Rebirth after waste

Chapter 37

That afternoon, the emperor, who had spent most of the day in Dazheng Palace, received a small box from Hanzhang Palace.According to the rules of the Dazheng Palace, when His Majesty is doing business, unless the news from the harem is particularly important, you are not allowed to disturb him.So when the eunuch brought the small box in, the things had already been delivered for an hour.

The emperor knelt behind the desk, watching Lu Chuan take the box from Xiao Huangmen, and carefully put it in front of him.

Made of sandalwood, it has a faint fragrance, and there are exquisite carvings on the box.

From the moment he saw the box, he probably guessed what it was, but he didn't say anything, he just stretched out his hand casually to open it.

It's a pair of sachets.

One is bright yellow and the other is snow white, with twin lotus flowers embroidered with fine stitches on it, and next to it is a line of beautiful small characters, "Shuiyue spirits make wishes together, wind and flowers unite in love and love".With his sharp eyesight, he recognized the one in Bai, which was exactly the pattern he had seen in Hanzhang Palace the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This is the gift she promised in return. After so many days, he still thought she had forgotten it, but who would have thought that it would be delivered so suddenly today.

There was still no expression on his face, but a strange emotion slowly grew in his heart.It seems that when he was young, the queen mother promised to make hibiscus cake for him by herself, but she always put it off because she was too busy.He clearly missed her very much, but he held back his breath and refused to remind her. Later, he felt full of sadness that she must have forgotten.Who knew that when he woke up one day, he saw his mother sitting in front of the couch, and on the table in front of him were things he had missed for a long time.Seeing that he woke up, the queen mother looked at the bamboo slips in her hand, and wrote lightly: "I'm free this morning, so I went to the kitchen to make it for you. Come and eat after washing your mouth."

The joy of that moment, even after many years, he still remembers it clearly.

Looking at the sachet in his hand, he was amused.What's wrong with me?But a pair of sachets, unexpectedly think so far away.

It's getting more and more bewildered.

That night, the emperor went to Hanzhang Hall without accident.

Gu Yunxian stood at the gate of the hall waiting for him.In the breeze, her clothes fluttered and her hair was blown a little messy, but she didn't care at all, and the smile on her face was very soft.The emperor looked at her from a distance, and remembered the word "Lovesickness" embroidered on the sachet, and a certain string in his heart twitched suddenly.

The kitchen prepared a lot of nourishing food for winter, and the emperor still had a good appetite, but what was rare was that Gu Yunxian also used a lot.Looking at her reddened cheeks from the heat, the emperor smiled and said, "I see that your complexion has improved a lot recently, and you are not as weak as before."

"The body of the concubine is always good." Gu Yunxian smiled at him, "It is His Majesty who thinks that the concubine is too delicate."

When she spoke, her expression was delicate and her eyes moved, the emperor only felt as if there was a bright light pouring out of her eyes, which made him dazzled.

Unconsciously, he leaned his upper body slightly, and stroked her cheek with his right hand.Gu Yunxian felt his focused eyes, and his cheeks flushed slightly, "Your Majesty..."

The sound was weak, like the meowing of a kitten.

He felt the tightness in his throat, and his hand went down, covering her eyes, covering the source of his confusion.

Gu Yunxian was confused, but he suddenly moved his hand away.Staring at her for a long time, he sighed helplessly, as if accepting his fate.

He cupped her face with his big hands, touching his forehead.The eyes of the two were intertwined, and he murmured: "Long eyebrows are juicy, and the eyes are slender, and the color is to the soul, and the heart is happy."

The color imparts the soul, and the heart is happy.

She looked at him like this, and he was so happy that he couldn't bear to look at him.

It's not too cold in Yudu this season, so the earth dragon hasn't started burning in the palace.The bed in the East Hall of Hanzhang Hall was covered with thick and warm quilts, and Gu Yunxian leaned against the emperor's arms without feeling cold at all.She was resting on his arm, and his hand was playing with her black and blue hair. Both of them were a little lazy, whispering gossip and laughing from time to time.

While talking, the topic turned to yesterday's turmoil at the racecourse in a very natural way.

"I don't know how those horse trainers did things, and they made such a big mistake!" Gu Yunxian looked worried, "Now that I think about it, I am really afraid. If His Majesty really got on that horse, or if His Majesty didn't Catching Sister Zhen...the consequences would be unimaginable!"

The emperor patted her on the shoulder reassuringly, "Isn't there nothing wrong? Don't scare yourself."

"The concubine feels uneasy." She frowned, "Even the imperial horse can be tampered with, and I don't know how lax the inner court's security is now..."

Her voice stopped suddenly.

The emperor thought for a while, "Zhuyang took care of the harem a while ago, and she did a good job. I still think she is reliable. Who knows that now she and Yueniang have made the people lazy like this .”

"Your Majesty misunderstood, what the concubine said just now was not accusing Yu Shuyi and Ming Chongyi..." She explained.

"It doesn't matter, it's fine even if you blame them." He said lightly, "It's because they didn't do well."

Gu Yunxian thought for a while, then changed the subject: "Your Majesty went to see Sister Zhen today? Is she okay?"

The emperor smiled casually, "I have been busy all day, and I came to your place in the evening, so I don't have time to see her."

Gu Yunxian had already guessed it in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest bit, "Your Majesty said so, it is the concubine's fault."

