female concubine

Chapter 45 Keding Jue Family

next day

For the rare peaceful sleep, the little six sons made their own decisions and did not disturb the two of them.

So the people who tossed all night didn't wake up until the sun was three poles.

As soon as King Chu opened his eyes, he smelled the fragrance from the woman's hair and body. The smell was very light, but it attracted her for a long time. She didn't know when she started to like it.

Before the person in her arms woke up, she didn't dare to move, so she hugged her quietly, and then she couldn't help but gently kissed his forehead, and said with a smirk: "The fragrance of women is stronger than the fragrance of wine." It's tempting, once you touch it, you can't quit it anymore."

"Rokuro is awake?"

Perhaps it was that kiss that made Xiao Youqing wake up from his fatigue. When he woke up, his body was still in pain.

Seeing that someone woke up, she turned over and pressed her, leaned into his ear, and said softly: "Last night, my sister tried it. As a woman, how can I get it?"

Thinking of last night, Xiao Youqing blushed, "Get up for me."

"Sister, don't you praise me? Last night, the candle was still on, and my sister's face was obviously happy. Do you want Liu Lang to draw it for my sister to see for herself?"

The person on her body refused to leave, and repeatedly said frivolous words, "I didn't expect that I would lead wolves into the house!"

The king of Chu stood up, "This king is not a wolf. Wolves live in packs. When hunting, the wolves attack, but this king is a tiger!"

"My lord is a tiger..." Xiao Youqing took advantage of the situation and got up, and when he got up, he was so weak that he wanted to fall down. After that, he couldn't say anything, so he had to admit, "Human-eating tiger!"

Seeing the situation, the king of Chu caught her, and asked distressedly: "Last night, it was my fault, and it was all because of the medicine. I didn't feel tired after tossing all night, and I still want it. Even after taking the medicine, it's not written like that in the book." , Am I young? Energetic?"

"It's the concubine asking for trouble, what to do with the prince!"

There seemed to be some anger in the tone, "Sister is angry with me?"

"Is the prince going to rest today?"

"Yesterday, I just passed the ten-day break..." She turned her head and looked at the window, the sun was shining through the window paper, faintly, looking back, she still remembered that the person in her arms still didn't want to talk to her, "Sister, really Is Liu Lang angry?"

Facing the dumbfounded look, Xiao Youqing immediately sighed softly, leaned on her body and raised eyebrows, "I'm not angry last night."

At this point, the King of Chu also understood, "My sister is angry, is it the letter from He Li?"

Xiao Youqing bowed his head and remained silent, with some sadness in his eyes.

The king of Chu stretched out his hand and hugged her tightly, "Knowing that my sister is in danger of life and death, Liu Lang felt as if he was about to suffocate in the next moment, so Liu Lang ran desperately, as if the sky was about to suffocate. collapsed, I didn't even dare to think about what would happen if Liu Lang was a little later, I didn't dare to think about what would happen if I lost my sister."

"So you, so you, begged His Majesty, twice!"

"Sure enough, Mr. Xiao told my sister everything." Chu Wang nodded, "Compared to the prince and Zhao Wang, he is the most terrifying person, so I have been afraid of him since I can remember, even if he is mine. Biological father, but I am more afraid, more afraid of losing you!"

"Because my sister is the irreplaceable person. Because of my sister, Liu Lang felt despair for the first time. Because of my sister, Liu Lang tasted heartache for the first time!"

"..." Xiao Youqing wanted to ask something.

King Chu continued: "I know my sister has a lot of questions, but Liu Lang can't say it now, it's not that he doesn't want to say it, but Liu Lang is afraid that if he speaks out, my sister will be afraid!"

Xiao Youqing just shook his head gently, stretched out his hand to caress the corners of King Chu's eyes, and wiped them lightly, "If Liu Lang doesn't want to talk, I won't ask. When Liu Lang wants to talk, I will stop and listen at any time."

"Sister, wait a minute." The king of Chu gently lifted Xiao Youqing from his arms and put him down, and immediately got up, not even thinking about putting on his boots, and went down barefoot.

"It's cool on the ground..." Xiao Youqing stretched out his hand and raised his eyebrows.

"It'll be fine right now."

