Chapter 26 Section VII

Four or five eunuchs and twenty or thirty Habayashi soldiers escorted two palace sedan chairs to a stop outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the ones carrying the sedan chairs were coolie eunuchs in the palace.Just as the guards standing outside the gate were about to go up to stop the interrogation, Huang Er got down from the first sedan chair and pointed to the gown he was wearing: "Look, it's from the palace." Roll the yellow silk scroll: "It's the order of Empress Xuan Yi, go and tell your stewards, and inform the head of the Prime Minister's mansion, Bai Shao, to accept the order." The door official standing on a high place has heard this, and hastened to run in.Here, Huang Er left two sedan chairs and joined the Yulin Army, and led four or five eunuchs straight into the gate.

The second leader Huang walked through the courtyard, climbed up the steps in front of the hall, turned his back to the north and stood facing the courtyard.Zhu Sizao came with a group of servants: "Oh, it's the second master Huang in the palace, Master Huang." The two of them held Yi's decree in their hands, "Queen Yi's decree, quickly let your master Bai Shao take the decree." Zhu Si asked, "What's the purpose?" Huang Er said, "Housekeeper Zhu, did you inquire?" Zhu Si was blocked and swallowed.He turned his head and motioned to call someone quickly.The servant said: "You will be there when you speak." Huang Er stood condescendingly on the steps in front of the hall, with his hands behind his back, and there were four or five eunuchs standing on the left and right; Zhu Si stood in the courtyard, with four or five servants on the left and right.There was an embarrassing stalemate for a while.Bai Shao came, followed by four female soldiers in armor and swords.The white peony root is graceful and graceful in the courtyard.Huang Er glanced at Bai Shao, this was the first time he saw him, and then he tried his best to mention the majesty of the people in the palace, and said: "You are Bai Shao? The queen wants to order, and you still don't kneel down to accept the order." Bai Shao had to face the courtyard. Huang Er knelt down.Huang Er spread out his decree and proclaimed loudly: "Today, the chief secretary of the prime minister's mansion, Bai Shao, is specially called to the palace to taste tea and enjoy flowers."

Bai Shao raised her hands high to receive the order: "Thank you, Empress, for your kindness." Then she stood up. Huang Er said: "The sedan chair is outside the door, you just follow." Zhu Si came up to stop him and said, "The prime minister doesn't know about this matter. We have to wait for the prime minister to come back and report to the court to get the prime minister's Jun's decree." Huang Erli raised his eyes: "I understand the rules but don't understand. Is it the queen's Yi's decree or the prime minister's Jun's decree?" Zhu Si calmly said, "The empress's decree is naturally big, and the prime minister's decree is not small." He pointed to the palace uniform on Huang Er's body: "Don't look at Huang Erye hiding in the palace in this suit, to put it bluntly I really want to violate a taboo, the prime minister killing your head is no different from cutting off a watermelon. I didn’t see the head of Yang Diao, the son of Yang Biao’s Taiwei, being chopped off like a watermelon in the school yard two days ago. Isn’t Huang Er afraid?” Huang Er Startled, his mouth was stiff, and he pulled his neck and said, "What is there to be afraid of?" Zhu Si said, "Second Master Huang is not afraid, but Zhu Si is. How dare I let you take someone away without the Prime Minister's order?"

Bai Shao had read the Queen's order and thought about it, and said to Zhu Si calmly: "Housekeeper Zhu, let's not argue." Zhu Si immediately said: "Yes." Bai Shao continued: "I will go. Yi's decree is true, and since you recognize the eunuch Huang who delivered the decree, it is not false." Huang Er got down the steps and said, "Of course I can't fake it. Besides, it only takes a long time, and I will come back after going, why? As if facing a great enemy?" Zhu Si could only obey Bai Shao.He pointed to the four female soldiers: "You follow the guards." Huang Er said: "I am with the guards of the Habayashi Army." Zhu Si said: "Each has its own business. You have to report to the queen, I will I want to communicate with the prime minister." Then asked: "Which palace door does Master Huang enter and exit?" Huang Er said: "The rear palace gate." Zhu Si raised his voice: "Come here." A heavily armed family will appear: "What is the housekeeper doing?" Order?" Zhu Sidao: "The master wants to enter the palace with Mr. Huang, and there are not many Yulin troops with him. Today, there are generals such as Li Dian on the street to patrol and interrogate everywhere, so as to protect the prestige and prestige of Zhuang Erye back to the palace and ensure a smooth road. , you will lead another 100 soldiers from the Cao Mansion, and follow them under the flag of the Cao Mansion to strengthen the guard." The general said: "I have to order from the housekeeper." Turn around and go.Zhu Si then ordered: "Escort to the rear palace gate, and you wait outside the palace gate until the master leaves the palace and then escort her back." The family general said: "Yes." Turned around and mobilized.

