"Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, how come you have the time to come to court?" Wang Fu couldn't hide his surprise, the last time I saw His Majesty was on the first day of this month, and I'm already 12 now, so I didn't have time to see His Majesty for more than ten days.
"There is nothing to do after coming down to the court. I thought of my husband, so I came to take a look." The empress replied lightly, "Okay, you all step back."
When Wang Fu heard her talking about him, Ru Yujun's face blushed slightly, and he said to the other palace lords loudly: "All lords, please go back, please come here today and it will be spared."
Although they were not happy, all the lords did not dare to make mistakes, and they all bowed and left. It's just that before he left, he couldn't help but glance at the empress's face, hoping that the other party would see his beauty or outstanding temperament, so that he could stay.
However, all of this was useless, because the empress never looked at them from the beginning to the end.
Yuan Jia was also among these palace lords, he naturally didn't want to leave, but so what if he didn't want to leave, could he stay? The Empress pays the most attention to rules, if he dares to make a mistake, she might not like him immediately in her heart.
But, he left, she stayed, and there was a beautiful and gentle husband by his side, what would they do? Do they talk softly about themselves and then make love? Mrs. Wang is very important to her, because her tone of voice when talking to him is obviously different from others. Although it wasn't so obvious, Yuan Jia and Gu Yu have been married for many years, how could they not understand her
Even if it's not love, the husband must be more important to her than other palace lords!
At this point, Yuan Jia was on the verge of despair. Gu Yuyi has no memory of their love, and the second treats others better than him. This makes Yuan Jia feel that the future is bleak. Can he really get her back
Thinking of the many concubines he had been blessed with, and thinking of the many handsome palace lords around the Empress, Yuan Jia's mood collapsed at the moment. He finally understood what it means to turn feng shui, and the emperor took turns.
Isn't it? He really wanted to think that God was playing with him on purpose.
After the palace lords left, Mrs. Wang saw the faint look of exhaustion between the Empress' eyebrows, and knew that she was troubled by the flood in the south recently, so she softly ordered someone to bring tea and snacks, then walked to the Empress, stretched out her hands and gently comforted the Empress. She massaged her temples, feeling distressed: "It's good for your majesty to worry about government affairs, but don't neglect your own body, that's bad. If something happens to your majesty, what will Fu Lang do?"
"Don't worry." The empress patted his hand, closed her eyes and enjoyed it.
Wang Fu came from a high-ranking family, and his status was not lower than that of the Yuan clan, and he was a strong supporter of the empress when she came to the throne. From the day he married her as the king's husband many years ago, he has been deeply attached to her. For so many years, he has never had any extravagant demands on her, and only hopes to be with her day and night.
Fortunately, although the Empress had no love for him, she respected him very much, and the two respected each other as guests. In this harem, only the husband can make the empress let go of her defenses. For the husband, this is enough, he will not expect love that he cannot get.
The emperor's love...how precious, he doesn't expect to belong to him, he only hopes that when she can be accompanied by countless beautiful men, don't forget that he will always be here to wait and accompany.
"Your Majesty is tired, do you want to wait for you to take a nap? Since you are fine today, don't worry about it anymore. There are so many ministers in the court, how can you let Your Majesty worry about everything personally?" A little resentment. He really loves his wife-lord. The empress was gifted and intelligent since she was a child, and she was appointed as the crown prince by the late emperor. Now she is even more decisive, wise and promising, but she is always very busy, and sometimes she can't rest until late at night when reviewing memorials. In the recent floods in the south, His Majesty has been busy for several days without touching the ground for disaster relief.
It is only at this time that he hates himself for his incompetence, so he can only do what he can do, not to let His Majesty worry about the previous court, but when he turns around, he has to worry about the harem. She is His Majesty's best helper.
This is the wish of Wang Fu all along. Of course, he's always done well. Although He Shanggong hoped that Yuan Jia would be favored, in her heart, Mrs. Wang was the best man who was most worthy of His Majesty.
She sighed in her heart more than once, the late emperor had such a good eye, he picked Wang Fu at a glance from so many princes of aristocratic families who were waiting for election. It's a pity that His Majesty only respects the husband but has no love for the husband. There is something missing between the two of them. If Lord Yuangong can change His Majesty, it would be great.
Because they all live for His Majesty.
"No need, I'm not tired." The Empress smiled at Mrs. Wang. She is very majestic and cold, and rarely smiles in daily life, so in the harem, those vain and aggressive palace lords are usually not favored, the more gentle and sensible palace lords, the more favored they are by the empress. "You have worked hard these days."
