Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Sauvignon Blanc
I do not know when, the rain finally stopped.The moon quietly came out from behind the dark clouds. At this time, in an ox cart that was slowly moving forward in the night, Chang Gongzheng held his head and shrank to the side helplessly. The indiscriminate bombardment has never stopped, especially the third brother, who has been nagging in his ears all the way.
"Brothers, please, please forgive me, I'm already very tired." She rubbed the corners of her brows depressedly, "I've been kneeling for so long, it's already pitiful enough."
Xiao Wan's face darkened when he heard this, "The emperor is really cruel, how could he let you kneel for so long! Didn't he just secretly go to Turkic, and he came back well." In his eyes, the fourth brother Any mistakes can be ignored.
"Chang Gong, is there something else that made the emperor so angry?" Xiao Yu put away her fan, showing a complex expression.
Chang Gong lowered his head, hesitantly said, "I, I mentioned the matter of King Leling..."
"What?" Xiao Yu's expression froze, "No wonder the emperor is so angry, how could you mention this matter."
"Brother, I can't blame Chang Gong for this. I feel a little bit aggrieved. Even if it's a crime of treason, I shouldn't kill them all. How can I say that those two children are also the grandsons of General Hu Lu's family..." Xiao Wan was also on the side Inserted a sentence.
"Everyone knows why King Leling was executed." Xiao Yu said in a low voice, "Stop talking about it, Chang Gong, and you too. Don't be so willful next time."
Chang Gong bit his lips and said softly, "I'm sorry, big brother, third brother, I made you worry this time."
"Silly boy, you also know we are worried about you!" Xiao Wan pulled her into her arms and rubbed her hair vigorously, "Even if you want to go to Turkic, you should tell me, so I didn't know what to do at the time. Explain to the emperor. Tell the truth, does this girl Xiaotie have to go? I know you have been spoiling her!"
Chang Gong quickly shook his head, "No, no... Uh, third brother, I'm so sleepy..." As she spoke, she leaned her head on Xiao Wan's shoulder and closed her eyes, originally trying to pretend to be asleep The third brother's topic, I didn't expect that he might be too tired, and he really fell asleep.
"Brother, look, this guy is exhausted." Xiao Wan didn't dare to move, for fear of waking Chang Gong up.Xiao Yu nodded, but the look on her face was a little strange.
"What's wrong, big brother?" He rarely saw Xiao Yu with such an expression.
"Xiao Wan, I have a very bad premonition. Uncle Jiu is starting to lose his temper." Xiao Yu stared at her fan, "After a hundred years of high school, whose turn will it be?"
"Anyway, it's not your turn, big brother." Xiao Wan smiled disapprovingly, "Your relationship with the emperor is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Besides, you have done so many things for him, so don't be blind." I'm worried."
Xiao Yu looked out the window, and said in a barely audible voice, "Maybe it's because I have done so many things for him..."
He didn't say any more.
The moon sinks into the dark clouds, and the silver-white frost is suddenly swallowed by the darkness, falling into a vast darkness.
