Chapter 919: The Empress and the Concubine
Although the weather in September is not yet high and cool in Lin'an, the night has begun to shroud in layers of comfort and coolness.
Under the mulberry tree sat Ye Qing and Zhong Qing, since returning from Dali Temple, Zhong Qing's mood has been a little melancholy, even if Ye Qing said several not very funny jokes, wanting to amuse the depressed Zhong Da Beauty, but Zhong Da Beauty's beautiful face, she only reluctantly showed a seemingly gentle smile at Ye Qing.
"After this incident is over, I want to leave Lin'an and return to Yangzhou, and never come back." Zhong Qing took the initiative to grab Ye Qing's hand and said with some pleading.
"Okay, no problem." Ye Qing looked at the face that squeezed out a smile, and said gently: "You can go wherever you want, you can choose the entire Northland, don't forget, your husband is now the hero of the Northland in the mouth of the world, this little thing is not difficult for me." ”
Zhong Qing was still in a low mood, and her smile looked a little tired, and after shaking her head, she snuggled up to Ye Qing's chest, caressed the strong chest with one hand, and muttered: "I don't know where I want to go, Yangzhou is our home, we should go back to Yangzhou." But...... If the concubine body is still useful to the husband, then the concubine body does not mind, and the husband places the concubine body in other places, such as Bai Chun. ”
"How can you say it's useless, you'll be of great use to me in a while." Ye Qing's tone was frivolous, and the meaning was self-evident.
Zhong Da Meiren beat Ye Qing's chest dissatisfiedly, climbed up her white cheeks with a touch of shyness, and muttered in her mouth: "It's up to you tonight." Then he quietly hugged Ye Qing and enjoyed a rare time of peace.
A sentence tonight depends on you, which made Ye Daguan's whole person a little crispy in an instant, and he couldn't wait to immediately hug Zhong Damei, call Zhong Qing, and continue to study the unfinished "big business" last night.
Tao Qian seemed to have to fight against the tenderness between Ye Qing and Zhong Qing, and stood in front of Ye Qing in a daze, Zhong Da Meiren's face turned even redder in an instant, and she hurriedly got up from Ye Qing's arms, lowered her head and walked towards the attic.
"What about you? Can you respect me as a master? "Ye Qinghuai's beautiful woman is no longer there, only a faint aftertaste, which makes people have endless aftertaste and yearning.
"Li Xiang, the servant of the Criminal Department, met with the Holy Lord today. Although he did not die, he also played Zhao Ruyu's matter to the saint. So...... What are you going to do next? If the Holy One decides to take matters into his own hands, you will have to ...... again. ”
"If you can get rid of all this nonsense and talk to me about the subject directly, I might still look at you better." Ye Qing looked at Tao Qiandao coldly.
"Okay." Tao Qian shrugged his shoulders, not feeling that his foreshadowing words sounded so nonsense, and continued: "Someone is looking for you, and the car is ready, just waiting for you to pass." ”
"I'm not free today, I'll talk about it tomorrow." Ye Qing decisively refused.
Tao Qian turned around, and after taking two steps, he still turned around and said, "Are you sure you just refuse?" Do you know what to prioritize? ”
"You're eavesdropping on my conversation with Zhong Qing again!" Ye Qing got up, and then a bench under his feet was picked up by Ye Qing's foot, and he flew towards Tao Qian.
Tao Qian easily caught the bench, and said angrily: "Go, first help Zhong Yatou solve this matter on your mind, and where do you want the old man to accompany Zhong Yatou in the future, the old man will never complain." Ye Qing sighed helplessly, then looked up at the figure in the study on the second floor, and began to walk out: "Tell her, I won't come back tonight." ”
Tao Qian shrugged his shoulders and followed Ye Qing to the door, an extremely ordinary carriage had been prepared and was waiting for him quietly.
"Don't worry, there won't be a tail, Zhong Silkworm and I will help you clean it up, and promise not to let anyone notice this carriage." Tao Qian looked at Ye Qing, who was about to get into the car, and turned his head, and immediately said.
