Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

Zhao Rang was not flustered when he saw the reprimand, he raised his head to the queen, and said respectfully: "Returning to your mother, I am temporarily living in the harem, but I am not a person in the harem, nor a courtier. I am the lord of the South Vietnam surrendered, and I kneel before your Majesty." Kowtow ceremony, I don't know what is the reason for the empress to return the subject to the harem?"

Although Empress Xie was young, her face was not tender, and she sneered immediately: "Bold Zhao Rang, you don't understand the rules of the palace? Since you have 'served' the emperor, you are naturally a concubine, and the only difference is a title. Why are you not a member of the harem?"

Seeing that Zhao Rang was speechless and deliberately humiliated, she smiled even more and mocked, "It's just that you are a man, and you have no hope of being a dragon heir. You can't get a high title. No matter how favored you are, you should understand the rules of the harem. Attendant You should come to pay your respects the next day, but today, I want to ask you what Zhao Rang is up to."

The queen's voice was high-pitched, and after these words, all the maids in the hall knew that Zhao Rang had "served" the emperor, and all cast unkind looks at the half-kneeling Zhao Rang.Especially the servants, it was rare for them to see such an imposing man in such a miserable situation, and they felt gloating about his misfortune, and Zhao Rang had no title, and some of them, who were often obedient to the Queen's wishes, snickered unscrupulously.

Zhao Rang showed a look of surprise on his face, and said to him: "It turns out that this is the rule. I also beg your mother to forgive me for staying in the wilderness of the border for a long time, and I am ignorant to this point."

He pondered for a while, half-believing, even fearful in his eyes, and asked again, "Is the minister really a concubine?"

"Of course," Empress Xie said without doubt, "The worst is a promise. Serving the empress is your duty from now on. You don't want to go out of the palace again in this life."

After she finished speaking, she winked at the old palace servant who was standing beside her. The old palace servant understood, and immediately raised her voice and said, "Zhao Rang, are you still kneeling?"

Everyone saw Zhao Rang's shoulders shaking, and heard him say timidly: "Your Majesty has never told me about concubine concubine. If that's the case, I should kneel down and worship your mother."

After Zhao Rang finished speaking, he was not ambiguous. He really changed his half-kneeling into two knees, bowed his head and kowtowed, and couldn't afford to kneel for a long time.

Empress Xie was quite surprised by this. When Zhao Rang came in, she saw that he had no obsequiousness at all, and his expression and behavior contained the rare arrogance of the harem. She was a little surprised. Zhao Rang refused to kneel down, she He only said that this person was tough and difficult to deal with, and he was ready to be surrounded by the servants at any time to make him suffer.

Unexpectedly, after a few words, Zhao Rang gave in easily, and the attitude of lowering his eyebrows made Empress Xie feel disappointed. She scrutinized the kneeling man carefully, secretly amused, and really couldn't figure out why the emperor Why did he look at this person differently? He is not outstanding in appearance, and there is nothing special in his words and deeds. Could it be because he has learned the skills of barbarians?

For a while, I wondered if I was making a fuss out of a molehill, but Empress Xie didn't want to disobey her father's order, so she still smiled and said: "Forget it, since you committed a crime of ignorance, I can't punish you severely unless you did it intentionally. If you hit twenty sticks, you won't be held accountable."

The servants on both sides rushed up and pressed Zhao Rang's limbs to the ground. Another person came up with a wooden stick and was about to start beating him. Zhao Rang raised his head in panic and shouted: "Your Majesty, wait a minute, I have something to present to your Majesty!"

Empress Xie couldn't help being curious, thinking that punishment could be done at any time, she ordered the servants to step down, only to see Zhao Rang standing up in embarrassment, knelt down and took out something from his arms, holding it in both hands.

The young waiter who was waiting beside the queen didn't need to order, he quickly stepped forward and took the things in Zhao Rang's hand. Zhao Rang said to the waiter in a low voice: "Thank you, Mr. Li."

