Chapter 3 Stay
The emperor really came to recuperate, and most of the time he stayed in the tent to rest, and occasionally when he was in a good mood, he rode a horse, walked a short distance, and then came back. For the rest, Gongzhu Gonggong often prepares some programs, all of which are song and dance repertoire that cannot be seen in the palace on weekdays. There is also occasional chatting with the soldiers in the army.
The Seventh Girl also stayed in the tent and never went out, and Gong Zhu took a few books from the emperor that the emperor couldn't read for her. For nearly half a month, she relied on those books to pass the time. Gong Zhu would take the time to come and see her every day, and the rest of the time he stayed in the emperor's tent, and occasionally went to Chang Gui's residence to rest for a while.
The seventh girl's heart was actually a little anxious. Although she hadn't had such a leisurely time for a long time, and the food delivered for three meals every time was very delicious, the more this happened, the more her heart beat the drum, and she didn't know when Gong Zhu planned to let her do that. In this tent all day, the Seven Girls didn't know what this place was, but occasionally they could hear the sound of shouting and killing. I haven't seen anyone either, except for Gong Zhu and Gong Zhu's godson Chang Gui, there is only one peasant woman who came to deliver vegetables.
"Whew."
The more the seventh girl thought about it, the more she felt bored. He took a deep breath, put down the book in his hand, and got up for a walk.
"Girl, come and have dinner."
It turned out that it was time to eat again. The Seven Girls came over and put the book aside. Glancing at the food on the table, I thought it was a little weird.
"Oh, girl, that's right, my lord commanded, that you have been staying in the tent for the past few days, and have not gone out, and that you will not feel well if you eat too much, and that it will be difficult for you to find a doctor in this wilderness. Therefore, it is called to replace the large bowl with a small bowl. The peasant woman said.
The seventh girl nodded, without doubt, and began to eat. The peasant woman stood aside, waited for the seven girls to finish eating, and then took the dishes and chopsticks out. But today, after the seven girls finished eating, the peasant woman packed up the dishes and chopsticks and did not rush out, but took out a package.
"Girl, my lord told me to take you to take a bath, change your clothes, and bring you back."
The seventh girl's heart trembled, and she thought to herself, it seems that it is the time. She nodded and stood up. The peasant woman took out a dress suitable for bathing from the package, helped her clean up her hair, blindfolded her, and found the coat worn by the Seven Girls before and put it on. Then he called in Chang Gui, who had been guarding outside.
"Don't worry, girl, just watch your steps and follow us."
Although the seventh girl was also playing the drum in her heart, she was relieved when she heard Chang Gui's voice.
The three of them walked lightly towards the hot spring palace.
On the other side, Gong Zhu, who was stripping the emperor's clothes, told the emperor about the seven girls.
"What? A girl? Miyatake, do you know what you're doing? â
The emperor angrily threw his clothes to the ground and looked at the great eunuch Gong Zhu angrily.
Gong Zhu's expression was very calm, and he picked up the clothes from the ground unhurriedly, slapped them, hung them on the hanger, and replied.
"Your Majesty, the old slave has always known what he is doing, the old slave is doing a good thing, in order to leave a queen in our Northern Qi Kingdom, the old slave has no roots, but the old slave also knows that the queen is hurting the country by doing that!"
"Shut up."
The emperor roared at Gong Zhu. Gong Zhu stopped talking, but he didn't change his face and looked at the emperor. The two of them looked at each other like this, and each could see the worry in each other's hearts.
After a long time, the emperor spoke.
"Gong Zhu, I know that you are for my good, for the good of our Great Qi Country, but. But I can't bear you. â
Gong Zhu saw the emperor's worried expression, and felt hot in his heart.
"Your Majesty." Gong Zhu said softly.
The emperor turned his head and stopped looking at him, taking off the rest of his clothes and changing into a yukata.
"It's not like you haven't done this kind of thing, do you remember what the queen said last time, this time, if the queen finds out again, I won't be able to report you."
