squinted his eyes for a while, and then asked Feng Fei, "Is that indifferent?"

Feng Fei took a look: "It looks like it, but...why is it so thin?"

While the two were talking, Danxin took a few steps closer, and now Nie Peixiao saw it clearly, there was no doubt that he was calm.

"Didn't it mean that she is quite favored? Is she so thin?" Nie Peixiao whispered to herself.

Feng Fei didn't know how to answer what he heard.Fortunately, Nie Peixiao didn't say any more, and walked towards Danxin: "Danxin."

Hearing someone calling him, Danxin was taken aback, and when he saw that it was Nie Peixiao, he felt even more guilty.What she saw and heard that night immediately appeared in her mind, the heavy shadows in the main hall of the Mercy Palace, the dazzling jewels and emeralds in the dressing room...

Danxin didn't know how to face Nie Peixiao, and was even more afraid that he would not be able to control his mouth and accidentally said something.She bit her lip and stood where she was, almost at a loss for what to do with her nervousness.

Seeing this, Nie Peixiao was suddenly puzzled, and slowly approached and stared at her face: "You have lost a lot of weight."

Those five words made Danxin feel ashamed.She choked with sobs and said, "Your Highness, servant..."

Nie Peixiao smiled sadly: "What? You pity me?"

"No, it's not." Danxin shook her head hastily, "Your servant is..." When she said this, she stopped and asked, "When did you come to Jingzhou?"

"Just entered the city this morning." Nie Peixiao looked at the sky, "Where are you going at noon?"

"Go to eat." Danxin explained in a low voice, "Pingli Palace is the residence of female officials, there is no separate kitchen, everyone goes to eat in their respective palaces."

"Eating is so troublesome, no wonder you've lost a lot of weight now." Nie Peixiao shook her head helplessly, half joking and half probing.

Sure enough, he replied indifferently and evasively: "No, the slave girl...had an illness a few days ago, so..."

Get ill?Don't get sick in the morning, don't get sick in the evening, why do you get sick at this time?Nie Peixiao was hesitating to speak indifferently, and wanted to ask a few questions, but she was so haggard now, and she couldn't bear it anymore...

He lowered his head and thought for a while, finally suppressed the questioning, and comforted him: "You don't have to be so nervous, you are from Xiuxiu, and you are working next to the emperor, this king will not make things difficult for you."

"Your Highness..." Dan Xin immediately choked up when she heard the words, and her eyes were full of tears.For Nie Peixiao's affection for Chuxiu, and for his consideration.

Nie Peixiao smiled helplessly: "Don't show me a sad face, I want to cry more than you now."

Danxin hurriedly burst into laughter, raised his sleeves and wiped the wetness from the corners of his eyes: "It's the servant who lost his composure, Your Highness is not to blame."

"It's good to know." Nie Peixiao paused, and then said, "The sun is too poisonous here, let's talk as we walk."

"Okay." Danxin looked at Nie Peixiao pitifully, "The servants on the left and right are not hungry, so I will walk around with you..."

The two of them started walking around aimlessly, with Feng Fei following behind.After walking a few steps like this, Nie Peixiao remembered something again, and asked Dan Xin: "Have you been in the palace for two years? When do you plan to leave the palace?"

"Going out of the palace?" Danxin shook his head, "The Holy Majesty didn't mention... this month, this servant has been in the palace for two years."

"There have been too many things recently, maybe the emperor can't remember. When the queen mother is buried in the imperial tomb, the king will mention this matter to the emperor. I must find you a good home."

After Nie Peixiao's words fell, Danxin's face suddenly turned pale, and he faltered and said: "This... I'm afraid it's not right."

"What's wrong?" Nie Peixiao said bluntly, "A female official can leave the palace at the age of 25. As long as you are willing, the emperor can't force you. Besides, I will definitely not want you to stay in Xiuxiu." He Looking at the magnificent palace of Yingyuan Palace from a distance, he sighed coldly, "People in the palace are unpredictable, there are too many right and wrong, it is not a place for you to stay for a long time."

It is indeed not a place to stay for a long time, Danxin sighed in his heart.With Nie Peixiao's help, would he be able to get out of the palace smoothly, or would this bring trouble to Nie Peixiao?
Danxin was hesitating, but the other party had already said firmly: "This matter is settled like this. After the funeral of the mother, the king will personally decide for you."

(End of this chapter)