Text Chapter 18 Before the Dawn Hall
Sunlight poured through the windows and flooded the room.
Lan Xi'er opened her eyes and rolled her eyes, and found that the environment she touched was extremely unfamiliar. His brain was also buzzing, he shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and slowly got up, but he saw Yue Tuozheng looking at him with a pair of gentle eyes not far away. There was a warm smile in those eyes.
Lan Xi'er woke up in an instant, and timidly looked at the sleep behind Yue Tuo, and was already surprised in her heart.
Oh my God, yesterday was a candle night in their cave room, and she actually let Yue Tuo sleep alone. Biting his lip, he panicked a little in his heart, didn't dare to look at Yue Tuo anymore, lowered his head and fiddled with his clothes.
"Woke up, did you sleep well?" Yue Tuo's voice was gentle and nice.
Lan Xi'er raised her head, and when she met Yue Tuo's eyes, she panicked again, hurriedly lowered her head again, frowned shyly, remembered Yue Tuo's question, and hurriedly nodded.
Seeing her shy, Yue Tuo sneered, his heart was already touched, he stopped on the edge of the bed and sat down slowly, his eyes were full of tenderness: "Today we have to go to salute, if you are ready, then I will go to open the door." ”
"Salute?" Lan Xi'er repeated softly, and the person finally stabilized his mind, looked at Yue Tuo, and asked with a little urgency, "What time has it been?" ”
"It's just past three o'clock." Yue Tuo's charming eyes were reluctant to leave Lan Xi'er for half a moment. "Don't worry, time is in a hurry."
Lan Xi'er nodded, looking at Yue Tuo's expression and relaxed a little.
"Well, let people in, then." Fortunately, it was not too late, Lan Xi'er still took a deep breath, sat up straight, and straightened her clothes to make herself look more natural.
Seeing her nervous and calm appearance, Yue Tuo sneered, since she was a child, it was really difficult to see what she was afraid of. At this moment, it was because his face was full of shame, his heart moved, and he unconsciously got closer to her.
When I raised my eyes, I saw that although her hair was a little messy, a jade hairpin in her hair was still firmly fixed in a bun, and she laughed at herself a little in her heart, if she let those slaves and maids see it, I am afraid that I don't have to think about it to know that he, the groom, has not done anything in one night.
Yue Tuo blinked, shook his head with a chuckle, and reached out to remove her jade hairpin.
It's just that at that moment, the hair on her head slowly scattered, and Lan Xi'er shook her head slightly, and bursts of fragrance wafted everywhere.
Yue Tuo's heart was scorching, and suddenly it burned uncontrollably. Stretched out his hand and gently lifted her jaw, those clear eyes, a cherry red lip, his heart was beating fast, he finally slowly leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips. Lan Xi'er only felt that she was shocked, and soon a coolness rose in her mouth, and when her lips and teeth touched, she was both gentle and cautious, and there seemed to be a force in her heart, which made her unable to control it anymore, and she was pressed under Yue Tuo in a daze. The lingering between the lips and tongue, the fiery closeness between the skins, and the sudden pain, and then the soft cry of "Brother Yue Tuo", finally dissipated the last bit of waking consciousness, soft, and gradually fell asleep.
When Yue Tuo woke up, he saw Lan Xi'er lying steadily in his arms, still with rosy cheeks and long eyelashes, flickering as if nothing. Yue Tuo carefully moved his arm and leaned her closer into his arms. The look of care is like getting a rare treasure, and it is very caring and rare. Slightly propped up and dropped a kiss on her forehead.
Lan Xi'er slowly opened her eyes, her shyness was infinite, her face became even more ruddy, and she exhaled softly: "Brother Yuetuo." ”
Yue Tuo got up, hugged her in his arms, and saw that she was soft, as if she was leaning on herself without bones, her heart fluttered, and she stretched out her hands and hugged her tightly into her arms, wanting to integrate into her own blood and bones. Lan Xi'er groaned softly, and Yue Tuo eased his mind slightly, let go of her and said softly, "I hurt you." ”
Lan Xi'er remembered his tender and intimate love just now, and he was drunk both physically and mentally, only to feel that the two of them were one, shook his head gently, and leaned tightly in his arms again.
When he raised his eyes, the sunlight was already dazzling, so he hurriedly propped up his body, blinked, looked at Yue Tuo, and asked in confusion, "What time is it?" ”
Yue Tuo was obviously stunned, and instantly sneered: "It's almost noon." ”
Lan Xi'er was completely sober, and looked at Yue Tuo with a look of surprise and worry. Yue Tuo raised his hand and stroked her hair, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, the emperor won't come to court early, let's just salute later." ”
Yue Tuo changed his previous seriousness and coldness, but Lan Xi'er wanted to cry without tears, because she vaguely felt that the master in front of her was becoming more and more unorthodox.
