Chapter 604 Jia Heng: Feeling sad when writing a pen, feeling confused when writing a book
Kunning Palace, inner hall
Queen Song was sitting on a cloud bed covered with soft mattresses, talking to Princess Yan Yiliu of Wei who had accompanied King Wei to the palace to pay his respects.
The granddaughter of Princess Nan'an, with a beautiful appearance and a handsome temperament, looked at Empress Song across from her with a smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the King of Wei is here." Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, held a fly whisk and white-soled official boots with gangster auspicious cloud patterns, crossed the threshold, and quickly entered the inner hall, a high-pitched voice rang out.
Empress Song smiled tenderly, turned to look at the female officer and said, "Qingsuo, lead Princess Wei to see Concubine Rong." The female officer Qingsuo responded in a low voice, then walked lightly to Yan Yiliu and said
: "Princess, come with your servant."
Yan Yiliu nodded and responded, his thoughts a little complicated.
Although my mother-in-law is gentle, she has had a lot of advice just now.
Not long after, the King of Wei entered the palace. A young man in a python robe with a handsome face looked panic-stricken. He greeted him with a great ceremony and said, "My son, I have seen my mother."
"Get up." Empress Song turned to look at King Wei who was kneeling on the ground. Her eyes fell on the slightly lost young face and asked, "Have you met your father?"
The father has not seen his son." When the King of Wei said this, a trace of fear inevitably welled up in his eyes.
The Empress of Song Dynasty had a graceful appearance, but she was not surprised. She was silent for a moment and winked at Xia Shouzhong.
Xia Shouzhong greeted him, and all the maids and eunuchs in the palace retreated. For a while, only the mother and son were left in the palace.
Empress Song said: "There is a commotion in Beijing now. What is going on? Did you and your uncle find someone to cause trouble?"
"My mother, my son and I don't know about it either. I don't know Yu Shishou, who was the first to leave the Hanlin Academy." The king of Wei looked pale and shouted Qu Dao.
Empress Song's dark eyebrows condensed, her beautiful eyes showed thoughts, and she asked: "Then who is making the noise these days? Do you know how depressed your father has been in the past two days?"
Of course she believed the words of her brother and son, so instead of Ran'er Shangshu, could she be a stupid young man from the Hanlin Academy who really cares about the safety of the country?
King Wei said softly: "My uncle said that someone is causing trouble secretly, and it's just those two families."
Because Song Jing was a foreigner, it was difficult for him to enter the palace, especially at such a sensitive time. Even to avoid suspicion, he could not enter the palace. Therefore, the uncle and nephew had private discussions about the recent turmoil, and they could only use the words of King Wei.
Let the Empress of the Song Dynasty know what you have.
Empress Song's beautiful eyebrows were curved, her beautiful eyes filled with hope and thoughtfulness, and she said, "They have all gone to Weinan recently to be busy with the imperial mausoleum."
The King of Wei said in a low voice: "Mother, my uncle said that this is just a tactic to deceive the public. They ordered Hanlin Shangshu to arrange it personally. Besides, the brother of the King of Chu has been in Beijing these days, and the Shangshu leader advocated the establishment of an heir.
He is from the Hanlin Academy, and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy is Liu Zheng. I don’t believe it, there is no connection at all.”
Queen Song's phoenix eyes flashed and she asked: "Ran'er, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
The King of Wei shook his head and said: "How can such a thing be proven without torture? Now that the public opinion among the courtiers is rising, even the father is not in a position to be imprisoned."...
Queen Song glanced at King Wei and said coldly: "Your uncle found those censors behind, right?" When mentioning this matter, King Wei hesitated and looked away.
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he and his uncle couldn't ignore it.
The Queen of Song's beautiful face suddenly changed, her beautiful eyes were faint, and she scolded: "You are confused!" "Mother, son, minister," King Wei's face changed slightly, and he muttered.
