Chapter 11: Temporary Residence in the Palace
"This can't be done, Your Majesty!" Xiao Lizi listened to what the emperor said in a cold sweat, and hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the elite cavalry battalion is dedicated to protecting the emperor, if you withdraw, the emperor will have a good one, but I am afraid that the queen mother will kill the little one!" ”
"If you don't go, I can kill you right now!" Cheng Qian looked at Xiao Li's father-in-law's nervous appearance but smiled: "Go quickly, I won't tell the Queen Mother about this, and you are not allowed to mention it." ”
“...... Be. ”
"Miss Su!" More than a dozen palace maids entered Mingyang Palace with food: "Miss Su hasn't had dinner yet, right?" This was sent by the emperor to the imperial dining room, and Miss Su finished her meal and rested. ”
"I'm tired." Su Wenmei smiled, and the palace maids entered the Mingyang Palace and put the meals on the table one by one.
The meals presented by the palace daughters included quail crystal soup, abalone and bird's nest porridge, barbecued pork venison, Longjing shrimp, etc., which were full of color, flavor and flavor, and Bing'er couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
"Miss Sue." A palace maid came in: "Concubine Hui of Zhongxiu Palace came to Mingyang Palace and said that she brought ginseng soup to Miss Su. ”
"Please let her in." Su Wenmei said.
Concubine Hui Niangniang, is the Niangniang I saw on the palace road during the day, right? That lady has a charitable eyebrow, and she gives people a very warm feeling at first sight.
Su Wenmei stood up and saluted her: "See Concubine Hui." ”
Concubine Hui smiled and walked into Mingyang Palace, helped Su Wenmei up, and raised her hand to let the palace maid present ginseng soup and some food snacks to the table: "I heard that Miss Su came to the palace, and before dinner, the palace ordered someone to stew ginseng soup, and by the way, bring some small snacks to visit Miss Su." ”
"There is Lao Hui Niangniang. Wen Mei's status is low, and it is rare for Hui Concubine to take care of her. ”
"Miss Su is polite." She smiled: "Miss Su is here for General Gu's affairs, General Gu is a hero of the country, and it is also appropriate for the palace to send some food and show a little concern." ”
"It's not too early, the girl finishes her meal early, rests early, and the palace won't bother much."
"Congratulations to Concubine Hui." Su Wenmei saluted Hui Concubine, and Hui Concubine Niangniang left.
"Miss." Bing'er said: "Slave maid look, Concubine Hui is an excellent person. ”
It seems that he is a very gentle and excellent person, Su Wenmei smelled the food and was hungry at this time: "Let's eat first." ”
She held her back and asked Bing'er to sit down and eat together, at first Bing'er was unwilling, unwilling to break the rules, but she couldn't resist Su Wenmei's insistence, and ...... The meal is fragrant.
This night was extremely difficult, and Su Wenmei's mind was full of thoughts about General Gu and Old Madam Gu. The border pass is bitterly cold, and he can't leave the palace for the time being, and he can't do anything, so he can only pray in his heart for General Gu's safety.
The next day, Su Wenmei got up early in the morning, waited in Mingyang Palace, and at noon, she estimated that the emperor was in the court, and went to the Qianzheng Palace, but she was meeting the ministers, so Xiao Lizi asked her to go back to Mingyang Palace and wait, saying that if the emperor was free, he would naturally go to see her.
This waited until the afternoon, but the emperor still did not come to see her. So she learned from yesterday and knelt by the door of the main hall.
When the lord of Showa came to visit the emperor, he saw Su Wenmei kneeling outside the door, the lord of Showa has always liked to wear men's clothes, so he joked with Su Wenmei: "Yo! This is a beautiful woman with a face, what are you doing kneeling here? ”
"Ask to see the emperor." Su Wenmei didn't raise her head.
"Historically, most of the ministers and concubines who ask to see the emperor are ministers, who is the girl? What do you ask for? ”
"The folk girl is the righteous daughter of Mrs. Gu." Su Wenmei was anxious, so she didn't answer her question seriously, and replied lukewarmly.
Where did the lord of Showa County receive such a cold reception, so his heart felt like he was scratched by ants. She was unwilling, the fan in her hand stretched out, and she smiled meaningfully, and the fan was about to pick Su Wenmei's chin.
The lord of Showa was wearing men's clothes, Su Wenmei didn't look closely, she only thought she was a man, so she felt that she was behaving frivolously, frowned unhappily, and turned her head sideways to avoid her fan: "Childe is self-respecting!" ”
"Huh!" Lord Showa took back the fan and felt a little embarrassed. Before the cold of early spring passed, a little sweat appeared on the forehead of the Showa County Lord, and she unfolded her fan and fanned herself violently.
Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Su Wenmei wanted to say something, but she pursed her lips and swallowed what she was about to say. After all, this is the palace, and the people who come are either rich or noble, which annoys the nobles, and she can't afford to sin if she commits a crime.
"County Lord." Xiao Lizi came out: "The emperor is inside, you can go in." ”
"Okay." As he spoke, the county lord of Showa glanced at Su Wenmei and entered the main hall.
Princess? Don't? This handsome, who looks like a son-in-law, is she a woman, or is she the emperor's clan? Su Wenmei couldn't help but swallow her saliva, glad that she didn't say anything sarcastic just now.
