Chapter 48 Scorpio

Xue Chongxun met Gao in the front hall of Chengxiang Palace. The two of them said politely. Gao mainly asked Princess Taiping's physical condition, looking very concerned.

Xue Chongxun only said that he still needed to recuperate, but did not say in detail that Gao, who lived in the Daming Palace, probably knew better about Princess Taiping than he himself.

After asking Princess Taiping, Gao asked about the fight against the rebellion and war.

Xue Chongxun thought that women were mostly not interested in the process of fighting, killing, but seeing Gao's serious and eager to hear, he just wanted to talk to him more and strengthen his relationship.

He said simply: "It is a waste of money and a murderous matter. From Cijian to Dongdu, there are dead bodies and wounded soldiers, and the sorrows are everywhere, and the miserable world is full of tragic deaths.

Just one sentence, Gao naturally could not feel the tragic situation, but she also made a sad expression, and her expressions and movements were very appropriate.

Xue Chongxun felt that this serious way of speaking was really depressing, as if he was talking to the old man in the court, but the queen in front of him was obviously only in her teenage years old...

Xue Chongxun couldn't help but look at her during her words. She had a goose-shaped face and her forehead was full and smooth. Although she was wearing heavy makeup, she still could not hide the traces of youth.

She seemed to be deliberately dressing herself up as a stern person, wearing a wide dress with a ceremonial dress, wearing nine dresses on her head, and wearing a large sleeveless pattern with a variegated skirt that looked really inconsistent, just like a girl wearing an old woman's clothes.

Moreover, Gao's figure is thin and he can't hold on to such clothes, and his waist looks empty.

The weirdest thing is the golden fake finger on her hand. When she was sitting dignifiedly, the fake finger was placed on her knees with various patterns on her head. Xue Chongxun sat far away and couldn't see what was being carved on her head.

But in his impression, only Empress Dowager Cixi wears fake fingers. Now you can imagine how she feels when she sees a young woman wearing it.

Her expression was as strange as a false finger, and she was serious. Even if she smiled and felt sad sometimes, she would make seven points and express it as needed.

I spoke slowly, and I thought about every word, which was really inconsistent with my crisp voice...

Xue Chongxun felt that this voice should be spoken lightly like Bai Qimei.

In short, Empress Gao gave Xue Chongxun the impression: an old girl.

Seeing that Xue Chongxun was unwilling to talk about the war, she smiled a little embarrassedly, lowered her head to make her fake fingers, and should be taking the opportunity to think about new topics.

Seeing this, Xue Chongxun made an exception and spoke out: After conquering the Eastern Capital, local officials held a celebration banquet. I met a beautiful woman who was known as the 24th floor courtesan there, which was quite interesting.

Gao immediately showed a very interested look and said slowly: I have heard of the courtesan, that must be very beautiful. Xue Lang is really romantic and unruly.

Xue Chongxun heard that it is not only men who are interested in beauties, but also women who are also interested in them, but I wonder if the interest expressed by Gao is real...

This woman's life seems to be unreal to Xue Chongxun, just like she is acting all the time.

He said: If you can win such a great reputation, your appearance is naturally good. Her name is Bu Feiyan. Of course, it is mostly because of the stage name but not the real name. I have never met someone with the surname Bu.

Gao suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: I heard in the palace that Xue Lang wrote a poem at the banquet in Dongdu, saying, "The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, flows to the sea and never returns...", which was written at the celebration banquet?

Xue Chongxun laughed and said: I didn’t expect it to spread so quickly. Yes, that time, Bu Feiyan asked everyone to write lyrics and sing, and he had to say bad things.

Xue Lang is not showing off his ugly appearance, but he has compared all the scholars and talents in the Eastern Capital.That woman is probably impressed by Xue Lang's talent. Is there a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman?

Gao gently raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, and his eyes smiled into a moon bay.

Xue Chongxun shook his head and said: The living people in the world are not as leisurely as in the story. She is not impressed by her talent, but she pleads for Yao Chong.

Gao's eyebrows gently slammed and said slowly: I'm afraid that Yao Chong will be spared from his death sentence...

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said: The queen misunderstood. I said that this is not a plea for Yao Chong. Although he has no tribute to me, he has no friendship. I can't go against the Tang Dynasty's law for a singing girl, and I have to save him, Yao Chong, right?

Gao nodded thoughtfully.

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Queen, don’t be so tense. Let’s not talk about serious matters. It should be another interesting little thing for me to start with Feiyan.

Xue Lang said, how interesting is it?Gao looked at him with a smile.

Xue Chongxun started to make a fool of himself: The courtesan is good at calculating people's character, and his playing style is very novel. I think it is quite accurate... It's not fortune telling, you don't have a birth date, you just need to know a certain month and a certain day.

He thought to himself that as the queen, Gao's family would never have the chance to meet a singer in this life. He just put it on Bu Feiyan, and found a source for his nonsense.

Gao said: How to use a novel method?

