Chapter 31: Difficult to Choose
Long forbidden outside the palace
Liang Qi got off the bus stop and stabilized, and then helped Chu Xiang with both hands and slowly came down, "Slow these, didn't you say dizziness? I really have to follow when I go out to travel in the future, and Xiang'er has lost weight in just a few days! ”
Chu Xiang looked at the familiar city wall, and the temperature in his hands was scorching, "The concubine may have left the familiar residence and is slightly unwell, the emperor doesn't have to worry about the concubine," After that, Ayu broke free of his hands, and Ayu stepped forward to help her tidy up her dress, and then said to Liang Qi, "The emperor has worked hard for a day, or rest early, and the concubine will return to the Mingluan Palace first."
Liang Qi smiled with a smile in his eyes, he just debauched some things in the carriage and did what he loved, Xiang'er was very reluctant to say that he did such a shameful thing in broad daylight, it was simply insulting to royal etiquette! But he also thinks about the emperor's heir! Ayu, who stepped forward and pulled aside, motioned for Rong Cheng to pull her away, and he took her shoulders and walked slowly towards Mingluan Palace.
"What is the emperor doing? This is the Ming Luan Hall of the concubines! ”
"I am naturally resting. It's just that... If I want to rest, I still need Xiang'er to serve, since Xiang'er has returned to the Mingluan Palace, then I will follow."
Liang Qi was already very familiar with pushing open the door of the hall and carrying Chu Xiang into the inner hall, Rong Cheng was just about to enter with him, when he bowed his head and walked away, the sound of the wooden door closing sounded, and he didn't have time to retract his steps, and he slammed on the carved purple rhombic wooden door.
"Oops"
Rong Cheng touched his head, the dust on his hand fell to the ground, the carved purple rhombus wooden door of the Niangniang dormitory has an amethyst, the crystal is polished into a diamond shape around the surface, but it still maintains natural edges and corners, the strength of the emperor's closing of the door with the sharp edges and corners Rong Cheng instantly felt that he was indirectly disfigured by the emperor...
"Grandpa Rong? What's the matter, why are you squatting on the ground? ”
Ayu's voice sounded next to him, and he trotted over and squatted down, and when he saw him covering his forehead, he gently removed his hand, "Grandpa Rong, this is... Ah! How did my father-in-law's forehead burst! But do you want to send the imperial doctor to heal? After saying that, he got up and was about to run out, Rong Chengyi grabbed her hand, "Miss Ayu, don't worry, our family just accidentally knocked and didn't have to bother the doctor."
"My father-in-law is bleeding, how can I not heal him? What if you break your brain! ”
"What's going on so noisy? I don't know if my mother is dizzy? Liang Qi's angry voice sounded in the outer hall, and Rong Cheng hurriedly waved his hand to signal Ayumo to make a sound, "The slave will go down now, and don't disturb the emperor and the mother to rest" After that, he took Ayu's hand and walked out, Ayu looked at the big hand in his hand and asked with a puzzled face, "Father-in-law, where are you going?" But go to the hospital? ”
Rong Cheng thought to himself that this little injury didn't have to bother the doctor... But he wanted to... "There is some truth in what Miss Ayu just said, our family's head is a little painful now, I'm afraid it will be broken..."
"Ahh How good is that! The father-in-law still told the emperor to send a doctor to take a good look, and the matter in his head can't be sloppy! Ayu said very seriously, not seeing the smile on the corner of Rong Cheng's mouth at all.
Soon Rong Chengcheng took her to his residence, pushed open the door and pulled her to sit on the armchair "Hey... Can Miss Ayu be medicated? "Slaves and maids will do something, father-in-law?"
Ayu watched Rong Cheng take out a small medicine bottle from her arms and put it in her hand like a trick "Our family still has to trouble Miss Ayu to help apply some medicine" After speaking, rubbing her forehead with one hand, with a look of forbearance, Ayu looked at the small medicine bottle in her hand and thought about it and agreed, but she had to clean the wound first!
