The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 679 Desperation (eight)

It was said that the emperor wanted to go to the Changchun Palace to have lunch with Wanyu at lunch time, but when the sun was late and the sun was rising late, the emperor was still nowhere to be seen.

The meal on the table was hot and hot, soft and sticky, and I lost my appetite just by looking at it.

Wanyu didn't want to wait for him, so she ate two mouthfuls of peach cakes early, lying on her side on the couch, and let the palace servants fan her to enjoy the coolness.

It is very late at night in summer, and looking at the already dark sky, it is about half past You hour.

Yun Chan walked in slowly, with a troubled expression on her face, she said softly to Wan Yu: "Madam, the food is getting cold again, if it gets hotter, it might spoil it, why don't you order the small kitchen to make new ones?"

Wannai said: "What are you spending so much time on, people won't come anyway, you just keep it warm and pour it out at night."

Thinking like this, and looking forward to it like this.

It's good if he doesn't enter the Changchun Palace now, if he does come, I don't know how to face it.

Gradually, stars climbed up and hung on the horns of the sky, echoing the moon and emitting a cold light.

Wan Yu condensed for a moment, got up and walked straight to the dressing table, opened the drawer and took out the fluorite that Shen Ye gave her.

The fluorite has been alone in the gem box for a long time, and it still emits a bright green light.

She compared the fluorite to the night sky, closed one eye and narrowed the other, looking through it to the sky.

That light was brighter than the bright moon, bit by bit it comforted Wan Lai's heart.

Thinking about asking Yunchan to order Jinli to inquire about the news for a day, but now he has not received a letter from Shen Ye's well-being, and was about to call someone to ask, but he heard a solemn report from the palace outside the courtyard gate: "Your Majesty drive to."

She was startled, sighed slightly, put the fluorite in the box properly and put it in the innermost compartment of the dressing table drawer, then adjusted her makeup and hair in front of the mirror, and went out to greet her.

The emperor walked in slowly, with a warm smile on his face, no trace of hostility from yesterday.

He didn't seem to be unfamiliar with Wanyu, seeing her blessing, he approached and took her hand intimately, and walked towards the hall side by side.

His hands are so thick and warm, they have shielded her from many wind and rain.

But now that he is so persistent, he is always afraid that this person's temperament will be uncertain in the next moment, and another cold slap will be greeted on the face.

Wan'er shivered slightly, the emperor turned his head and looked at her with a smile: "It's midsummer, but Wan'er feels cold?"

The words of concern are the same as usual, but there is always a sense of joking in his stern eyebrows and eyes.

She sat down beside the emperor, pointed to the cold meal on the table, and blamed herself: "I am not, this dish is cold, what does the emperor want to use today, this concubine asked the palace servants to help you Get ready."

As soon as the emperor waved his hand, he picked up a piece of cold squirrel fish with his chopsticks and entered.

The thick, sweet and greasy soup was poured on the fish meat, and now it is soaked in the fish skin, sticking to the shreds and wrapping around the tip of the chopsticks.Wan Lai looked at the emperor and took a sip, seeing that his expression was extremely gentle, she nodded and said: "Hot food and drinks in summer make people feel bored, but it's better to eat when it's slightly cool."

As he spoke, he picked up a chopstick of charcoal-grilled mutton and placed it on a graceful jade plate.

The Changchun Palace offered eight ice urns, which are thoroughly cool.This dish has been dried at such a temperature for a day, and the thinly sliced ​​mutton has been rolled up, and it looks stale.

Wanyu doesn't like to eat mutton at all, especially the smell of stale mutton is heavier, and she feels pungent and disgusting when she is only a few inches away from her.

The emperor swept his eyes away, looked at the piece of mutton, and tapped the plate lightly with chopsticks: "I serve you vegetables, don't you like it?"

He spoke lightly, but it turned into a faint chill that hit Wan Yu's skin inch by inch.

She had no choice but to hold the chopsticks and put the mutton into her mouth with difficulty.

She pressed the back of her tongue against her jaw, fearing that her taste buds would burst into sour taste when they touched a piece of mutton, forcing herself to vomit again and again.

