Emperor Yongkun stepped all the way into the Qingming Palace, and Qingruo was sitting in the warm pavilion in a daze with his chin on his head.

was pulled back to his thoughts by the greeting voice, with a natural smile on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't go out, he got up on the chair in the warm pavilion and saluted him.

Emperor Yongkun waved his hand to exempt her from the salute, and Dezhi behind him gave Qingruo a salute to Emperor Yongkun and gave Emperor Yongkun a wide coat, Ruyi and Linglong were on standby, but they didn't reach out to pick it up, but let Dezhi hang it on the side of the specially designed hanging coat.

There was snow falling outside, Emperor Yongkun came all the way to the emperor, and walked in a few steps at the door, the little eunuch trotted to hold an umbrella for him, and some snowflakes still fell on his hair.

When he entered the warm pavilion, it would have melted into water and melted into his black hair, shining brightly.

There was a tea tray on the table, and Qingruo poured tea for him and Dezhi, "Have you eaten yet?" ”

Emperor Yongkun nodded, raised the teacup and took a sip of tea, the temperature was hot but within the acceptable range of lips and teeth, although the body was not afraid of cold, but just came from the snow, such a touch and the fragrance of tea between the lips and teeth was very comfortable.

"Commander Gong and Mrs. Gong will be able to enter Beijing in half a month." Emperor Yongkun said with a slight smile to tell her the news.

Qingruo's eyes were bright, but her little face suddenly stepped down. Bitterly holding back three words, "Oops." ”

There was a table between the two, not far away, and Emperor Yongkun saw her sluggish little appearance, and knocked on the table with his fingers curled, "Enough nonsense, now you know that you are afraid?" ”

Qingruo pursed her mouth, obviously too lazy to answer this question.

The return of her father and mother to Beijing means that the news of her entering the palace will never be hidden, and when the time comes, it will be Mrs. Gong who will rush into the palace and beat her violently, or her father will directly send a message ordering her to go back.

Emperor Yongkun couldn't help with this matter.

Since that day after entering this Qingming Hall and getting to know this Gong Qingruo, Emperor Yongkun will come over to sit every few days or half a month.

Talking to her, it doesn't take much effort, it shouldn't go down, she understands it so far, and she can continue to say it, her heart and some understanding can give Emperor Yongkun a lot of feelings in the past two months, and some new policies to be implemented after the beginning of spring next year have also been adjusted and changed.

So now, the relationship between the two is very harmonious, and they do have a bit of a good friend who can talk and gossip.

Emperor Yongkun naturally knew that she had hidden her father and mother from her entry into the palace, and the New Year was approaching, and several of her brothers were stationed abroad this year, and her father and mother returned to Beijing to restore their lives, which was also a New Year's gift to the Gong family.

It's normal for her to be scared.

It's just that Emperor Yongkun never asked her why she wanted to enter the palace.

Give her leeway, if she wants to say it, if she doesn't, her parents are angry, since she is in the palace now, he will be nagged at most a few words when she is protected.

This small appearance, bitter and hateful frowned deeply, the small face was folded, the beautiful and delicate lips pressed down a little arc, but the eyes were translucent and radiant.

I was scared, but when her parents came back, she was more happy.

Emperor Yongkun carried the teacup, his eyes fell on her face, looking at her funny and vivid expression.

This palace, the most vigorous place is this Qingming Palace.

Leaning back on the comfortable seat, Emperor Yongkun leisurely ordered, "Go, play a song for me." ”

Qingruo's piano skills, once when he came over, she was stroking the piano, compared with Linglong's professional and meticulous, there are many gaps, but it is fresh, heard, unheard of tunes, in her, it seems to bring real vitality, close your eyes, you can see the children derived from the tune playing in the shade of the tree, or the delicate and gentle woman, leaning on the window and looking forward to the arrival of the person she cares about.

Emperor Yongkun wanted to know what kind of music she was playing at this time.

Qingruo raised her eyes to look at him, the corners of her mouth were still pressed down, obviously dissatisfied with him still instructing her now, she stood up and saluted lazily, her voice was a little angry, "Yes, Your Majesty, the courtiers are ordered." ”

Sure enough, she was angry, and Emperor Yongkun didn't even need to look at her to know.

The piano table is located against the wall of the warm pavilion, and the chair for playing the piano is also covered with soft cushions, which is very comfortable.

Ten fingers on the piano.

