Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Seven Skills

Everyone in the palace has become more respectful and polite to me. Even people like Liu Jieyu came to please me personally. Indeed, after the emperor's death, they will need to rely on me as concubines. When Liu Jieyu came in the afternoon, she brought a lot of gifts and she was all smiles. She sat down and looked around, admiring and clicking her tongue again and again. She said with a smile: "Miss Nuxi is really pure and hearty, even the house is so delicately organized..." I took the tea cover and flicked the floating leaves on the water, and said: "Jieyu is well known in the palace for her taste and elegance, how can I show off in front of you?"

She smiled again, and then said: "Miss Nuxi is too modest. Who doesn't know that the emperor loves her because she is smart, maybe I will have something to rely on in the future." I said lightly: "A slave is no better than a sister, a slave is just a concubine, and she speaks lightly, how can she help Jieyu. Besides, Jieyu is good at winning the Queen Mother's favor, so she is worried that she will not have a foothold in this palace?" Liu Jieyu was a little embarrassed, "That's not what I said..." Then she coughed and continued to find a topic, "I see that Xiao Ya Zhai has been busy recently, and many concubines come here to walk around."

I showed a smile, "It's true, it's really busy recently. Yesterday I ran into a lady from Zhongshushe..." Sure enough, Liu Jieyu's face changed, because once the young lady of Zhongshushe's family was favored, she would be the one who wanted to take revenge first.Of course, I would not recommend the young lady from Zhongshushe's family. I just said that to scare her. She became a little nervous, and asked tentatively, "Then what did she and Miss talk about?" I pretended to be condescending and smiled, but said it casually, "It's just a few words of greeting."

Finally, I raised my eyebrows and asked, "Jieyu seems to care about her a lot?" Liu Jieyu replied anxiously: "That's right...they are all beautiful girls who entered the palace together..." I didn't comment, just pretended to be bored, lowered my head and fiddled with the jade pendant on the fan casually. After that, she stayed with me for a while, and she might feel bored in the end, and finally left sadly. After she left, I glanced at the presents on the table with disdain, and said to the palace people: "You guys share it." Then I walked to the small sandalwood table and threw the sapphire teacup she had just drank out of the room.

Liu Jieyu, do you really think I'm so magnanimous?Do you think I'm someone you can win over whenever you want? You used to be in cahoots with your sister, who should I vent my anger on now? Wan Xia is pregnant. When I heard the news, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It seems that what Jiaoyue said was right-fate is unpredictable. The queen mother and the emperor were very happy. After all, since Li Xiuyuan gave birth to an emperor concubine, no new life had been born in this palace for several years. When I went to visit Wanxia, ​​I saw that her face was full of spring breeze, and she couldn't hide the smug look between her brows and eyes.

I said to her, "Take care of yourself." She nodded emphatically, and she even wept with joy, "I never thought I would be so lucky. Now the emperor loves me even more, and my father has recently been promoted..." I saw how happy she was, but in the end I didn't have the heart to tell her the cruel side. Pregnancy also means not being able to sleep for nearly a year.And a year later, the emperor may have lost interest in women who have given birth.In the palace, there are many examples of losing favor after full pregnancy. If it is a prince, it will be fine, but if it is an emperor, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Of course, the concubines who gave birth to the emperor's heir are still superior in the end, so generally speaking, pregnancy is still a matter of honor. I asked her, "Are you fully prepared?" She knew what I was referring to, and replied: "Every food is tasted first, and I don't dare to use sachets anymore..." I nodded. After a while I got up to say goodbye, but she followed me and asked: "Nuxi, will you help me?" I turned my head, paused and said, "Jiao Jieyu will definitely help you to give birth to your child safely, you should thank her very much."

Yes, I don't want any grievances between them. They should form the most stable alliance and become my strength and confidence to fight against Liu Jieyu. When I came to Butterfly Love Palace, I saw Jiao Jieyu was cutting gold foil window grilles. I said to her, "I wish it was you." She blushed a little, sighed regretfully and said: "Why don't I think so? After all, the emperor is getting old... Not everyone is as lucky as Wan Xia..." I sighed for her, maybe it really has something to do with luck.Among them, Wan Xia spent the fewest days in bed, but she was the one who got the good news first.

