Xiao Sizi smiled embarrassedly and said: "Concubine Chen, you also know that the emperor is moody, angry, sad and impermanent, what you did this morning, the emperor is thinking of the love between husband and wife for many years, and he will punish you for confinement, if you are replaced by other concubines, I am afraid that you will be demoted to an official woman." ”

Concubine Chen sneered and said, "It's not because my father is the prime minister, if the emperor demotes me, I'm afraid it will be bad for the court." After speaking, Concubine Chen turned around and walked into the room.

Xiao Sizi looked at her back and shook his head, and continued to order the guards to guard the door.

Late at night, Shui Ling'er opened her eyes, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so she got up and got out of bed and walked out of the room.

She walked to the courtyard of the Taiji Hall and saw Dongfang Yu sitting at the stone table in a light yellow nightgown, holding a wine glass and drinking wine.

Dongfang Yu saw Shui Ling'er coming, and said with a smile: "Shui Ling'er, come and drink with me, it's your favorite fruit wine." ”

"Okay." Shui Ling'er walked over quickly and sat down beside Dongfang Yu.

Dongfang Yu poured her a glass of wine, she picked it up and raised her head to drink it in one gulp, just as she wanted to drink another glass, Dongfang Yu pounced and hugged her.

"Shui Ling'er, I know you haven't forgotten Situ Jing yet, but don't make me wait too long."

No matter how sluggish Shui Ling'er was, she knew Dongfang Yu's intentions, and she said, "Brother Yu, you are drunk." If Situ Jing hadn't come to her, maybe she would have been able to accept him.

"When I'm drunk, I want to be with you and grow old together."

"Brother Yu, I..." she had to admit that Dongfang Yu treated her well, which would make her confused.

Dongfang Yu pressed her lips with one hand and said, "Don't refuse me, I said I would wait for you, just don't let me wait too long." With that, he leaned over and kissed her lips.

This kiss, she didn't push him away, she was confused, thinking of everything with Situ Jing, her chest would hurt, but she didn't want to hurt Dongfang Yu, who treated her well.

After a long time, Dongfang Yu let go of her and said, "I'll sleep with you." He led her into the room.

After Shui Ling'er climbed into bed, he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her quietly, and said, "Shui Ling'er, you sleep, I'll accompany you next to you." ”

"Brother Yu, you go back to sleep first, I can sleep by myself."

Dongfang Yu kissed her forehead and said, "After you sleep, I'll leave." ”

"Okay."

Half an hour later, Shui Ling'er was already asleep, Dongfang Yu climbed into bed, took her into his arms and fell asleep, and said softly: "Shui Ling'er, good night." He wanted to hold her like that, forever.

The next day, Shui Ling'er woke up close to noon, she thought that Dongfang Yu would leave after she fell asleep, but in fact, Dongfang Yu was holding her and sleeping until dawn.

Ziyi came in with a basin of water and asked her to freshen up, she helped her fix her hair, and said, "Shui Ling'er, the Queen Mother invited you to have lunch together." ”

Shui Ling'er couldn't help frowning, if she wants to see the Queen Mother, the rules are complicated, and if you are not careful, you will make mistakes.

Ziyi saw her worries and said, "Don't worry, the emperor will have lunch together, and he will protect you." ”

"Hmm."

At noon, Dongfang Yu came to the room and said, "Shui Ling'er, let's go together." He took Shui Ling'er's hand and walked in the direction of the garden.

In a moment, they arrived at the garden, and in the middle of it was a stage with a prostitute performance and banquet tables surrounding the stage.

The Queen Mother sat at the banquet table directly in front of the stage, while the rest of the concubines and officials sat at the other banquet tables on the left.

Dongfang Yu led Shui Ling'er to the right side of the Queen Mother, except for the Queen Mother, everyone stood up and saluted.

Dongfang Yu said relaxedly: "This is a family banquet, don't be restrained." ”

All of them said in unison, "Yes." After saying that, they all sat down.

After Dongfang Yu and Shui Ling'er sat down, the palace maid and the eunuch came in from both sides with dishes.

The Queen Mother chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, after returning to the imperial capital, let Shui Ling'er enter the palace, she is just a commoner, at most she can only be an official woman." ”

Dongfang Yu held Shui Ling'er's hand and said, "Queen Mother, I have my own plans, and after returning to the imperial capital, I will discuss it with the official ceremony." ”

"Celebrity? Scold. The Queen Mother still chuckled, and said, "I heard that the emperor's concubines are ready to perform." ”

Concubine Yu stood up, walked to the stage, saluted the queen mother and the emperor, and said: "Originally, it was Concubine Chen's sister who performed before the concubine, but she was confined by the emperor, so the concubine started first." ”

After the jade concubine took a pose, she began to dance to the music of the prostitute behind her.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "The Jade Concubine's dancing skills are still so good, Your Majesty, right?" ”

Dongfang Yu nodded lightly, and helped Shui Ling'er on the side pick up the dishes, and said, "Shui Ling'er, eat more." He watched Shui Ling'er slowly pick up the vegetables with chopsticks and knew that she cared about the rules.

After the jade concubine danced, she replaced the next Concubine Ning on stage to perform the guqin.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "Concubine Ning's piano skills are still superb, Your Majesty, right?" ”

Dongfang Yu also nodded, he understood the Queen Mother's intentions at this time, and wanted him to be wet with rain and dew, but he only had Shui Ling'er in his heart.

The Queen Mother said again: "I don't know what talent Miss Shui Ling'er will have, so it's better to perform on stage later, so that we can open our eyes." ”

Shui Ling'er couldn't help but look at Dongfang Yu when she heard this, she didn't know any talent.

Dongfang Yu squinted at Xiao Sizi on the side, Xiao Sizi walked in front of Dongfang Yu clearly, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the imperial capital has a letter, please take a look." ”

Dongfang Yu said solemnly: "Okay." He got up and saluted the Queen Mother, and said, "Queen Mother, I still have official business, so I will leave first, and Shui Ling'er will come to help me polish the ink, so I will leave with me." ”

The Queen Mother didn't know that Dongfang Yu was protecting Shui Ling'er, and she didn't want to be embarrassed, so she said, "Go ahead." ”

Dongfang Yu took Shui Ling'er back to the Taiji Palace.

After a while, they entered the main hall of the Taiji Palace, and Shui Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and said, "Brother Yu still understands me, and I don't know any talent." ”

Dongfang Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "If you don't know, you have to learn, I'll teach you the guqin." ”

At this time, Xiao Sizi followed a group of little eunuchs into the Taiji Hall, and they put plates of dishes on the table with both hands.

Dongfang Yu said again: "Eat enough first, and then come to learn the guqin." ”

"Okay." Shui Ling'er happily ate with chopsticks, only she and Dongfang Yu were still some eunuchs here, so they didn't have to care about any etiquette rules.

Just when Shui Ling'er was eating hard, the eunuch on the side came over to pour wine with a wine bottle, she casually looked at the eunuch who poured wine, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pretended to be casual and continued to eat.

Dongfang Yu was eating delicious food on the side, so he didn't notice Shui Ling'er's reaction.

After the eunuch walked out, Shui Ling'er said with a sneer: "Brother Yu, I'm in a hurry, let's go to the thatched house first." ”

Dongfang Yu nodded and said, "Hmm." ”

Shui Ling'er walked out quickly, she looked back and forth for the figure of the eunuch left and right, and sure enough, she saw the eunuch waiting for her in a corner.

She ran over and wondered, "Ah Jiu, why are you here?" ”