Seeing Lan Xi'er get up and tidy herself up, Yue Tuo opened the door. Some slaves and maids came in twos and threes, knelt in front of Lan Xi'er, and saluted to say goodbye:
"Master, Fujin is overjoyed, the slaves and maids have asked for peace to Lord and Fujin." All of them are overjoyed.
"Get up." Lan Xi'er's voice was very sweet, and she glanced at Xingni who came in with her, and Xingni immediately distributed the red envelopes in her hand to everyone.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." After everyone thanked them, they scattered all corners of the house, scrubbing and cleaning each with their own arrangements.
"Fujin, the slave maid is waiting for you to freshen up and dress up." A familiar figure caught Lan Xi'er's eyes.
"Plain, elegant." Lan Xi'er's eyes flashed with surprise. Raising his eyes to look at Yue Tuo, he saw that he was smiling and blinked slightly.
"Gege, oh, I should call Fu Jin. From now on, slaves and maids will serve Fujin. Su Ya smiled sincerely, Lan Xi'er's face turned red again, nodded, lowered her head again, and Su Ya helped herself up.
"Su Ya, take Fujin to bathe."
"Yes, sir." Su Ya smiled lightly.
Lan Xi'er looked at Yue Tuo, saw that he was looking at herself, her heart moved, she didn't dare to look at him anymore, and walked two steps quickly with Su Ya and passed by him.
It was almost noon when Lan Xi'er was freshened up, and Su Ya prepared some food for her, but she didn't dare to delay any longer, so she took a few bites at will and hurried out of the room.
Yue Tuo sat at the stone table in the courtyard, unhurriedly pouring himself a drink, dressed in a purple and red robe lined with handsome and elegant, seeing Lan Xi'er come out, put down the wine glass in his hand, and looked at her with a smile on his eyebrows. Dressed in a red flag suit, this is Chang Fujin's dress, the makeup is still not thick, very beautiful, a pair of eyes are particularly clear, and the Zhu Hai on her head flashes gently and slowly as she nods and smiles.
"What do you think?" Su Ya suddenly looked at Yue Tuo playfully.
"Good." Yue Tuo looked at Lan Xi'er and smiled softly. The other slaves and maids in the courtyard laughed softly.
Lan Xi'er frowned slightly, dodged Yue Tuo's eyes, and walked towards the courtyard gate.
Yue Tuo's face was also flushed, and he hurriedly walked over, took her hand and went out of the yard together, got into the carriage, and did not go riding alone.
Lan Xi'er, who had entered the carriage, slowed down for a long time before her mind settled, raised her hand and slowly lifted the curtains, looked at Yue Tuo with some surprise, and her eyes flickered slightly: "Didn't you go to salute?" Didn't you go to the Prince's Mansion? ”
Yue Tuoshen looked at Lan Xi'er and said with a little apology: "Marfa watched the play today, and Ama and they are all there." He knew that Xi'er didn't like to be lively the most.
Sure enough, when she heard that they were going to the Great Khan to salute, Lan Xi'er lost a little charm in her eyes, nodded curtly, pursed her lips, and raised her eyes to look at Yue Tuo, this eldest son and grandson are really golden.
Turning his head to look out the window, he said to himself: "The red candle was stopped in the cave room last night, and I will worship my aunt in front of Xiaotang." Thinking of Da Khan's side at the moment, I was afraid that the scene of her salutation was very spectacular, and I frowned unconsciously, and my heart became nervous.
Yue Tuo felt a pain in his heart, moved to Lan Xi'er's side, held her hand, slightly cold, tightened his hand, and took her into his arms, "Don't be nervous, you know everything." ”
Lan Xi'er chuckled, nodded, buried her head in Yue Tuo's arms, and exhaled lightly. This embrace really made her feel down-to-earth, relax her body, and lean into his arms again, no longer thinking about it.
The stage was set up in a cabinet, and as soon as Yue asked them to enter the compound, someone led them to see the Great Khan, who was listening to the play, and it was obvious that the Great Khan had been waiting for a long time.
At a corner gate on the west side, the two slowly entered, and the stage was still performing, and the two were arranged in a distant seat waiting for the call of the Great Khan.
Lan Xi'er took the time to glance at the people on the table, and when she really saw the full seats, she still frowned unconsciously, is this the posture to greet her and Yue Tuo? There is no most spectacular, only more spectacular.
