Rebirth after waste

Chapter 17

Her seriousness made him a little surprised, and he couldn't help stretching out his hand to touch her forehead: "Just say it casually, and you believe it. When the world is holy and the world is peaceful, how can I be used?"

She only felt that the piece of skin touched by him began to heat up, and her whole face turned red.The summer shirt was thin, and she couldn't help sweating, which wet a part of her back.

The room was too stuffy, and she couldn't stay any longer: "Is my cousin running out? Ayun has to go to my aunt to answer." Then she reached for the tray on the table.

Unexpectedly, he just reached out and wanted to hand something to her.The hands of the two touched each other, his fingers were slender, covering her slender catkins, it looked very intimate.

She was startled, and without thinking, she struggled away, and the tray and jade bowl in her hand fell to the ground, making a frightening noise.He looked at her in panic, and then at the mess on the ground. The original embarrassment dissipated, and a trace of amused and helpless surfaced: "Why are you so scared? I didn't mean it."

The events of that afternoon have been in her mind from now on, together with the four words like a silver hook painted on iron.At that time, she had not yet been selected by her aunt to be the crown princess, thinking that she was doomed to miss the high-ranking crown prince, so many times she said in her heart half sweetly and half sourly: Although I can't accompany you, I will watch you from afar .I will remember all your wishes for you, remember them well, and wait with you for that day to come.

Haiyan and river are clear, and the world is peaceful.

Years passed by in a blink of an eye, and the once ambitious boy became the young king of this country, but he was absurd and self-willed and out of place.She seems to be the only one who remembers that hot afternoon, and she seems to be the only one who still clings to that ambition.

She couldn't tell what was in her heart.Although he no longer has that kind of thought for him, but in the end she is the person she entrusts her life with. He may not care about her or treat her badly, but he should be a good person.

Otherwise, the self who was infatuated with him once would be ridiculous.

"I've been sitting in the hall these days and listening to their quarrels. Those old men are very old, and their voices are so loud that I have a headache." He said lightly, "It's still Yunniang, you are quiet here, no one follows I cry and cry."

She suppressed the sadness in her heart: "Recently there has been a lot of gossip in the harem, and the concubines like to be quiet, so they don't want to get involved."

"The right and wrong of the harem..." He chuckled, "Speaking of which, there is something I wanted to ask you a long time ago."

She looked up, but saw him staring at her with a half smile but not a smile: "I remember, last time in Yixiang Palace, you told me that you would go to the Plum Garden to pick plum blossoms for your mother?"

"Yes……."

"But that day in Changxin Hall, Mrs. Bo said that someone lured you out."

She is silent.The emperor looked at her deeply: "Come on, tell me, what's going on?"

There is a breeze passing through the hall, bringing a faint fragrance of flowers in the courtyard.The smell was sweet and astringent, just like the look she had in the eyes of the emperor at the moment.

Gu Yunxian said slowly: "It is true that someone lured the concubine there."

Her answer was expected by the emperor. The reason why she asked that question just now was because she wanted Gu Yunxian to admit to herself: "Then why didn't you tell me the truth that day?"

This time she was silent.

He raised her chin with one finger and looked into her lake-like eyes: "Don't tell me?"

"Your Majesty, my ministers and concubines have deceived your Majesty, please punish me!" She stepped back suddenly, bent her body and wanted to kowtow to plead guilty.

He grabbed her before she kowtowed: "It's just a question, I don't know why I'm here to ask you. If you don't want to answer or not, what are you doing kowtow?"

"His Majesty……."

"You don't like this question, so let's change it." He said, "What news did those people use to lure you to Meiyuan?"

Although his tone was gentle, he had an expression of "we won't finish today if we don't clarify this question".Gu Yunxian lowered his head, took a deep breath, as if a pot had been broken, and resolutely said: "This concubine will go to the Plum Garden because I heard from a maid that His Majesty will go to the Plum Garden that day."

She thought that after listening to her, he would make fun of him.Unexpectedly, his expression did not change, he gave a faint "huh", and unconsciously stroked her temple hair with his right hand.

She wondered what's wrong with him?Fortunately, the bun has been untied at this moment, otherwise, if he fiddled with it like this, no matter how delicately the bun was combed, it would be ruined.

"Play me a tune."

When she sat in front of the piano case, she was still a little apprehensive. The conversation just now was calculated by her. She thought that this trick would make him happy, but it seemed that it was a mess.

Could it be that she was overplaying?

Putting her ten fingers on the strings, she took a light breath, knowing that this piece of music is very important at the moment, and there can be no mistakes.

The emperor propped his head up and looked at the woman playing the piano by the window.With crescent eyebrows and black hair like clouds, slender fingers caressed the strings, and the melodious music flowed out like water.

He thought of the red lotus in the scorching pond that bloomed to the sky in midsummer, layer by layer, like a blue wave on fire.The breeze blew, and the lotus fluttered. From a distance, it seemed that the fire was churning and spreading everywhere, and it was dazzling to the point of frightening.