Seeing that her son didn't understand the connection, Empress Song said in a quiet voice: "No matter what other people's plans are, you must remain calm. As long as the queen mother and your aunt are in the palace for a day, no one can touch you."
If you want to change others, the first person to be eliminated is her, and her sister. Although she is worried about the uncertainty of the Eastern Palace, she can't be anxious at this time. Moreover, she has been thinking about His Majesty's previous worries recently, and she has some
To a certain extent, setting a reserve position early may give you peace of mind, but it can also easily be viewed as a target.
King Wei said: "Mother, this opportunity is once in a lifetime."
Empress Song's jade-faced Wanshuang said softly: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's not like you don't know your father's temper. Do you know how angry your father is because of the incident involving the crown prince? I won't come to Kunning Palace these days.
Don’t go to your aunt’s Funing Palace for dinner. Tell me, when you went to say hello just now, what did your father say?”
As the emperor's bedfellow, she knew her husband's temperament better than anyone else. She lamented more than once that Longzhi's struggle in seizing the throne was because he established the heir too early, which instead attracted all the royal parties to fight against each other. She did not know how many major national events had been missed, so she waited and watched.
The conduct of the disciples.
The King of Wei also realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, and in a loud voice, he told the story of the previous experience outside the study room in the Daming Palace, with a look of lingering fear still on his face.
Empress Song's delicate face showed a layer of worry, and she sighed quietly: "You are already angry, haven't you seen it yet?"
There is no need for formulaic greetings, just pointing at the nose and scolding, "I'm not dead yet!"
"Mother, my son heard it, but what should I do?" King Wei was also panicked now and said urgently.
Empress Song said softly: "You go back and do your errands properly. You and your uncle have been more peaceful recently. Don't pay attention to this matter anymore. Your father is as wise as the ocean and will not be deceived by others. Besides, the queen mother always feels that there is something hidden in it."
Making a plan."
The swords, swords, shadows, and intrigues of Longzhi's dynasty were even more impressive than these. Your Majesty has been in danger and attained great honors. How could these young men be able to scheme against him?
Come to think of it, I don't know if I have other plans.
Perhaps he lured the snake out of its hole in order to lure out the sneaky person behind it.
King Wei's expression paused slightly and he said no more, "Then, Queen Mother, I will take my leave."
Empress Song frowned and said, "Your daughter-in-law is still with your aunt, why are you leaving in such a hurry?" After all, this child is still young, but now he is in such a mess that he has even abandoned his wife.
King Wei reacted and said, "Yes, Queen Mother." After saying that, he left Kunning Palace.
After King Wei left, Queen Song's face was filled with worry and she sighed softly.
The two children of her family were not very stable, and they were a little older than Jia Ziyu, but when she thought of Jia Ziyu, Empress Song's eyes went blank, her heart palpitated, and she quickly came back to her senses.
She is really suffering from a demonic disease. Why do she keep thinking of the scene when His Majesty fainted that day? -...
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Prince Chu's Mansion, in the study room in the backyard————
The King of Chu, the Palace Chief Shi Fengci, the Chief Registrar Liao Xian, the Princess of Chu Zhen Qing, and the Concubine Liu gathered together to discuss the turmoil over the establishment of a direct descendant that had been raging in Beijing these days.
The King of Chu looked ugly, looked at Feng Ci who was sitting not far away, and asked: "Mr. Feng, what on earth is going on?"
He felt like he had eaten flies these past few days. He obviously noticed some officials in the capital and looked at him in a strange way. Feng Ci asked: "Your Majesty, how is the Hanlin Academy doing?"
"Gu Rang Concubine Liu asked her father-in-law, but he didn't know." King Chu said, turning to look at a beauty sitting not far away, and said, "Concubine Liu is here too."
Concubine Liu is wearing a lotus-colored dress. She is a young woman in her 23s and 40s. She has an oval face, a beautiful face, and a graceful manner. There is a bookish air lingering between Wen Ning's brows and eyes. Her pink lips are slightly parted and her voice is soft.
