Chapter 19 If you leave
Zong Zhengxu's back paused slightly, and he turned around to ask about his expression.
"Whether you're serious or not," he said, his heart throbbing strongly, the last sane string in his brain at stake, "I need time to think about it." You ......"
I want him to wait for me. But I can't say it. But he understood, and we always seemed to be in the same mind: "I understand." β
Zong Zhengxu smiled, "I'll wait." I know, it won't be long. β
His back disappeared into the night. If it were daylight, I would have seen farther, and I would have been able to watch him walk out of the cloister, and perhaps smile back; As I thought about it, I seemed to see this, and my heart almost jumped out of my chest.
It must be because I haven't sobered up after drinking wine during the day, and today everyone keeps mentioning Zong Zhengxu as if they had made an appointment, and he is adding fuel to the fire at the moment, which will make me uneasy. Thinking about it carefully, he has no reason to choose me at all because of the prosperity, after all, step by step, the first thing to win should be the throne of the night. That's why he did it...... It's just to make fun of me.
Even though I forced myself to think so, there was always a voice in my head that was singing the opposite tune, which upset me. I put out the candle and went to bed peacefully, I tried to get rid of the idea of "self-deception", but I still couldn't sleep this night. The next morning, I was inevitably sleepy, so I had to blame myself for doing it myself.
In short, time flies by in a flickering of thoughts, and I have no news of Zongzheng for three days. In the past, I would have been indifferent or even happy, but today, it is difficult to ignore the thoughts in my heart.
On this day, she asked An to return to the hall from Changle Palace, and was about to enter the inner hall with Lan Tang, but she stopped in front of the door and blessed her body: "Tea and snacks are all available, Emperor Ji, please come in." Ignoring my call to her behind me, he turned to leave.
In fact, when I got along with Lan Tang in the past three days, I always felt some inexplicable guilt in my heart. Until that night, before Zong Zhengxu asked for marriage, I was all comforting Lan Tang to look away, don't have too much obsession with Zong Zhengxu. However, Zong Zhengxu's words came suddenly, and I was caught off guard, so why not Yu Lantang? It's just that at this time, I don't know if she already knows about it, if she knows it but doesn't move, with her delicate thoughts, I'm afraid that she will think the same as Meng Yehan and the others, and feel that my city is very deep, adding a layer of hypocrisy.
Thinking that she might know to blame me, she sighed and just took a step, she heard a familiar voice that had been lingering in her ears for the past few days: "Sigh like this, what bothers the emperor?" β
I looked at it in surprise, it wasn't Zong Zhengxu who spoke. Knowing that Lan Tang was going outside to look out for us, I approached him with a frown, and my tone changed slightly: "It is extremely dangerous for the prince to enter the palace at night, but I never expected that in broad daylight, the palace wall is just a void for the prince of Zongzheng." If you really have a master, you are bold. β
He chuckled, and we seemed to look at each other for a long time, but in fact it was not more than a second, and the man I hadn't seen for a long time appeared in my sight. We turned our heads, and the moment we saw him, it was a mixed taste, and we only murmured "King Pingzhou".
Huan Ke's eyes were equally dark, his eyes wandered between me and Zong Zhengxu for a round before he gave up, and he lowered his head and couldn't see his expression: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Emperor Lingyue is fine." β
Remembering that Zong Zhengxu did say that he was going to bring a friend that night, I glanced at Zong Zhengxu first, and then looked back at Huan Ke, who knew that this series of actions was fully seen by him. His eyes sank a little, Huan Ke looked straight at me, pursed his lips, and stopped talking.
I wanted to cover up and stay away from Zong Zhengxu, and my smile was a little stiff: "Lingyue is all right, thank you King Pingzhou for your concern." It's just that the king of Pingzhou seems to be a little ......"
"The belt is getting wider, and people are haggard?" He took over first, and a smile crossed his eyes, but it was fleeting. After a pause, he said softly: "I came to find Emperor Lingyue today, and I really had to do it. It is Huan Ke who is incompetent, and he looks at Emperor Ji Haihan of Lingyue. β
"It's a tricky matter, and Ling Yue can guess where the resistance comes from. Besides, in the final analysis, it should be regarded as the king of Lingyue and Pingzhou. "I gestured to invite Huan Ke and Zong Zhengxu to sit down, and seeing that there were only two cups of tea on the table, I pushed them first, and I poured another bowl myself, while listening to Huan Ke tell the ins and outs of the matter. It's just that as soon as he opened his lips, the word "imperial brother" was revealed, and I couldn't help but wonder: "Imperial brother? β
Before the words fell, he reacted: "Emperor Hu Ru is the elder brother of the prince? β
"Exactly." Huan Ke didn't seem to expect that he would be interrupted by me as soon as he spoke, and quickly understood the reason for my surprise: "Not long after Hu Ru was founded, it is normal for Emperor Lingyue to not know. It was Huan Ke's negligence, and Emperor Lingyue should have been informed in advance. β
Blushing and shaking my head, I was a little embarrassed: "It's true that Lingyue is lonely and unheard." This answer is somewhat overshadowed. I only said that Huan Ke made an exception to be crowned king because of his outstanding military achievements, and he didn't even think about it to the royal family. And because Hu Ru has only experienced two dynasties since its establishment, and is in a dangerous place in the west, I really don't know much about it, and I am really ashamed at the moment.