"Don't be careless at this time, otherwise, everything will fall short." Ye Qing turned around and got into the carriage and motioned for Zhong Silkworm to drive to the apricot orchard.
Tao Qian finally nodded very seriously and seriously, and then watched the carriage slowly drive out of the alley of Tonghuifang.
Li Fengniang's frequent leaving the palace is nothing new, as Li Lifang said, Li Fengniang has a ghost in her heart, so in a year, a large part of the time, will put the British Duke Zhao in the Li family's mansion, and Li Fengniang will also go out of the palace every once in a while to return to her parents' house, so no matter when Li Fengniang leaves the palace, no one will doubt her motives, and even every time she leaves the palace, the concubines in the entire harem will have a feeling that they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Huang Guifei was also able to breathe a sigh of relief after Li Fengniang left the palace.
So not long after Li Fengniang left the palace, at the Jiahui Gate in front of the main gate of the palace, with the melodious sound of the Yuanyou armillary sphere above, a carriage slowly drove from the Jiahui Gate towards the main gate of Li.
Even at night, the main gate of the palace was brightly lit, still exuding a magnificent momentum and endless majesty no less than that of the day, the vermilion palace gate slowly opened, and the carriage slowly drove into the palace.
Huang Guifei, accompanied by a palace maid and a eunuch, quietly watched the carriage drive to a slow stop, and then Han Cheng walked out of the carriage.
"The old minister has seen Huang Guifei." Han Cheng took the lead in saluting, Huang Guifei returned the salute, and then the palace maid and eunuch slowly left under Huang Guifei's gaze, leaving only Han Cheng and Huang Guifei, walking slowly in the direction of Feilai Peak along the faint palace road.
"I don't know what is the important matter for the concubine to enter the palace today?" Han Cheng was very modest in his mouth, but the whole person had a straight waist, and he was walking side by side with Huang Guifei, even faintly half a step ahead.
"Today, the waiter of the Criminal Department entered the palace to meet the saint, and asked the saint to make the decision for the matter of Yi Guogong being imprisoned by Ye Qing in Dali Temple." Huang Guifei looked sideways at Han Cheng and said.
"Presumably, the Saint's determination disappointed Li Xiang, right?" Han Cheng looked at the dark night in front of him, smiled and said, "Since Ye Qing dared to attack Zhao Ruyu immediately on the first day he returned to Lin'an, it means that he has calculated the reactions of all parties very clearly, otherwise, he would never arrest Zhao Ruyu in such a hurry." The Jin people lost the Hetao Third Road, which can be described as a big defeat, and the first battle of Jinan Mansion did not take any advantage. Therefore, now the ironclad evidence in Ye Qing's hand about Zhao Ruyu's gold must be very sufficient. ”
"Don't you want to know, what does the Holy Lord think of Ye Qing?" Huang Guifei asked with a calm nod.
"Since the queen supports Ye Qing, does the meaning of the saint still use the old minister?" Han Cheng stopped, turned to look at Huang Guifei and said.
"The Holy Dragon is not in good health, and he has been even more restless these days. Seeing Li Xiang of the Criminal Department today, he even issued two orders to Ye Qing in a row, first to reward Ye Qing, and then to let Ye Qing guard the frontier for the Great Song Dynasty, and not to let the Jin people go south half a step again. Huang Guifei looked at Han Cheng and said.
"Didn't the concubine come to the saint and take advantage of today's events to mention King Qing who was far away in Jingzhao Mansion? The royal clan was either arrested by Ye Qing and entered Dali Temple, or forced by Ye Qing to Jingzhaofu Road, if the saint knew about it, would he reward Ye Qing again? Han Cheng frowned, looking a little dissatisfied.
