Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Politics

Time flies, and Jiuzhen is already one year old. A grand Zhou Catch Ceremony was held in the palace, and all the royal clansmen also sent people from afar to send various Zhou Catch gifts. I saw Jiuzhen wearing a child's dress with red floral pattern, her eyes rolled bonyly, obviously caught by the sight in front of her. She was dazzled by all kinds of things, and finally she slowly got up and passed the gorgeous embroidery and emerald green jade ruyi, reached out and grabbed a delicately crafted violin, hugged it in her arms and started playing. When she was fiddling, the bracelet accidentally touched the strings of the qin, and there was a pleasant sound. Jiuzhen was stunned for a moment, and then bumped indiscriminately, the qin made sound again, and she giggled, Very contented look.

The emperor clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Good! Good! It seems that my princess will be good at rhythm in the future." I also smiled, but my heart was complicated. That piano was sent by the twelve princes. Afterwards, Shanshan looked at Jiuzhen who was holding the xylophone and refused to let go and sighed: "After all, they are father and daughter who are related by blood... I think that Prince Duanyu didn't dare to reveal anything for the sake of little Diji this year. , but he must be thinking about little Di Ji earnestly..." I heard Moran, but hugged Jiuzhen and Xiaoqin into my arms.

Jiuzhen looked up at me, babbling as if she wanted to talk to me. Jiuzhen's eyes are watery, and the pupils are dark and bright. Through her eyes, it reminds people of the night with lilies in full bloom, so clear and peaceful. She doesn't look like me, but like her father. Fortunately, the twelfth prince resembled the emperor, and because of the fact that there were flowers and tears as a cover-up, it didn't arouse much suspicion. Jiuzhen grew up day by day, and gradually became able to speak, walk, and run away. Looking at her, I felt extremely happy and relieved. However, the emperor is getting old day by day.

That day he rolled off me, helpless like a child who made a mistake. I leaned into his arms, stretched out my arms to hug him, and said softly, "What's the matter..." Yes, what's the matter... I said the same to myself, but a trace of sadness flashed in my heart inexplicably. Since then, the emperor has become more and more fond of me, almost everything is right, it is like compensation for guilt and guilt, and it is like a kind of flattery like being caught. The emperor gradually became exhausted and his eyes blurred, and it often took a long time to read a memorial. Because Xiaoyazhai is very close to Qinzheng Hall, I often visit him after making inquiries in advance.

When I went there that day, I saw the emperor leaning on the dragon chair, half-closed his eyes, sighed heavily, and his expression was full of exhaustion. I glanced at the stack of memorials piled high on the imperial case, and then quietly walked in front of him, the emperor slowly opened his eyes when he heard the sound. "Did the concubine wake you up?" I asked a little nervously. The emperor shook his head, "No, I was planning to lie down and take a breath." Then he asked me, "I don't know what's the matter with my concubine coming here?" I smiled and replied: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. I'm just afraid that Your Majesty will be too tired, so I specially brewed a cup of calming and refreshing tea for you."

Then he turned around and took out a teacup that was still slightly steaming from the plate held by Jusi and handed it to the emperor. The emperor took it, put it in front of his nose, smelled it and praised it: "What a fragrance." Then he held it to his lips and tasted it, praised it again, and then drank it all. I stared closely at every sip the emperor took, and my heart sank when he finished drinking.I went around to the back of the dragon chair, and stretched out my delicate hands to gently press the emperor's temples. The emperor half-closed his eyes, sighed comfortably after a while, and praised: "As expected, I feel much more comfortable all over my body, and all the troubles just now have disappeared. Aifei, your tea just now is really effective."

I smiled slightly, and said softly, "Your Majesty, it is good that your body is comfortable." The emperor stretched out his hand to hold mine, and said sincerely, "My dear concubine, you are so kind to me." His words caused a small ripple in my heart, but I quickly forced it to return to calm, and I said lightly: "This is what a concubine should do." This is what courtiers and concubines should do... However, this means one thing to the emperor, but another meaning from me. After coaxing Jiuzhen to sleep, I asked Chu Zi to turn on the wick, and I started to look through the harem's expenses for this month with the account book.

The voice of the eunuch announcing came from outside the door, I hurriedly got up to meet him, and then saw the emperor in black and blue evening clothes stepping in. The emperor helped me up and took me to my seat. After sitting down, he looked around and asked, "Where's Jiuzhen?" I replied, "She's noisy during the day and doesn't sleep, so I put her to bed early at night." Then I raised my head and asked the emperor, "Has your majesty finished dealing with political affairs now?" The emperor seemed to have just remembered something, turned around and asked me, "Do you still have that calming and refreshing tea? I used to drink it before and feel refreshed, but today I feel uncomfortable if I don't drink it."

I smiled faintly, and replied: "Yes, there are, but not many, otherwise I would have sent someone to the emperor." Then I got up and went to make tea for the emperor myself. The emperor said: "Good tea also needs to be paired with good craftsmanship. I like the tea made by my concubine. It's worth a trip." When the tea was colder, I turned around and handed it to the emperor, then watched him drinking tea and said jokingly: "It turns out that the emperor came here to ask for tea, not to see his concubine." The emperor smiled in agreement, and then asked me: "Why haven't you slept yet? You've been taking care of the child for a day, and you should take a good rest at night."

