Force a good concubine

"It's a difficult thing to talk about, but it's also an important thing." After hearing the concerns of Zheng Luan and others, the Queen Mother also felt that it was a bit tricky. Let Gu Yuan go to Baoguo Temple to help the clan's mansion take care of the water and land dojo, that place has the blessing of the Buddha, and it will surely turn bad luck into good luck."

That's an excellent excuse.Gu Yan lives in Baoguo Temple, and he can recuperate in peace and recuperation. Even if he sends a few foreign monks there, he has an upright reason and will not arouse suspicion.Moreover, the emperor was worried that the queen mother would be prejudiced against Gu Yuan, so in the name of revising the palace laws, he assigned many errands that could please the queen mother as Gu Yuan's assistant manager. Now that the queen mother has such a decree, the emperor will only think It is the queen mother who relies heavily on Gu Yuan, so she will never dismiss it clearly.

However, things are always unexpected, and the emperor in Qinghe Palace didn't seem to have any intention of refuting. Instead, Madam Xu from Longfu Palace brought back the news of Gu Yuan's disobedience, which made the Queen Mother startled and found an excuse to call Gu Yuan into Ningshou Palace. Examine Gu Yuan together with Zheng Luan: "Every time the emperor mentioned you in front of Aijia, he said that you are a child who knows the general. Why this time, I heard that you refused to obey?"

There was no trace of covetousness and fear of death in Gu Yuan's expression: "Forgive me, I have already asked the young master for orders, and I will go on a mission with His Royal Highness the King of the North and Mr. Cai from the Ministry of Rites. I can only disobey my orders."

Because of the frequent occurrence of major cases in the past two years and the involvement of feudal lords, the cabinet selected the candidates to inspect the states this time very carefully. It was destroyed on the spot without giving others a chance, and it also caused heavy losses to foreign businessmen. They jointly submitted a petition to Helili, the Western Governor of Tianzhu, and implored the Queen of the Western Empire to hand over the letter of credence to Daqi. Daqi can compensate the losses of foreign merchants at his discretion.

The queen's letter of credence made excuses about the harm of drugs, but her tone was very polite, as if she had no intention of incriminating her. However, the western garrison in Tianzhu made frequent moves and was very suspicious.Because the situation was unclear, the cabinet was indecisive about whether to fight or to fight. The emperor simply ordered the coastal states to secretly guard against each other, and at the same time prepared the letter of credence, ordering the king of the North as the chief envoy, and Cai Chen, the minister of rites, as the deputy envoy to go to the West together.

On the surface, the purpose of this mission is to clarify the position to the queen and to appeal to the harm of drugs. In fact, the entire imperial court is well aware that they want to get a glimpse of the reality of the Western Empire. All the people in the group have prepared for the mission for several years. , It is precisely for this reason that although the excuse of seeking medical treatment from the West is very reasonable, Zheng Luan thought twice when drafting the list, but still did not list Gu Yuan's name.Now that Gu Yuan asked to be sent as an envoy on his own, Zheng Luan couldn't help but smiled bitterly, and instantly understood the reason why the emperor failed to refute the Queen Mother's edict: "Master, you won't agree?"

Gu Yan smiled frankly: "My little master, I will continue to persuade, it's just a list of envoys, and I will ask Mr. Zheng to help complete it."

"You don't have to avoid that far." The Empress Dowager showed a trace of unbearable, "Stop when you arrive in Wuzhou, and you don't have to go out to sea with them. Otherwise, how can you let Yuanjia stay here after going for a few years? There is something wrong, anyway. Wouldn't it be cheaper in my hometown than in a place where I don't understand the language?"

"It is for the sake of the young master that I have to go far." The smile on Gu Yan's face faded, showing some unconcealable melancholy, "I will tell you the truth, these days, I have secretly prepared some things. For the letter, in case something happens to me, I can also ask someone to send it back for me, at least it can last for a year or so, and when the time comes, I think the young master will always be able to read it."

