novelraw Chapter 105 Ancestral Temple + Cousin
Chapter 105 Ancestral Temple + Cousin
Early the next morning, before dawn, many people were already making preparations for the emperor to go to the Taimiao to pray for blessings.
The emperor lay on the bed lazily hugging the quilt, with a lingering nostalgia on his face: "The spring night is bitter and the day is high, from now on the king will not go to court early."
The queen has already got up to comb her hair, she is sitting in front of the dressing table with her eyes closed, and said concisely: "Hurry up!"
"Zitong, who is the one who set these immoral rules, yawn, isn't it just going to the Taimiao to fast and pray for blessings? It only takes a quarter of an hour to ride a horse, and the emperor's guard of honor is set up, and he is carried slowly along the way. Admired by thousands of people, it will not arrive until noon."
The queen was also very upset. She didn't have to get up so early, but now she got up early to comb her hair, put on clothes and eat for dinner, and was ready to send the emperor out of the palace in court clothes.I am so sleepy, I am still sleepy after drinking a cup of strong tea, and I dare not drink any more: "Erlang, get up quickly, you have nothing to do for half a day on the road, and you happen to be sleeping on the dragon chariot."
The emperor rolled around on the bed shirtless, almost rolled away his trouser belt, and sighed lazily on the bed: "The people on both sides of the road gather, the mountains shout long live, and the horseshoes in front and behind are like thunder. Where can I sleep?"
The queen said in her heart that this was all I could do to coax my son, anyway, no matter how much you complained, you simply stopped talking.Let the six court ladies surround him, two of them are busy combing her hair, two are holding mirrors to take pictures of her in different directions, and two are handing things.
The emperor lay down silently for a while again, hey, why is the bed so comfortable?There is nothing more comfortable than sleeping late and not going to court!
The empress watched the western chiming clock next to it go for another half an hour, and ordered the maid: "Go ask the emperor to get up."
The palace maids used to call softly and shake the belt, waking up the sleeping emperor: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty said it's time to get up."
The emperor closed his eyes and stretched out his hand: "Help me over."
He was helped to sit in front of the mirror, put on a single dress to cover his fat body, didn't bother to open his eyes, and let the maids comb his hair.
Seeing that he was sleepy, the queen took a piece of purple ginger and stuffed it into his mouth: "When you fast in the imperial temple, you can catch up on sleep."
The emperor snorted: "Daiyu and Yao Sanlang are together?"
"Daiyu has already woken up." The queen was puzzled: "It's freezing cold, why do you have to go to Taimiao to fast with you?"
The emperor didn't want to say that his national teacher was a guy who valued sex over friends, "I'll be where Sister Lin is." Tsk tsk tsk, that's really nice!He said hypocritically: "Daiyu can play chess and read books with me."
The queen nodded, kept silent, and asked the maid to put on lip balm.
The emperor was bored playing with a jade peony flower, and the court ladies fiddled with it on his head. The hairstyle in the grand gown for worshiping heaven and ancestors was slightly different from the hairstyle in daily court clothes.After a while, he had nothing to say: "Zitong, do you know that Yao Sanlang has the art of sex?"
The queen nodded very slightly: "I know."
The emperor raised his head and sighed: "If I have the best skills, how great it would be!"
The queen raised her eyebrows slightly: "How is it?" One went to court and returned to the harem, while the other went out to look for flowers, ask willows, hunt and play?
The emperor said: "If I have two mistresses, one will be sent to the court, and the other will be photographed to inspect the world, and I will stay in the palace to accompany you, Zitong, what do you think?"
The queen nodded with a smile: "It's really good."
Someone clapped quietly at the door.Duobao, who had been pretending to be a wallflower, walked over and asked through the curtain, "What's the matter?"
"Report to my father-in-law, Qin Zhongyu, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, is begging to see the emperor at the gate of the palace."
Duobao turned around and told the emperor verbatim.
The emperor nodded: "Tell him to come into the palace and play right at the gate of Yongfu Palace."