Qingrou Judao: "Your Highness, it is true that the Hanlin editor is my father's student, but my father has been two deputy examiners and one chief examiner. There are many students studying in the Hanlin Academy. I usually don't pay much attention to this Master Yu. I don't know who he associates with.
Too dense."
Liao Xian's eyes were lost in thought, and he whispered: "Is it really true that the noble people in the Imperial Academy are outspoken and outspoken for the sake of state affairs?" This is not impossible. People who read the books of saints and sages may have their blood boiling up.
Feng Ci said coldly: "Your Majesty, I sent someone to investigate. Master Yu was awarded Jinshi when he was thirty-five years old. Now he is thirty-six. He has wasted five years in the Hanlin Academy. He has an old mother and a wife and children. Because of his salary,
It's meager, and I'm still renting a house in the city of Shenjing. It doesn't sound like I'm being honest and forthright."
How could these old Hanlin officials be so hot-headed that they were willing to take risks for the sake of fame when they were about to be wiped out by the officialdom?
"Perhaps it is because of this festival that he wants to gain a good reputation and seek a future. Now his name is being spread throughout the capital, and he has become a member of the imperial court.
The important officials in the hall paid attention. "Liao Xian frowned and said thoughtfully.
Zhen Qing's crystal-clear jade face was covered with clear frost. Under the willow leaves' slender eyebrows, her phoenix eyes were clear and clear, and she said, "My lord, I'm afraid this is unusual. I guess there must be someone here secretly playing tricks on you."
When King Chu heard this, he looked at Zhen Qing expectantly and asked, "Who do you think the princess is?"
His princess is his good wife, and she often comes up with wonderful ideas. He usually relies on her to make suggestions. "My lord, I guess I am probably the boss, Prince Qi!" Zhen Qing's bright eyes flashed coldly and she said quietly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the study was shocked and looked at each other.
If King Qi was here, he would definitely exclaim that he finally thought of a way and Princess Chu Zhen Qing saw through it at a glance. Because Zhen Qing knew that her family didn't do it, so who else could it be?
In addition to the King of Wei, there is also the King of Qi. King Wei has certain suspicions, but just after the opening of the palace, there was such a movement, I am afraid that the more likely ones are the King of Qi.
The King of Chu was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Is it possible that the King of Wei and the Song family thought that the opportunity would come once in a lifetime and couldn't hold it back."
"I guess he is the boss. Apart from him, there will be no other person." Zhen Qing said coldly, very confidently. King Chu: "."
Zhen Qing explained: "Otherwise, among the three clans, this matter only involves the King of Wei and the prince, but only the Prince of Qi County is immune? Something is wrong."...
The King of Chu frowned and asked in confusion: "But what is he trying to do? If the father wants to make King Wei's younger brother his heir, wouldn't he be drawing water from a bamboo basket but in vain?"
Zhen Qing said coldly: "If my father wanted to establish the King of Wei, he would have done so a long time ago and would not have waited until today. So now the boss is making trouble like this just because he wants to fish in troubled waters, frame the blame, frame the prince, and make the father think that
Your Majesty, I want to roast King Wei on the fire."
Liao Xian's eyes lit up, he nodded, and agreed: "My lord, what the princess said is not unreasonable. The emperor has been in the imperial court for many years and has not established a heir for a long time. It was originally intended to observe the conduct of the kings, but the behavior of the king of Qi County is frivolous and absurd."
, as far as the court knew, this was the reason why he was demoted to a county prince, and the prince of Qi was unwilling to do so, so he wanted to sow discord between the prince and the king of Wei.
Suspect, the Holy One is suspicious of the prince and the King of Wei, and the King of Qi County is reaping the benefits."
"But with such a huge momentum, Prince Qi has been staying in Weinan these days. It doesn't seem like he was the one who caused the noise. Is it possible that King Wei was responsible for it?" There was a look of thought on King Chu's face.
, said with a frown.
