43. Sitting alone all night
The screen carved with dragons and phoenixes separates a small room, the light gauze white curtain is blown by the wind, bringing the smell of fine incense, and the ice cubes are placed around the room to slowly melt and dissipate the heat. The gilded hollow incense burner rises in a white mist, and in the smoke and fog, graceful beauties dance briskly and gracefully. The resplendent hall is neatly arranged with a table of fresh melons and fruits and delicate dishes. The colors of red, yellow, blue and green, the wine vessels of gold, silver and jade, and the orchestra of the gonghou, the fairy music is around. Chu Bocun, the prince of the world who had changed back into his regular clothes, held his cup, looked at the dancers for a while, and then seemed to inadvertently fall on Hua An, who was knocking melon seeds and Chu Yan staring at him on the left hand. He tapped his index finger lightly on his knee, ignoring the maid standing behind him fanning him, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Hua An was very beautiful.
Hua An could naturally detect Chu Zhi's gaze. She stared at Chu Yan, who was sitting opposite her, calmly eating side dishes and drinking wine, and secretly scolded Chu Yan in her heart for the viciousness of this woman. Chu Zhi asked Yi Zhi to check her details, and she heard it all. At a glance, she knew that Chu Yan was interested in her, and this account had to be counted on Chu Yan, and Chu Yan must have done it on purpose. Chu Bocun didn't look like a good guy at all...... No, it's that the two brothers and sisters are not good people, a hungry ghost in lust, a hypocrite! Hua An thought for a while, and felt more and more that Chu Yan was not a thing.
"Does the girl have a place to live in Chang'an? But do you live in Huafu? "Huafu naturally has a mansion in Chang'an, everyone knows it. Besides, originally Huafu and Ning Wangfu were one, and Chu Wei naturally knew these things.
"I've been staying in the inn these days, and I haven't been to Huafu. I'm just staying here temporarily, and after I get married, I still have to go back to Huajun. Hua An looked at Chu Yan's face and deliberately responded to her.
Chu was overjoyed, he didn't expect Hua An to give him a chance so soon. He sat up straight and said with a smile: "Even if it's temporary, you can't let the girl's golden body live in a mixed inn!" If the girl doesn't dislike it, she will move in and live with her sister. Anyway, there are so many vacant rooms in the courtyard of this sister, and you have a very good personal relationship, so you can see each other day and night and play together in the palace, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”
Chu Yan, who was drinking, suddenly poured a sip of wine, his stomach was hot, he turned his head to suppress the discomfort in his heart, and refused: "No!" ”
Hua'an is not stupid, of course he knows that Chu is going to be close to the water and get the moon first. She didn't want to be remembered by a stinky man every day, so she naturally wanted to refuse, but when she heard Chu Yan's objection, she remembered that she could also be close to the water, and dangled in front of Chu Yan every day, so she immediately changed her mind and was willing to live in.
"Why not?" Chu Yan looked at Chu Yan suspiciously, let his friend live in the palace, what's not to do?
"I have a small yard, and I'm afraid that I will be wronged." Realizing that his targeting was too obvious, Chu Yan found an excuse to prevaricate, "Besides, there are many rules in the palace, I'm afraid that Wuya will be used to being free outside and not adapting." ”
"The rules are not a problem," Hua An pinched the empty wine glass, propped his elbows on the desk softly, and looked at Chu Yan with silky eyes, "Since you are with Zhong Ci, the rules must be followed." You and I have a deep relationship, I know that you are thinking about me, and you don't have to worry too much, after all, I was born in Huafu......"
"That's it," Chu Yu echoed, "Zhong Ci is about to get married, and in the future, as a wife, it is rare to be able to get together with friends, and the girl of Boundless can accompany you to get married, isn't it also a happy event?" ”
Hua An covered her mouth and smiled: "Besides, the palace is so magnificent, I haven't lived in the palace yet." ”
"If Zhong Ci doesn't want to, then I'll settle another girl without a bounds." Chu Yan frowned and looked at Chu Yan, whose face was pale.
