Chapter 49: The Birthday Banquet
I like it so much, I really want to be with him forever.........
The thought popped into her mind, and she blushed.
Her eyes were gentle and delicate, which made Shen Mushi's heart flutter.
It's so cute, I really want to watch her forever and ever, and watch her ........
The pair twisted the sachet and gently tied it to the purple gold and jade belt around his waist.
"The allusion of this fragrant is from the scattered mud and dust, and only the fragrance is the same." Shen Mushi lowered his head and looked at Shuangshuang, who was kneeling on the ground to tie the sachet for him, and pretended to say casually.
Both shook slightly, not knowing how to answer.
This is what he wrote when he was angry, it is completely different from the current situation, the mood is different, how can she still express what she means, so she has to talk nonsense: "This is Yongmei." ”
Shuangshuang thought to himself, she had her head down now, and he shouldn't be able to see that she was talking nonsense.
"Do I give you the impression that it looks like a plum blossom?" Shen Mushi asked again.
If you say Yongmei, generally describing women, is it really talking about him?
"Hmm." Shuangshuang saw that he was fooled, and quickly nodded.
Shen Mushi suspiciously hooked Shuangshuang's chin with his fingers and examined it, Shuangshuang was a little weak, his eyes unconsciously looked away, Shen Mushi saw that she was lying, pinched Shuangshuang's chin, and said a little depressed: "Lie to me again." ”
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, don't you dare next time." Both pouted, slapped Shen Mushi's hand away and stood up, turning around to leave.
Shen Mushi's eyes widened, this little woman was so bold, she dared to slap her hand away even though she was at fault.
With a big hand, he wrapped his arms around Shuangshuang's waist like an eagle catching a chicken, and Shen Mushi smiled sweetly, and scolded in her ear: "Jealous woman." ”
"You let go." Shuangshuang was ashamed and angry at this time, there were people inside and outside the hall, he was so hands-on, Shuangshuang was thin-faced, he couldn't hang up, and he wanted to run away when he broke his hand.
"Hold on." Shen Mushi said with a smile.
"You let me go first....... there's someone ...... outside"
Both of them were tightly hugged by him, and they couldn't break away no matter what, and they glanced at Li Chuntang and the others outside, their faces embarrassed.
"So what?" Shen Mushi didn't care and blew in her ear.
Shuangshuang screamed softly, turned around and pushed him away, and said coquettishly: "It's late, let's leave quickly." ”
Shen Mushi saw that Shuangshuang's necks were flushed with shame, and then he said with satisfaction: "Okay, take the little jealous woman to see the beauty sent by the queen's mother." ”
"Oh!" Only then did Shuangshuang remember that the queen had sent a beauty to Shen Mushi.
The two walked towards the main hall of the East Palace, and a group of people behind them, led by Li Chuntang, followed quietly.
Shuangshuang lowered his head and looked at his cloud-headed brocade shoes, a little absent-minded.
Shen Mushi glanced sideways, and when she came out of the Liuyun Palace, she was sullen and unhappy, and he saw all of this.
"What's wrong? Jealous before you see a beauty? Shen Mushi gently held his hands and asked tentatively.
Shuangshuang's heart was a little uncomfortable.
The two had just reconciled, and when they were tender and sweet, she couldn't help but feel sour when she thought that there was about to be a beauty nestled in his arms.
But she has no way, there is no way at all, the prince can already recruit beauties, not to mention that this is a beauty sent by the queen's mother, how can she stop it?
She knew that behind those beauties there was a black hand, which was a fine work placed in each palace.
She is different from them, she will only be jealous if she likes her, and the prince's tenderness to her doesn't know how long it can last......
Shuangshuang kept thinking nonsense, his heart was unhappy, and his body was not very comfortable, and his lower abdomen began to ache faintly.
"I didn't, the queen mother is kind, how can I be unhappy?"
Shuangshuang smiled reluctantly and forced himself to say something, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Mushi.
"Lying."
Shen Mushi stopped and squinted at Shuangshuang.
"Speak to me later, tell the truth. Unless one day, I hurt you. ”
In the winding corridor, the lanterns on the pillars on both sides escaped with a dim light, reflected in his pupils, like the bright moon reflecting the ripples of the lake, and the light was extinguished, with an irresistible warmth and domineering.
Both were moved, but they understood that they were not ordinary couples, and they couldn't help themselves.
"I remember you said at your wedding, I am your slave, and if you go east, I can't go west......"
Shuangshuang looked at Shen Mushi's eyes and said slowly, his eyes were full of sadness and hesitation.
She remembers, after all this time, she still remembers.......
Shen Mushi stared at her rippling eyes, the loneliness in them was a pain that could not be covered up by both desperately trying to hide, Shen Mushi could never have imagined that a sentence at the wedding would hurt her so deeply.
couldn't bear it, and gently pulled her into his arms, Shen Mushi whispered: "You are not a slave, you are Lu Shuangshuang." ”
Both looked up at him, suddenly wrapped their arms around his waist and buried them in his mouth, muffled: "I am a jealous woman." ”
"I know that." Shen Mushi smiled, softly.
"What else?" He folded his arms and asked again.
In a low, inaudible voice, Shuangshuang said word by word, as if whispering: "Can you just love me?" ”
Only love me.
