Force a good concubine

On February [-]nd, the dragon raises its head, which is a good day for spring to return to the earth.These days, God is particularly open-eyed, the wind is calm and the sun is calm, the sun is shining on the yellow glazed tiles, with a little bit of gold, against the vermilion palace wall that was washed just before the New Year, it looks extraordinarily bright.

The sun is warm, and people get lazy from the sun. Two young eunuchs guarding the Baoshan Gate were leaning against the door with their sleeves wrapped around their sleeves to bask in the sun. Suddenly they heard the sound of footsteps in the distance. Not long after, the King of the North accompanied a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in green clothes and walked along the corridor while talking. He straightened his back quickly, lowered his eyebrows and stood on both sides of the door obediently. One left and one right leaned over and kowtowed.

The girl ignored it, and only looked up at the plaque of Baoshanmen.Bei Wang saw that although she tried her best to put on a calm appearance, there was a sense of hesitation in her figure, so he couldn't help laughing to himself, winked at Cui Chengxiu, and stepped in with a smile: "Young master has been away for so long. , why don’t you just rest here at the Gujin Tongji Library?”

The emperor glanced at her: "Are all the scribes admitted on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month here?"

"Yes." There was a scrutiny in the emperor's eyes, and the King of the North held his breath, showing a clear conscience and generosity, "A total of 36 students were admitted, and Chief Secretary Zheng ordered them to list the books in the library, and then go to the library. Presented to Yulan, it is still being sorted out, can I go in and have a look?"

The emperor pursed his lips and entered the door with his hands behind his back.Cui Chengxiu hurriedly opened the way ahead, and signaled the little eunuch to go in early to report, and when the emperor walked around the corridor, 36 female scribes from the new palace on the blue stone square in front of the pavilion had already knelt down neatly in a row of four and waited for him to drive.

The female officer in charge of the pavilion, Chen Qingniang, has been in the Luan Ceremony Division for more than ten years, and she is familiar with the rules and regulations. She has already laid out a few cases in front of the pavilion, and invited the nobles to rest.The emperor glanced over the crowd, stopped only for a moment on Gu Yan who was kneeling at the front, and then went up to the platform without looking sideways, sat down on the yellow felt, took a sip of the teacup on the case, and faced north Wang glanced at it, and his voice was still steady: "Your errand, how to take the school exam, you decide."

Bei Wang has always been a big shopkeeper who let go of his hands. Ever since he admitted Gu Yuan, he felt that this errand was over. He was heartlessly watching the emperor's tense face and sniggering. She was flustered, but fortunately she was thick-skinned and quick-witted, she pretended to ponder for a while, then turned her face and asked Chen Qingniang seriously: "I always heard you talk about how things are going here, but now that Shengjia is here, I haven't presented it carefully yet. ?”

After the Northern King handed over these people to Chen Qingniang, they disappeared. Chen Qingniang was taken aback by the question, but she recovered after seeing the Northern Dynasty with a wink, and said to the emperor: "My lord, I have divided the heaven and earth, Xuanhuang and Huangsi here." There are nine people in each class, with one person in charge, each counting the classics in the pavilion, and now [-]% of the books have been counted, about [-] books, and in March, the book list can be submitted to the royal review."

"[-] copies?" The emperor looked up and thought for a while, "It's not too little. What books should be copied out and promulgated to the world first?"

"This——" Chen Qingniang was in a difficult situation, deliberated a little in her heart, and said, still clinging to the idea that it was not worthwhile, "Mr. atonement, although the list of books has been sorted out, but these scribes haven't read them all, so I dare not read them all." lie."

The emperor didn't take it seriously: "Qing Niang is the one who takes care of the overall situation, and she doesn't have to worry too much about the details." Her eyes fell on a group of female officials in green clothes in the corridor, "What about you? Do you get something out of sorting out the classics all day long?"

This is the tone of Jindian's questioning strategy.The female officials exchanged glances with each other, and they couldn't hold back their excitement. Chen Qingniang knew that there were a few bold and fearless ones, so she rushed to the front and said, "Come one by one, don't lose your manners."

The first row is the four leaders of Tiandi Xuanhuang. Du Shun, the leader of the Tianzi class, has a stable temperament. After a little thought, he got up and said: "My minister thinks that my dynasty will rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, and the sages' "Notes on Filial Piety" is the first choice."

