A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 20 Forbidden Court (20)
He didn't reach out for help, and she even saw a mocking smile on the corner of his lips. (2)
The sound of cicadas burst out, and a ray of setting sun obliquely shone in from the west window, stretched infinitely, and reflected half of the palace red.She sent everyone out, untied their collars and lay back on the bamboo couch.The plain silk fan covered the face, there was a faint breeze flowing from the fingertips, and a row of tassels under the pendant of the sapphire fan fluttered on the earlobe, tickling.

Whether or not the ghost-masked man was caught, I will not think about it for the time being.Sometimes I feel very tired after entering the palace, and I tell Chunwo that my waist is sore and my back hurts, and Chunwo often teases her, "Where did you get your waist?" He said while gently pressing her with gestures.

She also knows that all fatigue is self-inflicted.If you let go of the resentment in your heart and refuse to promise your empress to kiss Da Yue, you may have already met someone on a blind date, and you are ready to marry!But she liked Yun Guan so much, after her father died, Yun Guan became her only support.However, in less than ten months, he died in the Forbidden Court, so she hated whoever deprived her of her last support.Hate is not without reason, Yun Guan had mentioned it to her before returning to Yue, and he also had secret worries in his heart.His father was already seriously ill at that time, King Su was in charge of supervising the country, and all the military and government finances of Dayue were in his hands. He had been wandering in Sui country for so many years, and he had no foundation at all. Even if he succeeds to the throne, the road will not be smooth.Sure enough, the premonition was correct, he died, and he was only one step away from ascending the throne.

She turned sideways, not daring to think about it anymore, her mind became more barren after thinking too much.If it is good to see Yun Guan today, it must be two completely different lives.There is no need to deliberately do some flattering things, I have a little temper, and there are still people who are worried about it.

She sighed, the future is uncertain, and now she is only striving for one goal.But if it does succeed, then what?Where do we go from here?

There were slight footsteps coming from the front hall, but she ignored them.Probably Ah Rong and the others, she has the problem of summer heat and doesn't like to eat, so they tried their best to coax her, running around several times a day.

Gradually approaching the bed, she opened her eyes slightly, and saw a corner of a crimson gauze robe from the edge of the round fan, her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't get up.Lazy raised her arms above her head, Wen Tun turned her back, and coquettishly said in a long voice, "Mom, my waist hurts again."

Her heart was beating like a drum, she didn't expect to visit him suddenly.It may be ordered that no one is allowed to communicate, so the hall is quiet.Now get up to meet the driver, at worst, smile, what's the fun?I have worked hard for so long, and I always have to see if it works.If he really doesn't like to be in contact with her, then she has always thought that she is beautiful, maybe it's just a misunderstanding.

She was lying there, with thin clothing and a light body. 16 years old, exactly the same age as Hua, a little youthful, but also has a different kind of temptation.It's just that the intention is so deep that any action can't escape the deliberate relationship.Is it true or false to regard him as a wet nurse?If it's false, is that an invitation?

He smiled playfully, raised his fingers covered by the big sleeves, and traced her narrow outline in the air.She wears satin of brocade and silk, the satin has a feeling of falling, the tiny plum blossoms flow with the water pattern, and occasionally a flower floats to her heart.

She waited for a long time without seeing any movement, and gradually became impatient, and shook her body to urge, "Hurry up, it hurts badly."

His hand finally came down, covering her back, kneading slowly and patiently, stronger than Chunwo, with a dull pain of pleasure.

Yung Hua's heart was already in his throat, and he thought he would rebuke him boldly, but he didn't.Is he planning to make mistakes?She couldn't see through him, she was panicked, her face was hot, and she was in a trance.A thin layer of sweat soaked the shirt, wrapped it sticky, and felt uncomfortable all over.

He was very calm, pressing tightly, without interruption in his hands.She must be very nervous, she could feel the tense muscles touched by her ten fingers, even trembling.He raised the corners of his lips mockingly, and said softly, "What? I didn't serve you well?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, she immediately had the feeling of escaping death.Finally, there is no need to pretend anymore, and I can be frightened openly.She groaned, "Guanjia?" She was about to struggle, but he stopped her.

He has no intention of stopping, the twisted willow waist is under his hands, and he can buckle it roughly.

