Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 58

After that day, Qin Shu began to rest in Liu Qingtang's room at night.It's just that the two of them didn't do anything, at most they just hugged each other and slept.Qin Shu sleeps very honestly, and doesn't move for a whole night, but Liu Qingtang is different, always turning over from time to time, very restless.

Sometimes Qin Shu thinks that she is like a child, who likes to kick the quilt when she sleeps, or else she always gets into the quilt unconsciously, covering her whole body including her head in the quilt.This night he was still huddled up in the corner of the bed, and the next night he would take up the whole bed and push him aside, his posture was different every night.After a few days, Qin Shu quietly had the hobby of summarizing the sleeping posture of the empress dowager.

Occasionally in a dream, Liu Qingtang would mumble something unclear, and then hit or kick Qin Shu with a wave of his hand.Whenever Qin Shu came to this time, he would immediately open his eyes, turn over and hug her, and pat her on the back as if coaxing a child, and then Liu Qingtang would rest her head on his chest peacefully, nestle there and continue to breathe. Sleep soundly.

Qin Shu never knew that the Empress Dowager had this side. It was different from the sly love when teasing him, from the seriousness of the court towards political affairs, and from the gentleness towards friends and relatives, but rather vague and real, almost cute.She always seemed to make him discover something new, so vivid, never made Qin Shu feel that she was so close to him than now.

Liu Qingtang not only has advantages, she also has many shortcomings, but in Qin Shu's view, those shortcomings are all advantages, and he likes everything.

Qin Shu sleeps quietly, but wakes up very easily. He often wakes up when Liu Qingtang moves at night, and then subconsciously checks to see if her quilt is properly covered, and if she is covered in the quilt again.In fact, after being squeezed out of bed on the first night, Qin Shu quickly acquired such a good habit. When he opened his eyes in the middle of the night, he would subconsciously look at Liu Qingtang, and when he saw her in a bad sleeping position, he would lighten up. Gently help her to correct it, so that she can sleep as comfortably as possible.

Cover her again with the quilt that was kicked away, or gently hug her out of the quilt and tuck her in. Qin Shu will open his eyes and look at Liu Qingtang in the dark with nostalgic eyes. contour.In fact, just feeling that she was sleeping next to him made Qin Shu feel at ease and satisfied. Even though he would wake up every night, his spirit was still very good.

Because even when he sleeps alone, he will always dream of some bad memories that he doesn't want to recall, and he will feel a headache when he wakes up.But sleeping next to the empress dowager, he seldom had those dreams. Even if he did, the helplessness, sadness and resentment in the dreams were so faint that he could hardly feel it. Perhaps it was because he subconsciously knew that she was by his side, so he felt a lot of it. It doesn't matter anymore.

Every night before going to bed, Qin Shu would read a passage to Liu Qingtang.Often it was Qin Shu who was covered with a quilt and leaned against the head of the bed, reading every word to the bright candlelight beside the bed, while Liu Qingtang was lying beside him and listening, restlessly braiding and undoing his hair. Drop, have fun playing.

Qin Shu has read almost all of the scriptures describing the love between men and women, the poems that hurt the spring and the sorrow, the military books on the strategy and strategy of arranging troops, miscellaneous studies such as divination and palmistry, and even Buddhist scriptures.

Yushui Mountain Villa has a very large bookstore with a lot of books. It is said that the first emperor brought the first queen, that is, when Liu's sister came here to escape the summer heat, and built such a bookstore specially for the first queen who loved to read books.Liu Qingtang would go to the bookstore every day, pick out a book and ask Qin Shu to read it to her at night.

Liu Qingtang listened, and would say some of her own opinions and opinions from time to time.For example, Qin Shu reads military books, and Liu Qingtang will give him some examples of leading soldiers in battle that his father told her before, plus his father's understanding of war.If the reading is about local customs, travel notes, ghosts, ghosts, etc., Liu Qingtang will be interested in talking about those hearsay experiences, and the scenes depicted in these books in his imagination.

As for reciting poems, Liu Qingtang always liked to tease Qin Shu, shaking her head at him and reciting some love poems.Qin Shu can treat other people and things indifferently, but when facing Liu Qingtang, his skin is so thin that it is shameless. Liu Qingtang can always read his love poems without blushing and heartbeat no matter how explicit, but Qin Shu can't do it. Listen Every time the base of the ear turns red.If you read all kinds of story books, Liu Qingtang will talk about some characters' behaviors in it that are really inappropriate, what actions are advisable, and how to do them better, and completely use these Ukiyo-e story books that describe the world's various states, As a teaching material for teaching people how to behave.

Liu Qingtang is not a woman who is trapped in a back house. She has tried many things before leaving the cabinet, because she is curious about most things, and her father and brother are not ordinary people. They have always doted on her, and many things will let her know .When it comes to education, except that she is not required to be able to fight against more than [-] people by herself like her brother, in other things, she can follow what her brother learns.Liu Qingtang may not be as specialized as her brother, but she has learned a lot and miscellaneous things. She has a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, and she has vision.

