box of hearts

Chapter 66
Concubine Wan shook her head slightly, and her bulging cherry lips kept moving up and down, "Sister Heshun happened to meet the second concubine when he was strolling in the garden in the afternoon, and after walking out together, he bumped into him again. Sister Rong, everyone just laughed and said that this can make a table of cards, so they ran to the empress to set the stage for the battle without saying anything. Who expected the prince to come, it is really "big Qiao back small Qiao" It's a coincidence'. If you come, you will be safe, and the prince will also sit down and come around for two laps."

Qi She slumped on the kang bed, eating bird's nest, and shook her hands, "I'm not coming, I think you'll leave after playing for a while, and you still have things to do."

"Hey," Concubine Rong's face was mixed with anger and joy, resentment and frown, "there is no time to finish things? Why don't you just catch time and have fun?"

"It's the prince," Concubine Wan chimed in, "Even during the Chinese New Year, you are stuck in that study and can't come out, so what if you just rest for one night?"

Mrs. Zhan also smiled, "When was the last time the prince went to the poker table? You have worked so hard day and night, and you have to take a break from time to time. It's fun to gamble. Although I don't like to have fun People, it’s okay to play two games sometimes, not for other reasons, it’s good for everyone to sit together and talk and laugh.”

"My lord, just stay here." Concubine Shun stood under the kang, took a pair of gold-plated butterfly beaded bracelets on her wrists, and brushed Qi She's clothes, "It's rare that the empress is interested, so you don't want to look at it." Concubines, also look at the empress's face."

Qi She tilted her head and glanced at Zhan, smiled and put down the small lamp in her hand, "Okay, since you have even spoken, I will play two rounds with you. How big are you?"

Concubine Shun chuckled, "The concubine said that all the year round, the servants were forbidden to gamble, and it would be ugly for the master to gamble by lighting a lamp, so he bet with chess pieces."

Qi She said "Hey" for a while, "What's the point? I remember that I still have a lot of New Year's Eve prizes left in my place. Bring that one. It's not a gamble to get a lottery. Zhou Dun , go, get someone to bring it over."

Several maidservants came forward to shuffle the broken cards, and everyone waited to take their seats again.Because Concubine Wan's status is the lowest, she just backed away, but Zhan pressed her hand and told her to sit down, "Go ahead, I just want to stop." As he spoke, he ordered someone to add another chair, and asked Qi She to sit down Yes, I sat behind him and looked at the cards.

Qi She fought with the third concubine several times, and it was a coincidence that no matter who won, twice out of the three times it was always Shunfei's card.This time, before a few hands, Concubine Shun just handed out a piece of two cakes, Concubine Wan smiled and said: "Thanks to my sister, I am full." Concubine Shun was so angry that she twisted her neck, "Don't come Don’t come anymore, I was the most oblivious just now, and now three families are accusing my family, so I won’t come.”

Concubine Wan smiled and wiped the silk-wrapped Diancui armor on her little finger to her lips, "It's just for fun, why is Sister Shun in a hurry again?"

Zhan Shi was taking a few candied chestnuts from the fruit plate on the plum blossom table at the table, before putting them into her mouth, she laughed, "She likes to play with her temper the most, always like a child. "

Concubine Shun even showed an arrogant and unruly tone, and said coquettishly: "It's better to come here, concubine concubine is not lucky today."

"Don't, don't," Qi She spoke out to dissuade, "This puts me in the manor, maybe you will change your luck?" He turned around with a smile, grabbed two candied chestnuts from Zhan's handkerchief and threw them into his mouth, and then Shake the other hand twice, "shuffle the cards."

Concubine Shun reluctantly followed Concubine Rong Wan to shuffle the cards together. As soon as they got together, Zhan Shi chuckled behind Qi She's back and said: "Young Lord, who hasn't been on the table for a long time, is very strong. Strictly, you can be careful."

Unexpectedly, Qi She was a little noncommittal, picked up Zhang Wanzi and threw it out casually, "The one I am missing must not be in their hands, and wait for me to get another one out."

Concubine Shun was his next home, and immediately yelled "eat", picked up Qi She's card, and threw out a white skin.

Next came Concubine Rong and Concubine Wan. The two played cards, and Qi She then played a card, "[-]".

Concubine Shun hurriedly called again: "Eat!" Concubine Rong shouted over there: "Peng!"

After Concubine Wan had played the card, it was Qi She's turn, but he still said with experience and thoughtfulness: "Sixty thousand."

Concubine Shun was stunned for a moment, and then a happy smile overflowed from her eyes, and she swept Qi She lightly with the end of her eyes, "Eat."

Concubine Rong and Concubine Wan looked at each other and smiled, but they had to follow Qi She's wish to hold Concubine Shun's card.In the last few hands, Concubine Rong couldn't help but say: "Sister Shun and Qingyise Wanzi, whoever wants to type Wanzi again should eat a big bun."