There are many layers of coats, and he wore two layers, the middle coat and the yellow robe, leaving the formal clothes for dinner first.Breakfast is also very simple. In order to prepare for the next morning on the road, the food should not be dry, too much soup, water, or salty.
Daiyu also got dressed and came over to eat together. After seeing the ceremony, she saw the food on the table: "So plain?"
The queen has no such taboos, she has a poor appetite, and all diets are based on appetizers.
The emperor disgustedly drank the thick milk porridge, ate the eight-treasure cake, and a few bland side dishes that were mixed or stir-fried.Looking in front of the queen: spicy chicken shreds in red oil, salty sauce kelp knots, refreshing hemp seed gold shreds, and oily rose olive vegetables.
The two were very greedy, you grabbed a lot of chopsticks and I grabbed a lot of chopsticks.
The emperor remembered again: "Duobao, go to the door and wait. Ajaan is here and you call him free."
After half a meal, Qin Zhongyu walked from the gate of the palace to the gate of Yongfu Palace under the escort of guards holding lanterns. He was about to dance and worship at the gate of the palace when he was pulled up by Duobao: "Lord Qin, the Holy Spirit has spoken , no courtesy. Just ask me to come out and wait."
"It's freezing cold, Mr. Lao is waiting for me."
"Come on, Mr. Qin is in the heart of the emperor. What's the trouble for the miscellaneous family. You came to the palace in a hurry before dawn. What's the hurry?"
Qin Zhongyu took out a book and a memorial from his bosom: "Please pass it on, Eunuch, to the Holy Majesty."
In theory, Duobao couldn't read the memorial handed to the emperor by the minister, but he still took a peek at it just because he got it.The cover of the memorial is "The Three Rumors of Shangjing Middle School", and the book is "Jing Huan Zhuan".
Qin Zhongyu was waiting at the door, and Duobao took two things into the house and presented them to the emperor.
The emperor put down his chopsticks and was overjoyed: "Ajaan is really considerate, I won't be lonely on the road now."
He handed the book to Duobao: "Put it in the dragon chariot." He opened the memorial and looked at it again, his smile disappeared, and he frowned immediately.
Rumor [-]: Seeing cranes coming and going in the palace, I am afraid that the old sage will not live long. (Yao Sanlang's uncle)
Rumor [-]: The heavy snow in Mid-Autumn Festival was not inspired by the unjust case, but the emperor ordered Qingxu Tongmiao real person to make snow in order to reverse the case for Wen Tongming, cleanse the old ministers.Therefore, the locust plague in Jin was a warning from heaven.
Rumor [-]: Children's prophecies appeared in Beijing, the meaning of which is unclear.
The emperor almost dropped the bowl, grabbed the booklet and rushed out angrily.
The queen knew that it must be the book's problem, so she didn't persuade her, she just shouted: "It's cold outside, put on big clothes!"
Duobao chased after him with his cloak in his hand, and was wrapped up by the emperor.The emperor said: "Tell Ajaan to come to the study!"
Qin Zhongyu came in and bowed to the ground: "Minister Qin Zhong"
The emperor circled around in the study and grabbed him: "There is no need to be polite. What's going on? Where do these rumors come from?"
Qin Zhongyu said: "Mr. Zhuo entrusted his ministers to send this to the palace. He said in a letter that there were disturbances in the palace. It is inconvenient for him to enter the palace. Please help me." After finishing speaking, he took out the letter.
The emperor sat down with the letter and said angrily, "Have you heard such rumors?"
Qin Zhongyu crossed his hands and stood up with a wry smile: "I don't go anywhere except the Ministry of Punishment and my family. How can I hear such a thing?"
The emperor read a few words on the letter, but it was indeed Donglai's handwriting, and sighed, that's all, let's discuss it after meeting him later.Then he said to Qin Zhongyu, "Do you have any objections to the retrial of Wen Tongming's case in the Ministry of Punishment?"
