Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Tao Yao

The matter of King Runan's beating of the Yanguan finally calmed down, but in Dazhou, which has always respected the Yanguan, the Liangzi of this incident was finally settled.Although hastily apologized, the civil servants were still aggrieved in private because of this hasty.Naturally, King Runan would not care about it, nor would he care about it.The matter of the son of the throne and the concubine of the imperial concubine was even more colorful, lively and luxurious.Concubine Qinren couldn't bear to look at it, and once complained in private: "Even if the emperor concubine married the canonized princess, there would not be such a lively scene. It really went too far." Although Xuanling didn't say anything, but for this time I was very upset about the sealing that had to be adopted to calm the situation.

I didn't do anything, I didn't say much, I just stood by and watched.Xuanling wants to get rid of Runan King Xuanji's ambition, and the seeds that have already germinated and grown, why should I bother to pull the seedlings to encourage them to grow? Just remember to water and fertilize when the time is right. The king of Runan had such a glorious and glorious happy event, so he was naturally elated and carried away.Under his loose guard, Xuan Ling excused that the soldiers guarding Ziao City in winter nights often took a nap or secretly drank and gambled, so he asked my brother to take charge of the emperor's personal guard Habayashi Army, often in the cold winter Guarding the palace with soldiers at night, in the eyes of outsiders, this is really a thankless job.

With the first snowfall in winter and the warm sunshine that is as thin as the shadow of clouds, it will gradually be the season of spring and flowers blooming.As if moistened by a continuous spring rain, the green willows and peaches, bees and butterflies in Shanglin Garden suddenly filled the whole world surrounded by the square walls of the harem.The days in the palace passed by like water slowly, like an ancient well without waves.The empress is in charge of all affairs in the harem, and Concubine Murong stays at home except for grand festival banquets, while I do my best to play the role of the favorite concubine, sharing Xuanling's love and dew with the concubines in the harem.

Judging from the number of bedtimes recorded in "Tong Shi", I am not the one who is the most favored.Lingrong's gentleness, humility and care seem to win Xuanling's favor even more, and her flying singing has become the most beautiful melody that adorns the endless spring night in the harem.As for me, I just have more time to stay in the imperial study, to chat with Xuan Ling at the right time when he is tired of state affairs, and calmly relieve his fatigue. Most of the time, Xuan Ling likes Ling Rong and I to be by his side. I read books quietly or write on calligraphy;

When we were together, I seldom talked to Ling Rong, maybe I still cared about the words I overheard that day.And she always hesitated to speak, and looked at me quietly, that's all. In the window of Xiaoxuan in March in Yangchun, willow branches move lightly in front of the window, and occasionally pink butterflies fly by, and the taste of sunlight is also indisputable.With a faint smile, I poured seasoned and moist honey into the tea Xuanling was drinking, and stirred it gently with a silver spoon. Ling Rong sat far away under the north window, embroidering a brocade sachet with his head bowed, and chatted with Xuan Ling occasionally.The warm pavilion was quiet, and the soft chirping of swallows and the crisp sound of Xuan Ling's hand turning the pages of the book could be vaguely heard.The slightly bent silhouette of the mausoleum is very beautiful, the slender neck has a soft and graceful curvature like a bow, and it looks a little thin against the peach blossoms blooming like red clouds under the window, but this thinness matches her soft and low voice, clear and clear. It moves like spring water, and even the lake blue Ba Dayun spring brocade gown on her body has a charming and subtle charm.

After a while, Ling Rong stood up and said with a smile: "The concubine has newly embroidered a sachet and wants to give it to the emperor. Does the emperor like it?" Xuan Ling was leaning on the bench to read a volume of "Spring and Autumn". Hearing this, she raised her head and looked at the sachet embroidered with green peach and magpies in her hand, and said, "Huanhuan embroidered a sachet for me a few days ago. I wear it on my body, and it would be cumbersome to use another one." He raised his brows slightly and smiled knowingly at me. I concentrated on the teacup in my hand, and I smiled at him when I looked back, but I was a little unfamiliar with his closeness.Turning his eyes slightly, he caught a glimpse of Ling Rong's slightly absent-minded eyes.I naturally understand in my heart that her embroidery skills are more exquisite than mine.After I stayed with Xuan Ling again, I quickly discovered that the small accessories Xuan Ling wore, such as fan pendants and sachets, were all made by Ling Rong, which shows how much she was favored that day.

However, Xuan Ling saw her attentive but slightly disappointed expression, and then smiled and said: "But I like this one too, so let Fangruo go and put it in my bedroom." Ling Rong smiled and said softly: "The concubine is clumsy, the emperor does not dislike the concubine, and the concubine is very satisfied." Ling Rong's eyes fell on the golden dragon and purple cloud sachet worn by Xuanling's waist, It was the one I embroidered by hand, with a look of admiration in her eyes, and said: "Sister Wan's craftsmanship is really good, very suitable for the emperor's temperament, but the one embroidered by my concubine is too petty. I also ask the emperor to forgive me." Said Then I'm going to salute.

