The heavy rain blew the branch and picked the window, Xiao Yu looked down at the landscape jade pendant in his hand, thinking of a long time ago.
He closed his eyes and counted the days. It was probably the first year of Yanxi, the fifteenth day of the second month.
The sun was shining brightly that day, and the insects and birds murmured thickly.
After the court, Xiao Yu went to Kunning Palace.
Lifting his foot and entering the door, he saw that the inner room was full of people, most of them were old ladies in the palace, and retired female officials. If you count, there were at least twenty people.
The man frowned slightly.
Everyone bowed and said, "Your Majesty is safe."
Su Ling waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's go down first."
The crowd said, "Yes."
Xiao Yu took off his crown, took off his cloak, sat on the couch, and looked at her.
As if asking, what is the queen doing today.
Su Ling walked over, sat beside him, pressed his lips to his ear, and said, "This Qianqiu Banquet is very well held by the public, there must be something to reward, but there is no shortage of people around Your Majesty, so, the concubine thought. Well, it would be better to find a pair of food for Eunuch Sheng."
Her warm, moist breath made her ears warm.
After speaking, she left his auricle and said earnestly, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yu looked down at her.
Contrasting food in the palace, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was originally a matter of opening one eye and closing one eye, how could it be so openly proposed
Su Ling stretched out a finger and pushed his knee, "How is it?"
Xiao Yu gently held her restless hand and said, "Eunuch Sheng is already old, so the queen should stop tossing him."
"How can this be called tossing? The maids just now are all old people in the palace, and they are not much different from the age of the father-in-law. Since they don't leave the palace, at least they will take care of them in the future." Su Ling looked at his eyes, and instantly leaked. Annoyed, he whispered, "Then what is your majesty saying?"
Xiao Yu said in a low voice, "Didn't the Queen have two excellent landscape jade pendants?"
Su Ling raised her eyebrows and said, "Just two jade pendants?"
Xiao Yu said again: "Otherwise, add two more landscape paintings, or the enamel five mountains in the warm pavilion."
Su Ling thought for a while and said, "Could it be that Eunuch Sheng likes landscapes?"
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "He was sold by his family to be a eunuch at the age of seven, and he has never been anywhere except the Forbidden City."
The landscape in the painting, for these servants in the palace, is a world of great thousand that has never been seen before.
Su Ling immediately said: "Then the concubine will ask someone to pick it up from the Warm Pavilion."
Just as she stood up, Xiao Yu also stood up, his palm supported her slightly bulging belly, and said, "Slow down."
She smiled back.
But the smile was fleeting, as if he didn't want to laugh at him.
I don't want to laugh at him again.
The autumn rain was bleak, and the carved beams and painted buildings faded in an instant.
Eunuch Sheng raised his head and said, "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yu opened his eyes, recovered his senses, threw the landscape jade pendant back to Eunuch Sheng, and said hoarsely, "Qin Meiren, but lives in Shuyu Garden?"
Eunuch Sheng raised his head and said, "Hey, yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, do you want to prepare a carriage?"
Xiao Yu said: "No need, and there is no need to call someone to report, I will go over there."
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The rain gradually intensified, and the couplet window was slammed open by the strong wind, making a "pop" sound, and the candles flickered about to extinguish, and Zhu Lan and Zhu Xin hurried over to close the window.
Qin Xue's blue silk was like a waterfall, scattered on her shoulders, and the wind and rain entered the room, blowing out a slender and fair neck.
The flickering candlelight fell on Qin Meiren's face, and the skin lining it was almost transparent. She looked out the window sideways and sighed.
In this huge inner courtyard of the palace, the queen mother said she was ill, the emperor was nowhere to be seen, and she didn't know when she would be able to live in this Shuyu Garden.
When can I see Yun'er.
Qin Yan was about to fall asleep when she heard hurried footsteps, the door was opened, and Zhu Lan gasped, "Beauty, pack up, it's Your Majesty, Your Majesty is coming to Shuyu Garden."
Qin Yan was stunned for a moment, and said, "What?"
What is he doing at this time
There are only two reasons for the emperor to visit his concubine's residence at night.
One of the two, which one is she
She couldn't care too much at the moment, she got up in a hurry, it was too late to re-dress, she could only try to be decent.
