Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Humiliation

The night is deep, and the sound of snowflakes knocking on the tile eaves is fluttering, like someone throwing hard pebbles, startling the heart every now and then.Yan Wan didn't sleep well, she hugged the brocade quilt with her eyes open, quietly listening to the wind's gloomy cry like a monster, and called out in a low voice: "Chunchan." Chunchan hugged her knees and leaned against the bedside to doze off. Hearing Yan Wan's call, she hurriedly opened her ignorant eyes and agreed, "My lord?" With a fluttering voice, she asked very softly, "Is everything really over?"

Chunchan said softly: "Jin Zhong personally delivered the news, and Zhao Jiuxiao recruited him. Although the recruitment was vague, it also vaguely revealed that the empress had an affair with Ling Yunche. Apart from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he asked Jin Zhong to save Lan Cui, said that he even said the most against his will for Lan Cui. What an infatuation!" Although Chunchan said so, her mouth was full of sarcasm, "How did he know that the young master was just playing with him with Lan Cui. Jin Zhong is perfunctory He agreed, saying that his answer was ambiguous, which was the best, and the young master would definitely keep Lan Cui alive. Then both Zhao Jiuxiao and Maoqian were taken out of the palace overnight. It is said that Maoqian was thrown out of Yongdingmen Into the river ditch, he either drowned or froze to death. Zhao Jiuxiao was sentenced to exile for the crime of disrespect in Kunning Palace."

Yan Wan grabbed a handful of gold thread tassels on the pillow, her eyes gleamed dimly in the dark night, "The Emperor will never let Maoqian go." Chunchan asked anxiously: "The emperor didn't believe Maoqian's words, so he did this?" The golden thread was already blunt, and felt cold in the palm of his hand, "The emperor believed it, so he had to silence it. Maoqian hated Ling Yunche, and she would yell if she couldn't keep it. Of course, the emperor can't let this trouble come back again." Waves. As for Zhao Jiuxiao, the emperor still keeps him, just afraid that one day he will want to dig out something."

Chunchan breathed a sigh of relief, caressed her heart and said: "The emperor is very suspicious, and this servant is afraid that the emperor will not believe it." Yan Wan thought intently, "According to the emperor's temperament, he probably won't believe everything. But people's suspicion is like a bottomless pit. As long as it is aroused a little, it will make people sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire. Don't even think about filling up the sea and the mountains!" She breathed slowly, and said slowly, "Chunchan, if one person wants to lay out a situation, he needs a lot of people to appear comprehensive and foolproof. It is natural for everyone to make money. It is easy to accumulate and destroy bones, once the opening is torn, nothing can stop it."

Chunchan worried, "Is it safe?" Yan Wan stretched out her fingers and scratched slowly one by one on the soft quilt. There was a slight rustling sound when her fingernails scratched the delicate silk. She opened her eyes in the dark night, emitting a frightening light. They may not be so thorough as to be foolproof, but three words are enough. Those three words are 'unnecessary'." "Must have?" "Yes! Unnecessary, maybe there may be. Because a person's suspicion is stronger than all ironclad evidence. Because as long as he firmly believes, everything is indestructible. But if there is doubt, suspicion breeds dark ghosts, and even nothing can become right and wrong. Throughout the ages, death In the word "unnecessary", is there still less?"

Chunchan was puzzled, "My lord said that, as long as the pair of Ruyi cloud pattern boots are needed, the empress and Ling Yunche can be confused, why bother to bring up the matter of the eighth elder brother!" "Your majesty hates someone who makes trouble for the prince. The emperor has valued Yong Qi the most these years, and he will definitely be crowned prince. If he knows that the empress has been just pretending to Yong Qi for so many years, in order to rely on him, and for Yong Qi's sake Qi will not let her go, so what will the emperor think? This matter spreads, causing Yongqi and the empress to share the mother-child relationship, and the palace has also made a profit!"