Zhu Si said to Bai Shao again: "Master, I will immediately send another person to wait for the Prime Minister outside the Meridian Gate, and he will report the matter immediately." Bai Shao nodded, got up and walked out with Huang Er and others. After leaving the gate of the Xiangfu, Huang Er and a sedan chair are in front, and Bai Shao's sedan chair is behind, and they get up and walk.Four female officers and soldiers were divided into two sides of the white peony sedan chair, twenty or thirty feather soldiers escorted the two sedan chairs, and a well-ordered hundred soldiers followed under the banner of "Cao".

Along the way, Bai Shao pondered in the sedan chair, feeling that the matter was dangerous.The car curtain was opened a crack, and the soldiers patrolling the post could be seen from time to time.She understood that Empress Fu summoned Cao Cao when she was not in the mansion, but she had no choice but to go like this.It is not only the sedan chair guarded by the Habayashi Army in the palace, but also guarded by the personal soldiers of the Cao Mansion, so the journey is naturally smooth.When they arrived at the gate of the harem, the guards of the Cao Mansion stopped, and the four female soldiers who were personal guards said to Bai Shao: "Master, we will wait here together." Bai Shao lifted the sedan chair curtain and nodded.The two sedan chairs entered the gate of the rear palace, and Bai Shao watched carefully the corridors and palaces passing by through the edge of the sedan chair curtain.When we got there, the sedan chair stopped.Huang Er waved his hand and said: "Come here, take the empress's distinguished guests." The eunuch and maid came out to pick up Bai Shao and get off the sedan chair.And covered Bai Shao's head and face with a red gauze scarf.Holding the white peony from left and right, Niaoyao Nana went in.Through the veil, Bai Shao could vaguely see two moon gates, a long corridor and several passages, and finally arrived at a palace gate.The red scarf was lifted off.I heard the eunuch report: "The head of the Prime Minister's house, Bai Shao, has arrived, and I will see the Empress and Concubine Dong." He heard a voice from inside: "Xuan her in." Bai Shao was led into the gate, and saw Empress Fu and Concubine Dong facing him. Already standing there, he wanted to kneel down and salute.

Empress Fu smiled kindly and said: "Excuse me, you don't have so many rules when you come to me. I called you today to talk. Come, let's take a seat together." Speaking of Empress Fu, she took a seat among the maids, and Concubine Dong He also sat next to her.Bai Shao sat down cautiously.The table is full of fruits.Empress Fu waved her hand, and the eunuchs and court ladies all retreated a little distance away and stood there with their hands tied.Empress Fu said to Bai Shao: "I wanted to call you into the palace for a long time to talk. I heard that your grandfather's surname is Zheng Mingxuan, and his name is Kang Cheng. He was originally from Gaomi County in Beihai. He is a person I have known for a long time." Bai Shao was a little unexpected.Empress Fu slowly stroked Concubine Dong's hand and said: "My father, Fu Wan, is Zheng Kangcheng's disciple. He is full of praise when he talks about Zheng Gong." Bai Shao smiled knowingly.Empress Fu said: "This is not a lie. My father told you about your grandfather many times. After you arrived in Xudu and entered the Cao Mansion in the past six months, my father told you about your grandfather many times. He said a few things. Your grandfather It's amazing to be a good teacher and a good example."

Empress Fu put down Concubine Dong's hand, picked up the lid of the teacup and chased away the floating tea on the tea water, she didn't sip it, and continued: "One thing, in the last years of Emperor Ling, General He Jin set up a few sticks for your grandfather, and treated him very well. But your grandfather firmly refused to accept court clothes, and still met each other in common clothes, and then left without saying goodbye, abandoning his official position. Your grandfather was already 60 years old, and thousands of disciples came from far away to welcome him. The second one, Later, General Yuan Kai submitted an order to appoint your grandfather as a servant, but your grandfather refused on the grounds that his father died and had to attend a funeral. Kong Rong, the Prime Minister at that time, admired your grandfather very much. He visited many times and told Gaomi County to send you The township where my grandfather lived was set as 'Zheng Gong Township'."

