Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 23
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation in Qianqing Palace, Qi Long was reading scriptures, while Su Mi helped him sharpen his ink.

The time has finally come to the fourth year of Longhui. Not long after the new year, the palace is busy. There are various affairs in the harem and court. The most important thing is that in this year, not only will there be a new draft, but there will be three years to go. The first scientific examination is coming soon.

At the beginning of this year, Su Mi's love is still unmatched. Recently, when Qi Taki was dealing with government affairs, he often asked Su Mi to serve tea.

Qi Taki put down the booklet, sighed, and said, "The matter of the assassin has already been settled."

"Ah!" Su Mi exclaimed softly, "Who is so bold?"

"It's a member of the Pillar Club." Qi Long said.

Seeing Su Mi's puzzled expression, Qi Long immediately thought that Su Mi might not know what the Pillar of the Pillar Club is, and explained: "It is an organization formed by the remnants of the original Liang Kingdom, which has always been an enemy of Da Qi."

"The Kingdom of Liang has been destroyed for more than 20 years. I didn't expect that these people are still wicked, trying to take over our Daqi's country and murder our Daqi's Zhongliang." Qi Long said bitterly: "It's not like they try to assassinate me twice a day. Oh my god, I'm afraid that the previous assassination incidents were also planned by them."

"How many times before?" Su Mi exclaimed, "Could it be that the emperor has encountered..."

"Don't worry, I'm fine, isn't it?" Seeing Su Mi's panic-stricken look, Qi Long comforted her.

"Your Majesty, don't say that, those traitors are all fierce, how can the concubine not be worried?" Su Mi said in shock.

"Don't worry Mi'er, it's all in the past. There have been several plots, but they have never been close. They were only solved outside the palace. Sometimes they were caught while planning. We all Qi's bodyguards and the Ministry of Punishment are not decorations either." Qi Long grabbed Su Mi's waist and pulled her into his arms, and said with a smile, "It's just that this time, someone killed me right in front of my eyes. If it wasn't because of you, Mi'er, I would have It's really dangerous."

"Your majesty is so blessed, how can these jumping clowns hurt you." Su Mi laughed, "The concubine just happened to meet her."

While talking, she broke free from Qi Taki's arms without a trace, stood up straight, gently put her hand into the small jasper and celadon bowl, dipped in clear water and sprinkled it into the inkstone.Qi Taki's eyes fell on Su Mi's hand, and there were a few drops of water on the plain hand of Baishuang Saixue, like the dew in early spring, and the dark black ink stick was held on the slender white fingertips, which made it very moving.

Qi Long couldn't help admiring: "The ancients said that 'red sleeves add fragrance' is actually the elegance of reading. Er'er's demeanor at this time must be changed to "Bi Luo Tim Xiang night reading", the red shirt is too vulgar, how can there be Bi Luo in front of Mi Er's lightness, she is out of the world, like a fairy."

Today Su Mi was wearing a light blue long skirt with wide sleeves, which was interspersed with silver thread and embroidered into complex white plum dark flowers.A head of pitch-black black hair was tied into a fairy bun, and it was tightly held by a sterling silver claw inlaid with sapphires.A jasper hairpin in the shape of a plum blossom is inserted obliquely, and a tassel made of pearls the size of rice grains hangs on the head of the hairpin.At this time, for the convenience of grinding the ink, the wide sleeves were rolled up to the forearms, and half of the arms, like suet white jade, were exposed outside, revealing all kinds of amorous feelings in the gentle jade, and lingering in the elegance and solemnity. .

"Hehe," Su Mi covered her mouth with a chuckle, "The emperor is talking nonsense, tampering with the poems of the ancient sages, but he still wants to say something so plausible."

"I'm not talking nonsense," Qi Taki stretched out his hand to hold Su Mi's. "Looking at this pair of slender hands, I'm afraid few people in this world can match them." He held Su Mi's hand, only to feel that those ten fingers were so delicate. Warm and cool as jade, the nails are round and attractive, and I was so emotional for a while, I couldn't help pinching them.

Su Mi's hand trembled, and then she broke free like an electric shock.

"Your Majesty, it's too dirty." Su Mi pointed at Qi Taki's hand and said coquettishly, "Look."

