The
four little foreign
ministers recalled each other: After the eldest princess was reborn, she was engaged in business
again. 1: In the flower banquet
garden, two girls were whispering under a locust tree. How can
Your Royal Highness be such a good drinker? She gave a banquet to the officials yesterday, and made a full clearance for the emperor who felt the cold. I thought she would not appear at the flower banquet today. I didn’t expect that not only would someone come, but I wouldn’t even be able to see that I was half hungover.
“What do you mean by’full clearance ‘?”
“That is, to drink from table to table, and to drink from beginning to end for one round, which is called’passing the customs. ‘”
My God! There were at least dozens of tables at the Qionglin banquet yesterday, right? Princess Chang is a great drinker.
“But I heard from my father that Hsieh Tai-fu also drank a lot yesterday.”
“Hsieh Tai-fu was the chief examiner in this imperial examination, so it’s normal to have a few more drinks at the Qionglin banquet.”
“It’s a pity that Miss Inging won’t be able to see the Grand Master today.”
……
Sheng Yunlin leaned on his head with a look.
Today’s flower banquet, following the old practice, invited young talents and ladies of the family to the palace for a banquet, enjoying flowers, reciting poems and tasting tea, which is an arty move.
She drank a little too much last night and vomited a lot after the guests dispersed. Chen Yu gave her a good back for a while. Today, although the face is not obvious, but the stomach is still a little uncomfortable.
The flower banquet had not yet begun, and the people who entered the palace came one by one to see her. At this time, it was a girl who looked comely and quiet.
“My daughter Zuo Ying, see Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess.” Zuo Yingying bowed down and saluted her.
No wonder it looks familiar. Isn’t this the Miss Zuo that Jaffe’s mother took a fancy to?
No courtesy. I’ve heard your name. They are really growing neatly.
Zuo Ying was slightly stupefied. The girl who came to salute in
front of her only got one “no courtesy” at most. How could she get one more word?
But after worshipping, she said, “Thank you, Princess,” and went down according to the courtesy.
Lan Cao stood behind Sheng Yunlin and whispered in her ear, “I heard that Mrs. Hsieh wanted to take the opportunity of this flower feast to let Miss Zuo and Lord Taifu look at each other.”
「…… Where is Jaffe?
“Lord Taifu said he was busy with his business and didn’t come.”
“Oh?” Sheng Yun-lin’s voice rose slightly. “Well, he’s been really busy lately.”
I don’t look as if Lord Taifu cares about this. What’s more, Lord Taifu helped you block a lot of wine yesterday, but you finally drank it. When you were in high spirits, no one could persuade you. As a result, he couldn’t block the wine for you, and you grabbed the cup. Even his cup was drunk by you. Lord Taifu’s face..
Sheng Yunlin raised his eyebrows.
“In the end, the emperor scolded me badly.” Sometimes in private, Lan Cao would not call herself a slave, nor would she say to Sheng Yunlin, “Don’t do that next time.”
“Good talk, good talk.” Sheng Yunlin answered insincerely.
Bluegrass couldn’t help rolling her eyes.
Sheng Yunlin has been staring at Zuo Ying, shaking the round fan in his hand slowly. Why did
she drink too much yesterday?
Oh, she’s not happy to see Jaffe.
The Xie family sent a woman to the palace to ask her to marry. What kind of wine did Jaffe block for her?
When he came to his senses, he was drunk and grabbed Jaffe’s glass.
Such a small white porcelain cup, I do not know how many mouthfuls he had drunk before.
“Why, a couple of days ago you had someone transfer this portrait of Miss Zuo, but you didn’t see enough of it?” Bluegrass teased.
“How can a portrait be compared to a real person?” “Miss Tso looks beautiful and has a quiet temper,” says Sheng Yun-lin in a painless manner. “Mrs. Hsieh knows how to pick people.”
“Oh?”
Call her to the palace. Give him the title of’Quiet ‘.
「……！」 The orchid grass was stupefied for a long time before saying, “Your Highness, are you still drunk?!”
Sheng Yunlin had already got up and left the table, leaving only a graceful figure.
Lan Cao couldn’t help saying, “I’ve been in power for three years, and I’ve really become more and more capricious.” In
the 54th year of the reign of Emperor Tianhan, Emperor Tianhan died. Prince Li Jingche succeeded to the throne and changed his name to Yongding.
Half a year ago, the mighty struggle for the throne of Qi ended with the victory of the direct line and the demotion of the King of Liang to a commoner. After that, the young prince ascended to the highest position and was worshipped by all the people.
The prince was originally the seventeen princes of the late emperor. At first, many people were not optimistic about the seventeen princes. On the one hand, he is too young, and over 40 years old compared to the king of Liang, the accumulation of power in the court is not a little bit worse; on the other hand, his brother is the former prince, the first queen and the first prince are very fond of him, so the seventeen princes not only don’t look like they have the ability to govern the country, but also don’t have too much to say and dandy.
Who would have thought that this young cheetah would show his fangs after the death of his mother and brother. It not only swept away the party of the King of Liang, but also received support from the royal family of the neighboring state of Chen. When he succeeded to the throne, he even received a congratulatory form from the envoys of the state of Chen. Imperial Palace of the
State of Qi, in the Qinzheng Hall.
Sheng Yun-lin took a sip of his Kuilong tea, tasted it, nodded, and said, “It’s really the Kuilong of the state of Qi, which is famous in the nine States. The tea is really fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless.”
“If I can get a word of praise from Princess Chang, I’ll let the caravan transport this Kuilong tea to the State of Chen to sell it, and I’m sure there won’t be any worries about the market.” Li Jingche laughed.
Your state of Qi is mountainous and not suitable for farming, but business is in vogue. You built Huitong Yinzhuang in the name of the Chamber of Commerce of Qi for the convenience of the merchants of Qi in various countries. In the end, you succeeded to the throne, and the Chi Chamber of Commerce helped a lot, didn’t it? Sheng Yunlin asked.
