Chapter 145: Decadence
Although this may be a bit unkind, Xu Youshan looks at Xie Jing's already unreasonable skin, and when he usually doesn't smile, or even ridicules and makes things difficult, it will make people spineless and nymphomaniac, not to mention that now he shows such a helpless expression, isn't this a crime that makes people unable to control it? Xu Youshan glared at Xie Jing hatefully, and then forced herself to look away and recite the heart mantra in her heart.
"This is the Phoenix Palace."
Xie Jing suddenly said lightly and lightly.
"Huh?" Xu Youshan's heart-purifying mantra was thrown away by her before she finished reciting two sentences, Xu Youshan turned his head and looked at Xie Jing fixedly, waiting for him to continue, but he was silent again, just sitting there, looking out the window in the direction, but Xu Youshan followed his gaze, in fact, there was nothing except a large piece of purple flowers, what was Xie Jing looking at?
Xu Youshan wanted to ask Xie Jing what was wrong with him, but the words came to her lips, and after turning three and three times, she finally swallowed back, but when he looked out a little apprehensively, she also stretched her neck and stretched her head out of the window to see what was outside that could make Xie Jing so abnormal.
And when Xu Youshan leaned out of the window and looked out, after glancing around, her eyes were finally fixed on a palace, outside an extremely grand and exquisite, but also extremely desolate and decadent palace, and such a desolate and decadent palace is simply unbelievable that in the most prosperous palace city in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there will be such a palace?
And how long will it take for a palace to be abandoned like this? And still in this palace city, to abandon a palace like this is much more laborious than maintaining a palace. But here, in front of Xu Youshan, there is a majestic palace, the corners of the cornices, the pavilions and pavilions can be vaguely seen that it was once magnificent, but now it is a palace that is so decadent and desolate that she is frightened.
Xu Youshan was surprised, but what surprised her even more was that. In the place where she was stunned at first sight, on the rosewood gate that had lost its paint, there were three big characters mottled in the lintel - Fengyu Palace.
Those three big characters are so dragon flying and phoenix dancing, and the charm is super easy. And people say that people are like their words, but Xu Youshan now looks at the three big characters that are already mottled, but she is a little suspicious, is this word written by that person?
And this ink treasure is vigorous and powerful. At first glance, you can see that it is a man's work. In the deep courtyard of this palace, who can be inscribed on the gate of Fengyu Palace? Naturally, it can only be Emperor Zhou Hui's ink treasure, but Xu Youshan looked at the three big characters of "Fengyu Palace" in a daze, but she still couldn't believe it, it could actually be Emperor Zhou Hui's words, although she has looked up to Emperor Zhou Hui a lot, and she is no longer the emperor who was mediocre in her heart before. But Xu Youshan was still a little stunned when she looked at the three big characters with super charm.
Because the words are really beautiful. And the three big characters of "Feng Yu Palace" really made Xu Youshan not know how to react.
After all, even if you are really lonely and don't know the name of this palace, but in this palace city, who can have the word "phoenix" in the name? Who else can live in this palace with the word "phoenix"? In addition to the current queen mother, there is only a queen, but Emperor Zhou Hui has only had one queen so far, that is, Queen Yuan Houzhen, who is also ...... Xu Youshan turned her eyes to look at Xie Jing a little overwhelmed, that is also Xie Jing's biological mother, Queen Zhen!
"Do you know where this is?" Xie Jing was in a trance as if after a lot of time, and the voice that fell into Xu Youshan's ears sounded.
"Hmm." Xu Youshan replied in a low voice, "It's Fengyu Palace." ”
"Then do you know whose palace the Phoenix Palace used to be?" Xie Jing asked softly.
Xu Youshan paused again and again before saying, "I know, it's Her Royal Highness the Queen." ”
Xie Jing was silent, time was sad, Xu Youshan looked at Xie Jing who was looking out of the window in a trance, and there was some slight pain in her heart, but she didn't know how to vent, of course she had heard of who Queen Zhen was, after the first confrontation with Xie Jing back then, Xu Youshan immediately sent Wu Lin to collect all the news related to him, and came back to tell her, how could she miss the matter about his biological mother, Queen Zhen.
But about Queen Zhen, Xu Youshan also knows a limited amount, most of them are those who are passed on by the common people, such as whether Queen Zhen is Emperor Zhou Hui or the crown princess when she was the crown prince; For example, Empress Zhen is the first empress of Emperor Zhou Hui, and it is estimated that she will only be the last; For example, Emperor Zhou Hui actually didn't like Queen Zhen, but it was only because her mother's family was too strong that she would be so accommodating, otherwise how could Queen Zhen die, not only would her widow be disliked by Emperor Zhou Hui to such an extent, but even her maiden family was degraded out of the divine capital by Emperor Zhou Hui.
