Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Chapter 360

After the Empress Dowager said such words, people who knew the old things of the Empress Dowager/Ancestor's order could not help but look awe-inspiring.With such a high prestige and the prestige of establishing a country, the Tai/Zu had no choice but to withdraw the edict after a few years. What is the Empress Dowager going to do now?

There are only birds singing tactfully around, and the breeze gently blows over the leaves, flowers, and the hair of these hundreds of women, old and young, and then leaves without leaving a trace.

The queen mother was a little anxious, and she finished speaking, but no one interrupted, so she was embarrassed.She looked at the princess, who smiled at her and nodded encouragingly.

The Empress Dowager recalled what the Crown Princess had said earlier, she braced herself, and said to the nurses beside her, "Go over and invite the ladies who are standing under the golden osmanthus tree. Please tell them."

The nun immediately went to invite someone.

The Empress Dowager pointed at someone to speak in the past, who would dare not to go there? !Several imperial wives, after suffering for half a day, have already stood on their feet and feet, and the pain is unbearable.Every step I take is like stepping on a knife.At this time, a little girl came over and reached out to support the lady who was walking at the end.

"Thank you." The lady thanked her in a low voice, she put her body weight down a little, and immediately felt a lot more relaxed. "Thank you, let's go back soon."

The little girl supported her again, walked only a dozen steps away from the Queen Mother, smiled at her, let go and retreated.

The princess noticed that this was a girl with natural feet, and she motioned Chun Xing to go over and ask whose child it was. It seemed that the two did not know each other.

Several people walked up to the Empress Dowager, and according to the etiquette, only one blessing was enough, but the lady who walked in front knelt down directly, regardless of the muddy ground.The others in the back also knelt down.Then the faces of several people showed relaxed and relieved expressions.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, this concubine is the wife of Yang Shilang from the Ministry of Punishment."

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, this concubine is the wife of Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment."

Several wives are actually the family members of the officials of the Ministry of punishment.

The queen mother smiled and said: "Get up and talk, there is no need to perform such a ceremony."

Yang Shilang's wife, in her early forties, looks like a cheerful personality.

She spoke first and said, "Going back to the Empress Dowager, it's a little easier for me to kneel here than to stand." She then smiled again and continued, "I was around six years old when I bound my feet. , you can’t marry into a good family. Now that my husband is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, it should be the benefit that I get from the foot binding.”

The princess asked someone to help them all up.Turning around and looking at the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother clapped her hands, and the Crown Princess ordered someone to fetch a stool.

After a while, a series of servants, like a magic trick, brought some stools to Mrs. Gao Ming who was standing loosely in front of the Queen Mother.

The princess waited for everyone to sit down before standing up, and said slowly: "Please bring the girls here today. I never expected that there are so many wives with bound feet. The four princesses all need to accompany them. There are eight girls to choose, and after the fifth and sixth princesses, and the Princess of the East Palace, they will also be selected as companions when they grow up. The prince chooses his first wife, but because of his ancestors, he has never chosen a girl with bound feet. Therefore, the princess can only choose girls who do not have feet bound."

There are some girls below, let out a suppressed exclamation.

The concubine glanced at the girls, and then said: "Now the queen mother wants to ask all the ladies, what's the point of footbinding? It's for me. As for Mrs. Yang Shilang, the husband became a servant, which is the biggest gain for you from footbinding. Good thing, is it understandable that because your feet are bound, your husband will become a servant?"

Mrs. Yang stood up and gave a little blessing, "Back to the princess, my husband is a servant, and it is a sage who values ​​his ability. It doesn't matter whether I bind my feet or not. There are many women with bound feet in the world. Wherever feet are bound, my husband will It's a beautiful thing to be a servant."

"Then why do you continue to bind your feet?"

Mrs. Yang smiled awkwardly, and said firmly: "If the Empress Dowager has a decree, the concubine will be released immediately."

Mrs. Yang thought clearly, why did she choose the princess to accompany her to read, she was afraid that the Queen Mother and Crown Princess would give everyone a break, lest people like herself would object.That's why I recruited so many people into the palace, for people like me who have bound feet, first suffer a little bit, and then see who can tell the good things about bound feet.My grandson has already entered school, and there is no mother-in-law suppressing him, even if he lets go, the husband will not divorce himself for this matter.Why not sell it well in front of the queen mother and princess!Moreover, I have long heard that the current queen mother is only the leader of the saint, so this release means the meaning of the saint? !My husband has been acting as an agent for the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for so long, if he can take a step forward, he will let it go, but it is so worth it!

The princess smiled and asked: "Then your daughter-in-law and granddaughter, do you want to continue to bind their feet?"

"Let it go, let it all go. I have suffered enough of the crime of footbinding myself, why should I have to suffer this crime for my juniors. If there is an order from the Queen Mother, I will be the first to let it go. This is also acting according to the order. .”

"Then when you choose a wife, do you have to choose girls with bound feet?"

"Going back to the Crown Princess, of course I won't. At least, I have to let my feet go."

The Crown Princess nodded and smiled at Mrs. Yang Shilang.

"Mrs. Yang, I remember your words."

Mrs. Yang smiled, and the princess motioned for her to sit down.

"Among you, if anyone thinks that footbinding is good, you should speak out now. Don't wait until the Queen Mother has issued a decree, but refuse to let it go. Resisting the decree is not respectful, but it will implicate your husband's future."

