Before leaving the palace, Wu Shulai secretly told Wang Jinbao thousands of instructions, so that he knew in his heart that all the things of the pure concubine were the things of the royal driver, but don't be confused and lose proportion. Wang Jinbao is refined and honest, what the master says, others can hear a layer of meaning, but he can come up with ten layers, so he can squeeze out his master in just a few years and sit in the position of the head of the internal affairs department. Therefore, Wu Shulai was extremely relieved of him, and he could explain everything clearly in a few words.

Wu Shulai responded to the emperor's order, but retreated to the outside of the ship, summoned a little eunuch, and asked, "Where is the cargo ship?" The little eunuch stretched his neck and lay on the railing to see, the flags were flying, the river wind was whistling, and everywhere he looked, there were dozens of hundreds of boats that could not see the end, where to find the cargo ship, so he said: "Grandpa Wu, wait a minute, I'll look for it." Wu Shulai was impatient and said: "If you find Wang Jinbao, you will pass on a word to me: if the pure master's luggage does not arrive within half an hour, he does not have to come to face the saint, and he will jump into the river by himself." When the little eunuch heard this, he knew that it was Banzai Ye who was angry, so he didn't dare to say anything and ran away.

In the cargo ship, Wang Jinbao stood high on the wooden box, followed by five or six eunuchs in charge, staring at the people below. It didn't take long for Chen Shilang to turn around, and Wang Jinbao went down the ladder, clenched his fists and bowed: "Is the matter done?" ”

Chen Shilang panted and said: "It's done, the pure master is still waiting in front of the emperor, and I will retreat after arranging the furniture a little." ”

Wang Jin didn't smile and said, "Lord Chen is doing things, and the slaves are very relieved." After a pause, he stroked his forehead and said, "Oh, look at my confusion!" Did Lord Chen send his luggage to the pure master ship? ”

Chen Shilang patted the dust on his cuffs and said disapprovingly: "The things of the pure master are naturally sent to the pure master's ship, who doesn't understand this?" Wang Jinbao slapped his knee suddenly, and said with a bitter old face: "Lord Chen, how are you... Why don't you ask more? Another thief's head and thief's brain probe was on the side of Chen Shilang's ear, and said: "Pure master, eat and live with Long Live Lord... This is a problem..."

Chen Shilang's beard trembled with anger, and said, "You... Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

Wang Jinbao repeatedly apologized and said, "I thought you knew." He asked the eunuch under him in a pretentious manner, "Do you all know?" Everyone looked at Wang Jinbao and said: "I didn't say it on the surface, but I have the bottom in my heart." ”

Chen Shilang only realized at this time that he had been protected by Wang Jin, and said angrily: "A slave without roots..."

The eunuch envoy of Wu Shulai searched for two quarters of an hour before finding the cargo ship, saw Wang Jinbao, and passed it according to Wu Shulai's words. Wang Jin kept Chen Shilang in front of him, feeling that he had nothing to do with himself and was leisurely. The eunuch below couldn't help but worry, and said, "Master, according to Grandpa Wu's words, Long Live Lord has already moved his anger, and when the time comes, let's..."

Wang Jinbao set up a chair and sat in the warehouse to take a break and drink tea, and said: "What I didn't see, it was Chen Shilang who made a mistake by wanting to invite pets, what does it matter to us?" "He crossed Erlang's legs, and he was really full of ambition.

Speaking of Chen Shilang, he shuddered and asked someone to repack the things into boxes, and when he carried them into the imperial ship, the twilight was already thick. The emperor's ship has big rules, and when the interrogation is over, the imperial dining room has begun to serve late. Chen Shilang led a group of people sweaty to carry the cabinet and stand on the deck, and was blown by the night wind, and felt cold.

After waiting for about two pillars of incense, a eunuch in front of the emperor opened the thick felt and came out, and he didn't look at Chen Shilang, but said with a straight face: "Come with me." Seeing that there were many people and things, he instructed: "All of them are light-hearted, long live the master in the back room, don't disturb the holy drive." ”

Chen Shilang's palms were sweaty and wet, and he hugged his fists and said, "Gonggong Xie mentions." ”

The group silently bowed their heads and walked forward, the ground was covered with a thick woolen blanket, the hair was ankle-deep, and the boots did not make a sound on it. There were palace people on duty everywhere in the boat, but there was no noise at all, which was plain and panicked.

