Chapter Twenty-Three: Love Stories
Now that I have just entered the palace, I have to weigh what I say and do, and I am a little unaccustomed to all kinds of rules and constraints.
"If you're bored, I'll find you something funny, so you can spend your time." He put his hand on Su Wenmei's knee: "Kneeling for so long, is your knee uncomfortable?" ”
Su Wenmei shook her head with a smile, lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and raised her eyes to look at him for a while: "Your Majesty, if it is because of Wenmei, the concubines are jealous and the harem is restless, what should the emperor do?" ”
"Wen Mei." Cheng Qian's enthusiasm seemed to suddenly cool down, and he looked at her: "You know, it was to consolidate the country at the beginning, and I was able to accept a concubine." I felt that it was enough to give them a place and make them worry about food and clothing. ”
He took her hand and placed it on his chest: "And you are different. You are all about marrying, naturally different, how can they compare with you? ”
Su Wenmei listened to him say such love words, and her heart was as sweet as eating honey. But I can't help but feel a little sad, who makes himself like the emperor above 10,000 people?
"Your Majesty, how can there be such a reason? No concubine would want to die in the palace. Su Wenmei said: "The concubine is unwilling to become a sinner for everyone. ”
Cheng Qian felt a little bitter, he stood up and touched her hair: "You have a good rest, I still have some things to deal with, so I won't accompany you for dinner." ”
Su Wenmei said, he didn't know. But after all, he is young, and he only wants to pick the best in the world for her, and he can't hide his love.
He also knew that if he did this for a long time, he would definitely hurt her. However, if he wanted to distance himself from her, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
Su Wenmei was a little happy and a little sad. A person had a sullen dinner and stood in a daze in the courtyard corridor.
"Concubine Wen." Zheng Mingli of the Internal Affairs Office entered Jinyun Palace, and he was followed by more than a dozen eunuchs holding trays: "Slaves see Niangniang." ”
"Gonggong Zheng? Flat. Su Wenmei said.
"Yes." Zheng Mingli got up and said: "The emperor is worried about the mother's boredom, so he specially instructed the servants to collect some gadgets for the mother to enjoy. Zheng Mingli said, and the dozen or so little eunuchs lined up.
Gonggong Zheng looked flattering, and smiled and introduced the gadgets brought to Su Wenmei one by one. Su Wenmei saw all kinds of playthings in the tray - peach wood swords, shuttlecocks, nine-section whips, pianos, chess, books, paintings......
Everything, Su Wenmei smiled.
Bing'er saw it on the side, and couldn't help but smile and said: "The emperor is still good to Niangniang, not long after he went out of Jinyun Palace, the gadgets were delivered." ”
"Bing'er." Su Wenmei glanced at Bing'er.
"There is Father-in-law Lao."
The palace maids below took over these playthings from the eunuchs, and Zheng Gong said fairly: "No, the emperor is good to Niangniang, needless to say." ”
"It is the honor of a slave to be able to serve the emperor's mother. If Niangniang has any needs in the future, she can let the sisters of Jinyun Palace go to the Internal Affairs Office to mention it, and the slaves will definitely do things for Niangniang with all their hearts. ”
Seeing off Gonggong Zheng, Su Wenmei looked at those gadgets and had fun. She picked a wooden sword from the small objects: "Does anyone know how to dance a sword?" With me? ”
No one answered, and Bing'er sneered: "Niangniang, come to me, there is no one in our palace who can dance swords." ”
She nodded, pursed her lips and felt a little bored, so she took her sword and danced in the courtyard.
Today, she is wearing a pear-colored silk robe, and when she dances the sword, her wide robe is flexible and elegant. She is like this, with a little clear, a little sharp, and charming.
Whether it is the Gu Mansion and the Su Mansion, or the palace, there are many rules. Su Wenmei rarely can do as much as she wants now, she dances the sword, and she only feels a little relaxed.
After dancing the sword for a while, she looked at the guqin on the side again: "Among you, are there any who can play the qin?" ”
The palace daughters, you look at me, I look at you, and they all shook their heads at Su Wenmei, Su Wenmei only felt a little disappointed. To say that there are indeed skilled musicians in the palace, but if she wants to invite them, she feels that it is very troublesome, and there are some teachers who move the crowd.
"What does Concubine Wen want to hear? My sister is willing to play for her mother, and I hope that Concubine Wen will not dislike it. The voice of Concubine Hui sounded at the door. Su Wenmei saw that Concubine Hui was standing outside the gate of Jinyun Palace with a first-class palace maid, looking at her with a smile.
She is as gentle as water, and the smile between her eyebrows makes people feel very comfortable.
"Concubine Hui." Su Wenmei liked this woman very much from the first time she saw her, liked her warm eyebrows and eyes, and the gentle and kind temperament revealed in her bones. She was also defenseless against this gentle woman: "When did you come?" ”
"When the concubine was dancing the sword, she stood far away at the gate of the palace. It's just that my sister danced the sword and danced so much that she didn't notice the concubine. She laughed.
Su Wenmei walked up to her, took her hand and walked towards the small courtyard of Jinyun Palace: "Sister Hui plays the piano, Wenmei is very honored." ”
Qian Hui played the piano very well, and Su Wenmei also played the song and danced a song of thoughts in the moonlight.
Her wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, and her dancing posture contained affection, and she danced like a fairy in the moonlight. When she danced, she completely lost her usual coldness and seriousness.
