box of hearts

Chapter 225 Broken Marigold (13)
"Don't go in a hurry, my master has been busy with official duties these two days, so I didn't devote myself to you properly, and I will make up for your losses."

As Qi She spoke, he flipped on top of her, Qingtian just giggled.After that, her smile dropped abruptly, and she let out a moan.The skin around her body was teased by his thick mustache, besides the kisses he gave her, there were countless numb and soft little kisses.It seems that in a warm and distant love sky, there will always be a bright moon and many stars.

9.
The moon sinks and the stars hide.

One lamp after another began to light up on the dark Chang'an Avenue. It was the patrolmen who illuminated the way for the officials of the early court.As soon as they stopped, the sedan chairs came one after another, rushing towards the Forbidden City.

At three quarters of Yin time, when a column of melon-axe flags led the regent's guard of honor into the Meridian Gate, officials big and small who gathered and chatted in twos and threes hurriedly took their places and shifted in sequence.Qi She got out of the sedan chair, stepped on blue python boots, wore a gold-filled dragon pan cloud robe, and a prince's crown on his head. There were a few faint lines under his eyes and around his nose, and he had a short black beard on his chin, and his face was full of frost.The huge square was immediately unknown.In the golden platform of the Huangji Gate, there is only an empty dragon chair left where the young emperor Qi Hong used to be, and Qi She is in his previous place—the big carved lacquered throne half a step away from the dragon chair— - Ascended majestically.There were three silent whips that echoed sharply across the sky, and the Great Dynasty began.

After the dynasty was over, Qi She moved his sedan chair to worship the Dingyuan, discussed government affairs with Zhu Yiqing, Meng Zhongxian and other cabinet ministers, and then summoned several provincial officials who came to Beijing to have an audience, one of which was Huang Siquan—— When Qingtian lived temporarily in Yangzhou, his wife took care of him.Huang Siquan was already quite trusted by Qi She, and over the past few years, he has made several achievements in river control in the position of Caojiang Censor, which is remarkable. The history and governor of the river, Qi She had another earnest exhortation, Huang Siquan listened to the training, and kowtowed again and again.Immediately, Tangning asked to see her.

After he made great achievements in uncovering important information during the Nightmare Town Incident, Tang Ning, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, has always been a big celebrity in front of Qi She.But on this day, Tang Zhenfu's face was so dark that it was ugly.

"My lord, the Zhenfu Division has discovered a major incident a few days ago, and I dare not not report it. Wu Yi, the adopted son of Wu Ran's family, the steward of Ciqing Palace, is actually the son of Qiu Ruogu, the assassin who was killed by the lord back then, and—" Tangning paused, "Six years ago, Madam Duan was hijacked when she returned to Beijing. The real culprit was not Zhao Sheng from the Palace of Compassion, but Wu Yi, whose real name was Qiu Zhicheng. The Zhenfu Division has dealt with Wu Ran and his family members. Only Wu Yi Wangfeng fled without a trace. His subordinates have arrested those who had worked with him and tortured them one by one. At the same time, they ordered Jiucheng to deploy defenses, and Zhang Yinghuaxing searched every house. This person must be brought to justice.”

The short passage caused Qi She's expression to change several times.He remained silent for a long time, and at the end, as if pulling aside a spider web, he raised his hand and brushed it in front of his nose, "It's just an old story, it's not appropriate to delve into the connection, let him go."

Tangning hesitated for a moment, not sure if the "he" in the regent's mouth was referring to the past or the fugitive.He looked at Qi She's face, didn't dare to ask any more questions, kowtowed silently, and retreated outside.

Outside, there is a piece of peach spouting Danxia, ​​and willows hanging golden threads.Across the window, Qi She stared at the fluttering and intertwined willow threads, looking into the invisible love and hatred, and suddenly called out: "Zhou Dun—"

Zhou Dun stepped forward, "My lord?"

"You go to the Ciqing Palace to make a stop, and say that I will go to pay my respects to my mother, the Empress Dowager."

Ever since the royal family was slaughtered behind closed doors, the Eastern Empress Dowager Wang has become a frightened bird.And a few days ago, Wu Ran, the personal eunuch, was taken away by the Zhen Fusi on the night of her grandson's first birthday banquet. Wang's family knew that the two conspiracy in the early years were definitely brought to light.What's more, after the change of the Qianqing Palace, the regent did not enter the palace to pay his respects, so the visitor was not good, so when she saw the slightly limping footsteps stepping into the main entrance of the palace, she was frightened out of her wits.

Even so, the family education since childhood still made Wang sit upright and domineering, "The regent does not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so what is your business?"

