The house is spacious, and the two-foot-wide gold brick floor is shining brightly. The sun is already hanging, but it is silent outside, the layers of curtains are hanging low, and the satin mattress and fragrant quilt around the two people are warm and warm. His eyebrows are like ink, his eyes are closed, the bridge of his nose is straight and slender, and his lips are as rosy and shiny as a little vermilion, and he is the highest unattainable man in the world. She stared at her pillow arms steadily, her heart was like a bright moon in the quiet night, and the vines and leaves were entwined to show deep affection. I don't know how long it took, but he couldn't hold back his smile.

Qingcheng stretched out his hand to hold his cheek, rubbed it gently, and called softly: "Your Majesty." ”

He turned his face to look at her and smiled, "Haven't seen enough yet?" Qingcheng turned red, snuggled up to his chest, and said angrily, "I just like to watch it." He stroked her shoulders, and the two of them hugged and lay down peacefully for a while, Qingcheng said, "Don't you have to go to the study today?" ”

Hongli entered the palace since he was a child, except for the holidays and festivals, and got up to go to the study to read early every day. He said: "I was too tired last night, so I didn't go to court early." Qingcheng's face turned red, and he said shyly in a low voice: "The spring night is bitter and short, and the day is high, and the king will not be early from now on." I don't want to be Concubine Yang, misleading the country and the people! The emperor was stunned, and when he understood what she meant, he couldn't help laughing, and only after half a loud sound did he pick up her jaw and make it funny: "I have been on the road all day yesterday, and I am not allowed to be tired?" What do you think?! ”

The two murmured in a low voice, and sometimes there was a hearty laugh, Wu Shulai stood outside and didn't dare to scream, anxious like ants on a hot pot, turning around. The eunuchs from the military aircraft department came over one by one to urge people, but there was really no way, Wu Shulai had to shout boldly outside the curtain: "Your Majesty, the slave has something to report." ”

The emperor disturbed his mood and was quite displeased, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Wu Shulai said: "Lord Zhang Tingyu sent a message, and the Gansu Buzheng Department has an urgent report of eight hundred miles. There was a stumbling inside, and after a while, the emperor walked out wearing a middle coat and shoes, Wu Shulai hurriedly held up the fold and handed it over, the emperor opened it casually, only to look at it twice, his face changed greatly, and shouted: "Such a big event, why didn't you tell it earlier?" Wu Shulai knelt down, didn't dare to argue, just kowtowed. The people of the palace entered the house to serve the emperor to dress, and before they had time to eat, they took a sedan chair and went straight to the military plane.

What is going on in the DPRK, Qingcheng has never asked, careless, or careless. The emperor is on top of it, and it won't affect her no matter what. She had a pain in her lower back, and after breakfast, she announced that the grandmother who knew how to dredge the muscles and bones stepped forward to massage, and slept until the evening, so she got up and dressed up, and helped Hai'an to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace. Mama Yan greeted her at the Shoukang Gate, and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother Lafayette is a little uncomfortable, so the pure master will come back another day." ”

Qingcheng said worriedly: "Can you call the imperial doctor to see?" came back by car from Chengde, and Lafayette must have been tired. ”

Mama said: "The pure master's mind, Lafayette understands it, but he really can't move." The doctor has already announced that the doctor will look at it, and the doctor will also say that it is a tiring journey, and the old problem of tiredness will be better after two days of rest. Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good." Coming out of Shoukang Palace, the two went to Changchun Palace to say goodbye. The queen took care of the emperor's face, met politely, and accompanied her for a long time to say pleasantries, and dispersed at nightfall.

Haian asked: "Does the master want to announce the sedan chair?" ”

The early summer evening breeze is wrapped in a little coolness, slightly blowing on the face, which is very comfortable. The chamberlain carried a wax skewer to light the lamps everywhere, and the palace lamps hanging on the eaves of the palace corridor were lit one by one, and soon burned to the depths of the pavilion. Qingcheng said: "No need, this is not far from Yikun Palace, let's walk back slowly." There were many palace maids and maids walking back and forth on the road, they were in a hurry, and they were anxious to go back to the palace on duty to report their work, and when they saw Qingcheng, they had to bend their knees and stand in the corner, and when she was far away, they dared to get up.

