MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 93

In the afternoon of that day, the news about the envoy's post was spread in the capital, causing shock in the government and the public.

In the court hall on the second day, the crowd was excited, and they all scolded the Eastern Japanese monarch for being too bullying.

Some generals with short tempers even wrote to the king on the spot to request to lead troops into battle, wishing to immediately raze the tiny country to vent their anger.

This is of course unrealistic. There is no need for the king to speak, and a minister immediately stopped him and said, "It is true that the Eastern Japanese are extremely hateful, but the war is laborious and costly, and the Eastern Japanese and Daliang are separated by the East China Sea. Odds."

"That's right. If there is no chance of winning the war, it's better not to fight lightly. Anyway, the Prince Gaoli was stabbed by the Eastern Japanese this time. Presumably when the news comes back, there may not be peace between the two countries. Why don't we wait and see? The time is ripe, to reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

This remark attracted a lot of echoes, but some people still said angrily, "Are we going to be insulted by them this time?"

At this time, the king on the throne finally said, "The more hateful the opponent is, the more you must be stable. The current plan is to step up the cultivation of coastal naval forces and stabilize coastal defense. Even if there is no war for the time being, we must always prepare for war If that Japanese dares to commit another crime, he will immediately strike back resolutely and show no mercy."

When the voice fell, everyone responded in unison.

He also listened to the king's way, "Honglu Temple immediately sent a letter to Gao Li and Dongwo, explaining the incident, and severely condemned Dongwo. If there is a chance, let the people in the country know how much their king is. It's better to be absurd."

The officials of Honglu Temple also came out immediately.

It's just...it's easy to send a letter to the two countries, when the last sentence of the king...

Tsk, how can the people of Eastern Japan know about this?

Unexpectedly, at this time, I heard Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong said, "I have an idea. I heard that the latest script of Mr. Xiaoyao this time is very similar to the story of the Eastern Japanese. The adults of Honglu Temple, why don't you translate this story into Eastern Japanese language, let those Eastern Japanese merchants see it, and then bring it back to the country and spread it?"

Huh? This is indeed a good idea!

Another human said, "Xueshi Zou's words are very true! It would be better if there are storytelling and other dramas in Dongwa, and then adapt this story and perform it in the fields, it will be better spread."

——If those Eastern Japanese people know that their monarchs have harmed innocent civilians in order to satisfy their own absurd selfish desires, it is estimated that the dynasty itself will not last long.

Everyone thought the same, and for a while, there was a sound of approval in the hall.

Seeing this scene, the king nodded and said, "This is indeed a good idea, and I will leave it to Honglu Temple to handle it. If you have any questions, you can ask Zou Qing."

After the words fell, the officials of Honglu Temple responded again. The rest of the people also praised, "Your Majesty is wise."

Of course, among them, Lu Kaihe, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the most excited——

Great, his favorite work of Young Master Xiaoyao is finally going to be spread to a foreign country!

Of course, while he was excited, he also became more and more anxious. He rushed to the court this morning, but he didn't know that Young Master Xiaoyao released a new book today?

After a while, I must hurry to buy it!

~~

At the same time, in Ci'an Palace, Yan Shu was holding her new script to exchange ideas with her empress dowager.

After listening to the story, the queen mother nodded and said, "You handled it very well. After all, this matter is too absurd. I'm afraid the common people will be frightened when they hear it, so why don't you just write such a ghost story. But, after all, it's cheap. The king of the Eastern Wa Kingdom has passed away, and in the end he still wants us to cover it up for him."

Yan Shu hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter, anyway, according to how he treats people as human beings, the throne will not last long. Besides, after finding out the truth, they have formed a relationship with Gao Li. Let's wait and see." Just watch the fun."

The queen mother hummed, "Prince Gaoli deserves it. He is so dishonest as a guest in other people's land. I don't know if it will be okay after being scared like this this time."

