Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 39: Providing good strategies to relieve the emperor’s worries (1)

Yun Ya only felt a flash in front of her eyes. She was so frightened that she raised her head without waiting for Xuanyuan Ze's order. She listened to him in disbelief as he continued: "So, I will give the prime minister a favor and let you go home!"

After saying that, Xuanyuan Ze reached out decisively for the gold hairpin, which made Yunya's heart tighten and she accepted the fact that she had lost the election with a pale face.

Yun Qing listened calmly to what Xuanyuan Ze said, and calmly watched him pick up the gold hairpin. His expression was the same as that of other young ladies when he failed to be selected, and he didn't show any concern at all.

Xuanyuan Ze secretly wondered why she didn't even show the slightest intention to help her sister.

He Ruowan on the side suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, wait a moment."

"What do you think of Wan'er?" Hearing He Ruowan's voice, Xuanyuan Ze paused and turned to look at her in an extremely easy-going manner. His eyes were as gentle as ever, without the coldness before.

He Ruowan smiled softly and said in front of everyone: "The Emperor's talent show, I should not ask too many questions. It's just that this show girl is the Queen's sister's biological sister. I'm afraid that the Queen's sister won't be able to speak out, so I will beg for her." As a matter of fact, please let the emperor keep Yunya."

"Oh, I know that Wan'er is kind-hearted and has always been humble to the queen. But I just said that now the prime minister only has one unmarried daughter, and once he enters the palace, he will not be able to leave the palace all year round. I am afraid that the prime minister will fall ill because of missing his daughter. I can't bear it." Xuanyuan Ze thought for a moment and seemed very embarrassed.

 Actually, he just wanted to wait for Yun Qing to speak out, but unexpectedly found that she was still indifferent to his actions, and he immediately felt unhappy.

He Ruowan took the opportunity and said again: "The Emperor is benevolent, and I understand it. I just think that the Prime Minister is deeply favored by the Emperor, and having a daughter in the palace should be the Emperor's greatest reward for him, and he should be deeply honored. What's more, if the Queen can It is also a beautiful thing for sisters to get together in the harem, why doesn't the emperor make it happen? "

"Well, Wan'er is right! Queen, what do you think?" Xuanyuan Ze nodded slightly and turned to Yun Qing again.

"Your Majesty must have made a decision. Everything is entirely up to the Emperor, and Yun Qing will not be involved." With a faint smile, Yun Qing ignored his suddenly angry eyes and gently left the problem to him to deal with.

Xuanyuan Ze's handsome eyes paused for a moment on Yun Qing's slightly drooped face, and then the hand that was originally holding a hairpin picked up a delicate flower and gave it to Yun Ya with a bright smile, which made Yun Ya feel uneasy. , finally landed quietly.

 The subsequent selection process was much faster than before. Finally, Yunqing counted the selected show girls, and there were only twenty-six!

 Rubbing his eyebrows, Yun Qing felt a little tired.

"Miss, let me rub it for you!" Bi Tao couldn't bear to see the tired look of the lady.

I thought that the young lady had just recovered, but she had been sitting here stiffly for a whole day. As soon as the emperor and Concubine Hua finished the show, they both left, leaving only the young lady.

"It's okay! I'll be fine after I rest for a while!" Ren Bitao gently rubbed his shoulders. Yunqing gently closed his eyes and told Xiao Taohong who was standing by: "Xiao Taohong, go and prepare the things I have prepared for the day." Distribute good gifts to all the beautiful ladies one by one, and then ask the dean to select a group of those with gentle temperaments and innocent family backgrounds to serve as maids in the palace, and then submit the list they have written down. Come up and show it to me, so I can arrange a reward for their family."

"Yes! Xiao Taohong is going now!" Xiao Taohong responded and left quickly.

"Ling Ge, please arrange a new residence for the newly chosen mistress, and then ask them to gather in the west hall. I will be here soon!"

"Yes! I understand." Ling Ge nodded and left.

Yun Qing rested for a while and felt a little hungry, so he got up and walked to the west hall.

