Chapter 35: Meeting for the Gentleman (Part II)
It was also the early morning when the night was about to end and the sun had not risen, and it was in Luoyang City.
The Hussar General's Mansion was extremely quiet.
Yuwentai woke up in the dark, but saw the first glimmer of dawn clearly penetrating through the window. He didn't dare to make a big move, for fear of waking up the eldest princess Yuan Yuying beside him. Slowly, gently, he turned sideways and stared at his wife beside him in the dark. He knew that the two of them would never be separated again. Yuan Yuying was still asleep, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of her mouth. Yu Wentai couldn't help but reach out and stroke her sideburns very lightly. I don't know why, the pain in my heart is unbearable.
He gently got up and got out of bed. Pick up the scattered clothes one by one and put them on. With very light steps, I slowly walked to the door and opened the door to go out.
This is Luoyang, and here is the Hussar General's Mansion. When dawn came, there seemed to be more white light, but it was not known whether the day would be sunny or cloudy.
Yuwentai walked outside. He still felt that this was a strange place for him. But here is his concern and his confidant. I felt heavy on my shoulders, but I also felt that my heart had never been so broad. There is always such a scene in front of me, as if standing on a thousand zhang rock, the mountains and rivers at the foot are overlooked, and then I feel that I am small.
When the heat was steaming, I suddenly heard a sound of talking at the door of the house outside. Afraid of waking up the eldest princess Yuan Yuying, she hurriedly walked towards the door of the mansion.
When I walked to the door, I saw a very beautiful man walking in, and the servant at the door did not dare to stop him. If you take a closer look, it turns out to be Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng only wore hakama and braided his hair messily and broke in.
"Uncle wakes up so early." Gao Cheng laughed.
Yuwentai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Brother Cheng earlier? ”
"I didn't have a good time yesterday, but today I came to my uncle to get drunk." Gao Cheng laughed loudly.
Yuwentai hurriedly pulled Gao Cheng, blew his beard and glared at him to silence, and vigorously pulled Gao Cheng into the corridor and walked towards the back garden. It wasn't until I entered the back garden and closed the door that I let go.
Gao Cheng smiled, "Uncle feels so sorry for my aunt. ”
Yuwentai didn't smile, but sighed slightly.
Gao Cheng didn't know what he was thinking, and while watching Yu Wentai explore with his eyes, he said lightly, "Brother Black Otter still has any shortcomings?" Now he is the closest relative of the Son of Heaven, and the winner values it so much, I heard that it is the official department of the Shangshu Puyang County that has a good eye for the black otter brother. ”
Yu Wentai quickly picked up his thoughts that had been drifting in Jiangnan. The heart is already a tremor, heard? Listen to whom? He secretly blamed himself, almost forgetting that this was Luoyang. This seemingly young prince is here with his hands and eyes to the sky, and he can do anything.
Yuwentai secretly calmed down and said with a faint smile, "What about the Son of Heaven and the Duke of Puyang?" Didn't the black otter have the honor to meet the son of the world in Jiankang? I had to meet the son of the world, so I took this opportunity to meet the prince of Puyang County, and the son of heaven in the capital and Jin became even more from this, why did the son of the world forget? ”
Gao Cheng smiled and said, "Brother Black Otter is not what it used to be, and now he is in Luoyang, but I'm afraid that he is even more like an arrow, and he wants to go back to Chang'an, right?" ”
Yu Wentai's thoughts were inconvenient to say, but Gao Cheng did not hesitate to say a word.
Yu Wentai simply smiled and said, "What the prince said is extremely true. It's just that in Luoyang, the black otter is not abandoned by the Son of Heaven, and the prime minister is wrong to love, so he really can't repay it, so he doesn't dare to mention the matter of returning to Chang'an. Those who know me are like the son of the world, and ask the son of the world to be fulfilled. ”
Gao Cheng smiled and said, "Since you and I are already brothers, this is natural." Although I am reluctant to let Brother Black Otter go back, I will see you sooner or later when I think of it. Speaking of which, if my brother is in Guanzhong and I am in Luoyang, I am really relieved and relieved. "He seems to be extremely sincere." Just reminded Brother Black Otter that Lingzhou Cao Ni had long been dissatisfied with General Taiyue, and General Yue's power was flourishing. Now that even you are favored by the Son of Heaven, Cao Ni's ill-intentioned heart will inevitably have a plot sooner or later. If the elder brother can't solve this trouble, he might as well send a letter to Luoyang, and the younger brother will naturally relieve his worries. ”
Yu Wentai smiled and said, "Brother Chengcheng is kind, and he should be grateful." ”
Yuan Mingyue sat in front of the window of Cuiyun Pavilion. Although it is getting warmer and warmer, it is still cold every day when it is dark. Yuan Mingyue refused to close the window, but sat from the windy and warm afternoon until the bitterly cold night.
In the daytime, the sun is at the head, and the garden looks like a fairy realm. The mountain of floating jade and Luochuan are steep and majestic. The mountainside and waterside are all the ultimate in ingenuity. When the night came, Yuan Mingyue felt that there was a danger of mountains and rivers everywhere, and the danger of the abyss. It's a pity that she has involuntarily fallen into danger. Sadly, there is no one to rely on in this dangerous situation.
"Your Highness......"
Yuan Mingyue was pondering when she suddenly heard someone calling behind her.
It was the Herb that called her. She whispered, and saw Yuan Mingyue's body tremble suddenly, as if she was frightened by something.
Yuan Mingyue stood up, turned around, and stared at Qian Yuan. Qian Qian had never seen Yuan Mingyue's eyes like this.
Qian Qian walked to Yuan Mingyue's side lightly and slowly, as if she was afraid that she would break the sense of balance that had just formed in Yuan Mingyue's heart at this time, and bring about undue changes.
