Chapter 5: The Night of the Palace
In the middle of the night, Chang'an tossed and turned, without sleep. Listening to the footsteps of the smaller eunuchs patrolling outside the door, I don't know how many days it is. She turned over and sat up, for fear of disturbing Chu Luo, who was sleeping next to her, so she didn't light the lamp, and sat alone in the hall, waiting for the dawn.
Suddenly, she suddenly remembered the scene of the wedding that day.
On the tenth day of August, Chu Luo and Shen Changan got married, and the streets and alleys of Lin'an were crowded with people watching the excitement. Everyone said that Miss Shen was really lucky, she could marry the handsome and dashing King Lin'an as a side concubine, and some people said that she was the eldest lady of the Governor, so what was there to be surprised about marrying the prince. Speaking of this, everyone laughed in unison - the Shen family's little thing had long been known to everyone.
But no matter what, Chu Luo and Shen Changan are still the most perfect pair.
The day before the wedding, Chang'an stayed up all night excitedly. She had waited too long for this day. Since she was a child, she has read the stories of men and women who are desperate for love, and she also understands how difficult it is to marry the person she likes in today's pattern of her parents' matchmaking - and she is lucky enough.
Chu Luo also got up early in the morning this day, and he couldn't wait to see Chang'an. The palace was full of joy, and the courtyard in the middle of the palace had been cleaned up and ready to welcome the new side concubine. Only the concubine Li Shushen and the pregnant Nanyan girl were left, feeling desolate. They already knew that the prince was going to marry Shen Changan today, but no one in the entire palace dared to alarm them.
Li Shushen sat at the door of the hall, looking at the bright red in the main hall, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the firecrackers were ringing out, thinking that the prince must have gone to the Shen Mansion at this time. She looked sad, but she couldn't stop sneering in her heart, only to see the newcomer laughing, and hearing the old man crying.
Chang'an had already dressed up at this time, and was waiting for the bride to put on her red hijab, when she suddenly heard a burst of banter from the maids outside the door, and before she could get up to look, she was already embraced by Chu Luo as soon as she turned around.
Xi Niang panicked and kept saying, "Oh, Lord Wang, I can't help it, this is a bad rule...... Oops......"
"It's okay to meet my lady?" Chu Luo seemed to be answering, but his eyes were looking at Chang'an.
Ever since Shen Changan entered the Lin'an Palace, Chu Luo had never left her dormitory.
Once someone can't find the prince, the next person will answer, "The prince should be at Concubine Shen's place." ”
At this time, the subordinates were afraid that they would ruin the good deeds of the prince by rushing forward, but they really had something important to say, so they could only pace around the outside of the palace, so they were not embarrassed.
A few months later, Nanyan gave birth to a daughter, which was Chu Luo's first child. Nanyan thought that he could go to the prince justifiably at this time, and on the surface he wanted to ask the prince to give him a name, but secretly implied that the prince himself had a meritorious daughter and should be promoted. But when she walked into Shen Chang'an's hall, Chu Luo and Chang'an were frolicking and painting, and on the stack of rice paper next to Chu Luo, the women painted were all Shen Changan. Nanyan saw it, and his heart was extremely uncomfortable.
As soon as Chang'an saw Nanyan's daughter, he liked it very much, and Chu Luo couldn't help laughing on the side, "You give her a name, okay?" ”
As a result, Chang'an was named "Zihan".
Chang An thought about it, and couldn't help but add a little smile to his face, and he didn't know how long he sat there, and the lamp in front of the table was suddenly lit.
Chu Luo's voice sounded behind her, "Why don't you sleep?" ”
"You're going to scare me to death." Chang'an glanced at Chu Luo with disgust, "I couldn't sleep, so I got up." ”
Chu Luo let out an "oh", the footsteps gradually faded away, Chang'an was about to turn off the lights when he went back to sleep, and suddenly saw him put on another coat and sit in front of her.
"But for the sake of entering the palace tomorrow?" Chu Luo reached out and rubbed her scattered green silk, and asked softly.
"Yes." Chang'an was silent, and then changed his words again, "Not really." ”
Chu Luo frowned and smiled blankly, "Is that or not?" After that, he took Chang'an with one hand, gently dropped a kiss on her cheek, and said in a deep voice, "Little Chang'an, if you have anything on your mind, you might as well tell this king." ”
Seeing him like this, Chang'an's face turned slightly red, and he felt angry and funny in his heart, so he said, "You have 3,000 harem beauties and 7,000 palace maids, how can you understand the troubles of ordinary people?" ”
Chu Luo laughed, already knowing what was going on with this little girl. He pulled Chang'an hard, pulled her to his lap and sat down, his face closer, "How do you want this king?" ”
Chang'an's face turned crimson like a fire, and he couldn't speak, only staring at Chu Luo tightly with a pair of eyes, blaming him for forcing himself into such an embarrassing situation.
Chu Luo's voice gradually deepened, and his words were full of tenderness, "Even so, there is only Shen Changan in this king's heart. ”
When he said this, Chang'an could see the firmness in his eyes.
But she got cheap, but she still wanted to tease him, "I don't believe it." ”
Chu Luo believed her words, his eyes were resolute, and he said in a straight voice, "I, Chu Luo, swear to the sky, and I will live up to Chang'an in this life." ”
"Stop making a fuss." Chang An was anxious and wanted to stand up from his body, "I don't believe it." ”
Chu Luo smiled, but his arm increased his strength, Shen Changan couldn't break free, and looked at him with a pitiful face, Chu Luo pretended to stare at her with a serious look, "Don't move." ”
Shen Changan also smiled, and simply got into Chu Luo's arms without saying a word.
After a long time, Chu Luo's whisper reached her ears, "If you regret it now, it's still too late, this king will give up this throne and stay with you for the rest of your life." ”
Chang'an sat up, "The prince really wants to abandon this world?" ”
Chu Luo was silent, stretched out his hand and stroked Chang'an's green hair, "A few years ago, I also wanted to compete with the imperial brothers for that position, so I also tried my best to please my father and emperor, thinking that one day I could sit in this prosperous world......"
"And then?" Chang'an asked.
"Later, I met you." Chu Luo said with a smile, "From then on, it no longer matters what the world is or what imperial power is. ”
Later, Shen Changan recalled the last night in the palace countless times, and she always deeply remembered Chu Luo's eyes and expression when he said this, as if his warm breath was still lingering around her, and she believed that what he said at this moment was true. So later, when Han Yan asked her why she could tolerate so many things, Shen Changan just smiled and said nothing, but his mind was full of what Chu Luo was like back then.
The sky outside was cloudy, and the faint sunlight shone on the dawn of a new era.