When he went to court the next day, the emperor didn't say anything about the marriage proposal, he asked a few words lightly and took it over, and Heng Jia of course blamed himself for a moment of introspection, and the matter was left alone up. Chang Gong was slightly relieved when he heard that the emperor had no intention of punishing Heng Jia.At this time, a courtier stood up and said with a little dissatisfaction, "Your Majesty, General Hu Lu came back from outside the customs without authorization this time, it seems a bit unreasonable." Chang Gong glared at the man, and cursed him secretly.Although Uncle Hulu was an extremely noble man, he was frugal by nature, disliked sensuality, rarely received guests, refused to accept gifts, and never coveted power.Whenever the imperial court gathers and discusses matters, he often speaks at the end, and what he says is always very reasonable.It is precisely because of this indifference that some people find it difficult to understand. Hu Luguang's complexion changed slightly, and he hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, this time it's my minister who was reckless, please punish me." The emperor coughed lightly a few times, and said, "General Hulu is also eager to miss women, and it is understandable. I will not blame you. Your Hulu family has always been loyal, and you are indispensable in this great Qi." , he seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, General Hulu, you have a daughter named Wanyi, right? How old is this year?" "Back to the emperor, my daughter is exactly seven years old this year." Hu Luguang replied puzzledly, unable to understand the meaning of the emperor's question for a while. The emperor did not speak, and the fine white jade bead curtain swayed slightly, covering his expression. Just as everyone was secretly guessing, the emperor's voice sounded again, "General Hulu, you have always taught me well, men ride and shoot. , majestic and majestic, and her daughter is well-dressed and graceful. It seems that the future crown princess will be the daughter of Hulu's family." As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar immediately, the meaning of the emperor's words was already there, your Hulu family lost a crown princess, and now I will give you another crown princess as compensation. Hu Luguang narrowed his gaze, and knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, the prince and the young girl are still young, so I'm afraid it's too early now?" "General Hulu, there is also a precedent for a nine-year-old girl to get married in this dynasty. Your Highness the Crown Prince married your daughter. It is a perfect match." He Shikai smiled at Gao Zhan, "Your Majesty, in fact, we can also follow the precedent. They get married first, and when they reach a certain age, they will perform the ceremony of husband and wife. In this way, your majesty and Lord Hulu will feel at ease." The emperor nodded, "What He Aiqing said is very true, so it's settled. General Hulu, what do you think?" At this time, Hu Luguang knew that it would be useless to talk too much, so he could only show a difficult smile, "I—thank you for the grace of the emperor." When the dynasty was over, civil and military officials congratulated the members of the Hulu family one after another. Now the emperor’s favor for the Hulu family has not diminished, but even more than before. How can everyone not flatter the future emperor’s father-in-law? Chang Gong stood aside with her hands folded, although she didn't know what to say, but she couldn't say congratulations at all. She could see that Uncle Hulu smiled forcedly, while Heng Jia's smile was completely lacklustre. She couldn't think of anything to congratulate. Two days later, Hu Luguang and Xu Da left Yecheng.As for the big and small matters of Hu Lu's family, all the responsibility fell on Heng Jia.Not long after, Gao Xiaoyu's fief Shandong suffered a sudden drought, and the emperor ordered him to go to Shandong to deal with the disaster. At this time, Empress Dowager Lou passed away in the palace of Jinyang. The whole city of Ye seemed to be shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
At the same time, in the city of Chang'an thousands of miles away, Zhou Emperor Yu Wenyong issued a series of edicts, ordering hundreds of officials, soldiers and civilians to seal the memorials, which can speak out about Chen's political gains and losses; Encourage each other with martial arts; personally inspect and record the crimes of the prisoners, take the lead in giving up the extravagant life, and live a frugal life. Usually, they wear cloth robes and bed quilts, and there is no gold, silver and precious jade decorations on the whole body. Loud palaces and brocade and rusty clothes are all forbidden. All civil and military officials were greatly shocked. It was only at this time that they really realized that the emperor was deep and resolute, had outstanding resourcefulness, and was good at concealing his emotions, making it impossible for people to guess his depth. After three o'clock at night, the lights in the emperor's bedroom have not been extinguished.Aye looked at the long shadow reflected on the window distressedly. These days, the emperor dealt with the government affairs day and night, and it took four o'clock to fall asleep every day. When the maid brought the supper, he signaled the maid to step down, and brought the supper himself into the bedroom. "Put it there, step back." Yu Wenyong said without turning his head, and continued to review the memorial. "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and it's time for you to take a rest." Hearing it was Aye's voice, Yu Wenyong turned his head. In an instant, Aye felt that everything around him seemed to fade away, blurred, and the sky was dyed into a thin and shallow background. The man, the color of light flowed over like a tide, bright and dazzling, winding and flowing along the outline of his face. As if he was born to be like this, this man was born to occupy the most prominent and eye-catching position in the world. "Aye, I'll go to rest after reading these excerpts." "Then you drink this bowl of lotus seed soup first." Aye brought the white porcelain bowl in front of him. Yu Wenyong smiled helplessly, took the bowl, "Aye, you are becoming more and more mother-in-law." "Your Majesty, I am also thinking about your health, so what if you get tired and sick?" Aye shook his head, "Your Majesty, marry the princess as soon as possible, so that she can give birth to you as soon as possible... ..." As he was talking, he didn't notice a trace of sadness in the emperor's eyes. "Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince of the Emperor of Qi has appointed a new Crown Princess." Aye seemed to have suddenly remembered something. "Oh?" Yu Wenyong slightly raised his eyebrows, and asked casually, "Is it the daughter of the He family?" "It seems to be Hu Luguang's daughter..." Aye just said half a sentence, and saw the emperor's hand slightly stagnated, and then he smiled relievedly, "The prince of Qi is only six or seven years old, Hu Lu There should be several daughters." Aye nodded, and said curiously, "The two sons of Hulu's family are not as beautiful as ordinary people, so it can be seen that their younger sister must also be a stunning beauty?" The emperor smiled lightly, his eyes fell on a shallow scar on the back of his hand, his eyes suddenly became extremely gentle, the color of amber was warm and clear, his eyes were like water, and a little bit of pupil was as gorgeous as the starlight reflected in the lake water , Immediately, like a whirlwind, all thoughts, contradictions, willingness, sadness, joy, entanglement, pain were taken away... The lotus seed soup in the mouth has no idea what it tastes like. It turns out that this is the taste of longing, it hurts so much, but it is so sweet, it makes people wandering, not knowing where they are... Sauvignon Blanc, in Chang'an.
