Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 69
When the young princes in the row on the left finished their toasts one by one, Chu Huotian suddenly said, "I'm afraid you haven't seen my capable general—General Su Yan Qingsu. He practiced martial arts with me at the age of ten, and he is proficient in martial arts." , with outstanding achievements in battle, the future is bound to be limitless."

After he finished speaking, Su Yanqing stood up and clasped her fists to signal everyone, then sat down silently again.At this time, people on both sides of the table began to discuss again.Chu Huotian purposely wanted to draw everyone's attention to him, and picked up Su Yanqing's heroic deeds to praise him greatly.At this time, anyone who is not stupid will understand what Chu Huotian means. Su Yanqing is so young and talented, and with Chu Huotian's trust, his future is extremely bright.The ladies who were only staring at Chu Huotian turned their eyes to the silent Su Yanqing.

Ouyang Ruo also turned her beautiful eyes to Su Yanqing, only to see that he still didn't say a word, just drinking in silence.Chu Huotian has always been known as the cold-faced emperor, but now seeing Su Yanqing's ungratefulness, he couldn't help but look down a bit.Seeing Chu Huotian's expression, Ouyang Ruo felt anxious, and the cold sweat on his forehead was about to break out.

Suddenly, her thoughts changed, she picked up the gold cup and stood up, smiling at Su Yanqing: "The emperor has praised General Su a lot, I heard that General Su is brave on the battlefield, and the sword never leaves his body, presumably it must be a sword hit Master. Why don't you take this opportunity to show your skills and let me and the little girls also experience it?"

As soon as these words came out, the young masters on the left seat all applauded.All of them come from prominent families, whether they are descendants of the royal family or the descendants of the royal family, they have long been dissatisfied when they heard that Chu Huotian praised Su Yanqing so much.Now Ouyang Ruo suggested that he attend the sword dance, so he wanted to see his skills.

Chu Huotian's face softened a little, and he also smiled: "Zixuan, they all told you to show your skills, why don't you hurry up."

Only then did Su Yanqing leave her seat, clasped her fists around, and said to Chu Huotian: "The general is afraid that the sword energy will hurt the empress, so the general will dance the sword outside the hall."

After saying that, he raised his sword and stood still outside the hall, made a sword formula, and danced.It was almost noon and the sun was shining.The light of his sword is shining, like the cold light coming from an iceberg, changing in thousands of ways, his body is like a wandering dragon, his whereabouts are erratic, or like an eagle coming out of the mountain, jumping and moving is full of fierce murderous aura.Ouyang Ruo stared at his figure, her beautiful eyes could not help but mist, she seemed to be able to see him that day when Chu Jing was in chaos, he vowed to protect her from the imperial city to the death, even if he was exhausted, he couldn't hold on...

Perhaps, there is no other man in the world who can protect her like this, standing silently behind her, trying his best to protect her.

Perhaps, there is no other man in the world who can love her so deeply, does not want her to return anything, and only watches her happy from afar...

Everyone in the hall was watching Su Yanqing's sharp swordsmanship, but one person only stared at Ouyang Ruo's face.Cha Sanshao looked at Ouyang Ruo's beautiful eyes with tears in his eyes, and only stared at the man on the field.Her heart suddenly tightened, she only had him in her eyes, and only him in her heart!As if he had seen through the most secret thoughts in her heart, a puff of anger suddenly surged in his heart.

Just when Su Yanqing finished a group dance and was about to change his moves, Third Young Master Zha suddenly came to salute and said to Chu Huotian, "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be boring for General Su to dance sword moves alone? I just want to compete with General Su , to learn martial arts."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Chu Huotian glanced at him, then looked at Su Yanqing, who had stopped his sword, and suddenly said with a smile: "Okay, a hero will be born as a boy. I agree, the winner will have a big reward, but it's up to the point."

Third Young Master Zha smiled slightly, his long gown was as graceful as a surprise, he tucked the hem of the long gown to his waist, cupped his fists at Su Yanqing and said with a smile: "General Su, please guide me."

Su Yanqing looked at him, and suddenly withdrew his sword and said, "I will not fight you." Third Young Master Zha was taken aback, then suddenly laughed and said, "Could it be that General Su has stage fright?"

Su Yanqing looked at the sword in his hand, and said calmly: "This general's sword is too murderous, I'm afraid I'll hurt Cha San Shao." He stared at the young man with a calm smile in front of him.

