I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 139: City

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"Lao Zhou is the humerus of the country. It is normal for him not to know much about the younger generation." Rong Xia ticked a few names on the list. "Now that I have ascended the throne, the world is full of waste and is waiting to be revitalized. Enke will be launched next year. Recruit talents from all over the world."

"Your Majesty is wise." Several courtiers saluted in unison. In recent years, many scholars have been persecuted because of the Chiang family's nonsense. Now that His Majesty is opening Enke, the most happy people must be the literati in the world. The only problem is that now that the notices are posted all over the country, some scholars in remote places may not be able to get to the capital in time.

When Zhou Bingan raised this question, Rong Xia said: "Since it is not an imperial examination held according to the rules, there is no need to stick to the past time. It is convenient to set the time to the end of April."

"Your Majesty is kind and considerate of the scholars of the world. I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of the students."

"In my opinion, you, Yao Peiji, and Liu Banshan will be responsible for this imperial examination." Rong Xia has long been used to these old foxes praising him for nothing. He never takes it seriously, "Liu Aiqing is still young. No matter what, you two still have to make the final decision on major matters."

The new emperor held the first imperial examination after he ascended the throne and asked them to take charge. This was a great honor and also showed the new emperor's trust in them. Zhou Bing'an and Yao Peiji were both smart people. Knowing that His Majesty intended to train Liu Banshan, they immediately agreed and praised Liu Banshan.

Liu Banshan is now only 30 years old and has already taken the position of Minister of Dali Temple. There is a lot of room for promotion in the future. Even for the sake of future generations, they do not want to offend this person.

After these courtiers left, Rong Xia lowered his head again to look at the list presented to him by Zhou Bing'an and others. The ink pen paused on Xie Qilin's name for a long time, and finally crossed out his name again.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is here."

"Please come quickly." Rong Xia stood up and wanted to greet him at the door, but when he lowered his head and looked at the list, he took a memorial and changed it on it.

"Rong Xia." Banhua walked in, holding a plate of snacks in his hand. Some of them looked like the ones Rong Xia had eaten at Ban's house. She hadn't eaten them for so long that she couldn't remember the taste clearly. All I know is that such a plate of snacks is more valuable than such a plate of silver.

"I brought this cook from my parents' home. Try it." Banhua put the plate on the table, picked up a piece and put it in Rong Xia's mouth, "Does it taste good?"

Rong Xia nodded.

"You stay in the palace all day to deal with things, don't tire yourself out," Banhua sat him down on the chair and pressed his shoulders.

Rong Xia grabbed her hand and reached out to pull her into his arms, "Tell me, did you go out to cause trouble?"

"Ah?" Banhua looked at Rong Xia inexplicably, "Why should I go out and cause trouble?"

Seeing her blank and innocent look, Rong Xia fed a piece of snack to her mouth and said while feeding her: "When I left the palace a few days ago, you came back very late after playing, and you were so enthusiastic towards me."

"It's as if I'm not nice to you. Banhua ate the snack and bit Rong Xia's fingertips hard. Unexpectedly, Rong Xia didn't dodge, he just smiled and let her bite.

"Are you stupid?" Banhua felt distressed and guilty when she saw her teeth marks on his fingertips. "Isn't it snowing outside? I want you to accompany me out of the palace to see the snow scene."

"Tomorrow?" Rong Xia thought for a while, "Okay, I will accompany you to the morning after."

"We've agreed, we can't change our words," Banhua kissed him on the cheek, "Be good, continue to criticize your memorial, and I won't interrupt you."

"Wait a minute," Rong Xia pulled her back and kissed her **** the lips, "You little heartless little thing, leave as soon as you achieve your goal and sit here with me for a while."

"Then you approve the memorial, and I will read the script and accompany you." Banhua held his neck and said with a smile, "It's okay if you let me wash and polish your pen."

"That's all," Rong Xia picked her up and put her on a cushioned chair, "Just sit here with me."

He called Wang De and asked him to fetch two storybooks that Banhua liked. He also prepared fruits and snacks for her, and then sat back at the imperial desk to do his own thing. Although the two have different hobbies and personalities, they feel inexplicably harmonious when they sit together.

