Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

"Is it this time to go so early?"

"Go early to grab a good seat, don't eat those melon seeds, just walk around."

"Hey, look over there, it's all red."

"Hey, it seems to be a bunch of brides. Isn't the emperor accepting worship today? Who is going to marry a daughter at this time?"

"Is it a guard of honor in the palace? Look at the way they are lined up, maybe they are palace ladies."

A group of people walked in front of the Meridian Gate Tower together, and came to pay homage to the Empress while taking advantage of the Queen's Empress Ceremony.But before the time came, a vast crowd of women had already gathered.They wore blue face scarves embroidered with peonies, but wore wedding gowns. They occupied the most central position in front of the city gate early. They heard from passers-by who came early said that they gathered here at dawn, and they have cried for several times. up.

"My God, are you afraid of being dragged away by the official if you make such a fuss?"

"It's not just once or twice that these scarves have gathered people to create momentum. You all remember the incident at Tongyinzhai a few months ago, and the city was full of ups and downs. Besides, they are all female relatives. Now the court has re-emerged merchants. Since the establishment Otherwise, I don’t bother to care about it from an official point of view.”

"That's right, what are you afraid of if you spend this money? Just now I asked a knowledgeable person, and he said that these scarves were given to the gentlemen of the Military Patrol Academy." The man pulled his sleeves and gestured to everyone. All of a sudden, everyone was in an uproar.

"The notice from the imperial court said that the empress is sympathetic to the common people. For the sake of saving money, only the empress ceremony is held, and the wedding is avoided. If we let us go, it is to take advantage of other girls. Do you think this empress can do it?"

"There's nothing she can't do. She's inappropriate and others are rushing to be her. Besides, she's not a big girl. Even the emperor thinks it's unnecessary for her to be a concubine."

"Hey, if you don't tell me, I thought the emperor didn't need to get married, and whoever you just point to is the empress."

"I really want to see the queen's face. I can't be a bride myself, but I don't know how angry I am when I see a group of brides."

This group of people gathered around one place, chirping and laughing, leaning back and forth, took out melons and fruits, ate them and waited to see what it would be like after a while.

Everything was kept simple in the grand ceremony after the establishment of the emperor. The emperor and the empress held a ceremony in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and received congratulations from all the officials.Afterwards, the empress would go to Kunning Palace to receive congratulations from her concubine, and after all this was over, there was still a set of rules in the palace to keep busy until night.

Bi Xin stayed with Wan Zhao all day long. In fact, he didn't need to accompany her for the ceremony after noon, but Bi Xin waited beside Wan Zhao silently, watching her receive all the congratulations until nightfall.

The old mother in the palace prepared a set of lottery heads, a bed full of red dates, peanuts, longan and melon seeds, as well as Hejin wine, raw dumplings, and red hair scissors.

Bi Xin and Wan Zhao didn't say a word, they sat on the head of the bed in solemn court clothes, and a large group of palace people were about to go up one by one according to the etiquette.

"All these rules are exempted, I will talk to the queen." Bi Xin waved his hand.

The old nuns looked at each other, hesitated to speak, the leader glanced at Li He's eyes, put down their things, bowed their heads and retreated out of the hall.

Finally, there were only two of them left in Kunning Palace.

He didn't know how to tell Wanzhao, Rouyan's death yesterday, today's grievance on the tower, and this embarrassing identity, he felt a little sorry for the woman in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

"The queen has worked hard recently."

Wan Zhao glanced at Bi Xin, his face was not inappropriate, and said to Bi Xin: "The funeral ceremony of Concubine Rong is not sloppy, and the concubine thinks that he is chasing the imperial concubine."

Bi Xin nodded, his eyes dodged to other places, and said: "The queen is in charge."

Wan Zhao casually picked up a longan, peeled it, and ate it without looking at the other person, but he ate it with gusto, and was about to touch another one to eat.

Bi Xin glanced at her silently, got up and took the snacks on the table and put them beside Wan Zhao, then sat on the couch in the distance, took off the crown and crossed his legs to look at the light in front of the window.

"Zhaoer, do you blame me?" Bi Xin said softly.

Wan Zhao watched Bi Xin staring at the shadow of the lamp in a daze, and said this sentence without beginning or end while leaning sideways.Wan Zhao knew that it was the matter of Rouyan that had aroused him, and this suspicious king was probably afraid that she would commit suicide one day and force him.

"As long as the emperor still needs the concubine, the queen, for a day, the concubine will not leave her post without authorization."

"You said this so cleverly that I was speechless."

"All the concubines are bestowed by the emperor. The mother honors the world and shines on the lintel. Others can't ask for it."

Bi Xin turned sideways, glanced at Wanzhao and said, "Don't talk about others, what about yourself?"