Immediately she whispered again: "Wan Xia said that she was able to conceive because she secretly took a prescription, and she also secretly gave me a prescription. I was hesitating whether to take it..." I changed my face slightly, let alone whether there is such an effective prescription, but I know that Wan Xia's personality is not generous enough to let others share the glory with her, what is her intention? But I didn't point out the matter, I just smiled half-jokingly and said: "Why, you are superstitious about this? If there is such a prescription, I'm afraid Guanchongyuan Liu Jieyu won't have to be so depressed now. I think Wanxia is just hitting the wrong way."

After all, Jiao Jieyu was more sensible, she nodded after listening to my words, "I am also in a hurry to go to the doctor, after all, it is not advisable, if people find out, I am afraid I will be ridiculed, it seems that it will depend on the future. " I asked her seriously: "Do you like children very much?" Jiao Jieyu blushed again, and said: "After having a child, after all, I have someone to rely on." I slowly said: "You don't need to worry about this. Wan Xia's status is low, even if she has a child, she may not be qualified to raise it herself. I'm afraid she will end up making wedding dresses for others. Maybe the emperor will let you raise her."

A light flashed in Jiao Jieyu's eyes, and she asked eagerly, "Really?" I nodded, "The emperor has always praised you for being prudent and knowledgeable. If you raise the emperor, you will feel more at ease." I really think that maybe Jiaoyue is more suitable to be a mother than Wanxia, ​​even if Wanxia is a biological mother, there are many people who have lost their own things in this palace, and they will never be able to distinguish between blessings and misfortunes until the last moment. Today is July 7th, Qiqiao Festival.sunny. The harem was busy early in the morning, and there was festive celebration everywhere. When I got up in the morning, I was served to take a shower and change clothes, and the aroma of mint was lingering all over my body. When I got out of the bath, Shanshan brought a wheat-gold robe with a pattern of thriving chrysanthemums on it. I put on the dress, and found a bunch of golden wheat-colored tassels hanging from the left and right sides of the sleeves, and the ends were tied with pearls and jades of the same color. All the maids showed envious eyes, and said with admiration, "This is a new style that the brocade department specially cut for the young lady." I smiled slightly and sat down in front of the vanity mirror. My aunt combed my hair today and tied a chaoyun near incense bun for me, with flowers and golden tinsel flowers inserted.The face is painted with light and suitable palace makeup, and it is matched with earrings in the shape of small petals, which is very coordinated. I looked at the bronze mirror left and right, and nodded with satisfaction. I stood up, and the small table had already been carried into the small table by the palace servants. On it were all kinds of food eaten during the Qiqiao Festival, including Qiaoya soup, Yunqiao noodles and Qiaoguo. I ate some of each, and then rinsed my mouth with a special herbal perfume. After serving me dinner, Tingyi and the others began to clean up the house, and went outside to dry clothes and scrolls according to the custom of the Qiqiao Festival. I had nothing to do, so I came to Ming Jieyu's Yuegui Palace. I met several concubines in the harem on the way, and they were all very polite to me, and even praised my new clothes. Yuegui Palace is also very busy, there is not enough manpower here, so Ming Jieyu simply helped to clean it up. She was sitting on her knees, opening the books one by one in the sun, and I hurriedly stopped her when I saw her, "You are not in good health, don't tire yourself, let the servants do these things." She smiled, "I'm bored when I'm free, and besides, posting books is one of the great pleasures in life." I couldn't hold her back, so I decided to help her dry the books myself. I opened the book, and the slightly musty smell that is unique to ancient books dissipated, but it was not unpleasant. We talked and laughed while drying the books, which was also fun. After a while, we spread out a large pile of books, looking at a large piece of slightly yellowed books spread on the ground, we looked at each other and smiled, feeling a sense of accomplishment. She welcomed me into the house and asked the palace maid to make me a cup of tea. She looked at my clothes carefully, and said enviously: "It's really a novel and beautiful style. I haven't seen anyone wearing the same style before." I took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Sister Jingshu, if she likes this style, she can ask Brocade to make one. Next time we go out wearing the same