Qi State, Yecheng. In the middle of the night one day, Gao Zhan came to Gaofu again quietly.In the past two days, Chang Gong claimed that he was sick and did not come to court, and Xiao Wan couldn't explain why, which made him a little worried.After entering the high mansion, he signaled to all the people to wait to keep quiet, and walked towards the garden in the direction pointed by the maid. The moonlight that night was slightly blue, and the whole garden was enveloped in a sea of blue.There is a lingering mist, rising from the ground.Thin clouds like silk yarn flow between the sky and the earth. By the side of the pond full of lotus flowers, a girl about eleven or twelve years old is playing. The black hair tied behind her, kissed by the night, cascades down like a waterfall. The silk fell into the pool water.Under the moonlight, he recognized the girl as Xiao Tie, and felt somewhat moved in his heart, the girl from the bandit's den has now become a beautiful beauty. "Xiao Tie, you are sick and still playing with water, do you want me to punish you!" The crisp voice from not far away made his heart tremble slightly, it was Chang Gong... The gorgeous moonlight smudged by the clouds and mists, lingering in the garden, floating and rippling, reveals a stream of clear light, shallow light, the young man who is gradually approaching, under the reflection of the moonlight, looks like jade The jade is flawless, radiant and contained, the pupils of the eyes are as deep as the lake, surprisingly clear, and there is a clear and bright wave at the bottom of the pupils. Xiao Tie stuck out his tongue as if he had been caught, and smiled sweetly at the young man who came lightly, "Brother Chang Gong!" "Come here soon, I've got someone to boil the medicine for you, drink it quickly, or you'll get cold." Chang Gong's eyebrows showed a trace of annoyance, "It's useless for me to pretend to be sick these two days to take care of you." You, you are still so disobedient!" Xiao Tie ran over bouncingly, and naturally tugged at Chang Gong's sleeve, "I knew Brother Chang Gong was the best for me!" He frowned slightly, his brown eyes were rippling, and there was a sense of loss and unspeakable anger in his heart. It turned out that Chang Gong didn't come to court because of this girl... While he was thinking, Chang Gong and Xiao Tie had already walked to the other side of the pond, just when the magnolias were in full bloom, and the white, snow-like rain of flowers was as beautiful as a picture scroll.White petals fluttered all over the sky, falling on Chang Gong's shoulders, and falling on Xiao Tie's hair.One place after another, like walking on pure white snow.Falling flowers and flowing water, heaven and earth. I saw that Chang Gong gently pushed aside the petals on Xiao Tie's hair, raised his hand, picked a blooming white magnolia from the lowest branch, and inserted his hand into her black hair. He stared at them blankly, the moonlight glowing faintly, covering his body like a layer of white gauze.Cold, bleak, that feeling of bathing the whole body in the moonlight, like a red silk gossamer tightly strangling the throat, restraining freedom, unable to shout or move. There is only one thought that keeps spreading in his heart, the most precious person he has ever loved may be snatched away by others... "Uncle Nine!" Chang Gong suddenly noticed his presence when he raised his eyes, and couldn't help but beam with joy, "Why don't people let you know when you're here?" The emperor slowly walked out from behind the tree, smiled slightly at Chang Gong, and it spread into a warm and gentle smile, but the moonlight reflected in his eyes and pupils were cold, and there was no smile at all.He looked at Xiao Tie for a few more times, pretending to be casual and said, "It's been a few years, I didn't expect this child to be so big, did he do the coming-of-age ceremony?" Chang Gong nodded with a smile, "I just held the coming-of-age ceremony last year, a little earlier than ordinary girls' homes." He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a faint flicker in his ice-cold silver eyes, "Since the salute is over, Chang Gong, you should also arrange a good marriage for her." Chang Gong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly shook his head, "Uncle Jiu, she is still young, the marriage seems to have come earlier." "Chang Gong, if you keep her by your side all the time and don't invite people to gossip, it will be bad if you make her unable to get married in the future." The corner of his mouth slightly