Chapter 5 What is the king's heart?
Meng Lin saw that it was his sister Meng Jing, and his face turned pale in an instant. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Sha Li is also bitter in her heart, it's not easy to be an ordinary person.
Meng Lin helped Sha Li, and Sha Li had to pretend to be frightened. "Supervisor Jinyuan, she is my sister Meng Jing, and I came to ask Miss Chu for help because of Jing'er's illness."
Jin Yuan flashed over, grabbed Sha Li's wrist, glanced at Sha Li and said, "It's true that the heart is damaged." Why are you hiding in the rockery? ”
Sha Li leaned in Meng Lin's arms and whispered: "I saw that my brother was depressed, so I wanted to come to talk to my brother, but I saw that my brother was waiting for this sister here, and I couldn't leave, so I could only hide in the rockery." Unexpectedly, my brother came to ask this sister for help because of Jing'er's condition......"
After a while, Shali said that Shali was dizzy.
It is estimated that this way of speaking of Miss Deep Boudoir is not very acceptable to Jinyuan, and he returns to Chutz's side with a frown.
"Since it's a misunderstanding, senior brother, forget it. If we leave for too long, it will not be good if the master finds out. Chutz reminded Jinyuan in time. Jinyuan nodded, flicked off his sleeves and left.
Chu Ci glanced back at Meng Lin, and finally said nothing.
The sky is getting deeper and deeper, the full moon has hidden behind the flowing clouds, there is silence all around, the wind is already cold, blowing through the clothes and cold to the bones. It's just summer, and it's hot and dry during the day, but it's still cold at night. Shali looked at the rockery and secretly signaled that it was okay and that they could go back, and I didn't know if they had left.
"Brother, do you like Miss Chu?" Shali sat on the stone bench and stared at the teacup in front of him, the tea stains had dried at the bottom of the cup.
Meng Lin was in a trance, and looked at Sha Li for a long time before nodding solemnly: "Yes, I have been obsessed with Chu Ci for a long time. At that time, she had just come down from the mountain to practice, and I contacted riding and archery in the suburbs, and I met by chance, I didn't know that she was a cultivator at that time, otherwise I wouldn't have known and fallen in love with her. ”
"What about cultivators?" Shali questioned.
"You also know the rules of cultivators, unless you get the permission of the imperial power and the cultivator world, the rest of the private giving and receiving is in violation."
"What kind of rule is this, and you can't love each other?" Shali was puzzled.
Meng Lin smiled gloomily: "This is to protect the interests of the two parties, once there is a right to collude in private, the consequences are unimaginable, Yongding Hou and Ding Jianmen are an example." I had thought about asking the emperor to come forward before, but I was just a small companion, and now my official position is only four grades, and the new emperor's accession to the throne is complicated, so how can I care about my trivial affairs? So...... Regarding this forced palace, it is me who has the emperor's grace. ”
"Huh? Negative imperial grace? Brother, what did you do? Sha Li was shocked, the people who came to the throne after the bloody wind are not soft persimmons, once there is a mistake, it is a big mistake.
"I didn't have real power, I just told them about the arrangement of the palace guards and the time of the shift."
This shouldn't be a big deal, anyway, it seems that the emperor didn't take it seriously. "That's good. Now that the Imperial Power and the Cultivator Realm are about to get involved, it may be a good thing for you. ”
"A good thing? What do you mean by that? Meng Lin didn't keep up with Shali's train of thought.
"The rules have been broken by Dingjianmen, who cares about your marriage with Miss Chu?" Sha Li raised her eyebrows, "It depends on whether you and Miss Chu are willing to let go of everything and elope." ”
The word elopement still seems to be a taboo, and Meng Linzhi said sluggishly on the other side: "But...... Daddy is still ...... This ......"
"Doesn't my father still have me? I am almost dead in order to save the emperor's life, besides, my father is still the emperor's mentor, the emperor will not embarrass us, you can be with your beloved, and your father and mother can be happy. You are the son of the Taifu, the emperor's companion, can you still be stumped by going out incognito to be a teacher? Sha Li Zunzun taught, "Alas, I hate you like this, just break an unreasonable rule, it's not that difficult, I can help you with the way to elope, it just depends on what you and Miss Chu think." ”
Meng Lin's eyes flickered, his slightly frowning brows flattened a lot, and he chuckled, "Let me discuss it with Chu Ci." However, Jing'er, you're different. ”
Sha Li also raised the corners of her mouth, poured a cup of tea for herself and Meng Lin, and picked up the teacup and touched Meng Lin lightly. "There are so many differences. For the elopement plan, cheers. ”
"It's cold at night, let's go back quickly."
