In the palace at night, there are still dances and court fires.

The lights of the temples are always bright, and the darkness is as bright as the day. Every few steps beside the palace road is the torch of Tingliao, because the torch is added with agarwood, the fragrance is overflowing. The musicians sat beside the agarwood fire and played the sheng. For a while, the teenagers who danced the Nu dance entered the palace under the guidance of Fang Xiang's family, and hundreds of people all painted their pants and red clothes, and danced solemnly to the drum music. When you step on the feet, the sound of dancing steps is like the waves crashing on the reef, coming head-on, and people can be held high when they climb on board. The singer sings the tune that has been passed down since ancient times with the beat of the drum in plain voice, driving Fang Xiangshi and the teenagers to dance, accompanied by the neat harmony of the teenagers from time to time, even if you can't hear the story told, it can also drive people's hearts to rise and fall.

Even though the Son of Heaven doesn't like to be lively year by year, he still can't help but be aroused at this time. Have fun with your concubines and children.

This is the most lively time in the palace once a year, and there are almost no people in the palace, all of them come to accompany the Son of Heaven to watch the dance. Because the stewards and masters were not there, even the palace ladies and attendants on duty in many halls quietly came here to peek.

And the Son of Heaven is not very strict - originally this day was a time for all people to have fun. After drinking, people often dance and sing in this smoke-filled atmosphere. I won't be distracted to notice if the rules behind me are lax.

What's more, the Son of Heaven was very happy on this day. In the next year, not only did Princess Miaofa add a grandson to him, but Vimo also added a granddaughter to him. Although he failed to have a grandson, he also dispelled the worries of the Son of Heaven - he was originally worried that Vimo was weak and sick, which was not conducive to his descendants. Now it seems that it is not necessary. Even though his children and grandchildren are thin at the moment, Vimo is still young, and Erlang will soon grow up, presumably he will be able to see a full house of children and grandchildren in his lifetime.

The Son of Heaven was in a good mood, and while watching the dance, he called the prince to his front and said, "After Chinese New Year's Eve, you will first go to Jianchu Temple for Yuan to put a piece of incense." ”

Vimo said, "Yes. ”

The Son of Heaven looked around for a while—everyone went to see the dance, and most of them were not seated. There are many young girls in the East Palace, and he is fascinated by fire and cigarettes, and he can't tell who is who.

So he smiled and asked, "Which is Da Nan's biological mother?" ”

Vimo hurriedly said, "She hasn't been out of confinement yet, so Erchen didn't let her come over." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded and said with a smile, "It's me who is too confused - you let her take good care of her body and don't have to be alarmed." She is a blessed person, and she will have both children in the future. The Son of Heaven said, "I only had your two sisters when I was nearly thirty years old, and I got you at the age of thirty-four." You are weak in your age, and there is still a long time to go, so there is no need to worry. It is serious to take good care of the body, and children and grandchildren just need to go with the flow. ”

Vimo was a little stumbling - I don't know if the Son of Heaven is blaming him for being too much favored, or if he really sees that he is in a hurry, so he comforts him with this word.

The Son of Heaven patted his hand again and asked, "What about your second sister?" ”

Vimo was about to send someone to find Miaoyin, but the Son of Heaven was a little knotted, and frowned, "If she doesn't come, you won't look for it." ”

Vimo hurriedly said, "The second sister hasn't come back for a while, and I just saw her go in the direction of Hanzhang Palace." I guess I want to pay homage to my mother first. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent for a moment, and then his temper in his eyes softened a little, and said, "You go down." ”

Qia Erlang dragged Ruyi over to toast him, and then Liuli and Xiao Maode came in turn, and there were concubines from various palaces, and finally the crown princess also brought the maids of the East Palace to celebrate his birthday, and the remnants of the anger of the Son of Heaven finally dissipated.

The Son of Heaven left Erlang to speak beside him, and Ruyi went back to Xu Si to sit next to her to accompany her to keep the New Year.

Over the years, she only drank a little Tusu wine after the New Year, because she was young, Xu Si didn't allow her to drink more, only a little bit of lip touching. But since she thought she had grown up this year, Xu Si also let her try to drink a little wine. He poured a glass of wine from his own drink and gave it to her.

