Chapter 31: The Imperial Concubine Reunites
Qiao Fengzhi stood in the room drunk and dizzy, and kept watching Yao Duran smile, laughing silently. Yao Duran was also silent, only looked at him with a light smile, and carefully looked at his drunken appearance.
He was dressed in white and was gorgeous. The fair-skinned handsome face was dyed with two touches of drunken redness, which reduced his usual elegance and fairy spirit, making him a little more evil and mysterious.
Yuezhi and Luqi stepped forward to serve him, but he lazily pushed them away, swayed slightly to the edge of the bed, raised his hand to pinch her delicate and small chin, and asked with a smile: "Ran'er, say, who am I?" ”
Yao Duran saw that he was drunk, glanced at him, and slapped his hand away: "Don't make trouble, you are drunk." ”
Qiao Fengzhi refused to give up, raised her face again, word by word, slowly and solemnly: "Ran'er, remember that I am your husband, your only husband in this life!" ”
After hearing this, Yao Duran's cheeks were hot, and he hurriedly turned his head to the moon branch and Lu Yan and said, "You don't need to serve here, let's go down and rest." ”
The two men looked at each other and withdrew.
"Dye'er......" Qiao Fengzhi sighed, and suddenly fell on the bed, not very gently hugged her into his chest, and refused to let go. Yao Duran found a comfortable sleeping position in his arms, listening to his even breathing, a heart settled, a night of wine and sultry, sweet dreams are frequent......
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Early the next morning, Huo Jingcheng sent someone to escort the seven Yasukuni beauties on their way home, including the crazy beauty. And Xiahou Bo's harem was vacant.
When Qiao Fengzhi woke up, he was still hangover and unwell. Yao Duran had already gotten up to make him fragrant tea, and when he saw that he was awake, he poured a cup and handed it to him: "Fengzhi, it should be better to drink some tea." ”
Qiao Fengzhi sat up and said while taking the tea: "Ran'er, why did you wake up so early?" I made a noise with you last night? ”
Yao Duran smiled: "No, you are too drunk, you hugged me and slept for a while and got me drunk, and I had a good night's sleep." ”
Qiao Fengzhi was provoked by her cute and mischievous words. When the two were laughing, the curtain was lifted, and Yuezhi came in with a tray, and said with a smile: "Gongzi Qiao, Mrs. Qiao, this is the perilla soup that the slave maid watched the stove last night and stayed up all night, to relieve hangover and nourish the stomach, and it is just right for Gongzi to drink it at this moment." ”
When Yao Duran heard this, he was surprised that the moon branch in his heart was so dedicated. Thinking about it, she stepped forward to serve the soup, but was suddenly attracted by the moon branch, this look, only to find that the moon branch is dressed up very beautiful today, wearing a pink dress and blue skirt, stepping on white embroidered shoes, with a fresh and elegant match. There are also a few small wildflowers on his head, and his delicate face is also powdered, his skin is bright and his lips are beautiful, and the whole person is very delicate up and down.
Yao Duran said with a smile while serving the soup: "Miss Yuezhi has not slept all night, and she has such a good complexion, she is really naturally beautiful." ”
Yuezhi smiled gently: "Madame praised it, it was because the slave maid stayed up all night and looked bad, so she added makeup to cover it up today." ”
"Well, you've worked hard." Yao Duran took over the hot and fragrant perilla soup. When he handed it to Qiao Feng, he saw that he had drunk all the fragrant tea in his hand at some point, so he covered the tea lid and said lightly: "I won't drink the soup." Mix soup and tea in a stomach, where will it be good. ”
Yao Duran smiled lightly, put the perilla soup in his hand back on the tray in Yuezhi's hand, and said, "Miss Yuezhi, Gongzi Qiao doesn't like to drink soup, we can only understand your wishes." ”
Yuezhi's delicate face was obviously stiff, and then returned to normal: "It's okay, the slave went down first." ”
"Well, go ahead." Yao Duran looked at her back, thoughtful.
Yao Duran turned around, took the empty teacup in Qiao Fengzhi's hand, and said, "I see that perilla soup is very good, and it was specially cooked by people who stayed up all night, why don't you drink it?" ”
Qiao Fengzhi lay down again, closed his eyes, and said with certainty: "Where is it to be good, too much hospitality." ”
Yao Duran smiled deeply and stopped talking.
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Three days later, Queen Du's posthumous affairs were properly handled. Du Yan returned to the barracks with his wife and children. Xiahou Bo also came back with a gloomy face. At this time, Huo Jingcheng had just sent someone to pick up Concubine Ning and ordered someone to lead her to Xiahou Bo's tent.
Concubine Ning, who was cultivating in the temple and was sorrowful, saw Xiahou Bo, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she immediately threw herself into Xiahou Bo's arms pitifully, and cried in a coquettish voice: "Your Majesty! The concubine has finally seen you! The concubine thought that she would be accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for the rest of her life. ”
When Xiahou Bo saw the old man again at this time, he also sighed in his heart, hugged Concubine Ning and stroked her back, and sighed: "Wanshu, don't cry." From now on, I will only have you by my side, and we will never be separated again. ”
Concubine Ning wiped away her tears and muttered, "Your Majesty ......"
"Shhh-" Xiahou Bo hurriedly interrupted her words, his expression was a little bitter and helpless, and he persuaded: "Wanshu, don't call it that anymore, there is no more Your Majesty and Concubine Ning, if it reaches the ears of others, it will be bad for you and me." ”
Concubine Ning listened to this, her heart was compassionate, and she was sad and sympathetic for a while, and comforted: "Bolang, I've heard everything." Bolang don't be too sad, as long as the person is okay, he will be able to spend the rest of his life in peace when he gets the seal. ”
Xiahou Bo sighed: "Okay, good...... The day of the conferment should be soon......"