I lowered my eyebrows and said: "Your majesty has been working hard all day and he still hasn't slept. How dare my concubine sleep? Seeing that the Qinzheng Hall is still lit, I thought that although I can't share the emperor's worries, I can at least light a lamp." To accompany the emperor..." The emperor was moved when he heard this, but he still advised me to go to bed early, and I finally went to bed after the lights in the Qinzheng Hall were turned off. After that, the emperor would come over every night to ask for a cup of tea, and I would always stubbornly wait for the lights to be turned off in the Qinzheng Hall before going to sleep. In addition, Xiaoyazhai and Qinzheng Hall are only a few steps away, the emperor finally felt ridiculous , In the end, I simply moved the imperial case to Xiaoyazhai, where I reviewed the memorials every night, and I served attentively at the side, and the emperor would directly stay in Xiaoyazhai after finishing the day's government affairs.

During this period, I was indifferent to the political affairs that the emperor wanted to deal with, and even asked me a few times when the emperor asked me personally, but I refused with "the harem does not interfere in political affairs". However, in secret, I let the right prime minister prepare the evidence to impeach the left prime minister intensively. Finally, one day under my instruction, the right prime minister and his gang revealed all kinds of crimes against the left prime minister on the court party. The facts are undeniable, and the emperor has already secretly Prepared, so Prime Minister Zuo was demoted and sent to death row, and his party members were also convicted, either imprisoned or exiled or demoted. The ministers in the court and the central government were all a little frightened and uneasy, and everyone was in danger, but the prime minister on the right had a happy expression on his face. I glanced up at him, took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "Master Li, I'm afraid you are not the candidate for Prime Minister Zuo this term." The prime minister on the right was startled, and asked me in a low voice, "How does the empress know?" I smiled and said, "My lord Li forgot why the emperor took Prime Minister Zuo? It's because of forming a party for personal gain. So he won't mention you, it's like letting the wolf into the house again." The right prime minister's expression changed, and he asked: "Then who will the emperor take..." "May I ask who is neutral, who is the most unknown, and who does not participate in party feathers among the ministers above the third rank in the court. Then I think it is him." The prime minister on the right pondered, and then suddenly realized: "The empress is talking about Mr. Zhongshu Ling Gao Yuangao?" Then he said sadly: "I didn't expect that he was taken advantage of in the end." I said: "Actually, Master Li doesn't have to be so depressed. Isn't there still me? If you help me, I will definitely treat you well. Of course, there will be your grandson in the future." The Prime Minister on the right softened his expression and replied: "Actually, the old minister has not been alive for a few years, so it doesn't matter much. I just hope that I can shelter the old minister's grandson. If the empress can treat Pu'er generously in the future, then the old minister will be grateful." It’s not exhausted, it’s bound to be like a dog’s work.” I nodded and said, "Of course." After the right prime minister left, I took out a red congratulatory letter from my sleeve, handed it to Shanshan and said: "Give this to Mr. Zhongshu Linggao, and say that my palace wishes him to be promoted to the left prime minister in advance." It's over." At the end, I added another sentence, "Of course, I would like to praise him for his good performance." Shanshan received it in his arms carefully, and then sighed, "I'm afraid Prime Minister You would never have imagined that Mr. Zhongshu Ling is also from the little lady's side." I smiled slightly and said, "Of course I can't let him know, otherwise the play won't be able to be performed. There is light and there is darkness, so no matter what, it's my last chance to reap the benefits of the fisherman." The emperor's vertigo became more and more serious, and he often read the memorials and his eyes were sore, and finally he simply asked the servant around him to read it out, and then he would write and annotate it. But the servant didn't know many words, he stuttered, and couldn't speak fluently, which often made the emperor laugh. When I went to visit the emperor that afternoon, I heard the emperor laughing in the room. I went in and asked curiously, "Why is the emperor so happy?" Then I saw the maid smiling at the emperor with a bitter face and said: "Your Majesty, please spare this slave. I haven't studied for a few days, and these ministers have written very well..." Then he saw me, suddenly As if redeemed, he suggested: "The emperor, why don't you let the empress read it, the empress is familiar with poetry and books, and naturally she can read it better than slaves..." Before I finished listening, I