On the first day of the first month of May, the weather has gradually warmed up, and in the lotus pond, there is a slight dew of early lotus, and the wood hibiscus is alive on the shore. The eunuchs all changed their dark blue clothes and changed to light blue clothes. The palace maids also put on deep and shallow pink and white, like petals wandering in the palace. After the Dragon Boat Festival, the summer is basically coming, and the head of the inner government must also prepare for the new season, and at the same time, the emperor is about to start, and various arrangements have begun to be completed.

At this time, the concubine, together with Zongtang Ling and Ju'an Mansion, the two major internal affairs yamen, began to clean up the moths in the inner palace. This incident was caused by Zheng Fengyuan's complaint to the concubine, saying that the director of the bureau deducted the palace concubine's degree: a set of regular dresses, more than five feet of cloth and silk; In winter, black charcoal is used instead of white charcoal; What is routinely divided is also shoddy, and the old is the new. Together, there were many low-level concubines who responded to the incident, saying that the chief of the bureau was the assigned palace, and the eunuchs in charge took profits from it and received a large amount of bribes, so that those who did not give money were deducted from the monthly rules, and they dared to be angry and dare not speak out because of their status.

The concubine is now popular all over the harem, and she should not let it go. She opened Chrysostom, who dares to slack off. At that moment, the sect's commander Chu Bangjin sent the sect's chief eunuch Zheng Cheng'an, and Wang Chenghai, the governor of Ju'an Mansion, to assist the concubine in handling the matter. The Directorate is one of the two prefectures under the Ju'an Prefecture, and the Prime Minister's internal affairs are dispatched and distributed, and the Prime Minister of the Executive Office travels for various tasks. The fat of the bureau is known to everyone in the harem. The three divisions and six palms under the bureau are all related to daily life, and the eunuchs and female officials in various departments are mostly cronies of the Queen Mother.

Scarlet has waited until now to move, first, she needs a series of effective evidence, first rectify the palace concubine, control the direction of the wind, so as to look at everyone's description, and better use this to collect evidence. The second is that she needs a sharp knife who is willing to stand up for her and is not afraid of being implicated in victimization. This person must have three conditions, one must be a concubine, the second is that she has indeed received such treatment, and the third is that the scarlet heart must be able to control her and not cause temporary backlash. Zheng Fengyuan has these three requirements. And Scarlet Heart has never had anything to do with her in the past four years, so it will not arouse the suspicion of others. At this point, Xiuling finally understood why the concubine said that this person was available.

These days, she is very tired, on the one hand, she has to keep an eye on the Dragon Boat Festival, on the other hand, the finishing work of the preparations for the Southern Tour of the Inner Government on the 16th, and on the other hand, she is conducting a large-scale investigation of the Bureau. One pile, one by one, there is no mistake anywhere, she can't wait to give birth to three heads and six arms. But she's also calmer than ever these days, and what could be more motivating than moving towards her goal step by step? What could be more gratifying than having the approval and trust of the Holy One? What could be more exciting than meeting your loved ones?

If she could have expressed her loyalty to the emperor earlier, maybe she wouldn't have had to bend the past four years. But it's not too late, the harem is under her management, and she will definitely have a peaceful life and perform her duties!

In the sixteenth year of Xuanping, the month of Renwu has been mao, and when Jiachen, it is auspicious. The emperor has five square platforms, and everyone kneels and shouts, and they stop with nine bows. Emperor Qi drove the book, and he was fortunate to be in the south.

——"Jintai Book: Chengzong Benji"

On the morning of May 16, the emperor worshiped Sheji in Wufang Terrace, and then was sent by hundreds of officials in the Huangji Palace. From the main gate of Duanyang, start the southern tour. Sprinkle the golden sand, the yellow silk across the road, the colorful canopy, the twelve Yan flags, the instrument column opens the way, the honor guard is guarded, the dragon is in the middle, the hundred officials kneel according to the steps, the bell and drum tower rings the city bell, the city is full of avoidance, and the emperor sets off!

The emperor will go south along the capital by land, cross the Xingyue Plain, pass through the Zhili, and then change the waterway, go straight to Jiangdu along the Yuejiang River, which is the first stop in the southern provinces.

It is expected to arrive in Jiangdu at the beginning of July, and finally arrive at Quxia at the end of August. Since Jiangdu, along both sides of the river, there are three directly subordinate prefectures and seven provinces.

What the emperor is preparing to visit in person is a few places with relatively important terrain. Jiangdu is the place where the Queen Mother was born and raised, and there is the Ruan Clan Temple. Ruan Danqing's bones were also moved back to this place for burial, he had already chosen a sleeping place for himself before his death, and later added regulations due to posthumous sealing. After Jiangdu, there is Pingzhou in Jiangdong Province, and the Jiangdong area is one of the larger concentrated rice fields in Jintai. Every year, the supply of rice in this place alone is about one-eighth of the country's, so every time there is a flood, the imperial court will suffer heavy losses. And Pingzhou is the capital of Jiangdong Province, so it is a must-visit. After Pingzhou, it passes through the river to both sides of the Huai River, three provinces of Huainan and two provinces of Huaibei. And the emperor will come to Huai'an in Huainan Province, the concubine is from Huai'an, and the Shengde Garden built this time is just south of Huai'an, Le Zheng's family has made a lot of money, and the emperor must have a reward. After passing Huai'an, it is also close to Quxia.

In addition to Jiangdu, Pingzhou, and Huai'an, the emperor is ready to stop. The other cities are all passing by, and it may be uncertain that the emperor will temporarily choose one or two to inspect. This time, however, all parts of the south woke up and made full preparations.

Scarlet Heart sat in the cabin pavilion at this time, looking at the Yuejiang Grand Canal outside. At this time, the two sides of the strait are closed and encircled, and the guards are full, with the opening of the road in front of the boat, the escort on the side, and the accompanying behind. The colorful flags are fluttering, occupying the entire river, and the scarlet heart can't see any landscape. The cabin in which she lived was located in the middle of the ship, connected to the emperor's bedchamber, so that he could take care of his daily life.

However, since the emperor boarded the ship for seven or eight days, he has not lived here, because he has to see officials from time to time and deal with affairs, and most of the time he stays in the cabin on the next floor. This time, there were many people in his entourage, and whenever he went to a place, he would casually point to a few local officials to see the driver. It is precisely because of this that it seems to be busier than when I was in the DPRK.

The emperor sometimes gave banquets to his ministers, and the monarchs and ministers rejoiced together. When I arrived in Yuanfu two days ago, the local officials also offered a few dancing girls, and the emperor liked it very much, and brought them with him when he boarded the ship. When the banquet was given to the ministers, Xiao Fuzi secretly went to take a look, and came back to say that the dance was thrilling, and his waist was so soft that he was scared to death.

