Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Long Autumn Blossoms Into the Frost
The lights flickered, flickering on and off, illuminating the face of Chai Xuan, who had already fallen asleep in the corner of the table, white for a while and yellow for a while.
"Squeak", the door panel sounded softly, and Chai Xuan stood up suddenly, and called "Zihuan" with her eyes still open.
"Your Excellency, just now Attendant Cao said that His Majesty will not come tonight."
Xiao Man's face was a little ugly and looked at the sleepy-eyed Chai Xuan, and deliberately opened his eyes to prevent her from noticing her abnormality.
"Not coming? Do you want to stay in the Xuanzheng Hall to correct the twists? Chai Xuan stretched out her sleepy numb* and pouted in displeasure.
I came to learn the piano for a day today, and I was waiting for Cao Pi to come and play it to him. It's good to let yourself wait in vain. It's just that the major affairs of the country are always more important than these trivial things of oneself, which can be considered excusable.
didn't wait for the person who wanted to wait, Chai Xuan's heart was full of a sense of loss. He pouted in displeasure and ran to his bed. Now the only thing that can comfort my lost soul is the warm and comfortable bed.
"Xiaoman, I'm going to sleep. If it's okay, go to sleep. Chai Xuan propped up her thin waist, fell sideways, and wrapped the quilt on her body contentedly.
Fortunately, today Chai Xuan has been immersed in the sound of the piano all day long, and she is indifferent to things outside. Otherwise, where would I be in the mood now Looking at Chai Xuan, who was lying on the bed and sleeping peacefully, Xiao Man snorted with Mozi and went out with the door.
Seeing Xiao Man coming out of the house, the anxious Yuan Rui stepped forward and asked, "Sister Xiao Man, have you told the nobles about that?" ”
Xue Lingyun's matter has already spread in the palace. Earlier, Cao Shu also said that His Majesty was just going to attend Xue Lingyun's reception banquet, but later he passed the news that His Majesty would stay in Changqiu Palace tonight.
"What to say, the noble man waited for His Majesty all day, but when he arrived, he was robbed by others. If the nobles know, they are afraid that they will die of sadness. I don't believe that Your Majesty can still come to our Changxuan Palace. Xiao Man said angrily, rubbing his sleeves angrily with his two hands.
I thought that Cao Pi really treated them wholeheartedly, but I didn't expect that a beautiful woman would hook people up. If there are a few more of these, wouldn't you forget where Changxuan Palace is.
Looking at Xiao Man's angry appearance with grinning teeth, Yuan Rui shook his head helplessly with his eight-character eyebrows, but he couldn't help but worry about Chai Xuan in his heart. If the Xue clan is really as shocking as the rumors, then his status as a noble master is really in jeopardy.
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The delicacies are on display, the wine is listed, but I didn't expect that for a little Xue Lingyun, Guo Zhao would arrange so richly.
Cao Pi looked at the all-available scene in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Although Guo Zhao didn't have a few smiles on his face during the whole process, it still seems that he, the queen, also has high hopes for the Xue family.
Guo Zhao held the wine glass and looked sideways at Xue Lingyun who was pouring wine for Cao Pi, with a stiff smile on his face, but the roots of his back teeth were grinding.
Stinky girl, I really dare to climb up the stairs for you. After His Majesty's excitement has passed, see how this palace cleans you up! Guo Zhao glared at Xue fiercely, raised his thin neck and poured a full glass of wine into his angry stomach.
Leaning on his shoulders, Cao Pi quietly looked at the woman in front of him who poured him wine. For some reason, the more he looked at it, the more he felt like Zhen Mi back then.
In the year of the war and chaos, he saw Zhen Mi for the first time in Yuan Shao's mansion, and he still remembers the appearance of pear blossoms with rain. This Xue family smiled like Zhen Mi when she first married herself, when she shyly poured herself wine, she wanted to look at herself but didn't dare to look at it. That tangled look is really cute.
"Your Majesty, why do you look at the folk girl so much?"