sank my face and scolded: "Bold!" Only then did the servant realize that he had said the wrong thing, and he knelt down with a pale face and repeatedly kowtowed for mercy. The emperor looked at him, then at me, thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not impossible." I showed a look of astonishment, and reminded: "But since ancient times, concubines can't..." The emperor took my hand to his side, and said seriously: "I just asked you to help read the scriptures, and in the end I personally annotated it, which is not considered to be interfering in political affairs. Besides, my eyes are sore when I read the memorials, so you can be regarded as sharing my worries. Alright." Naturally, I still had to make excuses again and again, and finally I pretended to be helpless and half-heartedly agreed. I first read the memorial for the emperor, and then slowly evolved into writing a memorial for the emperor, but no matter what, the emperor was still making up his mind in the end, and I was not allowed to participate in the slightest.But then something happened, which gradually gave me the opportunity to participate in political affairs and take power. The fifty-five-year-old emperor suddenly became afraid of aging and death, and became obsessed with the art of immortality. On that day, a scholar from one party entered the palace to have an audience. The emperor had a disease, and the imperial doctor prescribed several prescriptions, but it didn't work. The emperor suddenly remembered the witch doctor who healed me when I was blind.Maybe that witch doctor really has the ability to justify himself, and he is already well-known in the palace. The witch doctor took the opportunity to recommend one of his "fairy friends", saying that he was proficient in the art of refining golden elixir for immortality. The emperor was tempted and quickly called him into the palace. I sat behind the white gauze and saw the alchemist walking in slowly. I saw him wearing a white robe, with a tall and straight figure, elegant posture, and elegant appearance.He knelt in front of us neither humble nor overbearing, and said in a clear voice: "The king of the people is envious of paying homage to your majesty and empress. Long live my emperor, long live my empress." The emperor was already a little happy to see his handsome appearance, but he still asked seriously: "Xianxian?" Wang Xianxian nodded his head and replied: "Being able to achieve Taoism and become a fairy, be at ease, and also be able to observe the warmth and coldness of the world, experience feelings, and come and go freely. Isn't it a day that even gods envy?" The emperor felt envious when he heard this, and then asked: "Then what will you do?" He said humbly and indifferently: "It's nothing more than some ways to keep youthful, rejuvenate, and live forever." The emperor exclaimed, "So how old are you now?" Wang Xianxian said in a fluttering voice: "I'm afraid I can't remember it myself. But the important thing is that I have been in my 30s and 40s now. If I practice more, I will still be young in the future." The emperor was amazed, but still dubiously asked: "In this world, there is really the art of rejuvenation and immortality? But why did Qin Shihuang repeatedly send Xu Fu to the sea to seek immortals, but there was no news, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of Tang took gold bait? I escaped to death. Can I become a fairy and seek the way of immortality?" Wang Xianxian shook his head, and his tone was quite inscrutable, "No, no, since ancient times, there have been stories about Pangu creating the world, Nuwa creating man, King Mu of Zhou Lingshan meeting the Queen Mother, etc. It can be seen that the theory of ghosts and gods is not true. There is no such thing as fiction. Also, Peng Zu lived to be eight hundred and eighty years old, which shows that it is not absurd to want to live forever. If it is investigated why Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi and others returned without success, it is probably because they were not sincere and did not cultivate enough." The emperor wondered, "Could it be that Qin Shihuang sent three thousand boys and girls into the sea to seek immortals with treasures on his ship, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made gold and copper immortals to catch the dew from the sky, and the phoenix singing on the Jinggantai to attract the Big Dipper is not sincere enough?" Wang Xianxian smiled lightly and said, "They are greedy and eager to seek immortals, but they only pay attention to external medicines, and don't pay attention to internal cultivation and harmony. How can immortals help them?" The emperor was startled, and then nodded in tacit approval. Finally, Wang Xianxian boasted that he often traveled among the Penglai fairy islands, playing and singing in harmony with the immortals. The emperor ordered people to take the piano, and he calmly played and sang softly. The emperor was overjoyed and named him Tianle Xianshi, ordered him to open a furnace to make alchemy, and learned from him the way of self-cultivation and nourishment. There