Roufu Diji

Chapter 16 Extra Story: Plain Clothes Are Cool

1. Fengying night cherry

"If the person you want to wait never comes, then don't wait for him. If you don't wait, you won't be disappointed, and you won't be sad."

I was seven years old when I said this.

That day, my mother and I were embroidering flowers in the back garden of our home, and three or five concubines of my father were sitting not far away, chatting idly as usual.I have no habit of listening to their conversations, and it seems that I have begun to loathe the trivial topics they talked about since I can remember.Half of my taciturn temperament is endowed by my quiet mother, and the other half, perhaps thanks to their long tongues, makes me feel how boring language is often.But that was an exception, and I listened attentively.

Because they were talking about a woman who had fallen out of favor.Regarding her identity, the aunts were evasive, probably because it was inconvenient to say it openly, and they used cryptic terms to refer to her or other people in the story, which caused some trouble for my understanding when I was young. The facial expression can barely understand:
That woman was originally a lady of every family, she was well-educated, elegant, beautiful, and quiet, and her husband-in-law was about the same age as her, noble, elegant, and talented.The husband and wife recite poems, paint pictures together, watch the stars and enjoy the moon in their free time, they are very loving, and they gave birth to a son. Everything seems to be as beautiful as people wish.Unexpectedly, a sudden prosperity made the husband gradually distracted, and he expanded all his collections, such as calligraphy and painting, such as beauties.His wife began to stay alone in the vacant room, haggard and thinner day by day in the endless waiting, and this result made it impossible to win back the husband's heart.

Although she lost her husband's favor, her status as the main wife still made some people feel jealous, so she maliciously slandered her, and her husband began to doubt her character, and sent everyone around her to the secret prison Tortured and tortured, she also experienced interrogation that made her feel pain and humiliation.Later, the truth came out and she was innocent, but she was exhausted both physically and mentally, and since then she has been lingering on the sick bed, but she still does not forget to try her best to keep her dry eyes open every day, waiting for the arrival of her husband.He didn't come after all, and he won't come again. She finally realized this, and she closed her eyes in despair with the sound of autumn rain on her pillow, and passed away amidst the wailing of her eight-year-old son.

I listened because the woman's experience reminded me of my mother.

I seldom saw my father come to find my mother. I shared a room with my mother since I was a child, and my father lived with my concubine Ji. When I was very young, I thought that the world was like this.

I found it strange that my mother often cried quietly at night, but after dawn, she would carefully cover up the traces of tears with ice cubes and powder, and then appear in front of people in a normal state, calm and graceful, elegant and impeccable.

The words of the aunts made me terrified, and I turned my head to look carefully at the mother next to me. She was always embroidering with her eyes down, every thread was orderly and calm.

The women went on to talk about another woman's tragic fate.They frowned and sighed, wiping their tears with scarves, repeatedly saying how pitiful she was, and competing to express their sympathy, but I didn't like their tone, which was exaggerated and empty, and there was a sense of gloating in the deliberate sorrow.

What displeases me the most is that their eyes often wander to the mother intentionally or unintentionally, and they raise their voices at this moment.The mother never said a word, never even raised her eyelids, like an old monk in meditation, indifferent to the world of mortals, all her thoughts are tied to the flying embroidery needle between her fingers.

Such an attitude obviously made the aunts uninterested, and after a moment of silence, they discussed the fault of the deceased woman, arguing fiercely about how to regain her husband and get rid of her sad fate.

I find their approach ridiculous.Do we have to wait for him to look back in order to get rid of the sad fate?If my father doesn't come to see us, my mother will cry, but I don't, because my mother has been waiting for him, but I don't, I don't wait for anyone, I don't shed tears like my mother.

"If the person you are waiting for never comes, then don't wait for him. If you don't wait, you won't be disappointed, and you won't be sad." I said clearly.

Mother stopped her needlework and froze for a moment.The aunts were even more taken aback, and looked at me with a strange look in surprise. After a long while, they covered their mouths with round fans and let out pretentious soft laughter one after another: "Fengying is so insightful at such a young age, really Well, when you get married in the future, you won’t be bullied by others..."

Fengying is the boudoir name given to me by my father. As the eldest daughter, it is against etiquette for the concubines to call me by my first name.

My mother stood up, took my hand without saying a word, and led me away from their sight.

A few years later, the woman who died in the cold rain was mentioned again by the concubines of the mansion. This time they were more enthusiastic, so excited and beaming.Because a marriage suddenly brought this woman into some kind of connection with our family.

That year, the daughter of my uncle Wukang Army Jiedu Envoy Zhu Bocai and my elder sister Ayu was canonized as the crown princess.At that time, I was old enough for me to understand everything, and it was then that I realized that the woman the aunts were talking about was the mother of Crown Prince Zhao Huan, the original consort of the current Emperor Zhao Ji, Empress Wang.

The women in the mansion seem to regard themselves as relatives of the emperor, and when they go out occasionally, the envious eyes of outsiders also increase their self-satisfaction. Therefore, they have an amazing motivation to inquire about the East Palace and information related to the East Palace, from the cold that the prince just caught to Ayu. The rouge used is in every detail.

They will also use their own way to discuss state affairs, relying on rumors of rumors among noble relatives and female relatives, and a few words from their father's pillow, unexpectedly also know the fact that Prince Zhao Huan is not favored, and often sigh for it , it is conceivable that what they are really worried about is not the situation of the prince they have never met, but the issue of whether the Zhu family's future status as a descendant and their glory can be preserved if the East Palace changes hands.

Therefore, they began to be hostile to those who threatened the position of the crown prince, and often mentioned the name of King Yun, who was most favored by the emperor, in a bad tone.

King Yun is the third prince, born to Concubine Wang Guifei. "At the beginning, the emperor neglected the queen because he loved the concubine Wang Guifei." They said this, as if they were righteously indignant.

Their statements are not always accurate.As far as I know later, the fact is that Emperor Zhao Ji immediately accepted several beauties after ascending the throne, among which Wang and Zheng were the most favored.They were maids serving the Empress Dowager at first, and later they were promoted to be the guards of the Empress Dowager's Palace of Kindness. Every time the emperor entered the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, they were the ones who announced the news. The meaning of love and joy.The two daughters were accepted as concubines and each gave birth to a son. The second prince born to Zheng died early, and the one born to Wang was the third prince who was later named King Yun.If there is a comparison, the Zheng family should be more favored, because the emperor canonized her as the empress after the death of the queen, and the Wang family, who had several sons and several concubines, was named a noble concubine.The aunts didn't mention Empress Zheng but only Concubine Wang Guifei, apart from having scruples about the empress of the dynasty, they also obviously vented their anger.

