soy sauce lady

Chapter 18

Fugui hurriedly walked into the imperial study with a letter in his hands, and put his hands in front of the bright yellow figure behind the desk, "Your Majesty, the regent has just sent an urgent letter."

"What's urgent? Read it and listen to it." Because of the uncle's matter, the little emperor still had a grudge against the regent, so he answered very unhappy.

Knowing his temper, Fugui didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly removed his beliefs and got up. Before he could say a few words, he heard a "snap". He looked up and saw that the brush in the little emperor's hand had fallen on the table and fainted on the rice paper. There was a big ink blot.

"What did you just say? Uncle Huang said who is coming?"

Fugui hurriedly went to read it again to make sure it was correct. The letter had been snatched by the emperor. After a while, he lowered his hand weakly, with a painful expression on his face, "How could this be? She actually came in person?"

May I ask, is there anyone in the world who can cause His Majesty the Emperor such pain?
Naturally, it was the Queen of Qinghai who the regent wanted to sell him to.

And the regent told him clearly in the letter that the Queen of Qinghai had already come to Daliang, and it was a private visit in a micro-service, and she had already arrived in the capital.

This sudden outburst came from a chance encounter at Bibo Lake that day.

Because he had dealt with Dongde Zhuoyi before, Wen Su remembered their unique fragrance, which was a kind of fragrance contaminated by long-term worship to Buddha.And the five-color belt on the big ship that day was also a unique decoration of Buddhism. She also heard Dongde Zhuoyi say that the five colors represent the five vehicles of Buddhism, which means that the five aggregates are all empty.

Based on this connection, and then calculating the girl's pomp, age, and temperament, Wen Su came to this conclusion.Afterwards, according to what she said, Xiao Zheng sent people to the post station and major inns in the capital to investigate, as expected.

His Majesty the Emperor sighed, the injustice...

On the second day, the court was boiling again.

Ding Zheng was furious when he saw that the Qinghai Kingdom was not pleasing to the eye, "It's fine to send an envoy last time, but this time it's actually the queen who came to spy on her in person and sneaked into the girder, so she must have come with bad intentions!"

Lu Fang fiddled with his fingers unhurriedly, playing up his fine tradition of opposing him: "I said Master Ding, the queen of a country is said to be spying and infiltrating by you, even if you think of good intentions, it will become bad."

"You..." Mr. Ding was about to lose his temper when he was interrupted by Wen Su's sudden words.

"Your Majesty, I think that you should send the Minister of Taichang Temple to greet you as soon as possible, and let them know that Your Majesty, you have sharp eyes and ears, and your eyes are clean. Their every move has already been taken care of by you." under control."

She is now the household servant of Zhengsanpin, and she has a certain right to speak no matter what, so at this time, no matter how dissatisfied Ding Zhengyi and a group of royalists were, they could not speak out to stop her.

What's more, the regent was still standing in front of her, with a posture of protecting the calf.

"Qizou Your Majesty, I feel that Master Wen is right. Don't let the Qinghai Kingdom underestimate my ability."

A gentle voice came from behind, Wen Su was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be Liu Ke.

She really wanted to look back, but unfortunately she still didn't have the courage after all.

Seeing her stiff back from behind, Liu Ke felt a little sad. These days, she seemed to have been avoiding him, and it was impossible for him to be unaware.

Seeing what Liu Ke had said, the emperor was already a little shaken, and looked at the Prince Regent's face, as if you were making up your own mind, but the light in his eyes was deep, just like when he was asked to decide whether to let the uncle go.

He will always be like this, he doesn't say anything to force you, but he always has the ability to force you to submit helplessly.

The emperor caressed the delicate faucet on the armrest of the dragon chair, pursed his lips, and moved them a few more times, thinking that he was going to give the queen's position to a foreign woman whom he had never met before, and he was still unwilling to do so.

Finally, he finally made up his mind in the unanimous questioning eyes of the ministers below, waved his hand and said: "I will follow Wen Aiqing's play, Taichang Temple Minister, please go invite someone, set a specific time, and wait for me to talk to you." meet."

