Chapter 4 Chapter 4: The Blossoming Curtain and Flowers in the Garden

Spring passed quickly, and the peach blossoms that bloomed like evil spirits in the capital gradually began to fade away. April, the best weather of the year. Sheng Yan lived very well in the palace, quiet, slow and full of flowers. But she always habitually opened her eyes early before dawn, feeling faintly startled, wondering if there would be enough rice, flour and firewood at home today, enough for her and her mother to get through the day—but seeing the people around her People, and had to laugh secretly. She is no longer the Shengyan who has to worry about life.Now she is a big celebrity in the palace, and Emperor Shang Xun used poor health as an excuse to often not go to court, and the ministers have become accustomed to it.He was always by her side, even the emperor's concubine Yuan, Shang Xun's first concubine when he was eleven years old, would be polite when he saw her and call her younger sister.Although the Empress Dowager didn't like her very much, she was only slightly displeased when she knew that the emperor let her live in Chaoqing Palace which was the closest to Tongyin Palace, so she let him go, turned around and went to chant scriptures.

The empress dowager devoted herself to the Buddha, the emperor was in poor health, the regent had passed away, and the rest of the government fell into the hands of Rui Wang Shangjie. King Rui Shang commanded. Before dawn, she opened her eyes to see the candle flames dancing redly outside, swallowing the night. "You marry me." "Don't worry, I'll just wait for you." The words are still in my ears, but there is another person beside me. Or he will soon be able to find another person to replace himself—he will naturally find a more beautiful woman from a humble background to take revenge on others.

And I can live a good life by the side of others. She sat up cautiously, afraid of bumping into the people around her, but he had already put his arms around her waist, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you wake up so early again?" sleep on one's head. But he came up and kissed her neck, gently and slowly, like a child acting like a baby, his hands slid up her arms and clasped her fingers. Hold your hand and grow old with you. In the brocade tent, the exotic agarwood was smoked, and the smoke entangled and rose in the gap between the intertwined flowers and branches of the gilt Boshan furnace, and when it gathered and dispersed, who knows whether it merged into one or disappeared.

Only the people around her are her whole life. The lottery in the Temple of Flowers clearly says: In the sparse shadows of apricot blossoms, playing the flute until dawn, the husband and wife are loving, auspicious. The sky was getting brighter, a servant from outside came in lightly, Sheng Yan put on a Qianhong tulle gown, lifted the curtain, got out of bed barefoot, and asked the servant in a low voice: "What's the matter?" "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites is outside, waiting for the emperor to personally try to raise people this year." He said in a low voice.

She nodded and let him go out, while Xiang Ding next to him was still exhaling smoke slowly.She casually took down the fire chopsticks in Qiu's mouth, lifted the stove lid, and shook out the ashes, the aroma was suddenly strong, and the room was deep and deep. Only then did Shang Xun regain some energy, sat up and asked, "What time is it?" Sheng Yan went over and opened the curtain to take a look, then sat on the bed again, and said: "The sun is out, it's time to get up." He nodded, stretched out his hand to feel the coldness of her muscles and bones, and said softly: "It's still cold now, don't wear unlined clothes in the future and just go on like this."

She responded, and heard him say: "In the future, you should leave all these matters to the emperor. Anyway, everything in the court has been entrusted to him, so it doesn't matter if you work a little harder." She saw his peaceful face with a soothing smile under the sunlight coming through the curtain, and remembered the resentment in the other person's eyes unconsciously, so she asked in a low voice: "Does the emperor trust Lord Rui so much?" He said casually: "My brother, if I don't trust him, who else can I trust?" "After all, you are the emperor." She persuaded.