“Princess Chang’s analysis is all right.” Lee Kyung-chul doesn’t shy away from it.
“It’s a pity.” Sheng Yun-lin sighed, “Those old people in the state of Qi thought you were a child with a big heart. They thought you were just fooling around.”
“Back then it was a real mess.” Li Ching-che refilled the tea for her. Who would have thought it would be today? You can still sit here with the eldest princess, drink tea at leisure, and sit and watch the wind and the moon.
Sheng Yunlin wanted to let Li Jingche serve some good wine, but was denied by Li Jingche, for fear that she would get drunk again, Xie Yingzhan threw a frosty look in his eyes again, which was unbearable.
But Xie Taifu is also really protecting his shortcomings. Lee Kyung-chul thought. There was a sound of rain
outside the window. Continuous rain on the bamboo, across the plum window, the garden is full of green like water.
A tall and straight figure like a pine, holding a long oil-paper umbrella, stepped from the green to drop.
“Fei Fei!” Sheng Yun-lin trotted over and took the man by the hand.
“It’s disgusting.” Lee Ching-chul shook his head affectedly. “Is that what people who indulge in love look like?”.
“What do you know!” Sheng Yunlin looked back and scolded Li Jingche.
Lee Kyung-chul gave a “tut.”.
He really doesn’t understand. Sincerely, he Li Jingche had never liked any girl in his life, and wondered why Xie Yingzhan had only been dead set on the eldest princess of the Chen Dynasty for so many years-he certainly admired the eldest princess, but could he marry her home? Forget it. You can’t enjoy it.
Recently there has been a big row in the court over his marriage, and he is not as carefree as he was when he was a prince. He even asked Sheng Yunlin if there was a princess in the Chen Dynasty who could marry him to meet his urgent needs, but Sheng Yunlin rolled his eyes and said, “I have been the only princess in the Chen Dynasty for the past 30 years, and I have already married.”. He could only spread out his hands.
At this point, Li Jingche smiled at Xie Fei and said, “Lord Xie, I know that you and your wife came to our country to visit the mountains and rivers, but I really feel sorry for asking you to handle official business.”. However, I talked with Princess Chang about the two countries becoming friends and turning hostility into friendship, so I had to ask Lord Xie to enter the palace to discuss it in detail. Lord Hsieh has served in the Ministry of Rites of the State of Chen for many years, and has been sent to our court as an envoy. It is most appropriate to talk to you about this matter, and to have the eldest princess witness it.
“It doesn’t matter.” Jaffe said lightly.
“Lord Hsieh, as always, cherishes words like gold.” Lee Kyung-chul teased.
Jaffe gave a “hum,” as if he had made such an assessment.
Li Jingche retired from the palace, leaving only the three of them in the Qinzheng Palace. From the sun hanging high to the stars, from the chaotic draft to the well-organized draft, a contract that ended the years of enmity between Chen and Qi and influenced the trade routes of later generations for a hundred years was quietly born in this palace.
…… It was late at night when the
draft was completed.
Li Jingche rubbed his wrist, put down his pen, and said, “It’s so late. You two are staying in the palace tonight.”. As it happens, I have a place I’d like Lord Hsieh to look at.
“Don’t invite me?” Sheng Yunlin said strangely.
“When the eldest princess wants to come, naturally no one will stop her.”
“Where?” Asked Jaffe.
“My father’s study.” Lee Kyung-chul said.
He made a gesture to lead the way and led Sheng Yunlin and Jaffe out of the Qinzheng Hall. The lanterns in the palace of the
State of Qi spread out like a long picture scroll, with fireflies swaying in them, which was a different kind of aesthetic feeling. Qi is located in the southern tip, half of the year is summer, spring and autumn are not long, winter is especially short. Even the palace is planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, which bloom all the year round. The three of
them walked for about half an hour before they reached a rather simple temple.
The Qinzheng Hall was the place where the emperors of our state of Qi dealt with government affairs. And this is where my father reads miscellaneous books, writes poems, and paints in his spare time. Li Jingche pushed the door open. The
inside of the palace is not spacious, but the furnishings are exquisite, and there are strong traces of the old days of its owner, as if when you open the door, you can see the shadow of the original owner who once lived here. On the long table of
gold nanmu, there were stacked letters, the top of which was pressed by a sapphire cloud sword spike. The moment he
saw the spike of the sword, Jaffe was a little absent-minded. Before
his father was seriously ill, he came to the study every day. It was as it was when he came here the last time. “That was two months ago,” sighs Lee.
「……」 Jaffe was silent for a moment, then finally asked, “Did you know anything about my grandfather and your father?”
Yes. My father has told me. Li Ching-che also looked at the spike of the sword, with a look of regret in his eyes. “Nine years ago, you took that spike of the sword as an envoy to our state of Qi.”
“Mmm.”
Sheng Yunlin suddenly remembered the story that Li Jingche had told her.
……
Hsieh Ying-chan used a token. The token originally belonged to his grandfather Xie Xiang. When Xie Xiang was young, he went on a trip and made friends with a person of the same age. They regarded each other as bosom friends, but this person turned out to be the crown prince of Qi. At that time, the two countries had been fighting for many years, and when the truth of the identity of the crown prince of Qi came to light, Xie Xiangning was broken and refused to continue to interact with the enemy. Before they said goodbye, the prince of the state of Qi had given Xie Xiang the last token, which was a promise and also meant to owe him. After that, life and death never see each other again. When Xie Yingzhan was on a diplomatic mission to the State of Qi, the crown prince had been emperor for forty-five years and was already old. Seeing this token, I shed tears as if it were a lifetime ago.
……
Come to think of it, this sword spike is the token that the late emperor of Qi gave to Xie Xiang when he was the crown prince.