clothes, it will be fun." She smiled and said, "I dare not. I've heard about that." I was slightly surprised, "What did my sister say?" She covered her mouth and smiled, "Although I don't go out, I have heard a little about what happened in the palace. I heard that Liu Jieyu made a beautiful new dress two days ago, so I excitedly showed it to you. The emperor saw it. I don't think that you happened to be wearing similar styles that day. The emperor looked at Liu Jieyu carefully, but what he said was this: "You really don't look as good-looking as Nu Xi." I heard that Liu Jieyu His complexion changed like an eggplant beaten by frost, I just thought it was funny. Do you think there are people in the palace who dare to wear the same clothes as you?" After listening to her vivid description, I couldn't help laughing, and said honestly: "Actually, I was a little deliberate that day, and you also know that I can't understand her." She laughed again, but then her expression gradually became serious, and she said, "Yo, Nuxi, to be honest, I really envy you." I also stopped laughing, and was stunned for a moment after hearing her words, then lowered my head, envious of me, what envy me? Are you envious of my wantonness in the harem?I traded my mother's life for my good life in the palace. If I could exchange this so-called glory and wealth for me to snuggle up in my mother's arms even for a moment, I would nod without hesitation. Although Sister Jingshu is a little cleaner in the palace, she has been taken care of by her family members outside the palace. If I say that I really envy you, you probably won't believe me. Seeing my gloomy expression, Ming Jieyu asked cautiously, "Nuxi, what's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?" I pulled myself together, raised my head and said with a slight smile, "It's nothing." She got up, changed the subject and said: "Yesterday I wrote a poem in my spare time, but I always felt that the confrontation was not neat. Let me show it to you." She turned around and went to the desk, and started searching. I followed her and saw several pieces of rice paper with "Long Gan Xing" written on the desk. I smiled and shook my head. She is really obsessed with this poem. While she was rummaging, an object fell from her wide sleeve robe. I fixed my eyes and saw that it was a handkerchief with a concentric knot. Concentric Knot... Every time it comes to Qiqiao Festival, a girl will tie a concentric knot, which symbolizes the hope that she and her sweetheart will be forever in the same heart, grow old together, and never leave life or death. This morning, when Shanshan was dressing me, she also quietly tied a concentric knot on the waistband of my underwear. I knew what she meant, so I just accepted it calmly. Ming Jieyu picked up the handkerchief in a little panic, feeling a guilty conscience of being caught, she blushed and lowered her head. I secretly sighed, it turned out that she didn't care. This deserted courtyard, the increasingly shabby living expenses, the depression of being unfavorable... Although she was strong, and she never said anything, she must be a little frustrated in her heart. In order to alleviate her embarrassment, I blurted out: "Double girdles around the waist, the dream is a concentric knot." Her face softened a little, and she replied: "Mengjun is united, and we will travel in Beilin wing by wing." "Sister Jingshu, why do you think everyone is so happy on this day? I think the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are forced to be separated by heaven and earth, and they can only see each other once a year. How sad it must be..." Ming Jieyu lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "I think they are still happy. As long as there is each other in their hearts, no matter the ends of the world, they can stay together forever and never leave..." My heart skipped a beat, and I lowered my head to reflect on what she said carefully. It just so happened that the palace lady named Xiao'e brought in soup and candied fruit, and the strong smell of medicine immediately filled the whole room. I sniffed it carefully, and it really had a less medicinal smell than last time. After Xiao'e left, I asked Ming Jieyu, "Linglong..." Ming Jieyu nodded to me, and I understood what she meant. "Then how did you deal with her?" "I sent her to sweep the yard, and I will never let her come near this house again." I sneered, "Sister is really soft-hearted, she should be beaten to death for such an ungrateful slave." She smiled wryly, "Why don't I hate her. But she knelt down and begged me, crying. After all, she has served me for more than ten years, and I couldn't bear her like that, so I thought she was fascinated for a while. Let her be soft-hearted and save her life." "Who's behind her?" I asked. Ming Jieyu sighed, "My good