The phoenix came to the ceremony (3)

On the first day of the New Year, Lizheng Hall caused such a big storm.

It is said that two groups of ministers almost fought in the hall, and the emperor was furious.

Therefore, today's congratulations dispersed early.

In Kunde Hall, the queen sat upright, with a smile on the corner of her lips. She was already old and had a look of wind and frost on her face. However, the Crown Princess's thoughts were all on the empty seat of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine did not come today.

The queen who had been smiling before, Yanyan's smile disappeared after she came back from changing clothes.

Looking at the princess who was wandering, she frowned and asked, "The grandson came back with a message, why didn't he say anything?"

The entire hall was shocked and looked at the Crown Princess with different expressions.

The Crown Princess was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stood up and bowed: "The Queen Mother's sins... The son-in-law did not know anything about it, so he dared not report it rashly..."

The queen frowned: "You are the princess, the birth mother of the grandson. If you don't do your best, who else can he rely on? Poor, can even say 'I would rather live on standing than die on kneeling'. I don't know what kind of torture I suffered in Beikang..."

There was already a choking sound in my words.

Suddenly, the hall was filled with sobs.

A young woman in a palace dress next to her hurriedly sat down at the queen's feet. "What the mother said was that the experience of the grandson was really... Whenever we prince thought of it, we couldn't help but sigh. We always said that as long as the father was sure, he would bring the army to welcome the grandson back. Not to mention the status of the king and the ministers... we only talk about ethics and family affection. How can we not feel sorry for our uncles and aunts? Not to mention the mother, the grandson of the legitimate relative, is naturally like a heart-to-heart..."

The queen's eyes turned red: "Yes! You are not a little cruel..."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat and stood there, crying. Whether it was true or false in the hall, they all covered their eyes with a veil, looking very painful.

The Crown Princess looked at the kneeling Princess Shangguan, holding the handkerchief in her hand tightly. The nail pinched the palm of her hand, and she couldn't feel any pain. "Whose child is not a kiss? Whose parents don't love the child? The 100-day child was sent by the daughter-in-law, the mother who was the mother. The daughter-in-law cannot complain, nor dare to complain. He dared not be resentful. His Highness always said that the father and the emperor are not only him, nor only the grandson and the grandson. All the people in the world are fathers, princesses and people. How could the father and princess love the grandson less than the mother? But in the end, they gave up their bloodlines, and were only for the thousands of people under their rule."

The queen's hand holding the veil stopped instantly.

Chen said this, just like the cruel person she said before, referring to the emperor.

Princess Wu'an turned her face: "What the emperor's sister-in-law said is very true. Isn't the mother who is cruel and spread rumors and causes trouble... Compared to heartache, how can they match our blood relatives..."

I took back the words of the Crown Princess.

The queen nodded: "It's very true." She raised her face and said to the destiny women below: "When you go home, I will advise my husband and son at home. Our women's family is not going to care about external affairs... or talk about the things in their hearts... If this happens to this family, who is not in a hurry? Who can be anxious about his own grandparents and parents? Don't be clamoring if there is a slight disturbance! The emperor is more worried than us."

The Crown Princess, with many destiny women, got up and listened to the precepts, "I'm sure to receive the order!"

This happened in the court today, and the queen did not leave much life, so this is called separation.

The Crown Princess had no intention of staying, and she followed the wife and retreated.

When the queen and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Wu'an were left in the hall, the queen raised her hand and brushed the jade bottle on one side, "This is the Chen family's upbringing!"

He looked very dissatisfied with the Crown Princess.

Princess Wu'an is the queen's niece. The two are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and aunt-in-law. In terms of relationships, they are naturally more intimate.

There was no outsider at this moment, so the princess took the tea from the girl beside her, tried the temperature of the tea cup with her hands, and handed it over: "Don't be angry, aunt, the princess is not the only one now. Back then... our prince went to Huangjue Temple to pray for blessings... the princess always suspected that our prince was traitor in his heart, and felt that the grandson suffered all the sufferings for us. In fact, the queen... had always been for our prince!"

The queen closed her eyes, "Forget it! Forget it! They are all evil! They are all evil!" She waved her hand, "You can go back too. You won't have to enter the palace soon..."

"My mother!" Princess Wu'an quickly knelt down: "My mother, you are... a son who is afraid."

The old lady holding the queen's arm next to her said, "Princess is safe, the Empress should pay homage to the Buddha. In the next half month, the Empress will go into seclusion..."

Princess Wu'an watched the queen disappear before she dared to get up.

The girl who was serving came in to pick her up and whispered: "The Crown Princess has gone to Chenxu Palace."

Princess Wu'an said softly, then slowly walked out with her skirt.

"Chenxu Palace?" After hearing the report below, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then a hint of understanding appeared. She slowly knelt on the cushion, "This is my daughter-in-law..."

The old lady said, "You should take care of yourself without authorization. Enjoying peace and happiness is no better than anything..."

"Qingfu?" The queen shook her head, "I have had three evil deeds, where can I enjoy Qingfu? One or two are not worry-free." As she said that, she turned her face, "Xiaoqiu, take out Changning's letter and I'll take a look..."

