Chapter 40: The Emperor's Heart

Inside the Chonghua Palace. The silence and peace on the surface still can't hide the dark tide surging at this time. After a few hours, Zhu Zheng withdrew from the side hall of the cold smoke and came to the main hall.

At that time, Chang An was anxious, and when he saw Zhu Zheng coming out, he hurriedly asked, "How is Hanyan?" ”

Zhu Zheng arched his hand and said, "The injuries suffered by Miss Hanyan are all external injuries, and Weichen has already prescribed medicine, and she will recover if she applies medicine on time to recuperate, but it is just ...... The wound on the hand of the girl is quite serious, and I am afraid that after recovery, she will not be able to work as before. ”

Chang An bowed slightly, knowing that Hanyan was fine, the heart she was carrying slowly let go, as for whether Hanyan did any work or not, it didn't hurt her. Her face was calm, and her eyes were flat, "There is Imperial Doctor Lao Zhu, evening fragrance, go and send the Imperial Doctor." ”

Zhu Zheng bowed his hand, and Fang left the Chonghua Hall with the evening incense.

After Wanxiang sent away Imperial Doctor Zhu, when he returned to the main hall, he saw that Chang'an had already dressed up and sat on the main hall.

Wan Xiang couldn't help but be taken aback, and said loudly, "Niangniang......"

Chang'an closed his eyes for a moment, his words were scarce, but his expression did not hesitate for a moment, "This palace is going to see the emperor." ”

When Wan Xiang heard this, she was naturally happy in her heart, her face was so humble, and she hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, Niangniang." ”

The two walked out of the gate of Chonghua Hall together, and as soon as they walked to the palace road, Wanxiang suddenly caught a glimpse of Xuan Xuan Hehe and his party not far away, and when she saw that the person in front of her was Cheng Dehai, she hurriedly reminded Chang'an in a low voice, "It's the emperor who is coming." ”

Chang'an was stunned, and seemed to be a little uneasy, and when she saw that Long Bao was about to go to Chonghua Palace, she suddenly came to her senses - this was probably her best chance.

Cheng Dehai was about to be annoyed when he saw that Long Yu was stopped, when he suddenly saw a vermilion peach Yunluo long robe appear in front of him, he turned to a smile, and was just about to bless himself, but the woman in front of him suddenly knelt on the ground.

Chang'an knelt down and bowed three times to the dragon.

Cheng Dehai had seen Concubine Xian Niangniang make such a big gift, and he immediately panicked, and shouted "oops" in his mouth, and said busily, "Niangniang, I can't help it, I can't help it......"

Chu Luo saw that the sedan chair had stopped, and he heard the noise outside, so he hurriedly lifted the curtain and came out. When he saw Chang'an kneeling in front of him and kowtowing to him, he was shocked, and hurriedly took three steps and two steps to step forward to help her up.

This was the first time Chang'an had seen Chu Luo in such a long time, and the moment she looked up at him, her eyes were already hazy with tears. She looked at him with tears in her eyes, but she still couldn't kneel.

Chu Luo also looked down at her, and his original resentment turned into infinite sentimentality at the moment he looked at Chang'an. He was going to see her, but she suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was overwhelmed for a moment. He took her hand, and his tone was full of tenderness, "It's cold on the ground, don't kneel." ”

Chang An took his hand and got up, looking at him with a deep dependence in his eyes, at this moment she had too much to say, wanting to tell him how much she had been wronged for so long, but these words came to her mouth, but she didn't say it, after a while, she just muttered his name, "Chu Luo......" raised her eyes again, and several large teardrops slid down her cheeks.

When Chu Luo saw Chang'an's appearance, he couldn't bear it in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to tighten the cloak behind her, and straightened the beads on her bun, and there was moisture in his eyes, "Okay, why don't you stay in the palace?" ”

Such a gentle tone, as if he just didn't go to see her for one night, and when he saw her again, he was still so familiar and gentle. Finally at this moment, Chang An looked back at his affectionate gaze, and suddenly figured out one thing - the man in front of her couldn't escape no matter what.

Chang'an's eyes were a little disappointed, and he said, "If the emperor doesn't come, what's the point of being in the palace." ”

Chu Luo sighed lightly, then pulled Chang'an in front of him with force, and whispered, "I will go back to accompany you." ”

When Chang'an heard this, Huo Ran's eyes widened and he said in surprise, "Is the emperor's words serious?" ”

"What I said, there is nothing that is not true." Chu Luo smiled warmly, condensing her gentle eyes deeply, and her eyes were full of infinite affection.

On this day and night, the emperor stayed in the Chonghua Palace. When the eunuch of the Jingshifang wrote Chang'an's name in the "Living Note", Chang'an knew that the day of her return to favor had come.

In the middle of the night, Chang'an woke up from a very shallow sleep, tossing and turning, and it was difficult to fall asleep. In the past few months, she has not slept peacefully for a day, and even with Chu Luo by her side at this moment, she can't even feel at ease. At this time, Chang'an estimated that Chu Luo should be very asleep, she looked sideways at Chu Luo's sleeping face, and saw a shallow smile hanging on the corner of his slightly hooked mouth, his three-dimensional facial features were as handsome as a knife carving, and the whole person actually emitted a kind of king aura that shocked the world. Now, he really looks a little like an emperor. Chang'an smiled, why didn't he find out before?

