Chapter 729: Choosing a Concubine
Tie Kui returned to his own house, Tie Kui lived in a three-entry house, and the previous owner of this house was a civil official, so it was elegantly furnished.
As soon as the steward Zhong Shanyi saw Tie Kui, he handed over an invitation and said, "Someone sent an invitation today. "This steward is a trustworthy person in Tiekui, otherwise he would not have handed over the affairs of the mansion to him.
Tie Kui took the invitation and looked at the inscription that said Qiu Jian, and his face sank. Qiu Jian, Han Jianming's pseudonym when he left the city was Qiu Jian. As far as he knew, Han Jianming was far away in the northwest, and if the person who sent the invitation was not to test him, it was Han Jianming's person.
Tie Kui knew that Yan Wushuang was capable, and it was enough to prove that he could build such a big force from behind his hiding. But this man is too suspicious and gloomy to be inscrutable, and he is not willing to be loyal to such a person. But if he betrayed Yan Wushuang, he wouldn't dare. Because once discovered, Yan Wushuang will definitely make his life worse than death. Because before, there was a precedent.
After thinking about it for a while, Tie Kui called Zhong Shan into the study and said, "This Qiu Jian is Han Jianming's pseudonym. "Zhong Shan and Tie Kui entered the military camp at the same time, and the two have similar temperaments and have a very good relationship. Later, something happened to Zhong Shan, so he gave Tie Kui a hand.
Zhong Shan also knew Han Jianming's identity, and said, "Is it because you inadvertently let him go that he wants to win you over?" Zhong Shan felt that this Han Jianming was so bold that he dared to let people find Tie Kui, and he was not afraid of being arrested.
Tie Kui corrected Zhong Shan's words and said, "I didn't let him go by accident. Although I haven't seen him for nearly 20 years, Han Jianming hasn't changed much from when he was a child. His facial features didn't change, so he recognized them after just a few glances. It was also because of this that he let Han Jianming go.
Zhong Shan didn't ask Tie Kui why he had met Han Jianming since he grew up in Anshan, because he knew that this brother had a secret. For example, Tie Kui's father is just a very ordinary hunter in Anshan, and his family is not very wealthy, but his brother can write well and speak official dialect, and the official dialect is very good. It was only when the two were very close that he found out, but Zhong Shan never asked.
Zhong Shan said with a smile: "You still remember the people you met at the age of five, and your memory is really good." This time, Han Jianming's people must have come to the door to win you over, what are you going to do?"
Tie Kui shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet." ”
Zhong Shan was silent for a moment and then said, "Kuizi, look at this, I'll go to Hongfu Restaurant to see this person to find out." "There are many people in the capital who know Tie Kui, but very few people know Zhong Shan.
Tie Kui pondered for a moment and shook his head and said, "No, if this is a bureau set up by Yan Wushuang, we will all die if you go." "Yan Wushuang's minions are very powerful, and Tie Kui is very worried that this is a game set up by Yan Wushuang. If Zhong Shan goes, both of them will die miserably. It is not easy for him to survive until now, so he must be cautious.
Zhong Shan was also worried and asked, "What should I do then?"
Tie Kui thought for a while and finally decided not to go: "Burn that invitation." The next time someone sends this invitation, tie them in and interrogate them. ”
Zhong Shan nodded and said, "That's fine, there are too many spies in the capital, so we should be cautious." "There is no benefit to contacting Han Jianming, but once he is caught, his life is in danger. So, it's better to stay away.
Zhong Shan was entangled for a moment and asked, "Kuizi, did you release Han Jianming from the city just because you knew each other?" Zhong Shan felt that there must be other reasons.
Tie Kui didn't answer this question: "When the time comes, I'll sue you again." "Yan Wushuang is very suspicious, if Yan Wushuang knows his true background, even if he doesn't do anything, he won't end well. Therefore, the less one person knows his identity, the more security he has.
I have to say that Tie Kui's caution was right. It is true that the person who sent him the letter was Han Jianming, but he was already under surveillance. If Tie Kui or Zhong Shan go, they will definitely be discovered by the people of the imperial court. When the time comes, it won't be good.
Because the emperor wanted to choose a concubine, the capital suddenly became lively. The emperor also has requirements for choosing concubines, first of all, she must be the daughter of a five-rank official to be eligible, and secondly, she must be over fifteen years old. Generally, those who love their own girls will marry their daughters before they meet. However, the conditions for choosing a concubine have changed this time, because it is only selected in the capital, and the girls of the seven-rank official family can also be selected as concubines.
The Ministry of Rites was very efficient, and within only three days, the qualified candidates in the capital were registered and presented to Yuchen.
Yuchen looked at it casually, and said to the Ministry of Rites: "Come according to the rules!" These people want to enter the palace as concubines, and they still need to go through the test. After passing the test and canonizing the position, she can be regarded as the emperor's concubine.
Mama Gui brought a cup of tea, handed it to Yuchen and said, "Niangniang, take a sip of tea!" Yuchen was unhappy from the time he knew that the emperor was going to choose a concubine. Mama Gui can also understand which woman she is replaced with, and she will be happy to let other women share her husband.
Yuchen took a sip of tea and put the cup down, his eyes falling on the blue and white lotus petals on the teacup. The blue and white color is elegant, and it is very comfortable to watch: "When these people enter the palace, there will be no more comfortable days now." "There are more women, and there are more rights and wrongs.