Yan Shu said, "I heard from Doctor Jiang yesterday that as long as he doesn't touch those things that irritate him, he should be fine, but the time may be longer."

Then he said to the Queen Mother in a low voice, "You don't know, I heard that he can't even see strange women now, and when he sees them, he shouts monsters, so he can only call his princess to serve him close."

The queen mother let out a groan, and couldn't help laughing, "This is exactly what the princess wants, and I don't have to worry about her husband being promiscuous and thinking of all kinds of devious ways."

Yan Shu also smiled and said, "Who says it's not? So now she cooperates with us very much. Yesterday, she asked the envoys who followed her to write to Gao Li, saying that the Eastern Japanese are so hateful and absurd. Seeing that the assassination of our Majesty failed, she took the opportunity Assassinated her husband...but it didn't mention her husband's desire to find those two...people first."

The queen mother sneered, "What should she say? Although she complains, she still wants to keep her husband's position and her own glory and wealth. Such a person will not feel very happy."

——Either don't care about it, or don't care at all. What's the point of worrying about gains and losses all day long?

When the voice fell, it was probably because she realized that she was a little too emotional, and the Queen Mother said to Yan Shu, "It's hard for you to worry about this kind of thing. Now that the story book is finished, go back and have a rest."

Yan Shu should be, so she got up and left.

But he couldn't help thinking in his heart, could it be that the Queen Mother felt it herself?

—Perhaps the Empress Dowager was able to live such a transparent life after she completely gave up on the late Emperor.

Pushing open the door all the way, she saw that Liandong was waiting for her at the door, Zhushu, Zhuang Nanny and other palace people around the Queen Mother were also waiting outside the door, and when they saw her come out, they all saluted her.

Yan Shu nodded, and with the support of Lian Dong, she climbed onto the shoulders waiting at the side.

On the side, Zhu Shu and Nanny Zhuang glanced at the notebook in her hand, then looked at each other silently, and entered the hall.

~~

Solving the case at the envoy's station and publishing a new storybook, Yan Shu's hard work this time is also considered a high achievement.

Next, she plans to take a break and see how readers react.

——After all, this time it’s a ghost story, and it’s still a long serial. She was a little unsure whether readers would like it or not.

But two days later, she saw Fu Hai carrying a bag of letters from readers outside the womb.

Speaking of which, since she became pregnant, fewer stories were published, and there were fewer letters from readers. Now that the new storybook is published, she has received so many at once. It seems that the readers have not forgotten her. Yan Shu is looking forward to it. Immediately took it apart and looked at it.

But seeing most of the letters, or asking her why she hasn't released a new work for a long time, and whether her physical life is okay, she is quite heart-warming;

Or give her feedback on the post-reading impressions of the new story as before, and the overall looks are pretty good.

However, there were a few letters that surprised her—

In the letter, he asked her in a very strong tone if she was a woman, and reprimanded her that she should stay in the boudoir honestly and not come out to make a show of grandstanding.

Yan Shu, "???"

what's going on?

Why do they think she is a woman in the first place?

Is she revealing something?

Also, why do they think she shouldn't write a script? ? ?

But the system said, [Let's talk about it one by one. Let me talk about the first question first, why do they think you are a woman? Isn’t it true that you have written less scripts these days? Seeing readers waiting hard, some people want to pretend to be you and write, but the writing and stories are not very similar, so write The effect was not very good, these people had no choice, so they began to study your script carefully, and found that most of the bad characters in your story are men, and most of the women are innocent. So they assume that you hate men, and thus conclude that you may be a woman. 】

[In addition to this storybook, the main character who subdues demons and eliminates demons is also a woman, so they are even more sure that you are a woman. 】

Hearing this, Yan Shu accurately grasped the point, 【...how do you say this? There are male and female villains in the world, and I didn't just write about male villains. Why did they conclude that I hate men? 】

System, 【This is actually just a means of competition. After all, once this conclusion is spread, won't it arouse more people's suspicions? 】

Yanshu, […]

Well, their goal should have been achieved, otherwise she wouldn't have received such a strong letter.