"What is your Majesty saying? This is what Fulang should do." Wang Fu also smiled, and personally poured a cup of hot tea for the Empress. "His Majesty's favorite drink this year is Xuefeng Longjing."
The empress took a sip of the tea, it was indeed her favorite flavor. Thinking of this, she looked at Mrs. Wang with softer eyes. Few people know that the taste of Xuefeng Longjing is better if it is boiled with dewdrops in the morning. Mrs. Wang does not know when she will come, so every morning, she will get up early and go to the imperial garden with the eunuch Gong'e to collect dewdrops, and then cook it slowly over low heat. If so, no matter when the Empress arrives, she can drink the best tea.
No matter what, Wang Fu really has a deep affection for her, and the Empress has nothing to repay him. Although a man who is an emperor thinks that his body and mind belong to the emperor, but he seldom responds to the king's husband, but he never cares about it, and never complains. Many times the empress was glad that she had such a husband. Otherwise, the backyard would catch fire again before the matter of the previous court was resolved, and she would really be in a state of distress every day.
"My husband is worried."
"I don't bother at all to do something for His Majesty." He just felt... Seeing her, he was filled with joy, and he didn't think about anything else.
The empress smiled slightly, touched his face, and squeezed it lightly. I saw Mrs. Wang's white and tender cheeks turned red quickly, and she was extremely shy. Even after being married for so long, he still couldn't resist His Majesty's charm.
Seeing this, He Shanggong hurriedly signaled everyone to go out, leaving room for the two masters.
When there was no one left, Mrs. Wang tried hard to control her blushing face, and asked, "Your Majesty, the reward from Lord Yuangong hasn't been given yet, is it..."
"It's good for you to take a look at this. I'm very relieved when you do things."
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help showing a smile, and when his smile deepened, a cute little dimple would appear around his mouth, making him look quite childish. Although he aspires to be His Majesty's virtuous wife, the husband will also be jealous. Who wants the woman he loves to touch other men? But he is the king's husband and the emperor of this country, so he can't do petty things that are jealous and bitter, but he is secretly happy in his heart, is it okay
This kind of small temptation is actually to know what His Majesty thinks of the Yuan Gongjun who is very talented and handsome. Of course, the result makes Wang Fu very satisfied.
How could his little thought be hidden from the piercing empress, she just didn't care and let him go.
It's rare to see her always a virtuous and dignified husband playing tricks, and I think it's quite cute.
Anyway, I had nothing to do all day today, and it was rare for me to be free. The empress didn't go anywhere else, so she stayed in Wang Fu's palace, chatted with him, played chess, listened to him play the piano and flute, and then had lunch together. After taking a short rest under the service of Mrs. Wang, she accompanied Mrs. Wang to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers.
It is natural to stay overnight. In fact, as long as you stay here every month on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, but looking at the entire harem, there are very few empresses who are as fond of the queen as the husband, so except for necessary bedtime, the empress generally does not set foot in the harem.
The husband naturally knew that the empress didn't like the habit of staying overnight in the harem, so she didn't expect to be able to keep her at night. Because he is not a palace monarch but an emperor, even if the empress doesn't like it, she will definitely stay in his palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. But today is only twelve, not only did His Majesty not leave, but stayed, I have to say that this made Wang Fu very happy.
He was very nervous about this, and was teased by the little eunuch next to him when he was taking a bath at night. Mouth blame, but heart is very satisfied.
As long as His Majesty treats him a little bit better, he will feel very happy.
But Yuan Jia on the other side is not doing so well. He sat on the bed and listened blankly to Gong'e's report that His Majesty would stay overnight in the Palace of the Queen's Consort tonight. This was the first time His Majesty stayed in the harem outside of the 15th day of the Lunar New Year.
Hearing this, Yuan Jia felt like a knife was piercing his heart. When he was the emperor, he often stayed in the concubine's palace. He clearly loved another person in his heart, but he could still talk and laugh with them. Now that I think about it, I really don't know how I did it. It's like During that time, he was drugged with ecstasy, and he was no longer himself.
Yuan Jia knew that this kind of statement was just his self-consolation. In fact, he did all those things, and now Gu Yu is just like him—no, she is much better than him, at least she has no memory, she is Emperor, so these things are taken for granted.
But what about yourself
At that time, I still have modern memories!
He doesn't feel anything when men and women are equal, because he is free; he doesn't feel anything when men are superior to women, because he is superior. But when it came time for women to be superior to men, he couldn't stand it anymore, because he was hit hard!
The double standards are so obvious that even Yuan Jia himself can't find any convincing reasons.
In the end, he had a sleepless night.