Of course, this is not the point. The source of their displeasure is the emperor's extraordinary attention to King Yun.

Before that, I also vaguely heard the legend about King Yun.

I use the word "legend" because all the deeds about him seem to have been colored with thick ink, which makes me feel that he is different from a real person, a light and shadow that should only exist in legends.

It is said that when the royal concubine gave birth to him, the room was filled with a strange fragrance, which lasted for several days.

It is said that when he was five years old, he could recite seven-character sentences that amazed the emperor.

Legend has it that he combines the wisdom of heaven, earth and spirit into one body. In addition to poetry and poetry, he is also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, vocal technique and music.

Legend has it that in the eighth year of Zhenghe, at the age of 16, he went to the Jiying Hall for the imperial examination, and the result was the first in the roll call, so he should be the number one scholar.In order to avoid suspicion and win over scholars, the Empress ordered the second person Wang Ang to be the top of the list.

In addition, it is also said that he has a peerless demeanor, standing between heaven and earth, and his dazzling light has the power to cut through the dusk.

This made the aunts worry the most, "Such a man is just like a vixen, he is a monster!" They said bitterly, as if they had witnessed how he performed witchcraft, "No matter how much parents love their children, they will always be so bewitched!" There is a limit, but..."

But the favor bestowed by the emperor on this son did break all previous conventions and had no limit.

In February of the sixth year of Zhenghe, the 14-year-old Yunwang official worshiped the Taifu.There is a custom in this dynasty: "The prince does not concurrently serve as a master officer", and the prince Zhao Huan has never held this position. This system was broken by King Yun.

In November of the sixth year of Zhenghe, the emperor issued an edict ordering King Yun, who had just turned 15 years old, to promote the imperial city secretary, to clean up the guards for driving, and to mention the inner east gate, Chongzheng hall and other gates.The duty is to lead relatives, servants and other officials to guard the imperial city, and is not subject to the control of the front office.Zhao Ji also deliberately relaxed the authority of the Imperial City Division, adding nearly a thousand personal servants for Zhao Kai to command.This is another exception. "The royal family does not take office" is also a rule of this dynasty, that is, all princes and grandchildren are not allowed to be officials with real power.

Now I heard that the full-year-old King Yun is going to live outside the palace. In order to make it easier for him to enter the palace in the future, the emperor ordered people to build a "flying bridge" between his palace and the palace to fly over the city wall and connect the two palaces. bridge to return to the road" to shorten the distance.

These are very unfavorable news for Donggong.In comparison, Prince Zhao Huan is as dim as a gray stone. Although I have never seen him, it does not prevent me from drawing such a conclusion, because I have never heard of the gorgeous legend about the prince.

The fate of the crown prince had nothing to do with my family originally, but it is different now, because A Yu became the crown princess, my uncle and even my father took action for it.

Shenzong's concubine and Zhezong's mother came from our Kaifeng Xiangfu Zhu family. With her shadow, my family can barely be regarded as an aristocratic family, but it is not a wealthy family.According to the practice of the country, the queen and princess are not selected among the daughters of the court's powerful ministers, so the elder sister has the opportunity to be the crown princess.Uncle Bocai's official position as the military governor of the Wukang Army is just a false title bestowed by the emperor on his relatives. In fact, he has no real power.My father also only holds the sixth-rank position, but he is generous by nature and has a lot of friends. Especially after he became the prince's in-laws, he seems to be more and more busy. He travels around every day, and occasionally brings back one or two officials. Sometimes he drinks heavily and sometimes talks secretly.According to the ancestral precepts of the country, relatives are strictly prohibited from intervening in politics and not making friends with foreign ministers, but this prohibition has become useless in the period of the Taoist emperor, and eunuchs can still hold military power, so what is the matter of relatives?This was originally an era of ceremonial collapse and joy.

A few years later, when I look back at this matter, I have to admire my father's vision.At that time, among the officials he brought back to the mansion for banquets many times, several became the officials of the East Palace who supported the prince, including Geng Nanzhong, the most powerful adviser around the prince later.

One morning with thin sunlight, my father suddenly walked into my mother's room, which I hadn't been close to for many years.

Mother came back to her senses first, and saluted with a smile.My father nodded slightly, and without looking at her, he raised his hand and ordered the maid behind him to present a new dress and a pearl hairpin. His eyes passed over my mother's shoulders and settled on my face, and he ordered: "Put it on, and enter the palace to see the prince. concubine."

The Crown Princess Ayu and I were not originally close. When she was a daughter, she didn't have much contact with me. After entering the palace, I only saw relatives and relatives entering the palace to celebrate the new year. On such occasions, we only saw each other from afar. This goodbye was very strange, my father only brought me into the East Palace to meet her, and she also treated me surprisingly warmly.There was a curtain between her seat and my father and me, and after I saluted, she beckoned me into the curtain, sat beside her, held my hand, and looked up and down with a smile.As usual, I don't talk much, she asks a question and I answer a sentence, but only a few numbers. My father listens anxiously outside the curtain, and from time to time he interjects to answer for me. Study the etiquette in the palace carefully, and I hope the princess will teach me more.I was quite surprised, this is not something I usually do, but out of habit, I did not deny it.

A Yu seemed very satisfied, nodded frequently, and asked me to come to the East Palace to accompany her in the future, but before I responded, my father was already beaming with joy, and thanked me for me.

After that, Ah Yu really invited me to the East Palace to accompany her many times, but unfortunately I am not a playmate who is very good at gossip, and we often have awkward situations when we face each other, but she will still stay with me for a day.Twice when I was with A Yu, Prince Zhao Huan came to visit, A Yu hurriedly took me to greet him, and introduced me to Zhao Huan, but Zhao Huan just glanced at me coldly and said nothing.

He is a thin and haggard man, his brows are always furrowed, as if he never smiles, and he sighs from time to time when talking with Ah Yu.

One day, Ayu took me to Genyue, the imperial garden that was said to be like a heavenly palace, to enjoy the spring, and said that I could stay in the garden with her on that day, but don't leave the area where the princess sleeps without permission.After dusk, Asu went to bed early, and I strolled in the atrium. Seeing that the spring was bright outside the sill, and the flowers and branches of plants and trees had a special charm. Go to the depths of the magnificent scenery of Nagen Mountain.

The sea of ​​pink flowers was originally March cherry blossoms.I walked near Xiangxuehai, the willows were already on the moon, and the glazed palace lanterns on the side of the road were lit up one by one by the insiders. The flowers, crescent moon and rippling glazed light and shadow were reflected in the water of the Royal River. Clear, shimmering, beautiful as an illusion.