After a while, Rong Xia saw Banhua sleeping on the edge of the table. She shook her head and chuckled, covered Banhua with her cloak, picked her up by the waist, and walked out of the imperial study. When the eunuchs and maids waiting outside saw this, they hurriedly held umbrellas and pots to shield the emperor and empress from the cold wind blowing from outside.

"Your Majesty..."

As soon as the female officer opened her mouth, he was frightened back by Rong Xia's cold eyes. He glanced at the wind and snow outside, quickened his pace and carried Banhua back to the back hall.

"You all, please retreat," Rong Xia sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Banhua sleeping peacefully, and asked everyone else in the room to retreat.

The room fell silent, and Rong Xia stared at Banhua blankly. She looked at this face almost every day, but she never got tired of it. It is said in the world that when parents look at their children, the more they look at them, the more they feel that no one can compare with them. But he is Huahua's husband, so why every time he looks at her, he feels that no woman in the world can compare to him?

The more he looked at her, the more he felt that his wife was better than anyone else, her eyes were brighter than others, her mouth was moister than others, and her eyebrows were prettier than others. Even when she was angry, she was so beautiful that he felt soft in his heart.

It can’t be said that he regards Huahua as his own daughter?

He laughed at himself. When he walked out of the inner hall, he saw several palace ladies standing quietly outside. He stopped and looked at one of them: "Your name is Ruyi?"

"This servant is as good as your majesty."

"Have you been waiting by your side?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this servant has been serving your Majesty since she was ten years old, and has been serving her for ten years." Ruyi was a little surprised. His Majesty never said a word to the maids around her, and he didn't care about their calls. What, when your Majesty is around, you can hardly see other women. Today... what's going on?

Ruyi felt a little uneasy, but she didn't dare to show it, so she could only wait for His Majesty to speak.

Rong Xia wanted to ask her about Huahua and Xie Qilin, but the question came to her lips but she couldn't. His eyebrows moved slightly, "I know, take good care of her."

"Yes." Ru thought that His Majesty had no intention of continuing to ask, so he bowed and stepped aside.

After Rong Xia left, Yuzhu asked curiously: "Sister Ruyi, what's wrong with Your Majesty?"

"Can you guess His Majesty's thoughts?" Ruyi glared at her fiercely, "If you don't suppress your curious temperament, I'd better send you to the Duke's Mansion early to avoid causing trouble and causing trouble to the Queen. Trouble."

Yuzhu's expression changed: "Sister Ruyi, I was wrong."

Seeing that she had been taught a lesson, his tone became a little better: "I am not being harsh to you, but I am now Your Majesty. As the people around the Queen, we should be more cautious in our words and deeds."

Yuzhu nodded honestly, she would not dare to do so in the future.

"Your Majesty," Wang De bowed and walked holding an umbrella, "I see that your face is not very good. Do you want to ask an imperial doctor to take your pulse?"

"No need," Rong Xia shook his head and said to Wang De, "I'm fine."

Wang De hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, are you... feeling unhappy after hearing what Princess Anle said?"

Rong Xia stopped and glanced at Wang De.

Wang De felt chilled by this look. He handed the umbrella to the **** behind him and knelt in the snow to apologize.

"Get up, I didn't blame you," Rong Xia put her hands behind her back and looked at the wind and snow outside the corridor, "You have served in the palace for so many years, are Princess Anle's words true or false?"

"How old was the empress when she was engaged to Xie Erlang?" Wang De carefully took a look at Rong Xia's face and continued speaking, "I serve you in the palace, although I can't say you know your empress well. , but the slaves still know about the queen’s temperament.”

Rong Xia raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

"I have a clear distinction between love and hate, and I will never wrong myself emotionally." Wang De bowed and saluted, "To say that the collection of poems sent to Xie Erlang was obtained after a lot of hard work, and the slave girl is a hundred different ones. I believe that at most I just happened to get a copy, and since no one in my family or friends liked it, I gave it to Xie Erlang."

“None of those gentlemen and ladies who have good relations with the empress like these things.”

Rong Xia's expression was a little subtle. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang De: "Really?"