"It's so good, I'm free. Anyway, it's really annoying to manage these messy things." He said. She was surprised and thought, how could this person trust others like this while living in this palace? Seeing her expression, he stretched out his hand to hug her shoulder, and said with a smile: "You don't have to trust anyone in the world, but I will definitely trust Brother Huang." Seeing her silent expression, he lowered his head and kissed her cheek again, Said: "I ascended the throne at the age of ten, and the government is in the hands of the emperor's uncle. Last year, more than a dozen ministers proposed to let me take over the government. The emperor's uncle forced me to convict those dozen courtiers of treason in the court. There is no way I can do it." After returning to the palace..." He hesitated for a while, but she knew that it must be related to King Rui, so she asked beside him, "What did King Rui say after returning to the palace?"

"Brother Huang told me that now the regent's rebellion has been revealed, and he can no longer tolerate it." When he spoke up to this point, his face turned slightly pale, as if he had remembered something terrible, and he was still afraid even now. After a long time, he turned his head to look at Sheng Yan, and murmured, "Later, the emperor's uncle died suddenly in the palace, and his blood was splashed on my face...in my heart, in my heart...the emperor's uncle treats me, in fact, It's not bad, when I was young, he always brought some exquisite gadgets from outside the palace to coax me when I was young... So after the emperor's uncle passed away, I suffered from a serious illness because of my heartache, and I still haven't taken care of him until now. come over."

She helped him get his clothes, and when she heard her say this, she suddenly added: "The emperor's flute is really good." He was startled and asked, "What?" "Your Majesty is not in good health, weak in Qi, but when he plays the flute, his breath is long and there is no stagnation. Is this flute not good?" She asked with a smile. Hearing this sentence, he couldn't help laughing, pulled her down on the bed, held her hand tightly, and said, "That's right, I'm afraid of the court, so I don't want to ask any more questions." After a pause, he continued, "The emperor is older than me, and he is also familiar with government affairs. After the death of the regent, all the forces in the court are inclined to him. I have no way to contend with him, and I don't want to stay in this position." I often feel that this world should belong to him.”

She was silent and pressed her face against the pillow, remembering that man's stern face, she was indeed more like the king of a country than the man in front of her.He also heard him say: "In the future, I will pretend to be seriously ill, say that I am too tired, and then abdicate to the emperor's brother. At that time, you and I will do nothing, just play the piano and look at the flowers every day. Having a baby..." "What does it mean to have a baby?" Embarrassed and annoyed, she thumped his shoulder vigorously and said, "Hurry up, there are so many people waiting." She turned around and ignored him.

