70. Commitments
Today, Song Chen came out early, stayed in Funing Palace for a while, and then came to Yufu Palace to catch up with lunch. Seeing him coming over in broad daylight, Chu Xue was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Why did the emperor come suddenly, have you eaten?" ”
"Well, I came here when I smelled the rice, do you have any of my share?" He joked lightly.
The corners of her mouth were crooked, and she hurriedly reached out to pull people personally.
Catching a glimpse of Xiao Le who was stretching out his hand to kick his legs in the small bed on the side, Song Chen was in a good mood and immediately lowered himself to tease. And as soon as she saw her father's face, Le'er was also in a good mood, first gave a sweet smile, and then began to whine.
The father was even more cheerful, and hurriedly reached out and took the little man into his arms.
The villain now has a long vision, and he is unwilling to lie down all the time, and he is only satisfied if he is held upright, so his father responds to his request, and he holds the person upright according to her wishes.
Le'er looked at her father vertically, thinking that her father was so good-looking, looking at it, she couldn't help but drool, Chu Xue hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, laughing while wiping, seeing that her mother was smiling beautifully, the villain smiled again, grinning, revealing pink gums.
The two parents were full of softness, and they almost forgot to eat, until Ruyue reminded them softly on the side, so they handed Le'er to the nurse and went to the table to eat.
Xiao Le'er is full of doubts, huh? Why did my father and mother suddenly ignore me?
After playing with the nurse for a while, the little man felt bored, and still wanted to find his mother, just as Chu Xue had also finished eating, and when she heard her daughter babbling, she got up and hugged her with a smile.
Back to the mother's arms, Le'er is very satisfied, the mother personally on the fragrant, the father's voice is also gentle, she played for a while, a little sleepy, yawned again and again, the nurse saw this and hurriedly came to pick up, hugged the little man down to sleep.
There were only two people left in the hall, Song Chen took her into his arms, thinking of what should be done in the Funing Palace just now, and decided to sue her first.
He said: "In a few days, there may be a few newcomers in the harem." ”
Chu Xue, who was still immersed in sweet satisfaction with her daughter and husband, suddenly stiffened.
She also heard about the previous dynasty, she knew that someone had been advising him to draft, but he didn't express his position, she thought he was worried about himself, why didn't he? So soon, he's going to take a concubine?
Sensing her silence, he asked, "What's wrong?" Not happy? ”
She shook her head and said softly: "No, the emperor's concubine is a happy event, and the concubines don't dare." ”
There was obvious grievance in his voice, he lifted her chin, stared at her for a while, and couldn't laugh when he saw her squeezing hard, so he finally sighed and said, "You really don't believe me?" I remember what I promised. ”
What did he promise?
She stared into his eyes, too, and finally remembered that he had promised her before the waterfall on his way to Beijing last summer that the rock would not be transferred.
Oh, yes! The grass is as tough as silk, and the rock has no transfer.
He looked at her with a gentle and firm gaze, and there was a slight reproach for not being trusted, but more of a distress, she felt a moment in her heart, and suddenly felt that she should believe him.
The sour heart settled down in an instant, she nodded, and leaned back into his arms, her eyes slightly wet.
"The concubine believes in the emperor."
There was a faint smell of milk on her body, and there seemed to be a fragrance after bathing, he couldn't help but wonder and asked, "Have you bathed?" ”
She smiled and nodded, "Well, this morning, I was accidentally urinated by her, so I had to take a shower and change my clothes." ”
At the mention of the little person in his heart, he also smiled, and after laughing, his hands began to move.
She was startled and hurriedly refused, "Your Majesty, it's daytime, ...... at noon."
Before he could finish speaking, his soft lips and tongue blocked her mouth, and he used tricks to kiss the beauty softly, and when she was confused, he said dumbly: "It's idle today, it doesn't hurt for us to rest for a while......"
The words have not landed, and the clothes have landed.
It has been nearly three months since the birth, her waist has long been restored, but the upper circumference is still proud, although it is a familiar beauty, but whenever he sees it, he seems to immediately become a young child, instantly fascinated, and then ignore the beauties' pleas, only do his instinct.
On this day, the dormitory of Yufu Palace rarely remembered the sound of love but shame in the daytime.
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It didn't take long for the officials above the fourth rank in Beijing who had young daughters to receive an invitation from Funing Palace.
The invitation mentioned that the Queen Mother will hold a flower-viewing banquet in the palace garden a month later, inviting all the ladies of the right age who have not yet decided to marry to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers.
It is not surprising that Luo Shizhen's house also received this invitation, and Luo Shu, the young lady of the Luo family, will be sixteen years old in a few months, and she has not yet decided on a marriage, and she is being invited.
Luo Shu in the boudoir frowned and sat alone.
She really didn't want to go into the palace to go to this flower-viewing banquet.
It is a person who can understand that this invitation to the palace is to enjoy the flowers, but in fact it is a small-scale draft, and now there are only three female dependents in the harem.
Accompanying the monarch and becoming the imperial concubine may be the dream of many women in the world, but it is not Luo Shu's. She was born in a scholarly family, although she is not arrogant, but she also has a bit of ambition, she does not want to serve a husband with others, and bury her youth in that deep palace. What's more, now that everyone in the world knows that the emperor favors Concubine Yi, how sure are the women who are elected to the palace that they can win the Sacred Heart?
And the most important thing is that she has a lover in her heart.
