box of hearts

Chapter 104
After a long time, Qi She pulled away from the silent burning.This was a sweet first kiss with a long-awaited lover, but it was so bitter that his nose wrinkled.Immediately, he smiled innocently again, his eyes were clear and serene, "Bitterness, I will accompany you; death, I will accompany you. Don't be afraid." But she in his hands and on his chest could only cry dimly. He cried, choking and shivering, as if he had suffered the greatest grievance in the world.Qi She laughed more and more, and wiped away the tears on Qingtian's face with his fingers, "I said, the master is so loyal, do you want to give me two more kisses?"

Qingtian laughed through his tears, but after only one laugh, he continued to cry endlessly.She used to be a thirsty migrant in the desert, but now she has fallen into an oasis, and a spring springs up from the deepest underground. Drink her...Qing Tian didn't dodge this time, and let Qi She wrap her lips around her. They closed their eyes and stood hand in hand in the same vast and uninhabited darkness, behind the eyelids—the curtain of life. .

Time passes in candlelight and copper leaks, but people just kiss and talk invariably, as if life is not for going to death, but just for kissing and talking on the road.Lying down with clothes on, embracing and rubbing together, the body sinks and sinks one by one.Qing Tian leaned beside Qi She, brushing his eyelashes with his fingertips, "Sleepy? Look at your eyes are full of blood."

He mumbled "Mm", "There are too many things recently, and I didn't close my eyes all night again yesterday."

"Then go to sleep."

"Don't sleep, it's been an hour, wait two more hours and you should have a rash."

The candle by the bed hadn't been cut for a long time, and the wick had been burned to a long length, like an exposed, scorched heart. "In case—" Qingtian's smile shrank quietly, "In case I don't have a rash, do you regret it?"

From his half-closed eyes, Qi She looked up at her with a smile, "To be honest, there might be a little bit, but I'm still very happy to be with you." Then he clasped his arms Pulling her into his chest, the tip of his nose swept over her hair, "I said stinky little girl, how many days have you not bathed? Osmanthus oil also smells."

Qingtian laughed again, this was the coldest summer night in her life, yet her body and heart were surrounded by the warmest arms.In this crooked arms, she was suddenly sure that she would live, long and well.

The candlelight made her half-blind and half-asleep, Qingtian didn't know when the first rash appeared, she only felt that her neck was very itchy, she scratched it twice, only to find that the back of her hand was already covered with needle-sized red dots.At that time Qi She had already fallen asleep beside her, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, snoring, as if a little person was gurgling air bubbles in his nose and throat.Qingtian felt that this was the cutest voice in the world, so even though she was so happy that she wanted to yell, she bit her lips tightly, not wanting to interrupt the voice for a moment.She just smiled silently, and there was a handsome prince in her smiling eyes, waiting to be awakened by her long kiss.

Qi She woke up from Qingtian's tears, hot one after another fell on his forehead and face.Dazed in a daze, he suddenly felt that it was tears, and he was seized by a huge fear, and he opened his eyes almost in fear, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Qing Tian's smile—the tip of his brow was happy, the tip of his brow was full of joy. Red dots.

Qi She was so weak that he couldn't speak, as if all his strength was taken away at once.After a while, something extremely brilliant exploded in his chest.Qingtian was still crying, laughing and crying at the same time.He raised his upper body and hugged her, hugging her softly and joyfully, "Okay, okay." After a while, he kissed her ear and added with a smile, "Okay .”

Fragments of medicine cups were still scattered on the five-colored foreign carpet underground, and there were traces of dried medicine from the real soup.In the dark dawn, birds began to chirp outside the window, the long and short ones were magpies.

9.
Accompanying this false alarm was a false alarm among all the people in the capital.Due to the quick and proper handling of the quarantine, the plague that spread throughout the city was brought under control in just half a month, and the investigation into the case of Wang Zhenghao's affiliation with traitors has also temporarily come to an end.In mid-July, after the Hungry Ghost Festival, it rained for two consecutive days, which swept away the dryness of the past few months, and a cool breeze blew the sky.

The summer day still comes early, and the east is already white.In the Prince Regent’s Mansion, there is a multi-layered alchemy building reflecting the sun, and a fragrant pavilion quelling the clouds. There is a secluded and dust-free small garden, a thatched pavilion in the garden, a green porcelain vat full of green springs, and a pair of jade-colored red-eyed animals Little turtle is sipping waves leisurely there.A banner on the door reads "Fengyue Shuangqing Pavilion", which is the residence of Zhan Shi, the second concubine of the palace.Before Chen's time, the outer room was filled with fat and thin beauties sitting on the ten mahogany chairs.

According to the regulations, in addition to the main concubine, there are a total of 14 concubines who enjoy the title of the first-class prince, namely the second side concubine, the fourth concubine, and the eighth concubine.Qi She originally had two side concubines, but one of them, Feng Shi, was poisoned and killed by his nanny Yao Shi when Shifei Xiangshou was pregnant and seized favor in the early years. Being punished for this, it was as if he had been thrown into the cold palace for many years. Only Concubine Rong and Concubine Wan remained in the position of concubine, and the position of eight concubines was occupied by concubines from aristocratic families. There are also as many as ten people.These ten people come to serve Mrs. Zhan for breakfast every morning, which is called "Shangshi".