"The queen is too thin, you should eat more." He said in a low voice, pressing his thumb on her waist, crushing it gently, "Is this the pain?"

With Zong Hua in his palm, he could no longer control the situation.How could this be so? It was completely different from what she had originally imagined.Obviously she should take the initiative, but he was reluctantly bewitched by her.She could throw an ambiguous look, say something bad about the official, and then retreat cleanly...but now she fell straight into his net pocket like a fish jumping ashore.

She blushed, bit her lip and said nothing.He will bluff, and he can't be intimidated by him. Wouldn't this increase his prestige?If he can overcome his weird habit, can't she enjoy it in peace and stability?I thought about it and retreated, and said in my heart that it was nothing, so it was very good.Everything is difficult at the beginning, since he does not reject it, there will be many more opportunities in the future.

Treat him as Chunwo, as A Rong, as anyone.She let out a long breath, and said softly: "The concubine, what virtue can I do, I dare not bother the officials."

He didn't speak, and felt that the body under his hand had turned into a pool of spring water, so soft and plump that it was unreasonable.He paused in his heart, finally pulled back his hand, stood up and asked: "The empress summoned Cui Zhixue just now?"

Is it over?She breathed a sigh of relief, sat up and said yes, "Cui Zhixue has been in the palace for several days. After all, he is my mentor. It's unreasonable to ignore him." She said while looking at his back, "The officials don't think so. Is it okay? Is it not good for officials to enter and exit the restricted area?"

"Queen, don't worry too much." He said, "If you don't avoid people, there is nothing to be afraid of. Da Yue has always been open-minded, and it is not uncommon for courtiers to secretly love the queen. My queen is beautiful and has one or two fans. Not surprising."

He seemed to be convinced in his heart that Cui Zhuzi was young, but only 26 or [-] years old.With a difference of ten years or so from her, it is still possible to develop a hazy relationship.

But she argued, "The officials misunderstood me. I started studying under Mr. Cui from the very beginning, and he didn't resign until my father passed away. Mr. Cui had no family and no family. He only had a cousin in Bianliang City. Later, I learned that my relatives and I , followed to the big axe, just to take care of him." She put on her silk shoes and came down to the ground, walked around in front of him, and asked with a smile, "Why do you think of my palace today?"

He turned his face away, "Didn't the queen invite you three times? If so, I can't keep you waiting every day. But when I came, you asked me why?"

He is proud, so proud that every word he usually says is like giving alms.Everyone in the palace knew that he was not good at talking, and it was a great honor to be able to do what he did now.It's just that he didn't want to look her in the face when he was talking, as if he didn't bother to flirt with her.Do you have to adjust your gaze to mid-air so that you can appear noble?

But I'm used to seeing him like this, so I don't take it to heart.Yan Hua was still very enthusiastic, "Then you sit down first, and I will order people to prepare." Turning to go out, walked two steps and then moved back, half bowed his head, his face was red, and asked in a low voice, "The official Do you want to stay in Yongjin Palace tonight?"

She stood with her sleeves hanging down, her spirit snake bun high, and the emerald pendants on her ears rippling slightly, the refracted green light laid out half of her fragile neck.He squinted at her, paused for a while and said, "Don't you want to go to Genyue, I've finished my work there, and you can leave immediately."

If the feelings are really deep, it must be extremely beautiful and perfect to escape from the forbidden court and go to a garden to hide from the world.It's a pity that the person is wrong, there is always a feeling of emptiness in my heart, I can't be happy, and I feel heavy.

She stood under the setting sun, Rong Hua stood there calmly, her brows and eyes peaceful.Without waiting for her answer, he turned around and said, "I'll give you a stick of incense. I'll wait for you at the east gate. I won't wait when it's over."

The people in the temple hurriedly packed up for her, they wanted to stay short, and they didn't bring too many people with them. Clothes and jewelry had to be prepared.

Ah Rong tied her hair, and Aunt Jin waited on her with incense sticks. She said in a low voice, "The sage only takes Chun Mama with her, and Chun Mama doesn't know how to punch and kick. I'm a little worried."

Yun Hua looked at her from the mirror, and saw the slight sadness between her brows, so he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Gen Yue is a royal forbidden garden, and there are officials and soldiers guarding it, so there will be no mistakes."