Almost without chewing, Ning Mei swallowed it raw.Then quickly put down the chopsticks, and said softly: "My concubine, I thank the emperor for his care."

"That's it." The emperor smiled happily, with a look of joy and satisfaction in his eyes.

He took Wanyu's hand again, and said in a steady voice: "It's getting hotter and hotter these days, I plan to move to Changchun Garden① to live in Changchun Garden for two days after Yinfeng gets married. Then you will accompany me Let's go together, okay?"

Wanyu couldn't see what he wanted to do, so she could only respond: "This matter is entirely up to the emperor's arrangement, and my concubine has no complaints."

The emperor smiled and said something very good, and clenched Wan'er's hand even more tightly: "Just before I go, I have an errand, and I have to do it for me by Lao Wan'er."

Wan Lai responded tactfully, and then asked, "I don't know what orders the emperor has?"

The emperor sat upright and said calmly towards the outside of the hall: "Liang Jiugong, bring the things in."

Liang Jiugong immediately entered the room, holding a package of bright yellow brocade cloth with three layers inside and three layers outside, and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor held it in his hand and played with it for a while, then threw it in front of Wanyu: "Take a look."

Wan Lai peeled off the brocade cloth layer by layer, only to see a black pill as black as ink inside.

Her heart tightened, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is this?"

The emperor smiled and said: "This is something that can relieve Wan'er's worries." He waved his hand and ordered all the palace servants to retreat, and when they were clean, he looked at Wan'er with soft eyes that were as soft as water, and there was something in his words. Said: "It is also something that can solve my doubts."

There is a wind, and the candle shadow flickers.

The crushed ice in the ice urn gradually melted after a day, and cold water dripped out drop by drop from the hollow.

Tick, tick.

The sound fell on Wanyu's ears, causing her to feel uneasy.

She understood very well, but still pretended to be stupid and asked: "The concubine is stupid, I don't know what the emperor wants."

"I was drunk yesterday, so I couldn't see it clearly in the imperial garden. Although I only saw a silhouette, but that person really resembles you. I have doubts, you shouldn't blame me." The emperor said every word, the voice is extremely rare gentle.

These words drifted softly into Wanyu's ears, before she thought about it, she heard him say again: "But what Shen Ye said in front of the emperor is really filthy! I wonder if he has an affair with the concubine Jia It is not clear, and there is no result to be found out. The concubine Jia only said that she was wronged, and she almost got pregnant by crying. So, I don't want to investigate again. Even if the result is found out, so what? hurt my face."

He looked at Wanyu solemnly, sighed and said: "I understand, I was suspicious and hurt you. But I always have my helplessness. At this point, Shen Ye absolutely cannot stay. I don't want others to take him again Talk to you for half a minute." Then, he pushed the black pill towards Wanyu: "If he takes this thing, Wan'er is innocent, and I will never have any doubts about you again."

Such high-sounding words came out of his mouth without any violation.

Wan Lai glanced at the elixir, then at the emperor, the nausea caused by such disgust made her more sick than the cold chopsticks mutton.

She closed her eyes, and could vaguely hear the emperor's powerful heartbeat: "So the emperor wants this concubine to execute Shen Ye to dispel your suspicion?"

　Note ①: Changchun Garden is located in Haidian District, Beijing, south of Yuanmingyuan and west of Peking University.The original site was the "Tsinghua Garden" built by Li Wei, the grandfather of Ming Shenzong in the Ming Dynasty.There are Qianhu, Houhu, Yihaitang, Qingya Pavilion, Tingshuiyin, Huaju Pavilion and other landscape buildings in the garden.According to the historical data of the Ming Dynasty notes, the garden covers an area of ​​about 1200 mu, and is called "the No. 1 garden of the capital".In the Qing Dynasty, Changchun Garden was built on its former site imitating the landscape of the south of the Yangtze River by using the remaining water veins and rocks of Tsinghua Garden, as a detached palace for summer vacation in the suburbs.Ye Tao, a court painter, was in charge of the overall design of the landscape of the garden. Zhang Ran, a gardener from the south of the Yangtze River, was hired to manage the mountains and water.In order to prevent flooding, a West Dike (now the East Dike of the Summer Palace) was built on the west side of the garden.

　　
　
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