Chapter 31 Fanwai Longevity Longevity Night Years Cool Years

The night wind blew slowly, and the dense fragrance of flowers in the air wrapped around his body softly. When it collided with the alcohol, the emperor felt even more heavy in his heart, and the whole person wanted to fall asleep. The chief eunuch Li Yu walked quickly and steadily, while softly urging the little eunuchs who were carrying the sedan chair, "Steady down, don't fall on the emperor." The emperor rested his head in a daze, and asked vaguely, "Where are you?" Li Yu replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, we have arrived at the long street of the Sixth West Palace."

The emperor said softly, "It's the Sixth West Palace. Li Yu, I seem to be a little drunk." Li Yu hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you have turned over Lord Dun's brand early in the morning. The slave has already gone to pass it on. At this time, Lord Dun has prepared a decoction to sober up and is waiting for you in Chenggan Palace!" The emperor let out a "huh" and said slowly: "Stop!" Li Yu was full of excuses, but he didn't dare to say more, he hurriedly waved the whisk in his hand, signaling the eunuchs who were carrying the sedan chairs to let them down on the bridge.Li Yu leaned forward, "Your Majesty, there is still a distance from Chengqian Palace, let the servants carry you away."

The emperor stretched out his hand, and Li Yu hurriedly reached out to support him. The emperor said, "I feel that the wine is getting stronger. Li Yu, please help me to walk for a while." Li Yu hurriedly bowed and said "yes", then quietly raised his face behind him.The four young eunuchs following behind understood, moved ten steps away, and quietly followed behind the two of them.Li Yu steadily supported the emperor's arm and moved forward slowly. The emperor didn't speak, and Li Yu didn't dare to speak. He knew where the emperor wanted to go, so he followed silently.The moonlight is as clear as a clear wave, and the gentleness floats around. Even the vermilion high walls on both sides of the long street have lost the solemnity of the past, showing a bit of tenderness.

The emperor looked up at the moon and seemed to be saying to himself: "The moon is so beautiful today." Li Yu laughed hurriedly: "The emperor is the son of heaven, and today is your birthday. Of course, even the moon is here to add to the fun, making it extra bright." The emperor smiled slightly: "Yes, today is my birthday, and in two days' time it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. It's a good day for people and moon to reunite." Seeing the emperor staring at the moon with a smile on his face, Li Yu felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, so he quickly persuaded: "Your majesty, it's late, you're happy to drink more wine today. Carefully being blown by the wind, it hurt the dragon's body."

The emperor shook his head: "The wine is hot, and I won't catch cold." Li Yu glanced at the emperor quietly, and persuaded bravely: "Your Majesty, Concubine Ying is waiting for you in the Hall of Mental Cultivation!" The emperor said coldly: "Let her wait." Li Yu secretly wondered that Concubine Ying, a noble Mongolian daughter of the Balin family, had been in the palace for several years, and she was quite favored by the emperor.Even Princess Qi, the daughter of the imperial concubine Wei, was entrusted to her to raise.Especially after Queen Ulanara passed away, it was rare for ordinary concubines to see the emperor, but this Concubine Ying could often talk with the emperor, which was evident in her favor.But today the emperor abandoned her like this, which has never happened before.

Seeing the emperor walking forward, Li Yu looked around and suddenly remembered something, panicked for no reason, and staggered a little. The emperor said casually: "I told everyone who followed me to back down. I am upset when I see this." Li Yu didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly turned his head and raised his fly whisk, and the four young eunuchs bowed and retreated. Li Yu stepped forward to hold the emperor's hand, and the emperor walked slowly, saying to himself, "Today is my birthday, I am so happy." Li Yu hurriedly said, "Happy, happy."

The emperor smiled, "I have so many elder brothers and princesses, all lively, smart and clever." Li Yudao: "What's even more rare is that elder brothers and princesses have filial piety, especially a few elder brothers, who are particularly promising. Eleventh elder brothers are talented in literature and have written a good calligraphy. Today, I present the "Hundred Years Picture" to the emperor. It is really the filial piety of elder brother eleven; even elder brother fifteen, although he is young, is really ambitious and can memorize the emperor's imperial poems verbatim, tsk tsk... really capable."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "It's not that the fifteenth elder brother is capable, but his mother-in-law is too capable." As a royal concubine, Wei is in the same position as the deputy empress, in charge of the six palaces, and has both children. If she hadn't suffered from the heart palpitations and became much weaker, she might have the hope of being a queen. Li Yu rolled his eyes, pretended not to understand, and said with a smile: "That's right, the Emperor's Longevity Festival is held by the imperial concubine supporting her body, so it can be said that she cannot do it."

The emperor snorted lightly, with a hint of sarcasm, "Yes. I have so many concubines, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers, smart and capable." Li Yu didn't know what the emperor meant, so he just smiled and said: "The emperor's concubines are not only beautiful and virtuous, but also sing and dance for the emperor on the Wanshou Festival today, they really have both talents and looks." The emperor closed his eyes, "Isn't it? Everyone is obedient and considerate to me. Only Concubine Ying is more forthright." The emperor shook his head, his footsteps were a little unsteady, Li Yu said urgently: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please be careful."

The emperor waved his hand, "It's good to be obedient and considerate, but I'm afraid, I'm afraid that this obedience and consideration is followed by dirty thoughts and filthy means. When I think about it, I feel disgusting." Li Yu hurriedly laughed and said, "Your majesty is worrying too much. How could the little lords of the harem be like this? Even if there are really one or two villains, the emperor's sage will deal with them early in the morning." The emperor looked down at his own shadow, "So, I like young women, who are clean-minded and clear-eyed, and can say whatever they want naturally. Even if I have a little thoughtfulness, I can't hide it."

