Chapter Twenty-Six: A Confidant
Squeak~
After the night terror hall closed the door, he was still thinking about the Ming Dragon Diagram in his mind, and when he walked, he found that the house began to 'squirm', it should be Bingtuo Tuo who was wearing underwear, in order to avoid suspicion, he naturally did not stay in the aisle, and walked down the stairs quickly.
It was early in the morning, and there was silence inside and outside the inn, and only the sound of light rain could be heard.
Bird was in charge of the vigil, and walked up and down in the stable next to the inn, stepping on the back of a charcoal red horse; Although the fierce horse is named Rouge Tiger, it looks like a lion tiger and looks extremely powerful, but it has a very docile temperament and does not dislike it at all.
Night Terror came to the backyard, fed the two horses night grass, and then went to the well, fetched a bucket of water, ready to rinse the sweaty body, lest the daughter-in-law not let him go to the kang.
As soon as he untied his robe, there was movement on the second floor of the inn, and a figure wearing a hat flew out of the room, and found him taking a bath in the backyard in mid-air.
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Night Terror Hall was a little puzzled, because he was only wearing thin pants, and it was not easy to catch up and ask questions, and only after seeing Bingtuo Tuo go away, did he start to freshen up.
Yesterday in the battle of Wanghailou, I suffered a traumatic injury to my chest, and at this time I was still wrapped in bandages, and it was more troublesome to take a bath.
Night Terror untied the bandage and looked down at his chest, it could be seen that more than a dozen scars had scabbed, and the recovery speed was amazing, but it was obvious that it would take some time to fully recover as before, so he just wet the towel and wiped the uninjured places at first.
While he was working alone, there was a soft sound of rustling on the second floor of the inn again.
Night Terror Hall looked up, and saw that a window on the second floor was open, and the sleepy-eyed Fan girl looked down from inside, and found that he was taking a bath, slightly stunned, and quickly shrank back.
?
Night Terror Hall was wearing thin pants and did not show his weapon, which was a little funny to see.
Soon, Fan Qinghe cautiously poked his head out again, and after making sure that the Night Terror Hall was not naked, he jumped down from the second floor and landed beside the Night Terror Hall, and said solemnly:
"You have a wound in your chest, you can't easily see the water, just take a bath and say hello to me, I'll let the demon girl help you, what are you tossing around?"
As he spoke, he tilted his head to examine the scar on his chest.
Night Terror said: "I know the measure, and I have been paying attention. Ning'er, they slept? ”
"That wine Mengzi, drank until midnight in the afternoon, and poured Miss Ning'er down, and just lay down not long ago."
Although Fan Qinghe has been drinking with him, after suffering two losses, he swore to quit drinking, and he didn't drink much today, just a little floating.
After Fan Qinghe said a few words, he took the towel in the hand of the Night Terror Hall and helped wipe his back.
No matter how amazing the night terror's arm span is, it is obviously not very convenient to wipe his back by himself, so he did not refuse, and stood with his arms outstretched, wanting to chat a few words of gossip, but he immediately found out......
Click, Click, Click
Fan Qinghe helped wipe his back, but he didn't touch and tease like Shui'er, standing on his side with a towel wrapped in one hand, like a master in a bathhouse......
Night Terror Hall Golden Scale Jade has rough skin and thick flesh, but it doesn't grin, it's quite comfortable, and after a little experience, I feel that it is much more professional than Shui'er. Curious to ask:
"Miss Fan still rubs her back?"
"No, it's not the same as brushing horses."
...... farming?
Night Terror blinked, pondering slightly, thinking that Miss Fan should be complimenting him on being as strong as a horse......
Fan Qinghe rubbed his back with a towel, probably feeling that the atmosphere was a little ambiguous, and said again:
"What were you talking about in someone's house just now? chatted until the middle of the night, and was 'heroine and slow'...... The Sect Master of Peace and Heaven is not clear? ”
Night Terror Hall shook his head and smiled: "It's just discussing martial arts, and I joked and scared in the middle, and I was almost beaten up." ”
Fan Qinghe saw that the night terror hall had palpitations, and couldn't help but snort softly:
"You just bully the weak and fear the hard. I take care of you, but you are reckless in revenge, and when you meet the first person under the mountain, why don't you dare to be presumptuous? ”
Why wouldn't I dare?
Isn't this almost a pinched beating......
Night Terror Hall thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it, but turned around and faced Fan Qinghe:
"I didn't mean it last time, and it was all a misunderstanding before......"
Fan Qinghe saw the night terror hall turn around, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart, and said with a strong momentum:
"Stand still, don't speak!"
Seeing this, Night Terror had no choice but to stop, and stood honestly with open arms, turning his eyes to look at the wind and rain outside the eaves.