Those young ladies who were selected were already waiting in the west hall. Except for Yun Ya, who looked unkind, the other young ladies looked respectful, and their attitude towards the queen changed from contempt at the beginning to not daring to make mistakes.

Yun Qing calmly swept away everyone and said that tomorrow the palace will send two religious nuns to teach the young master the rules of the palace. Ten days later, unified arrangements will be made to enter the palace.

 During this period, the little masters are not allowed to leave Chuxiu Palace without authorization.

After such an explanation, Yun Qing dismissed everyone and drove back to the palace.

 That night, Yunqing thought that the emperor would not come to Jinfeng Palace again. During dinner time, he suddenly came.

 “My slaves, please see the emperor! Good luck to the emperor!”

“Yun Qing, please see your Majesty!” All the palace attendants knelt down in panic. Yun Qing had to put down the chopsticks he had just picked up, and slowly stood up to salute, but he stretched out his hand to lift her up: “Queen, please rise!”

Then he swayed and sat down where Yun Qing was sitting just now: "No courtesy! I just came back from the imperial study. I wanted to go back to the palace to have a meal, but I didn't want the fragrance of the delicacies in the queen's palace to float ten miles away, which made me unable to help Come by the smell.”

Yun Qing raised her eyebrows slightly. It seems that the road between the Royal Study and Longqian Palace does not pass through the Golden Phoenix Palace, right? And this theory of smelling fragrance is even more ridiculous. I have just recovered from a serious illness, and my meals are extremely light. Where can I get the fragrance that spreads ten miles away?

“Um, the emperor has something to see Yun Qing for?” She was stunned, and then she remembered that he left with Concubine Hua today, which was only more than an hour ago, so why didn’t he eat with her by the way?

“If nothing happens, can’t I come to the queen’s place?” Xuanyuan Ze picked up the chopsticks that Yun Qing had just used and began to eat. Yun Qing’s eyes widened in shock and he froze on the spot.

Not only her, but Bitao and Xiao Taohong who were waiting in the hall also looked at each other!

"No." Yun Qing responded in a low voice, watching him eat his dinner by himself, and then sat down in his seat. He could only stand aside silently, watching him eat.

"Huh? Why doesn't the queen eat?" Xuanyuan Ze suddenly raised his head to look at Yun Qing, and happened to catch the weird look on her face. He couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Oh, it turns out that I took the queen's position and robbed the queen. bowls and chopsticks!”

Then he turned to look at Bi Tao and Xiao Taohong, and ordered: "Hurry up and get another pair of bowls and chopsticks for the queen. The queen has been busy all day today, so she must be very hungry!"

Yun Qing raised his eyebrows. He really couldn't see why he came, so he had to sit opposite him, lowered his head and ate in silence.

"Well, the delicacies in the Queen's Palace are really unique. They are light and have an aftertasteful fragrance. They are really good. I have never eaten so much!" Xuanyuan Ze put down the bowl and chopsticks with satisfaction and looked at it with a smile on his face. Yun Qing, who was sitting opposite, had a lazy smile on his face.

Yun Qing didn't say anything, she was quite surprised that he had wiped out all the side dishes.

After drinking the porridge from the bowl, she took the wet wipes handed over by Bitao, looked up lightly at the man who seemed to enjoy admiring her eating, and responded: "Yun Qing thanked the emperor for being the kitchen chef. I can get this." The emperor praises him and believes that he will be honored throughout his life."

"The Queen's words don't sound flattering to me?" Xuanyuan Ze raised his handsome eyebrows slightly. Looking at this calm-faced woman, he really missed her rare expressiveness that day.

　　However, that was the day when I discovered that she had someone else in my heart...

His heart tightened slightly, and he looked at Yun Qing with a slightly deeper gaze.

"Yun Qing remembers that the Buddhists once said that appearance comes from the heart, but he didn't know that the intention comes from the heart. Haha, Yun Qing naturally respects the emperor, but it caused the emperor to misunderstand. It is really Yun Qing's fault! It's also Yun Qing's fault! Please believe, Your Majesty, that Yun Qing is sincerely thanking the Emperor for his compliments on behalf of the imperial chef, without any hesitation!" Yun Qing smiled slightly, still very satisfied with his self-awareness.

