A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 28 Forbidden Court (28)
Which of the forbidden ladies is not a beauty, so why do you lose your soul for her? (2)
Yunhua asked her how she planned to deal with it, she smiled and said: "The sage forgot, Brother Fo and I served the sage around, just to relieve the sage's worries. If the sage has any orders, I will wait until I go through fire and water to make it happen, so that I can live up to the queen mother's instructions. Tonight There is a festival in the palace, and the guards everywhere are exhausted, and the servants visit the Zichen Palace at night to steal the letter for the saint."

She listened and shook her head, "No, the risk is too great, I'm afraid you may make mistakes."

But Aunt Jin said: "The sage only needs to hold back the officials, and the rest will be handled by the servants. This vast forbidden court is as solid as gold to the outside world, and we are in it, and we still have something to think about." She smiled and handed the lamp to She said, "Let's have something to eat, the hundred-flavor soup sent by the chef, taste how it tastes."

She took it and scribbled it.After thinking about it, there is really no other way but to acquiesce.

The sound of cicadas outside the window was loud, she looked out, "I heard that the street market is very lively today, Beishanzi Tea House has a Fairy Cave and Fairy Bridge, and ladies go there to drink tea at night."

Aunt Jin responded, "It's a pity that after coming to the big axe, I went straight to the forbidden area and had no chance to go out to play. Today is a good day, why doesn't the saint ask the officials to show you around? There are many interesting things in the market, unlike big It's very rigid. It's actually boring to talk about needles and beg for cleverness under the moon."

She is so preoccupied, how can she have the interest to play!After dawdling in the evening, I changed into a Tianshui long-sleeved shirt.He picked out a gold sachet from among the small objects that had been sent with the letter before, and asked Ah Rong to fill it with agarwood and hang it on his belt.

During the forbidden Chinese Valentine's Day in Genyue, in fact, the scale of the forbidden court is not very large, and there are very limited places to play except the palace.Taking advantage of the festive season today, the Empress Dowager expects the ladies to go out of the palace.Although they are still in the inner city, they still have to take barriers.Guarded from front to back, left and right, no matter how many people there are, it is still silent.

The queen tucked up her sleeves and walked slowly, the barriers blocked the sight and the wind, making it stuffy and hot.He took out a small fan from his big sleeve, and was about to shake it, when the veil in front was lifted, and someone squeezed in.

She wondered: "Official?"

He nodded and walked slowly side by side with her, "I heard that you want to visit the city, is that so?"

This word reached his ears somehow, probably Xu Shanggong and the others heard the report!She mumbled, "Not really, but I feel envious after listening to their description."

"When someone is unaware, I'll take you there." He said it seriously, but he didn't look at her directly.She was a little surprised, and leaned forward to look at his face, seeing that jade-like cheeks gradually turning red, he seemed impatient, and said in a low voice, "What are you looking at!"

She pursed her lips and muttered: "The official's eyes flickered, and the concubine thought it was strange."

He gave her a hard look, "Where is my eyes flickering?"

He stared at people, actually a little bluffing.She didn't feel scared when she saw it, but rather amused, "Then invite Mrs. Liang to go with us?"

She is obviously still upset about what happened yesterday. Seeing him get close to others, even if he just played two games of chess, it is enough for her to worry about it for several days. This is possessiveness, right?

A little flower bloomed in his heart, and he came to hold her again without saying a word.She didn't move this time, she was in his palm safely, with her head lowered and the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Walking barriers need to be erected by people, and the distance between left and right is no more than two or three steps wide.The empress was also afraid of hurting her dignity when she spoke privately.Sneaky and stealthy, a different kind of stimulation.It's getting late, the inside of the walking barrier is drowsy, and the mind is also drowsy, and the surroundings seem to be mixed with honey, spreading to the upper body bit by bit.

She beeped softly, "Do you see how well I am dressed today?"

He said slowly, "The earrings are beautiful."

She asked this on purpose, to draw his attention to the sachet on her body.But when his eyes fell on her ears, she felt a little embarrassed.Touching the earrings, she said, "Gold thread red agate, it was given to me by my mother."

"Which empress?" Because she was called empress on both sides, he was a little confused.

This common address imperceptibly brings two people together, as if they are inextricably entangled.She said: "Your empress is the queen mother. This was given to her by the late emperor when she first entered the palace, and now it is given to me."

He said, "Very good."

She was very dissatisfied, "Have the officials ever looked at me carefully? I mean my attire, there are always other things besides earrings."

She opened her arms, and the green calyx cloak set off the water-colored clothes, which was as lovely as green onions.He is a little slow in this regard, and he doesn't know what else to say besides saying it looks good.Looking down at the slender neck, her curvy chest made him embarrassed.Further down, there is a palace sash with multicolored silk and long tassels, and on the side is a gold-plated mandarin duck sachet...

He paused suddenly, and she noticed that the smile in his eyes gradually faded and became gloomy again.

"What? Isn't it good?" She asked with a smile, "I've been working on it for a long time. Is it really not good?"

The peace between them is precious, maybe he couldn't bear to destroy it, but he still nodded, "They are all beautiful."

She seemed satisfied, and said with a smile: "Then there is no need to change clothes tonight, the officials also wear regular clothes today, no one will pay attention to us when we go out."

He said yes, didn't say any more, drew up the gauze curtain again and went out.

Yun Hua let out a sigh of relief, judging from his reaction, he knew about this sachet, after all, its shape was rare.If Yun Guan gave it to her, how could he be shocked if he didn't know the inside story?But if it was sent from his hands, he would definitely remember it.It is unknown how many guesses he will have if she carries it with her today.