was an uproar in the court, and everyone wrote letters to dissuade the emperor, but they were all ignored by the emperor. Regarding this situation, Shanshan asked me cautiously: "Miss, why don't you try to persuade me? The emperor loves you the most, so maybe he will listen if you tell me." With a light face on my face, I said: "It's not that you don't know, how did the emperor answer them when Concubine Shuxian and Dong Xiurong went to persuade them? The emperor said: 'Don't you want me to live forever?' Then, you want to How can I tell the emperor?" Shanshan's expression changed, and then he sighed and said, "I really can't imagine how the always wise emperor would..." "Those who are involved are fascinated, but those who are bystanders are clear. Besides, the fear of the dying years may be something we can't understand now." Shanshan nodded knowingly, and then sighed heavily. Daji once thought about entering the palace to have an audience, but I stopped her from outside the palace.The emperor's sons were even more afraid to write a letter to persuade them because of the delicate relationship, but King Qingling came back unexpectedly. Ever since I became a queen, King Qingling has not entered the palace for several years, but this time he entered the palace and went straight to the Palace of Qinzheng. He was very emotional and said to the emperor: "Royal father, since ancient times, I have been seeking immortals. Emperor Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang, etc., who ended up in the end?! Why did the father not only fail to learn from the past, but was willing to be fooled by a charlatan? Father, you should act decisively, and it is not too late to make up for it!" The emperor had already turned pale, and angrily scolded: "Presumptuous, who allows you to talk to the emperor like this?! I usually indulge you too much! Back down!" King Qing Ling was later dragged down by the guards, but his voice was still faintly resentful. The emperor was so angry that he coughed again and again, "I'm so mad, this unfilial son..." I hurriedly stepped forward to comfort his chest, but I didn't make a sound. Afterwards, Shan Shan sighed: "The emperor has so many sons, I didn't expect that it was King Qing Ling who told the truth..." I fiddled with the potted flowers on the table, and said calmly: "Only King Qingling dared to say such words, because he is the only one who has no intention of taking the throne. Anyone can persuade me about this matter, but the emperor's sons cannot..." Unexpectedly, King Qingling came to me directly later. He stared straight at me and said, "I didn't expect you to change...become so scary..." I turned my head and looked aside, not daring to meet his contemptuous and cold gaze, and just said: "You shouldn't condemn me, I didn't do anything." He still stared at me firmly, and said word by word: "It's because you didn't do anything that you are more sinister." I will say no more. He gradually moved away from me, I heard him sigh in a low voice, and then his voice drifted over: "As long as you have any conscience left, you should take good care of my father. He has never treated you badly. He took a woman The highest and best that can be given is given to you, and you should be content." He left, but I couldn't help laughing. Should I be content?So what did I get? Empress?It's just that it will be abandoned at any time - isn't the previous me the best example?I've lost the most important thing about being a woman, shouldn't I replace it with something?Unwilling, always unwilling. That day the emperor was teasing Jiuzhen in his arms, I hesitated, and finally asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is that golden elixir really reliable?" The emperor turned his head and glanced at me, and asked, "Are you also trying to stop me?" "No, the concubine is just worried about the emperor, and I feel a little uneasy." I replied like this. The emperor handed Jiuzhen to the palace man, took my hand and said gently: "There is nothing to worry about. You are so young, you can't understand how I feel. After I really succeed in cultivation, we two will make a quick couple. How about the happy fairy couple?" At that moment, there was a sudden sourness in my heart, and I couldn't explain it clearly. The emperor looked at me in shock, wiped away my tears and asked, "Why are you crying, my concubine?" That was the most inexplicable time I cried, maybe for myself or maybe for the emperor. However, every time the tears dry up and I laugh again, my heart becomes colder and harder. After more than a month, the first batch of golden elixirs were refined. After being tested by others, the emperor began to take it formally with Chenlu. After starting to take it, it was really effective. The emperor's face was flushed every day, he was full of energy, and he had the energy to deal with political affairs. What's more, he could start to favor women again. This made the emperor gradually believe in Jin Dan. Wang Xianxian also became more and more fond of him. Wang Xianxian became a popular person around the emperor, and immediately there were people who wanted