Too Reckless

After the rain, it is clear and the wind blows the willows, and the scattered Dadan Imperial City shines brightly in the spring sun.

At the end of the early morning, courtiers dressed in various official robes filed out from the Zhengyuan Hall.

Zuo Hanchou, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood alone under the white stone steps outside the hall, with his head bowed, staring blankly at a colorful butterfly flying around in a purple official robe.

Colleagues pass by sometimes, and they will glance at them. There are teasing and sympathy from friends in their eyes, but more officials are as dazed as Zuo Hanchou. penalty stand.

In the early morning this morning, Zuo Hanchou, as usual, entered the palace before dawn.

Because of his confidence in his nephew, Zuo Hanchou even hummed a little song on the road and began to think about what gift to prepare for his future niece.

When they arrived at the imperial city, Zuo Hanchou and Baiguan entered the Zhengyuan Hall together, but unexpectedly found that Princess Longli did not appear in the hall for the first time.

Princess Longli has been under the curtain for nearly four years, and her ability to govern is not easy to evaluate, but she can definitely be called diligent. In the past, the court was the first to go to the Zhengyuan Hall, waiting for the ministers and the little emperor to come.

But today is uncharacteristically. The little emperor who came last in the past has already sat on the dragon chair, but the bead curtain next to him is still empty.

The Manchu civil and military officials and the little emperor were embarrassed at the time.

Let's go to court. I'm afraid that Princess Longli will feel that the courtiers are disrespectful, and no one will dare to raise her head.

Keep waiting, the emperor is already sitting on the dragon chair. Wouldn't it be a disorder of etiquette if you wait any longer?

Fortunately, Princess Longli didn't forget that there was a morning meeting today. Although it was a little late, she finally arrived.

Zuo Hanchou breathed a sigh of relief at the time, but what he never expected was that Princess Longli entered the Zhengyuan Hall, and before the **** opened his mouth to call for the court, he said in a stern tone:

"The son doesn't teach, the father's fault. Zuo Hanchou, go out to this palace and stand."

Then, the waiter, Zuo Hanchou, stood outside the hall until now.

Zuo Hanchou has been an official for many years, and he handles things smoothly. He is considered a good gentleman in the court. His official position is not low, his background is clean, and he has no intertwined factions. He is a courtier who is more pro-princess.

When Princess Longli suddenly came, all the civil and military people of the dynasty were trying to figure out the deep meaning behind Princess Longli's move.

Of course, no one figured out why.

Zuo Hanchou was also wondering at first whether Her Royal Highness the Princess had other intentions, using him to knock the mountain and shake the tiger or something.

But in the end, he found out that he really just let him stand all morning, everything else was as usual, and he seemed to be forgotten after the court.

Since there is no other meaning, then the princess is really punishing him.

Just being punished for standing up means it's not a big deal.

'The son does not teach, the father is at fault', which means that the fault lies with the son.

Zuo Hanchou has several sons, and the second son, Zuo Yunting, is the least promising.

Zuo Hanchou pondered for a while and felt that it was only the second son who did something stupid and passed it on to the princess.

Thinking of this, Zuo Hanchou's face darkened slightly, and he felt that he had to take care of his son when he got home.

Ling Quan has just arrived in the capital, and he will be running for the consort tomorrow. How can he cause trouble at such a critical juncture and ruin Ling Quan's perfect impression?

On the Baishi Royal Road, the group of ministers gradually dispersed.

Zuo Hanchou stood alone outside the hall, neither walking nor not walking, his expression became more and more embarrassing.

Fortunately, in the end, an old man with a goldfish bag hanging from his waist walked over from the hall, accompanied by a few officials, and said in a warm voice:

"Hanchou, go back, the princess was so absorbed in discussing political affairs just now, she should have forgotten about you."

Zuo Hanchou looked back and saw that it was Li Jingsi, the prime minister of the dynasty.

Li Jingsi was the leader of all officials, and he went through three emperors. He was highly qualified and well-connected. In some cases, he could even overwhelm the princess. In the Great Dan Dynasty, he was considered the most prestigious courtier.

Seeing Li Jingsi's words, Zuo Hanchou hurriedly raised his hand in a salute:

"Thank you Li Xiang, today I think that my dog ​​has done something stupid again, which made Li Xiang laugh and leave."

Li Jingsi was nearly old, his hair was gray, but his complexion was very good. After raising his hand, he watched Zuo Hanchou leave first.

After Zuo Hanchou left, an official next to Prime Minister Li Jingsi laughed softly:

"Tomorrow's eldest princess chooses a concubine. I heard that Zuo Hanchou also called a nephew from Qinghe County, thousands of miles away. Hmph, I don't want to look at my identity if I want to be with the royal family."

Li Jingsi walked in front, his smile turned dull:

"Zuo Hanchou is a slick person, the princess chooses a concubine, whether he is chosen or not, he has to show his loyalty. King Lie and Mrs. Zong sent a letter to urge the marriage, although the eldest princess agreed to choose a consort, but from what I see, the eldest princess will not It's too early to release power. The consort is the princess's side, and the position is very important. Can the candidates be arranged?"

