Chapter 428: Grit your teeth
When Xiao Qingyun arrived at the Jiaofang Palace, it was past the ugly time. The cold moonlight sprinkled on the courtyard in front of the Jiaofang Palace, and there was no sound of insects chirping in the silence around it. The two palace guards leaned against the pillars outside the hall, and their saliva was about to flow out.
Qin Shilang, who was beside Xiao Qingyun, hurriedly stepped forward to wake up the palace people on duty at night. The two palace people were woken up with sleepy eyes, and found that His Majesty was standing in the courtyard, so frightened that they crawled and knelt in front of Xiao Qingyun and trembled. Xiao Qingyun was already upset, and at this time, he added a layer of annoyance. He didn't have time to entangle with these two, so he only asked out loud: "What about the queen?" ”
The palace maid replied tremblingly: "Her Royal Highnesses the Emperor and Empress have been placed." ”
Xiao Qingyun reprimanded: "Then why hasn't the lights in the main hall been extinguished?" How do you guys do this?! ”
The palace maid complained bitterly in her heart, no one came on weekdays and nights, how could they come in pairs. It's just a matter of being reprimanded by Pang Nesi, and if you offend Your Majesty this time, you may not end up with anything. The more nervous she became, the more indistinct her words became: "Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, no, no voice." So, so the servant guessed that Her Royal Highness the Queen was asleep. ”
Xiao Qingyun couldn't hide her impatience, pointed to the other attendant kneeling beside her, and ordered: "Tell me about what happened after the queen came." ”
This little attendant is not as shaky as the palace maid beside him. He knew in his heart that he would not be able to avoid being punished today, so it was better to answer well, if he pleased the emperor, he might be able to be punished lightly. Although the waiter's speech was not very clever, he finally explained the matter roughly: "Her Royal Highness the Queen came here at the beginning of the child. After Pannes left, Her Royal Highness drank alone behind closed doors, and the slaves and maidservants were not allowed to disturb her. But the palace has been quite quiet, so the slaves and maids guessed that Her Royal Highness the Queen might have been settled. ”
When Xiao Qingyun heard the words "drinking alone", his brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked out loud: "How much wine did the queen want?" ”
The waiter thought about it and replied, "Two jars of turbid wine." ”
Two jars of mellow mash! Xiao Qingyun gasped, and his heart was even more worried. He glanced at the two people on the ground and asked, "Is there anyone living in the side hall?" ”
The waiter quickly replied, "No." After speaking, he didn't dare to say more than half a word, and still knelt there in a daze. Qin Shilang behind Xiao Qingyun was really speechless, so he had to urge him in a low voice: "Since there is none, why don't you hurry up and pack it out, please rest Your Majesty?" ”
Only then did the two men on the ground react and trotted to clean up the house. Xiao Qingyun couldn't help but complain to Qin Shilang behind him: "This Jiaofang Palace is the queen's dormitory, even if the queen doesn't live here on weekdays, the people in this palace are too scattered, and the two will be punished according to the palace regulations tomorrow." The one who can't speak, just transfer away. How do you serve people like this?! ”
Qin Shilang promised in a low voice and led people to disperse to guard. Xiao Qingyun walked to the door of the main hall and gently pushed the door, only to find that the door had fallen into a latch. He didn't know if Ahri was asleep, and he was worried that she was drunk and uncomfortable and had no one to serve her. He stood hesitantly at the door and whispered to Lan Jing'an: "Ahri, are you asleep?" ”
There was silence inside the door, and Xiao Qingyun called twice more, but no one answered. He stood in the doorway for a moment, then turned and went next door.
At this time, Lan Jing'an, who was sitting on the ground, was closing his red eyes, leaning on the door silently and gasping. The heavy hall door separates the two worlds, and the Jiaofang Palace, which exudes bursts of faint fragrance, is no longer lively during the day, and it is cold. Lan Jing'an didn't know if she was hallucinating, she actually heard Brother Qingyun's voice. She stretched out a hand hopefully, but put it down weakly.
Lan Jing'an shook his head lightly as if it didn't belong to him, unable to distinguish what was the present, what was memory, what was reality, and what was illusion. Endless darkness overwhelmed her, making it impossible for her to escape from the sea of misery. She wished she could sleep. But the more she longed, the more she couldn't get it, and the intense exhaustion couldn't help her sleep.