Chunchan understood, and immediately said: "Young master, don't worry. This servant will find a way to spread this matter to the fifth prince's mansion, and then ask Hu Gege to blow the pillow hard, and she will do her best." Yan Wan leaned on the gold-threaded flower pillow, and said with a brisk smile: "Although Mother Tian and Tian Jun are dead, I asked Ben Gong to find the daughter born to Mother Tian and her ex-husband, and according to the eternal Qi's hobbies have been carefully taught, and she has won so much love from Yong Qi." She was complacent, and suddenly thought of something, and she didn't feel compassionate, "By the way, how will the emperor deal with Ling Yunche?"

Chunchan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to react, so she had to report truthfully, "The emperor has only entrusted Jin Zhong to handle this matter. I think it has a lot to do with it, so Jin Zhong dared not say a word, and told his slaves not to ask. It's not going to end well!" Yan Wan was stunned and opened her mouth to speak.For a moment, there was only a kind of heartache that was about to cry, which made her feel sad, "I don't want this matter to come out so quickly, or use another method. Who knows that Concubine Yu deeply hates the queen for causing her to fall out of favor." , endured for so many years, just waiting for something to happen! Once Ling Yunche has something to do, she will find Maoqian, which shows that the two of them are very close to each other in private!"

Chunchan gently persuaded: "The young master is soft-hearted, and she cherishes the relationship between Master Ling and Master Ling since childhood. But Master Ling is so confused that he only cares about the queen regardless of the young master. This is her own fault! Now that Concubine Yu is making trouble, It's a rare opportunity to come out. The little master must go with the flow!" Yan Wan tilted her head and mourned, "For many years, in order to win the emperor's favor and eliminate dissidents, I have used Ling Yunche a lot. But in the final analysis, it is really..."

Seeing her heartbroken, Chunchan said wittily, "It's really a golden opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The young master did not do anything else, did he forget the order of his wife before he died? The young master has no mother and no brother, and he is lonely. Who did it! Not to mention the cruelty of the servants, for the sake of the young master and elder brother's future glory, even Lan Cui's safety in the palace is compromised!" Listening to her decisive tone, Yan Wan cheered up and said: "Forget it! It's hard for you to see Zhao Jiuxiao's affection for Lan Cui, and force him to confess to Ling Yunche, otherwise we will find it difficult to overwhelm the queen. Zhao Jiuxiao can't escape death, but life is inevitable. It's just Keeping this life alive, it will be bad if you want to retract the confession and ask the queen to make a comeback!"

"I'll save you, I'll tell someone to clean up during Zhao Jiuxiao's exile! There will be no future troubles." Chunchan thought for a while, and quickly pleaded, "Lan Cui is getting old, and the young master promised that once this matter is over, I will make an excuse. There is no need for her to send her out of the palace. The servant will send her back to her hometown." Yan Wan was hesitating, bit her lip suddenly, and said coldly, "Since you want to avoid future troubles, then don't keep Lan Cui, and clean up together. I have already asked Wang Chan to do it." Chunchan and Lan Cui have served Yan Wan together for many years, and she knows that although Lan Cui is not as close as she is to Yan Wan, she has always been effective.Unexpectedly, Yan Wan said these words, it was really shocking.She knew very well that Yan Wan had a firm heart, and there was no way to persuade her, so she had to hold back her tears and agree. It wasn't until she got out of the palace that Chunchan felt a burst of fear, the cold was unbearable, and her heart was cold.She was calming down when she saw Wang Chan coming in, and hurriedly pulled him past him to the corner, before she dared to ask: "What happened to Lan Cui?" Wang Chan folded his sleeves, with a look of fear on his face: "By the order of the young master, I sent Lan Cui to the road." Chunchan asked anxiously, "How did you get there?" Wang Chan shook his head again and again, feeling very sad, "Each meal was poisonous, and the whole body was left behind. Alas, I reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Lan Cui suffered from intestinal colic and sent her to the fire scene to be melted." Chunchan couldn't help feeling sad: "I have served the