Then the king of Chu brought a brocade box and sat back on the couch.

"This is..." Xiao Youqing opened her eyes slightly, "A hairpin in the shape of a begonia?"

"This is a gift for my sister when I was going home that day. Begonia has the meaning of bitterness and parting. There are very few hairpins made into hairpins and given to others, so I don't see much. When I saw it, I felt happy at first sight. , so I bought it, my sister must have a soft spot for Haitang, right?"

"How do you know?" She was very surprised, because no one else knew except her mother.

The King of Chu smiled slightly, "Because I found it in the painting in your boudoir when I returned home, the engravings are subtle, and there is only love!"

On February 27, the eighth year of Jianping, the provincial examination was released.

"It seems that this king missed this Sangyu." King Zhao lay on the seat with his back leaning on his back, tapping his index and middle fingers on the table in an orderly manner, as if he was not worried about the tribute he had banned. The reference will offend the emperor in the palace examination in the future, but just dislike him for his lower ranking.

The man in the t-shirt stood in front of King Zhao with his sleeves folded, with a calm expression on his face, "It's not the end yet, it's too early for the prince to say."

Zhao Wang got up and leaned his arms on the table, raised his head and said: "The prince's man has won the provincial yuan. If he wins the first prize in the palace examination, he will be an outstanding talent who has won three yuan in succession. His Majesty will definitely use it again. You, although you are not named Sun Shan, are not far away from Sun Shan, not to mention you are still on the list of forbidden exams, how come you have such confidence?"

"The tribute's self-confidence is not his own, but," Han Bang arched his hands, "it was given by the three kings."

"This king?"

"The prince's uncle has won His Majesty's trust in the front of the palace. The wife that the prince is about to marry is the grandson of the former Yushi Zhongcheng. The prince himself is the prince who is most valued and loved by the majesty. The tribute thinks that in time, he will be able to replace the prince. Enter the East Palace."

"As long as the tribute members do not fail in the palace examination, and the tribute members have the support of the prince, why is there a difference of three yuan?"

King Zhao did not object, but he sneered, "But the position of the Eastern Palace was given by you at the gate of the Gong Yuan, and Sang Yu was rewarded to the king, how come it is now, you have to rely on the king to take the position? "

Han Bang took a step forward and bowed, "But if there is no prince, the tribute staff will not be able to take out this Sangyu, because a slap can't make a sound."

King Zhao raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Okay, I will believe you this time, just wait!"

Han Bang bowed again, folded his sleeves to the top of his head, "The tribute members are here to congratulate the three kings, the newlyweds are happy, and I wish you and the princess will be in harmony in the future."

Hearing about the big wedding, King Zhao leaned back, stared at Han Si for a long time, and asked with a smile, "Han Juren seems to be quite young, where are his parents? Have you ever been married?"

Han Si lowered his head, and there was no look of joy and displeasure on his face, "I am ashamed, there are six in my twenties, I have been lonely since I was a child, and I haven't married yet."

Zhao Wang asked again: "It can be seen that I have a tendency to catch my son-in-law at the top of the list. If Han Juren is a high school student, he must use his appearance and talent to learn. He doesn't need me to be a king, and he can make a fortune."

"A good bird chooses a tree to live in, a loyal minister chooses a master to serve, one minister does not serve two masters, and how can those ordinary people be compared with future kings, ministers, only serve the king."

Zhao Wang immediately laughed heartily, "It's a pity, if I have a sister from the same country, I will marry Han Juren as your wife." He got up again, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, turned his head and said, "All the princesses in Da Nei are married. , but my uncle Wang also has an only daughter, who loves her very much. Uncle Wang is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he is in charge of the clan. I don’t know what you want? If it is successful, this king will definitely let you enter the middle school as a chancellor."

Han Si didn't respond, but just folded his hands, "Master, thank you Lord Long En."

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In the tea house of the inn, several middle-aged men in casual clothes stood guard at the door.

"I would like to offer a toast to Mr. Wang first, and congratulate Mr. on winning the championship."

"Your Highness is welcome."

"Jiang's case was finally solved without any mistakes according to the method given by Mr., and now he is pretending to confine himself according to Mr.'s intention, and has handed over all the trivial matters of Kaifeng Mansion to the judges under him, but I really don't have any I thought that I would be swayed by the king of Chu."

