Chapter 33: The throbbing of youth
The queen didn't have time to stop her, seeing that the chamberlain went to King Ling's mansion to find someone, her heart was difficult to settle down, and in her heart, she actually didn't want Qi Shan to marry Rong'an.
First, Qi Shan and Lin Ruowei have just canceled their marriage, although this matter is unknown, but the emperor knows the truth completely, and he may suspect that Qi Shan is a person who likes the new and hates the old.
Second, the Qi family is now powerful again, and even faintly more powerful than it was back then, in this case, the emperor will definitely not want to see Qi Shan get help from civil officials through Rong'an.
Third, no matter how good Qi Shan is, he is only a teenager, and now she will not marry, but if he loses Rong'an after the passage of time, won't he be the enemy of the Chen family, the Yan family and a group of civil officials and imperial history?
Empress Qi was thoughtful, but she couldn't say anything at all, she looked at the young man who was kneeling with her back straight outside the door, and suddenly remembered some of the past.
It was more than 40 years ago, when her father and mother bluntly persuaded her - once the Houmen entered the deep sea, never enter the royal family. But she liked the young man who was waiting with an umbrella in the snowstorm, and despite the fact that he already had a princess, she resolutely married in a small sedan chair.
Later, she realized that the throbbing of her youth was really worthless, and in the end, she had exhausted half of her life and gained nothing, leaving only a cold back position in her hands.
If you don't reach the Yellow River, you won't die, and sure enough, the Qi family is like this.
Let them go, she said in her heart, if it is really pleasing to each other, let them also love vigorously.
When Jing Ci entered the palace, it was already dark, and the waiter who came to deliver the message was strict and couldn't ask anything, so she entered the palace in a daze.
When she arrived at the corner of the imperial study, she saw Qi Shan, a young man kneeling in the cold weather, his eyebrows and eyes were stained with frost, but he was still looking at her with a smile.
He asked, "Why is Your Highness here?" ”
Jing Ci squatted down, untied his cloak and covered him, and finally said in hindsight, "Is it for my business?" ”
She said in an unsteady tone, "Aren't you afraid? ”
Qi Shan smiled, raised his frozen stiff hand with difficulty, gently touched her head, and said, "What are you afraid of?" ”
"yes," Kyo said with a smile, "what are you afraid of!" ”
She pulled down Qi Shan's hand and clasped it tightly in her hand, and asked, "Will the general take a concubine in the future?" ”
"The Qi family didn't say anything about concubines."
"Who will be in charge of the land and treasury silver in the house in the future?"
"Naturally, it will be in the hands of the lady."
"What if I don't want to?"
"If you don't want to care, let the minister come."
"And what if you lose me?"
Qi Shan was stunned, thought about it carefully, and said seriously, "It's impossible." The minister will never fail His Highness, and if he breaks his oath, he will never lose his love. ”
"Okay, the gentleman can't chase after him," Jing Ci nodded and said with a smile, "The general can't regret it!" ”
As she spoke, she slowly let go of Qi Shan's hand, got up and said, "I'll go and talk to the imperial grandfather." ”
The moment she turned around, Qi Shan grabbed her hand again and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”
Jing Ci laughed out loud, and said lightly in Qi Shan's tone, "What are you afraid of?" ”
Inside the house, Huan'er said, "...... Qi Shizi knelt outside all night, which shows that he is a loyal and benevolent person, such as ......"
Jing Ci walked into the house, knelt on the ground and saluted, "Rong An has seen the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother. ”
Emperor Pingchang nodded, and said "um" softly, and Empress Qi saw this and walked over to pull her up, saying, "You're here, get up quickly." ”
Unexpectedly, Jing Ci exerted his strength and continued to kneel without moving.
Emperor Pyeongchang said, "What does this mean?" ”
Jing Ci bowed down again and said, "Rong An did something wrong and didn't dare to get up." ”
"What did you do wrong?" Pyeongchang asked, waving his hand to the queen by the way.
The queen gave up, turned around and sat back in the chair, a faint worry rose in her heart, and secretly said Could it be that Qi Shan was actually self-inflicted?
But he listened to Jing's words, "Rong An and General Qi are in love with each other, but now he has him alone to talk to you, it is really ridiculous, and he has no royal princess bearing." ”
Emperor Pingchang's face immediately changed, and he pointed at her and said, "You! You really ......."
"Seriously," Jing Ci nodded, and said, "It's only because of the review of the feeling that Jun makes me think about Jun Chao and Dusk." Rong An and General Qi fell in love at first sight, he will not marry in this life, and hope that the emperor's grandfather will be fulfilled! I hope that the emperor's grandmother will be fulfilled! ”
"Presumptuous!"
Emperor Pyeongchang slapped the table and got up and shouted, "Presumptuous! Do you know? He's a general! General! ”
He walked around the table to Jing Ci, stretched out his hand and pointed outside, "Do you know how dangerous the position of military commander is?" Yes? Don't talk about it, your father! Your father, King Ling, died on the battlefield! ”
The queen and Huan'er hurriedly knelt down and said, "The emperor is angry!" ”
Emperor Pingchang choked up and said, "When you were still in infancy, your father died in the southwest, and your mother was overly grieved, and a white silk followed!" Rong'an, you listen to the emperor's grandfather, find a kind and honest person in Beijing, and stay by the emperor's grandfather's side peacefully, okay? ”
Jing Ci looked up at him, he was no longer a majestic and suspicious emperor, but an old man, an ordinary old man with white hair, crimson eyes, and only wanted his granddaughter's safety to be safe.