young master together with Lan Cui for many years, and Lan Cui has always been effective. Why is the young master so cruel? Even his own people are not spared. Lan Cui has always been loyal." Wang Chan grabbed Chunchan's sleeve nervously, looked around for no one, and then he was relieved: "My dear sister, don't worry about others. One day if you don't pay attention, you and I will walk the old road of Lancui .Let's hope for good luck." When Chunchan thought of Yan Wan's expression, she was also afraid, so she had to cover her mouth and swallowed her crying. When people are in high spirits, the day is a smooth and beautiful silk, along which it wanders slickly and endlessly, like above the clouds.But when you are not happy, the days become moldy garlic cloves, and after a day, it is just a clove, as if being forced into the throat, spicy, astringent, sluggish, moldy, unable to swallow, unable to spit out, endless sourness hard work. Thirty-six days have passed like this. Ruyi could not remember it more clearly, a total of thirty-six days.During these thirty-six days, the emperor has not seen her again, and life seems to have returned to the usual almost decisive isolation.Across the two ends of a long street, she and the emperor lived their own splendid or lonely years. No one knew about Ling Yunche.He seemed to have completely evaporated in the world, without a sound.Some people said that he reconciled with Maoqian, offended Tianwei, and was kicked out of the palace.Some people said that he stole the treasures in the palace and was exiled to the frontier with his brother Zhao Jiuxiao.Others said that he was so angry that Maoqian was rude and immoral, so he became a monk in a rage. But despite the rumors, it is just a story of a little guard, a few words of gossip are like a small stone thrown into the middle of the lake, and the ripples will be silent after fainting twice.It's just that even though Li Yu and Ruyi tried their best, they still couldn't get any news from Ling Yunche. Sometimes no news is scarier than the worst news. Until, until that day.The heavy snow has just stopped, and the ice and snow in the courtyard reflect the dark red glow of the palace wall, turning out a miserable silvery white.Although there are several charcoal basins burning in the room, the hall is not warm enough for this, and it is cold.There was a huge wind blowing outside the window, hitting the window lattice, like a wild horse galloping and neighing, galloping across the vast wilderness.Ruyi leaned over the table, painted a plum blossom with light red ink, and made it into a "Nine Nine Cold Dispelling Picture", and it was considered another day.Since Ling Yunche disappeared, her heart has not been at peace for a moment.And the silent Yikun Palace is like the Forbidden City frozen by heavy snow, crystal clear and bright, but it is a gorgeous and lifeless place of death. Therefore, when the soles of the eunuchs' boots pierced through the hard snow, the crows perched on the eaves of the corridor were also startled and flew up.Reflecting the desolate weather, there were layers of broken wailing. Jinzhong entered the Nuan Pavilion, greeted Ruyi respectfully, and said with a smile: "The emperor said that there is a gift for the queen, please accept it with a smile." Ruyi didn't even lift her eyelids, she said calmly, "Really?" Jin Zhong smiled and said: "The emperor ordered Ling Yunche to be the eunuch of Yikun Palace. He will serve the queen immediately." No one responded, only the long and chaotic breathing sounded muffled in the dead hall.Jin Zhong regained his composure and saw Ruyi's calm face, like a wilderness after a heavy snowfall, revealing death-like shock and regret. She could clearly hear her heartbeat, and it missed a beat.Almost out of breath, she really forgot what breathing is. Until, until Jinzhong called Ling Yunche in. Xu Shi had just recovered from a serious injury, his whole face was so pale that it was almost transparent, he was so thin that he was like a dead bamboo, he was half supported and half pulled by two young eunuchs.Jin Zhong smiled humbly, "Ling Yunche, you haven't greeted the master yet." Ling Yunche looked at her, and bent down with difficulty, "Slave sixth-rank eunuch Ling Yunche, please greet the empress." Jinzhong's tone was like a lesson, but on his face was a smile that was not a smile, "You used to serve the emperor, but now you serve the empress. The emperor and the empress have the same heart. Don't be contemptuous. You must be contemptuous." Serve well and do your duty as a slave.” There was nothing wrong with these words, but Ruyi listened to her ears, her whole body felt like