Chapter 20: Falling apart
I thought of Si Qing, and he told me that there was a shadow of his mind in this Concubine Li's memory, and he could help me, so that I wouldn't make any mistakes.
But where do I go to him now?
I tried to stand in the large courtyard of the Yuehua Hall and call him softly, but I didn't dare to call out his name out loud.
After all, there is indeed a Si Qing in Concubine Li's memory, and I am afraid that he will cause unnecessary trouble.
After several attempts to no avail, I chose to give up.
These knee-jerk reactions made me wonder, why was it that every time something happened, I was the first to think of asking Si Qing to help me?
I could have solved it myself!
I sighed and decided to go back to the bedroom for a good night's sleep, so maybe I would keep telling Duan Xuan a story at night, so that he could be distracted and wouldn't have to sleep.
I slept past my meal.
I thought that Duan Xuan was actually thinking that he was going to come to me at night, so he would definitely come to me for dinner, but unfortunately I overestimated myself, to be precise, I overestimated the status of Concubine Li in Duan Xuan's heart.
Today, Duan Xuan's dinner, I heard the maids in the palace say that they ate at the queen's place.
I also heard that Duan Xuan and the queen have a good relationship, although Duan Xuan also has a few concubines in the harem, but every morning after the dynasty and every day at dinner time, he will go to the queen.
I heard that the queen experienced a fire before, and her face was ruined, and it was Duan Xuan who found famous doctors to cure the queen's face, although his appearance was very different from before, but his love for the queen was better than before.
The maids and eunuchs in the palace all said that they were a match made in heaven.
Perfect?
If I were heaven and earth, I would be ashamed to kill myself!
But think about what they said is right, scheming women with ruthless men are indeed made in heaven.
But I have to think of a way to make Duan Xuan maintain a good opinion of me and save me from sleeping.
I don't have any special skills and talents, what do I use to attract him?
Just thinking about it, the eunuch outside reported that the emperor had arrived, and I went out to pick it up.
Today's Duan Xuan is dressed in crescent-colored white, looking very peaceful and kind, and even a little gentle.
Such an abnormal paragraph Xuan scared me half to death, and half of my heart that was full of ambition suddenly dropped.
I looked at Duan Xuan's energetic appearance and felt a little dazed.
"Can the emperor wait for the concubines and let the concubines go out for a while."
Duan Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Huh? ”
I put my hand lightly on my stomach: "The concubine hasn't had dinner yet." ”
Duan Xuan glanced at me for a while, then coughed unnaturally and said.
"I'll dine with you."
At first, I thought that Duan Xuan was going to come to me for dinner, so I asked the maids to prepare a lot of dishes in advance, and the dishes were all ordered by me according to the Manchu and Han banquets in my memory.
Originally, the cooks in this palace didn't want to deal with me, but when they heard that the emperor was coming to me, they also obeyed my arrangement, so the dishes were very fine.
Duan Xuan and I sat at a round wooden table, and according to the rules of the palace, I should sit beside him and serve him for dinner, so I sat motionless next to him in a proper manner, for fear that he would suddenly become animalistic and eat me for dinner.
The waiting time for the meal was long, not because the cook didn't do it well, but because I had ordered too many recipes, so that now the round table in front of me and Duan Xuan was already full of plates, but the maid continued to serve the food.
My heart was anxious, and Duan Xuan's face was unpredictable, so we both froze and didn't move our chopsticks.
In the end, the paragraph news couldn't help but speak.
"How many dishes did you order?"
I said embarrassedly: "Well, no more, no more, it's almost over, only spicy quail, drum crab, jade gourd, braised shiitake mushroom, mountain bracken, cashew nut celery heart, mustard duck palm, three-line dragon and phoenix ball, golden toad and jade abalone......"
I was talking energetically, but looking at Duan Xuan's gradually darkening face, I resolutely closed my mouth.
"I'm done ,,, the concubine."
He looked at me for a while: "Let's eat first, I also heard you say that I'm hungry." ”
Hungry?
Didn't he eat at the queen?
I trembled and picked up a piece of roast chicken and put it in my mouth.
It's so delicious!!
How can it be so delicious!!
I was chewing happily when I suddenly felt a strong wave of light looking at me, and I immediately shivered.
By the way, I should serve the emperor's ...... first.
I resigned myself to picking up a small piece of roast chicken and sending it to Duan Xuan's mouth, he hesitated, but still opened his mouth to eat.