Scarlet Xin listened to it and smiled, it is no wonder that the trick of offering beauties is no longer strange, even if the emperor does not bring a concubine, it is impossible to have no less people around him. Scarlet Heart's attitude towards this is that a woman like this from a place of teaching and music, even if she is a country and a city, it will be difficult to become elegant. It doesn't matter if you take it with you as a pet when you tour the south, as long as the emperor is happy, she will have less trouble.

But the time for Scarlet Heart was empty all of a sudden, there was no harem for her to take care of, and there were no housekeeping chores for her to deal with, and each government performed its own duties, so she didn't need to worry about it anymore. In addition, in addition to the emperor and the queen mother, there are also several senior members on this Kowloon giant ship, so Scarlet Heart has no chance to go out, so he is basically confined in these cabins.

She is a busy person, and she usually makes some spices to pass the time when she has free time, but at this time, she can't make incense. In addition, she is a person who can't find fun, so her eyes are so stuffy here that her eyes are straight, except for the flag or the flag, the waves can't be seen, and the yellow weizi is pulled on the shore, and there is no scene at all. This time she brought Xiuling and Chang Fu over, and when she was leaving, she rectified the bureau and pulled the head of the bureau off the horse. But she did not immediately recommend Chang Fu to the emperor, but directly transferred the work to Wang Chenghai in Ju'an Mansion. Although Chang Fu was a little anxious, he knew that the concubine must have an opinion, so he also pretended to be nothing.

The purpose of the Scarlet Rectification Division is to put his own people in the position, Chang Fu is her henchman, and it is most appropriate for him to be the manager. But she understands that now that she is on the emperor's southern tour, it is not beneficial to push Chang Fu too impatiently. She is the only concubine who accompanied her, and she has already caused resentment in the palace, and without her in charge, Chang Fu will soon be disposed of by someone holding the pigtails. Wang Chenghai is the chief governor of Ju'an Mansion, and it is reasonable for him to appoint him. And he must be a person who will act according to the emperor's intentions, and the person chosen must not be close to the queen mother anymore. Scarlet heart can take advantage of the relatively long time of going south to slowly let Chang Fu float in front of the emperor's eyes, and then it will be much softer when he transitions out.

Chang An is the head of the Hui Palace, he is a stable person, and he usually offends few people, so it is very appropriate to leave him in the palace. The embroidery has the true inheritance of the embroidered spirit, and it can also suppress the minions in the Hui Palace. But she was a little anxious, and she was not as empathetic as the embroidered spirit, so Scarlet finally brought the embroidered spirit out. In addition to the two of them, Scarlet Heart also brought a few commonly used minions. She didn't bring anything too cumbersome, except for what she used every day, which was something for her own pleasure.

The weather is getting hotter day by day, and the further south you go, the more rain comes. Sometimes the wind is unfavorable and the trip is not fast. Scarlet thought, according to this itinerary, it is estimated that it is really the Mid-Autumn Festival in Huai'an.

Xiu Ling looked at her every day boring, detention here is not a way to maintain, afraid of boring her out of the sick again, so from time to time for her to think of something to relieve her boredom, such as calling a few palace maids who are good at playing and art, making a little trick, or playing chess, drawing a picture, practicing a word or something. Seeing that she was bored now, she came over and smiled: "Niangniang, I just don't want to go shopping, let Xiaofuzi pull a few little children to come and play a little show for Niangniang?" ”

Scarlet was not interested at all, and looked at the sparrow silk spread on the table, and suddenly his heart moved: "This palace hasn't made needles for several years, so it's better for you to find something and take a pair of shoes in this palace." ”

Xiu Ling was stunned when she heard this, the concubine hadn't touched the needle and thread much in the past few years, why did she suddenly have sex? But it's rare that she's interested, and it's a way to pass the time, Xiu Ling was busy responding, and sent the palace maid to find something to do.

After a while, the embroidery spirit has already prepared all kinds of things, all kinds of needles and threads, thin cones, thick cloth for the base, soft leather for the edges, silk for the mask, and all kinds of beads for pendants. Staring at these things, he didn't know where to start for a while. When she made it for her father, she was familiar with it, but after four years of work, she devoted all her energy to calculation, and she forgot about this craft. People only have one heart, and the laziness of skills is actually secondary, but the change of mind accounts for the majority.

She was stunned, and suddenly her shoulders sank, she was startled, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Yunxi. The blanket on the ground was so thick that he was silent. She didn't know when he had come in, and she hadn't even realized when the minions had left.

"What are you thinking? The whole person is confused? Yun Xi frowned slightly, and for some reason remembered the events of last spring. She was so soulless that day that she didn't even notice him when he walked in front of her.

Scarlet Heart's shoulders were pressed against him, so that she couldn't get up and bow down. opened his mouth slightly for a while, but he still didn't have the strength to come back to his senses. Yun Xi glanced at the things on the table, and suddenly asked, "Why did you remember to get a needle and thread?" ”

Scarlet calmed down for a moment, and said with a smile: "The concubine is also idle, so she wants to pass the time." ”

When he heard this, his face changed again, and there was frost and ice in his eyes, which made Scarlet immediately panic, I really don't know what this sentence caused him again? He looked at the thing: "The straight concubine is very busy, so she is idle to pass the time!" ”

Scarlet's mind was spinning, and he couldn't figure out what he meant by his sarcastic words for a while. Walking along the river on the same boat, how busy can she be? He's the one who's busy, right? But she didn't have the courage to argue, looking at the things on the table, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and whispered: "The concubine is planning to make shoes for the emperor." This was a bit unconfident, but it didn't make him continue to blackface. This set of experience was obtained from the inexplicable "pet" time before leaving, and she still had some experience at that time.

Yun Xi's eyes flickered, staring at Scarlet Heart's unnatural expression, but he didn't debunk her. Suddenly, he snorted and reached out to stroke the things on the table. His hands are beautiful, the joints are even and powerful, and the fingers that are slightly stretched out and raised will always make people involuntarily think of the mountains and rivers, and the realm of Qin Seyaming.

Scarlet moved his gaze along his hand, and suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, I can't help it!" As she spoke, she didn't care about her shoulders and let him press them, and her body flicked violently.

Her sudden movement made Yun Xi a little stunned, and the hand that instinctively pressed her shoulder loosened, but the other hand propped up to the table. With a push, there was a stinging pain in his middle finger, and he suddenly withdrew his hand, and a red dot had already broken out of his fingertips, and beads of blood appeared!

