Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Beauty
The summer has just passed, and the autumn colors have not yet fully appeared on the leaves. The dark green leaves are slightly dyed orange-yellow, and the breath of hoarfrost can be smelled in every vein. The birds in the bushes Wandering around with vibrating wings, the chrysanthemum only opened small, lovely buds.
Chang Gong had already lived a normal life of going up and down on time, but Xiao Tie's sudden illness disrupted her life again.In order to take care of Xiao Tie nearby, she simply took Xiao Tie to the mansion temporarily.
The news quickly reached Gao Zhan's ears.
When He Shikai came to meet the emperor, he was keenly aware that the emperor was in a bad mood today.He calmly stepped forward and bowed, but he immediately understood the reason for the emperor's troubles.King Lanling received the news from his mansion that his fiancée had received it earlier than the emperor.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to accompany you to play a game of chess today?" He asked cautiously.
Gao Zhan shook his head and looked at the maple tree in front of the court. The red leaves there are the first to know the breath of autumn. The original sapphire-like color has become blurred, and there seems to be another completely different kind of desolation in the haze. is spreading.
He Shikai raised his head and looked at him, suddenly felt as if there was a thick mist running through his body, inside was the hazy shadow of that person, faint but far-reaching and boundless loneliness and melancholy.
He lowered his head again, and there was a slight wave in his heart, Your Majesty, I know all of your pain, your confusion, and your sadness, and I understand everything.Your jealousy, your unwillingness, your hesitation, I can empathize with all of them.
Perhaps, it was for this reason that although everything he did was for the queen, gradually, gradually, sympathy would arise from the bottom of his heart.
In this world, there are few people who can bear to watch such a beautiful person struggle in hell... However, sympathy is all sympathy, and he still has to say what should be said.After the failure of the previous plan, the emperor seemed to restrain himself again.I don't know what the emperor will do?Today is a good opportunity to test.
"Your Majesty, I heard that King Lanling recently brought Zheng Sikong's daughter into his residence, which seems a little out of place." He tried to pick up the topic.
The emperor's face tightened, but he still remained calm, "There is indeed such a thing, Chang Gong has no sense to act on the facts."
"I heard that King Lanling and this woman have always been close and have a very good relationship. When I first returned to Yecheng, I often visited her every three days. Now that she is sick, King Lanling is even more confused about her. It can be seen that How much the prince dotes on her, it seems that the prince's wedding is approaching."
After He Shikai finished speaking, he raised his head, and saw the emperor trembling violently, with complicated expressions in his eyes.But soon, the emperor's eyes became cold again in an instant, falling on him like ice blades.
"He Shikai, let's not talk about this first, you can tell me what is going on with this Mixiang?"
He Shikai knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it, so he plopped down on his knees without even thinking about it, and said repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!" You must know the ins and outs of the matter.
"You admit it readily, but Qiulan and Xiaoqin were interrupted to say so." Gao Zhan's lips curled up in a cruel arc, and his fingers gently tapped on the stone table, once and for all , the empty voice seemed to come from a very far away place, "Tell me why."
He Shikai gritted his teeth, forced out a few tears, "Your Majesty, I really can't stand it anymore, even if you kill me immediately, I won't regret what you did that day!"
"What did you say?"
"Your majesty, I'm not a fool. I can see that you have someone in your heart, but that person is someone you can't ask for. I really can't bear to see the emperor suffer and torture myself like this, so I thought of such a thing." The next strategy is, as long as the emperor's wish is fulfilled, I will never hesitate to die!"
Gao Zhan looked at him in disbelief, "You—know?"
"Yes, I have already seen it." He Shikai stared at him with burning eyes, "The life of my minister belongs to the emperor anyway."
Gao Zhan gradually suppressed his shocked expression, and slowly calmed down, "Then, don't you think this is not allowed in the world?"
"Your Majesty, this is indeed unacceptable in the world, but," He Shikai smiled slightly, "Even if it cannot exist in the sun, it must bloom in the dark."