 Looking at his somewhat darkened face, I couldn't help but feel very good, and even the fatigue of the day was reduced a lot.

“Okay, I believe you for now!” Xuanyuan Ze sighed in his heart, not believing that she was telling the truth.

　　When I saw her slightly smiling eyes, my mood brightened. It was rare to see a playful chuckle on her indifferent face. He couldn't help but get up and walk to her side, directly took Yun Qing's hand, and suggested: "I'm too full, why don't the queen accompany me for a walk in your back garden!"

He seemed to be proposing, but without waiting for Yun Qing's reaction, he strode forward and pulled her directly out of the palace.

"Take a walk?" Yun Qing was stunned, and his body was already pulled out of the hall. Xiao Taohong and Bi Tao were stunned, and no one even reacted to put a cloak on Yun Qing before going out.

As soon as I left the palace, the cool air hit my face, and the sourness after a hard day's work was swept away by this fresh air.

Yun Qing couldn't help but flinch slightly, and the person holding her hand noticed it.

Gently letting go of her hand, he took his cloak from Chang Le who was following him and put it on Yun Qing. Yun Qing raised his eyes in surprise, but saw a casual smile on his face and a light voice: " I almost forgot that the queen has just recovered from a serious illness, don’t catch a cold again!”

As he spoke, he casually took Yun Qing's hand, which made Yun Qing feel confused and instinctively wanted to pull it out of his hand.

"I heard that the queen is worried about the country and the people. I also want to know what the queen's opinion is on the plague in the southeast." However, her movements were froze by an unexpected question from the person next to her. She did not notice the slight twitch of the corner of the person's lips. Lifting it, the broad palm wrapped her hand like catkin more tightly and never let go.

“Well, it turns out that this is what the emperor is here for tonight!” Yun Qing suddenly realized, and finally knew why he came.

　　It turns out that she came here to test the topic of the beautiful women. Oh, if she is regarded as being involved in the politics of the harem, then she really has nothing to say.

"Well, I want to hear the Queen's opinion!" Hearing two quick and light footsteps behind him, he remained calm and still led her to the back garden, and he could already hear Chang Le's low voice in his ears. Prevent.

With a handsome look on his face, he secretly praised Chang Le and led Yun Qing into the depths of the flowers under the clear moonlight.

"Yunqing wants to know, if Yunqing says it, will he be involved in politics in the eyes of the emperor?" Smelling the unique fragrance of flowers at night, Yunqing's mind cleared up, and then he realized that he had been led by him to get close to Meiyuan. place.

　　He quickly pulled his hand away from his hand with a distant attitude. Xuanyuan Ze's heart was emptied by this brief separation. But he didn't hold her hand again. He believed that one day she would no longer reject him.

"If I wanted to blame you, I wouldn't ask you here alone." His title changed from queen to you, which made Yun Qing believe that he seemed to really want to know. The plague in the southeast really troubled him. Unfortunately, the plague cannot be solved overnight.

"Yun Qing believes that although the plague is a natural disaster, it is also a man-made disaster. If the plague is not properly controlled, the natural disaster will spread into a more terrifying man-made disaster. Yun Qing thinks that since the plague infection cannot be solved, the most important thing to do now is to appease The imperial court is doing its best to provide local medical and financial support, but Yunqing believes that this alone cannot solve the root cause of the epidemic. It attracted people to flee the plague area, and easily caused infection in neighboring counties, cities, counties and other places, making the epidemic more and more difficult to control, and what the court did had only a meager effect. "Yun Qing said in Xuanyuan Zeyi. With a serious gaze on his face, he slowly expressed his opinion.

The plague has been around for a long time and is getting more and more serious. Yunqing can't help but worry, so today she asked the ladies about their views on the southeastern plague.

