Chapter 38: Light Meal
"Stay and dine with me." Taiping said casually. At this time, a gust of wind arose, and the open hall was ventilated in front and back, and this cool wind poured in. The purple ayara that hung between the vermilion pillars to shield her from the sun was lifted up, embroidered with a dark gold pattern, and swayed with a soft sound. Princess Taiping's attention seemed to be attracted by the movement, and she turned her head to look at the fluttering curtain quietly.
The rain outside the curtain has not stopped, and the heavy eaves palace is looming between the hazy smoke and rain, and Taiping's eyes seem to be hazy.
At this moment, Xue Chongxun said: "Erchen wants to go to Longyou. ”
Taiping turned his head to look at his face: "What are you doing in Beijing again?" Everyone outside the customs has figured out that they will stay in Chang'an, and you can't stay in Chang'an? ”
Xue Chongxun said: "I, the king of Hedong, will be removed sooner or later, and my mother's use of Cheng Qianli as the head of the march to fight against Tubo this time is a great opportunity for meritorious service, and I just take advantage of this meritorious service to restore the throne; For another reason, I have a hunch that Li Longji, who escaped, may be hiding over there...... In case Cheng Qianli, who has a heavy army in one hand, and Li Longji collude, the border pass is far away from Beijing and the transportation is inconvenient, I am afraid that we will not know about it if we are kept in the dark. This has to be prevented, Erchen stayed in the past, at least he could get the news in real time. ”
Taiping's eyebrows were raised, and he muttered: "If the place of conquest is not very peaceful, I still want to send someone else, I already know this matter." ”
Xue Chongxun persuaded: "No one is more suitable than me, and besides, I can't do anything in Chang'an, so I can't be so idle, right?" It's good to go out of Beijing to experience experience. Mother, don't worry, I won't go to the battlefield, you just give me a history of assassination, I do things like escorting grain and grass, if I win the battle, I also have a share of the credit, right? ”
Taiping said: "There are still some days of war, so don't be busy first." It's getting dark and we'll eat here, and we won't have dinner scheduled today because it's raining. In fact, looking at those things every day is not new, and it is so boring. ”
After a while, the slaves and maids brought the food, and Princess Taiping and Xue Chongxun's mother and son sat opposite each other for dinner. The usual diet of the people of the Tang Dynasty was not extravagant, even if the emperor had three meals on weekdays. Later generations became more and more extravagant, and by the time of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the court usually had a table full of dishes.
Tonight is a homely meal, and there are only five or six dishes on the table, with meat and vegetables, and they are more exquisite. Three meat dishes, chicken, goose, mutton, and vegetable soup and purple fern in vegetarian dishes are Xue Chongxun's favorite things to eat.
In particular, Ulva is not produced in Chang'an, and it is more expensive to eat it here than to eat meat. "A bell of mushroom rice, a thousand miles of water sunflower soup" Xue Chongxun likes the tender and smooth taste.
There is also a well-cooked self-fern, which is a very good dish, and Xue Chongxun ate a lot. Princess Taiping saw that he was always serving vegetarian dishes, so she picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his bowl: "You have to eat more meat, so that your health will be better." ”
Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Vegetarian dishes are also very important...... he originally wanted to say something like vitamins, but it was useless to say it, so he changed his words and said: "Mother, cats like to eat fish and don't eat vegetables, but every three or five days, they will run outside to find green leafy grass to chew." ”
Taiping smiled: "You're not a cat." ”
The mother and son were talking and laughing at a meal, it was just an ordinary meal, but it made Princess Taiping red, and she looked very happy. Maybe it's more like a family dinner at the moment.
"I'm done." Xue Chongxun put down his chopsticks. Princess Taiping persuaded him to eat more, but he had already eaten three bowls of rice, so he said that he was full, and then beckoned the slave and maid standing beside him and said, "Pour me some tea into the bowl." ”
The slave took the teapot and poured half a bowl of water into Xue Chongxun's rice bowl, he soaked it, first tested the temperature of the water, and then drank it into his mouth, wrapped the tea in his mouth for a while, and then swallowed it.
This is a small habit of Xue Chongxun's eating, drinking half a bowl of water after each meal, not only can eat all the rice grains in the bowl, but also swallow the food residues in his mouth into his stomach. Princess Taiping watched with great interest as he finished this trivial task, and smiled without saying a word.
In ancient times, food was a very valuable social material, and saving food was a virtue both among the scholars and the common people. That's why Taiping didn't say anything about his little habit.
After dinner, it was already dark and the rain outside had not stopped, so Princess Taiping left Xue Chongxun to rest in the Chengxiang Palace. Xue Chongxun was a little unaccustomed to sleeping on the bed in the Daming Palace, and wanted to refuse, but Taiping reminded Cheng Ting to sleep, so he understood the joints, and it was not easy to refuse his mother's kindness, so he had to ask a eunuch to go to Xuanwu Gate to bring a message to the servants at home, so that they could go home by themselves and not wait stupidly outside.