Li Yu nodded hurriedly, "The emperor is right." The emperor walked slowly, Li Yu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, further ahead is the Yikun Palace. In the palace next to it, Concubine Qing and the nobles are all there. Otherwise, there are several nobles who are always there and live there .Do you want to sit down, Your Majesty..." The emperor glanced at him, and said calmly: "Li Yu, you have been with me for decades, but now you are more and more capable of working as an errand." Li Yu's knees softened, and he quickly knelt down, "The emperor forgives the sin, the emperor forgives the sin." The emperor snorted softly, ignored it, and walked forward.Li Yu didn't kneel or stand. Seeing the emperor walking further and further away, he gritted his teeth and trotted after him bravely. The corridors in the surrounding area are so familiar that he is familiar with every pattern on the bluestone slabs that lead him to the Chonghua Palace.The emperor walked in a daze, faster and faster.When the three golden characters of "Yikun Palace" clearly appeared in front of his eyes, the emperor stopped suddenly.Drunkenness rushed to his forehead, the emperor felt his heart beating violently, but his footsteps froze there. In a trance, it was still the time when the emperor and the empress were in harmony, Ruyi was the empress at the beginning.After such a long time, passing through so many people, she finally came to a place beside her and became her own wife, not one of the concubines with bright and blurred faces.This is what he promised her.When he was still an elder brother, he knew too well that although he was a descendant of an emperor, he came from a humble background. Even his biological father looked down on him faintly and avoided seeing him.That's why he has Concubine Xi as his adoptive mother, so he desperately obeys this adoptive mother who brought him a glorious family background.He worked hard to study hard, just to win his own glory. At that time, he had the Fujin Fucha family, who was born in a famous noble family, and the Gao family, the daughter of a scholar and gentle sister.Those noble and beautiful women, those women who are deeply loved by the family, he only feels alienated after getting married.They are different from their own hearts.Only Ruyi, who was still called Qingying at that time, was a woman whom her elder brother looked down upon and was wanted by Concubine Xi to be a pawn for him.Even noble concubine Xi said: "You don't need to spoil her, but you must marry her and treat her well." Yes, Qingying can be used as a good move for her to compete for status with her third brother Hongshi.Qingying, she also has a prominent background, she is the niece of the former emperor Ulanara Queen.This heavy identity, however, became her greatest embarrassment in the days to come. Because of the bleak old age of the first emperor Empress Ulanara, and because Empress Ulanara was defeated by the current Empress Dowager, Qingying's life after entering the palace was very difficult.She was left out in the cold for several years, and it was only then that he really fell in love with Qingying.Because of that kind of Qing Ying, who has been with him for many years, knows each other's heart and mind, and is really like himself, a person in the middle of the rich and beautiful forest, but still lonely. So he doubly honored her and gave her the title of queen. Once upon a time, there was also harmony between Qin and Se.And the best initial time, all stayed in the years of Yikun Palace. How young she and he were at that time.There are countless bright possibilities in life, and they all sincerely believe that they can walk together to the day when they grow old together. The emperor stretched out his hand and caressed the gate of Yikun Palace lovingly. The light dust raised by the tentacles made the emperor cough uncontrollably.He looked carefully, only to find that the red paint on the door was mottled, and even the copper nails had grown a dark green patina.The weeds growing wantonly on the wall and the cobwebs at the corners of the eaves are all strange and scattered. Is the Yikun Palace, which used to be full of kindness and affection, and the Yikun Palace where the mother of the world lived, so dilapidated? In fact, it's just these days. But he knows best about the coldness of the palace.He is more than ten thousand people, he is sitting in the world, so why not he was stared at when he was young, if it wasn't for the protection of the wet nurse and the care of Concubine Xi, how could he be where he is today? Therefore, he is too aware of Ruyi's pride, and how to dampen her pride. Even the queen should bow her knees under the emperor and bow her head respectfully. But Ruyi, she has such sharp eyes.Just like the day she cut off her hair, she was so resolute and miserable. Everything can't be reversed at last. The emperor stood quietly in front of the door for a long time, just silent. The moon gradually slanted westward, and even the moonlight was tinged with a bit of coldness by the night dew. Li Yu knelt not far behind the emperor, his knees were so numb that he couldn't feel it anymore, he only vaguely felt cold sweat dripping down layer after layer, as if it would never end. He shouldn't have seen it, just like, the emperor shouldn't have come here. Yikun Palace should be the place the emperor detests the most; the people in Yikun Palace should be the people the emperor detests the most.However, on such a universally celebrated Longevity Day, before the Mid-Autumn Festival when the full moon was about to bloom, the emperor lingered in front of the gate of Yikun Palace, unwilling to leave. I don't know how long it took until the night dew soaked the cloud temples, and Li Yu felt a little cool.After hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and walked up to the emperor.Li Yu kowtowed twice desperately, Fang Gan said in a very low voice: "Your Majesty, it's already the second watch." The emperor just remained silent, as if the whole person was frozen there. Seeing that the corner of the emperor's robe was soaked in dew, Li Yu felt even more terrified, and immediately bowed his head to the ground, "Your Majesty, there are many people in the palace. If you ask the imperial concubine, I will not dare to be a slave." He didn't dare to say any more, just kowtowed endlessly. For a moment, he sighed embarrassingly.The sigh was so light, like a gust of wind blowing against the base of the wall, even Li Yu himself wondered if he had heard it wrong.The emperor murmured softly: "Men and Moon members? Oh, reunion?" Li Yu was too frightened to look up, and finally heard Emperor Qing say two words, "Go back." He paused, "Pick up Yikun Palace and give it to nobleman Dun." He struggled to stand up, regardless of the soreness in his knees, he hurriedly supported the emperor's hand. The weeds on the wall swayed quietly, as if only the wind had passed.