Chapter 249: The Human Face Is Still the Same (Part II)
Shangyang Palace, Xianju Palace.
Empress Wu summoned Quan Ce here, first went to Xin'an Dianjun, then went to Guzhou to visit King Yu, and then went to Jiannan Road to churn the wind and rain, and the two had not met for more than four months.
Quan Ce knelt in the hall, and Empress Wu sat in front of the imperial case, and the static state was maintained for a long time.
"Ministers Quan Ce greets Your Majesty" Quan Ce raised his voice slightly, and paid his respects for the third time by name.
Empress Wu seemed to have just come back to her senses, so she waved her hand first, and ordered the maids and eunuchs who were waiting in the hall, along with Shangguan Wan'er and others, to retreat, get up and come to Quan Ce, bent down and pulled one of Quan Ce's arms, pulled him up, stared at his eyebrows, and showed a smile, "I, I didn't reward you, do you have any complaints this time?" ”
"Thunder and rain and dew, all are the grace of the king, the minister should not have it, but the heart is difficult to get rid of, please forgive your majesty" Quan Ce's thoughts turned sharply, and he responded cautiously, while speaking, he bent down and bent his knees, and knelt down again to ask for guilt, at this time, he said that there was no complaint, and the deception was still enough, if he was held accountable for bullying, it would be a great disaster.
"Hahaha" Empress Wu laughed, her voice kept echoing in the hall, there was endless pleasure in the laughter, she took a break for a while, and looked at the restless power under her knees with interest, "This is the truth, how can I blame you, tell me, what is the block?" ”
"The minister only feels that the official quality is too low, and dealing with outsiders, quite ashamed, if you receive the grace of Your Majesty, please give a high-grade loose official, in order to decorate the lintel" Quan Ce said hard, his heart was uneasy, only to feel that he was on the cliff, and if he was not careful, he would never recover.
"High-grade loose officials? Why not an officer? With your talents, there are only a few people in the court who are better than you, and let you disperse your officials, doesn't it mean that I can't use only your talents? Empress Wu squatted down and reached out to stroke the warp and weft of Quan Ce's hair, gently and softly.
Quan Ce was surrounded by bursts of fragrant fragrance, and the taste of the flowers on the other side seemed to be different, gritted his teeth, and his head did not dare to move, "Your Majesty is graceful, the ministers are long in Gewu, and there is no perseverance, there is a slight creativity, all fake hands others, fine porcelain, ocarina, Sanhe soil, are all so, the so-called civil and military talents, too, most of them are just clever hands, because of the success of people, any scattered officials, Shuowang Dynasty will make suggestions for His Majesty, the ministers are duty-bound, appointed court officials, economic affairs, it is afraid of harming the common people, hurting Your Majesty's reputation"
"Hehe" Empress Wu smiled, the light clothes on her body trembled, and she slapped Quan Ce's head lightly, "This mouth, it's very good, it's been dismantled, but after all, it wants to save face and be lazy."
Hearing this, Quan Ce swallowed slowly in a big breath, Empress Wu's reaction, he was satisfied, just don't worry about his life, the so-called high-grade loose officials, but I have to mention, whether I can get it or not, it's just a matter of waiting.
"Get up, I'm squatting and tired and panicking" Empress Wu stood up, walked in the hall with his hands, circled, and then went back to Quan Ce, the jade hand pinched his chin, and made him raise his head slightly, "Ouyang Tong is Taichangqing, Hou Sizhi is the general of the right jade guard, they are all three grades, I will give you the golden purple Guanglu doctor, from the second grade, are you satisfied?" ”
Empress Wu spoke softly, but Quan Ce's body shook in shock, cold sweat trickled down, and he said that the two highest positions of his henchmen Chinese military attaché, obviously Empress Wu never relaxed his attention to him, this worm, his eyes subconsciously swept to Empress Wu's side, and his eyes were all snow powder, and he hurriedly moved back his gaze, his eyes did not squint, and he tried his best to make his voice steady, "Thank you for your grace"
Empress Wu pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, and raised her voice to call Shangguan Wan'er in, "Come, I haven't seen you for a long time, I can't practice yoga, Wan'er changes clothes with me, Quan Ce thinks about it, and takes out the full set of actions, Taiping told me that you have a lot of secrets"
If the Empress Wu glanced at Quan Ce, it made him sit on pins and needles, what he taught to Empress Wu was indeed a castrated version, and many movements emphasized the lower body too much, which was inevitably a little embarrassing, but since Empress Wu had arrived, he didn't have the courage to play sloppy again, so he taught Shangguan Wan'er as it was, and let her do the demonstration first, whether to do it or not, it was up to Empress Wu to decide.