Luo Shu thought for a long time, got up and went to her father's room to reply.
"Dad, mother, my daughter doesn't want to enter the palace." The girl did not hesitate at all and looked at her parents firmly.
Luo Shangshu sighed heavily and said, "Where does Daddy want you to go?" But this is the Queen Mother's decree, we can't refuse! ”
In this world, all parents who really love their children will not be willing to exchange their children's lives for their own glory.
Mrs. Luo also frowned tightly, picked up the invitation and read it again, but her eyes suddenly lit up, and said: "The Queen Mother only said that the girl who has not yet decided to marry will enter the palace, and we can quickly set up a family affair for Shu'er, so we can avoid this matter?" ”
Luo Shu was stunned when she heard this, and raised her eyes to look at her parents, but saw that her father thought for a while, and then shook her head again, "However, the family affairs that have been decided in a hurry may not be a good thing for Shu'er!" If you meet someone who is not ladylike, won't it delay the child even more? ”
Mrs. Luo wanted to speak and stopped, sighed for a while, and did not say anything more.
But the mother's words just now made the girl see a glimmer of hope, she hesitated again and again, and finally made up her mind to open her mouth, "Father, mother, in my daughter's heart, in fact, there is actually a person, if he can come to propose, the daughter is willing to ......"
As a well-bred lady, it actually takes a lot of courage to be able to say this honestly in front of her parents, but at this time, she doesn't want to hesitate anymore, she doesn't want to miss her lifelong happiness because of a moment of shyness and cowardice.
At first hearing this, Lord Luo was quite surprised, but Mrs. Luo was not much surprised, when the mother took her daughter's hand and asked softly, "But the Qin Gongzi who is on an errand in the Beijing Health Division?" ”
Luo Shu's eyes widened and she looked at her mother in surprise, she had never said, how could her mother know?
Doesn't Mrs. Luo understand?
My daughter has never liked to be lively, but whenever there is a happy event in the Shen family, she will go with her. If it is said that she likes to get along with her cousin Shen Ting, but the cousin actually meets from time to time, and as long as she goes to the Shen Mansion, who will she meet, Mrs. Luo can figure it out after thinking about it carefully, she has also understood her daughter's mind when she was a girl.
It's just the Qin family......
Since she noticed her daughter's thoughts two years ago, she had privately inquired about Qin Yuan with her sister-in-law, that is, Qin Yuan's aunt, and knew that the family had never decided to marry, but what was the use, she heard her sister-in-law say that she had also tactfully conveyed Luo Shu's thoughts to the Qin family, but for two years, the family has not moved.
But these thoughts, Mrs. Luo has always been buried in her heart, and she has never let her daughter know, she has self-confidence, her daughter is the best in the capital regardless of her character and appearance, and the Qin family has no movement, probably because fate has not arrived, not that her daughter is not good enough.
Luo Shu saw that her mother guessed her thoughts, and she inevitably blushed a little, she was silent for a while before nodding slightly.
Mrs. Luo didn't want her daughter to enter the palace, and she didn't want her daughter to delay her life because of this matter, she had the heart to fulfill her daughter, and finally, patted her daughter's hand and comforted: "Mother knows, let Daddy and Mother think about this matter, don't worry, we won't let you enter the palace." ”
The girl wanted to speak and stopped, and after hesitation, she finally nodded and exited the room.
The girl who returned to the boudoir again still couldn't calm her heart, and after thinking about it and struggling several times, she finally made up her mind.
Near noon on this day, Qin Yuan, who was still in the yamen, suddenly received a letter.
The handwriting in the letter is beautiful, it seems to be from the hand of a woman, there are few words, only one simple thing, someone wants to see him, and there is something important to discuss.
Qin Yuan couldn't stop his doubts, and after thinking about it a few times, he really couldn't think of who wanted to see him, but although he was puzzled, he still arrived at the designated place at the appointed time and went to the appointment according to what was written in the letter.
It is a tea house.
There was a little maid waiting for him outside the door, and when she saw him coming, the little maid gave a light salute, without too much nonsense, and led him directly to a private room on the third floor.
The maid gently pushed open the door for him, Qin Yuan paused, and finally stepped in.
But the scene in front of him made him stunned.
There was only one Tingting girl in the quiet room, and when she saw him come in, she suddenly got up from her seat, stiffened slightly, and then saluted him.
The girl's face turned crimson, lowered her eyes and said softly, "Little girl Luo Shu, I've seen Lord Qin." ”
Qin Yuan still had some impressions of the girl in front of him, and when he heard her name at this moment, he finally determined her identity. It has been nearly two years since the last official meeting at my grandmother's house, and the girl in front of him seems to have grown a lot taller, and the blushing face in front of him at the moment makes him a little at a loss for a while.
Qin Yuan coughed lightly, nodded slightly, and said, "Miss Luo invited you to come here today?" ”
Luo Shu was still blushing, but she also answered honestly.
Such a girl doesn't seem to be able to make a private appointment with a foreign man.
But she did it.
Qin Yuan was even more puzzled and asked, "What's that...... I don't know why the young lady invited me to come here? ”
Making this decision and coming to this point, Luo Shu made a great determination, and also understood that now she had to speak, she sank her breath, and finally raised her eyes to look at the handsome young man in front of her, and asked, "The little girl does have something to ask for...... I heard that the adults have not yet decided to marry, I don't know the adults, what do you think of the little girl? ”