In the Xianqing Hall of Chaoge City, Zijiao and Zihong were watching the song and dance performance with great interest.
Due to the appearance of Zhang Zixing, some musical instruments came out in advance, and there is a special musical instrument chapter in the "Music Chapter" of "Dashang Rites and Music", which introduces some new musical instruments in detail. A group of palace ladies followed the beautiful music
They danced gracefully, with light steps and graceful figures, and sang softly: "The grass is green, and the white dew is frost. The so-called beauty is on the side of the water. If you follow it back, the road is long and blocked; if you follow it back, you will be in the middle of the water.
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At this time, a young and beautiful woman appeared in the middle of the palace maids. She seemed to be the one leading the dance. As soon as she appeared, the appearance and dance of the surrounding palace maids were immediately outshone. This woman's appearance was extremely beautiful, even though she was wearing heavy sleeves.
The long skirt could not hide her hot and alluring figure, and her dancing posture was even more graceful, like a purple elf showing her innate spirituality to the world.
At the end of the song, the woman panted slightly and walked up to Zijiao. She tenderly bowed and saluted. Zijiao took her hand and walked up to the seat. He lovingly wiped the sweat from her forehead for her. The woman showed her charming face.
With a smile on his face, he fell into his arms and filled up the wine for Zijiao. Zijiao happily took it and drank it all in one gulp.
Zihong, who was watching this scene, couldn't help but show a bit of jealousy on his face, and deliberately asked: "Brother Huang is so lucky. When he goes hunting in the eastern suburbs of Yunye, he can also meet a stunning wife like Mei Niang, but...
...Sister-in-law Lan Yu Huang in the mansion must be unhappy."
"If Brother Hong still cares about brotherhood, don't mention that woman!" When he mentioned his first wife, Zijiao couldn't help but feel angry. This first wife named Chong Lanyu was Beibei Hou Chong
Hou Hu's niece is three years older than Zijiao, and she was married to him by the emperor after the adult ceremony last year. This Chong family is quite handsome in appearance, and she is good to Zijiao. Logically speaking, it is the first time for a young couple to have a good relationship.
The taste of love should at least be inseparable for a while. But Zijiao has always been very resistant to this emotionless political marriage. Unfortunately, he is bound by the times and status. Although he is the prince who is envied by everyone, he cannot resist.
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There was already a preconceived feeling of resistance, so the relationship between the two has never been harmonious. In addition, Chong Lanyu has a characteristic that makes Zijiao unbearable, that is, she is jealous, and she is so jealous that she can no longer tolerate any woman who shares her husband.
In a monogamous society thousands of years later, this would be a normal temperament, but in this polygamous era, it has become a typical jealous woman. Chong Lanyu is not only jealous, but also extremely suspicious and behaves
The methods are also quite extreme. For example, if Zijiao accidentally looks at a certain maid a few times, the maid will definitely be severely punished by the Chong family afterwards, or even executed. The result in exchange will naturally be Zijiao.
He became even more disgusted and alienated from her.
Zijiao is not that kind of cowardly person. Although Zhang Zixing once warned him to be kind to his wife, when he can't bear it anymore, incidents of domestic violence will inevitably occur. In this society where men are superior to women, Chong cannot resist or complain about Zijiao's behavior, but
She had her own way of venting her anger, and after being scolded here in Zijiao, she intensified her anger on the maids and servants. Zijiao had tried to divorce the Chong family many times, but because her uncle Chonghou Hu was Beibeihou
, was being reused by the emperor. This political marriage was definitely not something he could end if he wanted to. In addition, his father only doted on Daji and did not care about political affairs, so he had nowhere to complain. Chong also saw this clearly, so he had nothing to fear.
Zijiao had no choice but to start a cold war with the Chong family. Even in the house, they were strangers and ignored each other. Sometimes he would rather spend the night at his younger brother Zihong's house than come back. Until Zhang Zixing went on an expedition to the west and took matters into his own hands.
I entrusted him with everything, and there was a faint intention to make him the prince in the future. Although Zijiao had studied with Yiqian Taifu and Taishi for many years, it was the first time he managed the government independently. He also attached great importance to his father's trust and carefully handled the affairs every day.
Although the government affairs are tiring, I feel much more fulfilling than before, and I can justifiably not go back to the government.
A group of ministers headed by Bigan and Huang Feihu saw that the future prince was so diligent and hard-working, much better than the emperor who had indulged in publicity in recent years. They were secretly happy that there was a successor to the great merchant, and they also devoted themselves to assisting him.
On a day off, Zijiao went hunting in the eastern suburbs of Yunye, but his bow and arrow accidentally injured a woman. This woman was called Mei Niang, and she had the beauty of a country. An old man who was traveling with him was her servant. The old servant called her Mei Niang.
After my mother became a minister, her family fell into decline and her parents died of illness, so she lived in seclusion nearby. Zijiao felt very sorry for the accidental injury and quickly brought her back to the palace. The imperial doctor came to treat her and she stayed in the palace to recuperate.
During this period of recovery, the two gradually fell in love.