to please him. He built a mansion outside the palace, kept beautiful maidservants, and countless silver coins flowed into his pocket. April is the day when the pear blossoms in the palace are in full bloom. I went to pay homage to my mother under the pear tree. I took off my usual gorgeous camouflage and wore a simple and elegant purple long dress. I only wore a simple bun on my head and inserted a white jade hairpin, with my face facing the sky. I stood under the pear tree for a long time, looking at the crystal clear white pear blossoms all over the tree, they were so pure and beautiful. I finally know why my mother loves pear blossoms so much. I am afraid that only this pristine pear blossom is worthy of her.And I will never be able to compare with her, because my heart is full of greed and evil. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and slowly opened my arms, feeling the falling pear blossoms brushing against my cheeks and arms. The fragrance, only at that moment, I am extremely pure. On the way back, a gust of wind broke out, blowing up the light yellow cloak on my arm, and then gently falling on the pear tree branches. Ruyi Chuzi, who was accompanying her, panicked, but she couldn't reach her anyway. She was about to call the guards, but she saw Wang Xianxian walking over leisurely, and took out from her bosom a lamp with a pure white tassel on the end. Bai Yudi, together with his own tall and straight, hooked it down effortlessly. Little pear blossoms were scraped off and drifted down in the air. He looked at the shawl in his hand, then looked back at me, and then walked up to me. He stretched out his hand, wishing to pick it up for me, but he stubbornly sent it to me. I looked up at him, only to see that he was still wearing a fluttering white robe, with a smile on his lips, looking at me with a half-smile, alluring and evil. I hesitated and stretched out my hand, and the cloak was gradually withdrawn from his hand. When I saw the end, I was suddenly held tightly by him, and I looked at him in surprise. He picked up the end, put it on his lips and kissed it, then gave me a meaningful smile, and let it go lightly, the cloak finally hung completely in my hand. I was stunned at first, but I quickly realized that I was about to be angry and reprimanded, but I heard him say: "The emperor is going to call the minister over, and the minister will go ahead." Then he left as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened just now. Chu Zi looked at his back and sighed: "This man was really presumptuous just now..." At the end she said a little excitedly: "But he is really handsome...It makes people's heart flutter...Empress Empress, what do you say? no?" I looked at his back and whispered "rogue". In fact, what Chu Zi said was not bad, Wang Xianxian's appearance in the harem secretly caused an uproar. Because he has to preach to the emperor Jindan every day, he can often go in and out of the forbidden area of ​​the harem; in addition, he is tall and handsome, and has won the hearts of many concubines who have not been favored for many years and maids who have never had sex. He was always indifferent at that time, and his evil and charming expression made the women in the harem love and hate him, and they flocked to him. When my eyes and ears reported to me that he had had affairs with several concubines, I couldn't help but snorted coldly, "He's still smart, he doesn't dare to touch the concubines in the harem." A bright moon hung like a hook in the sky, and the laughter of men and women could be faintly heard from behind the rockery. "Hee hee, how are you..." the woman said with a charming smile. "Huh? Don't you like me like this? Then I'll stop..." Then came the man's evil voice. The woman said eagerly: "No, don't..." Then she said in a low voice, "Go to your elixir hall tonight...you don't come to me for two days, you have to make it up to me..." The man let out a chuckle, and deliberately raised his voice and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to spoil the fun tonight, because someone is eavesdropping from behind." The woman was startled, she quickly looked left and right, and then saw me standing behind them expressionless. She opened her mouth wide, then quickly covered it with her hand, plopped kneeling in front of me, and stammered, "Emperor, empress..." I looked at her coldly, and just ordered: "You go down first." That Gong'e was startled at first, then she kowtowed her head and left as if she had been pardoned. I walked up to Wang Xianxian, and slowly uttered two words: "Liar." Wang Xianxian didn't panic at all, but replied straightforwardly: "I'm afraid the empress confuses me with those hypocritical bald donkeys. Taoism pays attention to the combination of men and women, picking yin to supplement yang, which is just one of the cultivation methods. That's all." I stared at him and told him word by word, "But this is the harem, and they are all the emperor's women. As the master of the harem, I have to investigate." He casually adjusted the hair on his forehead, and said nonchalantly: "If they hadn't met me, they might