The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress, Chapter 63, vol 2 Chapter 18: Fly to the misty sky, Teng Yun like a phoenix (Sweet stuffs)
Teng Yun received a letter of greetings from the Marquis of Wannian's house. He thought that Xu Hou Yang was going to come to the court. After all, the identity of Teng Yun is Lord Marquis now. Although it is not as high as the Marquis of Wannian, it is also for the Imperial court official. In recent days, many of the great Imperial court official have come to the court.
However, Teng Yun did not expect that Xu Hou Yang was not the only one who came here, but also Teng Shang.
Xue Hou Yang came with Teng Shang, but he didn't enter the mansion. When he got to the door, he stopped at his feet and asked Zhang Sui to hold the gift, but he didn't go in.
Teng Yun's recuperation in recent days is not bad, and his spirit is much better. The most important thing is that his right hand also has lost some numbness. The Emperor Xue asked the Imperial physician to come here every day, and sent some supplements to Jiang Yu to add vegetables. He approved the five-day break of Teng Yun.
Teng Shang saw that he looked much better than that day at the Shui River, so he put his heart down.
Teng Yun didn’t know that the other party already knew his identity. He politely let Teng Shang into the hall and orders the servants to serve good tea.
Teng Shang asked Zhang Sui to give the gift to Teng Yun, who thanked him and put it aside. Teng Shang smiled and said, "Lord Marquis doesn't want to open it?"
It's rude to open the gift in front of the guests, but since the other party said so, Teng Yun opened the brocade box, which was actually the four treasures of the study.
When Teng Shang taught Teng Yun to read, the first gift he gave was the four treasures of the study. Teng Yun was stunned. There was still a piece of paper under the inkstone and he took it out at will. Teng Yun immediately looked up in shock.
There are eight words written on the paper, which can penetrate the back of the paper into the wood – Fly to the misty sky, Teng Yun like a phoenix.
Teng Shang still smiled and said, "Lord Marquis, how are Teng's words? Can you still get them?"
Teng Yun took the paper and stared at him without turning his eyes. Teng Shang sighed and said, “Are you feeling better?"
After another pause, Teng Yun nodded and said, “I don't know I don't know how the gentleman saw it."
Teng Shang's face changed. He smiled and said: “I saw your sketching paper in the Marquis of Wannian study. I knew it, then I was afraid I know more about this matter than I do. Even the Marquis of Wannian, who always has a rough mind, can see that, I'm not sure about Emperor Xue, but he has tested me several times. "
Teng Yun lowered his eyelids. No wonder Xu Jun Liang is so attentive these days. However, Teng Yun didn't expect that Xu Jun Liang also knew the relationship between the empress and him. He was more certain that the Xue state's emperor was because he knew that he was Teng Yun and wanted to trap himself in a way.
Teng Yun said, “It's causing you trouble.”
Teng Shang said, “It's not, really, but I'm very happy. I never dare to think that one day we can sit down and talk,"
Teng Yun is afraid that Xue Jun Liang's ears and eyes will be hearing this in the mansion. He retreated ahead of time and continued: “I'm the one who's involve you. If it's not... You didn’t have to come to the Xue state, let alone... "
Hearing what he said, Teng Shang knew that what he said was to pick up the ashes of Teng Yun, send Teng Qian Yi to make peace, and then he was left to marry Xue Hou Yang.
“There's one thing I'm not going to keep from you, so I want to tell you."
Teng Shang didn't wait for his reply and said: "No matter what you think of me in the future you don't have to blame yourself. I didn't do anything for you. Now in the Marquis of Wannian mansion, I am willing to live there. "
Teng Yun opened his eyes to see him, as if he had heard it wrong.
“At first, I really wanted to use Xue Hou Yang to enter the Marquis of Wannian mansion, but later this Lord Teng Shang can't help but say that Lord Marquis is a very kind-hearted person, I admire him, but up to now, I'm afraid that this layer of admiration has changed its taste, and I can't even stop it myself. "
Teng Yun understood this, but was even more shocked, because he didn't think about the feelings of the two men at all in his heart. At the beginning, Teng Shang married Xue Hou Yang as a male wife, and Teng Yun only thought it was an humiliation.
“You..."
Teng Yun was in a mess. He doesn't know what to say. It's impossible to say that he hates Teng Shang because of this incident. After all, Teng Shang is a close relative of himself, but he doesn't know how to react at the moment.
“I've been loyal for half my life, but my country is gone. Maybe you will look down on me from now on, but I've decided my mind."
