The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 83

The dinner in Qingde Hall lasted for an hour and a half and ended after everyone dispersed, Song Chen still came to Yufu Palace.

He was silent all the way, Chu Xue guessed secretly, thinking that what she said and did just now offended him, but she was not impulsive, but just out of helplessness and compulsion.

That person killed her whole family, and now he still humiliates her father in public. I ask you, who can bear this tone?

If she endured it today, it would be abnormal,
So even though the words just now may cause people to criticize her as being arrogant, she also wants to say that her father raised her so much and paid so much for her. If she just watched her father being humiliated, it would really make people sad .

But since he got angry just now, it is inevitable that he should confess to Song Chen now and express his feelings.Song Chen is her reliance, and she must not let him have a suspicion against her.

So as soon as they entered the door, the people who were waiting to serve retreated one after another, and Chu Xue knelt down in front of Song Chen with a solemn expression.

Song Chen was a little surprised, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

She lowered her eyes and said sincerely: "This concubine has been rude tonight, please forgive me. I know that I shouldn't be so aggressive, but this concubine really can't bear my father's humiliation."

After saying this, she raised her eyes, her beautiful eyes were full of tears, she fixedly looked at him.

Song Chen showed no expression, stared at her face in silence for a while, and then said: "Get up, it's not you who are aggressive tonight, I don't mean to blame you."

Hearing what he said, she slowly got up and served him to take a shower and change clothes.

In the bathroom, Song Chen seemed to have something on his mind, and kept lying on his back in the bathtub with his eyes closed. When he was silent, Chu Xue didn't dare to disturb him, so she gently helped him take a bath while secretly thinking.

She has also heard about the affairs of the DPRK and China. For example, after Xu Jilin won the victory, he has been delaying his return date, so that the celebration banquet originally scheduled for half a month ago has been postponed until now.From Song Chen's performance at the banquet and his words just now, Chu Xue secretly felt that Song Chen seemed to be dissatisfied with the Xu family.

She knew that all monarchs like obedient courtiers, such as Uncle Qin Mu, who would return to Beijing non-stop once he got the emperor's order. If he was a monarch, he would also like such people.But now the Xu family is too popular, and Xu Jilin secretly formed party members in the court and took credit for himself. Song Chen, as a wise monarch, must know these things, and he will definitely be displeased.

During the war, the court cannot do without the Xu family for the time being, but what about when the world is at peace?

She had a faint sense of hope for revenge.

He was thinking silently, but he heard the man in the bathtub suddenly speak, and said in a deep voice, "The west and southeast have just been fixed, and there will be another incident in the north."

Hearing this at first, she was not quite sure what he was referring to, so she guessed softly, "The emperor said that there is going to be war in the north?"

He acquiesced, she thought for a while, and asked, "Beihu?"

Song Chen nodded lightly, and said, "Yanzhou Prefecture came to report that recently, barbarians have repeatedly invaded our border, and several villages have been burned, killed, and looted."

These barbarians, who have always healed their scars and forgot about the pain, were half wiped out by Song Chen's Yan army ten years ago. After so many years of delay, they became malicious again.

"Tell me, how should I deal with it? Forbearance or destruction?"

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her.

Chu Xue thought for a while, then said softly: "These concubines don't dare to talk nonsense about these important matters, but I feel that if those who are hurt are my own relatives, I will definitely not let the enemy go."

Song Chen felt a sudden pause in his heart.

Yes, the people, the people, the people are children who need protection, and they also need a king to protect and appease them. If you can't protect your own subjects, how can you be a monarch admired by thousands of people?

He smiled slightly, stroked her face with wet fingers, and said, "What Xueer said makes sense."

Chu Xue smiled back at him softly.

The words just now were actually taught by her father when she was a child.

At that time, whenever her father was about to go to war, she was very reluctant and hugged her leg to prevent him from leaving. My father leaned down and asked her: "If someone breaks into the house to bully my mother and Wenwen, should my father take the bad guys away?" Get out?"