Scarlet couldn't protect it, and watched him reach over, where there were several needles and cones and the like. She was busy getting up or taking a step slowly, seeing that he was bleeding, she was anxious and panicked, and she couldn't care too much, so she grabbed his hand and pinched it, and was busy opening her mouth to call someone to get water and medicine.

"It's fine, just touched it." He looked down at her and whispered to stop her screaming.

Seeing the blood on his hands, he thought that he was not shallow, so he was anxious, and blurted out: "The emperor doesn't even look at it, just touch it, look at it!" It's close to the water right now, and it's hot, so what's the good thing about breaking the wind? It's really ......" She suddenly fell silent, feeling that she was really presumptuous. For a while, his pupils shrank, and he muttered: "It's the concubine's poor service, and the concubine ......," he said, and his hands couldn't help but let go.

As soon as she let go, suddenly Yun Xi's hand pointed in front of her eyes, and the bright red color suddenly piled into her pupils. She was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pulled a silk handkerchief out of her sleeve to tie it for him. Unexpectedly, his fingers shrank again, and she didn't know what she meant, so she couldn't help but raise her head to look at him, and she was touching his eyes that seemed to be smiling. He pointed his finger at her: "Since the concubine did not serve well, she stopped the bleeding for me, right?" As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and stuffed them directly into her slightly open mouth!

She was startled, and her head instinctively tilted back. He quickly hooked her waist with his hand, she struggled to hold his wrist, her face was already blood-red, and she didn't dare to withdraw his hand, there was a slight smell of blood, and the faint fragrance of Fulan on his hand was blurred. She wanted to speak, but the tip of her tongue touched his fingertips, and for a moment her brain rumbled, and her eyes brought out a hint of haze.

"That way there won't be any more bloodshed." He whispered, but his fingertips refused to be honest, sweeping her tongue.

Scarlet Heart was very unimpressed by this strange method, and she always felt that the disease came from the mouth, and she felt that it was very unclean. But there was an indescribable feeling, and it was embarrassing but a little inexplicably hot, so that she involuntarily sucked on his little wound, but her eyes were rolling in the dripping, and she didn't dare to fix it anywhere at all. It seems that as soon as it stops, people will go soft.

He looked at her expression, and suddenly withdrew his hand, she was caught off guard for a moment, and actually poked her head forward as if reluctantly, which made her even more embarrassed. The corners of his lips smiled slightly, and he sent her into his arms: "Look, you can't even save medicine, right?" As he spoke, he reached out again to remove her hairpin, so that her hair was full of long hair, like a waterfall.

The tip of her nose pressed against his chest, and she felt her long hair slip down, and her heart tightened slightly. But fortunately, he didn't make any other moves next, she sighed softly, she had been too idle and too idle recently, too idle, and she couldn't remember the day, and she didn't know which day it was!

"The concubine has not moved the needle for a long time, and I don't know what these shoes look like." Yun Xi suddenly spoke, making her tremble slightly, her face became hotter and hotter, and she didn't dare to look up at him. Thinking of this time for a while, if it wasn't for his maintenance, how could she have traveled to this day! As soon as I thought of this, I was even more sneered: "The concubines have rough craftsmanship, but in fact, the emperor is also ......."

He looked at her flushed face, let go of the hand holding her, and sat sideways on the chair she was sitting on: "It's not good, I don't want it." ”

Scarlet nodded hurriedly, and was just about to kneel down to measure him, when he heard a squirting outside, and then heard Wang Chenghai coughing softly outside. Scarlet was slightly stunned, then saw Yun Xi frowning, and raised her voice slightly: "What's wrong with you?" As soon as his voice fell, Wang Chenghai knelt in and kowtowed, with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the servants really don't dare to disturb the emperor." Just ......"

Scarlet looked at him like that, and it was a little funny for a while. It is estimated that the emperor asked him to wait outside, but there was something wrong, and he had no choice but to make some movement to attract people's attention.

"What's the matter? Hurry up and say. Yun Xi looked impatient.

Wang Chenghai kowtowed two more times and pointed back: "Lord Zuo is still kneeling down and making trouble, saying that he can't get up if he can't see the emperor die." ”

"Let him die!" Yun Xi snorted, "I've never seen him like this." As he was talking, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside, and then he heard a low shout of "Huang ......" just halfway through, and then there was another rush of footsteps, followed by the sound of "crackling" like smashing something. These were all depressed, and no one spoke, but Scarlet panicked when she heard it, afraid that Zuo Hanqing would break in.

Yun Xi stood up suddenly, took his scarlet heart to the side, and lifted his robe and walked out. He took a few steps out, and there was a particularly wide cabin outside. Zuo Hanqing had already let Pang Xin's subordinates press over outside the hall early, and it was estimated that they were not light when they pressed, and their faces were broken. Because Pang Xin and others thought he was a martial artist, they didn't leave any affection under his hands. Seeing Yunxi come out, everyone knelt down and shouted long live.

"Zuo Hanqing, are you tired of living?" Although Yun Xi's voice was strong, he didn't have much emotion on his face, "The officials have done it so big, they don't understand the rules at all." Do you still want to go to the northwest to guard the gate? ”

"Your Majesty!" Zuo Hanqing was about to cry, and there was a big shoe print on half of his cheeks. He is the right general of the Gyeonggi battalion, but where does the subordinate of the Ouchi subordinates care about him, he must have kicked his face at that time, "The emperor should not be the right minister, the micro minister will not dare to take care of those idle things anymore, please ask the emperor to be gracious!" ”

Scarlet heart was wandering around the house, and the embroidered spirits were gone, and they didn't know where they went. She was afraid that she would not be able to hold the surname Zuo for a while and hurt the emperor again, but she didn't dare to go out. I heard that Zuo Hanqing's power is infinite, and he was a ruthless character when he first started fighting. But suddenly I heard him pulling his neck as if crying, and I was stunned for a while, and I was also curious, I don't know what the emperor did to him?