She took a deep breath and slowly opened the door.
Compared with the bright lights of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Shuyu Garden in Jingren Palace is like an ancient house in the deep mountains and forests.
A halo from far to near.
From the front came the sound of footsteps and the crackle of raindrops falling on the umbrella.
Qin Yufu said politely: "Your Majesty Wan'an, my concubine has lost my way to welcome you."
Xiao Yu said lightly: "No gift."
The emperor suddenly came here and no one was notified, and the Shang Palace Bureau naturally did not add a case to Shuyu Garden.
So there is only one light in the house.
Anyone who sees it can't help but feel shabby.
Qin Xie walked to the side and ignited the only white wax left in the house, so that the inner room could be lit up.
The candlelight fell on the angular outline of the emperor, the alienation in his eyes was thicker than before, and the bearing around him seemed to be heavier with the power.
Qin Xue suddenly realized that they had not seen each other for three years.
Indeed, he is not what he used to be.
She stood beside him, holding her breath.
April often said that in addition to the investment in the performance of a good show, the weather, the surrounding furnishings, and the people who act with you are all important.
Qin Xueben didn't fully understand it yet.
Now she is standing in Shuyu Garden, listening to the pouring rain outside, and looking at the black dragon robe in front of her.
Suddenly understood.
The difference in identity is like a sky between them.
Qin Jie turned around and poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him, her white fingertips trembling faintly in the corner of his eye.
"sit."
A single word broke the silence.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qin Wei sat beside him, nodded and clenched her cuffs, not looking directly at him.
But she showed him her nervousness without reservation.
After a while, she raised her hand and tucked her hair on her temples, and said softly, "I didn't know that Your Majesty would come here late at night, and you were not well prepared. I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."
His eyes were dark and bottomless, and no one could guess what this person was thinking.
He stared into her eyes and said suddenly, "Have you eaten yet?"
Qin Xue said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, the concubine has used it."
As if he didn't hear it, he continued: "Are you tired?"
Qin Xue said, "I am not tired."
After all, Qin Jie suddenly felt that the scene in front of her was very familiar...
The room was silent, except for the sound of breathing, only the more leaking ticking.
The candle flickered, and he suddenly raised his hand and pinched her chin, raised it slightly, and rubbed it slightly with his thumb.
His eyes burned, and he rubbed and rubbed again.
Although this action was touching, Qin Xue knew in his heart that there was a mole where he rubbed.
A mole that Su Ling did not have on her face.
Qin Jie's cheeks flushed, her lower lip trembled slightly, she stumbled and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to rest here tonight?"
The voice fell to the ground, like waking up from a big dream, and he suddenly let go.
He got up, was silent for a while, and said, "No."
When Xiao Yu walked to the door, Qin Jie suddenly spoke to his back and choked: "I'm stupid, but what's wrong?" The unease and grievances of the daughter's family were all left in the vibrato of the word "good". .
Even if you don't look back, you know what kind of crying it is.
At the seventh quarter of Hai Shi, Xiao Yu left Shuyu Garden.
Beneath the high wall, Xiao Yu said solemnly, "Early tomorrow morning, I will pass on my word to give Jin Lan Yuan to Qin Meiren, and the candlelight is of the same level as Shuyi, so you don't need to stare anymore."
Sheng Gong said: "The slave has written it down."
After all, Eunuch Sheng sighed again in his heart.
It's not even this beautiful Qin, can it
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Early the next morning, Eunuch Sheng brought the decree to Shuyu Garden, personally brought people, and moved the yard for Qin Meiren.
The harem changed immediately.
The Queen Mother's illness was also "cured" in an instant.
From the beginning of the draft, the Taiyuan Hospital said that the Queen Mother suffered from the cold, so as to avoid the routine greetings from various palaces. Now she is recovering from a serious illness, whether it is the imperial concubine of the Yongshou Palace, the third concubine, or the new Xu Shuyi who has entered the palace. , Qin Meiren, have to go and ask for the greetings.
Because Qin Meiren seems to be the first queen, the news has spread like wildfire.
After noon, Concubine Xue, Concubine Liu, and Concubine Li from Korea gathered in Cining Palace.
Everyone was full of smiles, but in their hearts they were guessing what the beauty of Qin looked like.