Chapter Twenty-Five: A Farce

It was already in the dark, and it was pitch black outside, and the moonlight shone on the cold stone road, intersecting with the palace lamps outside the hall, and it was extremely silent. There were sporadic words scattered in the hall, and after Sha Ling'er left, some civil and military ministers also paid tribute to Liu Bang one after another and returned to their homes.

The hall was a mess, food and drink, gold and silver, pastries and fruits were thrown crookedly all over the place.

When some of the palace maids and eunuchs saw that Liu Banglu was still inside, they did not dare to go in and disturb them, but waited quietly by the pillar to wait for the summons at any time.

There were only Liu Bang and a few ladies and beauties in the hall, some of them were drunk, their cheeks flushed with a seductive flush, and their red faces were as beautiful as apples. Just like Zhao Meiren, she is the most innocent, and throughout the banquet, she sometimes said a few words to Mrs. Bo and Shi Meiren beside her, and the rest was to look at the foreign Sha Ling'er with round and watery grape-like eyes, Sha Ling'er smiled, and she also laughed, as if she saw her thirteen or fourteen-year-old self, although she was a few years older than Sha Ling'er, but she always felt that she was as lively and innocent as her original self. She liked Princess Shalinger very much, and because she was happy, she drank a few more glasses, but she was drunk, lying on several cases, with a drunken smile, holding a bottle of wine that had not finished drinking, and her mouth kept jumping out of her mouth with nonsense and drunken words, "Princess Sallinger is really ...... Cute, transparent...... Pure...... Pure ......"

Mrs. Bo next to her saw that she was drunk like this, so she leaned over and patted her back gently, "Zi'er, Zi'er went back." ”

Bo Ji asked her girl Fu'er for a cup of tea, put it on a few cases, and held Zhao Zi'er's shoulders, "Let's take a sip of tea first, so that I can sober up." As he spoke, he picked up the tea and fed it to Zhao Meiren to drink, but the unconscious hand of the confused Zhao Meiren hit the ground, and the tea splashed on the ground again, Zhao Meiren still smiled drunkenly and said, "No...... Drink...... Happy ...... Drink. He shook his head and tried to stand up, but before he could stand firmly, he fell into Mrs. Bo's arms, arching wildly in Mrs. Bo's arms, full of wine, and hiccups from time to time. Mrs. Bo supported her and patted her on the back, who wanted to get drunk as if she had no bones, it was soft and difficult to help, and the girl Fu'er helped Mrs. Bo to make her good again.

Liu Bang and Empress Lu, who were in the main seat, glanced at each other, and Empress Lu put on a bored face and didn't want to care about the matter. Liu Bang lowered his head and smiled, got up and walked to Zhao Meiren and patted her on the back, "Go back, drink like this." ”

"No, look for Shalinger...... Drink. Zhao Meiren tilted her head to the side and didn't look at Liu Bang, drunkenly laughing while talking.

"Princess Shalinger will accompany you to drink tomorrow, go back first." Liu Bang took Zhao Zi'er from Mrs. Bo's arms, turned around and loudly ordered the soldiers at the door and Zhao Meiren's personal maid, "Send her back, so that she can wait." ”

As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Bo opposite Liu Bang said, "Your Majesty, it's better for the concubine to send her son back, just by the way." ”

Liu Bang thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, then I'll trouble you." He handed Zhao Zi'er to Mrs. Bo again.

Mrs. Bo nodded slightly to him, and helped Zhao Meiren out of Weiyang Palace with Zhao Meiren's girl.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Shi Meiren also went back with a farewell ceremony.

After another moment, there were fewer people in the hall, and Lu Hou, who was in the main seat, closed his eyes slightly, his eyebrows were squeezed together, thinking that he might have drunk more wine when he toasted with the foreign envoys, and his cheeks were flushed, and he raised his hand to rub his temples and pinch his forehead, I am afraid that he is still a little dizzy. During the day, when she accompanied Sha Ling'er to visit Weiyang Palace, she was a little dizzy, and after returning to the palace, she took some medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, rested for a while, and brought her sick body to the banquet at night, and drank wine that caused dizziness.

Empress Lu finally felt uncomfortable, so she got up, and Dai Qing helped her to come to Liu Bang and saluted, "Your Majesty, the concubine is unwell, go back first." ”

Liu Bang helped her, put one hand on Lu Hou's shoulder, and said with pity, "Are you still dizzy?" I'll see you in a moment. ”

Empress Lu met his concerned gaze, looked at it, his face was calm and indifferent, he didn't seem to be very happy or unhappy, as if he was completely used to this. So he nodded perfunctorily to Liu Bang, glanced at Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Guan slightly, and the two of them hurriedly bent down and bowed their heads to make a respectful appearance, and Empress Lu went out of Weiyang Palace accompanied by Dai Qing, and Liu Bang also went to the inner hall.

Mrs. Qi respectfully watched Empress Lu indeed go out, so she dared to recklessly return to her original appearance and become active, Mrs. Guan was pregnant, and she was the most likely to get tired, as soon as Empress Lu left, she hurriedly sat back on the mat.

Mrs. Qi immediately turned her head and stared at Mrs. Guan sitting on the mat with a mysterious smile.