The Great Khan's concubines were all there, and all the uncles and aunts also sat together. Didn't she just change her name today, and she needed so many people to watch the ceremony...... Not all the people at this table grew up watching her.
The opera on the stage suddenly resounded and stirred, bringing back Lan Xi'er's mind. Lan Xi'er raised her eyes and looked at the stage carefully, it was actually a "Empty City Plan". Zhuge Kongming's lupine scarf, raising his hand to stroke the piano, the plan comes from it, an empty city plan, passed down through the ages. Lan Xi'er glanced at the people under the seat, Aixin Jueluo can have today's achievements, conquer the city, and be full of wisdom, it should not be a problem. It's just that in the long river of history, in the long years, there are a few people who can be passed down through the ages, even if they are heroes for a lifetime, they are just a drop in the ocean. I couldn't help but sigh softly in my heart.
After thinking about it, he suddenly found that the room was quiet, and everyone's eyes were looking at him, Lan Xi'er hurriedly looked for Yue Tuo, and saw that he was coming over, holding his hand, and two futons had been set up in front of the Great Khan Concubine.
Lan Xi'er knew that it was time for her to perform, took a deep breath, stood up and followed Yue Tuo, a strong force came from the hand held by Yue Tuo, looking at his back this time close to him, his heart warmed, he concentrated, and prepared to salute.
Yue Tuo knelt down steadily, properly raised the teacup, and slowly handed it to the Great Khan: "Marfa, please use tea." ”
Lan Xi'er didn't dare to slack off, handed over the teacup in a similar way, and said with a little shyness: "Marfa, please use tea." ”
The Great Khan has been smiling since he saw the two of them kneeling, and that smile was like an ordinary old man, full of joy to accept the tea ceremony of his grandson and granddaughter-in-law. It seems that the old man has been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Look, sweating profusely, I can't close my mouth." The eldest concubine looked at the couple in front of her, her eyebrows and eyes were affectionate, her face was blushing, that kind of love was sincere, in this family, it was really rare to see, and she was very envious in her heart.
"Hahaha, don't worry, you'll have your tea soon." The Great Khan really laughed all the time, and that smile was so pleasant, so sincere.
Yue Tuo and his wife were a little shy and a little moved.
After the concubine took the tea, she rewarded some greeting gifts.
Next up is the crown prince. The slaves and maids put the futon in front of the prince and his great fortune with great eyes.
Yue Tuo's face paled a little, but he still saluted in a proper manner: "Amma, please use tea." ”
Lan Xi'er was infected by Dai Shan's kind eyebrows, since she was a child, she actually felt that her second uncle was very amiable, and she was happy every time. Sometimes she really can't understand why her second uncle is kind to herself, but she is ruthless to her own son. Shook his head gently, knelt on the futon, took the teacup handed over by the slave, and held it up steadily in front of Dai Shan: "Amma, please use tea." ”
Dai Shan was even happier at once, taking the teacup and looking at Lan Xi'er at the same time, he kept saying with a smile on his eyebrows: "Okay, good ......"
"The second brother is really blessed, and the younger brother is very envious." Mang Gurtai looked envious, he was really envious, Lan Xi'er's good self Fujin didn't talk about it a lot, she was her own niece, but at this moment she became the daughter-in-law of the second brother's family. And Yue Tuo, in his heart, is not so much admiration as admiration, so at this time he is really envious and happy.
Dai Shan didn't say anything, just kept laughing and nodding.
"Yue Tuo, you have to take our Xi'er well, otherwise even if you are an uncle, you will not be spared." The tenth elder brother is also Lan Xi'er's own uncle, and he rarely speaks, but at this time, he actually caused everyone to coax.
Originally, it was a banquet where Yue Tuo took his daughter-in-law to salute, but it instantly turned into the home of Lan Xi'er's mother's family.
Yue Tuo hurriedly got up, nodded to the "uncles" with a warm smile, and claimed that he would not slack off for half a point.
After a period of excitement, when he turned back and was about to salute, Yue Tuo's eyes were cold, Lan Xi'er suddenly felt that the temperature in the venue was rapidly cold, and he raised his eyes to look at Yue Tuo, and with his eyes, he was shocked in his heart, it was time for Jilan Dafujin.