Xuan Ling hurriedly raised his hand to support her, and said gently with a smile, "There's no such thing as pettiness. I understand what you mean, so why would you blame me?" "Sister." Ling Rong turned to call me, with a gentle and peaceful expression, "Sister's embroidery skills are getting better and better. It's better to just embroider a mandarin duck sachet to express the affection of my daughter's family, and the emperor will definitely like it more." I brought some tea and stood beside Xuanling gracefully. I looked at him with a smile and said, "Mandarin ducks are good, but the emperor wears them day and night and goes around everywhere. It's a bit too affectionate. If you don't wear it with a dragon, it will show the sky even more." Wei. As for the mandarin duck sachet..." I smiled sweetly, and said coquettishly, "How about I embroider another one and give it to Shiro under the pillow?"

I haven't called him "Shiro" for a long time.It was so natural but suddenly blurted out, and there was no time to cover up the wanton intimacy between the words.The smile and joy in his brows became stronger, and he couldn't help but stare at me with gentle eyes. I was also taken aback in my heart, I was also surprised that the old name of Yan Wan in the past was called out inadvertently like this.Do I still have such unspeakable and unforgettable feelings for him in my heart?Although it was unexpected and startled, but looking back at his expression, it was joyful and ashamed.Unconsciously, as soon as the cheeks were hot, they were stained with an apricot-like blush.

Seeing the expressions of Xuan Ling and I, Ling Rong felt a little startled, but quickly covered his lips with a silk cloth and smiled lightly: "The love between the emperor and Sister Guan is really a good story." She looked at me, There was a trace of sincere melancholy and regret in his eyes, and he said, "Sister Wan is such a blessing that no one else can ask for it." When she said that, I felt a little dazed.Is such a relationship with Xuanling love and blessing?So in this love, how much infatuation and sincerity are we with him?It was just a momentary wishful thinking, and his expression had already turned around. He pushed Xuan Ling's arm, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, hurry up and persuade me to make peace. Sister An seems to be jealous."

