Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 81
People say that the piano is born from the heart, Ouyang Ruo gradually immersed in the sound of the piano, the moment the Huaguo Palace collapsed, she threw herself into despair, her eyes were full of desolation, the dead bones on the road to Chu State, the war, blood spattered , along the way endured the humiliation, gritted his teeth and persevered, walked step by step from the Hou's mansion, from the splendid and prosperous Chu Palace to manage and calculate step by step, and gradually climbed to the position of this beloved concubine, the position is extremely high, with tigers in front and wolves behind.She never dared to slack off for a moment, and never felt relaxed.

The sound of the zither gradually changed from the battlefield with thousands of scenes and thousands of horses galloping, to a mournful whine. The swallows are not in pairs, the lover is gone, there is no hope of life anymore, everything is withered, and only the complaint against the sky is left. , unwilling to say goodbye to life and death in the world.Ouyang Ruo didn't stop holding hands, Dou Da's cold sweat gradually seeped out, the fetus in the womb seemed to feel uncomfortable in the mother's body, and moved slightly.

Ouyang Ruo suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly restrained his mind, not following the sound of the piano to make him sad.When the last sound landed melodiously, everyone in the hall did not recover for a while.Lian Ji's face was even paler, she fell on the ground, her shoulders trembled, she seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time.

Ouyang Ruo let out a long sigh, and raised his fingers, which were already dripping with blood.

She was about to get up, but suddenly shook.

Zhao Qingling let out a low voice: "Oops!" With a flash of her figure, she rushed into the bead curtain and helped her up.With a reach, he grasped her pulse gate, pouring a steady stream of kung fu into her body, and hurriedly protected her heart vein, preventing the rushing blood energy from attacking her heart.Ouyang Ruo only felt a blur in front of her eyes, and couldn't help regretting that she had made a fool of herself, thinking it was just a dance song, but she didn't expect this song to have a magical power that sucked people's minds in, thinking that this was also the reason why she died three days after leaving her mother. the reason.

Ouyang Ruo made up his mind, and when he turned around to see Zhao Qingling under the watchful eyes of everyone, he did not shy away from helping her, and was even more grateful in his heart.Opening her mouth to speak, Zhao Qingling shook her head at her.He helped her up and used his strength quickly, Ouyang Ruo felt the warmth flowing all over his body again, gradually calming down the impetuous blood in his body, and the fetus in the womb gradually stopped wriggling.Zhao Qingling saw that Ouyang Ruo's face returned to color, and helped her out. At this time, the whole hall stood up and looked at her like a monster. Ouyang Ruo was also startled, and hesitated to go forward.

Chu Huotian quickly descended the imperial steps, took Zhao Qingling's support, and led Ouyang Ruo to Lian Ji's side.

Ouyang Ruo smiled at Chu Huotian: "The concubine is entrusted to her, I don't know that this state of 'Li Ge San' will consume one's energy." Chu Huotian didn't say a word, just looked at her face quietly.Seeing his bright eyes, Ouyang Ruo couldn't help but quietly hide her hands in the wide sleeves.

Seeing her coming, Lian Ji raised her head, her beautiful face was full of awe and incomparable reverence: "Lian Ji only knows that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people, Lian Ji can't dance this song."

Ouyang Ruo smiled in a trance: "Yes, you can't dance. You can't dance if you haven't experienced it, and I don't want you to be able to dance."

Chu Huotian's handsome face was slightly moved, and seeing a shadow on her unparalleled beauty, his heart ached, and he couldn't speak anymore.He naturally knew why she played so concentratingly and spent so much effort.

It turned out that she had always had the pain of subjugation in her heart, which was deeply rooted in her bones, and she couldn't extricate herself.Thinking of this, even if he is hard-hearted, he softens three points.The two looked at each other silently, forgetting that they were still at the banquet.

Zhao Qingling coughed lightly, stepped forward to help Ouyang Ruo respectfully, and smiled at Chu Huotian: "I see that the lady Rou Fangyi is tired, please allow me to treat the lady and ask for her pulse."

Ouyang Ruo came back to his senses, and also felt that he was weak. He smiled at Chu Huotian, and was supported by Zhao Qingling to go down slowly.All the people in the hall could only see her slender and soft back. Although she was pregnant, her figure was still as beautiful as a fairy.Zhao Qingling stood upright with a long body, as elegant as the good son of Zhuoshi, the two supported each other, and walked in front of everyone, like a pair of gods and immortals.

Seeing the two of them leave, Chu Huotian felt an inexplicable sourness in his heart, and he couldn't explain it clearly.Wrapped around his heart like a poisonous snake.It was only today that he realized that she was so ethereal, like a fairy, so he just let go of her lightly.She will go with the wind.

