Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 190 Making Friends with Huang Chenyan

The lakeside is extremely cool at night. In the days of early autumn and late summer, even the croaking of frogs is much less. Layers of water waves beat against the lakeshore.

Huang Chenyan was sitting in the gazebo by the lake, she didn't know how long she had watched the lake water rippling with the wind, these days, she would like to sit in this gazebo in a daze at night, and the whole night would last in a blink of an eye.

"My concubine, it's windy by the lake, let's go back!"

The little maid stood behind her, watching the trees in the distance sway like a wind.

Huang Chenyan shook his head, what can he do when he goes back, every day in that cage-like palace is a torment.

She often wondered what would have happened to her if she hadn't married Lin Runyu back then, whether she would have stayed in the mansion of General Jingwu and died alone, or she would have followed her father's example and devoted herself to the frontier battlefield.

No matter what, it will never be worse than now.

Huang Chenyan laughed as if laughing at himself, picked up the stone at his feet and threw it with his hand. The small stone crossed the lake and hit three floats before falling into the lake with a ding dong.

"If you can't stay still, go back by yourself, my concubine sit down."

The little maid shook her head and sighed, but finally said nothing.She understood that the concubine Shizi was suffering in her heart, how could she live well with such a husband.

The distant wind blew in front of her, causing ripples in the layers of the lake, and seeing the dark sky connect into one piece, Huang Chenyan looked at this lonely scene like this, just like her situation.

But at this time, there was a burst of singing from somewhere far away, like the soft words of Wu Nong from Jiangnan, or like the bells of Bailing, very graceful and pleasant to the ear.

Huang Chenyan listened quietly, feeling a little appreciative. Looking into the lake again, he saw a small boat passing by from the other side of the lake, slowly rowing this way on the shore of the lake where the wind was blowing. Come on, that wonderful singing voice came from the boat, and the sound became clearer as the boat approached.

"Who is there?"

The maid behind her put her hands together and yelled.

The people on the boat didn't respond, and the singing didn't stop, drifting all the way to the shore.

Huang Chenyan looked intently, and saw three women sitting on the small boat that was gradually approaching the shore, one standing on the bow of the boat, the other accompanying the back of the boat, the woman in the middle was wearing a crimson waist-length underskirt with a lapel top. Yuebai's half-arm sleeves, a light-colored shawl between her arms, and a touch of indifference between her brows.

She recognized this woman.

"Princess Pearl, long time no see."

Huang Chenyan got up, and nodded to Xia Zijin on the boat across the river five steps away.

"Why does Shi Zifei have the leisure to come to this Wei Lake to relax?" Xia Zijin nodded back to her, and when the boat gradually landed, with Xiaokui's support, she raised her skirt and stepped onto the pavilion by the lake.

"... Zuo just has nothing to do. I'm bored in the palace all day long. I often come to sit and sit at night." Huang Chenyan smiled and looked at the other woman in Xiao Zhoutou, "Princess This maidservant is born with a good singing voice, with a melodious voice, she can sing around for three days."

"The concubine Shizi misunderstood. This girl is not my maidservant, but just a servant girl in the Changyin Building outside the palace. My princess heard this girl sing a song at Miss Bo's birthday banquet. I feel shocked as a heavenly being, and often ask her to enter the palace to sing for this princess." Xia Zijin said, and sat down beside Huang Chenyan.

The woman followed Xia Zijin's footsteps to the pavilion by the lake just now, she saw her delicate features and a very gentle face, she bent down to pay respects to Huang Chenyan.

"Little girl Yanluo, I pay my respects to the concubine."

This girl from Yanluo has a melodious singing voice, and her speaking voice is also extraordinarily soft, as if there are little claws scratching her heart lightly, which makes people feel numb to the bone.

Huang Chenyan replied indifferently, and had no other thoughts, but talked to Xia Zijin in reminiscence.

"I still remember that I was lucky enough to invite the noble ladies in the middle of the capital to gather in the small theater of this princess. It has been almost a year now. I wonder if the princess is doing well in the palace?"

Huang Chenyan pursed his lips and smiled, not knowing how to answer.If it is unsatisfactory, as the concubine of the world, she has the same rich clothes, jade, food, clothes and money. If it is satisfactory, Lin Wangfu is just a prison for her.Originally thought that she could entrust Lin Runyu with her life's sincerity, even if the two had no deep affection before marriage, she was willing to wait slowly, giving Lin Runyu a chance and giving herself a chance.

But now she realized that she was wrong.

Lin Runyu is not a man she can entrust, and after all, she cannot entrust all her heart to a man who neither loves nor loves herself.

"It's okay." Huang Chenyan said after thinking for a while.

"Oh? What does the concubine Shizi mean? The prince Lin is the dream lover of girls in Beijing. How many boudoir girls are looking forward to marrying into Prince Lin's mansion. As the concubine, how can you not be happy? "

"The princess was joking..." Huang Chenyan was not a liar, and she couldn't do the devious tricks, so she simply kept her mouth shut.

