Chapter 711

The 60th dragon scale (4)

Linglong's birthday will soon come. She was born in late spring and April. It is the season when the cold fades and the cold is a little thin, but everything grows.

This is her 16th birthday, and also the first birthday after being the queen. Emperor Cheng Wu attaches great importance to it. He personally took charge of the internal service province with the great eunuch, father-in-law Mao, to handle it hand in hand. It must be done to the satisfaction of his mother.

I didn't do it myself for my birthday party. Linglong was a shopkeeper who gave up. The officials also felt that she was different from the people they had seen before. If she was far away, she would say near. When Lu Guifei was in charge, she firmly held the power in her own hand and did things without pretending to others, for fear of being divided. Linglong got the Phoenix seal, and all the eyes of Lu Gui Fei. When he was introspective enough to run himself, he released it without care.

However, when she did this, there was no trouble in her introspection. On the contrary, she was more orderly and disciplined than Princess Lu.

The officials once asked curiously. Linglong replied that she came to be the master, not a slave. The master naturally wanted to enjoy it easily. If she put things on herself every day, why did she enter the palace? Isn't it good to be her daughter at home?

Every day I have to read a lot of memorials. I get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. The unhappy officials are silent.

On the Queen's birthday, the officials gave a big banquet for all officials, and the women's dependents were entertained by the Queen's mother in the inner hall, including Guan of the prime minister's house and Pei Baozhu, the second girl.

Pei Baozhu was gloating. She had long wanted to see what life had been like for her sister, who was full of bad water, after she married an old emperor who was 20 years older than her, had many children, and even had grandchildren as her grandfather. Must be tears every day? Must be tossing and turning every night? That gorgeous face may be haggard and old and can't see it!

Remembering the bullying of her elder sister at home to herself and her mother in the past, Pei Baozhu had a dark feeling in her heart. What is the use of the means again? The father or the father has the final say. She does not want to enter the palace as the queen of the child. What if she is Mr. Yixiao's granddaughter? You can live well only by your father's heart!

If it weren't for fear of harming herself, Pei Baozhu really wanted to tell the officials the truth. He didn't marry a phoenix woman at all, but an impostor pheasant!

With this excitement, Pei Baozhu smiled from beginning to end, and even took the initiative to greet Linglong. People who don't know think they are sisters. Only she knows. She can't wait to see a joke!

She is the Queen's own sister, and others want to give her face. Pei Baozhu sees that those noble women with eyes higher than the top look down in front of her and is very useful in her heart. She never knows what they are noble. In the past, she also felt that people were born equal, but after living in the prime minister's residence for many years, Pei Baozhu has to admit that she has completely fallen into this hateful class enjoyment and has a good origin, It means she can be above others. By now, she has forgotten how ordinary she was.

As all the women's family members bowed down and saluted together, the eunuch's unique sharp voice sounded: "everyone flat --"

Pei Baozhu raised her head and took a quick look at the Lord of the hall, but it was a little far away. She couldn't see clearly. Relying on her being the Queen's sister, no matter what the relationship between them, she was a family. On the surface, the queen could not embarrass herself, so she took the initiative to come forward: "sister, haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?"

As soon as he came forward, he saw how elegant the elder sister who made her hate her teeth itch in the old days.

In the past, she was so beautiful that people were angry because she didn't apply powder in the house. On her birthday, she was dressed in the Queen's imperial dress, and her eyes and eyebrows showed luxury and arrogance. This powerful Palace Dress could not suppress the youth of her face, but it made people dare not look directly at her! In particular, Linglong has a ruddy complexion. At a glance, she has a very good life in the palace. Pei Baozhu scolded fiercely in her heart. She didn't know what she was proud of! It's just a face to serve people! Who doesn't know the beauty of the official family? When the official family is tired of her, let's see how arrogant she is!

No matter how beautiful it is, it will be tired one day, won't it?

Linglong looked at Pei Baozhu slowly. She didn't even smile. She didn't give any face - what does Peixiang's face have to do with her?

Seeing Linglong, she ignored herself, as if she didn't see it, or even wouldn't let herself get up. Pei Baozhu's face turned red and was given such embarrassment in public. Others naturally knew that the queen didn't want to see her. Popularity was small and humiliation was big!

She also clenched her teeth and became angry. She didn't believe it. The elder sister didn't cherish feathers and could treat herself so badly! Let's see how the speech officer impeached her! See how the officials treat her!

As a result, Linglong really ignored her. After the women's families took their seats, Linglong seemed to think of something and said, "I heard that the case of Wei Zhou's extermination, which shocked the government and the public, was solved a few days ago. Among them, there is the credit of Dingyuan Hou's house. I don't know where the girl is?"

