Force a good concubine

The Punishment Division of the Luanyi Bureau was not a display. Although there was no action on the surface, dozens of guards spread out together. The next day after the emperor spoke, the two detectives made a rough list of Gu Yuan's entry into the palace and the people he met. Sent to Lin Yuan's desk.She looked at it carefully, and then said: "Everyone outside the palace is stared at dead, and no one is allowed to move, let alone lose or disappear; those inside the palace slowly dig one by one along the vines, Dig out all the eighteen generations of my ancestors!" As he spoke, he picked up a pen and circled out a dozen or so young maids who entered the palace with Gu Yan at the end of the list, "There are two more female historians in front of the imperial court. There are few people to serve, let the people from Shangyi Bureau choose from here to see if there are any smart ones, and send them in to serve!"

The outer court can investigate cases with great fanfare, but the inner court cannot do so. First, the Forbidden City is the place where the Tian family lives, and what they want is harmony. There is nothing to do in the palace.The second is that there have always been many ruthless people in the palace, who spread the wind with great fanfare. The perpetrators set up a dead end to make people fearful, or if they were ruthless and settled it all, the case would easily fall into their hands.Therefore, there are many tricks for the Punishment Division to investigate cases secretly. The trick Lin Yuan used is called "Shunpu Chess". If you send it to the palace, you won't just send it to the imperial court and let it go. Gu Yuan knows very little about the people in the palace. If you want to lead Gu Yuan to do something, the person who is in the middle of the contact is better than these new palace ladies. Is it more appropriate?

The emperor protects his weaknesses, so such words cannot be clearly stated in front of the emperor, so when the emperor summoned him, Lin Yuan brought up another reason: "The minister looked at Gu Yuan's resume, his family background is not very good, and he has only been in the palace for a short time. Not quite getting used to it, these little maids know her well, and they know each other's dispositions roughly, and I'm afraid they can get used to it when there are people they know well together."

Sure enough, the emperor caught the trick, frowned and sighed, and stopped talking.Next to him, Wei Fengchun came over to serve tea to the two of them attentively. He thought to himself that Mr. Lin really had extraordinary skills, and he hit the point as soon as he spoke. How could Miss Gu not quite adapt?It's clearly old elm pimples, oil and salt don't get in!I stayed in Yuqian for more than ten days, and stayed in the duty room every day except for errands. I was either practicing the ability to serve tea and pour water, or practice calligraphy on the table with clear water. Don't say a word to the emperor, just say a lot. He didn't even glance at the emperor, which caused this young master to stare at the West Value Room every day to practice his eyes --- being able to force the majestic emperor into a husband-watching stone shows that this little lady Gu's luck is great!The same is true for the young master, it is a matter of clearly decreing the concubine to be promoted to the throne, so why can't she hide her face even if she dies like this?

He was full of complaints in Zhaoren Hall, and Cui Chengxiu was full of complaints in the west value room of Qinghe Hall.He didn't dare to get angry with Gu Yan, and with a smile on his face, he pointed to the four treasures of the study on the table: "Who dares to take back the reward of the young master without authorization? The young master said it, and it doesn't have any special meaning. The lady taught the young master how to write contemporary essays. The young lady does not know that the daily lecturers and waiters at the Wenhua Palace are rewarded like this from time to time, saying that it is for cultivating literary spirit-you It was our Yuqian's first literary talent who stood out, and the young master rewarded it, and it is also to support our Yuqian's literary spirit!"

"I know it's embarrassing for Master Cui." Gu Yuan stood in front of him, calmly, "Master Cui, please tell His Majesty for me, and you won't be rewarded for nothing. I gave you some advice when I was outside the palace. It is also a reward from Master Cui. Master taught me last time that it is not customary to mention old achievements, so there is no need to mention those things now."