Bloom in the dark even if you can't exist in the sun
Gao Zhan casually caught a falling leaf and squeezed it tightly in his hands until he crushed it into pieces.He can tolerate Chang Gong having a woman, but he can never tolerate Chang Gong having love - a woman.No one can take the slightest bit of Chang Gong's love away from him... Absolutely not.
A month later, Gao Zhan held a dinner in the palace, saying that he was going to make up a celebration banquet for King Lanling.Because King Lanling had been ill for many days before, he had to make up for it anyway to show the emperor's favor.Chang Gong didn't like attending this kind of dinner very much, but Uncle Jiu organized it for her, so he had no choice but to go to the dinner.In order not to be so boring, she also dragged Xiao Wan into the water. When they arrived at the palace, almost all the civil and military officials who were supposed to come had already arrived. Chang Gong turned his eyes and immediately found Heng Jia's position, and hurriedly pulled Xiao Wan to Heng Jia's side. "Heng Jia, you're here too?" She showed a narrow smile, "It's strange, why didn't you take advantage of this occasion to use your communication skills today?" I saw Heng Jia staring at her unobstructed, "Today, I just want to sit next to Chang Gong." That ambiguous tone seemed to be wrapped around her body with tough and soft threads, and she couldn't break free. Pulling on and on, there are thousands of threads. Chang Gong originally wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect him to say that, but he hesitated a little, "You, you..." "Because I just need to curry favor with you, the famous person in front of the emperor, so do I need to spend all my energy dealing with those people?" A teasing smile rose on his lips. "Fox...you're playing tricks on me again!" She gave him a casual slap. Seeing that her mood had recovered, Heng Jia couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. Nearly halfway through the dinner party, suddenly a sound of piano sounded out of thin air, like the first rain falling, it seemed to hit from afar, long and long, making people intoxicated.Amidst the beautiful music, a beautiful woman in a vermilion long-sleeved dance dress walked like a swallow through the forest and came lightly.The body is slender and soft, elegant and graceful; a pair of beautiful eyes are looking forward and looking forward, and the spirit is flying.Accompanied by the light and exquisite dance steps, the water sleeves of both arms are flying in the air, just like clouds in the sky, beautiful and magnificent. "It's really a rare beauty." Heng Jia bent her lips. "No matter how beautiful it is, it is not as beautiful as my fourth brother." Xiao Wan replied disapprovingly, in his eyes, there is nothing in this world that is more beautiful than Chang Gong. "That's true," Heng Jia squinted his eyes, "If Chang Gong is a woman, she's probably a troublesome woman... Oh, Chang Gong, why are you pinching me? I'm just saying if." "If Chang Gong is a woman, I'll betroth her to you!" Xiao Wan looked at the two of them, and suddenly said this. "Third Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Chang Gong stared at Xiao Wan in embarrassment, but from the corner of his eye, Heng Jia was looking at her. Those black crystal eyes were so bright that they could reflect Warmth throughout the spring. Xiao Wan grinned, "What is there to be ashamed of a big man? The third brother is telling the truth. Although Heng Jia is not as beautiful as you, it is barely passable. Otherwise, who can be worthy of you as a woman?" what!" "Okay, third brother, just stop talking!" Chang Gong picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth to prevent him from continuing to talk nonsense. This scene was fully captured in Gao Zhan's eyes. Although his face was expressionless, his tightly pursed thin lips had revealed his complicated inner feelings.Although he was happy to see Chang Gong's smile, but the intimacy between her and Xiao Wan made him feel a little jealous.As the emperor, how could he be as free as Xiao Wan? Thinking of today's purpose, he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and signaled the dancers and band to stop.The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone stopped talking and looked at him in unison. His eyes fell on Chang Gong, and he said in a deep voice, "Chang Gong, you have made great contributions in Luoyang this time, and I have rewarded you with gold, silver and jewelry, so how about this, I will reward you with this beauty today .”