Xue Lingyun hung her eyes in shame, and a pair of Eryu hands changed and picked up the wine glass for Cao Pi to step forward, carefully afraid of spilling the elixir and jade dew in the cup.
Cao Pi's thin lips were slightly hooked, and he raised his hand to take the wine glass in Xue Lingyun's hand and put it back on the table. looked sideways at the jade man with red cheeks in front of him, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Changshan to give birth to a beauty like you." ”
Listening to Cao Pi's praise, Xue Lingyun lowered her eyes shyly. The red fluttering little face seems to be stained with clouds, and the whole person is even more delicate and beautiful. Yanran smiled, two faint dimples reflected at the corners of his mouth, and he called out coquettishly, "Your Majesty~"
The delicate and delicate sound made Guo Zhao get goosebumps all over his body. The slender fingers pressed the ten red nails tightly in the palms, and they couldn't bear it anymore.
I thought this girl was from the countryside and wouldn't have any means of seducing. But now that I look at it, I was completely wrong. If this guy becomes the climate, I'm afraid it's really a tricky trouble.
Staring at the dimples at the corners of Xue's mouth, Cao Pi's mind drifted. The person in front of him is indeed very exquisite, delicate and impeccable, so he thinks of Zhen Mi. But even so, it is far from being as playful and cute as his Chai Xuan, pure and flawless.
In those jewel-like eyes, he couldn't see a trace of agility, only slow obedience and flattery. It's even a finger of Chai Xuan.
The reason why he stayed was to see what the Guo family sisters and brothers wanted to do, but in this way, he could roughly guess what they meant.
"Well, the wine has been drunk, the wind has been picked up, and I should naturally leave."
Cao Pi got up with a smile, raised his eyes and looked at the dark sky outside the door, his sword eyebrows slightly tightened. At this moment, I don't know if his Xuan'er has slept.
Seeing that Cao Pi was leaving, Guo Zhao was a little strange. Cao Pi stared at Xue Lingyun intently all night, why was he about to leave suddenly. Did he want to leave Xue Lingyun elsewhere?
"Your Majesty, it's so late, it's better to stay in Changqiu Palace. Besides, His Majesty's sleeping affairs and concubines have already been arranged, you can see ......" Guo Zhao looked at Cao Pi pitifully, hoping that he would change his mind. No matter what, she has to keep Cao Pi today.
The starry eyes were slightly sunken, and Cao Pi looked at Guo Zhao with a not very good face, and did not say anything. Guo Zhao panicked in his heart, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in a choked tone: "Your Majesty, you haven't been to Changqiu Palace for a long time. If you have to leave so late today, then in the future, the concubine and the queen will really have no way to raise her head in front of everyone in the harem, Your Majesty. ”
Cao Pijian's eyebrows twisted, his oppressive eyes looked at Guo Zhao, and his ink-stained eyes didn't seem to show any pity. His eyes turned back, but Cao Pi was relieved.
"Okay, you go and clean up the side hall."
Cao Pi's words clearly did not give him a chance to sleep, since he was going to stay in Changqiu Palace, why did he humiliate himself so much. Guo Zhao bit his lips and teeth hatefully, but he could only say that there was suffering. Leaned over and said a word, before standing up.
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The streamer stretched, reflecting a haze in front of the window, and Cao Pi, who had been bathed, pinched his temples a little tiredly and turned into the hall.
"Your Majesty......"
A heavenly silver bell came, causing Cao Pi to frown slightly. Before he could return to his senses, Xue Lingyun had already stepped in front of Cao Pi and knelt down. looked at Cao Pi with Chu Chu's moving eyes fixedly.
"It's you." The frowning brows gradually relaxed, and there seemed to be no surprise in the deep eyes.
Cao Pi sat upright on the bed, staring at the woman kneeling in front of him, and the corners of his mouth hooked as if he was smiling. It seems that my guess is right, the Guo family sisters and brothers really want to use beauty tricks to make themselves give up the pursuit of Guo Huai. It's just that they're afraid they're going to make a mistake.
"Turn off the lights." Cao Pi looked at the woman who turned to him with a smile and said softly.
