Chapter 16 The Grace of King Ping
Ying Xi barely maintained a serious expression and helped Emperor Xuanwu to sit down.
King Ping saw Yingxi's cautious appearance and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I am becoming more and more gentle." ”
Yingxi was still expressionless, in fact, she didn't know what attitude to use to face King Ping, so she could only be silent for a while.
Fortunately, King Ping didn't care, he gave Yingxi, Emperor Xuanwu and himself tea in turn, and said, "Is the fourth brother angry that his younger brother made him steal the fourth sister-in-law's things?" The fourth sister-in-law should not be angry, the younger brother was just joking with the fourth brother, just happened to see the two of you walking on the street on the road, so let the beggar on the side of the road help me say hello first, and I hope the two of you will not be surprised. As he spoke, he got up and made a gesture.
Emperor Xuanwu smiled when he heard this: "How did His Royal Highness King Ping enter Beijing, even if it is to participate in the Wanshou Festival, it is a bit early." ”
King Ping heard Emperor Xuanwu's question, but his fourth brother didn't react, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Oh, my birthday gift has to be prepared in Beijing, and it's only early." Haha, I didn't expect the fourth brother to love the fourth sister-in-law so much, it's really impressive. ”
Yingxi's eyes flickered, and he didn't know how to answer, so he could only keep a wooden face, and King Ping didn't care.
Emperor Xuanwu didn't want to endure it: "His Royal Highness King Ping really cares about his brother, I don't know if His Royal Highness has recently heard about a case that happened in the capital recently, where Dong Fang, the former household servant, embezzled military salaries, causing the soldiers to have poor winter clothes and could not keep out the cold." ”
King Ping laughed after hearing this. He smiled, and his face, which was originally a little cold, immediately swept like a spring breeze, fascinating all beings.
Yingxi is glad that she has seen enough stars, otherwise she may not be able to resist this prosperous beauty at this moment.
"I know what the fourth sister-in-law wants to say, Dong Fangde's mother is my mother's sister. That is to say, Mrs. Dong is my aunt, and unfortunately, Mrs. Dong has never been in contact with me, the only nephew, either before or now. As he spoke, he added water to Emperor Xuanwu's cup.
Emperor Xuanwu just can't get used to seeing him like this, who is he trying to seduce, he is now his sister-in-law, and he doesn't know how to restrain himself.
So King Ping saw that the queen not only did not react to his deliberate temptation, but looked a little avoidant.
Hehe, interesting.
King Ping continued: "I also want to meet my cousin so early this time, I don't know what kind of person can make the fourth brother open up under such a serious crime." ”
Yingxi: "You can ask him in person." ”
King Ping pursed his lips and ate a closed door, and no longer looked at him left and right, put away his laughter, and said seriously: "Fourth brother, my younger brother has a private matter when he comes this time, but I can swear to the sky that it will never damage my great enlightenment, and please raise your hand." ”
And there is such a direct privilege? Is this trying to put things on the bright side first, so that they have no reason to look into it? But he didn't say anything about private matters, Yingxi didn't dare to answer, and looked at Emperor Xuanwu.
Emperor Xuanwu Yingxi made a look, so Yingxi also smiled: "Even so, I can't pursue too much, I hope you will be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't be implicated." "This sentence is a hint to King Ping, I can not interfere, but don't crash into my hands, if you find out that something implicates you, then it will not be so easy to speak.
Both sides of the conversation got the information they wanted, and they said goodbye.
The moonlight was just right, the two walked out of the restaurant, and walked into the night market hand in hand.
Yingxi looked curiously at the people on the street on the road, and felt that it was still a little different from what she had seen before she entered the palace. At that time, it was a national funeral, and the street did not dare to be so lively, but now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, Vientiane has been renewed, and the people have dared to take out some novel things.
She looked left and right, and it was all interesting. The candy blowers here are interesting, the lanterns over there are beautiful, and even the down-and-out scholars selling paintings next to them are also very distinctive.
This is the prosperous age, Yingxi sighed in her heart.
She told Emperor Xuanwu about her feelings, and his face was pale, but the corners of his mouth were still slightly upturned, and he was obviously praised very proudly.
Emperor Xuanwu: "At that time, my eldest brother had just died, and I was full of hatred in my heart, and I wanted to put everything down and kill the concubine, but my father stopped me." He said, the concubine is guilty, he can deal with it, but I can't. I stubbornly wanted my father to execute the concubine immediately, and just when my father gave the order, the fifth brother rushed in, and he desperately grabbed his father's leg and begged him not to execute the concubine. ”
He rarely said this, and Yingxi didn't dare to interrupt him, and asked in a low voice, "What happened later?" She knew that in the end, the concubine still lived until the death of the emperor, and she didn't know what happened in between.
Emperor Xuanwu paused and said, "In the end, the father did not make an order, but only cut off the title of the concubine and relegated her to the cold palace. I was so troubled at the time, my father gave me a slap in the face, saying, you will be the co-lord of the world in the future, if you don't have any stomach at all, how to convince the courtiers. ”
"I was really disappointed in my father at the time, and if the emperor's belly is to be proved by the death of his family, then this belly should not be used. At that time, I didn't want to be the emperor, it was the queen mother who said that the death of the prince's brother was strange, not only the concubine, but also others, and now she doesn't want these people who have seen the results to affect my future, and she agreed. ”
"Even the queen mother agreed, and I had nothing to say. I locked myself in my house for three days and finally figured it out. The reason why I can't kill the concubine is because I'm not strong enough, as long as I become the emperor and become the monarch who says the same, I want to kill whoever I want, and no one dares to comment on my decision. ”
Hearing this, Yingxi was simply creepy.