not be able to enjoy the love between a man and a woman for the rest of their lives. Now that I make them happy, it's also a kind of good deed, so what's the crime? "Then he glanced at me meaningfully, leaned over and whispered in my ear: "Your Majesty is not lonely?" I looked at him in surprise, and then realized what he was talking about. I was ashamed and angry, and I was about to slap him with my hand, but he clamped it tightly with one hand. He approached me, sniffed it, and then said evilly: "The fragrance of the Empress's body is really mouth-watering... Your Majesty is really blessed..." I broke away from him in embarrassment, and said coldly: "You are too presumptuous! The emperor favors you, but it does not mean that others will be deceived by you. If you offend me, I am afraid you will not end well!" He raised his eyebrows lightly, and said lightly: "Oh? The empress thinks so? Then if I tell the emperor that Duoyi Emperor Ji is the reincarnation of a demon, and that she will defeat her father and mother in the future, do you think the emperor wants to save his own life or not?" Will you save Di Ji's life?" This sentence made me stop when I was about to leave. I turned pale and turned to look at him, "I don't allow you to hurt my daughter..." There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he walked quickly and hugged me from behind, his arms were full of lust and strength, his voice was low and hoarse, and he exhaled warm breath in my ear, "Your Majesty, you are so beautiful... ..." I froze in this man's arms, but I didn't resist anymore, I just stared blankly at the moon in the sky, feeling a little cold. When the favorite concubine of the harem colludes with the favorite ministers around her, the consequences are shameful and terrible. Wang Xianxian helped me dispel the idea of ​​the emperor wanting to be a crown prince in recent years. He said to the emperor: "Since ancient times, the crown prince was established first to prevent accidents and to inherit the throne. But your majesty has practiced the way of immortality in the future, and he is bound to live a long life. It does not matter whether the crown prince is established or not. Moreover, First establish the prince, I am afraid that he will become the target of public criticism, and it will be difficult to prevent brothers from killing each other and causing disaster to Xiao Qiang." The emperor thought about it for a while, and felt that it was quite reasonable, so he nodded, and no longer thought about the appointment of the crown prince. My ambitions are growing day by day, and the so-called Xiao Ya Zhai can no longer satisfy me. Ordering the nearby Dong Xiurong to move out further expanded the area of ​​Xiao Ya Zhai.And because the emperor lived in Xiao Ya Zhai almost every day, no matter how extravagant the decoration was, it would be speechless. Then I went to the emperor one day and said: "Your Majesty, let's change the name of this place." The emperor looked around, nodded and said, "That's right. You are a queen, and the word 'vegetarian' is already inappropriate." I leaned on him and said half coquettishly: "This time the concubine will choose her own name." The emperor asked with great interest: "Oh? What good name did Aifei think of? Tell me." I pursed my lips and said, "Call it Eryu Palace." "Eryu?" The emperor thought about it, and said, "This name is novel and elegant. How did Aifei come up with this name?" Er Yu is the seal.In my heart, there is nothing more noble than this word.Dynasties and emperors are exchanged and replaced, only this seal will last forever, even the emperor. But I just explained superficially: "The emperor also often lives here with his concubines, so the name should always be more grand. In addition, now that the jade seals and phoenix seals are placed here, the dragon and the phoenix are one. Isn't it appropriate to call 'xi'?" The emperor nodded in agreement, and drew up a pen to criticize. The Eryu Palace became even more magnificent, and its momentum far surpassed other palaces. Wang Xianxian played the piano leisurely, and the beautiful voice overflowed. After the song was played, he looked at me with a smile on his face. I applauded softly, and said with sincere admiration: "It's really good." He abandoned his piano and came to me, sat close to me, snatched a peeled lychee from my hand, put it in his mouth and ate it. I looked at his calm and leisurely expression, and said what was in my heart: "Since you are so talented, you can pass the imperial examination, and you don't need to be..." He looked back at me, and then I said: "Don't be a liar? Don't you believe in immortality? But I believe that it is not easy to become a fairy, it requires a sincere heart and perseverance. Take myself Although I don’t dare to boast about thousands of years and long lives, at least I’m much younger than my actual age.” It turned out that he himself was obsessed with the art of cultivation. Suddenly he leaned closer to my ear again, and whispered evilly: "But what I didn't teach the emperor is - the art of the house. Taoism pays attention to the fusion of royal women