Qin Zhongyu sighed wearily, and nodded: "There are many objections. Your Majesty, the laws of heaven are clear, and a loyal minister and filial son will definitely be rewarded. Although there are people who obstruct me in every possible way, there are also like-minded people who are willing to work hard for His Majesty and advance the world's righteous way. "
The emperor said in his heart that now it is not just a matter of clearing up wrongs, but that I want to clear up wrongs for others, and most of the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty are trying to stop me. Is this my court and my world, or their world? "Very good. The Liubuge old comrades are connected, very good."
Qin Zhongyu heard that he had some murderous intent, so he didn't dare to answer, but lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty will go to the Taimiao for a few days, what are the arrangements?"
"Although I will not go to court, I will send a memorial to the Taimiao." Take a break!
"This case is very involved, so it is not easy to overturn the case, but they are all old, and they will retire and return to their hometowns in a few years."
The emperor was furious and slapped the table: "Mere ministers, do you want me to bear the humiliation and wait for them to die of old age? How much time do I have to squander like this?"
Qin Zhongyu immediately knelt down: "The emperor calm down."
"A-Jiang, I'm not angry with you, I just feel that I'm incompetent." The emperor narrowed his eyes, since you don't listen to what you say, hehe, I have a friend~
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His very reliable friend was reading a lot of materials while trying his best to wake up his wife, calling him several times, which made him almost angry.He picked up an orange and lightly smashed it on her thigh.
Fourth Sister Wen rubbed her eyes and picked up the oranges, sat up and ate them: "Why, I got up twice in the middle of the night and didn't know where I went, and I was going to be kicked out before dawn. Fortunately, I have a clean heart. Otherwise, I really thought you were going to drive me away and have a private meeting with him."
Zhuo Donglai's complexion changed, he became less gentle, and said word by word in a special tone: "Ze Lan, don't talk nonsense."
When Fourth Sister Wen heard his tone, she felt cold and horrified.I was dissatisfied in my heart, but I didn't dare to be stubborn anymore. I rubbed my eyes quickly: "I haven't woken up yet, talking nonsense in a daze. Brother, don't be angry."
As soon as Zhuo Donglai heard her tone, he knew that she didn't care at all, and he was even angrier: "Kneel down."
"What?" Fourth Sister Wen stared at him with wide eyes, all sleepiness disappeared, if you said you scolded me when we were not together, you would have scolded me, but now we are husband and wife, don't you treat me better?
"Your Majesty!"
"No!"
Zhuo Donglai slowly sorted out a stack of newspapers, put them on the tray next to him, stood up, and approached slowly.
Fourth Sister Wen was afraid of him, so she turned over and knelt on the bed with a depressed face.
Zhuo Donglai grabbed her arm and lifted her up: "Kneel straight!"
Fourth Sister Wen was furious, if it wasn't for sure that she couldn't beat him, she really wanted to fight him!
"He is the emperor, do you know that the king's heart is unpredictable. Now that the holy family is prosperous, he doesn't care about what you and I say or do. When one day he has doubts about me, every word we said in the past , Everything you do is a crime."
Fourth Sister Wen murmured dissatisfied: "You usually call him brother and brother, but I didn't see how careful you were."
"I have a measure, have you had a measure?"
It makes sense, but I can't refute it.
Zhuo Donglai's tone was serious: "Ze Lan, don't forget Tianwei because of his amiability and casualness, and don't be proud of his resourcefulness and martial arts.
Throughout history, how many of the military generals who made great contributions to the world, and the civil servants with power over the government and the public, ended up being abandoned?
Not to mention, when the Supreme Emperor was still in power, he killed several prime ministers and generals, do you still remember?
General Wen Tongming guarded the border, why was he killed?Um? "
Fourth Sister Wen seemed to have been drinking sour plum soup shirtless for three or nine days and being poured with cold water, so she immediately calmed down.These days, the frivolity and pride of being proud of being an apprentice and husband were swept away, and he was even a little apprehensive: "Then you, why do you still work for him?"
