Chapter 90:

"Really?!" Empress Wei was pleased, and told Mother Miao, "Mrs Miao, don't tell Xiao Jiu about this matter. My palace and the emperor will give her a surprise."
Mother Miao hurriedly responded and stepped back.
Inside the Fengluan Palace, there was a beam of joy.
The maids and maids who served close to the Queen Wei were all sighing in their hearts. Others looked at the queen's honor, but they all knew how difficult it was for the Queen to serve in close quarters, and they lost the emperor. Keep the queen in my heart.
Seeing that Empress Wei was happy, the corners of the emperor's lips curled up. The two of them said that they would give Qin Jiu a reward that day, and the emperor ordered Zhou Xin to open the library and pick up some jewelry.
Seeing that the emperor is not busy today, Empress Wei asked: "Will the emperor stay with his concubine to eat today? Ju'er will be leaving school soon."
"I haven't eaten with you for a few days." The emperor responded, and while speaking, his brows moved slightly, thinking of why he had left his official duties and came to Fengluan Palace. The conversation turned, "King Yu The discount is up, and his third son and eldest daughter came to the capital, and they should also arrive next month."
Queen Wei frowned slightly, "Are you here to do your filial piety to Princess Fang again?"
Before the death of the first emperor, he was still thinking about his concubine and son, and arranged them properly so that the emperor vowed to the sky before the dragon bed to wait for the mother and son of Yu Wang, and even invited the clan and cabinet. As a witness, the old people are afraid that the emperor will not admit it.
Empress Wei was also there at the time. She could see that the first emperor wanted Fang Taifei to go to the Yuwang fief with the king of Yu, but the previous explanation was too much. Before the last sentence of the first emperor could be finished, she breathed.
At that time, Princess Fang was so sad that she almost didn't faint. People who didn't know might thought that she was sentimental to the first emperor and wanted to go with him.
The emperor simply detained Concubine Fang in Beijing, and the king of Yu asked three times to take Concubine Fang to Yuzhou, but the emperor ignored it.
In the past few years, the king of Yu had his children come to Beijing to visit Princess Fang from time to time.
The emperor said lightly: "He is afraid that I will treat the concubine badly."
Because of the first emperor’s legacy, the emperor will naturally not treat him badly. Just like the other concubines of the first emperor, Fang Taifei has lived in the palace on the outskirts of Beijing since the first emperor’s death, enjoying her due share. He also went to the palace to please the Queen Mother during the holidays.
Wang Yu was ambitious, hoarding 300,000 soldiers in Yuzhou. To the emperor, Princess Fang was a proton.
The emperor sighed with emotion in his heart: When he first ascended the throne ten years ago, he wanted to wait for the stability of the world before dealing with the hidden danger of King Yu, but after ten years, Daqi was still unrested, and the chaos outside was settled and the inside revealed Suffering...
Over the years, the emperor has not moved the King Yu and Concubine Fang. For one thing, it is because of the decree of the first emperor. Secondly, he has no energy to fight against the King Yu. The King Yu has 300,000 troops. To split Daqi is to give those foreign barbarians who are eyeing them have a chance.
Now Daqi must fight steadily to return to his former glory.
The emperor picked up the tea cup and drank the tea slowly.
Queen Wei didn't care, and said lightly: "Come on."
Anyway, the third son of the king of Yu and the princess couldn't make any waves.
Empress Wei put the matter behind her in a blink of an eye. Now what she cares about is the niece's Ji Li. She took the emperor and said, "The emperor, you said, on the day Xiao Ji and Ji Li, which clothes the court concubine wore? Okay? How many new Xia Changs did your concubines have recently made. Are you serving as a staff member for your concubines?"
You Bai was very good at winking, and hurriedly asked the little ladies to marry the queen's new clothes. The clothes had just been fetched, and Gu Ju, who had left school, also came back, and was called by the empress to help the queen choose clothes and jewelry.
