Of course, Yan Shu was just thinking about it.
This is a huge matter. Even if the topic is popular, it will be useless. What if it is really written?
Yuwen Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing her thinking again, [It is better to write about the ministers who are in a gang and help the emperor to clean up the government. It is good for the country and the people. Think about what to write tomorrow? Why not write about the nephew of the Minister of Personnel who dominated his classmates in the Imperial College last year? ]
Yuwen Lan frowned secretly, there is such a thing?
Well, I don’t have to sleep tonight
~~
On the second day of the court, everyone was surprised to find that Xie Pei, the historian of Southwest Affairs, was suddenly ill.
Tsk, this illness is really strange. After all, he was still alive and kicking two days ago and insisted on reporting a story writer. How could he suddenly fall ill?
Two days later, the Censorate reported him in court, and it turned out that he was related to a theft case many years ago.
It turned out that more than 20 years ago, this man stole money from his companions on the way to the imperial examination. After he was lucky enough to pass the exam, he repeatedly used his power to persecute the victim, causing him to fail the imperial examinations.
"..."
Everyone was shocked to realize that the popular story book "The Greedy Man Dies Under the Flowers" on the market a few days ago was actually written about him.
Wow, this man not only stole money from his companions, but also loved to visit kilns?
I just don't know if he has syphilis...
While they were guessing, another piece of news came - after an investigation by the Censorate, his subordinates and his long-serving servants pointed out that this person really loves to seek pleasure and ask for pleasure, and once fought with a businessman for a flower girl on the Qinhuai River, and hired someone to beat the other person to disability...
Everyone, "..."
He actually confronted the previous "The Evil Woman Treats the Romantic Man" again...
Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out that this person's character is so bad! He deserves to be sacrificed to the new imperial edict!
Half a month later, Xie Pei, the Southwest Tongzhengshi, was dismissed from office, and was charged with stealing other people's money that year, and was beaten with 20 sticks.
However, considering that his family was unaware of it, the punishment did not involve his family.
But Xie Pei had already fallen down and was beaten with 20 boards. You can imagine how miserable he was. It is said that he was carried home by others in the end.
After his scandals were exposed one by one, his wife was also angry. She lost her usual virtuous attitude towards him and ignored him, leaving him to fend for himself.
It really fulfilled the ending in the storybook.
However, this made people more curious. Who was the "free and easy gentleman" who wrote the storybook?
How could he know so much about the old things that happened so many years ago?
~~
As the first "big case" of the new year, it was almost the Lantern Festival.
In the morning, the king was reading memorials in the study, but Fu Hai came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the lanterns from Quanzhou have arrived."
This is a ritual of the Lantern Festival in the palace.
Every year, the people would pay tribute to the palace with lanterns, which meant peace and prosperity for the country and the people. The king would present these lanterns to the empress dowager in Ci'an Palace and reward them to the concubines in each palace, which meant that the royal family and the people were happy together .
As soon as Fu Hai finished speaking, Yuwen Lan suddenly remembered something.
It seems that there is a girl who likes lanterns very much.
An ordinary revolving lantern can make her happy for several days.
So he said, "Send it to Ganlu Palace first, and ask Yipin to pick a few."
Fu Hai agreed, thinking that Yipin was indeed favored by the king, and was about to go out.
But before he had taken a few steps, he heard the king say, "Wait."
Fu Hai hurriedly stopped and said, "Your servant is here."
Is he going to give him another reward?
Yuwen Lan just changed his mind temporarily and said, "Let's ask Concubine Yi to come and choose."
Fu Hai was stunned - ask Concubine Yi to come to Qianming Palace to choose the lantern?
Yes, that's what Yuwen Lan said.
- He felt that although Yan Shu's ability was good, she didn't know how to choose. She even knew what other people did in bed...
It was not good.
So if there was a chance, he should ask her to walk around more and divert her attention.
Others didn't know his good intentions.
Fu Hai was stunned for a moment, and then reacted - Your Majesty is missing the beauty, so he took the opportunity to ask her to come and meet him?
Hey, we just separated this morning, but they are still inseparable.
So he quickly said yes and ran to Ganlu Palace happily.
Yuwen Lan, "..."
Although... but...
cough, does he look so obvious now?
~~
Yan Shu was bored in the palace at that time.
Since she beat up Xie Pei, she was happy to relax for a few days and was actually a little lazy.
When she was slacking off with a pen, she saw Fu Hai coming.
"Your servant pays respects to Concubine Yi. The Lantern Festival lanterns that Quanzhou Prefecture has just presented have arrived. His Majesty asked you to go to Qianming Palace to choose."