As soon as Zuo Hanqing cried, his face was even more swollen, and a bunch of people on the side couldn't hold back their laughter. Wang Chenghai's dust was shaking, and Yun Xi gave Wang Chenghai a look. Wang Chenghai understood that there was no one beside the concubine, so let him go over and serve. Yun Xi's face was indifferent, and he walked in front of Zuo Hanqing: "I gave the ministers a banquet, but I rewarded you." You didn't thank you for receiving the reward, but you cried and cried with me for two days, and you made people laugh! ”

"Your Majesty!" Zuo Hanqing cried even more, struggling to hug the emperor's thighs with his free hand, "The emperor will spare Weichen, Weichen won't dare anymore." Your Majesty, you know, Wechen's wife is fierce, if you know, you will definitely beat Wechen to death! ”

Scarlet Heart was far away from it, and she couldn't really hear it, she had been listening to what was beaten to death or something like that, and she didn't dare to get closer, and suddenly saw Wang Chenghai turning in and approaching her, and hurriedly asked: "Father-in-law, can you see where those slaves have gone?" Why are none of them gone? ”

"Don't worry, Niangniang, the slave was a little anxious just now, and he couldn't pull anyone for a while, so he dared to ask Father-in-law Fu to help. Lingzhang Palace Xu is sending something! Wang Chenghai knelt down unhurriedly and replied, "The slave didn't have time to go back to Niangniang, and asked Niangniang to punish him!" ”

"Get up." Scarlet couldn't say anything when she heard it, so she paused for a moment and asked, "What's wrong outside, why did you come up and make trouble?" ”

As soon as Wang Chenghai heard the music, he leaned over and said in his ear: "At the banquet before the emperor, he rewarded the dancing girls from Jingyuan to Lord Zuo, and someone wrote the thirteen tunes of the southbound journey to Lord Zuo, for this matter, Lord Zuo has been crying for two days!" ”

"Huh?" Scarlet was a little stunned when she heard it.

"Niangniang, you don't know in the palace, Lord Zuo's wife is a shrew, and she can beat him all over the little things." Wang Chenghai was so happy that his mouth and eyes were crooked, "A while ago, because of the affairs of Huameiren, a military attache of him came to stir up trouble, and the emperor is treating him in the way of others!" ”

There are still such women in the world, so that a martial arts general who is in the world and has infinite power is afraid of this!

Scarlet looked at Wang Chenghai squinting, it is estimated that if it weren't for her side, she would have laughed upside down. Scarlet didn't know what it was like for a while, and in her opinion, this thing was a bit incredible.

Even if the woman of Lord Zuo is a three-headed and six-armed woman, she should be a lady who reads and knows etiquette, at least she should know what etiquette is. How can he be so presumptuous, and his reputation is far and wide, even the palace Ouchi knows it. This Lord Zuo is too, as a second-class member of the DPRK and China, how can he make a mess of housework? is afraid of his wife like a tiger so far, and now he doesn't care about rushing up and hugging the emperor's thigh, crying and crying, and losing face. If you change your heart, you should have turned around and jumped into the river!

"This Lord Zuo is really not presentable, he has been transferred to Beijing for several years, and he still has such a intestine to the end. If the emperor doesn't treat him like this, I'm afraid he will let people sell him and don't know what's going on! Wang Chenghai muttered quietly, and when he saw that Scarlet didn't smile at all, he knew that her interest in this matter ended here, so he muttered a few words to end it.

Scarlet Xin listened to her heart, originally she also felt that the emperor was a little excessive, that is, she was annoyed that he was involved in the emperor's housework, but after all, it was not a clear move to play with the ministers, and suddenly Wang Chenghai said this, and his brows were slightly stretched for a while, and he became a little clear.

The voice outside gradually became quieter, and I didn't have the heart to listen to it anymore. After a while, seeing Yun Xi turn in again, Scarlet was busy getting up to serve, and Wang Chenghai was also busy sending people to serve tea. Speaking of which, the emperor came in for a long time just now, but he didn't even drink a cup of tea.

When Yun Xi came to her side, he suddenly whispered, "You're not scared, are you?" ”

Scarlet shook his head, and for a while Yun Xi felt a slight shake under his feet, probably because of the wind again. This main cabin is a sleeping chamber with one side facing the water. Originally, the main cabin was surrounded in the center, and there was no side near the water. But Yun Xi was really depressed, so he chose this place. Therefore, the outer side is full of escort ships, a dense row, and the side of the deck is also heavily protected.

The Queen Mother is only one cabin away from him, but because there are basically two or three places to live on this floor, each cabin is very large.

Yun Xi took her hand: "This will shake up, don't get a needle and thread, come and accompany me." So saying, he dragged her across the corridor and walked out. Scarlet Heart was pulled by him and stumbled a little, his long hair flew up, and the bracelets on his wrists clanged together. When she saw that she was really indecent, just because he removed the hairpin that fixed her bun, so her long hair was scattered, but the appliqués on both sides were still there, she always remembered the virtue of women's appearance, and she did not see her brother and father and husband if she was not even dressed. Now running out with such a big grin, Scarlet Heart can't help but start shrinking back.

"Your Majesty, the concubine's words are boring, and she doesn't know how to entertain, she really can't relieve the Sacred Heart, so it's better to ......," she said, and the person had already dragged him out.

"If you know, how come you don't repent?" He strode along with a playful face. There are guards on this floor, according to Jintai's example, that is, a man like the imperial doctor of the guard who often goes in and out of the inner court, when he needs to see his concubine, he must also have others inside, and he must avoid taboos through the curtain. Therefore, every night, it is the time for the guards to routinely check and inspect, and the concubines are not allowed to wander around the palace casually. And some young imperial doctors can't go to the harem.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Scarlet Heart has not even been out of this cabin in the past few days. Now hearing Yun Xi say this, she didn't know how to answer at all, her face twitched a little for a while, and she said in a trembling voice: "Please stop making fun of your concubines." "There were a few minions outside, all of whom knelt on the spot, and a few guards, all of whom turned and knelt facing the wall.

Yun Xi looked at her, and suddenly raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Just you came out, don't make fun of you, let me make fun of which?" ”

Scarlet Heart is simply helpless, he used to be arrogant and casual at times, but it was not as difficult for her to deal with it all the time as he is now. She really didn't want to tear him up here, and when she saw that she couldn't break free, she simply chased two steps, stuck to the back of his arm, and reluctantly whispered: "Where is the emperor going?" The concubine followed. ”

Yun Xi is squinting eyes, the so-called practitioner is Junjie, in this regard, the scarlet heart is definitely counted. She knew that the only way to cooperate at the moment was to attract less attention and not be so "ugly", so she immediately clung to the bird, lowered her eyebrows and pleasing her eyes.

But who is Yun Xi? Where can he cheapen her? is to challenge her to the maximum limit, and he will not be happy if he doesn't kill her. As soon as she got here, he immediately reached out and grabbed her, and his voice was full of flesh: "I know that I have wronged you in the past few days, and I will take you to see the gong of the Qingfeng class in a while!" ”

This Qingfeng class is a big opera troupe that is popular all over the country, and the Queen Mother Qianqiu the year before last, she also performed in the big interior for three days. The royal family also raises a drama troupe, but they are tired of watching it for a long time, and sometimes they come from the folk edict to see the freshness. At that time, the women in the harem who were detained all day long could be regarded as a big stain of the queen mother's light, and the troupe had been discussing for more than half a month after they got the reward and left, and how handsome Chen Menglou, the famous actor in the straight class, was. After that, Qingfeng moved the Beijing division as a name, and received four or five teams in a row, the book is new, the plates are beautiful, and the costumes are excellent, I didn't expect to listen to the edict again this time!