 The plague broke out during the spring equinox, which also coincided with the emperor's pro-government and the establishment of a queen.

Yunqing believes that Xuanyuanze understands this truth, otherwise, he would not be so worried about this epidemic.

"Well, do you have any good ideas?" Xuanyuan Ze's eyes couldn't help but deepen as he listened to her analysis of the situation he was worried about.

 From "proposal" to "method", Yun Qing also noticed the change in his attitude.

Since ancient times, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and Yunqing believed that he had no ambitions. However, if it could really play a certain role in eliminating the plague, then he would just misunderstand it, and she would still try her best.

"Yunqing believes that the emperor should immediately issue an edict to completely blockade the places in the southeast currently involved in the plague. Other counties, cities, and counties should take epidemic prevention measures and conduct area-based quarantine for people who have escaped from the disaster area. Although it may be inhumane, it is a way to avoid The best way to infect more people. During this period, the emperor stepped up his investigation of the source of the plague and sent medicines and good doctors as quickly as possible to treat those who were mildly infected first. Burn them in open areas in the area to avoid contamination." Yun Qing looked at him directly, without flinching under his extremely cold gaze.

Her suggestion shocked Xuanyuan Ze, and his eyes of amazement suddenly turned profound.

He stared closely at those eyes that were shining brightly under the moonlight, his heart was ups and downs, and he was silent for a moment.

 He is already sending medicine to rescue and tracing the root cause. However, in terms of controlling the epidemic, he did not think of isolating and rescuing easily infected humans and animals.

He was a little horrified by her suggestion of burning the bodies of the deceased. If it is decided to implement it, some old diehards in the DPRK will definitely cry out that it is unacceptable, and then they will be drowned in the joint statement.

 But if implemented immediately, it might actually have a miraculous effect!

"Let's go, I'll take you back to the dormitory!" Seeing that he didn't make any comment, Yun Qing guessed that he must have touched his scruples. After waiting for a long time, he suddenly pulled her up and walked back, looking very hurried. .

 She didn't respond for a moment, and he actually addressed her as "I".

"Best farewell to your Majesty!" The figure silently sending Xuanyuan Ze off gradually faded away. Yun Qing guessed that he might have listened to some of today's advice.

I hope that as a king, he can distinguish right from wrong and help more working people escape from suffering as soon as possible...

 After breakfast the next day, Yun Qing set off to Xiangning Palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.

 Since her serious illness, she has not formally paid greetings to the Queen Mother.

When Yun Qing came outside Xiangning Palace, he saw Concubine Hua who had just arrived. When they met, Concubine Hua was supposed to salute Yun Qing and say hello, but Concubine Hua took the lead with a look of beauty sinking and a cold cry from her nose. Enter the palace.

 “Happy concubine Hua!”

"Good luck to the queen!" The maids and eunuchs at the palace gate greeted Concubine Hua hurriedly when they saw her. Then they saw the queen coming in and kowtowed again.

"My slave, please see the Queen, good luck to you!" Fang Fei heard the sound and came out of the palace to greet Concubine Hua. She just nodded, then saluted Yunqing, and then turned around and saluted Concubine Hua as well.

"Aunt Fang is polite!" She snorted in her heart, but He Ruowan smiled on her face and tried her best to be nice to the aunt in charge of the Queen Mother, but she didn't get a response from Fang Fei.

Fang Fei walked up to Yun Qing with a gentle smile, took her by the side of the palace and took off her robe, and said slightly angrily: "Why is your Majesty here again? The Queen Mother even told the slaves yesterday that she wanted your Majesty to rest more! In addition, It was another long day of hard work yesterday, and I thought the queen hadn’t gotten up yet.”

"Thank you for your concern, aunt. Yun Qing is in good health. I haven't paid greetings to the Queen Mother for many days in a row. I feel very guilty." Yun Qing smiled slightly, followed Fang Fei into the palace, and walked towards the noble woman who was looking at him with a smile. go.

 “Yunqing sends his regards to his mother, and wishes her health and peace.”

 “I, my concubine, send my regards to my mother, may she be blessed with good luck!”

