Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Imperial Failure to Honor

The yin and yang of the twilight of the year urge the short scene, and the frost and snow at the end of the world are cold.

In the middle of winter, the wind is bitter, the silver-gray clouds accumulate and condense in the sky, the cold snap rolls, and when it comes to the unitary time, there is finally goose feather snow.

The snow was extremely strong, falling silently, and soon the yard was covered with a layer of white, Yun Rou ran in the snow in a hurry, and almost fell down without paying attention, she took a sip, but her steps did not stop.

walked to the porch, hurriedly opened the felt curtain and walked in, but saw Qiu Ruo taking tongs to pick up the charcoal fire in the center of the room. Su Yi was embroidering a pattern on the couch, and when she saw Yun Rou coming back, she picked up a hand stove and handed it over, saying, "Look at the snowflakes on your body, you are about to become a snowman." While going to get a handkerchief to wipe the snow on Yun Rou's bun, Yun Rou dusted off the snow on her body, then took the hand stove and said with a smile, "The best thing on this cold day is this stove, it's snowing a lot outside, but it's cold." ”

Yun Rou picked up a stool and sat by the brazier, and said, "It's okay today, Su Yi, you don't have to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace to wait, when I came back, I saw that Long Live Lord went to Yongchun Palace, and it seems that I want to stay overnight." ”

Qiu Ruo laughed, "On such a cold day, it's a shame that we still have this Yaxing." ”

Su Yi shook her head, "Isn't Yanxi Palace Concubine Hui?" ”

"Yes, Long Live Lord ascended the throne and named her a concubine, at that time she seemed to be pregnant with a dragon, but didn't the child fall off a few days ago? Long live the Lord now, I don't know if it's appeasement or pity? Yun Rou answered.

"The things in this palace are not something we can discuss, Concubine Hui must be very sad if she has no child, long live the Lord should comfort and comfort her." Su Yi felt sorry for this Hui Guifei, she must be very sad if the child was gone, but what about the emperor? He has so many concubines, and he will definitely have many children in the future, and he may be sad when he loses his children, but he will not have the heartache of Concubine Hui.

Yun Rou stuck out her tongue and chattered with Qiu Ruo.

Su Yi got up and walked to the window and opened the window, but saw that the sky had darkened, the days were short and the nights were long in winter, the golden glazed tiles in the distance were white, and the yard was also covered with thick snow, and a figure was vaguely seen, but it was not very clear, but the figure was getting closer and closer, and finally saw a rough outline, a person who looked like a eunuch, and carried a food box in his hand. Su Yi was a little puzzled, but the man opened the curtain and walked in, Su Yi saw that it was Zhang Dongsheng, the chief of the imperial dining room, and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you free to come?" ”

Qiu Ruo and Yun Rou were also shocked, Zhang Dongsheng put the food box on the table and said, "The chief asked me to send some things." ”

Yun Rou's eyes lit up, and she leaned in front of Zhang Dongsheng and said, "What is it?" ”

Zhang Dongsheng smiled, "It's been very cold recently, and it's starting to snow again today. It's still hot, a few girls use it slowly, and the slaves go back first. ”

After saying that, he was about to go out, Su Yi exclaimed, "Hey," but frowned, "How did you learn to call yourself a slave from others?" You are a minion, and we are also minions, don't be alienated with us just because we are waiting in front of the palace, and you are not allowed to say these things in the future. ”

Zhang Dongsheng blushed and said, "You are walking in front of the emperor now, so naturally there is a gap between you and us, but since you said so, then I will still call you Suyi." ”

Su Yi smiled and nodded. He added, "The ground is wet and slippery, so be careful when you go back." Say thank you to the chief on our behalf. ”

Zhang Dongsheng nodded in response, then lifted the curtain and walked out.

Su Yi turned around and saw that Yun Rou had already taken the bowl and chopsticks to put the soup ready, Qiu Ruo picked up a bowl, and a smile rose on her lips: "I didn't expect that we have been away from the imperial dining room for so long, and the chief is still thinking about us." ”

"He is a generous man and a good man." Su Yi said.