Holding a fan in my hand, I stood under the cherry blossom tree, beside the Yuhe River, staring at the flower shadows in the water and meditating for a while, until the sound of a flute pierced the silence here through the twilight.

I looked sideways, and saw a man in a light robe sitting on a rock on the water bank not far from my right, under the shade of cherry blossoms, half-closed his eyes, facing a pool of spring water, raising his sleeves and playing the flute. Leisurely, even in the performance, the lips seem to be smiling.The leisurely wind blows through the clothes, and the petals of the cherry blossoms above are slowly falling, attached to the brows of his hairline, and he is not in a hurry to wipe them away. After the song "Man Ting Fang" is finished, he slowly wipes off the petals between his eyebrows, standing calmly. I got up, bowed to me with the flute in my sleeve, and said with a smile, "Did I disturb you?"

His voice is soft, like the wind blowing in willows, the face is not cold, and the moment I saw his eyebrows clearly, the glazed illusion painted by Jiuzhongye cherry blossoms silently faded into the background as light as clouds, and his good looks seemed to be hidden. The brilliance of the pearl, there is also light and shadow flowing between words and smiles.

He was a good-looking man, but, quite possibly, that was all.He must be used to showing his beauty in front of strange or familiar women like this, really deliberate.

2. Zhao Kai rewarded the answer

When she saw me, she was neither surprised nor happy.

Her eyes were indifferent, with an extraordinary calm that almost didn't match her age, she didn't focus on looking at me, but she seemed to be able to see into my heart.

Her slender figure standing under the night cherry blossoms and beside the Yuhe River is like a banished fairy, slender and beautiful, as if she will fly into the moon palace at any time.I watched her from one side for a long time, and it was the work of a disciple to show up to chat rashly, so I chose to play the flute.According to previous stories, all women who heard the sound of my flute were fascinated by the beauty of this beautiful day, but she was an exception.

Her eyes slowly moved from my crown to the toe of my boots, and then she opened her mouth to answer me: "Young master's music is very wonderful, but unfortunately the Yiyin is a little heavier, a little complicated and gorgeous. If you try to reduce it by two points, the sound of the flute is floating in the faint moonlight Between, or more clearly."

I pondered for a while, followed her suggestion to play a replay, weakening the decorative accent, reflecting the bright moon and the breeze, and the artistic conception was quite different. She listened, and a cool smile appeared on the corners of her lips.

"Xie for your advice," I bowed to her, then waved my flute with a smile and pointed at the reflection of Ye Ying in the Yuhe River, and said, "I can't repay you, I can only give you this water Ye Ying as a token of my gratitude."

This is one of the bridges I used to tease the women around me many times. Pointing to the white clouds in the sky and the reflection in the water, I casually said I would give it to them. I just don't know if this refined-looking girl will have a different reaction.

She took a blessing leisurely, then stretched her long sleeves and drew a circular arc in the air, and then supported her hand to let the moonlight fall on her jade-like palm. Lu, my concubine will cut off a section of Genyue Moonlight as a gift to the young master."

I couldn't help laughing, clapped my hands in admiration, and asked her the name of the court, but she didn't respond, and left.I wanted to follow her to find out, but when she looked back, the indifferent look in her eyes was warning, so I stopped and gave up this Meng Lang behavior.

In the following February, I did not see her again, nor did I deliberately look for her.She is not dressed like an ordinary palace lady, and she is not a palace family member or sister I know, if she appeared in Gen Yue late at night, she might be the emperor's wife.It is sad to think of this.

Unexpectedly, on May [-]th, the Orchid Festival, I saw her again in the palace.

On that day, the close relatives of the clan were summoned to bring their family members into the palace. After seeing the emperor and the empress, they stayed in the palace garden to enjoy themselves in the garden, or had a meeting with the family members.

Passing Yaojin Pond, I saw the Prince Zhao Huan and the Crown Princess Zhu Shi sitting in the water pavilion, surrounded by more than a dozen young girls standing by the lotus pond, the Crown Princess was showing them, and said something to Zhao Huan earnestly, asking him to to see.

"The Crown Princess wants the Crown Prince to take concubines, and choose women from the Zhu family to serve in the East Palace." Tong Guan, a high official who is deeply favored by the emperor, has a good personal relationship with me. Seeing that I pay attention to all the women, he followed Whisper, pointed at a woman, "Especially Fengying, the daughter of the concubine's uncle, Zhu Bozhen. Zhu Bocheng made friends with officials in private, and weaved party feathers for the prince. The concubine wanted to ask the prince to take his daughter as a concubine. One was to consolidate Zhu's daughter's position in the East Palace, and the other was to want to To further win over Zhu Bo, make him even more loyal to the prince."

I looked in the direction of his finger and saw the woman under the cherry blossoms at night.

Still in a silent posture, staring at the pond full of flowers, resigned and independent.

3. Lan Xuan newly married

He stops behind me.From a very close distance, I can even feel the fragrance of his fine clothes.He shook his folding fan lightly, and the turbulent air held up a few strands of hair around my ears, at a disrespectful distance.

I recognized his eyebrows from the reflection in the pool, and I remained silent, not doing anything because of his appearance, such as leaning sideways and giving courtesy.He didn't say a word, and ignored my indifference to him without a trace. He just followed my gaze and stared at the image in the water, smiling suddenly, and his gentle eyes were meaningful.

At that time, the three springs had passed, and the scorpion was Zhengyan, and the lotus leaves were in He Tiantian.And I can't feel joy.Close your eyes, nod your head, and continue to avoid the unavoidable place, but everything is still so clear, I can even feel the sunlight passing through the corners of his lacquered gauze head and wings, sweeping down a faint layer of shadow, as thin as a cicada's wing, branding it on his face. My shoulder, and some kind of fate.

I can guess his identity.Among the young men in the palace, who else has such a face, such a demeanor, such a legend?
I couldn't help but sighed in my heart - it was really inevitable.

My father finally got the dowry gift from the palace. Natse, Najib, asking for my name, and asking for a time limit were meticulous, far more solemn than he expected, but he was caught off guard, just like A Yu's father, he lost his sense of control.

Because the one who wants to marry me is not the prince Zhao Huan, but the prince's old enemy, King Yun Zhao Kai.

It is said that on the day of the Yulan Order, Zhao Kai entered the emperor's bedroom to ask his father for a marriage, and asked me to be his concubine by name.After a short moment of astonishment, the officials chuckled and pushed the boat along, optimistic about the success.

I wouldn't naively think that this was all due to Ye Ying's fate.As the prince in the vortex of the treacherous palace, Zhao Kai will inevitably become a shrewd politician. This is more like a clever move he played, using his marriage with me to disintegrate the power of the prince among the Zhu clan, even if my father will not Immediately turn to help him, and will never support the prince unreservedly as before.