sister, don't ask me, this kind of insidious thing is scary when you think about it. Now as me, one more thing is worse than one less..." I also sighed for her, but I became happy again, "In this way, I will be able to take medicine normally in the future, and your illness will be cured soon, sister Jingcomb." She smiled slightly, "I hope so. And thank you for saving my life." I curled my lips, "You and I are still talking about thank you words. Let's go to see 'Crossing the River Jiqing Flower' together later, shall we?" She thought for a while and shook her head, and said with a little guilt: "It's not convenient for me to show my face in public, otherwise it will only increase people's ridicule, and maybe it will cause you trouble..." I thought about it and it was really inconvenient, so I didn't insist. At night, all kinds of clever lights are hung in the palace, including chrysanthemum, lotus, hosta, bergamot, mandarin fruit, plum blossom and other flower lights, as well as figure painting lights such as Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Boys Worshiping Guanyin, and Fu Lu Shou. , adding a bit of brilliant color to the dark night. Today's Twelve Princes are a bit dull. We were sitting in the pavilion, and the surroundings were quiet, only the voices of churning weaving came and went, screaming non-stop. I saw the Twelfth Prince, he just looked forward, remained silent, and didn't know what he was thinking. Feeling a little bored, I looked up at the sky, only to see that the night was as thick as ink, the stars were shining brightly, and the moon was like a curved hook. "It's so beautiful..." I couldn't help admiring. I turned to look at the Twelfth Prince, and asked, "Twelve Princes, what do you think the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are whispering about now?" He turned his head to look at me, his eyes were dark and deep against the backdrop of the night, and he could not see the bottom. He finally spoke, "What do you think, Nu Xi? What would people in love say when they get together?" Today's Twelve Princes are a little different from usual.I actually panicked and said, "I don't know..." The Twelfth Prince still stared at me, and said very seriously: "Cowherd can say anything, as long as Zhinu wants to hear, he will tell her." He didn't laugh with me as usual, and his seriousness made me feel a little embarrassed. At this time, a cool evening wind blew, slightly undulating our hanging robes. He stretched out his hand to tidy up the blown hair on my sideburns. He was so close that I could even hear his slight breathing. He looked at me deeply, with a gentle and solemn tone, "Nuxi, if I were a Cowherd, would you be a Weaver Girl? Will you wait for me like a Weaver Girl?" I was startled, speechless for a long time. But he didn't continue to force me, he took his hand away, a little helpless, sighed and said: "Nuxi, I don't force you to answer..." "Twelve princes..." I called him guiltily. He smiled at me gently, took out a red lacquered Yunlong Xun from his pocket, and said in a cheerful tone: "Okay, let's not talk about that. Didn't you say you wanted to hear the Xun, Nu Xi?" I nodded, I didn't expect him to remember what I said inadvertently before. So he raised the Xun to his mouth, slightly bent his fingers, and played it slowly. The sound of Xun then flowed out, and I was shocked when I heard it. Is this the sound of Xun?So thick and vicissitudes, so deep and sad. It seems to be in an extremely desolate place and bears the coldness of the rain alone, and it is as if a gust of autumn wind sweeps through and the leaves are falling... At this time, there was a little bit of starlight all around, and it was fireflies flying up. Surrounded by dim light spots, like stars falling from the sky into the mid-air, we are placed in another wonderful world. I opened my eyes wide and looked at the beautiful scene in front of me. I couldn't come back to my senses for a long time... We say goodbye. After I walked a dozen steps, I felt something was wrong, so I turned around to look. I saw that the twelve princes were still standing there motionless and looking at me, showing no intention of leaving. I went back again and asked him strangely: "Prince Twelve, what happened to you today?" But he held me in his arms, and before I could struggle, he said in a deep voice, "Nu Xi, don't move. Please, just for a while..." I was so surprised, but I didn't push him away after all. What the hell happened?My doubts are getting bigger and bigger, Twelve Princes, what's wrong with you? I slowly felt the warm breath of a man on his body. It took him a long time to let go of me reluctantly, and his expression gradually returned to calm. He gave me one last deep look, turned and left. "Nuxi, I'm leaving." When I passed Qinzheng Hall, I found that the lights were still burning