Chapter 371: The Empress Dowager
Gao Weihu took it with a smile, holding the veil in his hand, but his emotions were a little complicated.
"Which lantern do these two girls have their eyes on?" The shopkeeper looked at the two with a smile, and Le Yao hurriedly nodded and asked, "How much silver is the rabbit lantern?" I want one. ”
"The girl doesn't know, I don't sell the lanterns here, I will write a poem to the girl, if it is good, the lantern will naturally belong to the girl." The shopkeeper said, everyone's eyes also looked over, Liu Yingjiang walked up to them, and whispered to Le Yao: "There are a lot of people here, let's go, I'll buy it for you elsewhere." ”
"No, the lanterns here are the best, I want them here." Le Yao pouted, Gao Weihu glanced at Liu Yingjiang, and his eyes signaled that he was fine.
"So, then I'll say it." The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said: "Qin Shiyue, Han Shiyue, Shuangyue are friends." ”
The shopkeeper stretched out his hand to signal Le Yao to take it, she was born free and happy outside the palace since she was a child, where she was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting like other young ladies and princesses, and she was naturally at a loss in the face of this poem, so she could only look at Gao Wei Lake with a begging gaze.
Everyone's eyes also fell on Gao Weihu's face, with anticipation and good show, and even wanted to get a glimpse of Gao Weihu's face, and his eyes became more and more presumptuous, Liu Yingjiang frowned slightly, and just wanted to pull Gao Weihu away, but she took out the next poem.
"The moon in the sky, the moon in the water, according to my friends."
"Connected, connected, how?" Le Yao looked at the shopkeeper with a proud face, and everyone nodded their heads when they heard Gao Weihu's words, and the shopkeeper looked at Gao Weihu with a smile and said: "The girl is so talented, naturally she is good at receiving it, and this lantern will be given to you." ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly asked people to take down the lantern, Le Yao smiled and took it and thanked the shopkeeper, and then pulled Gao Weihu towards the front, and suddenly a man in Tsing Yi appeared in front of the two to block the way, he was holding a lotus lantern in his hand, and smiled a little restrainedly: "This girl, Xiaosheng has been watching, you won the lantern for your friend, but you don't take it, if you don't dislike it, you want to give this lotus lantern to the girl." ”
"Lotus lantern?" Le Yao looked at the man with a playful gaze, and asked curiously, "Why did Childe send a lotus lantern to my sister?" ”
"Girl...... If the temperament is pure and elegant, it is very similar to this dust lotus. The boy whispered, a little nervous in his smile, Gao Weihu was thinking about how to refuse, Liu Yingjiang caught up with them Seeing this, he took Gao Weihu's hand and walked back, Le Yao and the man were stunned, she smiled at the man reluctantly: "I'm sorry......" and then chased up.
Liu Yingjiang took Gao Huanhu to a place with few people, she saw that Liu Yingjiang had a bad face, and chuckled: "Young Master Liu, why are you angry?" ”
"It's better to go back to the inn early, this street is bustling and miscellaneous, and it is inevitable that there will be some people with bad minds." Liu Yingjiang paused for a moment and said: "You are on the cusp now, let's keep a low profile." ”
"Where are we not keeping a low profile?" Le Yao caught up in a hurry, pouted and said, "That boy just wants to send a lantern to Sister Gao Weihu, why is he not right?" ”
Liu Yingjiang understood that he had reacted a little, and he calmed his tone and said, "It's getting late, so let's go back and rest early." ”
Gao Weihu looked past the crowd and walked towards a place, his steps seemed to be a little heavy, Liu Yingjiang and Le Yao glanced at each other, frowned slightly and followed.
What she saw was a wanted warrant, which clearly stated that the prisoner Gao Weihu had escaped from prison, and there was a portrait of her on it, which clearly showed her appearance in Xinzheku.
