Chapter 239 Happy in the East Palace

Ancient poem says: "April is the end of the world, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple begin to bloom"

I don't know whether the peach blossoms in the ancient temple of Kongshan are in season. In the Ci'an Palace in front of us, most of the fragrances have not bloomed, but have missed the flowering period. Only a few tenacious red peaches and jade plums, some lonely blooming branches, without the steaming of clouds in previous years.

In Xiyuan, a few plum blossoms by the shallow canal have long fallen, and the flowing water is not red, reflecting the empty branches.

The beautiful scenery stands in this situation, thinking of the Fanglin banquet in March of the old year.

At that time, it was the plum fall. The teenager under the flower tree stood with his hands behind his back, with the bright spring sun scattered on his shoulders and the plum fragrance under the breeze. She covered his eyelids from behind and made no sound, but she had been guessed by him.

A light smile.

"Wuniang is indeed a big girl, becoming more and more quiet. It's not like pestering us to play as soon as she arrived at Ci'an Palace a few years ago."

Biaojing leaned sideways, but she saw that her aunt had stood by the shallow canal and looked at her with a meaningful smile.

"When I entered the palace this time, I was worried that my eldest sister would be 'detained', but I didn't expect that I had become 'no return'." The scenery pretended to sigh.

The forehead was poked like an aunt: "The Empress Dowager's mother is coming, and I haven't seen the fifth mother for a long time. Seeing that you are happy, I left you to stay. It turns out that the fifth mother doesn't think that the palace is boring. I have to say this to the Empress Dowager."

Yijing immediately "regrets" and pestered her aunt to ask for mercy, and then asked the queen, "Is the Empress still talking to the Empress Dowager?"

Earlier, the queen came to visit Ci'an Palace. She saw the beautiful sisters and "asked" two words, but she was shocked. The empress dowager didn't know why, so she then asked what was going on. Yichen and Yijing didn't want to talk about it in detail, but the queen told what Qiongyi did at the spring banquet of the royal palace, which was exactly what the third prince said. , beautiful scenery looked at the queen without any doubt, but breathed a sigh of relief. Only when the empress dowager heard what was going on, she didn't know that the beautiful concubine was making waves, and she was so angry that she almost piled up the tea cup. The queen quickly reported another happy event--

However, the crown princess was diagnosed by the imperial doctor and became pregnant.

The Empress Dowager turned her anger into joy. When she was so happy, she first "pardoned" Yichen, saying that there was nothing wrong with Concubine Li's illness. She didn't need to pay attention to it, but left the beautiful scenery and let her accompany her birthday.

The queen discussed the Qianqiu banquet with the empress dowager. Yijing first sent Yichen and comforted her sister not to worry about the son of Li's side - the Xu family's father and son must have been the result of discussion between her grandmother and father. The intention is nothing more than a warning to Li. She will not dare to bully Yichen in the future, as long as Li concubine If you are soft, your father will stop and will not do anything to the Xu family.

When I turned back to Ci'an Palace, I heard that the queen had not left yet, and it was inconvenient to disturb the scenery, so I came to Xiyuan.

"The queen originally wanted to take advantage of the 'double happiness' to persuade the empress dowager to change her mind and prepare for a thousand-year banquet, but the empress dowager still did not want to, only said that her family was happy and convenient that day." Aunt Ru said, "The Empress has said goodbye. Let's go in and talk with the Empress Dowager for a while."

Beautiful scenery followed Aunt Ru into the side hall, but she heard that the Empress Dowager was asking the servant what the father and son of the Xu family had made.

Although it was definitely his father's handwriting, the beautiful scenery did not know the details, and he hurried to the Empress Dowager's side to listen attentively.

"To talk about this, it originally happened a year ago. There was a household living in Xingfang in the middle of the city. I heard that it was Yu and ran a shop with inkstone, paper and pen, which was also rich in food and clothing. Unexpectedly, after the death of Yu Weng, the owner of the family, his only son met a group of fox friends and dog friends because he was not under the control of his elders. He was obsessed with gambling for less than two years. He ruined his family and filled in gambling debts. The old mother also passed away in anger. His wife also divorced him and took his daughter back to his mother's house. The rest had to live in a friend's house. In addition to his regret, he did not go to the casino again. In the past, he lived on selling strokes and paintings.

