The day after Guo Shao had sex with Lu Qiongxian, a woman from the Southern Han Kingdom, he summoned Lu Qiongxian to sleep with him again. After the establishment of the Great Xu Kingdom, wars were still frequent and the emperor was quite busy. It was very rare for him to have sex with the same untitled woman for two consecutive days.
Then Lu Qiongxian was named Zhaoyi.
When Guo Shao arrived at the Zide Hall, Jinzhan immediately asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, did you find that Lu Qiongxian has a special taste?"
Fu Ermei, who was standing by, also immediately looked over.
Guo Shao was a little embarrassed by the question, because the first time was arranged by Jinzhan. He immediately said: Lu Qiongxian said that she could find talents for shipbuilding. I am in need of people, so I want to see if she has any ideas. If I want to attract people's attention, I naturally have to treat her well.
Jinzhan said: I have no intention of blaming you. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. Only when all the concubines in the harem are equally respected can the world be peaceful.
Guo Shao said calmly: I will follow the arrangements of the two queens.
After hearing this, Jinzhan blushed slightly and said softly: I told you, Your Majesty, you don't have to do this.
Guo Shao said: The more power you hold, the more you must not lose your mind. I know clearly who I should trust the most.
Jinzhan's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes showed joy.
At this moment, Fu Ermei covered her mouth with her palm and whispered something to her sister, looking at Guo Shao. Jinzhan's mouth moved to the sides, revealing a smile, and she looked at Guo Shao with a smile and nodded slightly.
Guo Shao couldn't help but laugh and asked: What are you talking about that I can't hear
The second sister said: Your Majesty, can you stay in the Zide Palace tonight
Guo Shao said: Listen to my second sister's arrangements. He suddenly became a little excited. Could it be that the sisters were going to play some tricks together? Guo Shao thought of this and felt that it was unlikely. There was a demon in people's hearts, and imagination was always bolder than reality.
The second sister said seriously: My husband must treat her well later.
He had dinner in the Zide Hall, and then went to a room in the back hall, waiting expectantly for the surprise.
After a long time, a woman walked in. Guo Shao took a quick look and found that it was not a surprise, but just the servant of Fu Ermei. She might have come in to convey something.
Guo Shao sat on the satin-covered couch, waiting for her to speak.
Unexpectedly, the woman seemed to have lead in her legs, she walked slowly and her posture was very stiff. Guo Shao frowned and observed her. If he hadn't known that she was Yuqing, the most trusted confidant of his second sister, Guo Shao would have worried that she was an assassin when he saw how nervous she was.
I her voice is distorted.
Guo Shao asked calmly and puzzledly: What does the Queen want to tell you
No, no, Yuqing said hurriedly, I'm leaving first
Stop! Guo Shao immediately ordered.
She trembled all over and looked at Guo Shao with a look on her face as if she was about to cry.
Guo Shao understood something vaguely at once. It turned out that they had arranged for this woman. The second sister was joking with him, but it seemed that even for fun, one couldn't use Yuqing as a joke. The woman didn't have a humble background, but Guo Shao knew that the second sister never treated her as a slave.
Yuqing looked a little frail, wearing a veil hat, with her face covered by a scarf, and her hair covering half of her face under the translucent scarf. Guo Shao heard from her second sister that when Yuqing was a child, she blocked the boiling kettle for her to save her and burned her face.
The two should be of similar age. Yuqing is not much younger than the second sister. I estimate that after following her for so many years, she must be at least in her twenties or nearly thirty.
Unless she was a teenage girl, Guo Shao would not ask about a woman's age. But he gradually understood the reason: How could a maidservant around the queen get married
Even if she was not from the royal family, the rule at that time was that the maidservant who came with the bridegroom as a concubine would usually be the husband's concubine. However, Yuqing never became Guo Shao's concubine, perhaps because of her disfigurement.
The second sister married Guo Shao for the purpose of marriage alliance, but she was his first wife and treated him wholeheartedly. Guo Shao actually felt a little guilty deep down. At this time, he remembered what the second sister had told him: he must treat her well.
He had no intention of being picky at all. As long as the person arranged was a woman, there was no problem and he adjusted his mindset immediately.
The atmosphere between the two of them was frozen. Guo Shao suddenly laughed and said: During the Lantern Festival in Daming Prefecture, if my second sister hadn't stopped me, Yuqing would have drawn her sword to hurt me. It was really like fighting to make friends.
Unexpectedly, Yuqing could not compare with Lu Qiongxian and others in this regard. She had no understanding of romance at all and said coldly: Your Majesty, there is no need to do this.
Oh Guo Shao looked at her.
She turned her head and faced Guo Shao with her uninjured side face, and said nothing. And today, she was the only servant who faced the emperor with her side face; I'm afraid there would be no other one who didn't answer the emperor's words.
Guo Shao certainly wouldn't care. I remember a good friend once said, the more you lack something, the more you care about it. Only those who have no power or not enough will emphasize their power and status regardless of the occasion. If he scolded at this time, the atmosphere would be gone.