being pricked by needles, and her stomach was full of nausea. Never been so disgusting. But Jinzhong replied: "In addition to Eunuch Ling, the emperor also gave the empress twelve pearls and Longhua collars, two pairs of sweet white porcelain gourd bottles, a pair of agate ganoderma lucidum pieces, and a pair of concentric knots. They are all good in pairs. Things." He laughed again, "The emperor also said that he hasn't seen your mother for a few days, and he will come to have dinner with her tonight, please prepare it." After saying that, he led someone to put the things down and went out up. Rong Pei received the things familiarly, and led the palace servants back into the storeroom, and also closed the door of the palace, leaving only Ling Yunche and Ruyi. Relatively, there is only sadness. She seemed to have swallowed a Coptis chinensis in her throat, she couldn't spit it out, couldn't swallow it, only she understood how the bitter juice was forced into her heart irresistibly, overflowing wantonly. Her tongue was trembling, and she couldn't speak a word, "I didn't expect it to come to this point." She was in a daze, "Ling Yunche, how did we get to this point?" Ruyi squatted down and stared into his eyes in an equal gesture.She clearly saw her sadness and apology from his dark eyes, as well as the unspeakable humiliation and pain. "The emperor's suspicion has already ruined my humble minister..." He quickly realized that his pronoun was inappropriate, and he changed his words clumsily, enduring the huge humiliation, "I ruined my servant, I can't ruin my mother anymore." He wanted to laugh, But the smile was miserable, "Actually, the emperor is not wrong to be suspicious. The slave has done it on his own. If you implicate the empress again, it will be an unforgivable crime for the slave." She was wearing a tall flower pot bottom, and it was a bit difficult to squat on the ground.She propped her hands on the azure and golden halo brocade carpet, and her nails turned dark vermilion due to excessive force.It was clearly the color of blood, but she felt cold, bone-chilling cold for no reason.The ground dragon and the brazier were burning in the hall, but she couldn't feel any warmth.It was as if there was a wind blowing the ripples on the corners of her skirt.But the windows and doors were closed tightly, and there was no possibility of a breath of wind leaking in. Ling Yunche's fingertips were touching her fingertips, it was ice touching ice.He said softly, "Your Majesty, you are trembling." Heh, she couldn't feel that she was trembling, as if her heart was full of pain, but her eyes were dry and astringent, without a single tear. Even tears, do not know where to flow. She could hear her own business, dull and difficult, like rusted iron, "I'm sorry. Ling Yunche, I'm sorry." His voice was very soft, and only when she was so close could she hear the trembling in that voice clearly, "Your Majesty, I'm not sorry. That's fine, I can finally be by your side in a legitimate way, and I can end it A painful marriage. It's a good thing for me and Yu Maoqian." He suddenly raised his head and kowtowed, "Thank you, Empress, for helping my servant." Ruyi shook her head heavily, "No, you are not a slave. You could have a better future, but you became a lowly slave because of me." Yun Che smiled wryly, and there was a bit of calm pain under that smile, "Whether it's a first-class guard or a eunuch, they are all just slaves in the palace, there is no difference. If the emperor's actions can calm the anger and save the empress, That slave is so happy." There was thunder and tremors between heaven and earth, and the wind and clouds gathered and dispersed. Compassion and sorrow surged up, unstoppable, and tears flowed down my cheeks.She carried him behind her back, not wanting him to see her tears, and even choked up and swallowed them down to the bottom of her throat. But she couldn't hold back her trembling shoulders. Ling Yunche stood up and stared quietly at Ruyi's figure.There is no sound in the hall, and the bead curtain is heavily hidden, and the remaining snow is shining.Her silhouette is similar to that of a thin plum tree, and she looks overwhelmed.He was very sad, "Is the empress feeling sorry for the slave? The slave is low and not worthy of the empress's sorrow." "No, no." Her sorrow became more fragile because of her understanding, "Ling Yunche, I am in this place, I am standing among thousands of people, even if I smile, only you can see the tears in my eyes .In this half of my life, my glory may not have been shared with you, but every time I fell down, it was you who silently supported me." He smiled softly, like