The villain tyrant koi wife who crosses the book to save himself

Chapter 17
At this moment, an elderly father-in-law came to them: "Mr. Lei, Miss Chang."

Lei Yuxiu and Chang Xiaoman glanced at each other.

Chang Xiaoman was terrified in his heart, it couldn't be that Lei Yuxiu's prank was revealed.

She broke out in a cold sweat.

However, Lei Yuxiu saluted respectfully, and asked in a calm manner, "Elder-in-law, what's the matter?"

The father-in-law looked at Chang Xiaoman, and his voice was old but clear: "Miss Chang, please prepare, your Majesty will call you to answer questions before going to the palace."

"What?" Chang Xiaoman took a step back, his heart in his throat.

Lei Yuxiu saluted her husband again: "Eunuch, what questions will your Majesty ask her?"

The old man waved the whisk in his hand: "Please don't worry, both of you, it won't be some tricky question."

"Thank you eunuch for your suggestion." Lei Yuxiu bowed to the old eunuch.

The old man smiled and turned around and left.

Chang Xiaoman had a bitter look on his face, and his lips were almost curled up to the ears: "Lei Yuxiu..."

The corner of Lei Yuxiu's mouth turned up: "I never thought that Chang Xiaoman, who is not even afraid of dead mice, would be afraid to answer a few questions."

"Is this any better than a dead mouse? What if I get the wrong answer? What if what I say doesn't please His Majesty?" Chang Xiaoman's breathing was a bit sluggish, "and there are so many officials and officials sitting around. family."

Lei Yuxiu: "If you are afraid of what they will do, just act as if you are surrounded by dead rats and stinky cockroaches."

Chang Xiaoman: "What if His Majesty asks me to perform some talent? You see, there are ladies from various families playing and dancing on that stage, but I don't even know how to do it."

Lei Yuxiu: "If you don't know it, you won't. Just tell His Majesty that you are ignorant and know nothing."

Chang Xiaoman: "Then I will embarrass the General's Mansion."

Lei Yuxiu laughed loudly and said, "The reputation of the General's Mansion is not earned by dancing and singing."

"But I'm still nervous..." Chang Xiaoman's palms were sweating.

Lei Yuxiu held her hand: "Your Majesty is a wise gentleman, you don't have to be too nervous. He is still very kind to the children."

Chang Xiaoman took three deep breaths: "Okay, I can do it... I can do it."

She pumped herself up, but it didn't seem to be particularly effective.

Just at this moment, the dance of a lady from an unknown family on the stage ended, and the audience burst into applause.

After that lady Xie En stepped down from the stage, she heard the voice of her father-in-law in front of the palace.

"Xuan—Dingyuan General's Mansion—Chang Xiaoman—"

The audience was in an uproar, and Chang Xiaoman felt that hundreds of pairs of eyes suddenly looked at her who was standing in the farthest corner.

The voice of discussion is endless.

She gritted her teeth, glanced at Lei Yuxiu, then walked towards the hall with her head down.

She knelt down in the direction of the dragon chair and prostrated: "Minister Chang Xiaoman sees Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live."

"Pingshen." His Majesty's voice was majestic and kind.

Chang Xiaoman stood up slowly and lowered his head.

His Majesty on the dragon chair asked: "The little girl from the Chang family is already so beautiful. How old are you this year?"

Chang Xiaoman saluted and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, it is already fourteen."

His Majesty sighed softly: "It's fourteen, time really waits for no one. Raise your head."

Chang Xiaoman took a deep breath and raised his head cautiously.

The majesty in front of her looks about 30 years old, sitting on the dragon chair, smiling at her.

For a moment, Chang Xiaoman felt that although he was superior, he was not scary.

She remembered that it was written in the book that the emperor Gu Zixian of the Dapei Dynasty at this time was a wise emperor with a gentle personality and compassion for the people.

However, because of such a temperament, although Dapei is rich, he is often harassed by the Rong people in the north.

When he was about 40 years old, the mild-mannered emperor suffered from a serious illness, and his health deteriorated. The struggle for the throne among his princes intensified.

At this time, the Ninth Prince Gu Yunshen got the help of Wan Qilin to obtain the crown prince.

Not one year after Gu Yunshen became the crown prince, Gu Zixian passed away, Gu Yunshen ascended the throne as emperor, and made Wan Qilin his queen.

At this moment, His Majesty on the high platform looked at Chang Xiaoman.

She found that there was an incomprehensible emotion in the middle-aged emperor's eyes.

Chang Xiaoman knew that if he knew the emotion in his eyes, he would also know why he appointed him to attend this banquet.

Just as Chang Xiaoman was thinking, the queen beside His Majesty asked: "The daughters of all families have come on stage to perform, do you have any programs?"

When Chang Xiaoman heard this, he frowned, shook his head and replied awkwardly: "Report to Empress Empress, the little girl is not talented, and she is not preparing for a talent show."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a lot of discussion in the audience.