It was only then that Qi Long realized that Su Mi's palms were stained with a lot of ink. Just now, when he was kneading, even his own hands were blackened.

"The sages and sages in ancient times were all devoted to reading, so there is no reason to drop the books halfway to fold flowers. Now that the flowers are stained with ink, you really know the lesson." Su Mi laughed jokingly.

"Famous flowers are beautiful. If you want to break flowers, how can you worry about the thorns in the flowers? Even needles that hurt people are fine, let alone a few ink stains." Seeing that it was already dirty, Qi Long simply didn't care about it anymore, Throwing the memorial in his hand aside, he got up and hugged Su Mi.

"Your Majesty, this is the Hall of Mental Cultivation. How can you be so unruly that the ministers will not laugh at your concubines when they see it?" Su Mi refused to run away, while laughing: "Maybe there will be someone there at any time." An adult is coming. If you see it, how decent it is."

"What's the matter with the Hall of Mental Cultivation? Mi'er just asks me to kiss him. How dare those old men say anything?" Qi Long rarely said with a tired expression.

"Fortunately, the emperor is still the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. If outsiders saw it, I'm afraid they would think it was a disciple from somewhere who ran into the palace." Su Mi said with a smile, her eyes were flowing, touching people's hearts and minds.

The two were joking when they heard Gao Shengnuo, who was waiting outside, make a long announcement: "Your Majesty, the commander of the guards, Mr. Shi, is asking to see you."

Su Mi took the opportunity to break free from Qi Taki's restraint, ran to the side, adjusted her clothes a little, and in a blink of an eye, she was dignified again, inviolable and elegant.

"Biography," Qi Taki said in a calm tone, but there was still a little bit of anger in the voice inevitably.

The eunuch outside the door sang loudly, and then several people walked in.

It was Shi Qian, the commander of Ouchi's bodyguards.There were several generals following behind him, and they were either Ouchi guards or the commander of the Imperial Army according to their attire.

Su Mi raised her eyes slightly, and Ni Tingxuan, the deputy commander of the guards, was also among them.Su Mi's eyes couldn't help but meet Ni Tingxuan's unintentional glance when he raised his head. The two looked at each other instantly, and Ni Tingxuan quickly lowered his head.

Su Mi immediately lowered her head, of course she shouldn't stare at the man outside.

Several people saw that Su Mi was wearing a palace-like long skirt with complicated hairpins, and they knew that she was not an ordinary servant of the palace, but must be a favored concubine serving by her side, and they deliberately turned their heads slightly when they spoke to Qi Long , dare not look at Su Mi.

Shi Qian came in to report on this year's new martial arts exam.

According to the usual practice this spring, the imperial examination should be held once every three years. Compared with the previous imperial examinations that followed the old rules, this time Qi Long made a special order to add a martial arts exam to recruit martial arts professionals from all over the world.Of course, part of the reason is that Qi Taki was always worried about the safety of his guards due to the influence of the assassins at the night banquet in Tianxiang Garden.Hope to recruit loyal masters to ensure their own safety.I heard that as soon as the news of the opening of martial arts spread, there were a few more people in the capital, and now it is not easy to find a place to stay in the city.

As Daqi's first martial arts exercise since the founding of the country, there are naturally many details of chores that have never been encountered before that need to be deliberated.Qi Taki has been busy with this for the past few days.He ordered to set up test centers in several martial arts fields in the capital, and dispatched the guards of the inner court, the head of the imperial army to sit there, and the warriors who wanted to serve could go to the test points. Once they passed the test, they could be recommended to participate in the formal martial arts.The official exam was held in the imperial martial arts arena. Hearing that Qi Taki was eager to try it, he really wanted to go and check it out in person.

It's just that everything is still in the planning stage at present, Qi Long listened to Shi Qian's detailed report on the preparations for various martial arts fields, nodded, and explained several orders,
Seeing that there were no chores left, Qi Long paused, and suddenly asked: "Vice Commander Ni, is your father still in good condition?"

Ni Tingxuan lowered his head, and the corner of the light blue skirt was reflected in the corner of his eyes. It dragged on the ground long, spreading and floating like water waves. He was fascinated by the sight when he suddenly heard a question from Qi Long. He was startled and hurriedly respected The ground replied: "My father is recuperating, and he will recover in three or two months. I thank the emperor for his concern."

