The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress vol 1, Chapter 21: Farewell
Teng Shang didn't know who Teng Yun was. Naturally, he didn't respond. He was just polite. Only Teng Yun was not very comfortable with the whole situation.
When they entered the main hall, Jiang Yu shook his head in his heart. Looking at his Majesty's attitude, he must have doubted that there was someone else in the empress's heart. Although Teng Shang and empress didn't know each other, Jiang Yu saw that the emperor was actually very defensive against Teng Shang.
After all, Jiang Yu also heard what Teng Qian Yi had said.
Although Jiang Yu is willing to help this peaceful empress, he is also powerless. Empress's face is getting better after a long time, which has attracted rumors.
Xue Jun Liang looked at Teng Yun and Teng Shang who were coming in together. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling. Although it's hard to say how deeply an emperor’s feelings for his concubines are, there is a common fault among emperors that is, tyranny. All the world is his, not to mention a concubine.
Xue Jun Liang asked Teng Yun to sit next to him and said with a smile, “Why, did you come together?"
Teng Yun said, “We just met at the gate."
Xue Jun Liang kept smiling and took a look at Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu quickly nodded his head, saying that it was true.
Although Xue Hou Yang has a straight no nonsense disposition, he and the Emperor Xue are brothers from young age to now they are grownups. He knew the mind of the Emperor Xue best. Seeing the seemingly blank smile on Xue Jun Liang’s face, he can't help but fight a cold war. He wanted to find a way to talk with Teng Shang and warn him to not touch anything in the Xue state's without knowing it Emperor's temperance, otherwise he was going to be very distressed.
The first emperor of the Xue state died, and the empress mother of Xue Jun Liang and Xue Hou Yang died prematurely. Now the eldest brother as his guardian, Xue Hou Yang and Teng Shang are going to offer tea to Emperor Xue and the empress.
Xue Jun Liang didn't stop after offering the tea. He said a few sceneful words and let them go.
Xue Jun Liang didn't mention the thing about Teng Shang anymore, but said: “It's hard for the Empress to be free and accompany Zhen."
Jiang Yu immediately asked the palace people to bring two fur cloaks and put them on for Emperor Xue. Xue Jun Liang took another one and put it on by Teng Yun.
Xue Jun Liang just walked around without any destination, followed by a lot of the palace maid holding the fruit tray.
Xue Jun Liang said: “The Marquis of Wannian's wedding has come to an end. Considering that the matter of Consort Ai's Going home to visit her relatives has been delayed for a long time, when does Consort Ai thinks it's appropriate to start the journey?"
“It's up to his majesty."
Xue Jun Liang nodded, feeling much better by this sentence, but in fact, he was not waiting for this sentence. He was waiting for empress to express her mind. As long as empress said he didn't want to go back to the Feng state, Xue Jun Liang would not let him go.
But Teng Yun was waiting for Xue Jun Liang to let him go
Xue Jun Liang said: “Consort Ai has not looking well recently. Is it the recurrence of the old disease on her face?"
Teng Yun looked down and respectfully replied, “I am the imperial court concubine. I occasionally feel cold, and my face is almost OK."
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile, “It's really getting better."
As he said, he reached up to Teng Yun's chin and squinted at his partner's face, “Consort Ai is really more and more beautiful."
Teng Yun has no words, but he can't resist the impulse to slap his opponent's hand.
Xue Jun Liang waited for a long time, then said: "Zhen heard that Consort Ai and Emperor Feng are twins, and they must look very similar."
Teng Yun has never met the Feng State’s Emperor. Naturally, he does not know that he does not look like it, so he has to vaguely say, “Yes."
Xue Jun Liang said, “Then Consort Ai will tell Zhen about your childhood."
When Teng Yun heard this, he thought that Emperor Xue saw some flaws in his action and began to have doubts. So he asked him to say something about the Feng state when he was a child.
"Replying back to his majesty," said Teng Yun, avoiding the heavy burden. “In fact, the life of the imperial family is the same everywhere. This imperial concubine is afraid that his majesty will be bored."
“That's right, too."
Xue Jun Liang looked like he remembers something. He sat in a small pavilion with his clothes on. The palace maid run in and put the fruit plate wine on the table. Then went out.
Xue Jun Liang motioned for Teng Yun to sit down, and then said: “When I was a child, I didn't know anything. I didn't think there were enough brothers and sisters. I was always not busy and close... Growing up a little bit I got to know that it’s not that there are not enough brothers and sisters... It's that there were too much."
He smiled and sighed: "Zhen has only one younger brother, Hou Yang, and I thinks it's just right..."
Listening to this, Teng Yun, although he thinks Xue Jun Liang is hypocritical, it's true that his country is the same as he said. A father is wary of his son. He's afraid that the prince is too good to take his place. The older he get, the more afraid he will be. He will send all those who have the ability away from the capital. He's afraid that too much military power will lead to rebellion.
In addition, the princes and sons should could a party, and Zhen would be excluded by suspicion alone, and the imperial court official would be drawn to marry.
Teng Yun lived for 29 years in his last life. It's impossible to have lived without a wife, but when he died, he did not have a wife or family with him.