Her tone was light, but the Queen Mother's heart sank when she heard it, and she couldn't help but sigh: "Where is such a cheap thing? Ai Jia will tell you the truth: I watched Yuan Jia grow up, except for you, I have never seen her like this." Put one person in your heart! A few days ago, she had revealed to me that all the wedding affairs in the House of Internal Affairs had been prepared, and she was just waiting to find a suitable excuse, so she wanted to learn from Emperor Taizu and Empress Shengwen. As usual, I beg me to make it easier for her. Now those courtiers in the Ministry of Rites who refuse to nod are all named and dispatched by her. As long as Ai Jia nods, you will be the second Queen of St. Wen—tell me honestly Aijia, but do you have to go on a mission?"

The emperor's secret planning for the establishment of the empress is a tacit secret among the people in the palace. Zheng Luan has also received a lot of news from Lu Feng, but the Queen Mother's words still secretly surprised her: such an urgent approach is not too serious. Like the emperor's cautious and cautious style before, could it be that the emperor made up his mind to fight because he was worried that Gu Yan's time would be short?Such an approach must not be liked by the courtiers, and a storm is inevitable. If someone is in the middle to add fuel to the flames——Zheng Luan was thinking about countermeasures for the foreseeable uproar in the future, and almost missed Gu Yuan's answer: "Of course I want to Mission."

The Empress Dowager's complexion became complicated. She didn't know whether she was relieved by Gu Yuan's rejection, or angry because of Gu Yuan's disregard of the emperor's wishes: "Yuan Jia's successor, you don't want to?"

"I have never been unwilling." Gu Yan's cheeks were slightly red, and finally there was a trace of tremor in his calm voice, "I have always known my master's intentions, and I have always wanted to be by her side, but, just, After all, I can't let her repeat the old ways of Emperor Taizu for my minister, and I will never be the empress of Shengwen, leaving her alone." Gu Yan took a deep breath, ignored his hot cheeks, and looked deeply at the queen mother. Kowtowing, "The mission this time is not to find a place of burial, but to seek a ray of life, so that I can stay with the young master openly in the future-I hope the old lady will fulfill my wishes!"

Gu Yan's tone was resolute and determined, as if the prospect of the emperor and her being honest and upright in the future was within reach, the queen mother was dumb for a while, and finally nodded: "Alright, Aijia will fulfill you—even if Yuan Jia refuses to agree , Ai’s family also promises you: go to Xiyang to see for Ai’s family, what kind of people who make things like drugs look like, what kind of heart!”

Bei Wang and others were on their way soon, Luan Yisi issued Gu Yuan's customs clearance documents on the same day, because he was a close minister of the inner court, the customs clearance procedures were extremely cumbersome, Zheng Qiniang personally led Gu Yuan to go to various yamen, she is very familiar It took a full afternoon until the lamp was held, and the customs clearance documents with the big seal, the tooth plaque and the festival talisman were handed over to Gu Yan.

"Our Luan Yisi is good at everything, but this is not good, but I heard from the master that it is much better than before. In the first 20 years of the emperor's enthronement, he wanted to send someone out of Beijing. Not to mention the obstruction in the cabinet, the censor Zhezi will come up first and bury him!" She said as she turned down the corridor with Gu Yan, and seeing Cui Sanshun at the gate of the Nijing Gate's duty room, trotting to meet him with a lantern in hand, she took the box in Gu Yuan's hand He snatched it away again, "It's getting late, I'll bring you the value check for the talisman, and you've been running all day, so you should take a good rest!"

"Seventh Aunt is considerate." Cui Sanshun had already approached, "Today, the old lady gave me a book, and my young master passed on an oral order, and I want Gu Nushi to appreciate it together." He spoke calmly, but quietly gave Zheng Qiniang a wink , Zheng Qiniang smiled, and immediately turned into the Rijing Gate with the box in her arms.Seeing that only Gu Yuan and himself were left alone, Cui Sanshun showed a sad expression, and bowed to Gu Yuan, "When the old lady sent someone to deliver the book, the young master was in a good mood, but later I went to say hello to the old lady and came back. , the person changed his appearance, saying that he wanted to be quiet, and sat in the warm pavilion for a long time without eating or drinking. I don’t want to see you again, so I beg you, Nushi, to go and have a look!”