"No, no."
Teng Yun quickly waved his hand and said: “I dare not despise my uncle. Well, Lord Teng, I just can't react for a while. I didn't expect... "
“I know your nature."
Just as he was talking, suddenly there was a mess outside. Teng Yun stood up to ask what was going on outside. The hall door was pushed open. Xue Jun Liang came in in in a suit, followed by only two attendants, not even Jiang Yu.
Suddenly, Teng Yun turned back and quickly covered the brocade box. This small action naturally couldn't escape Xue Jun Liang's attention.
Xue Jun Liang walked up to him. They knelt down to say hello to the other person. Xue Jun Liang raised Teng Yun with a smile and said, “Don't be too polite. How is Teng Ying's body?"
Teng Yun took back his hand without trace, and took a step back. Thinking of what Teng Shang said just now, Xue Jun Liang probably already knew that he is Teng Yun, he became more alert, then said: "Replying back to his majesty, this low Imperial court official is feeling much better."
Xue Jun Liang looked at the distance between the two, rose up his eyebrows, sat on the top chair and said with a smile: “Hmm... It turned out that Teng Ying is much better when he is out of the palace. It seemed that Zhen is not considerate and he is not comfortable in the palace. "
“The Imperial court official is terrified."
Xue Jun Liang just said, “Sit down."
Then he glanced at the standing Teng Shang and said with a smile: “Teng Shang is also here. When Zhen just entered the mansion, he saw Hou Yang wandering outside the mansion. It was you who came to visit the doctor. "
Teng Shang was a little shocked. When he came in, Xue Hou Yang said that he would send someone to pick him up. Unexpectedly, the other party didn't leave. He had been wandering outside all the time. He didn't know what he felt. Xue Hou Yang was thick hearted, but he was so concerned about Teng Shang that he was afraid to go in together. Teng Shang and Teng Yun would remain silent in front of him.
Xue Jun Liang said after a while: “Teng Shang, too, don't stand."
Xue Jun Liang seemed to be like the owner of the Marquis of Tengnan mansion. He smilingly asked about Teng Yun, what kind of dishes he wanted, and what the doctor ordered.
Though Teng Yun answered well, he is always worried in his heart and doesn't know if he has said anything wrong, so as to avoid Emperor Xue suddenly picking up trouble.
Teng Shang took the interaction between the two into consideration. He has already spread out with Xue Hou Yang. Naturally, he is more sensitive to this kind of thing. The words and deeds of Emperor Xue make him a little suspicious, but obviously Teng Yun didn’t see anything.
Teng Shang didn't plan to tell Teng Yun anything. After all, he can't know whether Xue Jun Liang's mind is just a whim or a joke at all. But now it's very good.
Xue Jun Liang's concern was beaten back by Teng Yun. He should have been annoyed, but now he is only weak. In other people's eyes, his sincerity and falsehood are almost the same
Xue Jun Liang actually came in and saw the brocade box on the tea table. Teng Yun intentionally closed the brocade box, which attracted the attention from Xue Jun Liang. After a few words, he finally put his eyes on it and said with a smile, “What is this?"
When he opened the brocade box, the paper with the words on it was on the top. Teng Yun thought that maybe he could not find it. After all, it was just two poems.
Xue Jun Liang picked it up and read with a smile: “Fly to the misty sky, Teng Yun like a Phoenix.”
He took a look at Teng Shang, but the other side was self-confident and did not feel nervous at all.
“This is written by Lord Teng? Hou Yang always praised you for your talent and learning and writes a good hand of words."
He finished, paused, pointed to two words and said: “Yunfeng. This is not the name of the Yunfeng palace. "
Teng Yun heard him mention the Yunfeng palace. He thought it was sarcasm, but he had no words.
Xue Jun Liang knew that he had to go step by step and didn't stay any longer, and said: “Teng Ying will come to the court after he is cured. I haven't seen Teng Ying these days. It's really urgent that I miss him. There are many other big things for Zhen to discuss with you. "
“Thanks for his majesty care."
Teng Yun knelt down to thank you, but was stopped by Xue Jun Liang and said: “Don't kneel. Zhen is going back to the palace. You can continue to reminisce about the past."
He didn’t know if Xue Jun Liang intended to use the words "reminiscing about the past" for, which made Teng Yun feel a bit sudden worried. But on second thoughts, Teng Shang and Teng Ying are also old friends, and it's OK to say that reminiscing about the past.
