In the blink of an eye, it was the winter moon again, on the fifteenth, when Shen Yun got up early to serve Xiao Cong to freshen up, he wanted to ask something, but he still didn't ask after all, and Xiao Cong was also a little absent-minded because he was worried about the unresolved political affairs of the previous day, so he didn't notice that she wanted to stop talking, and left in a hurry after breakfast.

On the seventeenth day, Shen Yun still washed his hands and made soup, scalded the wine and waited, secretly hoping that he could come, but he also knew that there was little hope, one was that he was really busy, and the other was that he had never even mentioned it, and others were not immortals, how could they know her secret thoughts.

This time, she only waited until she was in charge of the lamp, and then said to Luo Ying: "I don't have much appetite today, you can take these drinks and dishes and share them with Peizhu." ”

After finishing speaking, she went to freshen up and went to bed early, Luo Ying knew that she had always been in poor health, and such a situation had occasionally happened in the past, so she didn't care too much, and after serving her to sleep, she took the wine and food and shared it with Peizhu.

Of course, Shen Yun didn't fall asleep, she just lay on the couch, listening to the sound of snow falling on bamboo leaves outside the window, and crying silently.

She also felt that she was crying unreasonably, but what could she do, she was just sad in her heart.

It was Xiao Cong, who was already so busy that he forgot about the day, and after discussing things with the officials that day, he saw Su Huaijin coming in, so he suddenly asked, "It's more than ten today?" Su Huaijin was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, today is nineteen." ”

Xiao Cong listened, sighed and said, "Alas, look at my memory, it's okay, let's talk about it next year." ”

Hearing this, Su Huaijin was confused, and couldn't help but look at Gao Qinian, who was standing on the side, but saw that he was also at a loss.

Only Xiao Cong was secretly annoyed in his heart, and he forgot about other people's birthdays, but it's been two days, and it's too hypocritical to go and say anything to make up for it, so I can only wait for next year to prepare in advance.

As for Shen Yun, it's just a matter of crying quietly, how can she always take these things to heart, how tired she is.

So the days passed peacefully, and in the summer of the second year, Xiao Cong finally found a good reason to stay in the bamboo house, this day at dusk, even the bamboo house did not have a trace of wind, very stuffy, Shen Yun felt that the body was sticky with sweat, so he asked Luo Ying to wait for the bath and freshen up, just cleaned up, I heard the rain outside, and was sighing that I could sleep well tonight, I heard someone outside spread that "the East Palace has arrived", Shen Yun hurriedly greeted him and said: "Why did Your Highness come back so late today." ”

Xiao Cong took out a poetry collection from his sleeve and said, "Oh, I was dragged to a poetry meeting by the bachelors today." ”

Shen Yun had already smelled the wine on his body, and saw that he was also sweating profusely, so he asked someone to prepare a hot soup for bathing, and took the book of poems and put it on the bookcase, held a cup of hot tea that had been cooked before and handed it to him, Xiao Cong saw that she was wearing a light bamboo-colored dress, and her hair was only loosely tied with a hairband because it had just been washed, and there was a dark fragrance in the action, so she didn't drink the tea, but only looked at her fixedly, Shen Yun was a little embarrassed by him, and said with a red face: "What does Your Highness look at." ”

Xiao Cong smiled but didn't answer, took a sip of tea and said: "On this hot day, everyone else has prepared ice water and ice bowl lotus, how come you come here, there is only hot soup and hot tea." ”

Shen Yun snorted and said, "I know that His Royal Highness has eaten a lot of ice bowl lotus root from others, although it has an endless aftertaste, I also want to break the thread, but I finally drank the cup of hot tea of the concubine to warm the stomach and then talk about it, you must know that in the dog days, those cold and cold things, although they are refreshing when eating, eating them is only harmful to the body." ”

Xiao Cong drank all the tea, shook his head with a smile and said, "Oh, the vinegar jar has been knocked over again." ”

Shen Yun glanced at him, poured another cup of tea and handed it to him, and went to help prepare his bathing things. Xiao Cong laughed sullenly, and called an attendant and said, "You go to the dormitory of the palace and bring the qin and flute." ”

After speaking, he came to the inner room and was served by everyone to bathe, but halfway through the wash, he suddenly said to Shen Yun, who was drenching him with water: "Don't be busy here, go out and play a tune to listen." ”

Shen Yun smiled: "Your Highness will enjoy it." But he still wiped his hands out, and was about to pick up the pipa on the shelf, but when he raised his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Zhang Yaoqin under the corridor, so he couldn't help but come over, stretched out his fingers and gently stroked the body of the piano, and lifted the piano again, only to see the word "last sound" on the bottom plate.

