Unfortunately, Ye An had to attend court the next day. It was almost morning when Li Yao held up the dragon robe and led a team of eunuchs into the palace. They took Ye An out from under the quilt and asked him to change his clothes. Ye An could not even open his eyes.
I was caught off guard last night. Mu Ci was very considerate. Ye An's waist and legs didn't hurt much, but he felt a little tired.
Mu Ci had been up for a while, and before Li Yao and the others arrived, he had helped Ye An put on his undershirt and underwear. Even so, Ye An did not wake up. When Li Yao was busy, Ye An still seized every moment to doze off. After he was dressed and was stuffed into the dragon chariot by Li Yao, he woke up with a start.
"Brother Aci!"
Ye An jumped off the dragon chariot.
Mu Ci smiled and asked, "What else?"
Ye An touched his forehead: "What about that?"
What Ye An was pointing at was a red lotus between Mu Ci's eyebrows yesterday, which was now gone.
Mu Ci was not used to wearing ornaments, and the red lotus hairpin was originally put there by the eunuch who was responsible for taking care of his appearance. Mu Ci's mind was elsewhere at the time and he did not pay attention to it.
Wang Xingren, the eunuch placed by Ye An in Zhaoyang Palace, quickly found all the fashionable flower ornaments and presented them to the emperor and Mu Zhaoyi.
Ye An had sharp eyes and found the flower ornaments from yesterday in no time. He put them on for Mu Ci himself and said smugly, "Brother Ci is so handsome."
Although flower ornaments are mostly used by women in daily life, they can make handsome men look more dashing and romantic when worn by them.
The nearby eunuchs couldn't help laughing.
Ignoring Li Yao's urging, Ye An rummaged through the remaining flower ornaments and found a slightly smaller red lotus flower ornament.
Ye An handed this one to Mu Ci: "I want one too, Brother Aci, help me put it on!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ci lowered his eyes and stuck to him. This flower ornament was originally made of a kind of fish glue. With a little bit of water, it can be stuck firmly. When you need to take it off, just cover it with a hot towel again.
Ye An blinked his eyes and saw that the two people in the bronze mirror both had a similar bright red flower between their eyebrows. He thought proudly that Brother A Ci and I are really a match made in heaven.
Ye An was very satisfied. He kissed Mu Ci on the lips, then sat back on the dragon chariot, waving his dragon claws and saying, "Brother Ci, wait for me. Come back to me after you get off the chariot!"
Mu Ci smiled and nodded, then escorted him out of the palace. The eunuchs surrounding him felt that this was a great favor.
The emperor had doted on Concubine Wen before, but apart from summoning her to bed frequently, he had never been so clingy with her. Mu Zhaoyi has just entered the palace! They all felt that they had followed the right master, and perhaps one day they would have even greater fortune.
After Ye An left, Mu Ci did not rush into the palace, but out of habit, he let Wang Xingren lead the way and walked along the periphery of Zhaoyang Palace. He was not familiar with the terrain of the palace, so Wang Xingren had to introduce him a little.
He still couldn't react. He had really entered the palace as a concubine. The dark red palace walls gave him a sense of unreality. Walking a few more steps on the thick stone pavement could help him sober up.
Soon, Wang Xingren had introduced almost all the palaces he had seen. Mu Ci noticed that Zhaoyang Palace was on the right side of Xuande Hall, but Wang Xingren did not mention the building on the left side.
Mu Ci asked: "Where is that?"
Wang Xingren hesitated for a moment, looked at Mu Ci's face and said, "It's Feiluan Palace. It used to be... the bedroom of Imperial Concubine Su. Now no one lives there."
Mu Ci: “…”
Mu Ci originally knew Su Qinghuai. She was the emperor's most favored concubine after he ascended the throne, and almost everyone knew her. Even though he was far away in the army, he had heard of Concubine Su's name.
Mu Ci asked, "Can we go and take a look?"
Wang Xingren said in surprise, "I heard that place is not auspicious and no one has lived there for a long time. You'd better not go there."
Mu Ci nodded and asked, "Little... has the emperor ever been there?"
Wang Xingren said: "The emperor used to go there often, but he has not been there since he lost his memory."
In fact, not only had Ye An not been there, but he subconsciously avoided anything related to Su Fei.
Perhaps he himself did not realize that he was very resistant to this nominal ex-boyfriend.
Wang Xingren did not want Mu to leave Feiluan Palace. After all, if the emperor found out that his current favorite was going to live in the residence of his former favorite concubine, he might not be able to stay in Zhaoyang Palace anymore.
Mu Ci saw through it, but did not insist. When he returned to Zhaoyang Palace, he heard someone behind him say, "You'd better not go to Feiluan Palace. After all, that was the residence of the Imperial Noble Consort. The imperial physician once said that the Emperor was too sad when the Imperial Noble Consort passed away, so he lost his memory. If he remembers it later, I'm not sure whether he will blame Zhaoyi, but in the past, the Emperor would never allow anyone to disturb the Imperial Noble Consort."
Li Yao was standing in the direction of Feiluan Palace and tried to persuade them. Mu Ci's brows didn't move at all. Seeing that he was not affected at all, Li Yao praised him for his calmness. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he left.
No one could see Mu Ci's hands hidden under his sleeves, his knuckles trembling slightly.
He was indeed the person the emperor fell in love with when he "lost his memory", and he had been feeling aggrieved about it before. But when he recalled Ye Xiaoan who was lying in bed and carefully naming the children last night, Mu Ci forced himself to suppress the embarrassment.
He has received Ye Xiaoan's promise, and even if he cannot fulfill it in the end, he will always stay with him to the end.
