The general said she doesn't take a wife

Master Hongming is highly respected and has an independent courtyard in the temple. When Lin Aoxue came to visit with Yunyan, Master Hongming had just finished his lecture and returned to the courtyard from the front courtyard.

According to the etiquette, Lin Aoxue sent the greeting card outside Hongming's courtyard. The young monk who guarded the courtyard saw the name written on the greeting card and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he took care of Hongming's courtyard and saw a lot of dignitaries. Hui also met the prime minister, so he could barely hold his ground.

He saluted Lin Aoxue and the others respectfully, and wanted to lead Lin Aoxue in directly, but Lin Aoxue waved his hand to stop him:

"Go and pass it on first. If the mage is not free, I will come back another day."

Hongming owes her the grace of regeneration, so Lin Aoxue has always regarded Hongming as a close elder, no matter how high her status is now, she cannot lose courtesy to her elders.

The little monk was very surprised. Lin Aoxue was undoubtedly the most respected person who came to visit Master Hongming's small courtyard, but he was the most courteous.He didn't dare to disobey Lin Aoxue's wishes, so he said "wait a while" in multiple voices, and then hurriedly admitted to the hospital for a pass.

After a while, the door of the Zen room opened, Hongming stepped out of the courtyard, and greeted him personally. Seeing Hongming, Lin Aoxue bowed and bowed:

"Disciple Ning Muxue, pay homage to my mentor."

Hongming glanced at her, and then his kind eyes fell on Yunyan. He smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"Since you're here, let's go into the house."

Xue Guan led the guards to wait outside the courtyard, Hong Ming asked the people in the Zen courtyard to bring them a few stools, served some tea, and then entered the meditation room with Lin Aoxue and Yunyan to reminisce about the old days.

The furnishings in the meditation room are simple, there is a low table for receiving guests in the front hall, and there are a few futons on both sides of the low table, Lin Aoxue and Yun Yan sit side by side on the right side, and Hong Ming is convenient to sit on the left side.

"I heard that you got married the day before yesterday. As a teacher, you didn't come to congratulate me. I sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. I wonder if you received it?"

Lin Aoxue thought of the little jade Buddha she received on the wedding day with Yunyan, nodded and smiled:

"I have received it. It is not easy to travel from Yuanming Temple to the capital. My teacher does not need to make that trip. Today, my disciple went up to the mountain with his wife to pilgrimage. Now that I passed by, I thought that I should come to visit."

Yan Yunyan was his wife, and there was a happy smile in her expression. Hong Ming looked at Yunyan, and saw that her eyebrows were clear and graceful, charming but not coquettish. She was a woman who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. His eyes were kind, and he asked:

"Queen, although Mu Xue looks stable, she has a very stubborn temperament and is very stubborn. In the future, the queen needs to worry more."

Unexpectedly, Lin Aoxue stared at her master, but she didn't dare to say anything more. Yun Yan laughed, her brows and eyes curved, and she responded respectfully:

"Yes, since the concubine is Mu Xue's wife, it is my duty to support each other with her."

Hong Ming nodded in satisfaction. Lin Aoxue's temper was a bit stubborn, but she had a good eye for people, especially for choosing a partner.

Lin Aoxue and Yunyan sat in the monastery for an hour, during which Hongming gave all the instructions, and Lin Aoxue didn't bother her anymore, so she got up and said goodbye.

Seeing that it was getting late outside, Hongming ordered the young monks in the monastery to lead Lin Aoxue and the others to have a fast meal, and then cleared out the Zen room where Lin Aoxue lived before, and let Lin Aoxue and others stay in the monastery for one night, and then went down the mountain tomorrow.

Lin Aoxue followed good deeds and stayed in the monastery with Yunyan for one night, and they went down the mountain hand in hand the next day.

After coming out of Yuanming Temple, Lin Aoxue and Yunyan returned to the capital in a carriage. Just as they arrived at the city gate, the guards guarding the city came to report that a special envoy had arrived from the grassland. In order to congratulate the empress on her wedding, she specially brought many gifts and came to see her .

Lin Aoxue was a little surprised when she heard that, the barbarians actually sent a special envoy to celebrate her wedding.

After Ningguo and Grassland opened up business, the exchanges between the two realms gradually increased. Lin Aoxue also communicated with Zheji every few months, but the last time she communicated with Zheji, she did not mention that she would marry Yunyan. , Most of the news came from the trade routes in the north.