"I am a eunuch, how can I know about the feelings of children," Wang Deqian said with a smile, "I just make inferences based on what I have seen and heard."

"You're right, giving a book of poems is nothing," Rong Xia raised her chin, with a hint of smile in her eyes.

When Huahua gave him so many rare and rare picture albums, she never wanted to part with them. What's more, they were not fiancées at that time, yet Huahua was so generous to him. Xie Qilin has been Huahua's fiancé for two years, and he still has a collection of poems that Huahua despises the most. He really can't be called a favorite.

Back in the imperial study, Rong Xia made an annotation next to Xie Qilin's name.

Send it to Xizhou to serve as magistrate.

Since he has some talent and he doesn’t want to see him, it’s better to do this.

That night, Xie Qilin received the commission letter from the imperial court. Looking at the big seal stamped on it, he was a little surprised and had an indescribable feeling.

Rong Xia was actually willing to give him an official position, which was beyond his expectation.

Looking at his excited parents, Xie Qilin suppressed all his guesses in his heart. He walked out of the house and looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky. He felt mixed emotions in his heart. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

Perhaps there is still some unexplainable emptiness. Even he himself doesn’t know what this sense of loss is for.

Before noon, a carriage drove out from Zhuque Gate, its shaft leaving a deep mark in the snow.

The carriage passed through the busy city and stopped at the ice rink on the outskirts of Beijing. This ice rink was built by a certain dude in the capital. In winter, it would be fun to invite a few friends and beauties to play on the ice, or invite some ice experts to do some tricks for them to enjoy. .

This dandy’s surname is Qian, and his status in the capital is not high. On weekdays, high-ranking dandies like Zhou Bing’an and Ban Heng basically don’t take him to play with him. So this time when I heard that Ban Heng, the uncle of the country, was going to borrow his ice rink, Mr. Qian was so happy that he didn't sleep all night. He asked his family's servants to clean up the ice rink several times overnight, confirming that even if he threw away a few pieces Only after the horse was stable on the ice did he feel relieved.

Mr. Qian was waiting outside the ice rink early in the morning. When Ban Heng, Zhou Changxiao and others appeared, he greeted them enthusiastically. However, he soon discovered that these high-ranking young masters did not enter the venue immediately to play, but instead asked a group of personal guards to surround the ice rink tightly.

These personal guards were all tall and tall, carrying swords at their belts, and their eyes were calm and threatening. They were so frightened that Mr. Qian's voice was a little trembling when he spoke.

"Don't be nervous," Zhou Changxiao patted him on the shoulder, "We have to wait for a noble person to come, so it is inevitable that the guard will be stricter. Please don't mind, Mr. Qian."

"I don't mind, I don't mind," Mr. Qian hurriedly waved his hands, "It should, it should." He glanced around secretly. With this posture, even a mosquito wouldn't be able to fly in. Who is this noble man? With such a big background, even the dignified uncle must be so cautious.

About half an hour later, the carriage stopped outside the ice rink. Mr. Qian was about to step forward and say that this is private property and outsiders are not allowed to stay. He saw Ban Guojiu running all the way to meet him, and picked up a woman wearing a red cloak from the carriage. He accidentally saw the woman's face and froze in place.

After he came to his senses, he realized that there was an equally outstanding man beside this stunning woman. He sighed with emotion, as expected, the stunning beauty was accompanied by Master Ruyu.

Banhua held Rong Xia's hand, turned to look at Rong Xia with a smile: "Would you like to play with me for a while?"

Rong Xia looked at the smooth ice surface and the smiling woman beside her, feeling a little lost. More than ten years ago, he also wanted to secretly go to the ice to play. There happened to be a little girl who asked him to play with her, so he went along.

It was just that he had just taken a few steps on the ice when he was discovered by the palace officials and was punished once when he went home. Since then, he has never played on the ice again. Now that Huahua suddenly brought him here, it evoked his childhood memories again.

"I can't," Rong Xia smiled gently at Banhua, "I'll just watch you from here, okay?"

"It doesn't matter, I'm still here," Banhua took off his cloak, put on his ice shoes, and pointed at Du Jiu, "Du Jiu, change your master's shoes."

"Subordinate... this..." Du Jiu looked at Rong Xia and Ban Hua, extremely confused.

