Chapter 20: My Heart for You
"I haven't come to see you because I've been busy with government affairs for a while, and I've wronged you."
Li Shenlan didn't blame Yin Chen in his heart, as the emperor, it was difficult for him to take care of both in the harem, Li Shenlan knew it in his heart. But when Yin Chen said such words, he couldn't help but be a little moved, afraid that Yin Chen would bury his head very low when he found out.
"What's the matter, but you're not feeling well? I heard about the Huaqing Palace two days ago, and I know that you have suffered, and now you are in good shape? ”
Yin Chen's face was worried, and a series of concerns made Li Shenlan blush even more. Xu saw Li Shenlan's flushed face, and Yin Chen laughed lowly.
Li Shenlan felt that Yin Chen's voice was good more than once, although her voice was low, it always made her feel a little warm inside. If it is said to be like it, it is said that it is a warm spring breeze blowing in the warm winter sun, which makes people's hearts itch.
"Where did Fang Cai's momentum go, and how did it change in front of me."
The daughter's family has always paid the most attention to details, but Yin Chen, as a king, called himself "I" in front of Li Shenlan.
He cares about himself, doesn't he?
Seeing Li Shenlan holding there for a long time, Yin Chen wanted to tease her when he was bad.
"But when you saw me, I was shy, and I was talking to myself, and you really kept your head down for half a day?"
"The emperor knew why the concubine didn't say it, but he insisted on saying that the concubine didn't know how to reply." When Yin Chen said this, Li Shenlan was also anxious, and for a while, she didn't care about the difference between monarchs and ministers, raised her head and replied straightly.
After saying this, Li Shenlan realized that she had exceeded the rules, and was about to kneel down to ask for guilt, but unexpectedly, Yin Chen's laughter came from above her head.
"You are such a character, why should you be restrained in front of me?"
Yin Chen asked Li Shenlan softly after laughing, and was not annoyed when he saw that she didn't reply, but just smiled and reached out to help her head. Li Shenlan only felt like a goose feather caressing on the top of her head for a moment, and then all she left behind was the temperature of the son's jade.
"Let's go, I guess the queen has already started watching the show, let's go and take a look."
Without waiting for Li Shenlan's reaction, he took her hand and walked in the direction of the stage.
It is estimated that the queen and the concubines in front of the stage have just arrived, and the "White Snake" staged on the stage has just begun to borrow umbrellas. Yin Chen pulled Li Shenlan to walk in front of everyone without a fight, which attracted a whisper again.
"You sit next to me."
Li Shenlan was obviously flattered, and the queen's seat was beside the emperor......
"Your Majesty, this is unreasonable, just let the concubines sit at the king's table."
"You don't have to pay attention to so many rules and etiquette here, and the queen won't care if you think about it."
Yin Chen's words were clever, the first half of the sentence was said to Li Shenlan, and the second half of the sentence was said to the queen. When the queen heard this, she still said yes very gently, showing her generosity.
Li Shenlan couldn't resist Yin Chen, and still sat beside the emperor in the end. The servants below saw that the emperor was seated, and hurriedly presented the play book.
"It's good to click on "Jiangnan Encounter", and show the rest to Lan Guiren to see what else you want to order."
Yin Chen didn't even accept the play book, and the palace people heard this and hurriedly handed the play book sideways to Li Shenlan again. Li Shenlan didn't want to watch the play, so she shook her head and let the palace people go down.
"The emperor also likes this "Jiangnan Encounter"?"
Li Shenlan was a little surprised when the emperor ordered a play, "Jiangnan Encounter" is a play that she liked for a long time. It is about the aristocratic sons who traveled to the south of the Yangtze River after the previous dynasty and met a commoner woman who had been in the south for ten thousand years. The son of the noble family was afraid that the woman would feel inferior after knowing her identity, so he kept hiding it. The two knew each other well in Jiangnan, and the woman didn't know the man's life experience until they got married.
Fortunately, although the woman has low self-esteem, she works hard to learn etiquette and serve her in-laws for the sake of her beloved. The two Qin Se and Ming En have been in love for a lifetime, and it is a good story of love since ancient times.