After thinking about it, Lin Aoxue asked where the special envoy of Grassland was, and the guard replied, because Ningguo and Grassland had trade relations, and the envoy from Grassland was said to be a distinguished guest, so the guards led Grassland to the inn in Beijing to stay and wait for the Empress. After returning, make other plans.

Lin Aoxue nodded when she heard the words, and thought that the guards had some winks and knew how to do things, so she asked someone to reward them with some money.

After reprimanding the guards, Lin Aoxue turned her head to discuss the matter with Yun Yan, and Yun Yan said:

"Since you are a special envoy from the grassland, naturally you can't be negligent. How about hosting a private banquet in the palace and arranging for the ministers to lead the special envoy around Beijing for a few days? What does Mu Xue think?"

Yun Yan's thoughts coincided with Lin Aoxue's, so she nodded and smiled:

"Okay, let's do what Yan'er said."

When the carriage drove into the palace, Lin Aoxue arranged the matter and planned to hold a banquet in the palace.

Because the other party was an envoy from the grassland, Lin Aoxue also invited Bei Chenling and several old officials who had insight into the business with the grassland to attend the private banquet together.

The private banquet was held at night, and the palace was brightly lit. Lin Aoxue sent guards to the inn to bring the grassland envoy into the palace to participate in the banquet. After the envoy walked through the palace gate to the Chengming Hall where the banquet was held, Lin Aoxue could clearly see who was coming. , could not help but widen his eyes.

But seeing that the first person was a woman, wearing a prairie leather dress, walking in slowly with an unruly smile, nodding and smiling at Lin Aoxue:

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come here without any problems!"

Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows, then laughed too, shook her head and sighed:

"I didn't know that the Queen of Boca was here in person, and I never sent anyone to welcome her."

Zhe Ji laughed, walked into the Chengming Hall familiarly, sat down behind the table prepared for her, and said with a smile:

"The etiquette in your country of Ning is complicated. This king is here to visit the mountains and rivers, so there is no need for someone to welcome him!"

Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes, not entangled with Zhe Ji on this matter, she just smiled and said:

"Well, since the distinguished guests have arrived, let's start the banquet!"

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Zhe Ji again, and said:

"Since Queen Boka is here to visit Ningguo, how about asking the queen to enjoy our Ningguo's singing, dancing and instrumental music?"

Zhe Ji was not polite to Lin Aoxue, she laughed and said hello, then she turned her eyes to look at the female officer Bei Chenling who was sitting opposite her, and said with a smile:

"But I don't know if Lady Ling also understands the way of instrumental music."

Bei Chenling didn't expect this conversation to be drawn to her inexplicably, and she couldn't help but glanced at Zhe Ji in surprise, but she didn't lose her manners, and only said:

"Weichen knows a little bit about the art of instrumental music, but he is not as proficient as my sister."

She cleverly threw the topic out, avoiding the possibility of Zheji trying to let her perform. Since her instrumental skills are not as good as Yunyan, if Zheji wants to hear the best music, the queen can only play in person, but with Lin Aoxue in charge, No matter how insolent Zhe Ji was, how could she really make such an excessive request.

Zhe Ji blinked her eyes, and couldn't help but look at Bei Chenling twice, wondering in her heart if she didn't look nice, and why this female official of Beichen always treated her with distaste.

Obviously her relationship with Yun Yan is not bad, this Bei Chenling is Yun Yan's younger sister, why is she so difficult to talk to.

Lin Aoxue laughed and shook her head in the main seat, and she didn't know whether Bei Chenling and Zhe Ji had a problem in private, when Bei Chenling saw Zhe Ji, she was indeed so unkind.

But Lin Aoxue didn't know how to get to the bottom of it, so she ordered the court ladies who were good at singing, dancing and instrumental music to enter the palace to perform. The sound of orchestral strings and bamboo was bursting. Lin Aoxue laughed:

"Since Queen Boka wants to drink strong wine, wouldn't it be a disappointment if I say no? Come here, change the wine glass into a wine bowl and serve strong wine!"

As soon as Lin Aoxue gave the order, some palace servants stepped forward and replaced the wine glasses of Zhe Ji and the grasslands behind them with wine bowls, and brought out strong wine for them to fill up one by one.