Some members of the tribe also acted according to the wind, and started to please my father and me early, probably because they were optimistic about Zhao Kai's prospect of winning the heir.Zhao Huan and A Yu became more nervous because of this, and quickly selected another girl from the Zhu clan to enter the East Palace as his wife, to strengthen the relationship with the same clan, and took precautions against Zhao Kai to snatch the sphere of influence of the foreign relatives.

"You still want to marry into the heavenly family..." My mother held my hand with tears in her eyes, "Your father named you Fengying, because he hoped that you would marry the king, Ehuangnvying, with Fenglaiyi, but, Those honors are all fake, I hope to have the one-hearted person, the luck of never being apart... I am just an ordinary woman, living in a group of wives and concubines, I have lived such a hard life, how can I be willing to let you enter again... Gongmen, facing those dangerous storms?"

I looked at my mother's teary eyes and didn't know how to comfort her.Unprecedented, I deeply loathe the boudoir name "Fengying".

Shortly thereafter, a document granting characters came from the palace, and my character was designated as "Lanxuan". It is said that Zhao Kai took it himself, and thus ended my years of waiting for a character in my boudoir.

After the wedding, I was alone with Zhao Kai. He stared at me with a half-smile in the ambiguous halo of the candle shadow. I felt uneasy, and I couldn't help shrinking inward when he reached out to touch my shoulder.

"Are you afraid of me?" He asked softly.

I shake my head.

I am not afraid of him, but he is still just a stranger to me.

He seemed to see what I was thinking, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, Kai is absolutely beautiful. But if I go out and sleep elsewhere right now, I will be criticized by outsiders. I hope Madam will forgive me and let me lie on the couch outside the tent."

Without waiting for my answer, he got up and bowed to me, then went straight to sleep outside the tent.

I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. I closed my eyes in a daze after the third watch, but I felt someone approaching and tugging at the brocade quilt on my body.

I opened my eyes in horror, and saw Zhao Kai smiling softly at me: "It's cool tonight, don't catch the wind and cold."

He gently tucked up the quilt for me, turned around and took two steps, but turned around again, seeing that I was alert again, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "I will tell Madam a secret: I am the most ticklish in my life, if I come Offender, Madam only needs to blow into my ear, and all crises can be resolved."

Thinking about the scene he described, seeing his sly smile, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my lips.He bowed to me with a smile, then went back to lie down outside the tent, and said nothing else.

It was still the same for many days after that, he didn't come to commit crimes at night, and took me into the palace to meet the emperor or perform various ceremonies during the day, and behaved properly, both solemn and intimate.Back at the mansion of King Yun, he took me to familiarize myself with the furnishings of the various residences. What I am most interested in is his collection of treasures, not because of those treasures. Many of them were gifted by the imperial government, numbering in the thousands.

Seeing that I was interested, he patiently explained to me the process of searching for these treasures and related stories. He also asked me for my opinion.The strangeness between us also gradually disappeared in this discussion on calligraphy and painting.

One day after I woke up in the morning, I didn't see him. Xin walked into the Zangzhen Pavilion to look through the collection alone.There is no inscription on it, so I can't tell who's work it is. I wanted to ask Zhao Kai, but he never showed up. I asked the maid about his whereabouts, and the maid pointed to the back garden of the mansion.

In the back garden, there is a mountain peak made of lakes and mountains, with a waterfall in the middle and a moor of flowing water below.When I saw him, he was standing on the steepest mountain top, intently observing a section of pine branch protruding from the side of the waterfall, climbing the lake and mountain rocks with one hand, and sketching on the drawing paper laid on the rock in front of him with the other hand.

He only stepped on the protruding rocks of the lake and mountains with his toes, if his foot slipped, he might fall into the flowing water at any time.I walked up to him with my skirt on my skirt and called him, asking him to come down.He looked back at me, smiled, packed up his sketches, bounced down to me, and showed me his sketches just now: "I have drawn many times, and this time the originals finally look a bit better."

Although the original lines are simple, you can already see the meaning of the mountains and the pine branches.I can also see from the brushwork that the ink bamboo I saw today was also written by him.

"Although this painting is good, it is inappropriate for a gentleman not to stand under a dangerous wall, and for a king to climb a dangerous mountain just to paint it." I sighed.

He still smiled brightly: "There must be beautiful scenery in dangerous places. If you don't explore it yourself, you will never be able to appreciate the beauty."

I saw that he was running hard and there were beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, so I took out the silk scarf and wiped it for him a little bit.

He smiled and looked at me for a while, with a different kind of emotion in his eyes, suddenly put aside the drawing brush, leaned over and hugged me in his arms, and strode forward.

I struggled to tell him to let go, but he just ignored it.I hurriedly discerned that the direction he was going was my bedroom, and I was vaguely aware of his intentions, so I was startled and ashamed.

"Didn't you say that you won't..." I remembered his promise on the wedding night, and he understood what he said, and smiled in my ear: "I said I won't be abrupt, but if the beautiful woman allows me to be abrupt , is another matter.”

Did I say I allow it?I thought so, but couldn't ask.He still had a clear look, and whispered to me softly: "I know you have already agreed."

When I whispered, I felt his breath blowing into my ear, and I thought: If I blow into his ear at this moment, he will let me go immediately, right?

However, I ended up not doing it.

4. Zhao Kaifu plays

Lan Xuan is a bright and wise woman, with a dignified appearance, like a hemerocallis orchid, which makes people forget their worries. She is knowledgeable in books and etiquette, and has a good command of calligraphy and painting. When getting along with her, she not only has the joy of the boudoir, but also feels the friendship of a confidant.I would like to share with her all the good things in this peaceful and prosperous world, but sometimes her reactions are not what I expected.

At the turn of spring and summer in the second year of marriage, Luoyang sent the best peonies to Yunwang's mansion as usual.That day, I was painting a portrait of Lan Xuan in front of the peony flower garden in the back garden. I heard that Luoyang peonies had been delivered, and after examining them one by one, I chose the largest and most beautiful one, Wei Zi, and took off the hairpin on Lan Xuan's temple.

The concubines and maids who were onlookers booed and begged for flowers, so I picked off this batch of Luoyang peonies in full bloom and rewarded them one by one.Seeing this, the Luoyang flower protector turned pale and regretted, and couldn't help but wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.Lan Xuan saw it, and said to him: "Mr. Peony has been transported hard, and it is a pity that the king picked it up like this."