can prolong life, but I don't want to see you and him... ...Because I like you. The first time I saw you, I was so moved...I even marveled that there are such beautiful women in the world, and I wondered when you would be in my arms..." I blushed when I heard his naked words, and wanted to escape, but he held his hand, and his other hand lifted my chin, forcing me to look at him. He looked deeply into my eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is enough to overwhelm the country, how dare I not do it alone?" Then he slowly pressed down on my body, his body became hot, and his voice was hoarse, " Madam, do you want to try..." I was ashamed and angry, my body was stiff, my heart was extremely flustered, and I stretched out my hand to push him away to break free. He was startled, looked at me for a while, and asked, "Why don't you give it to me?" I didn't answer, but he finally rolled down dejectedly and sat up. I also tightened my clothes and sat up, bowing my head. He said: "I don't force you. I want your body and your heart. One day I want what you are willing..." "My heart..." I murmured, "That's a really stupid idea." He looked back at me, lost the frivolity and laziness of the past, and said to me word by word: "I have confidence. You will fall in love with me." King Quan Yu was ordered to enter the palace to deliver Zhangzhou incense wood for alchemy to the palace. Through the thin curtain, what I saw was the resolute face of a truly mature man, his actions became more stable and smooth, and his emotions and anger became more invisible. Standing below is the unfamiliar Prince Quan Yu, my husband's son. Originally, his entering the palace this time has nothing to do with me, we are all carefully avoiding each other.But one day the emperor suddenly summoned me. I hurried to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, only to see King Quan Yu kneeling at His Highness, and the Emperor standing on top with his back to me. My heart sank in secret, and I walked quickly to the hall, and said calmly, "Good luck, Your Majesty." The emperor snorted coldly, turned around and reached out, grabbed a piece of paper from the desk and threw it down, angrily said: "What is this?!" The piece of paper fell in front of me, and I reached out to take it tremblingly. In fact, I knew it without looking at it. How could I forget the smell of qinan. That was the first letter he sent me, and it was my only love and expectation when I was a young girl. "What's going on here?! You...you..." The emperor's face was ashen, pointing at us and questioning. He knelt beside me, but I didn't dare to look at him. I slowly closed my eyes, trying to calm the uncontrollable fear in my heart, everything is over... Then I opened my eyes again, and just as I was about to speak, I heard him say in a deep voice beside me, "Father, it's me." I opened my eyes wide in surprise, but I heard him continue to say: "Father, it's my son, it's my son who loved the empress before." The emperor looked at him in surprise, "You..." "When the empress was still in her boudoir, my son had a crush on her, so he couldn't help but wrote her this letter to express his love, but this letter fell like a stone without getting any reply. In my hands... At the beginning, everything was my son's wishful thinking, the empress and my father loved each other, I didn't want my father to have any misunderstandings, so I reported it truthfully, I hope my father will see clearly." Father's expression softened a little, but he still stared at me dubiously and asked, "Really, Nuxi?" I was stunned, I don't understand, I don't understand that everything is my negligence, why do you want to defend me and take all the sins on myself... Don't you hate me?Do you know what this means to you?At this important moment, losing love with the emperor means missing the throne... I don't even know how I forced myself to say that sentence without changing my face: "Yes. The concubine had no intention of replying to the letter at that time and asked the maids to deal with it. I didn't expect to be misunderstood by the emperor now... The concubine is extremely panicked... ..." The emperor snorted, glanced around us majestically, and then tried to calm his anger and said: "Since it is the past, I will not pursue it. The queen should pay more attention to her self-cultivation behavior in the future. As for King Quanyu—I think You should come to the harem less often in the future." King Quan Yu knelt down to accept the order, "Yes." He left silently, I couldn't even look at him, and I couldn't even express any of my emotions. All I could do was remain indifferent. When I returned to Eryu Palace, my face was pale, I just walked stiffly and then sat down numbly, my eyes were straight and I didn't know where to look. Shanshan had already heard everything, she was dressed in a white robe, knelt down in front of me, choked up and said: "Miss, it's the servant who neglected his duty, and the servant is willing to die..." I came back to my senses for a while, and suddenly stood up, pointed at her and shouted angrily, "Shanshan you!" Then I couldn't say