Chapter 40: Candles in the Cave Room
Among the four happy events in life, the candle night in the cave room ranks second, and it stands to reason that Han Ziji has nothing to be unhappy about. But inexplicably, he felt very melancholy. The first time he married a wife, he still didn't know him, although he didn't particularly hate Situ Xiuxiu, but in the end there was no emotional foundation, two strangers in the cave room, how awkward?
He might as well be at ease with Ji Qianqiu's cave room.
Of course, since he had decided to give Ji Qianqiu to Chu Yue, he couldn't think like that anymore, he just had to allow him to be sad and pay tribute to his single days that were about to end.
Chu Yue smiled and laughed, and when he was invited, he asked someone to bring wine, and sat in the Taiji Hall, closing the door and leaving only the two of them.
"You say, isn't it sad for me to have a sad day?"
After two glasses of wine, Han Ziji couldn't help but open his mouth: "I was pressed tightly by my own father, and I was elbowed by the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and I don't know the queen who is crowned, and I have to do the husband and wife ceremony tonight." ”
Chu Yue wanted to nod very much, this day was really sad. But he has to be a positive little angel now, where can he pour ice water on others.
So he persuaded him: "There are still many people in the world who are not well fed and clothed, and you are very happy compared to them." ”
Han Ziji paused and grinned: "This is also true, you look at Qianqiu, liking gold is like liking anything, and you will only like it if you are missing." That stupid girl, holding everything in the palace as a treasure. ”
Chu Yue was slightly stunned, hey, he hasn't mentioned it yet, why did this master talk about Qianqiu by himself?
"Concubine Jing is having a good time." Taking a sip of wine, Chu Yue continued: "I just heard that she is not very happy with the queen today." ”
"Huh?" Han Ziji frowned slightly: "She's in trouble?" ”
Chu Yue shook his head: "I only heard that the queen almost spilled a cup of tea on Concubine Jing." ”
Han Ziji was silent, and Chu Yue smiled and continued: "My subordinates don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. ”
"Huh?" Han Ziji squinted at him: "What's the good thing?" ”
That stupid girl doesn't understand the rules at all, if she annoys the queen, she doesn't know what to suffer.
"Didn't the emperor deliberately want to find an opportunity to send Concubine Jing into the cold palace?" Chu Yue smiled: "She is at odds with the queen, isn't there more opportunities?" ”
Han Ziji was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Chu Yue's expression, and asked quietly, "Are you looking forward to her entering the cold palace?" ”
"Ah...... Where do subordinates dare. Chu Yue said with a frightened face: "Isn't this the emperor's intention?" ”
His mind...... Han Ziji pursed his lips and drank silently.
Qianqiu's temperament, it's too easy for her to make mistakes. Also, maybe in a few days, she will be able to go to the cold palace, and then he will arrange for her to leave the palace with her thousand taels of gold and marry in a different identity... Married to Chu Yue.
The melancholy feeling became even stronger, Han Ziji was slightly drunk, squinted at Chu Yue and said, "You are full of peach blossoms, and you are full of interest to come to accompany me, but what is the good thing?" ”
Chu Yue also drank a lot, and said with a drunken smell between his snorts: "The beauty has an appointment, and the moon hangs on the willow tops, how can you not be happy?" ”
The hand is propped up on the table, and the sleeve is "inadvertently" exposed a concentric hairpin, which is the hairpin that Qianqiu has often worn recently, and I like it tightly, although I don't know if I like the meaning of this hairpin, or I like it to be made of gold.
Han Ziji's pupils shrank, and his face was a little heavy: "Chu Yue, although you are a member of the Chu family, you also know the rules of the palace, right?" ”
Chu Yue looked innocent, put down his hand, and said in a wink: "The rules in the palace are naturally known to the subordinates, the emperor, you are the rules, what you allow, the subordinates dare to do." ”
It's nothing to say this usually, but as soon as he understands and analyzes it in context, Han Ziji blocked his throat with a mouthful of wine, couldn't go up or down, and suffocated himself half to death.
What are they going to do tonight? And under the banner of his permission? There's nothing wrong with him allowing it, but it doesn't mean they can cheat in the middle of the night in the palace, right?
No, no, if the relationship between these two has progressed to the point where they can cheat, then he should be happy, in the end, he is also the matchmaker he made.
Han Ziji figured it out, laughed dryly, and took another big sip of wine.
It was slowly getting dark, and the palace people had already prepared the dragon outside, and the father-in-law of Shunzi came in and fiddled with the wick, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to the Furong Palace." ”
Han Ziji raised his hand, didn't read half a word of the book in his hand, and responded lightly: "Let's go." ”
The Furong Hall is not far behind the Taiji Palace, but the palace road is tortuous, and it has to be bypassed not far from the Scene Palace.
Han Ziji sat on the dragon and looked at the moon in the sky all the way, and the moon hung on the willow tops? It doesn't seem to be the hour yet, but Chu Yue was originally a guard on duty at night, and it was not too easy to step into the Scene Palace. What should these two men do if they are caught?
Thinking about it, there was a palace of scenery in front of him, and Han Ziji couldn't help but stand up from the dragon and look at that end.
A dark palace, nothing.