The waiter sighed: "For the sake of the king's appreciation, the flower farmer calculated the flowering period and carefully wrapped the peony when it was in bud. The ratio of mud and water was carefully reconciled, and it was meticulous. The delivery was all on fast horses, just like the lychees sent to Concubine Yang in the previous dynasty. Changing horses and transporting them to Tokyo without stopping, several horses ran away and died. Let’s not mention the hard work of humans and animals, but I only pity this delicate peony. After taking good care of them, there are still many that can’t bear the pain of running around, and many of them have withered when they arrived in Tokyo. The remaining dozen or so plants were thought to be lucky enough to be transplanted in the Wangfu Garden to spend their flowering period, but unexpectedly..."

Lan Xuan's eyes were gloomy and she was quite unhappy when she heard the words. She asked me, "If Your Majesty loves Luoyang peonies, why don't you plant a few in the garden? It's a crime to send people to Luoyang every year and waste people's money."

I explained: "Peony leaves Luoyang, the water and soil have changed, and it is difficult to support them. Even if they live, they will not return to their hometown. Therefore, they need to be transported every year."

She said coldly: "The flower farmer's envoy spent so much effort to transport the peonies, and more than half of the famous species were damaged on the way. After delivering them, you picked them all by yourself. It's so-called reckless waste."

I smiled and sorted out the Wei Zi flower on the sideburns for her, and said: "Flowers bloom for people to appreciate. If you can kiss a beautiful woman and enjoy the beauty of the world, it will be considered complete in this life. If I were a peony , and also wish to 'work hard for the rest of your life, to make you happy today', those lonely days and nights in front of the dead branches are actually meaningless."

Lan Xuan stopped talking, got up indifferently, left me and the unfinished photo and left alone.

Lan Xuan lives as a hermit every day, and likes to wear blue clothes.Once I gave her a skirt, and the clear blue color made her eyes shine. She caressed the smoke and couldn't put it down. She asked me: "This color is so novel, I have never seen it before, but how do I dye it?" become?"

I smiled and asked: "Madam is well-read, have you ever heard of Empress Li's 'Tian Shui Bi'?"

She was startled: "Tian Shui Bi..."

I hugged her shoulders and pointed to Biluo: "In the past, Empress Li in the south of the Yangtze River dyed the green silk, and the evening dew in the courtyard was dyed by the dew. Its color was beautiful, clear and refined, and it was called 'Tian Shui Bi'. This craft was once lost after the extinction of the house. I saw that my wife loved blue, so I searched for the descendants of the dyeing and weaving palace in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and finally found the secret recipe of this craft. Recently, a batch of dyeing was made, and people cut it into skirts. I hope my wife will accept it. .”

I felt the stiffness in her shoulders.Then she gently broke away from my hand, gave me a solemn blessing, and said: "My lord, Empress Li is playing with things and loses his ambition, which leads to the disaster of the country. This day, Tianshuibi is an ominous thing. What's more, 'Tianshui Zhao' is the surname of the country. The name of the object is 'Tian Shui Bi', which is disturbing to hear. It is cut into clothes, but it is actually used to subdue demons. It must not be used. Please take it back and destroy it, and do not seek such things in the future."

I frowned: "It's just a plaything, Madam is so worried, isn't it a big deal?"

She resolutely bowed her head: "The theory of prophecy has existed in ancient times, so you can't completely disbelieve it. What's more, playing with things and losing one's ambition is a taboo for a gentleman. As a clan, the king should set an example for the people of the world. Damage to the morality of the country is not the blessing of the country."

I persuaded her in every possible way, but she just didn't listen, and insisted that I destroy the Tianshuibi clothing material, and promised never to dye it again.In desperation, I had no choice but to take back the skirt, but I was reluctant to destroy it, so I secretly rewarded it to other concubines. At a party with Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and others, I ordered concubines to sing and dance in Tianshuibiqun. They were so rewarded that they asked about the dyeing and weaving methods, and I also told them, so the Tianshuibi of Empress Li became popular again in the country.

5. Lan Xuan Banquet Collection

He often invites important officials of the court to play in the mansion, often all night long.According to the legacy of the ancestors of the dynasty, the clan is not allowed to be involved in politics, and it is strictly forbidden to make friends with courtiers. He completely violated this rule.His wantonness probably came from the emperor's father's acquiescence. The officials actually let him promote the Imperial City Secretary, which is equivalent to allowing him to control the military power of the Imperial Forest Army. The unusual favor fueled his ambition, and the private relationship with courtiers obviously has a clear purpose. .

The topics between us are usually the rhythm of calligraphy and painting, ordering tea and tasting incense. I usually don’t ask about his contacts with courtiers, and he never mentions any political affairs in front of me.Although we undoubtedly seem to be a loving couple, because of the relationship between Zhao Huan and A Yu, I think he will have doubts about me to some extent.

I never appeared when he was with courtiers, nor did I seek to hear what they were talking about.But one night, the maid told me that among the guests Zhao Kai invited tonight was my father.

Ever since I married Zhao Kai, my father was in an embarrassing situation. He no longer organized gangsters or advised Zhao Huanluo, but he also kept a certain distance from Zhao Kai. Apart from meeting in public, he didn't have much contact with him in private. That's why I heard that my father This time I was glad to be invited, and I couldn't help but be surprised.By the middle of the night, there was still no news of the banquet, but a maid came to report that my father was very drunk and wondered if a guest room should be prepared for him to rest.I couldn't help feeling a little worried when I heard the news, so I went to the banquet hall to check on my father's condition.

I stopped behind the screen in the hall, raised my eyes, and saw the singing and dancing, Zhao Kaizheng and a group of people were exchanging cups and laughing endlessly.Besides my father, there were also five powerful ministers among the guests: Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Yang Jian, and Cai Jing's eldest son Cai You.

Zhao Kai made a toast to my father, calling him "Your Father-in-Law" so affectionately, my father also smiled at Zhao Kai, calling him "a good son-in-law", and under his drunken eyes, he took Zhao Kai by the hand and repeatedly told everyone that this good son-in-law is a former son-in-law. The blessing of life and cultivation, this "virtuous son-in-law" is not a word of respect, but a well-deserved name. He also recited the flattering poem on the spring post of the Chinese officials in the Spring Palace: "Fu Dao Mi Tong Fan Yanzhai, who among the kings is like Yun?" Wang Xian."

I heard it like a thorn in my back, and felt quite ashamed for him.The powerful officials applauded and echoed one after another, and even bluntly said that with this virtuous son-in-law and father, the wealth is far more than this, and that he will be promoted to the head of the country in the future.Father stroked his beard and laughed, Zhao Kai was also proud of himself, without any sign of panic.

I looked sideways at the dance floor in the hall, and a beautiful woman in a sky-blue dress was singing and dancing, singing "Yushu Backyard Flower".