inside, so I walked in after thinking about it. The emperor bowed his head between a pile of memorials, his brows were solemnly reviewing something. I sighed in my heart, it turns out that being an emperor not only has the supreme power, but also needs to bear a burden that is different from ordinary people. The emperor raised his head and saw me, his brows relaxed a bit, and he called me in a warm voice: "Slave, come here." I obediently walked up to the emperor, and he kindly asked me how I ate and enjoyed today. I answered carefully one by one. He then looked me up and down and said with a smile, "Today's clothes are very nice. You are very suitable for wearing clothes of this color." I bowed my head and replied: "Nuxi is very guilty... I only know how to have fun every day, and I can't share the worries for the emperor." The emperor smiled, and suddenly remembered something, took out a booklet from the side, spread it out and said: "Today, several ministers wrote a joint letter saying that I should establish a prince early to consolidate the foundation of the country..." I listened and still bowed my head in silence. The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked me: "Nuxi, which prince do you think I should appoint?" I replied in a low voice: "I don't understand politics..." The emperor chuckled, "This is not just a political matter, it is also your future marriage... I will only ask you once, which prince do you think is worthy of the big job?" My heart skipped a beat and I almost blurted out the name. But I still restrain myself, I can't say it... Maybe it will hurt him if I say it. I shook my head and replied: "Nuxi is not familiar with the princes, and I don't know much about them... so I dare not make rash comments on matters that are related to the country's plans." "Besides..." I paused and continued: "Your Majesty is blessed with the same blessings as heaven, the appointment of a crown prince needs careful consideration, and there is no need to be in a hurry..." The emperor laughed again, "People always like to use 'long live' and 'longevity' to perfuse me, but I really like what you say." I followed suit with a smile, "Nuxi dare not lie in front of the emperor." The emperor was very happy, and told me some daily chores before letting me go. When I went out, I happened to meet Eunuch Zhu who was about to walk in. When he saw me bowing down and retreating respectfully to the door, I nodded slightly to him and stepped out of the threshold first. After I walked a few steps, I heard Zhu Gonggong's careful reminder in the room: "It's getting late for the Holy Majesty, let's rest early... The Twelve Princes leave the palace tomorrow morning, didn't the Majesty also say that he would see him off... " When I heard this, I was stunned for a moment, almost suspecting that I had heard it wrong. He just said, Twelve princes, leave the palace tomorrow morning? (twelve princes) A beautiful slave who is getting better and better every day. Flowers are the appearance, birds are the sound, the moon is the god, jade is the bone, ice and snow are the skin, and autumn water is the posture. Light brown and silver eyes, flowing light and looking forward, double-cut autumn pupils; mouth is untouched but contains dandelion, eyebrows are not drawn but green; fragrant cheeks are dyed red, cloud temples are soaked in ink; hibiscus are like faces, echoing each other; Dance with a slender waist and slowly twist the floating silk sash; with a charming smile, charming and charming. She is as delicate and charming as a vermilion peony, and as fresh and refined as a pure white lily. The two completely different beauties have been perfectly interpreted in her body. I think that the legendary beauty Luoshen is nothing more than this. She is born with an aura, like a light source, like a breeze, the surroundings will become bright and vivid because of her arrival, and will become lifeless because of her departure.Everyone would stop and look at her when they saw her, even those castrated eunuchs couldn't help staring at her for a while. People can really look so beautiful... Everyone has secretly marveled at this, and felt terrified and disturbed by this flawless beauty. It turns out that there really is a kind of beauty that can make people feel frightened. Could it be that even God felt that he owed her something, so he gave her a unparalleled appearance as compensation. "Little plum!" I called. Lizi next to him stared blankly at Nu Xi's disappearing figure, and then he came back to his senses. "Yo, master..." He smiled at me with fear and obsequiousness. I deliberately asked: "What are you looking at?" He coughed, and replied with an embarrassed smile: "Miss is really getting more and more beautiful." I raised my eyebrows and said jokingly, "Oh? You also know how to appreciate beauty?" He