Chapter 33 The Adopted Daughter
byOne prince and one princess in succession were lost on the road to peace with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Due to emotion and reason, it is impossible for the Northern Wei Dynasty to ask Yue Country for marriage.
But the in-law relationship between the two countries cannot end like this.
Canonizing the personal maid beside Princess Jinning as a noble concubine is enough to show the emperor's courtesy to Dongyue and his deep memory for the princess
I xx○○ miss you dearly
Wu Jie was really about to scold, standing in the room, she beat the quilt hard, tears came out of her eyes.
Just two hours ago, Wan Chongji sent a decree. Although the princess died unfortunately, but heard that the purple anise girl grew up with the princess and was loyal. She fell into the river to protect her master. She escaped death and never forgot to find her old master. . Such loyalty should be set an example. So the emperor canonized Zifen, the princess's personal maid, as a noble concubine, who entered the palace on behalf of the master, and concluded a marriage relationship between the two countries.
He didn't even discuss this matter with the East Vietnamese envoys.
After all, she was just a maidservant, so she was overjoyed when such a great thing happened to her.
Sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is less important than gift.
The fat goose was stabbed to death. So the benevolent emperor gave Dongyue such a chance to send the goose feather, and framed the goose feather with heavy gold, hung it high in the hall, and hung it in front of the people of the world.
As the title of the fourth rank of the harem of the Great Wei Dynasty, the noble concubine has a jade plate and gold book. Now it is enough to show the sincerity of Wei to give a reward to a humble maidservant. No matter how many noble ladies enter the palace, they don't have this status.
No wonder the ceremony officials who heard about it just now were all smiling and couldn't wait to accept the imperial decree.
except their father and daughter
Wu Jie was able to rely on her breath so that she didn't tear herself up on the spot. She followed her father back to the envoy's mansion silently and locked herself in the room.
No matter who has gone through wind and frost, survived the murder, and saw that the great hope was in front of him, he was strangled by a will. All broke down and cried bitterly.
Yuan Jing, that bastard, why didn't he die under the assassin's sword?
She beat the pillow hard, regretting that she didn't have a knife in her hand, so she just stabbed the man to death.
After crying bitterly, he pushed open the door, only to see his father standing in front of it.
Wu Jie flung herself into her father's arms, crying bitterly.
Prince De patted her on the shoulder, unable to speak for a long time.
"Jie'er, I'll go and explain to the emperor of Wei that you already have a marriage contract in your hometown." Prince De thought over and over again, and only found this one solution.
"Father, there's no need." Wu Jie stood firm and wiped away her tears.
So what if there is a marriage contract, the emperor issued an order, even if she is already married to another woman, she still has to enter the palace. What's more, her current status is just a maid.
"If this is really fate, I will admit it." Wu Jie whispered, putting away her tears.
The cuteness of his daughter made Prince De even more heartbroken.
What he grieved was not only that his daughter was going to enter the palace, but what was even more sad was that his daughter could only enter the palace as Zifen and live as Zifen in this life.
Even be cautious and not reveal your identity, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
"When I return to the court, I will invite the emperor to adopt you as an adopted daughter, and then I will confer you the title of princess." Prince De said in a low voice, full of sorrow, and this was the only thing he could do.
Here, the father and daughter cried with each other in their arms, and over there Wan Chongji finished conveying his will and quickly returned to the palace where Yu Jia stayed.
Entering the main hall, the young emperor was talking to Lin Desheng, the commander of the Xilin Guards, and Shen Sishu, the Minister of Dali Temple.
Wan Chongji stood on one side with his hands down.
"Before there was time to torture him, he committed suicide by taking poison." Shen Sishu said with a low eyebrow.
Yuan Jing's face turned cold, "After tossing and tossing for many days, only two people were arrested, and they were careful, but people found a space to commit suicide. This Department of Yinwei really needs to rectify it."