Meng Lin accompanied her to the door of the boudoir before turning to leave, Sha Li leaned against the door and looked at the thin and soothing back in the corridor, feeling a little emotional. Sha Li, an only child, dreamed of having an older brother, but he didn't expect it to come true in this world, for Meng Lin, he felt close from the bottom of his heart, and he also hoped that Meng Lin and Chu Ci would eventually become married.
Sha Li didn't go to bed until the second half of the night last night, and she slept directly until three o'clock in the morning by taking advantage of her illness, which could make the tea and tea who stayed in the outer room anxious. Seeing Sha Li waking up slowly, Cha Cha hurriedly came over.
"Miss, you're awake, hurry up and get up and get dressed."
"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Shali rubbed her eyes, sleepy-eyed.
"The emperor sent someone to pick up the young lady into the palace, and I have been waiting for a long time."
"Huh?!" Sha Li instantly became energetic, "Did the emperor say what he was doing in the palace?" ”
Cha Cha said while dressing her: "I don't know about this Cha Cha." In the morning, the little boy Lou and the fairy brother came over, and asked Cha Cha to hand this over to the young lady, saying that the fairy grass should be brought with him, and he would just enter the palace and hand it over to the imperial doctor. ”
Sha Li opened the brocade packet, there were a few dried leaves in it, the real fairy grass was actually in Sha Li's own hands, in order to cover up last night's incident, they made a foreshadowing very carefully. It seems that the emperor wants to watch himself drink the medicine in person, so he wants to take himself into the palace early in the morning.
"Okay, let's get dressed."
When I entered the palace, it was already past noon, and the sedan chair was carried directly to the emperor's side hall, and the emperor was playing on the couch at will, and he couldn't see his expression.
"See the Emperor." Sha Li bowed slightly as others did.
The emperor walked down directly and helped Sha Li up: "How many times have I said that you don't need it when there are no outsiders, you still can't remember it." ”
Seeing the emperor's slightly pampered tone, Sha Li had no choice but to say, "Yes, I remember it this time." ”
"Jing'er, I haven't seen you for a few days, you've lost a lot of weight." The emperor took the snacks on the table and put them in front of Sha Li, "Let's see if these are appetizing." ”
I was in a hurry from getting up to entering the palace, Sha Li hadn't eaten a bite of anything, the dim sum in front of me was delicate and delicious, and I didn't care about any image problems, so I picked up a piece and ate it, it was soft and sweet and delicious.
"Eat slowly, I'll let them bring me some more. At the dinner in the evening, I also asked them to prepare a lot of dishes. ”
"Dinner?" Shali asked vaguely.
"Oh, I haven't had time to tell you yet. Tonight, I will hold a family banquet to reward the heroes who have put down the rebellion. The emperor smiled, "And your favorite osmanthus fish." ”
"Your Majesty." Osmanthus fish, it sounds pretty good.
The chief eunuch came in and passed on the news that the imperial doctor was waiting outside the palace, and the emperor nodded and let them in, and it was the old and young imperial doctors, and it was estimated that their status in the imperial hospital should not be low.
"Jing'er, can you bring the fairy grass?"
Sha Li took out the brocade bag prepared by Luo Yuyan, which had been replaced with fairy grass. The emperor also took a note from the case and handed it to the old doctor. "The fairy grass and the method of boiling are here, you should be careful, if there is a mistake, ask for the guilt."
The imperial physician took the fairy grass, said a few words of assurance, and left. The emperor said: "I heard Zhi Ge talk about fairy grass this morning, it actually looks like a child, it is really a fairy thing." ”
Sha Li snickered in her heart, isn't it, she was so frightened that she cried, and she still refused to leave in her arms. "The things of the immortal family must be extraordinary, and it is estimated that the general has also spent a lot of effort."
The emperor frowned slightly, Sha Li followed his gaze, and the chief steward was wandering at the entrance of the hall, not knowing whether to come in or not.
"What's wrong again?" The emperor was displeased.
The chief manager hurriedly walked in, lowered his body and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Ming asked to see me, I have been waiting outside for a while, you can see ......"
"Well, let her in."