The imperial prince's wife is everyone’s daughter. A spoiled lady will allow her husband to go for ten years, even if he occasionally came back and stay for less than a month.
There is no backbone in the mansion, they live just like widows.
When Teng Yun returned for the first time, his wife cried and begged him to break marriage from her and let her go back to her family.
Teng Yun was not happy at that time. Until he was captured and killed, this iron general didn't leave any offspring, no one took his ashes, and no one observed a period of mourning for him.
Xue Jun Liang saw his expression and knew that Teng Yun had feelings remembered from his words. He thought that his Empress’s life was not good in the Feng state.
It's said that Emperor Feng is cruel and has a cynical character. In fact, the Lady Feng Yun offended Feng Ming and she was married out of to a foreign state. But she can offend Feng Ming. The Xue state was very simple. The Lady Feng Yun opposes the things which went on between Emperor Feng and Marquis Zhao Lu.
Xue Jun Liang said so much, but still didn't see the expression of the “Empress". Since it's so hard in the Feng state, why doesn't you open your mouth and ask to stay here. Xue Jun Liang is also a man who can't back down. The imperial harem is more than 3000 beauties, and there are many missing him.
Xue Jun Liang said: “It's understandable to Zhen that Consort Ai is feeling homesick, but it's not going to be too fast going there with the provincial matters taking a slow pace. Things that need to be checked make things more complicated. Consort Ai is also the empress of the Xue state, and it's always going to be a bit of a show."
Xue Hou Yang and Teng Shang have never been more serious since they got married, and they go out early and come back late every day.
In fact, everyone in Emperor Feng's mind knew that Xue Hou Yang should quietly send troops back to the capital while preparing for the empress going back to her home country if anything happens it could lead to a war.
It's not a small matter to transfer troops. They need money before moving their food. They also need to move in secret. They can't let Emperor Feng get the news of the army where about.
So he went out for more than two months. Teng Yun never saw Teng Shang again.
The departure date has been fixed, and Teng Yun can no longer sit down.
Teng Yun has always been afraid of being in the Xue state, and there are many unnecessary troubles. Especially, this the ugly empress who was suddenly cured, and was honored in the eyes of outsiders. Many concubines were eyeing the Yunfeng palace as a threat.
Teng Yun was trouble free. He can't help it now that he's on his way.
He asked Xiu Yao invite Teng Shang into the palace. The identity of Teng Shang is better than that of the wife of the Marquis of Wannian. It's reasonable if he was to enter the palace and talk with the empress.
Still, greeting to come to the tea room to meet the guests, but this time Teng Yun is not hidden in the pearl curtain.
Teng Shang knelt down and greeted him.
Teng Yun knew that he can't speak clearly, but he doesn't say that it's probably the last time. It's the best way to escape. If he can't escape, it's definitely a capital crime. Whether he died in the hands of Emperor Feng or Xue Jun Liang again.
“Although I am in the inner courtyard of the deep palace, I also heard many loyal stories and often heard Mr. Teng's name."
Teng Shang thought at the beginning that the empress was trying to persuade his full surrender, but he felt that he was familiar with many things about him.
After all, he and Teng Yun haven't seen the other person for many years. Even when Teng Yun returned to triumph, he also ate a reception praise meal and left in a hurry.
Teng Shang's memory of Teng Yun is still more in his childhood.
Teng Shang said, “Empress is kind"
Teng Yun said with a wry smile, “It's getting cold today. Let's add more clothes to Mr. Teng,"
He said and waved to show off Xiu Yao.
Although Teng Shang knew that some words of this strange empress were inconvenient to say, but he doesn't know what they referred to. It's really strange when one thinks of it. The empress is the princess of the Feng state, and he is the Teng state person. It doesn't make sense.
It's very strange that Xue Hou Yang tried to keep a distance from empress a few days ago.
Xue Jun Liang listened to Jiang Yu's reply, and if nothing happened, he put down his pen and said, “What do you mean by the empress inviting Teng Shang to the empress palace?"
Jiang Yu said, “This old slave is stupid and can't guess the meaning of the empress."
"Zhen couldn't guess."
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In the morning of the next day, the team escorting the empress's parents was about to leave. Emperor Xue came to see them off in person.
Xue Jun Liang was held up in the sedan, and stretched out his hand to help Teng Yun get on the sedan. Although it was virtual help, it was a great honor for the emperor of a country to bend down slightly and lower his head.
The sedan was very big. There are soft seats in it, which are very spacious. Not to mention two people, there is enough space for even five or six people.
Xue Jun Liang and Teng Yun were sitting in the room without words. Xue Jun Liang was close to his eyes and seems to be keeping his eyes closed.
The sedan walked steadily, only slightly shaking. He didn’t know how long it took. Suddenly, the sedan stopped. There was a voice from Jiang Yu outside.
“His majesty, the Ten Miles Pavilion is here."
Xue Jun Liang just opened his eyes. As soon as he lifted the curtain, someone immediately opened the curtain and put the bench in place. To welcome off the Emperor Xue.
Not far in front of the sedan, kneeling in front of the pavilion were a group of the pavilion post officials.
At this time, it snowed and the ground was covered with white snow. Although it was only a thin layer, it made the Ten Miles Pavilion look a bit spectacular.
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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