The emperor nodded slightly: "The scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the behavior of the people are all big topics."

Everyone said that the emperor had a stable temperament and never spoke lightly. Such a compliment made Du Shun tremble and almost lost his manners.

With her starting, the two directors of Dizi Ban and Xuanzi Ban followed suit, and each annotated two scriptures, which were also praised by the emperor.Seeing that Gu Yuan got up and went to the court case, Chen Qingniang breathed a sigh of relief—although Gu Yuan was younger than the first three, his temperament was no less stable than the three, and his appearance, behavior and knowledge were all outstanding, which can be regarded as a There will be no omissions—she just thought of this, but the emperor suddenly changed his tone: "Gu Yuan?" She repeated the name with a half-smile, "Rui Niang mentioned it to me, Gu Shentong, a former classmate in Wuzhou, is that you? I heard that you have signed up for Enke?"

The emperor's voice was unusually cold, as if he didn't want to see Gu Yuan very much. Chen Qingniang was surprised to see that Gu Yuan raised his head and looked straight at the emperor. Please forgive me, my lord!" Then he motioned Gu Yuan to kowtow to plead guilty, seeing that Gu Yuan ignored him, he was even more anxious, wishing he could hold down Gu Yuan with an invisible hand and salute.

The emperor in front of him looked indifferent, and there was no joy of reunion after a long absence. Gu Yan felt cold in his heart, bit his lips, and kowtowed: "I was in Wuzhou in the past, and I did have classmates with Li Ruinian, and I did apply for this year's Enke. It's just the name of a child prodigy, it's just a lie in the village, I really dare not take it."

The emperor's lips were drawn into a line, and the palms of his hands were already sweating.She thought that she had put Gu Yan down, so she could let go calmly, and give her a fair and honorable fortune without any hassle—isn't that the purpose of recruiting the scribe Kai Enke?But Gu Yan was really in front of her eyes, but she couldn't hold her breath any longer, and there were countless thoughts in her heart: She wanted to demote her to the frontier and never meet again, and also wanted to put her by her side to face each other every day. She is as cold as frost and snow, and she is like a stranger, and she also wants to hold her in his arms and linger wantonly, wants to be furious at her, and wants to cry at her—all these joys, sorrows and joys are all because of Gu Yuan , and only because of Gu Yuan.

The emperor sat silently behind the case and shivered slightly, and the hall was silent. The Northern King saw that the emperor's face gradually turned pale, and he realized that something was wrong. The emperor had already bent down and coughed violently.

After the emperor's illness a year ago, his body was always up and down because of the depression in his heart. The king of the north thought that the two met, and the emperor would relieve himself. Unexpectedly, the emperor would get sick just seeing Gu Yuan. Seeing Cui Chengxiu serving tea and serving the emperor to rinse his mouth, he hurriedly took a heated towel from the copper plate, wiped the emperor's sweat himself, and said while wiping: "This little lady does not know etiquette, so I should discipline her well. Your majesty has a body of gold, Don't argue with her—"

"I just asked her about her background on a whim. There is nothing rude about her." The emperor pushed her away stubbornly, and looked back at Yuan, "Rui Niang mentioned that your knowledge is not inferior to hers. I Let me test you now—according to your knowledge, what kind of scriptures should be promulgated to the world first?"

Although the emperor's tone was still cold, there was no hidden sharpness. Chen Qingniang breathed a sigh of relief, but she listened to Gu Yuan's word for word: "I think that it is not the scriptures that should be promulgated first."

Chen Qingniang's eyes darkened, and she decided to re-elect a yellow-character generation to take charge after the emperor left, but the emperor's voice was a little more interested: "Isn't it a scripture? What kind of book should it be?"

"A Discussion on Laws and Regulations."

A trace of surprise crossed the emperor's face, and the emperor suddenly smiled slightly: "Which dynasty?"

"I'm all set."

"I also read books here in the past, but I don't remember such a book." The emperor looked at Chen Qingniang, with a wider smile on his face, and a deeper irony in his voice, "Which virtuous minister am I facing?" written?"

Chen Qingniang was speechless, pleading guilty again and again.Gu Yan remained calm and composed: "Forgive me, Your Majesty, this book has not been written yet."

