The palace concubine is charming and chaotic: the country is still the same

Chapter 60 Long Night Walk (6)

Long Night Walk (6)

At night, an autumn rain came so urgently.

The imperial study room was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, and Su Chen had been in there for a whole day. At this time, Xia Lanyue was on duty, and she still didn't dare to leave until the heavy rain poured down. She definitely didn't dare to go first before the emperor left.

She who was drowsy was awakened by the strong wind and rain in the autumn night. She folded her arms to keep out the cold, just as she saw the sweet words hurriedly carrying the tray.

"Sister Xia, this is the snack that Eunuch An ordered the imperial dining room to prepare for the emperor, please trouble me to bring it in for the emperor to use." Qiao Yan was polite to Xia Lanyue, the dimples on her cheeks were faintly visible with her faint smile.

"Give it to me, it's late at night, go and rest." Xia Lanyue took the tray and ordered, then looked at the snacks on the tray and walked into the imperial study.

There was no one in the imperial study room, only the sound of the heavy rain pouring on the glazed tiles outside, the red candles shining like arms, the bright light hit Su Chen's side face, casting layers of shadows.

Xia Lanyue carefully placed several plates of dim sum in the tray on the table, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the dim sum from the imperial dining room."

Su Chen said without raising his head, "Leave it alone."

Seeing that he was very serious about reviewing the memorials, he didn't bother him any more, and was about to step back with the empty tray in his hand. After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered what Ye Sujin said to her that day, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

At this moment in the dead of night, only she and Suchen, isn't it her good opportunity?

Clenching her hands tightly, she said in a low voice, "It's late at night, go to bed earlier."

Su Chen's hand, which was reviewing the memorial, paused, raised his head, and met a pair of clear and bright eyes.

Xia Lanyue smiled at him softly, just like the sincere smile she did when she first met him under the bodhi tree many years ago, without any desire.

The corners of Su Chen's mouth could not help but rise, and unconsciously he smiled back at her.

"Do you know why I chose you to stay in the imperial study?" His voice was faint, without any emotion.

"The slave does not know."

"Because your eyes are different from the scheming and charming people in the harem, I keep you in the imperial study to preserve the only remaining purity."

"The slaves will definitely live up to the emperor's painstaking efforts."

Su Chen nodded and waved his hand: "Go down."

It wasn't until Xia Lanyue left that he was the only one left in the empty imperial study, that he came back to his senses.

Putting down the memorial in my hand, I always feel that those clean eyes and sincere smile seem familiar.

The wind and rain outside were turbulent, and Xia Lanyue stood on the edge of the corridor, feeling the splashing rain on her cheeks, and the bitterness in her heart spread.

Will she still go this way after all? ——
"The Country Is Still" Author: Murong Yuer——
The next day, Xia Lanyue and Qiaoyan got up early in the morning just to get a bucket of spring water after the rain at the Butterfly Spring in Xiyuan. Qiaoyan yawned again and again as if she hadn't woken up and said, "Sister Xia, the one near the imperial dining room There is spring water in Dongyuan, why do we have to travel such a long way to fetch spring water? You must know that it takes at least half an hour to carry two buckets of spring water back to the imperial dining room."

"Although the spring water in the Butterfly Spring is remote, it is the cleanest and clearest place in the palace. I have been a court lady for many years, so I naturally know that the water in the Butterfly Spring is top-grade. It's a pity that the emperor doesn't like tea, so he ignored this place." Xia Xia Lan Yue explained in detail: "The emperor has been working hard these few days reviewing the memorials. If you take a sip of tea made from the spring water of Butterfly Spring in your spare time, it will surely sweep away the troubles and fatigue you have suffered in the past few days."

After listening to the clever words, he smiled: "You also said that the emperor doesn't like tea."

"Whether the emperor likes tea or not is one thing, but whether we do it or not is another." Xia Lanyue smiled lightly, and turned into Xiyuan with a bucket in her hand, just as she saw two court ladies waiting to fetch water by the Butterfly Spring .

(End of this chapter)