Chapter 31: The Queen's Burden
Although Xia Huaijin knew that Gu Nu wrote her mind on the painting lamp, she did not hear her express it in person.
"I'm the light in your heart, don't you understand!" Xia Huaijin hit his head on Xia Huaijin's chest.
He rested on his laurels, as if he had been greatly impacted.
"If this king provokes you, it will be considered that this king has lost a piece of your sincerity, and this king will no longer believe in the empty oath in this life. β
An Ronghua felt the heartbreak in Xia Huaijin's chest, and his feelings for Gu Nu may not be enough to call it love. But what makes him weak and broken today is still An Ronghua himself.
"I won't give up, I believe that I will illuminate your heart and let you see clearly who the light in your heart is!" An Ronghua understood that Xia Huaijin's love for herself did not need to be awakened at all, and what she owed must be paid off from the beginning.
After the emotions of the two of them eased and stabilized, An Ronghua climbed up to the outside of the fence and sat down, and hit the moon in the water with a stone, knocking it to pieces.
"The beautiful things in the impression are often the most unbearable to beat, just like foam, and they will break at the touch of a fingertip. An Ronghua suddenly sighed.
"Maybe this king is the mirror in your impression. Xia Huaijin had something to say.
"You're not, you're a real person around me!" An Ronghua argued.
"It's late at night, go back and rest. Xia Huaijin couldn't afford to provoke him, so he could only hide, so he left An Ronghua and turned his head and left.
"You wait for me!" An Ronghua climbed into the guardrail by himself, but he had a plan, kicked a stone into the water, and shouted in confusion: "Ah!"
Xia Huaijin turned back nervously when he heard the voice, and he didn't see Anrong Chinese, but only the rippling lake.
"Gu Girl!" Xia Huaijin ran to the railing.
"I'm here!" An Ronghua rushed out from the side in time, and did not ask Xia Huaijin to jump into the lake.
An Ronghua was full of smiles, but Xia Huaijin was shocked.
"Liang'er is right, you are really naΓ―ve. Xia Huaijin sighed and left, An Ronghua chased after him triumphantly, "Are you worried that I fell into the lake?"
"Don't test this king again, or the next time you really fall into the lake, this king won't save you. Xia Huaijin said seriously.
"I know water, I don't need you to save it. An Ronghua was also angry and affectionate, "If the prince accidentally falls into the rivers, lakes and seas, I will definitely save him." β
The two returned to the courtyard, Xia Huaijin forward, An Ronghua to the right, and at the moment before entering the door, they looked back at each other in unison, and they tacitly understood that they didn't need words.
After several competitions, the beauties separated the survival of the fittest, went to the first batch of poor performers, and the rest entered the palace rules and teaching.
The beauties were taught by their mothers, from their clothing and hair, to their manners, from the small rules of private affairs to the rules of court affairs, and the meticulous etiquette of the inner palace was not something that could be learned overnight.
Xia Huaijin had a day to spare, and it coincided with Xia Bingliang's entry into the palace to practice riding and archery, and the father and son were able to meet each other in the school field.
"Father!" Xia Bingliang was very happy, but he lacked a point, "Why doesn't Gu Nu stick to her father?"
"She was busy teaching etiquette, and my father was free. β
Xia Huaijin skimmed off the matter after the election and personally taught Xia Bingliang to ride and shoot, and the father and son flew over the school field, which was very enjoyable.
"Father, can you go back to the house recently, Concubine Qin had a cold a few days ago, and she has been very sick in the past few days, and she has been taking medicine to no avail. If my father is free, go back to visit Concubine Qin!" Since that day, Xia Bingliang seems to be more aware of Xia Huaijin's shallow feelings for Qin Ke, so he wants to reconcile them.
Xia Huaijin seemed to be thinking and gave Xia Bingliang a surprising and comforting answer.
"Father will send you back to the palace today, and you will return to the palace tomorrow. β
"Really! The boy was so happy. β
Xia Huaijin went back to Shattered Moon Xuan first and told Gonggong Yin about the situation.
"Father-in-law Lao Yin told the valley girl that the princess is sick, and the king wants to go back to the house, and he will come back tomorrow at the earliest. β
"The slave knows. Yin Gonggong wrote it down.
An Ronghua taught in the Splendid Palace all day, just to finish the school to see Xia Bingliang earlier, who knew that there was no one in the school, and when he returned to the Shattered Moon Xuan, even Xia Huaijin was gone.
"Out of the palace!" An Ronghua exclaimed, "Why did you leave the palace, but what accident happened to the prince in the school field?"
"Don't worry, Miss Gu Nu, the son of the world is fine, but it's ......"
"But what?" An Ronghua was extremely anxious.
"Princess Jin is in poor health, and the prince is going to go out of the palace to visit, saying that he will return to the palace tomorrow at the earliest. β
"Qin Ke is sick?" An Ronghua knocked over the vinegar jar, "What kind of illness is good, the prince is neither an imperial doctor nor a panacea, what's the use of going back!"
"The prince is concerned about the princess's body, and it is reasonable to go back to the house to explore. β
"Okay, okay, they are husband and wife who care about each other, what am I worried about here, I'm tired today, father-in-law, you should step back first." An Ronghua leaned on his forehead on a few cases, and actually asked Gonggong Yin to see the shadow of the queen mother, and he was still confused when he exited the room, "It's really dizzy." β
Although An Ronghua was tired, he tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep, thinking about the reunion of his husband and wife tonight, and he couldn't sleep alone.
