Chapter 17: The Cold Palace
Originally, Fuyao, who had been about to sleep after a group of people had finished dinner in Yanxi Palace, heard some hurried footsteps from outside the door when he was about to get on the bed, and then the sound of the door that had been closed and being pushed open, and then Wei Ran's voice with reprimand: "I heard that you had a dispute with Xu Guifei today?" And stretched out his foot and tripped her? β
Only then did Fuyao know that this was his sweetheart who felt sorry for him, and came to ask for an explanation, and then replied to Wei Ran: "Yes, she wants to trip me, so I'll strike first." β
Wei Ran was also overwhelmed by Fuyao's frank appearance, usually the concubines in the palace cry and make trouble for a trivial matter, and there are also those who are at fault first but beat up, the little palace maid in front of her is good, she generously admits it, and she still looks indifferent.
"You're quick to admit it, and you don't defend yourself? Aren't you afraid that I'll get angry and demote you back to a palace maid? Wei Ran also bluntly said the doubts in his heart.
"Justification? Seeing that the emperor is facing Xu Guifei, what is the use of me even if I defend it? Left and right are my own tripping people, just admit it generously. As for whether you want to demote me back to the palace maid, you have a decision in your heart. With those concubines in your harem, I bowed my head and didn't look up, and I was willing to be a palace maid who had no quarrel with the world by the side of the emperor. β
Fuyao looked at the Tianzi in front of him who looked at her with a pair of narrow peach blossom eyes, the more he looked at it, the more he felt a little familiar, and he looked like a person between his eyebrows, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this Wei Ran was not like Wei Shang at all, but a bit like his grandfather, Wei Yan.
I only hope that this Wei Ran can have a little brains and continue the country that his ancestors have laid down for generations.
Wei Ran listened to what Fu Yao said, but he became more and more interested in this little palace maid, not only did he not like the life of being a master, but he also felt that it was better to go back to the time when he used to serve people.
For a while, Fu Yao thought about what happened decades ago, and Wei Ran looked at the little palace maid in front of him in a daze.
There was no movement in the huge palace except for the slight movement of the wind through the veil. This strange tranquility made everyone present except Fuyao and Wei Yan feel uncertain.
In the end, in this weird atmosphere, the palace maid who originally took care of Fuyao knelt down with a "poof" first, and spoke repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the noble Xi is still young, and he was ignorant just now, so he can't take it seriously, and I hope the emperor won't be angry." β
This palace maid thinks that she has been in the palace for several years, for fear that the emperor will be unhappy and unfavorable to her master, if she is demoted back to the palace maid, it is okay, if she enters the cold palace, it will really be the end of this life.
Seeing that the eldest palace maid knelt down, the little palace maid and little eunuch beside him also immediately knelt down, and said a sentence in his mouth: "The master is young, please be gracious to the emperor!" β
Fuyao and Wei Ran were both frightened by this scene in front of them, especially Fuyao, when they saw a group of people kneeling down, they hurriedly wanted to reach out to help them: "What are you all doing?" Get up. β
Wei Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw this group of loyal servants and a confused master.
Fu Yao heard wanton laughter behind him, turned around and glanced at Wei Ran fiercely, anyway, he was going to be demoted back to the palace maid, not in vain.
Wei Ran was laughing, when he saw the little girl puffing out her cheeks and glaring at him fiercely.
Somehow, Wei Ran was intimidated by that little eye, and coughed a few times before saying, "You are loyal, I didn't say what I want to do with your master." β
Seeing that the group of people in front of him still didn't move, Wei Ran reluctantly opened his mouth again: "What are you still kneeling for, get up, serve me and the nobles to sleep." β
So the eunuchs and palace maids who were still crying and mourning just now suddenly stood up with a smile on their faces, and they all said: "Thank you Emperor Longen." β
Then they started to be busy again, and when they were done, there were only two people left in the house, Fuyao and Wei Ran.
Fuyao lay on the bed generously, but she slept outside, and she didn't mean to let Wei Ran go to bed at all.
"What, are you angry, or are you jealous? Shut out your husband? There is no need to look back, Fuyao also knows that Wei Ran has a smile on his face.
This is quite similar to Wei Shang, who has been looking at you with a smile all day long.
"Since the emperor came to Xingshi for Xu Guifei to ask for the guilt, you also asked for the guilt, I'm afraid that tomorrow I will go to the Huanyi Bureau or the Cold Palace to report, and you should also go to Xu Guiconcubine's place to sleep."
Fuyao's words didn't leave a little way out for herself, she didn't feel it herself, but she scared the palace maids who were hiding outside the door and eavesdropping.
I'm afraid this master is not stupid, everyone is eager to climb on the emperor's dragon bed, their master is good, kick the emperor under the bed.
Wei Ran was not annoyed, so he sat down on a stool in front of the bed: "Who said that you were asked to go to the Huanyi Bureau?" Who said you were going to the cold palace? You are here to be your Xi nobleman. β
"That's really thank you, Your Majesty."
Fuyao still had his back to Wei Ran, and he didn't intend to give up the bed a little.
"I'm not going anywhere tonight, right here." Wei Ran felt that this little palace maid might not understand what he meant, so she said it more bluntly.
"Concubine Xu is still waiting for the emperor to coax you." Fuyao kindly reminded him, "Otherwise, tomorrow you will cry, make trouble, and hang yourself." β
"You really think about meβbut, Xu Guifei was beaten into the cold palace tonight."
After listening to Wei Ran's understatement, he couldn't calm down, sat up from the bed with a "whoosh", and looked at Wei Ran with a surprised face: "What? Hit the cold palace? β
Wei Ran had never seen such a surprised expression on Fuyao's face, so he continued to downplay corruption and bribery: "Xu Guifei's father embezzled and accepted bribes, bought and sold officials, Xu Guifei didn't report it, his father was sent to heaven and was tried on a later date; And she was sent to the cold palace, which can be regarded as my last care for her. β
The house is still burning with the same red candles as last night, and looking at the young man in front of him who is often smiling but has a cold face through the dancing candlelight in this slightly cool spring night, it is the first time that he feels that this spring day is so cold, and this palace is so cold.
Lang Jun, who helped you draw your eyebrows and lips yesterday, was able to push you into the bottomless abyss with his own hands the next day.