This can be remembered

Chapter 9
At the end of the song, but the crowd hadn't recalled it yet, a female voice came out softly: "The emperor's words are really well done." The tone was full of admiration.Only then did they pull everyone back, and they all clapped their hands in response.The queen mother gradually suppressed her smile: "Liu Lang already hates Pengshan, and Pengshan is [-] times away..."

Shen Xiyao nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's ten thousand weights away from Pengshan Mountain."

The queen mother laughed: "The emperor has really grown up..."

This sentence is said very softly, and it is unpleasant for people who are not close to it.Shen Xiyao's face was a little embarrassing, but after all, all the important officials and relatives were there, the Queen Mother moved her mouth, but she still didn't say what she was going to say, but turned her head to look at the crowd: "Who spoke just now?" Gentle, but dignified.

There was silence below, after all, speaking privately in front of the empress dowager and the emperor was a taboo in the palace.Everyone looked nervous and looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything.At this time, a woman came out more and more. She was wearing a peach-red dress with light-colored silver gauze and dark peach patterns. Her eyebrows were clear and beautiful, and because of the long hair that was specially parted between the temples, she looked like a spring breeze. . "Empress Dowager, it's the people's daughter who said it." She continued to salute: "Please punish the Empress Dowager."

It was the daughter of Mr. Wu, the official servant who had a relationship with Shen Xiyao before.

The queen mother smiled brightly: "What are you punishing, get up." Then she looked at the woman carefully with some admiration: "If Ai's family remembers correctly, you are the daughter of Wu Han, the official servant."

"Back to the Queen Mother, Wu Han is the father of the daughters of the people." The woman's voice was soft, but she did not appear panicked.

The Empress Dowager nodded her head, her eyes seemed to glance over Liu Jieyu and Meng Zhaoyi who were behind Shen Xiyao unintentionally, before she said to the woman kneeling below: "Come here and let the Ai family have a look."

The daughter of the Wu family stepped forward slowly, with a moon-white embroidered ribbon wrapped around her slender waist, fluttering gently, graceful and graceful as she walked, very moving.

Shen Xiyao, however, turned a blind eye to the daughter of the Wu family, and just looked at the smiling face of the Empress Dowager with a look of helplessness on her face.

The Empress Dowager looked at the woman coming forward, and said gently: "What's your name, how old is this year?" The expression and tone were completely a kind elder gesture.

Wu's daughter walked up to the Empress Dowager, and bowed carefully: "The single name of the civilian daughter is Wei, and she is fifteen years old this year."

The Empress Dowager took a look at Shen Xiyao and said, "Just now you said that the emperor's words are good, what's so good about it?" At this time, they were all teasing words.

But Wu Wei said seriously: "The emperor's words reveal sadness and longing. Although the minnv is not completely sure of the person the emperor misses, she feels deeply about it. In addition, the minnv also thinks it is very coincidental. Hearing a poem is similar to the artistic conception of the emperor." She cast a glance at Shen Xiyao, cautious but full of expectation.

Shen Xiyao also seemed to be attracted by this sentence, looked at Wu Wei, and said calmly, "How did you make that song?"

Seeing Shen Xiyao looking at her, Wu's daughter's face was blushing, as if the color of the clothes had dyed between her cheeks, and she replied respectfully with a slightly trembling voice: "The bamboo is sparse, the moon is light and the road is narrow, and a song is clear." In the forest of song layers. There is no colorful phoenix flying wings on the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart. The house is made of gold, the cage is made of jade, and the autumn moon and spring breeze make the red.

As soon as the sentence "Zhu Shuyue Dan Narrow Road Meets" came out, Shen Xiyao seemed to be taken aback. He looked straight at Wu's daughter, but he was still calm. He quickly took the tea in front of him and sipped it. It gets brighter.After listening to the complete poem, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He almost trembled so much that he put the cup on the table, and said in a slightly weird voice that restrained his excitement, "This poem is wonderful. The last line is actually very rare for me. Consistent. It's really..." He didn't finish his sentence, and didn't ask any more questions. He just poured himself a drink, his face was rosy, and the corners of his mouth were raised.

The queen mother saw everything in her eyes, and she also knew in her heart who made this poem.But in his heart, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried, so he didn't ask Wu's daughter anything, just waved his hand to signal the stage to sing again.

The daughter of the Wu family couldn't hide her disappointment. After all, she was called to the front of the queen mother happily, and was rarely questioned by the emperor. She thought she had found a good topic, but she didn't expect such a result.Just as she was about to salute and retreat, she heard the Empress Dowager's faint but serious voice: "Your Majesty, the Ai family thinks that Master Wu's daughter is a generous and decent person, what does your Majesty think?"

Shen Xiyao glanced at her again, and finally nodded: "What the queen mother said is true." Then he smiled.