Xue Chongxun said: It was said that it was from the country of Fushi (Eastern Rome). Isn’t there twelve months a year? She compared the twelve months one by one with the twelve zodiac signs in the sky.Then, by pairing a person's birthday, you can find your own zodiac sign.Each zodiac sign has some characteristics, so people's personalities are also different.

It's really novel, I haven't heard of it before.Gao said with great interest, What kind of star is Xue Lang?Is it accurate?

Xue Chongxun said: Of course, I think it’s interesting only if I say it correctly. What is the queen’s birthday?What should I do for you?

Gao looked a little embarrassed, but this time he should be really interested and whispered: I was born on Double Ninth Festival.

Xue Chongxun thought that the calendar used now can barely be counted as the lunar calendar, but the constellation is said to be something from the West, so it is naturally the solar calendar...

I can only make a rough estimate. Anyway, I’m just talking nonsense. If I don’t have an estimate, it’s not a big deal.

He then calculated mysteriously and said: The queen is a Scorpio.

Perhaps because the word scorpion is not a good word in people's mind, it reminds people of words such as "Heart Like a Poisonous Scorpion", Gao frowned slightly.

Xue Chongxun naturally didn't expect so much just now. Seeing this, he felt a thrill. He had long thought of talking nonsense about Aries or Pisces or other cute animals...

Fortunately, I am not afraid of the queen now, so I don’t have to flatter me at all times. If it is an ordinary person who makes the queen unhappy like this, it is obviously a very bad thing.

Xue Chongxun hurriedly explained: There is no difference between good and bad in the twelve zodiac signs in the sky, but they just give their names if they look like, and there is no malice.

The unhappiness on Gao's face soon disappeared and he said calmly: What is that Scorpio person like?

Xue Chongxun sighed in his heart, thinking that he couldn't even relax his words with the people in the power center. He originally wanted to gossip, but unexpectedly, he would make others think too much if he was not careful...

I'm afraid Gao thought he was talking about something big with small things.

He was a little depressed, but he continued to say that he naturally had to continue. He thought for a while and could only say what he remembered: Born in late autumn, calm and wise, calm on the surface, but he could be a volcano inside... According to his memory, he slowly used a nonsense to say it.

After a long time, Gao lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

Xue Chongxun reminded: I was just talking and playing. The queen doesn’t need to think too much, and she doesn’t know if it’s accurate.There are still some inaccurate fortune-telling specific birth dates, not to mention the rough calculation based on the month.

Gao looked up and smiled, not saying anything.

At this time, Xue Chongxun turned his head and looked at the sun outside the door. Gao said: It's time for lunch, so let's stop here today. I hope Your Highness Taiping will recover as soon as possible... By the way, there is another important thing I forgot to say: Xue Lang is a pillar of the country, and now he is the prince, and he should be guarded by the guard. The Flying Tiger Regiment was originally an imperial guard, and the Southern Ya did not have any control. Yesterday, His Majesty agreed to transfer the Flying Tiger Regiment's imperial guard to the Jin Palace to serve.

Xue Chongxun hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists and said: I thank Your Majesty and Empress.

Gao pondered for a moment and asked again: His Highness Xue Erlang asked him to return to Hedong. Do you think he should be allowed to return to Beijing and restore the throne?

Gao's family kept giving benefits to Xue Chongxun's people, which was naturally to show sincerity in forming an alliance, but she was indeed a little embarrassed about Erlang Xue Chongjian's affairs: everyone in the royal family knew that Erlang was a person who was inclined to Li Longji before, which made Princess Taiping dissatisfied with being demoted back to Hedong.

Although Princess Taiping cannot take charge of the matter, the matter is still complicated. Now both the Taiping Party and the royal family are vigilant and preventive about Li Dan.

Because the current emperor Li Shouli belongs to Prince Zhanghuai's branch, Li Dan is the brother of Prince Zhanghuai, and he is the two equal branches in terms of blood.

When Li Dan was in power, Prince Zhanghuai's lineage was weak, so he naturally did not have the strength to be a competitor of imperial power. Despite this, Li Shouli, the son of Prince Zhanghuai, was also exiled to be far away and was actually sent to Youzhou as the governor. Of course, the farther away from the capital, the better.

Now that Prince Zhang Huai's army has taken office by chance, we must be more careful about the people on Li Dan's side, not to mention that Li Dan is still practicing Taoism before he dies.

Xue Chongxun understood these things. When he heard Empress Gao ask, he said: The second brother had no real mistakes, and it was a bit aggrieved to be removed from the throne. If Your Majesty is kind to restore the title of Prince Lijie, I should thank the Shengxiang on behalf of my second brother... However, the second brother said last time that he was not convinced of Chang'an, so he would let him stay in Hedong.

He said this and helped his brothers win the throne with family affection. It was suggested that Erlang staying in Hedong was also in line with the needs of the royal family. The people on Li Shouli's side, including Empress Gao, certainly did not want to see a prince who once leaned towards Li Dan staying in Chang'an.