Until this moment, all the sluggish people in the hall came to their senses one after another, and the envoys from Liang Kingdom didn't dare to be arrogant any more, they just drank silently.Chu Huotian had something on his mind, so naturally he was more perfunctory.No one knew that after that palace banquet, the Chu Kingdom spread the word one after another, that the empress Rou Fangyi in the palace was both talented and beautiful, and the sound of the piano moved the world!After shocking the envoy of Liang State who was deeply hostile, Liang State never dared to underestimate this harem woman of Chu State.

Ouyang Ruo was supported by Zhao Qingling all the way back to Yunxiang Palace.Zhao Qingling felt for her pulse from time to time, his elegant face was full of worry.

Ouyang Ruo felt pain in his hands, but he forced himself to laugh and said, "Mr. Zhao is worried, I'm fine. If Mr. Zhao wasn't here this time, I would have made a fool of myself."

Zhao Qingling hurriedly followed the little servant, and said slightly angrily: "Your Majesty is getting too big, you are pregnant now, how can you put yourself in danger? If something happens, how can the emperor feel so bad?"

Ouyang Ruo was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly, "Yes, I'm too impulsive."

for what?Is it because of the mood swings during pregnancy, because I can't see their envoy from Liang Guo being arrogant, or is it because of Chu Huotian's words, "It's so easy to accept."?It seems to be, and it seems not to be.Her heart was in confusion, so the palace servants carried her back to the palace.

Arriving in the palace, as soon as she landed, Zhao Qingling rolled up her long sleeves and hugged her horizontally.Ouyang Ruo said in surprise: "Mr. Zhao, put it down quickly!" The palace people next to him also changed their colors.How could Zhao Qingling touch the harem concubine as a foreign minister?Touching it is a crime of beheading.

Zhao Qingling ignored her, and only looked at her slightly annoyed: "If you want to keep the baby in your womb, you have to stay in bed for at least ten days. You can't even walk around."

Ouyang Ruo was so shocked that his face paled, and hurriedly said: "Is it really so powerful?!" As he spoke, he bit his lower lip regretfully.Wan Hui was also overwhelmed with fright.

Zhao Qingling nodded solemnly: "Of course I won't make fun of this matter. Your Majesty wants to have fun these few days. It's fine if your Majesty doesn't want to play the song. Now the bad thing is that your Majesty puts her heart into it, and the song has murderous intentions." Too strong, it hurts the heart. Although the empress finally restrained herself, she hurt herself after all."

Ouyang Ruo was speechless after hearing this.Zhao Qingling carried her inside.Seeing her slender fingers dripping with blood, he personally mixed the ointment and applied it to her.Ouyang Ruo saw that his eyebrows and eyes were vivid and picturesque under the dim candlelight. Now this kind of fairy-like figure condescended to apply medicine for her and saved her twice.Ouyang Ruo was grateful in his heart, but he couldn't say another word.

Zhao Qingling is unrestrained and unrestrained, after applying the medicine for her, he felt a little embarrassed seeing the two of them sticking close, so he hurriedly took a step back and said: "Your Majesty has been resting in peace for the past few days, and I will come to your Majesty for diagnosis and treatment in a few days."

Ouyang Ruo thanked with a smile.Zhao Qingling glanced at her hesitantly, then retreated.

Suddenly he walked to the gate of the palace, and turned back again, with a trace of puzzlement in Yiyi's clear eyes: "How did the empress get this Lige San? It is said that it is already a broken copy. The copy that I have in my hand It's just a remnant."

Seeing him go, Ouyang Ruo came back just to ask this question, brushed back some messy hair on the temples, and smiled: "Of course! There is no complete version of Lige in this world. The one played in the hall just now is from my palace." I followed the remnant book by myself."

She paused, then smiled again: "Mr. Zhao is amazingly talented, if you want to, you can also compose your own Li Song San."

Her smile was a bit tired, but it was still shockingly beautiful.The dim candlelight was flickering, her face was hazy and not like a real person.Zhao Qingling finally believed that there was beauty like this.

He suddenly smiled and said: "If there is a chance, I will definitely cooperate with the empress Qin Xiao, Zhao will have no regrets in this life." After he finished speaking, he laughed and turned around to leave Yunxiang Palace.

Ouyang Ruo watched him go, let out a long sigh, and lay down on the bed softly, with her fingers connected to her heart, her hands felt cold and painless after applying ointment.

Sensitive nerves seemed to be able to feel the long-lost breath, his eyes were too complicated, and Ouyang Ruo's forehead gradually ached.While thinking wildly, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

The visitor came in silently, and suddenly walked up to her in a few steps, hugging her tightly.Ouyang Ruo was familiar with the ambergris and the strong smell of wine on his body.