While he was still eating, I quickly picked up a large piece of roast chicken and sent it to my mouth.
After going back and forth like this, Duan Xuan finally couldn't help it.
"You can eat, no one is robbing you, you see that your chopsticks are full of your saliva, and they are actually sent to my mouth."
Well?
I forgot to change the chopsticks, and looking at the shiny saliva on the chopsticks, I was also drunk.
"Forget it, you eat, I'm full, I'm waiting for you."
Waiting for me?
What are I waiting for?
I was so frightened by his words that I suddenly stopped being hungry.
"Well, Your Majesty, the concubine will tell you a story."
The only way I can think of a way to stall is storytelling......
He said leisurely: "Don't talk while eating. ”
Me: "......"
I ate this meal for an hour, I thought that I would wear out Duan Xuan's patience if I slowly rubbed it down, but I didn't expect Duan Xuan to watch me eat for an hour like this.
He wasn't in a hurry, so he just sat next to me and watched me eat, and in the end my stomach surrendered first, and I couldn't bear it.
I dropped the chopsticks in my hand and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine has eaten." ”
I touched my round belly, trying my best to suppress my urge to vomit and said to Duan Xuan, he was like watching a good show, his black pupils glowed with a deep light, and the corners of his mouth rose.
"I really didn't expect Concubine Ai's appetite to be so good."
I was embarrassed: "Let the emperor laugh." ”
Removing the plate, Duan Xuan and I went to bed! Sleep!
There was also a small round table in the bedchamber, and by this time the night had completely covered the whole palace, and there was no light in the room, and the moonlight was faint, and it was hit on the round table from the window.
Duan Xuan sat at the table, and I stood on the other side of the table and didn't dare to sit down.
"Why don't you sit?"
Duan Xuan asked, his eyes in the darkness like a leopard looking for prey, cunning and dangerous.
"Eat a little too much, stand and digest it."
I giggled and pandered.
"You just said you were going to tell me a story, now tell it."
I looked at Duan Xuan and suddenly thought of Concubine Li.
The man that Concubine Li loves is right in front of me, the man who ruined her life is right in front of me, but this man doesn't know her grievances and her injuries.
How can it be?
My heart suddenly calmed down, and I spoke slowly.
"I know a woman, she is just an ordinary woman, but she lives a very happy life, she has the love of her parents, she has no freedom, she cares about the world, but until one day, she met a man, meeting that man is the happiest thing in her life, she fell in love with that man, that person seems to love her, she thought she would always be happy."
I took a step back, subconsciously wanting to stay away from Duan Xuan.
"But she didn't expect that the man was in a position of high power, which made her the target of public criticism, but he didn't want to protect her, because he already had a suitable partner for him, even if they didn't have a relationship, he didn't want to protect her, so I think it was the saddest thing in her life for her to meet this man."
The moonlight was gradually blocked, and the small room was already dark, and I couldn't see my fingers, and when I finished saying this, I suddenly felt a force around my waist, and a warm breath was already in my ears.
"Is Concubine Ai telling this story trying to explain or imply anything to me?"
My body stiffened, but I still said loudly: "The concubine just wants to explain that this man should be cut by a thousand cuts, and if he can't protect her, he shouldn't provoke her, and he is a waste, so don't approach her!" ”
Before I could finish this sentence, my whole body flew out and smashed straight on the bed, and in the next second, Duan Xuan pressed on my body and choked my neck, making me breathless.
"Concubine Ai seems to have a little more words tonight."
A dangerous voice sounded in my ears, and my heart tightened, and when it was over, I was emotional again.
However, Duan Xuan saw that I didn't say anything more, so he gradually let go of his hand, and I was relieved, but his next action made me nervous again.
He started to undress me, and I was so scared that I started to struggle, but the more I struggled, the faster he undressed me.
In the end, my resistance was useless, and I could only twist my head to the side, bite my lip tightly and cry.
When I was already naked, the pressure on me was gone.
It was pitch black in the room, and I couldn't see where Duan Xuan was now, and just as I was sobbing, Duan Xuan spoke coldly.
"If I were that woman, I would be obedient and not complaining, and although the man could not protect her, it would be easy for him to push her into the abyss, like stripping off your clothes."
With that, he slammed the door and went out.
I curled up and held the quilt on the bed tightly to cover it.
Even though I can't see my fingers in this room, I always feel that something is broken in my heart, like Concubine Li's heart, broken and falling apart.