Scarlet Heart has always been not interested in this, and he doesn't want to listen to those who arrange the jokes of the ancients, let alone listen to those dramas of talented and beautiful people. The Queen Mother was in high spirits, and she barely accompanied her, basically sitting there and sleeping with her eyes open. She doesn't love literary opera, she is even more annoyed by martial arts, and as soon as the gong sounds, her heart beats uneasily.

In fact, she also knew that although this was a ship, it was basically a shrunken court, and there was everything. The troupe, singing and dancing troupe, and juggling troupe must be indispensable all the way! As long as she wanted to go out, she would send the eunuchs who were in charge of the road to bang together, and Zhun Bao would go all the way unimpeded, but she just didn't have that interest, and as a result, she was even more dull.

But the emperor was full of interest, and now he is hooking his shoulders, and he really can't make a scarlet heart, so he has to follow his words: "Your Majesty, I don't know what new book they will arrange this year?" ”

"It's new, you haven't heard of this one." Yun Xi said with a smile, "What you sing is the new thing of this dynasty and this year!" Thirteen tunes of southbound! ”

When I heard this, I almost jumped up. If the emperor thinks that Zuo Hanqing is unconscious, it will be rectified just now, and then make up drama lyrics to make fun, with the fame of this team that everyone knows, I am afraid that Zuo Hanqing will really die!

As they spoke, the two of them were already walking down the ladder. Wang Chenghai just saw the emperor pulling the concubine out, and he was already busy bombarding people in front, and Xiuling also sent Xiaofuzi to follow from afar. The more he thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, and he made him twist and turn, and couldn't help but go to the hidden place in the corridor, pulled his sleeve and whispered: "Your Majesty, right?" She knew that the emperor did this, definitely not just because he was involved in the affairs of Huamei people last time.

Yun Xi lowered her eyes and lowered her voice: "What? ”

"Your Majesty, he is a reckless man, why do you want to be like him? Even if there is something, you need to teach it slowly, right? Scarlet said softly, "It's good that Lord Zuo is also meritorious, and the emperor will reward him with a favor." Scarlet Xin didn't want to take care of these things, but she herself was a good-looking person, so she treated others with herself, and she always felt that no one could stand it.

"He's thirty-eight, and if he teaches it slowly, I'm afraid he won't be able to teach it until he dies." Yun Xi looked at her and said in her words, "Some people just owe treatment, if you don't force him to death, he won't be able to understand it in his life!" ”

Scarlet listened carefully and his liver trembled, and he also said that she was incurable! Immediately, I have a feeling of sympathy for Zuo Hanqing, and it is not false at all to accompany you like a tiger.

Yun Xi saw that she seemed to have an understanding, and added: "Don't speak for him anymore, otherwise I will treat you together!" ”

Scarlet smiled bitterly in his heart, isn't he governing, he has a surplus of both at the same time.

She took a breath and muttered: "Your Majesty, the concubines understand the emperor's hard work, Zuo Hanqing has a heavy position in Gyeonggi, but he can't be coerced by his subordinates. The emperor promoted him because he had a loyal heart and was willing to be a sword and axe, but he could not avoid the dirt after being in Beijing for several years, and he made many enemies in office. This time, the emperor didn't bring him out, I'm afraid he won't be able to protect himself......"

Yun Xi's pupils froze, and suddenly she was pushed into the corner, the whole person was pressed into a shadow, and he lowered his head and said, "Le Zheng is scarlet, do you know how dangerous it is to say this to me?" ”

Scarlet legs were a little weak, and he didn't dare to look at him at all. That's right, he's a thoughtful, well-thought-out person. Knowing too much about the emperor's mind will only lead to death. Her high-minded talk cannot reflect her resourcefulness, but can only reveal her ill-intentioned intentions. She is in the deep palace, how to understand it so clearly, in addition to her understanding of the emperor's mind, there is another point, that is, her care for the court is far beyond her identity! She was playing a dangerous game against him, how could he not understand?

"The emperor can abolish him, and from now on he can only be a sword and axe, and there is no other use. From then on, his life was safe, but his ambition was untenable. Lord Zuo's deeds make people laugh at the world, and he is just a retainer from now on. He is a military general, how can the emperor protect him like this? Scarlet continued, she was talking about herself!

She is not working hard for Zuo Hanqing, what does Zuo Hanqing have to do with her? She's talking about herself, she's making this risky move for herself. She has already handed over all her bottoms, she is caring about the court and every important minister. She wants to build relationships and seek benefits for herself, but these are all premised on being loyal to him. She wasn't ambitious, not that she didn't have it, but she was born at the wrong time. If she meets a faint king, she only knows how to have fun and does not care about the faint king of the world, or she will be more greedy, it is he who stops her greed and spurs her loyalty. Under the Emperor of the Prosperous World, she can't and doesn't need to be more greedy.

Yun Xi looked at her, and her eyes were pitch black. It's rare for her to be so frank, although she said it through Zuo Hanqing, but he already understands it completely. She is telling him that she can be his right-hand man, and she will always be by his side and drive out all the hidden dangers of the harem for him. She could not and would no longer hide her purpose, and she also dissected herself to show him as much as possible. She would stake all her fame, her life, and everything on him. However, there are some things she can't learn, and even if she is reluctantly obedient, she can't achieve the effect he demands. And the negative effects of obedience will also follow, and she will not be able to concentrate on planning and make the most of her talents. This person is also equivalent to being abolished! She has seven exquisite hearts, and there is one thing, she really doesn't!

Scarlet Heart was squeezed by him, unable to kneel, and a mist appeared in her eyes. It was the most she said in their conversation. She felt a kind of vomiting, but her body was also trembling: "The emperor is willing to instruct the concubines to go with them, and the concubines are grateful." The emperor's trust in the concubines makes it difficult to repay the concubines. Therefore, the concubines were unwilling to hide half of the emperor's score. The concubine has been detained since childhood, has a withdrawn personality, and is really a boring person, not only can not comfort the sacred heart, but also always makes the emperor unhappy. For this reason, the concubine is really terrified! ”

The more he listened, the colder his eyes became, there was no one in this area, and the stairs up and down were empty, except for the whispers of the scarlet heart, like a small wind blowing in the wasteland.

