CHAPTER XXII

On the day of An Yin's return, Qiu Mu Hibiscus was sitting next to the emperor, no longer dressed in green, but red. She was red for the first time in her life, but not for him. This day is the day of her canonization of the concubine, and the palace is full of gold and brilliance. She is no longer the autumn hibiscus wearing a green horse and whip, but the high brocade concubine. Brocade, which means colorful, is extremely gorgeous.

An Yin knelt in the main hall and looked at the autumn hibiscus above the main hall. On the pillars in the hall are the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, a group of golden splendor. Everyone knows that the queen is now just in name, and Concubine Jin is just around the corner to replace the queen.

Dressed in red, she seemed to be surrounded by a colorful glow, fading the coldness under the green clothes of the past, and becoming more charming. She has grown up and become more beautiful, as long as she gives an order, any man in the world is willing to give everything for her. The red clothes, the phoenix crown, and the emperor's loving gaze, all of them were like a touch of cold water, ruthlessly extinguishing his joy of victory. When he was in the border stopper, he heard all kinds of things about the autumn hibiscus, whether it was red face and trouble, or fox charm and bewitchment of the lord, he refused to believe it, let alone believe it. But now, he looked at Concubine Jin, who was loved by thousands of people, and had to believe it.

"General An Yin is meritorious! Reward 10,000 taels of silver, 1,000 acres of fertile land, and rebuild the general's mansion! The emperor said condescendingly, holding the power that everyone in the world admired and feared.

An Yin knelt down: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

"Hurry up! Sit! The emperor smiled.

"Your Majesty." An Yin lowered his head, he didn't dare to look up, let alone look up. He would rather be in the border at this moment, with a sword in hand, and he can kill the enemy to his heart's content.

"I respect you!" The emperor raised his wine glass, and Qiu Mu Hibiscus also raised his wine glass with the emperor and drank it all. Her head began to feel dizzy, she didn't care, and she had another cup of stomach. Tears and wine mixed together, and I swallowed desperately in my stomach. She hated this red, hated the phoenix crown on her head, and hated this hall. She misses the days in the barracks, following her father, riding a horse race, galloping in the grassland, she doesn't need to say things against her will, she doesn't need to do things against her will, and she doesn't need to look at her beloved from afar like this.

The wine in the court is not as strong as that on the prairie, but it is easy to get drunk. When I got drunk, all I could think about was sadness.

An Yin's heartache for a while, raise a glass, dry.

The eyes wandered, and between the looks, a thousand words.

"What's wrong with Hibiscus today?" The emperor asked softly.

"The concubine is happy, today the double happiness is coming, and the concubine is happy." Another cup of belly, Qiu Mu Hibiscus said with a smile, laughing so that his eyes were full of tears, and the crystal tears flashed in his bright eyes, as if he was a merman flowing to the moon.

"Why is Hibiscus crying?" The emperor hurriedly reached out and picked up Qiu Muhibiscus's face and wiped away the tears on her face.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, the concubines are just too happy." Akiki Hibiscus continued to reach for the wine glass, but was severely blocked by the emperor.

The emperor sneered for a while, and said to the maid beside Qiu Mujian: "Help Niangniang go out to sober up, she is afraid that she is drunk." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The maid beside her is no longer a child, she used her life to protect Akiki Hibiscus for the last time, and finally left this tomb-like palace. On the day of the child's funeral, Qiu Muhibiscus's almost crazy laughter resounded in the palace, you are finally gone, and you don't have to accompany me to live this devouring life anymore.

There is no room for refusal. As he was leaving, Akiki turned his head to look back at An Yin, who was drinking and laughing. She closed her eyes in pain, unable to bear to look at them again.

They got acquainted with the barracks. At that time, Akiki Hibiscus was the daughter of General Akitake, her mother died early, and she grew up in the military camp with her father since she was a child, and she liked to ride and shoot. An Yin is the most valued soldier by the general. An Yin fell in love with the beautiful and reckless Akiki Hibiscus at first sight, but buried all his love in the bottom of his heart. When I am successful, I will marry you!"

The straightforward Akiki Hibiscus directly expressed her love for An Yin to her father, hoping to marry him. The general laughed and agreed. He is a great general, and every promise he makes is bound to be fulfilled. Akiki believed him, and only waited for the day to come with joy, and put on a red wedding dress for An Yin. Unexpectedly, in a battle, the general died, and Qiu Mu Hibiscus was recruited into the palace by the emperor and canonized as the lord of Mu Hibiscus, and since then he has been imprisoned in the high wall. It's been 4 years. Now goodbye, it's the difference between monarchs and ministers. Qiu Mu Hibiscus thought that the emperor's side was the closest place to him, at least he could hear and even see all kinds of things about him, rejoicing and worrying for him. But now she knew that she was very wrong, and this was the farthest place from him. Although it is close at hand, it will not be able to reach it for a lifetime. Up and down the hall is the farthest distance.

"I wonder how long the general will stay in this city when he comes back this time?" The emperor asked nonchalantly.

"A few days later, the minister immediately returned to the border fortress, guarded the territory, and served the country!"

"Good! It's not in vain that I value you! The emperor laughed, "I remember that the general has not yet married a wife, so why don't I marry my little daughter, Princess Anyang, to you?" You also know that Princess Anyang has admired you for a long time. ”

An Yin hurriedly got up, knelt down, and said, "The minister is just an ordinary general, how can he be worthy of such a golden branch and jade leaf as a princess?" Besides, the minister has been fighting abroad all the year round, so he is afraid that he will snub the princess. The princess is the person on the tip of the emperor's heart, how can she be so wronged. ”

The emperor slammed the wine glass, slapped the table, and said, "You also know that the person on the tip of my heart should not be offended!" ”

"The emperor forgives his sins!"

"I don't care about the past between you and Concubine Jin, but I also hope that these past things will pass forever! I order you to return to the border as soon as possible, if there is anything, you can communicate, and you don't have to go back to Yiru City! ”

The king's life is like a mountain, he is loyal to the king, loyal to the country, loyal to the people of the dawn, but he cannot be loyal to himself.

"Obey the order!"

"Stand down."

"Yes. The minister retired. ”

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place. In the face of pain, in the face of the enemy army, in the face of the death of his brother, in the face of all kinds of difficult environments, An Yin gritted his teeth and never cried, but now, he couldn't bear it anymore. A tear broke free and finally fell.

It's my incompetence that can't keep you safe and give you a future.

After An Yin retired, the emperor immediately went to the Autumn Hibiscus Palace. This is a palace built by the emperor with a lot of money, and it is very luxurious.

"Back to the emperor, Niangniang has already gone to bed...... a maid said timidly.

The emperor didn't pay attention to it, and went straight to the palace, he was the Son of Heaven, and no one could stop him. What he wanted, no one could take away.

"Concubine Jin!" When the emperor entered the palace, it was all according to the preferences of Qiu Hibiscus, and it was a quiet mint green as far as the eye could see. The bead curtain moved slightly, the layers of light tents trembled slightly, and clouds and smoke rose in the hall. Akiki Hibiscus had indeed fallen asleep, and she didn't panic when she heard the emperor coming, she knew, she should have known.

Qiu Mu Hibiscus got up and knelt down, her long waterfall-like hair poured down, covering her haggard face, her voice was a little hoarse, and said: "The concubine sees the emperor, the concubine doesn't know that the emperor is coming tonight, it is rude, I hope the emperor will forgive the sin." ”

"Get up, I didn't know you were asleep." The emperor waved his hand and said.

Akiki got up and stood there with his head down, not looking at the emperor and not speaking.