I walked towards the musician, stretched out my hand and pressed the zither string, the string broke in response, the music stopped, and everyone turned to look at me.

I said coldly to the stunned officials: "The third watch has passed, and there will be a court meeting tomorrow, everyone, please go back and make preparations early."

Everyone gradually recognized my identity, saluted hastily, and left angrily.

My father scolded me after everyone had cleared up: "As a lady of the family, Mrs. Yun Wang, how do you show your face to outsiders? It's a violation of etiquette!"

I leaned towards him and said, "Daughter's move is indeed out of courtesy, but father, as a foreign relative, has a night banquet with courtiers until the third watch, is it also allowed by the law of etiquette?"

The father became angry from embarrassment and walked away.

"Lan Xuan, why are you so angry?" Zhao Kai blushed, still drunk, and smiled casually, "Now your father is on my side, aren't you happy?"

I remained silent, and he approached me again, licking my sleeve: "Lan Xuan, you will be a queen in the future, aren't you happy?"

I resolutely pulled the sleeves out of his hand, and ordered the maid to help Zhao Kai back to the bedroom, and then ordered the eunuch in the hall: "Wash this place repeatedly with clean water, from the inside to the outside, there must be no trace of filth left."

6. Zhao Kai's Wives and Concubines

Just like my father, I love all beautiful things, such as gold and stone calligraphy and painting, poetry and rhythm, flowers, trees and herbs, and of course wine and beauties are indispensable.Although I don't have the desire to collect the charming and charming people in this world like my father, I still enjoy all kinds of fun with them. The love games with different women often have different rules of the game, and the subtleties are like fighting tea Fragrance is wonderful.

Among the concubines, I have four favorites: Qiu Ye, Shi Jianu, Liu Sanfu, and Shi Jixiang.They were all conferred the titles of county lords and had a certain status in the palace. Among them, Qiu Ye was the first to join the court and had already raised one son and two daughters, so I treated her with special respect.

After Na Lanxuan became a concubine, she was quite polite to my concubine Ji, and she gave the four county monarchs the same courtesy. Shi Jianu, Liu Sanfu, and Shi Jixiang were also careful to flatter them. On some appearances, Qiu Ye is very high-spirited, seeing me getting intimate with Lan Xuan after marriage, he can't help but feel bad, and he always cares about Lan Xuan in secret.

This year, on Lan Xuan's birthday, I held a family banquet in Fuchu to celebrate her. I ordered famous actors in Tokyo to perform, and performed new repertoires in the theater to enjoy Bo Lan Xuan.

Upstairs in the theater, Lan Xuan and I sat in the middle of the table, the prince, concubine Zong and all the concubines waited on the two sides after a salute, and accompanied us to watch the play. Only Qiu Ye was absent, and he didn't explain any reason in advance.

I sent someone to ask, and after a while Qiu Ye sent a maid to deliver a folded crabapple, with a folded gold-sprinkled incense stick tied on it.I took it apart and saw that there was a line of small characters written on it: "Last year and today, the king promised to accompany his concubine to reward Genyue Begonias in one year. The concubine has been waiting for a year, but now she is alone, lying on the sick bed, and I am sorry that I am unable to serve the banquet. "

I know she is acting like a baby on purpose, but imagining that she is "lying silently on the sick bed", she can't help but soften her heart, and ordered the eunuch in a low voice to fetch a pen, ink, and joss stick, and replied: "The appointment last year, I have never forgotten each other. The cold spring has not retreated this year." , when the begonias are not yet in full bloom, wait for two days, and I will bring you to Genyue with you to live up to the flowering period."

After writing, it was also attached to a flower branch, and ordered the maid to give it to Qiu Ye.After a while, she asked someone to send a flower note: "The color is fading and the love is relaxed. The concubine dare not bother the king to accompany her, and enjoy herself."

I asked the maid who delivered the letter: "How does Junjun Qiu enjoy himself?"

The maid said: "I'm riding a horse and playing ball in the back garden."

Qiu Ye is good at equestrian skills and is good at playing polo. At that time, he was dressed in a strong outfit and had a heroic appearance. This was also different from other wives and concubines, which I admired.At this moment, thinking of her amorous feelings on horseback, he took a pen and paper and wrote with a smile: "Qing is delicate and timid, riding a horse suddenly may catch the wind and cold, so please take care."

The maid continued to deliver the letter, I was thinking of Qiu Ye, and I didn't have the heart to watch the play, I looked in the direction of the back garden from time to time to see if the maid came again, and ordered the eunuch to grind ink in a low voice, in order to write a reply.

After a while, as expected, Maid Qiu Ye brought over the flower paper again. Before I took it and unfolded it, another woman approached and presented another flower paper, saying: "Madam has a letter for your majesty to have a look at."

I was taken aback, and saw that the woman was Lan Xuan's personal maid. I looked at Lan Xuan who was next to the case. Secondary pen and inkstone.

I put aside Qiu Ye's flower paper and unfolded Lan Xuan's, but I saw her beautiful handwriting on it: "This play is wonderful."

I suddenly felt my face was hot, and hurriedly returned Qiu Ye's flower paper to her maid, waved her to get back, sat upright, and continued to watch the play.Lan Xuan also looked directly at the stage, shaking the round fan from time to time, her face was calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

After the dinner, I went to her dormitory, intending to apologize to her for the matter of Qiu Ye, but when I saw the door of her dormitory was closed, two maids greeted me, and said to me: "Madam is tired today, go to bed early, Your Majesty please take care of yourself." Go back to the dormitory and rest."

I hesitated, didn't start walking immediately, stopped for a while, but didn't see any intention to open the door inside, so I could only sigh secretly and leave alone.

7. Lan Xuan's mother

This autumn, my mother was critically ill, and when I rushed to her side, my father was nowhere to be seen.My mother's maid told me that my father's concubine gave birth today, so my father stayed outside the delivery room and did not come to visit my mother.

When my mother saw me coming, her eyes looked happy, she stretched out her trembling hand to hold mine, and asked me how I was doing recently.I nodded and said yes, seeing her desolate situation, I turned my head and told the maid: "Go and invite your lord father to come here."

After a while, the maid came back alone: ​​"Seventh Lady just gave birth to a young son, so..."

My mother's expression was gloomy, and then she shifted her gaze to my abdomen, and asked me, "Still no good news?"

I shake my head.From the day of my birthday, I have been separated from Zhao Kai, no matter what he expressly asks or hints, I will never sleep with him again.

The mother sighed: "It's better to have a son earlier. If you were a son, I wouldn't be like this in my life..."