"It's been like this for so many years, and I should have gotten used to it. Why do you care so much? They're a family, and I'm just an outsider. One night husband and wife, Huai Jin's feelings for Qin Ke should be better than that of a valley girl for me. An Ronghua tried to comfort herself, but she wanted to be more sober.
An Ronghua simply got up, lit the candles in the room, looked at the window, and felt sorry for himself.
"How on earth am I going to settle my feelings?"
An Ronghua couldn't help but think deeply, so far, she only thought that it was enough for her to be by Xia Huaijin's side. But he already has a wife by his side, and he is really a concubine like a joke, and he lacks perfection.
"Why do you want to do so much, that old man hasn't accepted you at all!" An Ronghua said angrily.
At the same time, in King Jin's Mansion, Xia Huaijin still lived alone and did not remember to live. The house is as cold as ever, the lights are dim, but Xia Huaijin can't help but miss the Broken Moon Xuan, he can always see the shadow of the Gu Nu reflected on the window paper.
The next day, Xia Huaijin set off early in the morning, but Xiang Gu rubbed the carriage halfway.
When the carriage stopped, Xiang Gu said to Xia Huaijin: "Lord, when Yipinju arrives, the slave will go first."
"Wait. Xia Huaijin called in the carriage, got up and came out, and entered Yipinju with Xiang Gu.
"Lord Wang, I like to eat this bite of crispy Shizi, and I also praise Gu Nu's picky mouth. Xiang Gu mentioned two mouthfuls of crisp, and one was personally picked up by Xia Huaijin.
The etiquette teaching in the Splendid Palace continued, and just a walk made the beauties torture, a hundred times more severe than what they were taught in the house.
"If you become a queen, you are no longer just yourself, but after a country, even if you are just a small step, you must be meticulous, every step must be restrained and outward, both elegant and not lose style. An Ronghua personally taught, "And one by one you have not become queens, you are self-righteous, and you are going to fly to the sky!"
"Where are we not going? But someone is trying to make things difficult. Xie Jinshu was full of resentment.
"With your current ways, you still dare to argue with me, should you let you understand what a burden is?"
An Ronghua borrowed Shou'an Palace, and the full phoenix crown of the day she was sealed was carried into the Splendid Palace by several eunuchs, carefully.
The beauties have never seen such brilliant clothes, pure gold and silver threads intertwined with the Xia veil, even in the past twenty years are still shining, the phoenix on the Xia curtain wears peonies, not only looks so beautiful.
"I'm giving you a chance to wear this queen and feel if you can really hold up this weight. β
"I'm coming!"
Xie Jinshu couldn't wait, but as soon as the Xia curtain was put on his shoulder, he couldn't stand steadily, and was held by An Ronghua. Not to mention walking, it was difficult to walk staggeringly, and there were two palace maids on both sides.
"You have all seen it, this is just the Xia Veil, you must know that there is also this crown, if you don't have the ability to hold up half the sky, you will definitely be overwhelmed by it. β
After the seal, it is only the glory of the red carpet of 100 meters, and the phoenix crown is not heavy for a few hours, and the real heaviness is far more than that.
An Ronghua felt it, seeing how bright and heavy the crown of the twelve phoenix beads was, how many generations and many women dreamed of it, but it sealed An Ronghua's twenty years of years, how many times she had difficulty breathing, gritted her teeth and insisted.
Even Xie Jinshu had nothing to say and continued to practice hard.
After resting for a while, An Ronghua found Xie Jinshu, but Xie Jinshu still didn't want to deal with her.
"How do you feel after trying the seal today?" An Ronghua asked in a good voice.
"Heavy!" Xie Jinshu didn't want to answer.
"And do you want to carry such a burden?"
"I'm not afraid of heavy, just practice more!"
"In fact, there are many beauties, but there is only one posterior, you don't have to fight for it, the queen's position may not be as good as you imagined. An Ronghua tried to dissuade Xie Jinshu.
"You haven't been a queen, how do you know it's not good, and why are you telling me this? My mother said that a woman has to marry someone after all, and since she wants to marry, she must marry a master, the supreme one, and that is the emperor!" Xie Jinshu was completely emotional.
"That's what your mother said, what do you think yourself? Do you really like your cousin? Do you really like the endless walls of this deep palace? If you really become a queen, you can only stay in the deep palace forever. The palace is not like being outside, the palace rules are insurmountable, it is not like you are willful at home and still have the love of your parents, the mission of the king of a country is to govern the stability of the country, he may not have so much time to accompany you, and it may even be ten days and a half a month or even more without seeing your husband's face. You are a lively child, if in the next few decades, you are faced with palace maids and eunuchs who bow their heads and bow, are respectful, and dare not speak, won't you feel lonely?"
An Ronghua's words were heartbreaking, and every word pierced a bottomless hole in his heart. But she must let Xie Jinshu know that it would be a blessing if she was not selected.
"You can think about the situation of your queen mother and your mother's life, is it better to live alone in the deep palace, or is it better to live in harmony between husband and wife and have both children and daughters?"
"Don't say it!" Xie Jinshu's heart was shaken.