Ruyi tastes sweet and delicious. The front taste is fragrant and the aftertaste is sweet, and the body is warm and mellow. I thought, no wonder the imperial court in the Wei and Jin dynasties repeatedly banned alcohol, it turned out that the things in this cup were so wonderful. Ruyi heard that the Northern Dynasty had also banned alcohol several times, but their emperors themselves were all drunkards, so they never couldn't help it. In the Southern Dynasties, alcohol was rarely forbidden, probably because of the abundance of products and the rare famine, and the food was not so scarce.

Ruyi unconsciously drank it all as honey water. After drinking, he raised his glass and asked Xu Si again.

The ear cups used for her were much smaller than the usual regulations, but they could hold half a liter of wine. Xu Si couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly, as if smiling, "Didn't you taste the spicy taste?" ”

Ruyi said, "It's a little, but it's mixed with sweetness." Not only is it not unpleasant, but it has a mellow aftertaste. I couldn't help but smack my lips again, and I tasted back, "It's delicious." ”

Xu Si was not surprised by the fact that Ruyi drank like water. After all, Li Hu is a wine barrel, and Xu Si has almost never seen him drunk. But if Ruyi can inherit half of his drinking, he will not get drunk lightly - whether he wants it or not, the child will inevitably have the mark of his parents. But when he suddenly noticed it, Xu Si's mood was still quite delicate.

Seeing that her face was slightly pink, her eyes were shining, she was not even drunk at all, but she was even more energetic. Xu Si smiled and said, "You are such a cow, be careful that you will get drunk in a while-is it possible that you are so young, are you going to be an alcoholic?" ”

Xu Si ordered someone to pour her wine again, and Ruyi was busy with the cup, and said, "I still don't drink it." Although she had heard and heard, many people regarded Baume & Mercier drunkenness as a gesture of style. But from what she saw and felt, drunkenness was really ugly!

Xu Si pursed his lips and smiled, and gently rubbed Ruyi's hair.

Outside the hall, there was a sudden fire, and the dance was also danced to the most wonderful place. Xu Si pushed her and said with a smile, "I don't need you to accompany me here, let's go and watch the dance." ”

The sound of drums and dance steps outside, as well as the singing and whistling voices of singers and dancers from time to time, render a very noisy and lively atmosphere in the open fire and incense mist.

Because of the boiling of people, even in the cold winter wax moon, I don't feel cold. It's just that in the middle of the night, people's sense of direction becomes strangely poor. What's more, on this day, the furnishings, scenery and people in front of the Huiyin Hall were also completely different from usual, and when Ruyi walked into the crowd, he had already lost his way, and watched the dance for a while—the young people's clothes were already very strict, and they were neatly leaping and spinning, and the dust tail whisks were waving—and after a while, they couldn't distinguish between north and south. When the wind passed, the wind was cold and warm, and the fragrance hit people, and Ruyi suddenly became a little dizzy.

She felt that the wind was turbid here, so she didn't watch the dance, and simply withdrew alone, planning to go back to the temple.

- She has never stayed up late, in previous years, when she didn't fall asleep on Xu Si's knees, most of them would have been led to the ear room to rest first - because she had to drink Tusu wine and kowtow to her parents after the New Year, Xu Si would wake her up when she was about to give her son, so she couldn't go back to the Autumn Palace.

But she came out of the crowd and looked around, but she could not find her way back to the temple.

- It turns out that the dance is danced while moving forward. It's slow, but it's moving. Ruyi unconsciously followed the people who followed the dance to leave the front of the Huiyin Palace, and lost his way at this moment.

Ruyi is not afraid - the dance only passes from the south three halls, and the south three halls are the three halls of Huiyin, Chengqian, and Hanzhang, and the finished glyphs are arranged. Although there are also one or two small companion halls, they are not as tall and majestic as these three halls, magnificent, and still very easy to identify. And when she really couldn't find it, she grabbed someone and asked. Presumably at this moment, Mama Liu and the others are also looking for her.

When Xiao Maode saw Ruyi go out of the hall, his mind turned a few times. After a while, I also found an excuse to go out, and wanted to have a few words with Ruyi.

He knew Ruyi's life experience, and in the past two years, he has seen her become more and more bright and delicate, and his heart is only itching uncomfortably. Recently, I have been raised to an appetite again, and I feel that these princesses who look noble and noble are also vulgar and vulgar, and they are ghosts in color. He looks handsome and temperamental, and he has never failed to deal with these little girls who are not deeply involved in the world. As long as you use a little trick, you can always kiss Fangze. What's more, Ruyi is not like Liuli, neither so strong nor so bold. Even if she didn't want to, she must not dare to speak out. Even if she makes a statement...... With the face of the Son of Heaven, he is soft-hearted, as long as he apologizes and pleads, and insists that he recognizes the wrong person after drinking, he will definitely not do anything to him.