The Empress Dowager looked at the Wu family's daughter, and her eyes fell on Mrs. Wu's wife below: "Mrs. Wu, the Ai family likes you very much as a daughter, so please stay in the palace and be a noble person."

The moon is in the middle of the sky, because of the thin clouds in the sky, everything seems to be hazy in a veil.Du Ruolai was set on fire in Hengzhi Hall, and the light smell wafted into the courtyard, very refreshing.

When Pei'er, who was beside Liu Jieyu, came out with a pot of morning chrysanthemums, she raised her eyes and saw an extremely beautiful woman standing under the palace gate, without half a maid by her side, she was looking down and squinting at the unmanned plane next to her. Blooming wisteria.Her orange-colored pleated skirt was embroidered with crimson brocade flowers all over, and the blossoms were distinct. Although the night was approaching, they were still very eye-catching in a patchwork of green.The ornaments on the head are extremely complicated, and a fine gold tassel hangs down from the neck, which is very charming.

As soon as Pei'er thought about it, she hurried forward, and bowed politely: "Slave and servant please greet Meng Zhaoyi."

The woman raised her head, with a smile in her winking eyes, her eyes fell on the pot of willow silk morning cream in Pei'er's hand, her eyes flashed, and she asked with a smile: "Is this a gift from the emperor? This chrysanthemum will bloom this year." It's really early."

Because Meng Zhaoyi was born in a general family, she is more powerful than the other concubines on weekdays, and because of her favor and background, the lower concubines and maids are afraid of her.

Because Pei'er had learned a lesson from Meng Zhaoyi before, at this time, she respectfully held up the early chrysanthemum for her to take a closer look, but she didn't dare to say anything else about her master being favored by the emperor, she just smiled and said: "Zhaoyi The empress is here to see my master. She just came back from the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and she is reading a book at this time."

But Meng Zhaoyi didn't look at the chrysanthemum any more, she responded with an "oh", and said with a coquettish smile, "I also came back with Sister Liu, but I just came back to the palace, and I remembered something urgent and forgot to tell Sister Liu." She said Looking at the bright moon in the sky, he said with a sense of loss: "Tonight, the emperor probably won't be here, so he just came here."

Pei'er didn't dare to respond, but she knew that her master had been disgruntled since the queen mother came back. At this time, after hearing Meng Zhaoyi's words, she became puzzled, but her face was normal: "The emperor will not come to my master every day, Zhaoyi Ma'am, you are also extremely favored."

Meng Zhaoyi hummed softly, but still smiled: "The emperor got a newcomer today, why would he still come?" After saying that, she ignored Pei'er and went straight into the hall.

Liu Jieyu was sitting in front of the table, although she was holding a book of poetry in her hand, her eyes were always looking at a painting on the wall, which was the painting "Floating Branches in Light Snow" brought by Shen Xiyao earlier.As soon as she thought of Mr. Wu's daughter Wu Wei, she couldn't help but clenched the embroidered flowers on the skirt.According to Liu Jieyu's thinking, no matter what, she won another draft, and the owner of that painting will appear.He had already entrusted his father to secretly find out who made the painting, and tried to prevent her from entering the palace.Moreover, even if they are really selected, it will take a year, and the emperor's heart may fade away. After all, there are so many beautiful families in the harem, and there are many talented people.That woman is nothing more than because she is not in the harem, so what she can't get is good, and the emperor yearns for it infatuatedly.But after a long time, it's different.However, I never dreamed that this daughter of the Wu family would appear so quickly.It seems that it was intended to attract the emperor's attention.Taking advantage of the high interest of the emperor, entering the palace at this time will definitely be favored by the emperor.As for the queen mother, it seems that she knew it, so she gave her such a high position in a short while.

Nobleman... Liu Jieyu smiled wryly, she was only a nobleman when she came in because of her meritorious service in saving her.

"Wu Wei... Wu Wei..." Liu Jieyu repeated the name to herself, her face was full of resentment and resentment, and she didn't notice Meng Zhaoyi who was slowly walking in.

"Sister, what kind of book are you reading?" Mrs. Meng heard Liu Jieyu's whisper when she walked in, and naturally understood what she was thinking.After all, among the three favored concubines in the harem, Liu Jieyu was still a little narrow-minded and too fussy.And he is a noble person, so he can't be considered in harmony with most concubines.It's just that he didn't reveal it in front of Shen Xiyao.In terms of xinxing, Feng Shuyi is the most calm and dignified, her own temper is impatient, even Shen Xiyao said it.

Seeing Liu Jieyu's expressionless face at this time, Meng Zhaoyi knew that she was feeling bad.Of course he couldn't do it, so he said something to bring Liu Jieyu back to his thoughts, and discussed important matters with her.