Inside Fengluan Palace, the atmosphere was warm, with constant laughter, and a bright smile filled everyone's face.
On the ninth day of July, Empress Wei woke up early, and when the emperor went to court, the couple went out of the palace together and arrived at the Qin family.
The arrival of the empress blasted the entire Qin Mansion.
Mrs. Qin had arrived a long time ago, and came to meet at the Yimen in person, and led the emperor and Queen Wei to the Tingxiangtang where the ceremony was held today.
Qin Jiu and Yun Jiaoniang stayed in the side hall of Tingxiangtang, only listening to the noise coming from the direction of the main hall, a little maid came and said with joy: "The emperor and the empress are here!"
The aunt and the emperor's uncle are here! Qin Jiao opened his eyes wide in surprise, and hurried out of the hall with Yun Jiaoniang.
The other guests in the Tingxiangtang also saluted the emperor one after another: "See the emperor."
The emperor smiled and waved his hand, and said affectionately: "You don't need to be polite, Xiao Jiu is the protagonist today, don't let me steal her limelight."
Everyone responded, but their expressions inevitably became a little more cautious and complicated.
The emperor said it politely, Mrs. Qin dared not really be polite with the emperor, and gave the head position to the empress.
Queen Wei looked at the pot leak on one side and reminded: "Auspicious time is almost almost done." Today is a good day for the niece, but it shouldn't be delayed.
Immediately afterwards, other people also took their seats, and Qin Jiao also returned to the side hall.
In auspicious hour, there was a solemn sound of silk and bamboo in the hall, which represented the official start of the ceremony.
Qin Jiu and Yun Jiaoniang walked towards the main hall under the guidance of Mother Miao. In the main hall, Mrs. Qin made a brief speech and announced the beginning of the ceremony.
Then, Mother Cui opened the bamboo curtain, and Qin Jiu, dressed in a water-red dress and combed hair, walked into the hall under the burning eyes of everyone.
Qin Jiu walked to the table gracefully, smiled sweetly at Empress Wei who was standing at the guest position, and then bowed deeply to everyone who was watching today.
The guests were all smiles, decent and generous, but their hearts were not as calm as they showed.
They all guessed that Qin Jiu’s ceremony will be hosted by Mrs. Qin Tai, but they did not expect that the empress will come in person today, and they did not expect that Empress Wei will go out of the palace to be the official guest of Qin Jiu in person, and the second princess Xin'an will serve Likers.
This is a great honor!
This banquet will be enough to be talked about in the next few years.
Qin Jiu knelt westward and sat on the rattan mat. The ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner with the assistance of the steward and the praiser.
Empress Wei looked at her niece with a smile, and chanted her blessings: "Ling the moon auspicious day, the beginning of the Canadian dollar service. Abandon your young aspirations, and you will become a virtue. You will test Weiqi for a long time and Jieer Jingfu."
Qin Jiu is very familiar with every step of the ceremony, and he also knows that this sentence comes from "Ritual Ceremony·Shiguan Ceremony", which is a must-speak in the coming-of-age ceremony, but when she listens to the Queen Wei, she slowly reads it. Here, a warm current flows through my heart.
She knew this was her aunt's deepest blessing.
Queen Wei picked up the comb and combed Qin Jiu gently. Then Queen Wei picked up a bamboo slip from the tray in Yun Jiaoniang's hand and inserted it between Qin Jiu's bun. Zhengqi.
Qin Jiu smiled softly at Empress Wei, and was about to get up when there was a commotion in the hall. I don't know who looked out of the hall in surprise and shouted:
"Chen Junwang!"
Gu Zezhi? !
In the main hall, everyone including Qin Jiu looked out of the hall.
In the courtyard outside, the golden sun poured down, and a young man in a purple robe strode toward this side, and it was Gu Zezhi.
Qin Jiao’s eyes widened, looking at Gu Zezhi, who was approaching. When he approached, it was clear that his handsome face was covered with shredded scum, and the eye sockets were green. Here comes the dust.