Yun Rou had already taken a sip, maybe it was a little hot, she stuck out her tongue and shouted, "Then I'm stained with your light today!" ”

Su Yi drank a few sips of thick soup, her body felt warm, and her face was dyed ruddy.

The three girls were laughing, but suddenly someone opened the curtain and walked in, Su Yi saw that it was Xiao Liuzi and got up and said, "Why are you here?" ”

Yun Rou took another sip before saying, "Little Liuzi, do you want to drink some soup with us?" ”

Qiu Ruo was about to get up to get the dishes and chopsticks, but she heard Xiao Liuzi say: "No need, I came to find Su Yi, long live the lord is back." Hurry up and follow me to the Heart Cultivation Palace. ”

"But Su Yi hasn't eaten yet." Yun Rou said.

"What kind of food? Long live the service! Xiao Liuzi said, looking very anxious.

"Monkey cub! You have a lot of skills, dare to talk to your sister like this! Qiu Ruo said fiercely.

"Alright. Don't scare him, long live the matter of the lord, little sixth, let's go quickly! Su Yi said.

Xiao Liuzi also didn't argue with Yun Rou and Qiu Ruo, and hurriedly walked out.

Su Yi followed behind, in the quiet night, there was silent snow, only the creaking sound of two people stepping on the snow, Su Yi had doubts and asked, "Didn't you say that Long Live Lord went to Yanxi Palace?" Why is this son back? ”

Xiao Liuzi didn't look back, and said, "I don't know, and the master won't let me ask more." ”

Su Yi had no choice but to give up.

When he arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, Su Yi saw Wu Shulai standing outside the warm pavilion with no blood on his face, and his doubts were deeper, and the little sixth son bowed down and said, "Master, Su Yi is here." ”

Wu Shulai looked at Su Yi and said, "Long live Lord is not in a good mood today, you have to be extremely careful after you go in, don't make any mistakes." Long live the Lord has already had dinner, if you want to use tea and snacks, you can come out and call someone, there are people waiting outside. If you want to rest, you know what to do. ”

Su Yi nodded and responded, "Yes." ”

Wu Shulai waved his hand, and a little eunuch came over with a plate, and Su Yi took the plate and walked in.

It was cold and snowy outside, but the house was as warm as spring, the warm pavilion burned the ground kang, and a huge gilt stove was placed in the bright room, and the stove was burned with fine merlin charcoal, which smelled faintly fragrant. The whole warm pavilion was silent, as if no one was there, Su Yi stepped lightly on the gold brick paved ground, her cheeks were dyed red, she could almost hear her own heartbeat, the sound was so rapid, but I don't know if it was because the room was too warm or because she was too nervous.

Finally bypassed the golden curtain, and saw that the emperor was wearing a blue satin flat gold two dragon robes and was sitting in front of the palace to look at the fold, the bright yellow sleeves on his wrist swept the fold slightly, Su Yi's steps were lighter, for fear of startling him, gently put the tea cup on the case, and quietly retreated outside the tent.

Gently relieved, but felt that her cheeks were hot, but her palms were cold, she couldn't help but raise her hand to caress her cheeks, the room was hot, and she was wearing a cotton coat, and she felt a little hot after standing for a while, but she didn't dare to move, for fear that making a little noise would affect the emperor's reading of the fold.

I don't know how long it took, Su Yi felt drowsy by the heating, and suddenly a voice came but she was shocked, it turned out that a gust of wind blew the window open, Su Yi's tiredness suddenly disappeared, and she hurriedly walked to the window to close the window, but when she closed the window, she saw that the emperor was looking at herself, and she couldn't help but be frightened, and leaned over and knelt down: "The slave deserves death, and it shocked the emperor." ”

The emperor didn't speak, Su Yi had to kneel, her heart was very nervous, and there was a huge feeling of oppression above her head that made it almost difficult for her to breathe, but suddenly she heard a gentle footstep, a pair of black satin gold dragon boots appeared in front of her, and a low voice came from her ears: "Get up!" ”

Su Yi stood up slowly, but did not dare to meet the emperor's gaze.