It's him!Ouyang Ruo closed her eyes, feeling his embrace.

He is her husband, her man, and the father of her unborn child.She clings to him, but she also tries her best to defend his dignity for him, even if only a little bit.She also felt it was worth it.

The expression on Chu Huotian's handsome face fluctuated, and it took him a long time to say: "You are so stupid..." His voice was hoarse, full of pity.

Ouyang Ruo smiled slightly, smoothed the wrinkles between his brows, and said softly: "I can't see those Liang Guo envoys being too arrogant. I also remind them that if the two countries go to war, their lives will be ruined." Jin Zhongqin Ge Tiema, galloping thousands of miles, I believe those envoys from the Liang Kingdom whose blades have been soaked in blood can also understand what she means.

Chu Huotian smiled dumbly, and held up her hand. Under the thin gauze were her blood-stained fingers.His gaze was like water, and he only sighed softly: "Ruo'er...how many secrets do you still have that you don't want me to know?"

Ouyang Ruo froze all over, just bowed her head and said nothing.He kissed her cheek lightly, and suddenly sighed with a smile: "I was really jealous just now. Seeing that boy Zhao supporting you, I feel uncomfortable."

Ouyang Ruo was startled, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you can't think wrongly. Mr. Zhao said that the concubine was injured by the sound of the piano, and she should stay in bed quickly to save the pregnancy."

Seeing her panic, Chu Huotian sighed again: "Fool, my most trusted adviser in the whole world is Zhao Qingling." Only then did Ouyang Ruo feel relieved.

As the night deepened, Ouyang Ruo gradually fell asleep in his arms. He held her stubbornly in his arms. Even though it was very difficult to fall asleep in this position, his hand on her waist did not relax at all.

Ouyang Ruo woke up in the middle of the night, seeing him like this, couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, saying that she was the most trusted adviser, but Zhao Qingling was also a man, if a woman was involved in a relationship between a man and a man, no matter how magnanimous he was, he would have a knot in his heart.

A few days after the envoy of Liang Guo came to Chu, he took the ten beauties back.Chu Huotian also gave a lot of gold, silver and silk, wrote a letter of friendship, and ordered them to take it back.Ouyang Ruo heard that Lian Ji had always wanted to see her again, but Chu Huotian flatly refused.The queen also said that Ouyang Ruo was resting and not to be disturbed.This sent them on their way.

However, Ouyang Ruo's blockbuster piano skills spread in the harem, and even Li Mingqian, who has always been aloof, came to ask for advice. Ouyang Ruo only showed her the second half of "Li Ge San", and she changed her face. , so impassioned, she was really dizzy.

Ouyang Ruo put away the score lightly and said: "The player who plays the piano should focus on the music and cultivate his temperament. Sister Li is very good at playing the piano, but she doesn't need to know every one of them. It doesn't matter if she doesn't learn such sad songs."

Li Mingqian couldn't understand what she meant, but felt more and more that she was inferior to her, and felt resentful in her heart, so she left angrily.

Wan Hui approached and said, "Little Master Li is too arrogant."

Ouyang Ruo sighed softly: "She is still young, she only thinks that she can win the emperor's favor by being so unique, but she doesn't know that men indulge women who occasionally play with their temper, and if they play too much, they don't like it." Didn’t Auntie see it? With her background, her noble status is low. She has an aloof personality, and she thinks she is extremely talented, so it’s really hard for her to understand.”

Ouyang Ruo kept Zhao Qingling's instructions in mind and lay in bed for several days.Zhao Qingling came to take her pulse every day.And prescribed a lot of mild medicinal food.Ouyang Ruo felt relieved when he saw that his expression was normal.

After ten days, one day, Dexuan came in suddenly, with a strange look on his face, and reported: "My lady, the empress is happy!"

Ouyang Ruo's heart skipped a beat, and Zhao Qingling, who was taking her pulse, shook her hand, and suddenly stood up and said, "What?! The queen is really happy? How could she..."

Ouyang Ruo saw that he lost his composure, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and forced a smile: "Mr. Zhao, what is strange. The queen is in her prime, and it is normal to be pregnant."

Zhao Qingling looked at her suspiciously with her handsome long eyebrows, and said slightly annoyed: "Many years ago, my minister told the queen not to force her to conceive again, otherwise, if she made a mistake, her life would be in danger. With her...could she not listen?!"

Ouyang Ruo was so stared at by him that she almost bowed her head, how could she tell him that she was the one who started all this and arranged it all by herself.

Zhao Qingling waved his long sleeves and said, "What nonsense!" Then he walked away.