The two reunited after a long absence, hugged each other and talked a lot. In the end, Concubine Ning naturally stayed in Xiahou Bo's tent and accompanied the frustrated monarch.
In this way, people from all walks of life in the Beiyue Imperial Palace stayed in this barracks, waiting for an unknown future and a way forward.
Life in the barracks was dull and boring. During the day, there were many people in the camp, each doing his own thing, and it was all noisy. At night, wild cats gather again, and they cry one by one like a group of babies crying tactfully, and they are a little crazy one after another. Undoubtedly, it also reminded Yao Duran of the jackdaw in the palace, and he couldn't help but feel gloomy and unhappy.
After lunch on this day, Qiao Fengzhi saw that she looked sad, so he shook her hand and walked out of the tent, and sent Fuquan without having to follow. He said as he walked: "Ran'er, I'll take you to ride a horse for a walk, you may be in a better mood." ”
Yao Duran looked up at the gorgeous spring light, narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "However, I don't know how to ride a horse." ”
Qiao Fengzhi said: "It's okay, I'll teach you." Now that you have nothing to do, it is better for you to learn to ride a horse as soon as possible, and you will definitely need it in the future. ”
As soon as Yao Duran heard this, she quietly followed him to the camp's stables.
After pulling out a horse, Yao Duran realized that the horse in front of her was so tall that she couldn't even step on the stirrups. So Qiao Fengzhi picked her up to reach the stirrup, and said, "Step on the stirrup and get on the horse yourself." If you can't even get on a horse, how can you ride a horse? ”
Yao Duran stepped on the soles of his feet, and he turned over very dexterously, muttering to him: "Why be so strict with me, I am a woman, and I don't need to go to the battlefield, no matter how good my horse skills are, it is useless." ”
Qiao Fengzhi listened to it and had his own words: "But horses are the only means of travel, saving time and effort, and learning is always convenient for yourself, right?" ”
Yao Duran was speechless, Qiao Fengzhi laughed, got on his horse on his hind feet, sat behind her and rode towards the pasture north of the camp.
"No...... You...... Slow down......" Yao Duran sat on the tall horse, worried.
When Qiao Feng heard this, Lang Lang laughed and said in her ear: "You also have times when you are timid?" ”
Yao Duran choked in his throat and was speechless, so he had to glare at him sideways, and snorted coldly on the other hand.
Seeing that she was so delicate, Qiao Fengzhi smiled even more heartily, and when he had laughed enough, he said softly: "Okay, I won't tease you." ”
As he spoke, he tugged on the reins and slowed the horse. The breeze in his ears subsided, and the horse walked leisurely.
Yao Duran let go of his suspense for a while, stood high and looked into the distance, and looked at the surroundings.
At a glance, there are all heavy tents in the camp, and there are teams of black-pressed soldiers, and from time to time there are slightly beautiful figures of maids and maids, fluttering and shuttling. Scene by scene spread out under the bright spring light, rigorous and casual.
Yao Duran looked at it, and was a little interested, and asked, "Fengzhi, when can we leave here?" ”
Qiao Fengzhi said patiently: "Soon, on the day of Du Yan's return, His Royal Highness has already played for His Majesty, and now he only needs to wait for His Majesty to give Anbei a policy, and when everything is settled, he can leave for Nanqian." ”
After hearing this, Yao Duran sighed faintly: "It's almost time, I think it will take some time." ”
Qiao Fengzhi comforted: "Hold on a little longer, Your Highness is so noble, and he still lives in this barracks." ”
When Yao Duran heard this, she had other thoughts in her heart. Perhaps, this is the cleverness of Huo Jingcheng. What is the Royal Palace? That is the residence of the Son of Heaven, even if Huo Jingcheng defeated North Vietnam, he also made military achievements, but once he lived in the palace, he was suspected of arrogance. So he didn't get carried away, but still acted cautiously.
Qiao Fengzhi saw that she was silent, thinking that she was still in a bad mood. He thought about it, suddenly leaned into her ear, and said slowly: "Dye'er, when we arrive in Nanqian, we will buy a courtyard house in Beijing, and the courtyard will be full of lanterns and will not be extinguished all night." After nightfall, we can lie on the rocking chairs in the courtyard to admire the moon and drink tea, and talk about our hearts. Also, now is a good time to enjoy the flowers, when I ask someone to dig up the stone slabs on both sides of the main house door, leave a passage in the middle, and change the two sides into two flower fields, which are full of all kinds of flowers, the day and spring are bright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the butterflies are dancing, do you say beautiful? ”
"Fengzhi, it's beautiful!" Sure enough, her spirit was lifted, and a pair of peach blossom eyes immediately became far away, as if she had seen that beautiful scenery.
She finally laughed, Qiao Fengzhi achieved her goal, couldn't help but smile deeply, and wanted to continue to tell her, but before she could speak, she only heard her playfully say: "No! You are so rich, I don't want to live in a courtyard, I want to live in a mansion! ”
"Haha......" Qiao Fengzhi laughed again, and only after laughing did he say: "Dye'er, it's not impossible to live in the mansion, it's just later." I have been appreciated by His Royal Highness, and I will definitely become an official after I arrive in Nanqian, and I must be low-key when I first arrive. After he has been in the official position for a year and a half, it is not too late to move to the mansion. ”