Li Jingche said to Jaffe, When my father traveled to the State of Chen, he accidentally exposed his identity and was put in prison. At that time, the two countries were antagonistic, and local officials wanted to take the credit of capturing the prince of the enemy country and escort him directly to Beijing, so they did not disclose it to the outside world. When your grandfather Xie Xiang learned about this, he suddenly realized that he had always been regarded as a close friend and was the prince of the enemy country.
He was originally a man of letters, and although he was resourceful, he didn’t know much about martial arts. Even if the sword at the waist is opened, it is only used for daily decoration. But on that day, he planned the whole prison robbery alone, went deep into the prison, and took my father away personally.
My father said that I had a narrow escape from death that night. Even if Xie Xiang had a perfect plan, he still had no experience of prison robbery. At the last moment, he alarmed the guards, and the two of them were chased all the way until they could not escape. My father was wounded and unable to use his sword. It was the first time in his life that Xie Xiang used his sword. He chopped at random, like chopping firewood. Even so, he still protected my father behind his back.
Had it not been for the order of the local officials to keep my father alive, those men would have done it long ago, and the two of them would not have been able to hold out until the reinforcements arrived. Fortunately, although Xie Xiang was seriously wounded in the end, the reinforcements of Qi arrived in time. After they
escaped, my father wanted to bring Hsieh Hsiang back to Qi, but Hsieh Hsiang sternly refused. He said that he had risked his life to save my father, and that he had fully established his brotherly friendship, but that he could not let go of his country’s hatred and his family’s hatred.
Lee Kyung-chul speaks very slowly.
It was nearly sixty years ago, but it seems like yesterday.
Hsieh Hsiang’s sword was originally an arty thing, not a famous blade. It was cut off long ago in that fierce battle. It’s just that my father picked up this sapphire cloud sword spike silently and kept it by his side until he gave it to Xie Xiang again. At that time, Xie Xiang was already the youngest prime minister of the State of Chen. The two countries were at war on the south bank of the Chu River, and their lives were plunged into misery. Xie Xiang was ordered to go to the peace talks and finally got the sword spike. Then both countries withdrew their troops. “That was the last time the two of them saw each other in this life,” says Lee.
Jaffe picked up the spike. He had seen
this sword spike when he was young, and his grandfather often took it out and looked at it. He was always surprised that his grandfather never had a sword, but why did he care so much about such an old sword spike? Obviously, the silk thread was yellow and yellow, and the corners were curled up.
Later, he became an official. Before his grandfather passed away, he put the sword spike in a sandalwood box and gave it to him, saying that when the two countries of Chen and Qi went to war again, the sword spike could solve the urgent need. But even so, he didn’t want the sword spike to be useful in his life.
At that time, Jaffe did not understand its meaning, until later in the Imperial Study of the Chen Palace, he found that the emperor was always in a trance to a portrait of a young girl every day.
The look was exactly the same as when his grandfather was facing the spike of the sword.
Now under the sword spike, there is a thick stack of letter paper.
Every letter begins with the words “Hsieh Hsiang.”. When they were
young, did they call them by their first names?
Just so many letters, written for most of my life, but never sent.
“Sometimes I wonder if the outcome would have been different if the two countries had not been at loggerheads.” Li Jingche sighed.
“Yes.” “At least from now on, everything is different,” said Jaffe. There will
never be such a troubled time again. There will be no more close friends who are forced to go their separate ways.
Hundred years of prosperity will be opened from now on, and their descendants will work hand in hand.
Extra Chapter 3: Long Memories
Before Sheng Yunlin and Jaffe bid farewell to Li Jingche, Li Jingche gave them a box of thread incense, saying it was a late wedding gift. Sheng Yunlin teased him that he was a little late. They had been married for more than half a year, but Li Jingche promised that the gift would be in line with their hearts.
Li Jingche said, “This is my most precious treasure. It’s called’Dreaming and Forgetting Worries. ‘If you light it and fall asleep, you can realize your wish in your dream.”. Because the annual output of the forgetful grass used to make it is very small, even in the palace there is not much.
Sheng Yun-lin thought nothing of it and said, “When I dream on weekdays, I can get what I want.” “I haven’t finished yet,” said
Lee Kyung-chul with a smile. The most amazing thing about it is that you two light it before you go to bed, and you can dream together, enter the same dream, and then realize it together.
“That’s interesting.” Sheng Yun-lin immediately became interested. “I don’t know what Jaffe and I will dream about.”
That evening, Sheng Yunlin lit the incense. The thread incense itself gives off a faint scent of vegetation, but it smells very good, and it seems to have the effect of calming the nerves.
Jaffe, however, did not have any expectations. He said to Sheng Yunlin, “If two people have different wishes, how can they dream together?” “How can you be so sure that our wishes are different?” Asked
Sheng Yunlin.
“Then what is your wish?” Jaffe looked at her, and there seemed to be moonlight flowing in his amber eyes.
By the light of the candle, Sheng Yun-lin looked into his eyes and accidentally saw God again. He just held his chin and said with a smile, “I won’t tell you.”
Jaffe smiled faintly and pecked her lips.
“Go to sleep, good night.” After
Princess Changyi met more than half of the young people of the right age in the capital, the emperor finally made a final decision on Xie Yingzhan, the grandson of the former prime minister Xie Xiang, the top scholar in both civil and military affairs, and the eldest son of the Xie family who is now in the Hanlin Academy.
Round and round, or back to the origin.
It’s just that everyone can’t quite understand, since the last one is still the most popular candidate at the beginning and the gossip is flying everywhere, why do you want to torment everyone? For no reason, they gave many aristocratic families useless hopes and expectations, and as a result, they all ended up drawing water from a bamboo basket.
The Xie family is happy to get married. The wedding date was set very early, and the emperor renovated the princess mansion of Princess Huayang, the mother of Princess Changyi, and gave Princess Changyi the mansion after marriage. The Ministry of Rites was also busy, eager to marry the princess immediately. Zhai Wentao, the son of the Minister
of Rites and the head of the Gossip in the capital, brought first-hand gossip news to the public.