Chang Gong froze there, thinking that something was wrong with her ears, she blurted out in disbelief, "Your Majesty, what did you say?" "Prince Lanling, the emperor said that he would reward you with this beautiful woman, so hurry up and thank him." He Shikai, who was sitting on the emperor's head, said beside him. At this moment, Chang Gong was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Your Majesty, my minister..." "Could it be that Chang Gong thinks it's not enough? It doesn't matter." Gao Zhan rolled his eyes, revealing an unfathomable look, and clapped his hands lightly. At this time, there was only a sound of clinking rings, and more than a dozen beautiful beauties came out from the back of the hall. In the clear mist and mist, those beauties shone with light, and the fragrance of their socks was scattered all the way. Willow, meandering here.Yao costumes reflect the layers of Qi, and golden clothes show off the carvings.Ling Bo walked slowly, with rings jingling, and came to Chang Gong's eyes softly and softly like willows. "These twenty beauties were selected by me personally, Chang Gong, and I will reward you with all these beauties." Gao Zhan smiled lightly. As soon as his words fell, there was a soft sigh from below, and countless envious and envious eyes shot at the person who was still in the state of being hit at the same time. Chang Gong's mind went blank, he didn't know how to react, what happened to Uncle Jiu?Why put so many beauties on her at once?Could it be because of the incident last time, so—to compensate her?If it was a man, he might still be able to happily accept this beautiful blessing, but she really didn't have the ability to bear it.what to do?what to do? "Your Majesty..." She sorted out her chaotic thoughts, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. It's just that I'm going to marry a princess soon. I'm afraid these beauties will not be blessed." Xiaotie is now a shield. "It's not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention you are my prince," Gao Zhan said with a cold light in his eyes. "Going back to the emperor, I only need the concubine alone." She quickly refused, "I have no interest in other women. Please withdraw the order from the emperor." Gao Zhan's thin lips were pursed even tighter, and suddenly there was an imperceptible sourness in his heart, as if his heart was tightly tightened with a thin red thread.Stinging, choking, defenseless, powerless to resist.Chang Gong actually disobeyed for a woman...Could it be that Chang Gong really fell in love—he had to force himself to recover from this swamp-like heartache with the fastest speed. "Prince Lanling, this is disobedience to the sacred order." He Shikai said again in a neutral tone. "He Shikai, don't just participate in the war here," Xiao Wan couldn't bear it any longer, glanced at Gao Zhan, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, King Lanling doesn't want these women, so why force them on him. " "Third Brother..." Chang Gong winked at him, signaling him not to speak. "It turns out that Chang Gong doesn't like these beauties, so it's useless to keep these people." Gao Zhan smiled coldly, and a murderous intent flashed in his tea eyes, "Come here, pull all these beauties away." Go out and chop." Everyone gasped, and the twenty beauties were so frightened that they cried. Chang Gong was also taken aback, and hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, don't!" "Your Majesty, I have a way." Heng Jia stood up unhurriedly, and smiled slightly, "It's better to let King Lanling choose the one he likes the most among these beauties. Kindness." Chang Gong's heart moved slightly. Now that things are going on, this may be the best way. If these twenty beauties are caused to die because of her, it is not what she wants to see.And it is indeed difficult for her to accept these twenty beauties reluctantly, her identity may be exposed at any time.If there is only one, it may be much easier to handle.She looked at Heng Jia, exchanged glances with him quickly, and said following his words, "Master Shang Shuling's method is very good, I will just accept one." When Gao Zhan heard that she was willing to accept it, his face softened a lot, "In this case, you can choose one." Chang Gong stepped forward, scanned the twenty or so beauties, and his eyes fell on the first beauty in red. The reason why he noticed this woman was not because she was the most outstanding among them, but It was because this woman was the only one who didn't cry. "What's your name? Is there anyone else in the family?" Chang Gong stood still in front of her and asked gently. The woman was slightly taken aback, and said in a low voice, "The servant's name is Feng Xiaoyu. Her parents died early, and there is only one young sister at home." "Well, you will follow me from now on." Chang Gong stretched out his hand, wanting to help her up, she was obviously taken aback, hesitated for a while, and handed her hand to Chang Gong, feeling a little faint in her heart ripples. The legendary Prince of Lanling turned out to be a very gentle man.
