Dongfang Yu's expression was serious, and he said coldly: "You want to sleep here?" ”

Seeing that Dongfang Yu did not object, Concubine Chen said happily: "Yes." ”

"Okay, then you can sleep here, in the main room."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Chen saluted respectfully, Dongfang Yu's heart still had hers, and she looked at Shui Ling'er on the side proudly.

Ziyi said anxiously: "Your Majesty..."

Dongfang Yu said to Shui Ling'er with a smile: "Shui Ling'er, I know that you don't understand the rules, and sleeping with Concubine Chen is afraid that it will be easy to anger her, so you will come and sleep in the same room with me, see if you want the main room or the east and west rooms, and I will follow you." After speaking, Dongfang Yu pulled Shui Ling'er and left.

Concubine Chen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules, if you don't let Sister Shui Ling'er sleep here, I..." Or are you cheating on me? ”

Concubine Chen was unwilling, but she could only swallow this breath and said, "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

"That's good." Dongfang Yu pulled Shui Ling'er and walked out, and Ziyi hurriedly followed.

After a distance from the room, Shui Ling'er spoke: "Brother Yu, thank you for helping me out, but I don't have to sleep in your room, as long as I give me a pillow and quilt, I can sleep anywhere." ”

Dongfang Yu chuckled and said, "Then sleep in my room." He dragged her into the room and said, "Where do you want to sleep?" ”

"Brother Yu sleeps in the main room, and I sleep in the east room."

"Hmm."

Shui Ling'er and Ziyi walked in the direction of the east room.

Dongfang Yu saw their figures disappear, so he said to Xiao Sizi who was using his eyes to make a code: "Something?" ”

"Back to the emperor, General Yan is waiting outside the Taiji Palace, there is something important for you."

Dongfang Yu sat on the chair and said, "Pass." ”

"Yes."

After a while, Xiao Sizi led General Yan in, and General Yan bowed and knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty, auspicious." After he stood up, he said, "Your Majesty, beggars from all over the world have gathered in this town in the past few days, and Weichen has sent people to strengthen the guards, just in case there is a Buddha worship tomorrow." ”

"I haven't seen beggars gather for many years of worshipping the Buddha, have you found out who did it?"

"Beggars come from all over the world, I can't ask why, Weichen has a way, so that those beggars will not block the route of worshiping the Buddha, if there are still beggars who come to obstruct the Buddha, it is to be unfavorable to the queen mother and the emperor."

"How?"

"The route of worshipping the Buddha is to the west, so Weichen wants to set up a tent at the east gate to distribute porridge relief, so that the beggars and the route of worshipping the Buddha are staggered."

Dongfang Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "This method is very good. ”

General Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Weichen has a request, and I ask the emperor to fulfill it." ”

"Say."

"To send porridge relief, Wechen will send a small army to maintain order and help from it, but the main person who sends porridge relief, Wechen asks the emperor to promise to be served by Miss Shui Ling'er."

Dongfang Yu's face turned gloomy, and he said, "Why?" He wanted her to be by his side and pray to the Buddha.

"Shui Ling'er girl was born as a civilian, she will not be unfamiliar with the people, and she does not have any position, according to the etiquette, she can not use the Buddha, she will send porridge relief, her status among the people will naturally be different from other concubines, and the queen mother will praise her, in the future, the emperor will accept her into the harem, with the support of the queen mother, she can be like a fish in water in the harem."

Dongfang Yu was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, but you can't put Shui Ling'er in danger." ”

"Yes, Wechen vouched for his life."

At the banquet in the evening, Dongfang Yu asked Shui Ling'er to stay in the Taiji Hall for dinner, because the rules and dull and boring processes on the banquet would make Shui Ling'er unable to stay.

The Queen Mother only replied to Dongfang Yu lightly and said, "Your Majesty, the balance of the harem can't be messed up." ”

In the Tai Chi Palace, Shui Ling'er had dinner, and after taking a bath, she wandered around in light clothes.

Ziyi saw that the Tai Chi Hall was heavily guarded, and there would be no danger, so he went with her.

Shui Ling'er walked east and west, and at this time, General Yan came over, saluted simply, and said, "Miss Shui Ling'er, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Shui Ling'er nodded without much thought, and followed General Yan to the back of the Taiji Hall.

General Yan stopped, turned around, stared at Shui Ling'er for a moment, and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the east gate of the city to distribute porridge for relief, and ask Miss Shui Ling'er to help." ”

Shui Ling'er said with a smile: "This is a trivial matter, wrapped up in me." "Isn't it just to distribute porridge to the people?

General Yan said: "I have an old man from Liang Kingdom, and he said that he wants to see you. ”

Shui Ling'er wondered: "Me? ”

"He is the King of Jing of Liang Kingdom, Situ Jing."

Shui Ling'er was shocked, she thought that she would never see him again in this life.

General Yan saw that her expression was ugly, and said, "If Miss Shui Ling'er doesn't want to see him, I will refuse him." ”

Shui Ling'er said excitedly: "I want to see him." Even if he doesn't remember herself, she still thinks about him, even if she is scolded by him.

"Okay, I'll arrange it tomorrow, and I'll give you a quarter of an hour."

"Thank you." After Shui Ling'er finished speaking, she turned around and left.

General Yan stopped her and said, "If you want to cry, just cry here, or your eyes will be ruddy, and the purple clothes will be suspicious when they see it." After handing the towel to Shui Ling'er from his arms, he saluted and left.