smiled and said: "Although the servant is missing something, his eyes are not blind... The servant feels that the master and the young lady are both talented and beautiful, and they are really a natural couple." I shouted with a sullen face: "How can you talk nonsense like that." Xiao Lizi stretched out his hand and slapped himself, "Slave should be slapped!" I smiled, "You're good at acting. Well, I'll have a better memory in the future." Xiao Lizi nodded hurriedly and said that he would never do it again next time. When I returned to the Welfare Palace, I found that the mother concubine was holding a young woman's hand and talking nonsense. The mother concubine looked up and saw me, and said with a smile: "Look, Cao Cao is here." The woman hurriedly got up and bowed her knees to bless me, lowered her eyebrows and called "cousin" softly. It turned out to be Cousin Manyu.When I was young, my uncle took her into the palace to meet my mother and concubine. At that time, she also fell in love with the ring on my waist, and cried and asked for it.Unexpectedly, the weeping hairy girl had grown into a slim young girl now. I told her to get up, she blushed a little and stood beside the concubine mother again. I was about to turn around and leave when my concubine stopped me and said, "Min'er, sit down and talk together." I smiled and replied: "You women are talking, why am I listening to a man?" After finishing speaking, I went back to the study. When I came out again, Manyu had already left. The concubine mother glanced at me with a look of reproach. I pretended I didn't understand, so I found a chair and sat down. Su'er immediately made me a cup of tea. The mother and concubine said with something in her words: "Man Yu, the child, has grown so slim after only seeing him for a few years." I drank my tea and responded casually. The concubine mother saw that my reaction was cold, so she spoke more bluntly, "Concubine mother wants to ration Manyu to you. She is your cousin, wouldn't it be great for you to kiss and get closer? Your uncle seems to have the same intention .” I squeezed the celadon flower teacup in my hand, and said in a serious tone: "Concubine Mu, I want to marry Nuxi." The concubine mother immediately changed her expression, "No..." "Mother and concubine." She shook her head, "It's not like you haven't heard what your father said. That child...no one can say to marry her, she can only wait to be given a marriage." I know, I know my father said that only the emperor can marry her. So, why can't that emperor be me? I am different from the Ninth Prince, no matter what, I will not give up. I made up my mind, knelt down in front of her, and finally said what I had been holding back for several days: "Concubine Mother, I want to petition Emperor Father to go to the army." Concubine Mu's expression moved, a trace of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly calmed down again. She lowered her head and did not speak for a long time. After a long time, she looked up at me and said, "It's the eagle that always wants to fly. The mother and concubine will not stop you..." I was overjoyed and touched, and was about to thank my concubine, when I heard her continue to say: "Although there are many women in the palace, they are either maids or concubines, and they are very small compared to your age. Concubine mother would rather believe You are just confused for a while. You go outside to calm down, and you can exercise and experience..." I said sternly, "Concubine Mu, I don't want other women, I just want slaves." The concubine mother smiled, "Silly boy, you say that because you haven't really grown up yet. Men don't only have one woman." I said stubbornly: "And all I need is her." The concubine mother shook her head and smiled, noncommittal. In fact, I am reluctant to leave Nuxi, but I know that it is useless to stay by her side like this, and in the end I can only watch other imperial brothers snatch her away. I want to do something for myself and let my father notice that I have an outstanding young son. But I dare not tell her, I know she will be sad and reluctant, but I am afraid that I will be shaken. But on the night before I left, she still knew. She came to me in the middle of the night and asked me if the incident was true. I am silent. "Are you going to leave Nuxi too?" She asked me with sobs. When I looked at her, bright liquid flowed in her eye sockets, as if moonlight had seeped in. Nuxi, are you sad for my leaving? Are you crying for me? If this is the case, it is worth my death for you. I went forward to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a cool and icy stream flowed down my fingers to the back of my hands. "Nuxi, remember what I said? Wait for me..." She shook her head vigorously, and the steps on her hair shook back and forth and collided with