Everyone knows that Gu Zezhi went to Minzhou to quell the chaos, and all the young girls in the hall were shocked, and even Queen Wei was startled. Why did Gu Zezhi come!
Gu Zezhi was ordered to go to Minzhou to quell the chaos, so as the leader of the army, without the permission of the emperor, he was not allowed to return to Beijing privately.
Empress Wei quickly recovered and looked at the emperor.
She knew that the emperor must have known the news of Gu Zezhi's return to Beijing in advance, and deliberately kept it from herself. She couldn't help giving the emperor a grotesque look.
The emperor just laughed.
Qin Jiao couldn't help standing up from the table, his throat tightened a little without a moment, and a sweetness that was as sweet as sugar in his heart.
Gu Zezhi, he is back!
For her gift, he deliberately rushed back all the way!
Gu Zezhi looked at the bamboo sock on her bun and smiled slightly, with a charming smile in his eyes. Fortunately, he came back in time!
The expressions of the guests exchanged their eyes, with envy and emotion in their expressions: This Qin San girl said that she was not destined, because her life was not good, her parents were dead, and the title of the Marquis fell to her uncle. She was lost, and grew up in the countryside. When she was taken back to Beijing last year, although everyone would not be verbal about her, they inevitably looked down on her a little bit in their hearts.
As a result, in just over half a year, this Qin San girl actually gained a firm foothold in Beijing. The empress liked it, the queen mother liked it, and the future mother-in-law liked it. Obviously, even the future husband would value her very much.
Looking at Gu Zezhi's appearance, it is obvious that he rushed to the capital quickly, just for the gift of his fiancee!
As the saying goes, it is easy to get priceless treasures, but it is rare to have lovers.
This Qin San girl is really a good relationship, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the darling of heaven.
In contrast, Qin Xin, the once pearl of the capital, is now reduced to a humble concubine, and he has to be embarrassed.
After Gu Zezhi sat down, the ceremony continued.
After the initial addition ceremony, Qin Jiu returned to the side hall with Yun Jiaoniang, then put on the first plain dress, and then came out to salute Mrs. Qin and the guests.
After the second plus ceremony, Queen Wei put on Qin Jiu a South Pearl Golden Phoenix Step, and three strings of golden tassels hung from the mouth of the Phoenix, shining brightly and dazzlingly.
Qin Jiu couldn't help but look at Gu Zezhi again. She knew that the hairpin used in the Erjia ceremony was not this one, and Gu Zezhi had probably prepared this one.
The two of them looked at each other, Gu Zezhi's pupils were burning and Qin Jiu's heart trembled.
After the Second Plus Ceremony, Qin Jiu put on another dress with curvy dresses. The color of her dress was brighter and more eye-catching. After the final Three Plus ceremony, she changed into the last long-sleeved dress.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Jiao, with a look of wonder.
She wore a big red embroidered lotus jacket, and saw that a lot of lotus flowers of various colors, red, pink, white, purple, pink and purple, were sprinkled on the long skirt that mopped the floor like a goddess. The lotus flower in full bloom on her skirt, every step taken, the blossoming lotus on the skirt seems to be swaying with the wind, lotus blossoms step by step.
On her bun, she wore the nine-winged golden phoenix inlaid with South Pearl hairpin crown specially designed by Queen Wei, and a tassel swayed from her mouth and swayed on her forehead, setting off her black and white apricot eyes. As bright as a cold star, the beauty is compelling.
Queen Wei's eye sockets were slightly moist, she stared at Qin Jiao in a daze, she saw the shadow of her younger sister from her, and said in her heart: Sister, can you see your brother-in-law in the Spirit of Heaven? Your daughter is so beautiful!
Wish to have one person's heart, and the white head will not be separated.
Queen Wei's eyes moved to Gu Zezhi not far away, her lips curled up. Xiao Jiu got such a wishful man, he will definitely have a good time in the future!