He looked down at her with great interest, and nodded heavily after staring for a while, "It's your fault! If you didn't bring the pair of sachets, I might have gone to see her."

Of course she knows.The reason why he chose Zaijin to deliver the sachet was to prevent him from seeing Jing Fushu.Otherwise, if Jing Fushu cried a few words to him and talked about the old relationship, he would feel sorry for him, and he didn't know what would happen!
To rob people, but not be too straightforward, it is really a test of skill.When she was worrying, she realized that the sachet was almost done, so she found an excuse.

"The concubine didn't do it on purpose." She said, "The sachet was ready today, and the concubine sent it immediately. How could you know that your majesty would not go to see sister Zhen?"

When he mentioned the sachet, he immediately became interested, and said leisurely: "'Shuiyue spirit and soul make a wish together, and the wind and flowers love each other.' I don't know what kind of wish you made, Yunniang, and who are you thinking about?"

She ignores him.

Knowing that she was shy by nature, he thoughtfully stopped teasing her. He stretched out his arms to hold her to his chest, resting his chin on top of her head, "By the way, what spices are used in that sachet? It smells very fresh. "

"It's the concubine who deserves to play."

He hugged her tighter, "But I still like the smell of you." The voice was vague, "But have you changed the incense? I think it seems to have changed."

"Yes, the concubine has changed for a taste of incense."

"Why change it? The original one is fine."

She didn't answer.

He let go of her a little and looked at her expression carefully.But seeing her pursing her lips tightly, she didn't say a word.

"what happened?"

She seemed to hesitate for a while before she said: "It's nothing. The Liushang Bureau said that the concubine's usual fragrance is missing a spice in it, so I asked the concubine to change it."

His complexion changed slightly, and he was silent for a while, "Who ordered it?"

She was silent.

But she didn't need to say it, he knew it too.This kind of deliberately difficult order can only be given by Yueniang.During this period of time, he also heard a little bit that after Yueniang gained the power to assist the sixth house, she suppressed many concubines who had a bad relationship with her due to her own temperament.

He was too busy with affairs in the previous court, so he didn't bother to ask, thinking that she knew how to measure and would not overdo it.But at this moment, seeing Yunniang being made so difficult by her that she couldn't even use her favorite incense, and then thinking about the racecourse, I suddenly felt depressed.

I'm afraid he really indulged her too much.

Seeing the hidden anger in his eyes, Gu Yunxian was slightly surprised.

He was really annoyed?

It was indeed Jiang Yuechang's order that Liushang Bureau asked her to use other incense.Because it was just a trivial matter, she didn't bother to argue with her, so she didn't argue.She still had some of her usual Xiang Han Zhang Dian, and she used the previous one for the time being, so he never noticed it.

Thinking of Gong Quan today, she suddenly felt that this was a point that could be used, so she ordered someone to replace it with a new incense, and then found a reason to lead this matter.

However, changing the incense is only a trivial matter after all, she didn't expect him to be so angry because of it, she just planned to use it to add fuel to the flames.The key point was the words that publicly and secretly condemned Yu Shuyi and Ming Chongyi for their ineffective governance of the palace.

But now it seems that the effect of this matter is better than she expected.

At the fourth watch, the emperor got up and was about to go to court. She was in a light sleep and woke up when she was startled by his movements.Seeing this, he smiled at her, "Go on to sleep."

Wrapped in the moon-white quilt, only her face and black hair were exposed, she thought for a while, then nodded in agreement, "The concubine has continued to sleep." After saying that, she really turned over and stopped looking at him.

He laughed.

That being said, Gu Yunxian got up shortly after the emperor left.Just after the time passed, news came from the previous court, saying that His Majesty had rejected Zhou An's memorial, saying that King Ning had confessed to the shocking of the horse, and that it was done by him alone and had nothing to do with Zuo Xiang.

Zhou Shitao thanked the emperor for his trust, but said that his old illness had relapsed recently, and there were many unfavorable rumors, so he asked His Majesty to allow him to go home and recuperate for a while.

The emperor was relieved many times, but he insisted on doing so. In the end, the emperor lost his temper and directly announced his withdrawal from the court. The matter will be discussed at another time.

As for how to deal with King Ning, the emperor did not speak.

"What do you think, sister?" Zhuang Lingyi came to Hanzhang Hall after breakfast, and asked Gu Yunxian earnestly what he thought.

"This matter won't last long, and it will come to fruition in just a few days." Gu Yunxian frowned, "I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that His Majesty seems to have some plans in mind."

"Your Majesty's plan?" Zhuang Lingyi wondered, "Could it be that His Majesty knew about the surprise?"

"No, no." Gu Yunxian shook his head, "I don't think he knew it at first, but he just followed suit to achieve his goal. But I don't know what he wants to do."

Zhuang Lingyi was baffled by what she said, and she didn't know how to respond, so she simply remained silent.

Gu Yunxian thought for a while, but couldn't come up with any results, so he had to give up.

Thinking of another more urgent matter at the moment, she asked, "How is Rou Wanyi going?"

"Sister, don't worry, she is eager to show her loyalty to you so that you can protect her from Zhen Jieyu's persecution. This time, she will definitely do her best."

"That's good." Gu Yunxian said lightly, "It's up to her to help me get the palace power smoothly."

(End of this chapter)