“In fact, this thing is like this.” Zhai Wentao said to his friends, “Aren’t we negotiating peace with Beimo these days?”? They sent an envoy to the capital to discuss it in detail. The emperor thought something was wrong. What had to come to the capital to talk about? Everyone soon recovered-this is definitely to ask a princess to marry! But who is our Princess Changyi? That is the emperor’s eyeball, every day in the palm of the hand, and the prince on an equal footing! The emperor was afraid that he would be caught in a dilemma, so he quickly married the princess. The friends
asked, “Then why did Hsieh Ying-chan make the final decision?”? Didn’t you say last year when Hsieh Ying-chan had just won the Number One Prize that he had rejected the Lord?
“Maybe he’s figured it out now?” Zhai Wentao surmised, “But recently I’ve been facing him every day at the Imperial Academy, and I haven’t seen him unhappy. It doesn’t seem like he’s been forced to do nothing.”
Someone disdained to say, “He’s a man who can’t see his expression.”. Don’t end up being a resentful couple, it’s just another case of the chicken flying and the dog jumping!
The chicken flies and the dog jumps? Resentful couple Tiancheng? Is that really what they say outside? Sheng Yunlin is going to explode. She was quite happy when the
imperial edict came down. Sincerely, Jaffe was indeed the best-looking and most talented of the aristocratic children of her age. Although the relationship between them was not very good at the beginning, but now the relationship is not very bad, get along well in the future, can always get along well?
But now the evaluation of the outside is: Jaffe was forced to Lord, two people may become a couple.
Chen Yu comforted her by saying, “Don’t be angry, Sister. They don’t know anything. They’re all talking nonsense.”
Do you think I should go and ask him what he thinks? If he really doesn’t like me that much..
“Don’t!” Chen Yu held her down. “My father has said that you have to get married quickly, or you’ll have to go and get married!”
「…… Then get married. Sheng Yun-lin glanced at the beams. “At the worst, we can divorce again.”
Chen Yu: “..”
Sheng Yun-lin patted his hand. “You’re the prince. If I really want to divorce, you’ll have to back me up.”
Chen Yu: “..”
I feel like my father will break my leg.
Big wedding day, ten miles of red makeup. After the
ceremony, Jaffe proposed a toast in the front yard. There were ninety-nine and eighty-one tables for the banquet, and even the emperors and empresses came in person. Sheng Yunlin sat alone in the room and pondered. She was used to seeing Jaffe in official clothes, which was really pleasing to the eye, but she didn’t know what he looked like in his bright red wedding dress today? But come to think of it, it will still be Yushu Linfeng, amazing appearance, right? As she
thought about it, she felt sleepy.
The headdress is too heavy. It’s so boring.
She slept so well that no one could see that the person under the hijab was already sitting there, because the hijab was tightly covered and she was sitting very upright. It was not until
the front yard was over that Mammy shook her awake. “Your Highness?”? Your Highness! The emperor’s son-in-law is back!
「…… Ah Sheng Yunlin woke up in a daze. Then
she smelled a strong smell of wine. Suddenly
she lifted her veil and said to the man in front of her, “How much have you drunk, Jaffe?” What came
into view was Jaffe’s stunned expression, and next to her was a girl carrying a happy scale and a wine glass in both hands, and Mammy with a “finished” face: “My Royal Highness! How can you lift the veil yourself?
Sheng Yun-lin said, “Oh,” then raised his hand again and put the veil back intact.
“Go through the process again.” “You haven’t seen anything,” she said. “No one is allowed to complain to the emperor or the empress.” At a glance
just now, Jaffe was better than she had imagined. Better looking. Eighteen-year-old young man, eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like the bright moon, bright gentleman, nothing better than this.
She waited quietly for Jaffe to lift her veil with a happy scale, and the two of them drank a cup of wine. At the moment when his wrists were intertwined, Sheng Yunlin felt Jaffe’s breath so closely for the second time-the last time at Qionglin Banquet, he accidentally fell into his arms. That time Jaffe immediately put himself down, followed by months of enemies narrow road. But at this moment, time seems to be long, so intimate touch, so that people’s skin has become hot up. After drinking a
cup of wine, Mammy said a lot of auspicious words, and then retired with the maids. They were finally the only two left
in the house.
Sheng Yunlin licked his dry lips, only to feel that he had brewed a bellyful of words, but at this time he did not know how to speak.
“Lord Hsieh, we are old acquaintances,” or “Are you tired today? Why don’t you go to bed early?” In the current atmosphere, everyone feels out of place.
Jaffe may be really drunk. Although there is no face, but the eyes with a trace of misty fog, in the end still can not escape the eyes of Sheng Yunlin.
Jaffe opened his mouth first: “I have drunk a little too much tonight.”
“Well, that what..”
“I’m going to wash up, and the princess will rest first.”
「…… Ah All
Sheng Yunlin could think about was, “It’s over. He won’t hate me now.” He looked at Jaffe with a blindfolded face and left the room. He stayed for a long time. Then he fell straight on the bed and began to think about life.
But today is really too tired, she has not thought out why, sleepiness hit again, she fell asleep again.
……
When Jaffe came back, Sheng Yunlin had fallen asleep breathing evenly.
She did not forget that she had taken off her crown and coat, and that she had rolled to the bottom, leaving a lot of room for Jaffe.
Jaffe smiled helplessly.
He had been drunk a lot of wine tonight, and he really smelled all over, and it was normal for her to dislike him.
He really had never seen a girl more spoiled and bold than Princess Changyi.
But such a princess, when she gets serious in the upper study, also has the hard work and progress that no one can match.
Jaffe bent down and dropped a gentle kiss between Sheng Yunlin’s eyebrows. Then Jaffe carefully lifted the quilt and lay down beside her, unwilling to wake the sleeping girl.
The next morning. When
Sheng Yunlin found Jaffe lying beside him, he almost cried with joy. If Jaffe had gone to sleep in the study last night, she would have really started to think about divorce-the twisted melon was not sweet after all, and she didn’t want to be a resentful couple with Jaffe.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Asked Jaffe.
