Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

The queen was having breakfast in the palace, and Bo Zhe was serving dishes beside him and said, "The emperor has been feeling uneasy recently, and he refuses to invite the imperial physician to see him, and he only believes in the longevity elixir of those Taoist priests, taking more and more every day. Madam, do you want to persuade me?" The Empress glanced at the table, then stopped for a moment, and Bai Zhe hurriedly placed a small package of delicacies on the Empress's blue and white porcelain plate.

The queen was not in a hurry to eat, she just said: "The emperor doesn't take care of his body, what can I do? What does the emperor want, I can let him do it, why should I make trouble for myself." She picked up the buns and ate slowly up.Bo Zhe also said yes, so he didn't say any more.

After noon, Emperor Xuan and Empress went to Zichen Hall to speak.The emperor was dressed in ordinary clothes and sat on the couch with his eyes closed to rest.The queen please sit down, she can see that although the emperor's face is rosy, he has already lost energy and body, and his face is dark.

The emperor said: "I came to you this time to discuss the prince's marriage. After all, the salary is fifteen, so it's time to make plans."

The queen nodded and smiled and said, "Which girl does the emperor take a fancy to?"

The emperor looked at the queen and said: "I remember that there was a high-ranking man in the mountains who gave me a salary. He has a noble life, but he has many twists and turns and needs to be matched with a clean generation. It is probably only after the teacher can we have a fairy relationship with him."

The emperor said again: "Liu, the daughter of Liu Yunxun, a scholar of the cabinet, will be fourteen in a few months. She is virtuous and gentle, and is a scholar for generations. Her father Liu Yunxun is an important minister in the cabinet and a teacher for the prince. I feel very happy." good."

The queen replied: "Since the emperor likes this girl, the concubine wants to let her stay in the palace temporarily to familiarize herself with the rules of the palace, so that she can ask Xin'er what she means."

The emperor nodded and said: "You are the empress, you have to make decisions about the prince's marriage, let's educate him first." The empress bowed and left.

A few days later, Wan Zhao and Qin Huan walked on the road.Qin Huan said: "I heard that Mrs. Liu's daughter is going to be passed into the palace and live temporarily in the Queen's Palace. Everyone said that this girl must be the future concubine, and everyone was thinking of how to curry favor with her. The empress must be for this I summoned Miss."

Wan Zhao said: "The Liu family is a clean stream of studies for generations. They don't like to play with power the most. They have nothing to do with the power in the court. The emperor is also afraid that someone will try to plot the prince through in-laws, so he chose his young lady. It seems that the queen can't sit still. .”

To put it mildly, Qingliu refers to the virtuous and prestigious scholar-bureaucrats, but to put it bluntly, it refers to those literati who only know how to study hard and don't know how to adapt.Some of them are cynical, from the emperor down to the officials, no one dares to scold them.

But there is a law in my court: punishment cannot be judged by officials.Therefore, although these people are lowly in status, they have no fear, and regard it as the highest honor to be able to die because of admonishment. Memorials can build a wall as high as a wall, and even the emperor is often subject to their idleness, but they have no power in their hands and are suppressed by the ancestral system. The emperors of all dynasties just opened their eyes, closed their eyes, and let them go.The Liu family is different from this generation, there have been good ministers and capable ministers, but in the end it is still a well-regulated family of scholars, I think Miss Liu must be a lady of everyone.

As he spoke, he arrived at the queen's palace.The queen gave her a seat, and Wan Zhao took the seat to thank her.The queen frowned, and said with a bad expression: "You must have heard about Ms. Liu, why, you haven't moved after so long?"

Wan Zhao said: "The prince and the slave are not together, it is difficult for the slave to see the prince. This matter should not be rushed, it has to be discussed in the long run."

The queen waved her hand and said: "From the long-term plan, when is it going to be, the family is going to live in the palace soon, do you want to wait until the prince gets married before you go?"

Wanzhao said respectfully: "The slave girl knows that the empress is worried, but after all, she is only living in the palace first, and there are still many accidents."

Then the queen raised her eyebrows and said leisurely: "That depends on your means."

Wan Zhao said politely, "But according to your mother's orders."

Back at Jingfangxuan, Qin Huan complained that Wanzhao should not have agreed to the queen's words since she didn't want to plot against the eldest prince, and asked for trouble.Wanzhao said: "The empress is in a high position, and I have something in her hands. I can only rely on her. She thinks that apart from Mrs. Liu, how can I refute her? It's just that this matter must be the emperor's will. No matter how reluctant the empress is, I can do it." Taking this opportunity to escape, what can the queen do if she claims to be incompetent? She gritted her teeth and endured it."

Qin Huan was rather unwilling and said: "What kind of woman is so lucky to marry such a handsome man as the First Prince."