As soon as the Taichang Temple Qing lifted up his clothes and knelt down to receive the order, suddenly a guard rushed over from outside the hall and bowed down by the door, "Let's play Your Majesty, there is someone at the palace gate claiming to be the Queen of Qinghai Kingdom, please come and see me."

"what?"

Everyone was in an uproar, and the emperor even stood up in surprise, only to see the regent slightly raising his hand and making a downward movement towards him, then he came back to his senses, and slowly sat back in his original position.

"She...does she have an identity certificate? How can she ask to see me without authorization?" Although he tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart, the little emperor was still a little flustered, as if he was about to see a scourge, and his face turned slightly pale.

Xiao Zheng finally couldn't stand it anymore, turned around and ordered: "Young Minister of Taichang Temple goes to meet her, if she can prove that she is indeed the Queen of Qinghai Kingdom, she will be invited to have an audience immediately."

"Yes." The Minister of Taichang Temple quickly took orders to do it.

The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone was still immersed in the sudden scene, subconsciously holding their breath and concentrating, waiting for the result.

Wen Su was a little confused. The queen of Qinghai was acting too surly, and she was the first female official in Daliang and a representative of the New Deal. If she faced it directly, how should she deal with it?
At this time, I really envied Fu Qingyu. Although she worked in the Imperial Academy, she was not allowed to go to court every day. She was so comfortable.

Xiao Zheng turned his head slightly, and seeing her annoyed, he already guessed some reasons, and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't worry too much, just adapt to the situation."

Wen Su looked up, met his calm eyes, calmed down a bit, and nodded.

Lu Fang, who was close by, could see clearly, and remembered what King Pingyang said, until now he was completely convinced that the regent was indeed interested in Lady Wen.

Not long after, a faint scent of sandalwood came from outside the hall, and Wen Su, who was familiar with it, immediately turned his head and looked over.

There was a soft tinkling of silverware, which was pleasant to the ear. Outside the gate of the palace, a group of women could be faintly seen coming slowly.

The ministers in the palace retreated to both sides unconsciously. The steps were high and wide. First they saw the tall scepters, and then they saw the heads of several people. Slowly, as they climbed the steps, everyone was exposed in front of everyone.

There are only five or six women, all of whom are all women, but each of them wears extremely gorgeous costumes and headgears, and their grades should not be low.

Several people surrounded a young girl, wearing a pure white heavy dress, with a placket slanting down from the right shoulder, and covered it in colorful colors.Her hair was braided in countless braids, and then coiled up on top of her head, with a solemn silver headdress, dazzling in the sun.But even so did not take away the beauty of her appearance.

It's just a young girl, but she already has such an appearance, as beautiful as peaches and plums, her face is like a lotus, her lips are dyed with red vermilion, and her eyebrows are black.

She didn't stop all the way, her steps were calm and solemn, her eyes swept across the surrounding palaces and towers lightly, until the moment she entered the palace gate, she casually cast her eyes on the dragon seat on the jade steps.

His Majesty's breathing suddenly became chaotic.

He has grown a little taller, his eyebrows have gradually opened, revealing a faint heroism, and the emperor's temperament has also begun to show, but when the woman in front of him is slowly approaching, just one glance makes him a little disturbed.

Apart from being bewitched by her beauty, it was more of an aura. He had never seen such a woman before, and no woman had dared to stare at him so carelessly, as if looking at a piece of goods without any shyness.

"You are the emperor of Daliang?"

This is the first sentence that the Queen of Qinghai State and the Emperor of Liang State said.

It is said that this sentence stumped many historians who were in charge of recording later, because such words really made Daliang of the Heavenly Kingdom lose face.

The Queen of Qinghai Kingdom's voice was different from the crisp and melodious voice that a girl of this age should have. Instead, it was a bit deep, and she spoke with the calmness and slowness unique to a superior.

At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was the first to wake up, and turned to look at the Prince Regent, and he was staring at him meaningfully.He coughed lowly, calmed down, and his face became serious.