He bent down and cautiously reached out to hug Jing Ci, and said in a dumb voice, "Your father died on the battlefield, and he didn't even see the last of me, and my grandfather promised your mother that you would have a safe life!" Rong An, obedient, okay? ”
Such an Emperor Pyeongchang was something that Jing Ci had never seen before, she was stunned, and she was about to nod, but two coughs suddenly sounded outside the window, it was Qi Shan's cough.
Jing Ci woke up suddenly, she kowtowed and said, "Grandfather of the emperor, Rong An is unwilling." ”
She raised her head, tears flashed in her eyes, and she said, "Imperial Grandfather, Rong An really likes him!" ”
She stubbornly tilted her head and wept, this appearance made something that Emperor Pingchang had hidden in his heart for many years suddenly revive, and he suddenly said weakly, "You...... Do you really like it? ”
"Yes," the voice in her memory was mixed with Jing Ci's, and she said, "Rong An will not marry him in this life." ”
"Well, let's go back," Emperor Pyeongchang said, "let's all go back, and let me think about it." With that, he waved his hand weakly and motioned for everyone to leave.
Seeing that he was still very angry just now, he actually put out the fire in an instant, and everyone was confused, but they had no choice but to leave in a huff.
When Huan'er personally sent everyone away, and when he came back, he saw that Emperor Pingchang was still standing by the window in a daze, he heard the movement and turned his head, looked at her carefully, and said suddenly, "You look like a person?" ”
Huan'er immediately asked, "Like a person?" Is it a resemblance? ”
"No, it's not looks, it's feelings, it's that indescribable feeling."
"So, what kind of person is it?"
"What kind of people?" Emperor Pyeongchang shook his head, "I can't remember, I'm already ...... I haven't seen her in years. ”
The cold wind outside the window was biting, and for a long time, Emperor Pingchang said without warning, "Xuanji Mansion Tang Wanyue entered the palace." ”
On the cold wind on the palace road, Jing Ci and Qi Shan walked slowly, and she said, "Is it really okay?" ”
"It's okay," Qi Shan patted his arm and said, "Chen has always been strong and strong, these are nothing." ”
Jing Ci nodded, and said, "Although the imperial grandfather did not agree to us immediately, but if you think about it, you will agree in a few days." ”
"It's okay, if you don't agree this time, the minister has other ways, Your Highness can rest assured."
Jing Ci raised his head and glared at him, "Does the general have to be like this for the rest of his life?" It's always the princess who comes over. ”
Qi Shan pursed his lips and smiled, and quibbled, "Doesn't Your Highness always call General Chen?" ”
"I—I'm—"
Jing Ci blushed slightly and rushed forward two steps, and after a while, she said in a low voice, "I have heard people say that my father was also a general, although he did not have great military achievements, but he also went into battle to kill the enemy, like a general, he also shed blood to protect his family and defend the country!" ”
She turned to look at Qi Shan, and said backwards, "Civilian-governed military generals protect the family, for me, general is not just a cold title, the general represents a heroic and fearless hero!" ”
These words were impassioned, making Qi Shan's heart seem to stop for a moment, when he killed the enemy in the southwest to protect the country, he never thought that the nobles in Kyoto who didn't know the suffering of the world would care about everything he did, but it turned out that someone cared.
He reached out and grabbed her, and said sincerely, "Thank you." But......" he added, "Your Highness does not want to hear your ministers call you so, so you must choose a title for your ministers." ”
He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you ...... Ah Ci? When I saw Jinghan, they all called you Aci. ”
In the afternoon, Tang Wanyue entered the palace, and Emperor Pingchang summoned her in the Funing Palace.
She stood behind a red sandalwood carved cloud dragon screen and listened to Emperor Pingchang ask, "Have you had lunch?" ”
"Yes." She replied.
Emperor Pingchang didn't reply, and after the two of them were silent for a long time, he suddenly asked, "Do you miss her?" ”
Tang Wanyue sneered and sneered, "The emperor said that he was joking, the courtiers have never seen her, how can he think?" ”
Her tone was cold and her words were even more disrespectful, which made Huan'er, who was hiding outside the door eavesdropping, frightened, but the emperor seemed to have long been used to it, as if he suddenly realized, "Yes, you haven't seen her, even your mother hasn't seen her." ”
After a while, he spoke again, "I heard that your uncle is going to marry you to Wen Bo?" ”
He said to himself, "Wen Bo has a gentle and polite temperament, but it's a pity...... If you don't want to, I can intervene. ”
"Don't bother." Tang Wanyue lowered her head to cover her eyes, and said coldly, "If nothing happens, the courtiers will go home." ”
She turned around and left, and there was a shout from Emperor Pyeongchang behind her, and he said, "Wanyue! You! How are you doing? ”
Tang Wanyue paused in her footsteps and continued to walk without saying a word, and the waiter outside the house immediately trotted in and said, "Your Majesty, the servants sent someone to leave Miss Tang behind?" ”
"No need," Emperor Pingchang shook his head solemnly, "Send someone to send her back." ”
Tang Wanyue swayed out of the palace in a carriage, and the outside of the carriage gradually changed from silence to noise, and in a daze, she seemed to hear a very familiar voice.
Hurriedly opened the curtain and looked, sure enough, it was Font Ke who was riding a horse, he held a wine in one hand and a rope in the other, and looked at her slightly sideways.
Tang Wanyue smiled at him, and said suddenly, "The general will take a walk with me." ”