The main hall of Weiyang Palace.
As soon as the emperor appeared, several sharp-eyed court officials gasped. The reason was simple. The king, who was always majestic and dignified, came to court with a beautiful lotus flower pasted on his forehead.
Tutor Mu went to court despite being ill and had something on his mind, so he didn't pay much attention to the emperor's appearance. Guardian Qiao couldn't help but look at the emperor a few more times, and even Grand Tutor Yang couldn't control his twitching eyes.
There is nothing important today. Ye An is now able to handle some state affairs. Even if he encounters a situation that he has no idea what to do, with the court officials around, he doesn't have to worry about no one giving him advice. Ye An is very good at throwing out problems and asking for the opinions of the ministers. If the ministers have different opinions, he will let them argue. When the ministers have argued enough, he will almost know how to make a decision. If he still feels that it is inappropriate, he can keep the memorial and discuss it privately with the Queen Mother, Tutor Mu and others.
As the morning court was coming to an end, an imperial censor named Qin could not help but stand up and give the emperor a small admonition about his attire that day.
Ye An had a good temper. When the censors gave him advice, he never got angry, but listened to them happily as they cite numerous references. He knew the stories of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Wei Zheng, and knew that he would never be able to be as good as Emperor Taizong in his lifetime, but he could still strive to open up the channels for people to speak freely. Therefore, Ye An was particularly tolerant towards the censors and was willing to listen to them. Censor Qin often criticized Ye An bluntly, but Ye An did not care, which left a good impression on the court officials.
However, when Qin Yushi mentioned it today, Ye An refused to do it. He changed his usual attitude of drinking tea and correcting mistakes and learning from them. He asked Qin Yushi sharply, "But is there a law that prohibits me from wearing flower ornaments?"
How could the law possibly stipulate such detailed things? Censor Qin slowly shook his head.
Ye An said: "If there is none, then I can wear it. Many people in the folks can wear it, so why can't I? And after I wear it, will it interfere with the government affairs?"
The emperor was obviously angry.
All the ministers said no, and one even thought that the emperor was so handsome that at first glance this bright red flower looked like it had grown naturally.
Ye An said meaningfully: "Imperial Censor Qin, even children know that you should not judge a person by his appearance. You are already a pillar of society, so you should focus on national affairs."
Censor Qin's lips turned pale. The Emperor usually had a good temper, so how come he suddenly became so sharp-tongued?
The emperor was the weather vane for the court officials. Today he actually wore a flower ornament when attending court. The officials pondered over it privately but couldn't figure it out. So some officials simply followed the emperor's lead and started wearing flower ornaments. It was always right to follow the emperor's footsteps. For a while, flower ornaments in the imperial city became expensive. Several old ministers over the age of fifty were too embarrassed to rummage through their wives' jewelry boxes, and they thought ordinary flower ornaments were too gaudy and not solemn enough. They even secretly asked jewelry stores about the style of flower ornaments that suited them. Originally, these flower ornaments were mostly bought by women, so the jewelry store owners hurriedly produced a batch of solemn and heavy (a bit shabby) styles, and made a lot of money. From then on, flower ornaments had another beautiful nickname, called "eyebrow beauty".
When Ye An came to court again, apart from a few highly respected people and Qin Yushi, almost everyone in the audience wore flower ornaments. Ye An was frightened. For a moment, he thought he was dressed as the Jade Emperor, and the tall, short, fat, and thin people in the audience were all gods...
What on earth are these ministers thinking? Ye An was completely puzzled and had no idea that he was the one who caused the trouble.
Master Mu asked Ye An for a meeting with his eldest son Mu Ci, who had entered the palace as a Zhaoyi, and Ye An readily agreed. In his eyes, Master Mu is his father-in-law. If he didn't have government affairs to deal with, he would definitely accompany Mu Ci to meet the Master.
Mu Zheng, led by the eunuch, went to Zhaoyang Palace trembling with fear. Before leaving, his wife Xiao gave him many instructions, and Mu Zheng kept every word in mind. Something went wrong with Mu Li on the eve of the selection, and Mu Zheng became anxious and angry and fell ill in bed. Mu Ci had to go to the palace to apologize on his behalf. At that time, Mu Zheng thought that the Taifu Mansion still had a glimmer of hope. Unexpectedly, Mu Ci did not return after entering the palace. At night, there was an announcement from the palace that the Emperor would appoint Mu Ci as Zhaoyi. Even if Mu Zheng risked his life, he had to go to the palace to take a look.
What on earth was going on? How could his eldest son, whom he was so proud of and who had no aspirations for the palace, become a palace concubine?
Mu Zheng arrived at Zhaoyang Palace in a daze. Mu Ci had nothing to do now, and was sorting out the various books that Ye Xiaoan had sent to him as a flatterer. Upon learning that his father, Tutor Mu, had arrived, Mu Ci immediately asked Wang Xingren to serve him tea, and after straightening his clothes, he went out of the palace in person to greet his father.
Mu Zheng was stunned when he saw his eldest son's dark palace dress with red edges from the furnishings in Zhaoyang Palace. Only then did he believe that his son had really become the emperor's concubine.
"Ah Ci."
Mu Zheng held Mu Ci's hand with tears in his eyes. He had a lot to say. Xiao was worried all day long, afraid that her son would not have a good life in the palace, and even more afraid that her son would be depressed. But when he raised his eyes and saw the red lotus between Mu Ci's eyebrows, Mu Zheng somehow thought of the emperor.
All of a sudden, the Taifu was enlightened and beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"Ah Ci, you...you must not let yourself get over it and become a seductive concubine who seduces the king!"
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