box of hearts

Chapter 231 Broken Marigold (19)
Qi She's breakfast was still a whole pot of meat, and he grabbed the knife and ate it piece by piece. After eating, he threw the knife into the silver basin with a clang.Qin Meng and Qin Yi hurriedly stepped forward to wait for him to clean his hands and rinse his mouth. Qin Fang put a fine silver grate on a wooden plate, and Qing Tian reached out to take it, "I'll do it."

She held the silver grate and combed Qi She's food crumbs from his mustache, but her mind was somewhere, and her eyes were numb.Immediately he hissed, and Qingtian finally regained his composure, "Does it hurt you? I was not careful."

Her apology didn't have any effect, Qi She opened her hand impatiently, "Clumsy, what else can you do?"

The silver grate flew out and fell on the duck-green blanket.Qing Tian stroked his hands, his face paled, standing among the attendants inside and out.

There seemed to be a flash of guilt on Qi She's face, mixed with some kind of disgust.He scratched his lips with the white jade wrench on his thumb, "Everyone is here, I'll go to the Garden of Joy first, you can come later if you want."

Qin Fang had already picked up the grate and took it away, Qingtian glanced at her, then his eyes fell on the toe of his beaded satin shoes, "I'm not going."

Qi She turned her face to look at her, "I'm all dressed up, why not go?"

"I don't want to go."

"Don't you go every year?"

"Every year when we listen to the opera, we have our own places to sit. Princes, princes and clans, ministers and ministers, relatives and daughters get together. Only I am sitting alone in the small attic by the lake. Even if I don't go, no one will Noticed."

His tone immediately became harsh again: "Will love go or not."

Qing Tian stared at the back of Qi She leaving without saying a word.It is a haggard face under delicate makeup, staring at the limping steps under a fine dress.

Before noon, music came from far away from the lake.A group of maidservants had already dressed up, but they couldn't attend the meeting because of Qingtian's sudden change of mind, they all imagined the good performances on the stage in their hearts, and they couldn't help sighing a little.Yingzhi was known for her gentle temperament, so she couldn't help but get angry when she saw this, "There are such frivolous people who put on a face to the master!"

Qingtian stretched out his arms to stop her, "It's the prince's birthday, don't speak evil words." Then he turned to everyone and smiled pleasantly, "Everyone, go out and have a look, I don't blame you, this year, Nine City's sensuality That's all. I don't like to go out on weekdays. You are always locked in the mansion with me all year round. It's easy to come out to get some air. It's time to watch the excitement. Go, go, I've spoken, and that's it go."

Jiuqin Maid looked at each other in dismay, finally bowed embarrassingly, and went to watch the fun happily.Looking at the lonely shadow in Qingtian under the window, Yingzhi sighed: "Mother..."

Qing Tian smiled and shook his head, the Ziying stone bead knot on the hairpin was gently flicking in front of his forehead, "Come on, let's go out too, just take a walk."

Yingzhi suppressed the slight redness in her eyes, and with a "ah", she followed Qingtian out of the side door and headed for the verandah at the back.The corridors are endless, reflecting the thick shadows cast by the shade of the trees.After walking for a short distance, I suddenly saw a maid wearing a Magu bun leaning against the pillar with her arms folded in a daze.As soon as she saw the two of them, she hurried up to meet them, "Your Majesty is out for a walk?"

Qingtian smiled slightly puzzled, "Why don't you follow them to the theater?"

Qin Hua is the most delicate and straightforward, and he spread his hands nonchalantly at the moment, "My lord's birthday, even though it is the No. It's all those people, and it's tiresome to hear them back and forth, not to mention those auspicious plays performed by the Jiaofang Division, which are extremely boring. Qinsu and the others love to be lively, but the servants only think that there are always places where there are too many people. Sweat smells strange, I don’t like to go. I only heard that this year there is a new popular martial arts student named Li Chuanchun, the rumors are so good, there is nothing in the sky, the servant wants to hear the real voice. It was said that he would also like to go. Come to sing, who knows that something happened again, and I can't come, so the servant has no interest. According to the servant, it's right for the empress not to go, anyway, she can't be with the prince, sitting alone in the small room Inside the building, it's suffocating."

As Qing Tian listened, he felt his heart tighten, and he still smiled weakly, "Then what happened to Li Chuanchun?"

"It's scary to say that he performed in the Huale Building in Wanwan Hutong for three consecutive days, but in the early morning of the fourth day, he was stopped by a group of robbers as soon as he went out, and his things were robbed. Not to mention, he also gouged out two eyes and cut off his right hand. Although his life was saved, he would never be on stage again. Tsk tsk, he joined the troupe to practice at the age of four, and he just became a role at the age of 19. It's over. Baobuqi was done by his envious enemy, it's amazing," Qin Hua hugged her elbows and shook, "I've been silent all summer long, making me feel cold all over."

That day, Mu Yun and Mu Yun went to Huale Building to listen to Li Chuanchun's play, but Qingtian only brought Yingzhi with him, Jiuqin didn't know about it.At this moment, after listening to the words, Qingtian and Yingzhi glanced at each other, some trivial things flashed quickly at the intersection of their eyes, Qingtian's mouth filled with a bitter taste of rust, he could not delve into it, dare not think about it.