Knowing that Xue Hou Yang was waiting for him outside, Teng Shang stopped sitting and told him to take a rest and left.
Two days later, when Teng Yun had a full rest, he went to the Imperial court session.
Now the Feng state and Zhang Hong's troops have been completely defeated. It's no big deal. The great Imperial court official began to care about the Imperial harem of Emperor Xue.
Since the death of the empress, the Phoenix seal of the Imperial harem should be in the hands of the Imperial consort. However, Emperor Xue has no Imperial concubine. The only Imperial consort is still a man, and he went to the army and became a marshal without finishing the wedding ceremony. Only two concubines were left with a special share of troublesome.
Teng Qian Yi had been in the cold palace for a long time, but Concubine De was involved by his brother who betrayed the army. Although she cried that she didn't know the truth, she hoped that Emperor Xue would forgive her. Unfortunately, at that time, Xue Jun Liang was furious and didn't show any mercy to her. He lowered his concubine's position to be stripped and she moved out of her own palace.
So now it seemed that no one is in charge of the Phoenix seal and the Imperial harem has no head. Although Emperor Xue doesn't intend to have more children, he can't let the Imperial harem be so empty.
Xue Jun Liang said: "Zhen misses the empress and can't bear to stand one up again."
The Imperial court officials didn't know whether Emperor Xue said it was true or false, but when the empress was alive, she was really loved by thousands of people, and it's hard for them to say anything.
Xue Jun Liang was silent for a while and said, “But the Phoenix Seal really needs someone to take charge of it."
Teng Yun stood below and heard his words. He can't help but sneer. He was still looking forward to his married wife one moment, and then he was all about a fake consort.
After thinking about it like this, Teng Yun suddenly froze for a moment. What does the Xu state emperor's plan to do? Why is he so unfair? Maybe it's because I used to be an empress
In this way, Teng Yun suddenly had a fever on his face. He didn’t know what he was thinking about.
Xue Jun Liang said at this time: “In fact, Zhen has a consort. Did you forget yourself?"
Teng Yun was still thinking about himself. He saw someone glancing at him. Xue Jun Liang looked up at him.
Xue Jun Liang then said, "Last time when he was supposed to be in charge of the Imperial concubine, Teng Ying went out to fight. Now, he returned home triumphantly. Let's set up another banquet someday."
Teng Yun looked up at him and said nothing after all.
Although the Imperial court officials had some objections, but because of the presence of Teng Yun, no one stood up to speak. After the court broke up, some people asked to see Xue Jun Liang, mostly saying that he could not give the Phoenix seal to a man or something.
Xue Jun Liang received several more memorials, one after another, all of which were admonished not to give the Phoenix Seal to a man. Looking at the memorials, Xue Jun Liang sighed. He really didn't have the meaning of making it difficult for Teng Yun. If he really accepted Teng Yun, the Phoenix Seal would undoubtedly be in Teng Yun’s hands, so that he would push Teng Yun onto the wave and become the target of the public.
Xue Jun Liang thought about it for a long time, and thought that if he put Teng Yun in the Imperial harem, it would be too condescending. If he swallowed the Feng state later, he would definitely have to send Teng Yun to the army.
He thought so and felt very upset, so he got up and went outside. He walked to the gate of the Yunfeng palace unconsciously, looked up at the plaque, and couldn't help laughing. Feng Yue of Teng Yun, that's not to say.
He went in, and there was a map in the teahouse beside the main hall. Knowing that Xue Jun Liang missed the empress, Jiang Yu ordered the layout to be restored after reconstruction. Even the books on the bookshelf had no access.
Xue Jun Liang sighed at the map, and Jiang Yu whispers, “His majesty, think of the empress again?"
Xue Jun Liang didn't make a sound, even if it was the default, but suddenly said: "Jiang Yu, what do you say about Zhen can do so that a person can feel that Zhen really wanted to be good to him?"
After hearing this, Jiang Yu's heart immediately turned. It was the first time he heard that Emperor Xue was worried about this problem.
Jiang Yu chuckled and said: “This question... This old slave is dull, but his majesty, you can ask the Marquis of Wannian to enter the palace. According to this old slave, the relationship between the Marquis of Wannian and Lord Teng has not always been very good but it is now."
Xue Jun Liang coughed and said coldly: "Zhen doesn’t means this kind of feeling. What do you think all day long? Zhen is thinking about state affairs."