Click......
Fan Qinghe began to wipe his chest, rubbing near the wound, his movements were much lighter, and he found that the Night Terror Hall was very peaceful, and his heart was a little lighter, but as he rubbed it, something suddenly went wrong.
In the middle of the night, the light under the eaves was very dim, Rao was close at hand, and only the outline was visible, and it was difficult to see the details.
Fan Qinghe wiped his chest with a towel, and found that there seemed to be a 'small pimple' on the chest muscles of the Night Terror Hall, and his brain didn't react for a while, and he thought it was a new injury, so he touched it with his fingers......
?!
Night Terror Hall was afraid of offending the gentle and considerate Fan, but before she could think about it, the more sensitive part of her chest was gently teased, half of her body was crisp, and she looked down at her cheeks in disbelief:
“???”
Fan Qinghe reacted to the problem, his body stiffened slightly, his fingers retracted silently, and he wanted to do nothing.
Feeling the stunned eyes of the night terror, her cheeks turned into red clouds, and she forced herself to calm down:
"What do you see? It is inevitable to rub your body and touch it...... You mind, then you wipe it yourself. ”
As he spoke, he threw the towel to the Night Terror, turned around and wanted to run.
How could Night Terror mind and hurriedly raised his hand to block the way:
"How come, I still know the truth that illness is not taboo for medical treatment, Miss Fan can rub it boldly."
Fan Qinghe doesn't mind continuing to help, but no matter how sick she is, it's time to untie her pants and wipe it down, she is not a demon girl, and she can't even wipe the villain?
Fan Qinghe still made an angry appearance at the moment, snorted softly, got under the arm of the Night Terror Hall, and ran into the inn.
Night Terror Hall's eyes were full of smiles, and she didn't feel embarrassed anymore for Miss Fan, who wiped her body clean.
Because the robe was soaked with sweat, Night Terror Hall didn't wear a coat, and returned to the second floor with his upper body naked and came to Ning Er's room.
It was the middle of the night, the lights had already been turned off in the room, and there were several empty wine jugs on the table.
Night Terror Hall entered the house, and when he saw that there was no movement, he went to the bed to take a look.
Between the curtains, Ning Er's cheeks were red, lying on the outside with her eyes closed and sleeping, wearing pale cyan pajamas tightly, her sleeping appearance was very elegant, and her eyes moved slightly.
And Xuanji Zhenren has always had an excellent amount of alcohol, and he didn't get drunk, at this time he was lying inside, and he was still hugging Ning'er sideways, and when he found that the night terror hall came in, he opened his eyes and looked up and down:
"Why don't you go back to your room and sleep at night, what are you doing here?"
"Hehe......"
Night Terror smiled crookedly, opened the curtain and sat down, leaning over and tapping his red lips.
Xuanji Zhenren's eyes were slightly cold, he leaned back slightly, and raised his hand to cover the lips of the Night Terror:
"For the sake of the teacher, I saw that you were injured, and I only took care of you a few times, how can you become more and more presumptuous? I'll give it to you, you can only ask for it, if you don't give it to you, you can't use force, understand? ”
Luo Ning was not drunk and unconscious, there was a voice in his ears, his eyelashes moved slightly and opened his eyes, and when he saw the night terror hall close at hand, he was slightly stunned, and wanted to ask if he was done, but when he heard Shui'er's words, he turned around again:
"What is a teacher? Are you ashamed? ”
Night Terror Hall flipped over from Ning'er, cheekily squeezed between the two, one in each hand:
"It's almost dawn, go to bed early, and I'll talk about it tomorrow."
Luo Ning didn't hide, just frowned and said:
"Little thief, don't mess around, Bai Jin is still in the inn......"
"Sect Master Xue has gone out for a walk."
"Huh?"
Luo Ning was slightly stunned, and wanted to ask a few more words, but her mouth was blocked, she was slightly dissatisfied and twisted twice, but in the end she closed her eyes and made an appearance of not taking the initiative and refusing.
Xuanji Zhenren has suffered a lot in the past few days, but it doesn't prevent her from being fun-loving, seeing that Ning'er began to pretend again, she put on the appearance of a confidant sister, put her hand between the two, and forced the night terror hall cheek over:
"If she's not happy, forget it, why bother her, let her sleep well."
As he spoke, he took the initiative to step forward and poo.
??
Luo Ning opened his eyes and looked at the meat taken from his bowl, and his eyes suddenly became mixed.
She wanted to say a few words, but being jealous was obviously not in line with her usual style, and after hesitating for a while, she turned around silently and turned her back to the two without saying a word:
"Humph......"
Night Terror's mouth was blocked, and he couldn't speak at all, so he hugged Ning Er over again for fear of losing the other......