There was a deathly silence, and no one came forward to express their views.

The princess waited for a while, and seeing no one spoke, she said to the queen mother: "Grandmother, the people who come to the palace today all come in according to the booklet. You have issued a decree of letting go, but people Everyone agreed."

The Queen Mother smiled, "Okay, let's leave it at that for today. For those who have bound feet, let them go when they go back. When they are free next month, they can come to the Compassionate Ning Palace again. "

Everyone understands what the Empress Dowager means by letting her enter the palace next month.

Mrs. Yang was the first to stand up and bowed down to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, my concubine will obey Yi's orders."

Then other foot-bound people stood up one after another, bowed down to the queen mother, and said the words of obeying Yi's order.

The princess smiled and asked someone to help Mrs. Yang up.

"Mrs. Yang, if someone is in trouble because of letting go, you must remember to report to the East Palace."

The stone in Mrs. Yang's heart fell to the ground, and she immediately replied: "Don't worry, my lady, I know about it, and I will definitely report it to you."

This thing must be done by the saint and the prince.Well, my family and Donggong have a conversation.

Things on the second day were almost the same as the first day.

Zhang Zan felt that he went to the Imperial Academy in a sneaky way.But he has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, and too many people know him.The person who greeted him asked what he was doing.He kept a straight face, and said solemnly that he was looking for some fragrant poems, such as "Slimness is difficult to say, you must read it from the palm of your hand", or "Slender steps are unparalleled in the world".

Zhang Zan's words stunned all the people in the Imperial Academy, those who knew him, as well as those who had heard of Zhang Zhuangyuan's name.

Is there anything more shocking than a person who has always been serious suddenly looking for an erotic poem describing a three-inch golden lotus?

A group of people surrounded Zhang Zan and started talking.

This one said: "This kind of poetry should be regarded as "Bodhisattva Man" by Lay Dongpo, and the subsequent poems can't match the "you must look at it from the palm of your hand"."

That one said: "Thin and round, you can get a hook from the ground. A narrow bow, and you can get the first moon in your hand. It is also a rare and exquisite sentence."

There are also people who recite a long paragraph: "The waiter unties the loose socks, and the jade fibers are slightly exposed to give birth to spring red. The white bamboo shoots are as soft as a bow when they are first drawn, and the three-foot light cloud is warm in the hands, and the crescent moon is lingering. The wave is shallow. After dancing on the bed, it is delicate and weak, and the wild goose sand breaks through the uneven tracks. The golden lotus is too narrow to fit, and it stands tiredly leaning against the east wind on the jade steps."

The Hanlin Academy, which is usually quiet, suddenly became noisy.Not only the guys around Zhang Zan were reciting these highly respected poems.Even the other people chanted in groups of three or four, saying "Socks without cover and bow shoes are small".

Zhang Yushu, the current head of the Imperial Academy, heard people report that the Imperial Academy has now become a venue for reciting eclectic poems, and the leader is Zhang Zan, who left the Imperial Academy and became a censor.Zhang Yushu was so angry that he ordered someone to call him in quickly.They have the same surname, but they are not related to each other.But he has always been optimistic about the champion who is upright and rigorous in his studies.

He called Zhang Zan to his private room, frowned and asked him, "Jichen, what are you doing?"

Zhang Zan saluted him, feeling somewhat guilty for this former boss who had always admired and cultivated himself.

"My lord, do you know the Queen Mother's edict the day before yesterday?"

Zhang Yushu's brows furrowed even more.

"Are you talking about the edict of letting go?"

"Yes."

"Then why are you looking for those poems? The old man doesn't believe that in your mind, you can write out ten or eight poems in no time with such things."

"How could I write those things?" Zhang Zan shook his head repeatedly. "Don't want to write by the ancients. You can also use contemporary poems or poems."

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Yushu stared suspiciously at the young talent he once admired most. "Aren't you going to be the top bull in the palace? Although your father is the Taifu, but if you think about Wu Shangshu, he will resign when he says he will be an official. You should be careful and don't drag your father into trouble."

Zhang Zan quickly stood up and saluted, thanking Zhang Yushu.

"The next official is not acting boldly, but must do this."

Zhang Yushu put on a straight face, "Jichen, if you don't tell the truth, your behavior today, not to mention you are the censor, even the censor Zhongcheng will peel off the skin."

"Oh," Zhang Zan sighed. "To be honest, my lord, the prince wants to find out the best people who write this kind of poems and songs among the people today. Ask them if they have their feet bound. What's the advantage?"

"Do you want to teach the crooked prince?"

Zhang Yushu's eyes widened with anger, and his voice trembled.

"Don't, don't, Mr. Zhang, don't be angry. It's not what you think." Zhang Zan explained actively and slowly, and he didn't dare to hang on to the matter of teaching the prince badly.

"My lord, it is the sage and the prince who have to push the feet. The reason is that women are not good at walking, and it is fine on weekdays. But when you have two bodies, if you move less, you will inevitably be weak during childbirth, which will cause dystocia. Let it go, it is true. It's to save lives."

Zhang Yushu pondered for a while, "But what's the use of you doing this?"

Zhang Zan was so forced that he closed his eyes and said, "The crown prince wants to praise those who have bound feet and share the benefits of foot binding."