The Gansu Provincial Government Department sent a recital, saying that the Ningxia Fucheng earthquake occurred last month, and in an instant, all the temples, government offices, and houses in the city collapsed. Most of the men and women were killed or wounded, and more than 15,300 people were crushed to death from the county town, and there were still many corpses in the rubble, and there were 1,000 or hundreds of officers and soldiers who were crushed to death.

The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and immediately ordered the left capital Yu Shi Cha Lang A and the military department to set off for Yinchuan Mansion City for disaster relief, and then worked day and night for 800 miles to report back the situation. After such a small half month, the matter gradually subsided. The emperor was diligent in political affairs, and stayed in the apse of the upper study for several days, barely sleeping a whole night, and always lying down, there was a recital.

On this day, he finally had a spare time, the emperor drove back to the Yangxin Palace with evening wine and snacks, Li Yu stepped forward with a green head card, the emperor glanced at it, shook his head for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Why is there no sign that the sea is always there?" ”

Li Yu trembled in his heart, and said: "Hai Chang was scratched by a wild cat in the imperial garden last time, and the scars are not yet thorough, so he can't face the saint, so..." Li Yu paused, his heart was clear, and he immediately let out a "sigh" and retreated. The emperor ate a snack, rinsed his mouth with green salt, and drove to the apse.

Hai Changzai was already wrapped in a quilt and lying on the dragon couch, and when he saw the emperor coming in, he nodded and said, "The emperor is blessed, please forgive the concubines for not being able to salute." The emperor hummed, opened his arms, and his own palace maid stepped forward in a wide robe, he was wearing a bright yellow shirt, waved his hand to retreat from everyone, sat down against the sill, stroked the scabbed flesh marks on her face, and said, "Does it still hurt?" When did Hai Chang receive such good treatment, he felt that his mind was confused, his chest was beating violently, his face was flushed slightly, and he lowered his eyes and said: "Emperor Xie cares, it doesn't hurt anymore." The emperor's face was indifferent, and he said quietly: "You have done a good job, and I will reward you." ”

The meaning of his words, Hai Changzai was not stupid, so he naturally understood it, so he said in a low voice: "The concubine and the pure master entered the palace in the same year, and after entering the palace, they lived together in the east courtyard of Zhongcui Palace, and they were like sisters, and the concubines helped her, which is right." As long as she gives birth to the prince safely, what is the concubine's multiple scars. ”

The emperor nodded and said calmly, "It will be the same in the future." Hai Chang was busy and obediently said, "Yes." The next day, the sky was bright, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a decree, Jin Fenghai was often a nobleman, gave the word "Yu", and moved to Yonghe Palace.

Qingcheng's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is extremely inconvenient to walk, except for strolling back and forth on the palace street in front of Yikun Gate in the evening, he hardly walks far. The emperor went down to the court every day, went to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace, and there was nothing to do, the first thing must be to go to Yikun Palace. The people of the Internal Affairs Office are accustomed to seeing the wind and the rudder, as long as there are good things, they will all stuff them into the Yikun Palace.

The lotus flower in the imperial garden has not yet bloomed, Wang Jinbao assigned the eunuch who served the flower to bake hundreds of pink and white lotus, and cultivated it with a porcelain pot full of muddy water, and placed it in front of the platform of Qingyun Zhai, which is very beautiful. Qingcheng was really happy when he saw it, and the emperor praised it: "With the money of the Internal Affairs Office, things are doing quite well." Le Dewang Jinbao has been in front of Wu Shulai for a few days, and said: "Brother, don't say that my brother didn't mention you in the future, you have to hold on to the thighs of the pure master and not let go." You see, how many people are favored in the harem, and how many flattery I have done, but this is only one thing, and I have been praised by the Lord of Long Live. ”

Wu Shulai was drinking Putuo tea, smacking his lips and said: "Long live the Lord just said a good word to you, so he cocked his tail to the sky, and was careful to fall down and break his bones." Wang Jinbao snorted and said, "Brother Wu, you are too unkind, say some frustrating words." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the former Yu Guiren Jin Feng was because he blocked a claw for the pure master in the imperial garden, but is it true?" Wu Shulai crossed his eyes and said: "If you have the ability, you can inquire yourself!" After speaking, he got up and threw his braids behind him, hummed a little song and left, so angry that Wang Jinbao shouted at his father and scolded his mother behind him, and stomped his feet.

