Chapter 7: Awakening from a Dream
As the night deepened, the palaces everywhere were locked with lights, and the entire imperial city fell into silence, and the prosperity of the feast seemed to be just a big dream.
Jiang Huaiyang looked at the woman who buried half of her head in the futon and the tips of her ears were crimson, and couldn't help but pluck her bloodshot ears with bad thoughts, "Ling Ling, get up and bathe first, don't go to sleep." ”
The woman's humming voice came from under the futon, and it was a little distorted because it was covered by the fabric, "I'm so sleepy." ”
He chuckled helplessly, reached out and pulled the quilt away, revealing her beautiful flushed face, her eyes were watery, I don't know if she was bullied or what, she thought she was glaring at Jiang Huaiyang fiercely, but in fact, she was not threatening, but it made people's hearts flutter.
Jiang Huaiyang didn't look away, opened the red gauze bed tent, and the little palace maid who was already waiting on the side stepped forward, tied up half of the tent, bent down and lowered her eyes, "Your Majesty, the water has been placed." ”
He answered lightly, picked her up horizontally, and put her in the bath with warm water, causing an exclamation from the person in his arms.
The warm, comfortable water flooded up and enveloped her body, and then the scattered petals also hugged her, clinging to her skin, and the fragrance was fragrant between her noses.
For a while, the surrounding area was filled with fog.
When Jiang Huaiyang also came in, she naturally snuggled into his arms, "When will Your Majesty leave tomorrow morning, and the concubine will still see you?" ”
Jiang Huaiyang picked up a handful of water with his hand and poured it on her, a few droplets of water were held by her collarbone, lining her ice muscles and jade bones, and the red marks on her neck seemed to be absent.
"Sleep in peace, I'll be back in a few days. In the meantime, you just need to protect yourself and don't let people bully. ”
The Hu riots in the north have become more and more rampant in recent times, causing the people on the border to live in a difficult situation, and they have repeatedly complained that he must personally go out to fight to shock the enemy.
He naturally can't give up Ling Ling, but as the king of a country, many things are involuntary.
The woman called Ling Ling was silent for a while, and then opened her lips hesitantly, "Your Majesty, let the concubine go with you." ”
"No!" He didn't think about it, and refused coldly.
The sword on this battlefield is not long-sighted, not to mention that Beiyi is fierce by nature, even these soldiers may not be able to protect themselves. She is a woman who has no power to tie the chicken, isn't she a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?
"I can cook some food for you in the camp, I won't make a mess!" Rejected so resolutely, she was in a hurry, and turned around, half-kneeling in the pool, her hands on his shoulders to keep her balance.
Jiang Huaiyang forgot into her moist eyes, knowing that she was worried, and it was good to see him every day, but although this trip was well prepared, it was difficult to prevent accidents, and he was unwilling to let her take this risk.
He softened his tone, "I'm not afraid that you will cause trouble, you have to know that it is a battlefield, and this kind of thing should be done by men." ”
The little lady didn't know what to think, and the tears oozed out of her eyes one after another, and fell down, "The concubine is just afraid that you will be short of food and clothing, afraid that you will be injured over there, and afraid that you will not be able to come back...... Can't you let other generals go, do you have to be a royal driver? ”
Jiang Huaiyang cupped her face, wiped away her tears with the tips of her thumb, and whispered, "It's different in nature." Listen to me, this time, my army is sufficient, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the two generals of my dynasty will also go together to protect my safety, and there will be no trouble. As for you, just stay in the palace and wait for me to triumph. ”
Her little face was so crying that she was so choked that she couldn't speak, and she only shook her head again and again.
No, she didn't have to go with her...... Recently, when she heard that he was going to go on a campaign, her eyelids began to jump, and her heart was very anxious, her intuition had always been accurate, and what would definitely happen when she went to battle.
Jiang Huaiyang didn't let go, just lowered his head and kissed away the tears on her face, and the hand around her waist tightened.
She tilted her head back, forced to bear his intimacy, and couldn't care about crying for a while. Later, he became sleepy and fell asleep in a daze.