As before, she was courteous and complete on the surface, but she refused people from a thousand miles away on the inside. It was said that scholars had a lot of eyes. This time, Cui Chengxiu had tasted it.In his heart he hated iron for being weak, but he didn't dare to show a trace of resentment on his face, he kept laughing: "What is the little lady talking about? Is there anyone in this world who hates father, mother, and ancestors, and is there anyone who hates the lack of rewards? Besides, " His tone was low, and he put on the posture of the general manager, "It's just that the reward is heavy, the emperor speaks well, who dares to resist the order?"

"An undivided reward is given by the king but not accepted." Gu Yuan bowed to Cui Chengxiu indifferently, "I should be beaten or punished, I am willing, please let Master Cui let it go!"

As if a hot glutinous rice ball was stuffed directly into his mouth, Cui Chengxiu opened his mouth wide, and his heart, lungs, spleen and stomach throbbed from his throat down.Why did you forget that this one who looked gentle and gentle, but dared to ask for death in front of the emperor, was such a courageous master who dared not die?The eunuchs are most used to the wind and the rudder, and Cui Chengxiu loses his temper the next moment, and puts on a pitiful look begging for mercy: "Little lady, what you said is a part of life, isn't it? If you say something that shouldn't be said, you just want it." My life, I don't dare to punish the little lady with a finger! Just ask the little lady to think about it." He compared his two index fingers together, "Young master is this, you are this, and I am stuck in the middle. ——Don't say anything else, just ask the little lady to be sympathetic to me for the sake of the few trips I made to Cishou Temple and the few bowls of tea I brought you!"

He said that as soon as he got short, he wanted to salute Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan hurriedly reached out to support him: "Master Cui, how dare I accept this gift?" Master, please submit to His Majesty to resign for me."

Cui Chengxiu immediately stood up alive and kicked, and gave Gu Yuan a thumbs-up happily: "Little lady is kind-hearted, and you will have future blessings in the future!" He laid out the four treasures of the study on the table, and leaned against the table Don't leave, and chattered cheekily, "I'll say something that I shouldn't say again, the little lady is not too cruel, this is what the young master went to the construction office to choose personally, and he was worried that it would not be suitable for the young lady, and said that the little lady Ladies don't like luxurious styles that can't be eye-catching, so it took more than half an hour to pick out these four items, and even if you don't want them any more, with this in mind, you should at least take a look at them, right?"

Gu Yan's heart sank, and he looked at the few things on the table for the first time: pine smoke ink, small bamboo pen with bamboo tube, small square inkstone, imitation of Chengxintang rice paper, each of which was carved with true colors, None of them have extra decorations. At first glance, they seem to be very similar to the styles commonly used by folk scholars. Only when you look carefully can you see the fine materials and workmanship and the ingenuity in the subtleties.

Some things can't be said too much, only to the point.Cui Chengxiu saw Gu Yuan's gaze lingering on the table, coughed lightly, pulled the curtain out of the duty room without saying a word, and only smiled complacently when she got outside the door: "People's hearts are all fleshy, no matter what Miss Gu Three chastity and nine strong will not stand the test of time!Thinking of the emperor's previous move to retain Gu Yuan in the year before the imperial court, Cui Chengxiu suddenly realized that she had a unique insight, and she could see Miss Gu's temperament at the first glance, and she set up the game quietly. It's the young master!Although most of the Tian family members are fickle, but with such care for the young master, if Miss Gu gets promoted, she might be able to share the same position with the emperor's husband, and it would be even better if she outshine the others——he rubbed his chin and thought about it happily. Thinking about it, I walked in four square steps.

Standing in front of the table, Gu Yan glanced over the pens, inks, papers and inkstones over and over again. If she looked at them more times, she would be more aware of the thoughtfulness and care of the giver. The emperor's intentions were as clear as ever. She leaned on the edge of the table and thought of Cui Chengxiu's flattery just now made him smile bitterly again.