Hearing this, Bai Shao couldn't help but said: "Kong Rong, is this Mr. Kong Rong Kong?" Empress Fu said, "Exactly, have you met each other recently?" Bai Shao thought of something and smiled amusedly.Empress Fu glanced at Bai Shao: "I know what you're thinking of. Kong Rong once drank with Prime Minister Cao in the back garden of the Cao Mansion. Kong Rong acted in Cao Cao's presence and asked the media to marry you as his new wife." Bai Shao was surprised. Empress Fu said: "Are you surprised? This is a common thing. The emperor will hear about the affairs of Cao's mansion here; and the affairs of the palace, Cao Prime Minister knows more. How can there be an impenetrable wall? However, I said Don't mention these words, so as not to be suspicious. I guess you won't mention...Did Kong Rong mention this old friendship to you when he drank that day?" Bai Shao shook his head.Empress Fu said: "You were still young at that time, but how old were you. Let's talk about the third thing. After Dong Zhuo took control of the government and moved his capital to Chang'an, another minister recommended your grandfather to be an official, but your grandfather declined. The fourth thing is even more unusual. In the first year of Jian'an, that is, three years ago, your grandfather returned to Gaomi from Xuzhou to visit relatives. He met tens of thousands of yellow scarf thieves. So much awe. You know that, don't you?"

Bai Shao nodded to show that she knew. Empress Fu continued: "Then I will get to the point. He Jin, Yuan Kai, and Dong Zhuo all had power in the past. Why didn't your grandfather follow? He is a true man of virtue who respects the Han and orthodox. Such power-holders, How can he be a vassal? Speaking of today, Cao Cao, like He Jin, Yuan Kai, and Dong Zhuo, has power over the government, but he is just a person who wields power. Your grandfather would never follow." Empress Fu stopped talking.Bai Shao was a little shocked by such an opening, but remained calm.Concubine Dong couldn't help giving her hand to Empress Fu because she was nervous, Empress Fu slowly stroked Concubine Dong's hand, and said: "So, I think it must be a lie that Mr. Zheng Kangcheng agreed to you to come to Cao's residence to study with you; Trust me, that's the truth."

Empress Fu stopped and looked at Bai Shao.Concubine Dong also looked at Bai Shao with wide eyes.The eunuchs and maids standing a little distance away remained motionless.Bai Shao didn't speak, but calmly faced Empress Fu.Silence is most appropriate now. Empress Fu waited for a long time, and then said: "Bai Shao, you are here with me, silence is really golden. Are you also silent like this in Cao's mansion?" Bai Shao smiled slightly, without explaining.She was waiting for Empress Fu to continue.Empress Fu couldn't wait for a reply, so she continued, "In a word, your grandfather was a supporter of the Han, and he will never tolerate anyone who exploits power and steals the country. I dare to speak out like this today. Second, I believe that what I said, you will not pass it on to Cao Cao." Bai Shao did not argue, but said, "Why does the Empress believe so?" Empress Fu put down Concubine Dong's hand and picked it up. A fruit stretched out his hand and looked at it with his eyes, and said in a somewhat gloomy voice: "When you were hunting in the field that day, you and I were in the same position. In fact, we both saw Yang Eagle shooting arrows. But later, Cao Cao shook his head and said When you don't know who shot the arrow, you don't say a word." Bai Shao was a little shocked. Empress Fu still narrowed her eyes and looked at the fruit in her hand from a distance: "I never thought of it, I have been paying attention to you that day." After she finished speaking slowly, she put down the fruit.Her movements are very steady, and her eyes are reserved when looking at Bai Shao.Bai Shao was still silent.Empress Fu stood up and walked slowly.Then he stopped very close to Bai Shao, sighed and said: "You have read far more books than me and Concubine Dong, so you should have a deep understanding of righteousness. As the saying goes, a villain forgets love, and a woman loses justice for love. Women in the world The most difficult thing to do is a word of love, and I often feel wronged for love! For a word of love, I have failed the righteousness passed down from generation to generation. I was facing a treacherous minister and knew to get rid of him. But when we get along with each other and grow in love for a long time, we forget Great righteousness has failed to live up to righteousness! This is the saddest thing about a woman. Only a gentleman can do it for righteousness and forget love. What a good one for-righteous-forget-love-ah, it’s really hard to do it!" Empress Fu paced away again After a few steps, he stopped behind Bai Shao, put his hands on Bai Shao's shoulders: "Your father died at the hands of Cao Jun, right?" Bai Shao was a little surprised again.Although Empress Fu stood behind Bai Shao, she seemed to feel Bai Shao's surprise through the hands supporting her shoulders.Empress Fu said: "Although I can't see your expression at the moment, I can feel through my hands that I am right. There is a saying that 'the great relationship between father and son comes first; Father, father, son, this is righteousness. If