Passing through the corridor, entering the hall, and then bending, there is a peach heart moon cave door. On both sides of the house, there are human-tall roses, begonias, jade sunflowers, peonies, etc., the flower branches are trembling, and the fragrance is pleasant. The windows on all four sides are covered with glass, and when you look up, you can see the calm and vast river, and the stars and moon that can be picked at your fingertips. Chen Shilang instructed the palace people to take out the objects in the box, and after the previous lesson, he did not dare to arrange the furniture without authorization, so he asked the eunuch who led the way in a low voice, "May I ask my father-in-law, how should things be placed?" ”

The eunuch who led the way said, "You wait, I'll ask Grandpa Wu." ”

Chen Shilang knew that Grandpa Wu was Wu Shulai, the eunuch in charge of the Heart Cultivation Palace, so he said, "There is labor." The eunuch who led the way went out along the way he came, entered the room on the other side, and saw Hai'an standing in the hall, so he stepped forward with a smile on his face, and said, "Aunt Hai'an, the Internal Affairs Office has sent things here, but I don't know how to place them, do you want to go over and take a look?" ”

Hai An nodded and said, "I have to ask the pure master." After saying that, he went into the back room lightly, and bent his knees, but he was not blessed. The emperor was making a fold, through the four Nanmu moonlight carved silk enamel screens, Qingcheng sat on the royal chair with his legs crossed and fell asleep, Hai Anwang walked half a step, lowered his voice and said: "Master, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent luggage, do you want to go over and take a look?" ”

Qingcheng was tired and said, "Let them stay in the house, and Ming'er will set it up again." ”

Haian replied "yes" and turned around and went out. When the emperor heard the movement, he brushed up his pen and ink and said, "Come here." Qingcheng was about to fall asleep, she was too lazy to move, her mouth whimpered, but the more she slept, the deeper she fell asleep. The Emperor waited for a moment, heard that there was no sound outside, and then got up and turned the screen to look.

I saw her with her hair in a bun, lying on her side in the royal chair, curled up, a small person, like a sleeping cat. The emperor said softly: "Why don't you go to sleep on the couch?" Qingcheng opened her eyes wistfully and struggled to get up, but the emperor picked her up with her knees and said, "Go and sleep on the couch." Her face was buried in his chest and she mumbled.

Wu Shu came to see the emperor come out with Qingcheng in his arms, and knew that he was going back to the bedroom, so he didn't dare to speak, nor did he dare to raise his head, so he followed behind quietly, tiptoeing. Chen Shilang got the eunuch's message, unloaded the things, and without being at his mercy, he led the people to leave. Unexpectedly, when he bumped into the emperor in the corridor, he was so frightened that he even dared to come out, and he was about to kneel on the ground to say goodbye, but he heard the emperor say softly: "Don't make a sound." Chen Shilang didn't stand, he didn't kneel, he stood in the corner, his heart was on fire.

When the holy car was far away, he glanced at it with a little bit of his peripheral vision. The emperor wore a royal blue plain robe of unpatterned silk and held a woman in his arms. The emperor was tall and mighty, and the woman was extremely petite, like a girl who was not enough. The woman didn't even wear shoes, and her round, delicate toes loomed under the skirt.

After the holy car turned around the corridor and waited for a while, Chen Shilang hurriedly retreated.

After getting off the imperial boat, several little eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Office patted their chests and gasped, and Chen Shilang also wanted to sigh, but in front of the rootless minions, he was afraid of losing his identity, so he pretended to be reserved and looked at him.