The first snow came outside the window, and she suddenly remembered the first winter she had just entered the Lin'an Mansion two years ago. It seems that the first snow that day was also like this, Chu Luo took her to sneak out of the palace at night to watch the play, the two returned happily, but it was already the middle of the night, in order not to alarm the little eunuch who was keeping vigil at the gate of the palace, Chu Luo actually turned in from the wall in her courtyard, Chang'an was ashamed and anxious, she climbed over the wall, but struggled to jump down, Chu Luo stretched out his hand to pull her, she didn't pay attention, her body lost its center of gravity, accompanied by an exclamation, and fell steadily into Chu Luo's arms. Chu Luo looked at her with a smile, with indescribable tenderness in his eyes. However, their action still alarmed the little eunuch who was keeping vigil. Early the next morning, Li Shushen began to check everything, saying that the palace had entered the thief last night, and the sound woke up Chu Luo and Chang'an who were sleeping in the house. Chu Luo leaned on the pillow, looked at Chang'an and smiled, and the two of them were silent.

Thinking of the past, Chang'an smiled. She stretched out her hand to hold Chu Luo's hand that was sleeping, tilted her head slightly, and a transparent water mark flashed at the corner of her eye.

It used to be such a night, he slept beside her, clasped her hand tightly, and whispered in her ear that there would always be only Shen Changan in his heart. But three years have passed, but it has only been three years, and now he still dares to say such things.

Thinking like this, Chang'an couldn't help but feel a little chill on his body. She tightened her body and involuntarily approached Chu Luo's chest. Suddenly, she felt herself being embraced by a solid and warm force, and before she could let out an exclamation, Chu Luo had already turned sideways and embraced her completely.

His languid and tired voice sounded above her head, "Why haven't you slept yet?" ”

Chang'an didn't feel red-faced, and said in a low voice, "I thought you were asleep......"

Chu Luo chuckled and dropped a kiss on Chang'an's forehead, "You don't sleep, how dare I sleep soundly." ”

Chang'an silently and meekly rested his head on Chu Luo's chest. In just a moment, she suddenly understood that men are the easiest to confide in their hearts after Hehuan, and there are some words that Chang'an has endured for a long time.

She held her breath for a moment and asked softly, "In the past few months that the emperor has not been here, have you ever thought about Chang'an?" ”

Chu Luo stretched out his hand to stroke her green silk and whispered softly, "I thought about it, I thought about it every day." ”

Chang'an's eyes were involuntarily covered with a little hazy tears, "Then why does the emperor always go to Fengluan Palace and Yilan Palace, but he has never been here in Chang'an?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Chang'an felt Chu Luo's movement on her hair suddenly stop, and the air around her was instantly quiet. It was only a short moment, and when Chang'an recalled it later, she felt that it had been hundreds of years, and she didn't hear Chu Luo's reply, not even a sigh.

There were hot tears pouring out of Chang'an's eyes at once, she let out a long sigh, and it took a long time before she spoke, "Your Majesty, are you really interested in Zhong Yuxiu?" ”

This time she heard Chu Luo's reply. He stretched out his hand, grabbed her slender fingers, closed his eyes and groaned, "Chang'an, you believe in me, I also have a lot of unspeakable hardships." ”

But can she still believe it? If he was for the queen, she would have nothing to say. Li Shushen is his cousin, a relative of the emperor, and his wife, it was the appearance of Chang'an that robbed her of her only favor, and the queen should hate her. But what about Zhong Yuxiu? Even if she is the daughter of Shangshu and a lady who is proficient in poetry and literature, she can just take away Chang'an's favor in vain, and how can she swallow this breath.

Chang'an didn't speak again, but his heart was full of grievances.

Seeing Chang'an like this, Chu Luo also knew that he owed her in the past days, even if she did something wrong, no matter how much she made herself angry, but after all, she was Shen Chang'an, Chu Luo's Shen Chang'an. He could never be angry with her for too long.

Chu Luo stared for a moment, and then spoke in such a gentle and somber tone, "Chang'an, do you know that what the fourth brother left me is a huge mess. After the fourth brother ascended the throne, most of them were stripped of their lords and demoted officials, and some even died unjustly, leaving behind just some villains. I wanted to summon them back to Luoyang to report on their work, but they didn't believe me......" Speaking of this, Chu Luo sighed heavily, tears streaming down, "Although I am also the son of the queen mother, everyone in the previous dynasty knows that the queen mother originally planned to support the fourth brother's youngest son to ascend the throne and control the government herself. It's not that I don't know that there were cronies of the Queen Mother in the previous dynasty, and if I didn't pay attention to it one day, it would become the fate of the fourth brother. ”

Chang'an had innocent and frightened eyes, and his face was so meek that there was no expression. Da Chu's current situation, she didn't know it, she knew that the world was unstable before she entered the palace, and after Chu Luo took the throne, she faced another bloody storm. But she never expected that Chu Luo would live on the tip of this knife every day. She couldn't bear it in her heart, so she turned around and hugged Chu Luo tightly. She still loves this man very much, and when he said this at this moment, she looked at him with a distressed expression. In the past, she did not see the tragic situation of King Mingyang, in just three months, the new emperor was assassinated and died, so the queen became a prisoner, the concubines fled, scattered, and the nine-story hall was in chaos. And in the end, they can't escape. Some girls who are still twenty-eight years old have been shaved off their green silk, and the long lamp ancient Buddha will accompany them for a lifetime. How can she tolerate such a tragedy happening to her side again?

In fact, from the moment she stepped into the palace gate, her love was branded with politics. Her life will also be closely tied to the world.

Chang'an's tears fell on Chu Luo's arm one by one, she stroked the looming scar on his cheekbone, and said in a dumb voice, "Chu Luo, I believe you." But no matter what happens in the future, you must believe me. ”

He cupped her face and kissed her deeply on the lips, "I believe in you all." ”

The breeze blowing in at night stirred the thin light veil in the warm tent, the candlelight outside the hall sparkled slightly in the breeze, and the moonlight shone into the vermilion lacquer hexagonal window sash, intertwining the figures of the two couples.