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On the same day, the emperor issued a clear decree, canonizing the third princess as Princess Heshuo Wenxi, and conferred the marriage of the new king of Baiyue, Kuilang, as the queen, and the marriage was completed ten days later.
This sudden intention shocked the entire capital.
In the early days, it was clear that the candidates had not yet been decided, and due to the indecision of the emperor, all the ministers thought that it would take another ten days and a half months.
Han Lingchao and Han Lingfu, who were still in Taibai Restaurant, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the news. The result was exactly what they wanted.
Han Lingguan, on the other hand, locked himself in the study for an entire hour, and then called the Marquis of Pingyang and several aides.
As for the Baiyue envoys who live in the Wuyi Pavilion, it seems that they don't care about this matter. For them, it doesn't matter who they are with relatives. What matters is whether Dayu is willing to borrow troops...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs hurriedly arranged the marriage of the third princess, and the emperor summoned several ministers from the cabinet and the Ministry of War overnight to discuss the affairs in the imperial study, and even Guan Yubai was announced.
The royal capital was surging.
Fortunately, the southern border, thousands of miles away, has not been affected, especially Luo Yue City, which is still peaceful.
In the morning, Nangong Yue finished cooking the trivial matters of Bixiaotang as usual. Shortly after lunch, she was called by King Zhennan to the study in the inner courtyard.
"Father!"
Nangong Yuefu saluted, and in the study, in addition to King Zhennan, the concubine Wei was also there. I saw her wearing a Yunxia Zhaiwen Beizi, thin powder, and a three-point dignified look in her beauty, but her eyebrows were transparent. It is no wonder that he has been deeply favored by King Zhennan since he entered the palace.
Nangong Yue glanced at Shi Wei without a trace, and the maid Peiyu beside her was holding a very familiar red sandalwood box in her hand.
Early this morning, Nangong Yue thought that the application of the medicine was almost on track, so she ordered Baihui to return the matching card of the palace to Wei.
It took only an hour for the pair of cards to be handed over, and King Zhennan sent someone to invite her over.
Thinking about it, Nangong Yue's eyes flashed, and she met Wei shi properly.
After sitting down, she bowed and asked respectfully, "I don't know if the father and the king called his daughter-in-law to come, but what instructions did she have?"
King Zhennan didn't beat around the bush, and said loudly: "Prince Shizi, your mother is not in good health recently..." He couldn't help coughing dryly when he said this, and said, "You've been in Southern Border for two months. You should be familiar with the situation, this king intends to take over the central feeder of the palace in the future, what do you think?"
This idea was not just a whim of King Zhennan. Ever since the eldest princess Yongyang came to the southern border, he deeply felt that it would be inconvenient for a concubine to take care of the palace. After all, the concubine side is a concubine, and it always seems that the name is not right.
Over the past few days, he has also carefully inspected it. The concubine is a gentle and virtuous concubine, and she does things in a well-organized manner. The Bixiaotang must be well-organized, and even Xiao Yi's rebellious son is not so disobedient now... Marrying a wife If you want to marry a virtuous person, this seems true. King Zhennan also slowly thought about it.
After he returned to the mansion just now, Mrs. Wei specially came to report that Concubine Shizi had returned the pair of cards. Seeing that Concubine Shizi was not someone who would not let go of power, King Zhennan finally made a decision, so he ordered someone to call her over.
Nangong Yue stood up, did not shirk, and humbly blessed her body: "My daughter-in-law will definitely live up to her father's request."
Nangong Yue is not surprised, the situation in the palace is so delicate, as long as she doesn't make mistakes, she will give this feedback to her, it's just a matter of time...
"Good! Good!" Zhennan King Fushou smiled, while Wei Shi, who was on the side, was secretly relieved, thinking: I finally gave this hot potato away. For more than a year, she has not sought merits but no faults. Sigh, although the central feeder of this palace is a sweet pastry, but with the imperial concubine here, how could she, a concubine, dare to keep in charge of the affairs of the central feeder... Her daughter He is still young, and in the future, he will have to rely on the prince and the prince's concubine.