Hearing that Ni Yuan would take at least three or two months to recover, Qi Taki looked depressed for a while, waved his hand, and confessed a few words about recuperating in peace, and then everyone left.

Qi Taki gently covered his forehead, thinking about the news just now.This time the imperial examination does not know how many talents can be selected.

"What do you have to worry about, Your Majesty? Now our Daqi country is strong and powerful, invincible and invincible. This time, the imperial examinations are held every three years, and we will surely bring in many talents for the Emperor. Su Mi laughed and said, "The emperor should be happy at this time."

"People in the world only see the prosperous scene in front of our Daqi, how can they know the difficulties underneath." Qi Long sighed, "Mi Er, you don't know something, just say that the current imperial examinations have been established since the reign of Emperor Father. Since then, the practice of selecting scholars through imperial examinations has begun, but how many available talents have been selected? Hmph, not all of them are students from a group of noble families."

Su Mi was startled, and then understood what Qi Long meant. Since the founding of Daqi, the court has been dominated by rich and noble families. official.The gentry enjoyed all kinds of privileges and treatment without any sacrifices, but they could become officials and ranks with the help of their ancestors, and they were rich and honored all their lives. It was fine at the beginning of the founding of the country, but after nearly a hundred years of the founding of the country, the nobles enjoyed wealth and honor for a long time, and more and more There are some wealthy silverfish who occupy high positions and eat vegetarian food.

Although there are also methods such as "investigation" and "requisition" to select talents.Local governors regularly recommended to the imperial court, or the emperor and ministers recruited people with special reputations and talents to serve as officials, but the scope of recruitment was still difficult to break through the category of wealthy and noble families.

The first emperor realized this when he was alive, and vigorously promoted the imperial examination to recruit scholars, hoping to recruit talents from all over the world, regardless of the difference between scholars and common people.But after the start of the imperial examination, most of the candidates selected in the scientific examination were the children of the gentry. After all, the officials who were originally in charge of screening and checking the checks were all officials from wealthy and noble families, so it was inevitable to be biased. , Even if he got the official rank, it was difficult to integrate into the upper circles of Daqi, he was deeply excluded, and he was embarrassed everywhere, so his political achievements were not outstanding and it was difficult to be promoted.For a long time, the imperial examinations were supposed to select talents from all over the world, but in fact they were all dominated by aristocratic families, resulting in the phenomenon of "there are no poor families at the top and no families at the bottom". As a result, the selection of "talents" is very limited.

In the past few years since Qi Long succeeded to the throne, he has also been vigorously promoting officials from poor families and trying his best to attack the rich and noble families headed by the Wang family.Especially two years ago, taking advantage of the continuous defeat of Wang She's army, he vigorously weakened the power and military power of the Wang family, and promoted Ni Yuan, a surrendered minister of the Liang Kingdom who had no foundation in the court, to fight against the Wang family.

In the early stages of the establishment of any country, big families are needed to support and assist them, but once the country is stable, these families will gradually become a burden, especially the relationship network formed by their handover and marriage, as well as the high-ranking relatives. For the supreme imperial power, it is a restriction, even a faint threat.

"Your Majesty don't need to worry, why don't you ask the officials to submit the examination papers of the candidates from each family, and let the Emperor personally decide and select talents?" Su Mi asked with a smile.

"In the past, when the first emperor was alive, the imperial examination ceremony was entrusted to the Ministry of Officials, and the emperor only needed to meet the selected personnel. How can the rules be abolished lightly now?" Qi Long disagreed.

"The first emperor was busy with military and horse warfare all his life, so naturally he had no time to care about these government affairs. Now the emperor is both civil and military, and he is a wise emperor from the past and the present. Shouldn't he choose the suitable talents himself?" Su Mi laughed.