One evening, as the heat faded, the little girls brought water from the well and splashed it on the platform, and the dusty hot mist dispersed and the dust flew. Qingcheng was bathing and changing clothes in the room, and was twisting the brocade buttons, Er Qi entered the room and said, "Master, Lin Caiyou wants to see you." ”

Hai'an suddenly collapsed his face and said: "This kind of cheap maid, after a perfunctory sentence, she came over to spread the word, which annoyed the master." Erqi didn't feel good when she heard it, and she couldn't say anything in front of Qingcheng, and was about to quit, but she heard Qingcheng say, "Let her come in and talk." Er Qi looked at Hai'an with cold eyes, answered "yes", and retreated to pass the word. Hai'an said: "Lin Caiyou has been looking for you again and again, but he has to look at Shu and want to stammer, why bother with this idle mind." ”

Qingcheng silently walked to the hall, recalled the old things in the Zhongcui Palace in the past, and said in a deep voice: "When I was not favored, she served me with all her heart and soul for two years, and she was loyal. ”

Er Qi led Lin Caiyou in, and Caiyou stood on the edge of the threshold and invited Shuang'an to salute, saying, "Pure master, Wanfu Jin'an." Although Qingcheng couldn't bear to refuse her, he didn't want to pay too much attention to her, so he even avoided greetings, and asked directly: "What do you want from me?" ”

Cai You's eyes were red, his face was full of sadness, he knelt on his knees and knocked his head four or five times in a row, knocking his forehead red, Fang sobbed and said: "Please, master, let the slave and maid go back to Yikun Palace to serve you." In the past, it was the slave and the maid who were wrong, very wrong, and asked the master to be kind and forgive the slave and maid. ”

Since it is not a matter of life, how could Qingcheng agree, she felt a little relieved, and said: "I'll tell you the truth, if it's the side, I will also consider whether I can help you." If that's the case...", he said, "You are the one who has served in bed, how can I keep you by my side?" I advise you to keep to yourself and wait, when you reach the age, when you are released from the palace, I will reward you with some silver taels, and you will find a good family to marry—it is also a good day. ”

Cai You didn't give up, knelt down to Qingcheng's feet, and cried: "The slave maid's family is dead, and there is no one to rely on outside the palace, what can I do if I go out?" I beg the master, let the slave and maid stay by your side and serve, the slave and maid are willing to serve you for a lifetime..."Just as he spoke, Er Qi hurriedly ran into the house and said, "Master, long live the lord is here." ”

Before the words fell, the emperor had already crossed the threshold and said, "What's the matter?" ”

The emperor wore a single robe of blue river silk and stepped on black forging cool boots, with a majestic posture and a refreshing spirit. He was only followed by two eunuchs, and he was slightly stunned when he saw the tearful people kneeling below. Qingcheng got up and respectfully invited the emperor to take a seat, and curtsied his knees and said, "The emperor is blessed with Jin'an." The emperor held it with one hand and said gently: "You can sit down, and you don't need to be formal." Er Qi brought the tea, she secretly coveted the emperor's face, and wondered in her heart that he would do this to his favorite concubine in the past.

Cai You is lucky to have a face saint, how can you afford to miss it? She bowed to the ground, burst into tears, and cried: "I beg the emperor, let the slave and maid go back to serve the pure master, the previous things were all slaves and ghosts, and I will never dare to do it again..." What went wrong? ”

Qingcheng was surprised, he didn't want the emperor to be so unreminiscent of the old feelings, and he felt faintly uneasy in his heart, he could treat others like this today, and he could treat himself like this in the future. With a little resentment, she sighed heavily, and said angrily: "She is my slave maid in Zhongcui Palace, and the emperor's former Lin Chang is here!" Hai An heard Qingcheng's unkind tone, and he was frightened. The emperor had an epiphany, glanced at Qingcheng, and saw that her face was melancholy, only thinking that Lin Caiyou had annoyed her, so he scolded: "A cheap maid who is a Xinzhi Ku, he dares to cry and cry in front of the holy driver, what kind of system!" With a wave of his hand, he said: "Come on, drag me out, lose her honor in front of the emperor, ten sticks, if you dare to come to Yikun Palace next time to mess around, even the errand palace people who let her in, I won't spare any of them!" ”