"Sit down." Zhuo Donglai picked up the quilt, wrapped her into a dumpling, and regained his gentleness: "They are frivolous and careless, and they are getting stupid day by day, and they are in prison. I am smarter and calmer than them."
Fourth Sister Wen obediently said, "Brother, why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
Zhuo Donglai tapped the quilt on her shoulder with a wooden comb: "Turn around."
Zongzi turned around in a circle, wrapped in a quilt and did not let go.
"A few years ago, whoever was drunk would point out that the court and the emperor and generals were all bastards? Hmm?"
Wen Zongzi said awkwardly, "Is it cold outside?"
"It's cold, you should go back earlier and go around to avoid crowded places." Gently insert the hairpin into the bun, and it's done. "Ze Lan, you are beautiful now, but you are also impetuous. You used to practice martial arts, drink alcohol and study martial arts every day. You should go back and think about it. Even the emperor does not have a time when you can sit back and relax. You can be happy, but don't sit back and relax."
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At the beginning of Maoshi, I bid farewell to the Supreme Emperor and received court training. (5 o'clock)
In Maoshizhong, the empress led the concubines to send the emperor to the gate of the palace, and all the officials sent the emperor off outside the gate of the palace, and drove in chariots. (more than 6 o'clock)
The journey is very slow along the way, with a mighty bustle: guards of honor, orchestras holding musical instruments but not playing, and thousands of imperial city guards lining up on both sides, blocking the people watching the excitement from the only way to pass.
Wherever the dragon chariot passed along the way, the mountains shouted long live, and the voice shook the heavens and the earth.What Yao Sanlang rode was the emperor's dharma chariot, its specifications and system were a little worse than that of the grand chariot's dragon chariot, but it was also so gorgeous that he could lie down and catch up on sleep.
Daiyu was wearing a gorgeous and beautiful Taoist robe, and she was riding on the princess's phoenix chariot. Beside her was a camphor wooden box two feet long, one foot wide, and five inches thick. Inside were various silks, satins, tassels, and ropes. .She plans to make all the purses in the next few days.
The emperor was holding "Jing Huan Zhuan" and eating melon seeds while reading it. He felt very noisy, but he couldn't order the people to silence.
All the officials followed not far behind the dragon chariot, all on foot, and they had to go through a sacrificial ceremony with the emperor before they could disperse.
At the end of Sishi (11:[-]), we arrived at Taimiao and started the ancestor worship ceremony.
Yao Sanlang silently slandered: Your ancestors have all been reincarnated, and you still need to sacrifice here?
An hour later, the ancestor worship ceremony was completed.
The emperor was going to put a futon in the main hall of the Taimiao, stay there for three days, fast, and hold another ceremony to pray to God to take away the locusts.
All the officials dispersed, leaving only the emperor, Princess Xuanzhen, Daoist Qingxu Tongmiao and the attendants.
The emperor sat down on the futon: "Please step back."
Master Qingxu Tongmiao asked solemnly: "Eldest Princess, have you ever learned the Five Thunders and Zhengtian Jue that was taught to you the day before yesterday?"
Princess Xuanzhen replied solemnly: "I still don't understand, I have to ask the real person for advice."
The two of them solemnly entered the empty room that was cleared out by removing the ranks and began to discuss and learn.
I wanted to play chess at first, but there was a box in the room, and there was a letter from a cat scratching a dog.
Daiyu recognized the handwriting: "Master gave me some, saying it was something to pass the boring time. It's a kind of card."
Yao Sanlang grabbed a spider on the ground nearby, opened the door and threw it out.After wiping his hands, he came back and opened the box: "Let me take a look. Well, this little king's painting is no different from a ghost."
"Because this is a ghost." Daiyu shook the king with the gold foil on his hand: "This is the king. It looks interesting, let's try it?" "Okay. Let me read the rules."
There is a futon in the room, and two people in Taoist robes sit facing each other.
"Shunzi."
"Big you."
"fry!"
"Wang Bang!"
"Pass."