In the past few days, many court officials have submitted memorials. It is impossible to say that they were all instigated by the King of Qi County.
Liao Xian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, my official guessed that it was probably the King of Wei who saw the courtiers following Shangshu, so he took the opportunity to find someone to take advantage of the situation. However, he did not expect that the Holy Lord's intention was very strong, and he hit a snag, so he disappeared this morning.
The affairs of King Wei."
Perhaps driven by a secret force, the news that King Wei was reprimanded by Emperor Chongping has spread.
The King of Chu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mr. Liao's words are not unreasonable. This is probably the reason. But will my father suspect that I am trying to drive a wedge between my own flesh and blood? Should I go to the palace to defend myself?"
"Your Majesty, you don't need to identify yourself, otherwise the description will get darker and darker." Liao Xian reminded.
Zhen Qing said softly: "What Liao Changshi said is true. Every movement is worse than silence. My father is bound to anger the prince. The prince will suffer the loss of being mute first."
Concubine Liu, who was not far away, was listening to several people talking about the situation of the court, with a look of embarrassment in her gentle and caring eyebrows. She felt like dozing off just listening to the scheming of the people in the court.
It is said that King Chen Qin of Chu and Concubine Liu met at a poetry meeting. Young ladies like Concubine Liu were not very interested in these things.
The King of Chu pondered for a moment and said: "But after this incident, it is not completely useless. At least my father's thoughts are clearer and he has no intention of establishing an heir."
"My lord, there is no need to worry too much. If the commotion is so big now, the Holy One will definitely send someone to investigate. Then the truth will come to light and it will be clear who is cheating and who is loyal!" Feng Ci said.
Zhen Qing said softly: "Compared to the eldest brother, King Wei is the direct descendant. The prince does not rely on both sides and has the least advantage. It can be said that the last thing he wants to do is to take over the direct descendant. With the depth of the father's mind, as long as he thinks carefully about it
Because of this, there should be no suspicion that the king
On my head."
Feng Ci nodded and said: "What the princess said is reasonable. Your Majesty is aware of everything. If the prince is not involved, he will not be deceived."
The King of Chu nodded and sighed: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. I just want to have a good life and go about my business and share my father's worries, but there are people who are pushing me."
After a few sighs, the King of Chu sent away Liao Xian, Feng Ci, and Concubine Liu...
After everyone left, King Chu picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea and asked, "The princess often goes to Jia's house these days, how is their house?"
"Fortunately, I told the prince before that the Nan'an family is arrogant, and the Jia family does not have much dealing with the Nan'an family now." Zhen Qing's face was slightly beautiful, and she said: "But it is convenient for me to go to the Jia family often, so I can only let my second sister go there.
, don’t let the friendship fade away.”
King Chu nodded and said warmly: "It's even more inconvenient for me to go to Jia's house. You and your second sister frequently go to Jia's house. Not to mention how good of a friendship you have built, at least you can't let Jia's side stand against the King of Wei. If you and your second sister are not helping each other,
That's good, he is a member of my father, he only recognizes my father, and now he is leading the troops to put down the rebellion. Talents like this from Zhuguo will be indispensable even for me in the future."
Zhen Qing said softly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will make sure there is no rift between him and Your Majesty."
She has her own plan for this matter. Once Jia Heng returns to Beijing, she will look for opportunities to take advantage of Jia Heng.
At this point, the King of Chu looked solemn, lowered his voice, and asked: "Have you heard about the news in Xianning?"
Zhen Qing nodded and said comfortingly: "My lord, there is no need to worry. Jia Ziyu already has a wife. This matter is extremely difficult. To say the least, even if the father really granted the marriage, Jia Ziyu would not turn to the King of Wei.
Instead, keep a distance from King Wei, otherwise, where would you leave your father?"
However, when that time comes, it will be difficult to handle, so we still need to hold Jia Ziyu's handle.
