Chapter 31: Undercurrents

After Li Jin got up, the emperor said, "Go back quickly, Li Shilang should have been waiting for you in the mansion for a long time." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Only you can persuade Master Li to let you go to Saibei. ā€

Li Jin saluted and left the room shrouded by the overlapping sand man.

Concubine Jing and the maid were waiting for Li Jin outside the door of the room at this time.

"Jin'er will go home first, and then come to the palace to stay with me for a few days in a few days, okay?" Concubine Jing seemed to be reluctant to let Li Jin leave, and took Li Jin's hand and sent her downstairs.

"I'm tired of Niangniang, but I don't have much time at home, I heard that the general will return to the camp in northern Jinbei after the New Year, and I will definitely follow the army at that time. Li Jin thought of the promise he had just made, and felt uncomfortable for a while.

"Also, it's a long way to go, but with the army under the command of the great general to escort you, there will definitely be no problems. I will always remind His Majesty in the palace. I will not break my promise to you. As he spoke, he had reached the gate of the corner tower.

Outside, it's a crisp patch that doesn't match the season, and you can only occasionally see snow in the corner.

Li Jin felt that he seemed to have spent a long time in this corner tower, but when he stood downstairs at this time, he realized that it was only half an hour.

Li Jin turned around and looked at the dim corner tower behind him, as if he felt that he was turning a cycle between life and death. I don't know if my decision is correct, the only thing Li Jin can be sure of now is that at least his family is safe now. With the emperor's assurance, no matter how the court changes, as long as the father does not take the initiative to get involved, there will be no big risk. It's just that I don't know if I can turn back when I go all the way, and what will be waiting for me?

When leaving Xuanjing Palace, Li Jin still took the carriage when he came, and after getting on the carriage directly in the courtyard, he enjoyed special preferential treatment all the way to the palace gate.

On the other side, after Concubine Jing sent Li Jin to the car, she reversed the original wing in the corner tower.

"Your Majesty?" The sharman in the room was so complicated that even if Concubine Jing was the master here, she rarely came here to rest on her own.

On the contrary, Jingwen, as long as he is free, he will come to this room when he comes to Concubine Jing, and sometimes he stays for an afternoon.

"Ai Concubine. Jingwen told the other party's location out loud. Soon Concubine Jing followed the voice to the side of the Son of Heaven - at this time, Jingwen was reading the score by the guqin in a corner of the room.

"Your Majesty, why do you want to use this little girl to do fine work in the general's army?" Concubine Jing came to the side and picked up the purple lotus incense on the incense table and ignited it in the incense burner, which was specially developed by Jingwen for this corner tower, and the Internal Affairs Office only supplied it here.

The light lotus fragrance makes people stay absolutely awake when they are relaxed, as if they have put ice chips in their brains, which is a feeling of relaxation and alertness. Concubine Jing also loves this taste, but except here, she doesn't dare to take this purple lotus incense to other places and burn it.

Concubine Jing didn't understand how this little girl, who had been seriously avoided before, suddenly exploded in front of the world in the past two years, like a firework, focusing everyone's attention on her.

Of course, her own request to add fuel to the fire was also a reason, but that banquet was obviously set up for herself, and Concubine Jing couldn't stand the brilliance of others, so she overpowered herself at that time.

Jingwen didn't seem to hear his concubine's questions, and still lowered his head to study the sheet music in his hand. After a while, he raised his head, smiled and stopped the concubine who was standing quietly and said, "Aren't you tired of standing like this, why don't you go and sit on the couch over there?"

Concubine Jing took advantage of the situation to sit in the vacated space next to Jingwen and said, "Your Majesty has been too busy recently, and I finally came to Xuanjing Palace once, and the concubine naturally wants to be closer to Your Majesty." ā€

"Don't tell anyone about Li Jin and I meeting here. Jingwen gently hugged Concubine Jing, but looking at Concubine Jing's eyes, it was both serious and serious.

"The concubine knows. Besides, who are the concubines talking to?" Concubine Jing seemed to be frightened by the unknown thing in it, and shrank a little in Jingwen's arms.

"Concubine Ai must be tired today, I'll send someone to eat to replenish my body in a while, or does Concubine Ai have anything to want?" Jingwen seemed to want to reward Concubine Jing for her efforts to do things for herself today.

"It is the responsibility of the concubines to share the worries of Your Majesty, so what is there to worry about? If you want anything, as long as Your Majesty often comes to this Xuanjing Palace. Concubine Jing returned to her usual bird-like appearance at this time.

Jingwen smiled after seeing it: "I am almost all here with you in the harem, why are you still not satisfied?"

Shaking off his clothes, there were not many wrinkles on his clothes, Jing Wen said: "There have been too many things in the court recently, and it is really time-consuming to go back and forth to the front hall and harem, so Concubine Ai will rest by herself early recently." ā€

After speaking, Jingwen seemed to be planning to leave Xuanjing Palace, but when he walked to the door of the wing, he remembered something and said: "Recently, Huangluo Kingdom has paid tribute to a batch of gemstones, jadeite and jewelry utensils, after the Empress Dowager chooses, you can choose the one you like to stay." ā€

After speaking, Jingwen's vague figure disappeared behind the heavy yarn.

Moments after Jingwen left, Concubine Jing's personal maid entered the wing. After closing the wide open Linghua window, he came to Concubine Jing to pack up all the utensils and pour tea for Concubine Jing.

When she walked to Concubine Jing's side, Ju Rui leaned over and whispered beside Concubine Jing.