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The next day, Jiangzhou Chengguo Mansion.
At dusk, between a water pavilion on the shore of East Lake, there was an empty and quiet qin song:
"Bell~~Bell~~......"
The Queen Mother sat on her side on the wide terrace, with the piano table in front of her, and the 'piano looks like a banana leaf' given by Wu Guogong, and the strings were plucked lightly with her hands, and she could see that she was absent-minded from the out-of-tune piano tone to her expression.
Before I knew it, it had been several days since I returned to my parents' home.
On this trip back to Jiangzhou, the Queen Mother thought that she could experience another unforgettable journey with the bold guards, but the result was good, since a certain empress came in, everything has changed.
Not to mention that she was sneaking around with the guards, she couldn't go around like she was a child, and she had to pay attention to her speech and behavior every day, so as not to lose the demeanor that a mother of a country should have.
And the Night Terror Hall obviously didn't dare to be bold anymore, except for the reckless digging for a long time a few days ago, it was not easy to see each other.
Although he wants to stay in Jiangzhou until the end of the year, there are so many things in the world, and the Night Terror Hall is a figure on the cusp, who knows if something big will happen tomorrow, and the Night Terror Hall is ordered to leave again?
The Queen Mother hooked the strings and thought for a long time, and felt that there were some things that she had to take the initiative to fight for, so she held down the strings and got up and came to the water pavilion.
The water pavilion is a studio, where the Queen Mother learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting when she was a child, and there are many 'works' on the wall, such as the swan that looks like a duck but not a duck, and the fat-headed koi......
Because the Queen Mother is the pearl of the palm, and now she is the queen of a country, these ink treasures have naturally become national treasures, and Mrs. Zhao has not lost any of them, all of them are extremely beautifully framed and hung in the most conspicuous position.
In front of the painting case near the lake, the empress is dressed in a fiery red dress, holding a paintbrush to outline the beautiful scenery of the sunset; Although the painting is ordinary, with the support of the doodle of the Queen Mother when she was a child, it still shows a bit of everyone's style.
The Queen Mother folded her hands on her waist, came to the empress's side to observe carefully for a moment, and bowed slightly:
"The painting work of the saint has been refined again."
The empress praised her martial arts to others, and there would be no waves in her heart, after all, there are few people in the world who can see her background clearly, so where can she praise the idea?
And praising the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting is different, the empress lacks this the most, even if she knows that it is a sycophant, it is better than no one to praise it.
Hearing this, the empress raised her paintbrush and looked at the scroll with a smile:
"Really? Where did you improve? ”
The painting of the queen mother's three-legged cat, where can you see where she has improved, but she has accompanied the empress and the two in the deep palace all the year round, and the response is natural, pointing to the water waves of the picture scroll:
"These places can be called miraculous, and they are much higher than what I saw in the palace in the past......"
The reason why she dared to talk so nonsense was because the empress must not be sure whether what she said was right or wrong.
As the queen mother expected, the empress looked at the water waves on the picture scroll, nodded thoughtfully, and then did not continue to peck at each other, but asked:
"Why doesn't the Queen Mother continue to play the piano? But tired? ”
The Queen Mother was dignified and steady, sighed faintly, and looked at the lake at sunset:
"As the queen mother, although she ignores the government and politics, there are some things that should be said, and you still have to do your duty to say a word......"
Although the empress has average artistic talent, her brain is obviously not stupid, just listening to the words, she understands that the queen mother wants to persuade her not to be obsessed with pleasure and forget her identity as the king of a country.
The empress was silent for a moment, and responded calmly:
"The Queen Mother doesn't need to worry, I have my own measure."
The Empress Dowager came over to urge the empress to return to the capital as soon as possible, but when she saw the rare moment of hesitation in the empress's eyes, she couldn't bear to speak.
After all, she has been in the palace for so many years, and she often sleeps in the dragon bed, and she is already the person who knows the empress sisters best in the world.
The empress is just a woman, ten years ago, she was the eldest princess of the Great Wei Golden Branches and Jade Leaves, disgusted with the ruthless way of the emperor's house, and all she wanted was to live happily with her sister, and then one day, a talented and beautiful concubine in the picture, this life will pass.
But some people are born destined to be the trendsetters on the cusp, even if they want to go with the flow and become ordinary, God will not give them this opportunity.
Ten years ago, the first emperor died, and the eldest son of the emperor ascended the throne, because of the old grievances of the palace and the position of relatives, he ruthlessly forced the empress sisters to a dead end.
Wang Guifei has passed away, and it is good to leave anyone, but she can't bear the beam, and the only one who can save the fate of their sisters is the empress herself.
