Chapter 45: I'm Hiding It from You
My head was almost down to my chest, and the sparse embroidery on my chest tickled slightly on my chin. On the thumb of his right hand is wearing an extremely transparent jade wrench, which is green like a lake of still water in a pool of liquid. Four fingers held up my chin and forced me to look up, only to see his eyes clear, staring straight at him, those eyes were almost unfathomably black, only his own figure and the bright apricot blossoms behind him. My heart was pounding, and I also felt that the color of the flower was reflected on the red cheeks, and I couldn't help but whisper: "How does the emperor deceive the concubines?" ”
The corners of his mouth rose, and the smile deepened: "If I had told you earlier, you would have been frightened by my identity and restrained like those concubines." How dare you enjoy the flowers with me unrestrained and calmly? ”
I lowered my eyelids and stared at the embroidered shoes: "The emperor teased the concubines, I have to see the jokes of the concubines who don't know the etiquette." ”
The emperor laughed loudly, laughed for a while, and then gradually retracted his smile, looked at me and said, "If I say it in the morning, you will only be afraid of me, afraid of me, and flattering me, that is not the real you." He turned his hand and put it on the vermilion pavilion railing, looking into the distance, as if he wanted to see through the shadows of the flowers and look straight into the depths of the sky, "I value you because of your nature." If you are no different from other concubines, I will not pay attention to my agreement with you. ”
I looked down at the corner of his red robe, densely embroidered with dark silk threads, continuous patterns, and replied with a red face: "Yes." He added: "The concubine is so stupid that she didn't even see it at all." ”
The emperor was slightly proud: "I want to hide it from you, how can I let you know." It's just that Prince Yu has worked hard, and he is often summoned into the palace by me to be detained. ”
I bent my knees: "The emperor is thoughtful, and he is a genius, how can the concubines know." ”
He suddenly reached out and shook my hand and asked, "Why are your hands so cold?" But because the wind blew when it came out? ”
I hurriedly said: "The concubine is not cold. ”
He sighed, "You've been out for a long time, and I'll go back with you." ”
I was in a hurry to say "don't dare", he suddenly picked me up, I exclaimed softly, instinctively stretched out my arms to hug his neck, the long skirt gently dragged softly, like a fluttering butterfly wings, stunning brightness. He smiled and said, "I'm tired of walking, I'll carry you over." ”
I was so frightened that I didn't dare to struggle, but I just said, "This will attract criticism and make others talk about the emperor, and the concubines will never dare." ”
The emperor said with a smile: "I feel sorry for the concubine I like, and I can talk about it as much as others like." A narrow smile flashed on his face as he spoke: "Anyway, it's not the first time I've hugged you." ”
I was too ashamed to say anything, so I obediently shrunk into Dolgon's arms and let him carry me back to the palace. I was so close to him, close to his chest, and there was a strange fragrance floating on his body, although the fragrance was very weak, but it seemed to come out of the bones, which made people feel happy. He was dressed in a red gold robe with wide sleeves, and the blue blue skirt I was wearing was gently blown by the wind of Yongxiang Long Street, and the light blue ribbon on the skirt was softly blown on Dolgon's clothes, soft and silent. Along the way, there were inner prison palace maids who saw this situation, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and respectfully shouted "Long live", lowering their heads and not daring to raise their eyes, but peeking at them. Dolgon's steps were just not hurried, and the whisper of the hairpin ring on my head could be faintly heard in the wind, and Lingling walked all the way.
Yonghe Palace, a palace that has never been set foot by a man except for the imperial physician since I moved in, has taken on an unusual meaning because of the arrival of Emperor Dorgon. When the emperor carried me into this palace with a closed gate, all the inner prison maids who were cleaning up in the courtyard were startled, and knelt down in surprise and joy to say goodbye. Obviously, Qiushui had let everyone know that I had been promoted to a concubine, but he didn't expect that the way I came back would be so unexpected.
At first glance, I saw those people who got along day and night, embarrassed and ashamed, and struggled lightly, but the emperor didn't let me down, nor did he look at them, he just said "get up" casually, and carried me straight into Yingxin Hall before letting me go to the ground. The emperor glanced at the palace people who were standing in front of him with his eyebrows lowered and his hands lowered, and asked lightly: "When you were a noble concubine, there were so many people waiting?" ”
I replied respectfully, "Concubines need to recuperate, and they really don't need so many servants to serve." ”
"That's not like that. Who is the chief eunuch and the maid in charge of this palace? ”
Ruyi knelt down and said: "The slave maid Yonghe Palace is in charge of the palace maid, and the palace maid is seven products and is obedient, and An Ruyi sees the emperor." Back to the emperor, there is no chief eunuch in Yonghe Palace. The emperor showed a slightly puzzled look, and Ruyi said: "Originally, Su Xiaojin was the chief of the palace and the internal supervisor, and Wen Zhaoyi asked him to be an errand." ”
The emperor's face was slightly hesitant, and he said quietly: "This is also a trivial matter. Then he said to me, "You can't do it without a chief in your palace." Tomorrow, I will ask the Internal Affairs Office to pick a few old internal prisoners, and you can choose one to take charge of affairs in your palace. ”
I smiled and said, "Where is it so troublesome." It's better to let Xiao Guozi in the palace take this errand first, I see that he is okay, so let him go through the experience. ”