Cai You was horrified when she heard it, her breath was in her throat, and before she could beg for mercy, an attendant had already entered the house and tied people up. Qingcheng felt more and more cold in his heart, and he was speechless. The emperor withdrew from everyone, grabbed her hands, and said with a light smile: "Don't be depressed, the child will be sad." Qingcheng quietly broke free, turned around to the east with his stomach straight, sat on the edge of the kang, looked fixedly at the Hetian white jade beast face pattern amphora smoker placed on the table, basked slightly, and muttered: "Xin Zheku cheap maid..." paused, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and said coldly: "Has the emperor ever remembered it, and Cai You has also been happy by your bedside?" ”

The emperor's expression was grim, his face was cold, and he said in a sullen voice: "Are you strange and ruthless? ”

The room was silent, and the two of them could hear their breathing. The corners of Qingcheng's lips were in a trance, but the bottom of his eyes was worried, and he said stubbornly: "What am I, how dare I blame the emperor." She wanted to continue: "I'm afraid that I will be like Caiyou, and one day I will be forgotten by the emperor." But before he could speak, the emperor was already impatient, and said, "You don't want to make trouble, my patience has a limit." He sat down beside her and wanted to shake her hand, but she got up suddenly, and was about to say something, when her wide sleeves brushed over the kang, and the jasper double-engine candlestick in her hand was hooked, and with a bang, it fell into four or five knots on the ground, which made the palace people waiting outside tremble.

The emperor's face was slowly solemn, and after a long silence, Fang said: "I have warned you a long time ago, don't be pampered and arrogant!" Qingcheng was also frightened, hearing the word "vigilance", thinking that he was just like many women in the three palaces and six courtyards, he was about to abandon them like a shoe, and couldn't help but burst into tears, and said: "I treat you with sincerity, but you say that I am pampered and arrogant, and my heart is let down by you..." I thought you treated me differently than others, but that's it! ”

Wu Shulai listened with his ears pricked up, and he didn't know who threw something, after all, the emperor was not happy, if he was not happy, the people below would want to have a good life. Babbling like this, a heart hung in the air, and my legs went weak in horror. The room was quiet again, and the sound of sobbing could be faintly heard, Haian and the others did not dare to go in to clean up, and stood on the eaves of the corridor with a shocked face.

I don't know how long it took for the emperor to come out, Wu Shulai took a sneak look, and saw that his expression was faint, the corners of his lips were slightly sunken, and his face was full of solemnity, knowing that he was extremely angry, and said cautiously: "Where do you want to go?" ”

The emperor slapped his backhand and said, "Where am I going, can I tell you?" Wu Shulai was terrified, and he cried out in his heart, knelt down and said: "The slave is rude, please forgive me." When he looked up, the emperor had already gone straight away, he got up, shook his hands at the palace people on both sides, and motioned for everyone to hurry up and follow.

After only half a pillar of incense, the emperor's gas in Qingyunzhai has spread all over the palace. The saint was angry, and the ministers who reported to the military aircraft at night reprimanded them all over again, without exception. Zhang Tingyu held the red-capped official hat in his arms, and withdrew with a drooping face, Ortai was about to enter the temple to face the saint, but was pulled by Zhang Tingyu, and the two walked sneakily to a remote and dark place.

Ortai asked urgently: "Why is this?" I want to rush home to change my clothes? After a few days and nights on duty at the military aircraft department, my body was going to stink. Zhang Tingyu raised his eyebrows and said: "Coincidentally, go back and change your clothes with peace of mind, and talk about the big things when tomorrow dawns." Hearing this, Ortai was stunned and said in a low voice: "Long live the Lord is not happy? ”

Zhang Tingyu's voice became lower and lower, and said: "It's not just unhappy, it's just that Long Yan is angry, what did I say wrong, I was scolded for being bloody." He leaned to the side of his ear again, and said faintly: "I heard that I was angry with my pure master in the harem in the evening, and even Gonggong Wu was slapped in the face." Ortai glanced at Zhang Tingyu and said, "You can inquire clearly, does it seem that the Minister of the Military Aircraft Department did it?" Zhang Tingyu teased: "You don't inquire, you rush up and try?" ”

Ortai grinned, made a gesture, and said, "Thank you for your guidance, so you don't have to be scolded." I'll go home and change my clothes, it's a big deal, I'll talk about it tomorrow, hahaha. The two were joking, and secretly competed, and went out of the palace and returned home together.

