Empress with no Virtue Chapter 9: Wanshou

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This day is the ninth day of September, which is not only the Double Ninth Festival, but also Ji Wu Jiu’s birthday and His Majesty the Emperor’s Longevity Festival. After today, Ji Wu Jiu will be twenty years old.

Men among the common people usually receive the crowning ceremony at the age of twenty. However, as the emperor, Ji Wujiu has a heavy responsibility, so he had the crowning ceremony a few years earlier. Therefore, this Wanshou Festival was not celebrated with much grandeur. We held a family banquet in the harem during the day and entertained the ministers at night, and that was it.

The family dinner was naturally organized by Ye Zhenzhen.

Whenever Ji Wu Jiu mentioned Ye Zhen Zhen, he thought of the birthday gift she gave him: a gun made by himself. Ji Wu Jiu specially asked someone to find gunpowder and try it...it worked quite well.

Of course Ji Wu Jiu understood what Ye Zhen Zhen meant: You see, even if you don’t show me the drawings, I can still make it. Do you know what it means to be a genius with extraordinary intelligence?

He could almost imagine what Ye Zhenzhen would look like if she said these words. He couldn't help but sneer. Firearms are evil things. She really dared to give them to the emperor as a birthday gift. It was... really... hum.

In addition to the cannons given by Ye Zhenzhen, Ji Wu Jiu also received various gifts from his concubines, including embroidery, calligraphy and paintings, treasures and toys made by the concubines, etc. Concubine Xian gave him a jade pendant. This jade pendant was originally a pair of dragon and phoenix. Concubine Xian gave the dragon pendant to Ji Wu Jiu and kept the phoenix pendant for herself. How could Ji Wu Jiu not know what she meant? But for such a affectionate gift, he just asked Feng Youde to put it away without wearing it. His tenderness is only used when needed, such as before going to bed.

When Ye Zhenzhen heard about this incident, she said that Concubine Xian was too petty and only gave half of the gifts.

In fact, Concubine Xian’s move was not very appropriate. It would be okay if folk men and women gave each other a dragon and phoenix match, but in this palace, the emperor is the dragon, so the phoenix should naturally be the queen, and it is not her turn to be the beloved concubine for the time being. Although anyone with a discerning eye would think that Ye Zhenzhen would fall from the back position sooner or later, she was still in that position after all, so she was too impatient to play a dragon-phoenix match with the emperor. Although her original intention was really just to flirt with Ji Wu Jiu... Thinking of this, Concubine Xian broke into a cold sweat and cursed herself for being confused. Fortunately, Ye Zhenzhen didn't dwell on this matter.

Among all the birthday gifts, Ji Wu Jiu’s favorite was the one given to him. A few days ago, Ye Tingting, the commander-in-chief of the third battalion of the capital, made a small mistake. He transferred him to a new position on the charge of "incompetent command" and sent him to Ningxia to be the commander-in-chief. Although it sounds like a flat tone on the surface, even a fool can see that this is actually a demotion. The three battalions have a total strength of more than 100,000. They are the most elite army in the entire Qi Dynasty. The Ningxia defenders cannot be compared with them.

Why is Ji Wu Jiu looking for trouble with Ye Lei Ting?

It turns out that after Ye Leiting was a famous general, he was also very good at himself. He was highly skilled in martial arts and rigorous in running the army. He was quite prestigious in the army. He was in charge of the three major battalions at a young age. He had a bright future. But unfortunately, he is a branch of Ye Xiu Ming's lineage. Although his father had some unpleasant quarrels with the Ye family back then, when he came to him, he changed his path and began to move closer to Ye Xiu Ming.

This is really unreasonable and needs a lesson.

So Ji Wu Jiu taught him a lesson. Ye Xiu Ming originally wanted to protect Ye Tingting, but unfortunately Ye Tingting took the initiative to request to be transferred to Ningxia, thus jeopardizing his future. Ye Xiu Ming suffered the loss of being dumb, but he couldn't figure it out, so he could only sigh inwardly at Ji Wu Jiu's treachery.

Ye Leiting is gone. The newly promoted commander-in-chief of the third battalion is Fang Xiuqing's brother-in-law, a real Fang Party member.

As a result, Ji Wu Jiu had had some comfortable sleep in the past few days and was in good spirits. When he saw Ye Xiu Ming, he would talk to him more and watch him blow his beard and stare, making his heart happy.

Forget about gossiping and let’s talk about the family dinner in front of us.