Qi Taki moved slightly.The meaning of Su Mi's words is actually very obvious. Although the first emperor was aware of the shortcomings in the Qi court and specially set up the imperial examination to reverse this situation, it actually did not have any effect. This is not the same as the first emperor himself. It is also directly related to the lack of attention. When the first emperor was alive, he only wanted to dominate the world and achieve hegemony. He cared far less about the government than he did on the battlefield, especially because he was not good at literature and poetry. , so the imperial examinations were only entrusted to the officials to handle them carefully, and did not receive real attention.Now that Qi Long has inherited the throne, he has repeatedly explained his will and instructed the officials how to deal with it, but it is still difficult to reverse the status quo that the rich and nobles occupy the majority of the seats.

"It would be a great honor if the emperor personally selected the students for the imperial examination. In the future, no matter whether they were born in a poor family or a wealthy family, they would all be students of the emperor. How could anyone dare to underestimate the oppression? Besides, the martial arts examination can just follow this For example, the emperor came to the examination room in person to inspect the martial arts and military strategies of these people. Students who are taking the exam, regardless of whether they are civil or military, should not be grateful for the emperor's kindness. It’s not enough to enter the Emperor’s Internet.” Su Mi laughed softly.

Qi Long nodded, thinking of the situation where all the ministers were vying for admiration for his effectiveness, he couldn't help but yearn for it. Originally, he wanted to visit the examination room for the martial arts examination. This is the first martial arts exercise, and it is an unprecedented achievement. Of course, you have to come to the scene to see your own achievements.Of course, part of the reason is just for the fun of a young man to join in the fun.Now it sounds like it still has such a far-reaching meaning. At that time, Wenju can also follow this example. On the one hand, he will serve as the examiner and personally select talents, and at the same time, he can make the selected officials feel more grateful to him.Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.

"Mi'er is such a good idea." Thinking of the wonderful benefits brought about by these actions, Qi Taki said with high spirits.

"Where is Mi'er's idea? Isn't it the emperor's intention to go to the martial arts examination room to check and inspect in person? The concubine is just sorting out the emperor's ideas." Su Mi smiled.

"Well," Qi Long nodded, and said happily, "Mi'er is really my good helper."

"Ah, the emperor's sentence is a slip of the tongue. I absolutely dare not be a concubine. Isn't the emperor's virtuous wife only the empress?"

Hearing that Su Mi mentioned the queen, Qi Taki couldn't help showing a burst of disgust.

"A virtuous wife?! Hmph, none of these members of the Wang family are worthy of the word virtuous, and they slandered this innocent word for no reason."

"Ah!?" Su Mi gently covered her mouth and asked, "Duke Dingguo has been loyal for generations, isn't he the mainstay of the country? He is also loyal to the emperor, the emperor is too worried."

"I don't know how loyal you are, but your ambition is not small." Qi Long said bitterly: "A few days ago, I specially sent someone to visit Wang She's house and summoned him to discuss matters. The envoy came back and said that he was still ill and did not dare to be summoned. Hmph, don't think that I don't know what he is up to. He must have heard the news and understood that he was going to be re-used, so he began to make conditions with the general. Definitely He was always dissatisfied with me for depriving him of his military power when he was defeated."

"Didn't Duke Ding be sick and recuperate at home? Maybe his body is still there." Su Mi quickly argued: "Duke Ding is the pillar of the country, so why would he complain about illness for no reason? He must have worked hard for the country. make the body ill."

"Where does he have any disease, it's just pretending to be sick." Qi Long said bitterly: "If he is sick, it is also a heart disease. Back then, he suffered a series of disastrous defeats in front of the gate of Wancheng, and was beaten to the ground by Gu Qingting. Fleeing in embarrassment, fortunately he has always been known as the No.1 general of my Daqi. If he still has a sense of shame, he should commit suicide and apologize. If it wasn't for the empress dowager's face, I would have let him Suicide to thank the world."

When mentioning the fiascos in the first few times when he succeeded to the throne, Qi Taki's expression was not good.

When the first emperor was alive, he wanted to unify the world, but unfortunately he died of illness before the day was completed.When it was handed over to Qi Long, Da Qi was already the most powerful country in the world, and Beiliao was locked outside the pass. For Guan Xingtan's sake, it is difficult to become a serious problem.There is only Nanchen Gouyan left, and there are several scattered small countries, all of which are weak and vulnerable to a single blow.Qi Taki originally thought that the opportunity to unify the world and achieve undying hegemony was destined to fall into his own hands.As long as he pacifies a few insignificant small countries first, and tries his best to deal with Nanchen, within ten years, he will definitely be able to end this chaotic world that has lasted for a hundred years, and rule the world.

