box of hearts

Chapter 268 Looking at My Hometown (12)
Qingtian stood for a while before adapting to the light in the hall.In the music room, there are many red gauze curtains hanging deeply, and the Albizia julibrissin flowers drawn out by the thin silver threads on the corners of the curtains are hidden and reappeared by the fluctuating sunlight of the bamboo shadows.Suspicious, Qingtian parted the curtain and entered. When the last veil slipped over her fingertips, she saw a room—a bright red room.

The red carpet, red table surround and chair drape, red tent and red mantle, red pillow and red quilt, dragons and phoenix tents are all a bright red color. On the beams and walls on all sides, there are carved carvings Crystal lamp, the body of the lamp is covered with red happy characters.Qi She stood upright amidst the glamorous lights.This 41-year-old man is just as handsome as when he first met him - even more handsome than he was then: his lips and jaws are short and his beard is jet-black like fine Hui ink; , take off the horns decorated with gold and eight treasures, a set of real red silk silk panlong python clothes, the leader's golden edge, and red shoulders, which is the groom's attire.

Qing Tian immediately covered his mouth and laughed, "What the hell are you doing?"

Qi She just looked at her from the front, as if he had been waiting here all his life, waiting for her to come to him, listening to him say every word she was about to hear: "Qingtian, Qi She really loves you and respects you." , as evidenced by heaven and earth, I will never change my resolve, and I only wish to be husband and wife with you forever.” Beside him is a marble table, on which is lit a red candle as thick as an arm, and under the candle are three red lacquer candles. On the large plate, there is a bridal gown, a set of phoenix crown and cloud shoulder girdle, and a red hijab worn by Prince Wen's hundred sons.Qi She pushed the last plate an inch forward, "Would you like to cover this red hijab for me, and then uncover it for me?"

For a moment, Qingtian was completely lost in his mind, ignorant of his mind, as if he had been in his heart for the rest of his life.She will never forget that she was sold by her biological mother for 50 taels of silver. Ten years later, her worth has doubled by tens of millions of times. Luoyang paper is expensive, but no matter how expensive it is, it is nothing more than a life as thin as paper.Only the person in front of me, this good man who fell from the sky, is willing to write such a beautiful ending with the emperor's cinnabar pen and a single stroke of half a dozen messy and dirty chapters of fate.

This ending is a woman standing in front of the man she loves for whom she is willing to endure humiliation, fight for, and sacrifice everything for, all she needs to do is nod reservedly.So Er Qingtian took a few steps forward, as if being led by a ray of divine light, the other party's bright eyes were drawn to him, cast his own shining eyes, and nodded.

Qi She smiled slightly, "Don't rush to agree, listen clearly, I beg you to be Qi She's wife, not the prince's concubine."

Qing Tian laughed like that, and the hibiscus pollen on her temples was white and fragrant, "If you can't be Qi She's wife, the title of princess is worthless to me; if you are Qi She's wife, the title of princess is worthless to me." I am also worthless. Where everyone is, hold the power in your hand and be your king. Where there are only you and me, loosen your arms and embrace me and be my husband.”

Qi She stared at Qingtian for a moment, and gradually revealed a smile, a complete, brilliant and silent smile, "If the power in my hands cannot make me marry you, then it is worthless; if I am lucky enough to marry you , The power in my hands is worthless to me. What Lao Shizi is the regent? You are wrong! On the ninth day of September, the palace celebration will be presided over by the emperor, and the regent will be in the villa on the mountain in Gubeikou. Duan Qingtian ascended the heights to enjoy the chrysanthemums and spent the Chongyang Festival leisurely. Unexpectedly, extreme joy gave rise to sorrow, and a fire suddenly broke out in the middle of the night. Because they drank too much before, both of them were buried in the fire. There is only an ordinary couple, herding horses, herding sheep, and having children outside the customs. After a few years, even the last embers of the fire will dissipate. I will accompany you and take the children all the way from the grassland to the south of the Yangtze River. . When a high-ranking official honors his ancestors, we two will secretly close the door, grin our mouths full of broken teeth and laugh at him to death!"

Qi She stopped, stroked Qingtian's forehead with his fingertips, passed her eyebrows and drew down a row of lapis lazuli water droplets, as if a whole piece of blue sky was in his palm, "I said girl, do you understand or not?" Ah? My Lord is inviting you—Ye, Ben."