She suddenly burst into tears: "The concubine thought about it later, or the concubine is really not this material, and she is only worthy of taking care of some miscellaneous affairs for the emperor in the palace, maybe she can share some sorrows for the emperor." Sometimes the concubines are very envious when they see other sisters getting along with the emperor, but the concubines are not good at learning, not only embarrassing their own family, but also making the emperor unhappy...... "As soon as the tears fell, I couldn't stop it, and a thousand sorrows came to my heart." The so-called not spitting out unpleasant, the chatterbox is hard to stop, speak freely, what you shouldn't say, what you can't say, what you don't want to say, now it's all talking, trickling like a stream, as fine as a song.

Yun Xi looked at her, her eyes were still deep black, but the corners of her lips raised a subtle smile. Thanks to his excellent patience this time, he didn't interrupt her, mainly because she rarely confessed once, which made him happy. As soon as she said it, he couldn't stop hearing it, and only he knew the ups and downs. It was precisely because of this that he finally heard what he wanted to hear the most! Who can make him so? It's cold to the bones for a while, and it's hot and painful for a while!

"Which do you envy?" He asked suddenly, he used to crack and train her for a while, and she only listened to it with a dull head, but this time she muttered a lot, and he didn't interrupt her for a long time.

"All envious." She blurted out, suddenly silent, couldn't help but look up, tears in her eyes and couldn't see clearly, she choked for a moment and wanted to return it, but there were no words.

"You have a virtue with Zuo Hanqing!" He reached out and poked her head, "You have that kind of envy, you don't know what to think about?" What is going on in your mind? Don't think that if you intercede for him, I will forgive you, you dream! ”

She made him dizzy, and a little confused, his expression was very strange for a while, the tears on his face had not dried, his eyes had begun to shrink, and his knees were bent and he wanted to kneel down and go to the line. Yun Xi had already taken precautions against this, and her legs bent to squeeze her, and her fingers poked her head and shook it. She was dazzled, and she couldn't bear to whisper: "Your Majesty, the concubines won't dare in the future." The concubines did not dare to discuss the courtiers in the future. Concubines...... Ouch...... The concubines no longer dared to know and not report it, so they made their own decisions...... Ouch...... "Originally, she didn't talk with a sigh, but because she couldn't stop talking, her words were particularly ridiculous."

Yun Xi suddenly stopped, hooked her head, and lowered her head to her: "Scarlet heart, I only said it once, you can hear it clearly." He was so close that she could feel his burning breath. This was the first time he had called her "Scarlet Heart", and he seemed to have heard it before, but always when she seemed to be in a dream. So much so that as soon as these two words came out, her heart began to beat rapidly.

"No matter how long the thread you lay or how far your hand stretches, you remember, there are times when I may not be able to keep you." His voice was very soft, like a whisper, and he never said anything like that, never. This is his greatest trust, and he regards the other party as if he were the same body. The emperor can't have such trust, especially to a person with a precise mind, but he, he can't help but say.

Her eyes widened, her heart beat even wilder, and she responded in a low voice: "The concubine remembers." ”

He exhaled, straightened up, and hooked her again: "Follow me to the play." ”

Scarlet was stunned, glanced at his expression, and didn't dare to say anything more. He lowered his head to look at her: "Go and listen to the legend of the cave immortal, the new book." ”

The Legend of the Cave Immortals? Scarlet couldn't help but look at him again, but he was relieved in his heart. It's a pity that Zuo Hanqing didn't know that she helped him with this, otherwise he really owed her a big favor.

He looked at her, "You don't know? It is to say how the Bodhisattva of Fuxian can transform a person who is stubborn, unreformable, unchangeable, and dull. ”

Scarlet always felt that he had something to say, and for a while he had to follow his words and say with a clear conscience: "So this story is still a little interesting." ”

Yun Xi looked at her with a stiff and wry smile, her eyes were a little swollen, and she smiled: "Of course it's interesting." If it's boring, even the Bodhisattva doesn't want to! ”

Scarlet chuckled dryly, and then accompanied him to the next floor.

On June 26, the emperor arrived in Jiangdu. Due to the relatively smooth journey, it was a few days faster than expected. The governor of Huaidong, the supervisor of the two rivers, the patrol order, and the Jiangdu Futai and other large and small officials stood outside the Jiangdu Guancao Port in the early morning to take over.

Jiangdu City was built in the Fengyi period of the former dynasty and is located on the east side of the intersection of the Jingjiang Canal and the Huaishui branch. Forty miles east of the city, there is Qingyang Lake, one of the four famous lakes of Jintai, there are many rivers in the city, and the Huaishui is surrounded outside the city, it is a very famous city on the water, and has the reputation of the pearl on the water.

Jiangdu is rich in products, and the pearl rice produced in its place has always been the royal rice, as for the peach, longan, water chestnut, pomegranate, sweet plum, all of which are famous. Jiangdu Caoyun extends in all directions, and the rich products of Huaidong, Huainan and all parts of the country gather here. And Jiangdu's shipbuilding, textile, pottery art is also extremely developed, weaving technology is second only to Xingpingzhou, pottery is second only to Luoning, all belong to the national first-class level.

At this time, the entire Guancao Grand Port had been completely closed, and the passage was vacated for the royal ships to dock. The port was all emptied, and the pioneer battalion of the executive affairs had been stationed in advance to protect the emperor's safety. Local officials were all dressed in solemn gear and knelt on both sides of the harbor to pick up the driver.

At the unitary time, the royal steamer slowly entered under the traction of the guide ship, stopped at the center of the harbor, erected a long connecting board, and connected with the erection ship to the harbor shore. The red carpet is paved, and the honor guard is happy. Yun Xi wore the Nine Dragons Panxiang suit, rode the purple cover and the dragon royal chariot, and slowly came out among the crowd.

Jiangdu is rainy in summer, after entering June, most of the ten days are rainy weather, and the terrain of Jiangdu is low, and half of the city is often in the water in summer. So there is a folk song singing: Don't dry the bedding in June, it's hard to leave the clothes in July. The pearl girl has a son who mourns Huaishui, and she cries when the lotus opens the sky.

Legend has it that there was a woman named Zhunu in Jiangdu, and her son drowned in Qingyang Lake. Every year when she mourned her beloved son by the lake, she wept sadly, causing God to cry with her. Later, this woman turned into a mountain peak, which is the famous tragic female peak of Qingyang Lake. Whenever Xia Lian opens, the river is often rainy and rainy, and the waves around the Sad Girl Peak are sad, like a woman crying. Of course, this legend is not believable, but this tragic female peak is very famous, and the summer rain in Jiangdu has become a scene.

However, although the legend is beautiful, Jiangdu this summer is not so good, it is extremely damp, and the clothes are half damp when worn on the body at this time, and the sweat can not come out. As soon as Yun Xi came out, he felt that the heat wave was rolling, not to mention the group of officials outside. However, it is also necessary to come at this time, and it coincides with the rainy season in Jiangdu, and the results of drainage and canal construction can also be seen.