Yan Shu was a little surprised. "You asked me to go to Qianming Palace to choose?"
Fu Hai nodded quickly. "Yes, before giving each punishment, His Majesty asked you to choose the one you like first."
Yan Shu's eyes lit up. That would be great. She liked lanterns the most!
Anyway, she was bored now, so she quickly agreed, changed her clothes, and went to Qianming Palace.
When she entered the Qianming Palace, she saw Yuwen Lan standing in the corridor.
Tall and straight, indigo-colored knee-length gown, black hair tied high and a purple gold crown, he looked even more handsome.
The beauty made people feel happy. Yan Shu stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you."
Yuwen Lan nodded and looked her over.
She was wearing a double-sided brocade jacket and a horse-faced skirt, and she was as pretty as a winter jasmine on a branch in early spring.
He was also in a good mood, so he said softly, "These are the lanterns presented by Quanzhou. They have always been famous. I asked them to put them here. Go pick two that you like."
In fact, Yan Shu saw them as soon as she entered the palace gate. Dozens of lanterns were hung under the eaves of the corridor. They were colorful and beautiful.
She happily agreed and picked them up.
Well, you don't know until you see them. It turns out that this batch of lanterns is better!
Especially since they are from other places, the style is different from those made in the palace.
In addition to the revolving lanterns and lotus lanterns, there are also boneless lanterns directly spliced with cardboard, with various landscape patterns painted on them, which are very beautiful.
There were also eight-sided transparent hollowed-out silk lamps. Seeing Yan Shu's curious face, the eunuch quickly lit one of the candles and asked her to take a look. It turned out that the whole lamp was transparent, just like a small moon.
She couldn't help but clap her hands, "Wow, this is good!"
Yuwen Lan asked, "Then you want this one?"
Yan Shu nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty! But I only want one."
There were few such silk lamps, and you could tell at a glance that they were precious. A few of them had to be evenly distributed to the Queen Mother, and she didn't dare to compete with the Queen Mother.
"Give me the lotus lamp again."
She wanted it last time, but she didn't have time to ask.
Yuwen Lan nodded and asked the eunuch to pick one for her.
At this moment, Fu Hai reported again, "Your Majesty, Lord Zou wants to see you."
Lord Zou?
Yan Shu's eyes lit up. Could it be the Hanlin Academy scholar with excellent taste who wrote the script for her?
Yu Wenlan said, "Ask him in."
Fu Hai agreed and hurried to pass the message.
Not long after, Zou Mozhong came in. Seeing Yan Shu was also there, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I see you, Concubine Yi."
Yan Shu nodded, but Yu Wenlan asked, "Is the matter of the Imperial College settled?"
- The Imperial College admits new students every spring. In the past, it was led by Wei Ruzhang, the Grand Scholar of Wenhua Pavilion. Since Wei Ruzhang was dismissed from office for kidnapping civilians a few years ago, this year this task fell on the Hanlin Academy.
Zou Mozhong said hurriedly, "After discussing with the Imperial College, we plan to select 40 people in the first round, from among the officials in the court and the princes and dukes' palaces; select 60 people in the second round, from among the outstanding students selected from all over the country; and finally select about 50 people from the failed candidates. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Yuwen Lan said, "Reduce the number of the first batch by 10 and fill them in the second batch."
Most of these children from aristocratic families are ignorant and only hope to get into the Imperial College to live a lazy life. Some are even like the nephew of Kang Guangliang, the Minister of Personnel, who bullies the children of common people in the Imperial College and corrupts the atmosphere.
In this case, what do we need them for?
Zou Mozhong hurriedly agreed.
But the king added, "Even the remaining thirty people must be carefully selected, and no one should be let in based on personal connections or power. Otherwise, if any favoritism is found, they will be charged with dereliction of duty."
Zou Mozhong said seriously, "Your Majesty is right. This will make the selection more rigorous and urge everyone to study hard and become good talents."
Yuwen Lan nodded, "It's good that Zou Qing understands. The Imperial College represents the face of the court and also cultivates the pillars of the court. It must not become a joke."
Zou Mozhong nodded repeatedly.
In this way, the important matter was settled.
Zou Mozhong paused, but suddenly asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, I haven't seen the new manuscript of Master Xiaoyao in the past few days. Is his condition serious?"
Huh? Xiaoyao Gongzi?
Yan Shu accurately caught her pen name, so she pricked up her ears.
Yuwen Lan glanced at her and said, "No, she has basically recovered."
Zou Xueshi asked again, "If that's the case, why haven't you seen her new works in recent days?" Well
...
Yan Shu felt a little guilty.