anything, and fell down to my seat, tears streaming down my face. "Miss, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Shanshan cried. "Hehe..." I couldn't help but sneer, "I didn't expect to use tricks like me, but I would fall into that person's hands again and again. And every time it was the most insidious and deadly trick... After doing something, I always hide in it and stand still, Let me try my best but can't find any loopholes... It really is someone other than others... But I swear that I will never let him have any chance, until I find him, I will tear him to pieces part……" I held my hand tightly, then glanced at Shanshan below, and said sternly: "Shan, don't blame me for being ruthless, if the law is not established, I will not be able to serve the public. You are negligent in doing things, go to the laundry room to perform duties Three months." The washing room is the dirtiest and most tiring work in the palace, and it is usually the place where the maids who have fallen out of favor and made mistakes go to labor. Shanshan kowtowed and said: "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness." In fact, punishing Shanshan is tantamount to punishing myself.Since I was born, Shanshan has served by my side, and when she left, I don't have a caring and trusting person by my side. It was the scorching heat at that time, and I was so depressed that I finally caught an illness and developed a low-grade fever. I have been bedridden for three days, and in a daze, I felt a cool liquid flow into my mouth, which relieved the heat and discomfort on my body. I instinctively raised my head and greedily sucked the source of the sweet spring. Then I heard a groan and exclamation from above, and I opened my eyes suddenly awake. What came into view was Wang Xianxian's handsome face with brows that was close at hand. He stared into my eyes intently and earnestly, and asked, "Is the ice spring water good?" 我方才意识到发生了什么，脸上一红，心中则无比难受地转过头不去看他。 他没有介意，而是稍稍离开了身子，伸出手轻轻地放在我的额头，轻柔地问：“你感觉好些了么？” 褪去了平时调侃的语调，我是第一次听到他那样认真而关切的语气，心中不由得一动，却又掩饰般的慌张打开他的手，说：“不要碰我，我讨厌你。” 他拿开了他的手，轻叹道：“娘娘是不是受了什么委屈呢？” 他的话让我身体轻颤了一下，他却什么都没有再说，没有再问，只是默默地走到古琴前，挥手弹奏起来。 一首又一首。声音大到足以掩饰我低低的哭泣声，足以让我不用掩饰不用顾忌地去哭一场。 那天我哭了一下午，直到把眼泪哭干；那天他弹奏了一下午，直到手指血痕累累。 秋天时皇上的身体突然变糟，大为惊恐，连忙找王仙羡询问缘由。 王仙羡沉吟一声，故作高深地说：“服用仙丹的同时注重的是内身的修炼，这样才能内外合一，事半功倍；皇上却每日每夜操劳国事，劳心伤神，恐怕不只折损了金丹的效用，更可能两相冲突。现今的解决法子一是皇上停了丹药，否则皇上可能就要放放政事……” “这……”皇上神色犹豫，为难地说道。 王仙羡接着说：“只是皇上，如果此时停用了仙丹，恐怕以前的修行就前功尽弃了……但若皇上只是暂放政事，专心修炼，一旦修炼成功，那么来日方长，便可永享尊位……还望皇上权衡揣度。” 皇上有些烦恼的靠在椅子上，挥了挥手，说：“容朕想想。”便让他退了下去。 第二天，皇上调动了人事，将自己平日里信任的大臣提拔到重要的位置。 又过了几天，皇上正式在早朝上宣布自己暂离政事，着左宰相右宰相及新任的中书令等几位大臣代为理政，只每十天向他禀报朝中发生大事即可，自己则一心一意闭门修炼起来。 三人中有两人是我的心腹，实际上朝政开始暗中被我操纵。然而我做得很好，刚开始时虽步步为营，后来便慢慢的得心应手，朝中上下依然维持一片平和。 但是皇上的病却并没有好起来，反而越来越差。王仙羡找了百般理由搪塞，皇上将他奉若半个仙人，没有怀疑，只是更加用心修炼起来。 但是身体是最客观的反应，入冬时皇上开始一病不起，就是想插手政事而不能了。 时机到了。 对我来说皇上身体坍塌的那天就该是王仙羡的死日。 朝中大臣对王仙羡早已不满，皇上也许早晚也会察觉出来，那么还不如让我下这个手……与他撇清一切。 然而王仙羡懂药理，不是我能轻易下的了手的。 那天晚上刚刚下完此冬的第一场雪，天气严寒，我披着火红的斗篷望着冰雪一片的湖面。 突然身后传来了吱呀的踏雪声，我回过头去，看见披着白裘手执一支梅花的王仙羡。 他衣着整齐，身上熏染着淡淡的香，显然是特意装扮过一番，显得格外的意气风发，气宇轩昂。 我快步走过去，伸出手环住了他的腰缓缓地抱住了他，将自己枕于他的胸脯之上。 那是我第一次主动的碰触他接近他。 他很是意外，低头问我：“怎么了？” 我摇了摇头，轻声说：“只是好几日没见你了。” 他眼中有掩饰不住的诧异和惊喜，然后将我拥紧了些，宠溺地说：“皇上的身体不好了，我这几日正忙着查书，看看有没有治愈的办法。没想到你会因此而想我，真是叫我又惊又喜啊。” 我不置可否，而是伸出涂有豆蔻的纤纤素指指向树枝上纷纷下扬的细雪说：“我是特意叫你来赏雪的，你看它们多美啊。” 他随我专注地看着，然后低头深情款款地看向我。 “对于我来说，娘娘比雪更美更值得观赏……” 我掩嘴轻笑，戏谑道：“你很会说话讨女人欢心，你就是凭这些甜蜜的话语征服了静昭媛的心吗？” 王仙羡笑的得意，说：“娘娘的话语间仿佛带有醋味儿……” 我没有否认，而是小声说：“是有一点儿……” 他更加惊异了，直直地看着我，我脸红了。 他了然了什么，恐怕是想到皇上多日痴迷修炼，早已冷落了我。他低头在我耳边沉声说：“娘娘害了相思？” 我没有回答，却不好意思地将自己埋于他的胸膛中，另一只手却悄悄地解开红袍的带子，使它沉重的散落一边。 这暗示十足的动作竟让他微红了脸，那是我第一次看到一个男人脸红，却感觉自己的脸也愈加红彤彤起来。 原本清冷的空气却在霎那间燃烧起来，暧昧的气息环绕住我们，越加浓烈。 他居然有些手足无措，然后拿那有力的手臂搂紧了我，俯身一口吻住了我。 然而他的动作却轻柔无比，伴着那温热的呼吸，细细地描绘过我的唇。 我感觉到自己的身体开始变热，手本能地抵着他的胸部，想要感受想要抚摸，却不得要领。 他低低地笑了，腾出手急切地解开自己的衣襟，将我的手放在他那起伏不定的胸肌之上，露骨而无耻地命令说：“摸我。” 我绯红着脸抬头看他，第一次认真地看他。我的手微微颤抖着，将他的衣服慢慢地剥了下来，露出了他精壮的上身。天气寒冷，然而他的身体却滚烫无比，我闭上眼睛缓缓地吻了上去…… 伴随着他的回应，神志开始不清，脑海中模糊的浮现出那个他为我弹琴的下午，心中有微微的痛，一滴泪就滚落下来，冰冷了他炙热的肌肤，使他一惊。 他将我抱着使我靠在树干上，关切地问：“怎么了？娘娘别怕，我会很小心的……” 我点了点头，就在他蓄势待发时不远处突然传来了嘈杂的人声，我一惊，本能的伸手推开他，他毫无防备，就跌落进未结冰实的湖中。 皇上召人欲见王仙羡，却见他的徒生来禀道：“师父这几天正念法为皇上祈福，需专心致志方能诚感见效，望皇上体谅。” 于是皇上便不好坚持，挥手叫他退下后，我却在一旁抑制不住地低低哭泣起来。 皇上惊异，问我：“爱妃你怎么啦？” 我慌忙跪于皇上塌下说：“臣妾无脸再见君上了。” 皇上连忙询问缘由，我哭哭啼啼地回道：“昨夜臣妾出去赏雪，正巧碰到天乐仙师，寒暄了几句后，没想到他一把抱住臣妾便欲行非礼之事，臣妾百般挣脱，拉扯间使他掉入了湖边的冰窟之中……” 皇上脸色大变，怒道：“竟有这事……” 我点了点头，说：“此乃羞耻，臣妾本不愿说。但是臣妾想会不会那人因昨日之事感染了病寒，今日却以念法为名欺瞒君上，事关重大，臣妾不敢隐瞒……” 这句话引起了皇上的警觉。因为当初王仙羡曾信誓旦旦地说他通晓长生不老之术，既是长生不老又怎么可能生病呢？如若真是如此，就只能说明他是一个骗子。 但是同时皇上又有所忌惮，怕王仙羡真是在为自己祈福，如果打扰了他的清修，会不会影响到自己的长生不老…… 我看出了皇上的犹豫，说：“不若由臣妾一试。” 他终是来了。 每次来见我总是要精心装扮一番，衣着翩翩，却掩饰不住他嘴唇的干燥发白，面色潮红。 他掩嘴咳了咳，看着我说：“找我来有什么事么？我感了风寒，传染给你就不好了……还有这几天我得一直躲着，让老皇帝知道我生病了可就命不保矣……” 我静静地看着他，轻声说：“对不起……” 他一怔，还没有反应过来，我就提高声音说：“来人，拿下！” 马上有侍卫们冲了进来，迅速地将王仙羡捆绑起来。 他睁大眼睛看着我，我则在上面威严地喝道：“天乐仙师，你自己尚且病疾，焉能保圣上长生不老？！欺君罔上，罪不容诛，押入死牢，择日行刑！” 他没有说话没有反抗却瞪大眼睛一眨也不眨地看着我，那无法置信的目光如针般刺痛着我，直至他被押下大殿消失在我的视线之中…… 我已经记不起来，这是我第几次去死牢里看望犯人了？ 他一袭白色的死囚衣，却纹丝不乱，一尘不染，一如以前翩翩清俊的样子。 他见到我缓缓地站起身来，没有一句指责，没有一句质问，没有一句咒骂，甚至，没有一丝表情。 突然，他笑了，就如以前邪气而散漫地笑了。 我心中一惊，突然察觉到自己的愚蠢行为，我为什么要来？我为什么而来…… 发现内心深处的一点儿松动，这让我惊慌无比，我仓惶出逃，却被他叫住：“奴……兮，那一晚……你到底是真情还是假意？” 我愣愣地站住，那一晚……有我迷醉的双眼，有我火热的身体，有我轻微的呻吟……这个问题我不想去想，也不想回答。 因为对于现在的我来说，身体上的情欲并不重要，心上的感情并不重要，我一切行为的出发点惟有权势与利益。 我轻叹了一声，只是对他说：“王仙羡，我之前做的那些都是在骗你，你并不了解后宫。你也不过是我生命中匆匆的过客罢了。”