Chapter 20: A Jade Pendant
Changchun Palace.
After Jing Yu came back, she went to Concubine Rong first, briefly told her what happened to Qianqing Palace today, and then went back to the backyard. Unexpectedly, in the evening, Li Dequan came to report that the emperor would come over tonight.
"Didn't the emperor turn over the cards to go to the little master of the harem? The little master's brand hasn't ...... yet" Lily of the Valley didn't finish speaking, but Yue Yao gently pinched her arm and hurriedly stopped.
Yue Yao whispered: "It can be seen that the emperor really wants to see our little master, since he doesn't come according to the rules, he has to keep a low profile, and he can't make it public, in case he is known by Yi Concubine and them, he will have bad thoughts." ”
Jing Yu is also wondering, indeed, her green head card has not yet been registered, just come when she says it, don't you have to follow the rules, besides, what she said at noon today is another day, this is another day...... The 'change day' of the Forbidden City is 'changed' so urgently.
But thinking that he is the emperor, this rule can be followed or broken, not all of them are up to him, so it can be seen that Kangxi's actions are not all in accordance with the rules.
Jing Yu asked Yueyao to take twenty taels of silver to Li Dequan, and said: "This little master can't speak, he hasn't participated in the affairs of the palace for a long time, compared to his father-in-law's understanding of the emperor, he still can't get a point, and he has to rely on his father-in-law to mention it in the future." ”
If you win the favor of the emperor, you will not be far from stepping into the abyss of the harem battle, and you have to do it early.
Li Dequan was flattered, and hurriedly said: "Where is the little master, the slaves and maids are not all serving the masters, and if you don't mention something, you will torture the slaves!" As he spoke, he quietly accepted the silver handed over by Yue Yao, thanked him again and again, and then stepped forward and said to Jing Yu: "The blessing of the little lord is still to come, the emperor's dream, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I am very happy to finally find the original owner!" ”
In the past, the backyard of Changchun Palace was like a cold palace, and there were few people to interact with, especially the big eunuch like Li Dequan, who was in front of the emperor, was even more unfamiliar.
Now that he has been treated by a eunuch of Li Dequan's rank, and he still said a flattering word, Jing Yu knows that this time it is really in Kangxi's eyes.
Jing Yu smiled and watched Li Dequan leave Changchun Palace with the silver, but he was slightly uneasy in his heart.
"The little lord is not happy?" Yueyao Road.
"No, I just think it came too suddenly. For a position like mine, it may not be a good thing to get the emperor's sole favor. She said.
"The little master has four princes, don't think about it too much, let's put on makeup and change clothes quickly!" Yue Yao said, and helped her to the dressing table.
"How about changing the little master's hairstyle?" Yue Yao is skillful, and the hairpins in the lacquer plate are lined up.
"No need, this hairstyle is fine." Jing Yu said.
"Isn't that the same as when the noon face was spent?" Yueyao Road.
"It's only been half a day, and it's too deliberate to change a few times for a while, so it's good." She said.
When Yueyao heard her say this, she combed her again and said, "It's good to just decorate it with a velvet flower." Living indoors at night, too many decorations seem cumbersome. ”
"Little master, can you still wear this dress?" As he was talking, Lily of the Valley ran to ask.
"That moon-white undershirt is fine." Jing Yu said.
"This is the most homely, take advantage of the little master's plain makeup." Lily of the valley fell into the middle of the conversation, and Huan took off to look for it inside.
In late summer and early autumn, the days are getting shorter, and it's almost night.
After finishing the makeup, Jing Yu leaned against the window, holding a poplar branch nectar in her hand. This poplar manna is made of fresh milk and fruits, without adding additional sugar, not only will it not make you fat, but it can also nourish your skin. What's more, for a person from another world who has been eating three meals for many years, eating this before going to bed is really a good medicine for the stomach and life, so as not to go to bed hungry.
The night is getting deeper, tasting the deliciousness, the time is not aware of the time, this time is equivalent to more than nine o'clock in the evening, in the palace, it is already late at night, everywhere has already fallen locked and ready to sleep.
"Is the emperor not coming?" Lily of the valley went to the door to take a look and said.
"Wait a minute, if you don't come, there should be a communication." Jing Yu always felt that Kangxi should come, but it was just a little late.
As he was talking, Kangxi strode in and said, "You guessed right, I will do what I say." ”
"The emperor is blessed with Jin'an." Jing Yu put down the bowl and stepped forward to salute.