"Shunzi."
"Pass."
"Three belts and one."
"Big you!"
The emperor immediately received Zhuo Qing and asked where the rumors came from, so there was no need to mention them.
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Mrs. Zhuo returned to the mansion, had her second breakfast, and then went back to her room to meditate and practice her inner strength.
Until the afternoon, someone shouted at the door: "What's wrong! The villain has something to tell Madam!"
Fourth Sister Wen slowly opened her eyes, and said loudly, "What's the matter?"
"There came a group of people outside the door. There were men and women. They claimed to be Madam's natal brothers. They were invited by the master to go to Beijing. Menzi has invited them in. I don't know how to arrange it. I have come here to report to Madam and ask Madam to show me."
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Fourth Sister Wen put on her shoes, grabbed her cloak and opened the door. It took less than five seconds: "Lead the way."
Walking to the Ermen Flower Hall with strides, I saw my cousin and cousin respectively bringing their two daughters-in-law and a nephew in his 20s.
My cousin and cousin entered the Zhuo Mansion, and I really felt a war in my heart. I just met Sheng Jia on the way to the capital, and I watched it for a long time on the side of the road, and I first paid respect to the capital.Then I found my brother-in-law's house according to the address, and I saw Zhumen Xiuhu from a distance, which was very expensive.After telling the door about his identity, he was politely invited in. He took a peeping look and was even more shocked. The Wen family was considered a gentry in his hometown, and he was already a wealthy family in the local area. In comparison, it seems that there is a difference between heaven and earth.
A woman walked over imposingly, her cloak shaking waves behind her. She was wearing a gorgeous dark purple brocade robe and a brown cloak.The beauty of this woman can hardly be described in words, she is obviously dark and fat, but she feels extremely beautiful when she looks at it.
Cousin and cousin looked at each other with suspicious expressions on their faces. They couldn't believe how the fourth sister/sister, who was weather-stained, alone and wandering during the Chinese New Year last year, suddenly flew up the branch and turned into a phoenix.They called together: "Fourth sister?" "Sister?"
Fourth Sister Wen strode over: "Cousin, fifth brother, how about I haven't seen you for a year?" My cousin is a fat man in his 40s, and his cousin has a white and thin beard. Although he is not yet 30 years old, he looks like Is in my 30s.
"We're all fine, and everything is fine at home."
The nephew hurried over to salute: "Nephew pays respects to Fourth Aunt."
Fourth Sister Wen sized him up and nodded with a smile: "You've been hacked a lot."
The nephew bowed: "My nephew is learning how to do business, ran around all over the place, and got tanned on the boat."
The cousin and daughter-in-law blessed Fushen timidly: "Fourth sister."
Fourth Sister Wen reached out to help each other: "Sister-in-law, brother and sister, don't be too polite." She turned her head and told the little butler who was waiting for orders next to her: "Hold a banquet, and I want to welcome my brothers. Clean up a yard and come out and settle them down." Down."
The butler bowed: "Yes, madam."
They all sat down to drink tea and talk, the cousin blinked: "Sister, you are so majestic now."
Fourth Sister Wen was a little embarrassed: "Haha, I didn't expect that."
Cousin took a sip of tea, which he could drink from the best Longjing tea: "Fourth sister, why are you and brother-in-law together? We haven't even heard any news. Is Zhuo Donglai the one from Dannian?"
"How can there be a second person in the world?" Fourth Sister Wen touched her nose and blushed: "There are some mistakes that have delayed these years."
The cousin's eyes sparkled: "It's good that the chaos is finally set right now."
The cousin's daughter-in-law is weak and beautiful, with crooked eyebrows and always looking happy, she said with a smile: "The fourth sister is really a natural beauty, she will look much prettier after a little dressing up!"
Fourth Sister Wen laughed, and swallowed a dirty joke: "I really didn't like combing my hair and washing my face before, but now I look beautiful after washing and cleaning. In fact, nothing has changed." Lie ghost~
The cousin looked at her: "What is written in the brother-in-law's letter is not clear, are you going to marry him now, or what?"