He smiled and whispered "wait for me when I come back" behind her ear, and went out immediately. When Shang Xun arrived at the Yonghua Palace, the people from the Ministry of Rites were already there, and even King Rui was already waiting. In fact, there is nothing wrong with him, the Ministry of Rites has already drawn up the candidates, the chief examiner is King Rui, he just needs to make a final selection. During the interval, Shang Xun asked Shang Jie: "Brother Huang, is there any precedent in my dynasty when a woman who just entered the palace was conferred the title of concubine?" Shang Jie said: "Once upon a time, during Gao Zu's dynasty, the daughter of King Yong'an was ordered to enter the palace, and she was made a noble concubine." Shang Xun hurriedly asked: "If I like a girl very much, and her father is just an official to Tianzhang Pavilion to worship, is there any way?" Tianzhang Pavilion is enshrined.In an instant, King Rui knew who he was talking about.He was silent, looked at the roster of scholars in his hand, and said after a long time, "I don't know." Shang Xun felt that his tone was different from usual, and was slightly surprised. "I only help the emperor with matters concerning the imperial court. I can't get involved in matters related to the harem." He said flatly. Shang Xun nodded, and said: "In that case, it doesn't matter. Anyway, she still has a long time in the palace, so just take your time." King Rui didn't say anything, and after everyone had finished testing, he ordered a new servant from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, and the two got up.When Shang Xun was on the imperial chariot, he heard King Rui say from behind: "If the emperor wants it, the rules can't be changed. I'll discuss it with the queen mother to see if it's feasible." He already had one foot on the stool, and when he heard this, he turned around in surprise and asked, "Really?" "Yeah." He agreed, and there was no other words. "Thank you so much, Brother Huang. I'm waiting for good news from Brother Huang." He held his hand like a child and said with a smile. Watching the imperial chariot leave, Shang Jie turned around and left. He felt as if something was stuck in his heart, and he couldn't tell what it was like. He just thought about her smile on the peach blossom tree, and he looked at her under the tree. , I still don’t know whether the beauty is a person or a flower. She said to him, don't worry, I'll just wait for you. The words were still in her ears, but she didn't know that some people didn't keep their promises. She finally chose to enter the palace, and was met by her younger brother again. Even if it's the Queen Mother's order, if she really loves herself, it's not impossible for her to refuse the palace call, isn't it? During the day, his bodyguard whispered next to him: "Your Highness doesn't look very well, do you want to rest first?" He thought that his expression must be ugly now, and after a long silence, he finally said: "Bai Tian, ​​I feel really sad right now." Bai Tian hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord is the number one person in the world now, so he should be happy." He sneered faintly, and during the day he heard him say slowly: "No. 1 in the world? The one who can do everything to his heart's content, and do everything for himself, is not me." Sheng Yan set up a couch under the privet tree, and when Shang Xun returned, she was taking an afternoon nap under the shade of the tree, covered in greenery. Shang Xun stopped the maid from waking her up, and took a copy of "Chunqiu Fanlu" and read it beside him. In early summer, when the weather was getting hotter, he felt slightly sleepy, and fell asleep leaning against the side without realizing it. In a trance, he only felt that someone was scratching his body lightly. He was startled for a moment, and waved his hand: "Sheng Yan, it's so itchy...don't make trouble..." When he opened his eyes, he saw that Sheng Yan was still on the couch Asleep, I was awakened by myself at this time, and just opened my eyes. He looked to the side in surprise, Sheng Yan stood up, and said with a smile: "You must be sitting here, and the privet flower fell into the neckline." Only then did Shang Xun realize that he and her were covered with fine hair. With thin white flowers, she pulled his neckline a little and helped him remove the flowers inside. Her breath breathed softly on his neck, which was as fluffy and touching as falling flowers. The green shade is full of daytime, the breeze is blowing, and the sound of flowers blooming and falling can be heard. He couldn't help reaching out to hug her, but when he touched her shoulder, the maid at the door came to report, and the Queen Mother asked Sheng Yan to go to Shou'an Palace. Sheng Yan looked at him hesitantly, and said in a low voice, "I don't know what happened." Knowing that the Queen Mother didn't like her, he took her hand and said, "I'll go with you." In front of the Shou'an Palace, he stopped, looked at her whole body carefully, stretched out his hand to tuck the fine hair falling from her forehead behind her ears, and then whispered into her ear, "You are so beautiful today, the queen mother must like it." .” She smiled and followed him in. The Queen Mother saw Sheng Yan