Chapter VII
Empress Dowager Ming seemed to have expected Xiao Luo to ask such a question, so she put down the brocade in her hand, turned the Buddha beads in her hand, and her expression moved slightly, "Luo'er, the queen mother promised you, if you return to the court, let me regret Ruoruo." But have you ever asked Xiruo, is she willing to enter the palace? You are the king of a country, and you are husband and wife under the monarch and minister. If you are sorry to enter the palace, according to your temperament, you will only prefer her. There are many concubines in the harem, and people are terrible, can you bear the infamy of being a 'special pet'? With her weak nature, how long do you think she can stay in the palace? ”
Xiao Luo was stunned, and his face slowly changed.
Looking at the change in her son's expression, the corners of Empress Dowager Ming's lips flashed with a wry smile, "You can protect her for a while, but you may not be able to protect her for a lifetime." The mourning family knows that you cherish her, so they have already planned for you. It's a pity that if this child can see the mourning family clearly and don't let her enter the palace, it is for her sake. Luo'er, you are invincible on the battlefield, but when it comes to harem affairs, the mourning family is clearer than you. ”
Xiao Luo lowered his eyes and stopped arguing.
"Over the years, you have only fought at the border passes, but you don't know that after the defeat of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Chu Xiruo's life is not easy. Fortunately, this child is sensible, afraid that you will be distracted, and always reports good news but not bad news, but I am afraid that you will be plotted when you hear that she is in a bad situation and come back. What's more, there are more people who want to use her to blackmail you, if it weren't for the mourning family watching her for you, she would have been a lonely ghost a long time ago. ”
Xiao Luo Huoran raised his eyes and was about to speak, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager Ming, and said lightly, "The mourning family knows what you want to say, the mourning family only has a prince in this life, but there is no princess to respect, Shuang'er often enters the palace to relieve the boredom of the mourning family, and the mourning family feels very comfortable."
"The queen mother can know that she pities Ruo-" Seeing that the queen mother was still protecting Meishuang, Xiao Luo's fingertips were a little white.
"Luo'er," Empress Dowager Ming waved her hand, a little helpless, "Although Shuang'er said that the youngest daughter's family has more thoughts, it is also because she likes you." The mourning family wanted to wait for her to go to the palace to slowly instruct, but according to her cleverness, she couldn't be wrong. Although some of her practices are inappropriate, the mourning family does not stop it, just to sue your enemy, the mourning family does not care about it, it is also a preservation for her, alas, today's matter, the mourning family always feels strange, and will give you an explanation after the mourning family asks your imperial uncle"
Xiao Luo obviously didn't want to hear this, "Queen Mother, where is Xiruo now?" ”
The Empress Dowager Ming seemed to be tired, and only said after a while, "If you can't let go of her, you will only harm her-if you have already become a monk a few months ago." She will always accompany the ancient Buddha of the green lantern in this life, pray for you and the fortune of the country, which is more important, you weigh it yourself! ”
Before leaving, Aunt Yu took out a package of tight baggage, handed it to Xiao Luo, and said softly, "These are all letters written by the emperor to Miss Xiruo at the border before, and the Queen Mother left them, but she was afraid that the emperor's move would harm the girl Now, if the girl has sworn in front of the Buddha, she will never see the emperor again in this life, and please take care of the dragon body."
When Xiao Luo came out of Cining Palace in a daze, he only felt that the whole person seemed to be stepping on a cloud pile, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and he was not on the ground.
Behind him, the eunuch Gonggong Li looked at the emperor with a worried face, and said carefully, "Your Majesty, Weiyang Palace is in this direction."
"Weiyang Palace?" Xiao Luo's eyes were red.
Weiyang Palace, the queen's bedroom, should have been his cherished residence, but now, the beauty is no more, what else is he going to do there? !
-- It's night, Weiyang Palace.
The red candles of the dragon and phoenix with the thickness of the child's arm reflect the magnificent bedroom as if it were daytime.