pulled into a smile, which was obviously a beautiful arc, but revealed With an inexplicable chill, "By the way, Yuan Yang, the youngest son of the servant Yuan Wenyao, happens to be 14 this year and hasn't married yet. I think he and Xiao Tie are a good match." Chang Gong was taken aback, and hurriedly pushed back, "Uncle Jiu, this is inappropriate, Xiao Tie is just a commoner, and it is difficult for him to be a senior servant." Xiao Tie also changed his expression on the side, as if comforting, Chang Gong subconsciously held her hand, signaling for her not to worry.This subtle movement made Gao Zhan even more angry. "If you recognize her as your righteous sister, then Yuan Wenyao has climbed high." He smiled slightly, and there was a cruel pleasure in his eyes, as well as an anger that couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard he tried. "I personally pointed out this marriage today, Chang Gong, do you want to disobey the holy order?" Chang Gong's thoughts froze, and the obviously threatening words exploded in her mind like a thunderbolt. She widened her eyes in disbelief, looking at that handsome and flawless familiar face, who was in the cold at this moment. It looked a little strange under the moonlight. Although she didn't understand why Uncle Jiu insisted on marrying Xiao Tie, but now is not the time to think about it, the most urgent thing is to absolutely not marry Xiao Tie casually. "That's it for this matter. Tomorrow I will ask Yuan Wenyao to deliver the dowry first..." "Your Majesty!" Chang Gong suddenly knelt down with a plop, raised his head and looked at him seriously, "I can't recognize her as my righteous sister." "Why?" He raised his eyebrows. Chang Gong stared firmly into his eyes, and said with a heartbeat, "Because, I want—to marry her!" No matter, let's go through this level first! "What did you say?" Gao Zhan showed an expression of disbelief. "I said, I want to marry her! Please let the emperor do it!" Chang Gong repeated firmly. Gao Zhan's complexion suddenly changed, his pupils full of turmoil were filled with pain, and he was speechless for a moment.It took a long time to calm myself down slowly. Chang Gong has grown up, and it is human nature to marry a wife and have children. However, what is the pain in my heart like a knife, is it the sound of a broken heart?Or a painful and contradictory struggle? Xiao Tie was completely stunned by the side, and his mind was nearly blank, but involuntarily filled with indescribable joy. "My Majesty, please do it!" Chang Gong felt even more uneasy when he saw that Uncle Jiu's complexion was abnormal and unpredictable. Gao Zhan looked at her coldly, "What if I can't do it?" Chang Gong lowered his head, "If the emperor refuses to agree, I will not be able to kneel here forever." Gao Zhan was shocked, and couldn't help taking a step back. The anger in his pupils was faintly burning, and the strangeness was like poppies flying in the wind. "Gao Changgong, are you threatening me?" "Your majesty, I don't dare, I just ask you to make it happen." Chang Gong clenched his fingers tightly, "Then you can kneel, this time I want to see how long you can kneel, anyway, you are dead or not. My life has nothing to do with me." His voice was cold and melodious, and his expression was like a thousand years of ice, extremely terrifying, "It's time for me to go back." "Your Majesty!" Chang Gong shouted, gritted his teeth and kowtowed heavily on the ground a few times, "If the Emperor does not agree, I will keep kowtowing!" Gao Zhan turned his head and just saw bloodshot from Chang Gong's left forehead. For a moment, he felt the blood in his body was flowing backwards, and he even felt that he could hear the sound of the reversed flow. It was like the sound of raging waves... forcing him to He made the most insincere voice in his life, "Okay, I promise you!" Knowing that she is gambling with his feelings, knowing that as long as he continues to persevere, the result will not change. But this time the loser was——him. If it wasn't for the depth of love, how could he be willing to allow himself such weakness? "But she can't be called by this name anymore, she needs to change her identity." Gao Zhan hid all his emotions under his cold face again, and spoke in the calmest tone possible, "Let Sikong and Zheng Linzhi accept her as a Adopted daughter, first get acquainted with the etiquette of the palace, and then talk about it when the time comes." "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" Only then did Chang Gong's tense nerves relax, and