So she still wondered, 【Why are they so angry when I am a woman? Didn't they also like my words and notebooks before? Does this have anything to do with men and women? 】

System, [That's the truth, but some people can't accept it, especially when the story about you as a heroine comes out this time, they think why do you arrange a hero who subdues demons and demons as a woman? I think you are prejudiced against men. 】

Yanshu, […]

This is really speechless. There have been many heroic images of men throughout the ages. She just wanted to write a different one. How could she still elicit such an interpretation?

Besides, Sun Xingzhe also subdues demons and eliminates demons? It's not even a person. Would those people think this story is biased against humans?

System, [Well said! But people who are inherently prejudiced will not think about these things. 】

Yan Shu, 【...so what about love? If these people can't accept it, they can't accept it. I'm a woman anyway, so it's impossible to change for them, isn't my sex? 】

As he spoke, he simply didn't care about it, he just touched his belly and said, "Go, mother will take the cub to pick the lotus pods!"

Then he got up and went out the door.

——Seeing that the midsummer is over, the weather is getting colder, and the lotus in Taiye Pond is about to bloom. It is the time for the lotus pods to be harvested. The palace people harvest lotus pods in Taiye Pond in the past two days, not to mention how lively it is.

Instead of thinking about these bad things, it's better to go and relax.

~~

After noon every day, it is the time for the queen mother to rest.

The Empress Dowager didn't like to have people beside her when she fell asleep, so Nanny Zhuang was free again and went back to the duty room.

When I entered the room, I saw that Zhushu was holding a book to read, it wasn't something else, it was the favorite book of Mr. Xiaoyao's words that the Queen Mother always liked.

She couldn't help snorting, and said, "Now that the empress has Concubine Yi, you don't need to read it. What are you looking at?"

Zhu Shu's heart stabbed, but he said, "I heard that there are rumors outside that the person who wrote the script is actually a woman, I just want to read it again."

Hearing what she said, Grandma Zhuang thought of something again, and said to Zhu Shu, "Speaking of which, why did Concubine Yi never avoid people when she came to read the storybook to the empress, but now she avoids people every time? Could it be that something happened during the three days I went to the Buddhist hall?"

Zhu Shu thought for a while, then put aside the script and said, "At that time, I was ordered by the Empress Dowager to give a reward to Concubine Yi. Seeing that the pen she used was very similar to the one that the Empress Dowager gave to Young Master Xiaoyao, I made a premise after the Empress Dowager. She just said a word, but she came here just after she finished speaking, saying that she wanted to report something important to the Empress Dowager quietly. Since then, every time she came back, the Empress Dowager sent us all out."

Hearing this, Nanny Zhuang immediately frowned.

"She came here just after you finished talking? Could it be that she has a guilty conscience? She was afraid of being told by you, so she took the initiative to apologize to the empress?"

But Zhu Shu said, "I have thought about it before, but if it is true that she has missed the reward that the empress gave to Young Master Xiaoyao, why is the empress not angry at all, and now she is taking more care of her? Has the mother ever seen the empress?" Is it okay to treat others like this?"

Especially the day before yesterday, the queen mother actually spoke in front of so many people, not to ask people to be stuffed into the harem...

Thinking of this, Zhu Shu felt extremely uncomfortable.

—Since ancient times, isn’t the King’s Sangong and Liuyuan the most common thing? It's fine if she wants to bully His Majesty, but she can ask the Queen Mother to speak for her like this!

But Zhuang Nanny said, "That's right. I've been by your empress's side for so many years. I don't know that what your empress values ​​most is character. If concubine Yi would do such a thing, my empress would definitely ignore her. That's why It seems that Concubine Yi should have no problem at least regarding the matter of writing."

Zhu Shu also nodded when he heard the words.