The young servant was slightly startled, and lowered his voice to reply: "Tsk, you're welcome! You are still the servant's brother-in-law."

Zhao Rang bowed his head in silence, and waited for Empress Xie to take it over and looked at it carefully, and saw that it was a gold waist card with words carved in seal script. Although she came from a great family, she was a woman, and she was not a poet People, where can I understand?I had to ask Zhao Rang who was kneeling on the ground: "What is this?"

"This is the badge of General Xie Wu, my mother's brother," Zhao Rang replied, "I wonder if it is a relic?"

Among Xie Lian's three children, Xie Wu is the youngest. Empress Xie is different from Xie Kun in that she loves Xie Wu. At this time, when Zhao Rang mentioned Xie Wu's death, she suddenly realized that this person was an enemy who killed his brother, and immediately became furious. His complexion changed suddenly, and he wanted to order the servant to come forward again. Zhao Rang rushed to say: "My lady, before General Xie left, the minister was by his side. He left an entrustment to my lady. I don't know if my lady would like to listen or not?"

How can there be no reason why the younger brother does not want to know the last words of his dying brother?Empress Xie suppressed her anger, and said with a straight face, "Say it."

Zhao Rang did not speak, and quickly glanced at the crowd of crows lined up on both sides. Empress Xie hesitated for a while, and then felt that Zhao Rang was not presumptuous, so she nodded slightly to the left and right, and the maids serving the queen saluted one by one. back down.

Not long after, Empress Xie and Zhao Rang were removed from the hall, only the old palace man and the servant who had just received the goods.

Empress Xie urged: "Say it quickly, don't hide anything, and for His Majesty's sake, you can be spared."

Zhao Rang chuckled: "That's the opposite."

Before he finished speaking, he got up, only five or six feet away from Empress Xie's seat, he jumped forward, and the three old and weak women occupied them all, and he never expected that he would suddenly make trouble. Empress Xie came back to her senses and screamed, Zhao Rang stood still and said coldly, "If you still want to live, shut up."

The old palace people hurriedly stood up to protect Empress Xie who was shivering on the seat. The two of them saw the servant who was limp as mud at Zhao Rang's feet, his face changed in horror, and his face was as pale as paper. , you actually dare to kill someone in front of your mother!"

Zhao Rang glanced at his feet, and smiled: "Why don't I dare? He doesn't need to die, he just became your accomplice to Xie Queen. For the sake of Changle and reputation, he must die."

Empress Xie hid behind the old palace man, she couldn't believe that this was the man's real face, she couldn't even see how Xiao Li died in Huangquan, life and death were taken by that man, it seemed to be a very common thing, she took it calmly At this moment, she realized that this was not the concubine she had dealt with before and was unable to resist, this person was even a real man!

When Zhao Rang effortlessly pushed away the old palace man and faced Empress Xie directly, the lord of the Sixth Palace couldn't keep the last bit of face and trembled involuntarily. Then she was frustrated, but she couldn't utter a word no matter what.

"To deal with weak women, you shouldn't use such dirty tricks," Zhao Rang looked at Empress Xie and smiled, "It's a pity, since you have succeeded in dealing with Changle, don't blame me for using my own way to treat her. .”

"No... what do you want to do..." Empress Xie couldn't help crying, she opened her eyes wide and wide in horror, seeing Zhao Rang reaching out to her, at this moment, no matter how noble her status is, she can't stop her. The inherent fear finally broke down and cried like an ordinary woman.

Zhao Rang frowned slightly, and shot like the wind, forcibly pulled out a peony made of pearls from Empress Xie's head, stepped back a few steps amidst her low and miserable cry, put the pearl flower into his sleeve, and said: "Look For the sake of your husband and son, I also save your life. The matter of Changle, and the matter of the game 'minced meat' you gave earlier, will be canceled for the time being. Don't make a big fuss about the current retribution, you If you force me to a dead end, I will not be polite, and then, empress empress, your clean reputation will be lost forever."

