Chapter 26 Two loves like Jin

Six princes' mansion, dining room. Nanny Liu in the dining room was busy directing a group of cooks to prepare lunch and the evening banquet.This is something she is already familiar with.In the mansion of the Sixth Prince, there has always been a small banquet for three days, and a big banquet for five days.But today is a bit more special, because it is the sixth prince's birthday, and this year, he has newly married the sixth princess and has a mistress, so it is even more grand than before. It is precisely because of the head of the house that there is no room for any mistakes.One must know that this imperial court has always had one emperor and one courtier, and this mansion is also the same.The head of the family has changed, and the people below have changed somewhat.The manager of the dining room is a fat job, Mammy Liu is quite clear in her heart.So if you don't try your best to perform on this occasion, when will you wait!

Mother Liu reprimanded with a sullen face: "All of you cheer me up. Today is the prince's birthday, and everyone here is the emperor's relatives. If there is a slight mistake..." She stopped Huatou, his stern eyes slowly swept over everyone present. Suddenly, a little cook rushed in and hurriedly interrupted her: "Mother Liu, Mother Liu...the princess is here..." Mother Liu turned her head in surprise: "What, Is the princess here?" The little chef probably ran away in a hurry, her face was flushed, and she was out of breath: "Yes, I just... saw the princess... came to... our dining room..."

Grandma Liu hurriedly walked out of the dining room, only to see the princess in a crimson wide-sleeved skirt with plain gauze wrapped around her arms, curling up all the way.Only a close maid, Mu Qing, followed behind her. Nanny Liu and the others hurriedly knelt down to salute: "My concubine is auspicious." I saw the concubine smiling coquettishly, coming over aggressively with boundless beauty, and her tone was soft and gentle: "Get up." Grandma Liu didn't know what was going on, she was worried, and said with a trace of fear: "Wangfei came to the dining room, what orders do you have?" Wangfei smiled and said nothing, with a hint of shyness.It was Mu Qing who said cleverly: "The princess has nothing special to order. Mother Liu, let them retreat first. You can stay alone."

Mammy Liu hurriedly answered "Yes" and waved her hands lightly, and all the cooks bowed out. Namu Qing's voice was clear and clear, and said: "Liu Mama, it's the prince's birthday today, do you have longevity noodles in the dining room?" Liu Mama hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes." He only listened to Mu Qing's instructions: "The concubine wants to cook a bowl of birthday noodles for the prince herself, you go and get all the ingredients." Liu Mama hurriedly answered "Yes", turned around and left. But after a while, a box of ingredients came over, including silver thin noodles, various shredded meat, vegetables and other ingredients.

Ruan Yujin took a few glances, and asked in a soft voice: "Do you have chicken soup?" Madam Liu said: "Yes, yes..." Then she went to bring the casserole stewed with chicken soup. steaming. I saw that Wang Hao cleaned her hands first, and then put water in the clean small iron pot. Because of the strong charcoal fire, it didn't take a while for it to boil.Only then did the princess put the long silver noodles into the water. Looking at it like this, Grandma Liu realized that although her movements were not proficient, they still looked good.It's just that the noodles seem to be a little too much.

Soon, Wang Hao picked out the overcooked noodles from the pot and put them into a large white jade bowl.Sure enough, as Mammy Liu expected, there was no room for a bowl. Then the princess paused and looked at Mu Qing.I saw Mu Qing smiled and said: "Miss, I still need green onions..." Pointing to the direction where the green onions are placed. Only then did the princess suddenly realize that she took a handful of shallots and sprinkled them on her face.It seemed that it was too much, so I grabbed some more, sprinkled some bamboo salt, and finally poured a spoonful of fragrant chicken soup on it.

A bowl of fragrant chicken noodle soup appeared in front of the three of them.Mu Qing clapped his hands, giggled and said, "Miss, you did it so well for the first time." The concubine smiled lightly, the steps made of pearl wreaths rustled on her temples, her eyes turned, and she was indescribably charming.He softly ordered: "Okay, take it back." After finishing speaking, he walked out slowly. Madam Liu hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Slave and servant send off the princess respectfully." The princess is very careful with the prince.Looking at the back of Princess Shanshan leaving, Mammy Liu couldn't help but sighed softly.

