The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘 》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress vol 1, Chapter 34: Jealous
Xue Jun Liang seemed to be doing nothing. He grabbed Teng Yun and drew another eyebrow for him.
In Xiu Yao’s eyes, Xue Jun Liang is not so affectionate. Let alone, she thought Emperor Xue can be regarded as the most infatuated emperor. But in Teng Yun’s eyes, Xue Jun Liang is really elusive.
Xue Jun Liang is moody and angry. He was angry with him a few days ago. He wanted to kill him. Even if he didn't succeed in the assassination, there was no reason why he forgot to be clean in two days, and put on the appearance of kindness and love again.
Xue Jun Liang drew his eyebrows and enjoyed his masterpiece. He seemed to be very satisfied. Then he waved people out and told them he will stay at the Yunfeng palace for the night.
Xue Jun Liang put some thin powder on him. After such a toss, Teng Yun was not very good-looking, but at least he looked good.
Then he picked up the carved wood comb and stood behind Teng Yun, gently combing his hair for him.
Teng Yun looked at Xue Jun Liang’s figure in the bronze mirror, which is a little vague and not realistic. He took a few deep breaths and pressed down the heat on his face.
Xue Jun Liang didn't speak, and Teng Yun didn't speak. They just comb and sit alone.
Teng Yun said: “His majesty, I heard that the troops sent to the north were raided." Since he has torn his face with Xue Jun Liang and left life and death aside, he doesn't have to aggrieve his concubine or be concubine who claims to be the imperial concubine who doesn’t snoop in government matters.
Xue Jun Liang looked up at the mirror, and looked at Teng Yun. He smiled: “Consort Ai is talking to me for the first time. Congratulations, does this show that I have a closer relationship with Consort Ai?"
Teng Yun didn't listen to his answers and didn't speak.
Xue Jun Liang’s hands didn't stop. They still combed his hair, and with a cool black hair, like a waterfall. Xue Jun Liang still remembered that night when he put Teng Yun on his bed, his hair was scattered.
“Do you want to ask Cheng Tian whether the attack was successful or not Xue Yu?"
When he mentioned Teng Yun, he remembered that everyone was still spreading the half true and half false love story of the empress and the Marquis of Zhenjiang Xue Yu. His words were heard in Xue Jun Liang's ears, and I don't think they would be very good.
"Neither," said Teng Yun
“Oh, neither."
Xue Jun Liang didn’t ask questions, as if he's not interested at all. These national events don't have Teng Yun’s hair suppleness to attract him.
Teng Yun had to go on: “I... I want to ask about Teng Shang."
Xue Jun Liang laughed at this time and said: “You may not know about this Consort Ai. I heard that Princess Teng said that you have a lot to do with Teng Shang."
Teng Yun’s heart had a violent shake. He looked up at the bronze mirror quickly and extremely. Unexpectedly, Xue Jun Liang was waiting for his eyes. The panic and shock in his eyes happened to be caught by Xue Jun Liang.
Xue Jun Liang pinched a strand of his hair, kissed him on the lips, and smiled: “I didn't believe it at that time, and scolded Princess Teng Yes? Does Consort Ai want to tell me that you really have a lot to do with the other person? "
“His majesty is confused. The Feng state and the Teng state are not only thousands of miles away, but Teng Shang has never been to the Feng state in his life. How can we have a lot to do with each other?"
Xue Jun Liang held the same hair and didn't let it go. He rowed with the tip of his hair on Teng Yun, squinting and laughing: “Smart teeth and sharp teeth."
He said, “Sending Teng Shang to fight for meritorious service is what I haven't missed. Before Teng Shang arrived at the barracks, he beheaded Ma Jing."
“Ma Jing..."
Teng Yun murmured. Ma Jing's coming is not small. He knew about him from the young age.
Cheng Tian is brave and skilful. He has no son. His wife and family are all daughters. Ma Jing is his nephew. He was taken by Cheng Tian since he was a child, he is regarded as his own.
Although he was young, Ma Jing inherited his uncle's bravery. He was almost invincible with a broadsword, but he had not lost to anyone. Now he was beheaded by Teng Shang.
Teng Yun knew that Teng Shang was also a military general. From childhood, he followed the Teng state to the south and fought in the north. That was also the most glorious era of the Teng state.
But since his imperial father Emperor Teng came to power, Teng Shang has been cut off and left in the capital. He hasn't been in a battle in ten years.
Although the martial arts practitioners will not let go of their martial arts training, they are more or less unfamiliar. He let Teng Shang return to the battlefield. Teng Yun really pinched his sweat for him.
Xue Jun Liang watched him distracted, didn't mention the other person, and didn't feel unhappy. Xue Jun Liang felt more and more that his Empress was really related to Teng Shang, but there were many things that didn't make sense.
As empress himself said, Feng Yun was born in the backyard of the deep palace all her life. The daughter of the royal family and aristocrat didn't get out much until the age when she was about to be married. She can't appear in the public at all other times. Teng Shang has never been to the Feng state.