Sheng Yun-lin shook his head and said with a straight face, “It’s nothing. You look better.”
Jaffe: “..”
What a mess. There’s a lot going on
this morning. The two of them will pay their respects to the elders of the Hsieh family, and their peers and juniors will pay their respects to them. Xie family Ding Xingwang, just see the ceremony to see five, six, seven, eight rounds, Sheng Yunlin can not remember one, but Jaffe whispered in her ear to remind her, help her recognize people. After seeing all of them,
Sheng Yunlin came to the conclusion that of all the children in the family, only Mrs. Xuan was a normal person. The others spoke in a literary way, quoting the classics in two out of three sentences, as if they could not speak without dropping their book bags.
As for the masters and young masters of the Xie family. Don’t mention it. Only Jaffe’s cousin is more interesting. When the
relatives were halfway through the visit, someone suddenly came to the palace and said, “The emperor has a decree to send your excellency to the palace for an audience.”
A roomful of Lord Xie looked at each other. The
little eunuch wiped his sweat and said, “It’s the editor of the Imperial Academy, Lord Xie Yingzhan.”
Sheng Yunlin’s face was covered.
-What’s going on? Marriage leave is not given? What about not having to go to court for three days? “Thank you, sir,” said the
little eunuch. “Please come with me to the palace as soon as possible. The emperor has something urgent to find you.”
Sheng Yunlin suddenly grabbed Jaffe’s hand.
In fact, she didn’t even think about it, and her subordinates moved consciously.
Jaffe’s line of sight went all the way up along the palms of his skin, and finally stopped on Sheng Yunlin’s face: “I’ll be right back, eh?” The
last word, together with a slightly rising tone, seemed to be bewitching, so that Sheng Yunlin unconditionally compromised.
That.. I’ll wait for you.
“Good.”
I’ve been waiting all day.
That night, before the palace gate was locked, Sheng Yunlin did not wait for Xie Fei to come back, but waited for the little eunuch during the day. This time the little eunuch came to help Xie Fei with his clothes, saying that Lord Xie had to live in the palace these days.
Sheng Yunlin began to feel uneasy. How big a deal is
this? She is now outside the palace and does not know any news. After
only one night, Sheng Yunlin followed him into the palace and went directly to stop the big prince. Of the four princes, the eldest was two months older than her, and now he had begun to do some errands with her, and he knew best what had happened in the past. Now that
Sheng Yun-lin had asked, he did not conceal it. “Your Majesty has discovered that there is a fraud in the Beimo peace negotiation,” he whispered. “I’m afraid you’re not sincere in asking for peace. It seems that you’re doing something else. Now you’re summoning your excellencies to discuss the matter.”
Jaffe is now a close minister of the emperor, important letters are drafted by his hand, about also be locked up in the Imperial Study.
No wonder you don’t even go home.
The eldest prince told her, “I know you’re newly married, and you’re in love with your son-in-law. But it’s a good thing that your father thinks highly of him. Don’t make trouble.”
“Is that what you think of me?” Sheng Yunlin looked surprised.
The big prince nodded his head seriously.
Where is it? You slander me!
Long memories, have you forgotten? Did you quarrel with your father for a month last year in order to get into the upper study? How many rules has your father changed for you over the years? Count it yourself.
「……」
“Ah, I don’t know what Hsieh Ying-chan has in mind about you.”
“Wasn’t it the father who ordered the marriage?” “In fact, to be honest, I was afraid he was being forced,” says Sheng Yun-lin.
The big prince looked at her with a look that said, “Is your brain rusty?” He said, “So you don’t know that it was Hsieh Ying-chan who asked to marry you?”
「…… Huh? Sheng Yunlin is confused.
“I don’t know exactly, but my father found out that the people of Beimo might want you to marry, and decided on the spot to marry you off immediately. As a result, he volunteered.” The big prince wrote lightly, “I don’t know what he thinks. You have such a bad temper.”
In peacetime, Sheng Yunlin is estimated to have quarreled with the big prince. But now she was so confused that she forgot to argue for herself, so she walked away.
Jaffe offered to marry her..?
Jaffe offered to marry her!
My God, it wasn’t forced!
Once you look back, it’s easy to imagine the details that started last night.
For example, the way Jaffe looked at her from the wedding night to the next morning was not quite the same as usual, was it? I can’t say what’s different, but I just feel different from the past.
For example, Jaffe introduced her family to her yesterday, and the tone was very gentle, right? When he was in the upper study, he had never been so gentle as a teacher, and he had always been very strict.
Another example is Jaffe’s “I’ll be right back” to her, especially the ending “Eh?” The tone of voice goes up.
As if he were bewitching her.
Sheng Yunlin covered his face.
Ah, I can’t help laughing out loud.
Only then did she suddenly realize one thing: she really liked Jaffe.
It’s really strange that at this time last year, they were still staring at each other and not dealing with each other. When did she like Jaffe?
I do not know. But it doesn’t matter.
The huge palace, the former court and the harem boundaries are clear, Sheng Yunlin is really not good to find Jaffe. She had a clear distinction between business and private affairs, and now that Jaffe was busy and living in the palace with all the adults, it was even more inconvenient for her to disturb him.
On the day when Jaffe was released from the palace, the car of the princess mansion was waiting directly outside the palace gate. The adults who left the palace
with Jaffe also recognized the chariot of the Princess Mansion, laughed and teased, and then left separately.
Jaffe said goodbye to Shangguan, then got into the car and lifted the curtain. Sure enough, Sheng Yunlin was sitting inside.
“Why are you picking me up?” He asked.
“It’s on the way.” “I’ve just come out of the palace,” said Sheng Yun-lin.
It’s not really on the way. She wanted to go around from the north gate of the harem to the east gate of the former court. Such a long way was enough for her to go back to the Princess Mansion. As the
horses and carriages moved smoothly along the road, Sheng Yun-lin took out the box of dim sum and opened the first layer. “Bean Paste Cake, would you like to eat?”