Inside the hall, there was silence and a solemn and festive atmosphere.
After listening and thanking, the ceremony was completed.
The guests came forward to congratulate Mrs. Qin Tai and Empress Wei, all of them beaming.
After the ceremony, the empress left, and no one else was in a hurry to leave, they also had to attend a small banquet after the ceremony.
Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi went to Yimen to send the empress away. It was not until the carriage was completely out of sight that Qin Jiu retracted his gaze and raised his eyes to look at Gu Zezhi beside him.
Gu Zezhi was looking at her, her dark pupils reflecting her figure like a mirror.
Qin Jiao was a little embarrassed by him, her face was hot, her head was hot, and she blurted out, "Does it look good?"
"Good-looking!" He nodded solemnly, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and he took her hand, watching her eyes seem to be shining with stars.
Just looking at her and thinking about her, his mood was surprisingly happy, and he couldn't help smiling.
Before meeting her, he felt that he was careless and comfortable; after having her, he suddenly had care...
This feeling is good!
Qin Jiu shook his hand back, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but raised. His heart was sweet and a little embarrassing, and he replied, "Every other."
Gu Zezhi was taken aback, then laughed out loud.
That smile was different from his usual restrained smile. The laughter was like clear spring water, with a certain clarity and flying, and the smile made his face shine like a spring, beautiful and dazzling.
A few birds flapped their wings and flew over the treetops. The wings rustled across the treetops, the leaves rustled, and the summer flowers were beautiful as fire.
Qin Jiu smiled crookedly, took Gu Zezhi's hand to walk in, but saw that Gu Zezhi did not move.
With a thought in her mind, a guess appeared in her mind: "You..."
Is he...
Gu Zezhi seemed to know what she was thinking, and said, "I am going back to Minzhou soon."
Qin Jiao felt a trace of distress in his heart.
Minzhou and the capital are thousands of miles apart, even if you can speed up day and night, you will have to catch up for several days at least. The hard work of this road can be imagined...
She also understood that this was his heart for himself!
"Well, I'll wait for you to come back." Qin Jiu smiled and told Du Ruo to get some food for Gu Zezhi.
Du Ruo quickly took the order, turned around and asked a little maid to give a few words.
When Du Ruo turned his back, Qin Jiao suddenly felt his wrist tighten, and was pulled into his arms by Gu Zezhi, his nose hitting his generous, warm embrace.
His strong arms were wrapped around her slender waist, and his face hung against her ears. She could feel his scorching breath on her ears...
He whispered in her ear: "Wait for me to come back!"
He only hugged her for a moment and then released her. When Du Ruo turned around, he saw the two standing facing each other holding hands, and the girl's face was suspiciously flushed.
See no evil, don't listen to evil. Du Ruo said silently and looked away. She didn't see anything anyway.
Gu Zezhi smiled and said: "The battle is over. I will be back in two months at most."
The sea bandits in Minzhou have been eliminated, but there are still some finalizing and stability maintenance issues to be dealt with.
"Ok."
"I will bring you a present."
"Ok."
"Just do whatever you want, I have me."
"..."
Qin Jiao almost "hmm", but when the words came to his lips, why did he feel that his words were not right?
What he meant was that she would go to trouble and have him in her pocket? !
Qin Jiao's eyes were wide open, staring at him, staring at him, staring at him.
The warm summer breeze blew by, brushing the tip of the nose with the fragrant fragrance, the fragrance of the flowers was drunk.
Gu Zezhi returned to Xiao Mansion that day to change his clothes and left.
Qin Zhuo's ceremony was finally over, and Qin's house, who had sent away the guests, returned to peace again. Various scriptures about that day's ceremony were spread from ear to ear in the capital, and it was a good story in Beijing.
Mrs. Qin Tai also dedicated people to make porridge in Beijing for three consecutive days for Qin Jiu.
