Force a good concubine

The illness came and fell like a mountain, and the illness went like a spinning thread. Gu Yuan didn't have the strength to get out of bed and walk around until the tenth day of September.It was the eighth day of the ninth lunar month when the palace maids visited relatives. Zhao Rong specially sent his apprentice Zhao Guanglu to ask, "Is there anything Hu Nushi wants to take out of the palace? Words and letters are fine. It's just things. As long as it's not prohibited, it's fine."

"There's nothing to bring." Gu Yan thought for a while, and asked Wei Anniang to help her take the 20 taels of silver reward and two bolts of satin that Gong Zhengsi sent the day before and put them on the table, and put the monthly regulations just issued He handed it over to Zhao Guanglu, "The 20 taels of silver are not worth the tribute. I asked Master Xiaolu to deliver them to my two fellow countrymen for me. He said that I would have to wait a little longer in the palace and let them take them back to my hometown. Order some scattered silver to buy a bowl of tea for Master Xiaolu, just don’t be disgusted.”

"My master said, I need a female official to take care of me in the future! What's the point of this little work?" Zhao Guanglu had already received Zhao Rong's order, smiled and waved his hands in thanks, picked up the burden on the table, saluted Gu Yuan, and ran away in a hurry .

Wei Anniang saw that Gu Yuan was in a trance and was a little distracted. She thought that she had been ill for a long time, and she collected the broken silver and copper coins for Gu Yuan, and handed them to Gu Yuan. Go ahead, I'm not used to being in debt."

"Don't worry," Wei Anniang chuckled, "the eunuchs have the best calculations, and no one can take advantage of them. If you become successful, they will definitely entrust you under the door. It's time to collect debts at your door!"

Gu Yan followed her with a faint smile, and secretly laughed at himself in his heart.It is said that people who are about to die can think about it, but when things come to an end, her heart is full of worries: it seems that the anniversary of her father's death is approaching, and there is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, so I don't know if the tomb is her What did it look like last year?I can't return to my hometown this year, and I don't know if my mother will still be sad at my father's memorial tablet during the Winter Solstice. Is there anyone to comfort her for me?I don't know how much taller A Yang has grown during this time, but he is still so naughty, being beaten by his husband and punished by his mother?Widows and weak children are the most vulnerable to being bullied. If they lose their reputation and lose their trust in the family, will those covetous uncles come to the door?

It is extremely unfilial for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person. Gu Yan sometimes thinks that he stepped into the palace without knowing why, and endured humiliation all the way to survive. At this last step, should he simply be himself? Already dead, how can I bear it with my eyes closed?Maybe it's like what these people in the palace said to themselves every day, if you endure it, maybe you will be rich, maybe you will be able to take care of your family, maybe you will be able to--

She still remembers Eleven Niang's tone that day, so straight that she was not at all shy, making Gu Yuan almost think it was an uncomfortable joke.Is this a prophecy?Gu Yan smiled wryly, just because she rejected her, so she did everything possible to get her into the palace, and rewarded her with the title of an upright housewife?Perhaps judging from that person's identity, this move is just as it should be, but Gu Yan's refusal is hypocritical——Thunderstorm, rain and dew, could it be God's grace, even ransacking the house and beheading, the courtiers can only be willing To receive it freely, let alone such a grace that others cannot ask for?

If he is really such a person, he is afraid that it is just a novelty that he can't ask for for a while. If he tries his best to endure the humiliation and lose his body, maybe he will be able to take advantage of that person's rejection and find an opportunity to go out of the palace in a short time?Gu Yuansi thought about it, but finally she couldn't help laughing: She is not a person who is good at giving in to others, and even if things come to an end, she will just spread her thoughts directly in front of that person.

Emperor Wanshou was on September 25th, and according to the rules, he had to go to the Ancestral Temple to perform the ceremony. Since September 23rd, he went to the Xiyuan Zhai Palace to fast.Usually, Wei Fengchun was full of complaints, but this time his face was full of red: on September 24, Shi, the bedroom secretary, went to Qinghe Palace as an errand. It happened that Cheng En was in bed, and Cui Chengxiu couldn't get in the way at all. Isn't this a good time given by God!

After running around with all his might, Deputy Chief Wei packed up and surrounded the room neatly on September 23rd.On the morning of September 24, he stretched his neck and sat in the waiting room, drank two pots of tea, and saw two nuns leading two young maids in blue silk cloaks, followed by a few luggage-carrying The little eunuchs walked into the yard through the hanging flower gate together.

"The two nuns have worked hard!" He personally directed the little eunuchs to put the luggage of the two of them, and sent the two nuns of Ningshou Palace to the gate of Longdao, before turning back, tidying their clothes slowly in the corridor, coughing With a sound, he put on the style of a manager and stepped into the East Wai room.

"I've met Mr. Wei." Ordinarily, the secretary of the bedchamber is an errand with a detached status, and it is only handled by the emperor, but the two female historians are very polite, and they salute Wei Fengchun in a polite manner. host.