"Niangniang, the two small Nanmu South China Sea pearls sent by the King of Huaiyang have just been sent by Xiao Dezi from the corner gate. ā€

"Well, put it away. Concubine Jing didn't seem to pay attention to it at all, still leaning on the piano case, playing with the burned incense ash under her hand.

"Niangniang's windows here are not sealed, no matter how much snowflake carbon is burned in the house, the cold wind continues, you are going to suffer from the wind and cold after a long time here, let's go back to the main room." Ju Rui persuaded.

"Let's leave after the incense is burned, or it will be in vain for such a good thing. Concubine Jing was still reluctant to look at the flickering incense.

"Since Niangniang likes this fragrance so much, take some to burn it in the side of the house below, why bother to suffer from the cold here, Your Majesty also loves you the most, this little thing will not care. Ju Rui didn't understand why Concubine Jing was so greedy for the smell of this incense every time, she didn't think it smelled good, this fragrance was not sweet and fragrant and not strong. It's been smelling for a long time, and I can't even feel it's still burning.

"Stupid girl, what do you know, when I first entered the palace, why did I have to pass this incense once?But until now, unless I am here, where can I find this smell?" Seeing that the last bit of spark also disappeared into the incense burner, Concubine Jing finally gave up on the piano case like a dead heart. turned around and lay down on the beauty couch two or three steps away from the incense burner to recuperate.

Ju Rui knew that as long as there was still the smell of purple lotus fragrance here, Concubine Jing would not leave so easily.

"Niangniang, when I came in to change tea just now, I heard Your Majesty say that you are not allowed to say ...... to others" Ju Rui hesitated again and again and decided to finish her words, but her voice was even smaller than just now, and even made people feel that she didn't make a sound, "Does Your Majesty know about the exchange of news between you and King Huaiyang?" Ju Rui seemed to be scared of herself after speaking. His eyes fluttered around for a while, for fear that there were people around him who were secretly ambushing and would listen to the secret.

Concubine Jing, who was originally lying on the couch enjoying the incense, heard Ju Rui's angry voice, her eyes widened as if she was shocked, and she glanced at Ju Rui fiercely, signaling her not to talk nonsense.

"If you dare to talk about it again, be careful that I can't keep her out of her voice next time. Concubine Jing whispered fiercely.

"Yes, mother, the slave doesn't dare. "Because Ju Rui is Concubine Jing's personal maid since she was a child, it is natural that all the secrets and things behind Concubine Jing's back are handled by Ju Rui. And this little girl's status beside Concubine Jing is naturally not ordinary, as if she is the second master of this Xuanjing Palace.

is usually used to getting along with Concubine Jing, and they are like sisters. Therefore, he dared to declare the doubts and worries in his heart, but at this time, when he saw his master's rare and stern look, he was so frightened that he opened his mouth and shook a few times before he finished speaking.

Concubine Jing saw that the effect of deterrence had been exerted, so she retracted her momentum and said, "You just keep it in mind." This matter can be big or small, if the tone is not tight, we don't know how we died in the palace. As if to comfort Ju Rui, and as if to explain the reason why she was so harsh, Concubine Jing muttered to herself as she lay down on the couch.

"The slave is just worried about ......" Ju Rui was a little aggrieved, and her eyes were red at this time.

"Of course I know that if you hadn't been faithful to me, I would have sent you to the edge of the earth. Concubine Jing stretched out her white fingers, allowing only a faint spot of light to fall on her dankou nails.

After that, he slowly turned to stare at Ju Rui, and said to Ju Rui with a silent smile, "The emperor is weak at this time, and he only relies on the eldest prince and King Rongxuan, so we naturally have to leave a way back for ourselves." Just be careful. ā€

After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Maybe Your Majesty will one day, you can also use this back road I left?"

Looking at Concubine Jing who was smiling happily there, Ju Rui didn't understand why the master of the imperial concubine was so happy? Normally, shouldn't she look forward to her own emperor being the only one in the world, so that her children can inherit the throne in the future.

Concubine Jing saw Ju Rui's doubts, but she didn't bother to explain, she just sighed with hatred: "Fool, where is there such a good thing in the current situation, everyone is just taking one step at a time." In the end, it's just a matter of who can go longer. ā€

Ju Rui didn't understand what Concubine Jing was saying, but she intuitively felt that if she asked this question again, she would definitely be scolded very badly, so she changed the topic very well. This is also something she is very puzzled about.

"Niangniang, did the emperor tell you all the plans?" Before Ju Rui's question was finished, Concubine Jing couldn't help but roll her eyes, and secretly meditated, "I really don't know why I chose such a stupid person to put by my side in the first place, but fortunately, I am very reliable." This made up for this, and Concubine Jing felt that she had not made too many mistakes.

"How is that possible, I just did what His Majesty asked. He wants to scare the little girl and let her marry her own to go to the border, so I naturally want to help him fool the little girl. Speaking of this, Concubine Jing suddenly felt a little indignant, thinking that she also boasted that she had a three-inch tongue, and she couldn't deal with a yellow-haired girl today. The more Concubine Jing thought about it, the more she felt that her chest was unsettled, and her teeth involuntarily grinded Huo Huo.

"Hmph, but a fledgling little girl, what can she do, and in the end she doesn't want to marry Biansai. Concubine Jing remembered the end of the incident again, so she suddenly became enlightened again, and decided not to think about these bad things anymore, and waved her hand to let Ju Rui wait for her outside the door, and she wanted to quietly enjoy the beauty of the remaining little purple lotus fragrance.