you don't take revenge for killing your father, where is the righteousness?" Empress Fu's hands were still on Bai Shao's shoulders. Bai Shao could only remain silent. It took a while for Empress Fu to slowly let go of Bai Shao's shoulders, walked a few steps, sat down in front of Bai Shao, and then said: "Don't want what your majesty thinks, don't do what your majesty wants, don't serve the emperor faithfully, your righteousness Where is it?" Empress Fu stopped, staring at Bai Shao.Bai Shao thought for a while, and said something to calm the atmosphere: "Your Majesty's thoughts and wishes are naturally clear to the Empress, but it's not clear to me and other little people." Everyone is telling you about your cleverness and wit, so maybe you don’t even know this? You don’t have to excuse yourself like this. There is one thing that is close at hand. As long as you want to do it, you can do it. That’s exactly what the emperor wants, It depends on whether you do it or not. If you do it, the merit will last forever; the emperor will reward you first. If you don't do it..." Queen Fu snorted and stopped.After a while, he moved forward to catch Bai Shao's eyes: "How do you face your father's spirit in heaven, and how do you face your grandfather Zheng Gong Zheng Kangcheng's entrustment?" These two sentences obviously have a lot of power.Bai Shao lowered her eyes and fell into a trance. Huang Fu showed his face at the gate of the palace, not knowing whether he should come and report from a distance.Empress Fu had already seen it, and waved her hand to Huang Fu to show that she knew.Empress Fu pulled Concubine Dong: "The flowers are ready for viewing over there. Concubine Dong and I will go and have a look first." She said to Bai Shao: "You sit here and think about it. After a while, ask them to escort you there .” Empress Fu and Concubine Dong left. Bai Shao sat there with thoughts running wild. She was sitting alone in the huge palace.Only two court ladies stood far away. Empress Fu and Concubine Dong left the palace surrounded by eunuchs and maids of honor.Concubine Dong supported Empress Fu's arm, and said with admiration: "The empress is really knowledgeable, she even knows everything about her grandfather." Empress Fu looked around, smiled, and said in a low voice: "I did my homework in advance. Concubine Dong said again: "'Father and son are the first in the great human relations; the ruler and the minister are the most important in the difference between respect and inferiority.' These two sentences have weight." Empress Fu said: "Then I used your majesty to give the country uncle The words in the blood edict." Concubine Dong looked at the shadows of the sun on both sides while walking: "Let's not procrastinate the flower viewing in the morning, and don't run into the emperor coming back from court." Empress Fu smiled: "You little girl I'm sorry, I'm afraid that the emperor will see this young girl again? Don't worry, it's not your turn to be jealous. The emperor will not call her into the palace, and the emperor will never ask for anyone who has served Cao Cao before." Concubine Dong looked at Empress Fu At a glance, it's a relief. After Bai Shao sat for a while, several maids came in and said, "The empress asked us to pick you up." Bai Shao followed the maids out of the palace, walked through the corridor and entered the hall again.I saw several rows of court ladies in dance costumes neatly lined up in the hall.A number of court ladies accompanying the accompaniment sit on one side with various musical instruments.The scene is magnificent.A court lady stands in a pavilion holding a scroll painting.Empress Fu and Concubine Dong are standing beside the painting smiling.When Bai Shao approached, Empress Fu pointed: "Does this painting look familiar?" Bai Shao saw that it was a picture of a gentleman drawn by himself, and was a little surprised: "This painting was made by Bai Shao, why did it spread to the world?" In the palace?" Empress Fu smiled and said: "Someone flatters Your Majesty. You are like the moon in the sky, sharing the beauty of thousands of miles." Empress Fu stood in front of the dance team, pointed at Bai Shao and introduced: "You all have to sing and dance well today. A gentleman loves to dance, and as His Majesty usually teaches, he should dance with the beauty of a fair lady. See, this is the painter of a gentleman's love of dancing, a famous talented woman today. Look at her, and you will know that a fair lady should be How is it?" All the court ladies preparing to sing and dance looked at Bai Shao. Bai Shao stood there with eyes slightly lowered and smiled. Empress Fu raised her hand: "Let's start, keep the music down, don't delay our conversation." The music and dance started.Empress Fu guides Bai Shao to sit and watch together, while Concubine Dong still sits next to Empress Fu.Naturally, new fruits were placed in front of him, and the tea was brewed again.Empress Fu waved her hand again and said, "You should wait a little further away." The eunuchs and maids all stood back to serve.Empress Fu pointed at the dance: "How is the dance?" Bai Shao said: "Very good." Empress Fu said: "You know today, Your Majesty really loves talents. You should not have been called into the palace back then. His Majesty personally