"The princess has been a kind person since she was a child......" She looked at Yuan Mingyue with some distress, while gently stroking her shoulder and back with her hand, "It's just ......"
Yuan Mingyue suddenly hugged Qianqiu, leaned on her shoulder and mourned loudly, countless tears poured into the clothes on Qianqiu's shoulder, and the neck of Qiaoqiao was wet and hot. Yuan Mingyue has been kind and weak since she was a child, and she is always used to being obedient. Crying so carelessly, it had never been done before, and this cry made the palace maids in Biyun Pavilion shudder.
At the wedding ceremony of the hussar general Yuwentai and the eldest princess Yuan Yuying, the eldest prime minister Gao Huan and the queen Gao Changjun did not appear. It is true that the prime minister is unwell, and it is also true that the queen is unwell. When Emperor Yuan Xiu hurriedly left the table and returned, only Yuan Mingyue knew very well where he was going. By the time she hurriedly followed, Emperor Yuan Xiu had already forgotten all about her, and the emperor's car was gone. Yuan Mingyue came back on horseback.
Yuan Xiu got out of the car, hurriedly went straight to the inner palace, and if there was no one in his eyes, if there was nothing beside him, he rushed to the Jiaofang Hall in one breath. When he broke into the gate of the Jiaofang Palace, the maid Ruoyun and the others had just sent away the imperial doctor's order from the Imperial Doctor's Office, and were about to order someone to go to the Shang Pharmacy to fetch medicine and decoction for the queen. Suddenly, when they saw the emperor break in, everyone was surprised, and they didn't know why the emperor, who was supposed to be in the Hussar General's Mansion, returned to the palace, and why he appeared so abruptly in the Jiaofang Palace, which had not been there for a long time.
Ruoyun, who woke up from surprise, and other maids hurriedly gave the emperor a big salute. Yuan Xiu waved his hand irritably, ordering them all to get up and go out. Without waiting for these palace maids to react, Yuan Xiu had already strode into the inner bed. The palace maids looked at each other, and they had never seen the emperor's anxious look.
Yuan Xiu lifted the gauze tent suddenly, thinking that Gao Changjun was sick in bed, but he didn't expect to suddenly see the queen Gao Changjun standing quietly in front of him, looking at him, he also stopped for a moment. Gao Changjun was sick, his hair was scattered behind his shoulders, and he was only wearing homely clothes. I have always seen her dignified, delicate and majestic, and it is rare to have such an unadorned and beautiful appearance. Yuan Xiu suddenly felt as if something in his heart had fallen hard, making him almost suffocate.
Gao Changjun didn't seem to be surprised, her face was extremely calm, as if all this had nothing to do with her. Although he had just gotten up from the couch, his hair was scattered, and his clothes were minimal, his bearing was not reduced, and he still bowed dignifiedly: "The concubine greets Your Majesty." ”
Yuan Xiu couldn't help but take a step forward, and immediately stopped, and asked gloomily in his eyes, "Isn't the queen sick?" I heard that the queen's father, the prime minister, was also unwell. It's a pity that today's hussar general's palace queen and prime minister could not come in person. But it's okay, the senior servant can see it clearly, and he will naturally show the queen and the prime minister. ”
Gao Changjun didn't expect Yuan Xiu to not come to Jiaofang Hall for many days, and he said this as soon as he came. is also very drunk, knowing that he is drunk and slightly drunk, he endured it and didn't speak. She knew that the contradiction between Yuan Xiu and her father was already irreparable. What's more, now his younger brother Gao Cheng is gradually taking over the government, and he is even more on the same page as the emperor. Although Yuan Xiu had the help of Yuan Baoju, Hu Sichun, Wang Sizheng, Yuan Bi and others, he still could not really grasp the national politics.
Today, the eldest princess Yuan Yuying and the hussar general Yuwentai are married, which means that the emperor is really implicated in the Kansai He Bayue. Gao Changjun naturally understands the relationship between this. She is worried about her father and younger brother, and she is also worried about Yuan Xiu. Yuan Xiu didn't know He Bayue and his people, so he dared to take risks, which showed how eager he was to get rid of her father Gao Huan and younger brother Gao Cheng in his heart.
"Does Your Majesty want to know that there is discord with the prime minister and the high-ranking servants? What good is this for Your Majesty? What are the benefits for Zhongxing Dawei Sheji? Gao Changjun still couldn't help but ask.
Yuan Xiu's eyes were full of hatred, and he took a few steps and looked at Gao Changjun deeply. Suddenly raised her hand and clamped Gao Changjun's jaw hard, forcing her to look up at him. "You are not allowed to talk to Lone like that. This world is the world of the Yuan family, not the world of the Gao family. Yuan Xiu looked down at Gao Changjun with a heavy breath.
"Is Your Majesty going to abandon the Society? Could it be that when the reckless people like He Bayue and Yuwentai are in high positions and hold heavy power, they won't watch His Majesty's world? "Gao Changjun was pinched by Yuan Xiu very painfully, but it was unusual, and he said what he had thought about but never dared to say." The concubine's father and younger brother never had such ambitions, at least. ”
"Have your father and brother done less?" Yuan Xiu leaned down and approached Gao Changjun's face, "They are in charge of the court for Lonely, and they are not the Son of Heaven and trespass." Although you are the queen, you can't rule the harem with virtue, but I'm afraid that the lonely prince is also the great prime minister and the high-ranking servant, right? Yuan Xiu's lips were almost on Gao Changjun's cheek.
Gao Changjun's heart ached, but she was silent.
"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, the maid Ruoyun broke in from outside and shouted loudly, but when she looked at Yuan Xiu, she wanted to stop talking. She was shocked and anxious when she saw this scene, and only looked at Gao Changjun, as if she was asking.