Reckless

2021-05-21

  Chapter 9 Stingy Steamed Buns

  Sunny after the rain, the wind blows the willows, the jumbled Great Dan imperial city, shining brightly in the spring.

At the end of the early dynasty, courtiers dressed in various official robes filed out of Zhengyuan Hall.

Zuo Hanzhu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood alone under the white stone platform steps outside the hall, standing with his head down, staring blankly at a colorful butterfly flying around the purple official robes.

My colleagues pass by from time to time, and they will look at them. There are ridicules in their eyes and sympathy from friends, but more officials are just as at a loss as Zuo Hanzhu. I don’t know why he is standing here. Or why he was punished by Her Highness the Princess.

Early this morning, Zuo Hanzhu, as usual, entered the palace before dawn.

Because of his confidence in his nephew, Zuo Hanzhu even hummed a small song on the road, and began to wonder what gifts he would prepare for his future nephew.

In the imperial city, Zuo Hanzhu and Baiguan entered the Zhengyuan Hall together, but accidentally discovered that Princess Long Li did not immediately appear in the palace.

Princess Long Li has been listening to politics for nearly four years. The ruling ability is not well evaluated, but she is definitely hardworking. In the past, the Shang Dynasty was the first to go to the Zhengyuan Hall, waiting for the officials and the little emperor to come.

But today is uncharacteristically. The last little emperor in the past has sat on Dragon Throne properly, but the bead curtain next to him is still empty.

The Manchu civil and military and the little emperor were embarrassed at that time.

Let’s go to court, for fear that Princess Long Li will feel that courtiers are disrespectful, and no one dares to take the lead.

Keep waiting, the Emperor Imperial Capital is sitting on Dragon Throne. Isn’t it a mess of etiquette?

   Fortunately, Princess Long Li did not forget that there was an early meeting today. Although it was a while late, she finally arrived.

Zuo Hanzhu was still relaxed at the time, but what absolutely didn’t expect was that Princess Long Li entered Zhengyuan Hall. Before Court Eunuch could speak up, he said in a harsh tone:

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“The son does not teach, it is the fault of the father. Zuo Hanzhu, you go out to the palace and stand.”

Then Zuo Hanzhu, the servant, stood outside the hall until now.

Zuo Hanzhu has been an official for many years. He is smooth in his work. He can be regarded as a good gentleman in the Imperial court. The official position is not low, the background is clean, and there are no complicated factions. He is a more pro-Princess courtier.

Suddenly, Princess Long Li came out like this. Manchu and civil servants were all trying to figure out the deep meaning behind Princess Long Li’s move.

Of course, no one has figured out why.

Zuo Hanzhu was also wondering at first whether Her Highness the Princess had other intentions and used him to strike the mountain to shake a tiger or something.

In the end, I found out that it was really just letting him stand all morning, and everything else was the same, and it seemed to have forgotten him after he was scattered.

Since it didn’t mean something else, it was Princess really punishing him.

It’s just a penalty stop, which means it’s not a big deal.

‘The son does not teach, the father’s fault’ indicates that the son is the cause of the matter.

Zuo Hanzhu has several sons, and his second son Zuo Yunting is the most good-for-nothing.

Zuo Hanzhu thought for a while, and felt that it could only be the second son who had done something stupid and it was passed to Princess.

Thinking of this, Zuo Hanzhu’s face was dark, and he felt that he had to clean up his son when he went home.

Ling Quan has just arrived in the capital, and he will run for the Prince Consort tomorrow. How can such a critical juncture cause trouble and ruin Ling Quan’s perfect impression?
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  White Stone Royal Road, the officials gradually dispersed.

Zuo Hanzhu stands alone outside the hall, neither walking nor not, his expression is getting more and more awkward.

Fortunately, at the end, an old man with a goldfish bag on his waist walked over from the hall, with a few officials around him, and he spoke kindly from a distance:

   ”Cold, go back, Princess just discussed Political affairs are too engrossed, so I should forget you.”

Zuo Hanzhu looked back, and it was Li Jingsi, the current prime minister.

Li Jingsi’s official worship aspect, is the first of the hundred officials, and has experienced three emperors. He has strong experience and connections. In some cases, he can even beat Princess. In the Great Dan Dynasty, he is regarded as the most prestigious courtier.

Seeing Li Jingsi’s words, Zuo Hanzhu quickly raised his hand and said:

  ” Thanks to Li Xiang, today it was my dog ​​who did a stupid thing again. Let Li Xiang laugh and leave the office. “

Li Jingsi is nearly old, with gray beard but excellent complexion. After raising his hand, he watched Zuo Hanzhu leave first.

After Zuo Hanzhu left, an official next to Prime Minister Li Jingsi joked softly:
   ”Tomorrow the Crown Princess will choose Prince Consort. I heard that Zuo Hanzhu also took a nephew from Qinghejun, who is beyond a thousand li, called over. Hmph, I want to climb relatives with the Imperial Family without looking at my identity.”

Li Jingsi walked in front, and his smile turned plain:

“Zuo Hanzhu is a smooth person. Princess chose Prince Consort. Whether he chooses it or not, he has to show his loyalty. King Lie and Zong wrote a letter to urge the marriage. Although Crown Princess agreed to choose Prince Consort, it was me As you can see, Crown Princess will not delegate power too soon. Prince Consort is a person close to Princess. The position is very important. Can the candidate be arranged?”