Jaffe shook his head.
You don’t like sweet food? What a pity. Sheng Yun-lin lifted another layer. “Purple sweet potato sponge cake?”? There is no sugar in this.
“I’m not hungry.” Jaffe said, “I had a meal in the palace.”
“Oh, actually I brought herbal tea to relieve the heat..”
“Did you come by on your way and bring so much food and drink?” Asked Jaffe.
Sheng Yunlin was at a loss for words.
“I’m trying to please you..” “You didn’t like it,” she muttered.
“Why should you please me?”
Jaffe looked at her quietly, his tone seductive. Her shadow was reflected in the amber pupils.
Sheng Yunlin was stared at by him so that his cheeks began to warm up gradually, and finally he simply turned his head away and ignored him.
“Angry?” Jaffe then asked.
Sheng Yunlin still ignored him.
Jaffe suddenly hooked his lips and chuckled.
“What are you laughing at?!” Sheng Yun-lin was extremely unhappy. “Are you trying to make me happy?”
“No.” Jaffe suddenly stretched out his hand and put it on the back of Sheng Yunlin’s hand. Then he took her hand and said, “I’m sorry.”. I broke my promise and didn’t go home early.
Sheng Yunlin only felt that the skin on the back of his hand became boiling hot.
But they did get married, and such an intimate and natural act was the right thing to do.
She cleared her throat and pretended to be calm. “You didn’t mean it.”. What’s more, the matter of my uncle’s place is a matter of great importance to the family and the country, and it should come first.
Mmm. So when I had finished my important work at home and abroad, I asked for two more days off. “I can spend more time with you,” said Jaffe calmly.
Sheng Yunlin blinked.
“Lord Hsieh, you didn’t speak like this before.”
“What’s that like?”
“Fierce.” “It can choke people to death,” Sheng Yun-lin affirmed.
「……」
Jaffe was silent for a moment and then said, “It used to be in the upper study. I taught you my lessons. Things are different.”. Also, isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to call me’Lord Hsieh ‘now? “Oh,” said
Sheng Yun-lin meaningfully. Holding his cheek, he said, “What do you call that? Son-in-law? Husband? Ying Zhan? Actually, I think Feifei is cuter. What do you think?
“Whatever you want.” Jaffe’s face does not change. “I can accept anything.”
“Then why can’t Lord Hsieh accept it?”
“Too rusty.”
Sheng Yunlin continued to hold his cheek and look at him.
“Fei Fei.” She began to call this new nickname, and it was estimated that she was the only one in the capital who would call Jaffe that way, and she was the only one who dared to call Jaffe that way.
“Mmm.” “Don’t keep looking at me like that,” he said.
“Why?” Sheng Yunlin changed his hand and continued to hold his cheek.
Jaffe sighed.
Very cute. That’s why I want to kiss you.
「……！」 “Well,” said
Sheng Yun-lin boldly, “try it.” As soon as the
voice fell, the young man beside her pressed her shoulder, turned his head, and imprinted a kiss on her lips.
Then let go slightly, and then go up again and go deep. When
Sheng Yunlin woke up, it was already the third day of the sun. With a low smile,
she rolled around the bed several times and finally rolled into Jaffe’s arms. “So we had the same dream?”? I was so cute when I was a kid. Ha ha ha ha. “
Jaffe was speechless.” It’s the first time I’ve seen someone who’s so good at praising himself. ”
“Don’t say that, Lord Hsieh.” Sheng Yun-lin said with a straight face, “You were fascinated by me at that time!”
Jaffe was noncommittal.
“Unfortunately, the dream was a little short, and it didn’t get to the point.”
「……」
Jaffe, of course, knew what she meant by the key plot. The man in
his arms was still saying to himself, “You see, in my dream you didn’t let me call you’Lord Xie. ‘Tut, tut, tut.”. Feifei, why are you so careful? But to be reasonable, if I call you’Lord Hsieh ‘now, don’t you think it’s a bit ascetic and immoral?
The voice did not fall, and he shouted several times in his ear, “Lord Hsieh,” and the tone of his voice rose slightly.
「……」 At the end of his patience, Jaffe rolled over and pushed her down. “Your Highness, don’t you think you haven’t progressed to the key plot?”? Do you want to make it up now?
Extra Chapter 4:
Prince Ruohua was six years old at that time, which was the age of Kaimeng. The upper study, which had not been opened for
many years, was going to be reopened again, and the matter of who to choose to be the prince’s teacher went to court again. But quarreling, the topic changed, a group of people actually quarreled on the issue of the identity of the prince. The son of the
imperial concubine was two years younger than prince, and had a bold and lively personality. At the age of four, he could read a lot of words, while the prince was not very talkative, and often looked into the distance alone at the Star Picking Platform. Some people in
the court questioned whether the prince could bear the burden of the world. There are more rumors that the prince was able to become a prince, but the emperor needed a chess piece to deal with Huo Wan, and the prince just became the chess piece. The reason that the emperor looked for at that time was also the long princess’s dream, saying that the eldest son of the emperor had amazing talent and could be the crown prince. But everyone knows that the long princess is now alive and well, and Taifu adult immortal couple, the dream will become nonsense.
……
Sheng Yunlin was speechless and said, “So he let you send the child to me?”
Bluegrass nodded. “That’s pretty much it.”
“What does he mean?” Sheng Yun-lin jumped to his feet. “Hsiao Yue looks like a monkey. I can’t afford to keep her alone!”
“Your Majesty has said that bringing one is also bringing, bringing two is also bringing, your Highness bringing one more is no problem.” “What’s more,” said Lan Cao, “the prince has grown up, and it’s easy to take care of him.”
“Six years old, that’s the age that even dogs hate. You told me to take care of it!”. Sheng Yunlin was surprised by the shamelessness of Chen Yu and Lan Cao.
