[R18] The stars are brilliant, so lucky even (The stars are brilliant, the moon rises over the sea) – Chapter 77 of “The Stars Are Brilliant, How Lucky They Are (The Stars Are Brilliant·The Moon Rising Over the Sea)” [English]

Chapter 77

The sound of a needle dropping could be heard in the hall.

This is really a memorable moment. The emperor has been known for his calmness and judgment since he was young. There are very few moments in his life where he can’t explain it. At this moment, he doesn’t know where to start.According to his original plan, he would first sternly point out Cheng’s many shortcomings and let her know that it was a blessing to get this marriage. By now, Cheng would be grateful to his adopted son and serve him respectfully and tenderly… However, what should he say next?

The emperor clenched his fist and coughed twice, then glanced to the side. The dignified empress smiled at the corner of her mouth and sat motionless, using body language to express her refusal to accept the offer. The honest prince received the signal from his biological father after three beats, and quickly said to the young Shang: “Confucius said, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is knowing. It is rare for you to understand this truth at a young age…”

The prince’s speaking speed became slower and slower, and he made it clear with his wandering eyes that he could no longer edit it.

The emperor was silent. With his usual resourcefulness, he really wanted to say something in the situation, but it was against his own intention to follow the prince’s wishes.

“Ms. Cheng, now that your marriage has been decided, you should think about how to make up for your shortcomings instead of just belittling yourself. If you are really so unbearable, what will happen to Zi Sheng who wants to marry you?” the emperor said solemnly.

sharp!An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.Young Shang sat on his knees like a quail, not daring to move.

“Zi Sheng is now setting up a palace on his own, and his words and deeds are being paid much attention to. As his bride, you need to be more cautious and thoughtful in your future internal and external management. If there are any mistakes, it will be Zi Sheng’s face. If you don’t learn, you will have no skills. Learning without doing anything is a sign of contempt and slackness. From now on, you must be more diligent and diligent in front of the queen, instead of using excuses in the name of self-effacement.” The emperor spoke harshly.

Shaoshang could only lower his head and sigh, how could he dare to be clever.

Seeing the girl’s obedience, the emperor thought that it was inevitable for her to be naughty when she was young. Who knows that his adopted son would like this kind of thing? He would just teach him slowly in the future.The instruction came to an end. The emperor was afraid of scaring him too much, so he said kindly: “What are the details? From now on, you just follow the queen’s orders. That’s it for today. Do you have anything else to say?”

Shaoshang raised his head slightly and glanced at Ling Buyi carefully, as if he wanted to inquire.

Ling Buyi said softly: “Just say what you want to say. Your Majesty is busy with so many things every day, and it is rare for him to find some free time.”

When the emperor heard what his adopted son said, he twirled his beard and smiled, feeling a little comfortable.

Shao Shang slowly straightened his shoulders like a sprout sprouting from soil, and said in a clear and brave voice, “Your Majesty, I want to tell you about someone’s royal status today. I don’t know if it’s okay.”

The prince and his wife were both astonished, and the emperor was very interested: “You are quite brave, and you dare to file a complaint against the emperor in the third meeting with the emperor. Do you know that it is a big deal to make a complaint, and the slightest carelessness is a serious crime.”

Ling Buyi looked at her quietly, with a little doubt in his eyes.

The young Shang raised his head and looked directly at the empress, with a child-like sincerity: “I don’t understand the important affairs of the government that your majesty mentioned. What I want to sue today is a child’s matter. However, although it is a child’s matter, if your majesty can make the decision for me, I will be able to avoid many unnecessary setbacks when I am with the queen in the future. Master Ling often said that your majesty is lenient, heI treat you like my biological father.This is why I dare to treat your majesty like my elder.I don’t know if this is appropriate or not.I won’t say anything.”

The emperor thought to himself that regardless of the good or bad qualities of this little girl, she was very articulate and spoke in an elegant and orderly manner. She was not like the daughters of ministers he had seen before, who were either confused or mumbling and shrinking.He smiled: “Shan, I allow you to say it.”

After receiving the promise, the young merchant first knelt down and bowed to the queen, saying loudly: “The person I want to sue today is Wang Ji, the daughter of Chariot and Cavalry General Wang Chun. I sue her for her bad words and deeds. She slandered me at the wedding banquet of the Lou family the day before yesterday.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor and the prince were both stunned. The prince made a sound, looked at the queen anxiously, and said quickly: “Ms. Cheng, be careful what you say. Do you know that A-Yuan is, is…”

Shao Shang bowed respectfully to the Crown Princess: “I know that the Queen’s mother is the Queen’s niece, but Master Ling grew up in front of the Queen. If the Queen is allowed to slander rumors outside, will it not harm others or herself?”