These three words were so heavy, so heavy that his heart hurt.
What is love?
"I can spoil you alone." Shen Mushi hesitated for a moment, and finally did not agree to her request.
He needed some time to think about what love was.
Shuangshuang heard his hesitation, and his heart was full of bitterness, very painful, the pain of disappointed expectations.
She bit her lip tightly, but her eyes couldn't stop being sour, and tears poured out.
She didn't want him to see her embarrassment, tightened her arms, buried herself deeper into his arms, and wiped away her tears fiercely.
"Hmm. Good. ”
When both of them gently pushed Shen Mu away, they lowered their heads and turned around, grabbed his wide sleeves and stepped forward:
"It's too late, let's go."
Shen Mushi looked at her back, unconsciously lowered his head, and inadvertently saw two small water stains on his chest, where both of them were pressed against tightly, and they were deeply stained in a purple red.
Shen Mushi sighed:
Exclusive favor, no concubine, only love her.
What is the difference between these three?
He had to think about it.
Both sat on Shen Mushi's side, the seat was slightly two inches lower, and she could see his high chin with her head slightly tilted.
The banquet hall of the East Palace was full of people, the cups were staggered, and Shen Mushi returned to the appearance of the prince, gentle but detached, exuding unattainable nobility.
Emperor Wen of Chu Wei has many heirs, and there are more than 20 princes and princesses here. Those who are young are all brought by the mother concubine to congratulate a few words, and they return to the palace after making a appearance.
There are a few princes sent to the Northern Turks and the South Li to be protons, and a few princes have official positions in the court, and they are sent by Emperor Chu Wei to go to various places for training.
"Why don't you see the Third Emperor Brother? Hasn't he been returning from Sidi for a few months? ”
Shen Mushi took a sip of the wine glass and asked casually to Shen Qingqing, the eighth princess who was toasting.
"But no, I lived like an idle cloud and a wild crane in Xidi, and now when I return to the palace, I am like a trapped beast, sick all day long." Although Shen Qingqing's face was immature, his eyes were shining, and his speech was scathing.
"Really? It took a lot of effort for the queen mother to persuade him to come back. He likes Sidi so much, why doesn't he just be a proton in Sidi for the rest of his life? What are you going to do when you come back?" The Seventh Prince, Shen Jiyu, smiled lightly, and spoke in a tone with a strong sense of mockery.
"The third brother has dinner at the queen mother's place, and he will come over with the third imperial concubine to celebrate his birthday later. As for Yunxiu, he has already gone out of Beijing with Lu Rufeng to visit Lu Ruzhou, who is guarding the southwest, and will probably not come back until late spring. ”
The second prince, Shen Changyuan, had a more serious and silent personality, and he lightly interrupted the teasing of several princes and princesses, and skillfully changed the topic.
When Shuangshuang heard the second prince mention the Lu family, he suddenly had a sense of energy, and hurriedly looked at a few of them. I saw that Shen Changyuan had a good face, a low voice, and meticulous behavior, which made people feel a sense of fear for no reason, and the other princes and princesses suddenly shut up, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of him.
"The third brother has this temper, and if he doesn't come, he won't ask someone to say a word to the sixth brother. Oh, leave him alone, let's have fun first. ”
It was the eldest prince Shen Yuan'an who spoke, he was burly and martial, his voice was like a loud bell, a pair of eagle eyes on his big nose and square face were particularly special, his wide mouth was like a lion, his waist and abdomen were strong, and he stood like an iron tower, if it weren't for his repeated claims that the third prince was the third brother, Shuangshuang would never associate him with other personable princes, in fact, he looked like a reckless general.
"Sixth brother, today is your birthday, and the imperial brother specially found a fine wine of the same age as you to celebrate your birthday!"
Shen Yuan'an ordered someone to bring a jar of fine wine, as soon as it was opened, the whole hall was filled with the fragrance of wine, and all the princes traveled all over the world, all of them were people who had seen a lot of rare and good things, and they slapped their noses and smelled it, and it was really a good wine that had been aged for more than 20 years.
"Then thank you, Brother Huang. With such a fine wine, how can Mu Shi enjoy it alone? It is rare for everyone to get together, so it is better to take advantage of Mu Shi's birthday banquet to raise a glass and drink together. ”
Shen Mushi sat on the main seat, his expression was clear, his smile was like the wind, and there was a charm flowing between Gu Pan.
A palace maid also poured a glass of wine in the jar into Shuangshuang's wine glass, the amount of wine was acceptable, but it was not hypocritical, and she raised the wine glass and toasted to Shen Mushi with everyone.
Shen Yuanan led everyone to congratulate Shen Mushi in unison, and both of them quietly followed to raise their glasses, and were about to drink it all, but Shen Mushi stopped him in a low voice.
"Drink slowly."
He raised his hand and pressed the wine glasses on his hands.
His voice was not loud, but the movement was so obvious that everyone could see it.
Shuangshuang was so quiet tonight, sitting on the top like a wooden doll all night.
Shen Mushi couldn't help but feel pain in his heart when he saw it: it was really embarrassing for her, as soon as she entered the royal family, there were rumors that she was an abandoned concubine in the cold palace. Several princesses and princesses looked at her with their eyes above the top, and none of them spoke to her or toasted her.