A little eunuch said, "Have you seen it? Long live the Lord holding people. ”

Another human: "Bah, there are so many people, and their eyes are not blind, why haven't they seen it." It must be a pure master... I heard that the pure master treats people very well and never beats and scolds people, if I can show my face in front of the pure master, I will be satisfied. The previous little eunuch said: "With your shabby appearance, you still want to serve in front of your master?" Next life. After a pause, he said: "I don't know how many palace people squeeze into Yikun Palace every year, and I also heard that some people don't do things in charge of Zhongcui Palace, and they don't look at your virtue if they don't get Yikun Palace to sweep the palace..." How can a slave talk about what his master has seen before? Keep your mouths tightly closed, and you will be alive. ”

Everyone was afraid of the official's authority, so they all stopped their mouths and said, "The adults have taught you a lesson." ”

Qingcheng recognized the bed, and was on the boat, so he slept unsteadily. Before dawn, people are awake. A huge piece of glass was set in front of the bed, and it was pitch black outside the window, and there were countless ships with it, but none of them blocked the view, which showed that the internal affairs government had specially planned it. The sky is wide and the river is wide, counting the stars shimmering, and the green orange quietly looks at it for a while, and its eyes are sleepy.

When I woke up again, it was already dawn.

She vaguely called "Hai'an...", the voice did not fall, but her waist was wrapped around her broad arms, and there was a warm breath in her ears, and he said, "Awake?" Qingcheng was stunned, she was used to not seeing him when she got up in the morning, and she was surprised that he was suddenly still there. Thinking that it was outside the palace, he didn't have to go to court, and it didn't hurt to sleep late, so he turned over and faced him.

The emperor rarely slept lazy, and since he could remember, he got up and read early almost every day when the rooster crowed, and it was very rare to sleep like this until he was weak. Qingcheng Yanran said: "This room is so bright. The emperor smiled and said, "I specially ordered the Internal Affairs Office to build it, so that you can see the sky and the clouds while lying on the couch." Qingcheng rubbed his chin and said, "It's bothering." He added: "I heard that the sunrise by the river is extremely beautiful, shall we go and see it?" The emperor smiled heartily and said, "Silly girl, don't you look at what time it is, when the sun burns on your face, you can sleep soundly!" ”

Qingcheng looked out the window again, saw the lake sparkling, pouted, and said, "Why don't you wake me up?" The emperor smiled and said, "We still have a few days to go, Ming'er I will accompany you." He sat up straight and said, "It's time to get up, I have to go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye." Qingcheng snorted, and wanted to lift the futon, but suddenly saw a bird blowing outside the window, suddenly remembered something, shrank into the quilt, and said: "We can see outside, and the people outside can also see us, right?" ”

Summer has arrived, and the emperor is wearing a silk plain white bedclothes, which are thin and cool. He made a fool of himself, smiled sideways, and said, "Maybe." Qingcheng suddenly covered his face and said, "Quick, let people move the screen to block it..."

The emperor said, "Blocking what?" ”

He made it clear that he was playing with himself, but Qingcheng didn't have time to care about it, and said, "Block the glass, what does it look like to be seen by the patrolling guards..." The emperor said, "The house is on a high place, and the guards on patrol are rowing small boats underneath, where can you see it?" Having said that, Qingcheng still refused, saying, "I know they all have Western telescopes in their hands..."

The emperor sneered, "Could it be that there are still people who dare to steal the holy car? ”

Qingcheng grabbed the futon and refused to let go, there was no way, the emperor had to let the palace people move a few rosewood embroidered peony flower pattern screens, and strictly blocked them in front of the couch. By the time she finished washing and dressing up, it was already sunny. After breakfast, the two of them got off the royal boat together, and took a small boat to the queen mother's boat to say goodbye. Concubine Xian waited for the Queen Mother with her, and when she saw that the saint was coming, she was busy bending her knees and saying blessings. The emperor raised his hand and said with a smile: "No need to be polite. He said to the Queen Mother again: "Did the emperor sleep peacefully yesterday?" ”

The queen mother's body was weak, her spirit was still full, she leaned on the recliner and smoked hookah, swallowing clouds and spitting fog: "Concubine Xian serves well, and the mourning family sleeps soundly." The emperor glanced at Concubine Xian approvingly, and said, "When I return to the palace, I will reward you for my meritorious deeds, and I will remember you." Concubine Xian quickly packed the cigarette box of the Queen Mother, helped the Queen Mother to sit under the glass window, raised her eyebrows and said: "It is a blessing for the concubine to be able to serve the Queen Mother, and there is no need for a reward." She glanced at Qingcheng and said with a smile: "Concubine Chun's complexion is so good today." ”

Qingcheng hurriedly stepped forward to give the queen mother a squat salute, and silently retreated to the emperor's side to serve.