“Li Xiang, rest assured, this young talent in Beijing, There are nearly 20 people who can be used by Li Xiang. Regardless of their appearance or ability, they are all well-known figures. Prince Consort’s choice, must be among them.”

Li Jingsi slowly nodded, no words yet, Another official from the four southern counties frowned and said:

  ”Yesterday, the nephew of the next official came to Beijing, and the next official asked about the outstanding people from the four southern counties. My nephew said that the southern four There are more than 30 people from the county who are born and talented. However, in terms of appearance, Zuo Lingquan of Zuo Family in Qinghe County, no one can do it. He commented on his phoenix eyes with sword eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, and his writing ability. “Wu Ke swayed the front”, the key character is not bad. This Zuo Lingquan seems to be Zuo Hanzhu’s nephew.”

Li Jingsi hearing this frowned, but immediately returned to normal, shook his head:

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“Qinghe County Zuo Family is semi-agricultural and semi-business, rooted in the south for generations, the capital is shallow, and the outstanding person is a Grade 3 servant. Crown Princess is the emperor of the ruler, and there is already a lot of resistance. The selection of Prince Consort is to draw a side force. If you have the opportunity, you won’t choose casually based on appearance. Moreover, under your hands, you are not a person without both talents and appearance. A young talent in a land of half a country, is it possible that is more than one. A little Qinghe County? “

The surrounding officials are also thinking about it, and they don’t say much now, and left Miyagi with Li Jingsi.

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  On the east side of imperial city, Fuyan where Princess Long Li lives. Inside the palace.

More than a hundred palace ladies keep quiet out of fear, staying in their respective positions, there is no sound in the big palace.

The close-fitting palace lady Lengzhu, standing blankly in the dormitory Outside the carved wooden door, I wanted to listen to the movement inside, but couldn’t hear anything. I couldn’t help but feel more puzzled.

Last night Princess asked her to go back to Fuyan Palace first. The hall waited for Princess to turn back and go to bed.

What didn’t expect was that when Princess came back, she was soaked and her hair messed up, as if she had been ruined without mercy.

His face was even more frightening. Leng Zhu grew up with Princess. It was the first time he saw Princess in so many years, showing such a terrifying expression.

Leng Zhu thought he had setback and wanted to ask, but Princess didn’t Without saying a word, he started to smash things as soon as he closed the door, and said something like “shameless, asshole…”.

Leng Zhu didn’t dare to hit the muzzle with such a rage. I spent the night in the Piandian, and didn’t dare to wake up Princess in the morning, until she was about to go up, she had the courage to knock on the door.

After Princess woke up, she rarely rushed away without washing immediately. Zhengyuan Hall, instead of standing behind the desk, holding a writing brush for a long time, then wrote a letter with ferocious eyes and sent it to Perching Phoenix Valley.

Standing and writing a letter, it looks weird. Leng Zhu asked a lot about why he didn’t sit and write, and he was fined to stand until now.

After the dynasty was dismissed, Princess had to go to the Imperial Study Room to help the little emperor review the memorial, and could not stay in the house forever.

After waiting for a long time, Leng Zhu still had the courage to open the mouth and said:

“Her Highness the Princess, it’s time to go to the Imperial Study Room.” “

In the sleeping hall, Princess Long Li Jiang Yi, dressed in court clothes, is standing next to the bookshelf, flipping through a cultivation technique secret book that I haven’t read in years, her eyes are faintly discernible, and her face is sometimes blue and red.

Jiang Yi is a member of the cultivation, and being spanked by the caliper will not hurt.

But the man in the cultivation is also a human, and it hurts to be beaten.

Last night, she was slapped in her arms by the shameless guy for twenty times. After returning to the palace, she was still hot. You don’t need to think about it.

Jiang Yi body worth a thousand Gold, who has never been beaten at this age, and the dignified Crown Princess was spanked by a man. The humiliation in her heart was unspeakable. She was lying on the couch and was barely asleep until early in the morning.

When I wake up in the morning, although the pain is restored to the original, it is as white and silky as a peeled egg.

But the unforgettable memory cannot be erased. Jiang Yi still doesn’t want to sit down. Fearing and feeling uncomfortable, I recalled the humiliating and embarrassing scene.

Hearing Leng Zhu’s call, Jiang Yi put down the martial arts cheat book, turned around and left the palace gate and headed to the Imperial Study Room.

Along the way, Jiang Yi, who was beautifully dressed, had a cold face, with murderous aura almost written on his face, scared that Leng Zhu and the court ladies kept a distance of nearly ten steps before they dared to follow quietly behind.

After a while, Jiang Yi suddenly stopped.

Leng Zhu stopped quickly and cautiously asked:

  ”Princess, what’s wrong?” “

Jiang Yi took a deep breath, suppressed the shame and anger in his heart, then opened the mouth and said:

“Tomorrow, I will choose Prince Consort at Rising Cloud Platform, and you will make arrangements for this palace. Something, someone should take good care of…”

Jiang Yi raised his hand to let the other palace ladies back away, then leaned in Leng Zhu’s ear, gnashing teeth, and talked about the arrangement.

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Leng Zhu listened attentively, his expression was a little puzzled, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask why, but seeing Princess’s expression, he closed his mouth wittily…

(End of this chapter)