She thought about what her father said, then nodded firmly, "Kick them out!"

Dad smiled, and said gently: "Wenwen is right! But now, in far away places, some younger brothers and sisters are also being bullied, but those people are very fierce, and their father and brother can't beat them, Wenwen said , should Dad help them?"

Without hesitation, she nodded and said, "Daddy is a great general, so Daddy can definitely drive away the bad guys!"

Dad also nodded, and said: "Then Dad is going to fight the bad guys now, Wenwen, brother and mother are obediently waiting for Dad at home, and when Dad wins the battle, he will come back."

The reasoning made sense, and the little girl was no longer entangled in her heart. She wiped away the tears of reluctance in her eyes, and said proudly: "Father, go! We will all wait for you to come back!"

Then he watched his father step out of the house, get on his horse, and go to the battlefield.

She is also the daughter of the general, and she knows the principles of eliminating violence and keeping the good.

Of course Song Chen understands this truth better than she does. In the past few days, what has troubled him is that first the Xiongrong, then the Japanese pirates, and now the Beihu came again. His Yan army is brave and good at fighting, and it is not a problem to fight the Beihu. But there is a secret report that Dongfu is ready to move, and Jinli, who is caught in the middle, is actually vacillating.

This Jin Li!

The princess was only sent to show her love a few months ago, but now she is vacillating!
Song Chen actually doesn't care about this tiny place, what he cares about is the tiger-like Dongfu in his neighboring country. It's not that he doesn't want to clean up Beihu, what he's worried about is that he has already defended against the enemy twice within a year. If Dong Fu and Jin Li join forces to attack Beihu this time, I am afraid that Da Qi will have difficulty turning around and the national power will be greatly damaged.

But Beihu had repeated troubles, and now he can't bear it anymore, and he must send troops to conquer, but how to temporarily stabilize Jinli and Dongfu?

The king closed his eyes again, frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally had an idea.

After both of them had bathed and returned to the dormitory, Song Chen lifted her into his arms and whispered something in her ear.She thought for a while after listening, finally nodded and smiled, and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, the concubine is at your disposal."

Song Chen stared at her for a while, and then said: "Xue'er understands righteousness, I am very pleased."

She smiled gently: "The concubines are the emperor's women, so naturally they all listen to the emperor, and the concubines are also the people of Daqi. They want to see the country prosper and the people live well."

Her eyes were like spring water, slowly flowing into his heart, without saying anything more, he kissed her cherry lips, and slowly lay down in the brocade quilt.

Without further ado, we will start working on it tomorrow, and tonight is probably the last time I touch her for a long time, so I can't waste it...

On the second day, a news spread in the palace, saying that Concubine Yi had angered the emperor because of her disrespect to Marquis Pingnan and the empress during the banquet last night, and the emperor decided not to go to Yufu Palace anymore.

As soon as the news spread, everyone in the harem had their own thoughts.The most comfortable ones are the Empress and Concubine Li. Although the former was skeptical when she first heard about it, she finally felt relieved when she saw that the Emperor did not go to Yufu Palace for a few days.She knew that her natal family had worked so hard and the emperor would not be angry with her natal family because of a woman, and that woman had been pampered for so long, and finally got her retribution!
Concubine Li thought that, except for such a big obstacle, she would finally have a chance to win the king's favor. She came all the way from a long distance, not just for show!
The clean Lanlin Palace naturally also got the news. Concubine Ning only let out an oh after listening to the mother's report. Although she felt sorry for the kind Concubine Yi, she didn't dare to say anything. She is the youngest As a concubine, she doesn't expect or even wants the emperor to favor her. She is afraid of those fights and just wants to live her life in peace. When the time comes, she will go to the queen mother to greet her. Anyway, the queen mother recruited herself. How, relying on the backing of the Queen Mother, you can always be safe!
After ten days of cold concubine Yi, it was rumored that the emperor finally became interested, and at nightfall, after finishing his business, he went to Concubine Li's Lingyue Palace.