As a monarch, Lin Aoxue naturally wanted to accompany her, and she also changed the wine bowl. Yunyan was beside her, and put some dishes on the bowls and dishes in front of her, and told her in a gentle voice:

"Put some side dishes first."

For Yunyan's gentle instructions, Lin Aoxue has always been kind, so she took a few mouthfuls of side dishes, then raised the wine bowl, said a few words of welcome, and had a few glasses of drinks with Zhe Ji and other visitors from the prairie.

The strong wine entered her throat, and Zhe Ji drank freely. She saw Bei Chenling, the female officer on the other side, only drinking a small cup. Just as she opened her mouth to make a joke, she saw Bei Chenling raised her glass and said:

"This minister is too strong to drink, and I am afraid that I will lose my temper when drinking, so I dare not drink too much, but Her Majesty the Queen has taken good care of my minister in Shengshi before, so I will use this wine to respect Her Majesty the Queen!"

Zhe Ji didn't expect that Bei Chenling would take the initiative to offer a toast to her. After the words went around in her mind, she suddenly understood that this smart woman must have seen her intention to tease her that the wine glass was too small just now, so she took the initiative to attack, not only Stopping her idea of ​​teasing Bei Chenling, she even retreated to advance. If she was too fussy, she would appear to have no courage.

Zhe Ji bared her teeth secretly, do all the women in Ningguo have exquisite hearts?Yun Yan was like this, and Bei Chenling was also like this. They could see everything inside and outside of what was said, and it was extremely difficult to explain what was said in a roundabout way.

Beichen Linghua has already talked about this, so she naturally wants to raise her glass in response:

"Miss Fu Ling is too self-effacing!"

The two had a pair of wine glasses far away, and each drank the wine in the glass.

Lin Aoxue and Yun Yan looked at each other, why did they gradually feel that they were strange, as if there was something they didn't know.

Halfway through the banquet, Lin Aoxue suggested sending someone to lead Zhe Ji to enjoy the mountains and rivers in Beijing. Zhe Ji's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a smile:

"Since that's the case, His Majesty the Empress doesn't need to bother any other ministers, so she asked Fu Ling to take me to Beijing to enjoy the scenery. I wonder if Fu Fu Ling would like that?"

Bei Chenling glanced sideways at her, and replied indifferently:

"This is my honor."

Lin Aoxue murmured to herself, then turned to Bei Chenling and asked:

"Then, I will honor the one-month holiday I promised you earlier, what do you think, Madam Fu?"

Bei Chenling knew that Zheji had made up her mind to ask her to play with her, and it was impossible for her to refuse, but it was a pity for her one-month vacation. She thought that if Zheji could go back to the grassland earlier, she would be able to go back to the grassland again. rest for few days.

In order to show that she was actually reluctant, she said:

"The minister obeys the order."

Lin Aoxue was very surprised. Bei Chenling seldom spoke to her in such a tone. Even in the court hall, Bei Chenling's attitude was mostly gentle. However, today's behavior surprised Lin Aoxue. He couldn't help thinking about whether it was appropriate for Bei Chenling to do this.

However, Yun Yan tapped Lin Aoxue with her arm at this moment, and when Lin Aoxue turned her head, Yun Yan motioned her to look down, and saw Bei Chenling and Zhe Ji glaring at each other, and then Zhe Ji got up suddenly in front of everyone, holding the wine jar Walk towards Bei Chenling.

She stood still in front of Bei Chenling, held up the jar and poured a bowl of wine, then raised the wine bowl to Bei Chenling and said with a smile:

"With Mrs. Ling as my companion, these few days must be quite exciting. I would like to offer my wife a cup. Thank you very much!"

Bei Chenling pursed her lips, got up helplessly, raised the wine glass, touched it with the wine bowl in Zhe Ji's hand, and said:

"I'm afraid that the humble minister is ignorant of knowledge, and doesn't know how to talk and laugh, and neglected Her Majesty the Queen."

Bei Chenling always felt that the queen of Boca was too frivolous. Before they met for the first time, they hadn't chatted a few words, and even before discussing business affairs, this person was talking nonsense about irrelevant things, which made her tired of coping.

After the contract was negotiated, Zhe Ji asked whether she could make friends with her inside and out. Bei Chenling did not deny Zhe Ji's ability in government affairs, but she didn't like this person's temperament. She had to hide her dislike for the peace between Ningguo and the grassland.