"Exactly, who is coming?"

Her Majesty the Queen obviously didn't expect him to change so quickly. She looked a little flustered at first, but now she quickly regained her composure.What's more, the face that is looming after twelve o'clock is also good-looking, which suits her taste.

"Gu is Qinghai Queen Dongde Yusong." She smiled slightly, raised her chin towards the emperor above, "What's your name?"

There was a dead silence in the hall.

His Majesty the Emperor was completely speechless, and he grasped the faucet on the armrest tightly, as if gnashing his teeth.

A woman, just a king, dare to directly ask her name?

All the ministers were also filled with anger, especially Ding Zhengyi, who couldn't help but wanted to speak.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Suddenly a sudden voice came from the hall, waking everyone up from their astonishment.

Wen Su went out, saluted the emperor, and said, "It turns out that Her Majesty the Queen came all the way here just to marry Her Majesty, Qin and Jin."

"What did you say?"

Dongde Yusong was almost standing in the same row as her, and he couldn't help turning his head to look in surprise when he heard the words, and was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that she was the woman he had seen on the boat that day.Turning her gaze again, seeing Xiao Zheng in front of her, her eyes changed a bit.

Wen Su bowed to her, "Your Majesty, there are six rituals in Zhou Li's wedding procedure, namely accepting, asking for names, naji, accepting, asking for a date, and personally welcoming, among which asking for names is the second step. , and Queen, you just asked for your name directly beyond the first ceremony, didn't you intend to form a Qin-Jin relationship with your majesty?"

His Majesty East Germany opened his mouth, dumbfounded.

Although the emperor was able to win the round, he was still a little unhappy at the moment.

Because according to Liang Guo's etiquette, it is a man who asks a woman's family for a name ceremony. Now that Wen Su said so, it is obvious that he has become the woman who is waiting to be married, so he is naturally dissatisfied.The hand unconsciously touched the faucet again, with the urge to crush it.

Don't bring such a bully, hum!

"Since this is the case, our country should treat the queen well, so that the two majesties can make a long-term alliance as soon as possible."

Xiao Zheng glanced at Wen Su, and the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were relatives and friends.

"This……"

His Majesty East Germany is not happy. She came here suddenly to give these ministers of the Liang Kingdom a disgrace. After all, the Liang Kingdom has boasted that it has been a state for a long time, and it is rare to have the opportunity to seek their Qinghai Kingdom. How can we not grasp it? Chance?
But unexpectedly, he was stumped by a girl.

Wen Su was the only woman present, and the court clothes were obviously different from those of the other male officials, so Dongde Yusong guessed her identity in no time.

"You are Daliang's first female official?"

"Exactly." Wen Su's attitude was respectful.

Dongde Yusong glanced at Xiao Zheng again, "Are you the regent of Daliang?"

Xiao Zheng nodded lightly, "Queen's eyes, that's right."

She sneered, and said in a deep voice: "If the country has a king, why do we need a regent?"

Everyone present was taken aback, even Xiao Zheng, who was always calm, was also taken aback.

After reacting, Ding Zhengyi and the royalists were overjoyed. It turned out that a helper came, and it was very good.

Even the little emperor glanced at her in surprise, the unhappiness just now was gone.

Xiao Zheng and the little queen looked at each other coldly for a while, then chuckled suddenly, "The first emperor Tuogu, your majesty is young, politics is not clear, the world is not settled, which one is the reason for regent, does the queen need me to explain everything clearly?"

Dongde Yusong had nothing to say for a while.

"Please let the queen be a good guest in Liangdu. The end of the year is approaching, and I hope you can have a happy New Year." Xiao Zheng said with a pun and then winked at Fugui above. Immediately understood, shouted to retreat.

Thanks to him, the ministers who had been hit by a series of shock and astonishment were liberated...

The Queen of Qinghai Kingdom was sent away, but His Majesty the Emperor was still very worried, so he left the regent and other important officials to go to the imperial study to discuss.

