Chapter 23 Chapter 23: Flowers Bloom on Moshang

Chang Gong moved into the new palace at the end of summer.In fact, it is not considered a new palace, it is a mansion specially given to her by the emperor, a long time ago, the owner of this palace was—Changguang Wang Gaozhan.If it was in the past, Chang Gong would definitely refuse, but this time, apart from feeling a little sad and disappointed, she still refused to accept the palace.Although I am afraid of hurting the scene, escaping will only make my heartache and recovery more difficult.One day, she will raise her head and face all this... During these days in Yecheng, Chang Gong also heard some news about the aunt, and knowing that she and Zhengli were living well, she also felt relieved.Although she won't see them again, deep down in her heart, she still hopes that they will be safe and sound. No matter what that woman has done, she will always be the third brother's mother.

Before you know it, autumn has arrived. The green in summer quickly turns into yellow with nostalgia, those golden or yellow leaves slowly fall in a heartbreaking gesture, the blooming flowers in summer close their eyes one after another, and the sleepers drift away. On the way to court, she always had an illusion, as if she had never left here, and nothing had changed.After the court meeting, Uncle Jiu would often summon her alone, do some household chores, or play chess for a while, and then go back to the mansion, chat with the eldest brother and third brother for a while, drink a bowl of bird's nest stewed by the aunt, one day It passed so easily.

I used to think that such a day was a bit boring, but now I think about it, the fleeting beauty will never come again. When she walked to the front of the main hall, she suddenly heard someone calling her, and when she looked back, it turned out to be Gao Yan, the king of Langya.For some reason, Uncle Jiu doted on this son very much during his lifetime. At such a young age, he not only served as the Commander-in-Chief and the General-in-Chief, but also the Chief Inspector, with boundless power.The basic necessities of food, housing, transportation, and daily use are all exactly the same as those of Gaowei.

"Xiaoyan, are you so early today?" There was a smile on the corner of her mouth.Gao Yan has always been close to them, so even though she has grown up a lot now, she still can't change to call her Brother Chang Gong.After she moved to the new mansion, he often came to visit her every three days, and he especially liked to listen to her talk about what happened on the battlefield. "Brother Chang Gong, you don't have to go to court today, the emperor is going to visit that beggar's village again." Gao Yan frowned, obviously dissatisfied with all this. Chang Gong also sighed helplessly. The emperor recently claimed to be the Son of Heaven, and built a poor cottage in the Hualin Garden in the palace. The seller pretended to be the buyer for a while and kept shouting, which was ridiculous.

If things go on like this, the country and society will be in jeopardy. Could it be that Uncle Jiu's country has been ruined by him like this?Thinking of this, her resentment towards the emperor deepened.She raised her head and wanted to say something to Gao Yan, but suddenly she saw him looking at a place not far away, the expression on his brow changed slightly, the original smile quickly disappeared, replaced by a look of disdain.Chang Gong followed his gaze and immediately understood the reason for his sudden face change.I saw He Shikai supporting the Queen Mother Hu, walking in this direction talking and laughing.

"Hugou of the Western Regions, it seems that this king will get rid of you one day." Gao Yan raised his eyebrows angrily, and a stern look shot out of his black eyes.Gao Yan and He Shikai have always been in a situation of fire and water, and Chang Gong also understands the reason for this.Gao Yan has always hated treacherous ministers like He Shikai the most, no matter what the occasion, he repeatedly embarrasses him.But He Shikai is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he and Mu Dipo did not know how to persuade the emperor to issue an order to order Gao Yan to leave the North Palace and live outside the palace, and added a Taibao to King Langya with malicious intentions. False title, he was promoted and surrendered secretly, depriving him of Qi's military power.But even so, as the emperor's younger brother, Langya Wang Gaoyan still has the title of Governor of the capital, that is to say, he still has the military power to command the guards of the capital.

He Shikai also noticed their existence and greeted them with a smile.Gao Yan snorted and immediately turned his head away.Chang Gong first saluted the Queen Mother, and then he pursed his lips tightly like he usually did when he met He Shikai. She hated this man, and she also hated herself for not being able to kill him because of his coercion.Hatred is born in the heart, and for the hated person, its harm is far greater than that of the hated person.The pain of the past is never forgotten.It's just that with the passage of time, that kind of strong hatred has gradually settled down and is hidden deep in a certain corner of his heart.