Wei Shi quickly gave Peiyu a wink. Peiyu held the red sandalwood box beside Nangong Yue, opened the box and showed it to Nangong Yue, and then presented it to Baihui respectfully.
Thrush couldn't contain the joy in his heart, and he was very happy for the master. Letting the prince's concubine take charge of the central feed in the palace should be the greatest affirmation of King Zhennan. Since then, the princess has finally gained a firm foothold in the palace.
Now that the business is over, King Zhennan didn't stay with Nangong Yue, he waved her hand and let her retire.
As for Nangong Yue, everything has just begun.
Mrs. Wei had someone go and instructed the stewards to go to the You Ning Hall, where the daily director was located, and accompanied Nangong Yue.
Those stewards were all talented, and they couldn't hide the slightest disturbance in the mansion from their ears. The news that the princess was going to officially start to take charge of the palace seemed to have wings, and it spread all over the palace in an instant.
For a time, a few families were really happy and a few families were sad.
The whole family knows about such a big event, even if Qi Mama wants to hide it, it will not be able to hide it from Xiao Fang.
If he hadn't been on the ground, Xiao Fang would have rushed to the outer study to find King Zhennan.
But now, she can only...
"boom!"
"Snapped!"
"Whoa!"
She threw the cups, vases, and swept the teapots and cups on the table to the ground. Broken porcelain pieces and tea splashed all over the floor, but Xiao Fang's mood did not improve.
The maidservant who served in the house was used to it, and she lowered her eyebrows and kept her eyes closed.
Since the wife was banned by the prince, her temper has become more fiery than before. Last time, there was a little maid who was almost blinded by the splash of porcelain slipping through the corner of her eye.
Seeing that there was nothing to smash, Mrs. Fang finally sat down and said through gritted teeth, "This Mr. Wei is really useless!"
She didn't expect Wei Shi to hand over the middle feed of the palace so easily - without delay, without pushing three or four, Wei Wei handed over the pair of cards so simply!
Xiao Fang rubbed the handkerchief in his hands desperately, his teeth itch with hatred. Once this person has tasted the taste of being in power, how can he let go so easily... Xiao Fang originally thought that if Wei and Nangong Yue fought for power and power, then he would be able to fight with snipe and clam, sit and accept Fisherman's benefit.
But that backfired!
Is Wei Shi really willing? Or maybe she didn't want to lose the favor of King Zhennan, so she pretended to be virtuous and handed over the right cards?
Xiao Fang's eyes were dark and unclear, and the movement of rubbing the handkerchief in his hand finally eased a lot.
Seeing that Mrs. Fang's mind had calmed down a little, Qi Momo ordered the maid to make tea again, and then leaned over to comfortably persuade: "Madam, don't get angry, it's not worth it if you get angry about this. The days are still long!"
Xiao Fang narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of something, and the whole person instantly calmed down.
"Well said, the days are still long!" Xiao Fang's back was straight, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, and he patted the table negatively, "Zhongfuquan? I'd like to see how you manage 'OK' This palace!"
Qi Momo's eyes lit up, she immediately understood it, and complimented her diligently: "It's still a brilliant lady!"
The maids in the room twitched their eyelids and lowered their heads lower.
From the next day, King Zhennan found that his life seemed to be not so smooth.
Early in the morning, when the maid was about to serve him and put on the starched robe, he smelled a faint smell of borneol on the robe. King Zhennan's robes are usually infused with several kinds of incense he is used to, and I don't know who changed it without authorization. King Zhennan frowned, and immediately ordered someone to bring a new suit over.
In the afternoon, the king of Zhennan was resting in the study room. The eighteen-year-old concubine, Mrs. Zheng, suddenly came, crying and complaining that the prince had promised to send her face, but the storeroom still delayed it. Don't take her seriously.
That night, his least favorite sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus was put in the supper delivered by the small kitchen. King Zhennan ordered someone to remove it without tasting it.
These trivial matters were passed to Nangong Yue early the next day, and when she was washing and dressing, Queer told her one by one, with a hint of worry on her face: "Prince Concubine, will the lord not? Will..." Think it's your housekeeper's disadvantage?