The emperor and queen are different, but they are pure concubines, and the joints will definitely not be able to hide from the queen mother. But looking at the emperor's intentions, it turned out to be a dignified preference, and he intended to show grace and pure concubines in public. The queen mother was scheming, and she thought that she couldn't make a dislike for a Han girl and make a dislike for the mother and son, so she only mentioned lightly and said: "Now it's outside, and the ministers below are staring at it with hundreds of pairs of eyes, and the emperor treats the harem concubines and concubines equally, don't make their families feel cold." ”

The emperor heard the deep meaning of the words, slowly took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "This time, I took the concubine out of the palace to tour the east, and I also wanted to comfort the minister. The emperor can rest assured that I have my own measure. He changed his head again and said, "The boat is lonely, I want Yongzhang to come over to accompany Huang Eniang to relieve her boredom, what does Huang Eniang think?" The Queen Mother favored Yongzhang and said: "Baba only ordered him to come alone, but he was detained, so it is better to call Yongying, Yonghui, and Yongqi to the mourning boat." ”

Concubine Xian was worried and said: "The children are noisy, and the concubines are afraid of disturbing the purity of the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother patted the back of Concubine Xian's hand and said, "What's wrong with being noisy?" You, you should be closer to Yongzhang and them, maybe you can help you recruit the prince. After a pause, he suddenly said: "If you don't go to serve the emperor, you only mess with the mourning family all day long, how can you live well?" She looked back at the emperor and said, "Concubine Xian went to the imperial ship in the evening, and Concubine Chun stayed here to serve." ”

Qingcheng was startled, thinking that the things that the Internal Affairs Office had moved to the imperial ship yesterday had not been arranged, and she looked at the emperor at a loss, in a dilemma. The emperor still sipped the tea unhurriedly, and said clearly: "I let Concubine Chun live in the house on the east side of the imperial ship, and yesterday I didn't have time to pack my luggage, and I piled up a room of things, and I felt upset when I looked at it. It's better to wait for the house to be cleaned up, and then I will order Concubine Chun to come over and serve the Queen Mother. It was clearly a pretext, but the Queen Mother couldn't break it, and said meaningfully: "That's it, that's it, but you should have a bottom in your heart." ”

The emperor put down the teacup and said, "My son respectfully follows the teachings of the emperor's mother." ”

Back on the royal ship, Qingcheng took Hai'an and a few other palace maids and eunuchs to pack up their belongings in the east room, she didn't dare to let the bed face the glass window, so she separated six screens with enamel and gold in the middle. The rattan chairs, pedals, spittoons, and smokers are all arranged according to Qingyunzhai, and two pots of peonies and peonies are moved and placed on the table.

After the busy work is over, after bathing, it is almost time to hold the lamp.

Hai'an lit two thick red candles, Qingcheng stood in front of the window, watching the last rays of sunlight disappear on the river, and an indescribable emptiness gradually rose in his heart. The emperor summoned the ministers in the hall, discussed the sacrificial ceremony, and asked Wu Shulai: "What is the pure master doing?" Wu Shu replied: "The pure master is still packing his luggage in the east house. The Emperor hummed and went out with his hands behind his back.

The people in the palace outside knelt down to greet St. An, and Hai'an knew that the emperor was coming, so he hurriedly welcomed him out of the house. The Emperor walked silently to Qingcheng's side and asked, "What are you looking at?" Qingcheng said: "Look at the sky, look at the water." ”

There is also a concubine boat not far away.

The two of them were silent for a moment, and the emperor broke the deadlock and said, "Why do I think there is something unpleasant in your words? Qingcheng lowered his eyes and smiled, and said, "Compared to them, what else can I be unhappy about." "They are all his wives and concubines.

The emperor smiled dumbly: "Why are you jealous again?" What did I do to provoke you..."