When she said that, Aunt Jin gave her a strange look.The Forbidden Garden is indeed heavily guarded, and idlers and others cannot pose any threat.But has she forgotten that the biggest enemy is none other than Imakami.She is still comforting her with the imperial guards today, could it be that her heart has changed?
Aunt Jin took a step forward, "Saint, this time the government will only bring the saint. The saint and the government have a lot of time alone... This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Ah Rong turned to look at Aunt Jin when she heard the words, "Miss Jin's words are wrong. The fewer people there are, the more unfavorable it is to the saint. Have you ever thought about how the saint will escape afterwards? You and I will follow the saint into the forbidden court, and the saint will protect you I'm Ann. Miss Jin, don't act too hastily, and you will be defeated in the end. "

They have two positions. Ah Rong got Chunwo's advice in advance and paid attention to Aunt Jin and Brother Fo.In fact, she thought the same as Chunwo, and felt that the saint was doing well at the moment, and it would be good if he continued like this.It's annoying that Aunt Jin and the others always hint in front of the saint, which disturbs the saint.

Aunt Jin ignored her and just looked at Yun Hua burningly.Yun Hua thought for a while and nodded, "Bring me the pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets and I will put them on."

The bracelets were brought from the country of Sui, and there was a hidden groove on the joints of the hooks. The dragon bracelets were highly poisonous, and a little sprinkling into the tea could kill a person.The phoenix bracelet is more gentle, and it takes six consecutive blows to kill.Ah Rong was a little startled, pinched the comb and called a saint, "Did you forget Mr. Cui's words? Think twice before acting."

She smiled, "Don't worry, I'll play it by ear. When it's a last resort, poison can't kill others, it can be used to kill yourself."

"Don't say that, the sage, it will scare the maidservants. The sage is a very smart person, so he can escape unscathed." Before Ah Rong could persuade him any more, Foge had already fetched the bracelet, unfastened the clasp, and put it on. on her wrist.

Chunwo's place was also ready, and he called her through the curtain, "Come out quickly, don't make the officials wait."

Ronghua responded, put on a smock and went out, Ah Rong sent him straight out, and winked at Chunwo.Chunwo knew the truth in her heart, and without saying a word, stepped forward to help her, and led her to the east gate.

Before I got to the door, I saw Jinshang standing outside the threshold from a distance.The scarlet robe on his body has been changed long ago, and he only wears an ordinary collared shirt.Seeing her coming, there was a faint smile on her face, for a moment it reminded me of a young man waiting outside the city for his sweetheart during the Spring Festival.

Gen Yue is not far from the imperial city, it is still in the inner city.Going out from Gongchenmen, you don't even need to take a car, and it only takes two minutes to walk.The sun has just set, and the sky and the earth are shrouded in a thin golden yellow. When people walk in it, it is a bit hot, but it is not annoying.

He turned to her and asked, "Can you walk?"

She was wearing a veiled hat, and the veil was hanging down, her face was hidden behind, so hazy that she couldn't see clearly.Hearing his question, he replied: "You can walk. Didn't you say it's not far away? I'm often trapped in the Forbidden Court. It's rare to have a chance to move around today. It's good to walk." After a pause, he said, "Li Palace is too hasty. I don't know if she will be unhappy if I have time to report back to the empress."

He was obviously not worried, and said casually: "She is looking forward to the emperor's grandson very anxiously, as long as it is beneficial to the development of branches and leaves, she will definitely not blame her."

Although this is true, it is embarrassing to say it.The two of them sneaked out of the inner city and hid as if Gen Yue was going to have a baby. There was no need to explain, others spontaneously thought about it.He was indifferent, Yun Hua blushed blushing, but fortunately she was covered by the veil, so he couldn't see her flustered and short of breath.

He went ahead and she followed behind.After looking at that figure for a long time, I felt a strange emotion.This is her husband, so strange, but his status has already been determined, and she will live by his light for the rest of her life, and she has no way out.He hated him before coming to Dayue, and became both hated and feared when he got here.I can never guess what he will do next, just like today he came and sat beside her to massage her, obviously he has a quirk, why did he suddenly change now?Is it because she has been brazen enough to pester her several times, and this problem has been cured by her?

She hastened to catch up and walked side by side with him.

"Official?"