the moonlight streaming down on a fifteenth night, clear and warm, "It's the slave's blessing to be able to do this. I also thank the empress for finally being willing to tell you that you just pretended not to know." Ruyi avoided her eyes, stared at an unknown place, and said sadly: "But Ling Yunche, now that you are close by, I don't know how to get along with you at all." "You don't have to care about it, Empress. You are only a pillar in your palace as a slave, a decoration, irrelevant, ignore it, this is the best way to get along. Only in this way, the emperor will be satisfied." He paused , with a deep meaning, "Isn't that why the emperor wants his servants to serve in Yikun Palace? At night, the emperor comes to have dinner, the empress must remember this." The emperor came very quickly, the sun was already at dusk, the smog was heavy, and the corners of the flying eaves gradually turned into dark silhouettes against the deep red and light gold sunset.The setting sun is deep in the cold winter, and the stars hang in the far corner of the sky, shining with cold light, like cold eyebrows and eyes. The emperor walked in slowly, he hadn't come for many days, he was not unfamiliar at all, he chose the old seat and sat down, then flipped through the books that Ruyi had left on the table. The emperor took Ruyi's hand and leaned her against his side, and said, "You don't like what Huang Laozhi said when you read Lao Tzu's books. In two days, I will choose some good books for you to read." His words have the taste of honey, the usual ripeness and sweetness, and the intimacy flows naturally between movements and stillness. Ruyi simply sat down next to him, glanced at him and said, "I'm waiting for the book that the emperor has picked up. By the way, I heard that the painting garden sent some plum blossom pictures of Wang Mian of the Song Dynasty. reward?" He was very gentle, "If you want to go, you can do it anytime." He glanced at him, "By the way, Xiao Lingzi is here, did you take good care of me?" Ruyi felt that her teeth were shivering, she pressed her tongue against her teeth, and forced out a soft voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Xiao Lingzi is someone who has served the Emperor before. He has been by the Emperor's side for a long time, no matter how bad it is." It will be fine too." The emperor's smile was impeccable, and he seemed satisfied with her eyes.He stroked the back of her hand, "That's good, today I specially asked the imperial dining room to cook your favorite dishes, and I will accompany you." After he finished speaking, Li Yu lowered his eyebrows and clapped his hands twice, and the eunuch who delivered the food outside paid for it. Lychee kidneys, guinea fowl with stove, Zhilu Shuangshou, Mushroom Crane Qifu, Dairy Yurui Soup, Clams and Carp, Five Treasures, Shrimp and Fish Soup, Stuffed Mushroom Box, Vinegar Soaked Lily, and a steaming Hericium mushroom grilled shark fin pot. Ruyi glanced at it and saw it clearly.That's not her favorite dish, especially kidney and clams, she never wants to eat.But what he meant couldn't be more clear. If you don't like it, you must like it.What is unacceptable must be accepted. Her smile was smoky and misty, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the concubine really likes it." Rong Pei ordered the people in the palace to light up the candles, and the two sat opposite each other. Emperor Dao said, "Ask Xiao Lingzi to serve you." Ling Yunche slapped Qian'er, and said respectfully: "My servant pays my respects to the emperor, and the emperor is blessed and safe." He spoke with a straight voice, as natural as flowing water.The emperor nodded, "It is appropriate to send you to Yikun Palace to serve." He paused, then cast his eyes, "The queen likes to eat lychee kidneys, so you can add them." Ruyi instinctively wanted to resist, but Ling Yunche didn't know it, and had already delivered it to Ruyi. She felt that the black silver chopsticks were heavy in her hand, so she held her breath for a moment, and then bit down. Soft, slippery, and tender, like biting another piece of tongue, but there is still a fishy smell, that unpleasant fishy smell.She tried her best to restrain herself, but couldn't help frowning. The emperor said coldly: "The empress has always liked this dish, but the waiter is not good, so it ruined your interest?" How obedient Ling Yunche was, he immediately bowed down and kowtowed, "The slave is guilty, and the slave doesn't know how to serve. I also ask the emperor to punish me." With his cooperation like this, the emperor was unable to attack.Ruyi endured the soreness in her heart, looked at him coldly, and