"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, you have to stay behind. The minions must help you do this. Otherwise, even if he died, the slave would not have the face to see the Queen Mother. The more Gong Zhu spoke, the more sad he became, and tears welled up in his eyes.
The Emperor sighed.
"I understand what you say, it's just. Gong Zhu, I am the only one by my side, you said that if you are gone, I usually don't even have someone to talk to. â
Both the master and servant had the same feelings in their hearts at this time. The queen has no virtue, brutalizes the emperor's heir, the Yanlan family controls the government, and the relatives are powerful, and they can't move her, so they have to watch the concubine die tragically and the prince dies of illness. But the emperor has no queen, the country is not right, there is no problem at the moment, but if something happens to the emperor one day, there will be no one to succeed him. The master and servant are both thinking about each other, and from childhood to adulthood, the two of them have supported each other and walked over.
"Your Majesty, the old slaves have all been arranged. It's going to be fine. â
"What time did you not say that?"
Even though the queen is domineering, he is the emperor after all, and for so many years, he has also tried to find a way, but he has failed.
The emperor stripped off his clothes, entered the hot springs, and leaned against a rockery to close his eyes. After a while, the voice of speech was heard.
"Seventh girl, there is a hot spring inside, and the slave is waiting for you here."
Chang Gui gave the old peasant woman a look, and the peasant woman nodded and continued to help the seventh girl walk forward. When she arrived at the hot spring, the peasant woman could vaguely see that there should be someone on the other side of the rockery, but she pretended not to see it.
"Girl, here's a small ladder where you can sit here." The seventh girl sat down, and the peasant woman helped her take off her cloak. She was about to reach out and remove the blindfold when the peasant woman grabbed her hand.
"Girl, my lord told you not to take it off."
The seventh girl was a little puzzled. The peasant woman lowered her voice again and said,
"Girl, go down and lean on this stone. On the other side, there are people. â
The seventh girl was so frightened that she stood up on the stone, and grabbed the peasant woman's hand so hard that she would not let go. She's just wearing a yukata now, and she's blindfolded again, so ...... Wait, yes, that guy?
The seventh girl gradually let go of her hand, and the old peasant woman let go of her hand, and made sure that the seventh girl stood firm and stepped back.
She listened quietly. Now she is blindfolded and can only listen by ear. Suddenly, she heard the sound of water, and slowly came towards her. In fact, she was not ready, she thought that after taking a bath, she would at least let her see what kind of person her child's father would be, but she was so blindfolded that she was going to act with a strange man.
The sound of the water is nearer, closer, closer. Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed her and pulled her over.
She pushed hard, and the two of them were originally very close, so that the two of them fell down together as soon as she pushed.
The hand that was holding her loosened, and the cloth covering her eyes fell. The seventh girl opened her eyes slightly, and saw the front chest of a man, so frightened that she immediately stood up, thinking of her soaking wet, and hurriedly hugged herself and turned around.
The Emperor slowly stood up and did nothing more. He didn't see the woman's face clearly, but he could feel the panic and anxiety in her heart at the moment from her back.
The seventh girl was dipped in water, after all, it was still cold, and she was a little unsteady after a while. The Emperor stepped forward cautiously, slowly raised his hands, blindfolded her with his left hand, and wrapped her into his arms with his right hand.
Suddenly feeling the warmth, the seventh girl felt a little abrupt, but she didn't want to push it away.
The peasant woman stood by the outer curtain, saw the scene through the crack, and quietly withdrew.
Chang Gui said something in the ear of the great eunuch Gong Zhu, with a slightly urgent expression.
"What's the hurry, calm down, just do what you said before."
Chang Gui didn't answer, just looked at the big eunuch. Gong Zhu looked at him and asked.
"Chang Gui, sleep less in the future, I know that you young people sleep more, but in the future, you will have to take care of things, ah."
Chang Gui's eye circles gradually turned red.
"What are you crying about, hold back your tears for me, don't cry."
"Yes."
"Take good care of the emperor, you know."
"Yes."