Cha Sanshao was shocked by the unintentional murderous look in his pale eyes, but he still stood up and smiled and said: "General Su's words are wrong. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Although I have never been on the battlefield, I also hope From General Su's sword, I can feel the aura of one man guarding the gate and ten thousand men not letting go."

Su Yanqing was silent for a while, then nodded, raised the sword again, made a gesture and said: "Then please ask Cha Sanshao for advice."

Third Young Master Zha took the palace man's sword and clasped his fists with a smile.In front of her is the person in her heart, and he Cha Sanshao wants to let her know that he is stronger than him.Ouyang Ruo was calm at this moment, the silent Su Yanqing was not familiar to her, but the Su Yanqing in front of her who exuded awe-inspiring fighting spirit was the hero in her heart.

The sword light was shining on the field, and one blue and one white figure overlapped and overlapped, one like a goshawk, as awe-inspiring as the wind.One is like a floating cloud in the sky, passing by lightly and gracefully.

Everyone in the hall watched with bated breath, but Chu Huotian couldn't help nodding his head. It seems that the three sons of the Cha family are all talents. The third son of the Cha family is ambitious, talented and proficient in martial arts.His temper was about seven points like Zhao Qingling's, but his vigor made him appreciate it even more.

The banquet was really rewarding!Chu Huotian was overjoyed.But the two people off the court didn't realize it, they just concentrated on feeding their moves.Third Young Master Zha wanted to defeat Su Yanqing quickly, so he acted impatiently.Su Yanqing has been immersed in the battlefield for many years, and he has long been trained to be calm. In his eager attack, he found the right time and pierced Zha Sanshao's ribs with a sword.

There was only a "hiss", and everyone in the hall exclaimed.Third Young Master Zha only felt a biting chill force into his body.Quickly retracting the sword and backing away, it was only then that Su Yanqing was merciful, otherwise he was really stabbed, and it would be a serious injury.

lost? !He still can't believe it.Gritting his teeth, he waited to rub his body again.

"Stop!" Ouyang Ruo suddenly shouted softly.Chu Huotian was also taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Stop it all, the winner is already divided. General Su is indeed extraordinary, and Cha Sanshao is also a young hero, and he will be rewarded!" He ordered people to reward him heavily.Both of them thanked Long En before returning to their seats.

Zha Sanshao had a gloomy face, only staring at the upright dark blue figure in front of him.Looking at Ouyang Ruo in the hall again, I saw that her face was full of worry.His heart suddenly went cold to the bottom at this moment.She only has him in her eyes!Such a thought flashed through Zha Sanshao's mind.He couldn't hear what Chu Huotian said.When Su Yanqing returned to the table, his face was expressionless, others only said that he was born with such a face.Ouyang Ruo looked at his expression and sighed lightly.

With the sound of singing and dancing, the aroma filled the hall, covering up many people's concerns.

After the flower viewing feast, everyone dispersed.Chu Huotian asked Su Yanqing to stay for a sincere talk, and Ouyang Ruo probably knew what he meant, but he wanted Su Yanqing to come back to be his right-hand man.Although Chu Huotian has promoted many young people nowadays, with his temperament, there are not many who can catch his eyes and become his confidants.Besides, this military power is a double-edged sword. Putting it on a loyal person is a good sword that cuts iron like mud, and putting it on a person with ulterior motives is a knife that kills himself in reverse.So Chu Huotian searched and searched and couldn't find a suitable candidate.Su Yanqing was different. He followed Chu Huotian since he was a child, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the two were flesh and blood brothers who crawled out of a battle pit.Since Chu Huotian is old enough to be his elder brother, he really regards him as his younger brother in his heart, otherwise, the mother-in-law and mother-in-law would not be so uncharacteristically matchmaking for him, only hoping that he will take root in Chu Jing.

The two talked for a long time in the warm pavilion, and Ouyang Ruo also went back to his bedroom to rest.She has been tired for a few days and she is pregnant for less than three months, so she should rest more.Although there was concern in his heart, he was no match for the call of deep sleepiness, and Ouyang Ruo soon fell asleep.I don't know how long I slept until I woke up with a thin layer of sweat on my body, but found that the moon was already in the sky, and even dinner was useless.

Seeing that she had woken up, Wan Hui hurriedly stepped forward to help her up and said, "Your Majesty is exhausted. You have spent a lot of time worrying about this banquet these past few days. Hey! Some people don't appreciate it."