"Yu Dalang lost his family's wealth, but he still kept the inkstone from his ancestors. He heard that it was rare. Many people looked for him to buy it, but he said that it was left by his father's ancestors. The only thought was that he refused to change hands. Somehow, the matter somehow spread to Xu Wenlin's ears and found out that the inkstone was exactly what he had been looking for for many years. If he couldn't buy it, he found Yu Dalang to ask for a lot of money to buy it. Yu Dalang was still unwilling, but Xu Wenlin was unwilling and told Xu Sicheng to put pressure on Yu Dalang.

"As a result, Xu Sicheng ordered the rich slaves in the family to beat Yu Dalang, seize the inkstone, and only threw down 50 taels of silver. Yu Dalang was not convinced, but the Yu family was not as good as before. He was beaten again and did not dare to offend the officials again. He didn't want the incident in Southern Zhejiang. A group of dirty officials were executed, so someone advised Yu Da Lang, who said that among the officials in southern Zhejiang, especially those who bullied others and embezzled the wealth of the good people, were severely punished. It can be seen that the officials of the emperor hates the most to bully the people. This is still at the feet of the emperor. The Xu family dares to do so. If it is known by the emperor, they will not be forgive them. He also gave advice to Yu Dalang, saying that Peng Xiangpeng Yushi of the Supervision Institute is the most clear. Zheng, why don't you stop the sedan chair to claim injustice? Yu Dalang really listened to the advice and really stopped Peng Yushi's sedan chair.

After the incident turned out to be like this, and Jing thought secretly. It seems that since his father learned that Concubine Li was making trouble for his elder sister, he has made it clear and sent people to persuade Yu Dalang to make trouble. However, although the father and son of the Xu family bullied others and forcibly bought things of the people, they did not harm people's lives. If the concubine Li "understands", this matter has changed a lot. Father should have left a way for the Xu family.

The Empress Dowager asked again, "I heard that Concubine Li went to Qianming Palace to cry?"

"In my mother's words, Concubine Li went to plead for her father and brother, but the emperor did not allow her to enter." The servant said, "At present, I'm still kneeling in front of the palace."

"Go and let her go back to her bedroom quickly and say the words of mourning the family. The father and son of the Xu family should have been punished for bullying the people. If she fools and excuses her father and brother, does she also want to be punished together?" The Empress Dowager gave a cold order.

The servant responded with a shrill voice and bowed her waist and quickly exited the side hall. Only then did Ye Jing comfort the Empress Dowager: "Don't be in a bad mood for such a trivial matter. After all, Lipin is the daughter of the Xu family. It is reasonable to hear that the family has suffered a disaster and plead for mercy."

The Empress Dowager laughed: "Jing girl is generous. Don't talk about what happened at the Spring Banquet. There is no relationship between Concubine Li and the Xu family."

"They didn't succeed. I'm so cighty. How can I get such a simple calculation?" Yijing was not ashamed. Seeing that the empress dowager was amused by these words, she persuaded again: "It's not me who is generous, but the eldest sister. It's also very difficult for her to be in the middle... Madam, Concubine Li is anxious and can't help crying. Don't let a clear person persuade her..."

Seeing that it was almost the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu, and there was another good news that the crown princess was pregnant. If the concubine Li was noisy, it would inevitably annoy the Empress Dowager. Yijing was worried about relying on Concubine Li's mind. I was afraid that she would not "understand" so soon, and the Xu family had a disaster. Don't say that Qi couldn't do it at this time. When entering the palace, even if she could enter the palace, she was afraid that she could not persuade Concubine Li, but she thought of the sentence that on the day of the Spring Banquet, Xu heard that she was going to live in the royal palace and told her with a smile - looking coldly, only Xu Qi was the Xu family who understood.

When thinking about this, of course, he recommended Xu Qi to the Empress Dowager.

So on that day, Xu Qi got the will of the palace, saying that when she heard about her father and brother, she was worried about her father and brother, and asked her to enter the palace to accompany the guidance. Xu Qi asked that the maidservant was actually sent by the Empress Dowager Ci'an Palace. She understood the intention and secretly thought about it - the sins of her father and brother, which can be big or small. It all depends on Princess Li's to King Fu. The concubine's attitude, but she knows that this sister can't swallow her anger the most. If she really tells her that this is the "warning" of the Duke of Wei, she is afraid that she will not be soft and will make trouble afterwards. If she wants to persuade the family to avoid this "difficult", she has to make a proper statement.