each other, making tinkling sounds. "No..." She grabbed my sleeve and looked at me pitifully, "I won't let you go..." My heart trembled violently, how much I wanted to hold her in my arms at this moment.But I moved a little farther away from her, turned my hands behind my back and clasped myself fiercely. I'm afraid that once I hold her in my arms, I won't be willing to let her go. Nuxi, lovely woman, the woman who broke my heart and dreams... Don't test my willpower again. "Nuxi, you should know, why am I..." She froze for a moment, and the tears in her eyes froze instantly, like a crystal in her eyes. She didn't say anything, and turned around slowly. Walk away slowly, head down, slightly hunched. She didn't come to see me off the day I left. (slave) The Twelve Princes are gone. People around me left me one by one. I ran into Yuan Yao in the palace, he still had melancholy eyes, I wanted to ask something but in the end I didn't ask. Instead, he took the initiative to tell me: "The Twelfth Prince asked me to stay and protect you on his behalf..." I didn't speak. "You've lost weight." I am still silent. "Since you can't bear him, why don't you keep him..." Yuan Yao seemed to sigh. I lowered my head, and my fingers tightly wrapped around the corner of the sleeve with the pattern of small flowers. Just like the matter of the Ninth Prince, even though it was so painful, I didn't dare to write him a letter asking him to return to secular life, because what I can give him after returning to secular life... I can't give him any promises. Then the Twelfth Prince, what reason do I have to keep him by my side? "These have nothing to do with you..." I said such cruel words insincerely—why do I have to hurt the people who love me one by one? Yuan Yao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "I am indeed too overwhelmed..." He saluted me and probably turned to leave. I thought, why not just forget about me, hate me, hate me. But he took a few steps and stopped, turned his back to me, and said softly, "Miss, you don't need to feel guilty. I know I'm not capable, but as long as it's Miss's order, I will do it without hesitation..." I was furious when I heard this, and I clenched my fists and shouted: "Yuan Yao, you'd better live your own life! Leave me alone, life or death has nothing to do with you! You don't care about such an annoying woman!" Do you like it? You're crazy, you're all crazy!" I yelled out such words as if venting, and my tears came out unsatisfactorily as I spoke. Yuan Yao, the one who talked to me in a gentle tone no matter what, said: "Miss is not annoying. Isn't it because of kindness that Miss thinks like this..." My tears kept flowing, and Ren Yuanyao refused to wipe it away, I sobbed: "You are all idiots... idiots..." This year's first day is deserted than in previous years. I am already fifteen years old. When I went out to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the morning, a biting cold wind blew, which made me shiver. It turned out that I was also afraid of the cold. No, no, in the past, the Ninth Prince and the Twelfth Prince would always be the first to hand over the warm hand stove to me, even just looking at the thick fur robes they were wearing would make me feel warm. I sneered, when did I become so sentimental?I have been alone since I was a child. Could it be that I have become too weak to bear loneliness recently? I resolutely took off the gold-embroidered peony cloak on my body. Hua Splash took the cloak and called out in horror: "Miss, this is..." I just continued to walk forward calmly and steadily, and the winter wind blew my thin coat close to my body. Seeing me like this, Hua Spianlei had no choice but to take off his cloak in fear and trepidation, and followed with small steps. When we came to Shouan Palace and stepped into the main hall, everyone turned their heads to look at me. Without squinting, I moved into the hall with small steps, and solemnly knelt down to pay respects to the Queen Mother. "The empress dowager is as blessed as the East China Sea, and her life is longer than that of Nanshan." The queen mother still had a slightly indifferent attitude and said, "Get up." Then the queen mother asked me with some dissatisfaction: "You always like to be unconventional and different from others. Why don't you wear more in winter?" I replied: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with blowing the cold wind, it can clear the mind." The queen mother seemed to disapprove of my answer, and snorted softly. When the queen saw her, she hurriedly calmed down the atmosphere and said with a smile: "My son looks like a slave, I'm sorry to say, girls are always more beautiful. Maybe they don't like the heavy robes. The young man is in good health, no As afraid of the cold as my age." Everyone seems to agree with the queen's