Force a good concubine

The emperor was in a very bad spirit that day, with a tired look on his brows, he sat at the dining table with a few small dishes, barely drank a small bowl of japonica rice porridge, and then put down his chopsticks.

"Today is the great court, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on if I come in so little." Cui Chengxiu persuaded in a low voice, "Why don't the servants ask the imperial dining room to pass on something else?" Thinking about it mentally, "My yam cake master praised it before, why don't I pass it on to my servant? There is also a recent tribute from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Haizhou's pickled side dishes—"

The emperor ignored it, and after a while, he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and muttered: "I have a headache from the noise." She got up and left the hall, but Cui Chengxiu had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her. She raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, she was even more worried, and said in a low voice: "But last night Li Nushi didn't serve you well and disturbed my young master? She spent the whole night—"

"I fell asleep and never let her back down, so she stayed in the palace all night. There is no need to mention this matter, let her learn the rules from Si Niang when she is free." The emperor's voice was flat, I couldn't hear the joy or anger, "I kept all the papers I read last night, and let the performance office leave it as it is, and I will deal with it myself."

Since Li Wanniang is asked to learn the rules, it is acquiescence for her to stay in the imperial court. The emperor is nostalgic, and the imperial court often uses old people, and does not replace newcomers like King Yu. Judging from the emperor's tone, Yu Li Wanniang didn't seem to have any other thoughts, Cui Chengxiu wanted to test it out, and when she saw the emperor sitting in the dragon house and resting with closed doors, she cautiously closed her mouth.

It is said that no one can compare the emperor's gold and jade, and in the eyes of those close to Yuqian, hard work can be regarded as the first.The servants stayed up with the emperor all night, and they could take turns sleeping during the day. The emperor stayed up all night, and when the time came, he still had to struggle to govern.Cui Chengxiu privately calculated for the emperor. From the day he ascended the throne, except for one year when the emperor was ill for a month and couldn't get up, he couldn't go to court. Clearly and confidently, the people of Kyushu are waiting to be fed, how can a gentleman and father have the heart to delay the government and ignore it?

Such busy work without touching the ground, even rich clothes and fine food, how can I taste it?Not to mention those trivial matters in front of the emperor.Cui Chengxiu roughly had a plan in his mind, this Li Wanniang had a better mind than others, and she had a good grasp of the emperor's temper.Such a motivated talent is much more interesting than Gu Yuan, who is not good at oil and salt, and I will give her a hand. If she is lucky, it will be much easier to flatter her than Gu Yuan, but it will not work. Now Wei Fengchun is focused on praising her. Looking at Gu Yan, he pulls another flag and comes out to fight with him in the ring, seeing his deflated face, isn't it much more lively and interesting?

He made up his mind, and when he returned to Qinghe Hall, he asked Li Wanniang to learn from Yunniang and Cheng Siniang: "Last time, Miss Gu mentioned that she wanted Li Nushi to serve tea instead, and I agreed; Li Nushi needs to learn the rules from Si Niang, needless to say, the staff of the department must also learn carefully. Those who can do more work, Li Nushi has a bright future!"

The chief steward of the imperial court is best at observing the holy intentions. Originally, Li Wanniang was on duty in the Qinghe Hall overnight, which already attracted everyone's attention. Cui Chengxiu's words revealed that Li Wanniang's value was even different immediately. In addition, Cui Chengxiu deliberately arranged for Li Wanniang to live in the East Duty Room. It seems that they are really showing the horses and horses, and they are going to compete with Gu Yan.

Gu Yuan's outstanding situation has been ruined, no one else cares, but Wei Fengchun grits his teeth with hatred: Although the whole palace calls the emperor "young master", but that is just following the old tradition passed down from before, the little lady is not a man after all. Son, can you still see one who loves the other on the dragon bed?Anyone with a discerning eye can see the emperor's thoughts clearly. If Miss Gu says a word, Li Nushi will have a errand, and if she loses her errand, isn't it just a matter of one word!

But helplessly, Gu Yuan really didn't want to fight for Deputy Manager Wei. Seeing that Li Wanniang was domineering by Yuniang's side, she went back to her room to practice her big characters, and turned a blind eye to all the tricks of the crowd.Wei Fengchun hated that iron cannot be made into steel. After holding it for a long time, he still couldn't take it anymore. He went to the west value room in person and persuaded Gu Yuan with a bitter face: "When it comes to the holy will, anyone with a discerning eye can see my master's thoughts clearly; when it comes to rules , the little lady first learned from Yuniang, how could others take the lead?"