I don't know how to get out of the bath, change into clothes, and how to be carried to the bed.
He hugged the person in his arms, felt her shallow breathing, and his heart softened. Seeing that she was sleeping restlessly, patting her back gently, she also seemed to feel Jiang Huaiyang's comfort, and no longer moved.
Then he closed his eyes in peace.
When I opened my eyes again, the morning light outside the window had already penetrated in, and it was darkened by the window paper.
He raised his hand to touch the futon beside him, and found that it was cold, and subconsciously stretched out his hand far away to explore, and there were no traces of others sleeping.
It seemed to touch the porcelain placed at the head of the bed, and only heard a crisp cracking sound.
Immediately outside the palace, someone knocked on the door twice, and then came in, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”
He felt a splitting headache, curled his fingers, rubbed them with his joints, and whispered, "Whoever allowed you to come in, get out." ”
The palace people didn't dare to say more, and closed the door lightly.
After getting up in the morning to freshen up, the cold water pasted on his face, Jiang Huaiyang felt relieved from the unspeakable dream and sobered up a lot.
When he first ascended the throne, there were still many matters waiting for him, the son of heaven, to arrange and discuss, and the ministers of the early dynasty were one by one, and the gossip lasted for two hours before it was over.
As soon as he stepped out of the hall, the prime minister greeted him again and gambled on him.
Jiang Huaiyang handled the relevant government affairs until the sun sank. Warm gold dyes all over the palace grounds, reminiscent of the golden Buddha statue of Shenghe Temple.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Huaiyang ordered to go down and prepare the sedan chair and set off to the Shenghe Temple.
Cheng Fu. East Chamber.
The window that had just been repaired the night before had been filled with wind again, and the gap was very small, if it weren't for Mu Xiang just standing on the side, the wind blew on her neck, I am afraid she would not have noticed it.
The young lady was not fully ill, she did not dare to slack off, and went to the house to ask for new oil paper and paste, planning to make up for it with serious materials.
Ruan Yuyi was biting on the red cake that Mu Ling brought back outside, and when she saw Mu Xiang taking a bunch of miscellaneous tools, she said strangely, "What is this going to do, cut window flowers?" ”
Although the Ruan family is in decline, she is also the eldest lady who does not touch the spring water with her fingers, these things are all recognized when they are placed individually, but they don't know what to do with them together.
Mu Xiang smiled, "No, there is a hole here again, and the slave wants to make up for you, so as not to catch a cold again at night." ”
She looked at Ruan Yuyi with a look of eagerness to try, and added, "If you want to cut the window flowers, it's okay to stick it on the top after cutting, so as not to add a piece like a patch later." ”
Ruan Yuyi pursed her lips, okay, I'm just afraid that she will cause trouble.
But where did the red paper come from?
Her eyes circled around, and she saw the paper used to wrap the red cake, which was excellent for cutting window flowers, and the size was enough to cut them in four parts, although they would be smaller than usual.
She carefully pulled out the red paper, and when she saw that there was some oil on it, she took out a handkerchief and wiped it.
He took the small gold knife from the needle box and began to fiddle with the red paper.
Mu Ling happened to come in and saw that she was a playful person, and soon joined the ranks of paper-cutting.
"Miss," Mu Ling looked at the half-finished product in his hand, and then at Ruan Yuyi's, "how did you do this pattern?" She held out her hand.
Ruan Yuyi glanced at Mu Ling's and laughed out loud, "What are you?" Flatbread? ”
It's really not cut out, it's round, and the hollowing inside is very simple, a little big, for fear that if you cut too much, you can swallow her.
Mu Xiang smelled the sound and came to see the excitement.
In order to get a compliment, Mu Ling also handed the window flower to her eyes, but Mu Xiang couldn't hold back her laughter, she laughed while not wanting to be too shocking, "Cough." It's still quite pleasing - just looking at it makes you have an appetite. ”
Mu Ling knew that this was a joke for her, her face flushed, and she retorted indignantly, "What do you know. ”
It's ugly, but Ruan Yuyi looked happy, so she pasted the window grilles of the two together.