Qingtian couldn't feel her tears rushing down in patches at all, her eyes were numb and her speech faltered, "You're kidding me."

With a smile, Qi She folded her face with both hands, raised her eyes to look at a sunset hidden deep in the heavy curtain, "I thought about it, and if this continues, I can only go to the dark one way, get rid of the emperor, and ascend the throne." Self-reliant. A monarch like me who has a bad name and bad words must prove his legality and morality throughout his life, and be swayed by public opinion. At that time, I can give you even less than now. Even with the speech officer You guys are arguing all over the place, at most I will fight for you the lowest title of concubine, you will get a remote palace, and the top priority every day is to go to the empress's Kunning Palace for morning and evening meditation - to sit firmly on this emperor, I will definitely have a queen, and even every time I invite you, I need her seal. Apart from the queen, I will have many concubines and have many children with them, so as to strengthen the emperor. If you Good luck, I will die first. Anyway, women in the harem never have to live too long. The rule is that once they are 38 years old, no concubine other than the queen will be allowed to sleep. If you are unfortunate enough to live longer than me, Even if a prince has been born, most of them will be forced to die. As far as I know, almost all the favorite concubines with low status and envy during their lifetime will end up like this. The better ones are just like those in Renshou Palace. Sitting and chatting with a group of white-headed maids in the nursing home, you will spend your whole life in the six palaces of things that you can't get out of. As for your children, they will become the target of everyone from the first day, and will be caught in the battle for heirs The vortex, and he is limited by his birth, the possibility of winning this war is very slim. Your best ending is to die in the harem-I call it 'confinement'; and our children, after my death, most likely I can’t escape these two words. The throne belongs to me, but my beloved women and children are thrown into prison—a prison made of glass and gold is still a prison. Of course, I can also take a step back and hand over power. Return to the throne with the emperor, and become a noble prince with excellent etiquette. But I really can't guarantee that the emperor, or his mother, will not suddenly remember my bad past one day, and settle accounts after autumn. For the rest of my life, The most difficult place and the most glorious moment, I have experienced all kinds of situations in the world. The only thing that makes me feel that I can’t lose is freedom. Apart from my own heart, nothing can manipulate me. Power and power are in my heart. It has long been a burden, and as a prince, I have done everything I can do for this country, I am ashamed to the sky, I am not ashamed to the ground, now I just want to do something for you—for myself."

Qi She withdrew his gaze from a distance, and turned to Qingtian, his eyes were full of sparkling brilliance, like golden sand falling from the sky, "Qingtian, you are an outcast, and so am I. I know that an outcast is most afraid of you." , What is the most hated thing. I will not let you abandon your child, and I will not let you live in fear of being abandoned for the rest of your life. I promised you a home, and you will have a home. In this home, Your child is not an illegitimate child, and you are not a ridiculous outsider. You are an upright wife with a husband who loves you and respects your children. "

Qingtian's whole body was trembling, being shaken by his every word, every sentence, every bit of voice, as if her body was his drum, and her drum skin was also broken by him, sinking into Muran's silence and void.From this void, everything makes music, and the stars are spinning in the night sky. She can grasp every thread of the story with her hand, and she can see every transparent vein of fate even if she closes her eyes.She is a broken drum, a smashed jug, from which the source of sweetness springs forth from herself.It's not tears, it's just carnival of the heart.

Qi She stared at the woman in front of him, staring at the phantom of all life being washed away like the powder on her face, revealing the real, joyful, and radiant face underneath.He laughed softly, "Happy, I can understand, after all, any girl is happy to marry me, but being happy like you, isn't it a bit too much?"

Qingtian had long forgotten all the languages, she could only cry, standing in front of him with her hands clasped, crying and laughing.In the end, she fell into his arms all over, and he smiled and wiped her hair, her forehead, and her eyebrows with his lips, and wiped away her tears with his hands, "Don't cry, don't cry, good wife Cried."

Qingtian stopped crying, and raised his tears to Qi She, "What did you call me?"

He smiled and looked at her deeply, as if she was his flesh and blood, "Daughter-in-law." With the dignity of a king, he just gave her the most mundane nickname.

Qingtian burst into tears again, like a lost child being brought home.Qi She embraced her, laughed again, and lowered his noble head just to kiss her[3].

(End of this chapter)