After the dinner, He Shikai immediately told Queen Hu what happened today. "Unexpectedly, the emperor would reward Chang Gong with a beauty?" Empress Hu was very surprised, "What's going on?" Heshi laughed, "The emperor must be angry because of Gao Changgong marrying the princess, so he rewarded him with a beauty. The emperor's character will never tolerate Gao Changgong's heart with other people, especially a woman." "What we did last time didn't work, so what should we do next?" The Queen frowned, "Gao Changgong has done a great job this time, I'm afraid the threat to us will become bigger and bigger... Why don't we design it again?" once……" "Queen, this road is no longer feasible." He Shikai shook his head, "The emperor's feelings for Gao Changgong have exceeded our imagination, and he is too afraid of losing Gao Changgong, so since the last time, he has put himself The desire was once again suppressed. This time, I am afraid it is hidden deeper. Unless there is some huge stimulus, generally speaking, it may be difficult to work." The queen's eyes dimmed, she clenched the corner of her clothes, and murmured, "Unexpectedly, the emperor treats Chang Gong..." "Your Majesty, don't be too sad..." He Shikai had a bit of pity and forbearance in his eyes. "Sad?" She smiled wryly, "When I knew that I was going to marry the Ninth Prince, I was also secretly grateful for the blessings of the gods and Buddhas in my heart. I have also cursed and hated gods and Buddhas for his nephew, but now, my only hope is to see the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible, and firmly grasp the country in his hands. As for the others, I have already stopped reading Think about it." "Niang Niang, I have known one thing since I was a child, that is, if you want to achieve your goals, it is useless to ask anyone, any gods and Buddhas. The only person you can rely on is yourself." He Shikai rolled a complicated smile . The queen seemed to think of something, "Shi Kai, speaking of it, I don't know anything about your past." "That's not important." Heshi changed the subject with a smile. "This road won't work, so we can naturally take another one. Although it will be more difficult, it's not impossible." "what?" "Let Gao Changgong and the emperor turn against each other." "But it's very difficult. You have seen it before. Chang Gong still forgave the emperor. I really can't think of a better way..." "Mother, have you forgotten that Gao Changgong also has the closest elder brother?" He Shi laughed very strangely. "Shikai, what you said just now is not entirely correct," the queen raised her charming phoenix eyes and smiled slightly, "At least for now, I still have you to rely on."
A month later, Gao Zhan held a dinner in the palace, saying that he was going to make up a celebration banquet for King Lanling.Because King Lanling had been ill for many days before, he had to make up for it anyway to show the emperor's favor.Chang Gong didn't like attending this kind of dinner very much, but Uncle Jiu organized it for her, so he had no choice but to go to the dinner.In order not to be so boring, she also dragged Xiao Wan into the water. When they arrived at the palace, almost all the civil and military officials who were supposed to come had already arrived. Chang Gong turned his eyes and immediately found Heng Jia's position, and hurriedly pulled Xiao Wan to Heng Jia's side. "Heng Jia, you're here too?" She showed a narrow smile, "It's strange, why didn't you take advantage of this occasion to use your communication skills today?" I saw Heng Jia staring at her unobstructed, "Today, I just want to sit next to Chang Gong." That ambiguous tone seemed to be wrapped around her body with tough and soft threads, and she couldn't break free. Pulling on and on, there are thousands of threads. Chang Gong originally wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect him to say that, but he hesitated a little, "You, you..." "Because I just need to curry favor with you, the famous person in front of the emperor, so do I need to spend all my energy dealing with those people?" A teasing smile rose on his lips. "Fox...you're playing tricks on me again!" She gave him a casual slap. Seeing that her mood had recovered, Heng Jia couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. Nearly halfway through the dinner party, suddenly a sound of piano sounded out of thin air, like the first rain falling, it seemed to hit from afar, long and long, making people intoxicated.Amidst the beautiful music, a beautiful woman in a vermilion long-sleeved dance dress walked like a swallow through the forest and came lightly.The body is slender and soft, elegant and graceful; a pair of beautiful eyes are looking forward and looking forward, and the spirit is flying.Accompanied by the light and exquisite dance steps, the water sleeves of both arms are flying in the air, just like clouds in the