Wine strengthens people's courage, and he has calculated for a while, and he has to give it a try this night.

He walked out of the Huiyin Hall with enthusiasm and looked around...... I found that I had lost it.

Suddenly, someone pulled his sleeve behind his back, Xiao Maode turned around in annoyance, and saw Miaoyin next to him glancing at him.

His eyes turned and his heart cleared. couldn't help but laugh secretly, his cousin was really ...... He didn't refuse, but just picked up the steps casually and followed the attendant.

Since the first day of May, as soon as the concubine sued the Son of Heaven, Princess Miaoyin was beaten, and the two never saw each other again. It's been more than half a year now, and it's just like * to meet privately at the moment.

Princess Miaoyin dragged Xiao Mao into the shadows, and kissed him without saying a word. Xiao Maode was still a little sober, and said in a low voice, "You're crazy! Where is this, you dare—"

Princess Miaoyin grabbed him by the collar, bit him on the lip, and taunted, "Don't pretend to be in front of me!" Looking at me, don't you know all the lawless things you've done? It's a little thing that scares you! ”

"This is the Chengqian Palace, the residence of the Son of Heaven, you are ......"

"The main hall in the middle is the Chengqian Hall, and this is just the place where he recites sutras and recites Buddha." She said this and tore Xiao Maode's clothes, "What's more, even if it's Chengqiandian, haven't you already coveted the chair inside!" ”

Xiao Maode's eyes reflected the light outside, and he couldn't help flashing.

Miao Yin pressed him under him, "If you have the guts, go out and report me, if you don't have the guts, move faster." Do you think that what you do outside is not a great sin to kill your head? Both horizontally and vertically are against morality......"

Xiao Maode raised his hand to cover her mouth, reflexively pressed her to the ground, and laughed in her ear, "I am reluctant to report you, you will be my queen in the future......"

The more Ruyi walked, the more he felt that something was wrong.

The lights are bright, the hall is majestic, and it is indeed very similar to the Huiyin Palace, but it is silent all around, and there is no human figure. Only the lights on Chinese New Year's Eve crackle from time to time, and the evergreen trees in Jiangnan stand in the dark night.

Ruyi couldn't help but think, could it be that he went in the wrong direction and came to the Hanzhang Palace?

When the wind passed, Ruyi couldn't help but feel a little chill down his spine. She subconsciously turned her head and saw that the lights of thousands of homes in the distance were vaguely scattered in the sky, as if scattered large and small pearls - it turned out that this side was higher than the terrain in front of the Huiyin Palace, and she could vaguely see the scenery outside the Taicheng. Presumably, those lights are also the permanent lights that are lit at the vigils......

Ruyi was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a groan not far away, and the voice was suppressed, as if it was extremely painful. Ruyi immediately came back to her senses, and she was about to call someone, but she looked around and saw no one else. The moaning was even more rapid. Ruyi had no choice but to hurry up and go.

There was no one in the dark night, and Ruyi was also worried. However, relying on his own kung fu, he just refused to back down.

As I walked along the wall, the voice became clearer, and it seemed to come from behind the door. Ruyi vaguely heard the □□ accompanied by conversation. She hesitated for a moment, but gently pushed the door in.

The two people who were strangled together were in her eyes. They didn't notice it for a while, and their mouths continued to talk obscenely. Under the bliss of stealing pleasure, people's faces are distorted and ugly.

Ruyi had never seen such a fishy scene, and her mind was just blank.

Xiao Maode had already seen her, and paused for a moment in shock. The subordinate scolded, but he just ignored it. Suddenly realized that Ruyi was coming alone, and her interest became more and more high, her eyes hooked her like a snake, and her movements became more and more unscrupulous.

Ruyi stumbled out. She only felt a buzzing in her ears, and the objects in front of her eyes flickered and dimmed, and she didn't know how far she had run, and suddenly she bumped into something.

She threw herself on the man's chest, the soft touch and sweet smell reminded her of the white flowers, and her stomach felt a little sick. She scrambled to push the man away. The man grabbed her wrist, and she only felt that her wrist was pricked by countless needles, and immediately her whole body tensed up, and she struggled hard.

The man couldn't restrain him, so he shouted, "Xiao Ruyi, what are you crazy about!" ”