The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress vol 1, Chapter 29: If he is a man
Teng Yun listened to him say that and he smiled. As expected, the emperors were all accountants, even in a thousand soldiers not one will be forgotten. However, it is also said that Xue Yu, who can bring 1000 soldiers to the imperial capital, must be the best, most important the most powerful and most trusted.
Xue Jun Liang had originally meant to embarrass him. When he stood with Xue Yu, he saw it with his own eyes. It's hard to distinguish between them, but he didn't expect the other side to show a clear smile.
He knew that his Empress is smart, but no matter how smart she is, she is also a woman in the imperial harem. She has not been receptive off her, but he has totally misjudged that Teng Yun will be intolerant, but she is always a generalist. Maybe the women's overwhelming competition in the imperial harem is not within his ability. When it came to war, no one is more talented than he.
“It's just a matter of a few words and his majesty can just seize the military power," said Teng Yun
Xue Jun Liang said, “It’s just that Xue Yu's actions doesn't make sense."
“If you want to take something, you have to give something first. Since ancient times, all the wise and powerful people have given things and taken them together. Why don't you give it to him first when he wanted to take the soldiers of the imperial city my Lord?"
Xue Jun Liang seemed to have felt that something has been pointed out by him, but he still wanted to hear Teng Yun finish, he then said: "Keep talking."
Teng Yun said: “The reason of Zhenjiang Marquis entering the capital is ancestor worship. After ancestor worship, he will return to the lands he governs. His majesty can take the soldiers before he leaves, but it's not enough. Then he can appoint more than ten or twenty imperial guards to escort Lord Marquis back and they can keep him in check."
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile: “I didn't expect that Consort Ai was such a rascal."
“It's just wisdom." Teng Yun said: “It's a great favor to anyone to order the former royal bodyguards to accompany him. Lord Marquis won't be unhappy."
“Yes, and then use these ten or twenty bodyguards for a thousand elite soldiers. It's a good deal. Right?"
Xue Jun Liang finished, reached out his hand to hold the broken hair on Teng Yun's cheek. The movement was extremely gentle, and Wen said: “I didn't expect that women would be on par to men. Zhen had a resourceful empress."
Hearing this, Teng Yun suddenly felt a chill. After all, his identity is the great princess of the Feng state, and he will always be doubted.
But Xue Jun Liang didn't continue to talk about it, but suddenly turned away from the topic and said, "Zhen almost forgot one thing... Three years draft is coming, and I need Consort Ai to help Zhen manage, so as not to mess up the system."
Xue Jun Liang thought that when he heard about the draft, he would always be nervous. Empress didn't have a son with him and still hasn't consummate things. It's just a terrible thing. How can he feel a sense of crisis?
And Teng Yun's expression is light, as if it hasn't changed much before. The word “Competing for favor" seems to be far away from him.
This made Xue Jun Liang very confused. Even the most indisputable concubine, her indisputable life philosophy is just to protect herself. If there is hope for her future, she will follow others to climb up the ladder, but this empress is not the same.
Xue Jun Liang squinted at Teng Yun and said with a half-smile and a half solemnity, “Sometimes Zhen always thinks that Consort Ai can't be seen through."
Teng Yun heard this said by him and his subconscious body was tense. He replaced the shell of the Feng state. No one knew about it, even the most trusted Teng Shang. At this time, Xue Jun Liang suddenly proposed this paragraph, Teng Yun suddenly had a heart palpitation. He thought he was exposed, but he thought it was impossible to be exposed. After all, the empress and the general of the enemy are two things that are not related at all.
Xue Jun Liang continued: “You see, you don't want me to touch you. Which concubine doesn't burn incense three times a day and wanted to be with the emperor? You are wiser than those who are exceptionally intelligent. You can even march and fight... Zhen almost forgot that Consort Ai can also shoot at the target.”
As if joking, he said: “Is Consort Ai was born in a wrong fetus? If he was a man, he must be a general."
