Chapter 32: Matchmaking
In the Hall of Virtue, Chu Mo knelt on the ground in white clothes, and the golden embroidery thread on the king's bright yellow dragon robe shone in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Your Majesty. The minister has something to say. Chu Mo's refreshing voice surrounded the main hall, causing the king's raised head to lower slightly, and his eyes were locked on the man in white in front of him.
"Oh? What's the matter? The king did not let those in front of him get up without courtesy.
"Back to the saint, stargazing last night, the minister found that the Zichen star representing my southern country was flickering slightly, while the dark star next to it was getting brighter and brighter, I don't know if the court was uneasy." Chu Mo's words were sharp and euphemistic, like a fortune teller saying the tricks that could not be revealed.
"Since the priest guessed it, I won't hide it." At last the king raised his hand and said, "Priest, get up quickly." ”
Chu Mo looked at the person in front of him, the emperor who presided over life and death, but he thought of that weak girl in his mind, her tears, her laughter, and her story all made his heart tighten, since he had already come here, then he would find a way out for this girl without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, please say that the minister will never give up." Chu Mo made up his mind in his heart, and his tone became firm.
"Chu Mo. I'm really in trouble. The emperor sighed heavily and said, "Liangzhou is trying to ally with the Jin State, no matter which side I send troops, the people on the border of the southern country will inevitably suffer all year round. ”
Chu Mo looked at the emperor, and finally said the lie that deceived the king. "Your Majesty, the minister has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." Seeing the emperor's gestured eyes, he then said, "Concubine An is the princess of Liangzhou, why doesn't the emperor let Concubine An return to Liangzhou Province, one to reflect the emperor's compassion, the other to deter Liangzhou has shown its authority, and the third is to represent the country with the princess, if Liangzhou is still unrepentant when Concubine An goes back, he will send a killer to let Niangniang die in the Liangzhou Palace, so that the emperor will have a legitimate reason to send troops." ”
After Chu Mo finished saying that long paragraph in one breath, he took a deep breath, only to feel a cold chill on his back, and comforted in his heart, girl, you must ask for more blessings.
"This ......" the emperor pondered for a moment and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, well, kill three birds with one stone, my high priest, there is really you, hahahahahaha......hahahahaha
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Chu Mo came to my hall and I had just taken a lunch break for a while, and I looked at him sleepily and asked, "What's wrong, Chu Mo." ”
"The emperor agreed, let you go back to Liangzhou." Chu Mo's good-looking side face was close in front of him.
I was a little puzzled, "What are you going back to Liangzhou for?" ”
He looked at me, smiled, and suddenly stretched out his originally serious face, and rubbed my hair with his broad hand, "You, don't you want to escape?" ”
Escape? Really? I looked at him with a shocked look on my face, I couldn't believe it, and I even stammered when I spoke, "Really...... Are you sure? ”
He laughed, "Is that natural, and what my high priest can't do?" His expression suddenly became serious again, "Jiu'er, I can only help you get here, and when you return from Liangzhou, you will leave." Larger towns have gold and jade money villages, you take this ring to get a silver ticket, the money in it is enough for you to worry about food and clothing for a lifetime, as long as you go, leave a message, let me know your news. Chu Mo paused, put a fish-patterned silver-edged jade ring on the ring finger of my right hand, the jade was engraved with a small gold full of jade three words, poured with gold, the small character looked more delicate and precious.
He looked at me with some concern and said, "Don't cut me off." If something happens to you, I'm going to be guilty for the rest of my life. ”
I looked at him, then at the ring on my hand, and my heart was grateful, and it was self-evident. What I once hoped for can really come true, I don't have to be trapped in this delicate cage for the rest of my life, I can go out, I can be free, I can pursue the life I want.
"Chu Mo, thank you, you are my best reliance." I stood up and hugged him, his body stiffened for a moment, then he hugged me with his hand, nodded and said, "Jiu'er, if you have any difficulties, come to me, I will definitely help you." ”
There was some sadness, his nose was also sour, the warmth in his eyes fell on his shoulders, and he replied in a sullen voice, "Uh-huh." ”
Chu Mo, from the moment I saw him, we hid a big secret, he helped me everywhere, connived at me everywhere, and now, he is fighting for the crime of bullying the king to help me escape, such a kindness, how can I repay it.