"Huh?" When he made a single sound, as long as he wasn't too impatient, there was always a kind of laziness, and he seemed to be easy to talk to.

She hesitated, turned her head to observe his expression, "Have you washed your hands?"

He didn't quite understand and asked her what she meant.She said: "The official just settled the case for me, did the official forget?"

There was a dazed look on his face, his brows gradually curled up, and he smiled, "You are my queen, if you touch her, you have to wash your hands, what will you do if you have intercourse?"

She didn't expect him to answer her like this, the intercourse question was really...excellent!She faltered for a while before saying: "The official said on the night of the wedding that I don't want to, and you don't like it either. Is this not accurate anymore?"

He slowly suppressed his smile, turned his head to look at her, his eyes were sharp, as if he could penetrate the curtain of the hat, "Then, is the queen willing now?"

She didn't need to think about it, she had thought it over and over again, and it didn't take much effort to answer.She raised the veil covering her face and looked at him with a smile, "The concubine has already married the official family, why do you ask if you want to? As long as the official family doesn't hate me, I will be very happy. Like today's official family It is a great gift for me to come to Qingning Palace to see me. Now it is not about whether the courtiers are willing or not, but whether the officials like it or not." She paused for a moment, shyly looked away, "The officials treat me , what kind of state of mind is it?"

But he didn't answer, that kind of indifference really made people feel cold.It took a long time, so long that Yunhua almost forgot, and he said coldly: "I am on the throne of God, and I hear a lot of flattery every day. Those civil servants have gorgeous rhetoric, but none of them can speak so beautifully like the queen. The queen often gives me difficult questions... If I say that I love the queen, will the queen believe it?"

His words can always hit you head-on by surprise, and Mang Hua has imagined thousands of answers for him, but this kind of answer is not included among them.He admires her, this kind of words are not sweet words, it is better than a spell to remind her.She became anxious, and her face under the hood became extremely solemn, only to realize that she was out of control when she was trying to compete with him.

She gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "I don't think the officials admire me, I only know that the officials often scare me."

"Really?" He laughed self-deprecatingly, "It turns out that my admiration looks so scary, but I didn't realize it myself."

Later, there was nothing to say, the distance between the two became farther and farther, each looking at their own scenery, suddenly the other was no longer in sight, and the sky darkened.

At first, Zonghua was a little bit disinterested, but after opening the Yanghua Gate, she was amazed by the feeling that the world was at hand.

When she was in Sui, she had heard a saying that Genyue rockery was ten miles away, and she was in it, so she didn't know that Bianliang was originally the land of Pinggao.Scholars have always liked mountains and rivers, and Emperor Chong was no exception.He envied the beauty and gracefulness of the south of the Yangtze River, so he took Fenghuang Mountain as a model, took unique spiritual stones from all over the world, and moved rare flowers and trees from all over the world. After decades, he built Shoushan Mountain and Longevity Mountain.The delicacy of this artificial creation is more dexterous than the natural one.In the garden, Meilingjiaoya, pavilions and pavilions are looming in a gloomy mist, and there is an illusion of a fairyland in the world from a distance.

She said aloud, "Look at the officials, it's foggy!" After finishing speaking, she wondered, and muttered strangely, "It's June, the season when the heat is thick, where does the fog come from?"

Everyone in the garden knew that Yan Hui led a group of servants, Huangmen, to wait nearby, seeing that the emperor only answered "calamina", the queen was still in a daze.He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The sage doesn't know, this is the wonder of Long Live Mountain. The original intention of the construction was to use it for the nobles in the palace to escape the summer heat, so more than ten caves were left during the construction, and the caves were filled with realgar. And calamine. Realgar can repel snakes and kill insects, and calamine can gather clouds and mist, so there is the illusion of fairyland today. The sage came by coincidence, and this is the time when the medicine stone works miraculously. If you stay here overnight, you don’t even need a mosquito net. Hanging, you don’t need to avoid snakes and insects when you come and go.” One side said, and the other side lit up a lamp to lead the way, “I will arrange it after I got the order, and ask the officials and saints to move to Wansongling. It’s dark today, let’s rest for now. When the sun is bright tomorrow, the sage can go to Lingxia Zhouzhu to play."

Yunhua said, "Yan knows, what is Wansongling?"