Wan Zhao only pursed his lips and said meaningfully: "That may not be something to be proud of."

Qin Huan was puzzled, Wan Zhao took a long look at Qin Huan and said, "No matter how good my husband is, but my heart is on someone else, how about it?"

"If that's the case, I'm going to cry to death." Qin Huan thought that there was a woman he loved, so she went to ask Wan Zhao, but Wan Zhao didn't answer, just closed her eyes, unable to see the expression.

Miss Liu's family entered the palace today, and the empress was very fond of it, and passed on a lot of words.In the palace, she was honored with the ceremonies of a county lord, which shows that the honor is far higher than that of ordinary women, but it is not too ostentatious, and everyone in the palace is talking about it.

If you want to say that the most uncomfortable thing is Bi Xin, there are constant rumors in the palace, and the servants under him dare not chew their tongues in front of him. Makes him very uneasy.

He came to study in the upper study early in the morning, and many attendants also talked about it, and when they saw him coming, they all shut up.He looked at the people around him winking, which aroused his anxiety even more.

Liu Fu arrives according to the time, everyone saluted, Liu Fu walked towards him and said with a smile: "I heard that my sister-in-law has entered the palace."

Everyone couldn't bear it any longer, and all laughed together.Bi Xin wished to find a crack in the ground, gritted his teeth and hummed, and said to Liu: "My second master, you can keep your voice down, don't you think it's not lively enough?"

"Is it true, father is looking for you?" Liu Fu stood beside Bi Xin, bent down, and asked in a low voice

Bi Xin shook his head and said: "My father didn't say anything, but my mother beat me a lot both openly and secretly. It's probably not going to get better."

When Bi Xinliu saw that there were so many people here, he went to the backyard to talk, Bi Xin said sadly: "This matter is very difficult, if it is true, it will be miserable."

Liu Fu didn't take it seriously and said: "Isn't it just getting married, what's the matter?"

Bi Xin tightened Liu Fu's hand and stared into his eyes.

"I don't want to marry!"

After a long time, the two returned to the hall, and all the attendants sat upright, the two realized that it was time to study, and seeing that the master hadn't arrived yet, they hurried back to their seats.But the seat was in the front row of the hall, the two of them were still looked at by everyone, and they sat down with blushing faces.

Qian Zhanying, who was behind Liufu, relied on his good relationship with Liufu and his family background. He was always bold and glib. Where is sister-in-law!"

Liu Fu turned his head and spat, then lay down on the table again with a red face.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and one person led in, and it was Huang Sheren.Huang Sheren said that this was Master Liu's class, but the emperor invited Master Liu to speak, so he presided over the study.He Xinliu looked at each other again, they understood everything, their eyes melted together, and they didn't open their mouths.

Zhan Ying saw that Liu Fu and Liu Fu were really worried, and while the master was reading the article, he threw a ball of paper on Liu Fu's table. On the side, he drew a little man crookedly bowing, Liu Fu smiled and didn't blame him.

"Your Majesty, don't hold on anymore, Imperial Physician Xuan will take a look." Kun Qun knelt down and said.

The emperor was lying on the dragon bed coughing, his body was heavy and his limbs were weak. He waved his hands and said, "No need. Those imperial doctors know what to say and take care of it. It's useless at all. Bring the elixir!"

The palace people gave a small lacquered gold brocade box, and when they opened it, they found a few dark red pills with a faint fragrance.The elixir made by Taoist priests is said to have miraculous effects, such as thinning bones and unblocking tendons, collecting blood to invigorate qi, and prolonging life.After using it, the emperor was really full of energy. In fact, the gold, silver, copper, lead and cinnabar in it had already hurt the root, and he was not good at self-care. Sometimes he used some aphrodisiac pills to summon luck too frequently, which hurt his body and lost his essence and blood.But the emperor firmly believed in this way, and no one dared to go against him.

The emperor took a elixir, and the breath in his chest became much smoother, so he asked: "The eldest prince has seen Miss Liu?"

The emperor said: "Don't make it clear first, let them get along for a while, and the two get acquainted before referring to marriage, otherwise it will be too abrupt and he will have other thoughts." After a while, he said: "Xiner and Fuer Living in this place, no one can feel at ease. After a long time, it is inevitable that they will have some troubles, it is better to let Xin'er start a family, he has settled down, and both sides are fine."

Kun Qun nodded and said: "It's still the emperor's love for his sons, and everything is for the sake of the princes." The emperor said: "I hope they understand. Tell Xiner to go quickly." The palace servant took the order and went.