While Zong Zhengxu slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip, I motioned for Huan Ke to continue, but he seemed to see through what I was thinking, and first said lightly that his imperial brother's name was Huan Junlie, and then he narrated it in passing. As I expected, although Huan Junlie intended to expand his territory, he resolutely denied pouring Hu Ru's all-out efforts to attack Lianghong, even if Huan Ke repeatedly persuaded him to guarantee it, he was not moved at all.
Hu Ru has Huan Ke's uncle in the court, the regent Huan commented, this person is suspicious, because Huan Ke has mentioned this matter many times and is suspicious, and Huan Junlie is willing to cooperate with the enemy and betray the country. Although Huan Junlie did not believe it, he was also skeptical, so he sought an opportunity to demote Huan Ke Hussar General to the rank of General of the Fu Army. Huan Ping took the opportunity to send someone to secretly monitor Huan Ke to grasp the handle, and it took Huan Ke a lot of effort to get out, but he couldn't leave for too long.
"It's Huan Ke's own mishandling, and it has nothing to do with Emperor Lingyue." Seeing through what I was going to say at a glance, Huan Ke chuckled, confident as when he first saw it: "Things are man-made, and the time for the melon to ripen is still far away." Please also ask Emperor Lingyue to help Huan Ke. β
"No excuse." I also smiled lightly, and then frowned again: "Ling Yue knows that the intention of the King of Pingzhou is to want Ling Yue to go to Emperor Hu Ru to explain the pros and cons, and this matter is not difficult." The difficulty is ......"
"The difficulty lies in how to send the emperor to Huru." On the side, Zong Zhengxu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, the corners of his mouth smirked, and he was determined to win: "If this matter was really not easy in the past, but now," he looked at me with a smile, "If you want Emperor Lingyue to be famous in the world, it is as easy as a finger." β
By mid-June, there was already a bit of a July fire. Fang changed into a purple gauze shirt and combed a double snail bun to reduce some heat, but Qu Zhong pushed the door in at this time, and his words were full of surprise: "Emperor!" Go to Yiliu Pond, the catkins are beautiful! β
"Catkins?" I was strange, but I couldn't hold it back at the end of the song, and I was used to laughing, so I stepped forward and pulled me out, "Yes, yes, while no one is going now, let's hurry up and feast our eyes first!" β
When you can see Yiliu Pond from a distance, there are very few white flying flakes floating in the air, and there are more and more along the way. Walking to the edge of the pool, I sighed at the end of the song, and I couldn't help but open my eyes wide. Complex but not dense, light but not chaotic, the source of these flying flakes seems to be farther away, adding a touch of mystery and seclusion.
"It's a lot of June snow. Jiang Zhen is a stroke of genius. I approached a willow tree beside me, picked up a willow branch and looked at it carefully, turned my head and chuckled at the daze Qu Zhong: "Unfortunately, this scene is not 'not like the catkins rise because of the wind'." β
I deliberately bit those two words, how could I not hear the end of the song. Walking up to me and looking at the willow branch, he seemed to understand something, and Qu finally looked into the distance: "This is not catkins...... It's poplar, right? β
I smiled and nodded, but out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure, and hurriedly turned around to fix my eyes, but it was Meng Yehan. stepped forward to greet and was speechless, and it was embarrassing to turn a blind eye, I looked at Meng Yehan, who was also looking at me and did not move, so I had to salute me lightly, and whispered to the end of the song Let's go, turned around and wanted to leave.
He hadn't taken a few steps before he spoke, and he had to stop, turning back and approaching.
"Emperor Lingyue is knowledgeable, and her talent is naturally not under Xie Daoyun." Meng Ye opened his mouth coldly, but I suddenly remembered that late that night, the candles, the lights and shadows, and that person once laughed and said that I had a talent for singing. My heart suddenly throbbed and panicked, and I hurriedly lowered my head to hide my expression: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince praises falsely." β
Almost without stopping, I hurriedly continued: "Lingyue is unwell, so I won't sweep His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Yaxing, and take the first step. Then he saluted again.
However, this time, Meng Yehan didn't give me a chance to turn around. One step to my side, just looking at me again, regardless of my surprise, a familiar sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Emperor Lingyue is in a hurry to return to the palace, whether it is because she is unhappy or because she is preparing to celebrate Zong Zhengxu, you and I know it well, why bother." β
"Celebration?" I frowned and repeated, and I reacted instantly, it should be Zong Zhengxu who added the seal today.
Without letting go of a trace of the expression on my face, Meng Ye's hatred became even worse: "Therefore, it is really not good to find this excuse for Emperor Lingyue." If you want to enjoy the night with the son of Zongzheng, don't pretend to be like this. The tired Lingyue Emperor Ji for His Royal Highness to the Great Honglu congratulated him on the joy of his wishes. I wish you both a worthwhile trip. After saying that, he passed by me, and when he looked back, he saw him swinging away the poplar in front of him, and the wind was so strong that the lightness was disordered and panicked.
Counting the time, not long after the next dynasty at this moment, Lan Tangxu knew the news, so he immediately returned to the palace with Qu Zhong. Fang Jiangyu was about to ask for clarification, but a shrill voice came from outside the door: "The queen mother has arrivedββ"