statement, the emperor rubbed his hands and smiled lightly: "So that's the case. Since you don't like heavy winter robes, I'll give you the ice toad silk crape myrtle dress that was a tribute to the Wanluo Kingdom. .” The ice toad silk crape myrtle garment was a treasure that Wanluo Kingdom paid tribute to last month, and it is said that it is the only one in the world.Its fabric is filled with bright and soft light, and it is as smooth as jade on the body, as light as nothing. If you look closely, you can see the looming crape myrtle pattern.What's more rare is that it is warm in winter and cool in summer, which can ward off evil spirits and eliminate plague, which is amazing. When we were looking at this precious garment, we secretly wondered who would be lucky enough to get this garment this year, but we did not expect it to be given to me today.So I gave thanks under the envious eyes of everyone. At noon, I propped my arms up on the small couch for sleep, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw King Qingling sitting beside me, staring at me intently. I was slightly surprised, thinking that King Qing Ling was really elusive, and I didn't know when he would come back. I got up, tidied up my clothes and hair accessories, and said pleasantly, "What did King Qingling come back for?" "Just now. After I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, I had nowhere to go, so I came to visit you." I smiled and said, "The troubled prince still misses me." He said, "I want to see if the fifteen-year-old Nuxi is more beautiful than the fourteen-year-old?" "What does the Prince think?" "Beautiful! Comparable to my Zi Zuer." I smiled lightly, noncommittal. He stared blankly, walked up to me, and whispered in my ear: "I was wrong. You are thousands of times prettier than him, and he wouldn't have a smile like yours. " "I'm honored," I said. He got closer to me, and his words were a little hoarse, "Da Ji told me to marry you, and asked you to give me a child." I was secretly startled, it turned out that Daji actually had such thoughts.But that's right, as long as King Qingling has an heir, he has a better chance of becoming emperor than other princes. He rolled up my sleeve robe, revealing a part of my white and delicate jade wrist. He stroked gently and said, "What do you think? I don't like other women. I will only have you A queen..." I didn't hide, just looked at him calmly. With his hands on my skin, he stared at me and asked, "Why, aren't you afraid?" I smiled: "If the prince really meant that, he wouldn't have told me." He froze for a moment, and moved away from me, "That's right, I wanted to tease you, but you're really boring to expose me so bluntly." "The prince shouldn't make such jokes casually. If the villain hears it and reports it, the prince will be treason." "No one would do such a boring thing. Unless it's... you." I raised my eyebrows and asked, "Why does the prince look down on Nu Xi so much?" His tone became serious, "Then, what is your ambition? Except for King Nanying, King Quanyu and me, all the other princes are very obedient. In the whole palace, not to mention how paternal father loves you in every possible way and obeys your words." , the empress, my mother's concubine, and the new favorite concubine are all on good terms with you... Even the concubines who have gaps with you are tightly restrained by you... Seriously speaking, it seems that the entire harem is in your hands. You What exactly do you want?" What I wanted, I got nothing. “我若和你说我只是想要得到幸福你信么？” 他愣了一下，然后叹了口气，说：“幸福的定义太广泛了。每日锦衣玉食，呼奴唤仆也是一种幸福，那么你已经得到了。” 我一愣，我已经得到幸福了吗？我的确过不了清贫的生活，我已经习惯了高高在上的这般奢华生活。 他最后犹豫着说：“刚刚那些话……也不全是玩笑。若你是认真的，它就是认真的。可是你开了玩笑，它就只能是个玩笑……你是对自己太没信心还是对我太有信心，我的确是险些就……” 我打断他道：“亲王一向洒脱，这样的话不像你说的。” 他又叹了口气，恢复到以往悠闲的样子，笑着说：“果然不像我了。忘了吧，刚才的事。” 我撇了撇嘴，回答说：“本来也没什么事。” 我知道宫中热闹着过年，质子殿却一定冷清，所以准备过去给巫朗哈穆带些日常需要的用品。 我刚刚走到殿门口，就听到室内有女子的声音。 我马上侧过身躲在一根红柱后面，只听见里面女子说：“明日你给我打只狐狸，我想做个暖手筒呢。”声音甚是耳熟，可是我又一时想不起是谁。 接着是巫朗哈穆有些不耐烦的声音，“你若是想要什么自会有宫匠为你订做，为什么偏偏要让我去打只狐狸呢？之后还要剥皮晒干，等到做好了说不定冬天已经过去了。” 那女子带着撒娇的语气说：“我不嘛，我就要你打的狐狸。今年用不上明年还可以用啊。” 我听得有些无聊，就转身到后庭院溜了一圈。 待回来时，正巧看见一女子跨出门槛，原来竟是乌姬。 只见她满面春光的样子，我猜想巫朗哈穆一定是答应她了。 虽然不知道乌姬是怎样看中巫朗哈穆的，但是没想到乌姬也情窦初开有了心上人了呢。 想到这儿我无奈地摇了摇头，走了进去，巫朗哈穆可能没有想到我会在今天到他这儿，脸上有掩饰不住的惊喜。 我笑着说：“王子好艳福，连帝姬都上你这儿走动了。” 他尴尬地笑了笑。 我睨着他说：“王子明天可别忘了打只大狐狸来获取美人的欢心。” 他知道我说的是什么意思，苦笑着回道：“你以为以我的身分是想拒绝谁便能拒绝的吗？” 我语塞，但是也没有在此事上多做纠缠。 我打开食盒，说：“中原过年都是要吃饺子的，无论爱吃不爱吃，今天一定要尝几个，明年才会有好运气。” 对，运气，他最需要的东西，他需要运气让他返回自己的国家。 他问：“这可是你亲手包的？” 我笑他的幼稚，说：“怎么可能。” 他的兴致有些减弱，夹起一个胡乱吃在嘴里便不再动第二个。 我催促着他，“你多吃几个呀。” 他皱着眉头说：“味道怪怪的，吃不习惯。闻着就不舒服。” 说完他起身要倒掉。 我阻止了他，叫来几个守在门外的侍卫，居高临下地对他们说：“王子心好，惦念着你们在此尽忠职守，保卫他的安全，所以这些饺子连自己都舍不得吃几个就赏给你们了。” 那些侍卫何曾吃过御食，便是见也没见过的，现在听说要把这些年饺赏赐给他们莫不有受宠若惊的神色，连忙感激涕零地叩拜谢恩。 我叫他们领着下去自己分了，待他们走后巫朗哈穆开始神色复杂地盯着我。 我不在意地笑了笑，岔开话题，“你们那儿是怎么过年的呢？” 提起他们的风俗，他才来了许多兴致回答说：“大口喝酒，大口吃肉。晚上男女老少都会围在篝火旁载歌载舞……真是热闹。” 我听到他绘声绘色的描述，心生一些憧憬，饶有兴趣地问：“你们那男女可以在一起跳舞吗？在我们这儿可不行，会被认为男女淫亵，遭到世人的谴责。”