In fact, even if Li Shenlan enters the palace, she always looks forward to meeting a lover who will accompany her for a lifetime, so for this play, it is more of her yearning for it.
Hearing Li Shenlan ask this, Yin Chen was surprised, obviously he didn't expect the preferences of the two to collide together, and he laughed even more heartily for a while.
The two of them talked and laughed to watch the play, but the group of people behind them spent an afternoon with their own thoughts.
When he was about to enter the unitary, the queen took the lead in getting up and said that her body was a little tired, Yin Chen looked at the hour and felt that it was almost over, so she dispersed everyone, and when she left, she specially whispered and told Li Shenlan to slow down on the way back.
Concubine Xiang still wanted to accompany the queen back to Changle Palace first, and Li Shenlan followed Wang Jun'er to Jinghe Palace.
On the way, the queen raised her eyes to see the sunset that was about to set. Sunset wasn't soft, it was a little glaring to look at, but the leaves of the trees on the side of the road seemed to be gilded.
"What are you thinking?"
Concubine Xiang is not a fool, even if she doesn't care about the emperor, she knows in her heart that it is comfortable to see a few of the harem in these scenes today.
The queen looked at Concubine Xiang with a tired face, and the corners of her mouth overflowed with a wry smile.
"It was expected, but I couldn't help but ...... when it happened suddenly in front of me."
"You still can't let go, I also know that I can't persuade you, you and the emperor are childhood sweethearts, although I understand your mind, but it's always different."
Concubine Xiang didn't know what she was thinking when she said this, her eyes revealed nostalgia, and she was sad in the eyes of the queen.
"In that case, I should have been the one who knew him best. But now I find that I can't see through him more and more, he knows the Taiwei's mind and Lan Guiren's face, and he clearly doesn't like that play...... Why? ”
"Don't think about it, after all, he can't protect it, in the end, you and him still can't withstand the world."
Concubine Xiang has said this to the queen many times, but the queen can't listen to it, and she has been cocooning herself for so many years.
In Jinghe Palace, Li Shenlan invited Wang Jun'er into the palace to chat, and Wang Jun'er was excited on the way back. The emperor's small actions were all things that Wang Jun'er had never seen, and she was a little envious of Li Shenlan, but she was more really happy for her.
Now my sister can finally raise her eyebrows, and see who dares to give her sister a look in the future. You don't know, but I really saw it during the banquet, and the faces of those who helped Lu Lu always be there at the beginning changed one by one, which is interesting. ”
Wang Jun'er is really happy, and Li Shenlan, who has not stopped annoying her mouth until now, has a headache.
"Okay, okay, you've said this three times. What do you have in your head, and you are still happy that I shared your favor? ”
Li Shenlan was just talking and playing, but she was actually happy in her heart. At least judging from Wang Jun'er's reaction, she is really good to herself.
"I'm not jealous, Jun'er is really happy for my sister."
"I know, it's good to just be valued by the emperor, but after this trouble, I don't know how many pairs of eyes in this harem have looked at me......"
Such worries are not wrong, and the survival of this harem is already in a dilemma. There is no favor, and whoever is interested in the Six Palaces can step on their heads. But if there is too much grace, one by one is like a black-eyed chicken who hates himself and can't swallow himself alive.
"Now I know what it means to enter the palace gate as deep as the sea......"
Wang Jun'er was also worried when Li Shenlan said this. Although Lu Xin was punished and grounded, he still lives in Huaqing Palace, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not embarrass himself in the future.
Li Shenlan saw that Wang Jun'er's interest also fell, and she thought that her words had affected her, so she was busy trying to divert the topic.
"Sister, Jun'er is just scared. You and I both know Lu Changzai's temperament, in case she comes up and runs in front of me one day, I'm afraid of ......"
Knowing what Wang Jun'er was worried about, Li Shenlan took her hand with gentle eyes and comforted her softly.
"Don't worry, once you have the opportunity, I will be like the emperor's request to let you move out of Huaqing Palace, so that I can protect you."
"With my sister's words, my sister is relieved."
The two were talking when they heard a movement outside, and when they saw that the time should be that Concubine Xiang was back, Wang Jun'er got up and retired without being disturbed.