On the second day when Liu Shi entered the palace, someone came to announce him to speak in the Queen's Palace while he was studying.Bi Xin naturally understood it very well, so he insisted on pulling Liu Fu together.Liu Fu knew that Bi Xin didn't want to get married, so of course he couldn't just stand by and watch, he just asked Miss Liu if there was something wrong with her, and found an excuse to get rid of her before the wedding.

Liu Fu was about to leave, but Han Tan quietly held him back.Han Tan is also one of the attendants. He has studied for generations and has extraordinary character.Han Tan took Liufu to a secluded place and then bowed and said, "I request you to go with me."

The servants of the prince and the princess are all sixth-rank palace officials, but the men call themselves "minor officials" and the women call themselves "servants".But the prince's servants are different from the princess's. As men, they are not allowed to enter the harem without the orders of the masters.

Liu Fu saw that Han Tan was always in a panic all day long recently, and he didn't know what happened, so he asked him why he said so.Han Tanzhu said politely: "I have met Miss Liu several times."

As soon as Liu Fu heard that this person knew Liu's details, he hurriedly asked, "Who is she?"

"Soft and courteous, with a celestial appearance, there is no better woman in the world than her."

Liu Fu's heart sank for a moment, Han Tan saw Liu Fu's complexion was not good and said hastily: "I haven't seen Miss Liu for many years, maybe there is something ominous, I have to look carefully to find out."

Liufu needs more helpers, so he said: "Forget it, just follow along."

Bi Xinliufu took Han Tan all the way into the queen's palace.The Queen's Palace is very lively, and Princess Qingyang is here with Wan Zhao.The queen and Bi Xin are on the same mind, and they don't want Bi Xin to be alone with Liu Shi.

The queen was dressed in orange-yellow satin embroidered with magpies and branches, and the peonies and peonies made of silk echoed each other between the beaded and emerald headdresses, which was really beautiful.He also wore a pure gold armor embellished with Hetian jade grains, which was extremely luxurious.The queen smiled and asked Mrs. Liu, who was sitting down, to pay her respects.

I saw a graceful woman, with a scorpion head and moth eyebrows, Xiaojiabiyu, wearing a bright pink and emerald color embroidered butterfly fringe skirt, her hair was tied up in a bun with lake blue and green lotus-colored silk ribbons, and some delicate Pearl hair tin, just because of the formal makeup, the breath of the young girl is covered, and I feel more stable and virtuous.

Mrs. Liu held the ceremony and said: "Liu Youqing, the daughter of Liu Yunxun, a minister and cabinet scholar, pays homage to the two princes." When Bi Xinliufu saw her for the first time, he bowed his hands politely and took their seats.

The queen smiled and said: "You entered the palace at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the most educated and sensible child, after all, the daughter raised by your master Liu, it is indeed excellent. You should learn more from her."

Youqing stood up and bowed to the queen, saying: "The queen praises you absurdly, and I am ashamed to be your daughter."

The queen lightly stretched out her hand and nodded at her, saying: "Look, the etiquette is so considerate." After saying a few more words, the queen said: "Perhaps the elders are in a panic here, you take Youqing to the palace for a walk. You don't need to rush back to study, Master has already ordered everything from the palace." He said again: "Xin'er, you are the oldest here, you have to take good care of them." The queen agreed, and the queen supported Bai Zhe's body hands go.

Everyone didn't get up, they were quiet for a while, and it was Liu Fu who said first: "I wonder what kind of books Ms. Liu usually reads?"

Youqing didn't raise his eyes to look at him, just nodded his head and replied cautiously: "It's just words of persuasion such as "Women's Rules" and "Women's Training"."

Qing Yang said with a smile: "My sister is too modest, I lost a lot of words with my sister yesterday."

Qingyang had heard about Youqing a long time ago, and by living in the same palace, the two of them wrote lyrics and poems. Although Youqing intended to let Qingyang go, his literary charm was extraordinary, and no matter how he concealed it, he couldn't hide it.Seeing that Youqing has both looks and talent, Qingyang liked her very much, so he called her "sister".

But Bi Xin sounded uneasy, thinking that Qingyang was also flattering Youqing, and was just waiting for "sister" to change to "sister-in-law", so he was anxious on the sidelines.

Youqing said: "The Four Books and Five Classics are also dabbled in, but it's just superficial." Liu Fu felt bored hearing this, but it's not surprising that Youqing is Master Liu's daughter.

Seeing that Bi Xinliufu was absent-minded, Wan Zhao said to Qingyang, "The weather is just right, and there are many butterflies in the imperial garden, won't the princess go and have a look?"

Qing Yang clapped his hands and said: "Sister Zhao had a better idea. I was just about to catch some butterflies for fun. The servants in the meeting are clumsy, and the butterflies that I managed to catch are all called dead."

