Chapter 3 Knock to the Emperor
I'm going to the palace today.
Wei Fuyan got up early in the morning and made this idea messy. Qiyun teased her while helping her change her clothes: "Go! The ugly daughter-in-law will see her parents-in-law sooner or later!"
Zhou Huaiyi happened to hear this sentence when he came in from the door, and he was instantly stunned by the "ugly daughter-in-law" at a glance. Although Wei Fuyan has been married for three years, this is the first time to enter the palace as Princess Huai, so her whole body is still dressed like the newcomer: the apricot red skirt is stacked and elegant, and the outer cover is bright red and sprinkled with silk robes, which is beautiful and dignified. About she was used to it casually. Today, at first sight, she felt that she couldn't take her eyes away from the red jade earrings under the bright pearls decorated with flying buns. They slept in separate rooms, and Wei Fuyan probably didn't expect him to come, so his face was unprepared and gentle. At this moment, he was closing his eyes and smiling at the sun and asked Qiyun to help her draw eyebrows.
Why is it never like this when facing him?
"Give good to the prince!" Qiyun saw him come in and said with a smile, "Is it okay for the princess to be like this?"
Wei Fuyan opened his eyes almost immediately, stood up with a regular smile on his face and looked at him, and blessed him.
Zhou Huaiyi looked at her empty front and said, "The Empress Dowager hates women wearing black. Your black pearls will be picked today. Along the way, I will also reward you with a lot of jewelry and choose something else."
Wei Fuyan ordered Qiyun to say, "Bir my warm jade."
Zhou Huaiyi noticed that none of the jewelry all over her body was rewarded by him.
Qiyun took the black wooden box and opened it, took out the silver collar and warm jade to help her put it on carefully. Zhou Huaiyi saw her treasure chest for the first time. Inside it was a man's ink jade fingers, two volumes of paintings brought from flowers, a bulging red package, a square carved white jade, and a pair of exquisite peacock open-screen red embroidered shoes.
There is still nothing for him.
Wang Huaiyi is a little less nervous than when he first got up in the morning. Zhou Huaiyi kindly reminded her of many things, such as not to presuppose the eldest princess of Xingguo behind the Empress, the prince who has just been abolished in front of the queen, and Chai Guifei is the biological mother of King Tuo, so she is inseparable from the queen's appearance, etc. He made detailed and useful suggestions. Wei Fuyan kept in mind and nodded frequently.
"You don't have to worry," Zhou Huaiyi helped her out of the carriage and said in front of the palace door. "Your husband is King Huai, and no one in the palace dares to let you be wronged."
The figure in a white robe for a month suddenly paused.
Wei Fuyan knew at a glance that it was Zhou Yuanzhi. After a long time, Zhou Yuanzhi looked even more distant and erratic. Obviously, the people around him looked as light as smoke. However, when his eyes were intertwined, the corners of Zhou Yuan's lips suddenly pulled out a line of arc, and a slight smile was like a spring mountain. His eyes exploded with brilliance in an instant, and the whole person instantly burned light and floated like a fairy.
The so-called words that are as gentle as a jade tree, elegant and modest, are praised by others, but even if all these words are piled up on Zhou Yuanzhi, they can't describe half of him. Demagogue, movement and quiet are all demagogy, and a faint smile and frown and sigh are all demagogic!
He came forward and saluted, "Zhou Zhou Yuanzhi, please say good to King Huai and Princess Huai!"
Zhou Huaiyi took a panoramic view of Zhou Yuanzhi and Wei Fuyan and tried her best to say indifferently, "No courtesy."
It was in front of the palace gate. Wei Fuyan couldn't say much, but just nodded to Zhou Yuanzhi with a smile. She guessed that he would understand.
Zhou Yuanzhi also smiled and nodded. Originally, since they met, it was reasonable for them to enter the palace together. Even if they wanted to separate, one of Zhou Yuan's marquis should naturally follow King Huai, but he indifferently smiled and entered the palace first. It seemed that he had any grudges between them, so he would rather go over the moment than go together.
"Let's go." It was not until Zhou Yuanzhi left that Zhou Huaiyi was cold.
Wei Fuyan was dignified but moved. Zhou Yuanzhi was trying to protect her! Zhou Yuanzhi went to Chen on that day and failed to propose marriage to her. Later, she was thrown to Yanjing for three years. During this time, Zhou Yuanzhi occasionally went to see her and no one would know. Now Zhou Huaiyi openly brought her to Luo for fear of rumors. The more estranged Zhou Yuanzhi and her, the safer she is!
"Such a good person, whoever gets along with him for a long time will be moved. I'm just glad that we are not common, at least not enough to shake me. Suddenly remembered that Wei Fuyan had said this, Zhou Huaiyi pressed his eyes and said, "Don't look at it. It's God's will that you don't have fate."
Wei Fuyan was meditating in the past. Hearing this, she immediately woke up. She looked at the long-lost palace and laughed, "Don't you know? This time, my concubine came to Luodu to go against the sky!"
"God?" Zhou Huaiyi said coldly.
Wei Fuyan thought about the "god" who manipulated her life's fate and said to Zhou Huaiyi, "The prince has the prince's plan, and I have the concubine's plan, but since the first thing she needs to face now is King Tuo, the concubine should stand on the same side with the prince. As for the Marquis Cixu, the prince certainly doesn't want him to enter the game. Since we are in the same mind, why should we pester trivial matters?