All these rumors made the image of Queen Zhen very mysterious and unfortunate, but at this time, in front of Xie Jing with a hint of helplessness, Xu Youshan suddenly felt that in fact, those rumors didn't matter.
The wind was gentle, blowing the silk curtain on the driving force and dancing, but between the silk curtains that were as beautiful as the immortals, Xie Jing's face slowly began to have a sense of sadness, but it took away all the beautiful colors, making Xu Youshan's eyes a little unbearable, but she didn't know how to comfort him, after all, she had never been in this kind of mood for him, and she had never had feelings about missing her father or mother.
Because if you want to miss, at least there must be those attachments called father's love or mother's love, right? But except for Pei's body, Xu Youshan has never obtained this kind of thing, no matter at any time, so she doesn't know how to comfort Xie Jing, after all, Xu Youshan really doesn't understand the remembrance of the deceased.
"Come down with me." Xie Jing said in a low voice.
"Huh? Good. Xu Youshan was still sad, but after Xie Jing's voice sounded, she immediately came back to her senses, and after he got out of the car, she also helped his outstretched hand to get out of the car, and then followed behind him, when Wenge and Liu's mother and his party hung far behind them, they walked towards the palace that had already been mottled.
And this phoenix palace is also weird enough. Although its decay can be seen from the gate, outside its perimeter, everything and everything can still match the majesty of the lord of the harem represented by the Fengyu Palace. It's like the one that is very rare outside the palace, but here it is just like the purple flowers that are the most common wildflowers outside the palace; There are also around the outside of the Feng Yu Palace, scattered so that the precious Luo Dan trees, the flourishing brocade on the branches, all year round are colorful as Xu Youshan sees now, just like heaven.
It's just that in the adjacent place of this paradise, Xu Youshan's eyes accidentally swept to the palace with a decadent and desolate atmosphere.
Xu Youshan was stunned for a moment, and then opened the distance between her and Xie Jing. And Xie Jing just looked at the familiar and unfamiliar scenery around him and walked slowly, and didn't notice that the people behind him stopped. And when he finally found that the footsteps behind him were gone, she also found herself stunned in place, and when she couldn't see Xie Jing's figure for a long time, the two of them happened to be inside and outside the hall. There was just a corner between them. No one can see anyone.
But in this way, Xu Youshan suddenly panicked, so she hurriedly lifted the hem of her skirt and wanted to trot a few steps to catch up, but she only mentioned that she had a plain white skirt with blue silk flowers and thin embroidered willow leaves, and before she had time to run, she saw that Xie Jing was already standing there at the mottled gate of Fengyu Palace, looking at her with a faint look in her eyes.
"Xu Youshan. Come here. ”
The sun is quiet, and the prosperous brocade on the Lordan wood reflects the prosperous beam. But the more prosperous they are, the more they will reflect the withering and desolate depression of the Fengyu Palace, but even in such a withering and desolate situation, Xie Jing can bring all the prosperity with him standing there quietly, and in the heavy dead silence, Xie Jing's stunning face illuminates Xu Youshan's eyes.
Xu Youshan hurried two steps and walked to Xie Jing's side, Xie Jing glanced at her lightly, turned around when the wind blew his clothes, and took Xu Youshan's petite and tender hand and slowly walked into the Fengyu Palace step by step.
And the autumn breeze was slightly cool, but it couldn't extinguish Xu Youshan's red cheeks, but she didn't say anything, just let Xie Jing lead her like that, slowly crossed the rotten porch, and walked into the most brilliant place in the harem, which was once the most glorious and brilliant place, and also represented the most noble identity and in this big week, it was like standing above the nine heavens The symbol of the most noble woman, Fengyu Palace.
The overall building of the Fengyu Palace upholds the solemn and magnificent atmosphere, so when Xu Youshan just looked in from the outside, the first sight was shocked by its towering and majestic main hall, although the Fengyu Palace has long been decayed, but the more it is so, the spectacular main hall building, the greater the impact on people, Xu Youshan doesn't know, how to imagine, before the Fengyu Palace has not withered, what kind of scene it should be?
But unlike the main hall that gave Xu Youshan a big impact, after she and Xie Jing entered it, from the desolate atmosphere inside, the inner hall of this Fengyu Palace was actually built with a small bridge and flowing water, exquisite and graceful, especially from the several waterways that had long dried up, and the shape of the main road that can only vaguely see a rough outline, this was once a courtyard with a stream and flowers and trees.
Xie Jing led Xu Youshan and walked slowly in the wild grass that had already grown over her calves, but Xie Jing just pulled her without saying a word, and she didn't ask anything, just clenched Xie Jing's hand back and walked in the wild grass that was a little too difficult for her.
"I can't remember what the queen mother looked like."