Thrush said angrily: "Prince Shizi, this is too ridiculous, the washing room has been starching and ironing the clothes for the lord for so many years, how can you not know the lord's preferences, and the small kitchen of the lord, which is only given to the lord every day. The lord is in charge of the tea and making some snacks and supper..."
Thrush became more and more angry, and her rosy mouth pouted.
No! Nangong Yue smiled lightly, and slightly adjusted the position of the hairpin in front of the bronze mirror, while thinking, "Obviously, someone is stumbling him!"
And who would do these things when they are idle?
The answer naturally emerged in her mind...
Nangong Yue was not in a hurry, got up and said, "Let's go to the Youning Hall."
Because she was going to the horse market in a while, Nangong Yue brought the director's time to a quarter of an hour earlier. When she arrived, the stewards were already waiting.
There was a smile on Nangong Yue's lips. After sitting down, she said lightly, "Yesterday, something went wrong in the small kitchen and warehouse. Mammy Li, Mammy Zhou, Mammy Xu, can you all accept the punishment?"
These three are the maids in charge of the pulp washing room, the small kitchen and the warehouse. The three of them couldn't help but be surprised when they heard the words. Mammy Li immediately said: "Prince Concubine, the servants and servants do not know what they have done wrong, what happened yesterday is probably the bottom. people……"
"The three of you have been in charge of this errand for more than a year and a half, but you let the people under you do wrong things without punishing you, do you want the concubine of this world to fight with those little maids for right and wrong?" Nangong Yueduan Picking up the tea cup, he plucked the tea leaves lightly and said, "I don't care what the rules of the palace are in the past, from today onwards, the rule you have to abide by is to sit in a row. Whoever's subordinate commits a crime, whoever will take the punishment for her. This prince concubine thinks that the three maids are the first offenders, and this time they will be fined for two months."
The three maids looked at each other, Li Ma and Zhou Ma lowered their heads one after another, but Xu Ma said with a dissatisfied face: "Prince Concubine, what do you mean? Your servant is right!"
Nangong Yue smiled and asked casually, "Mother Xu, are you dissatisfied?"
Madam Xu clenched her neck and said, "Slave won't accept it!"
"If that's the case, then go home."
Such an understatement shocked everyone in the You Ning Hall, and Madam Xu said in disbelief, "Prince Prince, how can you..."
"Why not." The corners of Nangong Yue's lips curled slightly, and she said as a matter of course, "I'm a dignified concubine, don't you have to look at your servant's face? Today, the concubine just doesn't want to use you, so naturally I can withdraw you. even sold you..."
After these stewards have been in this position for a long time, do they really think they can make decisions and be the masters of the house?
When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Nangong Yue understands this and doesn't care about their usual innocuous behavior, but they must recognize their identities.
Madam Xu's eyes widened, but Nangong Yue was too lazy to listen to her anymore, she waved her hand and said, "Take it."
Immediately, a few old ladies walked over without smiling.
"Slave doesn't agree! Slave... uh!"
Mother Xu still wanted to speak, but the mother-in-law blocked her mouth with a handkerchief and dragged her out.
From now on, she is no longer qualified to step into this Youning Hall.
Everyone was silent.
I have always heard that the imperial concubine has a good temperament, and she was born in a Shilin family, with a bookish air.
Nangong Yue put down the tea cup in her hand and said gently, "What do you have to report today?"
Although she had a smile on her face, her smile was gentle and elegant, but the stewards didn't dare to take any of them lightly, and carefully replied one by one.
It was already half an hour when everything was settled properly. On the way back to Bixiaotang, Baihui said with some concern, "Prince Prince, what if the servants in the palace make trouble?"
These stewards and maids were all serving in the palace when the old prince was old. They thought they had a bit of face. The prince and concubine were just managing directors. If they didn't obey and caused another trouble, the prince might get tired of the prince and concubine.
Nangong Yue waved her fingers with a smile, and said, "Madam has lost both the feedback and the official life, and her prestige in the palace has long since declined. Although she still has close friends, there are not many anymore. Therefore, Madam is now The only things that can make trouble are these little things, and whoever dares to be this early bird, I can still easily withdraw them."
She can't tolerate bullying the slaves!