Wen Su was very depressed. Once the queen appeared like this, she was going to play the role of a high-ranking official again.

Tired!

She came out of the palace almost at the same time as Dongde Yusong, and because she was afraid of being impolite, she deliberately slowed down and waited for the group of them to leave first.

The emperor specially ordered the minister of Taichang Temple to send him off, and he did a good job in etiquette.Dongde Yusong seemed very dissatisfied, and walked very slowly all the way, and even said something angrily when getting into the car at the end, because Wen Su didn't understand it because it was the national language of Qinghai.

"She said the Prince Regent made her uncomfortable."

A soft explanation came from behind, and Wen Su turned his head to meet Liu Ke's face.

"Susu, you seem to have been avoiding me."

In fact, Wen Su already wanted to run away, but she stopped abruptly when she heard the words, and seeing that he seemed to be a little thinner recently, she couldn't bear it.

"I... Chaoqing, that, can we talk about it in two days?"

"Susu, do you have something to hide from me?"

Wen Su twitched the corner of her mouth, she might turn around one day, but don't turn around at this time!
"This..." She was so anxious that she really didn't know how to answer.

"Susu."

Suddenly there was a soft call from behind, Wen Su subconsciously hummed, turned to look, and froze on the spot.

The regent wore a cloak and walked towards her in the gloomy north wind, with a natural expression as if he was admiring the flowers and water.Without even looking at Liu Ke, he walked up to her with steady steps, and stretched out his hand, "Go back."

The hug from yesterday suddenly came to mind, so Wen Su felt that everything was too obvious.

Taking a peek at Liu Ke's surprised and injured face, she sincerely hoped that she could dig a hole and bury herself.

In the dead of night, Fu Qingyu spread out a book brought back from the Imperial Academy, and sat under the lamp to study it carefully.

Today she went to help compile the history books, and accidentally found a booklet, and saw that there was Wen Zijin among the people recorded in it, and suddenly remembered the entrustment of the Japanese Wensu, so she brought the book back.

At this time, I turned it carefully under the lamp, and I was shocked.

It turns out that Wen Zijin has a lot of background. It is recorded in the book that he was the prime minister during the Qingxi period of the previous dynasty.

Fu Qingyu was surprised, Wen Su said that Wen Zijin was her ancestor, so wouldn't she be the descendant of the former dignitary?

She didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly read the detailed records below, but the more she read, the more frightened she became.

This Wen Zijin is too... out of line, right?
Qingxi was the reign title of Emperor Li, the last emperor of the previous dynasty. Wen Zijin was a great talent who was born at that time. When he was weak, he became a prime minister.

It is recorded in the book that the last prime minister of the previous dynasty kept the [-] soldiers of the founding ancestor of Daliang away from the capital for several months at first with only a few letters to command from afar.

Emperor Taizu hated him to the bone, and once rewarded him with a thousand gold and rich salary, but he couldn't help admiring him as a rare talent throughout the ages.

Even such a thing is recorded in the book, I am afraid the actual situation at that time is even more amazing than this.

However, it was such an astonishingly brilliant talent who did something that stunned everyone in the world.

In the last year of Emperor Li's court, he suddenly took the initiative to ask Emperor Taizu for peace, and quietly abducted Emperor Li's favorite male favorite when the capital city was broken, and he has never been heard from since.

This is the ancestor that Wen Su wanted to investigate with all his heart?

Fu Qingyu was completely stunned, an ancestor who was a genius but hid in the torrent of history and had a habit of Long Yang?
This...can't tell Wen Su?Seeing that she looked very yearning that day, would it be a shock to tell her?
It is true that he is stunningly talented, but from the perspective of a country's prime minister, betraying the country and the monarch is really not a loyal minister.

She pinched the note that Japanese Su had given her and looked at it again and again, but since that was the case, why did he say such an unprecedented and unprecedented thing?Both records are from the court of the Liang Kingdom, but one is cryptic and the other is straightforward. Is there any implication in them?
He never expected to discover such an astonishing past event, and it seems that he still has to figure it out before he can tell Wen Su.After all, the previous dynasty was involved, and that Wen Zijin was a repeat offender who was offered a reward by Emperor Taizu. This identity might bring her bad luck.