Guo Shao said calmly: Yuqing is very unique.
She still didn't say anything. I had the impression that she was a quiet person. Sometimes she moved around silently like a ghost.
Guo Shaodao: After you got married, I didn't say much to you. But I always noticed you, because Yuqing is different from other people.
Yuqing raised her hand to her face and then put it down.
Guo Shao saw this and spoke even more quietly, as if he was afraid of scaring her away. He whispered softly: There are tens of thousands of women in this palace, some of them are good-looking, some are not so good-looking, they are all just like everyone else, only Yuqing makes me look at her differently. You are born beautiful, and a little regret may make you more unique, not to mention that regret itself is due to your rare character of selflessness.
She finally spoke again: Your Majesty is still as eloquent as he was before, even though he is the emperor.
Guo Shao:
Yuqing added: I know myself well.
It's a good thing that you've spoken up. Guo Shao was not discouraged at all. He thought to himself: I can handle all those old-timers in the court, but I can't handle you, a girl who has no experience in the world.
Guo Shao asked: "Second sister forced you to come, didn't she?"
"Yes." Yuqing responded happily.
Guo Shaodao: Second sister is kind-hearted and she also loves you.
He paused and advised: "Forget it, we can't make Second Sister feel bad. Since you are here, you stay here, and tomorrow I will say that you have served me in bed."
Yuqing said: I will not deceive Second Madam.
Guo Shao said: If you don't say anything, she will be too embarrassed to ask you. Come, play chess with me.
Yuqing did not refuse, she should also know how to play chess. A girl who grew up in a noble family, usually without much to do, would definitely know how to play chess.
The two sat down in front of a table and played chess. In the quiet evening, the elegant and luxurious palace without anyone disturbing was a very comfortable place. When Yuqing stretched out her hand to put the chess piece, Guo Shao looked at her hand and said casually: What beautiful fingers.
Yuqing immediately shrank back.
Guo Shao added: What I mean is that with such slender fingers, one should also be able to play the piano.
Only one eye could be seen through the veil, revealing an imperceptible change in expression. She whispered: I know a thing or two.
Guo Shao smiled and said: A jade pendant with a broken edge is still jade.
Yuqing said very little, but gradually she would respond. Because Guo Shao talked a lot about the way of playing chess, he found that he couldn't even beat the maid next to his second sister.
While Guo Shao was dealing with the defeat, he observed the scene outside. It was already dark, and a group of palace maids were lighting the night lamps in the white marble lampstands on the roadside. They bowed and came in, and also lit the candles on the copper lampstands in this room.
After all, it was just a candle, the light was limited, and it was a little dim if it was a little far from the lamp stand. Guo Shao noticed that Yuqing's expression and tone were naturally much calmer, she must be a person who likes the night.
At night, many details will not be so clear and will be covered up. But people will not think that what they cannot see is nothing, but will automatically imagine to complete it, and the imagined things are always more beautiful.
When Guo Shao looked at Yuqing, he also felt that the face half-hidden by the veil was elegant and beautiful. Under the dim light, Yuqing also secretly observed Guo Shao through the veil. Unexpectedly, their eyes met.
She looked flustered and immediately looked away. At this moment, Guo Shao took advantage of her panic and embarrassment and suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Your Majesty Yuqing was startled.
Guo Shao stared at her eyes intently and said in a deep voice: I own the six palaces and select concubines from all over the world. I think you are pretty. Why are you hiding
Yuqing struggled for a while. She might be quite skilled, but how could her strength compare to Guo Shao's strength in pulling a strong bow
Guo Shao hugged her fiercely, and stretched his arms from behind her under her armpits and pressed them on her breasts. Yuqing's body was shaking, and she couldn't speak. She looked at him pitifully with panic.
Guo Shao let go of the hand that was pulling her wrist and ripped off her veil. Ah Yuqing lost her voice.
Let me see the flaws on the Heshi Bi. Guo Shaodao put his hand on Yuqing's forehead. Suddenly, her eyes flickered with candlelight and tears welled up in her eyes.
But Guo Shao did not stop and gently stroked her hair. Yuqing stood there stiffly.
Guo Shao gently stroked the scar on the corner of her eye with his fingers: It was originally very beautiful, flawed, but loyal. Then he lowered his head and kissed the corner of her left eye.
Yuqing seemed not to be kissed on the corner of her eyes, but to be kissed by Guo Shao on the private part that she wanted to cover up the most. She suddenly burst into tears and buried her head in Guo Shao's arms, crying very hard, as if she would never stop.
Guo Shao said nothing, but gently stroked her shoulder with his palm. The quiet and tortuous heart is like this tortuous and complex corridor, hiding away from the world, so it cannot be opened.
Guo Shao exhaled, sat on the couch very relaxedly, listened to the woman's crying, and felt the ordinary and peaceful night today. No matter who the two queens arranged, he was not picky. As the saying goes, tea is not too bad as long as it is hot, and the girl is not too ugly as long as she is young. He thought she was not beautiful, but he lacked the eyes to appreciate her.