guided the rehearsal of the Gentleman’s Good Dance, which shows how much he appreciates your painting. What an honor it is." Bai Shao knew that this was another embarrassing topic, so she could only listen silently, and had no choice but to say: "Thanks to the holy family, Shao is sincere and fearful." Fu Empress glanced at Bai Shao and said, "I know this topic is difficult for you, so don't go on. Today I invite you to taste tea and enjoy flowers. But tea tasting is not a taste of flowers." Ordinary tea, flower appreciation is not ordinary flower appreciation." As Queen Fu spoke, she stretched out her hand, and Concubine Dong handed over a gold embroidered lotus bag.Empress Fu took out a small gold-encrusted treasure and jade box from it.Opening the treasure jade box, a strange fragrance wafted out.Empress Fu asked: "Have you heard it?" Bai Shao nodded: "It's very fragrant." Empress Fu lifted the lid of her teacup, picked up a silver chopstick, dipped the chopsticks in the tea, and then dipped it into the jade box. Then she put it into the tea and stirred it lightly a few times, and said: "This is called 'Yi Zhan Xian', a rare treasure from the Western Regions as a tribute." She also put "Yi Zhan Xian" into Concubine Dong's teacup .In Bai Shao's teacup came "Yi Zhan Xian" again.Queen Fu operated very carefully.Bai Shao watched intently.When it was all over, Empress Fu covered the treasure jade box tightly, and put it into an embroidered gold lotus bag.She picked up the teacup and said to Bai Shao and Concubine Dong: "Let's drink this dipping fairy together. Drinking this cup of dipping fairy every few days is good for your face. Come, raise your glass." Bai Shao raised his cup and drank with Empress Fu and Concubine Dong.Empress Fu asked while drinking: "How does it taste when dipped in immortals?" It's false. Concubine Dong knows it, it's really amazing. Drinking once is for beauty, and drinking twice is called 'Er Zanchun', and it becomes an aphrodisiac, and the spring will be uncontrollable." Only then did Bai Shao pay attention , I couldn't help but look at the gold-embroidered lotus bag that Empress Fu never left her hand.Empress Fu looked around, and said to Bai Shao in a low voice: "Only one of Concubine Dong and I will serve His Majesty's bed in turn, so we dare to drink a cup of Erzhanchun before going to bed. Otherwise, we will kill ourselves." Already." Bai Shao was amazed and amused.She asked: "What about three dips and four dips?" Empress Fu said: "You have caught up with the idea. There is no need to say more about three dips and four dips. You can imagine it. I will only tell you what is called five dips in one drink." ?” Empress Fu looked a little mysterious.Bai Shao asked: "What's your name?" Empress Fu's gaze became a little fierce: "It's called 'five dips to death'. If you dip five dips in a cup of tea or a glass of wine, within an hour after drinking it, you will bleed to death from your seven orifices." Bai Shao heard a little creepy.Empress Fu said: "I've tried a dog, sure enough." Bai Shao couldn't help but gasped.Empress Fu said: "Today, I will let you open your eyes and see how we enjoy the flowers." She raised her hand as she said, "Look." Three pots of budding peonies were placed on the table full of fruits.Empress Fu beckoned again, and told the maids: "Pour tea for us. Take three more empty cups and fill them up." The maids filled the teacups of Empress Fu, Concubine Dong, and Bai Shao.He took three empty cups and filled them with tea and put them a little farther away. After they had cooled down, Empress Fu still waved her hand and asked the maids to "serve a little farther away".He opened the lotus bag again, took out the jade box and opened it carefully.Then he picked up a silver chopstick and said to Bai Shao: "Look carefully." Then dipped one, two and five in the three newly added teacups respectively.When I poured it down, I still counted softly: "This is one dip, okay, the first cup; this is one, two, two dips, and the second cup. This is one, two, three, four, five, five dips, the third cup." Three cups." She did it more carefully than before.Then more carefully put the lid of the treasure jade box tightly into the embroidered gold lotus bag.She pointed to the three cups of tea placed a little further away and said to Bai Shao: "See clearly? There are three cups of tea from right to left, the first cup is 'Yi Zhan Xian', the second cup is 'Er Zhan Chun', The third cup is filled with five dips, which is 'five dips to death'." Bai Shao watched nervously and held her breath.Then nod. Empress Fu pointed to the three pots of peonies again: "You are also optimistic about these three pots of peonies. The same ones are still in bud, right?" This is a dipping fairy." Then he walked over and poured water on the root of the first pot of peony.He turned around and picked up the second cup: "This is Erzhanchun." Then he walked over and poured it on the roots of the second pot of peony.When Concubine Dong turned around to take the third cup, she was obviously a little nervous: "This is five dipping dead." Then she walked over cautiously.Empress Fu said: "Don't be afraid, you haven't drunk, you won't die if you touch it." Concubine Dong poured it on the third pot of peony.After pouring, Concubine Dong sat down