"Then the slave and maid will help the father-in-law with the medicine, and the slave and maid will go and fetch some water to clean the wound first! The father-in-law rested first" Rong Cheng opened one eye and smiled and watched Ayu busy outside, it seems that this pain is still worth it, do you want to get more in the future? In this way...
"The father-in-law endured it, and the slave maid was drugged" Ayu wiped the wound on her forehead little by little with a handkerchief dipped in the pale yellow potion, for fear that she would use too much strength. Rong Cheng looked up at the girl in front of him, his nose was full of her breath, how could he delay such a good woman... He knew what kind of man he was, but...
After Ayu took the medicine, he saw that Rong Cheng was still in a daze, so he waved his hand, "Father-in-law? Can the slave and maid step back first, the decoction that the mother drank at night is still waiting for the slave and maid to present it in the medicine pavilion
Rong Cheng woke up suddenly from his contemplation, and the candles had been lit outside the palace, and it was already night, "Thank you, Miss Ayu, our family has been delayed for a long time, don't let Niangniang wait for a long time, Miss Ayu should go to the medicine pavilion quickly."
Ayu looked at the wound on his forehead and said a few more words before walking towards the medicine pavilion... Rong Cheng looked at the dust on the table and fell into deep thought.
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Medicine Pavilion
"Xiao Quanzi? Can Niangniang's decoction be fried? ”
Xiao Quanzi put the bamboo fan in his hand aside, and hurriedly got up and opened the door, "Why is my sister late? Niangniang's decoction has been fried, and it is being warmed on the stove " Ayu entered the room full of medicinal fragrance and looked at the burning fire and walked forward to half-squat to warm his hands "Father-in-law Rong's forehead was injured, and I helped my father-in-law with medicine, so I was late." I'm bothering you, it's so late to watch the medicine here, and wait for my sister to come home and bring you some food, okay? ”
"What did my sister say! Our family is doing things for the emperor and the mother, so why bother! ”
Ayu's hands were almost warm, she got up, picked up the medicine bowl, and told Xiao Quanzi, "Recently, when decocting medicine, you must pay full attention, don't be distracted, Niangniang's medicine must not pass through other people's hands, but remember." Xiao Quanzi nodded again and again, "Sister, don't worry, there will be no problem with our decoction!" Ayu nodded with satisfaction and left the medicine pavilion.
Inside the Mingluan Palace
Chu Xiang looked at Liang Qi lying on the chaise longue like a scoundrel, holding the words sent by Chu Lingke in his hand, and read the book with relish: "It is said that there is a scholar who went to Beijing to catch the exam, but the journey is far away, and when it is dark, he stays in a family, and that family has a daughter named Xiaohua, and Xiaohua fell in love with the scholar at first sight. Tsk, such old-fashioned stories are used to write a book? Isn't my story going to be written a hundred years from now? ”
"If the emperor thinks that the book is boring, he can go back to the palace to rest, don't talk nonsense"
"Hehe, how could I dislike Xiang'er's words and the book is boring? I just don't think it's well written. Liang Qi put the notebook still on the desk, got up and walked to Chu Xiang who was sitting on the round stool, and hugged her tightly from behind, "Xiang'er, do you want to listen to my words?" Well? ”
Chu Xiang tilted his head to avoid his kiss, thinking in his heart that your words are not all those unsightly Spring Palace pictures! A few days ago, I don't know which vassal country paid tribute to a bunch of strange things, including the Spring Palace Tu Liang Qiben didn't know and directly asked Rong Cheng to send these to the Mingluan Palace. She was not surprised by these things, and without looking closely, she let the maidservants put them in the treasury, and the maidservants thought that the stack of books belonged to her or the emperor, so they did not take them away and kept them on the table.
In the afternoon, Liang Qi came to Mingluan Hall and lay on the chaise longue after finishing his work in the imperial study, the stack of books happened to be on the table next to him, Liang Qi picked up a book that he thought was a newcomer, who knew that there was a hole in the sky when he opened it! Chu Xiang was bathing in the bathroom, wearing a milky white gauze skirt and walking out from behind the screen, Liang Qi happened to be angry at her again, and his mind was full of the content on the Spring Palace map!