Qi She only smiled ambiguously, "Then what should I do? My good deck of cards is ready, I can't take it apart and start over again, I just don't believe that she can really get along with her." Zhang [-], then threw out the [-] that had been held in his hand.Seeing that Concubine Shun was excited, she pushed the cards in front of her, "This night can be regarded as a fight for me!"

Just when a servant girl came from outside with a large tea tray of gold and silver, Qi She laughed and cursed on purpose: "If you don't come early or late, I told them to fool around in the first few times, but I am here Come eat the buns."

The maid immediately retorted: "Hey, didn't you tell Zhou Dun to come back on fire to find these laborers? Fortunately, I stepped on a ladder and turned over from the top of the big cabinet by myself. I almost tripped and fell down along the way." Did I send you the wrong one?"

Concubine Shun was lowering her head and counting the chess pieces that were used as chips. When she heard the voice, she glanced to the side, and saw the man staring at him blindly, pretending to be angry. It was Cuiyi, the eldest maid in Qishe's house, she couldn't help but secretly rolled her eyes.

Qi She didn't think it was disobedient, instead she pointed at Cuiyi and chuckled, "You little girl! Put it down." He leaned over and hugged Concubine Shun, with one hand resting on the back of her chair and the other pointing at her card He said: "Let me do the math for you. Yours is Dashun, a dragon, eight times, and Yuanbao, Caishen, three times, a total of twelve times. Cuiyi, count twelve gold scorpions. Come to your master."

There are those of the "Must be wishful" type, the "Auspicious and More than Good" type, and the "Eight Treasures Spring Festival" type, each of which is golden, and Qi She took out three multicolored purses from the tea tray and wrapped them with his own hands. He picked it up and placed it in front of Concubine Shun.Kaizi bulged up the exquisite purse, and Concubine Shun's exquisite face was also bulged by joy, pride, vanity... every kind of small and shining emotion, and finally broke open at the corner of her mouth, revealing a sweet smile.

But Concubine Rong and Concubine Wan are far from being so euphoric, even if they are far away, they can still smell the sour smell on their faces.Concubine Wan sighed pretentiously, "My lord, look at my concubine, if the fight continues like this, it will last all night, and the winner is undoubtedly Sister Shun."

"That's right," Concubine Rong also smiled sarcastically, "Concubine Concubine and Sister Wan also find it boring and don't want to play anymore."

After hearing this, Qi She smiled and got out of Concubine Shun's chair and sat down, "Even if I'm on a thief ship today, you can't afford to offend me. Come on, my big bun will satisfy you all."

The wives and concubines laughed, and Fang Shi reached out to shuffle the cards together.Qi She's cards were originally shuffled by his second concubine, Zhan Shi. At this moment, the servant girl noticed it and bent down to shuffle the cards for him.She wore a bloodstone gourd ring, a small green jade ring with a four-leaf palace flower, and a pair of silver bracelets on her hands; while the third concubine wore armor, rings, and rings that were either pure gold or emerald green. bracelet.The bright red table mat, eight white and greasy hands, the jewels on the hands gleamed dazzlingly under the palace lantern painted on the glazed screen, accompanied by the sound of shuffling the cards, rattling.If rich and flamboyant was a sound, this is it.

At this moment, Qi Shehu also leaned forward, and fumbled into the pile of cards with his arms stretched out.Zhan Shi was puzzled softly from behind: "With them, why did the lord shuffle the cards by himself?"

Qi She rounded up his hands even more, "Anyway, I see that I have to lose to death today, so I can get some money back by shuffling the cards." As he said, his rough palms intentionally or unintentionally changed from the concubine The snow-white and plump hands stroked one by one, like a wolf sweeping through a flock of sheep.

This erupted into a roar of laughter, and the servants did not dare to laugh, and all of them had their mouths puffed out and their eyes staring with funny expressions on their faces.Concubine Wan was the first to grab her hand, and covered her cheeks with half of her sleeves, "My lord is the worst!"

Concubine Rong laughed so hard that the string of golden beads on her temples trembled, holding her stomach and screaming "Ouch".Cuiyi also smiled and bent over, supported Qi She's shoulders with both hands, and rubbed her temples into the hollow of his neck.

Zhan looked away, but also took out a handkerchief and touched his mouth, smiling brightly.

Only Concubine Shun smiled twice, but pulled the corners of her mouth down again, looking very sassy, ​​"I haven't seen it a few times recently, but every time I'm more talkative, I don't know what it's called." Someone brought it."

Qi She ignored them and just shuffled the cards by herself.The card was carved from white jade, with red and green crystals inlaid on its body.Isn't it?In his life, even if it is as small as a small bird card, it is inexhaustibly magnificent. At this moment, he is surrounded by good wives, beautiful concubines, pretty maidservants and slaves, and if he gets up and leaves to go to the deep In the lonely study, he will play with the supreme power in this world alone.A man like him should have everything.But Qi She clearly felt that every moment, even in such a happy and happy moment, his heart was constantly longing for a person's name. Longing for coals; as a hungry stomach begs for a meal, and an aching throat begs for a sip of water.life and death.

(End of this chapter)