While complaining, Wan Hui helped Ouyang Ruo tidy up her long hair, and ordered someone to heat up the food and serve them one by one.

Ouyang Ruo heard Wanhui's bad tone, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, who doesn't appreciate it? Where's the emperor, have you gone back?"

Wan Hui said in a muffled voice: "The emperor saw that the empress was asleep, so he ordered the servants to take care of the empress and left. Before leaving, she was still very angry." She paused, fearing that she would misunderstand, and quickly added: "Yes. Give General Su a sigh of relief."

Ouyang Ruo was picking up the rice, when he heard this, his hands shook, and the ivory chopsticks fell off, knocking on the edge of the plate with a clang.Wan Hui hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, and ordered the serving maids to exchange for a pair.

Seeing that Ouyang Ruo was lost in thought, she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty just woke up, so let her hands go soft."

Ouyang Ruo came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I didn't catch it well for a while, aunt, tell me, why did General Su make the emperor angry?"

Wan Hui paused, retreated from the palace servants who were waiting beside her, and said softly: "Look, servant girl, General Su didn't accept your mother's favor, and he refused to get married. Look, your majesty, isn't it just that the emperor has made such a big battle?" Want General Su to choose a lady from a great family, but it turned out that the bald man shaved his head and became hot. Can the emperor not be angry?" Wan Hui sighed after finishing speaking.

Ouyang Ruo picked up the rice grains with the ivory chopsticks and ate them one by one, but didn't reply.Wan Hui is still angry with herself.

Ouyang Ruo was full of sleep, sleepless in the middle of the night, the half moon in the sky hung coldly in the jade sky, the night was so deep, and the sky was raining again.Ouyang Ruo just lay on the beauty's couch silently for the middle of the night.It was only when it was dawn that he fell asleep a little.In the evening, Chu Huotian came, his face was gloomy, and he seemed not in a very happy mood.

Ouyang Ruo ordered someone to soak lily scented tablets to soothe the nerves, and offered judo: "Is the emperor tired?"

Chu Huotian took a sip of tea, and said with a forced smile: "No, it's just that Zixuan and Mubai are unwilling to help me now. Is it true that I have lost my virtue, or do they have other concerns in their hearts?"

Ouyang Ruo thought for a while before saying: "The concubine thinks this may not be what the emperor thinks. Mr. Zhao is indulging in mountains and rivers, and General Su is aiming at the border. Neither of them is a bird in a cage. The emperor wants to tie them by his side, maybe it is We have lost a broad-minded celebrity and a good general."

Chu Huotian thought about it for a while, and then he said with a relieved smile: "Sure enough, Ruo'er can see it clearly. So it turned out that I got into a dead end."

Chu Huotian gently pinched her nose, and said with a petting smile: "Yes, it's my fault." Suddenly he smiled again and said: "I heard from Doctor Qin that the baby in my womb should be this size at this time." I don’t know if I can hear the sound of it turning over.”

He gestured, and Ouyang Ruo was also curious, wide-eyed and smiled: "Can you hear some bone noise?" Chu Huotian nodded, leaned his head gently on her stomach, and listened quietly for a while , suddenly very happy said: "I heard it, I heard it, it's bone and bone, like exhaling." After speaking, his handsome face is so vivid.

Bright candles were shining brightly all around, reflecting on his face, Ouyang Ruo looked at his happy face, and a warm current flowed through his heart, as if a corner of his heart had gently collapsed.

He is her husband and the father of her unborn child.His kindness to her has never been short of regrets from beginning to end.But why did she confine her heart?Is it because of his identity, or because of this flashy court.My mind has always been cut and cut, and the reason is still chaotic.

Ouyang Ruo buried her head in his arms and stopped thinking about it.

The night was deep and the room was silent. Chu Huotian fell asleep with her in his arms. She should be thankful that she had such a man who cherished herself so much.

In the early morning of the second day, Ouyang Ruo waited on Chu Huotian to change his clothes, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this concubine wants to ask General Su which lady he has taken a fancy to, so that he can be a ready-made matchmaker for him."

Hearing the words, Chu Huotian smiled wryly and said: "He won't want it. Now he doesn't know what evil has fallen into him. I said ten words, and he only answered one. He was full of displeasure in returning to Beijing."

Ouyang Ruo said with a smile: "Perhaps he is embarrassing to the emperor, why don't I let my concubine try, besides, General Su is my concubine's savior, and I should let my concubine take care of his life-long affairs, and I can't just watch him." He is alone with no one by his side."