Liu Jieyu was startled when she heard this voice, she almost stood up, but she restrained herself.Seeing that it was Meng Zhaoyi, because her status was slightly lower, she hurriedly stood up and bowed slightly: "Why is Sister Zhaoyi here?"

Meng Zhaoyi didn't seem to care about Liu Jieyu's attitude, and smiled brightly: "I just saw that new nobleman, what does my sister think?"

Liu Jieyu pretended to be relaxed and said: "The emperor is young, although he doesn't like beauty, but he is an emperor after all, and beauties with virtue and virtue should naturally be chosen by the emperor's side."

Meng Zhaoyi knew in her heart that Liu Jieyu's words were a response, and also knew that she had an arrogant personality, so she would definitely not admit to expressing her displeasure.So he smiled slightly and said: "Sister Longchong, why would she not take such a beauty in her heart? Seeing that the woman's appearance is not very outstanding, it must be because the Queen Mother likes it for a while, so she has reached the sky in one step."

Liu Jieyu didn't answer, but just stared at the book in front of her in silence, Meng Zhaoyi couldn't help but look around to relieve her embarrassment after being bored.His eyes fell on the painting of "light snow floating branches", he was slightly taken aback, and then said: "This new work of the emperor is really wonderful."

Liu Jieyu followed her gaze, let out a "hum" in her nose, stood up as if she had made a decision, walked to Meng Zhaoyi's side, and said softly: "Where did the emperor do it? Sister Zhaoyi will take a closer look." Let's see."

Meng Zhaoyi took a closer look, and saw the character "Wei" written in seal script, with clean and elegant strokes, showing superior skill.Surprised in my heart, I was a little surprised and said: "This painting..."

Liu Jieyu was already standing in front of the painting at this time, she nodded faintly: "Yes, that's exactly what the recent nobleman did."

On the high city wall of Nine Cities, a group of people stood with their hands down far away, and the night wind "flipped" their robes, reflecting a thin piece of light under the faint moonlight that was occasionally covered by floating clouds.

The battlements still carried the remaining warmth from the daytime, it wasn't warm, but it didn't make people feel cold either.Due to the terrain, the wind picked up violently, and his bright yellow cloak was blown up, "fluttering" into the endless night.The tens of thousands of hectares of bustling lights under his feet gradually blurred into countless stars, each of which drew a blurred arc in his eyes, swaying and swaying, shining endlessly.

When he thought of Xihe who was far away in Jingcheng, he felt oppressed.The report came this morning, but it was still not good news. After all, there were too few troops, and it was inevitable that it would be in danger.However, Ling Xiang still tried his best to prevent the dispatch of reinforcements. He hadn't taken the real power yet, even though he was anxious, angry, and resentful, he still couldn't do it.Shen Xiyao closed his eyes, and the scene of the day when he sent Xihe to the expedition was still vivid in his mind. He could still see the man in the golden armor, with a smile brighter than the sun, and said to himself: "Brother Emperor, my brother will definitely Keep the country forever." He still remembers what he said by the lake, "When my brother takes the imperial power, I will not let you go to that barren land to suffer."

According to the report that came earlier, the army's secret agents stole the city's defense map and gave it to the enemy. They also tried to set fire to the granary, so that they could be caught during the operation, but the losses suffered could not be recovered.Shen Xihe also contracted a sudden illness at this juncture, and it was not a small one.In this way, there were wolves before and tigers behind, Shen Xiyao was really worried.He intends to send troops to support, but Prime Minister Ling is vehemently opposed

Thinking of this, Shen Xiyao grasped the slightly cool battlement, and the blunt corners sank deeply into the palm of his hand. It was no longer pain, but dull numbness.Could it be that we can't wait for such a day anymore?
Zhang Dehai carefully raised his head to look at the sparse starry sky. There were thick clouds churning in the sky, and the wind became tighter. The Nine City Castle was already tall, and the wind was the worst thing.After standing for a long time, my scalp gradually became numb, and I couldn't help feeling a bit chilly.He looked at the bright yellow figure not far ahead with a little worry, and knew that Shen Xiyao must be here for the urgent report just delivered.Although he didn't know the content of the report, he knew it must be related to the Southwest War. He had served Shen Xiyao since he ascended the throne when he was young, so he knew Shen Xiyao a little bit.Judging by Shen Xiyao's expression at that time, it must not be good news.But this made him hesitate, and he still walked forward.

"Your Majesty, the wind is strong, and it's getting late. Mrs. Wu is already waiting at the Xinghuachun Hall."

Seeing that there was no response for a long while, Zhang Dehai poked his head slightly, only to see Shen Xiyao frowned sternly, pursed his unwilling lips, and stared at the lights of the city for a long time. After a long time, he heard a very soft sigh, and then Shen Xiyao The voice sounded: "It's okay, it's okay..." It was a soliloquy, but it was full of helplessness.