It was a crisp autumn day, and in the clear sky, the sun cast thousands of golden lights. The heat of summer has long faded, and the coolness of autumn has not yet swept in. These are the most comfortable days of the year. Ye Zhenzhen originally planned to place the banquet in Yanchun Pavilion, but seeing that the autumn scenery outside was really good, she asked people to move everything to the Taiye Pond. The autumn wind and autumn water were quite interesting.

The concubines of the Sixth Palace were all dressed up in fancy clothes, and they were talking auspicious words to Ji Wu Jiu with beams of joy on their faces. Ji Wu Jiu was in a good mood and managed a rare smile. The atmosphere of the banquet was particularly good.

Autumn is the season for climbing high to admire the chrysanthemums. Ye Zhenzhen ordered people to place many chrysanthemums around the banquet. There were green peonies, one-foot-long silk, handsome flags and other treasures, which were dazzling. Ji Wu Jiu drank a cup of chrysanthemum wine, and on a whim, he suggested that his wives write poems with the theme of chanting chrysanthemums. As soon as these words came out, all the concubines agreed one after another, and some of the talented ones secretly geared up, thinking that they would impress the emperor in a while.

Wang Zhaoyi is especially famous among them. She holds a pen and looks at a pot of green peonies, her eyebrows are furrowed in deep thought, and her empty eyes are moving because of her concentration. Wang Zhaoyi entered the palace at the age of thirteen. Although Ji Wu Jiu had a broad mind and diverse tastes, he really couldn't get enough of such a child-like tender face, so it took two years before he allowed her to sleep with him. The beauty of the first rank was promoted to Zhaoyi of the fourth rank. Although Wang Zhaoyi was not as beautiful as Li Fei Xian Fei, she was extremely talented in literature. Ji Wu Jiu would occasionally change his taste and visit this talented woman.

Wang Zhaoyi's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something, he picked up the pen and started writing on the paper.

Ji Wu Jiu withdrew his gaze and looked at Ye Zhenzhen beside him, only to see that she was drawing crosses on the paper with a frown on her face. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile.

After burning the incense, it’s time to hand in the paper. Ji Wu Jiu took the stack of poems and evaluated them, and finally Wang Zhaoyi came out on top and won a prize. As for the one at the bottom, it was naturally Ye Zhenzhen. Fortunately, what she handed in was not a paper full of forks, but a few lines of limerick written by herself. She was really not good at composing poetry. When she was at home, her father would try to make her into a talented girl, but the result was predictable. Ye Zhenzhen is quite reasonable: "It is virtue for a woman to have no talent." Ye Kangle sneered, "Then you don't do your job all day long, and you just dance with the sword and stick, how can you be considered virtuous?" Ye Kangle was very puzzled. Their family has been a scholar for generations, and they have never produced a military commander in their three lifetimes. How can they survive? A girl is Mulan, a middle school girl? Ye Zhenzhen didn't care about that. She was spoiled by Ye Xiuming, so she naturally did whatever she wanted and didn't want to do anything.

In front of him, Ji Wu Jiu read Ye Zhen Zhen's masterpiece loudly, and while the concubines below could not help laughing, they criticized her by name, "I'm afraid the Queen's talent has not improved since she was seven years old, right?"

Ye Zhenzhen was thick-skinned and said without changing her expression: "Since ancient times, there have been many scumbags in the literary world, so it is obvious that being too literary is not necessarily a good thing." After thinking for a moment, she seemed to have included her own family, and then added, "Of course , except those who truly serve the country and the people."

Concubine Li strongly agreed with the Queen’s words this time, because if it weren’t for Ye Zhenzhen, she would probably be at the bottom. Composing poems and stuff is the most annoying thing! She secretly glanced at the proud Wang Zhaoyi, her silver teeth clenched in her mouth, and she cursed "bitch" countless times in her heart.

After tasting the poem, the emperor, empress, and concubines also had a wine order with beautiful wine glasses and flying flowers. The so-called Qiong gong Feihua order means that the order is to ask people to say a poem containing the word "flower", and then count the heads according to the position of "flower" in the poem. When the people corresponding to this position are counted, it is the Zhongling order. , if you are punished by drinking wine, you will also say a poem with the word "花" after drinking, and so on.

Poetry again! Ye Zhenzhen was very unhappy.

However, this kind of drinking ceremony is simple and elegant, and is quite popular. There are so many poems about flowers by literati throughout the ages, so everyone who is named can say one. Wang Zhaoyi was called twice, and each time the verses he spoke pointed to Ji Wu Jiu. When Ji Wu Jiu was drinking, he would look at her with his eyes, while Wang Zhaoyi would look back shyly. The two of them looked at each other with affection, and there were almost sparks in the air.