But unexpectedly, in a small and inconspicuous country of Wei, he stumbled, and an incompetent Wang She made himself lose face, and even more, he lost too much military force, which made the subsequent flat countries, Even the plan to deal with Nan Chen has been affected.

"Wang She was a capable general when he followed the late emperor back then, but he didn't expect it to be so useless. What a waste." Qi Long said bitterly, and with one sentence he killed Wang She in previous battles, All the achievements of bloody battles have been wiped out.

"Fortunately, there is another Ni Yuan, so Daqi didn't become the laughing stock of the world." It's just that Ni Yuan has made him more and more worried recently. I heard that he made friends with a minister in private.However, looking at the military success reports since he succeeded to the throne, it seems that all the great achievements were built by Ni Yuan alone.In particular, Ni Yuan also occupies Yongzhou, one of the nine states in the world, with strong strength. No matter how low-key and cautious he himself is, he really has to be frightened.

This time Ni Yuan was assassinated and seriously injured. I'm afraid he won't be able to go out after the beginning of the spring. Although changing generals before the battle is a taboo in the army, Qi Long felt a little bit of relief. It was the battle against Nan Chen, if he was allowed to make a contribution this time, I really don't know what to give him as a reward.

It's just who should be used in the next battle against Nanchen?There are too few people in the army who have the qualifications to command a large army. Although there are many famous generals and advisers, their prestige and popularity are not enough to lead such an overwhelming war.After thinking about it, there is only Wang She alone, and the rest of the people are all in authority under the two, and they will definitely not be able to convince the crowd if they go.Although there are still a few highly respected veterans, they are already quite old.It is unbearable to bear such a major battle.

"Oh, it would be great if my Da Qi also had a peerless general like Gu Qingting." Qi Long leaned on the back of the chair with a severe headache.

Su Mi's body trembled, and she couldn't help shaking out the inkstone. A few drops of pitch-black ink were sprinkled on the white paper, which was particularly eye-catching.

Qi Long didn't realize it, and still complained: "It's all because Ni Yuan killed such a peerless general. If he could be used by me, how could there be such a headache now."

At this time, Qi Long raised his head and saw Su Mi was facing her back. He was silent, and suddenly realized, "By the way, Mi'er probably doesn't know who that Gu Qingting is. He is the general of the Wei State. Yeluxin from South Chen, Chen Qian from Southern Chen, Ni Yuan from Daqi, and Gu Qingting from Weiguo are called the four famous generals in the world today. Although it is the words of rural people, there is some truth in it Wang She was defeated by this person, alas, Ni Yuan is too impatient, if he can be recruited to be loyal to me, why worry about the world being uncertain."

Su Mi forcibly suppressed herself, fearing that her body would show flaws due to the unstoppable trembling.Although she couldn't see it, she knew that her face might have turned paler than the rice paper in front of her.She slowed her breath, freeing herself a little from the pressure that had nearly suffocated her to death.

"The concubine knows about General Gu."

Qi Long was a little surprised, but then remembered, "By the way, Mi'er, you are also a guard. I almost forgot."

Su Mi took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart, and let her reason control herself again. She closed her eyes gently, and opened them again. Her watery eyes were already calm and full of emotion. Tenderness and sweetness.

"The emperor's words are different. Mi'er is not a guard," she turned her head and smiled with a bit of coquettishness.

"By the way, where there are any guards now, they are all my people, and they are all Qi people." After being surprised, Qi Long laughed suddenly and said: "It is indeed a slip of the tongue."

"Mi'er is not from Qi either." Su Mi shook her head and looked at Qi Long.

Qi Taki's face became surprised, and he looked at Su Mi.

While talking, Su Mi had already left the table and chairs, walked up to the front of the hall, knelt down calmly and said word by word: "Your Majesty, Mi'er is only the Emperor's person, no matter whether it is Wei or Qi in this world, Mi'er It's just the concubine of this person in front of me." She focused on Qi Taki, her words were sincere, and there seemed to be infinite affection between her eyes.