The guard of honor went out of Dagang, and the officials knelt down to greet him. Yun Xi showed slightly, and the team headed towards the Fuyin Garden in Jiangdu City. Fuyin Garden is located in the east of Jiangdu City, and was also built in the previous dynasties, and its prototype was originally a royal palace, and later became a royal garden, and began to be called Cuifang Garden.

During the Wuzong period of this dynasty, Wuzong indulged in sound, liked to visit the mountains and rivers, had three times to the river capital, and this Cuifang Garden also went through several expansions, once occupied an area of more than 200 hectares, carved beams and painted buildings are extremely luxurious, there are more rare birds and beasts, strange flowers and plants are innumerable. In the Changlong Dynasty, the first emperor demolished part of the building, no longer kept rare beasts, and later rewarded this garden to Ruan Qirong, that is, the grandfather of the Empress Dowager Ruan Xinghua. Ruan Qirong was an official in the two dynasties, and he was the first emperor to conquer the Yeluan country, and he had seven battles and seven victories that moved the world. The first emperor Dayue renamed Cuifang Garden as Fuyin Garden and rewarded it to Ruan Qirong, which was also the time when the Ruan family was in full power.

It is today, because the emperor is fortunate to be south. Huainan wealthy households in the south of Huai'an to build Shengde Garden, the geographical environment on both sides of the Huai River has not allowed to build a large garden, and the Ruan family is now the river sunset, in order to ensure the last thoughtful, they took the initiative to renovate the Fuyin Garden to receive the emperor for use.

Today, although it is no longer luxurious, it is still full of peaks and greenery, and it is beautiful. The southern garden is exquisitely crafted. It is not as grand and symmetrical as the northern architecture, but pays attention to the staggered columns. The north is dry, and every building must have a corner tower. The meaning of the corner tower is for the water level of the dragon king, symmetrical and column, take the water of the five elements, is the meaning of resisting fire to the water.

But there is a lot of water in the south, so the pavilion is set up with a vertical water line, and the eaves are taken as high and pointed, and the building is narrow and not bracketed, which is also due to environmental factors. Every time to the courtyard, do not take the strict rules of a few in and a few out, but small stone pavilions, staggered mountains and stones, ditches and streams and waterfalls, and diffuse the approach road. It is also due to the low-lying terrain in the south, and there is a water storage in the square compound, which is not suitable in the south. It is mostly an ingenious small garden, stringing bridges and corridors, ground diversion channels, and more ditches, and the bridges in the garden are as many as hundreds, with different forms and thousands of postures.

After arriving at Fu Yin Garden, the emperor changed his clothes and rested, and then formally met with the local officials and the Ruan family, and gave a banquet at the Miao Ting Terrace of Fu Yin Garden, which was attended by the accompanying officials and local officials.

And the scarlet heart is to accompany the queen mother to the inner garden, and the queen mother will see the Ruan clan in person in two days, and it is estimated that the emperor will have a big banquet. Today just arrived, the people were tired all the way, and the queen mother was also tired, so she accompanied the queen mother into the inner garden, settled down in person, and then went to the courtyard where she lived.

The paths here are intricate and difficult to distinguish things, and there are many stones and ponds in the garden, which is very different from the garden in the capital. The place where Scarlet Heart lives this time is not far from the Queen Mother, and it is also a single courtyard, separated by a rockery stone forest. The courtyard is called the Bihong Youjing Pavilion, hidden in a large piece of Xiangfei bamboo forest, and there is a lotus pond at the back, which is densely covered with green leaves and red lotus.

Xiu Ling has been in the palace for a long time, and he is very unaccustomed to this kind of hot and humid weather, and he is short of breath soon after he goes ashore, and his face is flushed and disgusting. Scarlet looked at her like that, eighty percent of them were unaccustomed to the water and soil and had heat stroke, so they no longer let her follow, and let people send her to sleep early. Although Xiaofuzi has always been responsible for finding out the news for Scarlet Heart, after all, he has been in Ouchi for a long time, and although the things around him are not as detailed as Xiuling, they are also appropriate. He helped Scarlet back to the yard, personally inspected all kinds of things, and after Scarlet changed his clothes and bathed, he went to supervise the meal in person. Although Scarlet Heart was very tired all the way, she was not sleepy at all, her mind was full of Huai'an's scene, and the closer she got closer, the more excited she became.

After spending the night, Scarlet used some white fungus bird's nest casually, and asked Xiaofuzi to accompany her to walk around. Although Scarlet Heart grew up in the south, Jiangdu was also the first time to come. I passed by when I went to Beijing, but I didn't go ashore from the waterway. However, Scarlet Heart is not interested in the mountains and rivers at all, and she does not have the feeling of looking at the rivers and lakes. Whether it is said that she is worldly utilitarian, or that she can't see it, life in the world has its own goals and meanings, and her meaning is in the palace.

Scarlet Heart wore a sleeve-tight gown with pure white cloth and gold thread, lined with a loose white skirt, and the texture was ice silk woven silk, thin but not transparent, soft and smooth. She asked Xiaofuzi to accompany her, wandering along the bamboo path in the courtyard, there are strange stones around the small building here, and there are flower shelves on both sides, which are decorated with white buds at this time, and the dark fragrance floats, all of which are epiphany!

The epiphyllum in the north can only be raised in the greenhouse as a potted plant, and the damp place in the south can be planted in the ground, but like this, there are two rows of flower stands, vigorously clustered, and the scarlet heart is also the first time to see it. If you want to come and bloom for a moment, it will be like snow, and the fragrance will float all over the garden. At this time, the branches and stems are green, and the buds are full, and it is estimated that in a moment and a half, they will gradually bloom.

She stood on the edge of the flower stand, and the wall behind her was also covered with pothos, with palm-sized leaves, and the lights on the wall upstairs were full of light and shadow.

"A flash in the pan, just for Veto." Scarlet didn't know why she remembered this, and looked at the bud and whispered.

Xiaofuzi was busy blowing small insects for her with a whisk on the side. The flowers and plants here are dense, and after the rain, the insects all come out when they see the light, and they will pounce when they smell the fragrance. Xiaofuzi was afraid that his master's skin was delicate and tender, and he was so busy that he was sweating profusely, and he was a little stunned when he heard Scarlet Heart speak. She has always disliked these legendary stories, but they were made up by the ancients to make fun of them, but now she is so interested!