Wan Chongji immediately understood that they were talking about the rogue party behind the Prince Fu conspiracy case. The palace had received secret news before that Prince Fu had been secretly accumulating strength over the years, supporting the dead, and especially recruiting a group of capable people and strangers, intending to plot a rebellion.
Among them, there are quite a few with extraordinary talents, who not only attract wind and rain for him, but also instigate ambitions day and night. The emperor knew about this a long time ago and kept it secret because he had just succeeded to the throne and there were constant wars between the north and the south. So just want to delay Prince Fu's rebellion.
I thought that according to Prince Fu's deployment, it would take a year and a half at the earliest to start the army. At that time, the imperial court had already set up a big net, and it was possible to take it down in one fell swoop without any effort.
Unexpectedly, Prince Fu was not ready for many deployments, so he rebelled in such a hurry.
The emperor, who was still fighting the chaos in the northwest, heard the news, so he could only put aside the Yelan Country's rebellion first, and hastily disguised himself and went south to Jinwu. Putting himself in danger and going into the city to appease the people, he almost lost his life.
Now the situation with South Chen is tense, and the rebellion in the West has started again. This Prince Fu couldn't die, he got stuck at this point in time for rebellion, and also killed the princess of Yue Country. It's no wonder that the emperor's weather is not going well these days.
I heard that the reason why Prince Fu rebelled in advance was because of the instigation of several advisers, especially Mrs. Yuheng, who came to Jinwu half a year ago, and Prince Fu obeyed her words.
Shen Sishu coughed, and said, "Although we can't be sure yet, I'm afraid there is South Chen's hands and feet behind Mrs. Yuheng."
"This person has a mysterious origin. According to the rumors in the South Chen Palace, he seemed to be the emperor's new favorite. But soon after, there was another news that this Mrs. Yuheng seemed to be a recluse from the mountains and forests. Zhong Zhongjin invited the emperor to see a doctor. We speculate that most of them are important people in the Anbu of South Chen."
Lin Desheng said, "It must be that South Chen heard the news that Dongyue and I were married again, so he encouraged Prince Fu to take the risk. Prince Fu died, I'm afraid it was these people who saw that the situation was not good, and secretly acted."
Prince Fu died, and even his head disappeared. This was another news that made Yuan Jing angry. It doesn't matter if Prince Fu is dead, even because of that incident, he already had the heart to kill Prince Fu. But Prince Fu can't die now, which is related to the stability of the government. Originally, the rebellion was quelled, but he wanted to confine people first.
Squeezing the jade wrench in his hand, Yuan Jing finally let out a breath and ordered, "Seal the whole city, allow entry and no exit, search for me, I don't believe that these people can't be found after turning this Jinwu city upside down."
Several people hurriedly bowed their heads and took orders.
After finishing the business, Wan Chongji took a good look at the gap and stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, the order to reward the two empresses has been communicated."
Yuan Jing hummed, his face softened, and he asked casually, "Do you have any indication?"
Wan Chongji replied, "The deputy envoys were very happy and even said they were grateful for the emperor's kindness."
Yuan Jing looked up at him, "It means that Prince De himself is not happy."
Wan Chongji broke into a cold sweat, "Prince De was a little shocked. It must have been unexpected, but he accepted the order according to etiquette."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "I am also fortunate to meet that purple anise girl, who behaves elegantly, has a noble bearing, and has an extraordinary look."
Yuan Jing was noncommittal, he was not interested in the beauty of the future concubine. Generally, when a small country presents a daughter to the palace, it will prepare a maid with outstanding looks as a person who assists in inviting pets, and this purple anise is probably like this.
Bringing the princess's maid into the palace is just to express an attitude of Great Wei.
He cared more about the other than this side.
Wan Chongji understood what the emperor meant, and immediately confessed, "Afterwards, the servant went to the Lu family to preach the decree. I was fortunate to meet Miss Lu, who is also a beautiful woman."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sneer from the side, and it turned out that Shen Sishu couldn't help laughing out loud.