A girl dressed in green immediately got up and saluted: "the minister's daughter is here. Only the minister's daughter dare not be greedy for merit. There are others who are meritorious in this case."

"Oh?" Linglong looked very interested, "who is it? But in today's palace? "

The girl in green boldly raised her head: "go back to the empress. The greatest credit for the detection of this case lies in a woman's work in the county government of Sanping County under the rule of Weizhou."

"Women's works?" Linglong Qi said, "if I remember well, there is no precedent for a woman to do it in my dynasty."

"Exactly." The girl in green kowtowed three heads to Linglong respectfully. "This woman's surname is Ding. She is a cheap nationality. She can't leave without a noble person's opening. Therefore, the minister and woman bravely want to ask for a grace for Ding with her mother, so that she can leave the cheap nationality and return to the good people."

According to the laws and regulations of this dynasty, Wuzuo was born from a humble nationality, and his status was not much higher than that of beggars. Moreover, because he dealt with dead bodies all year round, almost everyone hated and avoided them, and his descendants were also forbidden to participate in the scientific examination, which can be described as very humble.

Linglong tilted her head: "why do you ask for this grace for her?"

"If you go back to your mother's words, Ding Zhuo is honest and pure. Since she served as Zhuo in Sanping County, I don't know how many innocent dead have been treated fairly and how many unjust, false and wrong cases have been uncovered. She is really a heroine among women and I admire her very much!"

The girl spoke simply and forthrightly, which was easy to make people feel good. Linglong smiled: "if so, it's OK to allow you. Are you willing to be the guarantor?"

As soon as the girl in green heard that there was a way, she stared at her eyes and said in surprise: "my daughter is willing! I will! "

So Linglong immediately issued a decree and asked the girl in green to announce that Ding Wuzuo would break away from the base nationality and return to the good people.

Since then, the girl in green accompanied Linglong at the whole birthday party and told her many stories. Dingyuan marquis is a family of military generals, and his daughter has been wielding swords and guns since childhood. Dingyuan marquis is also a big prick and never sticks to her daughter. Therefore, the girl in green ran around everywhere. That's why they met Ding zhuozuo. They became friends at first sight. They were killed in Weizhou. They cooperated with Weizhou government to solve the strange case, Because it was two strange women who solved the case, coupled with the great uproar of the door extermination at that time, the news spread quickly. Now even in the capital, there are teahouse storytellers who specifically talk about them.

A girl from Hou's residence named Lvqiao is not pretentious at all. She entered the palace today wearing a complicated Luo skirt. She walked carefully and didn't flatter others. She just thought the queen was very likable and didn't have any airs. She didn't have to be as cautious as her mother told. Look, she told her about the autopsy, My mother doesn't change her face!

It's not like those female officials on the side. They have turned pale... Lvqiao feels that if he goes on, they must vomit at this birthday banquet.

She was proud and thought that the same was true when she first saw sister Ding's autopsy. She vomited faintly for several days and barely adapted for a month!

When Lvqiao's topic came to an end, there were songs and dances in the hall. Linglong was not interested in these. From the corner of her eye, she saw Pei Baozhu on the side and said, "Why are you still here? I forgot about you. All right, go back to your seat. "

This kind of alms from above should not be too humiliating!

But Pei Baozhu is really tired of kneeling. She is the queen. She said she forgot and didn't notice. What can she do? Do you want others to defend yourself?

Seeing that a marquis girl in Lvqiao can sit so close to the queen, as the Queen's sister, she can only sit far away, and even her mother can't enter the palace... Thinking about Pei Baozhu, she feels angry! That green Qiao is really a nest with the elder sister snake and mouse. They are talking about the work of autopsy there. Pei Baozhu feels disgusted when she thinks about it. She doesn't know how the officials like a woman like elder sister.

At the end of the birthday party, Lvqiao reluctantly left and asked, "madam, can I come to the palace to talk to you in the future?"

Linglong said with a smile, "naturally."

In the evening, in Jinfeng palace, the officials held her sweet and soft body and kissed and kissed her on her pink cheek. They asked her if she was happy today. Linglong replied, "I'm very happy. I met a lovely little girl."

She was a little girl herself, but when she said something in such an old-fashioned tone, the officials almost laughed, "Oh? How likable is it? "

"Officials." Linglong thought for a moment and turned over. She changed from lying in the arms of the official to lying in his arms. Her two small hands supported his chest, and her face was put on her small hands. She looked particularly young and lovely“ Tell me more about things outside. I'm always bored alone. Just tell me... You haven't finished talking about the Weizhou extermination case last time. "

She is in the harem all day. The only source of information about the previous dynasty is emperor Cheng Wu. Although the officials are serious and serious, they are actually good at telling stories. The case of Weizhou extermination was told to her at night when he saw Linglong and boring. Naturally, he also told about the two strange women who are now talked about by storytellers, the girl Lvqiao of Hou house and the woman Ding LAN of Sanping county.

