Chapter 1171 Queen: I won't dress up as a man anymore
Su Changan looked at the old lady from the Duke of Guyuan's mansion with some confusion.
This was the first time Su Changan had met the old lady today, but this was not the first time they had dealt with each other, because the old lady had written memorials to Su Changan more than once.
The status of a lady of noble birth was merely a symbol of status, and she actually had no power to submit memorials to the emperor.
However, some women of high rank were able to make memorials and call themselves old officials because they were retired second-line officials.
This old lady Yu, who was very famous in the capital, used to be a fifth-rank official in the Honglu Temple. Later, she resigned from her post to educate her children and because Duke Guyuan held military power in the frontier. However, she was granted the idle and honorary position of Doctor of the Imperial Court by Emperor Zhao.
For example, these days, Old Madam Yu would write a memorial to Su Changan every day to express her greetings. In the past, when Su Changan was seriously injured or there were rumors, the old lady would write a memorial to the palace to express her greetings.
However, this old lady is most famous for the time she disobeyed Li Nishang. Because she couldn't stand Li Nishang making trouble in the harem, the old lady wrote a memorial to the emperor to report her, which was actually a curse.
Although Duke Guyuan is now living in the capital and no longer involved in state affairs, generals like Zhao Wuxiu and Li Wenyu, who are now the Grand Marshals, were once his soldiers, and his son Li Endi is even the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Although Li Nishang wanted to deal with the old lady, she had to think carefully. In a fit of anger, she could only deprive the old lady of her imperial title and gave her the label of a shrew.
After Li Nishang got into trouble, when the three provinces and six ministries were settling accounts, Aunt Sun reported the old lady's affairs to Su Wenqing and others, and they were recommended to restore the old lady's imperial status.
At that time, it was Su Changan who approved the matter, because he was the one who made the decision on the imperial edict of amnesty.
but
Madam Yu's remarks now made everyone in the hall look at this outspoken old lady.
For some of the ladies present today, this is not the first time for them to attend the banquet for ladies before the Dragon Boat Festival.
Compared to the past, this year they actually felt very casual and relaxed the moment they stepped into the Weiyang Palace, and the dishes and drinks were prepared with great care to entertain them.
Especially in terms of etiquette, it is unexpectedly simple and straightforward.
If it were Li Nishang's time, they would still be standing outside at this time. Li Nishang hadn't nodded to show her happiness, so they couldn't even come in.
In particular, everyone noticed that this banquet did not pay attention to social status. It did not mean that the old ladies who were first- or second-rank officials would get an extra dish or special rewards. It also did not mean that there was anything missing just because they were sixth- or seventh-rank officials. The Empress was treated the same as them.
In addition, each person has a palace servant beside him, and the palace servants seem to have been given special instructions. If there is any discomfort, the palace servants will immediately ask if there is anything needed.
The palace is a place where rules are followed. Everyone makes preparations before coming here. For example, they are afraid of having to pee urgently, so they deliberately don't drink water. Another example is that they dare not eat too much, for fear of being seen by others and laughed at in private for not knowing etiquette. However, today's palace banquet was inexplicably relaxed.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that since entering the palace, Sun Shang Gong has been reminding you not to stick to your words.
The only thing that made me unhappy was the little incident at the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion.
But this
When Old Madam Yu said this to the Empress, everyone was silent for a moment.
After all, it would be best to pretend not to see the Queen dressed as a man, especially since Commander Yan and Deputy Commander Shentu had just come over, and it was obvious that they had the Majesty's intention.
And this time she changed back to female makeup.
Shen Fuyao stood up at this time, bowed and looked at Su Changan: "Your Majesty, I think what the Duke's wife said is very true. The common people in the market are easily deceived by the scoundrels and speak without thinking carefully. Your Majesty and Your Majesty don't care about them, but there is no need to worry about this matter."
Su Changan looked at Aunt Shen and blinked. What was the old lady talking to Aunt Shen about all of a sudden?
Are you saying that I am dressed as a man today because I am concerned about the rumors in the outside world?
Thinking of this, Su Changan couldn't help but frown, and looked carefully at Madam Yu, Aunt Chen and others, and found that the expressions of many people showed that they really thought so!
Su Changan rubbed his brow with his hand. Although he understood that his status and position would always make people speculate about his behavior and words.
but
Can you guess it right once?
Besides, I'm dressed as a man!
Can't you see?
The one thing Su Changan has always admitted is his beauty, but am I so beautiful that you can’t tell that I’m a man?
I have no breasts!
And this puppet, doesn’t everyone have one?
It's been hinted like this, how can you not guess?
Su Changan was silent, but it was better not to mention his current mood.
But everyone in the hall looked at the Queen's serious expression, which was different from before. They all lowered their heads and were a little scared, especially those ladies who were seeing the Queen for the first time and entering the palace for the first time.
Is the queen angry?
Or, I was already very concerned about what people said, but it was a pity that the Queen was not a man, and now that it was brought up, I felt uncomfortable.
Madam Zhang from Duke Qi's Mansion walked out of her small table, looked at the Queen and said with a smile, "My Queen, does His Majesty care that you are a woman?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at Old Madam Zhang.