She is no stranger to history books. When she was a teenager, she read the allusions of the former dynasty who cut off the sleeve and divided the peaches. She also thought, how could she be so spoiled to the point where the six palaces and women are like dusty shoes, how could she be gone in a few years?When I was a little older and had seen more of the world, I realized the truth of giving up favors before they are old—whether men or women, most of the Israeli sex workers suffer badly. The same face, the same person, can go to the sky and enter the earth. No matter how old he is, the emperor is only at Ji's age, so how long can such a freshness of love last?

What's more, she has already made a marriage contract. If it wasn't for the repeated funerals of the Lu family in the past few years, and if it wasn't for the death of her father three years ago, she might have already married as a woman, trying to find a job in a girls' school to live a stable life, so what? Will encounter such a bizarre fate?

In terms of emotion and reason, Gu Yuan has no reason to accept these things.Gu Yan rewrapped everything in its original form, and while changing the tea for the emperor, sent them together to the East Nuan Pavilion, and gently placed them on the wishful flower table next to the imperial case.The emperor didn't seem to notice, he was still writing in the memorial, his face was calm and calm, his long and dense eyelashes drooped down, covering all his thoughts.

Gu Yan stopped for a while, wanting to speak, but when the pen in the emperor's hand didn't seem to stop, she sighed secretly in her heart, and retreated outside the hall according to the rules taught by Yuniang.Cui Chengxiu stood guard at the entrance of the hall, saw her coming in and out clearly, and grinned at her, that smile was uglier than crying: "Little lady is really hard-hearted! You just, you just go back so straightforwardly." La?"

Gu Yan bowed to him: "Master Cui, don't worry, I will bear all the punishments."

"It's all like this, so what are you talking about?" Cui Chengxiu didn't dare to raise her voice, she spread her hands and sighed, and suddenly heard the voice of the emperor inside, hurried in a few steps, and forced a smile: "Little What's your order?"

"Get ready, go out of the palace after dinner." The emperor stared straight at the memorial, as if he had no time to pay attention to him, "Let the Shangyi Bureau bring over the homely clothes she had when she entered the palace."

Sure enough, the emperor Lei Ting was furious, and he simply cleansed himself and swept out the door. Cui Chengxiu passed on the decree, and brought a few extra ingots of silver when he left the palace-the emperor was angry at this time, and after he got angry, he wanted to send Miss Gu away. What about taking it back?No matter what, I have to put her in a proper place first, and let her see how she looks before sending her away, right?

Gu Yan was calm in his heart, and said goodbye to Yuniang and the others, and waited at the gate of the palace according to Cui Chengxiu's instructions when the serving eunuch entered the Nuan Pavilion.The emperor ate very quickly, and he had already left the door after a while, without even looking at Gu Yuan, he said directly to Cui Chengxiu: "Let's go!"

The number of the emperor's micro-clothes became more and more, and the route of leaving the palace gradually became fixed. This time, he left the palace from Xihuamen as usual, made two circles around the House of Internal Affairs, changed another car, and turned to Tianjie.

Cui Chengxiu glanced at Gu Yuan who was sitting upright, leaned over to the emperor, and asked in a low voice: "Master Gu, Miss Gu's teacher lives in Dexingfang, look——"

The emperor ignored him, got up, hit the curtain and got out of the car.When the lanterns were first lit on Tianjie Street, it was the busiest time. The emperor silently looked at the shops along the street all the way, as if he had no interest in going in, but he had no intention of leaving either.After going back and forth on the street twice, it was halfway through before she stopped in front of a pen and ink shop, went in and chose a pen and ink commonly used by scholars, a piece of bluestone inkstone, and a piece of rice paper.

"A Yuan," the emperor turned his face to look at Gu Yuan at this moment, with a hint of expectation in his delicate eyebrows and eyes, which made people tremble, "I give you these things, it's like you accompany me on this trip to Paradise Street The reward, will it work?"

There was a throbbing pain in Gu Yan's heart, she opened her mouth, but she couldn't say the words of refusal this time.