After all, she also found out later that there were two sets of lake brushes, both of which were tributed by the governor of the south of the Yangtze River. One was dedicated to His Majesty, and the other was dedicated to the Empress Dowager.

However, for such a precious thing, His Majesty gave it to Concubine Yi so easily for her to practice calligraphy, Zhu Shu felt even more uncomfortable.

At this moment, Zhuang Nanny said again, "Is it possible that the sum is for her?"

Zhu Shu was stunned for a moment, still a little unclear.

But Mother Zhuang said again, "Those sweet talkers, I have seen a lot these years, even if they are as smart as Concubine An, once they reveal their ambitions, they still can't get into the eyes of the Empress Dowager, that's why the Empress Dowager likes Concubine Yi so much now , there must be something special about her."

Zhu Shu refused to accept, "Isn't it because she has a dragon heir in her stomach?"

But Nanny Zhuang said indifferently, "Even if our imperial concubine had a dragon heir, do you think the empress dowager would treat her like she treats Concubine Yi now?"

Bamboo Book paused.

I have to say, indeed.

Given the character of concubine Zhou back then, even if she was really pregnant with a dragon heir, the queen mother would not have treated her so well...

But this Concubine Yi, how can she grasp the empress dowager's excellence?

But Mother Zhuang said again, "Since she avoids people every time she comes to read the scriptures to the empress... Is there anything between her and the empress that other people can't hear besides reading the scriptures?" ?”

This is exactly what Zhushu wanted to know, and he couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, "I can't figure it out either. Your Majesty used to tell her to read stories, and she was just asking about Mr. Xiaoyao..."

At this point, she suddenly paused.

But Zhuang Nanny said, "That's right. In the past, the empress always mentioned that she wanted to see Mr. Xiaoyao from time to time, but now she doesn't."

Zhu Shu frowned tightly, and said in disbelief, "Could it be...she is Young Master Xiaoyao?"

…

~~

Yan Shu watched the harvest by the Taiye Pond, picked up a bagful of fresh lotus pods by the way, and planned to go home.

Unexpectedly, every two steps you take, you hear a ding from the system, [Attention, just now Zhushu and Nanny Zhuang checked in the duty room, and deduced that you are very likely to be Mr. Xiaoyao, and now you are planning to release the news go out. 】

Yan Shu, [? ? ? 】

This is unnecessary.

Isn't it fun to rush to reveal her privacy?

Whether she wants to announce it to the outside world is one thing, but it's another thing to be leaked secretly by others.

She immediately changed her mind and explained to Lian Dong and Lian Xin who were following her.

The two should agree immediately, and act separately.

~~

Not long after, the Queen Mother saw Yan Shu bring a bag of lotus pods to her.

"My lady, this is the lotus pod from the Taiye Pond. The concubine Cai picked it up in the past. Seeing that the quality is good, I specially sent it here for you to try."

The queen mother took a look and saw that there was a basket full of lotus pods, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Why did you take so many?"

Speaking of it, this is actually Yan Shu's greed. Just now at the lakeside, she saw that the lotus pods were getting bigger and fresher, so she couldn't hold back and took so many.

But at this time she sighed, and said, "The concubine has been a little restless these past two days and got angry. Hearing that the imperial doctor said that the lotus seeds are cleansed, she plans to take more and eat slowly."

The queen mother frowned when she heard the words, and said, "This child, why is he so angry?"

But Yan Shu looked hesitant to speak.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand to the palace and said, "Go down first."

Nurse Zhuang, who was standing in front of her, paused for a moment, and had no choice but to agree, and retreated with the crowd.

But she couldn't help but think to herself, this time Concubine Yi didn't bring a script book, so I don't know what to say to the Queen Mother?

In a blink of an eye, there were no outsiders in the hall.

The queen mother said slowly, "Come on, did something happen again? Don't hide it from Ai's family."