It turned out to be a "last sound", no wonder it is rare to know it at first glance. Oh, it's telling me to play the piano.

She thought so, smiled slightly, tried the strings, and stroked a good night, when it was about to end, Xiao Cong also came out, Shen Yun saw him in a light robe, standing under the corridor with his hands to watch the rain, only half of the black hair was blown by the breeze, but it was really Lang Yan's unique, the world is unique, for no reason I thought of the sentence "Mo is young and romantic", so he deliberately dialed a few wrong notes, waiting for him to turn back to see her.

Xiao Cong really turned his head and saw that she was looking at herself fixedly and smiling, and he didn't go over, but beckoned to the waiter on the side, and the waiter handed over a hole flute.

Xiao Cong took it and blew it in the breeze.

As soon as Shen Yun heard it, he knew that it was Sauvignon Blanc, so he stroked the piano with the sound of his flute, but there was infinite sentimentality in his heart, Sauvignon Blanc, heart-wrenching, the person you are thinking about, is it still the flower-like beauty who has been far away from the clouds?

At the end of the song, both of them looked up at the rain and were silent, until the raindrops gradually stopped, Shen Yun sighed softly, cheered up, stood up and said with a smile: "This song is also played for His Highness, won't His Highness return the favor?" ”

When Xiao Cong heard this, he also smiled, walked up to her and hugged her and said, "How do you want me to repay Li Fa." ”

Shen Yun broke free, walked to the chessboard, picked up a sunspot from the box and said, "Let's play chess." ”

Xiao Cong smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Do you want to change to another line?" ”

Shen Yun replied simply: "No." ”

So he was so struggling that he finally let her win half of the game at the end of the game, and then he let out a long sigh.

When Shen Yun saw him like that, he held his cheeks with his hand and said with a smile: "Why does Your Highness have to be like this, the concubine only said that she played chess, but she didn't say that Your Highness couldn't win." ”

Xiao Cong smiled a little helplessly, and laughed at himself: "I probably inherited some family heirloom." ”

Seeing Shen Yun looking at him in confusion, he leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Lady, I've listened to this song and played chess, isn't it time to do something serious?" ”

Shen Yun knew it in his heart, but he was still deliberately pretending to be confused, "Serious? What is the matter, His Highness's political affairs are going to the Wude Palace..."

But before she could finish speaking, the next words were intercepted by his deep kiss, and then he hugged him sideways and went back to the inner room to do business.

Not long after that, one day Xiao Cong came back from outside, but still no one passed it on, and when he entered the door, he saw Shen Yun shaking a fan while idly flipping through the poetry collection he brought back that day.

She heard the movement, raised her eyes and saw that he was back, hurriedly threw down the fan and the book, came over to salute him, and then called warm water to wipe his face and hands, while she went to pour tea, Xiao Cong picked up the book of poems and said: "Where did you see this collection, what do you think of the poems on it?" ”

Shen Yun handed him the poured tea, sat down beside him again, took a fan and shook it for him, and said, "It's almost finished, it's not good." ”

Xiao Cong frowned and said, "It's not good?" ”

Shen Yun said: "It's not very good, compared with what the predecessors wrote, it's far worse." First of all, it loses its elegance, no matter how gorgeous the rhetoric is, no matter how neat the rhythm is, it is all in vain. ”

Xiao Cong happened to turn to Su Huaijin's poem, so he pointed to the inscription on it and said, "This one was written by Su Xiang, and it's not very good?" ”

Shen Yun glanced at it and said, "Huai... Su Xiang's concubine knew that it was indeed a material for Zaifu, but the poem just..."She said, revealing a "hehe" expression.