"Actually, it's not the King of Chu."

"Not the King of Chu?"

"It's Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Wei Shu squeezed the cup tightly.

"If it weren't for His Majesty, how could the King of Chu go out of the city to save people? If the King of Chu can't get out of Tokyo City, there will be nothing later."

"Your Majesty let him go out of the city. He used this excuse to intercede for Mrs. Jiang. He not only saved Mrs. Xiao but also allowed Mrs. Jiang to accept his kindness, my palace..." He sighed disappointedly: "It's self-defeating!"

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Since His Majesty intends to protect you, it means that you will not allow the situation to continue like this. Your Majesty wants to check and balance, but he is afraid that the struggle between the two families will eventually lead to the defeat of one family and the dominance of the other, so he thought of a three-party counterbalance. .”

"Your Majesty told me that day that I am the eldest son, and no one can shake the position of the Eastern Palace."

"Because Your Highness, the crown prince was given by His Majesty, and His Highness is a part of His Majesty's power. The king does not allow anyone to covet the power in his hands, not even his son."

"But then again, His Majesty can give the East Palace to His Highness, but he can also take it back from His Highness, or even take it back!"

"Take it back, take it back?" Wei Shu was puzzled.

He then explained to him, "If Your Highness is willing to hand it over, it will be taken back. If His Highness is not willing, then you will have to take it back!"

Wei Shu suddenly realized, "It would be great if I met Mr. earlier."

"By the side of the king, the next official, three lives are lucky."

"Sir, I have another merciless request."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I know that my husband is not yet married, and winning the first prize in the two exams is a testament to his talent. Presumably, he will be able to be named on the gold list in the palace exam in the future. My fourth uncle is deeply trusted by His Majesty and has some prestige in the court. The fourth uncle has an only daughter. Conghui, she reached her age last year and is waiting to be married, I want to..." Wei Shu looked at him hesitantly.

The person sitting facing him was slightly taken aback, and immediately sat up, raised his folded sleeves and bowed slightly, "Your order is hard to break."

At the beginning of March in the eighth year of Jianping, the third son of the emperor Zhao Wang got married, and the third department took part of the budget from the treasury.

The related matters of the preparations for the application period and the preparation of the crown and clothes are the same as when the King of Chu was married.

The book was made by the Ministry of Officials, and Li's daughter was named Zhao Wang Yuanfei.

On the day of the wedding, the emperor decreed to stop court for five days, and a grand banquet was held in the palace to celebrate, and nine banquets were given to Zhao Wangfu.

In the ancestral hall of the Earl's Mansion in Shanyin, Princess Zhao wearing a flower hairpin crown did not smile, but tears flowed from her eyes. The tears merged with the pink and black at the corners of her eyes, ran down her cheeks, and dripped on Zhai's clothes.

"Father, I don't want to marry into Prince Zhao's residence."

Uncle Shanyin said that he will be married off in the future due to illness, so the host in the ancestral hall is Princess Zhao's biological father, Li Xiaoyi, the founding father of Leping.

"The emperor's order is hard to disobey." Li Xiaoyi sighed and shook his head, "When you go to the palace, it is no better than at home. You should be cautious in your words and deeds, abide by your duty, and never disobey orders."

Yandi's car stopped at the gate of Shanyin Earl's Mansion. King Zhao got off the car and entered. tear stains.

Although I only met her once, I also wrote down her appearance. Just when everyone was worried, King Zhao didn't get angry or ask questions, but took her away according to the etiquette.

Until the mutual salutation, all the equal etiquettes were exactly the same, Wei Yunsheng didn't consider himself superior as a prince, nor did he speak sarcasticly to each other, and he changed into clean clothes before entering after the banquet was over.

Nv Shi wanted to blow the candles, but was persuaded by King Zhao to send her back, and then she slowly approached the bed, seeing that the person sitting on the bed still looked sad, so she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why are you crying?"

"Why me?" Li Shi was also extremely bold, bluntly said with red eyes: "Is it because the King of Chu married Xiao Shi, so you..."