The emotion in Qi Long's eyes increased greatly, he stepped forward and gently stretched out his hand to support Su Mi: "Mi'er, I will definitely not let down such a pure and true love."

"Your Majesty," Su Mi laughed, her eyes full of maturity: "There are countless beautiful women in the harem, and there are new drafts in the beginning of spring. Mi'er doesn't dare to ask too much, but I just ask the emperor to remember his concubines from time to time. Just remember that there is a woman in the harem waiting for the emperor all the time."

"Mi'er belongs to me alone, and I will never forget it." Qi Long held Su Mi's hand, "Those beautiful couples like flowers, newcomers and beauties, no one can match Mi'er's finger."

Su Mi quickly pulled out her hand and covered Qi Long's mouth, "If the emperor's words are heard by the sisters in the harem, wouldn't they be resenting the emperor. Although the concubine hopes that the emperor will always remember the concubine, the concubine hopes even more The six palaces are harmonious and close like a family, don't let the emperor worry."

"Mi'er is not only beautiful, but also extraordinarily virtuous," Qi Long said with a smile, "If I entrust you with taking care of my harem, I can spend less time worrying about it. She really should be a queen."

"Your Majesty, don't say that," Su Mi quickly said in a frightened voice, "Mi'er came from a humble background, and now it is a great honor to become the Emperor's concubine and serve by his side. How can you say such words? Come, don't you kill your concubines?"

"Mi'er is just too humble. Regardless of your appearance or temperament, you are not the best in this palace. You deserve to be promoted." Qi Long smiled, and then remembered something, and said: " By the way, now is the auspicious time of the new year, and the whole world celebrates together, since it is the new year, Mi'er's status should also be promoted."

"Your Majesty," Su Mi quickly knelt down and said, "The concubine's concubine has not been promoted for less than a month. If I add a reward at this time, I'm afraid it will cause discord in the six palaces. Besides, the concubine has no merit in the harem. The Dragonborn is helpless, how can he receive such a favor from the emperor, and dare not accept such an order."

Qi Taki insisted, but Su Mi knelt down and resolutely resigned.Seeing Su Mi's resolute expression, Qi Long had no choice but to give up.Su Mi got up calmly.

"A noble character, Mi'er is really rare. Both her bearing and appearance are blue waves and hibiscus, and the water is clear." Qi Long stepped forward to gently support Su Mi, and said: "I don't even know what I should use to reward you." By the way, I remember that although Mi Er, you have been promoted to the concubine, but you have never been titled, I have been negligent." Qi Long said in surprise with a flash of inspiration in his mind.

When concubines are promoted to concubines, they will usually be given titles at the same time. Su Mi's promotion to the throne is a matter of the assassin's day. With such a sudden decision, naturally there is no time to draw up titles.It has been neglected ever since.

"Let me think about what kind of title can be matched with Mi'er?" Qi Long said while thinking enthusiastically: "What kind of title does Mi'er want?"

Su Mi pondered for a while. At this time, her favor was too much, and she didn't want to make any more eye-catching actions, but today Qi Long was too excited, and she just shirked the promotion. If she shirks the title at this time, she will have Causes unhappiness.As soon as I changed my mind, there was a calculation.Immediately he looked up at Zhenshou, and said with a smile: "Didn't the emperor reward the titles of concubines just now?"

"Eh?" Qi Long was surprised for a moment, when did he mention Su Mi's title just now? "What?" he asked aloud.

Su Mi looked at him with a smile and remained silent.Qi Taki's mind quickly turned to recall, and then thought: "Bibo Furong, clear ripples come out of the water. You mean the word lotus."

Su Mi smiled gently, bowed solemnly and said: "My concubine, I thank the emperor for bestowing the title."

"But..." Qi Taki's expression became a little strange, "Aren't you taboo? This word..." Obviously, he was thinking of Concubine Yun's past.

Back then, Qi Long specially gave Concubine Yun the title Lian because of her beauty and beauty like a lotus flower on a pond, but unfortunately, instead, it aroused a lot of discussion in the harem, thinking that "the lotus is cheap," just satirizing Concubine Yun's meager background.Such contemptuous criticism not only offended Concubine Yun's sensitive pride, but her own intentions were distorted in this way, which also damaged the dignity of Emperor Qilong. He ordered a thorough investigation and severely punished the palace servants who spread the rumors. I thought the matter would settle down, but Concubine Yun begged hard to act like a baby, and asked Qi Long to issue an edict to change her title to Yunzi.

