Chapter Seventy-Two: Alluring the Country and the City

The night is quiet, and the moon is like practice. The golden beast in the Jiaofang hall burns incense, and the fragrance of flower mud, warm and comfortable. Liu Che hugged Wei Zifu, his fingers crossed like satin and green silk, and whispered: "Zifu's long hair is still as smooth and soft as before, which makes me love it." ”

Wei Zifu lightly smacked his cheeks, snuggled up to Liu Che and said with a smile: "The concubines are all old, not as prosperous as Your Majesty in the Spring and Autumn Period." ”

Liu Che said with a smile: "Therefore, when Liu Ling of Huainan entered the palace, did the queen think the same?" ”

"Your Majesty is the lord of a country, and it is appropriate for the harem to include Liangdi for Your Majesty, and the concubines dare not speak falsely." Wei Zifu said softly, without the slightest twist.

Liu Che said with a little approval: "I like you to be virtuous and reasonable, this is the virtue of the queen!" You just need to understand that there is only one queen of mine, and that is you, and my crown prince has only a chance! Sooner or later, my world will be passed on to us, you can be a queen with peace of mind, what I want to see is a peaceful and peaceful harem. ”

Liu Che's expression was obscure in the dark night, but there was no doubt in his words, Wei Zifu relied on this pillow person who had been with her for more than ten years, and there was an inexplicable alienation in her heart when she heard the words, even so, she still complied: "The concubine understands." ”

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With the gradual subsidence of Liu An and Liu Ci's conspiracy rebellion, the court slowly restored its former tranquility.

"One look at the city, and then the country... Rather than know the city and the country, the beauty is hard to get! Between one song and three sighs, the aftermath was endless, which made Liu Che can't help but listen to it.

"Go! Look who's singing it! After finishing the song, Liu Che turned his head and instructed the little yellow door behind him, and the little yellow gate received the will and quickly brought out a man from the music house, the man was quite uneasy when he heard that the emperor had summoned him, but then Liu Che's praise made him feel a lot more at ease.

"You have a good composition of this song, what's your name?" Liu Che asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the little slave's cheap name is Li Yannian, and he is a little eunuch who raises cats and dogs in Yuefu." The man replied on his knees.

"Hahaha, what? A little eunuch who raises Lefu cats and dogs? Liu Che couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's too condescending!" Let's be a serious musician in Yuefu from tomorrow. ”

"What's the name of this song?" Suddenly, Liu Che asked again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Yannian hurriedly bowed his head and thanked him, and replied respectfully: "The song of the little slave is called "The Song of the Beauty", which was composed for the sister-in-law. ”

"Sister-in-law? You mean, the person in the song is your sister? Liu Che was quite curious when he heard this.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is true! The little slave's sister is named Li Yan, the posture is clear and beautiful, the rhythm of the sound, and the good dance music, this song is composed by the little slave, but the tune is composed by the sister. ”

"I didn't know that there was such a beautiful woman." Liu Che was a little stunned, and quickly said, "Bring her to see me tomorrow!" Then he walked forward without looking back.

Li Yannian looked at Liu Che's back and was stunned for a long time, then suddenly understood, and responded loudly: "No! ”

The next day, Li Yan was brought into the palace by Li Yannian's order. When he saw Li Yan for the first time, Liu Che felt that the blood around him was like a coagulation, and a feeling that he hadn't seen for a long time came to his heart, making him can't help but want to get closer.

Li Yan in front of her, with snowy skin and ice posture, picturesque eyebrows, slender posture like a breeze caressing willows, and a beautiful temperament like a hibiscus out of water, just one glance, Liu Che seems to have returned to the age when love first opened.

"The minister Li Yannian and the people's daughter Li Yan, knock to see Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty, long life! ”

"Hurry up, please! Throne! Seeing that Li Yan was not the slightest timid when she saw her for the first time, and her demeanor was calm and elegant, Liu Che liked it even more.

In front of the emperor to be given a seat is not the founding father, or the prince and noble, how can a little musician have such a gift, Li Yannian was flattered, and hurriedly pulled his sister to thank him. However, Li Yan was calm and calm, and she had her own Wei and Jin romances between the proper responses, which made Liu Che feel a little more fond.

"I heard that Li Yannian's "Beauty Song" was written by you?" Liu Che smiled at Li Yan.

Li Yanwei bowed her head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the song composed by my brother is from Yan'er's hand." This song was composed by Yan'er and her brother at will, and the rhythm was rough, please don't blame Your Majesty. ”

"So clear and melodious, how can it be rude? I think it's your brothers and sisters who are hiding it! Liu Che laughed when he heard this, and his gaze at Li Yan became more and more intense.

Smart as this, how could Li Yan not feel the emperor's meaning, she only lowered her head, smiled lightly, and her eyebrows were shy, and this kind of shyness and cowardice made Liu Che more and more unstoppable.

