Call for luck?

Shen Shiqing put her arms on the armrests of the throne,

Shen Shiqing didn't know much about Emperor Zhaode's harem. She only knew that the queen's surname was Lin, and that she was one of the unofficial crown princes who had been raised in the palace since she was a child. The former prince left before he was married when he was nineteen years old. Emperor Zhaode was granted the title of crown prince at the age of fifteen, and in the same year he married Mrs. Lin. Less than half a year after their marriage, the late emperor passed away again, Emperor Zhaode ascended the throne, and Mrs. Lin also became the queen. Since Mrs. Lin married Emperor Zhaode There was not much movement, she only served the Queen Mother in the deep palace, and she almost never said a word during the occasional banquet in the palace.

In the early years, when nobles in the capital talked about her, they would always have something strange in their eyes. The Lin family was only a minor official. It was only because the Empress Dowager loved the daughter of the Lin family that she was called into the harem to educate her. It was widely rumored in the palace that the former prince was very good to the Lin family. He only wanted to marry her when she was old enough to have the hairpin. Who would have thought that the Lin family would go to the prince before the hairpin was born? The prince's bones were not yet cold, but the Lin family turned around and married the younger brother of the former prince. There was something about the throne that was "like flowing water, like iron." "Back seat" feeling. Because this matter is a bit bizarre, the ladies will occasionally say "the Queen is very capable" in a weird way during their conversations.

It was only later that Emperor Zhaode became more powerful and the queen was rarely seen in public, so these jealous words became less frequent.

Looking at the memorial in front of him, Shen Shiqing thought over and over again in her mind, and actually felt that this matter was more troublesome than dealing with those memorials where the vassal king complained about his poverty.

These days, these eunuchs rarely mentioned the harem in front of her, and only coaxed her to eat, drink and have fun. This shows that Emperor Zhaode usually did not care about women.

But if she hides blindly, over time it will only make people suspicious that there is something wrong with Emperor Zhaode's body. I am afraid that there will be a bigger trouble then, so it is better to deal with it first.

Having made up her mind, Shen Shiqing drew a circle on the memorial in front of her and said casually: "Let's go to the queen's place."

Seeing that the emperor was interested, Yi Ji immediately answered and said: "Then why don't the emperor put the dinner in Changchun Palace? You can also have a few words with the empress."

"That's fine. The dish I just ordered the three cats to cook will be sent directly to Changchun Palace."

"yes."

Yiji hurriedly walked out of the palace and ordered people to deliver a message to Changchun Palace. He also asked the Shangshi Bureau to prepare some of the emperor's favorite dishes - according to the Yongzu system, the emperor wanted to use the meals sent by Guanglu Temple to express his gratitude. They shared the joys and sorrows with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and the food for the concubines in the harem was prepared by the female officials of the Food Bureau. In the past, the emperor often went to the queen when he was in the palace, and half of the reason was so that he could eat.

The little eunuchs waiting in front of Qianqing Palace were ordered to leave, but Yiji called them back:

"Let them be alert when we go to Changchun Palace to deliver the message. The emperor has not been in the harem for a long time, so don't let the emperor lose his interest."

After being warned, Yiji was released.

Because Gao Huaiming had previously provoked the emperor to embarrass the courtiers, the emperor ordered the eunuchs to be cleaned up. Over a dozen young eunuchs disappeared in Qianqing Palace alone overnight. When I looked up, I saw many people who had just been elected. .

A chicken crows and two dogs whisper, "Tonight, while the emperor is away, I will keep a close eye on the children and grandchildren below. If Gao Huaiming comes out again, we cats and dogs will also go down and carry Zhang's shoes." Bar."

Zhang Wan was a highly trusted eunuch from the late emperor's time. After the emperor ascended the throne, he became more and more powerful. Even those who served in front of the emperor called him grandpa and carried the heel of his shoes and a spit pot for him. It was only because of Zhang Wan that people like them came to prominence. Now that the emperor has grown up, he cannot tolerate another Zhang Wan in the palace. In front of the emperor, there are indispensable shrewd people like Gao Huaiming waiting for the opportunity to rise to power. If they are four people like chickens, dogs, cats and mice If you can't take care of the emperor for the emperor, it would be no more troublesome for the emperor to kill them than to kill Gao Huaiming.

This was a serious statement, and Ergou nodded in agreement.