Fu Qingyu sighed, shook his head, put away the books, but couldn't help thinking to himself, could it be said that wit can also be inherited?No matter in terms of adaptability and background, she is actually inferior to Wen Su.

The light flickered slightly, casting her mournful figure into a shadow on the ground, dancing erratically, just like her constantly shaking heart.

The weather that had been snowing heavily for several days began to clear up, which made Wen Su feel much happier.

Adhering to the principle of actively acting in front of the Queen of Qinghai Kingdom, after the morning court, she even walked around the Ministry of Accounts with the air of a servant.

Due to this delay, it was already lunch time when she returned to the Prince Regent's Mansion, and she was rushing to have lunch when she suddenly heard a shocking news that almost made her fall.

King Pingyang was molested!
Wen Su is very unkind.At this time, she was not thinking about who the culprit was, nor whether King Pingyang was dying of grief or anger, but rushed towards the West Pavilion excitedly, with a gossip look on her face.

It's a pity that there is too much deviation between the facts and the imagination. King Pingyang happened to be sitting in the corridor under the eaves basking in the sun, looking leisurely.

Seeing Wen Su rushing in with a red face, he was not surprised, he just raised his eyebrows, smiled slightly, and then shifted his gaze to the two people standing in the courtyard.

Wen Su, who had just entered the courtyard, naturally saw the two of them at a glance, because one of them was wearing such gorgeous clothes that it was difficult to ignore them.

That is the Queen and Regent of Qinghai Kingdom.

There is still snow left in the flower garden at the corner of the courtyard, shining brightly in the sun.Those two stood side by side, one was mature and majestic, the other was young and beautiful. Although there was a big difference in height, they had similar noble temperaments, which made people feel that they were very harmonious.

Wen Su quietly walked up to King Pingyang, and whispered to him: "Prince Pingyang, can you explain?"

"Oh, this..." Xiao Duan dragged his tune on purpose, and told her the whole story slowly in a low voice.

It turned out that he was about to go out to meet Lu Fang this morning, and as soon as he went out, he bumped into Dong De Yu Song who came to visit.

When the little queen saw such a handsome man hiding in the Prince Regent's Mansion, she immediately became interested.

It's no wonder, people are a country where women are respected, just like the nobles in Daliang, seeing a beautiful woman, it is understandable that the wolf's blood boils occasionally.

But His Majesty East Germany is a very airy person, that is to say, if she molested you, she was very serious and dignified, as if it was your blessing that I molested you.

Unexpectedly, she bumped into the unruly King Pingyang, and she came and went to no avail. His Majesty East Germany was very dissatisfied, which immediately caused a meal of unhappiness.Fortunately, the regent came back in time, which prevented the situation from deteriorating.

Afterwards, His Majesty Dongde, who learned of the identity of King Pingyang, turned against his arrogance and kindly proposed to send Xiao Duan back to his residence.

Xiao Duan felt that she kindly sent him in because she wanted to enter the gate of the palace, so he stayed very vigilantly, and sat here watching the two of them until now.

Speaking of this, he looked at Wen Su with great emotion, "It's not easy for me to give you a warning..."

"Prince Pingyang, why are you here again!" Wen Su was helpless, seeing that the two people in the distance were about to find him because of the high-pitched voice, he quickly turned around and left, as if fleeing.

Xiao Zheng had already turned his head from behind her, and couldn't help being surprised when he saw this scene.

"Hey, it's a pity..." Xiao Duan pursed his lips and pretended to sigh.

"What's the pity?" It was Dongde Yusong who asked the question. She also wanted to show her favor. She just molested him without knowing her identity. It was really wrong.

"It's nothing." Xiao Duan's expression turned pale, with an attitude of not welcoming her, "It's time for Her Majesty to go back, this is not a post house."