His Majesty smiled lightly: "Oh? You don't know anything? Is it because Lei's family won't hire you a teacher?"

Mrs. Lei was in the audience at this time, and when she heard this question from the Holy Majesty, she was sweating profusely.

Concubine Yun, who was sitting behind His Majesty, was also sweating.

Chang Xiaoman replied: "The Da Furen once specially invited Xiao Shiqi Niang from Jinyun Villa as a teacher for Xiao Man."

The people around, especially the ladies of the family gasped.

None of them want to ask Seventeen Niang as their teacher.

But asking Seventeen Niangs to accept her as an apprentice is simply more difficult than ascending to heaven.

Chang Xiaoman ignored the surrounding discussions, and continued: "Nevertheless, Shi Qi Niang said that the girl's qualifications are too poor, her body is weak, and she is not suitable for dancing. So it's not that the Lei Mansion doesn't invite teachers, it's because the girl really doesn't have much talent."

The queen's face paled, and there was a little disdain in her eyes.

But His Majesty didn't pay much attention, and then asked: "Then you can read and write?"

Chang Xiaoman: "The girl is now studying with the master in the house!" She nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, it's enough for the little girl to learn how to read and write with the master.If you don't like those piano skills and dance skills, you don't have to learn them deliberately. "

These words made the faces of the ladies from the aristocratic families who had put in all their efforts to perform in front of the palace just now change their faces.

For this performance in front of the palace, they practiced until their fingers callused and their dance shoes were worn out, but what they got was His Majesty's indifference.

And the faces of the ladies are even more gloomy.

Everyone knows that most of His Majesty's princes are of marriageable age.According to news from the palace, this banquet is not only to celebrate the birth of the little princess, but also to choose the princess for the princes.

For this banquet, the wives of each family prepared in advance, invited teachers for their daughters, made new clothes, and ordered the best jewelry.What I want is to be able to shine in front of His Majesty.

But at this moment, they clearly knew that although they had carefully prepared, they guessed the king's heart wrongly, and all their efforts were in vain.

His Majesty looked at the people sitting below, and his eyes stayed on the position of Mrs. Lei's mansion: "Mrs. Lei."

When Mrs. Radar heard His Majesty's roll call, she immediately stood up and kowtowed in front of the hall.

"Xiaoman is well taken care of by you and taught well. Not only is she dressed in a delicate and simple manner, but she is also modest and polite. This is what a girl should look like." His Majesty praised loudly, "From now on, all the wives of your families will follow the Lei family. Madam Lei, please learn. Although Mrs. Lei doesn’t have a daughter, she can take care of girls better than you. It’s not a good thing for a girl to show off, because it will bury her original aura.”

All the ministers and wives clasped their hands together and said in unison: "Follow Your Majesty's instruction."

"Come here." His Majesty waved to the side.

The old man walked to the side of the hall respectfully: "The servant is here."

"Mrs. Lei is good at teaching daughters, thank you."

"Yes." Eunuch Li took the order.

When Madam Lei heard this, she hurriedly kowtowed to thank her.

Chang Xiaoman knelt on the ground with a dazed look on his face - what kind of talent did he not perform, yet he was praised so much, what's the situation?
She was wondering when she heard His Majesty say, "Where are the two boys from General Lei's family?"

When Lei Yuxiu and Lei Yuqi heard His Majesty's announcement, they immediately walked out of the crowd and came to the front of the hall.

His Majesty looked at Lei Yuxiu, laughed and said, "I heard that you, Yuxiu, are getting more and more naughty. There are many wives in the family, and none of them will stay for long."

Lei Yuxiu quickly kowtowed: "Yuxiu knows his mistake."

Your Majesty: "Forget it, I guess that none of the masters outside can teach you. A boy like you who has been smart since childhood, don't be dumbed down by those old antiques. Starting tomorrow, you and your brother will come to the palace to talk to each other every day. Princes, let's study together, and let the Taifu and doctors teach you well."

The Tai Tuo was sitting below, and when he heard His Majesty's nomination, he immediately stepped forward to accept the order.

Mrs. Lei, Lei Yuxiu and Lei Yuqi deeply bowed to the emperor.

His Majesty looked at Chang Xiaoman again, and said kindly and cordially: "Little girl of the Chang family, you can follow these two brothers into the palace to study in the future."

Chang Xiaoman's heart was full of galloping horses, thinking that he didn't want to enter the palace at all.

But on the surface, she could only bow down and thank her greatly.

The entire Lei family became the center of the banquet at this time.

People whispered one after another——General Lei will return after victory, Concubine Yun gave birth to a princess, the Lei family's favor is so prosperous, from today, Lei's status in the court has been raised to a new height.

Among the people who were discussing a lot, Gu Yunshen stared thoughtfully at Chang Xiaoman, who was kneeling on the stage to thank him, and the corners of his mouth lightly lifted.

(End of this chapter)