"Qi has a bank, and Xi has a bank. At the banquet of the general horn, the words and laughter are mixed." The Book of Songs
Dong Guiren was Dong Cheng's only daughter. She was pampered and not very afraid of the emperor. She even dared to look at him furtively.
The emperor was fond of his mother, who was handsome in appearance. Although he was pampered, he had been studying scriptures and riding horses in Shanglin recently. Besides being born into a noble family, he had gained a sense of heroism and elegance.
Dong Guiren has been in her boudoir for a long time. When has she ever seen such a person? She was just fifteen or sixteen years old, and her love affair was just beginning. With just one glance, the emperor's appearance was imprinted in her mind, and her heart pounded.
The emperor didn't cry out for a moment, and she knelt on the ground obediently, her tone sounding both charming and angry: "This golden walking stick was a gift from my mother. It is of great significance. Fortunately, it was found by Your Majesty. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how anxious I should be."
At first glance, the mountain top that was shaken by the golden steps looked like cinnamon twigs, but when I took a closer look, it turned out to be deer antlers. The emperor knew that he had made a mistake and called Dong Guiren outright: "Since it was a gift from your mother,
Then keep it well and don’t lose it again.”
"No." Dong Guiren stood up generously, stretched out his hand before Mu Shun, and took the golden walking stick from the emperor's outstretched palm.
Dong Guiren's fingertips seemed to pause briefly in the emperor's palm inadvertently, and the soft touch made the emperor raise his eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go to my concubine's place to have a rest? Your Majesty, your Majesty, just sent some pastries." Dong Guiren enthusiastically invited me.
The emperor rejected Dong Guiren's kindness and turned around and left: "No need. Flash Dance"
The last two words of "Your Majesty" were stuck in his throat. Dong Guiren stared at the empty verandah, pursed his lips unhappily, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "I haven't said my concubine's name yet."
Cai Nu was standing beside her, quietly reporting in a low voice: "The East Pavilion where Your Majesty is going seems to be the residence of the nobles of the Song Dynasty."
"Snapped!"
Dong Guiren suddenly slapped the Cainv in the face, and his fierce aura was completely different from the obedient appearance in front of the emperor. She reprimanded: "Can't I see it? Do you want you to tell me?"
Looking at the direction the emperor was leaving, Dong Guiren turned around and looked back at the tall main hall of Jiaofang Hall. Since the ceremony of establishing the queen had not yet been officially held, the main hall of Jiaofang Hall was closed. Even if she and Song were hiding a few nobles, it was only temporary.
Live in a side pavilion in Jiaofang Hall.
However, from now on, Jiaofang Palace can only have her as its master.
Dong Guiren stared at the noble and gorgeous Jiaofang Palace, and couldn't help but tighten the golden walking stick in his palm.
When the emperor came to the East Pavilion, he immediately noticed something was wrong. The maids and eunuchs in the East Pavilion all held their breaths and were cautious, for fear of making any noise.
Just as he was getting suspicious, a man from the Yellow Gate on the steps walked up quickly and said, "Princess Wannian said that if Your Majesty comes, please go in directly. Your Majesty Song is not in good health and cannot go out to greet you."
"What's the point?" Mu Shun said dissatisfied. Even if the other party was the emperor's sister, it would be too rude to do so.
"Okay." The emperor waved his sleeves. It seemed that Liu Jiang had already gotten the news and was waiting for him here.
Leaving Mu Shun and others where they were, the emperor opened the door alone and walked in.
In the past, when I came here, I could always hear the laughter and laughter of Songdu, but now it was silent except for silence.
The emperor's heart sank.
He saw Wannian Princess Liu Jiang sitting on the throne, with Fu Shou sitting next to her, but Song Du was nowhere to be seen.
Liu Jiang and Fu Shou were both meticulous people. They had the same temperament and interests and were most compatible with each other. At this time, they both had a trace of sadness between their eyebrows.
This look made the emperor feel bad.
Seeing the emperor coming, Liu Jiang's voice was cold and he said to Fu Shou: "You go back and rest first. I will find someone to inform you about the move to the palace."
"No." Fu Shou stood up and saluted calmly, his tone was the same as before, but the touch of red in his eyes deeply hurt the emperor.
It turned out that she had cried about this too.
It turns out that the emperor broke more than one person's heart.
When passing the emperor, Fu Shou paused for a moment and glanced at the emperor secretly, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
The emperor could not bear to look at her, because he knew that there was someone here who needed his comfort more.
Liu Jiang looked straight at the emperor for a while and then said: "Your Majesty is a smart man. I will support you without any hesitation in any decision you make these days. Later, the facts proved that you were indeed right. But this
For once, I have to say, you are wrong."
The emperor was silent. Although he couldn't bear it, he still said firmly: "I believe that what I did was not wrong."
Liu Jiang didn't say anything. He glanced at the bedroom across the curtain and said with complicated eyes: "In the court, your Majesty is indeed a wise king, but in other places, you are still wrong."
She stretched out her hand to stop what the emperor was about to say. She lowered her head slightly and said with recollection of the past: "As a descendant of the Liu family, your majesty, as a descendant of the Liu family, might as well think carefully about the past events when Emperor Xiaoxuan issued an imperial edict for his old sword."
This is an allusion to the emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty who was not afraid of Huo Guang's power and insisted on making his wife Xu Pingjun his queen to satirize the emperor.
"Today is different from the past. I have my own reasons for doing this." The emperor said in a low voice.
Liu Jiang was immediately dissatisfied and said: "Now that you are the emperor with great power, who is dissatisfied by the government and the public? I don't know what else can trouble you. I have to let you exchange your position as queen? Compared with the Huo family back then.
Get up, Dong Cheng is nothing, what can he do to help the emperor!"
Facing Liu Jiang's scolding, the emperor showed a resolute look on his face: "Just because he is worthless, that's why I like him. Things in this world are not as simple as you think. To pacify the world is not to kill a few people."
Just be traitors and traitors. Although Emperor Guangwu was said to have revived the Han Dynasty, he only relied on his personal ability to extend the life of the Han Dynasty. He did not leave behind a complete system and regulations. Later generations occasionally produced a few wise emperors to maintain the current situation.
It’s not easy, let alone how to cure the disease?”
Liu Jiang was silent. She was a weak woman who didn't understand this kind of thing very well. She asked hesitantly: "What disease are you talking about?"
The emperor paused for a while, and after thinking about it several times, he made up his mind, leaned close to Liu Jiang, and whispered a few words in his ear.
"He, them?" Liu Jiang couldn't believe it and covered his mouth in horror.
The emperor said earnestly and thoughtfully: "All the great and virtuous emperors in the past dynasties have worked hard in this area and intrigued with them. In the next few days, I will have someone sort out the records of the emperors for you to recite. Emperor
After seeing it, sister, you will naturally understand that what I said is definitely not lies."
There is no saying that women in this era are virtuous without talent, especially the ladies from famous families. They have learned a lot since childhood and are well versed in both classics and morals.
Seeing the emperor's solemn words, Liu Jiang nodded seriously and agreed.
The emperor looked at Liu Jiang with sincere eyes and said slowly: "The Liu family is destined by fate. As a descendant of the great ancestor, this is a once-in-a-century opportunity. How can I not take this opportunity to fulfill the long-cherished wish of all previous emperors?"
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"So," Liu Jiang said with a wry smile, "I am still stingy after all."
"I can't blame you. No one can do whatever they want. Even if I am the emperor, I can't help myself." The emperor closed his eyes and said with certainty: "I will compensate them."