However, the eyes of my own empress were not like someone faking it.
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The Feng state imperial examination was held once every six years at the beginning. If a scholar fails, he will have to wait another six years. If he does fail this again and again, ten years will be wasted.
Feng Ming is famous for his ruthlessness, but in fact, he has made a lot of achievements. Soon after he took the post, he changed the examination of Arts and martial arts to once every three years, which won many people's support.
There is a scholar named imperial court official Lu Shi in the Feng state, who was elected as filial piety by the county three years ago. It can be said that he has many talents and is rich in knowledge. However, this imperial court official Lu Shi is too brainless and can’t read the times. He doesn't know much about the worldly customs of the imperial court.
It is said that the officials above will give imperial court official Lu Shi one or two silver as the fare, and then bring their own cars and horses to the imperial capital for the palace test.
But since ancient times, it's always been the lower ones who do things to flatter the above.
The family of imperial court official Lu Shi is poor all over the world. The rice and porridge they eat are what they get from selling calligraphy and painting. How can they use silver please their superiors? They are waiting for the silver or two for emergency use.
There was no sweetheart, no riches. As a result, he got angry with the officials above. He was only filial. He was supposed to go to the imperial capital for an examination, but his place was changed to someone else, because that person had more money than him.
Imperial court official Lu Shi has been waiting for someone to send him the fare to the imperial capital for a month. Later, the elected candidate has arrived in the capital, which he knew. Since then, he has become a laughingstock.
The imperial court official Lu Shi never wanted to cross the dragon's gate.
Three years later, because of the same Xue state, the imperial court official Lu Shi was just filial piety. This time, he lost his head. At last, the imperial court official Lu Shi could not hold his breath and gathered a group of scholars, making a lot of noise.
The local officials arrested many scholars and aroused the public's indignation. To suppress them would be counterproductive.
It happened that Feng Ming was not able to calm down because of the affair with Zhao Lu, so he was ready to leave the palace and take a look at the people's situation.
When Feng Ming came to the small county, the students were still making trouble. The officials were busy preparing the lodging and eating for Emperor Feng as they suppressed it. It was all settled. But when they were driving, a piece of paper was blown to the feet of Emperor Feng.
Feng Ming saw that the handwriting on the paper was clear and sonorous, and from a distance, it looked like Zhao Lu’s.
Feng Ming knew that he's stupid. He picked up the handwriting that looked like Marquis Zhao Lu’s and looked at it. It's not like anything of Zhao Lu, but he thought too much about Zhao Lu. He said no, but he can't let it go.
The paper was full of swearing words at the officials of the Feng state for their corruption and perversion of the law, and even with the swearing towards Feng Ming.
Kneeling to greet, the officials were afraid to look up, Feng Ming at this time but smiled, “Good literary talent."
So imperial court official Lu Shi began to make a great progress. He was on his way to the capital, not to mention him paying a silver or two. Officials from the whole county lined up to send him to the capital.
Imperial court official Lu Shi went to the imperial capital to participate in the palace examination, and Feng Ming praised his talents. Since then, everyone all knew that Emperor Feng's interest in Marquis Zhao Lu has faded. Now the trending man is a bookworm called imperial court official Lu Shi.
However, the bookworm is a little famous. Within three months, he has been promoted several times and became the Prime Minister of the Feng state.
Imperial court official Lu Shi is a real nerd. He is loyal, benevolent and hated. The young prime minister who has just entered the official arena doesn't know how to navigate the machinations of the imperial court. In private, many people say that imperial court official Lu Shi climbed onto the Dragon bed. Even Marquis Zhao Lu heard this rumor, but imperial court official Lu Shi didn't know of it.
Once when Emperor Feng was playing birds in the garden, Lu Shi had something to play. Emperor Feng asked him, “Is green belly good-looking or a red belly good-looking?"
The imperial court official Lu Shi said bluntly: “The imperial court official only knows how to build the river bank, how to prevent floods and how to save the victims. If the emperor wanted to watch the birds, he will forgive this imperial court official for being dull and can't share the worries for the emperor."
All the people in the audience were stunned. It's almost fatal to talk to the emperor with iron wrists. But Feng Ming just laughed and said, “This Zhen’s fault is liking the words of the imperial court official."
In this way, everyone can be more certain that this imperial court official Lu Shi is an indispensable role.
Zhao Lu saw everything in his eyes, but he felt a little depressed in his heart, but he doesn't know why.
Rui Xue said with a smile: “The master is in a bad mood recently?"
Zhao Lu nodded and said, “It's true."
Rui Xue said: “Then go to the palace to see the emperor. What can I do if you don't go to the palace and he get angry and suffocate the master?"
Zhao Lu frowned, “What does this have to do with Emperor Feng?"
“Master, don't deny that Rui Xue has been with you for five years." Rui Xue said: “You can't eat and sleep stably. When you come back three times a day when the Emperor calls on Lu Shi, you must frown."