Yan Huidao: "It is the place where officials often live when they are kings. There are Yicui Towers on the ridge, and lakes have been dug on both sides of the towers. The east is called Luzhu, and the west is called Meizhu. Many pavilions and pavilions were built around the water. They came up with very unique names, such as Liubi, Chaofeng, Xuelang, Fuyang."

He described it in detail, and the more detailed it was, the more she was confused.She frowned and laughed, "Forget it, I'd better read it myself and then talk about it."

Walking on the rocks, it was inevitable that she would stumble. She staggered a little and felt a little frightened. She and Chunwo supported each other, and finally reached the Yicui Tower.

The scenery of this place is really mysterious, and being in it is really like being in a deep mountain and valley.When the door is opened at night, mist flows in from outside. Looking through the candlelight, it is also cloudy and misty.

They live in the Yicui Building, and today they live in the Huanshan Pavilion, which is located between the Yanchi Pond and the Fengchi Pond. It is a unique and exquisite small courtyard.Zong Hua stood upstairs and looked down. He was very comfortable alone, drinking tea on the platform above the water with a cup of tea. His leisurely appearance seemed to be more comfortable than living here with her.

She pouted for a while, still upset by the previous conversation.Touching the bracelet on his wrist, thinking wildly in his mind, it is also a good idea to sprinkle the medicine into his cup, and push it into the lake when the medicine dies.Turning around and weighing it again, knowing that it was just wishful thinking, he took off the bracelet and put it back into the jewelry box.

It was slightly cool in the mountains, and we lived by the water, Chunwo was afraid that she would be cold, so he took a thong to cover her.She still turned her head to look downstairs, Chunwo followed the trend and said in a low voice: "It's still early, won't the sage go to the official's place to sit?"

She snorted, "I don't want to listen to his eccentric words. You don't know how he hurt me before..." Closing the window, she pulled Chunwo to sit down and asked, "When he comes to Qingning Palace this evening, what will you do?" Are they all there?"

Chunwo said: "They're all there, but the officials don't allow transmission, so no one came into the hall." He put his chest on his face and looked at her face carefully, "I was busy before, so I didn't have time to ask you, how are you, you Do you get along well with the officials?"

She lowered her eyes, and gradually a red cloud crept up her cheeks, and said coyly, "I don't know what to think, I deliberately turned him into you, said that my back hurts, and asked him to massage for me... Mom, I feel very ashamed now. Maybe in He looked so ridiculous that I pretended to be smart."

Chunwo laughed when she heard that, "That's not necessarily true. Many men know that women intend to act like a baby, but they still obey all the way. This is the joy of getting along between husband and wife. If you let him massage, what will the officials say? You must be in trouble ,Is it?"

She shook her head slowly, "It's just strange that he didn't. He really kneaded me for a while without saying a word. At that time, I was trembling all over. This person is really strange, different from what I imagined. I asked him just now What do you think of me, he said he admired me, and asked me if I believed it."

Chunwo was taken aback, "Then how do you answer?"

"Of course I don't believe it anymore." She said with a sneer, "He's worried about the matter between me and Yun Guan. He doesn't care about whether he loves him or not. He just said that to humiliate me."

"But the officials didn't do anything against you." Chunwo tentatively said, "Why don't you treat him well? It's just a matter of consummating the house sooner or later. As long as you have the reality of husband and wife, you will have nothing to do with King Huai Si. "

She obviously didn't want to agree, "I've been prepared for this, even if I'm with him... I have no choice but to do so."

Chunwo looked at her with pity, no matter how deep the affection of childhood sweethearts is, it cannot be as deep as the person with whom you have skin-to-skin relationship.At the beginning, she insisted on getting married, but because of her father's death, she was like a horse with its bridle off, and no one could control her.Coupled with the instigation of her biological mother, she has reached this point today.She's not a fool, she just lacks guidance.When I get enlightened one day, and I understand it, I will definitely live a happier life than I am now.

However, she is stubborn by nature, and if she talks too much, she may be bored, instead of nagging in her ear, she can make up her own mind.Sure enough, she wandered around the room for a while, and still opened the window to look. Today, she was still there, with a lantern rising from the top of the tall mast, illuminating the terrace through the mist.She thought for a moment, then turned and went out, without saying anything, she put on her skirt and went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)