Wan Zhao laughed and said, "It's not because the servants are careless. They feed the butterflies with bamboo sticks dipped in honey. No matter how careful they are, they have to feed them with fresh flowers. It's best to feed them in a ventilated small room." Fill the house with flowers, let the butterflies out and let them live, and when you want to watch them, carefully catch them in the pot, then they will live for a long time." Bi Xinliufu sounded interesting, and agreed to go to the Royal Garden to watch the butterflies.

Everyone went all the way to the Qinhe Pavilion in the Imperial Garden and sat down.Qingyang held up the net pole for fluttering butterflies, lifted her skirt and tiptoed to flutter the butterflies in the flower garden.Bi Xinliufu still loves the carp and mandarin ducks in the pond, rushing to feed them.Wanzhao, Han Tan, and Youqing just stood on the sidelines without saying a word, waiting for their masters' orders.

Suddenly Qingyang yelled, hurried back a few steps, nearly fell down, pointed at a flower, his little face turned pale with fright.Wanzhao hurried to see what happened. It turned out that there was a big colorful caterpillar crawling proudly on a flower, twisting and twisting its body, and biting the leaf of the flower.Everyone also came to see it, and couldn't help but feel unhappy.The daring servant next to him was about to fight, Wan Zhao stopped him, supported Qingyang and said with a smile: "It's the most interesting to call this bug 'spicy' in the slave's hometown. If someone has a more aggressive personality, everyone will take care of him It's called 'Spicy', don't you see that frivolous appearance with thorns in the floral dress, isn't it a shabby household?"

Only then did Qingyang's face turn rosy, and Wan Zhao said again: "Don't look at it now that it's out of shape, and later it will turn into a butterfly after cocooning, the princess will love it!"

Qingyang raised his head and said, "I've heard of 'a sparrow turns into a phoenix', but I don't know about 'a caterpillar turns into a butterfly'. It seems that as long as you want to climb high branches, you can go crazy about any broken things!"

Youqing listened to it again, his face suddenly changed, he thought he was arranging her, his eyes were red, and he was holding on to the hem of his clothes to dare not cry.Qingyang glanced at the people around him, and said, "Don't just stand there, go play alone, you're so restrained." The three of Wanzhao agreed and dispersed.

Youqing stood by the flowers not far from the pool, peeking at her. Her elders at home had taught her for a long time, and her mother had told her that she must please the First Prince.Who is Ke Youqing?She is a lady from a scholarly family, she has been pampered since she was a child, how could she please others?Besides, how could her arrogance that is unique to a lady from a rich family make her lose her face to court a man?Youqing only held the flower and twirled it in his hands, thinking about what Qingyang said just now, he dared not approach him even more.

Wan Zhao entered the pavilion, saw Liu Fu sitting there looking at the scene in the pool, brushed her braids a little, felt relieved, and quietly stood beside Liu Fu.Wan Zhao patted Liu Fu lightly, and looked at him with a smile, her beautiful eyes were full of affection.

Liu Fu was surprised, and said: "Zhao'er doesn't come out often, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Wan Zhao lowered his brows and smiled, "You're not feeling well, what's the point of coming out?"

Liu Fu asked her to sit down and talk.Wan Zhao looked at Liu Fu's scarf tied outside, put his hand on it lightly and said, "Why is this camel-colored scarf paired with a bluish-yellow webbing, it's neither fish nor fowl."

Liu Fu tore off the scarf and said: "So I like the green one, the blue one, and the people below are just like that, and it looks strange to me."

"Since you love the green one, I think it would look good with the camel-colored square scarf if you twist the bamboo-green silk thread with some crow-colored ones and weave it into willow leaf nets." Liu Fu listened If it feels good, I will allow it.

Liu Fu's eyes fell on the tortoiseshell purple jade bracelet and said: "I think the color of this bracelet reminds me of a tortoiseshell fan pendant I got a few days ago, it doesn't match well, you can give me some advice."

Wan Zhao thought for a while and said, "The tortoise shell must match the fan made of mountains and rivers. You have to weave black thread mixed with gold thread into a knot and hang the fan pendant on it. Only then can the tortoise shell's spirituality be suppressed."

"It doesn't disappoint."

Bi Xin had already noticed that Youqing was looking at him, he was really standing or sitting, feeling uncomfortable.He was trying to divert his attention when he saw that Liu Fu was talking interestingly with Wan Zhao, so he hurried over and said to Wan Zhao with a smile: "Sister Zhao'er, show me what kind of tie the scarf goes with." .”

Liu Fu Wanzhao naturally knew that Bi Xin was in distress at the moment, she pulled her sleeves to cover her face and laughed into a ball, pretending to drive him away, how could Bi Xin agree?I begged the two of you to do me a favor, but I brought him to talk, so the two stopped laughing and talked together with each other.