said slowly, "Go out and receive the punishment yourself." Ling Yunche walked down the corridor, raised his hand and slapped his face.He struck hard, Ruyi and the emperor were chewing carefully, listening to the slap, one slap, another slap, hard slap.All the maids and eunuchs in the palace lowered their heads. A dinner is tasteless, like chewing wax.The emperor also hastily stopped chopsticks and said, "That's all." Ling Yunche came in again to thank him, he hit him hard, his face was swollen high, "I thank the emperor and queen for your kindness." Ruyi watched his tall figure bow and kneel down, and there was an uncontrollable sour pain in his eyes.The spicy taste also choked up the throat, rustling and itching. She couldn't say a word, and had nothing to say. All kinds of joys and sorrows, mixed with cold and warm, disturb the heart. The emperor's eyes are a pool of gentle and rippling water, which is distinct and somewhat piercing, "The queen does not need to be angry with this servant. I will stay here with you tonight." Ruyi gracefully showed her due joy, "The night is dew and cold, the emperor should not go out. If you stay here, the ministers and concubines are overjoyed." The distant daisy is empty, and the moonlight is flowing, spreading endlessly from the deep blue sky, outlining the soft and hazy outline of Yikun Palace. The candlelight was flickering, and the emperor lay flat beside Ruyi. The two lay side by side with their eyes closed, so as to resist seeing each other. It turned out that I really hated it so much, I hated it so much that I didn't want to see it even when it was close by. Ruyi closed her eyes, listening to the heavy heartbeat, "Your Majesty, I really want to thank Ling Yunche, without him, you haven't entered Yikun Palace for one year, three months and twenty-four days." The emperor spoke slowly and lightly like a floating cloud, "I'm here to see you, isn't it good?" Ruyi said word by word: "I am endlessly grateful, and my joy is endless." The emperor's voice sounded faintly, "Guess what Ling Yunche is listening to?" Ruyi understood what he wanted to say, still closed his eyes, and said coldly: "He is the eunuch of Shangye, and he has to listen to the movement in the bedroom. Naturally, he will hear what the emperor does." The emperor snorted lightly, like a smug mouse, which made Qizhen Jinxin tassel tremble slightly. Ruyi's eyeballs rolled slightly, and when they touched the eyelids, there was a slight pain.She asked: "What does the emperor want Ling Yunche to hear?" "What he hears now is what he cannot hear." A cold smile appeared on the corners of Ruyi's lips, "Really? That's also the grace of the emperor. Besides, when Ling Yunche was guarding the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he might not have heard of many things. They are all slaves, and the emperor is willing to do it now." I care." The emperor's voice was extremely calm, like the calm sea before a storm. Wang Lan said deeply, "He used to have emotions and desires, which may be uncomfortable to hear. Now that I have established six karmas for him, he should stop wishful thinking and find peace. " He turned over with lightning speed and fell on top of her.His body was hot and scorching hot, like a wildfire burning, and everyone he touched was burning, anxious, angry, and unable to control himself.When she touched his skin, it was as white as frost. This body, once indulging in the bodies and skins of all kinds of women, delicate, soft, snow-white, and powdery, is now on her body again.The knots of his bright silk pajamas have unraveled at some point, revealing a trace of flesh, fluffy and fluffy, as soft as a piece of Chengxintang paper, giving rise to a desire, how much it would be if ink was splashed all over it. happy. The plain tent with cicada wings and cloud pattern wraps around a world. It is an excellent ice cloth, embroidered with light purple orchids and clusters of small butterflies. The embroidery is so exquisite and meticulous that it takes thirty years of skill to acquire it.The pale yellow and pink-blue butterfly seems to be flapping its wings to fly into the light-white flowing clouds, with its wings sticking to each other, inseparable.It is full of smooth and intertwined entanglements like silk threads, which are difficult to separate.He didn't speak or move, and stared straight at Ruyi with a pair of dark eyes, as sharp as glass shards, cutting his skin with pain.She opened her eyes and stared back at him steadfastly, without flinching. The emperor sneered, "It's been a long time since you looked at me like this." Ruyi also snorted slightly, and the light pink impatiens juice