Those poor people and beggars scrambled to tell each other and ran to line up to receive the porridge. They benefited, and they all praised:
"This Qin San girl is really fate, and she is kind-hearted."
"Ms. Qin San came from the Hou Mansion, is her fate not good? I heard that when she made her voice, the sky was full of sunshine!"
"Have you heard that Qin San's gifts are not only for princesses, Madam Hou, but also the emperor and empress empresses in person. The scene is grand.
"Oh, I had known that I had also been around Qin's house that day, maybe I could still pay tribute to Long Yan!"
"..."
In front of the porridge stall, the poor beggars waiting in line to receive the porridge lined up in a long winding dragon, talking babbledly.
In the team, a woman in gray clothes with a dirty face and ragged clothes lowered her head, her dark eyes filled with resentment.
Qin Jiu was all killed by Qin Jiu!
Zhao Aman glanced at the few poor people who were talking in front, then dropped his eyes, clutching a broken bowl tightly in his hand, almost crushing it.
When she and Li Jinzhu were about to enter the city that day, they deliberately separated into the city. She was afraid to see Li Jinzhu being caught by the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers from a distance. Taking advantage of the chaos around, she quietly hid under the dung car, and then avoided the disaster.
Later, when Jingzhao's mansion opened, she also went there. She secretly mingled with the crowd at the exterior of the lobby. She did not dare to go too far. She could only infer what happened in the court from the conversations of others.
She knew that her daughter Qin Xin's real life experience had been exposed. She knew that her daughter almost married the idiot of Xu's family. She also knew that Li Jinzhu, a man who was not responsible, gave herself out, saying that she killed Lady Hua by herself. Even more afraid to show up.
But she was not reconciled to escape from the city, even more afraid of being discovered when she was out of the city, so she could only stay in the city.
Originally, she had some silver in her body, but she was a woman, only a day after she entered the city, she was stared at and stole her silver.
These days, she can only live on the streets and be a beggar. Life is very difficult. It's like it's good for someone to cook porridge today. Most of the time, she can only beg around and even eat other people's garbage... I have never been so embarrassed in my life!
At this moment, listening to the people who praised Qin Jiu's life and praised her grand ceremony, Zhao Aman felt annoyed, hated and regretted: It was Qin Jiu who killed their family, and she should have strangled this white-eyed wolf Qin Jiu!
She really wanted to tell everyone that the glory should belong to her daughter Qin Xin, but now, all this has been snatched away by Qin Jiu.
"Hey, what are you mojii? Just leave without porridge!" At this moment, someone behind him gave Zhao Aman a rude push, urging him angrily.
Zhao Aman recovered and realized that it was her turn to receive the porridge.
"You want what you want." Zhao Aman hurried forward, received thin porridge and steamed buns from the women who served the porridge, and then cowered and thanked him. After that, she took the porridge and steamed buns and hid in the nearest alley.
Zhao Aman had been hungry all day, took a bite of cold and rough steamed buns impatiently, frowned, but still swallowed, thinking about what to do next.
She hid for so long, the limelight should have passed.
The day of begging is too hard, she should still go to her daughter.
During this period of time, while avoiding official posts, Zhao Aman kept looking around for other beggars to inquire about news. She was aware of many major events in Beijing recently, including the second prince’s expedition.
Waiting for the second prince to return triumphantly, that would be a great achievement. The second prince will definitely be the prince and will become the emperor in the future, then his daughter will be the queen.
The good days are still looking back, Zhao Aman said to himself in his heart. The daughter has a way, and she will definitely be able to get her up.
She really didn't want to have such a hard life anymore!
After Zhao Aman finished eating the cold steamed buns and cold porridge, he hurriedly went to the Second Prince's Mansion.
However, her identity was not visible, she was a criminal arrested by the government, and she did not dare to knock on the door of the Second Prince's Mansion, so she could only choose to wait in front of the door.
The subordinates of the Second Prince's Mansion came in and out, and naturally it was inevitable to notice Zhao Aman, thinking that she was a beggar woman who came to beg, and cursing her away.