Empress Wu wants to challenge one or two, I have to say, her physical condition is maintained very well, flexibility and physique are unique at her age, wearing a golden suit short fight, rolling on the leather pad, one by one, some movements are a little laborious to do, it can't last long, but they can be done smoothly, which even Shangguan Wan'er can't do, can't help but be full of envy, and sigh of admiration, which makes the Empress Wu very complacent.
After Quan Ce finished teaching the movements, he honestly did it behind the piano bench and played the piano, he played the new song Pingsha Luoyan, the tone was quiet and beautiful, euphemistic and timeless, quite able to soothe the soul and relax the body, the martial queen was very happy, and gave him a bunch of things.
Soon after Quan Ce left the palace, the official decree of the seal caught up with him, and he became a doctor from the second rank of Jin Ziguanglu, but his actual position was the commander of the seventh grade princess, which was also a big miracle.
Quan Ce pondered at the intersection for a moment, handed over the gift to the guards and took him back to his mansion, turned around, and went to Princess Taiping's mansion.
After entering the mansion, Quan Ce regretted it, and they fought for each other.
"Quan Ce to meet His Royal Highness" This is probably the most reluctant etiquette of Quan Cexing, because Princess Taiping sitting upright in the hall is reclining on Zhang Changzong's body, looking lazy, I don't know if it is an illusion, Quan Ce always feels that Princess Taiping's eyes have some provocative taste, which makes him extremely uncomfortable.
"Da Lang come here, let me take a look at you" Hearing Quan Ce's title, Princess Taiping's eyebrows were overcast, and then she dispersed, as if she was smiling, "From the family order of the second grade, I can't fit you here."
Quan Ce raised his feet and took two steps forward, "Your Royal Highness is serious, it is Your Majesty's grace to disperse officials, Quan Ce has always been the family order of Princess Taiping's Mansion, and I am sent by His Royal Highness."
Princess Taiping sat up, pulled Quan Ce's somewhat messy hair behind her ears, revealing the contours of her cheeks like a knife and an axe, and smiled self-defeatingly, "Finally, you still have a little conscience, the mother queen will love you after all, and she has restored the title of His Royal Highness Qianjin, and added you to the rank of a loose official, you must not lose your normal heart and cause trouble."
"Quan Ce knows, thank you Your Highness for mentioning something" Quan Ce's heart moved slightly, and he bowed his head and thanked him.
Princess Taiping's face gradually tensed, and the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped, and there was a little chill, "If there is nothing else to do, you can retreat first, it is hard to go back and forth, I will give you ten days off"
"Yes, Quan Ce retreated" Quan Ce bowed as a salute and slowly retreated.
"Wait, Cui Rong doesn't know the general situation, he often doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and he takes trouble on himself, Da Lang, how much my aunt loves you, you should know, we are a family, if it is not a last resort, my aunt will never attack your people" Princess Taiping said this, her chest rose and fell sharply, and her eyes even turned red, she thought that she could endure it, but after listening to Quan Ce's title and seeing Quan Ce's life, she really couldn't stand it.
Quan Ce paused, walked back again, stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears for Princess Taiping, looked at her with a smile for a moment, and did not say anything more.
He walked for a long time before Princess Taiping opened her eyes, the cold light in her eyes was shining, and the green tendons on her forehead were faint.
"Rokuro, go prepare, I'm going to practice yoga"
"Yes, Your Highness, I don't know what to do, and I don't know how to do it, and I am disobedient, and I really don't deserve His Highness's kindness......" Zhang Changzong took the opportunity to get to Princess Taiping's side and said gloomily.
"Smack"
Princess Taiping rounded her arm, and a slap made him stumble and roll to the ground.
(End of chapter)