No one knows the powerlessness and pain in Lan Jing'an's heart when he poured wine cup by cup. As a queen, as a great commander, she can't even go crazy in her bedroom once. She threw the silk pillow and quilt on the ground, and picked them up silently; She bit her lower lip and quickly let go of her teeth; She was very drunk, but she didn't dare to drop her glass to relieve her depression.
The lights of the Jiaofang Hall were lit all night. At four o'clock on weekdays, the sky gradually brightened, and the heavy drums on the Hongtai penetrated the mist to the palaces. No matter how short he slept for a short time, Xiao Qingyun still got up to the sound of drums. Despite the extreme hard work the night before, Xiao Qingyun never slept steadily, worrying about Lan Jing'an across the wall.
It's just that today's dynasty is the day when Princess Ning Mi is officially canonized as Zhaoyi. Since he was already familiar with the ministers last night, Xiao Qingyun, as the emperor, could not fail to appear today. He waited left and right, until Qin Shilang urged him three times and asked four times, but he still couldn't wait for Lan Jing'an to get up and open the door. Xiao Qingyun couldn't, so he had to leave someone outside the Jiaofang Palace, hoping that after Lan Jing'an got up, he could rush back to see her as soon as possible.
Less than two moments after Xiao Qingyun left, Lan Jing'an also opened the door. Qin Shilang, who was guarding outside the door, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her appear. Lan Jing'an didn't allow him to report to Xiao Qingyun immediately, and only asked him to wait outside.
Lan Jing'an's clothes were all in the Xuanming Palace, and the people in this Jiaofang Hall had not served Lan Jing'an closely, so Lan Jing'an had to wait in the palace. Fortunately, Sizhu came with Shangui without a while. As soon as Si Zhu saw Lan Jing'an, she knelt down and kowtowed to confess. Lan Jing'an pretended to reprimand, and then asked Shangui to go out to guard the door, leaving Sizhu alone to freshen up and dress her.
After Shangui went out, Lan Jing'an took Si Zhu's hand and apologized to her: "I think Su Mei has already told you." It's urgent, I really can't, I can only grieve you and Shandan Camellia. I will make it up to you one day. By the way, do you remember what happened last night? ”
Si Zhu saw Lan Jing'an's haggard face, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Si Zhu replied softly: "It is within the servants to share their worries for His Highness, where is the grievance?" I don't remember much about yesterday, but I dimly remember talking and laughing with Shandan Camellia, and I think Shandan Camellia should be similar to me. This morning, after Pang Neisi finished talking about the punishment of the servants, although Shandan Mountain Tea was a little confused, but when I saw that there was a wine jug, I recognized it again, plus there were Shangui and other people to testify, so there was no objection, and now the two of them are kneeling outside the Xuanming Hall to think. ”
Lan Jing'an breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Si Zhu is the old man next to Lan Jing'an, and his speech is also very bold: "I heard about the matter of the Zhengxuan Palace and the search for the harem yesterday. Is there anything you need your servant to do? ”
Lan Jing looked at her steadily: "Sizhu, you don't have to ask anything, you don't have to do anything." There are enough people who have been burdened by me, and I only hope that you will be well, and that you will be able to live a long and smooth life in the future. ”
Si Zhu's eyes were hot, and she choked up and shook Lan Jing'an's hand: "Your Highness..."
Lan Jing'an showed a faint smile and whispered, "Okay, put makeup on me." When we are all packed, let's go to Linhua Hall first, and then go to Xuande Hall. ”
Si Zhu agreed, and carefully took the fat powder to cover Lan Jing'an's haggardness. Lan Jing'an looked at the lonely-looking self in the bronze mirror, and tried to pull the corners of her mouth to make an elegant and warm smile. It didn't work once, and she tried again. After a few times, when she stood in front of Si Zhu in the queen's formal suit, Si Zhu couldn't see any difference between her current and her calm appearance in the past.
Lan Jing'an relieved himself and called Qin Shilang in. Hearing that Xie Weining had not been found in the palace overnight, Lan Jing'an snorted coldly, let him go, and took Si Zhu and Shan Gui to Linhua Palace. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Legend of the Queen of Chongqian" for free for the first time.