Yuwen Lan glanced at her again and smiled, "Maybe she has something else to do, she's very busy."
Yan Shu blushed a little.
Tsk, I was immersed in the joy of fucking my opponent these two days, a little too indulgent, and I haven't been able to write a new story for several days.
But then Scholar Zou exclaimed anxiously, "I don't know what he is busy with. Your Majesty, don't you know? Everyone outside is waiting to read his new storybook."
Yan Shu couldn't help asking, "Lord Zou, are you saying that readers outside are waiting for Mr. Xiaoyao's storybook?"
Zou Mozhong said hurriedly, "I dare not speak nonsense. Your Majesty, don't you know that in recent days, many readers have been waiting at the door of the bookstore early in the morning, not for anything else, just to read the new storybook of Mr. Xiaoyao. Some people can't wait, and even can't eat, sleep at night, and are so anxious that they scratch their ears and cheeks."
Yan Shu, "!!!"
It turns out that she is so needed!
Yuwen Lan, "..."
Before he could say anything, she excitedly said to Zou Mozhong, "Tell everyone not to worry, the new story will be out soon."
Zou Mozhong was a little surprised and asked hurriedly, "Does the queen also know this Xiaoyao Master?"
"Yes, I know her very well," Yan Shu smiled, "Don't worry, I will help you urge her."
Zou Xueshi was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly, "Then I would like to thank the queen on behalf of the readers."
"You're welcome."
Yan Shu waved her hand and smiled generously.
Yuwen Lan said, "If Zou Qing has nothing else to do, go ahead."
Zou Mozhong hurriedly agreed and left Qianming Palace.
Finally, there were no outsiders. Yuwen Lan looked at Yan Shu and was about to speak, but she hurriedly bowed to him, "I'll take my leave first."
She was about to leave.
Yuwen Lan grabbed her arm and frowned, "What are you going to do?"
Seeing that it was almost noon, he was planning to have lunch with her.
But Yan Shu said anxiously, "Your Majesty, didn't you hear that so many readers are waiting for me? I have to go back and write the storybook!"
Yuwen Lan, "...What if I wait a little while? There is no need to be so anxious."
What if I wait a little while?
Yan Shu immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "It's like a minister is in a hurry to report an important matter to you. How can you wait?"
Yuwen Lan, "..."
Indeed, she couldn't wait.
Listen to her sigh again, [As a writer of storybooks, aren't readers her bread and butter? How can she let the sponsors wait so long! ]
Yuwen Lan, "???
Sponsor...father?
What does this mean?
However, before he could say anything else, she saluted him with the lantern she had chosen and hurried out.
~~
When she returned to Ganlu Palace, Yan Shu wrote furiously, even eating lunch casually.
Tsk, when she heard that she was so needed by readers, she suddenly burst into inspiration and wrote tirelessly until the afternoon.
Until Ren Dong came to remind her, "Master, there is a Lantern Festival tonight. You have to dress up and change clothes, otherwise you will be late."
Lantern Festival?
Yan Shu remembered this and had to stop writing and said, "Okay."
- This is the first banquet after her ascension to the throne. It is also an important day like Lantern Festival. She really needs to dress up well, otherwise she will lose the emperor's face?
So after the efforts of Ren Dong, Lian Xin and others, she wore the cherry-colored off-shoulder cross-collared long gown sent by the Shangyi Supervisor a few days ago, with exquisite chrysanthemum patterns embroidered on it, and her black hair was combed into a side bun with a multi-treasure plum blossom hairpin inserted on it, which made her look bright and noble.
It was already dusk outside the window, and Ren Dong brought her a mink fur awning. After putting it on, Yan Shu went out.
But unfortunately, when she arrived at Rouyi Palace, she ran into Concubine Zhou getting off the sedan chair.
Yan Shu hurriedly stopped and saluted, "Greetings to Her Majesty Concubine Zhou."
It was a bit awkward to call a concubine without a title.
Moreover, in the past, Concubine An would always follow her, but today, it was just her, which made her look less majestic.
Concubine Zhou just squinted at her and said with a strange smile, "Isn't this Li Guiyi? Oh no, you should be Concubine Yi now. You are wearing very conspicuous clothes today. I remember that you used to like plain clothes, didn't you?"
Yan Shu pretended not to hear the sarcasm in her words, and just smiled foolishly, "I dare not. I am not even one ten-thousandth as good as Her Majesty. Her Majesty is the most conspicuous."
Conspicuous? Concubine
Zhou felt that this was wrong, and was about to make trouble, but saw another sedan chair stopped in front of her.
The palace maid beside the sedan chair hastily lifted the curtain, and soon after, a person got off the sedan chair.