I'm speechless.Does mother still not understand?Her tragedy has nothing to do with her children. Maybe it’s not the most important reason for her being unkind and unlucky for men. The love of men is a man’s deep-seated nature. Once they have the conditions, they will not give up the opportunity to find love. , and gave him a sharp weapon to hurt you, the more you care, the more you please, the more humble your posture, the easier it is to be coldly received and abandoned.

Seeing that I didn't answer, my mother asked nervously, "Are you... all right?"

I am still silent.

The mother suddenly cried: "You must try to have a son as soon as possible... I don't want you to be the second me..."

"I wish to have one heart and one mind, never to be apart...Mother, none of us are so lucky." I sat on the bedside of my mother and held her in my arms. Talking to her was also like saying to myself, "But I don't I will be the second you, because I will never shed a single tear for a man like him."

My mother kept crying in my arms until she lost her voice and lost her anger.I didn't cry, but I felt desolate in my heart.

Quietly let the mother lie flat, wipe away the tears for her, and tidy up her clothes.Standing up and looking back, I saw Zhao Kai standing by the door without making a sound, I don't know how long he has been here.

After my mother passed away, I continued to play the role of the princess in Prince Yun's Mansion, went in and out of the palace with Zhao Kai, participated in various ceremonial banquets, and handled the trivial matters in the mansion in an orderly manner, including his concubines and children. Difference.

Only the boudoir is not like husband and wife, we still sleep in separate pavilions and respect each other as guests.

His concubine children are still being born one after another, my maids are anxious to see this, and keep persuading me to get on good terms with Zhao Kai, but I ignore them.

I'm not going to be a second mother, and I don't want to have a baby to be another me.

8. Lan Xuan Mid-night Dinner

Zhao Kai often went to the palace to discuss painting and tea art with his father, and later he stayed in the palace for a longer and longer time.Someone quietly told me that in addition to meeting officials, he often went to Roufu Diji Pavilion to teach Diji's younger sister and the court ladies to learn calligraphy, and he took special care to take care of a little wife named Wu Yingchi.

This is his usual style of pity and tenderness, I am not surprised at all, and I am not very angry, but sometimes when I see him coming back late from the palace, I can't help but think, that Wu Yingchi is as arrogant as Qiu Ye, as charming as a stone House slave, weak as Liu Sanfu, or well-behaved and auspicious like a stone?

This little mystery was solved after Zhao Huan ascended the throne.

Zhao Kai failed to seize the heir, this is the ending I can guess.He is proficient in literature and art, and has the talent to sing the wind and play the moon, but lacks the ability to control the political situation. What's more, he is surrounded by a group of rebellious officials, thieves, and mobs. If he loses power and is coerced by others, he will suffer a crushing defeat.

After Zhao Huan came to the throne, he quickly dismissed Zhao Kai from the post of imperial city secretary, cut off all his real power, and ordered the demolition of the flying bridge between him and the palace to restore the road.Zhao Kai was depressed and resentful, he drank alone in the painting building for several days without seeing anyone.

Within one night, an informed guest came to deliver a report, saying that Emperor Ji Roufu ordered her wife Wu Yingfu to deliver a letter to King Yun.

This is a proud girl, which can be seen from her eyes, although she is used to hiding the fortitude and flexibility in her bones in a humble expression.Zhao Kai would like this kind of character, but compared with her, her delicate appearance is not an advantage.

This girl also winked, I sent her to Zhao Kai's painting building, she went in and saw that she was alone with Zhao Kai, she hurriedly withdrew to say goodbye.I let her in.

She is the painkiller given to Zhao Kai by Roufu Diji, she doesn't know about it, right?

For him now, it is tantamount to a catastrophe. He is in pain and needs someone to comfort him, but our gap prevents me from being this person. It is always good to have someone he likes to accompany him.

Yingfu entered his studio again, and I stood outside the door, amidst the heavy wind and rain.

Gradually, his voice came out of the room, his soft words, the tone he used to talk to interested beauties.I smiled faintly towards the boundless night, at least at this moment, he can temporarily forget the unpleasant world, right?

The damp rain and mist came in bursts, soaking my blue clothes and making me feel cool.Looking back at the window lattice, the window screen is shadowy, reflecting the swaying figures of the two people in the room, and the soft voices answering each other, there is a warm feeling that is completely opposite to this Xiaoyeyu.

I put my hands on my shoulders and turned to leave.

It still hurts, and after all, I can't be resolutely detached.

9. Zhao Kai Confessions

At the end of the night, I was joking with Yingchi who came to visit.I thought she was a gift from heaven to me when I was down and down, and I wanted to get close to her, but she shied away and told me that Lan Xuan had been waiting outside the door just now.

I stopped immediately and let the baby go.

Lan Xuan is such a proud person, she has an unusual obsession with cleanliness in love, so she refuses to commit herself to serve me with concubine Ji.What kind of mood is it now that sends another woman to me, and stands alone in the cold wind and rain, and sticks to midnight?
I pondered for half an hour, and finally summoned up the courage to come to the door of Lan Xuan's bedroom, knocked on the door, and said, "Lan Xuan, can I talk to you?"

She was silent.I moved to the window screen and said to her: "Now that I think about it, the biggest mistake I have made to you is to snatch you from my elder brother. If not, you will have a better future, and you don't have to follow me. Those who have lost power have fallen into such an embarrassing situation."

There was a "bang" in the room, and a cup fell to the ground, as if she had thrown it into pieces in anger.

I smiled sympathetically, and said again: "Perhaps a noble status and a glorious status are not what you want, but I also know what you want: I wish to have a person with one heart and one head forever... If I say now, you are mine... My dearest woman, do you feel insincere?"

There was silence inside, and I continued: "I decided to marry you at the beginning because I fell in love with your talent and appearance, but I also had the heart to sabotage my elder brother's good deeds. After getting along with you more and more, I felt that my wife is like this. God really treats me well. It's a pity that I was ignorant at the beginning, and let down the painstaking efforts of my virtuous wife... Although I would like to cherish you for the rest of my life, I couldn't resist admiring the beauty of others. When I saw you angry, I didn't dare to approach you rashly... I'm ashamed to say, I'm a little afraid of you, Just like I was afraid of my mother when I was young, so if you are unhappy, I will probably choose to stay away. I have no way to make up for it. I just want to wait for your anger to disappear... I know that you will be unhappy if you hang around the flowers. I am annoyed about my passion, but that is my nature that I cannot get rid of, like a garden full of spring, my eyes can't just look at one flower... I owe you a lot in this life, so how about this: If there is an afterlife, I was reincarnated as a woman, and you were reincarnated as a man. I will marry you as my wife, stand up for you, shed a thousand tears for you, repay the love you gave me in this life, and taste all the joys and sorrows in this life..."