King Chu frowned and said in a low voice: "That's the truth. Otherwise, if Jingying and Jinyi all fall to King Wei, the incident in Chonghua Palace will happen again."
This is why he no longer hopes to bring Jia Ziyu to his side. Jia Heng's identity is destined to not support anyone clearly.
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Ningrong Street, Rongguo Mansion
After six or seven days, the good news that Jia Heng was granted the title of Yong Ning Bo gradually dissipated, and the family letters from the Central Plains finally arrived in Rong and Ning Mansion.
Because after all Jing Jing was not a military intelligence report, nor was it a memorial to the imperial court, Jia Heng also did not want to pretend to be a public servant for personal gain, so he could not travel six hundred miles to deliver it urgently. Instead, he sent capable people from Jinyi Mansion to deliver it to the mansion.
At this moment, in the corridor of Rongguo Mansion, Ping'er was wearing a lotus-colored long skirt and holding a few letters in his hand. He quickly came to Daiyu's courtyard and looked at Zicuckoo who was carrying a wooden basin and a towel coming from the Moon Gate.
, smiled and said: "Miss Zijuan, here is a letter for your girl."
Zicuckoo smiled and asked, "Is this a letter from the master from Yangzhou?"
"It was sent by Uncle Heng from Henan." Ping'er's delicate and picturesque eyebrows were filled with a smile.
"This" Zicuckoo was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then she was very happy. She quickly put down the wooden basin in her hand, quickly picked up a handkerchief and wiped her hands. She came closer and carefully took the envelope from Ping'er's hand. Seeing the writing on it,
It turned out to be Jia Heng's name.
Ping'er smiled and said: "Okay, I have to go to other rooms to send them off. Here is a letter from the master."
Zijuan quickly thanked her, with a sweet smile on her rosy face, and said: "Then there is Sister Laoping. I will give this letter to our girl right now."
I thought to myself, it's really strange. Uncle Heng didn't write a whole letter to his girl before. Instead, the girl wrote a lot of "letters" to him in the past few days, which are buried in ancient books.
In the courtyard where Daiyu lives, there are more than a dozen poles of green bamboo in the southwest, with green joints and luxuriant branches and leaves. The spring breeze blows through the bamboo leaves at noon in the late spring of March, making a rustling sound, the bamboo shadows sway, and the green waves form waves...
In the side room, behind a desk with pens, inks, paper and inkstones, a girl wearing a long coat with a pink cross-section collar and a red chrysanthemum pattern and a long vermilion skirt lowered her head slightly, holding a book in her hand to read, demure and elegant.
Sit and look attentive.
It was a spring morning, and the warm sun shone on the wisteria trellis outside the window, sparsely falling on the girl's petite shoulders and the pink stand-up collar.
In the middle coat, the sheep charm on the lake blue printed silk shawl exudes a warm brilliance.
"girl."
Zicuckoo came over excitedly with an envelope in her hand, a prosperous smile on her red face.
"What's wrong?" Daiyu looked away from the book, raised her pretty face, looked at Zicuckoo in surprise, and asked softly.
Zicuckoo smiled and said, "Girl, this is a letter from Uncle Heng. Take a look."
Daiyu didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a moment. Then she quickly put down the book in her hand, with surprise on her pretty face, and asked: "A letter from Brother Heng?"
Zicuckoo came closer and handed the letter over. She chuckled and said, "It is sealed with fire paint. Wait a moment, girl. I will open it and show it to the girl."
Daiyu had no choice but to suppress her anxiety and quietly watched Zijuan open the envelope. She quickly took the envelope and saw the words "My dear sister Lin" written on it. She felt her heart palpitate and her breathing became a little faster.
Ruo Yucong's fingers gently pulled out two pieces of paper from the seal and read attentively.
A line of words like "Wandering in the Clouds and Shocking the Dragon", "Iron painted with silver hooks", suddenly jumped into Daiyu's eyes, her eyebrows furrowed, and her bright starry eyes suddenly sunk in.