The play of taking joy in the garden has been sung until nightfall, followed by a feast, and when the banquet is over, the watch is over.Then after another two shifts, I saw Qi She staggering into the door of Qingshuzhai, with a smile on his face, this smile didn't make Qingtian feel a little relieved, he was just drunk.

She stretched out her arm to support Qi She, turned to Zhou Dun and asked, "The dinner party has long since ended, where did the prince drink like this?"

Zhou Dun gritted his teeth, put his hand next to his ear and shook it, with an unspeakable attitude.Qing Tian knew that asking further questions would be nothing more than self-defeating, the three major dramas were not repeated for three days, and famous actors from all over the city gathered here, some of them were dancers with delicate waists, beautiful musicians with beautiful throats, and charming eyes. Flying Xiao Longyang... Are you afraid that no one can be found to accompany the regent Bo Zui in the night battle?Many erotic and obscene scenes emerged in her mind, it was her teenage self, beside Xizhu, Diexian, the Xiangguo sisters in Huaihua Hutong, a group of high rollers who drank endlessly Sucking down the wine from their palms, their mouths, their breasts, and the soles of their shoes, each one of those wanton and rampant faces is Qi She——

Qing Tian abruptly covered his cheeks with his hands, restraining his slightly trembling voice: "Yingzhi, take what is in Wang Ye's hand."

Qi She held a handle of tourmaline and flat peach jade Ruyi in his hand. He smiled and waved it back and forth, "Be careful, this is a gift from the emperor, and the inscription 'Guardian Guard' on it is also an imperial brush, be careful!"

Yingzhi stretched out both hands, and followed Qi She's wobbly footsteps and arms in a panic.Ruyi's gold tassels slid across her fingertips, and Yingzhi grabbed it, but it was in vain.Qi She let go of her hand, Ruyi fell down, and landed on the brick floor.

Yingzhi leaned down to pick it up, but before she could touch it, she had already leaned forward.Qi She kicked her on the shoulder, and her drunken smiling face suddenly became angry and violent, "You bastard, I'm making it difficult for you to survive! Someone, pull out and stick to death!"

Yingzhi sat paralyzed on the ground, terrified and speechless.

Qingtian was also horrified, so he forced a smile on his face and picked up Yu Ruyi, and handed it under Qi She's nose, "Don't scare her, my lord, but if she fell for a while, it's not worth the punishment of using a stick to kill her? See Look, it didn't break again."

"Didn't it break?" Qi She pushed Qingtian aside, with a rude gesture unique to drunks, "If you drop an object given by the emperor, you deserve to die. If it breaks, it is a felony of extermination. Pull it out and die with a stick!"

"My lord, it was the girl who was careless, but the crime is not deserved. Punish her with a year's salary, that's all. A small punishment is a big punishment."

"Don't make me say the same thing over and over again, Xiao Xinzi, are you all living for nothing? Come in and drag her out."

Sure enough, Xiao Xinzi led the two eunuchs into the room, and reached out to catch the Ying Zhi in the ground.Only then did Yingzhi recover a little consciousness from the shock, shedding tears, "My lord! My lord, please spare my life! Madam, Madam, please speak for this servant!"

"Stop!" Qing Tian stopped Xiao Xinzi and the others, and walked around to Qi She. She was still pinching Yu Ruyi with one hand, and supported Qi She's arms with the other hand, praying to him eye to eye, " Yingzhi is mine, so just for my sake, please forgive her this time!"

"Yes, my lord," Zhou Dun couldn't help persuading, "For the sake of your empress, let Yingzhi be spared this time, and I won't be an example."

The rest of the servant girls also knelt down tremblingly, "I beg your lord to be merciful!"

As if he was too drunk to stand still, Qi She took a step forward and squeezed Qing Tian's shoulder with one hand, "Anyone of you who dare to speak for this stinky girl will be dragged out and beaten to death, get out of the way."

"My lord!" Qingtian's tears were already rolling in his eyes, and he grabbed Qi She's robe and knelt down, "Third Lord, can I beg you to do it? I'll kneel here for you, and I just beg you to spare this girl for a while." Die!"

Qi She wobbled and lowered her waist, the smell of alcohol from her mouth was like a thick dark cloud covering Qingtian's head, "Get out of my way, don't meddle in other business, what you say today will not save this girl's life." Then he straightened up and waved his hand to Xiao Xinzi.

Yingzhi cried out and struggled on the ground, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, save this servant, save this servant!"

With a twist, Qingtian hugged Yingzhi by the waist, and grabbed her tightly from the hands of several eunuchs, "My lord, my lord, please! For no other reason, I'm celebrating your [-]th birthday these days. What a happy event, Yingzhi should be pardoned just for this!"

Qi She's tone suddenly sounded calm and sober: "No matter how great a happy event is, the ten heinous crimes will not be forgiven. The first of the ten heinous crimes is treason."

(End of this chapter)