"Brother Huang, there is a girl kneeling outside the door! Did you forget her? She walked in and said heartily to Cheng Qian.
The brush in Cheng Qian's hand paused: "Showa, is this a crush on that Su girl?" ”
"You don't know, I'm a woman, how can I ...... Crush another woman? She looked at Cheng Qian: "Brother Huang won't be in love with others, right?" Otherwise, why don't you see people on the shelf? ”
"I know what she's asking for, I just don't want to see her." Cheng Qian: "You came to find me, won't you just do it?" Something to say. ”
......
After Princess Showa went out, Cheng Qianmeng took a sip of tea: "Let her in." ”
Xiao Li's father-in-law looked at him suspiciously.
"Su Wenmei." Cheng Gandao.
"Yes." Xiao Lizi bowed down and went out.
Su Wenmei got up, her feet were a little numb, but she also walked towards the hall step by step, kneeling: "The little girl sees the emperor." ”
"Get up." He waved his hand and approached her step by step: "If it's for General Gu's business, I don't think you need to say it." I have ordered someone to secretly go to Huihong to rescue General Su. ”
"Yes."
"Is there anything else you can do?"
"The people's daughter, thank you to the emperor for caring for General Gu, the people's daughter is fine." Su Wenmei said: "The old lady Gu is seriously ill, and the maiden asks to leave the palace immediately to take care of the old lady." ”
Cheng Qian didn't want to hear her say such things. I don't know why, even if he doesn't go to see her, even if he only knows that she lives in Mingyang Palace, he feels at ease. Cheng Qian didn't want her to leave.
"General Gu is in Huihong, his life and death are unknown, and there is no news about the people I sent for the time being. You stay in the palace, and you will know as soon as you have the news. Cheng Qian approached her and stopped in front of her. He was so close that it seemed to have a hint of ambiguity. So much so that when she lowered her head, she could see the tips of his shoes: "Miss Su, are you good?" ”
Su Wenmei bowed and saluted: "The people's girl obeys." ”
Su Wenmei walked out of the Qianzheng Palace, and finally let go of half of her heart. Now, I can only pray that General Gu will return safely.
At dinner, Concubine Hui brought ginseng soup again. Su Wenmei raised her chopsticks and was about to eat, but Cheng Qian came in: "I didn't use dinner, I don't want to make the imperial dining room too troublesome, so when I come to Mingyang Palace, Miss Su is willing to add a pair of chopsticks?" ”
Everyone present was shocked!
Su Wenmei knelt down and saluted, but Cheng Qian didn't care so much, he sat where Su Wenmei had sit, took Su Wenmei's chopsticks, picked up a piece of deer antler velvet and stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded: "It tastes good." ”
The palace maids added dishes and chopsticks, Cheng Qian pointed to the seat opposite, and said to Su Wenmei, "You also sit down and eat together." ”
The whole process looked like a courteous appearance, and served soup to Su Wenmei, not like a king at all, Xiao Lizi didn't look at it on the side.
Xiao Lizi thought that the emperor was not so attentive to the concubines in the harem, if Miss Su was interested, then eighty percent would not be far from the concubine.
At the end of the meal, Su Wenmei drank some wine under Cheng Qian's persuasion. Cheng Qian's face turned crimson, he waved his big hand and retreated, his expression became serious, with a little confusion: "Miss Su, now, you are Su Wenmei, I am Cheng Qian." ”
He looked at Su Wenmei without blinking, with a little affection: "Do you believe it, love at first sight?" ”
Su Wenmei looked at Cheng Qian's serious face, and suddenly thought of the appearance of the first meeting in the pear garden, as well as the rain in the Tianjing Teahouse that night.
Xu Wei had just had a few drinks under Cheng Qian's persuasion, and drank the hot ginseng soup, her body was a little hot at the moment, and a little beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
The same is true for Cheng Qian.
"If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan. There are too many things in the world, all of which have a good beginning and a bad ending. If there is no good ending, then it is best not to start. ”
"What's the doomed end?" But he grabbed her wrist and looked at her with fiery eyes, revealing the stubbornness unique to a teenager: "I don't believe in the destined end." The grace of heaven, is it so out of your eyes?! ”
As he spoke, ignoring her resistance, he picked her up horizontally and entered the dormitory of Mingyang Palace.
He laid her on the big bed in the dormitory, and his body was about to press up. Su Wenmei was shocked, and for no reason, she remembered the disciple in the Full Moon Tower who was stabbed by her. However, the heat on her body also made her a little nostalgic for this short-term warmth.
"You ......" her hand still resisted feebly.
"If General Gu's life is tied to you, what should you do?" He said.
Su Wenmei was quiet.
"I think that when I love someone, my greatest wish is to give her happiness with my own hands; If she really can't do it, she will retreat to the next best thing and let others give her happiness, but I ....... now."
Cheng Qian kissed her ear, and the warm breath tickled her. In fact, in her heart, she can be regarded as liking him.
Otherwise, how could you wait for three hours in the rain at the Tianjing Teahouse that night?
His hand wrapped around her delicate water snake waist through the clothes, but he remembered her reaction when she heard General Gu just now, and suddenly lost interest.
Is she willing to commit herself to General Gu's life for his sake?! Cheng Qian half-arched, staring at the blushing and charming woman on the bed, her eyes were closed at the moment, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her little hands were holding the cuffs of his dragon robe because of nervousness.