there was already a dense layer of sweat on his back.That's good, at least it can delay for a while. Gao Zhan ignored her, turned around and walked straight to the door. Chang Gong opened his mouth, but he didn't shout out anything. His heart seemed to be blocked by something, and he felt that his internal organs and six lungs were condensed into a cold ball.It wasn't until Xiao Tie called her name in a low voice that she came back to her senses. "Brother Chang Gong... Are you telling the truth?" Chang Gong was taken aback, "Xiao Tie, don't be angry, what I said just now was just a stopgap measure. You know that once the emperor pointed you to that Yuanyang just now, it would be a big trouble. After a while, I will find a chance Send you back to Turkic. At that time, it will be said that you are missing, and even I, a husband-in-law, will not be held accountable, and others will be even more lazy." Xiao Tie bowed his head in silence, and only said after a while, "I'm going back to my room first." Looking at her back, Chang Gong's face darkened, and he sighed softly, tonight is really an unpleasant night.
When he went to court the next day, the emperor didn't say anything about the marriage proposal, he asked a few words lightly and took it over, and Heng Jia of course blamed himself for a moment of introspection, and the matter was left alone up. Chang Gong was slightly relieved when he heard that the emperor had no intention of punishing Heng Jia.At this time, a courtier stood up and said with a little dissatisfaction, "Your Majesty, General Hu Lu came back from outside the customs without authorization this time, it seems a bit unreasonable." Chang Gong glared at the man, and cursed him secretly.Although Uncle Hulu was an extremely noble man, he was frugal by nature, disliked sensuality, rarely received guests, refused to accept gifts, and never coveted power.Whenever the imperial court gathers and discusses matters, he often speaks at the end, and what he says is always very reasonable.It is precisely because of this indifference that some people find it difficult to understand. Hu Luguang's complexion changed slightly, and he hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, this time it's my minister who was reckless, please punish me." The emperor coughed lightly a few times, and said, "General Hulu is also eager to miss women, and it is understandable. I will not blame you. Your Hulu family has always been loyal, and you are indispensable in this great Qi." , he seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, General Hulu, you have a daughter named Wanyi, right? How old is this year?" "Back to the emperor, my daughter is exactly seven years old this year." Hu Luguang replied puzzledly, unable to understand the meaning of the emperor's question for a while. The emperor did not speak, and the fine white jade bead curtain swayed slightly, covering his expression. Just as everyone was secretly guessing, the emperor's voice sounded again, "General Hulu, you have always taught me well, men ride and shoot. , majestic and majestic, and her daughter is well-dressed and graceful. It seems that the future crown princess will be the daughter of Hulu's family." As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar immediately, the meaning of the emperor's words was already there, your Hulu family lost a crown princess, and now I will give you another crown princess as compensation. Hu Luguang narrowed his gaze, and knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, the prince and the young girl are still young, so I'm afraid it's too early now?" "General Hulu, there is also a precedent for a nine-year-old girl to get married in this dynasty. Your Highness the Crown Prince married your daughter. It is a perfect match." He Shikai smiled at Gao Zhan, "Your Majesty, in fact, we can also follow the precedent. They get married first, and when they reach a certain age, they will perform the ceremony of husband and wife. In this way, your majesty and Lord Hulu will feel at ease." The emperor nodded, "What He Aiqing said is very true, so it's settled. General Hulu, what do you think?" At this time, Hu Luguang knew that it would be useless to talk too much, so he could only show a difficult smile, "I—thank you for the grace of the emperor." When the dynasty was over, civil and military officials congratulated the members of the Hulu family one after another. Now the emperor’s favor for the Hulu family has not diminished, but even more than before. How can everyone not flatter the future