Since Li Shenlan and Concubine Xiang became friends, the two have set a rule to eat together every day, and as soon as Li Shenlan came back, she asked the small kitchen to prepare the dishes, and now the dishes are just served. Li Shenlan cleaned up and got up and went to the main hall.
"Let's just say you can't get the wrong meal." Concubine Xiang quipped.
Li Shenlan smiled casually and urged Concubine Xiang to sit down for dinner, and the two agreed to kill a few games of chess in the evening.
Before the chopsticks moved, it was rumored outside that Xiao Dezi from the emperor's side had come to deliver the decree. Concubine Xiang looked at Li Shenlan and smiled bitterly, and asked Xiao Dezi to come in.
"The slave has seen Concubine Xiang, Lan Guiren."
"What?" Concubine Xiang asked a little angrily, Li Shenlan only thought that she had lost her temper because she disturbed the meal.
"Back to Niangniang, the emperor turned over the brand of Lan Guiren today......"
"Isn't it time to pick up people when the flop is over?"
Concubine Xiang just said that she didn't notice Li Shenlan, Li Shenlan listened to Xiao Dezi's words, her face turned red, and she couldn't even catch the chopsticks.
"This ...... The emperor sent the Lan nobles to go to the Yangxin Palace for dinner, and they stayed there directly after dinner today. ”
It is rare for the palace people to see Concubine Xiang so angry, although Xiao Dezi felt strange, but in the end he still said it resignedly.
Yin Chen's will is like throwing a stone into the calm lake, the rules of the ancestors, the concubines who serve the bed must wash their bodies in their own palace and take them over with Fengluan Chun'en's car. And you can't stay overnight, and you have to be sent back to your palace overnight after sleeping.
Except for the queen who can stay in the Heart Cultivation Palace, the other palace concubines and emperors have to stay in the harem.
Concubine Xiang was shocked when she heard this will, but she still looked casual on her face.
"It seems that this meal is not good, and this chess can only be saved for tomorrow."
Li Shenlan was also shocked, what does this kind of treatment mean by the emperor? I respect the queen, so will there be estrangement from the queen overnight.
Concubine Xiang seemed to see Li Shenlan's thoughts, and only said that she would help the queen there, so that Li Shenlan could go with confidence.
Time is pressing, according to Xiao Dezi's words, when he came, the Heart Cultivation Hall had already begun to distribute vegetables.
"Go ahead." Concubine Xiang said lightly.
"The concubine retired."
Li Shenlan seemed a little distracted, even if people didn't react to the sedan chair. It was Xiao Dezi who kept patting on the side, and Li Shenlan came back to her senses.
"Stop, stop! I can't be a nobleman, where can I sit in a soft sedan chair! ”
Xiao Dezi smiled when he heard this: "This is our emperor's grace to Lord Lan, the emperor is anxious to see you and is afraid that you will run on the road in a hurry, so people have prepared a soft sedan chair."
Obviously, no one paid attention to Li Shenlan's words, and the eunuch carrying the sedan chair walked more and more happily.
Who can't wait to see him...... Li Shenlan muttered in her heart, but the flush on her face didn't go down at all.
In Jinghe Palace, Concubine Xiang waited for Li Shenlan to leave and overturned all the dishes on the table on the ground. There was only one palace maid in the room, Qin Yin, and the anger on Concubine Xiang's face was not concealed at all.
"What do you mean by the Dog Emperor! Where do you put your thoughts? "Dong Siwan is the queen's maiden name.
Concubine Xiang obviously didn't eat Li Shenlan's vinegar at all, but was unhappy for the queen.
Qin Yin lowered her head next to her and didn't dare to speak, and Concubine Xiang dared to say such a disrespectful thing in her heart.
"I'm so angry, last time Xu Guifei didn't take Sijuan in her eyes, and she deserved to be killed. But what does the dog emperor mean this time! Is this forcing Siwan to death? ”
"Niangniang, Lan Guiren is only afraid of ...... when he receives such special treatment"
Yes, Li Shenlan is so favored will only provoke the eyes of the people in the palace, what is the emperor doing this for?
"Kotone, how does Hongu feel that this scene is so familiar......"