Shen Shiqing read the memorial until she saw Shen Shimo. The lights in the Qianqing Palace lit up, and she put the memorial down.

On the way to Changchun Palace, she became more and more determined. If Lin was really as cowardly and peaceful as the rumors say, she would coax her. If she was smart, she would give her some errands so that she would not have to worry about looking for them. Own.

The harem is headed by the queen. As long as you can stabilize the queen, it will be easier for others.

The imperial driver arrived at Changchun Palace. When Shen Shiqing got off the dragon chariot, he saw a woman in bright red guarding the palace gate with someone to greet him.

"I respectfully welcome your Majesty."

Shen Shiqing took the opportunity to look at the current queen, and saw that she was also in her twenties, wearing a brown hat with various kinds of pearls on her head. The full-sleeved jacket is made of pure red brocade satin, and the lower body is a gold-woven skirt with cloud and dragon patterns. The whole body is very luxurious.

When she straightened up, Shen Shiqing's first impression was that the queen was quite tall, not like a man, just two inches taller than Si Shu. Her hair reached between Emperor Zhaode's lips and nose, and she wore The beauty of the brocade also has the beauty of orchids growing in front of the court.

Shen Shiqing walked in front as "Emperor Zhaode", and the queen followed half a step behind. Beside the stone path were kneeling a group of maids and eunuchs from the Changchun Palace. The two walked slowly past each other and walked all the way to the palace.

Because His Majesty was coming to have a meal, the Changchun Palace was brightly lit. As soon as Shen Shiqing sat down in the main hall, he saw the palace maids and female officials filing in and starting to serve the dishes. Soon a variety of more than twenty dishes were placed on the table. superior.

Queen Lin did not sit down immediately, but took off the two ruby ​​rings on her hands, washed her hands again, and said to other people in the palace:

"You go out, I will serve His Majesty the meal."

As a queen, she has to personally serve His Majesty's meals. No wonder people call her respectful.

Shen Shiqing took a sip of tea nervously.

The eunuchs and maids, including a chicken and three cats, responded and all retreated. In a blink of an eye, the queen and she were the only two people left in the huge main hall of Changchun Palace.

Shen Shiqing was sitting in her seat, thinking about how to be less close to the queen, when she watched the queen walk over and pinched her ears.

Shen Shiqing:?

The queen who pinched the emperor's ear poured a glass of wine for herself: "Okay, if those ministers don't let you build Xiyuan, we will find other ways to get money. Why have you been angry for so long? You You must have taken the opportunity to go to Xiyuan to have fun again and forgot your sister and me in the palace."

Shen Shiqing looked at the woman in front of him blankly, unable to connect her with the respectful and polite queen just now.

The sleeves of the full-sleeved jacket made of pure red damask were untied, and the long skirt woven with gold clouds and dragon patterns was lifted up. Lin, who was quite bizarre in various rumors, sat next to her in an even more bizarre posture.

Of course Ms. Lin didn’t know that the “emperor” beside her had changed. She picked up a cabbage bun with shrimps and looked at it carefully with her chopsticks, and said with a smile:

"This dish is quite fresh. That fat white cat you raised has finally grown a brain."

Emperor, is the queen like this?

Shen Shiqing tried her best to calmly pick up the chopsticks and saw Mrs. Lin put the cabbage bun on the small plate in front of her.

"You, the emperor, are pitiful. All you have is wild vegetables besides oil and miso."

The tone of her words really didn't sound like that of Emperor Zhaode's wife, but more like a close friend of Emperor Zhaode.

Shen Shiqing looked at Lin's face and found that she was very bright and generous, with bright eyebrows, a high nose and red lips, and a cheerful air that was rarely seen in women.

Afraid of being spotted by her, Shen Shiqing no longer pretended to be an emperor, but instead smiled and said, "Thank you..."

"Why are you thanking your sister?" Mrs. Lin patted "Zhao Surui"'s arm and took out a few banknotes from her arms, "This is five thousand taels. My father has been sent to the palace for several days. If you don't Come here, I have to pretend to bring you porridge and snacks... This money was obtained by my eldest brother from selling mountain goods with the Jurchens in Liaodong. In addition to the money, there is also an excellent ginseng tree. My father didn't bring it in, so you have to give in. Go and get a chicken from my house."

Speaking of delivering porridge and snacks, Mrs. Lin had a look of disgust on her face.