Chu Mo gave me an envelope and asked me to read it when I was alone, it was written that I needed to prepare, he prepared it so thoroughly, and I also had a lot of peace of mind. After sitting for a while, he was about to go back to the temple of the gods, and said that he would help me contact the residence outside the palace.
As soon as Chu Mo left with his front foot, Qi Hao came with his back foot, since he was crowned the prince, he has entered the palace a lot less, and I saw Sang Ma's face flushed and serving, so I remembered the idea of that day.
"Qi Hao?" I looked at the young man sitting in front of me, he has become more and more handsome in recent years, and his peach blossom eyes are shining and moving.
He frowned and continued to play with the Linglong cup in his hand, "What's the matter, what are you staring at me all the time?" "Qi Hao always likes my exquisite jade tea set, and he doesn't want to give it to him.
"It's okay, are you married? Qi Hao is about to reach the crown. I asked cautiously tentatively.
Seeing him raise his eyes to meet me, he was a little surprised and confused, "What is this asking for?" ”
"I just think you're old enough to ask." He took a sip of tea with a weak heart, and then said, "By the way, what do you think of me being a mulberry girl." ”
When Sang Ma heard me mention her, her face turned even redder, as if she was about to drip blood.
Qi Hao stretched his brows and replied to me a little casually, "Sang Ma? Well, it's a pretty good girl, I've served you for so many years, and I haven't done anything wrong. ”
It seems that Qi Hao has a good impression of Sang Ma, and it is estimated that this matter can be done.
Qi Hao's temperament has changed greatly over the years, he has matured and stabilized, and he is no longer as reckless as he was back then, maybe it was the queen's inquiry and persuasion, or maybe he was not hit by the crown prince, he put away all his edges, and he was no longer as aggressive as usual, which made me feel a little sad, he was so strange that people were a lot stranger.
"Then what do you think, how about receiving mulberry hemp?" When I said this, I regretted it.
He suddenly darkened his face, looked at me with some anger, gritted his teeth and said, "How much do you do?" After that, he shook his hand and threw the exquisite teacup on the ground, "This king can't make decisions about his future, but he is not so bad as to marry a lowly palace maid." ”
"I... I'm not... That was not what I meant. I hurriedly explained, and when Sang Ma heard those words, his eyes were also red, and he turned around and ran out. Hey, Sangma. You. "I saw Sang Ma's figure in the distance. I looked at Qi Hao, and I was a little angry in my heart, "You don't like to say it, I didn't force you, I just said casually, you, why are you so angry." ”
"You don't have to worry about my business." He was also angry, and his words were extremely harsh, "You like your girl, I understand, but, a lowly palace maid, she is not qualified to be by my side." ”
I was furious when I rubbed it, and when I came to this inexplicable place, what I hated the most was the status level, this feudal society, even emotions would be trampled on, just because he was the master, and she was the maid.
"Then you say, then who do you say is qualified, what's wrong with the palace maid, isn't the palace maid a person? Isn't the palace maid worthy of loving someone? I glared at him, a little angry.
Qi Hao looked at me, his eyes drifted away, a little lonely and lonely, "It's you, I've liked you since I was a child, but what's the use of liking." When he said this, I was a little stunned, he never told me this, and it was just a child's joke back then, but I didn't expect that for so many years, he was actually true.
My anger was instantly extinguished, and I sat down on a stool in frustration, a little distracted, "We're just friends." ”
"I know." He took my hand and said in a trembling voice, "I know you only treat me as a friend, but you can't stop my feelings for you." After that, he looked at me with a pleading look, "You can dislike me, but don't push me away, and don't talk about me in the future." ”
I nodded, guilty, and whispered, "I'm sorry." ”
I didn't like him from the first time I saw him, and then I was moved by his straightforward temperament, and I became friends with him, and later, he has been by my side, making me happy and protecting me, but such a Qi Hao, I am going to miss him.
If he was the one who coaxed me to eat, if he was the one who looked for me late at night, if he was the one who cried in front of me, and if he was the one who dreamed of me in bed, maybe I would like him, wouldn't I?