Concubine Li snorted coldly, and even Concubine Xian no longer had the joy on her face.

All the concubines followed suit and changed their minds to carry out their orders to Ji Wu Jiu, which resulted in Ji Wu Jiu, the birthday girl, being drunk a lot.

What made Ye Zhenzhen angry was that every time he finished drinking, he would say a poem with the first word "花", such as "flowers near the high building hurt the hearts of the guests", "j□j has never been lucky enough to be visited by guests", "bonus" "Easy to fall like a man's will" "The flowers, beards and willows are all scoundrels"... Because she was sitting right next to him, so there was no need to count, it must have been her drinking...

Therefore, after this order, as many drinks as Ji Wu Jiu drank, Ye Zhenzhen accompanied him.

When Concubine Li saw that she had nothing to do, she quickly said: "Today is the emperor's tenth birthday, and I am willing to play a song to celebrate his birthday."

Although Li Fei was not very smart, her piano skills were extremely good, which surprised even Ji Wu Jiu. It stands to reason that the highest state of playing the piano is about artistic conception. No matter how you look at it, Li Fei is far from that word, but she does play very well and is intoxicating.

So Ji Wu Jiu waved his hand, and everyone stopped and listened to Concubine Li playing the piano.

At this time, Xi Concubine left the table and said with a smile, "Since Sister Li Fei has excellent piano skills in front of me, I am also willing to show off my appearance and sing for fun."

Xi Bin’s voice was outstanding, as graceful as an oriole, and her singing was particularly moving, so Ji Wu Jiu was on target again.

At this time, Ye Zhenzhen said: "There is music and singing, and it would be best if there is dancing to watch."

Concubine Xian is a little eager to try. She has a graceful figure and dances with an air of lightness. Her best song, "Lingbo Immortal", was even praised by Ji Wu Jiu after watching it. "Concubine..."

"So I'm ready," Ye Zhenzhen interrupted Xian Fei, "I got a stunning dancer a few days ago, and I just want to show it to the emperor today." She said, waved her hand, and there was a beautiful dancer. The dressed-up dancer slowly walked onto the nearby carpet and began to dance softly to the sound of the piano.

Ji Wu Jiu couldn't tell for the moment whether this dancer was stunning or not, because all his attention was attracted by her majestic hairstyle.

Seeing his eyes straighten, Ye Zhenzhen explained with a smile, "I saw in the ancient poem that it was written, 'The spring breeze is so bright and charming, and the eighteen rings are so weak,' so I asked the dancer to comb this ten-ring comb. The eight-ring bun will enhance your look a lot. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

“I’m sorry that the Queen also knows how to recite poems and compose poems,” Ji Wu Jiu turned to look at her, “I don’t know what an eighteen-ring bun looks like, but I think it’s not just a simple eighteen-ring bun on the head. "He began to admire Ye Zhenzhen a little. This woman always had a way of turning him off.

On the carpet, the dancer was dancing in eighteen circles, and the pressure was also great. She was really afraid that the True Dragon Emperor would be unhappy and slap her.

Actually, this hairstyle is not ugly, the main thing is...funny. This dancer is wearing a goose-yellow gauze skirt with tassels hanging on her body. Her dancing posture is as graceful as the shadow of a giant, but the circles on her head are just like a basket of freshly baked Wu Dalang fire - it is still burnt, so People instantly feel a subtle sense of division.

Many people covered their mouths and wanted to laugh, but when they saw Ji Wu Jiu's bad expression, they didn't dare to laugh and tried their best to suppress their smiles, which was very hard.

When Ye Zhenzhen saw that Ji Wu Jiu was finally unhappy again, she felt a little happier. Her attitude towards the emperor was very complicated. She hated him, but she didn't dare to make any serious mistakes and get into trouble with him, so she had to make small moves from time to time to cause trouble for him. Life in the harem was too boring, and she had to find a spiritual support.

As everyone knows, Ji Wu Jiu's attitude towards Ye Zhen Zhen is also very complicated, he is gritting his teeth but also helpless. At first, he thought she was stupid, but it turned out that she was "extremely smart"; he was also afraid that she would play tricks on him, but she put her intelligence on the surface, openly and openly, for everyone to see - this In fact, it is a kind of wisdom that goes beyond intelligence.

Now, the emperor and empress were thinking about each other, couldn't help but look at each other, and turned their heads away again - they still looked at each other with disgust.