Now that the old nanny dares to call her "Xiaoqiu", she is the old nanny.

In the palace, a few people called her Madam Qiu, and more of them called her Old Madam.

The master said something, and she found the letter from the bottom of the Buddha's niche: "Your Highness... I think I feel sorry for the grandson..."

The queen put the letter on her chest: "This evil man has been leaving for more than ten years. It has been more than ten years. I am so cruel. I have never sent a letter back before, even if it is a verbal message. Now for the sake of the grandson, I think of me as a mother..."

Madam Qiu's eyes were a little wet and she dared not cry out: "Your Highness the Princess will understand in the end..."

"What do you understand! What do you understand!" The queen sobbed: "What can she understand! What should I understand when something happened suddenly? What can I do? Ping Zhang was sick on the bed, even if he was the prince, but his life and death were decided by God. The emperor wanted my Changning to marry, what can I say? Can I not say it? Ping Zhang knelt outside the Qinzheng Hall for a long time... Yes! It was an urgent matter at that time. But no matter how urgent it was, he had to think about the holy heart... He had to think about what the emperor would think of when he acted like that... and blindly worked hard. What was the result? The ministers in the court said that the prince was a good prince. He was good as the prince, so who was not good to set off? He was a son, but he almost pointed at his nose and scolded the foolish emperor!"

Madam Qiu was frightened and said quickly: "My master, you should whisper in a low voice. If this is a sentence or a half..."

The queen sneered, "How can he be with me?" As she said, a stern look flashed with a clear disappointment, then she looked at the letter in her hand and then said: "... At that time, I was terrified, afraid that Ping Zhang would be destroyed by his emperor's words! Changning's marriage cannot be stopped. I have to ask the emperor to give Changning the tone in his heart... exchange Changning for his evil health. But in the end, he blamed me for sending Pingze a message saying that he wanted to send a hostage, but I didn't know how to tell him. The matter of treating the grandson as a hostage is all blamed for me, who is my mother.

She didn't think about it. In that case, she asked Pingze and went to serve as the host. Only me, the old mother, the prince in the East Palace who could not get out of bed, and what should I do if the orphans and widows in the two mansions do? Who can I give to the outside? Who are the three children? Who is not the flesh in the heart? We are stable in the court, so she can be stable outside. This cruel evil! I hated me for more than ten years as a mother! I didn't use it for me, a mother, but I'm afraid that she won't send a message back until the day I die..."

"Empress!" Madam Qiu knelt beside the queen and stroked her spine, "Empress, take care of her health. Your Highness the Prince still has to rely on you. Your Highness the Prince still has to protect you... How old is the prince younger? In recent years, it has been so smooth and you have to beat him all the time. You are OK, you are the master in this palace. When your highness comes back, this is the home. Otherwise... what about that person in Chenxu Palace? Empress, no matter how old the child grows, it is different from having a mother or not. As long as the Empress is in one day, there will be more people in the world who truly love your princes..."

The queen wiped her tears, took a few deep breaths, held back her tears, folded the slightly wrinkled letter paper again, and handed it to Madam Qiu: "Do you understand what Changning means?"

Madam Qiu nodded: "I understand! Your Highness's meaning is still hope-and."

The queen closed her eyes: "I thought Pingze was clamoring for a fight, and Pingzhang must have had a reconciliation. But she didn't expect that Pingzhang would take out Wu'er's letter in the same dynasty... and she didn't expect that my grandson would be such a determined person. This is exactly the same as his."

"But judging from the appearance of the Crown Princess today, she must still hope to bring the grandson back safely. This is consistent with the goal of His Royal Highness the Princess." Madam Qiu whispered, "It seems that the Crown Princess wants to go to Chenxu Palace..."

The queen turned the Buddhist beads in her hand, "Then tell her to go. As long as she can go through it, it doesn't matter who she takes! She is for her son and I am for my daughter. How can Changning handle herself? As long as the war starts, no matter whether she wins or loses, she will have a dead end. She knew that this was the ending... But now, I hope that this day will come later, and later..." As for the words, she suddenly opened her eyes, "If you pass on the message, no matter who comes into the palace in the Wu'an Palace, you will never see you! As for the Crown Princess... she secretly protects her, as long as she can tell Tongchenxu Palace... let her go..."

Madam Qiu responded and slowly retreated.

Slowly, there was only the sound of beating wooden fish in the Buddhist temple, one after another, as if it was no different from the past.

In Chenxu Palace, the Crown Princess was greeting a beautiful woman in a simple palace outfit.

The beauty only received half a gift: "There is no outsider, so there is no need to be so much polite. Besides, you and I are not outsiders either."

The Crown Princess then stood up, looking at the woman who was extremely elegant and elegant, yes! It is hard to imagine that she is the favorite concubine Hua Yingxue.

The two of them sat down, and the crown princess said, "I'm here to wish the Queen a New Year..." As she said that, she took the box from Madam Chen: "This is my little intention, please don't dislike me."

