Chapter Sixty-Eight: An Unquenchable Terrible Desire
The prince of her family told her that Zhou Yanran was gloomy, and if she found that something was wrong, it would not be a shame to be able to avoid her edge for the time being.
Thinking that the palace was Zhou Yanran's territory, coupled with the fact that they met today, Zhou Yanran put on a sisterly look again, which really made Chu Xingyue uncomfortable.
If she accompanied Zhou Yanran to act here again, she really felt that she might not be able to hold back and reveal her original form first.
Since there is an opportunity for her to get out now, she will naturally not let it go.
The hurt and sad look on Chu Xingyue's face became even more obvious, and in the end, there was a gesture of wanting to cry: "Niangniang is good to Yue'er, how can Yue'er not know." It was only today that I learned that Yue'er's behavior on the hunting ground that day had become a joke in his mouth, and the sadness was uncontrollable for a while, and he could no longer laugh with his mother at the banquet. ”
Chu Xingyue admitted that she was a little hypocritical and deliberate in saying this, and in her heart, she would not take the words of these backyard women in her eyes at all.
These women in the deep house, from childhood to adulthood, have seen the most private backyard and luxurious silk and satin, and the usual interesting things are just listening to excerpts and watching all kinds of interesting juggling; How could he have seen the tragedy of the battlefield and the feat of ordering troops on the deer platform.
They compared Chu Xingyue's archery skills to juggling, but it was just an unintentional move, it was all because of short-sightedness, and with such a group of women, Chu Xingyue would only feel that it was not worth it.
But right now, in order to leave the Quewei Palace as soon as possible, she can only hold on to this matter angrily.
It's a pity that this is a bitter thing for these deep ladies who are sitting here, and they all looked at Chu Xingyue with a snow-white face and anxiety, for fear that they would really anger this Princess Ling, and they would be counted down after being known by their own master after returning home.
Actually, this is not worse, they are more afraid of offending the favorite concubine who is now being favored by the Son of Heaven.
The ladies of the deep house are anxious, and of course Zhou Yanran is also anxious.
For today's birthday, she arranged a lot, and even took great pains, in order to be able to hit with one blow and achieve her goal.
Unexpectedly, there was an episode in the middle, and Chu Xingyue actually had to leave the table early.
This didn't match the time she had booked at all, and then she looked at the wine that was put aside by Chu Xingyue anxiously, her heart seemed to be about to be burned, and she was holding a fire uncomfortably.
Of course, Meng'e knew her mother's thoughts, and with a keen mind, she had already seen that the Qingzhou girl in front of her had to go.
For the sake of today's plan, we can only do our best and obey the destiny of heaven.
Meng'e stepped forward to support Zhou Yanran, quietly squeezed her hand lightly under her sleeve, and reminded: "Niangniang, since Princess Ling is leaving, wouldn't it be embarrassing for us to stop the princess; In this way, the slave and maid are in charge, let the mother toast the princess with three glasses of wine, and after the princess drinks it, she will not be annoyed by the mother's snubbing today, okay? ”
Zhou Yanran looked at Meng'e with a slightly hesitant expression, and the decent smile on Meng'e's face couldn't find a flaw, as if she really wanted to toast these three glasses of wine with full sincerity.
As her personal maid, how could Zhou Yanran not know Meng'e's plans at this moment, so she immediately changed her smiling face and took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and send it to Chu Xingyue.
"Meng'e is right, since my sister is leaving, my sister naturally wants to give one away, and these three glasses of wine are regarded as my sister's apologies for my sister's inconsiderate hospitality today and all my affection for my sister."
After speaking, Zhou Yanran did not allow Chu Xingyue to refuse, and proudly picked up the wine glass in front of everyone and drank it three times in a row.
Chu Xingyue looked at Zhou Yanran, who suddenly acted in such a play again, and felt even more strange, well, why did she drink again?
The suspicious eyes fell on the wine jug that Meng'e held in her hand, this wine jug didn't look inappropriate, and the wine in the jug Zhou Yanran had also drunk it just now, so it must have not been poisoned.
In that case, she could only drink it.
Otherwise, in front of everyone's eyes, she will be charged with disrespecting the concubine.
Chu Xingyue smiled at Zhou Yanran wryly, picked up the wine cup that had been filled with three glasses of wine by Meng'e, and drank it all.
The faint aroma of fruit wine was no different from what she had drunk before, and it seemed that this wine had not been touched by them.
Chu Xingyue's hanging heart also settled down a little.
Seeing that Chu Xingyue's face did not change and drank three cups in a row, Meng'e hurriedly filled a cup again.
Chunxing, who saw this scene, immediately stood up and said dissatisfiedly: "Sister Meng'e, what are you doing? Didn't you just say that you only drank three glasses? ”
Meng'e looked at Chun Xing with a smile on her face, very gently: "Sister Chun Xing, what are you talking about, there are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, how can three glasses be enough?" Naturally, it is necessary to add a cup to complete it. ”
Zhou Yanran also hurriedly echoed and picked up the wine glass in front of her again, and said continuously: "It's still this sweet and clever slave who is the most intimate, Meng'e is right, although this palace and Yue'er's sister hate to see each other late, but it is indeed the last confidant who can take responsibility, come, my sister respects my sister's last glass of wine, I hope that my sister will often come to Quewei Palace in the future, don't forget that you have a good sister who is looking forward to you every day in this palace." ”
Chu Xingyue felt that she had finally understood what tricks the master and servant were playing, were they going to use wine to get her drunk?