Therefore, after entering the palace, Xu Qi had the following advice-

"Sister, you are really confused. Even if you consider it for the Sixth Highness, you should not embarrass Princess Fu. Think about it carefully, the princess is the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, and the King of Fu is recorded in your name. Speaking of our relationship with the Duke's Mansion is closer to that of the noble concubine and the Qin family, but you have been provoked by Qiong Yi. ...Don't say that it didn't work at the spring banquet. Even if it was done, the queen would not care about it... Fortunately, the princess didn't care about it, and it was really out of respect for you.

Seeing that the concubine really had some regret, Xu Qi continued to work hard: "At present, the matter of the southern Zhejiang officials is making a lot of noise, but our family has also made a leaks. The emperor is in a rage. You can't be confused any more. Duke of Wei is now the most trusted by the emperor. This matter has to rely on the princess to mediate from it, but spring The matter at the banquet can't be hidden from several ladies of the Duke's Mansion. If the Empress doesn't have an attitude first, how can Duke Wei help? Madam, don't just care about your face... Think about the future. If you want to repair it with the Duke's Mansion, you can't criticize the princess any more.

Concubine Li thought about it again, as if this is the truth. Even if the fifth daughter of the Su family and the sixth prince are not successful, the biological mother on the jade ultimatum of the King of Fu is still her own. As long as she is trapped in the Fuwang couple, she is still worried that she can't win the help of the Duke of the State?

So he no longer cried, and called Ye Chen into the palace, officially "conceded" the incident at the spring banquet, and asked for forgiveness in a low voice. He invited the scenery and generously rewarded a few boxes of treasures to "reparation gifts". He gently pleaded with Ye Chen to return to the Duke of the State and persuade the State of Wei to help him, so that his father and brother could be exempted from this prison. Disaster.

The case was not complicated, and Concubine Li "understanded" in time. Naturally, the Duke of Wei was "to accept it as soon as it was good" and pleaded. Finally, the trial was concluded by Shuntianfu. Xu Wenlin was ordered to return the inkstone and lost 50 taels of silver to Yu Dalang. Yu Dalang did not appeal again. Xu Wenlin was detained for two days and was free. However, as an in-service official, Xu Sicheng bullied the people for his own selfishness. Although there was a "pleading for mercy" by the Duke of Wei, the disaster of imprisonment could be avoided, but he was also punished with a cane and lost his official position.

Concubine Li is not unwilling to stay there, and she is not afraid that there is no firewood. Besides, a Liupin Temple Cheng is nothing. The important thing is that she has "transverted into jade and silk" with the Duke of Wei. In the future, will she still worry about her eldest brother's career? On the contrary, he advised his eldest brother to keep a low profile and wait until the time came to plan for a comeback.

The incident of the Xu family was exposed with a slight momentum of thunder and rain. Except for Peng Xiang, he gained a lot of fame in Kyoto and did not attract much attention.

And the scenery still lives in Ci'an Palace, waiting for the arrival of the Empress Dowager Qianqiu.

In the evening of this day, the scenery accompanied the Empress Dowager to eat, and the servant informed outside the hall that the Holy Lord was coming.

The emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe strode in and saw that the scenery was also there. First, he avoided her from salute, but patted his forehead again: "I forgot a thing, and I remembered it again when I saw Jing."

Binjing:...Saint, you care about the world every day. What inspiration can we give you if we are just a boudoir?

The Empress Dowager also doesn't know why, looking at the emperor's face full of doubts.

However, he heard that the emperor had people wait for the pen and ink. He held a pen to write a few lines of small words on rice paper, sealed it secretly, and gave it to Yijing: "I ordered Yuanyang to draw up an edict earlier, but I missed one. Jing ran an errand and took this to the imperial study and handed it over to Yuanyang to let him add the edict."

The Empress Dowager suddenly looked at the emperor and pretended to be "unsquare": "What time has it been? Have you detained people in the palace? Have you ever had dinner?"

The emperor was ashamed: "The state is busy, and my son has no choice... He has been given a meal earlier, and the mother is at ease."

"I used a dessert earlier, and I found it very delicious. Jing girl brought a cup to Wei'er by the way to thank him for his worries." As long as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, her aunt, who was informed and understanding, withdrew first, making people prepare dessert.

Yijing heard that Yu Yu's fashion was in the imperial study, and his mind had flown out of several palaces. He didn't pay attention to the world's supreme mother and son at all. He looked at her meaningful eyes, answered the promise gently and quickly, and retreated with a "secret fold" in his hand.

I didn't hear the words of the emperor in the palace——

"Mother, I will soon reach the top next year. Before that, I intend to choose a good match for him..."