“Whether it’s good or not, you’ll know when you see him.” The bluegrass took a gentle sip of tea.
Taifu Jaffe and Princess Sheng Yunlin had been married for six years and had a daughter who was two years old at that time.
At present, a family of three lives in Dali, Yunnan, and has no plans to return to Beijing for the time being. In the first three years of their
marriage, the two of them basically ran all over the Chen Dynasty, with all the government offices in distress, fearing that they would lose their black hats again after a surprise inspection.
Later, when Princess Chang was pregnant, Taifu forbade Princess Chang to run around again. The two of them returned to Yunnan to settle down, and officials everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. When the eldest daughter
of Taifu and Princess Chang was born, the emperor drew up seventeen or eighteen titles by himself. Finally, Princess Chang refused to accept the order, saying that her daughter did not need the title for the time being and would wait until she returned to Beijing in the future.
It is said that after the message that he would “return to Beijing in the future” entered the palace, the emperor walked around the Weiyang Palace several times, and finally issued a decree of amnesty for the whole world. The officials inside and outside the palace gave him a turn of honor for three days. In
the past three years, Jaffe and Sheng Yunlin have not been idle. In the middle period of the Dynasty, it would enter the land annexation, especially in the flourishing age, the trend of annexation would be further intensified. Taifu was ordered by the emperor to carry out tax reform in Yunnan, and once successful, it would be implemented throughout the country.
“It is said in the capital that you two are a couple of immortals. In my opinion, you are just sleeping in a different place.”
“This is the life of toil!” Sheng Yun-lin sighed with regret. “If I can’t be idle, what should I do?”
“Then you two go on with your work.” Bluegrass is not sympathetic at all.
“It’s not like you. You’ve become an empress, but you still come to me to hide and be lazy.” Sheng Yunlin laughed. After entering the age of knowing the destiny of heaven,
Xu Shanggong proposed to retire and went home to play with his grandson. So Lan Cao was promoted to Shang Gong and officially became the empress of Shang Gong. Unlike Xu Shanggong, who has been a female official since he entered the palace, Lan Cao was originally a sinful slave in Ye Youting, but in the past 20 years he has completed the class leap from slave to aunt and then to empress, which is also a legendary figure in the palace.
“The imperial concubines always like to meddle in my affairs. When I’m tired of staying in the palace, I come out to relax.” “What’s more,” said Lan Cao, “the emperor wouldn’t be at ease with such an important matter as escorting the prince.”
“What is the background of this’imperial concubine ‘?” Sheng Yun-lin asks, “The court’s opinion of the prince has something to do with her, doesn’t it?”
The bluegrass smiled. A few years
ago, the Chen Dynasty went to war with the North Desert, and the Northwest General had great military exploits. This imperial concubine is the sister of the northwest general. The former court and the harem have always been a glory and a loss, and the imperial concubine’s position has risen again and again, and now she is the highest imperial concubine in the palace.
In addition, the imperial concubine gave birth to two princes who were smart and likable, so her status was naturally very unusual.
As for the virtuous imperial concubine, that is, the birth mother of the prince, this person’s character is too aloof from the world, cautious when things happen, never come out, and the children brought out are not as lively as the two princes.
“Oh.”. So which one does Yu-er like? Sheng Yunlin asked.
“I don’t think he likes any of them.” Lan Cao rolled her eyes. “But the imperial concubine thinks she’s very likable, just like Gu Zhangqing in your palace.”
“Do not mention this man to Jaffe!” Sheng Yunlin hastened. She didn’t want to learn any more
about Jaffe’s jealousy.
This time the orchid grass rode a fast horse to her first, and the prince’s chariot was still behind. After chatting all afternoon, a large group of people arrived. The last time
Sheng Yunlin saw Prince Ruohua was six years ago, in her Weiyang Palace. She remembered that the child was very good, and she didn’t have much impression of anything else.
At this moment, the little child was taken down from the carriage, and his father’s face was inlaid with a pair of obsidian eyes. Unlike Jaffe’s amber eyes, Ruohua’s pupils are as black as ink, too thick to melt.
He is not a coward. At least, not as cowardly as the outside world says.
He just stood respectfully in front of Sheng Yunlin and saluted her, saying, “Ruohua, see your aunt.”
Sheng Yunlin didn’t know what to say.
The same expensive for the prince, Chen Yu six years old, is definitely not like this. The noblest child in
heaven would not be so respectful and restrained.
But his eyes were so clear that they could not deceive people.
The child knows everything in his heart, doesn’t he?
“Ruohua, come here.” Sheng Yunlin waved to him. The
young child hesitated for a moment, but stepped forward. “Do you know why your father sent you here?” Asked
Sheng Yunlin.
He nodded and shook his head again.
Sheng Yunlin suddenly felt sorry for the child. She didn’t have to think about it to guess what someone had said to him-your father didn’t want you, so he sent you out of the palace and sent you to the far southwest.
“Whatever rumors you have heard before, from this moment on, forget them all.” Sheng Yunlin said solemnly, “Your father sent you here for only one reason, that is, he hoped you would become a qualified king in the future.”. Lord Taifu will be your teacher, and of course, so will I.
「…… Uh The child nodded.
Two years later, Princess Chang and Xie Taifu returned to Beijing.
Jaffe formally became prime minister and carried out political reform. Rumor has it that Hsieh Ying-chan would have set a new record for his grandfather Hsieh Hsiang, who became prime minister at the age of 36. Eight years ago, he should have joined the cabinet to pay his respects to the prime minister. However, Lord Hsieh’s heart was only for Princess Chang, who had stayed outside with Princess Chang for so many years, and had not returned to Beijing until today.
Followed the long princess and Xie Xiang back, and the prince of the East Palace.
Two years ago, the emperor secretly sent the prince out of the capital, and I don’t know where he went. Inside and outside the court, there were rumors everywhere, but the emperor avoided answering, saying only that he had asked a special person to teach the prince.