"When I arrived in Wang'an, I saw the words as if I had met each other: I left Shenjing suddenly in recent months. Since summer has entered, the flood control work on the Yellow River has become very complicated. Therefore, I took three or five followers to inspect the river embankment recently. I looked up to see the surging river water and the grass and trees.
Yiyi, the spring breeze suddenly picked up on the embankment and the willows were piled with smoke. I suddenly felt that the gloomy eyebrows were dimly visible. I once recalled what I said in February, when the wind was nice and the sun was beautiful, and I had a free time from official duties, I went for an outing to break the willows in the western suburbs of Shenjing. Later, due to the chaos in the Central Plains
, led the troops to put down the rebellion but failed to make the appointment. I still feel regretful when I think about it. I just hope that my sister will take good care of her jade body and recuperate according to the medicine and diet. When she returns to Beijing, or it may be summer, she can go boating on the lake with her.
We admire the hibiscus together. I feel sad when I write a pen, and feel confused when writing a book."
Daiyu's face was as smooth as jade, and her peach cheeks were flushed as brightly as clouds and brocade. Her heart was beating loudly, and her slender jade hand holding the letter trembled slightly.
I accidentally saw the willow pile and the smoke, which vaguely resembled her eyebrows, and then I thought of her? This is really
Well, when he looked in the mirror, he could tell that her eyebrows were indeed like willows curling slightly, which made sense. Moreover, he still remembered to take him out for a walk, so he patrolled the river embankment and thought of her.
In fact, this is the imagination of words, putting into writing some emotions that cannot be expressed directly in person. If Jia Heng were to face him, he would never say these words.
Therefore, the letters written by Jia Heng are still mainly composed of greetings and greetings, but in the lines of the love letter, there is already a feeling of "the mountains and rivers are vast, the fireworks in the world, none of them are you, and none of them are not you." It is not that I think of you infatuatedly, but that I feel like you.
On a bright spring day, I suddenly saw willows on the embankment, and I thought of Daiyu. The kind of unintentional carving, just like eating and drinking, is precisely the sincerity with a bit of poetry.
Of course, Jia Heng has voluntarily disappeared from the inspection of the river embankment with Princess Xianning.
No matter what, the words at this moment are like the threads of love woven into a big net, and the lamb can only bleat in the net. Zijuan picked up the teapot and brewed Siam tea, and asked with a chuckle: "Girl, is Uncle Heng writing this letter?"
What’s written in it?”
At this moment, Daiyu read the text several times, put the letter in her heart, and said softly: "It didn't say anything, it just asked me to take good care of myself."
Looking at the girl Xia Fei's cheeks and sparkling eyes, Zijuan smiled softly without breaking the point. She took the tea cup and said softly: "Do you want me to write a letter to the uncle? If you don't reply, I will."
It’s also a loss of etiquette.”
Daiyu lowered her eyebrows and said softly: "Well, we can't be disrespectful." She has been writing letters every day recently, but it's just hard to send them out.
Daiyu sat down and put the letter away in a precious place. She was about to pick up the brush and write a letter. "By the way, is this letter just one letter or there are others?" Daiyu suddenly asked.
Zicuckoo didn't think much for a while and replied: "Sister Ping'er said that she would send it to each room. I saw that she seemed to be holding several letters in her hand."
At the end of the sentence, when I realized what I was saying, my voice became a little softer.
Daiyu:???"
Several letters, this.
Seeing this, Zicuckoo knew that the girl had other thoughts.
He smiled and said: "Girl, it took a lot of effort for the uncle to write a letter, but he can't stay close to the girl alone. I heard that he even sent a letter to the second master. I think he was asking about matters in the clan."
When Daiyu heard this, the weird feeling in her heart dissipated a little. Her starry eyes were slightly angry and she said: "I didn't even think of giving it to me alone."
What does it mean to just write her a letter?
Could it be that both the Rong and Ning mansions are paying attention to this place?