He just sat on the bed in a daze until Dongfang showed his belly pale, and he was still wearing yesterday's clothes. When the time was up, the little eunuch came in to say hello, waited on him to wash and change his clothes, and dared not say much about his sleepless night. Yuan Jia hastily ate his breakfast and went to pay his respects.
On the road, I met a fifth-rank palace lord surnamed Wei who entered the palace together. I was cautious when talking to him, but there was some meaning behind the words. Yuan Jia didn't bother to care about the sarcasm in these words, didn't he just mock him the day before yesterday when he was favored by Huan Huan, and yesterday his Majesty went to the palace of Wang Fu
He couldn't bring himself to think about it.
He couldn't even blame and question Gu Yu, because he had done that before. Everything he is suffering now is what Gu Yu has suffered in the past. Gu Yu's status was not high when she first entered the palace, so she was afraid that she would suffer more and be ridiculed more than herself. But what did you do at that time
Oh, he turned around and left after a few words of comfort. Because he felt that with his protection, nothing would happen to her. But he underestimated a woman's jealousy, and overestimated his love for Gu Yu.
Even so, when Yuan Jia stepped into the husband's palace, he couldn't hide his excitement: Maybe Gu Yu hadn't left before he could see her again!
Before, he never felt how hard it was to be separated from Gu Yu for a long time, because he had a lot of things to do, government affairs to deal with, memorials to be reviewed, and ministers to be summoned, and there were countless beauties in the harem, and his time was always not enough. He is busy every day, so when Gu Yu occasionally complains that the two cannot be together, Yuan Jia is indifferent or even doesn't understand.
I'm so busy every day, you don't have to do anything every day, even with my blessing, your food and clothing are the best, you don't need to bow to anyone except the Queen Mother, what do you have to complain about
Thinking about it now, I was really a jerk at home at that time.
As a palace lord, he can't go anywhere except his own palace. It's not easy to see the empress, because he can only sit there and wait. The empress thinks of him, and may come to see him. She can't think of him, and maybe she won't be there for the rest of her life. will come. Many old eunuchs faced each other, and some of them hadn't seen the empress for decades.
The biggest topic they usually talk about is discussing the beauty and majesty of the Empress, as well as all kinds of hearsay. Peace of mind.
Yuan Jia wanted to see the Empress, so she had to try her luck when she came to pay her respects to Mrs. Wang. No wonder the other palace lords paid great attention to paying respects, and even dressed up in a grand manner. At first Yuan Jia thought they were just looking for beauty, or wanted to show off in front of the old husband, but now Yuan Jia understood.
It's just to make myself look glamorous when I meet the empress.
He remembered that when he was the emperor, every time he went to the queen's palace, he would see a lot of beauties. At that time, I thought it was quite pleasing to the eye, and I didn't have any thoughts about Gu Yu kneeling in it, but now I realize how unfeeling and chilling it is.
He was clearly a legitimate husband and a lover who had sworn each other forever, but he was holding hands with another woman, while he had to kneel on the ground watching them, and then fight with countless women.
What was that like? Especially under the premise that the lover still has the memory of loving each other
Yuan Jia didn't dare to think about it, but he had to. Everything he experienced, all the pain he thought of, was what Gu Yu once suffered. She was hurt more than him, because he had memories, but he couldn't just guard her alone.
So it's all just retribution really.
He knelt on the ground, and after Wang Fu's gentle voice said please get up, he was supported by the little eunuch to stand up. Then Yuan Jia began to look at Mrs. Wang without any trace, but was disappointed in the end—the empress was not there.
But then his attention shifted to Mrs. Wang.
Wang Fu is a few years older than these palace lords, so he is very stable, and he is usually in charge of the affairs of the harem, and he is fair and strict, so the palace lords respect him very much and dare not be jealous in front of him.
When Yuan Jia saw Mrs. Wang yesterday, he felt that he was as gentle as jade and a gentleman, but when he saw him today, he was no different from yesterday, but his complexion was even better, especially the faint joy and spring in his eyebrows and eyes, which made Yuan Jia feel like a gentleman. In an instant, Jia's heart felt uncomfortable as if it was being squeezed tightly.
Last night... must have been making out with the Empress, right? Is there any difference between her treatment of Wang Fu and others? Is it the same as treating yourself, with no tenderness at all
It shouldn't be, because she stayed in Wang Fu's palace. According to the little eunuch, this is an unprecedented thing.
Yuan Jia clenched his fist quietly.
At this moment, Wang Fu happened to see him, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty stayed overnight yesterday, but I forgot the rewards that His Majesty ordered to give to Yuan Gong Jun. Huang's servant, I will give things to Yuan Gong Jun's palace later. .”