"Mentioned." Huang Guifei's tone was flat, as if she was narrating a matter that had nothing to do with her, and said in a flat tone: "The Holy Lord thinks that whether Ye Qing took Zhao Ruyu into Dali Temple, or brought King Qing and Chongguo Gong to Jingzhao Mansion, it is very much in line with his heart. In the eyes of the saint, these people are all clans that may compete with him for the throne, and now they are being imprisoned and sent farther away by Ye Qing, which is what he can't ask for, and Ye Qing is even more recognized by the saint as a minister of the humerus, a loyal courtier who is dedicated to the consideration of my Great Song Jiangshan Society. ”
Han Cheng's face instantly became extremely gloomy, and his eyes became extremely cold and solemn in the night: "So...... Isn't it true that Ye Qing's imprisonment of the clan or the holding of the clan hostage has become a good thing for him? ”
Now it seems that this is true, holy ...... The condition is getting more and more recurring, and I can't guess how much of it is true and how much is false. Huang Guifei also said with a solemn expression.
"Could it be that the queen said something to the saint?" Han Cheng asked thoughtfully.
"The last time the queen saw the saint was half a month ago. But....... Huang Guifei said with some hesitation.
"But what?"
"But today the saint personally went to Renming Hall to see the queen, but it ...... ridiculous to say." The corners of Huang Guifei's mouth were filled with a touch of helplessness, and she said: "Maybe even Lord Zuo Xiang can't guess that although the saint didn't get angry with Li Xiang of the Criminal Department today, after coming out of the Funing Palace, he went straight to the Renming Palace, and then after seeing the queen, he immediately limited the queen to three days, and he had to dismiss Li Xiang's dispatch in the Criminal Department, because the saint thought that ...... Li Xiangnai is the widow of the Emperor Taishang, and he wants to grab the throne for others, so he is such a rebellious face today. ”
Han Cheng took a deep breath, his expression was gloomy, and it was impossible to guess what he was thinking in his heart, and he was silent for a while before he said, "The concubine is reminding the old minister, should the minister also be vigilant?" After all, when the Emperor Taishang was not yet on the throne, the old minister was already in the position of the right minister. ”
"Not bad. Therefore, in the Renming Palace, the queen showed the piece you presented to her today to the angry saint, and the saint was so happy, and said bluntly that it was so much in line with my heart! Huang Guifei said lightly.
Han Cheng sighed again, he had already expected that if he wanted the Han family to take a step further above the court, now if he relied on him alone, Han Cheng was afraid that it would be difficult to move an inch, and it would be difficult to make the Han family's power above the court go to a higher level.
So he had to plan to retreat as advance, just like Shi Hao, the Duke of Wei back then, who seemed to have withdrawn from the court, but over the years, the prestige of the historian in the court has not diminished at all, and even under Shi Miyuan's painstaking experience, it has become more and more powerful, and it has the potential to rival their Han family.
So now Han Cheng has to retreat to the second, just plus now Zhu Xi and the people in the world are attacking their father and son, Han Cheng thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to directly hand over the position of Zuo Xiang to Han Yanxuan, and he will fight with Shi Miyuan and Ye Qing in the court.
At that time, he could retire to the opposition, just like Shi Hao, the Duke of Wei back then
, with the attitude of a bystander, he helped Han Yanxuan to make suggestions and strengthen the momentum of the Han family in the Great Song Dynasty.
"The left is bound to be successful, and the right is ...... I don't mean to, I guess...... It's just that even Shi Miyuan is not very willing. Ye Qing played with the wine glass in his hand and looked at the casual clothes next to him, but after three glasses of wine, Li Fengniang, who was even more charming and seductive, said.
"So, there is no one else to choose from except to stay positive?" Li Fengniang asked with eyes like peach blossoms in spring.
"There is only Zhao Ruyu behind Liuzheng, and now that Zhao Ruyu is no longer a threat, there is only the court behind Liuzheng, and this person is by no means a person who will be easily co-opted by Han and Shi, it is naturally best to stay in the court, and the pressure of the Shi and Han families on you can be properly balanced." Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang and poured wine.
"What about you? Haven't you ever thought about winning over and staying positive? Anyway, you are not above the court, but wouldn't it be better if you could have a henchman who would stabilize your rear above the court? Li Fengniangjiao asked with a smile.
A few glasses of liquor made Li Fengniang's face like peach blossoms, phoenix eyes like water, and the thin clothes on her body made her perfectly mature delicate body full of irresistible temptation at this moment.