It was none other than Concubine Ning who was confined to her house at the Ice Play Banquet a month ago.
Oh, by the way, it was the fifteenth day of the last month, and today is the fifteenth day of the first month, exactly one month later, she was released from the confinement.
Yan Shu had no choice but to bow again, "Greetings to Her Majesty Concubine Ning."
There was no other way, this person's position was higher than hers, and if she didn't bow, she would be caught in the wrong.
Concubine Ning ignored her, but looked at Concubine Zhou first.
After being confined to her house for a whole month, she finally figured it out. It turned out that it was this woman who asked someone to spread the news to her, and she used it as a knife.
Afterwards, she was locked up in the palace for a whole month, and she also killed Concubine Li and implicated her aunt, the Princess Chang!
In her heart, she had stabbed the other person with a knife countless times. At this time, Concubine Ning raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Hey, isn't this the Royal Concubine? Oh no, it's Concubine Zhou. Long time no see."
What Concubine Zhou cares about most now is that others mention her demotion. Hearing this, her face suddenly turned cold and she said, "Aren't you under house arrest? Are you released today?"
Concubine Ning tried hard to suppress her anger and still smiled, "Yes, I haven't been out for a while. So many things have happened? Now you and I are on the same level? In that case, I don't have to perform the formalities. I remember that you are half a year younger than me, so I will call you Sister Zhou Fei."
Princess Zhou rolled her eyes at her and said, "I don't need to talk about sisters with you. Listen to my advice. You'd better be careful after being released from the ban. Don't anger the Queen Mother again and get locked up again."
After saying that, she took a step up the stairs and entered the palace.
"You..."
Concubine Ning was a step late and had to swallow her words. Then she remembered Yan Shu, looked her over, and said, "Li Guiyi, oh, no, you are now Concubine Yi. I heard that you were brave enough to protect the emperor and got injured. I wonder how you are now?"
Yan Shu said hurriedly, "I am much better now. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
But she heard the other party say, "Although I was injured, you deserve the position of a concubine."
As soon as these words came out, Ren Dong beside Yan Shu was immediately stunned. Is Concubine Ning saying that the master used injuries to exchange for a position?
This is really too much. Who would not care about his life just to exchange for a position!
Yan Shu smiled and said, "Actually, I just acted on instinct. Fortunately, I only suffered a minor injury. The promotion to the throne is indeed a great favor from the emperor. But I believe that if the queen was there at the time, she would have done the same."
Ning Fei was stunned. Was this a mockery of her being under house arrest a few days ago?
Just as she was about to make trouble, she saw the imperial sedan suddenly arrive. After it stopped, the emperor actually got off from it.
Yuwen Lan was wearing a black dragon robe, with a cold face and a look like a knife. Ning Fei hurriedly bowed her head and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty."
Yan Shu followed suit.
Yuwen Lan only said, "It's cold outside. What are you doing here if you don't go into the palace?"
Ning Fei didn't dare to say anything else. She could only say yes and followed the emperor in.
After entering the palace, they took their seats one after another.
Not long after, the Queen Mother also arrived, accompanied by Concubine An.
Concubine Zhou was stunned and immediately glared at him.
Well, she said that this bastard actually dared to disobey her?
It turned out that he had hooked up with the Queen Mother!
Concubine Ning smiled sarcastically.
This stupid woman, now she is deserted by her relatives, even her aunt the Queen Mother has abandoned her, what qualifications does she have to be arrogant?
After everyone paid their respects to the Queen Mother, the Princess and her husband Zhao Chengwen entered the palace.
——Because of the assassination attempt on the third day of the New Year, the palace has been very cautious recently. The original banquet for the emperor and his ministers on the Lantern Festival was cancelled. In addition to the Queen Mother and the imperial concubines, only the Princess and her husband were invited to tonight's banquet.
The eldest princess still had a strong aura. Looking around, no woman in the audience could match her. When she came closer, she saluted to the emperor and the empress dowager, "I pay my respects to the queen mother and your majesty. Today is the Lantern Festival. I wish you both good health and good health."
What a good fellow, she actually didn't take the concubines in the palace seriously.
In contrast, the prince consort beside her was as silent as ever, just following the salute, like a shy young wife beside a man. The
empress dowager nodded, "No need to be polite, we are all family, please take a seat."
The eldest princess agreed and took her prince consort to take a seat.
She looked at Concubine Ning with her remaining eyes and nodded gently.
For a moment, Concubine Ning was much more confident.
——That fool Concubine Zhou lost the empress dowager, but she still had the eldest princess as her aunt, so she won in the end.
When everyone arrived, the dinner began.