The emperor looked at Su Yi, sighed faintly, and walked back to the dragon case and sat down.

Su Yi's hanging heart fell, but she felt that the emperor's sigh was infinitely miserable and sad, as if there was infinite melancholy.

The room fell silent again, and only the slight sound of the emperor as he looked through the folds, he looked very seriously, and every time he passed by, he dipped his imperial pen in cinnabar and made a fine annotation on it, and Su Yi stood there quietly, and from time to time he raised his eyes to look at the window. Suddenly, a low voice made Su Yi startled, she was extremely embarrassed, raised her eyes slightly but saw that the emperor was looking at her, her expression was indifferent, but there was a faint smile in her eyes, she couldn't help biting her lip, her cheeks felt even hotter, and her ears seemed to be burning.

But I heard the emperor say: "Ask someone to pass on snacks." The voice was sparse and smiling.

Su Yi was ashamed and embarrassed, and walked out of the warm pavilion gently, even forgetting to salute, walked outside the door and shouted to the eunuchs waiting outside and walked into the warm pavilion again. But in a moment, a eunuch and palace maid brought the dim sum and tea and put it on the table. But the emperor didn't move, he still sat in front of the desk and made a fold, and Su Yi stood there in embarrassment, with a look of chagrin and shame.

"Aren't you hungry? Why don't you eat it? The emperor saw that Su Yipestle was there and did not move, so he said.

Only then did Su Yi come to her senses, and she knelt down busily: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

The Emperor laughed, put the fold on the table, walked to the table and sat down, looked at the table full of snacks, and said, "I don't want to eat anything sweet, you can taste it for me." ”

The emperor's will, Su Yi did not dare to disobey, so he had to walk over cautiously, looking at the table full of snacks but did not know where to start, the emperor picked up a piece of snow populace and handed it to Su Yi, Su Yi hesitated for a moment or took it, took a bite gently, and said: "This snow populace is sweet but not too greasy, and it tastes excellent." ”

The emperor nodded, picked up another rose crispy cake and handed it over, Su Yi took a bite, and said, "This rose crispy cake is thin and crispy, but the filling is probably too tired because of the honey." ”

The emperor shook his head, picked up a piece of red bean crystal cake and handed it to Su Yi, Su Yi took a bite, felt sweet and soft, very delicious, and involuntarily took two more bites, raised his eyes and saw that the emperor was looking at her distracted, couldn't help but be surprised, swallowed too quickly and stuck in his throat, immediately coughed, his face was red, and he saw the emperor handed over a cup, and took two sips without thinking about it, which made him feel more comfortable, and after drinking, he thought that this cup was used by the emperor, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed, leaned over and said: "The slave is out of order." ”

The emperor stretched out a hand and gently supported her arm, and Su Yi stood there embarrassed, looking extremely uneasy. The emperor looked at her quietly, her dark eyes showed a gentle color, her cheeks were red, her eyes were full of embarrassment and fear, and her shy and helpless appearance was extremely pitiful. Bursts of fragrance came out of her clothes after the heat was steaming, and it was seductive.

The night was solemn, and the warm pavilion was silent, the emperor clenched his fists, and wanted to take a step forward, but after all, he quietly turned around and walked back to the dragon case.

Su Yi was confused and uneasy, and saw that the emperor walked to the front of the palace again to take a look at the fold, hesitated for a moment, and finally said softly: "It's already the third watch, long live the lord needs to take care of the dragon body, rest in peace early." ”

The emperor's action of flipping the fold suddenly stopped, and his indifferent face had a silky soft color, and he saw Su Yi standing on the side of the rhombic yarn lamp, the candlelight was rippling, and it outlined her delicate posture, her face was elegant, and she seemed to be quite concerned between her eyebrows, so he couldn't help but put the fold on the dragon case, and said softly: "It's already so late......" But it was not a question, but muttered to himself.

Su Yi was thinking about how to respond, and then heard the emperor say, "Go down and rest!" Tell the people outside that there is no need for anyone to serve you tonight. ”

Su Yi had deeper doubts in her heart, but she finally bowed and said, "Yes." ”