Xiao Cong raised his eyebrows, and then turned to the last two articles and asked, "What about these two articles?" Have you seen it? ”

"I've seen it, it's okay, Ya is quite elegant, and the rhetoric is gorgeous, but it's a little, how to say it..."

Shen Yun was talking, when she heard Gao Qinian suddenly cough twice beside her, she looked at him a little strangely, but her face was pulled back by Xiao Cong, "What's the matter?" ”

Shen Yun thought for a while and said, "It's a bit worried about the new words." ”

Xiao Cong listened to it, and thought a little angrily, what, obviously everyone said it was very good when they saw it before. Therefore, he endured his displeasure and still smiled and said, "Did that Man'er write poems before?" Fill in the words? ”

Although Shen Yun noticed that his attitude had changed, he didn't think about it deeply, and only said lightly: "Ah, who doesn't write a few poems and fill in a few words when he is young and frivolous, but the concubine knows that she has no talent for singing, and she is not willing to spend effort on these things, and after writing a few poems, she feels bored, so she won't do it." ”

"Boring?"

Shen Yun sighed and said quietly, "The young man doesn't know the taste of sorrow, and he falls in love with the floor." Fall in love with the floor, and worry about the new words. Now I know the taste of sorrow, and I want to say goodbye. I want to say that I will not rest, but I say that the weather is cool and autumn. ”

Xiao Cong glanced at her deeply, "Then I really want to see the poems you wrote in the past." ”

Shen Yun smiled and said, "Who still remembers those, I forgot about it." ”

Xiao Cong was speechless, "Forgot? ”

Shen Yun said seriously: "I forgot, my predecessors already had so many good poems and good words, and I can't remember them, what do I do with those two clumsy poems." ”

When Xiao Cong heard this, he laughed at himself, threw the poetry collection on the ground, shook his head and sighed: "That's what I said, what are you doing with this." ”

Shen Yun leaned over and picked it up, and said, "Don't throw it away, these poems are still liked by some people, such as the last two, which must still be very popular with those innocent little ladies." ”

Xiao Cong was so angry that she laughed, "What do you say?" ”

Shen Yun dusted off the ash on it and said: "This looks like it was made by a beautiful son, he is talking about sorrow on his face, but he is full of spirit in his bones." ”

Gao Qinian laughed when he heard it, Xiao Cong also laughed, and asked her again: "Do you like Jiaxuan's words?" ”

Shen Yun said: "I like it, but it's not just him, I like it when it's well written." ”

"What do you mean by liking? There is no preference? ”

"When the concubine was a child, she preferred the words of the same uncle, felt that the meaning of the words was both peaceful and sad, and also liked the words of Qiqing, and felt that the love was sincere, and then she went through the chaos, and felt that the words of the queen and the words of Yi'an were more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and now, I feel that the meaning of the words of the Dongpo Jiaxuan faction is more timeless, and when I get older, I may prefer another word, so I actually like it, but the circumstances are different, and the degree of feeling the meaning of the words is different."

After Xiao Cong heard what she said, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and muttered, "What about the poem?" Does Man'er like a poet or a poet? ”

Shen Yun saw that his expression was a little dazed, and knew that he was afraid that he remembered something from the past, and his heart suddenly became dull, but he still looked directly into his eyes and said: "The concubine thinks that the poet is very good, but it is too heavy to read, not as good as the poet immortal, chic and eloquent." ”

So, who do you want me to like? In other words, do you hope that I am the same as the person you think of in your heart.

Xiao Cong was originally a little distracted, but at this time, she was awakened by the pain in her eyes, and she only felt that there was something in her heart that was still holding the pipa, and she was about to come out.

He hurriedly looked away and diverted the topic: "Then does Man'er have a favorite poem now?" ”

Shen Yun also lowered his eyes, and was silent for a long time before he said quietly: "Spring travel, apricot blossoms blow all over the head, Mo Shang's family is young and romantic, and the concubine plans to marry and rest for the rest of her life, even if she is ruthlessly abandoned, she can't be ashamed." ”

She didn't dare to look into his eyes again, for fear that she would be disappointed if she saw in his eyes that what she saw was not hers.