Li Yannian is not an ignorant person, he already knows what is the so-called thing when he brings his sister into the palace, and now when he sees the concubine in front of him, he knows that he will be annoying to stay any longer, so he quickly found a reason and said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has the rest of the music composed by the sister, and the minister will take it to His Majesty to enjoy together." ”

Seeing that Li Yannian was so clever, Liu Che couldn't help but say with great joy: "Accurate!" Enjoy ten pearls and ten gold ingots! ”

Li Yannian's heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly bowed down to thank him, and motioned for the little yellow door waiting on the side to retreat together.

There was incense in the Jinhua Palace, and there were only two people in the hall, how Li Yan didn't know the king's intentions, and she was silent between her shyness. Liu Che walked to the side, lightly picked the hair on Li Yan's forehead with his hand, a pair of starry eyes under the green silk were shy and timid, bright as clouds, eyebrows were not painted but daisy, lips were red without dotting, and there were thousands of charms in the beauty. Liu Che couldn't help but get drunk, he hadn't been in such a state of mind for a long time, if he did, it was more than ten years ago, the moment he first met Wei Zifu.

Who is young and romantic? The concubine intends to marry and rest for the rest of her life. One is an amorous emperor, the other is a tender woman, Lang and concubine are like golden wind and jade dew meet, only hate Penglai Lu Yuan, not as good as the joy of clouds and rain in the world.

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At dusk, the palace lights were on, Da Changqiu Gui Changhai was in charge of the dinner in an orderly manner, Yun Niang seemed to be fighting with someone, and stood in front of Gui Changhai angrily, with a tense face, and did not speak.

Gui Changhai saw that Yun Niang looked like no one was close to her, and couldn't help but quip: "Yo, who is the audacity to provoke our Yun Niang girl?" Yun Niang glanced at Gui Changhai and said angrily: "The queen eats dinner alone, how can she use so much?" ”

"Hasn't Your Majesty been coming to our Jiaofang Hall these days?" Gui Changhai said, "Could it be that Your Majesty has a message and won't come today?" ”

"The oracle didn't come, but at this hour, Your Majesty is coming, shouldn't the oracle arrive early?" Yun Niang pouted and said.

"You like to ponder! Your Majesty came to our Jiaofang Palace, and he came directly, and he still had to pass on some words. Although Gui Changhai was talking to Yun Niang, he didn't pull the assigned job.

"Oh, come here!" Yun Niang finally couldn't help it, pulled Gui Changhai to the side of the pillar, and said with a weak heart: "I just heard two little yellow doors say there, a musician named Li Yannian led his sister to see His Majesty..." ”

"And then... Then, His Majesty didn't come! ”

"You mean, Your Majesty summoned a musician's sister today?" Gui Changhai's expression showed obvious disbelief, "Could it be that you heard it wrong?" ”

"I'm also afraid that I heard it wrong, so I specially asked those two little yellow doors, who expected them to leave as soon as they saw that I was bowing their heads, what I asked, they were all hesitant and unclear." Yun Niang recalled the situation when she encountered two small yellow doors on the way, and she couldn't get angry.

Gui Changhai frowned slightly as if he was thinking, and Yun Niang said: "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, if it is not true, why do the two of them have to leave when they see me, why don't I want to say anything?" ”

"Yun Niang, these are not things we should worry about, let's serve Your Majesty and the Queen well, and take care of the Jiaofang Palace." Gui Changhai said as he looked at the people below with unease.

"But..."Yun Niang felt that Gui Changhai's words seemed to be right and wrong, but she couldn't think of other words to refute, so she also left in a daze.

The night was falling, and in the crimson lake brocade tent, Liu Che looked at Li Yan, whose skin was better than snow in his arms, and his eyes were reluctant to take off for a long time. He hadn't felt the heartiness of love for too long, and Li Yan's appearance was a surprise to him. And she is so smooth and plump, especially her skin, which is as crystal smooth as mutton fat and white jade, which makes people love it when they touch it, so he keeps holding her in his arms, subverting day and night.

Just when Liu Che was in a trance, Li Yan woke up slowly, opened her eyes slightly and saw that Liu Che was staring at herself without blinking, and there was not a wisp on her body, her cheeks couldn't help but flush, and she stretched out her hand to pull the brocade quilt to cover her body. Seeing this, Liu Che hurriedly held Li Yan's outstretched hand, put it on his chest and kissed it gently, and said with a smile: "You are all my people, are you still afraid that I will look at it twice?" ”

Li Yan's face was full of spring, and she was shy and didn't answer, and Liu Che was even more moved when she saw the beauty like this. As far as the eye can see, Li Yan has clear curves, concave and convex, the twin peaks are red, the skin can be broken by blowing, and she can't help but cover her body again, Li Yan welcomes her gently, and she is fascinated by the ups and downs, and goes to Wushan with the king.

The next day, the Zhaoyang Hall of Weiyang Palace greeted the new master, which was for Mrs. Li.

Liu Che rewarded the treasures and jades, the beads and hairpins swayed, the silk and satin, and the richness of the royal gifts made the palace people dumbfounded. And Mrs. Li's brother, Li Yannian, from cheap to noble, was named the commander of the Xielu, and was in charge of setting the tune and rhythm by the emperor's side, and wore 2,000 stone seals.