And just when Xu Youshan clenched Xie Jing's slender and good-looking fingertips, while carefully looking at this made her curious and surprised how it could be so degraded, Xie Jing's voice actually sounded softly, but there was a faint sadness and coldness in the words, which made Xu Youshan look back at his back blankly.
If there is a trace of sorrow, Xu Youshan can understand, but what about the chill that makes her heart frightened? Xu Youshan looked at Xie Jing's back blankly, a little unconscious, but Xie Jing didn't say anything, just led her, walked step by step in this Fengyu Palace, skipping the buildings and pavilions, he and she walked silently like this, as if they had walked through thousands of rivers and mountains.
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Lin'an Palace, after nightfall, different from the day, suddenly appeared to shine brightly under the dazzling crystal palace lamp, and the trees and flowers in the hall were also filled with palace lamps, so that the entire Lin'an Palace was as bright as day. There was no trace of darkness, so bright that it seemed to cover the starlight in the sky by a step, so that Xu Youshan looked up. Not a single star is in sight.
And it just so happens that there is no moon this night, so when Xu Youshan crossed the bright lights of Lin'an Hall and looked at the night sky, she could clearly perceive that tonight was actually a dark night without stars and moons. It's just that now it's lit up by the lights of this world for a moment.
At this time, it was already the end of the day, and in the late autumn night, it was already completely dark. In the brightly lit Lin'an Palace, in addition to her and Xie Jing, the second prince Xie Yan and the third prince Xie Wen have also returned, and now Xie Jing. I don't see the kind of suddenness in the afternoon when I was in the Fengyu Palace. At this time, he was back to the gentle and elegant King Xie Jing.
But just when Xu Youshan was thinking a little, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall, and after a while, Xu Youshan saw that a woman wearing a red and gold flower light silk embroidered hundred butterfly robe skirt was surrounded by everyone and walked in, and when Xu Youshan saw her face clearly, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The one who came was headed by the eldest princess Deming, and Emperor Zhou Hui had several princesses. Although Xu Youshan didn't treat this eldest princess of Deming very much, she was now in the entire Lin'an Palace. It's just a female dependent, this is too uncomfortable, isn't it? Therefore, at this time, Xu Youshan was relieved by the arrival of Princess Deming and other royal daughters.
But just when Xu Youshan thought that she was hiding it well, and no one saw her slightly relaxed anger, she felt that someone was looking at her, so Xu Youshan raised her eyes, and when she saw the long and narrow eyes with shallow indifference in the closest place to her, she was stunned, but immediately turned her eyes away pretending that nothing had happened, and continued to bow her head and eat the exquisite pearl jujube cake on the table, no longer looking at Xie Jing.
And Xie Jing didn't say anything, but when a young prince called him, he put away his indifference, and changed his gentle gaze and tone to the sideways, but between Xie Jing and Xu Youshan, this somewhat awkward atmosphere couldn't escape Liu's mother and Wen Ge's eyes, but since the two of them came out of Fengyu Palace in the afternoon, the atmosphere between them has been like this, which makes Liu's mother and Wen Ge are monks who are the second elder monks, and they don't know what happened between Xie Jing and Xu Youshan.
Ke Wenge and Liu's mother wanted to figure it out, but Xie Jing and Xu Youshan didn't seem to have the meaning to explain, so Wenge and the others didn't want to ask much, so they could only look at the strange two like this.
And that is, in the Lin'an Palace, everyone has their own thoughts, but it seems to be the most warm and harmonious picture, the Queen Mother and Emperor Zhou Hui arrived, everyone got up to greet each other, and Emperor Zhou Hui and the Queen Mother walked in the front, followed by the four concubines headed by the virtuous concubine, among which Concubine De was also there, but in the past, she had always been a person who stood side by side with the virtuous concubine, but at this time she was at the end, and described as haggard.
And Xu Youshan was really emotional after seeing Concubine De in such a situation out of the corner of her eye, she still remembered the first time she saw Concubine De at the Queen Mother's Qianqiu New Year's Banquet that year, she was still so radiant and beautiful, but it seemed that it was just a blink of an eye, and Concubine De already looked so depressed compared to the past.
Xu Youshan was emotional, and at this time, she also saw Concubine De, who was described as haggard, and there was another person whose mood was also fluctuating, that is, Xie Yan, Xie Yan lowered her head, and when Concubine De walked past him who knelt and bowed her head, Xie Yan's hand under her forehead was clenched into a fist, but it was a pity that at this time, no one noticed his abnormality, nor did she find the frightening resentment on Xie Yan's lowered face.
"Emperors, get up." After Emperor Zhou Hui and the Queen Mother were seated, Emperor Zhou Hui smiled at everyone who knelt down in front of him.
"Thank you, Father." Xu Youshan shouted loudly in the crowd, but she couldn't help but slander in her heart, the evil imperial system!