The piano sounded, and Emperor Yongkun closed his eyes.

Naughty, perverse but pitiful, always happy and smiling, in trouble, little scared but still homesick, little girl.

Emperor Yongkun closed his eyes, hooked his lips and didn't know whether it was happy or mocking, the sound of the piano was just that, he could hear so many things, he remembered that he casually asked Dezhi, Gong Qingruo's piano skills, Dezhi was loyal and did not need to question, since he asked, Dezhi was very serious to answer.

But there's only two words, 'Reiki.' ’

How can he hear so many things.

Emperor Yongkun opened his eyes and looked over. She was still stroking the piano, her hands fluctuating on the strings, her body was not as upright as that of an ordinary piano girl, she had a rather lazy taste, her eyes were half-squinted, and her hair was softly draped behind her back, like a cat napping in the sun.

At the end of the song, Qingruo sighed slightly, and her eyes fell on the piano, which was gentle.

Raising his head, Emperor Yongkun looked at her, and his words were very gentle, "Say it, but I want to help you." ”

"Yes!" The crisp and bright voice does not hesitate at all.

Emperor Yongkun practiced martial arts when he was a child, and his master was strict, practicing in the secret room at night, opposite were rows of candles, he wanted to control the palm wind, and only one of the dense candles could be extinguished by the palm wind.

Countless failures, countless restarts.

At this time, he had to light the candle himself.

Often at night, he was alone in the secret room, lighting the candles one by one, because of concentration, his eyes kept falling on the candles at that time.

When the candle is lit, there will be a slight popping sound in the candle's attraction, and then the small blue flame will grow larger and larger, and finally turn a bright red color.

In the meantime, the whole thing is just a matter of inhaling the candle when it lights up, but because of the concentration at that time, you can see that there is actually a process in the middle.

But her eyes were really as bright as stars in an instant.

Shiny but not dazzling.

It was swarthy with a layer of brilliance, like a black crystal.

Obviously it is a color that has nothing to do with the flame, but at this time, Emperor Yongkun quickly showed in his mind the process of lighting candles again and again in the secret room when he was a child.

The fingertips were very itchy, and Emperor Yongkun didn't press it, and the fingertips of the thumb and index finger of his right hand rubbed against each other, and there were light calluses.

Hooked his lips, Emperor Yongkun nodded, this is considered to be the right thing to do, protect her, and protect her thoroughly.

In fact, even if he didn't say it clearly, Emperor Yongkun still wanted to protect her, he didn't ask before, but he thought that she was only a teenager, and it was when his self-esteem was strong, he was afraid that it would backfire if he asked, and after listening to her piano, he wanted to ask.

In the evening, Emperor Yongkun finished handling government affairs and came out of the government affairs hall, and the little eunuchs and palace maids who knelt at the door were smiling, and he knew a few appearances, and the big maids next to several concubines, as well as two grandmothers, also knelt.

The snow drifted all day during the day, and it stopped a while before dinner, no matter how much snow there was, there would be no snow at the entrance of the government affairs hall, there was no snow, but it was still cold.

There was a brazier burning beside the kneeling smoker, but he could see that his face was almost pale from the cold.

Seeing him come out, everyone stiffened and fell to the ground and shouted long live.

De Shang, who was behind him, stepped forward beside him and spoke, "Your Majesty, I have been kneeling for an hour and a half, and the brazier was prepared by the slave." ”

Emperor Yongkun nodded, he was in the government affairs hall, and he had something to find in the harem, so he didn't dare to make a noise, so he could only kneel and wait for him to come out.

"Get up."

As soon as he spoke, the dozen or so people lying on the ground all shouted long live and made a gesture to get up.

The body was already cold and stiff, and I kept kneeling, and my knees hurt even more. Seeing that it was not easy to get up one by one, Dezhi waved his hand, and the little eunuchs at the door of the government affairs hall stepped forward to soothe the crooked people.

"Your Majesty, the minions ask Your Majesty to be the master of the girls."

"Oh?"

"At dinner time, the ladies remembered that Miss Gong had been in the palace for many days, and they were afraid that Miss Gong would be alone and lonely, so they made an appointment to prepare a meal and prepare to go to the Qingming Hall to have dinner with Miss Gong, and by the way, comfort Miss Gong......"