The spacious dormitory in the apse of the Chengxiang Hall is atmospheric and gorgeous, several zhang in length and width, sleeping in such a space, Xue Chongxun somehow always feels insecure, a bit like a naked run. He also couldn't understand why he had this kind of mentality, and remembered an incident about Cao Cao, Cao Cao was afraid that others would plot when he was asleep, so he burst out to kill people at night, and after killing, he told his generals that he had sleepwalking and was going to kill people when he fell asleep...... Could it be that you are such a suspicious person?
The thick copper tripod exudes green smoke, and the cool breeze pours into the mullioned window, making the bead curtain "ding" directly. At this moment, I saw Cheng Ting, who was wearing a light green Luo skirt, gently opened the bead curtain and walked in with her head down. The ring she wore around her waist swayed gently with her steps, echoing the sound of the beaded curtain, like a shallow tune.
Cheng Ting's appearance reminded him of his childhood sister next door, her dress was fresh and simple, her face was not covered with makeup, although her appearance was not gorgeous, she felt very kind. The green silk is meticulously combed, and the black hair on the hairline is clearly demarcated from the white skin, which is more delicate.
She lowered her head and said, "Your Highness asked me to come...... Bedding. ”
Xue Chongxun had just come over from Princess Taiping, and he already understood this matter, and he had to accept Cheng Ting, because politics and governance needed ...... Fortunately, the woman looked pretty good, and he didn't feel anything unpleasant. No, Cheng Ting lowered her head, she couldn't see her expression, but she didn't know how she felt?
Xue Chongxun sighed in a casual tone, paced left and right for a few steps, and saw a pipa on the case, so he picked it up casually and said, "I suddenly want to listen to "Sauvignon Blanc", you have been a dancer in my mother's house for many years, you should be able to?" ”
"Yes." Cheng Ting replied stiffly. She walked over slowly and was about to take the pipa, but saw Xue Chongxun touching the pipa with his hand...... Maybe he thought of the curve of a woman's back, so he inadvertently stroked and stroked extremely lewdly. Cheng Ting's face turned red all of a sudden, and she had the illusion that the hand seemed to be touching herself.
Xue Chongxun soon realized this, stopped hurriedly, and handed over the pipa in his hand.
Cheng Ting hugged the pipa and went to a cabinet to find a pair of finger covers to put on, and then found a Hu bed to sit next to Xue Chongxun to adjust the strings. The two were silent.
Cheng Ting sang: "Dilanling, the sea is tilting, how can you break Taozhou is reluctant, lovesick green willow camp." People are fluttering, shadows are lonely, books are broken and the rulers are light, and bitter dreams linger in vain. Lustful, difficult to love......"
This Daming Palace's Jiaofang song is Xue Chongxun's favorite ancient music, which is a kind of vulgar and unbearable, but he thinks it is very interesting.
He walked in front of Cheng Ting, she hadn't finished singing at this time, but a big hand suddenly touched her bare neck, warm and rough, and the singing and pipa were out of tune because of this, but she didn't stop yet, wanting to finish singing well. Xue Chongxun's hand slowly slid down her neck, moving along the concave line formed by her neck and shoulders to her shoulders, and the fabric on her shoulders was wiped on her arms, so that half of her shoulders were exposed, glowing with pure luster under the brass lamp stands lit with dozens of candles.
Cheng Ting is about seventeen or eighteen years old, which is a relatively old woman, but she has been raised in the mansion by Taiping for several years, so she should have no chance to have anything to do with men. Xue Chongxun cried when he remembered seeing her for the first time, I'm afraid it's still a virgin?
But tonight he had to possess her, he didn't hesitate anymore, grabbed the collar of her blouse and pulled it down, looking a little rough, Cheng Ting's clothes were suddenly torn a big hole, and the snow-white left breast popped out.
"Bell!" The sound of the lute stopped abruptly. Cheng Ting's fingers were trembling slightly, but she didn't immediately cover the exposed shame, letting the soft white rabbit-like thing open in the air. She raised her head and looked at Xue Chongxun in a daze.
It was an emotionless relationship at all, Xue Chongxun didn't dare to look at her eyes, lowered his eyes and stretched out his hand to gently hold the white raw milk, pinched it gently, and played with it for a while.
At this moment, Cheng Ting choked up and said: "I am considered old in the dancing girl, but this is my first ......"
"Hmm." Xue Chongxun replied, "I know." With that, he grabbed her and put her on the big case, and then went to untie her belt. Dealing with a woman who has become an adult, Xue Chongxun is not under much pressure, and feels that it is very easy.
Cheng Ting didn't resist, she was as straight as a female corpse and let him fiddle with it, but when her pants were pulled out, she couldn't help but say, "Can you put the lights out?" ”
Xue Chongxun said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, when we become one, our hearts will also be connected together, something very wonderful...... It's like a plug and a socket, and it's powered on as soon as it's paired. ”
"What are you talking about......" Cheng Ting muttered. But at this time, Xue Chongxun's hand had already touched the place where the river mussels were overgrown, and when he opened the natural cracks, he saw that her face was even redder, and she turned her head to the side and closed her eyes tightly.
Xue Chongxun didn't rub it too much, and after preparing for a while, he stuffed the plug in, sank it hard, and turned on the power...... Cheng Ting's teeth rattled for a while, and she snorted, but she didn't scream. G