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Chapter 714 A villain is a villain
Feng Boyang stood up from his seat, walked directly to Xie Yuan, said "Let's go" in a warm voice, and went outside.

Xie Yuan followed behind her, turned around and saw that the concubines stood up one after another, quietly followed behind them with their heads lowered, neither far nor near.

On the way to the garden, the queen said to Xie Yuan:

"It takes a lot of effort to raise so many flowers to bloom in the same flowering period, and to arrange them into scenery, but it's still worth seeing."

Xie Yuan didn't know what to say, so he just said "um".

Feng Boyang turned his face to look at her, and asked with a smile:

"You didn't want to come, did you?"

Xie Yuan replied very seriously: "No, I am willing to come."

Feng Boyang withdrew his eyes, different from the dignified and indifferent face of the concubines just now, showing a little playfulness, although not obvious, but it can also remind people that she is only 20 years old this year:
"I don't believe it. You have been wielding knives and guns all day, and you have seen the sky outside, the setting sun, and the scenes created by the eunuchs in the palace. You must find it boring."

Under their feet was a well-paved gravel road. The gravels were packed tightly and firmly, each with a jade-colored luster. Even the floor-length skirt worn by the queen would not be stained with dirt.

Looking at the past, the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are patchwork, and everything is tidy and clean. The rockery, green trees, small bridges and flowing water, coupled with the faint fragrance of flowers, reveal a sense of peace and harmony everywhere.

Xie Yuan habitually pressed the saber at his waist, and said with a sigh:
"That's not true. Each has its own thing. Who doesn't like this kind of scenery? Besides, besides the setting sun and rivers, the mountains are high and the land is wide, there are more desolate and dilapidated houses, and there are corpses in the war." Across the wild..."

The Queen looked away when she heard that, her slender eyes blinked, as if lost in memory, after a while, she said:
"Yes. At that time, the country of Yan was broken. We were led by ropes and walked on the road. The road was so long. I only remember my worn-out feet, and the calf and heel of the sister in front. The sky seemed like It has always been very dark... Now that I think about it, the reason why I feel dark may be that the scenery is too hopeless..."

The atmosphere couldn't help but feel a little heavy...

Suddenly, there was an exclamation from behind:
"Wow...Look, the layout is really good."

Xie Yuan turned around and looked over, only to see a lively concubine pointing to the flowers not far away, her face full of excitement.

Seeing that the queen and Xie Yuan turned their heads away, she hastily put down her hands.

Before they knew it, they had already arrived in the back garden, which was specially arranged for viewing chrysanthemums. There were all kinds of chrysanthemums in flower pots, and they were arranged in patterns in pieces, which were in harmony with the garden. The other scenery in the scene blends into one and complements each other.

Empress Feng Boyang turned around and stood still, watching them dignifiedly and gently said:
"Go and play on your own, don't disturb me talking with General Xie."

When the concubines heard this, they immediately laughed, their young and pretty faces were beaming with joy, and they all dragged each other to leave.

One of the Han concubines hesitated for a moment, and asked in a timid voice:

"Empress, can you allow us to pick flowers and wear them?"

The air was silent, and all the concubines looked at the queen, waiting for her reaction.

Because the queen said earlier that your majesty will not come today because of the busy state affairs, so let them not move around when they are shopping, so as not to spoil the scenery and make it difficult for your majesty to come down.

Empress Feng Boyang's face was indifferent, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger. When the crowd couldn't bear the pressure, she spoke slowly, and her tone was rare, as if she was taking care of her younger sisters, and said:

"A person can only pick one flower, don't waste things, go."

As soon as the words came out, the concubines let out a few happy laughs, and saluted the queen one after another. Like a group of swallows, they walked away holding hands with each other, and quickly merged into the garden scenery.

Behind the queen and Xie Yuan, there were only two rows of serving maids and eunuchs, waiting not far or near, and suddenly became quieter.

Seeing that the queen hadn't moved away from their leaving backs for a long time, Xie Yuan didn't know what he was thinking, so he said:
"Your Majesty, why don't you play with them?"

The queen woke up from the trance, looked at Xie Yuan and smiled, and said:

"No, don't Confucius and his elders have a saying? The world is a villain and it's hard to raise a woman. If you are close, you will not be inferior. If you are far away, you will complain. It is not good to be too close to them."

When Xie Yuan heard about it, he glanced sideways at her.

Feng Boyang seemed to see what was going on in Xie Yuan's mind, he smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand affectionately to hold her arm, the two walked slowly among the flowers while talking.

The queen said leisurely:

"Don't look at me, yes, you and I are women just like them, and you shouldn't copy it. In fact, Confucius' words are quite reasonable, but it's just that women should not be singled out and juxtaposed with villains, just like women. Among them, there cannot be a gentleman..."

Xie Yuan heard that his eyes were shaking, and seemed to feel something, and said:

"The gentlemen and villains in the book never include women, as if women are just a background. In the world in the book, men are loyal and courageous, live a wonderful life with stories, and women, at best, follow the flowers in the garden. It's the same, it's just the scenery and the hair, it doesn't matter. So when I was young, I didn't want to be a girl no matter what..."

The queen glanced at her, smiled and said:

"Who's to say it's not... It's precisely because it's an extra, Mr. Kong said villains, so he brought a woman. In fact, villains are villains. Not only are there men and women in villains, but also villains in this world There are many people, but there are not many qualified gentlemen. Therefore, the saying "If you are close, you will not be inferior, if you are far away, you will complain." This sentence applies to almost everyone.

Xie Yuan has been listening quietly, nodded and said:
"That makes sense."

Empress Feng Boyang saw her so upright, the smile on her face grew wider, and the hand holding her arm tightened, saying:
"Fortunately, you are a gentleman, so I have someone who can speak intimately. Otherwise, in this deep palace, life would be lonely and hard."

Xie Yuan didn't expect that she would attract him. After being surprised for a moment, he said with a smile:

"Thank you, Empress, for your kindness, but I can't afford to be a gentleman. The gentleman that Confucius said is a saint."

She paused and asked:
"Your Majesty and the empress have a deep relationship, how can you be lonely?"

The expression on Empress Feng Boyang's face was momentarily depressed and sad, but it disappeared soon. She said with a smile:

"Although Your Majesty and I are husband and wife, more people are monarchs and ministers. How can there be so many intimate words between monarchs and ministers?"

(End of this chapter)