As if something was written wrong, Gu Yan reached out and took another piece of rice paper and spread it out, and began to write word by word: "Master Wei, I am the one who will leave the palace after all."

Wei Fengchun didn't come up in one breath, almost choked, calmed down and said: "This, this—my master has promised, Miss Gu will go out of the palace in the future, this, that, the future is boundless, but in the palace It's not bad! With my young master's family around, it's just a matter of saying that Miss Gu wants to be promoted? It shouldn't be said, the first ten years outside the palace came out in a cold window. Sitting on a bench in the Hanlin Academy for three years, how can it compare to the Dengyun Road in the palace? Although the name is not as loud and pleasant as outside, and there are more rules, but the old saying is good, hard work is hard, and people are rewarded Venerable Master, if you don’t go on the Yangguan Road, if you insist on squeezing the single-plank bridge, you’re asking for trouble! The little lady is a sensible person, so I don’t need to say more about this, right? Besides, there is a way to fight for Buddha’s breath. After receiving a stick of incense, the little lady is determined to leave the palace, but in the palace, she can't be trampled on by anyone!"

"Master Wei," Gu Yan stopped writing this time and looked at Wei Fengchun, "You said that people are fighting for breath, and I also want to ask for advice. What should I fight for in this palace?"

"Of course I'm fighting to show my face in front of my master." Wei Fengchun went on and on without hesitation, "If you curry favor with a good master and show your face in front of your master, you can do your job steadily and securely, and you can get promoted. It's a word of 'competition', There is a lot of knowledge in it! Some masters don’t like people to fight, so you can’t always hold on to it, be patient, hold on, and act when you see the opportunity. Some masters are picky, so you have to be very careful—” He Seeing Gu Yuan quietly looking at him without saying a word, he stopped embarrassingly, "Our young master is generous to the people below, and it is best to serve him. Miss Gu's sacred heart is alone, and there is no need to argue, as long as I serve you well." Grandpa is happy!"

"Your Majesty is happy with the service?" Gu Yuan showed a wry smile, "Master Wei, you also said that I have been outside the palace for ten years, but in the end, I just tried my best to make someone happy?"

"This——" Wei Fengchun was speechless, and thought for a while, "Little lady is a sensible person. Although it is disrespectful to say this, but she is willing to say such things to me because she looks at me high. I don’t hide my affection from you: people are divided into three, six, or nine classes. Our young master, in terms of status, is the best in the world, and in terms of appearance and character, that is also the first class. You are talented as a young lady, and you are only worthy of serving our young master! To tell you the truth, young lady, we have seen the appearance of those ministers a lot in front of the emperor, but we are all dignified and serious, and our speech is better than us slaves. But in terms of inner thoughts, there are those who don’t flatter, there are so few, it’s like a drop in the ocean.” He smiled slightly at Gu Yan, “Little lady is young, she can’t see through these hypocrites, Don't say anything else, think about it for yourself, little lady, which official out there doesn't flatter his superiors and only focus on climbing up, isn't it the same in the palace!"

"My father never did." Gu Yan said with a calm voice, neither angry nor self-confident, "I have been with my father since I was a child, and he always said that a gentleman is worried about the road and not about poverty. I understand the truth, and I have seen it before." Her brows were full of bitterness, "but you know what you know, and the Gu family can't do it after all."

These words are so clear that I can't understand it any more. It is obvious that Miss Gu was born in hard study, and she can't change her temper as a scholar.But Mrs. Gu regards wealth as floating clouds, but Deputy Manager Wei can't be upright, feeling sorry for himself that all the flattery and flattery these days have been in vain, while racking his brains to think of words, suddenly his eyes shine: "Little lady, You are a person who really reads the books of sages and sages," he said with a thumbs up, "in the future you will be a prince forever! It's just that sages and sages also said that they should seek government in their positions and go to what mountains What song to sing, isn't it? It doesn't matter when you leave the palace, you are always in front of the emperor now, right? The young master's tea should be served by you. What's more, Li Wanniang can only play tricks, and she can't serve you like you How thoughtful and thoughtful! Last night, I just asked her to give me a bowl of calming soup, which made my young master unhappy, and I didn’t sleep well all night. Today, I got up early again, and within an hour, Yuqian quietly passed on five or six times of hot hand towels. It’s gone! How can you bear it after such a long day?”