Scarlet squinted at Xiao Fuzi, pursed his lips and smiled for a while: "This palace was watching a play a few days ago, and it happened to be singing the story of Wei Tuo worshipping the Buddha as a teacher and then punishing the demon, and I remembered it for a while." ”

Xiao Fuzi hunched his waist and smiled. On the way, the concubine asked the emperor to take a lot of plays, this time the southern tour fleet, in addition to the emperor living on the big ship with a stage, there is also a large painting boat behind, there is a three-story theater building. A few days ago, the emperor was happy, and he went over to watch it, and it happened to be Wei Tuo who was singing, plus the good horns of the Qingfeng class, which really opened their eyes!

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard someone not far behind them: "It seems that the concubine has entered the suit, and she also knows that she is waiting for Wei Tuo!" As soon as this voice came out, Scarlet Heart and Xiaofuzi were both startled, Scarlet Heart had just turned around, and before he could kneel, Yun Xi had already paced over. There were two eunuchs on both sides who were lighting up, and Wang Chenghai was still following on the side.

Yun Xi was wearing regular clothes and did not have a crown. Light robe and soft belt, dancing with the steps, there is a faint smell of wine on his body, and his voice is slightly floating, as if he is half drunk. Scarlet glanced at it slightly, and saw that his eyes were as bright as sparks, how could he be half drunk, and his heart palpitated for a while, and he bowed his head and bowed: "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”

He looked around and said, "You're much better here than I am." There is a bamboo in the front, a flower pond in the back, and flower shelves on both sides. Unlike me, where there are still stones and stones, I have been living here for the past few days! As he spoke, he lifted his feet and entered.

Scarlet was stunned for a moment, and suddenly saw Wang Chenghai turn around and sweep away the dust, and a large number of minions had already rushed in behind him, carrying and carrying all things, hula and pulling in from the matching passages on both sides of the small cave door. Scarlet looked at the people on both sides, a little dumbfounded.

The emperor lives in Long'an Pavilion, although he has never been in the scarlet heart, but he has seen the picture when he didn't arrive before. There is a waterfall curtain in it, there are landscapes and flowers and trees, there are seven-fold bridges, the obvious scenery and location are better than here, and it is a double courtyard, there are also pavilions, and there are buildings on both sides. Now he began to open his eyes and talk nonsense again, and even brought things over, making it clear that he was here for a few days.

Scarlet couldn't say anything at this time, so she had to lower her head and follow up. Yun Xi paced into the building. The first floor is a hall with sixteen pillars, no door, the whole circle of yarn, the outer edge is set up with a platform, the middle is spread with a blue silk carpet, the hall is also set up with a screen of flower carving, a three-storey glazed copper incense burner, and a chaise longue, paved with a soft seat. There are spiral stairs on both sides, and going up is the residence of Scarlet. Wang Chenghai asked Chen Huaide to command the minions, and instead of going inside, he put things up the stairs from the outside. Yun Xi leaned into the chair, took the tea handed by Scarlet Heart, took a sip casually and said, "Tomorrow I will go out in micro-service, and you will go with me." ”

Scarlet has made him accustomed to it these days, and besides, the emperor is on a southern tour, and it is certain that he wants to take a look around, so she is not surprised, and she responded softly. After a cup of tea, everything has been placed neatly, and although there are many minions, there is very little movement. Wang Chenghai came back and forth: "Your Majesty, the minions have been arranged." How many are left here, and the others are still to be released? "After all, this yard is limited, and there are some scarlet minions living in the back. If you really add another group of people, it is really difficult to arrange.

Yun Xi snorted and agreed, and raised his eyes to look at the flower shelf outside: "The epiphany here is well planted, unlike the one in the palace, and there is a way to steal the sky and change the day, so that it blooms during the day and spoils the flowers!" ”

Scarlet was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but follow his gaze. There are many legends about epiphany, but the most famous is the flower fairy and Wei Tuo's love affair that has no beginning and end. Veda worships under the Buddha's seat, and picks morning dew for the Buddha every day, so that it can come out late at night. At this time, the epiphany bloomed for him, hoping that he could remember the old feelings.

In order to let the emperor's concubines see its demeanor, the gardener adopts a method called "stealing the sky for the day", that is, when the buds are abundant, the night is thick and the light is shaded during the day. Let the epiphany bloom during the day, and use the method of soil cultivation and sealing to prolong their flowering period, so Yun Xi will say that it is a waste of flowers!

Thinking about these words carefully, it made Scarlet Heart feel a little sympathetic. The legend is mostly nonsense, but the epiphany blooms leisurely at night, only then does it have a unique beauty, and it is contrary to its nature and makes it compete for beauty during the day, and the enchantment under the sun is less than the quiet and gorgeous at night.

She looked at her in a daze, and suddenly her body tightened, and when she came back to her senses, she found that he had gotten up behind her at some point and held her in his arms. In front of the minion, she felt a little uncomfortable with this ambiguity, stiffened for a moment, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the concubines are waiting for you to rest, right?" ”

"I just drank wine, and then I went to sleep." He hunched over his head, his chin resting on her shoulder, and his words tickled her.

The two were silent for a while, and Yun Xi carried the chair to the wooden platform outside the gauze circumference, where the flowers and plants were dense, so some smoked grass was burned between the pillars and beams to prevent mosquitoes. The chair was moved out, and a small wormwood stove was lit on the side, and a small table was placed with some fruit and tea. He leaned into the chair and let her sit beside him, and the two of them didn't say anything, but Scarlet looked at him as if he was waiting for a flower to bloom.

Along the way, since the last time Scarlet confessed his heart to him, there seemed to be a subtle change between them. Although it is still difficult to find a topic to get along, it is less embarrassing before. Sometimes sitting very quietly like this, I don't feel uncomfortable. Perhaps lately he has behaved in a way that is not ordinary, always dragging her around the boat with impunity, so that the silence has become a kind of relaxation.

She sat quietly with him for a while, and then felt her eyelids sink and be in a daze, until she felt that someone was pushing her, she opened her eyes in a trance, and saw him smiling, it was the kind of pure and innocent, transparent and unadulterated smile like crystal glass, and his whole face was exceptionally bright in the dark night. He reached out to pull her face: "Look, the flowers are blooming, blooming!" ”

Scarlet followed the strength of his hand in a daze, and his eyes fell on a sea of snow. She had never seen an epiphany bloom so much at the same time, the trellis was so clear and jade, so thrilling in the dark night, the fragrance flowed through the air, making the damp temperature condensed and thorough. She couldn't help but widen her eyes, and even ignored that she was already sitting on his lap by this time.

On the first night she first arrived in Jiangdu, for the first time in her life, she saw the epiphany blooming at night, with the fragrance of first dew and soul-grabbing, in the blue and dark night, with a unique snow white, overwhelming countless reds. Epiphany can only be so proud when it blooms at night. And if you want to appreciate its ultimate beauty, you should wait for it quietly.