Lan Xi'er was busy stabilizing the faint panic in her heart, this second aunt, the grievances and entanglements between her and Yue Tuo, the rights and wrongs, she had heard too much since she was a child, but even if this scene had Yue Tuo's willful qualifications, there was no reason why she Lan Xi'er didn't understand the rules. Biting his lip slightly, he took the teacup, and handed it to Da Fujin in a proper manner, his voice was clear and sweet: "Eniang, please use tea." The crown prince Da Fujin was obviously stunned, and Lan Xi'er quickly sent a sweet and sincere smile again.
Da Fu Jin smiled and nodded, took the teacup, and sent a congratulatory gift, Lan Xi'er hurriedly took the congratulatory gift, and said softly: "Xie Eniang." She felt that the prince sitting on the side breathed a sigh of relief, and she didn't dare to stay for a long time, so she got up and prepared for the next one. A strong hand got up, grabbed his arm, helped himself up, and when he raised his eyes, he already knew that it was Yue Tuo, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Yue Tuo took her hand and walked down.
"Okay, Xi'er doesn't know each other, so there's no need to salute one by one." As soon as these words came out, both of them looked at the person who spoke in disbelief. The Great Khan was looking at the two of them with doting eyes, smiling and nodding.
The two of them were overjoyed at the same time, Lan Xi'er turned her head and glanced at Yue Tuo again, my God, this eldest son and grandson is really not in vain, this favor is simply an amnesty.
Yue Tuo was also full of surprise, and hurriedly pulled Lan Xi'er back to the Great Khan, but the futon didn't come back in time, so the two knelt down regardless of it, and kowtowed to the Great Khan to thank him. Although there was no need to salute, Lan Xi'er still followed Yue Tuo's side, and was teased by the uncles, until the round table was set up and the banquet was full, and everyone let the two go and started eating and drinking.
The moonlight was hazy, the sky was full of stars, Lan Xi'er was dressed in aqua blue home clothes, sitting on the swing and swinging gently, a golden step between the sideburns flashed and flashed, occasionally because of the owner's swaying, and tinkling. Yue Tuotaiji, not far away, sat on the round table in his small courtyard, pouring himself a drink, while looking at his wife swinging with tenderness, his heart was sweet and warm.
"Who played with this swing before?" Lan Xi'er's soft voice floated in, and Yue Tuo's heart fluttered.
"Only you like to play on the swings." Yue Tuo raised his hand and poured himself another glass of wine, took a sip, and looked at her dotingly.
"How so? There was no me in this courtyard before. Lan Xi'er looked straight at Yue Tuo with a pair of eyes.
Yue Tuo put down the wine glass, walked to the edge of the swing, stabilized the swing with one hand, lowered his head, looked at Lan Xi'er affectionately, and said softly: "If I say that there has always been you, do you believe it?" ”
Lan Xi'er turned her head sideways to meet his eyes, the tenderness in her eyes made her heart beat hard, she felt that her face was already hot, and she wanted to avoid those eyes, but she was reluctant.
Yue Tuo slowly approached, stopped next to the swing, stretched out his hand, and placed a thin gold chain in his palm.
"This chain?" Lan Xi'er looked at the chain in disbelief, and then at Yue Tuo.
"Didn't I give this chain to that Han maid?"
Yue Tuo smiled, raised his hand to tie the chain around Lan Xi'er's neck, and said softly: "Since it is your personal thing, don't give it to her." ”
Lan Xi'er touched the chain, pursed her lips and smiled, with a little helplessness in her eyes, looked into the distance, and said softly: "It was originally to compensate others." ”
Yue Tuo glanced at her eyes disapprenosingly, and soon a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, I gave her a piece of silver." ”
Lan Xi'er looked at him with a wicked smile, but her heart was warm, with a little playfulness, pursed her lips, and looked a little unconfident, and asked softly: "When I ran out that day, you were already in that yard?" ”
Yue Tuo looked at her, his eyes were full of tenderness, stroked her hair, and smiled gently: "Since you entered the station, I have been nearby." ”
Although Lan Xi'er didn't speak again, looking at Yue Tuo's eyes were full of affection, her fair face was rosy because of shyness, Yue Tuo's heart moved, and she got a little closer, lowered her head, and pecked her lightly on the lips.
Lan Xi'er was sobered up by the burning of her face, her brows were slightly frowned with shame, she pushed Yue Tuo away and jumped off the swing. Yue Tuo smiled even more wantonly, Lan Xi'er turned her head and looked at Yue Tuo's smile, adding this warm smile to her delicate face, this person was very handsome under the moonlight. Unconsciously stunned.
Suddenly, a figure shook, and finally woke up the two people who were looking at each other, Lan Xi'er didn't know why she heard the reputation, but she saw that Du Zhi had already stopped in their small courtyard with a swagger.