The so-called family banquet is just a process of a group of people sitting down and patting Emperor Zhou Hui, but compared to other banquets, at this so-called family banquet, the people who patted Emperor Zhou Hui's ass have become his princes and princesses, Xu Youshan silently looked at the banquet, and everyone led by Xie Wen was patting Emperor Zhou Hui's beard and patting the horse, and what they said was not the same, so they didn't say it first, their ability to say flattery with sincerity really made her feel amazing.
Compared with the few people led by Xie Wen and who stirred up Emperor Zhou Hui and the atmosphere at the banquet very well, Xie Jing and Xu Youshan, as well as a few people such as Xie Yan who obviously ignored and disliked Emperor Zhou Hui, just ate silently on the side and laughed a few times with the atmosphere from time to time.
But this is a good phenomenon for Xu Youshan, but when she was leisurely eating the delicacies in the corner, each of which was a delicacy from the mountains and seas, Concubine Xian actually called her.
"Princess Chu." Concubine Xian called softly.
But this almost startled Xu Youshan threw out the elephant chopsticks in her hand, but fortunately, Xu Youshan reacted in time, held her hand tightly, and then immediately raised her head, and responded a little shyly: "Concubine Xian Niangniang." ”
Concubine Xian's sudden voice made everyone at the table look at her, including Emperor Zhou Hui and the Queen Mother, and this also made the cold hairs on Xu Youshan's back stand up, and fortunately, Xu Youshan's image on the outside has always been shy and introverted, so at this time, in this situation that makes her secretly call God, she can still bow her head slightly, looking a little shy, just avoiding everyone's inspection.
"These dishes can be tasted by you." But Concubine Xian didn't seem to know that she had attracted everyone's attention, and she still asked Xu Youshan with a gentle smile.
"Concubine Huixian, these dishes are all delicacies, how can they not be in line with Youshan's taste." Xu Youshan said softly, but under the white jade carved boxwood carved pine table that others couldn't see, Xu Youshan's hands were already trembling slightly.
Because after Concubine Xian called Xu Youshan, let's not talk about others, the corners of Emperor Zhou Hui and the Queen Mother's mouths were obviously smiling, but as soon as the eyes were cold and indifferent, Xu Youshan felt scared, although she had seen Emperor Zhou Hui several times, Emperor Zhou Hui, the great Emperor of Zhou, but there was no time for him to pay attention to it like this, and she also knew that Concubine Xian was not a good stubble, a person like her, a look and a word, it could not be said that it could subvert her conspiracy, so she was afraid now.
But despite this, Xu Youshan still forced herself to calm down in her heart, after all, not being calm will only make her more likely to fall into the trap of others, although she is not so easy to calm down now.
"Yes, that's good, but you and His Royal Highness the King of Chu have been married for a long time." Concubine Xian's lips painted with red rouge were raised, and she said slowly.
But Xu Youshan paused before replying, "Yes." ”
"Hey, so since it's been half a year, why haven't you seen any movement from the princess?" Concubine Xian's gentle words made the banquet that was still smiling and Yan Yan suddenly quiet, and Xu Youshan was also stunned as soon as Concubine Xian's words fell, especially after Emperor Zhou Hui looked at her and squinted her eyes, Xu Youshan felt that her whole body was about to stiffen.
Yes, no matter how much Emperor Zhou Hui doesn't like Xie Jing, but he is already the year of destiny this year, but he has no grandchildren under his knees, which is a great blessing for Emperor Zhou Hui in this era of emphasizing many sons and grandchildren, when Emperor Zhou Hui is old, when he has no grandchildren, he falls in the eyes of others, which is a lack of blessing and to put it more seriously, it is a manifestation of no virtue, which makes Emperor Zhou Hui, an emperor who cares so much about his name, the most important thing.
And under the knees of Emperor Zhou Hui, the oldest and only one who can give birth to an heir is the eldest prince Xie Jing, the second prince Xie Yan and the third prince Xie Wen, three princes of the same age, but although Xie Yan and Xie Wen both have side concubines and concubines, the longest-ranked Xie Jing already has a concubine, and they have been married for half a year, which is the most suitable for giving birth to a royal grandson, to prove that Emperor Zhou Hui is blessed and most importantly, he is a virtuous king.
But here's the problem, Xie Jing and Xu Youshan are fake marriages, don't talk about any children, the two of them can be said to have even had a round house now, where can they conjure up a child for Emperor Zhou Hui to prove that he is virtuous and blessed?
And Concubine Xian's words really drew Emperor Zhou Hui's eyes to Xie Jing and Xu Youshan, and the atmosphere in the banquet instantly fell silent as Emperor Zhou Hui stopped laughing and slowly faded. (To be continued.) )