Seeing Zhao Rang retreating, Empress Xie finally regained her composure even though her face was still covered with tears, but her voice still couldn't stop trembling: "You, what do you mean?"

"This man," Zhao Rang pointed to the dead servant, "you deal with it properly. After all, he was your loyal servant. You might as well give him more compensation so that he can be buried. From now on, even if I am in the harem, you and I will be fine." Water does not interfere with river water. If you don't want to, I will make this pearl flower public and let the world know... especially let the emperor know that you and I are secretly giving and receiving. Since you don't care about the reputation of other women, don't blame others for treating you like this."

He intentionally spoke recklessly and frivolously, but seeing Empress Xie was shocked and angry, with her mouth half-opened, unable to make a sound.

Zhao Rang paused, and then said, "That waist card is indeed Xie Wu's property, you can keep it. Xie Niangniang, since you have become a queen and your mother respects the world, you should not think of yourself or the prince, and be benevolent." Be lenient, let’s be forgiving and forgiving.”

Seeing that Empress Xie still had a dull expression on his face, he knew that she was overly frightened, so he stopped talking, turned around and left, and when he arrived outside the main hall, the group of maids and servants did not leave, but they never stopped him.

Walking out of the queen's bedroom, Zhao Rang saw that Xiao Gao was still guarding his spot from a distance, looking eager to see through, so he couldn't help speeding up his pace.

Xiao Gao was overjoyed when he found Zhao Rang. He knelt down on his knees with a "puff", kowtowed to Zhao Rang, and said, "Hey, God bless! God bless! General, you are safe and sound!"

Zhao Rang hurriedly pulled Xiao Gao up, a little dumbfounded, but he couldn't bear to sarcastically, so he said softly: "What are you doing, man and husband, to kneel down so easily, is it plausible?"

He said this purely as he thought, and he didn't want Xiao Gao to be at a loss after hearing this, so he asked in a daze, "Are slaves also considered men?"

When Zhao Rang heard the words, he felt a pain in his heart and a choke in his throat. He cleared his throat and said, "Why not? You are a man who stands up to the sky and respects love and justice over life and death. You should not underestimate yourself..."

Xiao Gao lowered his head, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were red and his lips moved. Zhao Rang patted him lightly on the shoulder. The name is a straight character, Gao Zheng. This is the name chosen by the slave father..."

He didn't seem to know what he wanted to express, so he stammered and finished, but was at a loss on the spot. He looked at Zhao Rang with half-shock and half-frightened eyes, but Zhao Rang understood, sighed softly, and praised with a smile: "Okay!" name!"

Gao Zheng heard the praise, two thick brows suddenly spread out on his face, and he lowered his head with a smile.

"You don't need to use cheap names in front of me anymore," Zhao Rang looked at Gao Zhengdao, "You and I are both ants, and we don't need to pay attention to these empty etiquettes with each other."

"No, no, slaves don't dare!" Gao Zheng was astonished, and then he was about to kneel down in a panic. Zhao Rang stopped him, knowing that his old habits are hard to change, and there is no need to be strong for the time being.

When the two returned to Jinghua Palace, Chang Le rushed out to greet her, but she was not the only one, there was another young court lady by her side, who also bowed deeply to Zhao Rang.

When Zhao Rang first saw the maid, he couldn't help being startled. Isn't this the young man from the cold palace Li Ming?What is his purpose here?

Chang Le took Li Ming's arm without any thought, and said to Zhao Rang and Gao Zheng: "This is Ming'er, who brought the clothes here. We hit it off, so she will stay here with me and wait for my elder brother."

Thinking that what Wei Yixiao said was true, Zhao Rang looked at Li Ming, who looked like a girl in every gesture, and thought: Sure enough, he himself is the doom of Changle. As long as he is in the palace, Changle will not escape for a day. This is the place of wrong.