Seeing that Gu Yuan frowned, he didn't say any more, and led Gu Yuan into the Hall of Qinghe. There was a young imperial doctor standing under the corridor of the tea room. It was Chen Duan who asked Gu Yuan for his pulse these days. A palace attendant raised his eyes to see Gu Yuan, turned his face and said a few words to Cui Chengxiu, Cui Chengxiu came over in a hurry, and bowed to Gu Yuan with a low eyebrow, "I just asked for a pulse, and the doctor Chen said it's okay." , I'm a little hypocritical, please ask the female history to clarify."

Gu Yan nodded, bowed to Chen Duan from a distance, and walked up the stone steps to the platform.Cui Sanshun was about to follow, but Cui Chengxiu frowned, dragged him into the guard room at the corner, and yelled at him in a low voice, "I'm in a daze! When are you going to move up!"

"Since Gu Nvshi is willing to enter the palace, she must be fine." Cui Sanshun raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Yan's back, "She hasn't eaten at this time, so I will definitely give you some snacks, and I will send them in first, so that we are more considerate." no?"

"Good boy, I'm willing to think about my job!" Cui Chengxiu patted him lightly on the head, "Promising, it's good to think about it like this in the past, but today is different from usual, I'd rather look stupid than be smart and go wrong—" —Go ahead, Lao Wei and I will be on duty tonight, pass on the word, everyone should be vigilant!"

While he was talking, he leaned on the window of the duty room and looked out. Seeing the figure gracefully entering the hall, Cui Chengxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand—he was afraid of Gu Yuan.Seeing that she is a well-mannered little lady, and she is easy to talk to, but why did she do such a big thing?

There are enough supernatants and the servants in the palace, none of them are human beings. The dispute between Gu Yuan and the emperor has been noticed by the people below. Regardless of the emperor's obstruction, directly asking for orders from the queen mother is simply ignoring the emperor. It is taboo for foreign officials to do so, let alone in the harem?

"Grandpa Buddha blesses you, please be more stable!" He muttered, glanced at the Western clock on the table, wrinkled his face bitterly and began to calculate, the emperor ate too little, and he had to have another snack before taking a bath. There is still more than half an hour before the emperor enters the bath. I only hope that Gu Yan can coax the emperor, otherwise he will not be able to explain it when the queen mother asks it tomorrow!

Different from the thunder and rage he imagined, the atmosphere in the Qinghe Palace was extremely calm. The emperor asked Gu Yuan to get up, gave him tea and a seat, and enjoyed the notes of the previous court with Gu Yuan as if nothing had happened. Except for a slightly pale face, even The tone of voice didn't seem to change.

The emperor covered it up as if nothing had happened, but Gu Yan couldn't say what he was full of. After talking with the emperor for a while, he wanted to change the subject. The emperor had already said: "This is the dowry list presented by Lu Feng, just take a look."

It is said that the emperor and empress are of the same body, and the daily utensils of the emperor and empress are different from ordinary people.Therefore, when the emperor gets married, the dowry is not accompanied by the bride's family like ordinary people, but is handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is not only for safety and safety, but also for the sake of not violating the rules. It is precisely because of this that the emperor can not disturb the courtiers and Gu Yuan's family. Then everything about the big wedding was done properly.

"I just know that you don't like extravagance, and you didn't ask them to prepare so many tricks." The emperor's voice was too calm, but he was nervous, "I also went to Qintianjian to ask, and it will be auspicious in five days. If you would-"

Gu Yan carefully put those white cotton paper sheets back into the Dragon Case: "Embassadors going to the West—"

"Nowadays there are frequent accidents in the southern states, and I feel uneasy. When you and I get married, I will go south to appease you. It will only take ten days at most. How about you and I going out of Beijing together?"