"Well, no courtesy at all! Come and make tea for the Queen and Concubine Hua." Looking at the two delicate people saluting him, Situ Xianyu narrowed her beautiful eyes, raised her hand lightly, and made the two of them level.

Then she looked at Yun Qing's slightly thin face, and couldn't help feeling pity in her heart, and said with great affection: "Did Fang Fei tell you to take a good rest in the Jinfeng Palace if you have nothing to do? Why are you here again!"

"Don't worry, mother, Yun Qing is in good health. Thank you for your concern over the past few days, mother." Yun Qing's heart warmed slightly. He looked at this kind-faced woman and was very grateful to her for her care for him during this period.

"Well, it seems that her face looks much better. Although she is simple, she is much more beautiful. Haha, no wonder the Ai family heard that the emperor went to the Golden Phoenix Palace last night." Hearing the implication of the Queen Mother, Yun Qing first said He was stunned, and then he couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed, and a cloud appeared on his face.

Concubine Hua had just picked up the tea cup at her hand. When she heard the Queen Mother say this, she couldn't help but flick her wrist. The hot tea immediately overflowed the back of her hand, making her frown tightly.

However, she endured the burning heat and covered her hands with her sleeves without leaving a trace. She lowered her eyes slightly and tried her best to calm her aching heart.

She followed the emperor back to the palace yesterday evening. As soon as she left the Chuxiu Palace, she saw the emperor suddenly darkened his face and said coldly to her: "Wan'er, I know that you are well-educated and sensible in what you say and do. But today, But I didn’t know that my Wan’er didn’t know how to avoid suspicion?”

"Your Majesty, Wan'er doesn't know, why did the Emperor say that to Wan'er?" She softened her voice, trying to gain his pity with her usual weak attitude, but she didn't expect that his face was darker than before, and his voice was a bit darker. Anger: "I know that I didn't fulfill my promise to you, and I have always blamed myself. But I didn't expect that you would openly wear a red dress that can only be worn by a queen in front of many beautiful ladies. Aren't you afraid?" Will all the beautiful women be secretly jealous of you in the future, making you the target of public criticism? "

"Your Majesty..." She had never seen him look so unhappy, except for the anger he showed on the wedding day, but it was just for the woman who had taken away his throne.

Now, he is also angry because of that woman, but the object of his anger is himself! He actually blamed himself for wearing red clothes that should only be worn by a queen!

 At that moment, her heart ached.

 It is true that he has the heart of an emperor and does not want to be in love with each other.

 Her palms tightened as she listened to the warm and easy-going conversation between the Queen Mother and Yun Qing. A hatred far greater than before made her blame Yun Qing for everything.

Yun Qing, this woman who shouldn’t be alive at all, she will not let her go easily again! That time she should have given her heavy medication so that she had no chance of being rescued...

"Queen Mother, the way the concubine looked at the empress in the hall just now made me a little worried. Last time the queen was ill and was poisoned, the emperor didn't let it go. I'm afraid..." After the empress and Concubine Hua left, Fang Fei supported the empress dowager. When he returned to the inner hall, he couldn't help but voice his worries.

"Alas, the harem has always been full of right and wrong. In fact, the Ai family hopes that they can coexist peacefully and manage such a large harem together. Unfortunately, this wish has not been fulfilled by the Ai family all the way to this day." Youyou sighed. , the Queen Mother's expression was so helpless that Fang Fei couldn't help but sigh.

But she heard her say again: "Fortunately, this child Yun Qing is calm-tempered and not alarmed by changes. He is a good queen. Let's do this. You let Murong Chong go to Jinfeng Palace to protect Yun Qing secretly. All other things can only be decided by Yun Qing." Dealt with it!”

These days, Yun Qing is busy with the affairs of Xiu Nu, and Xuanyuan Ze rarely comes to Jinfeng Palace. But she heard that the emperor had proposed decisive measures to control the plague, and spent the night before yesterday working out an appalling plan with important officials in the court.

 (End of this chapter)