Chu Yan pursed his lips and took a deep breath. If Chu is allowed to arrange it, maybe it will be arranged in his courtyard as soon as it is arranged, and if there is really something wrong at that time, how should she explain to Hua Xun and Hua Du? It's just a joke, she just wanted to stab Hua'an, but she didn't expect Chu to really take a fancy to Hua'an.
"My brother said that he let Wuya accompany me, how can I refrain from this good intention?" Chu Yan lowered his head and said loosely, "Wuya will live in my courtyard in the future." She raised her glass and drank the cold wine, which suppressed her heat and restlessness.
After the banquet, Chu Yan settled down in Hua'an first, and went to Chu Yan's study at night. The surrounding guards patrolled and guarded the palace, and Chu Yan carefully avoided the eyeliner and burrowed into the dark and lightless study. Opened the door of the secret room with ease, and the lights were bright inside, and when I went down the stairs, I saw Chu Zhi in the secret room rubbing the blade of the knife and straddle the main seat.
"Brother." Chu Yan stood in front of him with his hands down, and said solemnly, "This time, my brother came back from the fiefdom, and he didn't enter Beijing by edict, I am afraid that the prince will use this as a handle to participate in my brother." ”
Chu Wei put the knife into the scabbard, looked up at Chu Yan, laughed, and said disapprehantly: "You are going to get married in a month, why can't I go back to Beijing to participate in your wedding?" His Majesty's father had already informed him, but he didn't make a noise, for fear that there would be changes at the border gates, so I drove lightly. ”
"But ......" Chu Yan raised his eyes, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "I'm afraid this marriage won't be possible." ”
"Zhong Ci," Chu Yu stood up, the oil lamp on the wall flickered, and his face flickered, "This matter is not in a hurry." If you want to bring down the crown prince, there is not enough incriminating evidence," he shook his head, "It's too difficult. His Majesty is favored by our Ning Wangfu, but this is the throne, it is the Great Chen Jiangshan, and it is not a person who can shake the foundation of the country. ”
"If the crown prince falls," her voice was cold, and there was no smile on her face, "why is it difficult for my father to want this thousands of miles of country?" At that time, my father will ascend to the throne, and my brother will be the crown prince, doesn't my brother want to arrive earlier at that moment? ”
Chu Wei was silent, reached out and touched the stubble, his eyebrows solemn. He looked at Chu Yan and lowered his head to think.
After a while, he walked up to Chu Yan, patted her on the shoulder, and said slowly: "These things, my father and I will think about them carefully." But before you marry Liu Lang, I don't want any variables. You should understand what your father meant, if you can marry Liu Lang and take him into your pocket, it will definitely be good for my Ning Wangfu. ”
"Brother!" Chu Yan's lips trembled, and his face turned pale. She wanted to say something in her stomach, but when she saw Chu Wei's eyes flashing coldly, she could only swallow it back, "What if the prince comes to provoke?" ”
"I said, as long as you hold back on anything until you get married. Even if it'......"
Even if, ** to Liu Ji.
“…… Be. Gritting his teeth, Chu Yan bowed his head and promised.
Exiting the study, Chu Yan looked up at the night sky, there was not half a star. Heavy dark clouds covered the bright moon, and a qiē was hidden in the night, and no light could be seen. She shook her body, feeling dizzy. There was a breath of gas in his chest, which could not be dissipated, and he looked down at the glorious palace, and the lights seemed to be unable to illuminate the road ahead. With tears in her eyes, she leaned against the railing of the walkway, pinching the wooden pole and churning with anger in her chest.