At this time, a teenager was forced to become a dictator.
The emperor was really evil, he couldn't do it himself, he shouldn't dare to say it directly, the scene at that time was estimated to have become a shadow in the hearts of the two children.
She patted Emperor Xuanwu on the shoulder: "You have done it now, and you have done better." Now that the four seas are leveling, the world is the master, you are already saying the same. ”
Emperor Xuanwu shook his head and said secretly in his heart: No, not yet, although it is calm on the surface, there is still a turbulent dark tide below. The truth about the death of the eldest brother has not yet been investigated, the barbarians in the north have not been cleaned up, and even the Wang family dares to make waves, but it is still not strong enough.
The two of them walked all the way around and took a look, and in a short time they finished the street.
Yingxi saw that the time was not too early, and there was nothing to see, so he asked Emperor Xuanwu: "Let's go back first." ”
Emperor Xuanwu nodded, and the two took advantage of the night to return to Fengyi Palace, and they didn't say anything all night.
On the second day, the palace has begun to build a stage, preparing for tomorrow's Qianqiu banquet, this time all the palace ladies are going to perform, Your Majesty is also coming, everyone is very careful to prepare. In fact, even His Majesty himself has begun to prepare for tomorrow's project, and they have worked even harder.
Emperor Xuanwu, the main master, sat in the palace every day and watched the ladies of the palaces bother to prepare for the show, and there was actually a subtle darkness in his heart.
It turns out that it is such a feeling to be dedicated, and it is indeed very satisfying to have the entire palace prepare for their birthday banquet. Thinking that the Qianqiu banquet was usually a symbolic arrangement, he only pursued the time with Yingxi and the two of them.
It's a loss, I finally learned it today, but Hua Yingxi has a daughter's family, why is she so attentive!
If he hears this, he will definitely laugh at him for not understanding women.
Why do women like to be rich and handsome, do they really love it? Not necessarily, but they must enjoy the feeling of being envied, commonly known as vanity, and this sentence is even more applicable when it comes to the palace.
Who doesn't want to be the woman on the tip of His Majesty's heart? Who doesn't enjoy the jealous gaze of all the women in the palace?
If it weren't for Emperor Xuanwu's self-esteem, Yingxi would have wanted to show his affection in public. If it weren't for the last time her princess hugged Emperor Xuanwu, people were really angry, and he really wanted to confess.
Hehe, she wanted to laugh when she thought of Emperor Xuanwu's annoyed and angry appearance. If she really dared to confess, it was estimated that Emperor Xuanwu would not feel surprised, but wanted to kill her.
Time soon came to the day of the Qianqiu Banquet, the autumn was high and refreshing, and the palace people of Fengyi Palace were all shining on their faces, holding their heads high, and they were very proud. This is the most solemn palace banquet since His Majesty ascended the throne, and it is in their Fengyi Palace, but they can't sleep with excitement.
They had wasted a lot of effort to make the feast perfect, and now it was time to put it to the test
His Majesty came to Fengyi Palace early, accompanied them to dress up, and brought a gorgeous dress, which almost blinded their eyes as soon as it was unfolded.
What a brilliance it was, as if gold was sprinkled on the skirt, and the dark lines on the cloth were silver, and the whole dress was gorgeous with a capital letter.
Yingxi herself was very satisfied with this dress, she saw that Emperor Xuanwu frowned and seemed to be a little resistant, waved her subordinates away, and whispered to him: "When I was still in the boudoir, I wanted to have such a glamorous dress, and I often imagined that I was a princess, wearing a beautiful dress, and dancing with the only prince in the audience. It was my dream when I was a girl. ”
Emperor Xuanwu looked at her intoxicated appearance, and said in his heart, it is your dream, not my dream, this dress is so undignified, what kind of system.
He said, "Why do you fantasize about being a princess?" Do you want to be my sister? ”
Yingxi: "...... No, I don't know how to explain it, it's always just, when I was a child, I wished I was the luckiest woman in the world, wearing the most beautiful dress, and appearing in the limelight. ”
Emperor Xuanwu summed it up: "I like to show off. ”
Yingxi: "Just assume that I like to show off!" ”
Really, you can't have a little fantasy about this kind of straight man! What's wrong with girls dreaming, she just wants to make a dream come true, there is no harm to nature, there is no labor and money, why can't she show off.
Eventually, at Yingxi's insistence, Emperor Xuanwu was forced to wear that dress.
The ladies of the palace have been waiting in the front hall, today's Qianqiu banquet will be placed in the courtyard, set up a shade canopy, the ladies are basically seated, and also invited a lady of the order, so lively.
"Your Majesty has arrived, and the Queen Mother has arrived!"
With the chanting of the palace people, Yingxi walked slowly with Emperor Xuanwu, and as soon as he appeared, the entire banquet was silent.
Without him, the queen is dressed up, just like a virgin, noble and beautiful, and she is afraid of the cold temperament of her body, which makes people dare not have evil thoughts, and can only envy and admire.