Su Lang's voice made Xue Lingyun's heart ripple, and he let himself turn off the lights so quickly, was Cao Pi a little anxious. Xue Lingyun held back the excitement in her heart, stood up with joy, and snuffed out the beating lights one by one.
The bright room suddenly fell into darkness, and the people guarding the door quietly dispersed. Cao Pi only felt that it was extremely dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything clearly. I could only vaguely estimate a figure and walk towards me.
"Your Majesty~" Jiaoyin came, and a small head gently pillowed on Cao Pi's shoulder.
I don't know when Xue Lingyun has already walked in front of her, which can't help but Cao Pi is a little shocked, can she really see things at night?
"Didn't you say you could tailor without a lamp? Then show me how to show it! ”
Cao Pi's shoulders moved slightly, Xue Lingyun's head was tilted, and the whole person almost fell to the ground.
"Huh?"
Xue Lingyun stood up at a loss and looked at Cao Pi with a confused expression. This Cao Pi just let himself turn off the lights just to see this? Is this a normal man's reaction.
"What, do you want to resist the decree!"
His voice was slightly hard, and the man sitting in the dark seemed to be angry. Frightened, Xue Lingyun hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a panic: "No, no, no, Your Majesty...... How dare the slave and maid, it's just ......"
It's just that Guo Mingming really asked her to come to bed, and he didn't tell her to do these things. Crazy and I don't have anything, how can I perform this scene of lightless tailoring.
"It's just that the slave doesn't bring anything, how can she tailor it?" Xue Lingyun said aggrievedly, and the soft voice gently reached Cao Pi's ears, but Cao Pi felt a little disgusted from the bottom of his heart.
Without light, she couldn't see that exquisite face, and she really didn't feel Zhen Mi at all. Originally, I wanted to be kind to her because she looked like Zhen Mi, but now I just want to throw her out.
"Since you can't cut it, then dismantle it." Cao Pi said coldly to the figure in the dark. If it weren't for the sake of showmanship, just the action of leaning on her shoulder just now, her head would have been gone.
Now he can't make a move on Guo Zhao, and he can't let Guo Huai be desperate to deal with Chai Xuan again. Since they use their plans, they will plan themselves. As long as they don't move Chai Xuan anymore, they can give them a chance to survive.
"Undressing? Your Majesty, this ......"
Xue Lingyun looked at Cao Pi without tears, and was very pitiful for her grievances. It's a pity that Cao Pi, who was deep in the dark, couldn't see her teardropping eyes at all.
"Since you are a good dressmaker, you naturally understand the structure of this garment. If I can still see the shape of the clothes tomorrow morning, it will be a bully, not only you, but even your family will not be able to escape the punishment! ”
The cold tone made Xue Lingyun suddenly fall into a deep valley, and sat on the ground like a deflated ball.
This is completely different from what I thought before entering the palace. Guo Huai also said that with his beauty, he will soon be able to gain a firm foothold in the harem, but what the hell is this undressing. Xue Lingyun looked at Cao Pi lying sideways in the dark with a resentful expression, and she was about to cry out in anger.
"Resenting the monarch is also a great crime. Why, don't you really want to live! ”
The tone is soft, hard and cold. Xue Lingyun trembled when she heard this, and her scalp was numb. Quickly untied his clothes and began to dismantle them.
If it was a simple dress, it would be fine, but Guo Zhao just wore a fresh pattern for her today, and the hooking workmanship is extremely complicated. Although he is a good hooker, he can't stand such a complicated process. Moreover, it will be dismantled in one night, this Cao Pi is hard-hearted, and it will be difficult for himself.
If you are really a companion, you are like a tiger, and you are still so interested in yourself when you are outside, and you will be judged as two people when you enter the house. Leaving such a delicate flower like himself and ignoring it, is this really the lustful emperor rumored by the outside world?
Xue Lingyun's eyes were tearful, and she was pulling the silk thread while looking at the figure on the bed sadly. But he could only be quiet, for fear that if he was quiet to Cao Pi, he would be a warning of what kind of killing.