The palace maids and eunuchs were also amazed by Su Wenmei's elegant and agile dancing, and they couldn't take their eyes off it. Don't look at Su Wenmei's martial arts and playing the piano are half-baked kung fu, but she is very good at dancing.
Cheng Qian was outside the palace gate, watching from a distance, and it was not until the end of the song that he withdrew his gaze imprinted on the beautiful woman. He lowered his head and smiled lightly, and returned to the main hall without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, you went to visit Concubine Wen, why didn't you go in?"
Cheng Qian didn't answer, sat on the dragon chair by himself, and picked up the fold. Recently, there have been a lot of excerpts, and they have not yet been approved.
Qian Hui is gentle, Su Wenmei is smart, and the two are very close to each other. After Su Wenmei danced a dance in Jinyun Palace, she sweated a little, and she also played with Qian Hui, and the two played the piano and chess in the palace, so happy.
played until the middle of the moon, and Qian Hui was reluctant to leave. Su Wenmei held her hand: "I'll send you." ”
Walking on the palace road, Su Wenmei and Qian Hui chatted. Qian Hui held her hand, hesitated, and finally spoke: "Sister Wenmei, do you know that this is the happiest day I have had since I entered the palace." ”
Su Wenmei looked at her red eyes and didn't speak.
"Since I entered the palace, because of my low position, I have been pressed by others in everything, most of the people in the palace have bullied me, and I am walking on thin ice in the palace. Until I met Sister Wenmei. ”
"Sister, you haven't entered the palace that day. But since I met you from afar in Gongdao, I feel that you are a kind and true person. I can't help but want to get close to you, I want to know you, but I'm also afraid of being abrupt of you. ”
Su Wenmei didn't speak, but only shook Qian Hui's hand distressedly. The palace is lonely, and most of the people in the palace are also worshipping high and low. Now Zhuang Xian in the palace has the highest position, and his temperament is also a little domineering. Zhuang Xianren will only treat Qian Hui's gentleness as weakness and bully, where will he treat her well.
She and herself are only three sides of the relationship, but they hit it off at first sight. To be able to say this, it must be in the palace, and it is very hard. The moonlight was lonely, Su Wenmei was very close to Qian Hui, and walked very slowly all the way, sending her back to Zhongxiu Palace.
Coming out of Zhongxiu Palace, she and Bing'er walked back slowly, looking up at the moon in the sky, but she was a little disgusted with the deep walls of this palace. In this palace, I don't know how many women as kind as Qian Hui are buried?
She didn't want to go back to Jinyun Palace, she always felt that the current Jinyun Palace was a little deserted, as if something was missing. The emperor is now afraid that he is also with other concubines, right?
The moonlight is like water, she took Bing'er to Jinyun Palace, there are eunuchs on duty at night in front of each palace, and occasionally there are palace people passing by, and the palace road is a little deserted compared to the daytime.
When I arrived at the gate of Jinyun Palace, I saw that the lights in the dormitory of Jinyun Palace were bright. When I went in, I found that the emperor was inside, sitting on the bookcase next to him and commenting on it.
"You're back?" His eyes were still lingering on the fold, and he didn't raise his head, only asked.
Su Wenmei was a little stunned, and was about to salute, but heard the emperor speak: "You don't have to salute, sit down and wash and rest, I am a little busy today." ”
"Oh...... Good. ”
Bing'er helped Su Wenmei finish washing up and went out. Su Wenmei had nothing to do, so she sat on the chair and said leisurely: "The concubine thought that the emperor would go to other concubines, why did she come to the concubine again today?" ”
When Cheng Qian heard this, he looked up at her: "Are you happy that I went to other people?" ”
Su Wenmei smiled bitterly and shook her head. No woman would want to share her husband with anyone else, right? It's just that what I like is the Son of Heaven.
"I don't see you for a day, like every other autumn." He walked over, sat down next to her, and took her in his arms.
She met his starry eyes, and Cheng Qian's gentle kiss landed on her lips.
On the second day, I went to ask Zhuang Xianren for peace as usual, and when I came back from Fangyi Palace, I saw Aunt Shuyun with two grandmothers waiting in Jinyun Palace.
"Slave maid, see Concubine Wen."
"Early this morning, the Queen Mother ordered the slave maid to take the palace teacher Xi Mama to serve Concubine Wen and teach the mother to learn some postures in the palace."
"I see." Su Wenmei nodded and helped Aunt Shuyun up: "The Queen Mother is bothered." ”
"Concubine Wen is deeply liked by the emperor, and the Queen Mother naturally values her mother very much. I also hope that the mother will be virtuous and virtuous in the future, and not live up to the expectations of the queen mother. ”
"There's Aunt Lao Shuyun." After Su Wenmei finished speaking, Shu Yun saluted Su Wenmei and withdrew from Jinyun Palace.
"Concubine Wenniang, then let's get ready, and start learning posture in the afternoon, right?" One of the grandmothers said.
"Oh, okay." Su Wenmei nodded, and asked Bing'er to take the two teaching grandmothers down to rest.
Su Wenmei and the emperor had lunch, and the emperor went back to the main hall, and she followed the two grandmothers to learn the manners.
For example, for the emperor and the queen mother, they must call themselves concubines; You can't say bad luck in the palace...... Su Wenmei listened, holding her chin with her hand, only feeling bored.
It's sunny today. She looked out the window, and suddenly remembered the days when she was unrestrained.