Yan Shu's heart warmed up, and she said, "something has happened these few days, which made the concubine a little distracted, and the empress also knows that there is a female knight in the concubine's Xinhua book. Originally, the concubine just wanted to Writing a different image from the male heroes in the market, I didn't expect this to make some people dissatisfied outside. Not only did some people guess that the concubine was a woman, but some people wrote letters to scold the concubine these days, saying that if the concubine was a Girls, you should stay in the boudoir well, and you shouldn't come out to grandstanding."

The Queen Mother immediately frowned and said, "What's wrong with these people? Could it be that the story written by a woman, they have not flocked to it before? They even wrote to scold you? It's too much!"

Yan Shu nodded and said, "I don't quite understand what they think, but this world has always looked down on women. I have thought about this situation before. If they don't like it, then they don't like it. This is not the most important thing. The concubine is now afraid that after a few days, someone will guess the concubine's identity and bring it up again."

The Queen Mother did not take it seriously, and said, "What are you afraid of? Anyway, Your Majesty asked you to write these scriptures, and you are just following the order. Is there any palace rule that says that the women in the harem are not allowed to write scripts? If those old stubborn people dare to borrow This matter is a big fuss, and His Majesty and Aijia will take care of it for you."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Shu was moved not to mention how moved she was, she immediately stood up and saluted, "Thank you, my concubine, for your protection."

The queen mother smiled and said, "Get up, what major event has happened to Ai's family, who deserves to be worried about it?"

Yan Shu also smiled embarrassedly.

At this moment, he listened to the outsider saying, "I am reporting to the Empress Dowager, Father Fuhai is asking to see you."

Well, why did Fu Hai suddenly come over?

The queen mother was also a little surprised, so she said, "Call him in."

The person outside the door should be there, so he opened the door of the hall, and sure enough, he saw Fu Hai coming in with a basket, and after saluting, he said, "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, the grapes have just been shipped from Qingyuan County, Taiyuan Prefecture. Your Majesty, look at it." It’s fresh, I specially asked my servant to bring you a basket.”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to lift the basket, only to find that there were really bunches of fresh grapes inside, all plump and purple, and they were delicious at first glance.

The queen mother nodded, "Qingyuan grapes are also a good thing. Your majesty is concerned about Aijia, so let it go."

Fu Hai should be, so he gave the basket to the palace man who stepped forward to take over.

Immediately afterwards, he looked around the hall and said, "By the way, I don't know if Miss Zhushu is here for a while?"

The Queen Mother snorted and asked curiously, "What are you looking for with Zhushu?"

But I heard Fu Hai said, "The guards guarding the palace gate just now said that they had caught a young **** who hid some money and a letter, and his behavior was suspicious. He sent letters to relatives outside."

As soon as the words came out, the Queen Mother paused, and immediately called Zhushu to her, and asked, "Isn't your family in Luzhou? When will relatives come from the capital?"

At this time, Zhu Shu, who heard the news, was nervous, quickly found a reason in his mind, and was about to answer.

But after hearing Fu Hai answering the Queen Mother's words, he asked, "That's right, the servant also knows that Miss Zhushu is not from the capital, and I'm afraid that the little **** stole Miss Zhushu's money, so I came here to ask."

After the words fell, the queen mother's eyes were full of doubts.

Zhu Shu became more and more nervous, and hurriedly said, "...It's not stolen, it's the silver that the servant asked him to save outside for the servant. I heard that the interest on depositing money outside is high, and the servant is thinking about it for future use. The letter is also entrusted. He helped the servants forward it to Luzhou."

Unexpectedly, I heard Fu Hai oh, and said, "That's strange, isn't there a special post office in this palace? It's time to receive letters later, what's the rush, girl? And what did the boy say?" , the guards checked, it is a bookstore that prints books. But it is not a bank. Miss, you have been cheated, right?"

What? Bookstore?

The Queen Mother heard it, and suddenly said coldly, "Be honest, what are you going to do!"