Joke!
This kind of fruit wine is no different from fruit beer in modern society, let alone let her drink four glasses in a row, even if she is asked to drink four pots, she can do it without blinking.
Sure enough, the master and servant were uneasy and kind, and wanted to see her drunk and ugly, so she actually played such an unruly method.
Chu Xingyue gradually relaxed her vigilance because she saw through Zhou Yanran's trick, and without saying much, she drank the contents of the wine glass in her hand again.
After drinking it all, he even lit up the bottom of the cup, and looked at Zhou Yanran and Meng'e, who were also smiling like flowers, with a smile in his eyes.
Meng'e looked at Chu Xingyue with a calm attitude, and also smiled happily, but this time, she was really happy, so happy that she couldn't help but grab the wine jug in her hand.
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After watching Chu Xingyue and Chunxing leave the table, Zhou Yanran, who had always had a gentle smile on her face, slowly restrained the smile on her face, and her eyes gently drifted towards Meng'e.
Meng'e blocked it through the wine jug, and carefully stretched out an index finger to Zhou Yanran, and the thin white finger moved dexterously, which immediately made Zhou Yanran's hanging heart completely relieved.
At the same time, I couldn't help but hook a triumphant smile on the corner of my mouth.
Chu Bingyue, it seems that even God is on this side of the palace this time.
Meng'e made this action is a code they have been using for a long time, which means: people have entered the game, and the plan will come true.
At the same time, everyone sitting at the same table cautiously looked at the concubine Niangniang who suddenly put away her smile, and everyone who didn't know the truth had relatives in their hearts.
It's over, it seems that this time it really annoyed the harem favorite concubine, and in the next few days, I don't know how to survive.
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After Chu Xingyue came out of the Quewei Palace, she found that the soft sedan chair that she had originally sent her was no longer there, and she asked the palace waiting on the side to know that she wanted to leave in the soft sedan chair, and she had to wait for the person who carried the sedan chair to come from the Shangyi Bureau.
And the Quewei Palace is also two pillars of incense from the Shangyi Bureau.
Thinking that he had to wait for the time of the two pillars of incense at the gate of the Quewei Palace before he could leave in a sedan chair, Chu Xingyue was too lazy to toss, let alone wait, so he directly took Chunxing's hand and walked in the direction of leaving the palace.
As for Chunxing, she was naturally 100,000 happy to leave the place where Zhou Yanran was available, supporting Chu Xingyue along the way, and the master and servant went back as they talked and laughed.
It's just that no one noticed that a thin and short figure dressed in a washed almost white eunuch costume quietly followed behind Chu Xingyue and the others, like a ghostly shadow coming out of a dark corner, following the two of them like a shadow.
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Zhao Heng entered the palace early in the morning, verbally saying that he had come to greet Emperor Showa, but in fact, only he knew who he was entering the palace this time for.
Five days ago, when he inadvertently learned from them that the beauty he had in mind today would enter the palace to congratulate Concubine Zhou on her birthday, he was waiting for this day in the palace.
God knows, since he saw Chu Xingyue that day, his entire soul has been taken away by her beautiful eyes like autumn water.
During this time, although it was only a few days in the past, it was like a year for him.
In the past, he liked to frolic with the beauties in the mansion the most, but now, as long as he saw the concubines in the mansion, he would involuntarily think of Chu Xingyue's stunning face; When he came back to his senses and looked at the concubine in his arms, he would only feel that the person in his arms was extremely rough, and he couldn't even compare to a single hair on the head of the delicate child.
In this way, Zhao Heng spent almost every day in the lovesickness of missing the beauty.
Even for several days in his dreams, he dreamed that a beautiful woman seemed to come from the clouds, as beautiful as a fairy, which made him so happy that he couldn't help himself.
However, when he woke up from his dream the next day and looked at the empty bed beside him, he felt as if someone had dug a bottomless hole in his heart, and his whole heart was twisted painfully, making him feel that life was boring and everything was discouraged.
He knew that the person who took away his soul was his third sister-in-law, and he knew better that that woman belonged to the third brother.
But he just couldn't control himself, and the more he wanted to suppress the terrible desire in his heart, the more he would miss her at night.
Several times, he had to numb himself with spirits to make himself forget about her for a while.
He felt that he was sick, and that he was terminally ill, and that the only person who could save him was the one who took his soul away.
Therefore, since the moment he knew that he could meet her as long as he entered the palace today, he was always looking forward to this day.
Moreover, a terrible thought has been born in the bottom of my heart.
He had to find a way to get her, otherwise, he would really die of lovesickness.
This idea is very terrifying, once it is generated, even the fear of the third brother in the past is erased.
He thought about it, since they are all dead, it is better to be a merry ghost, as the so-called peony flower dies, and it is easy to be a ghost.