Ye Qing stared fiercely at Li Fengniang's chest, which trembled slightly with the laughter, drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and said, "Don't you know the grievances between Liuzheng and me?" The reason why I only targeted Zhao Ruyu this time was because I, Ye Qing, were not strong enough to target two courtiers at the same time. What's more, in the final analysis, there is no direct grudge between me and Liuzheng, it is entirely because of Zhao Ruyu's incident that I will get into such a field. In addition, Liuzheng and Lu You are friends again, and I scolded Lu You back then, so Liuzheng targeted me in the court, which is completely understandable and not investigated, no way, I Ye Qing is so generous! ”
The corners of Li Fengniang's mouth had a hint of disdain, and her phoenix eyes said with spring: "You say that you are generous-minded, but your eyes are staring at the chest of this palace, what?" Could it be that the one in your family didn't feed you last night? Now you want to fight the idea of this woman, who is tired of playing with you? ”
Three points of temptation, seven points of provocation! Li Fengniang made it clear that Ye Qingxin was a horse with a pot of wine at the moment.
No matter what, she Li Fengniang will never easily admit defeat to Zhong Qing and Bai Chun in terms of appearance and posture, she can win the two of them because of Zhao Ruyu's matter, Li Fengniang also has incomparable self-confidence in matters related to men, and also has the ambition to compete with Zhong Qing and Bai Chun!
Ye Qing also sneered with disdain at the corner of her mouth: "A woman who throws herself into her arms, even if she is tired of playing, it is a special taste to get started once in a while, and she is used to eating ......." ”
Seeing the empty wine glass raised in Li Fengniang's hand towards him, Yu Chen smiled and hurriedly stopped the words that would make Li Fengniang even more embarrassed.
"Shechen!" Li Fengniang put down the wine glass dissatisfied, and the original three-point temptation on her cheeks was instantly replaced by anger: "The Holy Lord has made two wills today, not only to reward you, but also to ask you Ye Qing to guard the frontier for the Great Song Dynasty, say, what do you want, this palace will satisfy you." ”
Ye Qing stretched out his hand, pinched Li Fengniang's cheek, slowly made it face him, and gently stroked his thumb back and forth on Li Fengniang's seductive red lips, and said, "I plan to go to Lonely Mountain tomorrow, what do you have to say?" ”
slapped away Ye Qing's hand that made her red lips itch and her heart itched, picked up the wine glass and drank it all and said: "It's still that thing, as long as I, Li Fengniang, identify it, I won't allow others to covet it anymore, I want you to stand with me unconditionally in this matter!" watched him be made the crown prince, and then become the saint of my Great Song Dynasty in the future. ”
"Confer the title of King of England, and let this be the first step for him to be made the crown prince." Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang and asked.
Li Fengniang sighed helplessly, she has always wanted to crown the British prince as the king, and from now on, she wants to pave the way for Zhao Kuo to become the prince, but what she didn't expect was that in this matter, the current saint Zhao Dian has surprisingly his own persistence.
In Ye Qing's view, the insistence of the current saint Zhao Dian who is unwilling to give Zhao Kuo the title of king is more like a rebellious move to fight with the emperor Zhao Yan, not that he is really unwilling to give Zhao Kuo the king.
Although the apricot orchard has not been inhabited for a long time, for more than two years, Li Fengniang is alone, and occasionally goes to the apricot orchard to live alone for a day or two, and then returns to the palace, so the apricot orchard at this time is almost the same as when Ye Qing left, and there has been no change.
If you have to say that there is a change, it is that Li Fengniang insisted on going her own way and had to plant mulberry trees in the garden, which have grown up at this time, and they are obviously much stronger than the trunks of the year.
"How, this apricot orchard still looks like it was back then?" Li Fengniang will never admit that in the past two years, she will live alone in this apricot orchard because she misses Ye Qing, sitting alone in the corner, recalling all the past situations.
Holding Li Fengniang's thin waist, the thin clothes can make each other feel each other's hot bodies after drinking, the two snuggled in the corridor pavilion, Zhu Ye'er put the wine pot away, and after the tea was placed, they quietly retreated to the side, leaving only Ye Qing and Li Fengniang, who continued to drink in the dark night corridor pavilion .......