Wan Chongji was surprised, before he could open his mouth, the emperor said in a black line, "There is no need to discuss Miss Lu's appearance. Let's talk about something else."
Confused, but Wan Chongji continued, "Master Lu is very happy, and he keeps calling long live, but his wife's complexion is not very good-looking."
Yuan Jing snorted, "Looks like a broken leg isn't enough to teach me a lesson."
Shen Sishu laughed and said, "Does the emperor want to continue to deal with it?"
"There is nothing more poisonous than a woman's heart. Those who can harm several lives for their own self-interest, such sinners, why should they be merciful." Yuan Jing shook his head.
"It's not auspicious to enter the palace when the mother is filial." Shen Sishu said with a smile.
Wan Chongji listened quietly, and immediately understood that this young lady of the Lu family might have really caught the emperor's eyes.
The emperor came to Jinwu City, quelled a rebellion, attended a funeral, and took in two concubines by the way. The work efficiency is really high.
Coming out of the main hall, Wan Chongji saw no one around, quietly leaned over to the meditation book, and asked with a smile, "Master Shen, it seems that the emperor has met Miss Lu before."
"Yeah, maybe I can see it in a dream." Shen Sishu said with a smile, then reached out and patted Wan Chongji's shoulder,
"Old Wan, it's really you. Even Miss Lu can boast of being a beautiful woman. I can't see it."
Wan Chongji was taken aback for a moment, Miss Lu's appearance was indeed very good.
And speaking of it, Miss Lu and that purple anise girl do look a bit alike. He wanted to argue, but saw that Shen Sishu had already gone out laughing.
I can only shake my head and smile wryly.
After deciding to enter the palace, the preparations began as soon as things were answered.
The dowry is all ready-made, and the original things that Princess Jinning entered the palace are still there.
The first batch of envoys and maids who followed Zifen to Beijing were all killed by Prince Fu's rebellious party.
As a future noble concubine, it is of course impossible for her to enter the palace naked, so she can only choose from the local area.
The government office in Jinwu City handled affairs very neatly, and the day after the canonization decree came, the official in charge brought carefully selected maids to the envoy's mansion.
After the decree of canonization, Wu Jie moved to live in a separate small courtyard on the east side of the mansion that night.
The official who gave the gift smiled respectfully, "It's our honor to marry you from Bicheng, so naturally we must do our best."
Looking at the maids sent by the ceremonial officer to the courtyard, as well as all kinds of gold and jade, Wu Jie could only politely thank the Jinwu city government officials for their kindness.
After the officials were sent away, the servants of the envoy's mansion took the cages and carried them to the back warehouse.
Only now did Wu Jie have the time to look at the six newly sent maidservants, and at first glance, her heads were covered with black lines.
The six of them were all born very well, each of them was pretty and charming, with charming faces and alluring figures. Recalling what the officials who gave the gifts just now said, these maids were confiscated in the previous treason case of Prince Fu's Mansion. They were confiscated by the government and had not had time to sell them. Now they just happened to be dispatched to serve the future concubines.
Of course, the officials of Jinwu City were not so stupid as to send the original maids of Prince Fu's mansion, what if there were some of Prince Fu's best friends among them. These six maids were all just purchased by Prince Fu's Mansion, and they were still being transferred and taught in other courtyards before, and they had not officially entered the Palace.
Just looking at the faces of these maids, it is self-evident what the purpose of these maids is.
Wu Jie curled her lips, that's all, the local officials in Jinwu City, they just need to do their best on the surface, and it's impossible for them to work hard for this foreign noble concubine sincerely.
According to the rules, the master should give a warning to the new servant.
She coughed and said with a smile, "We are destined to meet each other, and you and I can"
After saying a few words, she scanned the faces of these maidservants one by one, and finally landed on the last one, Wu Jie's voice paused.
As if sensing her gaze, the maidservant in a long snow-blue dress raised her head and showed her a touching smile, bright as the sun, but it made Wu Jie's heart fall into the ice cellar in an instant.
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