Empress Dowager Hu chatted with her a few words, and asked Gao Yan about her daily life.Due to the empress dowager's favor, Chang Gong couldn't leave rudely, so he could only stand there, waiting for her to finish questioning.Inadvertently, Chang Gong found that He Shikai was looking at him with a strange look.She frowned, turning her head to avoid his gaze.Since she came back, she noticed that he often showed such eyes, as if he knew some secret of hers. "Chang Gong seems to have changed a lot." Empress Dowager Hu looked at the back of them leaving, and said with emotion.He Shikai smiled slightly, "Queen Mother, people will always change, and Gao Changgong is the same." Queen Mother Hu looked at him, with a little tenderness in her eyes, "But Shikai, you have never changed." "Queen Mother... "He Shikai also had a smile in his eyes, but there was a trace of unnoticed sadness in that smile.Outsiders thought that he and the queen mother were in pairs all day long, and their relationship was extraordinary.Although the queen mother did have skin-to-skin contact with him, which almost made him think that he had been freed from the curse, but since he saw the sad expression of the queen mother after Gao Zhan passed away, he gently She clearly knew that there was only one person in the queen mother's heart from beginning to end.

And he didn't hold any grudges against that person.Therefore, he kept his promise, and he kept Chang Gong's identity deep in his heart, not even revealing it to the Queen Mother. "Shikai, what I'm most worried about right now is Xiaoyan, the child. The former emperor really spoiled him, and now this child is so arrogant that even the emperor doesn't look down on him, and he's like an enemy to you. As it is If I go down, I'm really worried, but you seem to have a way..." The Queen Mother's voice pulled him back from his contemplation.The corner of He Shikai's mouth curled up into a smile, "Queen Mother, King Langya is still a child after all, sometimes it's just a child's heart, he will get better when he grows up."

For some reason, every time he saw Gao Yan's burning black eyes, he always felt inexplicably uneasy.This king of Langya, roughly talented, started to handle official duties at a young age. The distance to the throne is not far away for him, he just lacks luck and opportunities.If the first emperor lived a few more years, it is very likely that the throne will be passed on to him.Compared with him, the current emperor Gao Wei is cowardly and has no assertiveness, and he can only inherit the emperor's career by virtue of his eldest son's title.But it is precisely because of this that the current emperor is easier to be controlled by him, and naturally he acquiesces in the relationship between him and Queen Mother Hu.If it was Gao Yan... Although he was trying to reduce Gao Yan's power, he was still afraid.More importantly, Gao Yan has always hated the relationship between his queen mothers, so the most reassuring way for him is to send Gao Yanwai to the local states and counties, and then take away his military power.