"Sister Gao Weihu......" Le Yao walked up to her and asked a little uneasily, Gao Weihu chuckled with a little mockery: "Prisoner Gao Weihu, I, Gao Weihu, have never done anything that hurts heaven and reason, and I have been accused of such a crime, and I am ashamed of the world." ”
Liu Yingjiang tore off the wanted warrant, he looked at Gao Weihu with serious eyes and said: "Gao Weihu, no matter what charges others give people, you are innocent in my heart, I believe you." ”
Gao Weihu smiled slowly with a little paleness, and she said in a low voice, "Go back to the inn." ”
Le Yao stood beside the two of them with a rabbit lantern, her eyes red.
During this time, the three of them went back to the inn, and they tacitly agreed that they did not talk about the wanted warrant again, but it was peaceful, but there was still turmoil in the palace.
Since Gao Wei Lake fled, the search has not ended, Beitang Jinyu looks the same on the surface, but every time he thinks of Gao Wei Lake, his heart is still uneasy.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time for you to rest." Father-in-law Guixi nudged into the imperial dining room and said respectfully.
Beitang Jinyu picked up a fold and looked at it again, ignoring Gui Xi's words, and suddenly smelled something strange outside the window, he said in a low voice: "I'll sleep after I finish dealing with these, you go down first." ”
After Gui Xi went out, Mu Chen appeared in the imperial study, he knelt in front of Beitang Jinyu and said respectfully: "Mu Chen sees the emperor." ”
"But what's the news?" Beitang Jinyu looked at him.
Beitang Jinyu gently held Liu Yu'er's hand and said softly: "It's really like what the palace maid said, the concubine can't sleep well every day, can you ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" ”
"It's not a big deal, just the occasional nightmare." Liu Yu'er gently leaned on Beitang Jinyu's arms, and said in a soft voice: "The emperor can come to the Moon Palace, and the concubines are worry-free, and they will be able to sleep peacefully." ”
"What worries the concubine?" Beitang Jinyu glanced at her, her face was pure and soft, and there was a little sadness in her eyes.
Liu Xu'er and Beitang Jinyu looked at each other, "The concubines can't see the emperor, they will worry that the emperor can have food, but they are working hard for state affairs, can they take good care of themselves, can they ...... I want to be a concubine. The smile in her eyes was sly, full of aura, that smile made Beitang Jinyu lose his mind for a moment, and suddenly remembered who had been like this, he reached out and gently stroked Liu Yu'er's hair, and said in a low voice: "I am not by your side, will you miss me very much?" ”
"Naturally, the concubines don't have the luxury of being around, they just hope that everything is fine with the emperor, and the concubines can be by the emperor's side." Liu Yu'er closed her eyes and leaned on Beitang Jinyu's arms with satisfaction, not seeing the amazement in his eyes.
Beitang Jinyu gently hugged Liu Wu'er, obviously Wen Xiangyu was in his arms, why was his heart so empty.
On the second day, Beitang Jinyu got up early and went to the morning court, and when Liu Yuer woke up, she was still the only one in the hall, and gently stroked the position where Beitang Jinyu had been lying on the side, and it seemed that there was still a little warmth, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
After calling the palace maids to serve and freshen up, she sat in front of the dresser and asked the palace maids, "When did the emperor leave?" ”
"Back to Niangniang, the emperor has been gone for half an hour, and I told the slave and maid not to wake up Niangniang." The palace maid carefully combed Liu Yu'er's hair, and seeing that her face was a little smiling, she continued: "Niangniang, the slave maid thinks that the emperor is really interested in you, and she came to accompany Niangniang so late last night. ”
Liu Yu'er raised her eyebrows and chuckled, looked at her makeup, and gently stroked the hairpin on her bun and said with a smile: "If the emperor doesn't come to Yiyue Palace, will he go to Xiao Ruyan's place?" Her seductive fox charm doesn't work if she uses too much. ”
"Niangniang, Concubine Xiao naturally can't compare with you, now you have a meritorious rescue, your grace is flourishing, and you have the support of the Queen Mother, and only Niangniang is looking forward to it in the palace." The palace maid took the opportunity to cater to Liu Wu'er and laughed at her.