For most of the month, the emperor removed the queen mother's greetings, and even the harem rarely entered, and reverted to Lin Changzai, who had served tea in front of the queen. Lin Changzai had the queen to rely on, and after sleeping for a few days, he was promoted to Lin Guiren. Concubine Xian is good, since she came out of the cold palace, she no longer seems to care about the world, she only knows how to serve Lafayette every day, and she is also faint when she sees the emperor, and she does not invite favor. Concubine Gao and Concubine Shun handed over the power of the six palaces as assistants, and all matters in the harem are still under the control of the queen. At the beginning, everyone thought that the emperor was just angry for a while, so he had to take care of the heirs in the belly of the pure concubine. But I don't want to, it's a real cold. The people of the Internal Affairs Office immediately changed the direction of the wind, and even the flowers and leaves of Su Ri and Qingyun Zhai were often short, not as diligent as before.

Seeing that the green orange was about to give birth, Hai'an was so anxious that he panicked, so he made a lot of silver everywhere, for fear that something would happen at that time, and no one would help him. The hotter the weather, the less ice bricks sent by the Internal Affairs Office every day, Er Qi went to make trouble twice, Wang Jinbao smiled on his face, and said with a mouthful: "My aunt and grandmother, there is so much ice in the cellar in total, and this year it is hot early and hot for a long time, if I don't use it tightly, if the back is gone, I will blame it, who will I go to!" It's useless for you to make trouble, the queen has a limit on the amount, and I can't be the master. ”

Er Qi took a sip and said, "The queen mother is naturally a good master, she thinks about the people below in everything, and she is never stingy." You don't know it, the things that were divided up from above were all saved in your hands and taken to do favors! ”

Wang Jinbao heard her say bluntly, his face suddenly sank, and said: "Don't toast and don't eat and drink, that's all there is to the ice, no matter how much there is, if you want it, I will ask someone to carry it to Qingyunzhai, don't pull it down!" ”

Er Qi was so angry that he was smoking, pointed at Wang Jinbao, and said in a sharp voice: "Good Wang Jinbao, my master is favored in front of me, you pestered me like a pug and said good things, it's only been a few days today, and my face has changed, and I'm angry with my aunt and grandmother, see if I don't go to Changchun Palace to sue you!" As he spoke, he made a gesture and went outside, Wang Jinbao sighed in his heart, then stretched out his hand to hold it, and said: "Auntie, you see, it is difficult for us to do things, and if we make a big fuss, it will not benefit anyone." After a pause, he said: "Do you think this is good, I will give you half a basket of ice bricks for your own use every day, and there is really no more..." Then he bent his knees.

Back in Qingyunzhai, Qingcheng got up from a nap and was having dinner. There are Jing Tao in the meal, but no one dares to be harsh, ginseng and chicken soup are provided every day, and what Qingcheng wants to eat, Jing Tao can do it. Er Qi whispered about the ice cubes to Hai'an under the corridor, Hai'an looked embarrassed, and led the palace maid into the house with a towel and a basin, and waited for Qingcheng to rinse his mouth.

Qingcheng threw rice paper on the big desk, she sat uncomfortable, so she stood under the window and wrote, asking, "Is it going to be ice?" Hai An'an studied the ink absently, and smiled reluctantly: "I asked for half a basket more." Qingcheng knew that he didn't use it, so he didn't say anything, and said, "Follow me, let you be wronged." ”

Hai An said: "The master is serious, what grievances are not wronged, it is the duty of the slave and maid." After a pause, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, let's go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to admit our mistake to the emperor." The slave maid thought to herself, you have an heir in your belly, as long as you admit your mistake, the emperor will definitely be soft-hearted..."Before the words fell, Qingcheng suddenly stopped writing, and the black ink fell drop by drop on the rice paper, rendering it out, getting bigger and bigger, like a huge hole in her heart.

She said: "What if I go, this time he can be soft-hearted and stay next time?" What's next time? How can Israel serve people for a long time, he is the emperor, the rain and dew are all sage, and it is the principle of heaven to abandon the chaos at the beginning, can't I win and hide? When I gave birth to a child, I also had a place to rely on in the palace, although I couldn't raise it myself, but others couldn't help me. Compared with being favored, being hated by everyone, and always worrying about falling out of favor, it is better to be plain and indifferent to yourself for the rest of your life. ”