After entering the palace, Ouchi had the largest collection of books, including some books that she had no access to before, and there were no materials circulated among the people. She felt that she was young and experienced enough, so she continued to absorb a lot of knowledge and read a lot of books. , Asking the opinions and thoughts of many veterans, it can be said that most of the men are not as good as her.

In the 30 years of her previous life, she experienced life and death again. It can be said that Liu Qingtang has a thorough understanding of many things. Except for her emotional experience, she really has no experience. She can talk about anything else.So after a period of time, Qin Shu also felt that he had benefited a lot.After all, he is young, no matter how mature and stable he is, there are still many unexpected things.

With such a disguised teaching, Qin Shu and Liu Qingtang are somewhat like masters and apprentices.It's just that whenever Liu Qingtang seriously talked about those views, Qin Shu felt admiration, and unconsciously remembered her sleeping posture, and the feeling of looking up that had just arisen in her heart was gone.Facing the empress dowager who was secretly proud, he praised it more like he was coaxing a little girl showing off her toys.

They were still restrained during the day, at most Qin Shu found excuses to see Liu Qingtang more often.For a while, the Zhuangzi next to him sent some fresh fruits to the empress, for a while the cook in the Zhuangzi made some new snacks for the empress, and for a while he was looking for some new things to relieve the empress, and he always went to Liu Qingtang's courteous house every day. Run a few times.After delivering the things, Qin Shu continued to do what he was doing consciously and contentedly. If he did more, she would be able to rest more.

The two lived happily in Yushui Villa, but many people in Yujing couldn't sit still.The Queen Mother's unusual life these days can be seen by anyone with a little discernment. She used to be scrupulous and would back down on many things, but now she doesn't back down at all.

Most officials were still waiting and watching before, but now they have to weigh what the empress dowager means and whether they should stand in line.

Now that the Empress Dowager is in control of the government, it is at the height of the sun, and there are most of the military generals behind her, and a large part of the civil servants have entered the court because of her appreciation, but she is a woman after all. in hand.The point is here, no one knows if the queen mother really intends to train the little emperor into a puppet and take power by herself.

It is said that the little emperor and the Liu family have always been close in the eyes of others, but who knows if it is a fake, besides the sudden change of the empress dowager and the behavior of not being too concerned about the little emperor, people have to think more about the emperor and the Liu family Is there any quarrel between them?

The Empress Dowager is not in Yujing City, even if she is, not many people dare to go to Mingli to inquire about her thoughts. Liu Guogong said that he will not be sick for a long time, and Liu Guogong, who is called the military god of the Southern Dynasty, has a great prestige, so few people dare to inquire about her. indivual.There is also Uncle Liu Guo, the elder brother of the Empress Dowager, who is worthy of the difficult Liu family. He is as smooth as a fox, and he can't find out anything if he doesn't pay attention.Batch after batch of people bumped into a wall at his place and hadn't tried to please him, and no one went to ask for trouble again without believing in evil.

As for Wei Zheng of the queen mother's faction, he is newly married with his wife, so he doesn't bother to be told these things to him, and he just ignores them and thank the guests behind closed doors. Except for military affairs and duty, he just spends his time with his wife wholeheartedly.

Of course, some people also think of Yang Sushu, the handsome imperial doctor who is said to have been a childhood sweetheart with the Queen Mother, and who is suspected to be the Queen Mother's male favorite.But because he usually keeps a low profile, he has always been kind and indifferent to the world, and he has little contact with everyone, so he can't find a reason to ask for news.In addition, he also imitated Wei Zheng and thanked guests behind closed doors for some reason, and he never saw him, so it goes without saying that he learned something from him.

However, there are still well-informed people who know the news that the stupid Chun Wang lives in Yang Sushu's mansion.Yang Sushu belongs to the Empress Dowager, the pure Wang Xiaohuai and no matter how stupid they are, they are also members of the royal family, why did Yang Sushu suddenly get close to that silly prince at this time, could it be the Queen Mother's instruction?Thinking about it this way, the silly prince is indeed easier to control than the current emperor.

Almost everyone thought this much, and of course the little emperor Xiao Huaixu was no exception.So when Liu Qingtang left the palace for a month and a half, he called Wang and Feng into the palace. After discussing for a whole morning, he took a group of people to Yushui Villa in the afternoon.

It was evening when Xiao Huaixu arrived, a magnificent red glow reflected on the water, and Liu Qingtang was in a small boat surrounded by overlapping lotus leaves on the water.She was lying on her back with a lotus leaf covering her face, surrounded by dozens of pink lotus flowers.With one hand stretched out in the water, there are layers of ripples, looking very leisurely and comfortable.

Xiao Huaixu suddenly stopped, and stood on the bank looking at Liu Qingtang who was dressed in green in a daze.How long has he not seen her wearing clothes of this color?

He still remembered that when she first entered the palace, she didn't like to wear those old-fashioned dark clothes chosen for her by the nuns and maids, saying that it made people look old for no reason, and she only liked to wear light-colored clothes, especially green She even told him with a smile that it was Liu Se, which was the most suitable for her.

Later, she seemed to forget what she said, and began to accept things that she didn't like or used to.But now, why did she put on this green dress again?

(End of this chapter)