Su Changan looked at Old Madam Zhang with a stunned expression. What does she care about? She knows that I am not a woman.
But after thinking about it carefully, I remembered what Xia Fengxiang often said to Su Changan, "Is it so important to be a man or a woman?"
Thinking of this, Su Changan shook his head: "I don't care."
Madam Zhang smiled and said, "Your Majesty is not indifferent to you just because you are not a man. We all know the story between you and Your Majesty. Similarly, Your Majesty did not take another man into the palace just because you are a woman. If anyone even advised against it, they would be scolded. It was so in the past, and I firmly believe that it will be so in the future."
Su Changan heard it and looked at Madam Zhang: "I'm not worried about that."
Old Madam Zhang looked at Su Changan and said, "Why do you care about those villains and the identity of this man and woman? You disguised yourself as a man and made yourself a doll with the same clothes as you do when you disguise yourself as a man. You even made the doll's face look so ugly to destroy yourself. Madam, you can't keep losing weight."
"My Great Xia has finally come to an end. Under the leadership of you and Your Majesty, we are about to return to a prosperous era. Many people wish you and Your Majesty a long life, but you are worried about the people and such things. You look much thinner now than when I entered the palace a few days ago."
Su Changan looked at Old Madam Zhang, blinked, and wanted to say, my doll is obviously very cute!
Looks great!
Not ugly!
Madam Zhang bowed and said, "I am sorry for my words. Your Majesty made something with her own hands, but you commented on it like this. But every word I said was sincere. I hope Your Majesty will not pay attention to those bad words. Moreover, I heard that the rebels from the Guxian Cult came to the capital and wanted to assassinate Prince An and the Princess. They are so malicious. It is possible that the rumors in the capital were spread by them. Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety. The eldest lady of the Su family is pregnant now. Your Majesty, you are so worried. Do you want her to worry?"
At the end of her speech, Old Madam Zhang looked at Su Liushi.
Su Liushi was holding Su Changan's doll in her hand. When she heard this, she looked at Su Changan, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Yes."
Su Changan raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh my god, others don't know, but you don't know?"
What are you talking about?
Li Yueyue's mother, Madam Li, stood up and clasped her fists towards Su Changan: "I think what Madam Zhang said is absolutely right. Please don't pay attention to those matters. If you become worried and sick, or your old illness relapses, you will be deceived by those villains."
It is worth mentioning that the ugly doll placed on Mrs. Li’s desk has been hung around her waist by Mrs. Li, and she obviously likes it very much.
Just as Madam Li finished speaking, a very elegant and dignified woman stood up at the side. This woman had an extremely beautiful appearance, and even in this palace, she was only inferior to Su Liu and Su Zhang, and her eyebrows were very similar to Zhou An's.
Zhou Yuanrang's wife, who was also Zhou An's mother, was once one of the most talented women in the capital. Later, she was married to Zhou Yuanrang, which made many men angry and accused Zhou Yuanrang of having accumulated great virtues in his previous life.
Madam Zhou looked at Su Changan and said, "Your Highness, the saints once said that life cannot be preserved without being noble, and the body cannot be enriched without being loved. The most important thing is to love yourself. Your Highness is a role model for us. Your Highness' affairs are not personal affairs, but a common cause for us. If your Highness continues to not cherish herself, we will be committing a sin, and we will have to find a way to take care of you."
Mrs. Zhou finished speaking
The ladies stood up one after another, along with the ministers from the six ministries and the military generals that Su Changan was familiar with.
Finally, Zhao Wuxiu's wife stood up. This lady, who was once a Jianghu person, still had the air of a Jianghu person. She had not gotten rid of it for so many years. She clasped her fists and said, "Madam, if you give the order, several of my fellow apprentices in my mansion will come to visit me in the near future. I happen to be free. Jianghu people have their own methods and can help the court find out who spread the rumors."
This Madam Zhao truly respected and loved Su Changan. Su Changan's strength was one thing, but the most important thing was her fierce daughter. She had offended him several times, but the empress had just laughed it off and not cared about it, and she had even arranged such a good marriage for her daughter.
She treated Su Changan as her benefactor. After all, she was very worried about her daughter's marriage.
"How long will you stay in this world? Why don't you just let it go?" Madam Zheng, the wife of Mu Xu, stood up and looked at Su Changan. "My old woman once brought back a few pages of paper with this sentence on it, saying that it was the fragments of your writing. They said everything they should say. I think you must have your own judgment in your heart to be able to write such a sentence, but your health is more important. Why bother about your body? Besides, many men envy your talent and appearance."
Su Changan looked at the ladies who stood up one by one and remained silent.
Mainly.
Why did this turn out like this?
But now I want to tell you that I am a man.
He will definitely be beaten when he goes back because Xia Fengxiang disagrees with what Su Changan said.
But if I say, I was just joking and I don't care about what others say, that's even worse. The atmosphere has become like this, and if I continue to do this, isn't that ridiculous?
But now I see so many people giving serious advice.
Su Changan pursed his lips, hesitated for several times, and then said: "I have taken note of what you said. I will never dress as a man again."
Um!
Anyway, I really didn’t dress up as a man!
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PS: I fell asleep last night
(End of this chapter)
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