Wei Fengchun was secretly delighted, put on airs and exchanged a few words in a friendly manner, looked back and forth a little, and his eyes stopped on the female Shi surnamed Hu in the blue silk palace gown: "Why do I feel like I have seen a female Shi Hu before?" He looked up Looking back carefully, "Where did Hu Nushi get high school before?"

Gu Yan remained calm and bowed to him again: "Boss Wei forgot? At the time I was caught in the rain at Guiji Gate, or Boss Wei sent someone to take me and my aunt back."

"I remember! I was there before, and I ran into you. It can be seen that Hu Nvshi and Yuqian are really destined!" Wei Fengchun was elated when he suddenly realized that the life-saving grace was extraordinary. With this layer of entanglement, Hu Nvshi Even if he is one of his people, his appearance and demeanor are gentle, generous and not vulgar. If he is favored, his life will be wrong!

He glanced at Li Nvshi next to him again. She had delicate features and a slender figure, and her appearance could be regarded as equal to that of Hu Nvshi, but her demeanor was always somewhat petty and obedient, without the appearance of a nobleman.After two times, Wei Fengchun made up his mind, and with a bowl of water on his face, he gently explained to them the various rules and taboos of serving the imperial court: "Our young master is the best one to serve. , have a kind temper, and treat people well. But there is one thing, the rules cannot be messed up. If the rules are messed up, even the king of heaven and I can’t save—"

He talked for two hours in a fit of nonsense before he stopped, and cupped his hands towards the two of them: "I can't become a fat man with one bite, so I'll talk so much today. The two female historians rested earlier and raised their feet." Spirit, I’m going to welcome you tomorrow!” As he spoke, he leisurely stepped out of the enclosure, beckoned to his apprentice Wei Lian, and lowered his voice, “Call them a few tomorrow night, and bring Cheng Enshui to Hu Nushi’s room. go inside."

Wei Lian grinned: "Li Nushi is the first one on the roster—"

"All according to the roster, you boy is still sweeping the yard in front of the hall!" Wei Fengchun glared at him, looking up at the sky and pondering, "Just say, just say-hey, just say that Li Nushi has come to Tiangui, it's not appropriate for now Serve!"

Regardless of men and women, there is always a special feeling for the first one, without it, it is fresh!As long as the emperor's appetite is right, no one really cares about such a small trick, Wei Fengchun thought about it happily, wishing that the west-slanting sun would immediately turn from its west to the east.

Yu Jia came back later than scheduled, the emperor seemed to be drunk, and ignored the eunuchs and maids who were all over the courtyard to congratulate him, and went straight to the palace with the help of the female officials.Not long after, a bather came out to pass on hot water. According to the emperor's habit, he was preparing to take a rest.Wei Fengchun felt that his throat was a little tight, he cleared his throat lightly, and waited for another half an hour, and saw Si She holding a red lacquer wedding plate covered with red silk cloth into the Longxi Pavilion of the East Side Hall, and hurried to the Gu Yan whispered: "Follow me." As he spoke, he lit the lantern himself, and led Gu Yan along the corridor to the front of the Longxi Hall, walked up the steps to the platform, kowtowed three times at the entrance of the hall, and raised his voice. Said: "My lord, Hu Ruanniang, the sleeping secretary, is here to serve you! Congratulations, lord!"

The emperor was in the palace at the moment, full of unease.She deliberately delayed giving the banquet until the second watch. She calculated the time, took a bath and changed clothes, and then got the third watch, and then dragged it for another hour at will. The fourth watch will be the first day, so that she can go to pay her respects to the queen mother earlier. Sleeper, just put it in the enclosure to make a show!

But the world is always unpredictable, this Wei Fengchun arranged extremely compactly and properly, it was only halfway through the second watch, the emperor had already tidied up and entered the Longxi Pavilion, and the two censors also warmed the dragon mattress and brocade quilt with Mrs. Tang, and the room was full of smoke. Benzoin was ready. Seeing that everything was in order, the emperor frowned and hadn't come up with an idea. The female officer of the office had already entered the door with the wedding tray, lifted the red cloth in front of the dragon bed, and spread a piece of white silk on the bed. Feeling the hot embarrassment on his face to the extreme, hearing Wei Fengchun's voice outside, he was even more angry, gritted his teeth and thought about it, and asked the female officer to invite Wei Fengchun in, and said to him: "Today's bedroom secretary is called Hu Ruanniang. ? You recite your resume to me."

"Observe the edict!" Wei Fengchun was prepared and recited it with confidence.The emperor was picky while listening, and frowned at Wei Fengchun: "He came from the Huanyi Bureau? How can such a person get to the imperial court?"

Wei Fengchun was stunned.Usually the emperor doesn't judge a hero by his background, he only judges how well the errand does, but the errand on the dragon bed is different from the others after all, and some taboos are normal.He kowtowed to the emperor dejectedly, retreated outside the hall, and grinned at Gu Yuan who was kneeling in front of the hall: "Master, I don't want to see people from the clothing bureau. I think Hu Nushi will go back to rest today?"