Although she verbally agreed to Lin Aoxue's words that she would accompany the grassland envoy to visit the capital in the next few days, but she was very unwilling in her heart, so she answered Lin Aoxue with that attitude.

But Zhe Ji had already come forward with a wine bowl, so of course she couldn't just drink a glass with this man just because he brushed his face.

Bei Chenling is really not good at drinking, after drinking two glasses of wine, a thin blush appeared on her face, perhaps she tilted her head and drank too quickly, after she swallowed the wine, her head suddenly became dizzy, and she couldn't help but staggered for a moment.

Zhe Ji was obviously taken aback, she didn't know that Bei Chenling could drink so badly, she was about to fall, so she couldn't help but stepped forward to help her.

After Bei Chenling stood firm, she quickly retracted her hand, with guilt on her face, and said sternly:

"This king originally thought that Fu Ling's words about drinking too much wine were polite excuses, but it was a villain's heart. For this reason, this king punished himself with three cups and apologized to Fu Fu Ling! Please don't blame Fu Fu!"

As she was talking, she picked up the wine jar and poured three glasses of wine in a row. After drinking the strong alcohol, her complexion did not change. Before Bei Chenling could stop her, Zhe Ji finished the three glasses of wine.

"...Her Majesty has spoken too seriously."

Bei Chenling was a little helpless.

Zhe Ji didn't care, and laughed:

"Since Fu Ling is drunk, don't drink today!"

After finishing speaking, she returned to her seat with the wine jar in her hands.

Bei Chenling also sat down again, she glanced at Zhe Ji's back, and quickly looked away, thinking that although this person is a scoundrel, he is quite honest and straightforward.

Lin Aoxue blinked her eyes, and whispered to Yunyan in private:

"Why do I always feel that there is something between Ling'er and Zhe Ji?"

But if there is really any festival, it should not be logically speaking. Since Bei Chenling went to Shengshi to negotiate a contract with Zheji more than two years ago, she came back. Apart from negotiating with the envoys on the grassland for matters related to the construction of commercial roads, There should be no contact with Zhe Ji.

Even if there is a relationship between them, it should be the time to negotiate the contract.

But it doesn't make sense, since the contract has been negotiated, it should be a situation of mutual benefit for both parties, so where will there be festivals?

There was a slight smile on Yun Yan's face, and his demeanor was quite unpredictable.

Lin Aoxue didn't get an answer from Yunyan's mouth. Although she looked puzzled, she still didn't ask questions at this time, and only dedicated herself to hosting the banquet.

The banquet lasted until Haishi, and Lin Aoxue arranged a courtyard for Zheji and other envoys to stay in the palace. Since Bei Chenling took over the task of taking care of the envoy, she naturally had to take good care of her.

After the banquet was over, Bei Chenling led Zhe Ji and other prairie envoys to leave Chengming Palace first, then Lin Aoxue and Yunyan withdrew from the banquet and went back to Yuyan Palace. Ming Dian withdrew.

The drink at today's banquet was very strong. When Bei Chenling sent her to the bedroom where she was staying, Zhe Ji was already drunk. Seeing that Bei Chenling was about to leave after sending her, she suddenly stepped forward and asked :

"I didn't have a chance to ask in detail at the banquet today. I wonder if there will be a chance to appreciate instrumental music with Fu Ling in the future?"

Zhe Ji smelled of alcohol, and when she spoke now, her breath was vain, causing Bei Chenling to frown slightly, and the impression she had just changed a little at the banquet was completely ruined in an instant.

"Her Majesty the Queen is drunk. Please send her to the bedroom. Your Majesty will take my leave first and come to visit again tomorrow."

After Bei Chenling finished speaking, she bowed to Zhe Ji, but did not answer her question.

The other special envoys behind Zhe Ji saw that she was indeed a little drunk, worried that their Majesty the Queen would lose her temper in the Ningguo Palace, so they quickly stepped forward and helped Zhe Ji away.

After sending Zhe Ji away, Bei Chenling turned and left, with a sad face on her face as she walked, and rubbed the center of her brows vigorously, feeling helpless in her heart.

Thinking that she would have to accompany this alcoholic to enjoy the city for several days, she felt a very headache, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth secretly, endured it and passed it.

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