Ling Rong blushed, stomped her feet and said softly, "Sister Wan made fun of me again, how can I be jealous of my sister and the emperor, I don't care about you." Xuan Ling just looked at her with a smile and joy, and when she saw what she said, he took her hand and said, "That's all, that's all. Rong'er has the most modest temperament, even if he is jealous, he is jealous of the jealousy that has only been brewed for a month, isn't it?" sour." He spoke so wittily that both Ling Rong and I couldn't help laughing.While talking and laughing, all the estrangement and unhappiness were vaguely and temporarily covered up. In the middle of March, Xuan Ling wanted my elder brother to enter the Ministry of War.It was discussed several times in the early court, although King Runan was unhappy, Murong's party also tried their best to oppose it.However, at Xuan Ling's insistence, the elder brother was awarded the position of the fifth-rank supervisor of the Ministry of War and the post of general of Fengguo. Although the rank of the supervisor is not high, but he has quite a lot of power in his hands. The affairs entrusted by the emperor to each government office are canceled by the six departments every five days. According to the emperor's report, they can also participate in the transfer of officials and the emperor's imperial discussions.Therefore, his elder brother's entry into the Ministry of War must make King Runan very wary. For this matter, I am very worried for my brother, the military department is right under the eyes of King Runan, and most of them are his confidantes.Xuan Ling's move undoubtedly made his brother go deep into the tiger's den.If one of them is bad, I'm afraid I don't even know how my life was lost, not to mention that my brother is also responsible for monitoring the behavior of King Runan.Now that they have been alerted, how can they find out the secrets of the Runan royal party.Not only will they return in vain, but they will startle the snake and hurt themselves. My brother is in the military department, and he is careful in his words and deeds every day, and only acts like he is keeping his own place.It's just that the king of Runan and Murong's three fathers and sons are all in the military department, and Murong Shilan and I are sworn enemies in the harem, so how can they relax in the slightest and let my brother take advantage of it.My elder brother and I are both inside and outside the palace walls, but we both suffer from helplessness. And if the elder brother can't succeed, then the throne that Xuan Ling is sitting on now will be taken by King Runan someday.Although Jiangshan did not change his surname, the King of Runan was narrow-minded, war-loving by nature, and he loved great achievements. If he controlled the world, the people of Li would suffer from war and chaos, and there would be no peace for a day.The prosperous pattern created by the former emperor will also fall apart due to the chaos of war. For this matter, I thought a lot, how can King Runan let go of his guard against his elder brother? At this time, there was a happy event in the family-sister-in-law Xue was pregnant.This is a great thing for both the family background and the parents who are eager to have grandchildren.So I hurriedly ordered someone to invite my sister-in-law to come to the palace to gather on a certain day. On this day, my sister-in-law came to see her in the palace. When I saw her, I was also full of joy, I quickly stopped her from saluting, I helped her up with a smile and said: "Sister-in-law is now a precious person of my Zhen family, I can't accept this gift from sister-in-law." The sister-in-law's face was pink, and she couldn't help being shy and satisfied.She was sitting on the soft cushion, her lower abdomen was slightly protruding, and her body was slightly tilted, presenting an extremely natural posture of protecting the baby in her womb. Such a familiar posture stung my heart in an instant, evoking the hidden pain in my heart.It was just a year ago, in the same happy together, I also took the joy and pride of being a new mother, and protected the little life growing in my stomach with such a careful and steady posture. I couldn't let my sadness affect my sister-in-law's joy, so I forced my sadness back and said with a smile: "Looking at my sister-in-law's figure, it must be three months." The sister-in-law's cheeks and forehead were slightly plump and blush, she lowered her head and fiddled with her belt, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has good eyesight. It's indeed been three months." The sister-in-law paused for a moment, and said uneasy, "It's just that my mother-in-law said that my stomach is a bit tight. Yuan, it might be a girl." I comforted me and said: "Sister-in-law don't have to worry, not to mention that the daughter is caring to parents. If the first child is a girl, it will bloom first and then bear fruit, and the second and third children will be boys. I still think boys are annoying." I couldn't help laughing when I said that. The sister-in-law's expression contained worries and worries about the nature of having children: "If you keep having daughters, I don't know if your husband will be angry about it?" I didn't think so, smiled, and said, "My brother is not such a person. Although parents hope to have grandchildren, daughters are not necessarily bad. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Wei Zifu was the queen, the world sang, 'Don't be happy when you have a boy, but don't be happy when you are born. Don't be sad for girls, but Wei Zifu dominates the world', it can be seen that if you give birth to a good daughter, you are better than ten thousand mediocre men." The sister-in-law was a little bit happier when she heard the words, and said shyly: "I don't have anything, I just hope that the husband will love the child equally regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl." I sighed: "Every woman in the palace is looking forward to giving birth to a son that can be relied on for life, so that she can be relied on when she grows old, and she can be the queen mother in case of emergency. But seeing the concubine die with a son, it is better to have a son." My daughter's concubine Xingui and Cao Jieyu came safely and securely. It's just that I don't even have a daughter at present, and the dignitaries and honors in the eyes of outsiders are nothing more than rootless duckweed." My sister-in-law saw me being sad, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is still young, and the days are long. With the emperor's favor, is it still difficult to want a child? Your Majesty just relax." I nodded slightly, and said, "Then sister-in-law should also relax." Having said that, the sister-in-law's slightly frowning brows did not unfold, and she hesitated to express her true thoughts: "It's just that if I have no children for a long time, I don't know if my father-in-law and mother-in-law will let my husband take a concubine." She was silent for a moment , and said: "My husband is always depressed these days, and I dare not say this to him casually." What my sister-in-law said was originally her own worry, but in the days of my thinking, it stirred my thoughts like a cloud, and I couldn't help but feel suddenly enlightened.So he said to his sister-in-law: "My brother is a person who values ​​affection. If you really want to take a concubine for the sake of procreating children, you will definitely not shake your sister-in-law's position as the main wife. You don't have to worry too much about it. At most, if there is any suspicion in the future, I will make the decision for my sister-in-law." That's right." She had a joyful look on her face, and she said a little blushingly: "I'm not blindly jealous and unreasonable, but as a woman, I always hope that my husband will only like me and not take concubines." My heart was plucked by this sentence like a string, but for me, keeping such thoughts in my heart is just asking for trouble, so why bother to think about it.So he just kept silent, smiled and perfunctory, and said: "Sister-in-law, do you know why brother is depressed?" The sister-in-law thought for a while, and said: "It's about the Ministry of War. The emperor seems to be promoted this time, and the husband doesn't seem to be happy. It's just that I'm a woman, and I can't help you with anything." I smiled slightly, ordered Jinxi to close the door, and said: "Brother is indeed upset because of the affairs of the Ministry of War, but it is not because of the emperor's promotion, but because he is worried that he will not be able to fulfill the emperor's will. In fact, there is no need for sister-in-law to belittle herself, as long as sister-in-law has the heart, You can help your brother accomplish something.” When the sister-in-law heard this, her face was full of joy, and she said solemnly: "As long as it can make the husband feel sad, I am willing to be smashed to pieces." I am also extremely grateful for my sister-in-law's deep affection for my brother. My heart warmed up, and I held my sister-in-law's hand and said, "It is really my great fortune to have such a good helper as my sister-in-law. My brother has such a wife, which is hard to find in his life." My blessing is also our blessing, how can I ask my sister-in-law to break her body to pieces. As long as my sister-in-law does this..." So I whispered in my sister-in-law's ear for a long time. The sister-in-law was slightly hesitant at first, but when she finally heard it, she smiled and nodded repeatedly: "It's not difficult, I will definitely do my best." I smiled and said: "It's really not difficult. As long as the love is true, you can be sincere. If you are in trouble, sister-in-law, I will thank you in advance."