But in the official family, these two people have no names.

The officials gently pinched her tender face: "why do you like to listen to such a bloody story?"

Linglong meditated: "well... I prefer to listen to Ding Wuzuo and Lvqiao rather than listen to this bloody story."

Her eyes showed longing for the two people. Obviously, she is a noble Queen, but she is yearning for a crazy Houfu girl and a work from a cheap nationality. Emperor Cheng Wu couldn't tell what he felt. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the palace seemed to be a huge golden cage for her. Maybe she didn't live as happy as it seemed.

He turned a thousand times in his heart, but he remained calm and played with his exquisite hands: "why do you want to listen to them? Are you bored? Shall I ask the Liyuan school to arrange some new plays for you tomorrow? "

Linglong didn't look too interested: "No."

Like a child.

Emperor Cheng Wu asked her softly, "what do you want? Tell me, I'll find it for you, okay? "

The officials did not realize that they had become the kind of Emperor they disdained to be. At this moment, if the princes of the war drama could make her smile, the officials would not refuse.

Linglong shook her head and lay listlessly on his chest: "forget it."

She is actually very happy eating and sleeping in the harem, but she is not so happy. If you ask her why, she can't say it herself. She always feels that no matter how much she eats, she can't eat enough. It seems that it's not what she wants, but what does she want? She doesn't know. The women in the palace are stupid. They are not her opponents at all. The same is true at the prime minister's residence. Those people with deep intentions are terrible stupid in her opinion. She thinks it's good to be a queen in the palace. No one can control her. She has power and power and can do whatever she wants.

But with power in hand, she didn't know what she wanted to do.

What has been obtained is no longer precious.

Unconsciously, she used the official's pectoral muscles to grind her teeth, which made him tremble.

The next day Linglong got up late again. The concubines who had been used to waiting for her to get up and greet her were sitting in a proper manner. Zhao and Xian had not been released yet, and no one dared to provoke Linglong for a long time. Everyone began to talk about rules, but the queen herself didn't talk about rules... But what palace rule stipulates that when the concubines come, the queen must get up early? It's the rule for them to come to greet, but the queen gets up early or late. It's not said in the palace rules!

The women who have been dry for nearly half a year have green eyes when they see the little queen sleeping late in the rain!

Linglong yawned and listened to the concubines. On Linglong's birthday yesterday, it was naturally well known that she had a green eye for the thousands of gold in the Hou house, but in the view of the concubines, the Queen's eyes were purely bad.

What's good about a woman who is said to be crazy? Running outside all day, it's rougher than a man. I'm restless. I haven't promised anyone since I'm 19. Who dares to marry!

They can't step on the queen, can't they step on the green Alice!

Lu Guifei took the lead in covering her face with an embroidered handkerchief. She smiled very hypocritical and naturally shifted the topic to Lvqiao, "... It's up to the palace to say that a woman should not step out of the gate. She ran out of the sky and had a wild heart! Such a woman, I think we should lock her up at home and ask the nurturing mother to teach her, otherwise who dares to marry? I can't marry my husband and teach my children. Didn't I marry an enemy and go back? If you get close to such a woman, you'll be dirty! "

Linglong coolly said, "you don't go out of the gate, but you don't see your husband and children."

Concubine Lu was stabbed at the pain point in an instant. She has been in the palace for 20 years, but there is no son and a half daughter under her knee, but who dares to say that about her?!

She dared not refute the person who said her.

"... boring." Linglong stood up and didn't want to talk to these women who knew to talk sour and rob each other of men day by day. She wanted to go to the imperial garden, but she suddenly stopped, and then slowly looked at a concubine surnamed Mei. This is the end of the nine concubines. She was born into a Nanke like a misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. This year should be seven out of twenty, although she is no longer a green girl, But she gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the official family, but she didn't show up among the concubines competing for beauty.

But such a plum concubine without this person was suppressed by concubine Lu, who safely gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the official family, and raised them into people.

Even at the age of twenty-seven, he is still as shy and docile as a girl.

A pair of embroidered shoes suddenly stopped in front of her. Her skirt was gorgeous, just like the empress. Mei bin kept her head down and didn't even dare to lift her eyes.