Seeing him leaving, Ouyang Ruo hurriedly said to Dexuan: "Hurry up! Help Ben Gong carry it to the Queen's side, and go and have a look."

Her heart was beating like a drum, her heart almost jumped out, so she forced herself to press down, ordering Wan Hui to take a lot of gifts and go all the way to Fengyi Palace.

When we arrived at the "Fengyi Palace", we could only see people coming and going, each with strange smiles on their faces.Ouyang Ruo also saw many imperial doctors coming in and out, as well as concubines from various palaces.Ouyang Ruo was supported by Wan Hui, and walked in slowly, only to smell the smell of medicine all over the hall, Qin Zhi stood respectfully beside the queen with his hands down, expressionless.

Zhao Qingling was smiling but not smiling, she sat on the side without speaking, only waving the folding fan in her hand.Seeing his expression, Ouyang Ruo knew that he was extremely angry. It seemed that the queen did not listen to his advice.Looking at the queen's homely palace clothes, and the lack of pearl hairpins on her head, she just leaned back and was full of joy, as if overflowing from her heart.

Ouyang Ruo made up his mind and stepped forward to bless him: "The concubine is here to congratulate the empress!"

The queen smiled and said: "Please, Rou Fangyi, I am inconvenient now, so you don't have to come here to pay her respects in the future, the palaces should take care of themselves."

The makeup on her face was light, and she was full of energy when she spoke, as if she was about to laugh out loud from her heart.Ouyang Ruo looked away.

Zhao Qingling saw that there were more and more concubines coming and going, so he couldn't stay longer, so he had to say to the queen: "Since the queen has made up her mind, I can't help it. Let me say something, don't lose the big because of small things."

After he finished speaking, he saluted, turned around and left Fengyi Hall.Ouyang Ruo saw that the queen's face froze slightly, and after a while she was as bright as before, and sighed in her heart.This is her own choice, and the advice of others is not as good as the delusions in her heart.

After a while, Chu Huotian rushed over, the queen's eyes lit up, she was supported by the nanny, Rou Rou stepped forward, and gave a little gift.

Chu Huotian's complexion was not good-looking, and he only asked in a low voice: "Really?!"

The queen's face was flushed, she only nodded slightly, Ouyang Ruo actually saw a shyness on her face that she had never seen before.She suddenly felt depressed and left the palace gate without saying goodbye.

"You can't get used to it!" Mrs. Xu suddenly appeared beside her, and snorted coldly.Ouyang Ruo saw that there was a lot of blame in her eyes, but she didn't know where to start.

"You deserve it! Now the old clam is growing pearls. You should go away and cry. You haven't seen her like that. She is so old... I really vomited to death." Xu said coldly, and left first up.

Ouyang Ruo really couldn't say a word after listening to her.

Mrs. Liu Guo came out and saw Ouyang Ruo standing there blankly. She helped her hand and said with a smile, "Now the Empress is very happy. Sister Ouyang is also responsible for this."

Ouyang Ruo looked at Mrs. Liu Guo's crescent moon with a cold light, and said with a wry smile: "Mrs. Liu Guo, don't laugh at my sister, this is the queen's blessing, so naturally I will be happy."

Mrs. Liu Guo smiled but didn't answer, she just supported her hand and walked out slowly, the palace people also retreated a foot away wisely.

Mrs. Liu Guo looked at her stomach, and suddenly smiled and said: "Now I know who in the harem has the most delicate mind. Sister Ouyang, you really surprised me." She said very You're welcome, it seems to be tearing off the last layer of skin.It seems that the queen's pregnancy really stimulated her.

Ouyang Ruo felt a chill in her heart, she raised her head, with a half-smile on her beautiful face, she replied: "Mrs. Liu Guo's words are wrong, my concubine is just a small concubine, who neither has the blessing of the empress, nor the queen's blessing." Without Mrs. Liu Guo's all-round exquisiteness, I can only protect myself."

Mrs. Liu Guo stopped and looked at her, and suddenly smiled: "Not bad, not bad..."

She even said a few good things, but she didn't know whether it was Ouyang Ruo good or something else.She held hands with her and looked from a distance, as if they were close sisters.But they didn't know that the two of them were coming and going, and they couldn't let it go.

Ouyang Ruo said nothing, only smiled lightly.

how? !Even if Mrs. Liu Guo knew that she had put the Qin imperial doctor next to the queen to help her conceive, so what?She couldn't get her any handle.Besides, it's a happy event, isn't it?But great joy...

Ouyang Ruo sneered in his heart.As she went all the way, the vermilion palace gates opened one after another, and then closed slowly one after another.There are many palace gates, and the lonely deep palace hides many thoughts that people don't want others to know.

(End of this chapter)