Then, the autumn rain fell layer by layer, all night long, no matter how busy and lively the scenery was, it disappeared, leaving only the pool full of red.

He suddenly felt that everything in this world was like this, that the beauty is fleeting, but the beauty is hard to survive.Including this calm woman, even if she is standing in front of him vividly now, she will leave eventually.

The most important thing is that the world can't keep it.

The sound of the song stopped, and the hall was quiet for a long time, and there seemed to be an indelible fragrance of lotus in the wind.

He slowly opened his eyes, Gu Yunxian had already turned his head and looked at him quietly.He looked at her for a while, smiled and clapped his hands: "When the sound starts, it's warm and lively, and when it falls, it's desolate and desolate. It's like being there. Comparable to Queen Zhenshu."

The Empress Zhenshu he was talking about was the wife of Emperor Zhongzong, who came from a famous family and was famous in history for her dignified manner.It is said that she has extraordinary piano skills. At the age of 11, she shocked everyone with her song "Morning Dew" and was praised by Emperor Xiaozong who was in power at that time.

That's a good sign for the reviews.Not only because the emperor praised her piano skills, but more importantly, the person he compared her with was a queen.

Gu Yunxian didn't seem to notice this level, but instead said with a look of distrust: "Your Majesty said it as if you have heard Queen Zhenshu play the piano."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "If I really heard about it, wouldn't it scare people to death?"

Gu Yunxian was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help laughing.It is true that Empress Zhenshu has passed away for decades, if the emperor had heard her piano sound, he would really be in hell.

"So Your Majesty is just trying to make your concubine happy with good words." She said.

"If you don't believe it, forget it." The emperor didn't mind, "I'm just curious. I've heard you play the piano before, Yunniang. At that time, your piano skills were considered good, but you never had such a sublime artistic conception. How could it be?" So much progress in such a short period of time?"

A string in my heart was touched by his words.He doesn't understand, no one understands, she can play this piece so well, it's all because the meaning of "Morning Dew" coincides with her state of mind.At this moment, looking at the flowers blooming and the fire cooking oil, in a blink of an eye, the wealth will be empty, the flesh and blood will disappear, and life will be like a dream, that's all.

She didn't answer, but the emperor didn't seem to care about her answer either.He hugged her from behind, and a slender hand reached out from under the armpit, caressing her chest.

Gu Yunxian felt that his belt had been untied by him, and his body was unconsciously a little stiff.This was the first time he got close to her since New Year's Eve.Although I have already prepared in my heart, it is always awkward when things come to an end.Perhaps her mind was too confused, but she suddenly thought of another thing inexplicably: I just ordered someone to pass on the meal, and now the dinner is not available yet, so let's arrange it?
Bo Jinrou was buried a month later.Thinking of General Bo's achievements in guarding the northwest, the emperor finally gave her the last sliver of face, exempted her from her sins, and was buried in the sixth-rank Baolin.

Five days later, Ye Ling, a talented person from Jin Dynasty, became a beauty, ranking fourth rank.

At the beginning of March, Chen Liang, the imperial censor, went to the censor, saying that "the position of the middle palace should not be vacant for a long time", and asked His Majesty to register as the queen as soon as possible. Immediately afterwards, three or four censors went to the censor one after another, saying, "Your Majesty Gu's fault has been done." Forgiveness, and since he has repented sincerely, he should be reinstated as a queen."

Almost at the same time as these few memorials were issued, several opposing memorials were submitted, led by Song Qi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.They said in the memorial, "Since the abolition in ancient times, there has been no news of restoration. Moreover, the Gu family is jealous and embarrassing the mother of the country. This matter must not be done."

The two parties wrote one letter after another, and started many debates in the morning court every day, citing scriptures, talking about family, country and world from clan etiquette.What's more, the team participating in the debate not only did not shrink with the passage of time, but continued to grow.In the end, this controversy caused by the ownership of the successor became the number one event in Yongjia's three years.

There was a lot of commotion outside, but Changxin Hall was as quiet as ever.During these days, the queen mother has been in good spirits, and one day the mood came, and she wanted to make tea for her herself.Gu Yunxian looked at her with slender fingers and graceful movements, like a woman in her prime of life, not showing any signs of aging.

"Have you heard about the previous court?" The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and asked lightly.

"Yes." she said.

"I think you are very calm, why, you are not worried at all?" The queen mother smiled at her.

"If Ayun wants to reset, he will have to go through these things again. Now that he is prepared, he will naturally not worry about it."

"Oh, so you can guess who is behind it?"

"I want to know. All the ministers who oppose the restoration of the Shangshu are either related to Shen Shuyi's father, or have enmity with my Gu family, or are Zhen Jieyu's cronies." Gu Yunxian said, "It seems This time, we actually forced them together, so we have to work together to defeat me first."

"Are you scared?"

"Afraid?" Gu Yun smiled enviously, "If you are afraid, Ah Yun is not worthy to be the daughter of the Gu family and the daughter-in-law of the empress."

(End of this chapter)