A woman dressed in purple walked in, offered a salute, and asked the maid to serve a bowl of medicinal food. "The emperor has been working hard recently, and the concubine specially boiled this bowl of medicinal food, and asked the emperor to drink it while it was hot." Concubine Ming said to Shali on the side: "I didn't know that Sister Jing was here, so I would have prepared an extra bowl." ”
Is this Meng Jing and ** quite familiar? But what should be done about this situation? Sha Li was a little stunned, but the emperor thought she was not very happy, and said: "What's this, Jing'er, you should make up for it if you are not in good health, you drink it." ”
"Your Majesty, this is a ...... prepared for you by the concubines" Concubine Ming was about to cry.
Sha Li looked at Concubine Ming's aggrieved expression and couldn't help but cry bitterly, I said Emperor, Emperor, you really don't understand a woman's heart, aren't you obviously pushing me into the fire pit......
"Your Majesty, Jing'er is still waiting for the imperial doctor's medicine, and besides, this is the intention of Sister Ming."
The emperor was a little upset, put the medicinal food on the bookcase, and said, "Let it be put there first, and then drink it when it is cool." You go back first. ”
Concubine Ming was a little reluctant, she raised her eyes to look at the emperor, turned to Shali again, and finally retracted her gaze and got up to leave.
"Let's go, I'll take you for a walk in the garden."
In the evening, the palace lights were turned on one after another. Sha Li accompanied the emperor to the banquet pavilion, and there were less than ten people in the hall. The leader on the right is the Qi Xian Luo Yuyan, and the next to the Qi Xian is the "radish strip" Lou Qingxiao. The leader on the left is General Zhi Ge, Zhi Ge felt his gaze, but he didn't expect to meet Sha Li, Sha Li smiled, Zhi Ge was so frightened that he almost knocked over the cup in front of him. The rest of the officials, Sha Li, have not seen it.
After looking around, only a small case beside the emperor was not yet sitting. Sure enough, the emperor accompanied her to there and said, "This time you are injured for me, you can sit next to me." ”
"Today is a celebration dinner, but it is also a family banquet set up by me, you are all my great heroes, and there is no need to be formal on the banquet." The Emperor raised his glass and drank it all.
Except for Luo Yuyan, who sat down, they all bowed to the emperor's grace, and Luo Yuyan just raised his glass to show respect. Yale sounded, singing and dancing hazy, and after a while, sixteen dishes were served, Sha Li didn't care about anything else, a chopstick in the east and a spoon in the west, and he was very satisfied.
"Eldest princess, your medicine is cured." The chief eunuch brought the simmered fairy grass from the side.
"Thank you, Steward." Shali took a sip and felt bitter, so he put it aside and ate another bite of osmanthus fish, which was really tender and fat.
Suddenly, the music changed to softness, and it burst out, like a sword cutting across the shield, and like the cry of a cuckoo crying blood. A dancing girl came barefoot, with a slender waist ring, graceful, the original noisy entertainment stopped abruptly, and everyone's eyes were focused on the dancing girl.
Sha Li glanced at the emperor and found that the emperor also had a surprised look, it seemed that it was not the emperor's arrangement.
Pointe on the ground, waist swaying, seemingly weak but actually tough, seemingly charming but calm and decisive, rigid and soft are dizzying. Isn't this the concubine Ming you just met in the afternoon? Sha Li is a little curious, is this a face-to-face pamper?
As the last syllable was picked up, Concubine Ming instantly closed her momentum, and after a dance, the hall paused for a while before cheering.
"The concubines are here to cheer up the emperor, and I hope the emperor will not blame the concubines for making their own decisions." Concubine Ming bowed.
"How can I blame it, I still want a reward." The emperor's eyes were confused, "I remember that when you first entered the palace, this was the dance you danced for me. ”
"It turns out that the emperor still remembers. Then, do you still refuse to drink the concubine's medicinal food? Concubine Ming's expression was gloomy.
The emperor laughed: "You, do you still blame me for the afternoon?" If you bring medicated food, I will eat it cleanly. ”
Concubine Ming smiled happily and personally brought the medicinal food up. Shali is a little speechless, is this considered a competition for favor? I didn't want to enter the palace, what kind of pet did she compete for?
After Concubine Ming put the medicinal food on the table, she quietly retreated to the front of the hall. After taking a few sips, the emperor suddenly smashed the bowl in his hand, and blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth.
"Take down Concubine Ming! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Shali's mind went blank.