Ruan Yujin just changed her clothes and was facing the mirror with hairpins.Only the voice of a maid saluting came from outside the curtain: "My lord is auspicious." She smiled shyly, turned around, and saw that he had already lifted the curtain and came in, with a faint smile in his eyes. She gave a slight blessing: "Hi, my lord." The sixth prince, Baili Junxiu, took a step forward, and said softly, "You don't need to be so polite." Turning her head, she said, "What's the smell?" Ruan Yujin lowered her head: "Today is the prince's birthday, my concubine... I just cooked a bowl of longevity noodles myself..." His body seemed to be in a daze, his eyes stared at her deeply, and then lightened after a while. Laughed out loud: "In this way, this king must have a good taste of our Jin'er's craftsmanship."

Ruan Yujin's face was flushed, and she was very shy: "This is the first time for my concubine to cook, if it tastes bad, please forgive me, my lord." Baili Junxiu looked at it carefully, and said with a slight squint: "I can already smell the aroma before I eat it." After saying that, he picked up a chopsticks noodle and put it into his mouth very quickly.Ruan Yujin covered her mouth with her sleeve, and said with a delicate smile: "My lord, this is life, don't bite it off!" The maids outside the curtain were far away, only the whispering of the prince and concubine could be heard.In the far distance is the blue sky, with a white cloud drifting slowly by, the afternoon sun is warm, coming through the doors and windows, and burnt into the patterns of magpies and spring on the white marble bricks, the long days are silent, and the flowers and trees are silent , be quiet and quiet.

Five years later. The full moon stretches across the sky, like a silver mirror just formed, with clear silver waves shining out. Ruan Yujin opened the window and saw the sycamore trees in the garden with sparse leaves and a cold full moon.There was silence all around, and it was extremely quiet. Turning his head to look at the birthday noodles on the table, it is still plain noodles in chicken soup, sprinkled with chopped green onions on top, the noodles have become mushy due to the long time, and the original golden chicken soup has also dried up, it has already been seen There is no trace of the attractive appearance when it is just cooked.