Teng Yun's hand under his sleeve curled into a fist, slightly shaking.
Xue Jun Liang reached into his arms and regarded the slight trembling of Teng Yun as the empress feeling cold. He said: “Are you cold? The Feng state is located in the south, so you don't adapt to the weather here... It will snow on your side, too. "
The subconscious interface of Teng Yun said: "No..."
Although the Feng state is also in the south, it's not as warm as the Teng state. It still snows in winter. Teng Yun has seen snow once in his life. It's the time when he lost to the Xue state the Marquis of Wannian at the border of the Xue state. It snowed that year, and it's the only snow he saw.
Teng Yun knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and he changed his way: “It's not frequently."
Xue Jun Liang naturally didn't take this seriously. It's pleasant to see two people cuddling up in a small pavilion. It's just a matter of heart.
The Marquis of Zhenjiang is the lineage of the royal lineage. Although Xue Jun Liang doesn't like him very much in his heart, his apparent brotherhood is so deep that the great imperial court officials dare not neglect him. After the reception and drinking with Emperor Xue, many people invite him to dinner or visit him.
Xue Yu couldn't ride a horse when he came to the banquet. The imperial court officials considerately prepared a soft sedan chair to invite him back to the mansion, and wanted to send some beauties to match him. However, Xue Yu is a scholar, and has no dirty mind at all. As long after leaving the sedan chair, he was gone.
Xue Yu reclined in the sedan chair and lifted the curtain of the window to breathe. He saw a man in a white moon shirt on the street. With a smile, Xue Yu stretched out his folding fan and knocked on the edge of the sedan chair. The sedan chair men outside stopped at once and presses down.
He didn't straighten either, he just called out with a curtain, and smiled, “Mr. Teng, do you know me?"
Teng Shang suddenly heard someone call him. He stopped, but he was a young man. He blushed a little. He seemed to be too drunk. His eyes and eyebrows were slightly smiling.
Teng Shang seems to have flashed something in his mind, covering up his surprise, and glancing at the sedan to straighten out his strength.
Xue Yu rode a horse to a banquet. When he went back, he will naturally be led by others. The hierarchy of the Xue state is also very strict. What color of reins were used by the Royal relatives and princes, the main branch of the imperial family and the side branch of the imperial family? The division was very clear.
Teng Shang only needs one look to understand.
Xue Yu looked at the other party's expression without surprise, smiles and rose up his eyebrows, then said: “I haven't seen Mr. Teng for a long time. How about going to the teahouse to talk about the past?"
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The purpose of the Marquis of Zhenjiang's visit to the imperial capital was to worship his ancestors. When the emperor died, Xue Yu was fighting in the north. He had no time to come back to see the last of the emperor, and did not come back at last.
The Marquis of Zhenjiang said that he was ashamed, so he had to kneel down to thank him.
Of course, ancestor worship doesn't mean that you can go there immediately. However, the travel of the imperial relatives and nobles is a big battle, especially ancestor worship.
This time, Xue Jun Liang will also go with him. The natural situation is bigger. Before he started off, the officials under him will be busy. Of course, they can eat, live and play. Although it's not a long way to reaching the tombs, they should be prepared properly.
The next day, Xu Jun Liang ordered the crown prince and empress to go with him. In the imperial harem, except for the empress, no one else will go with him, which inevitably made other concubines lose.
There was heavy snow the night before. The wind caught the heavy snow. It didn't take a moment to lay the floor with a white carpet of snow.
Teng Qian Yi listened to the plan from Qian Shui, and she was impatient to prepare. She was short of time and land. Now she heard that nobody but empress could go with him. She hated and complained. It happened that it snowed and blew, although the wind was not very strong.
Teng Qian Yi called several of the palace maids to do business according to the plan, and when she came back, she killed several people, saying that they were unclean and stole the master's things, because they were afraid and end up hanging themselves.
The next day, just after dawn, the maid got up to clean up the yard. If she didn't clean the snow all night, she fell and hit the empress. No one could bear it. Naturally, she saw the voodoo doll under the tree pit in the yard.
