The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 26

Suddenly, the sound of steady footsteps on the corridor came from far to near, Wan Yu hurriedly wrapped up the quilt and buried her head.

The emperor raised the curtain and went in, glanced at Wannai who was tightly wrapped on the couch, but the corners were opened, and smiled knowingly: "Since they are all opened, come over and have a chat with me."

Wan Lai paused, then lifted a corner of the quilt with a little hesitation, but her eyes met the emperor who was staring at her downcast. She was startled, and covered the quilt again, as if deceiving her ears.

The emperor flicked his sleeves and approached the couch, seeing the flickering candlelight, Wan Yu's body seemed to be trembling, so she leaned over, a pair of white and slender hands with well-defined joints lightly rested on the quilt: "I'm not a man-eating beast, why am I shaking so much?"

As he said that, the emperor pulled the quilt downwards abruptly, and she gave a soft 'huh', dodging the emperor's staring eyes, and shyly said: "The emperor is the son of heaven, concubines, concubines are in awe."

With such an abrupt sentence, Wan Yu felt that something was wrong, so she changed her mouth and said: "Concubine bows down."

Seeing Wan Lai's thin makeup, which makes her even more beautiful, the Emperor was startled, paused for a moment, and then said: "That day when I was talking about the ancient times in your palace, I allowed you to let go of the etiquette and be alone with me. You don’t have to be so cautious.”

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up and raised his hands and said: "Get up, it's a courtesy to announce you so early."

Wan Lai Nuo Nuo replied yes, got up and did not forget to put the scattered quilts on the bed, and followed the emperor with small steps.

The emperor sat down at the round table made of huanghuali. Seeing Wanyu standing respectfully, he pointed to the chair next to her for her to take a seat. Then he pushed aside the utensils on the table and took out a somewhat torn yellow volume from his sleeve. on the table.

Wan Yu nodded slightly, moved the yellow volume in front of her eyes, flipped through it casually, and saw the ancient Yaoqin score adapted from the inscription of "The Book of Songs", raised her eyebrows and said happily: "Where did the emperor find it?"

"That day I saw that you liked it, and thinking that the Empress Xiaoci Gao of the former Emperor Taizu was also good at Yaoqin, so the Emperor Taizu drew up this ancient score as a gift, and it has been placed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so he found it. For you, I will not waste this elegant thing in vain."

Wan Lai was overjoyed and flipped through several pages. The handwriting of the ancient notation in the book should be related to the relationship over the years, and some of them have been blurred, but most of them can still be read clearly.

The emperor saw that she was like a child who got a rare thing, he couldn't hide his smile, and said pleasantly: "If you like it, I will take Empress Xiaocigao's Wuqin and give it to you together."

"That's impossible." Wan Yu combined the ancient score and pushed slightly towards the emperor, shaking her head and refusing: "The concubine's status is low, how can she get involved in the favorite of the Taizu Empress."

The emperor held down the ancient score, prevented Wan Yu from evading, and said in a serious voice: "I love you, you can certainly bear it."

How could Wanna hear the emperor's words from the mouth of a man, let alone the man in front of him is already her husband.

Her expression was cramped, her lips trembled slightly, and she said softly: "I know that my concubine is incapable of surpassing others. The emperor has passed that my concubine will stay in Qianqing Palace, and he has given some precious treasures. How do I want my concubine to take care of it?"

"You are different from others." The smile on the corners of the emperor's lips froze slightly, his expression was determined, and he said solemnly: "You have a different temperament, a different appearance, and a different way of talking. I like to talk to you."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, his subordinates returned the ancient score to Wanyu, but Wanyu still shook her head and refused to answer. From the corner of her eye, she saw the emperor's face was as smooth as clouds rolling in the sky, and she changed her tone and said: "Our ancestors are blessed by blessings, my concubine The concubine is grateful and must not be disrespectful. If the emperor intends to reward the concubine, it is better to keep this thing with him. If the concubine misses it privately, then" she hesitated for a moment, lowered her eyebrows and smiled, and whispered softly: "Come here Looking for the emperor."