Her eyes seemed to be covered by something, and gradually she couldn't see clearly.As soon as he closed his eyes, two big tears fell silently. After a long time, she opened her mouth, and asked very slowly with a disheartened sadness: "What about others?" Mu Qing took a step forward and said softly: "My lord... My lord is now at Aunt Ou's place..." Ruan Yujin took a few steps forward and swiped her hand towards the red sandalwood table. There was a crisp sound, and the strips on the white jade bricks were stained and messed up. Mu Qing hurriedly grabbed her hand, his eyes were reddened, and he was about to tear up: "Miss, why are you bothering?" Ruan Yujin closed her eyes, and said dumbly: "Mu Qing, step back." Mu Qing refused, and called out: "Miss..." Ruan Yujin closed her eyes, as if she was seriously injured, she seemed to be exhausted in all kinds of ways: "Get back!" She was sitting on the couch just now, watching the bowl of longevity noodles cool down bit by bit... Her heart was also dying bit by bit. He doesn't love her, never loved her. He married her for another reason.She had already vaguely noticed it in her heart.But he still refused to believe it, and always felt that he was happy with her after all.But now I finally know. She was sitting in the living room that day, and he took the man's hand and came over.The man was also wearing an exquisite palace attire, and the long skirt brushed over the thick blanket of Lanzhou's tribute, only rustling softly.The two came meandering like a pair of characters coming out of a painting. He said to the man with a smile, "Jing'er, this is your elder sister." On the east side of the hall is a row of bright windows, and the sun is dazzling.Her hand was hidden in the wide silk sleeve, and she pinched her palm fiercely, but with such force, she couldn't feel the slightest bit of pain. She didn't know how long she had been sitting on the couch, she only knew that she had kept the sitting posture all the time, and even her body was stiff.She smiled sadly, got up slowly, took the teapot in her hand and poured herself a cup of tea, sipping silently.The tea is cold, bitter and astringent.But this bitterness is less than one ten-thousandth of the pain in my heart. Baili Junxiu, did you really marry her for something else?If that's the case, no matter what she does, he won't divorce her! Ok.Baili Junxiu, since she is in such pain, she is in the palace, and her heart is in hell, why not go to hell with her! Twenty five years later. She took the white jade bowl into the food basket, and said calmly: "Mu Qing, you can send it." Looking at the clear light in the afternoon, he sighed faintly.In a blink of an eye, the years are like water, and it has been so many years.She slowly stretched out her hand to caress her still black temples, and the clusters of pearls were luxurious and compelling. He gave her the status of being the mother of the world, and gave her all the treasures in the world...but he always gave her the favor she wanted most.Is this treating her well? She sighed in a daze... She remembers it all her life.After that person died, he rushed in front of her like crazy, and strangled her neck fiercely, with such force, it seemed that he was going to strangle her to death. However, he later let her go.Pushing away hard, let her hit the glass screen... She just smiled, smiled charmingly, smiled delicately, and smiled tremblingly: "You killed me, killed me... Baili Junxiu, kill me!" There was endless hatred in his eyes Unwilling, he turned around and walked away fiercely. She stared at his back, bewildered.After a long time, he lowered his head, tears streaming down his face: "Kill me as well..." Since he had never loved her before, why did he pretend to be in love at first sight and love her deeply. Since he loves others, why bother to use her? But, she was so stupid, she tried hard to cover up for him... She never said anything wrong about him in front of her father and brother. He wants the imperial power, he wants the great rule... All right, all good.She can help him... It's just...it's just that he can't have anyone by his side, only her... But...but he couldn't.Since he can't do it, then she will help him do it! But in the end, what's the point of all this?That person left, but someone else made up for it.There are so many women in this world, how can she get rid of them all?Even if it can be eliminated. It took Ruan Yujin a long time to get out of her memory and take the "Book" on the brocade couch: "When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the deep prajna paramita for a long time, he saw that the five aggregates were all empty, and he could overcome all hardships. The relic, the color is not different from the emptiness. , Empty is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form, and perception is the same. Sariputra, is the empty appearance of all dharmas, neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor clean, neither increasing nor decreasing..." Everything is empty, maybe forget it! Forgot, that day was a sunny day, and the scene was a good one. She was once infatuated with him like water. Forget, all the good things he did to her were just to lure her into the urn. Forgot, she once tried her best, just because there was only one of her by his side. Forget it, forget it!Forget everything! Chengqian Palace.Chai Yi looked at Emperor Jing Ren who was hiding in the dark: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to go to bed, and tomorrow morning will come!" Emperor Jingren was speechless for a long time.Chai Yi stood with his hands down and didn't make a sound. After a long, long time, the emperor's voice sounded in the empty hall: "I'm hungry, bring me the noodles." Chai Yi paused, hesitated, and said, "Back to the emperor, the birthday noodles have already been mushy. Already, the servant passed on to the Imperial Dining Room to redo it." Emperor Jing Ren's voice was very soft: "No need, serve it up!" He picked up a noodle that had grown thick and ate it in one bite.What flashed in my mind was her shy and charming face back then.That year, it was she who married him for the first time, with