Everyone took turns to toast the Queen Mother and the King. The Queen Mother sighed, "The New Year has passed in the blink of an eye. What happened in the past half month is really scary. I hope you will cherish the present and abide by your duties."
Everyone responded in unison, and while the Jiaofang Bureau played music and dance, they ate and drank.
After eating for a while, the Queen Mother said to Yuwen Lan, "Spring has begun, and tributes have been paid from all over the country. The masters and servants have changed into spring clothes. There are many things to do in the palace. I want to find someone to help look after the Internal Affairs Bureau and make them make trouble."
When these words came out, everyone was shocked. Who is the Queen Mother going to promote?
—— Concubine Zhou had obviously been abandoned, and Concubine Ning was the eldest princess's person, so the queen mother would never use her. In this case, wouldn't it be left with Concubine An?
But the eldest princess immediately said, "If your mother doesn't mind, I can recommend someone to you. Concubine Ning is thoughtful and meticulous, and can take on this important task."
Hearing this, Yan Shu, who was eating, was inwardly sulking. The eldest princess was too tough. The queen mother obviously wanted to promote Concubine An, but she recommended Concubine Ning. Was she trying to force the queen mother to agree?
But the queen mother was not a pushover, and she would definitely not agree to her.
As expected, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "You have been outside the palace for a long time, and you can't see things as clearly as I do in the palace. In terms of meticulousness, Concubine An is better. I think we should let her do it."
The meaning of this was very obvious - the eldest princess's daughter was married off, so how could she be qualified to interfere in the affairs of the palace?
Yan Shu, who was watching the excitement quietly, called them good guys. It turned out that the old ones were the wisest. After the Queen Mother said this, the eldest princess and Concubine Ning would not come to Taiwan.
But the eldest princess continued to say, "Anpin is good, but her position..."
Before she finished speaking, the empress dowager laughed and said, "The position is only temporary, not to mention that she is just helping to take care of the Internal Affairs Bureau. We are all masters. Does the Internal Affairs Bureau still look down on people?" As
soon as these words came out, Zhang Laishun, the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau who was waiting on the side, immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not."
The empress dowager nodded and smiled, "That is to say, just call Anpin. If she doesn't do well, just change her."
Although the voice was gentle, the meaning was extremely tough. After
the voice fell, Anpin hurriedly stood up and said, "I am afraid that I am tongue-tied and cannot bear the responsibility."
The empress dowager said, "Don't let me down. Just do your best. "
Anpin responded and sat back happily.
Concubine Ning was of course unhappy.
However, she did not miss the opportunity to stab her old rival.
So she smiled and said to Anpin, "Anpin used to follow Concubine Zhou. She must have learned a lot of good methods and will be able to do this job."
Upon hearing this, Anpin was stunned, but Concubine Zhou was about to explode.
This bastard! How dare he mock her like this!
So she also smiled and said, "Concubine Ning is not bad either. By the way, who was the one who followed you in the past? I haven't seen you for a long time and I can't remember clearly. "
...
Yan Shu quietly hid aside, eating food and watching the fight.
——Fight, fight!
She was feeling bored, so she might as well watch the multi-party melee and see who is more skilled. Maybe she can learn from the experience and write a story in the future.
Yu Wenlan, who was bored and secretly paying attention to her, "???" How could she
think of writing a story?
Is she going crazy?
Who knew that she couldn't forget to eat, and while quietly watching the excitement, she ate the grilled lamb chops that had just been served.
[Well, this lamb chop is very tasty, with rich fat and a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth;]
【This tuberose soup is also fresh and delicious, very refreshing. Especially this tuberose is very precious, I don’t know how many times I can eat it in a year. If you miss this village, you will miss it.】
Yuwen Lan, "..."
Nothing can really affect her appetite.
That's natural.
For Yan Shu, eating delicious food while watching the excitement is the most enjoyable thing in the world!
And while watching the excitement, she did not forget to comment -
when the Queen Mother and the Princess just started, the Queen Mother must be more powerful. The Queen Mother is scheming and calculating, while the Princess is brave but not strategic. Concubine
Zhou and Concubine Ning are the same, one is just "punished, full. "Release", one who had just been demoted, had no idea of restraint and openly quarreled in front of the emperor.
However, the Queen Mother had given up on Concubine Zhou, but the Princess Royal was still helping Concubine Ning. In this respect, Concubine Ning was luckier.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard the system hum, [Concubine Ning is not reliable either. Her uncle, the Prince Consort, has several mistresses outside. If the Princess Royal knew about this, she would basically be doomed.]
Yan Shu, [???]
What an interesting melon!