When Shen Xiyao turned around, a white light flashed across the sky, and then there was a "bang" sound, and dense rain poured down.Zhang Dehai panicked, he didn't bring an umbrella when he came out, the rain came too fast, if the emperor got wet, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

"Your Majesty, this..." Zhang Dehai was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.But Shen Xiyao waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go back." As he spoke, he walked up on his own, and a group of people followed, each worried.

Sure enough, when Shen Xiyao returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he sneezed. Zhang Dehai ordered the imperial dining room to boil ginger soup, and before sending it into the hall, he saw that Shen Xiyao had already slept with his clothes on, a pair of golden candles were still burning, and was thrown from half open. The wind that leaked in through the window made it sway.

Zhang Dehai sighed, took the brocade quilt and stepped forward lightly to help Shen Xiyao cover it up, when he suddenly heard him whispering in sleep, only two words, but it pierced deeply into people's hearts.

"Xihe..."

Ling Xiang's mansion was bestowed by the late emperor. It was originally a royal courtyard, owned by the most powerful prince in the previous dynasty. That prince loved the beauty of the garden and spent a lot of money on the construction of the mansion.Therefore, beautiful trees are planted all over the mansion, and pavilions, terraces and pavilions are hidden among flowing pavilions, which is very ingenious and exquisite.

There is a very wide water area in the mansion, and there is a white jade pavilion flying over the water, facing a courtyard of flowers and shadows dancing on the opposite bank.Ling Xiang stood with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the courtyard, his face was peaceful, and he couldn't see the turmoil in his heart.

Liu Fu, the second steward of Ling's mansion, stood aside, but his eyes were fixed on the white ball in Ling Xiang's hand. They were two letters sent by messengers the night before yesterday. The young master came with a letter at the same time. It stands to reason that the master should be very happy, but after reading the letter, he frowned, thinking that there was something wrong.

"Liu Fu, where is the Eldest Young Master?" Ling Xiang's voice came, calm as usual.

"The eldest son was on duty last night at the Honghe Hall, and he hasn't come back yet." Liu Fu replied.

Ling Xiang nodded: "According to this time, you should be back. You go to the gate and wait. When you come back, let him meet me in the study."

Ling Hongjian (the eldest son of the Ling family) came off night duty and was walking towards the palace gate when he saw Zhang Dehai approaching with a smile. Seeing him from afar, he said, "Master Ling, the emperor invites you to the imperial garden."

Ling Hongjian was selected as Shen Xiyao's companion when he was young, so his relationship with the emperor was different from other courtiers, and Shen Xiyao was not alienated because of his son Ling Xiang.After all, although Ling Hongjian was the eldest son of the Ling family, he was not completely on his father's side in court affairs.In addition, he is the No. [-] scholar in Jinke who was named in the third list, and has extraordinary attainments in poetry, calligraphy and painting. Shen Xiyao often invites him to enjoy flowers and paintings, taste tea and play chess.

Because the imperial garden belongs to the inner court, so that the emperor will not exceed the rules when he meets his ministers, he specially built a gravel side road leading to the waterside flower capital where the emperor meets his ministers.At this time, Ling Hongjian followed Zhang Dehai through a door with hanging flowers, and in front of him was a wide bluestone road carved with lotus flowers, not the one he usually walked.Looking at the two sides, the red high walls spread out, all of them are five-color glazed tiles with golden eaves, which are endless.His heart was shocked, and he looked at Zhang Dehai beside him: "Boss Zhang, this doesn't seem to be the way to the Waterside Flower Capital."

Zhang Dehai turned his head and said with a smile: "The emperor ordered the servants to take you to Qifengtai."

Ling Hongjian nodded, and suddenly heard a melodious female voice from the other side of the wall, singing a water chestnut song in a low voice: "The bamboo is sparse, the moon is light, the road is narrow, and there is a clear song in the forest. There is no colorful phoenix on the body, but there is a clear heart." It makes sense. The house is made of gold, the cage is made of jade, and the autumn moon and spring breeze make red. Liu Lang already hates Pengshan, and Pengshan is [-] years away." He paused and stood still for a moment, somewhat surprised and puzzled Looking at Zhang Dehai: "This word..."

Zhang Dehai didn't look directly into Ling Hongjian's eyes, but looked over the tall red wall, and said indifferently: "The emperor likes to hear Jiangnan minor tunes recently. This is a new poem, and the palace people often sing it."

Ling Hongjian shook his head, "I mean this poem..." He hesitated for a moment and said, "My sister did it. Why..."

Zhang Dehai didn't speak, just laughed, pointed to the front and said: "Lord Ling, turn the door in front and you will find Fengfeng Terrace. This is already the inner court of the imperial palace."

(End of this chapter)