on her cool fingertips was like the bright lips of a girl, kissing his face bit by bit, "Your majesty, guess what I saw in your eyes?" what?" "Of course it's you. I'm looking at you now." "What does Chenqie look like in your eyes?" She seemed to be talking in her sleep, softly and vaguely, "In your eyes, Chenqie has loose eye ends and slightly drooping corners of mouth. Well, Chenqie's forehead It is no longer bright, and has fine lines." The emperor's hand rested on her neck for a while, and it was a little damp, like flowers and leaves stained with evening dew.He got tired, and said lazily, "Do you have to spoil the fun like this?" The corners of his lips raised, and he patted her face lightly, making a clear sound, "But it's true, compared to the newcomers, the queen is naturally It's old." The shadow of a smile appeared at the corners of her eyes and brows, "Yes. My concubine, I thank the emperor for his kindness and care, and it will last for a long time." She suddenly remembered that this lamp had a name, it was warm snow lamp, clusters of flames danced feebly in the warm air, it was the hazy yellow light reflected by the light after the snow.She turned her head away and stared at it for a long time, the lamp became a fuzzy ball, like burnt incense ash. The emperor raised his voice, "Who is outside?" Ruyi shivered, raised her body, "What does the emperor want?" The emperor paid no attention to her.After a while, there was a rustling sound of palace people agreeing to crawl to the gate of the palace.It was Rong Pei, who said respectfully, "Your Majesty, your slaves are here." The emperor Shi Shiran even had a bright smile in his eyes, "The water in it is cold, change it to a pot, my mouth is dry." Rong Pei clapped his hands and was about to agree, when the emperor said again: "It's called Xiao Lingzi. Xiao Lingzi knows how hot the water I drink should be." Rong Pei looked embarrassed, and quickly agreed loudly.Ling Yunche was four or five steps away from her, the emperor purposely made a loud noise, so he could hear clearly.There was an imperceptible slight tremor in his shoulders, but he calmed down quickly, and turned to get water.The water in winter cools down quickly, and Ling Yunche's hands and feet are also quick, but in a moment, he carried a white copper crane-billed lotus petal teapot in, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, full of the docile appearance of a middle-aged eunuch. The emperor laughed, "Why? The beard is gone, and the eyebrows and eyes are much more docile. He looks like a slave." Ling Yunche was neither humble nor overbearing, and bent down, "The guards are slaves, and the eunuchs are also slaves, they all serve the emperor." "Really? Then I and the empress have the same heart, so you just serve the empress well." He cast a glance at Ruyi, and smiled softly and ambiguously, "Tonight, the empress is tired." Ling Yunche was as motionless as a mountain, agreed with his mouth, and poured tea sideways.Ruyi lowered her head, hid herself behind the curtain, and plucked the buttons of the flower buds on the light-colored pajamas with rich gold color and flying silver.Once, once, my hands were sweaty and greasy, and I couldn't grasp it. Ling Yunche served tea, the emperor drank half of the cup calmly, left half of the cup to Ruyi's mouth, and told Ruyi to drink it with his hand.Ling Yunche has been half-bending his body respectfully, as silent as a puppet. Finally, Ling Yunche backed away. Ruyi leaned back halfway, looking at the emperor quietly, with a cold light in his eyes, "Has the emperor's face been taken care of? Can the concubine do enough?" The emperor squinted at her, "You are getting more and more presumptuous." Ruyi's eyes became clear, "Isn't it because the emperor wants Ling Yunche to enter the palace purely because of deep-seated doubts in his heart, and he believes that his concubine has an affair with him? Now that he is neither a man nor a woman, the emperor must be very happy Bar?" The emperor casually caressed the glazed silver fish tent hook on the tent, "He is loyal to you..." He glanced at Ruyi, and said slowly, "He and I, also don't care about wife's house and housework, so being a eunuch, day and night Wouldn’t it be better to serve inside?” How could Ruyi not understand the meaning of his words, a pair of jasper and emerald green rings trembled in his hands.But soon, this slight sound was drowned out by Ruyi's laughter. She smiled softly, and her laughter became louder and louder, which sounded creepy in the deep silence of the night.She smiled intoxicatedly like this, laughed until tears flowed, as if she was so happy that she didn't know why.