emperor’s father-in-law? Chang Gong stood aside with her hands folded, although she didn't know what to say, but she couldn't say congratulations at all. She could see that Uncle Hulu smiled forcedly, while Heng Jia's smile was completely lacklustre. She couldn't think of anything to congratulate. Two days later, Hu Luguang and Xu Da left Yecheng.As for the big and small matters of Hu Lu's family, all the responsibility fell on Heng Jia.Not long after, Gao Xiaoyu's fief Shandong suffered a sudden drought, and the emperor ordered him to go to Shandong to deal with the disaster. At this time, Empress Dowager Lou passed away in the palace of Jinyang. The whole city of Ye seemed to be shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
At the same time, in the city of Chang'an thousands of miles away, Zhou Emperor Yu Wenyong issued a series of edicts, ordering hundreds of officials, soldiers and civilians to seal the memorials, which can speak out about Chen's political gains and losses; Encourage each other with martial arts; personally inspect and record the crimes of the prisoners, take the lead in giving up the extravagant life, and live a frugal life. Usually, they wear cloth robes and bed quilts, and there is no gold, silver and precious jade decorations on the whole body. Loud palaces and brocade and rusty clothes are all forbidden. All civil and military officials were greatly shocked. It was only at this time that they really realized that the emperor was deep and resolute, had outstanding resourcefulness, and was good at concealing his emotions, making it impossible for people to guess his depth. After three o'clock at night, the lights in the emperor's bedroom have not been extinguished.Aye looked at the long shadow reflected on the window distressedly. These days, the emperor dealt with the government affairs day and night, and it took four o'clock to fall asleep every day. When the maid brought the supper, he signaled the maid to step down, and brought the supper himself into the bedroom. "Put it there, step back." Yu Wenyong said without turning his head, and continued to review the memorial. "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and it's time for you to take a rest." Hearing it was Aye's voice, Yu Wenyong turned his head. In an instant, Aye felt that everything around him seemed to fade away, blurred, and the sky was dyed into a thin and shallow background. The man, the color of light flowed over like a tide, bright and dazzling, winding and flowing along the outline of his face. As if he was born to be like this, this man was born to occupy the most prominent and eye-catching position in the world. "Aye, I'll go to rest after reading these excerpts." "Then you drink this bowl of lotus seed soup first." Aye brought the white porcelain bowl in front of him. Yu Wenyong smiled helplessly, took the bowl, "Aye, you are becoming more and more mother-in-law." "Your Majesty, I am also thinking about your health, so what if you get tired and sick?" Aye shook his head, "Your Majesty, marry the princess as soon as possible, so that she can give birth to you as soon as possible... ..." As he was talking, he didn't notice a trace of sadness in the emperor's eyes. "Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince of the Emperor of Qi has appointed a new Crown Princess." Aye seemed to have suddenly remembered something. "Oh?" Yu Wenyong slightly raised his eyebrows, and asked casually, "Is it the daughter of the He family?" "It seems to be Hu Luguang's daughter..." Aye just said half a sentence, and saw the emperor's hand slightly stagnated, and then he smiled relievedly, "The prince of Qi is only six or seven years old, Hu Lu There should be several daughters." Aye nodded, and said curiously, "The two sons of Hulu's family are not as beautiful as ordinary people, so it can be seen that their younger sister must also be a stunning beauty?" The emperor smiled lightly, his eyes fell on a shallow scar on the back of his hand, his eyes suddenly became extremely gentle, the color of amber was warm and clear, his eyes were like water, and a little bit of pupil was as gorgeous as the starlight reflected in the lake water , Immediately, like a whirlwind, all thoughts, contradictions, willingness, sadness, joy, entanglement, pain were taken away... The lotus seed soup in the mouth has no idea what it tastes like. It turns out that this is the taste of longing, it hurts so much, but it is so sweet, it makes people wandering, not knowing where they are... Sauvignon Blanc, in Chang'an.
