21. Night visits
This night, Lu Li did not come.
Su Qingyuan easily coaxed Lu Junnuo to sleep, and went back to the tent to lie down, but he couldn't sleep.
The events of the past few days have tormented her heart over and over again, making her miserable. Recall the beautiful visions that we had in the past, and then think about all the unbearable ...... that we may encounter in the future Today, she finally understands what it means to be "like a cut".
In the second half of the night, she simply put on her clothes and got up, picked up the book that Su Qingluan had returned from the table, and flipped through it randomly.
But you can't see it. In her eyes, those thin fly-headed little ones seemed to have turned into spiders with long legs, crawling around, dazzling to see.
Lu Li.
She could only recognize those two words, no matter how many lines or pages were between them.
Lu Li.
She resented him and hated him, but she couldn't help but miss him.
He didn't come tonight. Is it because something is stumbling, or is a new method being brewed to torture her?
When she was in a trance, Su Qingyuan often heard his voice whispering in her ear: "Ah Kite, Ah Kite." ”
However, she knew that it was all her fantasy.
That man...... He would never be so gentle with her again.
She actually wanted to ask him: When he tortured her like that, was he really happy in his heart?
Seeing her now, will he still remember the warmth and quiet years of the past?
Probably not, right?
Now, Su Qingyuan doesn't even dare to believe his memory.
Could those memories that were as vague as clouds and could no longer remember the details just a long dream she had when she was bored......
After the third watch, Su Qingyuan finally dropped the book and let his consciousness sink into the darkness.
At this time, in the Chaoqian Palace, the midnight mourning has ended, and the errand at night is over. A few elderly concubines gradually became a little drowsy, and the palace people who accompanied them were naturally happy to be idle, and no one would do much to wake them up.
The inner sanctum is still lit.
Lu Li leaned on the soft couch, holding a very rough purse in his hand, and his palm was already sweating.
The bamboo curtain in front of the door sounded twice, very slightly.
Xiao Luzi, who was standing at the table and waiting, was taken aback, and when he saw the person clearly, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Concubine Shen......"
Shen Suxin glanced at him and asked him to step back.
Xiao Luzi looked at Lu Li hesitantly, and the latter nodded expressionlessly.
At this time, Lu Li's hand was empty, and he didn't know where the purse was hidden.
Xiao Luzi bowed his head and retreated, and thoughtfully closed the door.
Shen Suxin noticed this detail, and her eyes lit up with a strange look.
Lu Li slowly sat up straight: "What do you want from Mother Shen?" ”
Shen Suxin wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and sighed: "There are many affairs during the national funeral, and it is also thanks to the young age of the emperor that he can handle things so thoroughly...... These days, the emperor must be very hard, right? ”
Lu Li raised his head and looked straight at her: "This is my business. The concubine came all night, maybe just to say 'hard work' to me, right? ”
Shen Suxin was a little helpless by his gaze, and the corners of her lips, which she tried to pretend to be sad, curled up uncontrollably.
She subconsciously raised her hand to support her sideburns, and said in a low voice: "The emperor's eyes are like torches." I did come here with a request - I am young, I can't talk to my sisters of the same generation, if I move to Xingqing Palace, I am afraid that the future life will be difficult, so I want to ......"
Lu Li raised his hand to stop the words behind her, and said lightly: "It's also easy." After my father's palace is enshrined in the imperial mausoleum, I will issue an order to return the concubines and palace people who do not want to stay in the palace to my mother's house. If my mother wants to remarry in the future, I won't stop me, just don't be too public. ”
"No, I'm not out of the palace!" Shen Suxin's face changed greatly when she heard this.
Lu Li furrowed his brows.
Shen Suxin peeked at his face and said tentatively: "I want to stay with the Queen Mother's sister as a companion - the Queen Mother has already agreed." ”
"She agreed?" Lu Li's face was immediately difficult to look at.
Shen Suxin was scared in her heart, and it took a long time to nod boldly.
After a long while, Lu Li finally sneered, "Okay, I know." ”
"Then I'm ......" Shen Suxin was a little reluctant to continue asking.
Lu Li was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up, and hooked the corners of his lips with a smile: "The mother concubine is really interested, she keeps a vigil late at night, and she doesn't forget to apply fat powder to her face and dye her clothes with incense." ”