Wan Yuqian smiled, and her face was even more radiant. The emperor held her hand, his eyes sank slightly: "After reading it for a long time, which part do you like the most?"

Wanyu relieved her anxiety and flustered, interlocking her ten fingers with the emperor without dodging, replied with a slightly stern expression: "Qingqing Zijin, take my heart. Even if I don't go, Zining won't say anything?"

The emperor nodded, then shook his head: "Although friendship is good, it is always sad."

"Then what is the emperor's preference?"

The emperor smiled heartily, and tightened his grip on Wanyu's hand: "Preparing for the salary, three stars are in the sky. Tonight and evening, see this beloved man. Zi Xi Zi Xi, what is such a beloved man! ②" Seeing Wan Yu The posture was even more coy, and she lifted it forward and scratched her small nose lightly: "Such a beloved person, I am Qing."

Wanna tilted her head, her face was burning red, but she heard that the emperor laughed more happily when she saw her like this, so she frowned and pretended to be angry and said: "The emperor teased the concubine, but the concubine refused."

After being coaxed by the emperor for a while, he smiled and said: "When I was young in the mansion, my concubine and my concubine Yi once composed a song together, but it was just a song, and it was not as exquisite as this ancient score."

The emperor let out an 'oh', and asked Wan Lai to sing it with great interest.

Wan Lai cleared her throat and sang gracefully.

"The other millet is lili, the seedling of the other millet. The walking is sloppy, and the center is shaking."

"Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don't know me say what I want. Who is this?"

The chanting is the song when I met Shu Shujue Luo Shi on that rainy night. The same lyrics and music sounded sad that day, but today there is endless friendship.

"Like an oriole singing and a kingfisher playing water, it's very wonderful." The emperor praised, and suddenly embraced Wanlao into his arms, she was so frightened that her beauty turned pale, and she patted the emperor's solid chest to try to break free.

With his hands, he hugged Wanyu even tighter: "What a person who knows me says that I am worried, and someone who doesn't know me can ask for me. I will never make you worry and feel restless, and you will never get what you ask for."

The night in Bauhinia City was exceptionally quiet, but the wind was blowing quickly this evening. Outside the palace, flowers and plants swayed and made a 'rustling' sound, and petals of various colors fell all over the ground.The eunuch walking along the corridor held the dragon head palace lantern, which almost went out with the wind.

Although the wind was rushing, it dissipated quickly, and the madness of a stick of incense stopped.

There is not a single star in the sky thousands of miles away, only the bright moon covers half of the cloud and hangs down, but it is as bright as a sea pearl.

The candles in the side hall are still burning, only the two whispering are no longer heard.

The two were lying still like this, breathing evenly, but there were two 'grunts' from Wanyu's belly, the emperor smiled slightly when he heard the sound, he lifted Wanyu's chin close to his face and asked: "But are you hungry? "

Before she could answer, there was another "grunt" in her stomach, and the shy Wanyou frowned to avoid the emperor's eyes.

The emperor stroked her clear jaw line, saw Wanyu's thin wrist on his body, and said with pity: "You are so thin, if you can't eat well on weekdays, I will call the cook from your mansion to come over." Serving is also a trivial matter." After saying that, Wei Wei called out the door seriously: "Liang Jiugong, didn't you just say that the imperial dining room has prepared lotus seeds and sweet lilies for supper, let someone bring them in."

Liang Jiu quickly responded to the errand, the emperor tilted his head, and took the pajamas that Wan Lai had taken off.

Wan Lai raised her hand to take it, but was stopped by a smirk on his face.

The emperor shook the pajamas flat with both hands, gently hung them under Wanyu's fragrant shoulders, and waited for Wanyu to change.

Wanyu pushed back a few times, seeing that she couldn't hold back the emperor, she could only smile gently and let him go.

　Remark 1: An excerpt from "Zi Jin", which is an article in "The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng".

　　Remark 2: Excerpted from "Preparation"

　　
　
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