Chu Xiang looked at Liang Qi, his eyes were slightly red, thinking that he was angry in the court, and he didn't dare to ask more, sat down and took a sheep's horn comb in the bronze mirror, combing his ink-colored hair little by little, and suddenly a vague shadow appeared behind her in the bronze mirror! Then the world turned upside down and she was picked up and put on the bed, and the warm jade under her exuded a warm temperature, Liang Qi, drunk.
"Your Majesty, don't mess around! Isn't it enough to toss concubines in a carriage today! The concubine's waist is still sore now! Chu Xiang slapped his hand away in disgust, got up and walked to the inner hall, poured a cup of bee sugar water, and drank two sips of the discomfort in his throat before it subsided.
"Why am I messing around? Didn't Xiang'er say that she had discomfort in her lower back? I'm going to rub it for Xiang'er."
'Buckle Buckle'
"Mother, tonight's medicine is here. But do you want to drink it now? Ayu's voice sounded outside the hall, and Liang Qi was unhappy, what time is this still going to drink medicine?!
"Present it to you"
After Ayu came in, she changed her shoes, put the medicine bowl on the table in the inner hall, looked at Chu Xiang, wanted to speak, but didn't dare to say "If you have nothing to do, you will step back if you have nothing to do, you are also tired for a day, so you can rest" Ayu didn't dare to stay longer when she heard Niangniang's order, and the emperor's eyes were about to kill her...
"Why does Xiang'er want to drink medicine again? I remember that this is the sixth pair of medicines today" Liang Qi asked the doubts in his heart, according to Imperial Doctor Liu's instructions, how many pairs of medicines should be stopped, how could there be an extra pair?
Chu Xiang sat down and took the spoon and stirred the bitter decoction, "The concubine specially asked for it from Imperial Physician Liu..." After speaking, there was a hint of blush on his face, Liang Qi sat beside her, took the spoon, sniffed the bowl, frowned, and said, "What kind of medicine is this? I smell how it is so bitter, like decoction of the whole Coptis chinensis! ”
"This medicine... It was used by concubines to cure the cold..." Chu Xiang's voice became smaller and quieter the more he spoke, "Didn't the emperor say that he wanted a child... The concubine knew that she was weak, and it would be very difficult to have the emperor's child, so the concubine asked Imperial Doctor Liu for a prescription... Don't be angry."
Where does Liang Qi dare to be angry! When he heard those words, his whole person was stunned, and the medicine bowl in his hand instantly became extremely heavy, and he almost fell to the ground. What did Xiang'er say? She wants his baby?! I also deliberately looked for a prescription, can this prescription have side effects?!
"Xiang'er! Why don't you discuss with me! What if there's something wrong with this medicine? I... I'm afraid."
"After the emperor listened to the concubine, the disciple of Imperial Physician Liu checked the concubine's pulse and said that the root of the illness caused by the concubine's childhood caused the body cold, so she prescribed this recipe and said that drinking it once a day can get rid of the cold in the body after three months... At that time, the emperor can be the father of the emperor."
Liang Qi put down the medicine bowl, held her little face with both hands, looked at her watery eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "I, how can I be?! Can Xiang'er work so hard for me?! Xiang'er rest assured, I will love you even more in the future! You are everything to me! ”
Chu Xiang also touched his cheek "The emperor is already very good to his concubines, and the concubines don't dare to force anything. Only allow the emperor not to hide from his concubines, and we have to face everything together. Luckily? ”
"When did I hide from Xiang'er? But the matter of the draft in the palace? Xiang'er rest assured, I have kicked them all out of the Long Forbidden Palace, and they can't take another step! Did I do well this time? ”
Chu Xiang looked at his blazing eyes, and his heart tightened... "Don't trust others, be careful in everything" Ye Xueqing's words flashed in his mind, and he shook his head uncomfortably, and Liang Qi in front of him still looked like a genius, but he was even more excited, "Since this medicine is not a big deal, then I can rest assured, come, I feed you"
The candle flame shook softly, and it was very emotional.
Who's right and who's wrong? Whose word should be believed?