When Xiao Cong heard this, her heart panicked inexplicably, who was her Mo Shang boy? Su Huaijin? Xiao Chengxi? Who else? Who else will there be?

He looked at her, but she didn't look at him.

Xiao Cong suddenly felt a little angry, why didn't she even look at herself when she read this poem.

Thinking so, he suddenly stood up, kept his face composed, and walked outside without saying a word. After this walk, he did not come back for many days.

Everyone felt inexplicable about this, and even Shen Yun himself was confused, feeling that he was too wronged. It's that I didn't give the answer you wanted, and you don't have to be like this, God knows if your lovely person likes Li Bai or Du Fu, this kind of thing, you can't rely on me if you choose the wrong one.

The anger in the East Palace this time was naturally even greater than the last time, so Shen Yun was quickly interviewed by Jingyi again.

Jingyi told Shen Yun about the palace people's complaints openly and secretly, and asked, "This is good, what are you doing with Your Highness?" ”

Shen Yun said sullenly: "Your Highness asked the concubine whether she chose a poet or a poet, and if the concubine chose a poet, His Highness was annoyed." ”

Jingyi listened inexplicably, "What kind of allusion is this?" ”

Shen Yun said: "The concubine doesn't know what the allusion is, I'm afraid that in addition to His Royal Highness, only the late Xu Liangdi knows." ”

Jingyi sighed again and again after hearing this, and only said after a while: "Don't blame you for being lonely and forcing you, just for the peace of the entire East Palace, I can only wronged you to coax Your Highness first." ”

The crown princess spoke, what else could she do, she had to accept it, and the next day she washed her hands and made soup, and heard that Donggong was watching the music alone in the study at the moment, so she came over with a food box, but when she arrived, she saw that the door was half hidden, and there seemed to be a person standing inside except for Gao Qinian, so she waved her hand to the waiter who wanted to pass it on at the door, and whispered: "Don't be surprised, I'll wait here." As he spoke, he bowed his head and stood aside.

At this time, I heard Gao Qinian say inside: "Your Highness, the deed of Manniangzi has been found." ”

Xiao Cong said: "Well, give it to him." ”

When Shen Yun heard this, a buzz exploded in his head.

If you don't like what you want, are you going to give me away?

Thinking like this, she only felt that everything in front of her was blurred, and she didn't hear what the people inside were saying, and she didn't know how she handed the food box to the waiter at the door, so she just walked forward by herself.

But where can she go now, where is her home? In their eyes, she is just a plaything, a pawn, a substitute, a dispensable existence, so she can be transferred and discarded at will.

Then why are you so sad, shouldn't you have gotten used to it a long time ago?

She wandered in the palace in despair, but she still subconsciously wanted to avoid people, so she went to a secluded place, and finally she couldn't walk, and it was raining heavily in the sky, so she had to find an abandoned utility room nearby, and sat in it crying, and then she seemed to have slept for a while, and when she woke up, she saw that the rain had stopped, and it was almost dark.

She only felt that she had no strength at all, she sat for a while, or forced her breath, and slowly touched back to the bamboo house, and when she was about to reach the door, she met Peizhu who was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and when she saw her, she said one after another: "Oh, where have you been, we are going to search for this East Palace." ”

When she heard this, she sneered, "What do you want me to do." ”

Pei Zhu saw that her expression was a little wrong, and her steps were also vain, she didn't know what was going on, but she didn't dare to ask, so she had to hurry up and hold her, but she threw her hand away, only to see her continue to walk forward with an expressionless face, and said, "You go find a few musicians." ”

Pei Zhu was a little confused, but he still did as he was told.

She continued to walk towards the bamboo house, and Luoying, who was in a hurry at the door, saw her coming back, so she stepped forward and said, "Lady, you can come back." Seeing that she looked lonely and wet all over her body, she hurriedly asked, "Where did the lady go, but it was raining?" ”

She came over and wanted to carry her into the house, but Shen Yun still shook off her hand and said coldly: "You go and take out my dance clothes, prepare some hot soup, I want to bathe." ”

Luo Ying didn't know what to do, but he knew Shen Yun's temperament very well, so he had to do as he was told.