"That's all," Rong Xia smiled helplessly, "I'll do it myself."

Upon seeing this, Ban Heng handed over a pair of shoes and put on head protectors, knee protectors, and wrist protectors for Rong Xia. Although these things were a bit cumbersome to wear, they were good protection for someone who had never played on the ice.

"Let me slide it around for you."

Rong Xia raised her head, her eyes fell on Banhua, and she almost froze.

Red plum blossoms on the ice, enchantress in the snow.

Rong Xia stared at Banhua in a daze. He didn't come back to his senses until Banhua slid back and stopped in front of him.

"Why, are you stunned by my beauty?" Banhua handed a fair and delicate hand to him, "Come, follow me."

Du Jiu and other guards looked at Rong Xia nervously, fearing that the Queen would accidentally throw His Majesty down. If other courtiers found out about this, they would cause a lot of trouble.

Rong Xia handed her hand to Banhua, but she didn't see the expected ease, because he staggered when he took the first step.

"Be careful," Banhua held his waist, "Don't panic, just take it step by step."

"Okay."

Rong Xia smiled. He followed Ban Hua and staggered on the ice. Sometimes the two of them fell together, which scared Du Jiu and others into cold sweat, but they ended up lying on the ice haha Laughed loudly.

Du Jiu stared blankly at His Majesty's somewhat embarrassed appearance. He had almost never seen His Majesty be so clumsy. Normally, His Majesty was always omnipotent and calm.

I have almost never seen someone like today, relying on my empress to take a few steps forward, and then falling on all fours.

"Get up," Banhua climbed up from the ice and dragged Rong Xia up, "You are so stupid. I learned how to play on the ice when I was a few years old."

"Well, Huahua is the smartest one in our family."

"I like to hear this," Banhua's cheeks were flushed, and the corners of his eyes and brows were full of smiles, "But even if you are stupid, I will not dislike you. No matter how stupid your husband is, it is his own fault."

"Huahua..." Rong Xia held Banhua's hand and suddenly pulled her into his arms.

Snowflakes fell, and the faint coolness suppressed the heat in Banhua's body.

"If the sky is not old, love will never end," Rong Xia hugged Banhua tighter to prevent the wind and snow from falling on her, "Huahua, don't betray me."

Banhua's heart trembled. She reached out and gently held Rong Xia's waist. She was silent for a long time. When Rong Xia thought she would not speak, she nodded gently: "Okay."

Next to the ice rink, Zhou Changxiao squatted on the ground, holding his chin and said to Ban Heng, "Your Majesty and your sister have always been... like this?"

Ban Heng changed into his ice shoes and asked Zhou Changxiao, "What's wrong?"

"No," Zhou Changxiao shook his head and said, "I just think...it's pretty good."

Ban Heng snorted lightly, stood on the ice and said: "If you want to look at others, why not play with yourself." After saying that, he turned to look at his sister's place. The two had let go, and His Majesty was still walking. He had to twist around, but his sister let go of His Majesty's hand and slid away beautifully like a flower.

Ban Heng looked away. His Majesty fell in love with a woman like his sister and was so infatuated with her. What was he doing?

For a whole afternoon, Rong Xia barely learned not to fall on the ice, but knew nothing else.

Banhua got into the carriage with him, lay in his arms and poked his chest: "Your majesty, you are so stupid when you are playing in the ice."

Rong Xia hugged her tighter and said with a smile, "But I am very happy today."

He finally experienced the feeling of having fun on the ice. No one scolded him for not making progress, being addicted to fun, and showing no manners. The woman next to him said that he was stupid, but every time he fell, she would rush over to him, like he was a child who didn't understand anything yet, and she was loving and protecting him.

"As long as you are happy," Banhua hugged his neck, "Every year and every season from now on, I will secretly take you out to play. But I can't do it because I am slacking on government affairs. I don't want to be recorded in the history books in the future. When the time came, they said I was a disaster."

"Then what do you want to do?" Rong Xia tapped the tip of her nose.