again.Empress Fu pointed to the three pots of peonies one by one and said to Bai Shao: "Remember, from right to left, the first pot is for immortals; the second pot is for spring; the third pot, which is the most left pot, is five for death. Well, we don't have to stare at them. Talk when we have to talk. There will be results later." She pointed at the dance: "Is it okay to look at it, and it's okay to listen to it, too?" Bai Shao nodded. Empress Fu said: "Let you see this gentleman dance well. First, let you know that His Majesty loves talents and appreciates you; second, use this music to cover your eyes and ears. They can't let them know about today's special tea tasting and flower viewing." Empress Fu raised her chin and pointed at those court ladies and eunuchs.Bai Shao couldn't stop paying attention to the three potted flowers.Empress Fu smiled: "I said, don't stare. Come, let me see your hand. I heard that Kong Rong fell in love with your hand when he was drinking in Cao's mansion. He praised it like fat and jade." Turn around.Bai Shao can only reach out to Queen Fu.Empress Fu took Bai Shao's hand and stroked it carefully: "These hands can really make a man fall in love. In the past, I liked Concubine Dong's hands, but your hands are softer than hers." She then took Concubine Dong's hand Compared with the hand of Paeoniae Alba.Concubine Dong could only hand over her hands to Empress Fu for comparison, but her eyes glanced at Bai Shao, showing unconcealable jealousy. Empress Fu realized it, turned her head and smiled at Concubine Dong, patted Concubine Dong's hand comfortingly, and let go of Bai Shao's hand at the same time.Just as Bai Shao withdrew her hand, Empress Fu stretched out her hand again and said, "Let me check your palm again." Bai Shao had no choice but to stretch out her hand again.Empress Fu looked at Bai Shao's palm carefully, and said: "I really know how to read." Concubine Dong said: "The queen is amazing at reading palms." Bai Shao smiled indifferently.Empress Fu said: "I can see your privacy, aren't you afraid?" Bai Shao smiled indifferently again.Empress Fu said: "When you were three years old, you fell to the ground and almost died." Bai Shao was very surprised: "The Empress really saw it?" Empress Fu took a look at Bai Shao: "That's right." Bai Shao nodded : "Yes, I was three years old. I heard that I fell silent for two days, and I wouldn't cry anymore." Empress Fu became excited: "I'll watch it later." She searched carefully in Bai Shao's palm. He said, raised his head in confusion for a long time: "It's rare to see a palmistry like yours." Bai Shao said: "What?" Empress Fu said: "If I speak bluntly, I don't know if you can bear it?" Bai Shao said calmly, "It's okay for the empress to speak directly." Empress Fu thought about the words.Concubine Dong stared helplessly at Empress Fu.Empress Fu said: "I came to you today to talk about women being ungrateful for their feelings, and you need to understand righteousness and do what you should do. It has a purpose, and you can understand it. But the following paragraph is palmistry. The words are what I said truthfully, without any purpose. Your palmistry is unusual, you are the most blessed in the world, and you are also the most blessed in the world. Can you bear this kind of words?" Bai Shao said: "I Believe in fate, resign yourself to fate, it doesn't matter if the empress continues." Empress Fu said again: "You are the most lucky man, and you are the least lucky man. I don't understand why. You are the most loved by men, At least the love of men. The love of men piles up on you like a mountain, and the love of men disappears on you." Empress Fu looked down at Bai Shao's hand again, raised her head and said, "That's it." Then she comforted: " When I said this, I was not a queen, but a woman. What women say to women is: It is not easy for anyone to live a lifetime." Bai Shao nodded her head, expressing her understanding. At this time, Empress Fu raised her hand and pointed: "Look at the three pots of flowers now." She led Bai Shao and Concubine Dong to the front of the flowers and took a closer look: "This is the first pot, a dip in the fairy." The peonies that were released are now slightly open.Empress Fu said again: "This is the second pot. It's in the second spring. Look, it's already in full bloom." Bai Shao saw that the peony was in full bloom, and it was in full bloom.Empress Fu pointed to the third pot again: "This third pot is dead after five dips. You see, the flowers have been scorched and withered." Bai Shao saw that the peony was scorched and withered. Empress Fu said, "Isn't it amazing?" Bai Shao looked shocked. The three sat down again.Empress Fu said: "It's not common to appreciate flowers with tea today." Huang Fu showed his head at the gate of the hall.He hesitated for a moment, but still hurried over.Empress Fu was about to scold him, but Huang Fu said in a low voice, "I'm telling the empress, that one committed another crime, which made the other one die." When Empress Fu heard this, her expression changed.She waved to the singing and dancing in the hall: "Let them withdraw, bring the offender up." Huang Fu nodded, first waved to let the singing and dancing withdraw.The singing and dancing stopped immediately, and the maids retreated in single