late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 14
I immediately took a step back and leaned back to avoid her slap.

I have seen the situation clearly now. In this deep palace, he has his own rules of survival, and there is no room for impulsiveness.

"Aijia will settle accounts with you in the future!"

The Empress Dowager Ci'an snorted coldly, then walked away in a huff.

Her face was full of contempt, and she was as arrogant as a king.

"Master Tang, the Empress Dowager told you to go to school." Mei Shuang stood beside me and reminded me in a low voice.

"Walk."

I calmed down a bit, and then walked towards the hall again.

At this time, Mei Shuang chased after me and grabbed my arm, "My lord, you should stop messing with Empress Dowager Ci'an, Mei Shuang is worried..."

I patted her on the shoulder and signaled her to be at ease, "I know, it won't happen again."

When I entered the hall, Lan'er was sitting on the imperial concubine chair, her face no longer had the usual smile, but a look that was about to rain.

"What's wrong?" I stepped forward and stood not far from her.

I know she feels uncomfortable at the moment, but besides being patient, what else can she do!

Suddenly, she stood up, threw herself into my arms, hugged my waist tightly, and leaned her head against my chest, preventing anyone from seeing her expression.

I stood there stiffly, not knowing how to react, but I could feel the slight trembling of her body and the occasional uncontrollable sobs.

She cried, in my arms.

"Lan'er, if you are sad, I understand everything, everything."

I patted her on the back lightly, trying my best to comfort her.

I don't know if I said something wrong, but after hearing what I said, she cried even more sadly.

I think, in this world, I may be the only person who understands her.

"Zhongzheng, don't leave me, okay?"

Lan'er raised her head and looked at me with tears in her eyes, pleading in her tone.

"Okay, I won't leave you, I will definitely help you to build a strong country."

I vowed to speak, for this reason, I devoted my life's efforts, struggling on the edge of life and death several times.

"Zhongzheng, thank you."

Lan'er wiped away the tears from her face and sat back on the chaise longue. I also took a step back and sat on the nearest chair.

Seeing me sitting down, Mei Shuang quickly stood behind me, as if she was swearing that she belonged to her.

All my thoughts were on Lan'er, and I didn't pay much attention to that girl's thoughts.

"Zhongzheng, you still haven't learned how to survive in this palace. There are some things that you just need to understand in your heart, so why bother arguing with her."

"I just can't bear to see you being wronged, and I won't in the future."

I really won't do it in the future, this kind of impulsiveness will not only fail to help Lan'er, but will actually harm her.

"My sister has always been interested in status and etiquette. Even if she is wrong, she will not admit it."

"Let her go. The most important thing now is to save your life. If you lose your life, everything is empty talk."

I raised my hand and rubbed my temples, making myself work hard to adapt to such a palace infighting.

"My lord, Mei Shuang can press it for you."

My hand was suddenly held by Mei Shuang, and her weak and boneless hands were placed on my temples, gently massaging them.

"Mei Shuang, you go out first, Mr. Tang and I have something to talk about."

Lan'er glanced at Mei Shuang expressionlessly, and there seemed to be a warning in her voice.

Isn't she jealous? !
I suddenly felt a little ecstatic.

"I have appointed Yizhen as the commander of the infantry, and I believe he should be able to help us."

"He'll definitely help."

Yizhen was Guangxu's father. It is recorded in history that Prince Gong Yizhen and Prince Chunjun Yizhen were the biggest contributors to the Xinyou coup.

"I found that you know a lot about the royal family, hehe..."

Lan'er smiled, raised her eyebrows, got up and took my hand, and walked towards the inner room.

"I was originally a historian, so I naturally know a little more."

I answered absent-mindedly, my palms were already sweating, and I even had images of sexual intercourse in my mind.

After all, this lonely man and widow's movements are so intimate, even a normal man would respond.

"Is Master Tang very hot?"

Lan'er pulled me to sit on the Luohan bed in the inner room, looking at me with a smile in her eyes.

"kind of."

I'm a little cautious, but I keep telling myself in my mind that I must not do anything out of line. She is the current Empress Dowager, Cixi!
"Zhongzheng, you are Ronglu's confidant, so you should know the past between me and him?"

Lan'er spoke tentatively, with a hint of caution in her words.

This skin is indeed Rong Lu's confidant, but I am not, I am a junior English student in Chongqing University!How could it be possible to know about them.

If, I know that one day I will come here, I will definitely study this period of history carefully, and I won’t lose sight of it now.

Fortunately, my history in high school is not bad, and I still have some understanding of those big events.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Lan'er thought I knew something, so she sighed softly, and then spoke leisurely.

"Actually, the matter between me and Rong Lu is not as complicated as you think."

Is she confessing her charms to me?I didn't answer the conversation, just sat quietly and listened to the story she told.

"That year, I was 14 years old. It is said that the long-haired army had already crossed Dongting Lake. It was so fierce that no one in the Qing Dynasty could resist it. At this time, Rong Lu appeared. He took the initiative to ask for orders, went to the south, and won a big victory. Longhair Army."

Lan'er paused, her thoughts seemed to have drifted to more than ten years ago.

"On the day he came back, he rode on a handsome white horse on the streets of Beijing, like a majestic general. Later, he did become a general. At that moment, he became a general. My hero."

There was a smile on the corner of Lan'er's mouth. I couldn't tell whether it was bitter or sweet, as if it was mechanical.

"Once, I was wandering in Xisi Hutong. When I reached the corner, a pair of powerful hands suddenly pulled me to a remote corner. At that time, I was terrified, but when I looked back, I stood by my I was surprised and delighted that there would be Rong Lu behind me, like every little girl in Huaichun, I was at a loss and could only stare blankly at him."

"and then?"

I felt a little ups and downs in my heart, or rather, I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Then..." Lan'er seemed a little melancholy, and quickly recovered her smile, "Then there is no more, but, after I became Concubine Yi, I saw him once in the palace. At that time, He crawled at the late emperor's feet like a dog, and all my good feelings for him disappeared, and at that time I finally understood that in the entire Qing Dynasty, only the emperor is the most supreme."

(End of this chapter)