Chu Huotian laughed after hearing this: "Okay. Just choose a day and order him to come to this palace to persuade him. To start a family, you have to start a family first."

After he finished speaking, he tidied up and went up to court.

Ouyang Ruogong sent him out, and then ordered Wanhui to bring the booklet and picture scroll, and drove him to Yuchonghua and Li Yinghong.Thinking about Li Yinghong's generation of official ladies, she might know a few of them.

Li Yinghong has now moved to the Huanbi Palace with Lin, and Ouyang Ruo also met Lin in the past.Lin's family was very busy raising the little prince all day long, and Ouyang Ruo also smiled at her expression of being nervous and making mistakes as a first-time mother.The three of them are all mothers, and they talked very speculatively.

Ouyang Ruo gossiped for a while, then remembered something, and asked Dexuan to hold the picture scroll and booklet and read them with the two of them.Li Yinghong looked at them one by one, and said with a smile, "Sister Ouyang is also a matchmaker now."

Lin looked at it and said with a smile: "Sister Ouyang is careful, and she has found out the ins and outs of this person clearly. After these people enter the palace, they will know the basics."

Ouyang Ruo nodded, and said to the two: "General Su is the savior of me and Sister Lin, and now the emperor decides to let him get married as soon as possible, which is also my wish. Sister Lin, do you think so?"

Lin nodded, thinking of the past, she said with tears in her eyes: "Yes, speaking of General Su, he is a very good man. This time, we must find a virtuous wife for him."

After the three of them finished talking, they studied those ladies carefully.

After looking around, Ouyang Ruo only liked Li Mingqian, the daughter of the Minister of Rites. Her coldness left a deep impression on her, and she imagined that Su Yanqing would like her.Suddenly thinking that he would like another woman, but his heart was still a little sour, Ouyang Ruo quickly suppressed the sourness.

Seeing that Ouyang Ruo had chosen Li Mingqian, Lin's dizziness suddenly frowned and said: "If sister Ouyang said that she is lonely, and General Su is not good at talking, how will the two get along after they get married."

But Li Yinghong said: "I heard that she thinks highly of herself, very high-minded. I'm afraid she doesn't like General Su."

Ouyang Ruo had no choice but to give up, and the three of them chose to stop and stop, but in the end they couldn't come up with an idea, so they had to draw up three candidates, and then let Su Yanqing choose by himself.

Ouyang Ruo returned to Yunxiang Palace, and was busy looking for Su Yanqing, saying that she had invited General Su to the palace for a while.After waiting for two days, Su Yanqing came over.Ouyang Ruo didn't feel panicked at this moment, and thought, since he has no fate with him, naturally he can't delay his own fate.It's time for him to start a family.Ouyang Ruo ordered people to treat him with tea, and came out to greet him after finishing his makeup.

It was a little awkward for the two of them to meet.Ouyang Ruo held back her smile and said, "How is General Su doing recently? Do you plan to stay in Chujing this time?" Her eyes were burning, open and bright.

Su Yanqing glanced at her and said calmly, "I'm going south in a month. There are still many things to do over there. Madam Lao is worried."

Ouyang Ruo sighed softly in his heart, took out the prepared picture scroll and spread it out for him to see, and said with a smile: "General Su is single now, the emperor said that a man should first get married before starting a career, General Su, let's take a look, these ladies from official families They are all women with outstanding looks, all of them are virtuous and virtuous, and they must be a good match for the general."

Su Yanqing was shocked all over, and after a while she said in a hoarse voice: "You asked me to get married?"

Ouyang Ruo forced a smile and said: "The male college should be married, and the female college should be married. I can't bear the general suffering alone, so I want to build a family for the general. In this way, the general will be taken care of, and I can feel at ease."

Su Yanqing looked at her for a while, his eyes were too complicated, Ouyang Ruo was turned away by him, she began to hate herself for forcing him like this.It was clearly for his own good, but now he turned out to be a bad person.

The heavy breath was between the two of them, making them breathless.Su Yanqing suddenly took a step forward, his shadow fell in front of her, he casually picked up a pair, and said coldly: "If that's the case, then let's get married. If you don't choose, it's this person. The empress is the last The general will be the master, and the last general will lead the empress's mind."

After he finished speaking, he threw the painting into her arms, turned around and strode away.Ouyang Ruo stared blankly at his back, and had no time to say another word.

(End of this chapter)