Gong Zhu patted Chang Gui's shoulder again.
"Okay, let's go, I won't be able to catch up in a while."
Chang Gui knelt down, kowtowed three times to the great eunuch Gong Zhu, and ran away without looking back.
The peasant woman came from behind.
"The Grand Duke has always had a good eye, and this is also a loving and righteous child."
Gong Zhu looked at Chang Gui's back as he ran away.
"Yes, I just walked away and saw the wrong one of you, and if you have no heart, you will know that you enjoy it."
The peasant woman laughed.
"Oh, my eldest father-in-law, I don't remember that you love to hold grudges so much, you still remember after so many years. Yes, it was my fault that I regretted 'eating against you' back then. But the opportunity to get out of the palace is just around the corner, who wants to stay there. â
"Alright, okay, don't talk about it. How's it going? â
Gong Zhu was not happy to hear her say this, and he made people laugh about it back then. The palace maid who promised to 'eat' left the palace on the same day, and fortunately she was also a celebrity around the Queen Mother at that time, otherwise ordinary people would really not be able to do this.
"Shun lĂŹ, she's also a smart girl."
Gong Zhu actually knew, but he still wanted to ask.
"What about the medicine? Nothing will happen, right? â
"Well, it's all good dose, no problem, it's a little troublesome for the two drugs to mix together, so I asked the girl to eat a little less just now, for fear that she will vomit again."
Gong Zhu turned his face and frowned at the peasant woman, who laughed 'poof'.
"Haha, you're really, you're still not dignified at all when you're old."
Gong Zhu's brows furrowed even more.
In the distance, you can see a group of people bustling towards this side.
The peasant woman put away her smile, and Gong Zhu's expression became solemn.
"We'll see you later." The farmer turned and walked away.
"I hope so."
The queen phoenix arrived, and no one stopped her wherever she went.
Miyatake watched until the team came up to him.
"Minions, see the queen mother." Gong Zhu knelt down unhurriedly.
Lu Ping helped the queen to walk in front of Gong Zhu.
"Gong Zhu, raise your face."
'Smack. â
Without saying anything, Lu Ping gave the big eunuch Gong Zhu a slap. Lu Ping has practiced some kung fu, and Gong Zhu is dizzy when this slap hits him directly.
"Gong Zhu, the last time you and Ming Dexin's slut went to her palace to send a woman, what did this palace tell you, do you remember?" The Queen's voice trembled with anger.
"Back to the queen, the slave is too old to remember."
'Smack. â
Another slap, this time it was the queen herself. Gong Zhu's mind was in a mess, and he was about to fall.
"You old thing, I can't remember the words of this palace, what's the use of living! Come on, just follow what the palace said, and kill him in the palace battle. â
"The queen mother's life." Chang Gui, who was standing next to the green screen, lay on the ground.
"Shut up, if you're saying a word, this palace won't remember your merits tonight, and you, the old immortal godfather, will be beaten to death together." After the queen finished speaking, she ignored it and walked straight to the emperor's hot spring.
"The Queen."
Gong Zhu had been pressed to the ground by the forbidden army brought by the queen, but he didn't howl, he just hit the real sore spot and couldn't help but make a 'hmm' sound, Chang Gui lay on the ground, and kept shouting the queen mother in his mouth, he didn't dare to raise his head, he was afraid of seeing his godfather being beaten indiscriminately.
Luping tore the curtain hard. The emperor was already in his underwear and stood on the shore. Looking at the queen mother who walked in with the support of Lu Ping, her eyes burned with anger.
"The emperor is really a cold-blooded father, no matter how many children die, he always does not change his nature. It's only been a few days since the Seventh Prince left, and you, as a father, are in the mood to go to this kind of wilderness to have fun with women. â
"Queen!"
"Humph!"
The empress snorted coldly and stopped looking at the emperor, but looked around.
"Your Majesty, it's cold at night, so let the slaves and maids wait for you to get dressed first. Don't hurry up yet. â
After Lu Ping finished speaking, a group of palace maids came up from behind, holding dragon robes and cloaks that could also be used, and hurriedly put them on the emperor. While wearing it, he pushed the emperor out.