Qi State, Yecheng. In the middle of the night one day, Gao Zhan came to Gaofu again quietly.In the past two days, Chang Gong claimed that he was sick and did not come to court, and Xiao Wan couldn't explain why, which made him a little worried.After entering the high mansion, he signaled to all the people to wait to keep quiet, and walked towards the garden in the direction pointed by the maid. The moonlight that night was slightly blue, and the whole garden was enveloped in a sea of blue.There is a lingering mist, rising from the ground.Thin clouds like silk yarn flow between the sky and the earth. By the side of the pond full of lotus flowers, a girl about eleven or twelve years old is playing. The black hair tied behind her, kissed by the night, cascades down like a waterfall. The silk fell into the pool water.Under the moonlight, he recognized the girl as Xiao Tie, and felt somewhat moved in his heart, the girl from the bandit's den has now become a beautiful beauty. "Xiao Tie, you are sick and still playing with water, do you want me to punish you!" The crisp voice from not far away made his heart tremble slightly, it was Chang Gong... The gorgeous moonlight smudged by the clouds and mists, lingering in the garden, floating and rippling, reveals a stream of clear light, shallow light, the young man who is gradually approaching, under the reflection of the moonlight, looks like jade The jade is flawless, radiant and contained, the pupils of the eyes are as deep as the lake, surprisingly clear, and there is a clear and bright wave at the bottom of the pupils. Xiao Tie stuck out his tongue as if he had been caught, and smiled sweetly at the young man who came lightly, "Brother Chang Gong!" "Come here soon, I've got someone to boil the medicine for you, drink it quickly, or you'll get cold." Chang Gong's eyebrows showed a trace of annoyance, "It's useless for me to pretend to be sick these two days to take care of you." You, you are still so disobedient!" Xiao Tie ran over bouncingly, and naturally tugged at Chang Gong's sleeve, "I knew Brother Chang Gong was the best for me!" He frowned slightly, his brown eyes were rippling, and there was a sense of loss and unspeakable anger in his heart. It turned out that Chang Gong didn't come to court because of this girl... While he was thinking, Chang Gong and Xiao Tie had already walked to the other side of the pond, just when the magnolias were in full bloom, and the white, snow-like rain of flowers was as beautiful as a picture scroll.White petals fluttered all over the sky, falling on Chang Gong's shoulders, and falling on Xiao Tie's hair.One place after another, like walking on pure white snow.Falling flowers and flowing water, heaven and earth. I saw that Chang Gong gently pushed aside the petals on Xiao Tie's hair, raised his hand, picked a blooming white magnolia from the lowest branch, and inserted his hand into her black hair. He stared at them blankly, the moonlight glowing faintly, covering his body like a layer of white gauze.Cold, bleak, that feeling of bathing the whole body in the moonlight, like a red silk gossamer tightly strangling the throat, restraining freedom, unable to shout or move. There is only one thought that keeps spreading in his heart, the most precious person he has ever loved may be snatched away by others... "Uncle Nine!" Chang Gong suddenly noticed his presence when he raised his eyes, and couldn't help but beam with joy, "Why don't people let you know when you're here?" The emperor slowly walked out from behind the tree, smiled slightly at Chang Gong, and it spread into a warm and gentle smile, but the moonlight reflected in his eyes and pupils were cold, and there was no smile at all.He looked at Xiao Tie for a few more times, pretending to be casual and said, "It's been a few years, I didn't expect this child to be so big, did he do the coming-of-age ceremony?" Chang Gong nodded with a smile, "I just held the coming-of-age ceremony last year, a little earlier than ordinary girls' homes." He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a faint flicker in his ice-cold silver eyes, "Since the salute is over, Chang Gong, you should also arrange a good marriage for her." Chang Gong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly shook his head, "Uncle Jiu, she is still young, the marriage seems to have come earlier." "Chang Gong, if you keep her by your side all the time and don't invite people to gossip, it will be bad if you make her unable to get married in the future." The corner of his mouth slightly pulled into a smile, which was obviously a beautiful arc, but revealed With an inexplicable chill, "By the way, Yuan Yang, the youngest son of the servant Yuan Wenyao, happens to be 14 this year and hasn't married yet. I think he and Xiao Tie are a good match." Chang Gong was taken aback, and hurriedly pushed back, "Uncle Jiu, this is inappropriate, Xiao Tie is just a commoner, and it is difficult for him to be a senior servant." Xiao Tie also changed his expression on the side, as if comforting, Chang Gong subconsciously held her hand, signaling for her not