"Li Xiang rest assured, there are nearly 20 young talents who entered the capital this time, and Li Xiang can use them. Regardless of their appearance, talents, and learning, they are all among the best. The choice of the concubine must be one of them."

Li Jingsi nodded slowly, but before he could speak, another official from the four southern counties frowned and said:

"Yesterday, Xiaguan's nephew came to Beijing, and Xiaguan asked him if there were any outstanding people who came to Beijing from the four southern counties. My nephew said that there were more than 30 people from the four southern counties, and their backgrounds and talents were difficult to judge. But in terms of appearance , Zuo Lingquan of Zuojia in Qinghe County, no one can compare to him, and his key character is not bad. , seems to be Zuo Hanchou's nephew."

Li Jingsi frowned upon hearing this, but he returned to normal immediately, shook his head and said:

"The Zuo family of Qinghe County is half agricultural and half business, and has been rooted in the south for generations. The capital has a shallow foundation, and the outstanding person is a third-rank servant. The eldest princess is in power on behalf of the emperor, and there are many obstacles. Choosing a consort is an opportunity to win over a party, and you will not judge people by appearance. Choose. Besides, you are not people without talent and beauty, and young talents in a half-country land can’t be compared to a small Qinghe County?”

The surrounding officials also thought about it, and they didn't say much at the moment, and left Miyagi with Li Jingsi.

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On the east side of the imperial city, in the Fuyan Palace where Princess Longli lives.

More than a hundred palace maids were silent, staying in their respective positions, and there was not the slightest sound in the huge palace.

Leng Zhu, the maid who was close to her body, stood blankly outside the carved wooden door of the dormitory. She wanted to listen to the movement inside, but she couldn't hear anything. She couldn't help but feel even more puzzled.

Last night, the princess asked her to go back to Fuyan Palace first. After Leng Zhu obeyed the order and returned, he stayed in the palace waiting for the princess to return to bed.

Unexpectedly, when the princess came back, she was soaked all over and her hair was messed up, as if she had been ripped off without mercy.

Her face was even more frightening. Leng Zhu grew up with the princess, and it was the first time in so many years that she saw the princess with such a terrifying expression.

Leng Zhu thought something was wrong and wanted to ask, but the princess didn't say a word, she started smashing things as soon as the door was closed, and said something like "shameless, bastard...".

With so much anger, Leng Zhu didn't dare to hit the muzzle. After spending the night in the side hall, he didn't dare to wake the princess up in the morning. He didn't dare to knock on the door until he was about to go up.

After the princess woke up, the rare one did not wash up and rush to the Zhengyuan Hall, but stood behind the desk, holding a writing brush for a long time, and then wrote a letter with fierce eyes and sent it to Xihuang Valley.

Writing a letter while standing up, it looked weird, Leng Zhu asked aloud why he didn't sit and write, and he was punished for standing until now.

After the court disbanded, the princess had to go to the imperial study to help the little emperor review the memorials, so she couldn't stay in the house all the time.

After waiting for a long time, Leng Zhu dared to speak up and said:

"His Royal Highness, it's time to go to the imperial study."

In the bedroom, Princess Longli Jiang Yi, dressed in court clothes, stood beside the bookshelf, flipping through the secrets of the exercises that she hadn't read in several years, her eyes were looming, and her face was blue and red.

Jiang Yi is a practitioner. She was spanked by a ruler, so she wouldn't be hurt.

But people in cultivation are also people, and being beaten will also hurt.

Last night, she was held in his arms by the shameless person and was pumped for about twenty times. After returning to the palace, she was still hot, and you don't need to think about it to know that she has become popular.

Jiang Yi's daughter has never been beaten when she grew up, and the dignified eldest princess was spanked by a man. She felt the humiliation in her heart.

When I woke up in the morning, although the pain was back to normal, it was as white and silky as a peeled egg.

But that unforgettable memory cannot be erased. Jiang Yi still doesn't want to sit down, for fear of feeling uncomfortable, recalling the humiliating and embarrassing scene.

Hearing Leng Zhu's call, Jiang Yi put down the martial arts secret book, turned around and walked out of the palace gate to the imperial study.

Along the way, the gorgeously dressed Jiang Yi's face was icy cold, and murderous intent was almost written on her face, so frightened that Leng Zhu and the court ladies kept a distance of nearly ten paces before they dared to follow quietly.

After walking for a while, Jiang Yi suddenly stopped.

Leng Zhu hurriedly stopped and asked carefully:

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger and anger in her heart, and said:

"Tomorrow, we will choose a concubine at Qiyuntai. You go to arrange some things for this palace. Someone should take good care of them..."

Jiang Yi raised her hand to let the other palace maids back away, then leaned into Leng Zhu's ear, gritted her teeth, and talked about the arrangement.

Leng Zhu listened with a puzzled expression on his face. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to ask why, but seeing the princess' expression, he closed his mouth wisely...