Linglong looked down at Mei bin for a long time. She looked from her hair to her heels. After a while, she suddenly said, "the weather is warm. Why are Mei bin still wearing so much? But cold body afraid of cold? If so, you should take good care of yourself. Holding silver, Li Shanggong of xuanshang medical bureau, give empress Mei a good pulse. "

When Mei bin heard this, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt down: "empress! Empress, forgive me... "

Linglong didn't want to go to the imperial garden now. She didn't pay attention to these concubines. She used to send her greetings at will. If she didn't want to go to the imperial garden on a whim today, they wouldn't notice anything wrong with the plum concubines.

How else is paste the best protective color?

Naturally, this paste is considered by others.

"What's wrong with you? Look at you. You've all made a cold sweat. Why, I'm so scary?"

Mei bin felt cold sweat, as if her clothes were wet. She crawled on the ground, lowered her head and didn't dare to lift it. She had to listen to fate and wait for the queen. She had always been cautious. Today, she just wanted to gamble and see if the officials would come.

Lishang palace arrived soon. She first saluted Linglong, and then took her pulse for Mei bin under Linglong's sign. Her expressionless face showed a look of surprise. After taking the pulse, she hesitated to report back to Linglong: "empress, empress Meibin is pregnant with dragon seed. If the maid's diagnosis is good, it should have been half a year."

For half a year, it was probably conceived before Linglong entered the palace, but it has been concealed until now. I have to say that Mei bin is really capable.

She didn't look very pregnant. She was weak and wore bigger clothes, but no one noticed!

Princess Lu's eyes are green! She begged for many years and couldn't conceive. How could this plum concubine have such a good life!

If Linglong hadn't been there, she might have rushed up and tore a piece of meat off the plum concubine!

The concubines were all in an uproar.

After the queen entered the palace, she was spoiled for a long time. No one dared to compete with her. However, Mei bin made a lot of money and became pregnant with dragon seed... This

Linglong didn't speak, and others didn't dare to say it. At this time, the eunuch sang: "Saint - drive - arrive -"

When the officials came in from the gate of the temple, the imperial concubines immediately brightened their eyes. He seemed calm, but Linglong saw the anxiety and worry in his eyes. Obviously, this anxiety and worry is not for her, nor is it for Princess Lu.

But the plum concubine who is still kneeling.

Linglong said quietly, "Why are the officials here?"

Emperor Cheng Wu said, "after reading the folding today, I think of you, so I'll have a look."

Exquisite but silent.

Emperor Cheng Wu seemed to have no intention of saying, "what's the matter with Mei's concubines? They're actually kneeling on the ground?"

Others thought he had no intention to ask. After all, Mei bin really didn't have a sense of existence in the past. The officials never mentioned her. No one asked. But as long as they think about it, they will understand that although Mei bin has no interest, no one dares to cut off her food and clothing expenses. She can also have children for the official family in peace, stand aloof from the world, and no one makes her a thorn in the eye. Even in her twenties, she can maintain such a amorous attitude - even concubine Lu is grumpy because she has no children, Not to mention other concubines who fought to death for grace.

Linglong played with her gold armour and smiled: "how can you say it's a crime? It's a good thing. I haven't congratulated the officials yet. Mei bin is pregnant. She really can't kneel long. Get up."

Mei bin was held up by her maidservant in fear. She stood with her head down and dared not say a word, which was very pitiful.

Emperor Cheng Wu glanced at her, quickly looked back and went to Linglong to sit with her: "didn't Zitong want to hear what Ding Fu did? The prison Secretary has a case that no one can solve. I want to call her to the capital and ask Zitong to see her in person. "

Linglong listens, Ho, the official family has paid the blood!

She was sure that emperor Cheng Wu had never thought of calling Ding LAN to the capital. This was just a temporary diversion, but I had to say it was very useful. At least she was excited.

Harm, what are the officials afraid of? The plum concubines have given birth to two sons and a daughter. Is it difficult to regenerate this one, and the previous one will not count? What else can she do to Mei bin?

Or... Some people hope she can show jealousy and harm Mei bin?

Forget it. It doesn't exist.

There is love, there is jealousy. She has no love for the officials, and naturally she will not envy his women. What's more, Mei bin was not conceived after she entered the palace. She is still in use by the official family, and she can barely accept it.

"OK." Linglong replied with a smile, "it's really touching that the officials are so attentive. However, according to the palace rules, if the concubine is pregnant, she should report it immediately so as not to hinder her from the emperor's heir. If the concubine conceals it and doesn't report it, she will be banned for three months. What do the officials think? "

This... Foot restraint is actually a disguised protection. Not appearing in front of people is definitely a good thing for Mei bin, but... The officials looked at Linglong and saw her smile on her small face. She was innocent and not sad, and her heart suddenly felt bad.