"When they know that their lives are in my hands, they don't dare to have other thoughts." Nangong Yue said casually, "In the end, the foundation of our palace is only twenty years old. In the mansion of a century-old family, generations of families have prosperous branches and branches, and the roots and branches are intertwined, and the interests of each house are involved, so that's called trouble."
Que'er said in a joking aside, "Prince Concubine is wise!"
Back at the Bixiao Hall, Nangong Yue hurriedly changed into a dress that was convenient for travel, and went to Yunli Courtyard. Yong Yang, Fu Yunyan and Xiao Fei were all ready, and soon, an unremarkable carriage drove out of the east gate of the palace.
The horse market they are going to today is on a large wasteland in the southwest of Luoyue City. It is said that this horse market has a history of a hundred years.
The soldier said: "The horse is the foundation of the armor and the great use of the country."
Since ancient times, because horses are associated with military affairs, the number of horses is a symbol of a country's strength. Therefore, whether it was the previous dynasty or the current Dayu dynasty, those in power have collected a large number of horses as military horses, resulting in a shortage of horses among the people. , The horse market is very lively every year.
The reason why the horse market is located in the wilderness outside the city is because it was originally a privately opened horse market, which avoided the government. road.
Nangong Yue thought it was too early, but she was still taken aback when she arrived at her destination. In the wasteland on weekdays, one after another was set up, and every few feet, a fence around the horses was tied in circles, stretching all the way to the sky.
The horse market was already bustling, rubbing shoulders, and at a glance, I didn't know whether it was crowded or crowded. There is a very complex smell in the air, and the combination of the strong smell of horse manure and horse sweat is really "refreshing".
Fu Yunyan looked around enthusiastically, and almost couldn't wait to get into the crowd. But finally her reason is still there, and she still remembers reminding: "Ayue, Afei, this kind of place has three religions and nine styles, dragons and snakes are mixed, don't go away, and be careful of pickpockets." She said, she also gestured Twice made a pickpocket gesture.
While talking, several people had already entered the horse market, only to see the red, white, black or brown horses in the fences swinging their long tails, shaking their heads and neighing from time to time. Outside the fence, many spectators pointed at the horses. If they had further intentions, they would ask the owner to pull the horses out and negotiate the price privately.
Everyone was dizzy, Yong Yang commented a few words from time to time, Fu Yunyan and Xiao Fei nodded instructed. However, Nangongyue was in a fog. After a while, I heard them say, "The first is to catch a deer, the second is to catch a moose, the third is to attack Wu, and the fourth is to take care of the world." Such as tired koji", and then he said "water and fire want to be clear", all kinds of horse scriptures are familiar.
It's really a book from heaven. Nangong Yue sighed inwardly, anyway, the protagonist of today is Ma, she is just to accompany her, she is responsible for taking a look at it.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise in front, and the heads of people all around were surging frantically towards the front.
A middle-aged man shouted excitedly: "Brother Wang, hurry up, someone is betting on the horse!"
"Then you have to hurry up and join in the fun." Another bearded man hurriedly agreed.
"I don't know who is lucky today..."
Xiao Fei listened and blinked suspiciously: "I heard that Soma is at the end of the daily horse market..." Why is it suddenly early today?
Baihui immediately went to the passers-by to inquire about it, and then came over and reported: "Go back to the master, the slaves have gone to inquire about it. This is a bet on the horses held by the horse owners in private, and it is actually against the rules."
In other words, it's a black market.
After a pause, Baihui continued: "The horses held by the Jockey Club are all good horses, but those horse owners who gamble on horses in the black market often mix sick and old horses with them." It's just that this horse market only has one day a year. When you find out that it is a sick horse, you will often regret it, and the horse owner who sells the horse has no idea where he went.
Yong Yang raised his brows and said with a smile, "There's nothing left or right, let's join in the fun too!"
The girls naturally had no objection, and surrounded Yong Yang along the flow of people, and soon saw a middle-aged man standing on a wooden box in front of him, shouting to the surrounding: "Look, look. Take a look, the exciting Soma game has begun! As long as you only need twelve taels of silver, you can get a thousand-dollar BMW, everyone, Bole, come and have a look!"