Concubine Xiang always felt that she had watched this drama somewhere, but she just couldn't remember it.
Looking at the waves all over the ground, Concubine Xiang was angry, but she was afraid that the queen would be even more sad when she knew this will, so she hurriedly raised her feet and walked out of the door.
"Where's the mother?"
Qin Yin was still thinking about cleaning up the leftovers, and she didn't want Concubine Xiang to stride out, so she was busy trotting to follow.
"Go to Changle Palace for dinner!"
Li Shenlan entered the gate of the Heart Cultivation Hall and saw Yin Chen sitting at the dining table reading a book, the candle flame on the side was burning quietly, everything was so quiet.
"The concubine greets the emperor."
"You're here." Yin Chen had actually heard the footsteps a long time ago, took Li Shenlan to salute, and hurriedly stepped down softly, and personally stepped forward to help her up.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, I'm afraid this dish is almost cold, come and taste it. I don't know what you like to eat, so I asked them to make some of their daughter's favorite food according to the preferences of the concubines on weekdays. ”
As Yin Chen spoke, he pulled Li Shenlan to the table, helped Li Shenlan to sit down, and sat down opposite her. Between the two sentences, he gave Li Shenlan a few chopsticks that he thought his daughter's favorite dishes.
The emperor personally served the dishes, and Li Shenlan was a little scared to eat.
"Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules......"
"It's true that the rules don't fit, but they are in line with my heart for you."
My heart for you, Li Shenlan's heart trembled when she heard this. The king of a country puts down his body just to fit the heart of the woman he loves. Even though Li Shenlan knew that she looked like Li Mingjin, she was still moved at this moment.
The ancestors had rules, and they didn't say anything about eating, but after a meal, Yin Chen was looking for a topic to talk about. In that way, he looks like a king, but like the husband of an ordinary people's family, who loves his wife and gives every bite of the dish he thinks is delicious to his beloved wife.
"Your Majesty...... The concubine has something she wants to ask for......"
"You say."
"Wang Changzai and his concubine are close friends, Lu Changzai is rampant, and there is no one in his eyes, and he is Wang Changzai's cousin. When she was in the house, she often bullied Wang Changzai, and the concubine wondered if the emperor could issue an order for Wang Changzai to move to another palace, so that Lu Changzai would not bully her again. ”
Yin Chen obviously didn't expect that Li Shenlan was asking for advice for others, and he was still a person who was not particularly favored. Yin Chen closed his eyes and thought about it, but Wang Jun'er's appearance was still very vague in his mind. But in the end, he still opened his mouth and asked Gonggong Hou to announce the decree.
"Now that you are alone with me here, how can you be satisfied with someone else?"
After a meal, Li Shenlan probably figured out Yin Chen's temper. At least for himself, he is a gentle and considerate husband, and he has no king's frame at all.
Hearing Yin Chen say this, he also had the courage to joke.
"The emperor's heart is so big, he is jealous of his daughter's family!"
Yin Chen was not annoyed when he heard this, but laughed out loud. A meal can be regarded as a relaxing and enjoyable meal.
It was completely dark outside, and all the palaces were in the palm of their hands, and the lights in the Heart Cultivation Hall were even brighter. It's just that those candlelights were printed on Yin Chen's face, which made Li Shenlan feel ambiguous, and her face was very hot.
The palace people rushed in and removed the leftovers from the table one by one. There was a blank in front of the dinner table, Li Shenlan knew what was next, she was scared and shy, so she could only sit there with her head down and not squeak.
Yin Chen saw it in his eyes, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes for some reason, but it disappeared in a moment.
"Let's go to the east side hall to bathe, I also go to the warm pavilion to bathe."
"The Emperor...... Emperor! Concubines can't stay here, which is disrespectful to the queen's mother. "Li Shenlan doesn't know the rules, if she stays overnight, she is afraid that the people will drown themselves with a mouthful of foam.
But Yin Chen didn't listen to it at all, just patted Li Shenlan's shoulder comfortingly, and then raised his foot and walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace.
Li Shenlan sighed, and soon the elderly grandmothers came in and led them to the side hall to bathe.