On the red sandalwood bed in the middle, Mei Ru, the new queen of the Great Qin Kingdom, was still wearing a red gold and silver silk Luan bird Chaofeng embroidered wedding dress during the day, sitting in front of the bed, staring at the wine jug with the auspicious pattern of the dragon and phoenix and the two silver cups with entwined branches on the table, which were empty.
Since returning from the prison, Mei Ru has been sitting here for more than an hour, and her husband went to the Queen Mother's palace all night when he was supposed to be in the cave room with her.
She was standing on the bed, no matter how anxious and bitter her heart was, she still didn't move, showing the bearing and patience that the queen should have.
The intimate maid next to her, Lian, had a worried face, and looked out of the window from time to time, and occasionally went to look outside the door.
When she returned disappointed from the door again, she saw that the queen mother sitting in front of the bed was still calm.
I could only sigh secretly, walked over to Fufu's body, and asked in a low voice, "Queen Mother, it's been almost a day, you haven't eaten a grain of rice, do you want to eat something?" ”
Mei Ru said lightly, "No, this palace is not hungry." ”
Lianxin could only retreat and look at the sky outside, there were already more than four, and the emperor should go to the early court. She looked at the wine that had already been heated N times on the table, and couldn't help but feel angry for Mei Ru, "Queen Mother, if you let the slave maid say something out of bounds, it is indispensable that the emperor blames Miss Shuang, and now she is angry with the queen." ”
Mei Ru's heart fluttered, and her eyes finally moved away from the wine and slowly moved to Lianxin's face.
The eyes that were as cold as knives shocked Lianxin's heart.
A night's frustration and annoyance gathered between Mei Ru's eyebrows in an instant, and she finally broke out, "Bastard thing! The emperor is also criticized by your inferior servant?! Come on, drag this unscrupulous servant down, and beat him to death with a stick! ”
Seeing that the gentle queen suddenly became angry, the eunuchs and maids of Weiyang Palace were all beating like gongs and drums in their hearts, and they were frightened, so they could only listen to Lianxin's mournful begging for mercy and disappear outside the door.
Suddenly, I heard a low and unhappy voice from outside the door, "I heard that the queen has a good temperament, but she is so angry with her subordinates, is it too late?" ”
Mei Ru was stunned, suddenly embarrassed, and before she could kneel down, she felt a cold wind paved the way, and Xiao Luo, who was dressed in a bright yellow robe, had already stepped into the palace gate.
Behind him was Lianxin, who was dragged out and back by the guards, kneeling behind her.
Mei Ru quickly understood, a decent smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she went down, "The concubine didn't know that the emperor had arrived, and the emperor forgave her sins." It's just that the concubines are blamed for their lack of teaching, so they have to be punished. ”
Xiao Luo glanced at Weiyang Palace, the palace was still a mess during the day, but now it was neatly as if nothing had happened. All of them are festive red, but the silver pot on the table is carved with a dragon and phoenix Xiangxiang wine, which is very conspicuous.
He walked over, took the pot and filled the two wine glasses, and swept Mei Ru with his afterglow, his voice was still cold, "Queen, drink this wine, you and I are husband and wife"
said that life is like studying, and there is no imaginary affection, Mei Ru is very aggrieved in her heart, and can only comfort herself, firstly, the emperor's love is not good tonight, and secondly, she knows that the emperor is stationed at the border and fights all year round, but she is afraid that she is no longer used to red tape, so she walked over, and just picked up the wine glass, she saw that Xiao Luo had already raised his head and drank it all.
Her smile froze at the corner of her lips.
The wine should be drunk by the husband and wife, how can he drink it alone?
However, the current situation did not allow Mei Ru to think too much, and she quickly covered her sleeves and drank it all, for fear that her husband, who had not drunk it in the next moment, would have left alone.
As she expected, as soon as her wine glass left her mouth, her husband said coldly, "I still have to go to the early court, the queen rests." ”
Seeing that the back that was colder and harder than his words disappeared at the gate of the palace in an instant, Mei Ru's hand was released, and the cup fell to the ground