Jiang Yu thought that he had really flattered the wrong horse, knelt down and kowtowed: “This old slave is wrong! This old slave is wrong... "
Xue Jun Liang coughed again and said, “Since I know how you were wrong, you are going to call the Marquis of Wannian into the palace."
He added, "Zhen has military affairs to discuss with him."
Jiang Yu then understood that it wasn't feasible, it was unrealistic plan, it’s just that it was hard to execute. So he didn't dare to say more and went down to deliver messages.
Xue Hou Yang didn't know what Emperor Xue was looking for. The messenger said, “It's a military event issued by manager Jiang!"
Xue Hou Yang thought it's about Emperor Feng. After all, we all know that Xue Feng and Xue Feng are just in peace for a while. Dressed in royal robes, he rushed to the palace and saw Xue Jun Liang sitting in the garden for tea.
Xue Jun Liang said, "Jiang Yu, you speak for Zhen."
Jiang Yu murmured to himself, what do I say? I don't know anything!
When Xue Jun Liang saw that he hadn't moved for a long time, he put the tea bowl on the table and said, “Say it."
Jiang Yu was in a hurry and said, “How to do it so that others can feel that you really want to be good to him?"
Xue Hou Yang could hear clearly, but he didn't understand. He could only say: “What?"
Xue Jun Liang waved and asked Jiang Yu to step back. It seemed that he was disgusted by his stupidity and said slowly: “I came to you to ask... How are you getting along with Teng Shang now? The Ninth Marquis of the Feng state has already sent the portrait, waiting for you to choose a daughter so that you can get married on a certain day. "
Xue Hou Yang's entering the palace, which was the problem, immediately knelt down and said, “His majesty, this Imperial brother will not marry again."
“Oh... You say that every time, the decision has been made, not changed?"
"No more changes."
Xue Jun Liang took a long turn to get to the point and said, “What about Teng Shang? Is he in the same mind as you?"
“In the past, this Imperial brother was not sure, but now this Imperial brother is sure."
Xue Jun Liang took a sip of tea and said, “Oh! Then how did you make Teng Shang change his mind? Zhen has to admire you do tell."
When Xue Hou Yang heard this, he not only giggled, but also said: “This Imperial brother The Imperial brother did nothing."
This sentence immediately made Xue Jun Liang want to throw away the tea bowl. He turned around and asked about it for a long time, but he came back with this sentence. However, at first glance, Xue Hou Yang didn't seem to say anything false.
Teng Yun went down and headed straight back. Suddenly, the frame stopped and lifted the curtain. Xue Yu was riding on the horse, standing in front of him with a smile, then said: “I don't know if the Marquis of Tengnan has time. How about a drink?"
Seeing that he was alone, Teng Yun didn't get out of the carriage. He just hit the curtain and said with a smile, “Isn't Lang Jing there? If Lang Jing came along, he will not think it's good for the Lord Marquis to invite me to drink. "
Xue Yu heard of the word "Lang Jing" and his face was a little ugly. He said: “Would Lord Marquis refuse to reward him?"
"Reward him I will, naturally."
“This is it," said Teng Yun, looking aside
Then he got off the carriage, Xue Yu got off the horse, and they went into the tavern side by side. Teng Yun left the servants outside, but no one followed him.
Xue Yu just asked Teng Yun about his physical condition and drank two glasses of wine before he said with a smile: “Today, I want to see the meaning of Emperor Brother and make you a consort. I should congratulate you, shouldn't I?"
Teng Yun knew that there was nothing good for Xue Yu to find himself, and said: “The emperor’s mind is not something that this Imperial court official can guess, and we have done our part. Don't quarrel, it's enough, isn't it?"
Xue Yu chuckled, "Lord Marquis, I'm really not as good as that."
“You are too modest."
Xue Yu filled up the wine again and said, “Actually, I'm not looking for Lord Marquis to drink alone."
Teng Yun said, “Otherwise, you won't choose this kind of compartment. If you have something, please say it directly."
Xue Yu listened to him. He was just about to speak, but he heard “Button" two times. The door of the compartment was pushed open.
Xue Yu specially told them not to disturb. Someone came in suddenly and he wanted to be angry. The person who came was Lang Jing.
Lang Jing came up and said, "Lord."
Xue Yu sneered, “Lord Lang, is the military office busy today? It's hard for you to come out of the palace?"
Lang Jing didn't care about Xue Yu's strange looks. His face was still calm. He just said: “Emperor Xue heard that the Lord invited the Marquis of Tengnan to drink here. He asked Lang Jing to come and invite the Marquis of Tengnan to the palace.
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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