Zhao Lu suddenly thought that Rui Xue was right about all this, but he didn't think it was because of the relationship between Emperor Feng, or indeed because of the relationship between Emperor Feng. Because Lu Shi was a talent, he didn't want Lu Shi to be too close to Feng Ming, and he didn't want Feng Ming to become a used monarch. His purpose in the Feng state was not to let Feng Ming become a used monarch but to make him became a notorious monarch.
Now he almost succeeded. He managed to make Feng Ming so decadent. How can he allow the appearance of imperial court official Lu Shi to upset his plans?
The Prime Minister imperial court official Lu Shi was only half a month old in his job. He ordered the government to control the river, reduce taxes and open scientific examinations. He suggested that students should not be elected by the state or county, take examinations by themselves, and then pass examinations in turn to avoid corruption to a large extent.
He almost became Feng Ming's benefactor, but Feng Ming thought of him as the imperial tutor.
Zhao Lu thought more and more about it. At the thought of Feng Ming, he couldn't sit down any longer. He got up to prepare his horse and prepared to go to the palace.
Marquis Zhao Lu doesn't need to hand over a sign, dismount or take off his sword knife when entering the palace. It's an old rule. Since the emperor knew the name Zhao Lu, these unwritten rules have existed all the time. Even though Feng Ming has drawn a clear line with him, he still hasn't explicitly cut off his rights.
Zhao Lu got off his horse at the jade terrace. Before he came to the gate of the hall, he saw an internal attendant standing with his hands down. The internal attendant saluted Zhao Lu and said, "Lord Marquis came by accident. Emperor asked that no one should disturb him during the discussion with Lu."
Zhao Lu gave a cold Snort and said, "Neither can I?"
In his whole life, he went to Feng Ming's bedroom. Even if the man laid in the Dragon bed of Emperor Feng, no one dared to let him report first.
“This..."
The internal servant was a little hesitant. Zhao Lu was born as a general. He had a kind of authority. He dared not say it. Finally, he bit his teeth and said: “Emperor... Emperor said that even if Marquis Zhao Lu came, he would not be seen."
“Good, good..."
Zhao Lu understood when he heard this sentence. It turned out that Feng Ming specifically pointed to him, and he didn't know whether he should go to thank him or not. It was an honor.
After two good words, Marquis Zhao Lu immediately turned around and left.
After that, Zhao Lu calmed down and came here twice, but was blocked outside the door. People often said that it was only three times. Three times, it has challenged the bottom line of Zhao Lu tolerance. Fortunately, at this time, imperial court official Lu Shi came out of the palace.
When he saw Zhao Lu, he was stunned. In fact, the imperial court official Lu Shi had heard about Marquis Zhao Lu for a long time. When he was a white-collar man, he respected the Iron-blooded general very much.
Zhao Lu is a small soldier in the military camp. The fact that he can climb to such a position. Many people think he got it by being Feng Ming's pet. But if he didn't succeed in the war, the soldiers under Zhao Lu would have been against him.
Imperial court official Lu Shi has heard a lot of stories about Zhao Lu. He was born clean minded, and naturally didn't understand how many things happened between the beds. He also said that Zhao Lu and Emperor Feng were just the friendship between the imperial court official and Emperor Feng.
Zhao Lu is a Lord Marquis, but to the imperial court official Lu Shi, he only need to bow their hands to meet the other person.
Zhao Lu said coldly, “I don't know what happened to Lu Shi entering the palace? Three times Zhao came, three times he was kept out of the door. "
Upon hearing this, the imperial court official Lu Shi thought that Zhao Lu had something important to report and said apologetically, "No, it's not a big deal, but emperor suddenly became fascinated with chess these days, and asked me come to play some games."
Hearing this, Zhao Lu was almost angry and his face turned black, but the imperial court official Lu Shi didn't realize it at all, and sincerely apologized for several times, afraid of delaying the important military affairs of marquis Zhao Lu, so he left.
Zhao Lu walked into the main hall with a cold face. Feng Ming was criticizing the folding in the Emperor’s Library. Zhao Lu pushed the door in, and Feng Ming raised his head.
The two men's eyes collided, and Zhao Lu's anger was extinguished by Feng Ming's complicated eyes.
But Feng Ming immediately put on a cold and alienated expression and said, “Show Lord Marquis a seat."
The waitress moved in a chair for Marquis Zhao Lu, then backed out and closed the door.
Zhao Lu did not sit down. He looked around the Emperor’s Library and said, “What about the guqin behind the curtain?"
“Okay..."
Feng Ming seemed to think about what Zhao Lu said about the guqin, and then he continued to look down at the fold and said, "Play with the material long enough and you will lose affections for it. Zhen thought that Lu Shi was right, so he asked people to throw the guqin away."
“Throw it away?"
Zhao Lu squinted. Feng Ming was good at playing it. That was the birthday gift he chose for him when he became an emperor.
Feng Ming raised his head and said, "No, it seemed that I didn't throw it. It's a pity that you think I threw it. It's awarded to Lu Shi."
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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