sky, beautiful and magnificent. "It's really a rare beauty." Heng Jia bent her lips. "No matter how beautiful it is, it is not as beautiful as my fourth brother." Xiao Wan replied disapprovingly, in his eyes, there is nothing in this world that is more beautiful than Chang Gong. "That's true," Heng Jia squinted his eyes, "If Chang Gong is a woman, she's probably a troublesome woman... Oh, Chang Gong, why are you pinching me? I'm just saying if." "If Chang Gong is a woman, I'll betroth her to you!" Xiao Wan looked at the two of them, and suddenly said this. "Third Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Chang Gong stared at Xiao Wan in embarrassment, but from the corner of his eye, Heng Jia was looking at her. Those black crystal eyes were so bright that they could reflect Warmth throughout the spring. Xiao Wan grinned, "What is there to be ashamed of a big man? The third brother is telling the truth. Although Heng Jia is not as beautiful as you, it is barely passable. Otherwise, who can be worthy of you as a woman?" what!" "Okay, third brother, just stop talking!" Chang Gong picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth to prevent him from continuing to talk nonsense. This scene was fully captured in Gao Zhan's eyes. Although his face was expressionless, his tightly pursed thin lips had revealed his complicated inner feelings.Although he was happy to see Chang Gong's smile, but the intimacy between her and Xiao Wan made him feel a little jealous.As the emperor, how could he be as free as Xiao Wan? Thinking of today's purpose, he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and signaled the dancers and band to stop.The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone stopped talking and looked at him in unison. His eyes fell on Chang Gong, and he said in a deep voice, "Chang Gong, you have made great contributions in Luoyang this time, and I have rewarded you with gold, silver and jewelry, so how about this, I will reward you with this beauty today .”
Chang Gong froze there, thinking that something was wrong with her ears, she blurted out in disbelief, "Your Majesty, what did you say?" "Prince Lanling, the emperor said that he would reward you with this beautiful woman, so hurry up and thank him." He Shikai, who was sitting on the emperor's head, said beside him. At this moment, Chang Gong was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Your Majesty, my minister..." "Could it be that Chang Gong thinks it's not enough? It doesn't matter." Gao Zhan rolled his eyes, revealing an unfathomable look, and clapped his hands lightly. At this time, there was only a sound of clinking rings, and more than a dozen beautiful beauties came out from the back of the hall. In the clear mist and mist, those beauties shone with light, and the fragrance of their socks was scattered all the way. Willow, meandering here.Yao costumes reflect the layers of Qi, and golden clothes show off the carvings.Ling Bo walked slowly, with rings jingling, and came to Chang Gong's eyes softly and softly like willows. "These twenty beauties were selected by me personally, Chang Gong, and I will reward you with all these beauties." Gao Zhan smiled lightly. As soon as his words fell, there was a soft sigh from below, and countless envious and envious eyes shot at the person who was still in the state of being hit at the same time. Chang Gong's mind went blank, he didn't know how to react, what happened to Uncle Jiu?Why put so many beauties on her at once?Could it be because of the incident last time, so—to compensate her?If it was a man, he might still be able to happily accept this beautiful blessing, but she really didn't have the ability to bear it.what to do?what to do? "Your Majesty..." She sorted out her chaotic thoughts, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. It's just that I'm going to marry a princess soon. I'm afraid these beauties will not be blessed." Xiaotie is now a shield. "It's not uncommon for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention you are my prince," Gao Zhan said with a cold light in his eyes. "Going back to the emperor, I only need the concubine alone." She quickly refused, "I have no interest in other women. Please withdraw the order from the emperor." Gao Zhan's thin lips were pursed even tighter, and suddenly there was an imperceptible sourness in his heart, as if his heart was tightly tightened with a thin red thread.Stinging, choking, defenseless, powerless to resist.Chang Gong actually disobeyed for a woman...Could it be that Chang Gong really fell in love—he had to force himself to recover from this swamp-like heartache with the fastest speed. "Prince Lanling, this is disobedience to the sacred order." He Shikai said again in a neutral tone. "He Shikai, don't just participate in the war here," Xiao Wan couldn't bear it any longer, glanced at Gao Zhan, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, King