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The harem is a place of right and wrong, and such news naturally spreads quickly, and it is difficult for Wei Zifu, who is the queen, to think about it. When she first heard the news, Wei Zifu just smiled faintly and never showed half of her expression, but Yun Niang knew that the queen would naturally be sad if she pretended to be Her Majesty. So she took care of her surroundings more carefully, and took care of Wei Zifu more carefully, how could Wei Zifu not feel these subtle changes, she was grateful to Yun Niang's heart, but she didn't say anything, just as before, let everything be as usual.

Staying until the night was quiet, Wei Zifu let go of his hair lightly, slowly combed the green silk, looked at himself in the lotus mirror, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift to the afternoon when he first met Liu Che. At that time, she was clear and graceful, and free. At that time, he was as warm as jade, and his aura was extraordinary. At that time, she never thought that he would be the king of a country, nor did she think that one day they would meet again, maybe fate dictates, everything that followed, she herself never expected that she would become the queen who was as low as she was now. It's just that if she has a choice, she would rather be an ordinary couple with him, a man ploughing and a woman weaving, and a white prime minister.

Thinking of this, Wei Zifu sighed faintly, looking at himself in the mirror who was no longer young, even his sideburns seemed to have more years of wind and frost, and the beauty has been like this since ancient times, and the color is declining and Aichi. Suddenly, Wei Zifu suddenly remembered that night, he had told her that the harem was beautiful, and he only had one queen, and what he hoped for was a harmonious and peaceful harem.

The night is getting darker and darker. It is inevitable to feel self-pity in the mirror, Wei Zifu put away all the melancholy in his heart and stopped thinking about it. Who made her husband a powerful king, she was already destined to not be able to get his single-mindedness, and if she wanted to wear the crown, she must bear its weight, and now she is also the mother of the world's gold, everything in the world, there are gains and losses, and how can there ever be real perfection?

At night, it was already three watches, and Wei Zifu fell asleep.

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When I woke up, it was dawn. Yun Niang saw Wei Zifu get up, and was busy waiting to freshen up, "Queen, Mrs. Li of Zhaoyang Hall came early this morning. Yun Niang said unhurriedly on the side.

"Mrs. Li?" Wei Zifu was slightly stunned, and then said, "Where is she?" ”

"When the slave saw that the queen had not yet gotten up, she asked her to go back first." Yun Niang curled Wei Zifu's long hair, pulled it into a high bun, and inserted a jade flute.

"Yun Niang, since Mrs. Li is here, why don't you wake up the palace?" Wei Zifu turned his head and said, his tone slightly reproachful.

Yun Niang bowed her head and said: "It's rare for the queen to sleep so deeply, the slave and maid can't bear to disturb, it's all the slave's fault, please punish the queen." He knelt down sideways.

"Get up!" Wei Zifu picked up Yun Niang and said angrily, "When did this palace say that it was going to punish you?" ”

"Since Mrs. Li came to the Jiaofang Palace, it would be rude for the palace not to greet her, so it would be good for you to send some return gifts for the palace." Wei Zifu said softly to Yun Niang, "I know that you feel sorry for the palace, but in the future, you won't allow it." ”

Yun Niang nodded with a touch of apology: "The slave knows." ”

At the time of the lantern, it was also the time when the Jiaofang Palace passed the dinner, Wei Zifu was gossiping with Yun Niang, and the palace people hurriedly reported: "Queen, Your Majesty's Imperial Rim has arrived outside the Jiaofang Palace." ”

"Your Majesty is here?" Wei Zifu hurriedly instructed Yun Niang, "Hurry up and let Gui Changhai prepare some meals that His Majesty likes to eat." ”

Yun Niang took the order and left, Wei Zifu also went to the outside of the hall to pick up the car, but did not walk a few steps but saw Liu Che striding towards the inner hall, Wei Zifu saw this and greeted him and owed a salute, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty, but I don't know that Your Majesty is coming, and the concubine is rude." ”

Liu Che smiled and said: "It's okay, I didn't let the inner government pass the message, I won't come for a few days, come and see the queen today." ”

Wei Zifu replied with a smile: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the concubine is all right." ”

"Mrs. Li of Zhaoyang Palace came yesterday, but the concubine was negligent." Walking through the flower hall and entering the inner room, Wei Zifu said softly to himself.

"Oh? Mrs. Li has come to the Jiaofang Palace? Liu Che had a smile on the corner of his lips and said, "I thought she was born in the countryside and didn't understand the rules of the inner court, so it seems that it is very good." ”

Wei Zifu nodded and said, "Mrs. Li is showing off her wisdom, and her concubines are negligent and inconsiderate, and she is preparing to go around in the past few days. ”

Liu Che bowed his head and said with satisfaction: "You are the queen, she naturally has to come to visit her when she first enters the harem, and it is best that you can go and walk around, the harem is peaceful, which is what I am happy to see." Son-in-law, I didn't misunderstand you, you do have the virtue of a queen. ”

Wei Zifu smiled lightly, hiding all the sorrow in his heart, how can the emperor's love be enjoyed exclusively? What she can do is to keep her affection for him alone, and share his worries with her own strength.