Seeing that Gu Yan's expression changed slightly, he was secretly happy, and he said in more detail: "I heard from the eunuch serving food that the young master's breakfast was not good to eat raw, and he only had a small bowl of porridge. It's so cold today. What does it feel like to sit in the palace with your belly full? I can hold on to my young master’s stamina, but no matter what kind of body I have, I can’t stand such a toss! I don’t dare to bother the young lady, I just ask for lunch At that time, the young lady accompanied the delivery of food, and the young master would take two more bites, the holy body is in good health, and we people will burn incense!"

He looked at Gu Yan eagerly, and saw that Gu Yuan finally nodded after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but said with great joy: "The little lady is really a bodhisattva! Then I will go and prepare!"

Gu Yan watched him lift the curtain and go out happily, and couldn't help but smiled wryly again.Everyone in the palace said that the eunuch's words cannot be trusted. She knew that Wei Fengchun's words were just a trick to lure herself in front of the emperor, but she knew it. Also can't do it.

Obviously he has made up his mind, and the emperor has personally promised that he will leave the palace before Enke next year. Such a strange fate will be missed, but why do he feel day after day that his future is more at a loss than before? ?The emperor's mind was clear, no matter to himself or to her, it would be better to end it early, but why did he agree to it?

Gu Yan opened the piece of rice paper, and the last line of the "Thousand Characters" was changed suddenly, which was very eye-catching, just like when someone mentioned the emperor to her a long time ago, her thoughts and the words in her hands Pen together, messed up.

On this day, the emperor returned to the Qinghe Hall for lunch at noon. When he entered the hall, his tired face could not be concealed, and he passed a hot towel again. Glancing at the dishes on the table, he only said, "Leave it alone."

Wei Fengchun was worried, so he used his color twice. Seeing that Gu Yan was still standing aside, he had to bite the bullet and stepped forward to apologize: "Mr. Miss Gu personally brought it over—"

The emperor had no appetite at all, and was so exhausted that even Gu Yan was not aware of it.She only noticed Gu Yan at this time, and she was a little surprised and realized that it was Wei Fengchun's trick. She smiled bitterly in her heart, and casually looked at a lighter dish: "That's the same."

According to the rules, the emperor doesn't have to do it himself when eating the imperial meal. The dishes he wants to eat are moved to the front of the table. In the past, Wei Fengchun did it. This time he winked at Gu Yuan twice, but seeing that Gu Yuan still didn't move, he had to do it himself: "Master, try this?"

Sure enough, he was unwilling to come to see him, so he planned to just make a beauty vase?The emperor's heart was even more bitter. Looking at the dishes on the plate, he just frowned, and he raised the chopsticks after a while, but suddenly heard Gu Yan's voice: "Your Majesty, don't force it."

How can there be such a sabotage?Wei Fengchun was so angry that he raised his head and was about to refute, but he saw that Gu Yan had already reached out to take off the chopsticks in the emperor's hand, picked up a hot towel from the copper plate next to him, and wiped the emperor's face again: "Your Majesty is very tired, Since you can't eat it, you might as well take a rest before passing on the meal. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, how about I recite another book for Your Majesty?"

Her voice was gentle, and her brows were full of pity. The emperor felt like falling into a dream. He knew that after waking up from the dream, it would only be a miserable one, but at this moment, he still only hoped that this beautiful dream would never wake up again. He looked up at Gu Yuan's face and looked at her. After a while, he whispered: "Okay."

The secretary had been waiting in the corridor, and within a short time, he tidied up the bedroom. The emperor undressed and entered the imperial tent. He was obviously extremely tired, but his mind was so full of thoughts that he couldn't sleep no matter what.Gu Yan's voice sounded outside the tent at the right time. While the emperor was safe, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he really developed a habit, wouldn't he be even more reluctant to let her go?

After all, he was terribly tired, but after a cup of tea, he was breathing evenly in the imperial tent before finishing a book.Gu Yan stopped his voice, stopped in front of the bright yellow curtain, hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hand and gently opened the curtain.Inside was a layer of sky-blue silk curtain, and when it was opened again, the emperor closed his eyes safely, his long eyelashes motionless, and he was sound asleep.

The surprise and nostalgia that passed between the eyebrows and eyes just now flashed across his heart again, and Gu Yan sighed softly in his heart: She shouldn't have proposed this way just now, and the emperor shouldn't have agreed to it like this again, they both know each other well , but when things came to an end, it turned out that both of them made mistakes at the same time.