Gu Yan lowered his head, but his body remained motionless: "Boss Manager Wei went in and reported again, and said that Hu Ruanniang had no other intentions, but just wanted to see His Majesty."

Wei Fengchun smacked his lips, the young master has always valued friendship, and now he has a caring relationship without meeting him, maybe he can soften his heart?Unexpectedly, the emperor flatly refused: "Let her go back to the enclosure and stay honestly. If she really wants to see me so much, it's the same to see me at the gate of the hall tomorrow morning!"

The emperor's tone was extremely harsh, and Wei Fengchun could only taste it at this moment: the feelings were exactly as the empress dowager's old lady thought, and the emperor just took this bed as a pure excuse!The flattery hit the horse's leg, and Wei Fengchun came out of the palace in dismay, and weakly repeated the emperor's words to Gu Yuan: "In my opinion, what I mean, Nushi Hu doesn't have to think about admiring the holy face, just grow old in the enclosure." Just live there honestly and use it as a decoration!"

Gu Yan's body remained motionless, but his head was lowered; "Boss Wei is bothering you. Since His Majesty wants me to meet here, I will just wait here."

"It's still early before dawn, and it's getting cold at night. It's better for Nushi Hu not to waste her body in vain." Wei Fengchun advised a few words, seeing Gu Yuan kneeling down, he ignored his advice, and looked up at the sky , the bitterness on his face became even stronger: let’s not say that he didn’t like the emperor’s errands, but he lost his eyes and met a clever stubborn elm lump!

That night, the emperor also tossed and turned restlessly, feeling restless in his heart.She couldn't sleep anymore, so she simply got up, opened the window a little, and looked out.It was dark outside, and the big pine torches were crackling on the edge of the platform, reflecting a slender figure in a blue silk cloak kneeling below. The emperor stared at the red dress under the blue silk cloak for a long time, feeling annoyed. Withdrew her gaze: Why does she feel more like Gu Yuan every time she sees a strange court lady now?

She sighed softly, cold air entered her throat, and shivered slightly.Seeing that it was October, and a layer of frost had already fallen at night, the emperor frowned slightly when he saw the blue silk cloak with a white edge bordered by the frost: It was such a cold night, such a cold wind, and he was kneeling on the ground again. , don't you freeze it?

She didn't want to see the sleeping secretary because she was too lazy to deal with those flattering tricks, and because she really couldn't get so embarrassingly close to strangers, it wasn't the sleeping secretary's fault.Now that I think about it carefully, I'm already a bit of a soldier, but I'm an ignorant and low-level court lady who has never seen the emperor. What kind of tricks can such a determined person who is stubbornly waiting for a night can play?

The emperor stretched out his hand to close the window and glanced at the chiming clock.Seeing that it was the fourth watch, it was time to get up.She put the teacup on the tea tray held by the female officer beside her, raised her hand and rubbed the center of her eyebrows, and said in a calm voice, "Ask them to come in and serve."

The maids waiting outside had been waiting on the platform in order, and they all looked at Gu Yan quietly with curiosity and pity, but did not make a sound.Seeing the lights coming on in the hall, the ladies of the palace passed Gu Yuan and filed in. Gu Yuan leaned in front of the hall door and smiled wryly: her legs were sore at first, then itchy, and she was unconscious at the moment. Feeling like I've reached the end of my strength, I just wish I could last longer.

Fortunately, the emperor groomed very neatly, and it took only an incense stick of time for the court ladies to go in. The emperor had already appeared at the entrance of the hall in a bright yellow dragon robe, and because he felt cumbersome, he casually tossed the green silk cloak on Gu Yuan's body: " Hold your head up."

The voice of these four words was not high, but there was a bang in Gu Yan's ears, as if a thunderbolt on the ground scattered the misty fog in front of him, and everything became clear.

The sky was still hazy, Gu Yan's eyes were blurred, and his heart was blank. He could barely distinguish the soft light reflected by the rice beads on the toe of the spotless blue satin boots in front of him.

She was trying to mobilize her disobedient hands and feet, as if she was a little impatient, one hand raised the horn lamp in front of her eyes, shaking her to close her eyes, and the other hand provoked Gu Yan's body slightly forcefully. Chin, just like King Yu raised her face with a fan bone one day, the voice sounded in her ears again: "You want to see me so much—"

The sound stopped abruptly, and there was a crash, as if the horn lamp was thrown aside, and the light that made people unable to open their eyes went away.

Gu Yan opened his eyes, facing that delicate and delicate face, suddenly felt a pain in his heart as if pierced by the sharp point of a knife. The pain made him break out in a cold sweat, but instead he regained his sanity and calmness. You can also take your time to observe the other party's acting skills.

The man's acting skills are very realistic, his clear eyes are wide open, the blood on his face has faded completely, his eyes are full of shock and confusion: "You, how could you—"

"Minister Gu Yuan kowtows to His Majesty." Gu Yuan mustered all his strength, straightened his stiff body, and kowtowed to the emperor. A clean and fair one!"

She added a note in her heart, please kill me innocently, Eleven Niang.