When Chu Xue first heard the news from the Fugui newspaper that night, Chu Xue was a little sad. Seeing this, Fugui didn't dare to upset the master anymore, so she bowed her head and quietly retreated out.Only the close Ruyue Yanling was left in the hall. Although the two of them didn't understand what happened to the master and the emperor, but as the people who served the master closely, they were sure that the emperor and the master were on good terms that night, but they heard the news from the public the next day. There are scattered rumors about the master falling out of favor...

They felt that the master must have discussed something secretly with the emperor, but since the master didn't tell them, they didn't dare to ask more, but everything was left to the master's arrangement.

Fortunately, when there were no outsiders, the master didn't seem to be sad, and they were finally relieved.

But tonight Chu Xue is inevitably a little sour.

He was going to someone else's place. Although it was a good arrangement, would he not be able to resist touching her?If you touch it, will you like it?Will you forget yourself?
She has never been so tolerant on the face, and she always cares in her heart.

That night, she was a little sleepless.

This was clear when Li Jiaoyun saw the obvious dark circles on her face when she came to see her the next day.

Although Chu Xue is already a noble concubine, but because the two of them are close all day long, there are not so many rules when there is no one else. What, but according to the relationship in the past, the emperor should still care about you, sister, don't get angry with the emperor, admit your mistake and accept it softly, there is still room for redemption."

Chu Xue was moved by the other party's comfort in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face, she just lowered her eyes and said: "Sister, don't just pick up nice things, even if I am willing to bow my head, the emperor probably doesn't care about me anymore, it's not that I heard that the emperor is him, Did he go to Lingyue Palace last night?"

Li Jiaoyun sighed, and told her the truth, "My sister shut herself in the palace all day and didn't even know the gossip? I heard that the emperor just went to Concubine Li for dinner last night. After a few songs and dances, at the end, I went back to Qinzheng Hall to rest by myself."

"Really?" Chu Xue raised her head and looked at Li Jiaoyun in surprise.

She was really surprised. She thought that according to the plan, since Song Chen wanted to look like a favorite concubine Li, he should naturally spend the night with Concubine Li. That's why she was so sad last night. Why, no matter what, he returned to Qinzheng Temple rest?
Li Jiaoyun smiled, took her hand and said: "That's why I said, the emperor still cares about you. Sister, it is often said that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The emperor is not an ordinary man. We women in the harem must not play with him." Be angry! Otherwise, after a long time, if he really goes elsewhere, he won't be able to come back!"

Of course Chu Xue understands these principles, and she and Song Chen are not really angry, but outsiders don't know these things, and of course she has to respond to Li Jiaoyun's kindness.She said: "Thank you sister, I understand, I will send Le'er to greet the emperor tomorrow."

"That's right." Li Jiaoyun nodded, "The Emperor likes children, and he values ​​Le'er so much. For the sake of the children, it's not like he's really trying to cool you down."

"Yeah." She nodded lightly, but she kept thinking about what she heard just now, why did he go back last night?Or is it because you care about yourself?

To be honest, apart from this reason, Song Chen himself could not find another reason to explain his actions last night.

That is also his concubine, and she is also a good-looking woman, but why is he not interested?
Although his interest in Lingyue Palace was waning, when he returned to Qinzheng Palace that night, his mind was full of Xueer's shadow, her charming eyes, her soft voice, and even her gentle body...

The king tossed and turned all night, sighing secretly how he had ever been so wronged!But there is no way, the big thing is the most important right now, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, he still has to endure it first.

It was hard to sleep alone, so Song Chen didn't sleep at all, got up and went back to the imperial study, and approved the papers in the middle of the night, and finally returned to the imperial couch when sleepiness hit, and fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)