file.Huang Fu left in a hurry. Empress Fu sneered sullenly, opened the gold-embroidered lotus bag, and took out the jade box.Concubine Dong watched with wide eyes, while Bai Shao watched without moving, not knowing what Empress Fu was going to do.Empress Fu opened the treasure jade box and picked up a silver chopstick.Lift the lid of the teacup, wet the chopsticks with tea, dip it once, then dip it twice.Bai Shao looked worried.Empress Fu took three dips, four dips, and five dips in succession.Bai Shao and Dong Fei watched and held their breath.Empress Fu put down the silver chopsticks, closed the jade box tightly and put it in the lotus bag.Then he picked up the teacup, pretending to drink it, Bai Shao hurriedly stretched out his hand and almost lost his voice.Empress Fu smiled: "You are a talented woman, it seems that you are really kind-hearted. Don't worry, I won't drink to death. Let the person who should drink it." She put down the teacup. Huang Fu led several eunuchs to escort a court lady up.She is a relatively stout middle-aged court lady.Huang Fu knelt down in front of Empress Fu: "Listen to the empress's words." Empress Fu looked at him coldly and said, "You committed a crime of adultery in the palace, do you know how to punish it?" The maid kowtowed: " I beg your empress to spare me my death penalty." Empress Fu said: "Huang Fu, announce the palace law for me." Huang Fu declared: "Stick three hundred, if you don't die, stick to five hundred until you die." Empress Fu said: " Did you hear that?" The maid cried loudly and begged the queen to spare her life.Empress Fu said: "Okay, I will forgive you today, I won't stick anymore, I will give you this cup of meditation tea, and you will be confined for 30 days to reflect on your past." !” Empress Fu picked up the teacup and handed it to Huang Fu.Huang Fu looked at it suspiciously, and brought it to the court lady: "The Empress told you to calm down, drink it and reflect on your mistakes." The court lady knelt down and drank the tea with tears all over her face.Empress Fu waved her hand, and Huang Fu ordered the maid to be taken down.Then he asked for instructions: "There is another person looking for life over there." Empress Fu said: "You have been bullied, and I will reward her with two pieces of palace silk so that she will not be wronged. Just say that I do not doubt her innocence." Huang Fu nodded and said, "My servant understands." He hurried on. Empress Fu turned her head to look at Bai Shao: "Didn't you understand what happened in this palace?" Then she turned her head and squinted her eyes and snorted: "In less than an hour, she will bleed to death from her seven orifices. Suffering from the stick." The hall was very quiet for a while. None of them noticed that the loud voice of "the emperor is going back to court" came from a distance just now. What Bai Shao did under Empress Fu never expected. Empress Fu put the embroidered lotus bag in front of Bai Shao, and said: "This is for you." Bai Shao was surprised, and then thanked: "The empress will keep it for use." Empress Fu said: "There is half a box left here. There is also a whole box." Bai Shao still declined.Concubine Dong said from the side: "The Queen's gift, I must not accept it." Bai Shao didn't know what to say.After thinking about it, I could only say: "Thank you, Empress, for your reward." As he spoke, he got up and wanted to bow down.Empress Fu stretched out her hand to stop it: "I didn't mean to say that you don't need to be so big when you come to me." Seeing Bai Shao sit down, she continued: "You can use it for yourself to improve your beauty... or, for the sake of righteousness, give it to others." She Cover the white peony broadly with your eyes. Bai Shao seemed to be thinking about what Empress Fu said, so she remained silent. Empress Fu waited for a while, then let out a long breath: "You are really calm. Well, it's getting late, and the emperor is about to go down, so let's stop here today for tea and flowers. Let them see you off." Go back." Queen Fu said and got up.Bai Shao also stood up.Empress Fu said, "I'll give you some other things." As she stretched out her hand, Concubine Dong handed over a leather bag inlaid with gold and beads, and Empress Fu took it and said, "Here are several jewelry boxes, each of which is There are jewels." As she spoke, she also put the gold-embroidered lotus bag in front of Bai Shao into the leather bag, "Put it together like this, it is said that it is a gift from the queen, and once dipped in the fairy, it will not be eye-catching." Bai Shao took it and said: "Thank you, Empress Empress, for your reward." Empress Fu said, "If you really do righteous things in the future, Your Majesty will reward you generously." As she spoke, she hugged Bai Shao and Dong Concubine from left to right and walked out, raising her voice : "Come on!" As soon as the words fell, the voice of "the emperor is here" sounded outside the hall.Empress Fu said: "It's still time for you to catch up with the emperor." Bai Shao was mentally prepared, and Concubine Dong glanced at Bai Shao with no lack of hostility.Empress Fu said: "Let's go out of the hall to welcome the holy driver together." She said and quickened her pace. As soon as he left the gate of the palace, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was