Qi She didn't salute her, he just stood under the throne and looked at Wang.It was the first time he stared at her so rudely, and noticed for the first time that she was very much like his vaguely remembered mother, and their experiences were also so similar.Between a resplendent family and a resplendent husband, being used as a bet, as a pawn, as a puppet... spend one's life alone and alone.The Wang family is even more lonely than his mother. Her parents, brothers, and her entire great family have been killed and demoted by him. She is the last nobleman with the surname Wang.She is always noble.Six years of house arrest made her originally fair and ruddy face pale and colorless, and her elegant phoenix eyes lost their jewel-like luster, but her bun was still intact. , the left and right golden top flower hairpins, the bottom edge is five phoenix tins, and the phoenix beak holds the gold silk bead knot, hanging straight on the palace gown embroidered with gold and Luomi. Every detail is what a queen mother should look like when she meets the prince .

Qi She just looked at Wang Shi like this, and she didn't know what to do.

Wang Shi also looked back at him coldly, raised her thin eyebrows, "Light a cigarette."

The accompanying maid trembled all over, took the cigarette bag, and fell to the ground trembling again.

Wang felt a dull pain, and waved his hand and slapped him, "You bastard!"

The court lady immediately pleaded guilty, but at this moment, the regent Qi She suddenly stepped forward.Mrs. Wang was taken aback for a moment, seeing Qi She picked up the square bamboo cigarette pouch inlaid with emerald green on the carpet, took out a neat handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped it, took the paper matchmaker from the cigarette tray, blew out the flame, and put the cigarette holder Bring it to her mouth.Instinctively, Wang leaned forward, took a sip, and exhaled a wisp of the past like smoke.

She peered into his eyes through the smoke, and Qi She stared at her eye to eye.In just a moment, Wang's flustered heart suddenly calmed down. She didn't know why, or because of the subtlety of the blood relationship between them, anyway, she immediately understood that he didn't come to hurt her, on the contrary, he came to tell her She, he will never hurt her again.

Qi She left without looking back.He knew that he would never set foot in this place again in his life, and he knew that in the gorgeous and solemn palace behind him, a woman who was exactly like his mother would be buried here for the rest of his life.

The big sedan chair turned from east to west again, and two sparrows flew up to the top of the sedan chair, circling and playing around, making a fluttering noise.Qi She in the sedan chair was in a trance, as if the hardest part of his heart was melting like ice, and his heart was full of water, heavy and uncertain.He suddenly stomped his foot on the sedan chair, and Zhou Dun, who accompanied the sedan chair, poked in from the window immediately.

"I won't go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, go back to the residence." Qi She's voice was contrary to his mood, it seemed extremely stiff and dry.

The sedan chair then turned its head lumberingly. Looking down, there was a giant beast crawling in the narrow red wall, barking and snorting, full of uneasiness.

10.
This is Qi She's day in the Forbidden City, but Qingtian's day in Beifu is completely different.

A long time after Qi She left, she poked out a pair of lotus root arms from the embroidered quilt of Yuxi lotus leaves, and the corners of her lips, which were slightly swollen due to You Huan's close love, were full of smiles, "Yingzhi——"

Then, there was a knock on the door, accompanied by the sound of a chacha warbler.

"It's time to wake up. It's almost noon. The prince is always on the alert, but there are people who just can't get enough sleep." A long face with sparse eyebrows, a small timid nose, and two eyes. But it is round and big, and the room is full of glances, and the autumn water is a god.The voice was clearer and gentler than when I was young, as if the golden beans were falling into the silver basin one by one and counted clearly.

Qing Tian smiled and sat up with the quilt in his arms, "You little idiot, I just say you are honest, and you have learned how to play tricks in the past two years, who is 'someone'?"

Yingzhi smiled lowly: "I don't know who 'Renren' is."

Qingtian took the mint-flavored tea on the plate, and with the other hand flicked Yingzhi's thin hair on the forehead, "I'll punish you with a torreya!"

The master and servant were laughing, and another group of maidservants also came into the room with silver basins and washcloths in their hands, some were as light as the snow, some were as beautiful as the glow of a meal, they were the Shiqin maids in the middle of Huaju— —One qin bamboo was gone, and now there are only nine left.In the past, Xiaojing and Yuepo in the palace were all married, except for Yingzhi, it was Jiuqin who served Qingtian personally.At that time, after washing, the three maidservants Qin Meng, Qin Hua and Qin Su brought rouge and gouache, and opened the combing box.Among them, Qin Hua is a girl combing her hair, holding a toothbrush to comb Qing Tian's hair, Qin Yu came over, Yanyan smiled, "Madam, Mrs. Shaoqing Zuo of Dali Temple is here, and she has been waiting outside for half an hour."

Beifu is often visited by wives, and the maids, big and small, are very precious to all the officials and family members.Hearing this one, Qingtian picked up a strand of hair with two fingers, and twisted it around his fingertips a few times, "I guess, it's probably because Dali Temple Minister has recently been vacant, and the prince didn't find a suitable candidate for the time being. My lord acts as 'actor', Mrs. Zuo came to my place to indict the teacher."

(End of this chapter)