Lanling doesn't want these women, so why force them on him. " "Third Brother..." Chang Gong winked at him, signaling him not to speak. "It turns out that Chang Gong doesn't like these beauties, so it's useless to keep these people." Gao Zhan smiled coldly, and a murderous intent flashed in his tea eyes, "Come here, pull all these beauties away." Go out and chop." Everyone gasped, and the twenty beauties were so frightened that they cried. Chang Gong was also taken aback, and hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, don't!" "Your Majesty, I have a way." Heng Jia stood up unhurriedly, and smiled slightly, "It's better to let King Lanling choose the one he likes the most among these beauties. Kindness." Chang Gong's heart moved slightly. Now that things are going on, this may be the best way. If these twenty beauties are caused to die because of her, it is not what she wants to see.And it is indeed difficult for her to accept these twenty beauties reluctantly, her identity may be exposed at any time.If there is only one, it may be much easier to handle.She looked at Heng Jia, exchanged glances with him quickly, and said following his words, "Master Shang Shuling's method is very good, I will just accept one." When Gao Zhan heard that she was willing to accept it, his face softened a lot, "In this case, you can choose one." Chang Gong stepped forward, scanned the twenty or so beauties, and his eyes fell on the first beauty in red. The reason why he noticed this woman was not because she was the most outstanding among them, but It was because this woman was the only one who didn't cry. "What's your name? Is there anyone else in the family?" Chang Gong stood still in front of her and asked gently. The woman was slightly taken aback, and said in a low voice, "The servant's name is Feng Xiaoyu. Her parents died early, and there is only one young sister at home." "Well, you will follow me from now on." Chang Gong stretched out his hand, wanting to help her up, she was obviously taken aback, hesitated for a while, and handed her hand to Chang Gong, feeling a little faint in her heart ripples. The legendary Prince of Lanling turned out to be a very gentle man.
After the dinner, He Shikai immediately told Queen Hu what happened today. "Unexpectedly, the emperor would reward Chang Gong with a beauty?" Empress Hu was very surprised, "What's going on?" Heshi laughed, "The emperor must be angry because of Gao Changgong marrying the princess, so he rewarded him with a beauty. The emperor's character will never tolerate Gao Changgong's heart with other people, especially a woman." "What we did last time didn't work, so what should we do next?" The Queen frowned, "Gao Changgong has done a great job this time, I'm afraid the threat to us will become bigger and bigger... Why don't we design it again?" once……" "Queen, this road is no longer feasible." He Shikai shook his head, "The emperor's feelings for Gao Changgong have exceeded our imagination, and he is too afraid of losing Gao Changgong, so since the last time, he has put himself The desire was once again suppressed. This time, I am afraid it is hidden deeper. Unless there is some huge stimulus, generally speaking, it may be difficult to work." The queen's eyes dimmed, she clenched the corner of her clothes, and murmured, "Unexpectedly, the emperor treats Chang Gong..." "Your Majesty, don't be too sad..." He Shikai had a bit of pity and forbearance in his eyes. "Sad?" She smiled wryly, "When I knew that I was going to marry the Ninth Prince, I was also secretly grateful for the blessings of the gods and Buddhas in my heart. I have also cursed and hated gods and Buddhas for his nephew, but now, my only hope is to see the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible, and firmly grasp the country in his hands. As for the others, I have already stopped reading Think about it." "Niang Niang, I have known one thing since I was a child, that is, if you want to achieve your goals, it is useless to ask anyone, any gods and Buddhas. The only person you can rely on is yourself." He Shikai rolled a complicated smile . The queen seemed to think of something, "Shi Kai, speaking of it, I don't know anything about your past." "That's not important." Heshi changed the subject with a smile. "This road won't work, so we can naturally take another one. Although it will be more difficult, it's not impossible." "what?" "Let Gao Changgong and the emperor turn against each other." "But it's very difficult. You have seen it before. Chang Gong still forgave the emperor. I really can't think of a better way..." "Mother, have you forgotten that Gao Changgong also has the closest elder brother?" He Shi laughed very strangely. "Shikai, what you said just now is not entirely correct," the queen raised her charming phoenix eyes and smiled slightly, "At least for now, I still have you to rely on."