to worry.This subtle movement made Gao Zhan even more angry. "If you recognize her as your righteous sister, then Yuan Wenyao has climbed high." He smiled slightly, and there was a cruel pleasure in his eyes, as well as an anger that couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard he tried. "I personally pointed out this marriage today, Chang Gong, do you want to disobey the holy order?" Chang Gong's thoughts froze, and the obviously threatening words exploded in her mind like a thunderbolt. She widened her eyes in disbelief, looking at that handsome and flawless familiar face, who was in the cold at this moment. It looked a little strange under the moonlight. Although she didn't understand why Uncle Jiu insisted on marrying Xiao Tie, but now is not the time to think about it, the most urgent thing is to absolutely not marry Xiao Tie casually. "That's it for this matter. Tomorrow I will ask Yuan Wenyao to deliver the dowry first..." "Your Majesty!" Chang Gong suddenly knelt down with a plop, raised his head and looked at him seriously, "I can't recognize her as my righteous sister." "Why?" He raised his eyebrows. Chang Gong stared firmly into his eyes, and said with a heartbeat, "Because, I want—to marry her!" No matter, let's go through this level first! "What did you say?" Gao Zhan showed an expression of disbelief. "I said, I want to marry her! Please let the emperor do it!" Chang Gong repeated firmly. Gao Zhan's complexion suddenly changed, his pupils full of turmoil were filled with pain, and he was speechless for a moment.It took a long time to calm myself down slowly. Chang Gong has grown up, and it is human nature to marry a wife and have children. However, what is the pain in my heart like a knife, is it the sound of a broken heart?Or a painful and contradictory struggle? Xiao Tie was completely stunned by the side, and his mind was nearly blank, but involuntarily filled with indescribable joy. "My Majesty, please do it!" Chang Gong felt even more uneasy when he saw that Uncle Jiu's complexion was abnormal and unpredictable. Gao Zhan looked at her coldly, "What if I can't do it?" Chang Gong lowered his head, "If the emperor refuses to agree, I will not be able to kneel here forever." Gao Zhan was shocked, and couldn't help taking a step back. The anger in his pupils was faintly burning, and the strangeness was like poppies flying in the wind. "Gao Changgong, are you threatening me?" "Your majesty, I don't dare, I just ask you to make it happen." Chang Gong clenched his fingers tightly, "Then you can kneel, this time I want to see how long you can kneel, anyway, you are dead or not. My life has nothing to do with me." His voice was cold and melodious, and his expression was like a thousand years of ice, extremely terrifying, "It's time for me to go back." "Your Majesty!" Chang Gong shouted, gritted his teeth and kowtowed heavily on the ground a few times, "If the Emperor does not agree, I will keep kowtowing!" Gao Zhan turned his head and just saw bloodshot from Chang Gong's left forehead. For a moment, he felt the blood in his body was flowing backwards, and he even felt that he could hear the sound of the reversed flow. It was like the sound of raging waves... forcing him to He made the most insincere voice in his life, "Okay, I promise you!" Knowing that she is gambling with his feelings, knowing that as long as he continues to persevere, the result will not change. But this time the loser was——him. If it wasn't for the depth of love, how could he be willing to allow himself such weakness? "But she can't be called by this name anymore, she needs to change her identity." Gao Zhan hid all his emotions under his cold face again, and spoke in the calmest tone possible, "Let Sikong and Zheng Linzhi accept her as a Adopted daughter, first get acquainted with the etiquette of the palace, and then talk about it when the time comes." "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" Only then did Chang Gong's tense nerves relax, and there was already a dense layer of sweat on his back.That's good, at least it can delay for a while. Gao Zhan ignored her, turned around and walked straight to the door. Chang Gong opened his mouth, but he didn't shout out anything. His heart seemed to be blocked by something, and he felt that his internal organs and six lungs were condensed into a cold ball.It wasn't until Xiao Tie called her name in a low voice that she came back to her senses. "Brother Chang Gong... Are you telling the truth?" Chang Gong was taken aback, "Xiao Tie, don't be angry, what I said just now was just a stopgap measure. You know that once the emperor pointed you to that Yuanyang just now, it would be a big trouble. After a while, I will find a chance Send you back to Turkic. At that time, it will be said that you are missing, and even I, a husband-in-law, will not be held accountable, and others will be even more lazy." Xiao Tie bowed his head in silence, and only said after a while, "I'm going back to my room first." Looking at her back, Chang Gong's face darkened, and he sighed softly, tonight is really an unpleasant night.