Zhao Aman was chased away, so she avoided, after a while, came back, and waited a full ten days around the Second Prince's Mansion, letting the wind, rain, and the sun beat people, she stood by.
In the afternoon of the day, she finally saw a luxurious black-painted flat-top carriage driving out of the corner door of the Prince's Mansion.
This carriage is so impressive that it doesn't look like a servant sitting in it. Now that the second prince is not there, one can imagine who is sitting in this carriage.
Zhao Aman's eyes lit up in an instant, and he threw himself excitedly, shouting, "Master, madam, have mercy on me!"
The face of the woman who was accompanying by the carriage changed, and she gave Zhao Aman angrily, "Where is the beggar woman, rolling away, go!"
Zhao Aman staggered back a few steps, and continued to shout to the carriage: "Go ahead."
She reached the carriage with a somewhat hoarse voice. Qin Xin, who was closing her eyes and rested in the carriage, opened her eyes suddenly and heard that it was the voice of his mother Zhao Aman.
The mother has been missing for so long, and Qin Xin has always been worried about her safety, fearing that she would be caught by the officials, and that she would have some accidents alone.
Qin Xin quickly opened a corner of the curtain, and after hearing the reputation, his eyes accurately focused on the woman in gray who was ten feet away.
It really is a mother! Qin Xin subconsciously clenched the curtain in his hand, his heart beating wildly.
Dad was arrested for homicide and is still in the jail of Jingzhao Mansion. She has been worried about her mother and finally saw her.
Qin Xin stared at Zhao Aman without blinking.
Compared to three months ago, Zhao Aman has lost a lot of weight, his hair is dirty and messy, his face is even more dirty, and his clothes are ragged, which reminds Qin Xin not only of the difficult times in his previous life in Lingnan.
Qin Xin was distressed, but pretended to be nonchalant, and deliberately asked: "What's the matter?" While speaking, she winked at Zhao Aman calmly.
Zhao Aman received his daughter’s eyes, his heart was ecstatic, and his face was pitiful and said: "This lady is pitiful and pity me. I came to the capital from Huizhou to escape. I haven’t eaten for two days. I am really hungry. No more. Madam, you are kind and rewarded. Give me a bite of food."
Zhao Aman said pitifully, but the woman who drove away was unmoved. The poor man in Beijing said so, how could he help.
"It's pitiful." Qin Xin sighed quietly, with a pitiful look, "It just so happens that I still lack a sweeping lady in my yard."
The rushing woman frowned slightly, thinking how such people of unknown origin could be brought into the palace, but before she had time to speak, Qin Xin's maid and scholar had already agreed: "Madam is kind, and the slave girl will bring people Take it to settle."
As Shuxiang said, he got out of the wagon quickly and smiled kindly at Zhao Aman.
Zhao Aman's heart finally fell, and he exchanged a glance with Qin Xin tacitly, making a look of endless gratitude, and repeatedly said: "Thank you Madam, thank you Madam."
Zhao Aman was taken into the Prince's Mansion by scholars, Qin Xin lowered the curtains, and the coachman continued on the road.
The carriage walked westward along the streets outside the mansion, and went straight to the direction of the Zhongyihou Mansion.
Qin Xin was going to see Qin Zhun. She received a letter from Gu Jing yesterday, saying that she wanted money.
Gu Jing’s letter was succinct and did not say what she wanted money to do. It took some time to travel from Beijing to Jinzhou, so Qin Xin couldn’t ask Gu Jing what she wanted money to do, but she thought about Gu. Since Jing has written, it must be of great use. There is no money in the house, so she can only go to Qin Zhun again.
Qin Xin entered the Zhongyi Hou Mansion for an hour before coming out. Soon after she came out, Qin Zhun also came out, and once again came to Qin Mansion to visit Qin Jiu.
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Note 1: From "Yi Li·Shi Guan Li"