Kangxi lifted his shoulders lightly and said, "I'm here to disturb you again." ”
"The slave maid is frightened, I don't know that the emperor is coming, and I should greet him first." She bent her knees and said: "I haven't been looking for a holy drive for a long time, maybe I forgot to report it, and I ask the emperor to forgive me." ”
"Forgive your sins." He said: "I haven't planned for a long time, it seems that I have snubbed you, it is my fault, and I will come often in the future!" ”
"The emperor has misunderstood the meaning of the slave!" Jing Yu hurriedly bent his knees and said.
When she came to the Qing Dynasty, she had to bend her knees and kneel, and her knees had to develop muscles.
Kangxi smiled and said, "I'll be joking with you again," he said, "It's because I didn't let them know." ”
Yue Yao glanced at Lily of the Valley, and the two silently retreated and closed the door.
"I came here after noon today, and I came here after I finished dealing with it, and I came later." He approached Jing Yu's side, and couldn't wait to take a dragon and phoenix Chengxiang jade pendant from his waist and give it to her, saying, "This is yours." ”
Jing Yu looked at the jade pendant in his hand, the color is clear, the carving is exquisite, the key is that this dragon and phoenix shape can only be exclusive to the emperor, the queen mother or the queen, if others dare to touch the dragon and phoenix, it is the crime of killing the head. How could this be hers?
"The slave doesn't have this jade pendant." She pushed the jade pendant back.
Kangxi's face was calm, he put the jade pendant back in her palm, held her hand with both hands, made her hand hold the jade pendant tightly in the palm of her hand, stared into her eyes, and only after a while did she highlight the sentence: "You listen to me tell a story." ”
Jing Yu was surprised, she saw the full confession in Kangxi's eyes, as if she really buried her belly.
She could also see that, at least at this moment, these words were just wanted to be said to her.
Jing Yu was ready to whisper to the window, looking at him with clear eyes - listening to a story is always more interesting than listening to it in class, not to mention that the storyteller and the story to be told next are inextricably linked to her.
"There was a four-year-old little eunuch who secretly went to the imperial dining room to steal hibiscus cakes." Kangxi Road.
"Hibiscus cake?" Jing Yu said.
Kangxi nodded and said, "Guess why you stole hibiscus cake?" ”
Jing Yu thought about it and said: "The little eunuch is young, maybe he is really hungry. ”
"To her sick grandmother." Kangxi said: "But just sneaked in, and was discovered by a palace maid." ”
Jing Yu was more and more attracted and listened attentively.
"The palace maid was thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, with a delicate appearance, a gentle complexion, and a mole on her eyebrows." Kangxi said, looked at her, and said, "Reddish-brown beauty mole." ”
A hint of surprise flashed in Jing Yu's eyes, and she continued to listen to him.
"At that time, according to the rules of the palace, palace people would be severely punished for stealing, and the little eunuch was very afraid that the matter would be revealed, and his mother would know about it, so he was so anxious that he almost shed tears." Kangxi said it at a glance, as if he had experienced it personally.
"And then?" Jing Yu asked, "Did the palace maid denounce that little eunuch?" ”
Kangxi shook his head and said, "Not only did he not poke out the matter, but he also gave all the pastries to the little eunuch and asked him to go back to honor his grandmother." ”
"The palace maid is kind." She said.
"Well," Kangxi said with guilt: "The pastries are all to be used the next day, and if they are missing, she can only make them all night." ”
"The palace maid that the emperor said is the person in the dream?" Jing Yu was a little lonely, and said, "The slave may happen to have the same mole as that person, or look the same." ”
She gently pulled her hand out of Kangxi's hand that was holding her lightly, and said, "It's just a dream." ”
Kangxi shook his head and said, "It's not a dream." ”
Jing Yu was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Kangxi had asked her if she believed in 'past life and present life'.
"I've been looking for you." Kangxi said: "Do you think I am inexplicable? ”
If he hadn't traveled through time, Jing Yu would have thought he was crazy.
But now only surprise remains.
Could it be that Kangxi was reborn?
And what about the eunuchs? Kangxi would never be a eunuch in his previous life, right?
Even if Kangxi is a eunuch, how can the palace maid explain that she is more than ten years older than the eunuch?
Unless time and space are staggered, because she is now five or six years younger than Kangxi.
Of course, Kangxi could see that her head was full of question marks, and said, "Do you believe it?" ”
Jing Yu was actually confused, nodding reflexively.
Kangxi took her into his arms, and the feeling of being close to suffocation hit her like a violent wind, and it came suddenly, catching her off guard.
"Believe it or not." Kangxi was gentle and soft, and said: "The jade pendant is good to keep, don't lose it again." ”