When Peizhu found the musicians, Shen Yun also cleaned up here, and when she saw the musicians under the corridor, she asked, "Do you know how to play 'Huasheng'?" ”

Those musicians naturally nodded and said yes, who doesn't know the "Huashang" dance music, but there are only a few people in the world who can dance this dance.

Shen Yun said, "Then let's start." So saying, he walked to the middle of the room and made a gesture.

The musicians glanced at each other and began to play, and Shen Yun also danced to the music, but Pei Zhu and Luo Ying were stunned.

In the past, she would occasionally dance in front of the East Palace, but she just took advantage of the excitement and danced a few times at will, and most of the time, only the East Palace could see it, so it was the first time to dance seriously in front of everyone.

At the end of the dance, Shen Yun gasped in his heart, and said to those musicians: "At the end, next time it will be slower." ”

I haven't danced this dance for many years, and now my body is no longer as light as when I was a teenager, and the continuous rotation at the end naturally needs to be slower.

Thinking so, she suddenly felt a little black in front of her, so she said to Luo Ying, "You go and cook me a bowl of sugar porridge." ”

Luo Ying went as she said, but said in her heart, the lady is really strange today, not only suddenly wants to dance, but also shouts to eat sugar porridge that has always been sweet and greasy.

Shen Yun ate the sugar porridge, so he asked Peizhu to add a few wind lamps in the courtyard, and then sat quietly under the corridor, at this time, the drum just sounded again, Luo Ying said with some doubts: "Is Your Highness coming over tonight?" ”

Shen Yun said lightly: "I don't know." Choked so that Luo Ying couldn't speak.

Then what does she mean, Donggong doesn't come, she just waits like this?

Fortunately, the East Palace soon came.

It turned out that during the day, after Shen Yun handed the food box in his hand to the waiter and left, Gao Qinian sent the people inside out, and when he saw the food box in the hand of the waiter, he asked what was going on, and the waiter said: "It was Manniangzi who brought it." ”

"Manniang? Where is she? ”

"She's gone."

"Gone? Did she say anything? ”

"No... No. ”

Gao Qinian shook his head and sighed, but still brought the food box in.

Xiao Cong had already heard their conversation outside, but he still asked quietly, "What is this?" ”

Gao Qinian hurriedly smiled and said: "It was sent by Manniangzi, maybe it's soup." ”

Xiao Cong glanced at it, "Oh." ”

Gao Qinian still had a smiling face: "Your Highness, do you want to taste it?" ”

Xiao Cong nodded slightly, "Hmm." ”

Gao Qinian hurriedly opened the food box and took out a bowl and held it in front of Xiao Cong.

As early as when Gao Qinian opened the food box, he had already smelled a jasmine fragrance, and when the soup was brought to him, he saw a few jasmine flowers floating on it, and most of the fire in his heart disappeared, and after a few more bites, the other half dissipated.

But he was still entangled in the past, so he didn't say anything, but after hearing the drum sound again, he finally couldn't hold it back, and suddenly threw down the music in his hand and said to Gao Qinian: "That's it, it's better for the palace to return the food box to others in person." ”

But when he arrived at the bamboo house, he was also stunned when he saw this scene.

As soon as Shen Yun saw him, he called "Your Highness", and burst into tears.

Xiao Cong originally had three points of resentment, but at this time, she was rushed to Java by her tears, so she just came over and took her into her arms distressedly, and said softly: "Okay, what's wrong with this?" ”

Shen Yun originally wanted to say, the concubine should dance for His Royal Highness. However, as soon as I saw him, my tears couldn't stop falling, and when I heard his soft words, my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were pulled together and hurt. Thinking of the words he heard outside his study today, he could only hold back the pain, prop up a smile, and choked up: "The concubine wants to dance for His Highness." ”

Since you're leaving, let's say goodbye.

After she finished speaking, she broke free from Xiao Cong's embrace, Shi Shiran walked into the court, and danced in the city.

At the end, everyone could see that she had lost her strength, but she was still spinning along the momentum, so Xiao Cong walked to her side in a few steps, only to grab her wrist, and she passed out in his arms.