The Crown Princess frowned and said, “The relationship between you and Madam Wang is just a trivial matter. How can you be so powerful? Why use Zi Sheng as a target and insist on talking to His Majesty and the Queen? It will only disturb the purity of the Emperor and the Queen.”

The prince said softly: “At least listen to what Mrs. Cheng has to say, and it won’t be too late to say that this matter has nothing to do with Zi Sheng.”

The princess’s face turned red and she lowered her head and said nothing.

The Queen smiled slightly and said to Shaoshang, “It doesn’t matter.”

The emperor acquiesced.

Shao Shang said: “The Crown Princess is right. It is a trivial matter, but even a small tongue can cause mischief. The day before yesterday at the Lou family’s wedding ceremony, Madam Wang and several other young ladies made a fuss at the banquet, accusing me of being ‘feminine and pretentious, showing off my weakness’. Lord Ling was bewitched by me to marry me, and other such words.”

The prince laughed and said, “What do you think I am? It turned out to be such jealousy. Ever since Zi Sheng got engaged, countless little girls in the capital have been wiping tears at home.”

The emperor thought to himself, it doesn’t matter if this is true.

When Shao Shang met the prince who was harmonious and prosperous, everyone relaxed and said with a smile: “Your Highness, I am arrogant. I dare to ask, if I am really coquettish and pretentious, showing off my weakness, then what does it matter to Master Ling who has been bewitched by me?”

The prince’s expression changed, and the princess was stunned.Ling Busuo looked sideways at the girl, with some understanding in his eyes.

The young Shang turned around slightly, bowed to the emperor again, and said respectfully: “Your Majesty, I know that I have no talent or virtue, and I don’t know why Lord Ling favors me, but no matter what the reason is, it can’t be ‘indulging in beauty and being seduced by others’.”

The queen was listening with a smile, as if she was watching the yellow-fluffed chickens and ducks pecking each other. After hearing this, her expression slowly darkened.The emperor remained calm and calm.

The young Shang looked at her, his black and white eyes were clear and flawless, and he said sincerely: “My dear, although I am ignorant, I still feel that it is inappropriate. Madam Wang, these words of her are not discussed in private, but spoken outright in public. Even if the speaker has no intention, just for the anger and loss of the children, there is no guarantee that the listener means it.”

The queen has always been dignified and taciturn, and she thought a little when she heard the words.The prince and his wife looked at each other in shock and doubt, but said nothing.

At this time, the emperor suddenly said: “Just now you met the third princess in the palace alley. She was also rude and even wanted to humiliate and beat you. Why didn’t you sue her? Could it be that you are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong!”

When he said the last four words, the emperor’s voice showed his majesty.The princess fell down in panic first, and the prince hurried to see Shao Shang, fearing that the little girl would be frightened by the emperor’s power.

Unexpectedly, Shao Shang straightened his back and said without hesitation: “Reply to Your Majesty. I can never complain about something that I don’t even know about.” Her heart was beating wildly. The emperor actually knew what happened just twenty minutes ago. As expected, the boss has two brushes.

“How can I say this?” the emperor said calmly, “aren’t the queen and the third princess both making the same nonsense?”

Shaoshang was sweating on the back of his neck.He suppressed his nervousness and dug his nails into his palms to keep calm, and then said: “I didn’t sue the third princess for two reasons. First, although the third princess’s words and deeds just now were inappropriate, the second princess taught her strictly.After the words stopped, Master Ling cut the knot quickly.When the third princess left, I saw that although your highness looked sad, her heart was clear. In the future, the second princess will slowly explain and persuade, and the matter will be over.”

The prince took a long breath, looked at the emperor’s face, and said carefully: “What Shao Shang said is true. The third sister is a bit reckless, but she is still willing to listen to the second sister’s words. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

He was afraid that Shao Shang would be displeased by his mother, so he said to the Queen, “But A’yao is different. Since Zi Sheng and Shao Shang got engaged, she has been angry and dissatisfied many times, saying that Shao Shang is not good enough for Zi Sheng. Even I have heard about it… You think so?” The last two words were addressed to the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess was innocently shot and went to see the Queen in panic. She said awkwardly, “My daughter-in-law… also heard a little bit about it.” Among the many girls in the capital who were infatuated with Ling Buyi, Wang Yao was also famous.

“What about the second reason?” The emperor looked at Shao Shang and continued to ask.

Shao Shang took a deep breath and carefully considered his words: “Secondly, I have heard that the second princess has outstanding talents and is good at singing and dancing. Just now I saw that the second princess did not even change out of her dance clothes when she entered the palace. I think she was practicing dancing at home not long ago, and I hurriedly heard about this.I came here in a hurry.And the third princess has not been in the palace very often in the past few months, so how did your highness know when I was summoned to the palace, and how could you just stop me and my party on the road?How can I tell you something that I don’t understand.”