Seeing that he was about to walk to the hall, Zhou Huaiyi had to suppress many words and whisper, "When did you become so polite?" The "Prince" and "concubine" sounded annoyed.
Wei Fuyan didn't have a chance to answer.
"Give a euance to Prince Huai and Princess Huai!" An old eunuch with white eyebrows said, "The emperor has been waiting for a long time. Please follow the old slave!"
"Father Wang!" Zhou Huaiyi bowed to salute, and Wei Fuyan immediately understood that the Duke Wang had an extraordinary position in the palace and was probably the one who served the emperor.
Eunuch Wang took the two of them directly into the hall. At this moment, the early morning time has passed, and the hall looks more and more empty and majestic. Wei Fuyan bowed his head respectfully and followed Zhou Huai all the way forward.
"My son and minister have seen my father, long live my father!" Zhou Huaiyi said.
Wei Fuyan immediately saluted: "My son kowtowed to my father, long live my father!"
Two identical sentences sound empty and strange in the empty hall. A loud voice close to him said, "Hang down!" Wei Fuyan got up with Zhou Huai and looked carefully at the bright yellow dragon robe in front of him.
Emperor Changxi of the State of Li came forward and said, "Princess Duanyang, my fourth is used to being casual. In the past three years, I have left the princess alone in Yanjing. If there is any place that I can't feel sorry for the princess, I hope the princess will forgive me."
Emperor Changxi's voice was cading, and every word was meaningful. She has married her husband, so why did she marry the front-end princess? Zhou Huaiyi has no intention to stay with her and leave her alone in Yanjing. Why did she mention this matter as soon as we met today? Not to mention that Emperor Changxi's invitation to "seas" has become a mess of respect and inferiority!
Wei Fuyan knelt down and bowed in a panic and said slowly, "Father, once my son and minister get married, this life is only Princess Huai, not Princess Duanyang. The prince is the son of his father and the minister of his father. He should share the worries of his father and the emperor for his son, and work for the court for his ministers. It is a great blessing for my son and minister to be lucky to accompany the prince in this life. How dare he to stop the prince's filial piety and loyalty? It's just that the minister has not been blessed to help the prince have children, and ask his father to commit a crime!"
Since you want to make it clear, it's all good! Wei Fuyan said in his heart that she has not made any mistakes in Yanjing in the past three years, at least not leaving a little handle. If she really investigates it carefully, it is nothing more than that she has no children so far, but the emperor has said "three years" and "stay alone", then this crime is not on her! Instead of waiting for the emperor to investigate, it's better for her to confess first!
Emperor Changxi looked at her with burning eyes and suddenly smiled. He stepped forward and patted Zhou Huaiyi on the shoulder and said, "Four, Lao Si, with such a good princess, do you need more in your life?"
Zhou Huaiyi immediately heard the warning in his words and said, "My son is content and dares not ask for it."
The difference between the words "more request" and "wang qiu" is thousands of miles away. Emperor Changxi saw that he deliberately distinguished and didn't say much. He just walked to Wei Fuyan and helped her up in person and said, "Princesshuai has a deep understanding of justice, and I am deeply gratified by this good daughter-in-law. Fourth, you must live up to the princess's will.
"My ministers will follow the teachings of my father." Zhou Huaiyi said.
Speaking of the silence in the hall here, Emperor Changxi opened again and still asked Wei Fuyan, "Princess Huai, how is your mother now?"
This sentence is not smart. Wei Fuyan saluted, "Thank you, father. When I got married, my mother was still in good health. As for the past three years and now, I don't know.
Emperor Changxi said, "Although it is a marriage between the two countries, it is normal for people to be filial to their children and their parents. They must be very bitter in their hearts for three years without knowing the news of their friends. Lao Si, this is that you are not well thought about!"
What does this mean? Wei Fuyan thought that Zhou Huaiyi's leaving her in Yanjing for three years was just "at will", but now such a small thing has become "unconsidered"?
Zhou Huaiyi guessed the emperor's thoughts and had to say, "My son knows his mistake."
"I gave Lao Jiu and Xiao Yuer, who went home, three weddings in early May. Today is the eighth day of April. In half a month, the congratulatory official of Chen Kingdom will come. You will be responsible for this matter, and let the princess meet the people of her hometown and listen to the affairs of her hometown!"
Wei Fuyan didn't understand whether this was a test or something. Although she was surprised, she was still dignified and virtuous on her face, and knelt down with Zhou Huaiyi to thank Sheng En.
Emperor Changxi looked at the two of them with deep eyes and waved his hand and said, "Ok, go and say good morning to the Empress Dowager!" Although it's late, it's finally here!"
When Grandpa Wang came out with Zhou Huaiyi and Wei Fuyan, they looked a little messy on the surface, but their hearts turned upside down.
What does the sentence "it's finally time to come" mean? Does Emperor Changxi also want to participate in the chess game of "God"? Is her marriage of a fake princess not only an opportunity created by the State of Chen, but also an opportunity for Emperor Changxi of the State of Li for a long time?
Zhou Huaiyi has to think about the question in front of him: Who is the ceremonial official who is coming to the State of Chen?
The two thought about each other, but their faces were watertight, and they still laughed and Yan Yan followed Grandpa Wang to the Empress Dowager's Yanxi Palace.