"yes."
Yuan Jia felt uncomfortable, but she still wanted to say thank you tearfully. He was so sad that he really wanted to slap Mrs. Wang down and take an oath of sovereignty, telling him that the woman named Gu Yu belonged to him!
So that's it
Obviously he is his lover, but he has to accept his wife's reward for him, not only that, but also thank Dade for saluting and thanking him. Obviously I am the legitimate lover, but I can't stand side by side with him, and I can't tell the world about their relationship. Other people occupy my position, but I can't say anything.
The most chilling thing is that the lover takes it for granted and has no choice but to do it.
The more Yuan Jia thought about it, the more frightened he became, he actually treated Gu Yu like this!
People, if the wound is not on your body, you don't know what pain is. In the past, Yuan Jia would only think that Gu Yu was making trouble for no reason, that Gu Yu had changed, became narrow-minded, vulgar, aggressive, and penny-pinching. But now he realized that the person who changed was not Gu Yu, but himself.
But now that his identities were reversed, he realized how much he had gone too far.
However, it was too late, the current Gu Yu is not the Gu Yu who loves him deeply, she has no memory, and has no feelings for him, he has nothing to do, nothing to do, the only thing he can do is to compete with others, so that he can see her Chance.
Thinking of this, Yuan Jia couldn't help but want to sneer at himself a few times. What right does he have to blame Gu Yu for being jealous? Isn't he the same way? He let Gu Yu down first, now that he is in such a situation, he deserves it. Because from the beginning to the end, he did not keep his bottom line.
There is only love for each other in a lifetime. In modern times, he firmly believes and admires it. After decades of living in ancient times, his thoughts have been subtly influenced unconsciously, and he even tacitly believes that this way of life is right! For Gu Yu who has always insisted, he thinks that the other party is stubborn, and even persuades Gu Yu to "do as the Romans do"!
Thinking about it now, Yuan Jia was so ashamed that she almost wanted to commit suicide.
He has no position and no right to blame Gu Yu. After two days like this, he can't stand it anymore. He can't imagine how in those few years, Gu Yu looked at him and hugged him left and right, and then told her that he loved her. of.
How can you believe it? How can you believe it? Who would believe a love language full of lies and hypocrisy
Yuan Jia closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and watched Mrs. Wang's gentle yet majestic words, how he could mediate between two opposing palace monarchs with just a few words, and how he handled the affairs of the harem with ease and order... Everything is incomparable to him, really, nothing is incomparable.
When he returned to his bedroom, Yuan Jia was in a daze. He had been hit so hard that he had no idea what he was thinking or what he was doing.
How could he treat Gu Yu like that
How did Gu Yu live such a life for so many years
So in the end she chose to commit suicide instead of submitting to him? He actually... forced the person he loved so much to death. This reality makes Yuan Jia tremble every time he thinks about it.
At night, he had a nightmare, dreaming that Gu Yu regained his memory and no longer loved him. She held hands with another man, treated him indifferently, and even accused him of being jealous and narrow-minded.
Then Yuan Jia saw the man's face, who was it if it wasn't Mrs. Wang
Love to fight and be jealous, narrow-minded and not tolerant, how can she respect the world
This is what he accused Gu Yu of when he was furious, and Gu Yu also asked him this in his dream.
Yuan Jia woke up covered in cold sweat, and then couldn't fall back asleep. In this strange world, only Gu Yu is his favorite, but Gu Yu doesn't remember him and doesn't have any feelings for him. The way she looked at him was the same as when she looked at other palace lords, even—Yuan Jia thought, she probably didn't like him, right
Everyone in the palace said that His Majesty respects the most rules and appreciates talented men, but before getting along with him, he talked nonsense and behaved vulgarly, so she might not like it in her heart. In this case, it is not difficult to understand why he only visited him once and never came again.
Even Lin Xing didn't stay overnight, and he woke up alone the next morning.
What's the use of rewarding those treasures? Yuan Jia didn't care about those things, nor did he look down on them. He just wanted to know when he could see her again
But he knew what a crime it was to spy on the emperor's trace. He could only wait, and he couldn't even take the initiative to find it. In other words, if the Empress can't remember him, he can only stay in this palace for a lifetime, and he can only live alone in such a big place forever.
Then he heard that His Majesty had visited several other palace monarchs one after another, and they all entered the palace with him, but unfortunately, no one could keep His Majesty, and His Majesty never stayed overnight, let alone connected with him. Fortunately. Instead, he never went to any palace lord except in the palace of the king's husband.
It was as if, except for the husband, she didn't care about anyone else.
Including Yuan Jia.