The answer is getting closer and closer, and there will always be a day when it will be revealed, but it doesn't feel easy.If the ghostwriter is really him, how can she face him in the future?With so many affectionate words, she expressed endless longing and dependence in the letter. If it was a letter from him, how did he fabricate the same strong feelings?
His warmth still remained in the palm of her hand, and she clenched it tightly, unable to tell if she was cheering herself up, or unconsciously trying to keep something.

In fact, he is a good person, she thought silently.Just like what Chunwo said, his methods are not clever, and compared to him, he is simply not worth looking at.If he has the patience to forgive her, maybe he really has a predestined relationship, otherwise she would have died no less than ten times...Suddenly I was startled again, feeling like I was crazy, he lost his direction when he treated her better, and forgot to make a kiss purpose.

Entering the Donghua Gate, it was already dark, and the garden was decorated with lights and festoons, and preparations were already made for the reception.The ladies couldn't hide their joy when they stepped into Gen Yue, they gathered together in twos and threes.The Empress Dowager led the crowd to climb Longevity Mountain. On the mountainside there was Shuqiong Xuan, standing on the outer platform, overlooking the whole Jinglong River.

Qixi begging is the most important thing, there is an incense table outside, and the queen brings a group of ladies to pay homage.Looking at the moon and threading a needle is a difficult problem. The moonlight on the seventh day of the lunar new year is not bright, and the eye of the needle is so small, so everyone relies on intuition.

When Zonghua was in her boudoir, she had a special teacher who taught her mother, and she was able to handle female celebrities, and it didn't take much effort for her to wear them.However, there was one thing that was not ideal. The little spider caught the day before was packed in a box, but it didn't form a round and straight web, which made her a little disappointed.

But how can the queen be so coincidental!When it was time for everyone to compare and see, the small box that Xu Shanggong brought out was full of dense spider silk, and everyone immediately sighed, "Sure enough, the sage is so skillful, we can't help ourselves."

Yun Hua felt a little guilty, it was because the Shang Palaces had cheated on her behalf, I am afraid that all the spiders in Qingning Palace had been caught!
She covered her mouth with a smile, turned her head and said to the Empress Dowager, "After begging for a coincidence, let the ladies do as they please. Even though Gen Yue is close, it is rare to come. What does the empress say?"

The Empress Dowager naturally agreed, she was getting older and the fog was too dense to be afraid of the cold air, so she asked someone to fetch a cloak and put it on her lap to watch the little yellow gate act as a water puppet.

Turning around and looking around, the last person was drinking tea leaning on the armrest, which seemed to be a bit alone.Today is a women's holiday, which has nothing to do with him, and it is already a big face to be there.Coupled with his usual cold brows and cold eyes, sitting there is an aura of repelling people thousands of miles away, and no one dares to approach him when he is idle.

She moved over and stood in front of him smiling, "Is the official waiting anxiously?"

He lowered his eyes, turned his face away coldly, and did not speak.

She knew that he must be unhappy about the sachet from before, so she just pretended not to notice, and said in a long voice: "Why are you ignoring me? Huh? You said you took me to the night market, do you want to be blamed?"

He tapped the handle with his fingertips, and his profile under the lamp looked gentle and handsome.

She still needs to take the initiative. Seeing no one around, she quietly went to hold his hand, "Get up, if you don't move anymore, I'm going to hug you up."

He couldn't hold back after all, a slight smile came to the end of his eyes, he stood up with an awkward posture, but he didn't let go of her hand.

For some reason, she felt a little sad, not for others, but for him.

She let him lead her and slipped down from the other side of the pavilion.The rocks are rugged, and it is not smooth to walk.He went down first, the terrain was a bit steep, her feet slipped and she dared not move forward.He opened his arms and responded below, "Jump down."

She shook her head violently, "I dare not."

In fact, it's not a big gap, it's only two feet high.She crouched there, hugging her knees and refusing to move.He looked back, and there was already a car waiting at the foot of the mountain, and he murmured: "There are many delicious foods in the Moon Lane Market, such as broiled meat, white sausage, deer breast, sesame drink chicken skin, thin cable jelly, and rotary-cut fish sticks." ..."

She sighed, "Stop talking, I'll jump, you must catch me."

He nodded, opening his chest again.She completely forgot about the desperate person on Fengchi, she didn't think much about it, she lifted the corner of her skirt and let it go.

Her posture was clumsy, and she was also extremely frightened, as if a child wanted to be held by an adult, and she was completely trustworthy.He jumped down with his arms wide open, this time he didn't play tricks on her and caught her firmly.

I used to think that he was just a scholar, and he might be lacking in strength.But just now, I found out that this is not the case.His embrace turned out to be very reliable, just like Yun Guan.

Heart throbbing, more intense than when holding hands for the first time.She was a little scared, she was purely nervous, and she no longer had the feeling of disgust when she was in the Huanshan Pavilion.Falling into the water last time cured the reckless problem, but after putting away the deliberate flattery, even the hatred has become unrecognizable.

After getting along for a long time, even cats and dogs will have feelings for each other!But thinking of Yun Guan's death, she felt that he was too cruel.If you can be so merciless to your brothers, what will happen to others!

So close, she could smell the ambergris on his collar.Ambergris was originally a strong fragrance, but when exposed to body temperature, it became mild and fragrant.When she fell into his arms, the contact should have been instantaneous, and it would be in line with the norms of a gentleman to let her go after he stabilized her.But he didn't, and she pushed him a little, but couldn't push him away.

"Official..." she said softly, "I've already landed."

He didn't speak, and slowly moved one hand up, pressing on her back.

"Isn't it all right for the queen?" he said, completely out of his head, this moment was too good to be delayed.

"It doesn't matter," she whispered against his neck, "I have officials protecting me!"

(End of this chapter)