She slowly turned to face him, the faint candlelight spread thinly on her face, hazy, as if in a dream. She only reached his shoulder, and when she spoke, she always stretched her neck and raised her face, and she said, "Is it because I gave birth to Yongzhang and Yongying, that you have always loved me?" I remember when I first entered the diving mansion, your favorite is the master and the master, if they can give birth to the prince, the emperor will treat them like now? ”

The emperor frowned and said unhappily: "What stupid things are you talking about?" ”

Qingcheng said: "After the New Year, I will be thirty-one, there are newcomers in the palace almost every year, they are young and beautiful, how long can your preference for me last?" The Queen Mother let you treat the harem equally, I'm afraid..."What is she afraid of, how could the emperor not know? So the Queen Mother asked Concubine Xian to come to bed, he was worried that Qingcheng would be sad, so he didn't care about her.

He just wanted to reassure her and let her know that his affection for her was more than the emperor and concubines.

The emperor was at pity, reached out and hooked her greasy chin, leaned his face to grab her lips, kissed her heavily, and looked up again: "Is this more comfortable?" He smiled vaguely on his face, stomped lightly on his feet, and said, "You are serious..."The emperor held her face with both hands, bit the tip of her nose, and said: "I have always been serious, and no one has ever dared to say that I am not serious." ”

This is true, his eyes can scare the Manchu civil and military forces.

The twilight is getting thicker and thicker, the river surface is shrouded in a shallow layer of white mist, and the moon is half-hanging, like a jade plate and silver beads. Seeing that she wanted to stop talking, the emperor couldn't help but take her in his arms, patted her on the back gently, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry. After a pause, he became more and more affectionate and said: "I am your backer, no matter how sick or old you are, I will let you rely on it." He pinched her cheek again and said, "Do you think that if I don't love you, you can still give birth to three children peacefully?" It was because I fell in love with you that I had Yongzhang, Yongying, and Jiao'er, not because of them, that I fell in love with you. You're fallacious, you're putting the cart before the horse! ”

Her heart was comforted a little, and she said, "I have to think about it." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "If there is anything to think, I will be whatever I say." "I don't know when, his hand silently rested....

Qingcheng took a half step back and said, "I'm hungry..." There were only two candles lit in the room, and the emperor blew two breaths reflexively, and the lights went out. It was pitch black all around, but there were lanterns lit outside, shining on the surface of the river, reflecting the water.

He approached her step by step and smiled, "I'm hungry too." Qingcheng saw that his eyes were as hot as fire, and said, "Then I'll let Erqi prepare snacks... You... What do you want to eat? Before she knew it, she was stuck to the glass, cold and cold, with no way out.

The Emperor's hands ........ Caged her in a circle, jokingly, "I want to...", leaning over.......

As...... It's like, reluctant to give up.

Green Orange ...... "There's someone out there..."

The river was silent, and the sound of the guards paddling could be heard, and Qingcheng was afraid that someone would look up and see the two of them...... gesture, and said: "Go behind the screen..."The emperor ............ A subtle smile crossed the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Don't be afraid, we're in the dark." ”

After she finished packing her luggage, she changed into her bedclothes. Bedding is thin and smooth, wide and comfortable, except for ..........

The emperor stopped, stared up and down for a moment, slid his Adam's apple, and said, "You have a premeditated plan, aren't you?" I was afraid that the Queen Mother would let Concubine Xian sleep, and I was afraid that I would never forget it, so I thought of a way... When did you learn badly with them? ”

They are the concubines who compete for favor, and they are always thinking of all kinds of ways to keep the emperor. And the emperor knows it in his heart, but he never breaks it, sometimes, watching them fight back and forth, as long as they don't harm people, it's also a kind of fun,

When Qingcheng heard this, she blushed and said, "No, when I was wearing a corset just now, I accidentally fell into the tub and got wet.......... I can't even say it all.

The emperor exhaled in her ear, with a taste: "I didn't say I didn't like it, what do you explain?" ”

Qingcheng's hands went down his neck all the way to his waist, and suddenly twisted his hands lightly and heavily, making the emperor tremble, and suddenly pressed her tightly against the glass, and said, "Do you dare to make a fool of me?" What a guts..."

His .......

The door was still wide open, and the small footsteps of the minions could be faintly heard, and Qingcheng trembled with shame, and said, "No..."