Emperor Yongkun raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, Dezhi knew it at a glance, and interrupted directly, "Tell the point." ”

His voice was not high or deep, even the usual feminine voice, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the grandmother who was ready to cry couldn't even shed tears in her eyes, but her words were very neat, "Miss Gong beat the seven ladies who went together." has already announced the imperial doctor, Concubine De's forehead was broken and she didn't wake up when she saw the red, and Concubine Liang didn't wake up when she was injured by Miss Gong's whip. ”

After the old lady finished speaking, the eunuchs and maids behind her knelt down in unison, regardless of the little eunuchs who were supporting them, "Please make decisions for the ladies and sisters." ”

Emperor Yongkun, "......"

Emperor Yongkun turned around and went back to the government affairs hall, "Go and announce her coming." ”

"Yes." Virtue leads the order.

The grandmother and maid at the gate of the hall saw that he had spoken, and did not dare to make any more trouble, so she was quietly helped up by the eunuchs, "Send it to the hospital." ”

"Slave (slave) Father-in-law Shede."

Seven mothers were beaten, which sounds like no more, no less.

However, this is already all the concubines in the palace.

Emperor Yongkun has not held a concubine election since he ascended the throne, and there has been no addition to the harem.

But at that time there were eleven people, and in the past seven years, four have died. And they all died in the first year.,The next six years.,The harem and discord don't know.,But it's very stable and quiet.。

Qingruo is obviously asleep and awakened.

At night, it was cold and windy, and she wore a thick coat, and the whole person was wrapped in a thick coat, and even the hat was put on, revealing only a sleepy and hazy little face.

When he arrived at the government affairs hall, Dezhi took Qingruo to kneel at the door, "Your Majesty, Miss Gong is here." ”

"Let her in."

The voice of the emperor, through the heavy and simple wooden planks, reflects the translucent lanterns on the eaves, majestic and solemn.

Dezhi pushed open the huge door panel, bowed back, "Miss Gong, please." ”

"There's Father-in-law Lauder." The voice was soft, and after being sleepy, it was blown by the cold wind and carried the sand.

Emperor Yongkun put down the book in his hand and looked up at her, the whole person was hidden between the snow-white clouds, because the clothes were wide and thick, and they looked a little round.

There was a wall heating in the room, probably because the drowsiness was not gone, and the big hat on his body was just pulled down.

Walked to the distance from the three black jade floor tiles on the high platform and knelt down to salute, "The courtier Gong Qingruo has seen His Majesty." ”

"Get up." Emperor Yongkun warmed his voice.

She bowed her head and saluted, long green silk scattered on the sides of her body and back, her hat pulled down, and her hair was a little unkempt.

"Huh?" When he looked up at him, he looked stupidly tilted his head, as if he was in an accident.

Emperor Yongkun pointed to the chair prepared for the ministers next to him, "Get up." ”

"Oh." Really stupid, apricot eyes are round, with sleepy and some pink cheeks, full of snow-white appearance, not like a cat, the cat is more aura than her.

"How do you move your hands?" After she sat down on the chair, Emperor Yongkun asked her.

The tense movements of her body were obvious, even through the thick clothes, the sleepiness in her eyes was also dissipated, she was awake for most of the time, frowning, but she didn't speak.

Emperor Yongkun waited for a while, and when he saw that she didn't speak, he said to himself, "I have been to the Qingming Hall too many times, and I am looking for trouble with you?" ”

Qing Ruo suddenly pouted, and her tense and straight body shrunk back against the chair, tilting her head to look at him sitting behind the high imperial desk.

In the clean and clear eyes, grievances.

"They are hostile to me, and I don't want them to be afraid every time you come and go."

Emperor Yongkun had a little smile in his heart, this temper was not like her grandfather who could endure the smiling tiger, who was it like? Don't want to say.

"Shall I punish you?" He opened his mouth to ask her, originally wanting to speak in a stern tone, but his voice softened unconsciously.

Where is the majesty, it's almost time to catch up with the famous words and indulge her in nonsense.

The little girl bent her eyebrows, and just kept looking at him, her eyes were like a crescent moon, and the pink on her face was just right, she stood up and walked directly to this side, across the high platform, the distance between him and her was a little far, she raised her hand, as high as possible, "Okay, Your Majesty will punish me, hit my palm." ”

Is......

Emperor Yongkun pulled the corners of his mouth and hooked his hand at her, "Come up?" ”

His round eyes lit up, and he asked him breathlessly, "Is it okay?" ”

Can I still break my promise? Emperor Yongkun nodded.