Looking at this old box, Concubine Hua sighed: "It was the pair of 'Snow Red Plums' that Aunt Chen's dowry to you? You are really! As soon as I received the news from the previous dynasty, I thought you would definitely come. Otherwise, it would have come. You used to show off this pair of bracelets in front of me, but now you take them out for me... If you go back twenty years, I will snatch them from you if you don't give them to me, but now we are not children... Besides, even if you don't come to me, I will find a way to find you. There is something to ask you."

The Crown Princess raised her face: "What are the instructions for the Empress?"

"I heard that the grandson was in charge of the war. The prince took out the letter at that time, and the meaning was very clear. However, their men's family did not know the suffering of their daughter's family. If the war really started... what would happen to Changning?" Concubine Hua lowered her head, "We have been with Changning for eight years... But how can we make false in these eight years? It was said that we were accompanying students, but in fact, we were like sisters. It was me... I'm sorry to Changning, I'm sorry to you... and I'm even more sorry to..."

"Empress!" The princess stood up, "The past is over, and don't mention it again! The past is gone... Since the empress does not want to be in trouble again... Then the priest... there is still a few more words of advice... I think about what the empress said before, and I hope I will go back and persuade the prince more..."

Concubine Hua nodded: "You and I grew up in a small place. At any time, this tacit understanding will be... In fact, no matter how the lords in the court argue, the last thing we have to look at is the holy will. As long as the holy will be firm, the prince will no longer insist on the main battle, and the war will not arise no matter what."

"Then you rely on the Empress." As he said that, he stood up and said goodbye.

When I left, I did not take away the box containing the bracelet.

The great palace maid Peony held up the box, "Empress, what should I do?"

Concubine Hua reached out to take it and sighed: "You go down, don't ask anyone to disturb me." Then she took the box into the inner hall.

In the inner hall, an old man in his fifties was lying on the couch. His head was half gray and half white. He heard the footsteps and opened his eyes: "Have you hit me?"

"Look at what you said, it's rare that someone can come to say a few words to me." She handed over the box in her hand, "Look, it was given to me by the Crown Princess. I'll keep it for her. When the Crown Princess gets married, I'll give this thing to the Crown Princess. Are you okay?"

Emperor Pingxuan took a look and took it back: "You! You can't change the problem of being kind-hearted."

He reached out to play with his slender jade hands that were as white as snow: "Where are you still owe someone favors? When you turn around, you hit someone and send him a letter, and you said you have persuaded me, and I have been a little shaken."

Concubine Hua froze: "Do you have to ask my people to send a message? You can just instruct me, and I can lend it to you, but I... will not give any instructions even if I die." As she said that, she twisted her body, faced the other side, and held the hem of her clothes tightly with her hands, and tears seemed to fall off at any time.

"Look at it!" Emperor Pingxuan shook her, "If you don't want it, you won't want it, why are you crying?"

"What's going on with the Yin family...you don't need to tell me in the future..." She stood up, "What do you think about when you always do this? Otherwise, let's send me back to the Yin family!"

"Why are you really annoyed?" Emperor Pingxuan sat up and grabbed the person, "After all, we are sorry for the Yin family..."

"You still say!" Concubine Hua's tears suddenly came, "All sins are my sins. If you go to the eighteen levels of hell in the future, what punishment should you receive..."

"Okay!" Emperor Pingxuan hugged her, "Okay, it's all mine! I'm old, but you're still in your prime..." He attached to her ears, "I can't help myself at night..."

Concubine Hua blushed and patted him: "What are you talking about?" But after annoyed, he said again: "What do you want? What I told the Crown Princess before, you must have heard it. No matter whether your men's family wants to fight or be in harmony. You always have your own principles. But Changning... how should she deal with herself? The grandson is certainly confident, but Changning has never had his own children for years, so he is no worse than his own children. But now, he has achieved a good reputation, but where does Changning place?"

The smile on Emperor Pingxuan's face was slightly closed, "Zi Xiaofu! It's not surprising!"

Concubine Hua smiled and changed the topic, "Don't be angry during the New Year. What do you want to eat today? Ask someone to do it..."

The Fourth Master did not go out today, but instead stayed in the inner room of the Yin family’s study, calling it “reading books.”

In fact, where is reading books? This is the best way to get news.

One morning, people ran to the mansion one after another, nominally giving New Year greetings, but in fact, they were talking about the current court.

This said: Grand Master, the Emperor doesn’t know the difficulties of ours, but you know. The Ministry of Revenue still owes money for the outside bill, and his subordinates don’t dare to go home during the Chinese New Year, and they stay in a small courtyard. The family is surrounded by creditors.

The one said: The emperor only asked how long it will take to complete the Pure Land Palace? But if you have to pay no money, you have to use something to build something, what should you use to build a thatched house?

I don’t know who said: Then you deserve it. You should also manage the people under the management department well. I don’t know if you have calculated the accounts. A good pine wood is transported from the south to the roof, and the cost is 30,000 yuan. The exploitation of this floor is not clean. Twenty taels of silver are enough for a small family to live a wealthy year, and three taels of silver are enough for a small family to live without hunger within a year. But this cost 30,000 yuan for a piece of wood alone. Thirty thousand yuan is enough for ten thousand households to live for a year.

After all, I just don't have money.

But things have to be done.
To be continued...