Walking back to her yard, the maid came up to salute, and she came back to her senses and remembered that her yard had been inhabited by a troublesome spirit. She turned her head to see that the lights were on in Hua'an's house, and for a moment, she felt that this was the only place in the entire palace where the light was on. The shadow of Hanaan sitting in the room was projected on the window, and her every move was like a silhouette. She could see Hua An tossing the room inside, knocking melon seeds for a while, flipping through her neatly arranged books and picture scrolls, and walking back and forth for a while. Looking at his empty room again, Chu Yanqing was a little depressed.
simply sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, asked the maid to bring wine and food, and with the wine, the lights were bright, and then the wine was renewed, and the sorrow was eliminated. She sat in the courtyard all night, watching the candle flame turn from a candle to a bright light on the window of the flower bank. Cloaked in the early morning mist, she sat unconsciously for so long. His eyebrows were stained with the smell of wine, and even his clothes were stained with the smell of wine. I don't know how she sat stupidly all night, watched Hua'an stop going to bed, and refused to go back to sleep.
Chu Yan rubbed the corners of his forehead, sighed, and was about to go back to wash, but Hua An opened the door and walked out of the house neatly, yawning, and looking sleepily at Chu Yan who was sitting alone in the courtyard, covered in dew.
"Yo, our county lord is so Yaxing, drinking in the yard early in the morning?" Hua An's spirit was shocked, and she walked to Chu Yan's side with a smile, and her slender fingers delicately pinched the wine glass from her hand and shook the remaining drop of wine in the glass.
Chu Yan sneered, raised his forehead and said with a smile: "Yes, I have Yaxing drinking in the yard early in the morning, and I don't want to spend crows You have Yaxing so much, blowing out the lamp and sitting all night." ”
Hua An looked at Chu Yan's tired face, pinched the wine glass with one hand, and placed it on her shoulder with the other hand, raised her white neck slightly, raised her hand to pour the glass, and the last drop of wine fell into her small sip. The fragrant tongue is lightly curled, the tip of the tongue licks the full lip flap, and the aroma of the wine spreads out and locks into the heart.
"Am I not afraid to disturb you? I sat with you all night, and you drank all the wine without calling me. Hua An threw away the cup and sat lazily beside Chu Yan and said.
The cup made a circle on the table, and the rim of the cup shattered. Chu Yan stared at Hua An's face, suddenly smiled lightly, nodded and said, "If you want to drink, a month later, you must drink enough of the wine that I and the county horse will have." ”
"Huh?" Hua An raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "You won't poison this cup of wine?" ”
"It's hard to say," Chu Yan said jokingly, "I will remember the hatred you poured on me at the beginning." Maybe I'm ruthless, so I'll poison the wine. Do you drink poisonous wine? ”
"Drink." Hua An said as a matter of course, "I will drink the wine you pour, whether it is happy wine or poisonous wine." ”
“……”
"Report, there is a woman outside the door, claiming to be from Huafu and wanting to meet the county lord."
The squire stood in the doorway, trembling as he interrupted their teasing.
Chu Yan smiled and glanced at Hua An. She turned her head unnaturally, and secretly said in her heart that someone from Huafu was coming, and she didn't know what was going on. Suddenly thinking of something bad, her eyelids jumped, and she muttered for a long time, deciding that she should meet the man first.
"Bring her in."
As soon as the attendant turned out, Hua An said leisurely: "Someone from Huafu is here, I'm afraid that King Ning will think more if he knows about it." ”
Huafu hasn't sent anyone to see him for so long, and it's Chu Yan who is still looking for her, and it's after Miss Huafu Biao stays in Ning Wangfu's mansion. Now all parties are staring at Ning Wangfu, I am afraid that if Chu Yan sees this, everyone will speculate in vain that Huafu and Ning Wangfu are going to be rebuilt......
"If you come, won't my father think about it? But they are all women, and their father may not really take it seriously. Chu Yan got up and tidied up his clothes, and said lightly, "A few women, what can you say?" What is the light woman in the world? Besides, I'm getting married, and it makes sense for a good sister to send someone to see me. She lowered her head to look at Hua An and tugged at the corners of her mouth, "Are you right?" ”