After all, East German Yusong is a foreigner, and the authentic dialect of the Central Plains is not so fancy, so Xiao Duan directly expressed his intention of chasing guests.

"Don't be rude!" Xiao Zheng snorted, signaled with his eyes not to lose his temper, and then raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation to Dongde Yusong, "Queen, please, the agreements we talked about earlier, can be a little bit longer." Let’s continue the discussion later.”

Dongde Yusong's face was filled with displeasure, he snorted, turned around and left, but stopped suddenly when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, his head was not turned back, his neck was raised high, "Regent, I know that you are noble, but you entertain Gu It’s a fact that you’re not good enough. You’ve been here for a long time, but you didn’t invite him into the room to discuss, but stood here blowing the cold wind, did you intend to humiliate me?”

Xiao Zheng smiled faintly, "Queen calm down, I know the climate in Qinghai is very cold, I thought the Queen was standing outside on purpose just now, but I don't know that the Queen also misses Liang Shi's warmth?"

"You..." The little queen turned around abruptly with an angry expression on her face.

What a regent, with a pun, is this giving her power?Seeing that she's showing off a lot these days, can't help but suppress her?

Dongde Yusong narrowed his eyes, staring at the man who was two or three feet away from him.

The majesty is self-sustaining, awe-inspiring and noble.

She suddenly had a feeling, as if this person was born to be her opponent.

"Hmph..." She laughed lowly, unable to tell what it meant, "Prince Regent, Gu suddenly feels that you are not bad."

Xiao Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and saw that she had already lifted the corner of her skirt and walked out. The attendants who had been waiting outside immediately followed her pace and left very quickly.

"Ah, uncle, something is wrong!" Xiao Duan moved behind Xiao Zheng and smiled narrowly, "It seems that you were also molested by her."

"..."

"Hey, Uncle," Xiao Duan touched his arm with his arm, "you have to pay attention, Su Su seems to be eating it."

"What?" Xiao Zheng was stunned.

Xiao Duan smiled and shook his head, "Oh... Uncle, my nephew thinks it's really useless for you to take her to enjoy the snow."

Xiao Zheng's face turned frosty, "How did you know?"

"It's not important. What's important is that nephew, I can teach my uncle some tricks. You also know that it takes skill to please a woman. If you don't hurry up, you will be preempted by those scholars who like to sing the wind and play the moon." .”

Xiao Zheng slowly turned his black eyes, turned to meet his gaze, and sneered, "What can you do? Could it be that you have some experience?"

"Uncle's words are contemptuous of people." Xiao Duan looked around, leaned close to him and whispered: "This kind of thing does not depend on experience, what needs to be flexible."

"Hmph, keep it for yourself." Xiao Zheng coughed unnaturally, turned around and left.

Xiao Duan curled his lips helplessly, sent him all the way to the courtyard gate, and then leaned against the gate with his arms folded and waited.

Sure enough, after a while, I saw Xiao Zheng walking back slowly, and seeing him waiting for me by the door, his face became unnatural again.

"Cough, well, let's hear what you can do."

When the setting sun was about to disappear, Wen Su was entangled by Xiao Shizi again, and it took him a while to get rid of it, and hurriedly dodged around, and when he returned to the residence, his forehead was sweating.

Hearing that the King of Shu is already on his way to Beijing to pay tribute, he must have come here in person this time to see his son.If you know that your precious son is so clingy to the regent and yourself, you don't know what to think, alas...

Thinking wildly, he was about to enter the door, but was stopped by an arm.

Xiao Duan walked out from the back of her courtyard slowly, holding a hand stove, smiling like a spring breeze, "Susu, do you know that Chinese New Year is coming?"

"I know." Wen Su was puzzled, "Does this have anything to do with you being in my yard?"

"Naturally, the king is here to invite you."

"Invitation? What do you invite me to do?"

Xiao Duan winked at her, "I invite you to the appointment..."

Wen Su dripping sweat, why invite me to an appointment with such a sinister face with a smile?
(End of this chapter)