"So you want to change your wife? What a joke!" After the sarcasm, Zhao Wang calmed down, "I don't need to provoke anyone. I always have my own plans when I do things, and I will never regret it."

"Then why is it me?"

"You don't want to be the concubine Yuan of this king, do you still want to be the concubine of the king of Chu?"

Mrs. Li turned her head, "Although I am humble, even if I am a Taoist or a nun, I will not treat anyone as a concubine."

King Zhao frowned, "Don't say such humble words in the future. You are my concubine. Among the women in this world, apart from the monarch's wife, the prince's wife is the most expensive. I hope you will remember .” As far as the minister is concerned, the emperor and the prince are both monarchs, “You are my king’s wife.”

Mrs. Li turned her head to look at King Zhao, "Shouldn't you have hatred? It's because of Mrs. Xiao that today is what happened."

"This king will not bring these trivial matters to the back house, and he never cares about weak women. The affairs of the foreign court have nothing to do with you."

"You are the concubine Yuan that this king is marrying, don't think about other things from now on, this king will treat you well."

"Of course, this king does not need you to be grateful to Dade, as long as you are obedient, this king will not treat Shanyin Earl's Mansion badly."

On March [-]th of the eighth year of Jianping, the palace examination was held. In the Chongzheng Hall in Da Nei, the emperor came to test Jinshi in person.

That is to re-examine the content of the provincial examination in the palace. After the examination, all the examination papers will be sealed, and the transcription institute will send someone to transcribe the palace examination papers, and finally hand them over to the examiner for review.

After the examiner reads it, he will rank it higher than the former and send it to the emperor.

Chongzhengdian cabinet.

"Your Majesty, these are the candidates with the highest rankings in the Jinshi Department this year. Please take a look at them." After the examiners made their selections, they removed the paper with names on the test papers and sent them to the emperor.

The emperor held one of the selected strategies and narrowed his eyes when he saw the names of people and places on it.

Tong Ping Zhangshi stood aside in shock, "Your Majesty, this?"

"Why is the Ministry of Rites so careless, Your Majesty, do you want to call the servant of the Ministry of Rites into the palace for questioning?"

The emperor raised his head, smiled slightly, took out another paper, and pondered over it, "I like the strategies and theories of these two people, and it's hard to tell them apart, but there is always a priority. There is only one champion, which is really embarrassing for me." ah."

The two Zhigong officials looked at each other speechlessly, unable to guess what the emperor was thinking, Lu Wei bowed and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, this person is Xie Yuan from Jiangling, and he passed the four exams in the Gongyuan. Number one."

"First in all?" The emperor followed his beard, turned his head and glanced at Tong Pingzhang, then looked down at the paper and praised: "Since this is the case, I can't take this prize. There is a Duke Wenmu!"

"I am waiting to congratulate Your Majesty!"

The officials opened the blank yellow paper and held pen and ink in both hands.

"Then the No.3 of this class?" Tong Ping Zhangshi asked again.

The emperor glanced at him, and then looked at the other papers of Yulu. After thinking for a long time, he dipped his pen in ink and personally selected three first-class Jinshi candidates and ranked them, "The rest of the second- and third-class Jinshi The ranking will be done by the two of you."

"Yes."

"After watching it for a day, I am also tired."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Outside the Chongzheng Hall, a head servant came out.

"Today's palace examination is closed, all scholars, let's go out of the palace here, and wait patiently for the imperial list three days later. If you are in high school, the empress will send someone to deliver the golden flower post to your residence. Anyone who changes his address, please stay here." Register your name."

"Also, the fact that you can come here shows that you are all the best in every state. It is naturally gratifying to be selected. The villain is also here to congratulate you. I hope you will know that once you are admitted to the imperial examination, you will be the emperor's disciples, and you must abide by it in the future Rules, keep in mind the duty of being a minister, share your worries for His Majesty more, don’t be discouraged if you don’t win, and don’t complain, you must know that our court values ​​scholars and will not bury talented people.”

"We, remember the nobleman's lesson."

"Okay, let's go away."

On the way out of the palace, passing the Drum Tower, at exactly the right time, there was a deafening drumbeat from the Drum Tower, drowning out the sound of people calling.