Wanzhao laughed suddenly, spat out a nub from his mouth, threw it aside, and said in disbelief, "Is the emperor asking my concubine? Naturally, my concubine is happy!"

"That, that's good."

"People, if you are infatuated, you will lose. It is not lost to the opponent, but to yourself. The concubine thinks that the most important thing is what he can hold, and those vain love and infatuation are just adding to the troubles. You see Concubine Rong will know."

"It's true. Many things are just obsessions, so don't think about it. If people in the world are as transparent as you, they won't be trapped in the quagmire."

Wan Zhao walked to the table and saw that the red scissors on the table were for tying hair. She picked it up and played with it, then laughed twice.

He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wanzhao shook his head, but said in his heart: Wanzhao, Wanzhao, who are you with?

Wanzhao finds it very ironic. He obviously has his own thoughts in his heart, but he puts on these facades. What's even more ridiculous is that he doesn't even have half a room for the facades. I don't know why?

Wanzhao didn't look carefully after a busy day, looked up and saw a crack in his nail, so he opened the scissors and cut off half of Bai Duan'er's nail.

Seeing Wan Zhao's actions, Bi Xin frowned, wanted to say something, but held back.He only said: "In the end it's the Empress Dowager, if I want to stay overnight for an explanation, this couch..."

"No need." Wan Zhao interrupted Bi Xin's words.He said again: "The courtiers and concubines are not used to staying here, so they still want to ask for an order to return to Yonghe Palace." After that, he saluted and asked for an order.

Seeing Wanzhao lowering her brows and lowering her eyes, she had worked hard all day, and she still behaved properly, but there was an indescribable unruliness about her, she seemed to be obedient, but there was a sense of resentment.

This feeling is very similar to what Liu Fu felt when he was fighting with himself.

"Do you think I'm wrong and you're dissatisfied with me?" Bi Xin squinted his eyes and asked.

"Chen and concubine dare not."

"Then do you think it's absurd for a concubine like me to accept a concubine but not be favored, and to be a queen without getting married?"

The corners of Wan Zhao's lips seemed to be twitched, and he replied: "If we talk about monarchs and ministers, ministers and concubines just occupy a title. The above and below, thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, and the ministers and concubines are not dissatisfied at all." She looked up at him, Frowning, he said: "But if you want to say it's absurd, the concubine really thinks it's absurd."

Bi Xin's face changed, and Wan Zhao snatched his words again: "The concubine thinks you are the emperor, and it is absurd to stick to such small details and not focus on the important affairs of the court. I personally think that the emperor is not concerned about these matters You don’t even need to think about it, let alone discuss it. You Ninth Five-Year Honor, you are not only yourself, the emperor is also the emperor of the world, so show some courage, so why bother with those dirty words.”

Bi Xin raised his hand and stood up, and only said: "The queen has made a contribution to persuasion, and I will reward you." After saying that, he pulled Chao Guan's back and walked out of the palace gate.

Don't think it's already this time, Liu Liang rubbed his hands in panic in the mansion.After the Empress Dowager Ceremony, the Empress Dowager went back to the palace to rest first, Liu Liangte went to visit her, the Empress Dowager did not want to see him very much.But the emperor had already bestowed a marriage on Liu Liang's son-in-law, and now he has returned to the palace to wait for the marriage.When the Queen Mother saw Liu Liang, she sent a few more polite words. She knew that she could not make any decisions anymore, but she still had to put on her mother's airs.

Liu Liang only replied respectfully, before leaving, Bai Zhe who was beside the queen mother suddenly said: "The rules of trial marriage cannot be broken, today is a good day, my uncle might as well complete the ceremony."

Before Liu Liang could speak, the queen mother asked him to kneel down.He entered the palace alone, and at this time Bi Xinwanzhao would not be able to see him, and Qingyang was also paying homage to the new queen, and it was a place where wives gathered, so foreigners couldn't get in at all.Liu Liang was sweating anxiously, Bo Zhe saw him hesitate in front of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and said that the palace is busy today, it's better for the outsider to avoid suspicion, so he asked the servant to take him out of the palace.

Just after leaving the palace, Liu Liang hurriedly found Xianer to talk to Qing Yang.Although trial marriage is a rule, but to avoid Qingyang so hastily and come here, the queen mother deliberately probed into Liu Liang's background, so she could decide how to handle it in the future.Liu Liang knows Qingyang's temper best, her temper doesn't put sand in her eyes, if she knows that he's trying to marry a female official behind her back, then no one will get good results if her temper comes up.

"Don't worry, young master. The ceremony should be over. I think His Highness has already got the news that the Queen Mother dotes on her like that. If His Highness speaks, you don't have to be embarrassed."

Of course Liu Liang knew this truth, but there shouldn't be any movement in Qingyang, the news should have been put in long ago, I'm afraid that when she finds out, the Queen Mother's people will also arrive in the mansion.