Maybe it was because she cared so much about her own humble background deep in her heart that made that woman so intolerant of such contemptuous criticism. Now thinking about what happened back then, Su Mi suddenly thought that if it was a few years after entering the palace, Would Concubine Yun still recklessly propose to change her title?

"This word..." Qi Long said hesitantly. Su Mi might have entered the palace late and didn't know about Concubine Yun's past, but now she wants to use this word again. Unbearable, isn't she afraid of the contemptuous comments in the palace?

"The concubine insists on this name." Su Mi's delicate face blushed slightly, "Is it because the concubine's fate with the emperor is not attracted by a lotus picture?"

Qi Taki also couldn't help thinking of the first night when he met Su Mi, his mind was melodious, the candlelight was beautiful, and the light couldn't be concealed, and he couldn't help but praise: "Mi'er that night was really a clear water lotus, a fairy in Yaochi. Then he sighed again: "No matter the talent or temperament, Mi'er is like a gentleman among flowers. It's a pity that the creation of characters in the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes."

After thinking for a while, a flash of inspiration suddenly dawned on him and said, "According to me, I might as well just use the word Yao." Unfortunately, before Su Mi could speak, she shook her head, thinking that the word Yao was also inappropriate, "Yao is also a coquettish person." .” Wouldn’t it be even more controversial.The lotus character is too straightforward and vulgar, which doesn't match Su Mi's temperament.Thinking about it now, I feel a little worried.

Su Mi covered her mouth with a light smile and said: "According to my concubine's humble opinion, the word lotus is the best. No matter what the word is, it is the emperor's love for Su Mi. This kind of heart is more precious than anything else. Naturally, Mi Er can Feeling, if this is the case, which word is not good?"

Seeing that Qi Long was a little shaken, Su Mi said again: "The concubine knows the emperor's love for the concubine, so there is nothing to be afraid of that rumor. This is the title bestowed by the emperor, and it is too late for the concubine to be happy. , As for the so-called theory of high or low family background, it is just idle talk, and it cannot be true. Moreover, the concubine's background was originally meager, and it was only thanks to the emperor's favor that he was able to become rich today. Since he is telling the truth, why should What about the taboo? Just tell the truth." Su Mi smiled peacefully.

"It's just telling the truth. It's good. Mi'er's heart is beyond the reach of ordinary women." Qi Long smiled cheerfully, "That's the name." At that time, I didn't feel the slightest cuteness and tenderness, only the vulgar disgust of wanting to cover up and playing hard to get.

Only then did Su Mi feel relieved. Since she must have a name, she naturally hoped that it would be the one that would bring her the least trouble.I only hope that this meaningful name can make those boring women in the harem more sarcastic, associate and talk, and make her less worried and distracted.Anyway, criticism can't hurt people.

As for Su Mi's title, it really added another topic of discussion in the harem, especially when it comes to Concubine Yun's resignation from the title, there are people in the palace who make any guesses. Some people say that the emperor clearly Knowing the irony of the word lotus but still giving it to this new favorite, it seems that she really dislikes her humble origin, letting the entire harem know that there is a difference between dignity and inferiority, and it may even be a sign that Su Mi is about to fall out of favor.Some people also said that the emperor probably did this on purpose, hoping to remind this Concubine Lian not to be as arrogant as Concubine Yun.To do things that corrupt the etiquette and morals of the palace...

Whether it's ridicule, jealousy, or envy, although all kinds of discussions come out under various mentalities, they have no influence on Su Mi at all. In the early spring of the fourth year of Longhui, Su Mi's favorite There is still no sign of wavering, just like the concubine Yun who was favored at the beginning of the year.

This disappointed the concubines who were looking forward to seeing this humble concubine fall out of favor, but these minor turmoil caused by a title quickly subsided naturally, and the entire harem was caused by a more important matter. Get busy.

The new year's draft has arrived.

(End of this chapter)