Teng Qian Yi was afraid that the Emperor Xue would spoil empress. She didn't put enough voodoo dolls like the Marquis of Zhenjiang. He purposely made some human looking doll wearing the black robe of the crown tassels, and scraped them to pieces with a knife.
Just after Jiang Yu was transferred back from Teng Yun, he heard that someone came to report the incident in a hurry. His heart thumped, and he was cold from head to toe. He said that he had something to do.
He could only walk in with his head bowed and respectfully to report, but Xue Jun Liang's face did not change.
Jiang Yu didn't dare to say a word. He helped Emperor Xue change clothes. At last, he couldn't help it. He said, “Is it necessary to postpone the departure?"
Xue Jun Liang gave a smile of unknown significance, “Does this little thing need to be delayed?"
“Yes... This old slave is dull."
Xue Jun Liang showed off his sleeve gown and said, “How long is it before we start?"
"Replying back to his majesty, another hour."
“Well..."
Xue Jun Liang nodded, "First let’s go to the Yunfeng palace."
The imperial harem was a little restless in the early morning. Emperor Xue drove the Yunfeng palace and gathered all the concubines. Everyone knew about the voodoo doll this morning. At this time, Emperor Xue let everyone gather. It must not be a good thing.
The concubines did not dare to neglect. They were afraid that they would get into trouble. When Xue Jun Liang arrived, everyone had already arrived. They knelt down to greet Xue Jun Liang.
Xue Jun Liang is dressed in elegant and graceful clothes. This is originally the robe for ancestor worship. It is the most complicated and can best reflect the majesty of the king.
He went straight into the main hall, didn't even look at the concubines kneeling down, and went directly to the upper chair to sit down.
After sitting down, Xue Jun Liang said with a slight smile, “Empress sits next to Zhen."
He said and patted the empress seat.
As soon as he said it, everyone was a little bit scared. Obviously, the empress had committed a crime, but the emperor also let him sit on it? Everyone has a foundation in mind. It seems that this is Emperor Xue who knew something and wanted to find out the mastermind behind the plot.
After thanking him, Teng Yun. Go and sit down.
Xue Jun Liang said: “It was snowy and windy yesterday. Zhen sent Jiang Yu to the Yunfeng palace to send some warm clothes. What did Jiang Yu see?”
He said this as if it was true. When she knelt on the ground, Teng Qian Yi felt a rumble in her head and almost fell to the ground. If it wasn't for the support from Qian Shui behind her, he would be ashamed.
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile: "Zhen heard someone say that, ‘the emperor of the Xue state is a tyrant, cold-hearted, mean and merciless... Zhen also had a good self-examination. It seems that to be a benevolent monarch, Zhen must start from this time. Zhen will leave a little affection for you. Who has done a good thing has to say it by herself. "
After that, in the main hall of the Yunfeng palace, it was quiet. Jiang Yu wiped cold sweat on the back. The Xue Emperor said all that but he thing is that he didn't come to the Yunfeng Palace at all yesterday
Teng Yun sat quietly on one side and looked down at the concubines below. They all lowered their heads one by one. No one looked at the words.
Xue Jun's face changed, as if he remembered something. He said to Teng Yun from his side: “It's been cold recently, so you should take care of yourself. Don't be tired because of the draft."
Teng Yun sneered in his heart. Xue Jun Liang was really resourceful man. The first moment was a heavy punishment, and the voice was filled with threats. The second moment seemed to be considerate to her, but these words were clearly said to the palace maids.
In fact, it was to tell them that when the draft is coming, whoever come forwards to tell the truth will definitely have extra gifts depends on who is smart and who understood the meaning of Xue Jun Liang’s voice.
Before Teng Yun answered, he heard a low cry.
Qian Shui suddenly sprang out, fell to the ground, climbed over recklessly, hugged Teng Yun's ankle, and cried in a mournful voice, “His majesty, the empress, save the life of this maidservant!"
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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