a young girl's heart, soft and gentle. She frowned and said with a smile: "My mother said, one piece of birthday noodles should be eaten to the end, and it must not be bitten off, so as to live a long and long life..." That kind of charming smile is so moving that one can't stand it straight. See. At the "Hundred Flowers Banquet" that year, when she raised her face after bowing down, she was amazed by thousands of dust in an instant.He had never been so shocked before, and he was in a trance for a while. But such a charming and lovely woman is so ruthless... If he hadn't relied on her back then... Maybe he had really strangled her to death.But seeing her stubborn expression and the faint pain in his eyes, his heart twitched, his hands softened, and he couldn't be more ruthless. Who dragged her to such a point?It's him!Back then he was the one who stretched out his hand with a smile to lure her into this Abi Hell. He couldn't kill her, just never get close to her again.Others don't know that he has neglected her for so many years. He hated her so much, he made up his mind at the beginning, and when his foundation was stabilized in the future, he wanted to abolish her post.But, but, later on he was reluctant... For so many years, inside and outside the palace, fighting openly and secretly, she stood behind him and walked with him, maybe he was used to having her.Although she was sitting beside him, she was no longer what she used to be! Chai Yi watched the emperor eat up the birthday noodles one bite at a time.Sighing from the bottom of my heart, I vaguely understood the emperor's twists and turns.Although every time the queen sent someone to bring birthday noodles, he would wave his hand and say "poured" on the spot, but in the end, none of them fell into his stomach. Back then, there was an errand called what it was, he couldn't remember it for a long time.I really went to pour the birthday noodles, but in the end, I was dragged out without a trace. The queen caught wind and cold that year, and it took several months to recover.The emperor overlooked the direction of Zhaoyang Palace every day, and ordered the imperial physician to report the queen's condition every day, and personally check the prescriptions. But for so many years, the emperor has never set foot in Zhaoyang Palace. In the middle of the night on May 20th in the 21st year of Shengjia, the lights in the Chengqian Palace were dimly lit and extremely quiet, as if the changes in the palace just now were just a dream. "Jin'er, things have come to...now, everything...everything...has been as you...wish!" A gold-plated candle holder was placed in front of the dragon bed, and a few thick red candles were lit, reflecting his thin and lying profile. Ruan Yujin looked at the chaotic face hidden behind the thick yellow, and asked word by word: "Tell me, tell me, why did you lie to me? You obviously had a beloved Ou Jingzhi back then, why did you lie to me?" His face was withered and yellow, and his eyes were chaotic, probably... maybe... She thought her heart was already dead, but it still hurts even now. He was about to let go, leaving her alone in this world. When we met for the first time back then, he chatted with her, pleasing her with every word, making her think that there really is a "heart-to-heart bond" as mentioned in the book.What she likes is what he likes.The two are like the gifted scholar and beautiful woman who were created in heaven as mentioned in the book. But... But in the end, everything was just a play for him. No matter what she said, he just kept silent.Did he refuse to speak to her again?Because she took away his most important power?He was successful because of her back then, and now he is defeated because of her! Haha, God!Everything is God's will! She slowly fell to her knees on the ground, laughing loudly, looking crazy.After a long time, he said coldly: "Baili Junxiu, your birthday will be in a few days. Do you know why I still cook longevity noodles for you every year for so many years? Do you think I am still as stupid as I was back then? Do you love you foolishly and respect you? Haha... Let me tell you, all I did was to protect my successor and protect my Ruan clan." Tears murmured across the corners of her eyes in different shades. The hall was extremely quiet, only the sound of his breathing lightly, one after another, like a dilapidated wind drum whistling. She hugged her knees and sat on the ground blankly, without the slightest bit of nobility and grace in the past. He suddenly said very lightly: "I know...I knew it very...very long ago." Her eyes were blurred with tears, she covered her face with her sleeves, and sobbed, "You know... what do you know?" He didn't know anything.If he knew that she had treated him so heartily, how could he return her like that.Hid Naou Jingzhi in the mansion and met privately every day.It wasn't until a year after she gave birth to Baili Haoting that she was told about Ou Jingzhi's existence... He coughed and said: "I... I knew it a long time ago. After you ascended the throne, everything you did to me was just for you... yourself, for... your Ruan family." Except for not giving her the favor that all women want, he gave her everything, even his heart. He coughed for a while before saying: "Jin'er, for so many years, you have been...in the harem...doing whatever you want, don't you...don't...do you really think...that I...don't...know anything? " She had a very strong temper back then, and Concubine Meng Shu, who was below everyone in the harem and above everyone else, just relied on his favor to show off in front of her, and she would have slapped her directly, let alone the other little concubines.Didn't he turn a blind eye to everything and let it go? "Jin'er, if I'm not...not to you...do you think I can tolerate you like this?" Ruan Yujin was shocked, almost in disbelief: "You...what did you say?" "Jin'er, you are so smart, don't you ever have the slightest doubt? Why would I let you do whatever you want like this?" She stood there blankly, staring at him blankly, as if in a lifetime! There was silence all around, only the chirping of insects outside the window.