Since the day the empress sat on the dragon chair and accepted the worship of 10,000 people, the queen mother found that the empress had changed, and she had completely lost her relationship with the barbaric princess who was almost away from the people in the past, and became a lonely person sitting on the dragon chair.
Although the empress is flawless in what she does, she can even pursue the 'Emperor of the Ages'. But the Queen Mother has been with her for many years, and she has never seen her smile sincerely, and her eyes are always deep and wise, and she can no longer see the kind of agility and liveliness that leaves people's eyes.
The Queen Mother knew that the empress had hidden these emotions, and she might not like this kind of life above 10,000 people in her heart, but she was forced to go on because of the situation.
She is a canary in the deep palace, and the empress is not?
The Queen Mother has been widowed in the deep palace for ten years, knowing the difficulty of being lonely and helpless, thinking of this, she can't bear to urge the empress to go back quickly for the sake of personal feelings, and then she said:
"No matter how tough the mind is, the emperor can't resist everything alone, if you can have a trustworthy pillow person in your spare time, talk about gossip and talk about the shortcomings of your parents, the pressure on your heart will be much less. The saint is not young, although he is hindered by the clan, it is not easy to marry on the surface, and he ...... in private Hmmm......"
The empress rolled her eyes and said with a smile:
"Raise a noodle head?"
“……”
The Queen Mother meant this, but it was too direct to say so, so she said euphemistically:
"It's not the face, it's the confidant. The main palace to see Cleopatra...... Looking at the records in the ancient books, it seems that there is a widowed queen concubine, who let the man with a pleasant heart enter the palace as a eunuch and serve by his side day and night, as long as he doesn't make a lot of publicity, the government and the opposition can't find fault......"
The empress walked to the front of the painting case, leaned on the painting case with her arms around her chest, and responded quite domineeringly:
"I have a crush on a man, why should I be so secretive, even if I openly call a beautiful man to serve in the Cheng'an Palace, as long as I don't give birth to a prince and become a prince, it won't cause turmoil."
The Queen Mother also wanted to learn from the empress, and her buttocks leaned against the painting case.
But she was not at enough altitude, jumped up and sat on the table with her legs dangling, and she was too childish, so she could only stand up straight and dignified:
"In that case, why doesn't the saint pick a lover who catches his eye?"
Because he is a private man......
The empress was not very easy to respond to this topic, so she asked rhetorically:
"Does the Queen Mother have such thoughts?"
?!
When the Queen Mother heard this, her round and jade face turned white, and she hurriedly said solemnly:
"As the queen mother, how can this palace ......"
The empress raised her finger slightly, signaled not to be so nervous, and sighed lightly:
"I sit in the world as a daughter, and I have overturned the ancient etiquette, how can I stick to the dogma like the emperors of the past. The Queen Mother is the link between the court and the southeastern scholars, I can't let you return to your hometown, but I won't be too mean in private, as long as I don't make a storm in the city, there is a confidant in secret, and I don't have to worry about the Queen Mother being depressed all day long. ”
“……”
When the Queen Mother heard these outrageous words, she was so moved that her lips moved, and she didn't dare to answer.
The Empress sighed softly and continued:
"After the trip to the northwest, the Queen Mother seems to have changed people, and she is much more lively and cheerful than before."
?
The Queen Mother's heart tightened, and she felt that the empress seemed to have something in her words, hinting at something.
I was just talking about my heart, and now I suddenly mentioned the northwest line......
The Queen Mother's cheeks turned crimson unconsciously, and she quickly pressed it down, clasped her hands on her waist, and pretended to be relaxed:
"After going out for a walk, the mood of this palace is indeed better. Well...... The saint doesn't have to worry too much about the situation in the world, as long as the palace is there, the Jiangzhou Navy Master and even the Southeast Shi clan must be the most powerful backing of the saint, if my father is old and disobedient, I will let the eldest brother take his place, the eldest brother will not go to the palace himself, and the others are the same. ”
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was so loyal, the empress didn't say anything more, turned around leisurely, and continued to sketch the landscape painting.
The Empress Dowager was not sure if the empress had seen the clue, and she was panicking to death, and when she didn't know what to do, the dead girl Hongyu suddenly ran from the lake, and she exclaimed from afar:
"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, the Night Boy is back!"
The Queen Mother's heart tightened, and she quickly made a steady appearance of a mother in the world, frowning and saying:
"Come back, come back, what's the shouting? I didn't see the Holy ...... Huh? ”
Before the Queen Mother finished speaking, Yu Guang realized that something was wrong, and turned her head to look - the back of the painting was empty, only a paintbrush that rolled towards the edge of the table.
"Hey? What about people? ”
The Queen Mother looked blank, turned around in place, looked under the table, and then glanced at the empty lakeshore......
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There's no follow-up plot.,It's really slow to write or2!
(End of chapter)