Until the voice stopped, "Brother Han left in such a hurry, but is he rushing home to announce the good news?"

Han Si slowed down his pace, "Mr. Han has no home since childhood, why come home?"

The person who heard the answer was a little stunned, and then smiled, "It's a slip of the tongue, Brother Han, don't blame me."

"Xingyuan is so happy, I think I want to say congratulations in advance."

"Brother Han is so calm, he must be confident."

"Mr. Han's talent is ignorant, and he can't compare to saving yuan. Oh, three days later, he should change his mouth and say, Zhuangyuan Lang, since the founding of our dynasty, the only one who has won the three yuan is the Duke Wen Mu of Tai Zu. When Mu Gong was alive, he was an extremely man. Ancestors and Taizong hold great importance." Han Si looked at Liang Wenfu, "I think the three yuan of this dynasty is far more than that of Duke Wenmu."

"How can we juniors compare with Duke Wen Mu, and this list has not yet been revealed, and it is unknown whether it is Zhongyuan or not."

At this point, Han Bo didn't return to him anymore, and quickened his pace in front of his belly with his sleeves folded.

"Brother Han, why are you walking so fast?"

Han Si was very helpless, "Xing Yuan is not familiar with me at all, what are you doing with someone?"

"After the announcement, you and I will be disciples of the emperor, and we will be ministers in the same dynasty..."

"One minister does not serve two lords. Shengyuan belongs to His Royal Highness, so it's better not to talk to someone in the future, so as not to arouse suspicion!"

"Liang, Xingyuan?"

Bumping into a green-robed official head-on, Liang Wenfu and Han Si both stopped and bowed, "King of Chu."

"My king would also like to congratulate Shengyuan, who has become a student of the emperor and has been admitted to the imperial examination as he wished."

"Thanks to the king of Chu, but the emperor's list has not been revealed, and the lower officials dare not pretend to be disciples of the emperor."

The King of Chu smiled slightly, "It's just the unveiling of the list. Presumably, once the imperial examination is over, the list of officials will have been released. It's just that the Ministry of Officials needs to register and fill in the vacancies, so the announcement of the list will be postponed for three days."

"The decree has not yet been issued, and the golden flower post has not yet been obtained, everything is possible."

"I don't know, what is the meaning of Shengyuan's overtones?"

"Of course it is what the prince understands."

"Then I wish the province Yuan Qingyun will go straight up, and worship the prime minister as a marquis." Without waiting for Liang Wenfu to thank, the king of Chu said again: "The nobleness of a prince is really just a false name, and it needs to be exchanged for freedom. This king is very confused. People follow suit."

"That's because the king of Chu has these things since he was born. He doesn't know the world, the suffering of humbleness, and being bullied by others for his goodness, and betrayed by others when he's weak." Han Bang poured cold water on him.

The King of Chu turned his gaze to the person who was speaking, stared at the speaker for a long time, and asked, "Who are you?"

Han Bang raised his sleeves, bowed and said, "Han Bang, a tribute."

The king of Chu looked at Liang Wenfu again, and Han Si immediately said, "The tribute officer doesn't know this provincial official. It is the provincial official who insists on following the tribute officer, and the tribute officer cannot drive him away."

"No, Brother Han, you..."

"If the King of Chu has nothing to do, the tribute staff will resign first, and they will not be able to leave the palace if the time is delayed, and the empress does not care about the food of the tribute staff."

The originally condensed atmosphere was broken by Han Bo's simple words, and the King of Chu took a step to the right with a smile and said, "It seems that this king didn't stop Han Gong from leaving the palace, did he?"

Han Si raised his sleeves again and bowed, "The tribute will leave."

Looking at the back of the tribute member, the King of Chu stared at him and said, "This person is quite interesting."

"He is from King Zhao, and he is from Jinyang."

"Oh? He belongs to King Zhao, so what about Liang Xingyuan?"

Liang Wenfu bowed slightly to the King of Chu, "Whoever the six kings think the subordinates belong to, then the subordinates belong to them. Not only that, the subordinates can also belong to you, the six kings."

The king of Chu chuckled, "This king has seen the city of Shengyuan." Then he turned cold, "This king has something to do, so I won't accompany you."

"The six kings go away."