coming in to worship, so she put down the Buddhist scriptures and gave her a seat, and there was the Concubine Yuan beside her, Sheng Yan saluted her, and when the palace servants brought tea, Sheng Yan hurriedly knelt down and thanked the Queen Mother. "King Rui just came to see the palace. He said that the emperor's spring and autumn are in full bloom, but the harem is empty, which may not be conducive to the development of the dynasty. Now the emperor has no queen, not even a fourth concubine. Yu Li is very inconsistent. He Please, please find a few suitable candidates for the emperor." Shang Xun knew that since the Empress Dowager had called Sheng Yan over, she must have something to do with her, so he said: "I ask the empress to consider it, the child just listens to what the empress wants." But he secretly reached out his hand, and put it in the palm of Sheng Yan. Li scratched lightly, Sheng Yan withdrew her hand and ignored him. The queen mother didn't seem to notice, Gu Zi was counting the beads there, and after a long time he said slowly: "King Rui said, Sheng Weiyan was a famous talent all over the world back then, but because of some minor incidents, he was implicated, causing his whole life to be turbulent. The palace, the imperial court should show its grace and show my compassion towards talents..." Sheng Yan thought of the heavy snow that night when her father died.Who remembers him then?Now it's being used as an excuse. She also thought, could it be that the person she met was not actually King Rui?Or, he still doesn't know who he is?Talking for himself like this, what exactly is he doing? My heart was tangled up, and I couldn't hear what the Queen Mother said clearly.It wasn't until Shang Xun bumped her arm that she came back to her senses, and heard the Queen Mother ask: "Sheng Yan, from now on, you should do things on your own, restrain yourself, and set an example for the harem." She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying : "Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness." Concubine Yuan congratulated her, the Empress Dowager looked at Sheng Yan's appearance, raised her hand and said, "You should step back first." She thanked her and went out, and when she reached a place where the queen mother could not see, Shang Xun hugged her and said happily: "Concubine Sheng De, this title is really good." Only then did Sheng Yan know that she was conferred the title of Concubine De, and Concubine Yuan was Shang Xun's original partner, so she must be the concubine. In the future, apart from her, everyone in the palace would be Sheng Yan.She was stunned, and said: "But, but I'm afraid I can't afford it..." "Don't worry, with my brother and the emperor supporting you, who would dare to say that one can't do it?" He asked with a smile, putting his arm around her shoulders, "Concubine De Empress, can I go to your place tonight?" Emperor like a child.She nodded helplessly and smiled at him. There was an endless stream of people from the palace who came to congratulate her, and they all knew that she had received great grace so that she could ascend to the sky in one step. There were those who admired her, those who were jealous, and those who flattered her.Even some courtiers had gifts.King Rui is the emperor's elder brother, so naturally he is indispensable.But when the palace man brought it over and said it was a congratulatory gift from King Rui, Sheng Yan hesitated and said: "Just put it in the warehouse, there is no need to open it." I don't know what it is, so it was locked deeply in the warehouse of Chaoqing Palace.She thought it might be better, why make her feel sad. At the end of April, Emperor Shangxun established Defei and Concubine on the same day.The Ministry of Rites draws up the name of the concubine, and the imperial court agrees on the etiquette note, chooses an auspicious day to salute, sends officials to sacrifice to the Taimiao, and issues an edict to the world. The Ministry of Industry makes gold books and gold treasures and distributes them to the two palaces. Book treasure was bumped into by the emperor on the way. He took it and delivered it to her palace in person. He read out to her the imperial concubine's book, and when he read, "The daughter of the Sheng family was born with a scholarly background. At that time, he stopped for a while, looked at her kneeling on the ground, secretly amused.Sheng Yan barely interacts with anyone in the palace, so where did she get "people" and "communication"? I also thought, would she be lonely in the palace alone?What would she do if she wasn't here? Seeing that Sheng Yan's expression was calm and not overjoyed, he felt a little strange in his heart. When the banquet was held in Chengyuan Palace, all the female officials in the harem were present, Sheng Yan sat on the right side of the emperor, and the noble concubine was on the left.When the banquet was over and went out, the sky gradually darkened. Sheng Yan returned to Chaoqing Palace, just as she sat down, Shang Xun came.She hurriedly got up to meet him, and asked, "Why are you here? Where is the imperial concubine?" "I let her have a good rest, she is also tired." He said. She complained in a low voice: "She is your concubine Yuan, and now she has a higher title than me, the