"What are you doing, presumptuous, bold, let go of me."
The Emperor shook off the crowd and glanced into the water. The emperor's eyes were all in the eyes of the queen.
"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that you are not in good health these days, and you came from the palace overnight, so you can forgive the concubine for disturbing your Yaxing, the concubine is all for your own good. What are you doing in a daze, the emperor is weak, and he doesn't want to lift the emperor into the sedan chair quickly. â
The queen made a look, and Lu Ping also went up to help, regardless of the emperor's struggle, and carried the emperor out. The queen didn't even look at the emperor, and stood still on the shore of the hot springs.
The emperor was carried outside, his clothes draped over his body, but he could not care less about losing face. He saw the great eunuch Gong Zhu who was slumped on the ground.
"Palace, Palace."
"Your Majesty, it's windy, let's hurry up and get on the sedan chair. Many people are watching this, and everyone cares about you. â
Lu Ping pushed the emperor, trying her best to block the side where the palace bamboo was lying and walked towards the queen's phoenix. The emperor really didn't say anything anymore, just stared blankly, looking at the palace bamboo on the ground that seemed to have been broken, Chang Gui kneeling aside, the officers and soldiers who were attracted by the queen's arrogance, and those who boldly looked at his palace daughter and eunuchs. At that moment, the emperor really felt scared.
After placing the emperor, Luping wanted to go back to the queen mother, and saw Chang Gui who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Chang Gui Grand Father-in-law." Chang Gui was stunned. Although I felt that the title of Grand Duke was very uncomfortable, I still stood up and should be Luping,
"What does Aunt Luping command?"
Luping laughed and said,
"Father-in-law said with a smile, from now on, you are the head of our Daqi Palace, how can you tell me. Chang Gui Gonggong, mourn, do your best to dispose of the bones, the queen is still waiting for you to serve. After speaking, Luping did not plan to leave.
"Oh, yes, yes. You guys, throw this one to a mass grave. Chang Gui replied flatteringly, and ordered a few eunuchs next to him to throw the palace bamboo on the ground to the mass grave.
Green Screen nodded contentedly, bowed slightly, and left. Chang Gui was left alone looking at the ground in a daze.
The queen was not in a hurry, she had already seen the vixen's hair, which was next to the rockery. Taking advantage of this time, she wants to sort out her feelings and think about what she will do to this disobedient emperor when she goes back. Fortunately, Gong Zhu is dead, and there will never be such a thing in the future. Thinking of this, the queen also remembered that she wanted to promote Chang Gui to the head of the eunuchs. It's really thanks to Chang Gui. I thought that the Seventh Prince had just died, and the emperor didn't have this kind of thought, so he relaxed his vigilance, and just sent someone to pay a little attention to the emperor's entourage, but he didn't expect this palace bamboo to be so treacherous.
"The Queen."
Luping returned to the Queen's side and looked at the hot spring pool, on which a woman floated.
"Well, it's also a tolerable one, and I don't poke my head for such a long time. Fish it up. â
A few eunuchs went down and fished out the seven girls. Although the delicate figure of the seven girls was undoubtedly revealed, they did not dare to look at it.
"Luping, take a good look, are you dead?"
Luping squatted down, carefully snorted and checked her pupils.
"Niangniang, I'm dead, and my body has begun to stiffen."
"Hmph, it's cheaper for such a vixen."
The queen shook her hand and turned to leave. Green Screen instructed the eunuchs around him to throw the corpses into the mass graves, and followed.
In the arrogance of returning to the palace, the emperor did not say a word. The queen wanted to say something, but seeing that the emperor was so wooden, she just forgot it. Luping and Chang Gui are waiting on both sides.
The queen's phoenix has not yet returned to the palace of Qi from the eastern suburbs, and the people of the Northern Qi Kingdom have known about their emperor's good play. The emperor's wolf appearance is described in great detail, and the image of the empress is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.