surrounded by Huang Fu and other eunuchs. When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty saw Bai Shao, he was very surprised at first.Then he understood immediately, and said with a regal smile, "Are you drinking tea and enjoying the flowers?" Empress Fu said, "We played for a while while Your Majesty was in court." Emperor Han Xian nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay. Empress The next time I saw you, I praised you for your intelligence and understanding of righteousness." Then Bai Shao realized that before she could salute, she quickly put down the purse, and felt that it was inappropriate to hand it to Empress Fu;Emperor Xian of the Han waved his hand: "It's free this time, let's give a big gift together next time. The queen said that she will invite you to the palace to talk more." At this time, a eunuch came running out of breath.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was dissatisfied: "Is there any urgent report?" The eunuch submitted a letter: "Report to the emperor, Prime Minister Cao sent a memo to the palace as soon as he left the Meridian Gate. Don't dare to make mistakes." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had a bad look on his face.Empress Fu also knew that this matter violated the taboo of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.Bai Shao was naturally unable to speak.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty thought for a while, then turned around, and pointed at Bai Shao with a twist of his mouth: "Let's hand it over to the master." The eunuch didn't dare to step forward.Emperor Xian of Han reached out to take the letter and handed it to Bai Shao: "Prime Minister Cao may not be relieved." He waved his hand, and the eunuchs who surrounded him all retreated to serve him. Bai Shao accepted the letter with some embarrassment, opened it, took a look, and scribbled a few words: "I am delighted to hear that the Empress invites you to drink tea and enjoy the flowers. It is a great honor. Such an honor is rare. Gu has sent another sedan chair to the gate of the harem, and I sent your guards to wait with you earlier. You can calmly accompany the Queen and Concubine Dong to enjoy it, and live up to your favor." After Bai Shao finished reading, she knew that Emperor Han Xian and Empress Fu were paying attention to this letter, so she smiled: "The prime minister is afraid of me. It's nothing serious to live up to the empress's favor." As he spoke, he simply reaffirmed his beliefs, and then handed it over to the empress.Empress Fu read it and handed the letter to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty will understand at a glance." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty did not lose the demeanor of the emperor: "What else do I read from the prime minister's letter to the master?" Having said that, he took the letter over and commented on the letter one by one: "I understand, first of all, the first sentence, 'I am glad to hear The queen invites you to drink tea and enjoy the flowers, and I think it is good." It means that he already knows the news. This is not only for you, but also for you to rest assured that no one will dare to detain you in the palace; it is also for the queen It even meant the same thing to me. The second sentence, "Such an honor is rare", implies that the queen can no longer call you into the palace at will. The third sentence, "Gu has sent another sedan chair to the rear palace gate, Waiting together with the guards who sent you earlier', this is to give you peace of mind; it is also a demonstration to me and the empress, don't think too much about you. The last sentence, "You can calmly accompany the empress and concubine Dong to enjoy it, and you will live up to your favor ’, to tell the queen and even me not to detain you.” Bai Shao said: "Your Majesty may have worried a lot. The prime minister arranged for Cao's mansion to pick you up in a sedan chair. He is afraid of troublesome empress empress to arrange a sedan chair to see you off." Or the written correspondence of memorials and approvals requires mutual interpretation in this way to understand the meaning. It doesn’t matter if you go back and say it, of course it’s better not to say it. Well, it seems that the queen is going to arrange for you to leave, so let’s go .” Empress Fu said to Huang Er who had already come up: "Just send the sedan chair out of the rear palace gate. There will be a sedan chair from Cao's mansion to pick it up." Huang Er said: "Lead the order." With a wave of his hand, the sedan chair came over. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Empress Fu and Concubine Dong watched the sedan chair disappear. As Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty walked into the hall with Empress Fu and Concubine Dong, he asked, "How do you say it?" Empress Fu said, "If you understand it, it's righteous." Concubine Dong said, "The queen's words are very important. Finally问她如何面对死于曹军的父亲在天之灵，还有如何面对外祖父郑康成嘱托，白芍如遇雷霆而悚然。”汉献帝说：“好，太好了。她讲点什么？据说她在曹府后花园饮酒时讲得文魁星孔融都哑口无言，嘴很厉害。”伏皇后说：“她今日什么都没讲。”汉献帝惊诧了：“什么都没讲？”伏皇后说：“沉默不语，这才是小才女厉害的一招。她在我皇后面前讲什么？我暗示她大义诛曹，她说什么合适？挺着什么都不说，倒是厉害。” 三人已进到殿里。汉献帝听此话点头，思忖，踱步。突然想起，说：“下次召她进宫来，可否安排芙蓉妹与她个别说说话？让她们相互套套真话。朕对这个芙蓉妹也有些品不透。可以布置人隔屏窃听。” 伏皇后说：“别弄巧成拙。要静等白芍在曹府发难。” 汉献帝点点头：“更要等国舅那里大的举动。”