She still didn't respond.I sighed: "The prospects are boundless, and the days to come are not many, let us have a good time to get together."

After waiting, seeing that she was still silent, I silently bowed inward, and started to leave, but when I turned around, the door of the pavilion opened abruptly, Lan Xuan appeared in it, and said to me lightly: "It's too serious!" , no one in this life has shed a thousand lines of tears for you, and there has never been a wind and dew in the middle of the night."

I looked at her plain clothes with rain and dew on them, and said with a smile, "Where does the lady's dress come from?"

"I'm just dyeing the sky and water," she said.

We faced each other silently in the ripples of candlelight rippling outside, smiling at each other.

10. Lanxuanyang Pass

The prospect is boundless, and the days to come are numbered. Let us have a good time to get together.

What moved me was this sentence.

As a loser, he could not get rid of the emperor's suspicion throughout his life. There were many such precedents in previous dynasties. The protagonists of these tragedies often did not end well.For example, Cai Wangsi, the half-brother of Emperor Daojun, was the same mother and brother of Emperor Zhezong, and he was also a candidate for the crown prince at one time. Several years after Emperor Daojun ascended the throne, King Cai died in his prime. The cause of death is recorded in the historical records of the state. The language is unclear.Concubine Cai is said to have died at the same time, leaving Wang Si Yougong behind. Although he was crowned king of Yongning County, he obviously did not obtain permanent peace. Under the special attention of Emperor Daojun, he grew into a silent young man, His wife, Mrs. Lin, is 19 years old now, she is also taciturn and unusually quiet, she always looks like a frightened bird when greeting the emperor and empress, but she has a very good personal relationship with me.Seeing the situation of the county king and his wife, I can't help but feel sad.

On the occasion of internal and external troubles, the situation is more complicated.The soldiers of the Jin army approached the city, and they repeatedly urged the Supreme Master and Jinshang to come out of the city to negotiate a peace. The ninth elder brother Kang Wang and the fifth elder brother Su Wang also went to the Jin army village as hostages. How could King Yun Zhao Kai retreat completely?

I cleared up our previous suspicions with him, closed the door, watched the flowers bloom and fall, the clouds rolled and the clouds calmed down in the palace, and passed a short period of seemingly peaceful days.The rifts of the past seem insignificant now, and the security in this world is a luxury. We can only cherish every moment we spend together, because every moment of security seems to be stolen.

In the first month of the second year of Jingkang, the Jinren asked Emperor Zhao Huan to go to Qingcheng Jinjunzhai to discuss the deadline for payment. Zhao Huan had no choice but to go and announced that he wanted Wang Kai of Yun to accompany him.

He would not let himself risk his life, but leave Zhao Kai in the capital to give Kai a chance to make a comeback.

We all had an ominous feeling about this trip out of town.On the eve of parting, we cuddled together in the dormitory, silent for a long time, just listening to each other's heartbeat, and when we parted tomorrow, we wondered if we would have the opportunity to perceive each other's existence again.

"Lan Xuan," he said to me suddenly, "I've already made arrangements. If I don't come back after seven days, Nezhike will take you to a hidden place in the outskirts of the city for a temporary stay. If anything happens to me, he will take you to live in the south." ..."

I covered his mouth: "It's fine, don't say these words."

He held my hand and said sadly: "This is something I have to think about now. This time with the driver, there are many dangers. I don't know if I can return safely. The Jin army may break the city at any time. Don't be implicated by me. , If you don’t see me in seven days, leave the city and take refuge.”

I shook my head: "I won't go. I will stay at home and wait for you."

He said, "You can wait for me on the outskirts of the city."

I said, "I'm afraid that if you leave home, you won't come back with peace of mind."

His eyes were wet, he tilted his head slightly to avoid my gaze, and said: "Since you are married and a husband, you must obey me."

I sighed: "Thinking about these years, there are actually very few things that I really listen to you, but I always make things difficult for you."

"Yes," he rolled his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes, turned over and leaned on me, held my hands, and said with a smile, "I'm too polite to you, so you often make faces to me. If you don't obey me today, I will give you Check out some colors."

I was controlled by him and couldn't move. I saw him showing a mischievous smile, but I was not willing to be restrained.Suddenly, with an idea, he raised his head and blew in his ear.This trick really worked, he panicked immediately, laughed loudly, and shrank to the end of the bed.On a whim, I got up and chased him, looking for his ears to breathe, but he was at a loss and hid around, shrugging his shoulders and covering his ears like a child and laughing.

We chased and played like this until we laughed and cried, exhausted, and both fell down.

He fell asleep in my arms, with a peaceful expression like an innocent child.

He has too many shortcomings, lacks great talent and strategy, and has inappropriate ambitions. Although he is passionate, he is also sentimental. He cannot be an excellent king, nor can he be a perfect husband.Although I was angry with him, I couldn't bear to be harsh at this moment. Looking at his sleeping expression, it was like a mother's mood when facing a child.

If I hadn't met him, my life would have been much simpler, with no sorrow, no worry about gains and losses, and no heavy knots in my heart that I couldn't let go of. When life and death are parted, a flower that can be deposited in memory blooms.

I do not regret.

He went to Qingcheng, but he did not come back.

The day after he left Beijing with him, Empress Ayu took me into the palace and lived with her.I know what she means, this is asking me to enter the palace as a hostage, and the mood of Zhao Huan wanting Zhao Kai's company is the same.

With the queen's order, the insider was very worried, and asked me in private if I would follow him to the outskirts of the city to escape now.I refused.Leaving now is like fleeing, and it will become evidence of King Yun's treason.I can't save him, all I can do is not leave any stain on him.

I waited quietly in the palace for several days, but I still didn't wait for him. What I waited for was Zhao Huan's order to send the palace family members, clan wives, and noble relatives' gold and silver to Jinjunzhai.

There was chaos in the palace, some of the women committed suicide, some fled, some disfigured their faces or covered their faces with mud, hoping to escape the disaster of losing their lives.One morning, my maid cried and told me that I was also granted a thousand ingots of gold and would be sent to Jinjunzhai immediately.

She brought a basin of muddy muddy water and dirty coarse clothes, and motioned for me to cover up my appearance.I didn't use it, so I asked her to change to a basin of clean water, and I continued to do my makeup as usual.

The maid brought clean water, and I stared at the pool of clear water, as if in a trance, I was back at the Yaojin Pool back then. He approached slowly, and his figure was reflected on the water surface I looked down.

"What kind of water is this?" I asked the maid.

The maid said, "It's newly drawn well water."

I nodded, stretched my hand into the basin, and made a decision in my heart.

Cold water floods my skin, as cool as my plain clothes.

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