"Your Majesty?" Father-in-law Junko was taken aback by his actions: "Be careful!" ”
Han Ziji sat down and asked with a dry cough: "Is there less guards on duty in the Scene Palace today?" I didn't see anyone. ”
Father-in-law Junzi glanced strangely over there and said, "There is usually only one guard on duty at night, plus a few palace people. Does the emperor want to add guards to the Scene Palace? ”
“…… No need. Han Ziji lowered his eyes, sat quietly and stopped talking.
The Furong Hall was full of warm fragrance, and Situ Xiuxiu was wearing red tulle and sitting at the table shyly. There are red candles on the table, as well as delicacies.
"The emperor has arrived." There was a sound outside, Situ Xiuxiu's eyes lit up, and she immediately got up to greet her.
"The concubine asks the emperor for peace."
"No courtesy." Han Ziji felt a little embarrassed, but still smiled faintly: "The queen has been waiting for me? ”
Situ Xiuxiu blushed, nodded slightly, and pulled his sleeve like a little daughter and said: "The concubine has been in love with the emperor for a long time, and today she is favored by heaven, and she can finally become the emperor's wife, and the concubine is so happy." ”
Han Ziji was a little awkward, gently pulled out his sleeves, sat down at the table and said, "It's hard to be a queen, there are so many things, it looks so delicious, and I'm still waiting for me to come and eat together." ”
If it was Ji Qianqiu, he would definitely not leave half a vegetable leaf for him.
Situ Xiuxiu was stunned by this, and didn't know how to continue for a while. Isn't it etiquette to wait for the emperor to come and dine together? He even praised her?
After a while, she changed into a smile again, and sat down and said, "Since it looks delicious, let's try it together." ”
The windows of the Hibiscus Hall are half-hidden, and the moon is full outside. The two of them used things quietly for a while, and the atmosphere was very good. After the wine and food were withdrawn, Situ Xiuxiu took the initiative and took Han Ziji to the bed.
"Your Majesty, how beautiful is this moonlight?"
Seeing that Han Ziji was about to be captured, Situ Xiuxiu suddenly made a literary move: "The moon hangs on the willow tops, and people are about after dusk." The concubine has always hoped to be married to her beloved, and today ......"
Han Ziji opened his eyes and glanced at the moon outside, and from this angle, the full moon was hanging on the branches.
As soon as his heart tightened, he turned over and sat up, closed the placket of Situ Xiuxiu's open clothes, frowned and shouted: "Shunzi!" ”
Father-in-law Shunzi was originally going to complete the glorious work of listening to the corner, but when he shouted like this, he was so frightened that he rolled directly into the palace: "Your Majesty? ”
"Is there any movement outside?" Han Ziji asked with a serious face.
Situ Xiuxiu was startled, and Junzi was even more confused: "What is the movement?" Everything is as usual in the palace, Your Majesty! ”
Han Ziji pursed his lips and said slightly displeased: "That is, the palace guards are lazy, too loose." ”
"This ......" Shunzi's father-in-law doesn't know what to say, what is wrong with the emperor, how can it be related to the security of the palace.
"Queen, go to sleep first, and I'll go out and have a look." Han Ziji felt unsure, turned over, put on a dragon robe and walked out.
"Your Majesty!" Situ Xiuxiu frowned and screamed. The voice was a little harsh, and Han Ziji couldn't help but pause and frowned.
Situ Xiuxiu hurriedly put on a weak expression, her eyes were full of tears, and she asked extremely desolately: "But where did the concubine not serve the emperor well?" ”
Han Ziji's expression softened a little, and he comforted softly: "It has nothing to do with the queen, I just want to go out and have a look." ”
Look? What's there to see! Situ Xiuxiu was stunned, but she couldn't stop it, and watched the shadow disappear outside the door. Junko's father-in-law saluted her awkwardly and withdrew.
On the wedding night, you didn't even spoil her?!
"Aqua Blue!" Situ Xiuxiu screamed, and said angrily: "Follow me to see what the emperor is going to see!" ”
Shui Lan was startled, hurriedly answered, and went out.
Han Ziji got on the dragon and came down again, waved his hand and said, "I will go by myself, I don't need to go with the dragon." ”
Father-in-law Shunzi said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, where do you want to go?" ”
"Can you handle it?" Han Ziji waved his hand impatiently: "Don't follow!" ”
With that, one person walked down the dark palace road.
"Ouch, my emperor......" Shunzi's father-in-law was so anxious that he didn't dare to be disobedient, so he hurriedly sent someone to tell the queen mother, and let people follow him from afar.
Han Ziji turned around and threw the people behind him almost before he dared to go to the Palace of Scenes.
Although he felt that Chu Yue was not such a ridiculous person, when he was emotional, who could make any guarantees? Now in the middle of the night, there is no one in the palace, isn't it the best time for adulterers, adulteress, dogs, men and women to hook up with each other?
The more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, and Han Ziji quickened his pace and hurried towards the Scene Palace.
When you get to the door, you see, hey, no one? Chu Yue is the guard on duty, he should definitely stand at the door and guard!
After thinking a lot of nonsense in his mind, Han Ziji gently pushed open the door and sneaked into the Scene Palace as if he was a thief.