"The Empress Dowager ......" Liu Xu'er thought for a moment and said: "You go to the small kitchen to make a bowl of white fungus lotus seed porridge, and then find a good object from the warehouse, and I will go to Cining Palace to say goodbye in a while." ”
The palace maid took the order, and Liu Xu'er looked at herself in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction.
Liu Xu'er naturally understands the relationship of interests between her and the Empress Dowager, but they each take what they need, but some superficial efforts have to sit, and the emperor has always respected the Empress Dowager, and if she is close to her, she may be able to win a filial name in the emperor.
The small kitchen quickly cooked the white fungus lotus seed porridge, and Liu Wu'er took two people to the palace maid towards Cining Palace, today's weather is just right, and the sunlight is also very warm.
"This Xiao Guifei Zhun Bao is waiting for the emperor here, and the emperor is not going to pass through here in the early morning." The palace maid who was supporting the catkins was very dissatisfied and said.
Liu Yu'er sneered in her heart, she walked over slowly, bent her knees slightly and saluted Xiao Ruyan: "Concubine see Xiao Guifei Niangniang." ”
"Yo, isn't this Sister Liu? This hasn't healed yet, why did it come out? Xiao Ruyan said casually, her eyes fell on the food box held by the palace maid on the side, raised her eyebrows and asked, "It's early in the morning, where is my sister taking the palace maid?" ”
"Back to the concubine, the concubine is going to meet the Queen Mother." Liu Yu'er asked gently, "Sister Guifei wants to go with you?" I think it's rare for my sister and the Queen Mother to meet, right? ”
"No need, I can't do the things that tend to be inflammatory." Xiao Ruyan's words were full of sarcasm, Liu Yu'er's face turned pale, she quickly covered the emotions in her eyes, and still smiled warmly: "Sister said that she laughed, the concubine was seriously injured a few days ago, and the empress dowager often asked people to send supplements, and she cared for the concubine, and now that the concubine's injury has healed, she naturally wants to thank her." ”
"These high-sounding words, let's keep them for the Queen Mother." Xiao Ruyan turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Yu'er said lightly: "Concubine Xiao, after the Empress Dowager's birthday, the emperor will not stay with your sister again." ”
"The white fungus lotus seed soup is just a boo, the concubine just wants to chat with the queen mother, these days the concubine stays in the Yiyue Palace every day, a little boring." Liu Yu'er said with a smile, a little embarrassed.
"What a good boy." The Empress Dowager sighed, her eyes signaled to the palace maid on the side, and the palace maid nodded and picked up the tray on the side and walked towards the willow catkins.
"This is a soothing gel, and it will be applied every day after healing, and it will not leave a scar."
Liu Xu'er hurriedly asked the palace maid on the side to take it, got up and bent her knees slightly, and said, "Thank you, concubine, Empress Dowager." ”
"You don't have to see each other like this, it's all your own family." The Empress Dowager smiled, as if she remembered something, and said: "Concubine Zhen, now that you are extremely favored, you should have given birth to a prince for the emperor and spread branches for the emperor." ”
Hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Liu Xu'er's face turned red, and she said a little shyly: "The Empress Dowager joked about the concubines, this heir still depends on the blessings of the concubines, how can it be so easy?" ”
The Empress Dowager chuckled, and a little calculation flashed in her eyes without a trace, "A gentle and well-behaved concubine like Concubine Zhen must be favored by God, okay, I'm also a little tired, you go back first." ”
Liu Yu'er got up and saluted and left, until they walked out of the dormitory far away, and the palace maid asked: "Queen Mother, why did you deliberately mention the imperial heir, if Concubine Zhen really has a prince, then wouldn't it be ...... for a mother to rely on her son?"