Mama Gui said: "Don't take it to heart, Niangniang, you can't turn the sky left and right." "Yuchen is not only in charge of the harem, but also loved by the emperor, so there is no need to be afraid of the concubines who have just entered the door.
After saying this, Mama Gui lowered her voice and said, "Niangniang, shouldn't you let Doctor Le take a look." "It's been so long since I've been out of filial piety, and there is no news about Yuchen's stomach. Now that there are concubines entering the palace, Mama Gui feels that this matter should be hurried.
Yuchen didn't really want to have any more children, but now it's different. If she still returns to the palace, even if she doesn't give birth, she is confident enough to ensure that her son's position will not be shaken. But now she doesn't have that confidence. After all, the battle for the throne has always been the most bitter.
As he was talking, Shiqin walked in from outside and made one thing clear to Yuchen: "Niangniang, the emperor has promised to canonize Yunqing as the king of Pingxi." ”
Yuchen asked, "Is the news true?" Seeing Shiqin nodding, Yuchen's face was very ugly, although Yunqing and Yuxi occupied the northwest before, but to the world, they were rebels and thieves. But now the emperor agreed to Yuxi's request and canonized Yunqing as king, so he whitewashed them.
Mama Gui was also a little unstable: "How can the emperor agree to this?" canonizing Yunqing as the king, doesn't it mean that the emperor also agrees to hand over the governance of the northwest to Yunqing and Yuxi.
Yuchen fell silent.
Yuxi didn't know that the emperor had come down and canonized Yunqing as the king, and she would hear the people below say that Yunqing had sent back a girl!
Xu Wu got the news, and was afraid that Yuxi would misunderstand, so he hurriedly came over and explained to Yuxi, "The general was on his way to the barracks when he encountered this girl falling ill. So they sent her back. ”
After listening to this, Yuxi asked, "What is the identity of this girl?" Yunqing didn't have anything unusual during this time, so even if he sent back a young girl, Yuxi didn't rush to get angry. As long as her husband doesn't have this mind, she has nothing to worry about.
Xu Wu said: "It has been ascertained that this woman is the girl in the second room of the Xie family, ranked seventh, and her name is Xiaoyun." ”
When Yuxi heard this, he felt that something was wrong, and said, "Since it is the girl of the Xie family, why don't you send it back to the Xie family directly and send it to Yunfu?"
Xu Wu shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. "Actually, Xu Wu is very strange, the general of his family is not a person who pities fragrant and cherishes jade.
Yunqing was not born indifferent, but because there was a killer in the past, pretending to be a lady who was bullied by hooligans. As a result, Yunqing almost died. From then on, even if he saw that something happened to the immortals, Yunqing would not save him.
Yuxi said: "Since this is the case, then let Dr. He go and show her! If there is nothing serious, she will be sent back to the Xie family." ”
After speaking, Yuxi said one more sentence: "Go and check, is this a coincidence or an intentional arrangement?" If you dare to covet her husband, you must be prepared to bear her wrath.
Xu Wu nodded and said, "I'll go check it out." "Although Madame is a little jealous, it can also be seen from this incident that Madame is still very nervous, which is a good thing.
After a long time, Xu Wu entered the study and said: "Doctor He said that the rash on the body of the seven girls is not a disease, but ringworm after touching something that should not be touched. Now that I've rubbed the medicine, it's okay. "The so-called ringworm actually means allergies.
When Yuchen heard that he was not pretending to be sick, he was half hostile to this Xie Xiaoyun, and said, "Since there is no hindrance, let's send her back!"
An hour later, Xu Wu told Yuxi the news he had found: "This eldest daughter of the second master of Xie Xiaoyun's mansion, today is her mother's sacrifice day, and she went to the temple to light the lantern for her biological mother." It's over, and he added: "It's not the general's intention to send Xie Xiaoyun to Yunfu, it's Gao Song who saw that the girl Xie had a rash all over her body, and thought that Dr. He was in the mansion, so he sent her to the mansion." He said that his general was not a person who cherished the jade, and it was as he expected.
Yuxi sighed, as far as she knew, Gao Song was not a warm-hearted person. Yuxi's heart turned and asked, "How does this Xie girl look?"
Xu Wu didn't expect to say it so clearly, and Mrs. didn't give up, so she said that this woman was cautious: "This girl Xie looks average." Xu Wu is telling the truth, compared with his own wife, Xie Xiaoyun is not enough to see at all.
Yuxi then asked, "Is there a match?"
Xu Wu said: "I had a marriage before, but then I don't know what happened, the man married her sister of the same age. "It's just an hour, and it's too late to check things that are too careful.
Yuxi laughed when he heard this, and said, "You check the details of this girl, if it is a good one." Tell me what you just said. "Takamatsu is still a bachelor, if he can get married because of this encounter, it can be regarded as a kind of fate.
This jump was too big, Xu Wu was stunned for three seconds before coming back to his senses: "Cheng, I'll sue her when Gao Song comes back." When he was married to Da Niu, Gao Song was envious at that time. If this time can solve his life's major events, it will also be a great joy.
Yuxi coughed and said to Xu Wu: "Don't tell the general about today's matter." "Since you know that it was a misunderstanding, there is no need to let Yunqing know about it, otherwise it will be too shameless.
Xu Wu smiled and nodded in agreement. R1148