Seeing Huang Chenyan's attitude, Xia Zijin knew it well.

When she found out that Bai Pingting was pregnant, she asked Xiaokui to inquire about the situation in Prince Lin's residence. As she expected, Bai Pingting was indeed suppressed in Prince Lin's residence for a long time after losing her family support.

Because Huang Chenyan was afraid that the drama she deliberately performed in front of everyone that day would be fulfilled, she also had a lot of precautions against Bai Pingting, but Bai Pingting was quite a man in the city, and Huang Chenyan, the daughter of a general, was always straightforward. Got those flamboyants from Bai Pingting.

But half a year later, Bai Pingting took advantage of the loophole again and became pregnant with Lin Runyu's flesh and blood. It is said that a mother is more valuable than a child. Although Bai Pingting does not know whether she is pregnant with a boy or a girl, Lin Runyu has not had a child so far. She was born as the biological mother of the eldest son or eldest daughter of Shizifu, so her status is naturally different.

Lin Runyu didn't have any affection for Huang Chenyan, and after Bai Pingting became pregnant, she even ignored Huang Chenyan.So far, Huang Chenyan's attitude has disappeared, and he has gradually lost his mind on Lin Runyu.

Fortunately, Huang Chenyan didn't care about Lin Runyu that much, so after she saw Lin Runyu's essence, she wasn't so sad, but felt powerless and sad because she was trapped in a cage like the Lin Palace.

"It's my princess who is not good, I asked abruptly." Xia Zijin smiled friendly at Huang Chenyan, sat down in front of her, held hands and said, "My princess has felt very close to the concubine ever since I met the concubine." , Later, the concubine married into Prince Lin's mansion, and there was a gate between the mansion and the palace gate in the palace, so it was inconvenient for this princess to come to bother the concubine, so it was a coincidence to meet her today."

Xia Zijin beckoned to Xiao Kui who was standing beside him as he said that, Xiao Kui immediately understood and handed over a brocade box with a square length and a width.

"Just now, the princess came out of the palace to listen to a play in Changyin Pavilion, and passed by a gambling dealer and won a lottery. It said that it was a book of war written by a military master a hundred years ago. This princess doesn't like to read such things soon. It would be a waste to keep it. I also selfishly thought that after the concubine becomes a military general, she should be more interested in books such as military books. If the concubine does not dislike it, this princess will give this book of war to the concubine."

As she said that, Xiaokui handed over the brocade box, gently opened the box, and saw that there were three books of the same thickness inside, and the words "Shenbing Lun" were written on the pages of the books in neat and bold fonts.

Huang Chenyan was a little surprised, but more joyful and surprised. He couldn't help but took out the book from the brocade box and flipped it left and right.

"This book on magic soldiers was written by a very famous strategist a hundred years ago. It contains strategies for fighting against the enemy and rehearsal formations for military drills. It is a rare book!"

Her joy was beyond words, the more she read it, the more she liked it, she was fascinated by the contents of the book, and after reading it once, she put it back into the brocade box lovingly, facing Xia Zijin's earnest expression again Some hesitated.

"This book is so precious. I haven't done anything meaningful to the princess. I won't be rewarded for nothing. I really can't accept such a precious gift from the princess..."

Xia Zijin shook his head and smiled, and shoved the brocade box into Huang Chenyan's arms.

"The concubine Shi Zi said that, and this princess is at odds with me. This book of war can only be said to be a precious thing in the hands of the concubine Shi Zi. To this princess, it is just complicated and incomprehensible words, and it is useless to keep it. What's more, this book As soon as the princess sees the concubine, she feels kind. I don't know if I can be a close friend with the concubine? This book of war should be regarded as a gift from the princess to make friends sincerely: "

Xia Zijin spoke with sincerity and smiled, as if she was making friends sincerely. Huang Chenyan had a straightforward temperament, seeing her so direct, he also had the intention of making friends, so he accepted her without much evasion.

"Thank you Princess Mingzhu, it is my honor to be your friend."

"Where?" Xia Zijin smiled lightly, took Huang Chenyan's hand and said again, "This princess has always admired the straightforward temperament of the princess, which is completely different from those pretentious and crying ladies. Such a heroic temperament is also followed by General Jingwu."

Xia Zijin mentioned her father, and Huang Chenyan also showed a lot of kindness.

"What the princess said is that I still remember that my father was commanding the army at the border. Every day, the high-spirited sound of the soldiers drilled into the big tent. As the only daughter of my father, I always wanted to follow in my father's footsteps. Go to the Western Regions, go to the battlefield where the smoke and sand are billowing, and taste what it's like to be a soldier who throws his head and blood."

When she said these words, there was a slight light in her eyes, which was the look she would only have when she was thinking about the things she was yearning for.

(End of this chapter)