"A book that hasn't been written yet?" The emperor suddenly laughed, "There are countless classics in the pavilion that have been shelved, but you want me to publish a book that has not been written yet? Madness! If it wasn't for Rui Niang's sake, I would I'm going to expel you from the palace, but since you keep talking about "Regulations and Discussions", you can write one yourself!" She glanced at Chen Qingniang, who was hesitating to speak, and sneered slightly, "It's just that I see that you are not young. After all, you probably won’t be able to write anything—write a letter of apology first, and then go to Zheng Luan to learn the law of the inner palace. Your crime of lying! Come here today!"

With a look of anger on her face, she stood up in a flick of her sleeves, and didn't dare to look back until she passed the Chuanhuamen. The female officials were still kneeling in the square listening to Chen Qingniang's lesson, and Gu Yuan was still kneeling in the original position, her figure and It was exactly the same when I saw it just now, which made her feel even more confused and at a loss - she is the one who loves her the most and hates her the most. The servant of the mind is also her.

Since the emperor came out of the ancient and modern Tongji library this day, his face has not been cleared. Cui Chengxiu served him more carefully. When he saw the meal, the emperor was still writing the papers non-stop. He picked up a chance to change tea and cautiously tested : "Master, it's time to eat, how about removing the pot today and serving some home-cooked dishes?"

The emperor put down his pen, frowned, and sighed slightly as if his mind was not in this palace: "I lost weight."

Cui Chengxiu couldn't figure it out, she pondered over it carefully and was shocked again, and cautiously tried again: "Your maidservant looks at it, and it seems to have decreased."

"How did you get the injury on your hand?" The emperor still didn't mention his name, but the worry in his voice could no longer be concealed, "What happened at home?"

Cui Chengxiu made up his mind, weighed it carefully for a while, and decided to sell Gu Yuan's favor: "Mr. Forgive me, that injury—I'm afraid it was hurt when I was serving you." He told the doctor's order of that day. After reading it again, seeing the emperor's face turned pale again, he was so frightened that he hurriedly served the tea, while serving him, he said in a low voice, "I left the palace afterward, the villain didn't know what happened outside, I'm afraid, I'm afraid there is no good medicine."

The emperor was stunned.She was so sick that she didn't remember anything, and the queen mother issued a password ban, and no one dared to mention Gu Yan to her.She felt a sore and hot emotion welling up in her chest, she gritted her teeth and reprimanded Cui Chengxiu: "Why didn't you tell me about such a thing earlier?"

Cui Chengxiu was so frightened that she kowtowed desperately: "The old lady told me that if I let the young master worry about the little lady, I will kill the heads of the servants. The servants really dare not speak!"

"Don't dare to speak?" The emperor stood up and sneered slightly, "The thing you mentioned to me before, that she is going to marry Lu Chuan, is it true or not?"

"This—" Cui Chengxiu looked embarrassed, and seeing the murderous look on the emperor's face was getting more and more intense, she kowtowed again with a shudder, "Back to my lord, this is a message from the people in Prince Gong's mansion. check--"

"There's no need to test it, and there's no need to mention it again." The emperor's calm voice revealed a hint of evil spirit, "I'll find out the truth by myself." She said as she stood up, "I'm going to leave the palace, I'll ask her myself. "

Cui Chengxiu was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped her: "It's time to light the lamp, the palace gate is about to release the key—"

"It's okay." The emperor was still relentless, "I will only go out for an hour or two, and let Zheng Luan and Lin Yuan figure out a way."

"My lord!" Encouraging the emperor to go out of the palace at night, as long as he is known, he will be punished with death. Seeing that the emperor has arrived at the gate of the palace, Cui Chengxiu made up his mind and rushed over to hug the emperor's leg tightly, "My lord." If there is any bump in the body of ten thousand gold, the servants will never be able to atone for their sins, and if they ask the young master for a will, the servants will bring Miss Gu into the palace no matter what way they think of."

The emperor stopped in his tracks and looked down at him: "Don't insult her reputation, don't let outsiders know about it, and don't let the old lady notice, but also be upright and in compliance with the rules, can you do it?"

"This—" Cui Chengxiu said bravely, "Even if the servant girl is smashed to pieces, she will definitely do it."

"I don't think you can do it." The emperor smiled slightly, "It's just that I don't want you to do it alone. Go, tell Zheng Luan and Lin Yuan everything, and tell them that I won't see Ah Ruan for an hour. Let them look for me outside the palace."