Qingruo almost relaxed her breath, pulled her hands on both sides of the hem of her clothes, and stepped lightly on the steps.

This place is the emperor's imperial platform.

Although the movement of his head was not big, his eyes were about to turn out, and Emperor Yongkun hooked the corners of his lips, "Open your palms." ”

It seemed that the impact that had brought her up had not yet slowed down, and the little girl was obedient and obedient, and her white and tender palms were spread out in front of him.

"Bang Bang!" Three times, Qingruo's eyes widened in disbelief.

Emperor Yongkun moved extremely fast, and he had already put the brush that hit her palm back into the pen.

It's not heavy, but it's not light.

It's a little painful, and it's a little tingling and itchy.

Qing Ruo stared at his palm, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he raised his eyes to look at Emperor Yongkun with a relaxed face, "Your Majesty is really fighting?" ”

Emperor Yongkun raised his eyebrows, don't fight? I have to spend a lot of effort to clean up the aftermath for you, and I have less time to approve several folds, and if I don't beat you, this deal is not worth it.

"If you can fight, it's naturally good, but the private ...... between women" Emperor Yongkun spoke, looking at her bright eyes and looking at him seriously, listening to the words, a little unable to speak.

Emperor Yongkun stopped talking and frowned slightly.

"Huh?" She tilted her head strangely.

Emperor Yongkun sighed, and he didn't know if this breath came out of his heart, he only felt that this gentle breath pulled the meridians of his whole body.

"Did Mrs. Gong teach you the accounting of the back house?"

Qingruo nodded.

Emperor Yongkun's eyes fell on the palm she was still spreading in front of her, the skin was too tender, he had already controlled the strength, this would still be a red mark, there was no little cocoon on the tips of the ten fingers, many noble girls even if the back of their hands was delicate, but because they practiced the piano and painted and even embroidered since childhood, their fingertips would always leave calluses.

"Tomorrow, Dezhi will take Mama Jiaofu to the Qingming Palace, and if you take over the food and clothing of the harem in the future, she will help you for a while."

“…… Don't ......"

Emperor Yongkun raised his eyes to look at her.

Qingruo pursed her lips and brought a soft smile, "Trouble." ”

Emperor Yongkun was silent, still looking at her. Qing Ruo grabbed the sleeve of his robe and shook it lightly, "Your Majesty, okay?" ”

Emperor Yongkun wanted to pat himself now, because he heard his gentle voice reply, "Okay." ”

There was no punishment, not even the process of explaining why he did it.

After tossing for an hour, Dezhi sent Qingruo back to the Qingming Palace.

And Emperor Yongkun was still sitting in the government affairs hall, and the slave put the chessboard on the board, and he was playing chess with himself.

In a game of black and white, if black wins, then white loses, and if white wins, black loses.

On the road to succession, if you win one person, the rest of the princes will lose.

It's never a matter of losing or winning.

These are the rules of the world.

But there is something wrong with this rule, Gong Qingruo is a contradiction.

Emperor Yongkun's first evaluation of Gong Qingruo was meticulous and thoughtful, and he had an excellent grasp of the seven tricks.

The second time, it was full of energy.

The third time, the child's heart, the cleanliness of a sixteen-year-old girl, that time, when he went to the Qingming Palace, he bumped into her pestering Ruyi to Mrs. Gong to ask for a letter, to eat sugar gourds, to eat folk small omnivorous.

Today, Emperor Yongkun doesn't want to give an evaluation.

The art of the emperor, he has been learning since he was a child, and with his knowledge, little by little it has accumulated into his every move, word and deed almost become instinct.

The game froze, and white and black were evenly matched.

Playing chess with oneself is often the result of this. But this law may not have happened to her.

Emperor Yongkun put the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess box, and Dezhi's voice sounded at the door, "Your Majesty, the slave is back." ”

"Hmm." Emperor Yongkun responded, "Have you drunk the cold soup?" ”

"The slave has already explained that the people from the hospital are guarding, and Miss Gong said that she is sleepy, and she will drink it tomorrow."

Emperor Yongkun frowned, did not speak again, and the door was silent.

**

Little guy, is it troublesome to plan for the back house?

has to support her, and he has to be loyal to her with his life.

If she has a husband candidate in the future, it will be too troublesome,

You can take it with you and help her take care of it.

- [Black Box]