Soon, the old servant suddenly died of illness, and Mei Niang, a weak woman, could no longer live, so Zi Jiao immediately kept her by his side.
Mei Niang is neither as fierce as Chonglan Yu nor as timid and fearful as Sun Yu. She has a special charm that makes people feel close to her. Zijiao insists on practicing the jade skills taught by Guangchengzi every day.
Qing Xian Jue has achieved some success, and he is usually steady and clear-headed, which is highly praised by Bigan. But for some reason, when he sees Mei Niang, he always feels a strong infatuation, as if he could give up everything for her.
Zihong deliberately mentioned Chonglan Jade during the dinner. Seeing the strong displeasure on his brother's eyebrows, he finally regained some balance in his heart and said: "A lovely girl like Mei Niang is not as beautiful as Yan Fei. If she is...
When the father sees it, he may be in serious trouble. If he takes it back to the palace, it will be difficult for the emperor's sister-in-law to explain it, and Mei Niang will inevitably be wronged..."
Zijiao nodded and said: "What Brother Hong said makes sense, I have already prepared a separate courtyard in Chaoge Mei Niang, so that you will be safe."
Zihong originally wanted Mei Niang to stay in his house temporarily, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel regretful. Zihong asked again: "Didn't the emperor always like Sun Yu who was next to his mother? Now that the emperor is not here, why not repay him?
What you wish for?"
"Brother Hong really knows what I mean!" Zi Jiao said with a smile: "To be fair to Brother Hong, when I went to visit my mother the day before yesterday, I had accomplished something good with Sun Yu. When my father returns to the court, I will report it to him and ask for his blessing.
Next to Sun Yu is the side room."
Of course, he did not forget the charming and angry Mei Niang in his arms, and said: "Although Mei Niang's family is in decline, she is a noble lady. I believe that my father will not stop this marriage."
A few days ago, he was originally going to visit his mother Jiang Wenqiang and his two aunts. For some reason, when he saw Sun Yu before leaving, the long-suppressed love and desire in his heart suddenly burst out uncontrollably, and Zi was burned with desire.
Jiao ignored Sun Yu's cries and used force to take her to a nearby palace and took away her innocent body.
Afterwards, looking at Sun Yu sobbing, Zijiao finally came to his senses and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat when he thought that his mother had previously revealed that Sun Yu was a "preparatory" concubine for his father.
He had admired Sun Yu very much when he first fell in love. Now that it was done and his long-cherished wish had been fulfilled, he simply made up his mind to take responsibility for Sun Yu even if he was punished by his father. Sun Yu had always been
She understood Zijiao's feelings for her, and after he vowed to each other and swore to each other, her mood finally improved a lot, but she still felt uneasy when she thought about her identity. Because she missed the queen and the two empresses, she did not agree to Zijiao going to another courtyard.
Instead, he continued to stay in the palace.
When Zihong learned that he had obtained Sun Yu again, he became even more jealous and drank continuously with some depression. Mei Niang saw this but remained calm.
Zijiao was happily drinking wine when he suddenly remembered something and said: "Brother Hong, you haven't visited your mother for a long time. When I went to see my mother a few days ago, I found that she seemed confused and her expression and speech were very dull.
, I almost didn’t recognize him, as if he was suffering from some disease, and the same was true for Madam Huang and Madam Yang.”
When Zihong heard this, he immediately put aside his jealousy and asked in surprise: "Have you ever asked an imperial physician to diagnose you?"
Zijiao looked worried and said: "The imperial doctor could not find the cause. When Concubine Rui heard the news and came to visit, she said that it was a mental disorder caused by excessive worry and chest depression. If we want to cure it,
Well, not only the decoction is needed, but the most important thing is to relieve the heart disease."
Zihong said anxiously: "Concubine Rui has the reputation of being the most talented woman in the great merchants, and this statement must be true. How can we get rid of the heart disease?"
Zijiao sighed: "Rui Concubine said that heart diseases require heart medicine. The mother and queen received the cold treatment from their father, missed them too much, and became depressed. Only the father can cure this disease, but the father only doted on the beautiful concubine.
...Brother Hong, when my father returns to the court, you and I should remonstrate together, asking my father to remember the love between husband and wife for many years and to save the queen and the two empresses. For the sake of the mother, even if this action offends the father...
No matter what..."
"I'm just afraid of Father..." Zihong hesitated for a while, and finally nodded through gritted teeth. Upon hearing this, Mei Niang smiled even more, and an unknown light flashed quickly in her eyes.
After the singing, dancing and drinking banquet, Zijiao sent Mei Niang to another courtyard. He wanted to stay the night, but suddenly remembered that he still had political affairs to deal with, so he quickly comforted Mei Niang and left in a carriage.
Not long after Zijiao left, several luxuriously decorated carriages suddenly arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Immediately afterwards, a young woman in rich clothes got out of the carriage and walked toward the gate aggressively with a group of servants. The doorman saw something was wrong.
, and when he was about to stop him and ask, he was punched to the ground by the healthy servant next to the young woman, causing her to bleed immediately.
Jian Pu shouted: "This is the eldest princess, if you want to die, get out of the way!"