"People in future generations will definitely praise you as a wise king. I want to be a famous queen no matter what. For example, the queen who is most loved by the emperor, the most virtuous queen, or...be loved by the emperor for a lifetime, and the emperor will never A queen who has not accepted a concubine." Banhua looked at Rong Xia with a half-smile, "I want future generations to think of me when they mention you."

"Okay," Rong Xia held her hand, "You are my only queen, the only woman I have ever loved, the only woman. If I can't do it in this life, I will not die well, and the country will be lost in my hands. ."

Ban Hua closed her eyes and smiled: "I don't want the country to lose at your hands. The people will still suffer. If you break your oath..." She slowly opened her eyes and stared into Rong Xia's eyes, "Just let You will live a thousand years and be lonely all your life, okay?"

"Okay."

Outside the carriage, Du Jiu pulled on his cloak and pretended that he had not heard the conversation in the carriage.

Being alone for a lifetime is sometimes more painful than dying without a good death.

As an emperor, it is more difficult for ordinary men to abide by such an oath. His Majesty dared to make such an oath. Did he have confidence in himself, or was he so infatuated with the Queen?

In the winter of the first year of Cheng'an, the courtiers noticed that His Majesty's face was getting better and better day by day, and even the way he looked at people became a little more lively. When winter turned to spring and two years of adulthood came, a minister suddenly reported that the Queen and Your Majesty had been married for nearly three years and still had no children. In order to win over the world, Your Majesty should expand the harem and spread its branches.

The minister did not expect that after saying these words, His Majesty lost his temper. Not only did he say in front of all the civil and military officials that he was addicted to women, but he also said that he could not even manage his family well, so how could he be in the family? As an official in the court, he directly ordered to take off his black gauze hat.

After this incident, the courtiers no longer dared to mention the concubine to His Majesty. Even those ministers who were interested in sending their daughters into the harem did not dare to bring it up blatantly. If it were an ordinary woman, they would have insinuated that the Queen was a disaster, but Ben Hou was different. She conquered the world with His Majesty and fought **** battles for His Majesty. She was highly respected by His Majesty's ministers, and none of them dared to say more.

But as courtiers, they don't want the Queen to be the most important person to His Majesty, not their courtiers.

The courtiers could not see that the emperor doted on his concubines, nor could they see that the emperor valued the eunuchs. What they wanted to see most was that the emperor praised them the most and valued them the most. It would be even more perfect if they gained the reputation of a famous minister and loyal general.

It's a pity that His Majesty acts with moderation and the world is in order under his governance. If they want to find an excuse to say that His Majesty is fatuous, they will be suspected of rebellion.

So, if the emperor is too clear-minded and capable, the courtiers are not very satisfied.

Since Kai Enke's edict was issued, Rong Xia's status among literati has become even higher. As soon as spring began, many candidates from all over the country rushed to the capital.

Some candidates came to Beijing for the first time and were very curious about the city, so they often listened to some interesting gossip from the people in the capital. For example, a certain minister wanted to send his daughter to the palace, but His Majesty was very disgusted with it.

Another example is that someone wanted to please the father-in-law, but the father-in-law sent him out with gifts and said that he was just a **** and never interfered in court affairs.

For another example, the Queen is a very beautiful and powerful woman. She can mount a horse and kill the enemy in martial arts. Although she is not very good at writing, her eloquence is very good. It is said that a foreign envoy ridiculed the man Da Sheng for being too weak, and was ridiculed from head to toe by the empress.

"The Queen said to the envoy, you can't even compare with my martial arts skills as a woman, but you have the nerve to mock my son who won a great victory? My son who won a great victory is good at literature and martial arts, how can a barbarian like you do it? Understand? The blind bears and tigers in the mountains are not only strong, but can also eat people. Can I say that they are more powerful than all the men in the world?"

Several officials listened with interest and urged the common man to continue talking.

"How many young men are here to participate in Enke?" The common man took a sip of tea, looked at the officials, and said slowly, "Our Majesty values ​​talented people the most. You gentlemen have a dignified appearance. I would like to wish you all the best for being on the gold list and ranking first in high school."

The candidates couldn't help but sigh, it is indeed a capital city, even ordinary people can talk so well.

Under the teahouse, a carriage slowly stopped, and a jade-like hand lifted the curtain.