"Your Majesty has not been in power for a long time, how can you leave Beijing so easily?" Gu Yuan frowned, "What's more, the southern patrol laborers mobilized all—"

"I've already made up my mind, it's easy to travel, and I don't need guards of honor," the emperor's answer was very straightforward, obviously not on a whim, "Stop along the way, there are post stations, there is a school, it doesn't cost much money, and the journey is faster."

Gu Yan frowned even tighter: "With such a hasty departure, if there is a mistake in Yujia Bailongyu suit, who can afford it?"

"How many times have you passed the express horses between the states, and the officials and the people are doing business?" The emperor still didn't think so, "If they go, I can go too."

"Has Your Majesty ever reported to the old lady? What do you say to the cabinet and Luan Yisi?"

"I have my own way to make them agree." The emperor turned his face away, avoiding Gu Yan's eyes, "You just say whether you want to go with me!"

Gu Yan shook his head: "I will go to the West with the envoy in three days, no matter whether your majesty is on the southern tour or not, the minister will not have the chance—"

"Gu Yuan!" The emperor named Gu Yuan for the first time, which almost shocked Gu Yuan. She raised her head and met the emperor's gloomy eyes, "You are like this, you don't want to see me so much, even if you go Even if you die, you won’t let me stay by your side!”

"Your Majesty thought so?!"

"Otherwise, what do you want me to think?" Gu Yuan's face sank, but the emperor felt even more wronged, and he stared back unwillingly, but his voice was choked with pain, "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have When something like this happens—”

"So what if something like this happens?"

"So what! These days, you are suffering like this, but I can't do anything! I—"

"What are you talking about!" Gu Yan's complexion became more and more bad, and there was no distinction between monarch and minister in her words. She took a step forward with a calm face and raised her hand. The emperor closed his eyes involuntarily, but unexpectedly Unexpectedly, what landed on the forehead was not a blow, but a light kiss. She opened her eyes, and Gu Yuan was holding the emperor's face in pity, and facing her forehead, her voice softened, "Ten What is Yi Niang talking about? Didn't Eleven Niang suffer with me?"

"I--"

"When I eat less, Eleven Niang eats less than me; when I don't sleep well, Eleven Niang goes to bed later than me; I call the imperial physician several times a day to ask, but if I eat two more bites, I will reward you." The cook, Yin Zi, as long as I mention it, the next day, that thing will be delivered to me," Gu Yan's eyes were as gentle as water, and the corners of his lips smiled slightly, "If this is suffering, I'm afraid everyone wants to suffer like this— —To be honest, I'm not worried about those Xiaoyaosan now, I'm only worried that Eleven Niang will spoil me in the future."

"I--"

"No, Eleven Niang has spoiled me." No one who has ever spoken softly and acted like a baby, said such words, which made people feel extremely unbearable. The emperor's face became hot, his chest thumped, and his mouth She was dry and speechless, so she could only let Gu Yuan continue, "In this life, Gu Yuan only wishes for Eleven Niangs to be alone. Can Eleven Niangs only wish for Gu Yuan to be alone in this life?"

"Of course!" The emperor blushed and hugged Gu Yan tightly, "I said earlier, as long as you are alone—"

"So I have to live a long life and cling to Eleven Niang." It is said that Bailian steel turns into soft fingers, but who knows that such affection around fingers can also make Bailian into steel?Gu Yan smiled sweetly, leaned over and kissed the emperor's chest lightly, "If there is no way out in Beijing, I will go to Wuzhou, if there is no way out in Wuzhou, I will go to Western Ocean, and I will always find a way to come back well—"

"I can't go to Xiyang with you, and can't I go to Wuzhou with you?" Gu Yuan's lips were very dishonest, and the emperor's face was steaming, and he hugged Gu Yuan tightly in a shy and fiery way, "You have been me all your life of--"

"The Gu family has no irresponsible flower lovers, and there is no habit of giving up halfway, so Eleven Niang just stays in Beijing and doesn't have to worry—" Gu Yan raised his head, gently stroked the emperor's sweaty face, his voice was firm , "Since I want you, I will never leave you alone."