Therefore, headed by Consort Shun, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Wan, together with the seven concubines and their maids, everyone waited quietly in the bedroom of Fengyue Shuangqing Pavilion early in the morning, and the room was filled with fragrance of powder .

All of a sudden, two maidservants in the back hall stepped out and bowed together, "My ladies and gentlemen, my concubines, my step-daughters are up."

All the girls present stood up one after another and filed in.In the inner room, Zhan was sitting facing south, wearing a bead tassel shawl and a long gown embroidered with cranes. Apart from a pair of crane hairpins worn with silver beads on his head, he only wore a plum blossom bead chain to wipe his forehead. Clear and simple.

"My sisters came so early today, so please be free. Concubine Shun, how is your sore throat?"

Concubine Shun stood in front of the top, with a pair of emerald jade and gilt inlaid flowers dotted with emerald jewels, with a pair of shiny eyes on the head, and the end was bright and beautiful, "Thanks to the blessing of the empress, everything is well, thank you for your care. "

Zhan Shifeng smiled softly, "That's good, the rain has just stopped today, and there is still some chill, so be careful if you catch the wind on the road. Okay, let's pass the meal, so I won't be tired, sisters standing for a long time, what do you have to say? After a while, talk slowly."

The food was delivered from the small kitchen of Fengyue Shuangqing Pavilion, and the maid gave it to the last concubine in the queue first, and then this concubine handed it to another concubine who was canonized slightly earlier than her, so that one person would pass it on to another. Until it was introduced into the inner room, it was passed on from Concubine Wan among the world concubines to Concubine Rong, who had a higher status, and Concubine Rong passed it on to Concubine Shun, who was finally held by Concubine Shun and placed on the food table.A fine porcelain bowl or a large dish with a cover, with a silver medal for poison testing placed inside.

Qunji stood under the screen, and Zhan stood alone in the front, holding up chopsticks to eat, and did not smile again until the meal was finished and rinsed his mouth, "Okay, I'm full, you sisters don't need to set rules, all go outside Sit down, sisters, chat together."

Concubine Shun laughed out loud, her throat sounded like singing, "After all, it's the empress who loves us so much, she always eats a meal quickly."

Concubine Rong stood on the other side, wearing a sea blue dress, with a youthful smile, "How long can you stand and become so delicate?"

Concubine Wan is behind her. She is much shorter than Concubine Rong, and she has the charm of Xiaojiabiyu. She smiled and pointed at the soles of Concubine Shun's feet, "Didn't you see that Sister Shun was wearing the jade shoes that the prince rewarded her that year? The soles of sapphire shoes hurt your feet."

The concubines at the back all covered their mouths and smiled, Zhan Shi also smiled and pointed at the third concubine, "You two mouths, together, there will be no peace."

The group of people returned to the outer hall talking and laughing endlessly, and sat down separately.Sitting on the big couch in the middle, Mrs. Zhan asked the servant girl to "bring you the freshly brewed iced cherry dew for everyone to taste", while she took a cup of green tea herself, took a few sips and asked with a smile: "What is your lord's favor?" Cheng Weishi is very busy, I haven't seen him for a while, and I don't know which younger sisters are taking care of me recently?"

Everyone looked at each other in silence, and after a while, Concubine Shun lifted the gold silk circle and rice beads beside her ears and said: "Since the empress asked, the concubine has not seen the prince for a long time." Her voice sank, and the feeling of loss came alive. On the surface, "I just heard that last month I often went to the place of Concubine Huiyi and the two concubines, but for the past half month, I slept alone and stayed in the study all night. If you wait, you will not know."

Following the word "Cuiyi", Concubine Rong's thin distant mountain eyebrows and Concubine Wan's curved willow-leaf eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Speaking of that, she's just the daughter of the chief police officer, she's like a princess all day long, she's so insolent."

"As for Xiaojing and the other big maids in the prince's room, I heard that they often say something incorrectly, so they are scolded by Cuiyi."

Mrs. Zhan smiled, "Yes, that girl is hot-tempered, with steel teeth and mouth, the prince likes it."

Suddenly there was a "chi" sound, it was a concubine Wang, with sharp eyebrows and raised eyes, and a seven-colored pheasant tail fan was flapping up and down in her hand, "It's nothing more than Cuiyi, anyway, she's from the mansion, concubine concubine is also The prince spent the night outside."

"Outside?" Zhan's eyes flickered, but his smile did not change, "Which outside?"

"Which one else is outside?" The concubine Wang smiled with her mouth crooked, "Huahuahua alley!" She stopped the fan in her hand and held the jade hairpin comb beside the topknot. Indulging in the temperament of the prince like this, if you find an opportunity, you should persuade him to persuade him, and there are peonies all over the room, but he insists on breaking the wild pagoda tree on the wall, saying it is indecent after all, and it will damage the majesty of the prince, right?"

(End of this chapter)