Now the answer was revealed: the prince had lived in the southwest for two years with Princess Chang and Hsieh Hsiang. His Royal Highness’s first teacher, of course, is also Xie Xiang.
For a time, the situation changed. I’m afraid the weather is going to change again in the capital. Princess
Chang went back to the Weiyang Palace for a short stay and held a flower banquet.
Some people have counted the three flower banquets held by Princess Chang since her Regency, each of which has far-reaching significance. Others have found some meaningful clues, such as Jing Fei empress is the long princess in the flower banquet, when the left family is discussing with the Xie family, so the long princess in the end is Jing Fei or Xie adults, this matter is hard to say.
But generally speaking, the long princess must want to send some information to the outside world. The
flower banquet was very lively, with imperial concubines, princes and princesses gathering together, and quite a number of royal clansmen were invited to attend. Princess Chang brought many exotic flowers and plants from the south, and there were many unique varieties of Qi, which was an eye-opener.
The second prince took a fancy to a pot of Burmese Gardenia brought back by Princess Chang from Qi. The petals are white and the heart is light yellow, which has never been seen in Beijing and is very special. The second prince,
who was only six years old, couldn’t put it down and wanted to keep it for himself. “If you want it,” said the
imperial concubine with a smile, “you’ll have to ask the eldest princess if she agrees.” “There’s nothing to disagree with,” said
Sheng Yunlin. If the second prince likes it, just move away.
“Then the palace will thank the eldest princess for Ruojin.” The imperial concubine Shi Shiran said.
For the harem woman’s little mind, Sheng Yunlin did not want to break it. Today everyone is looking at her attitude, a pot of flowers does not matter, but by her reward to the two princes, it seems important again.
Ruohua stood aside, quietly looking at the branches of cherry blossoms.
This cherry tree was transplanted from Jiangning to Weiyang Palace by the emperor after Princess Chang left Beijing eight years ago. People do not understand its meaning, still do not understand why the emperor wants to move an old tree from the south of the Yangtze River.
Sheng Yunlin recognized the old tree at a glance. Now it is April, the season of fragrance in the world, which coincides with the blooming of this late cherry tree, with its petals overlapping and falling like pink snow.
“His Royal Highness likes this?” Sheng Yunlin asked.
Ruohua nodded.
Sheng Yunlin said with a smile, “The fragrance of this flower branch is very faint. You need to appreciate it carefully.”. How about picking a few and putting them by your bedside?
Ruohua shook her head again. “My father loves this tree very much. You can’t pick it casually.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Sheng Yunlin said lightly.
She picked up Ruohua and carried him to the branch. “Pick it.”
Ruohua glanced at Sheng Yunlin, while the eyes of the people around him were all focused on the two of them. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he held out his hand. The twig broke with a
snap.
Sheng Yun-lin smiled and put him down. “It’s beautiful.”
Everyone looked different. “Xianfei,” said
Sheng Yunlin to Concubine Zhang Xianfei, who did not stand out among the imperial concubines, “Ruohua has been with us for two years. We feel that he is sincere and resolute, not arrogant and impetuous. He is a good boy. Now that I have returned to the palace, I still need you to teach me carefully. The
virtuous concubine came out and said, “Thank you for your praise.” You have
brought up such a prince, and you have rendered meritorious service to the state. From now on, you will be promoted to the rank of imperial concubine. After
saying these words, Sheng Yunlin left the table without waiting for the virtuous imperial concubine to kneel down to thank her.
The former court said that she had never given a dream to the emperor, but now she said it herself.
After nightfall, the noisy Weiyang Palace quieted down again.
The waiters were all waiting outside, and there were only three people in the room, a table of light home-cooked food and a pot of warm wine.
Sheng Yunlin glanced at the mat and looked at Chen Yu in disbelief. “Did you do that?”
Chen Yu was stunned for a while before saying, “..” How do you see that?
“I studied them for a long time. How could I not remember them?”. Sheng Yunlin hooked his lips. In those days in
Ye Youting, the ingredients she could get were limited, and she always wanted to change the pattern for Chen Yu to eat, so she developed a good cooking skill, but later it was abandoned. Unexpectedly
, Chen Yu did the dishes she had cooked in those years again on the day after she returned to the palace after many years.
Lan Cao said with a smile, “He usually cooks and eats more than he can, so he goes to other palaces.”. Later, as soon as he entered the kitchen, all the palaces began to wait longingly, thinking it was a great favor.
As for Lan Cao’s exposure of his past, Chen Yu felt very embarrassed and muttered, “You have to practice. It’s not like you can learn it the first time you do it.”
“Oh, you can practice Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs next time. I like it better these days.” Sheng Yunlin said.
Chen Yu’s hand with chopsticks stagnated.
“What are you waiting for?” Sheng Yunlin lowered his eyes and smiled. “Oh,” said
Lan Cao, “he’s thinking about which palace to send the failed products to.”
“If you talk nonsense again, I’ll send you there next time.” Chen Yu glanced at her. Over
the years, Chen Yu has done a lot of things by himself.
Renovated the upper study where they had studied together. The ancient cherry tree was transplanted
from Jiming Temple to Weiyang Palace.
Later, he even set up a small kitchen in the Weiyang Palace and learned all the dishes that Sheng Yunlin had cooked for him. The
first time he made it, it tasted terrible, and then it became delicious, but he didn’t want to move his chopsticks at all, so he went on at will.
……
I never thought that there would be a day when I would sit with my sister and eat home-cooked food like this.
Just like many years ago when they were in the secluded courtyard, it was also the two of them who added the orchid grass. In the small broken house converted from the woodshed, Sheng Yunlin and the orchid grass cooked several dishes, and the three of them gathered around to eat and chat.
Now it’s his turn to cook.
Chen Yu thought, it is estimated that in the eyes of future generations, he will become the kind of emperor who loves cooking, and the carpenter emperor, the painter emperor and so on. Forget it. Misunderstanding is not very important.
Time became long.
Year after year, share the spring breeze.
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