After Shui Ling'er saw him leave, she squatted in the corner and cried for a long time, until her emotions calmed down, and then she pretended to be casual and walked back to the room.

After Shui Ling'er returned to the room, Ziyi handed the stewed medicinal soup to Shui Ling'er, usually she would delay and delay before drinking, and it was rare to drink it directly today.

Ziyi couldn't help but wonder: "Shui Ling'er, do you have something on your mind?" She looked at Shui Ling'er carefully, saw that her eyes were slightly swollen, and said worriedly: "What's the matter, did you cry just now?" ”

Shui Ling'er made up a reason with a weak heart, and said, "I miss Daddy Foxi." ”

"If you don't ask the emperor to send someone to pick up Father Fu Xi to come to Chu State, Shui Ling'er opened her mouth and told the emperor, and the emperor will definitely agree."

Shui Ling'er nodded her head and said, "I'm going to sleep." With that, she walked over to the bed and climbed onto it.

Ziyi helped her cover the quilt, pulled down the mosquito net, and walked out.

Shui Ling'er couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning, thinking about the past with Situ Jing in her mind, and when she saw him tomorrow, would he scold her? Because she didn't say goodbye.

I don't know how long it took, the mosquito net was pulled up, Shui Ling'er sat up suddenly, and looked at the person who climbed onto her bed, Dongfang Yu.

Dongfang Yu was dressed in a light nightgown, his hair was not tied up, hanging down to his waist, he crawled to sit beside Shui Ling'er, and said, "Haven't slept yet?" ”

Shui Ling'er smiled and said without much thought: "I can't sleep." She couldn't say that she was so nervous that she couldn't sleep because she was going to see Situ Jing tomorrow.

"I heard Ziyi say that you miss Father Foxi, I haven't officially met him yet, and when we return to the imperial capital, I'll send someone to pick him up to live with you, okay?"

Shui Ling'er said happily: "Okay, Brother Yu treats me so well." ”

"Huh." Dongfang Yu leaned towards Shui Ling'er and leaned over to kiss her, but she retreated.

Shui Ling'er said with a difficult face: "Brother Yu, we can't." "Her feelings for Dongfang Yu are like no trace for water, just her brother.

"I don't force you." Dongfang Yu thought that she had not forgotten Situ Jing before she rejected him, but he was not in a hurry, he had a lifetime to be with her.

The two were silent for a moment, the atmosphere seemed awkward, Dongfang Yu broke the silence first, and said, "I'll take you to a place." He took her by the hand and walked out.

The two mounted their horses and galloped towards the hillside.

When they reached the mountainside, the two dismounted and walked to the top of the mountain, and they were greeted by the endless grassland, and when they looked up, the sky was full of stars.

Shui Ling'er happily lay on the grass and looked at the starry sky, and said, "After leaving the cottage village, I haven't seen the starry sky for a long time. ”

Dongfang Yu lay down beside her and said, "You like to watch the starry sky, I will accompany you to watch it in the future." ”

"Okay."

Shui Ling'er relaxed, coupled with the comfortable breeze, she unconsciously closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep.

Dongfang Yu smiled, turned over and kissed her lips.

In the inn in the border town, in the bottom room on the second floor, General Yan knocked on the door and walked in, looking at the man standing in front of the window with his back to him, he said, "Haven't slept yet?" ”

Situ Jing was silent for a moment and said, "She... Would you like to meet me? ”

General Yan sat down at the table and said, "She is willing." ”

Situ Jing was excited in his heart, but he was always calm, and his expression did not change at all.

Seeing that he was indifferent, General Yan said again: "She cried." ”

Situ Jing turned around abruptly and said slowly, "Really? "He hurt her too deeply, and he wanted to make amends.

General Yan finally saw the change in him, and said: "Tomorrow, I will let you meet and give you a quarter of an hour, but you can't take people away, don't make it difficult for me to be a man." ”

"Okay." A quarter of an hour was enough time for him to explain everything to Shui Ling'er.

The two were silent for a long time, and General Yan said: "What kind of charm does Shui Ling'er have, so that you and the emperor are so infatuated." ”

Situ Jing rarely smiled and said, "She is not only beautiful, but also cute." "Even though she always him off, he just likes her like that.

General Yan didn't understand that kind of emotion, and when he became an adult, he accepted the order of his parents and married the daughter of Jiangmen. Other officials offered women, and he accepted them as concubines, for him, women were just like clothes, and if he liked them today, he would spoil her, and no wife and concubine could make him fall in love.

He said: "In terms of a famous woman, the queen is better than the princess, so Shui Ling'er will stay by the emperor's side, and will not go back with you to be the princess, why do you want to see her, this extra move will only increase the sadness." ”

Situ Jing was silent for a moment and said, "I will let her choose by herself and not force her." He saw that she only wanted to explain everything, and he only had her in his heart from beginning to end.

If she chooses Dongfang Yu, he will let go and go back to Liang Guo alone.

General Yan said: "All in all, Shui Ling'er will go to the east gate tomorrow to distribute porridge, and then I will find a way to break the purple clothes and let Shui Ling'er's carriage come here directly to see you." ”

"Okay."

"After a quarter of an hour, be sure to let her get into the carriage, otherwise Ziyi will be suspicious, and I won't be able to help you."

"General Yan is willing to help me like this, I am grateful, I will definitely repay you when you come to Liang Country in the future."