A small sedan chair was carried out from the corner gate, and soon arrived at the Liu Mansion.

The members of the Liu family came to greet them respectfully, and the leading servant said that in the palace, everything is done by female officials according to the rules, and the members of the Liu family have been working hard all day, so there is no need to ask such trivial matters.

Anyone in the Liu family dared to ask more questions, so they invited the father-in-law to take the female official to Liu Liang's yard.Liu Liang just heard the news and pushed the door out, the father-in-law raised his hand, the members of the Liu family surrounded Liu Liang's yard, and the servants quickly followed the butler and retreated out.Liu Liang stared at the servants who were in a hurry and seemed to be fleeing, and he was blocked by the father-in-law.

"Hey, new uncle, don't be in a hurry, you can't escape the rules of the palace, our family will stay outside, and after the girls are busy, it's not too late for you to rest."

Liu Liang's complexion changed twice, his ears turned red, he took out money from his bosom and stuffed it into the waiter's hand, and smiled apologetically, "Why pay the girls back, this, how can I bear it."

The waiter picked up the silver and said with a smile: "Hey, you still want to look beautiful. The girls in the palace who are afraid of coming will prefer you. It's only fair to let one accompany you and the other keep the records." He raised his hand as he spoke. He whispered to Liu Liang: "We are all acquaintances, so don't panic, play well." Before leaving, he patted Liu Liang on the shoulder with a smile.

In the dark of night, two girls came from afar, wearing red veils, one carrying a clock, a rope, and a ruler, and the other holding a pen, paper, inkstone.Liu Liang squinted his eyes and looked, it seemed to be Qingtuan cloud cake.

The two curled up and saluted, Liu Liang looked around, suspicious and panicked, and said: "Why are you? Elder sister, does she know what's going on?" As he spoke, the two of them filled the courtyard. Turning around, he muttered: "I know you are here, don't you just want to see my jokes? Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess, the fairy descends to earth, just teasing a junior like this, let me take you, but I will lose face."

"Master, don't look for it anymore, the master is listening to training in the Compassionate Ning Palace."

Liu Liang was stunned at the same place, seeing Qing Tuan, he said again: "We don't have a job, so the master's copying of the "Women's Commandments" can't be stopped. If you feel sorry for the master, you can quickly end this job, and we can get back to work."

"What kind of statement is this?"

"My master knew the news as soon as it was handed in, and ran to the empress dowager to make a fuss about it. The empress dowager circled the master and told me to learn female virtues. The master can rest only after we are done."

Seeing this, Liu Liang came up with a plan, and said to the two: "As long as you hand in the job, you just write the paperwork according to the rules, and when Qingyang comes out, I will explain to her."

The two looked at each other, blushed, and bumped each other with their elbows, then Yun Gao said embarrassingly: "It's not that the servants don't want to listen to the master, it's just that we don't understand the regulations, and we can't make it up randomly." ah."

Qing Tuan took the opportunity to nod and said: "Master, the slaves and maidservants really don't understand these things, why don't you tell the master, the slaves and maidservants will write down one by one to deal with it, the master and the servants will testify by themselves, so I am not afraid that the master will be talked about."

"This..." Liu Liang also blushed with embarrassment, rubbed the hem of his clothes, and said in a low voice, "But I don't understand either."

After looking at each other, Qingtuan Yungao gave a "puchi" smile, Yungao pursed her lips and said, "You are really a silver pewter gun, but it is useless."

Qingtuan also laughed and said, "Sir, don't be modest, we dealt with it earlier, and we are both relaxed."

Seeing Liu Liang standing in front of the porch, the two were stunned, hugged and rubbed their faces, coquettishly like a girl.

"If you really don't know if there is a secret play picture under the mattress at the head of the bed, you can borrow it and copy it." Qingtuan said again.

Liu Liang shook his head, blushing and whispered: "I don't have any, but I've seen them in other people's houses, it's better if I go and ask for two at this moment."

Yun Gao tilted her head and smiled, "My lord is so fantastic, this eunuch Mao is guarding outside, where are you going?"

Seeing Liu Liang became anxious, he tried to climb over the wall in the dark, but he was so thin that he couldn't climb up at all, the two girls put down their things and grabbed him.

"My lord, I really have no other choice, or follow the rules. We are all the master's dowry, and sooner or later you will be your girl. No matter who you want tonight, our sisters will not say a word." Qing Tuan tried hard to persuade road.

Liu Liang retracted his body, grabbed the wall with his hands and pulled his neck and said: "I promised her to be a couple forever, now I want to regret the promise, how can I have the face to see her? If you want me to say that you go back like this, the worst is to see you tomorrow." Talk to the emperor and queen."

As Liu Liang said, Lai sat on the ground, folded his hands and ignored the two people's persuasion.