The price of horses fluctuates year by year, but basically it will be between eight and twenty taels. In the past two years, Dayu has been fighting again and again, and there is an urgent shortage of horses, which has also raised the price of horses a lot.
This horse owner's price of twelve taels is still very attractive to many people. Even if they don't meet the BMW, they will not lose a few taels if they sell the horse again.
But after they surrounded them, they found that the matter was not so simple. The horse owner specially built two circles of fences to separate the buyer and the horses by more than 20 feet. horse.
Soon, a young man shouted loudly: "Boss, this is too far!"
"That's it!" Immediately, someone echoed, "How can this make people feel like a horse!"
The horse owner didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "Hey, I'm just adding some excitement to everyone."
One sentence caused a round of applause from the surrounding onlookers, but the crowd did not disperse.
Looking at the people in front of them surrounded by three layers and three layers, they couldn't see the situation inside at all. Nangong Yue and a few people wanted to retreat, but at this moment, a male voice behind him said excitedly: "Master Ning Here it is! It's Master Ning."
The crowd around them all boiled, and they all followed the reputation. They saw a man in his thirties, wearing a brown brocade robe, and a medium build walking towards this side. Wherever this man passed, the flow of people automatically divided into two Halfway, let him walk forward in the direction of the fence.
Fu Yunyan curiously looked for an old lady beside him and asked, "Auntie, who is this Master Ning?" Could it be some big family that buys horses?
The aunt looked at Fu Yunyan and Nangong Yue next to her, and said, "Are you guys coming to Malaysia for the first time?"
Fu Yunyan nodded, she was indeed a foreigner, and it was her first time in Malaysia.
The auntie was excited and said with great interest: "This master Ning is a famous Soma person in the vicinity. Basically, every year he comes to the horse market, he can pick out a famous horse. In the Soma event held by the Jockey Club last year, it was Ning. From among the hundreds of horses, the master has a glimpse of the sweaty horse and won the name of Bole!"
Auntie snorted enviously, "We people, we just hope to follow behind Master Ning and listen to his instructions, maybe we can meet a horse and earn a few taels of silver."
After saying that, the auntie followed excitedly.
Nangong Yue and Yong Yang exchanged glances, and followed the flow of people who automatically separated.
"Master Ning," a young man dressed in gray bunts greeted Master Ning diligently, "Look, how are these horses?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Master Ning, and their eyes were hotter than the rising sun at the moment.
Mr. Ning was obviously used to being the focus of the crowd. He stroked his beard while walking along the fence, observing the horses. Everywhere he went, the crowd was surging, and everyone was chatting, but no one dared to disturb this Ning. master.
Master Ning suddenly stopped, and after pondering for a while, he looked at the horse owner standing on the box, and said, "You horses are mixed with wild horses!"
As if a drop of water fell into the hot oil pan, it exploded all around. It's not that wild horses are bad, it's just that after years of taming, domestic horses are docile by nature, while wild horses are not inferior to wild horses. How can ordinary people have the spare time and mind to tame wild horses! Although there are BMW horses among the Mustangs, the ones caught by these horse dealers are basically inferior horses that lag behind the Gunma.
The horse owner's forehead was dripping with sweat. Today, he met a man who knows everything, but he is still a dead duck: "You, don't talk nonsense!"
Nangong Yue, Fu Yunyan and Xiao Fei couldn't help but glance at Yongyang, who also nodded. It seems that this Master Ning still has some real skills.
Master Ning straightened his chest and said confidently: "Because wild horses have long eaten weeds, moss, and withered grass, their mouths are relatively wide, while domestic horses are used to eating concentrated feed, and their mouths are slender. Round and small; domestic horses have relatively long limbs and relatively large hooves."
The onlookers took a closer look, and they really found that there were indeed some "abnormalities" in the horses in the fence. It was only at this time that I suddenly realized that it was no wonder that this horse mainly let them look at the horse from a distance.
Seeing the horse owner's mouth opening and closing but unable to speak, the onlookers didn't know what was going on, and the crowd immediately dispersed.
Yong Yang's eyes flickered, this horse owner is indeed a bit inauthentic, but——
Yong Yang smiled and said loudly, "Boss, I want Xiangma!"
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!