Shen Shiqing almost choked on the jade shrimp rolls she had made, and quickly took the banknote and put it away:

"good."

Lin Miaozhen glanced at Zhao Surui and saw that his eyes were lowered. She thought he still couldn't cheer up and gave him two more chopsticks to pick up vegetables. Then she said with a smile: "If you want to imitate the bird gun, you have to do it step by step. I'll wait for you." If you build a better one, it won't blow up and hurt people on the battlefield, and those ministers will naturally stop nagging you about ancestral rules, so why rush it?"

Bird gun? It turns out that Emperor Zhaode asked for money to build a garden in order to use the money to imitate Western firearms?

After figuring out the joints, Shen Shiqing simply pretended to be unhappy and took a few bites of the meat in the bowl before saying:

"We will attack Moxi next year. I just want those people to see with their own eyes how my firearms will make great achievements."

These words were a bit childish, which made Lin Miaozhen laugh: "There is always a chance. After we defeat the Japanese in Moxi, don't you mean to make achievements unprecedented in history and make the spirit of Su Qian in heaven happy for you?"

While talking, Lin Miaozhen poured herself a glass of wine and drank it.

This is already her sixth glass of wine tonight.

Shen Shiqing vaguely saw a hint of loneliness and sadness in her eyes.

At this moment, Shen Shiqing figured everything out.

I see……

After dinner, Mrs. Lin, who didn't look like a queen, took "Zhao Su Rui" and talked for an hour before letting him go. Seeing her natural and casual tone, Shen Shiqing naturally understood that Emperor Zhao De would never be there. Stayed overnight at Changchun Palace.

Because the person living in Changchun Palace is not his wife.

Sitting in the dragon chariot and looking at the stars in the sky, Shen Shiqing turned around and saw a man holding a lantern at the gate of Changchun Palace turning around and entering. The man was probably a little drunk and his steps were a little staggering.

In a daze, she seemed to see Shen Shiqing reading, practicing calligraphy, mixing colors, and painting in Uncle Ning'an's house.

The women in this world may seem talented and unruly, but in fact they have nothing. Their talents cannot be exchanged for official titles, nor can they be exchanged for being frivolous and unrestrained. The wisdom praised by the world is just a flower blooming in the clouds. , in the end, all they have is their own weak skeleton and a life with nothing to rely on. They have to gamble it all away in order to get a little bit of "getting what they want", just like walking barefoot. In a wilderness full of thorns, you can carve out a road with your own blood. Such a road is destined to be silent and unable to speak to the world.

Just like Mrs. Lin told a big lie and had such a nominal marriage with Emperor Zhaode, others would only say that she was crazy and rampant. Who would have thought that she might just want a quiet palace in exchange for her? While drinking, she thought about the young prince with whom she had promised each other for life.

What about her? Shen Shiqing has been alone and trapped for seven years, and what has she gained in return?

The fingers slowly kneaded together, as if they were holding a stone pestle for crushing something. Shen Shiqing lowered his eyes,

Firearms...gunpowder...this is what Emperor Zhaode wanted to do.

"One chicken."

"Your Majesty."

"Tell me, if I can see recipes from ancient books, can someone also see the method of refining gunpowder from ancient books?"

A chicken trotted beside the dragon chariot and said with a smile: "There are countless capable people and strange people in the world. I thought, maybe there is such a person."

Shen Shiqing rubbed her fingers and continued to ask: "How can I find such a person?"

After saying that, she laughed first.

She thought of His Majesty the Emperor who was standing in front of "Shen Shiqing" in the village outside the city. She had discovered some of His Majesty's unknown secrets. I wonder if His Majesty had discovered that what he had always wanted was in front of him?

"Sneeze!" In Zhuangzi, Zhao Surui, who was curled up into a shrimp on the bed because of menstrual discomfort, sneezed in a daze.

Opening his eyes, he smacked his lips with regret.

Just now, he seemed to have dreamed that that guy Shen Sanbai used his body to tease Sister Lin, but was pushed to the ground and beaten by Sister Lin. Before he had time to cheer, the dream was over.

Shen Shiqing: I received five thousand taels, learned some secrets, and ate at the same table with the beauty without revealing my identity. I was satisfied.

Zhao Siri: When my menstrual period is over, I will kill you all!
Chapter completed!