Fourth Sister Wen rubbed her stomach: "I am pregnant now, if I rush to hold the wedding, I am afraid that the month will not match. According to Master, I want to make up a copy of the marriage letter from ten years ago, saying that I have been married for many years."
Cousin frowned: "Is that okay?"
He is so rich, he seems to be quite powerful, he won't give up on you all the time?
Several other people also frowned. Although the Wen family is not considered a wealthy family, although the children of the world can afford it, this is too...
Fourth Sister Wen spread her hands ignorantly: "How do I know, he has something to go out these days. Come back in a few days, you can stay at ease and discuss it when he comes back."
The cousin was speechless for a while, and although the fourth sister was married, she still did not change her unreliable temperament.
The cousin was very happy: "Sister, you didn't smile all year round, but now you are finally happy."
It turns out that you were unhappy for so many years because you were dissatisfied with your desires, hehehe~ I said before that I recommended something to you, and you beat me up.Really.Presumably you haven't tried it before, and you don't know the benefits of holding things, but now you know the taste by eating the marrow, right?
After chatting for a while, there were many things that were inconvenient to say in front of my nephew, so I went to eat.
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In a blink of an eye it was night.
Yao Sanlang blushed and begged: "My good sister, you are playing, okay?"
Daiyu slapped a thick dozen of IOUs on the palm of her left hand, and said lazily, "I don't want to play any more. You have written a note of 400 taels. When will you pay it back? Play."
"Good sister, give me a chance to make money, okay?"
"Hey~ With your skills, you can only win by playing Go, right?" I don't know if you really can't do it or you are deliberately coaxing me. Losing so badly is not fun at all.
Yao Sanlang was about to kneel down and beg her: "My dear sister, please, can't it be the last time? It's not that I have no money and can't afford it. The emperor said that I have the salary of a second-rank civil servant."
"Hahahaha~" Daiyu laughed loudly: "Brother Sanlang, do you know how much the salary of a second-rank civil servant is?"
Yao Sanlang didn't feel very good: "How much?"
"The annual salary is less than 200 taels, and Lumi is about 150 dendrobium."
"My one-year salary is enough to pay off the debt."
"Okay, I will bet with you again on this day next year."
Yao Sanlang circled around her: "My dear sister, you are betting against me, let me win some points for the last bet. I just figured out how to play, and you are not allowed to cheat with magic power. I am a little slow to react."
Daiyu's heart relented. After all, it wasn't his fault that he lost so badly. It was because the two parties agreed not to cheat with mana, and I cheated.She didn't care about the money, so she agreed: "Okay. But if you lose again, what will you use to pay off the debt?"
Yao Sanlang patted his chest: "Pay off the debt with my body! If I lose again, I will obey your words in the future and be willing to be your driving force."
Daiyu spilled the cards all over the table with a smile: "Okay, okay, you shuffle the cards."
Why say such things, isn't it now?
After shuffling the cards, Yao Sanlang hesitated again. Should I win once to show that I am smart and handsome, or should I lose to her completely and promise myself with my body?Me, I'd better win once, I'm too stupid, I'm afraid she will dislike it.
Daiyu didn't make a fortune at this meeting, and felt a little bit sorry for him, so she deliberately released the water.
It took Yao Sanlang a long time to play a card, and in the end he successfully played a spring with two blows and a straight, and won back two taels of silver.He clapped his hands happily: "Okay, okay, this life is enough. Stop playing, and you will be addicted if you play!"
Daiyu raised her eyebrows slightly: "You don't want the other 390 taels of silver?"
"All my salary should be in your hands." He said this with affection.
Daiyu's face was flushed, and the corners of her eyes were also stained with autumn colors.
It was very unpleasant, someone knocked on the door: "Reverend Qingxu Tongmiao, Princess Xuanzhen, Your Majesty invites you two to have dinner together."
The spider was lying on the beam of the house, silently weaving silk and webs.