Translated, this saying means “the water is too deep to wade through the muddy water”.However, Shao Shang knew that it was most likely Wang Jian, that little Bichi, who had informed the third princess to seek misfortune on him. At the wedding banquet of the Lou family that day, even if the others knew about it, they still had no friendship with the third princess. What’s more, they fanned the flames in just one day, and the debt would be settled with Wang Jian later!

The emperor showed a faint smile and said, “Well, the third princess has a deep meaning behind her, but Wang Yi doesn’t have a deep meaning behind her.”

“What a profound meaning.” Shao Shang paused for a moment, “It’s just that the goddess wants to marry Prince Xiang.”

The emperor couldn’t hold it back for a moment and chuckled.

When the prince saw this, he knew that the alarm was lifted, and he laughed and said: “It was just a small matter at first, but if A-Jiang can’t figure it out and will attack Shao Shang in the future, what should he do? If he continues to pester, the small matter will become bigger.”

Shaoshang nodded vigorously gratefully.If Wang Jian, that mad dog, didn’t fasten the chain and let her go out and bark wildly to spread the word that he was a vixen, he would probably turn into a monster after telling lies a thousand times.What should I do if I drag her to worship heaven and drink talisman water?

“Young Shang, come here.” The queen, who had never spoken, suddenly said.

Shaoshang’s heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head and took a few steps forward with trepidation, thinking that he had just sued his niece, and wondered if he would be spoiled for choice.

The queen said, “Raise your head.”

The young Shang did as he was told, and when he looked up he saw the queen’s dignified and beautiful appearance.

The queen said: “According to my original intention, I let you live in the palace and educate yourself slowly, but Zi Sheng refused. Not only will you be reunited with your parents for a short period of time, but you won’t have many days to live happily together. Then you should rush to the Changqiu Palace before Chen Shi every day, and leave the palace to go home at the end of Shen Shi. How about taking one day off every ten days.”

Shao Shang waited for a while, isn’t this a nine-to-five working system – “Ah, oh, hey. I am obeying my decree.” She immediately woke up and prostrated in response.

Of course day study is better than accommodation, not to mention that the deep palace is formidable. A science girl who has not read XX Biography 100 times would dare to stay in the palace for a long time. I am afraid there are not enough bones to break it down. It is great to be able to go home every day and breathe a sigh of relief – Shaoshang couldn’t help but look at Ling Buyi with gratitude.

Ling Busuo smiled, his eyes full of smiles.

After a few more instructions, the emperor and the empress asked the four juniors to retreat.

The prince patted Ling Buyi on the shoulder and said a few jokes. The princess took Shao Shang’s hand and said intimately: “The East Palace is on the east side of Yonghe Palace, not too far away. From now on, when you are tired in Changqiu Palace, come and have fun with me.”

Shao Shang smiled like a winter jasmine, with a defensive stake in his heart, and the palace battle warning machine whirred—what Ms. Rufei said, in this palace, if someone treats you well, they want to use you, and if someone gets close to you, they want to harm you.

These words are so classic. When she got home, she wrote these two sentences in English and nailed them to the bedside as a warning… Hey, wait a moment, will English be mistaken for a spell? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, in this superstitious age, accusations of witchcraft and curses are the most deadly, so don’t write them down, just keep them in mind – very good, very good, she has already entered the state in advance.

After parting ways with the Crown Princess and his wife, Ling Buyi’s team of ghost-like personal guards crowded up again, still following the two of them at a close distance.

The two walked quietly side by side, about two steps apart. After a long time, Ling Buyi said: “I was worried about your face before, but it turns out you had a plan.”

Shaoshang walked slowly and said leisurely: “Since the marriage is a foregone conclusion, we should plan carefully.”

“The reason why you are suing the concubine today is not just to stop being entangled and slandered by her in the future.” Ling Buyi suddenly stopped, held the girl’s shoulders, and said word by word, “You are testing His Majesty and the Queen, asking for directions.”

Shaoshang did not shy away and said with a smile: “I will have to make a living under the hands of the Queen from now on.”

Ling Buyi frowned and said, “You want to know the Queen’s temperament, why don’t you ask me.”

Shaoshang turned his head sideways and raised his head to face the dazzling sunshine. He put his hands on his forehead and said, “I also need to let the emperor and empress know what kind of person I am.” What he asked was not as real as his own personal experience.

“In my life, I am the most impatient with people who say, “When the wind comes, the wind blows, and when the rain falls, it flows with the current.” It is better to die on the road of fighting hard than to sit back and wait for death.” Shao Shang gritted his white teeth, his eyes were firm, as if he was telling himself.

Ling Buyu suddenly felt as if he had a lively little beast in his arms, with delicate and cute fur. He wanted to get out with his head arched in a disobedient manner, and his heart and liver trembled as he kicked up and down.