Mrs. Qi saw Mrs. Guan's every move at the banquet just now, she was beside Mrs. Guan, in addition to arguing with herself, Mrs. Guan kept stroking her lower abdomen, and covered her mouth to vomit after eating a few mouthfuls of sweet and greasy things, but everyone was in the palace, and it was inconvenient to vomit, so she held back. It was like this several times before and after, so Mrs. Guan didn't eat much later, and obediently sat on the mat to watch everyone laugh and listen to everyone. Mrs. Qi was close to her, and she could see most clearly that the main purpose of this banquet was to find out whether Mrs. Guan was pregnant. In this way, Mrs. Guan was pregnant, and she confirmed her thoughts.

Mrs. Guan was bored fiddling with the fruit plate and pastries on the case, her face was indifferent and she didn't speak, she simply held her chin with one hand and looked out of the hall in a daze. I didn't know what to think, I sighed, straightened up and looked for Liu Bang, and just happened to meet Mrs. Qi's mysterious and smiling gaze, seeing that she was smiling at herself for no reason, Mrs. Guan had an iron face, and her eyes were like hooks and asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"Nothing." Mrs. Qi said.

Mrs. Guan glanced at Mrs. Qi with a bad face, but Mrs. Qi smiled instead of being angry.

"There's something wrong." Mrs. Guan muttered in a low voice without a good face.

Liu Bang came out of the inner hall at this time, holding a black robe in his hand, and was about to drive to Changxin Palace to visit Empress Lu, he felt that he had to go to see her no matter what, not only because of her illness, but also for other things. Before leaving, Mrs. Guan got up and hurriedly greeted her, took Liu Bang's hand, and said to Liu Bang coquettishly, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that you wanted to accompany your concubine?" Is it good for the concubine to warm the emperor's bed? ”

When Liu Bang heard that she was going to pester him again, he put on a crazy look of wanting to escape, but he was always dragged by her, unable to shake off Mrs. Guan's hand, and nodded perfunctorily while pulling Mrs. Guan's hand, "Mmmm, in the future, there is something now." ”

Mrs. Guan looked outside the hall, and then looked at Mrs. Qi, and Mrs. Guan was afraid that Liu Bang would go to the Yuzao Palace at night. No matter what Liu Bang said, he was still entangled, looking at Liu Bang with a pitiful look, "No, go now." After saying that, he deliberately put his face on Liu Bang's shoulder to show Mrs. Qi, and Mrs. Qi stayed aside and watched Mrs. Guan's entanglement but covered her mouth and smiled.

Liu Bang looked impatient, and pulled out his hand from Mrs. Guan's hand vigorously, it hurt, and quickly blew and shook it with his mouth, glanced at Mrs. Guan who was still making trouble, and said in a low tone and pretending to be angry, "You are so powerful, it hurts me, okay, you go back first, I am another God, didn't you hear me say that I was going to Changxin Palace just now?" ”

Turning his head and putting on a robe to leave, he was pulled by Mrs. Guan again, crying and saying, "Then he won't see his father tonight." After saying that, he pointed his finger at his lower abdomen pitifully.

"I can't stand it, it's so difficult, I shouldn't spoil her." Liu Bang stood in place and watched Mrs. Guan pestering him, so he muttered in a low voice, it seems that he has to say something cruel, otherwise she will continue to pester. So he cleared his throat, became serious, and said in a raised tone, "Okay, don't bother, don't keep using him to keep me, his eyes and ears haven't grown, what does he know, if you bother me, I, I will let him never see his father in the future." Taking advantage of the situation, he shook off Mrs. Guan's hand again.

Mrs. Guan was told by him, her nose was sore, she cried loudly, leaned over a few cases, wiped her tears, and from time to time stole a glance at Liu Bang not far away, and raised her voice to cry and sing, "Xi Xi Gu Feng, Wei Feng and Rain." Will be afraid, and the woman will be maintained. Will be happy, the woman will be abandoned. Accustomed to the valley wind, the wind and the decadence. Put fear in your arms. Will be happy, abandon as if it were left. Xi Xi Gu Feng, Wei Shan Cui Wei. No grass does not die, no wood does not wither. Forget my great virtue, think about my small grievances......"

The words selected by the lady in the mouth of the husband "The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Gu Feng" is considered to be an abandoned woman poem. The content of the poem is written that the woman recalls the poverty of the family when she was young, and spent the difficulties with her husband, and the husband had a good relationship with her, and when she was rich, her husband changed his mind and abandoned her. used this poem to complain that Liu Bang abandoned her.

Mrs. Qi probably understood what it meant, and glanced at Liu Bang cautiously with her breath.

Liu Bang simply covered his ears, but he could still hear the annoyance, exhaled with anger, put down his hand and shouted to Mrs. Guan, "Still crying? Sick of it. You, you, you, hurry up and get her back, don't care about any etiquette, hurry back! Liu Bang impatiently asked Mrs. Qi to help her back, pointed to Mrs. Guan who was kneeling beside a few cases with a dark face and said, "You shouldn't sing this poem if you want to sing it, where are you who share the hardships with me?" When did I say I abandoned you? ”

Mrs. Qi hurriedly came to Mrs. Guan's side to support her, but Mrs. Guan immediately stopped crying, stood up from the side of several cases, and glanced at Mrs. Qi with a gloomy face. Seeing that Liu Bang really didn't mean to go back with her, he didn't force it anymore, and said to Qi Ji angrily, "Go, I'll go." "Most of the mouth pouted and was very unhappy, and he didn't say a word or salute Liu Bang, and went out.

Liu Bang and Mrs. Qi looked at each other, Liu Bang shook his head helplessly, and instructed Mrs. Qi, "You can go back too, be careful." ”

Mrs. Qi smiled and nodded, and also went out.