When the red leaves of Lanling Palace were dyed brilliantly, Chang Gong brought Xiaotie from Mobei to Yecheng.Too many things happened these days, so Chang Gong left Xiao Tie in Mobei, and finally waited until everything was settled down, so she quickly took Xiao Tie over.Since she announced to the public that the two had already saluted in Mobei, and Hulu Hengjia testified, so this time Xiaotie simply stayed in the Lanling Palace as a princess. In Lanling Prince's Mansion, red leaves were like clouds, white chrysanthemums were in full bloom, and a slightly cool and exotic fragrance flowed throughout the courtyard.However, it was Xiao Tie's loud voice that was quite inappropriate for this Jinghou. "Brother Chang Gong, look at Brother Heng Jia's gift this time!" Xiao Tie called out in surprise as he counted the gifts piled up in the room.Since the emperor gave a pair of expensive gifts to congratulate Chang Gong on accepting his concubine, other officials immediately followed suit and sent a lot of them.Chang Gong also looked over in surprise, and it really was a heavy box.When did this cheapskate become so generous?With suspicion, she picked up the box, huh?Why is it so light?It was as light as if there was nothing in it.When she opened it, her hands trembled, and it turned out that there was really nothing in the box! "Could it be that Brother Heng Jia is pretending?" Xiao Tie asked suspiciously. "This..." Chang Gong was about to answer when he suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind, "My gift is this box." Heng Jia... When Chang Gong heard this voice, his heart jumped for joy, and he turned his head quickly, only to see him smiling at the corner of his mouth, leaning against the door with a somewhat lazy look, and his long black hair seemed to be casually twitching. Department, but not messy.He just stood there so simply, it was like a willow in the moon in spring, and it was like rain in autumn leaves, making people unconsciously want to get close. "If you don't have this box, what do you use to store the gifts from others? Look, how thoughtful I am." He smiled slightly and stepped in with a kick. "That's okay!" Xiao Tie exaggeratedly widened his eyes, "Brother Heng Jia, you are not so stingy." "Huh? Little Tie, don't you know that Heng Jia and you are also relatives?" Chang Gong blinked wink. "What relative?" Xiao Tie scratched his head. "Because Heng Jia is a penny-pinching-iron rooster, and there is also a word iron, do you think he is related to you?" Chang Gong giggled as he spoke. Heng Jia coughed lightly, "Xiao Tie, be good, go and pour me a cup of tea." Xiao Tie glanced at them with a smile, and an ambiguous smile curled up on the corner of his mouth, "Well, let's go! " When she was in Mobei, she heard about Heng Jia's injury in order to save Chang Gong. When she heard the news, Xu Da couldn't believe that her younger brother would make such a self-sacrifice.Still, she believed.However, in the eyes of outsiders, these are always two men.What will it be like after that?No one knows. Without Xiao Tie's voice, the room suddenly became quiet.The wins and losses and the fragrance of flowers flowing in from the window are tirelessly steaming and blowing into the room with the breeze. "By the way," Heng Jia walked to her side with a smile, "I have another gift for you." "Give it to me?" Chang Gong was a little surprised, not because he said he wanted to give her a gift, but because he didn't refute her words just now. If it was before, he would have calmly answered a sentence that made her half-dead with anger . Heng Jia took out a box carved from jasper from his bosom, and as soon as he opened it, the whole room was filled with a tangy and strange fragrance.Chang Gong pointed to the scented red stick in the box and asked in surprise, "What is this?" He blinked mysteriously, "Close your eyes and I'll tell you." "No." Chang Gong waited for his eyes, this fox guy is really unbelievable, who knows what he's up to. "Hey, Chang Gong." His tone was gentle and watery, as if he was tempting her, "Shut up quickly." Chang Gong sighed helplessly, and finally gave in because of his curiosity.As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt itchy and numb on her lips, as if a feather brushed her lips lightly, so she couldn't help but opened her eyes a little, and saw that Heng Jia was holding the red thing Dab it on her lips little by little. "Okay, open your eyes and have a look." Heng Jia put a bronze mirror in front of her.She looked in the mirror, only to see that her lips were beautiful and rosy, which seemed a little more beautiful than before. "This, isn't this mouth fat?" She asked in a low voice. "Yes, but it's different from the usual odorless wax made of wax. This is beef marrow lip balm from Persia. It is made of styrax, colored agarwood, bird's head, musk, rosin, grass, cloves, and white sandalwood. It is mixed with incense and Jiaxiang, so it has a strange fragrance. Changgong, do you like it?" Mokong has no moon, Jingxi is so beautiful, and Heng Jia's eyes are shining, as if the stars are falling into the sky. A pair of pupils. Chang Gong touched his lips lightly, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes.After all, she is also a daughter, so she has no aversion to these things, it's just... "But, it's useless if I want this thing, right?" She lowered her head with a gloomy expression. "Chang Gong, have you... have you thought about leaving here?" Heng Jia looked at her quietly, "I mean, go to a place where no one knows you, and start a new life as a girl." Chang Gong's heart was shocked, and he gently pulled the corner of his mouth, "Heng Jia, why did you suddenly mention this? Didn't you encourage me before..." He looked deeply into her eyes, "Because Chang Gong feels tired now, doesn't he?" She wanted to deny it, but suddenly remembered the agreement between them. After a moment of silence, she nodded honestly, "Yes, Heng Jia, I am starting to feel tired. But, I have never done what you said. I didn’t have that idea when Uncle Jiu was here, and I don’t have it now. Whenever I feel tired, I tell myself that there are more important worries in this world than myself, especially in this troubled world, and I can’t leave selfishly. Because if I do this, I will feel sorry for Uncle Jiu, the people of Qi State, and even more sorry for those soldiers who died. Using fatigue as an excuse to escape, I will... despise myself." "I understand, then I will stay with you until the end." Heng Jia looked at her with a complicated expression, "I am very glad that you told me the truth. But, Chang Gong, don't work too hard, after all, you are just a woman Son. Besides, the current emperor is no longer your ninth uncle, and he is surrounded by treacherous ministers, so you have to be more careful." "I know," Chang Gong raised his eyebrows, and quickly changed the heavy topic, "But fox, this lip balm must be very expensive, right? The sun comes out from the west, and you are willing to buy such an expensive thing?" Heng Jia suddenly sighed, "So, I regret it now, why don't you give it back to me?" "Huh?" Chang Gong looked at him vigilantly, this guy, didn't he want to take the opportunity to steal a fortune from her? "Then I'll pay you back." She hurriedly pushed the box in front of him, but he still said with a sad face, "But you've already used it." "Hey, you're being unreasonable, so what should I do if I've already used it?" She was a little annoyed. "Then...give it back to me." When she saw the sly smile in his eyes, she already felt that something was wrong, but it was still too late... I just felt the warmth on my lips, and his lips had already covered them unceremoniously, and the tip of his tongue was still licking her lips lightly.The fragrance of lip balm overflowed the tip of each other's tongues and mouths, and the permeated autumn water began to flow gently from the sweetest part of her heart, as joyful and bright as flowers blooming on Moshang.Xiao Tie stood outside the door holding tea, carefully closing the door tighter, with a shy smile on the corner of his mouth. In autumn, the weather changes from cold to warm, and the misty words are lingering.The clear tea is misty in the slightly cool air, like the clear water lingering in the misty rain, which evokes people's thoughts.