emperor should go to her first today." "It's okay, the imperial concubine doesn't care about this, she is an excellent person." He said casually, and stretched out his hand to take off her clothes.Sheng Yan hurriedly dodged her body to avoid his hand.Unexpectedly, he was entangled with her, while pressing her on the bed, kissing her delicately, while reaching out to untie her belt.The ceremonial clothes are complicated, and it took a long time to take off the outer clothes.At this time, he kissed her ear, and said with a soft smile, "change clothes, let's go out." Sheng Yan was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Go out?" "Come and put on this." He gave her the clothes he had brought, took off his coat, and changed into civilian clothes. She was taken out of the palace by him, and she saw a dark purple outside, and everything in the capital was only silhouetted in the dusk. Shang Xun held her hand and said, "Let's go to your house." She looked at him in surprise, and he smiled and said, "You have become my wife today, so I have to go see your mother?" Sheng Yan didn't expect that he would take her out of the palace because of this. Feeling inappropriate, he pulled him back and said, "My house is in the suburbs, and it is night now, so it is not suitable for the emperor to travel." "Don't you miss your mother?" He couldn't help saying, pulling her away.Next to it was the night market in Zhouqiao. Among the bustling crowd, no one paid attention to this couple, only the guards of the inner palace followed them from a distance. They came from Donghua Gate in Miyagi, and Sheng Yan's mother lived in the southern suburbs of the city, so it should be a long way to walk there.But instead of following her to the suburbs, he forced her to a house in the east of the city.She looked up at the word "Sheng Zhai" written on the side of the gate, and knew that Shang Xun must have helped her mother change the house, so she smiled gratefully at him and asked, "Why didn't the emperor mention it?" "Don't call me the emperor here." He smiled, "Besides, I just gave a casual order." The mother didn't expect the emperor to come here with her daughter, she was confused for a while, and hurriedly knelt down to pay her respects.Shang Xun was very polite, helped her up and said, "Why do you have to be polite here? I'm here to see my mother-in-law." The servants served tea, but my mother didn't dare to stay around for long, so she said she wanted to make Sheng Yan's favorite tea, and immediately left. "My mother's mung bean cake tastes different from other people's. You can try it later." Sheng Yan stood up as she spoke, "The emperor is here, and mother is afraid to talk to me. I'll go to the kitchen to help. She's busy." "Then what should I do?" He asked aggrievedly. She turned her head at the door and smiled: "It would be good for the emperor to sit here and drink tea." Seeing her full of joy, Shang Xun nodded, thinking to himself, she has been separated from her mother for so long, so naturally she has a lot to say. Can deprive them of the opportunity to be alone? But sitting alone in such a main hall drinking tea, the night is already late, and I just feel deserted.He finally couldn't bear it any longer, he stood up and went out the door. It was already drizzling outside. He stood under the eaves and asked the servant at the door: "Where is the kitchen?" The servant didn't know that he was the emperor, he just regarded him as a guest, pointed to the side and said, "It's the small room on the side." Shang Xun approached the kitchen and heard his mother teaching Sheng Yan: "Don't put too much bean paste, or you will get tired of it, this ball is too big to fit into the mold... A Yan, is there such a thing in the palace? " "Yes, there are everything in the palace." She whispered, embedded the kneaded bean paste into mung bean noodles, and then put it in a mold to form it. He wanted to go in, but the kitchen was dimly lit, and her low profile, under the dim light, made everything quiet. He thought that if he went in by himself, he would disturb the tranquility. It's better to just look at Sheng Yan here. Just like an ordinary husband watching his wife prepare supper for him, his heart is warm and warm. "Mother doesn't know why you went to the palace in the first place, but now it seems that the emperor treats you very well, so mother is relieved." Mother said. Sheng Yan bowed her head and remained silent for a long time, Shang Xun heard her say: "Yes, the emperor is very good." Her voice was soft and she couldn't tell whether it was happiness or worry. Shang Xun suddenly felt a little apprehensive, afraid that if he listened any longer, Sheng Yan would say something he didn't like.It's better not to know. He turned and left immediately. The rain did not fall heavily, it was still unhurried, in the windless and solidified darkness, the silver threads were vertical. When Sheng Yan brought mung bean cakes to him, she found Shang Xun was sitting on the porch, the light of the lantern shone behind him, and his face was dark. She stepped forward and handed the plate in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Does the emperor want to eat?" He reached for one and asked with a smile, "Did you do it?" "Yeah." She looked at him intently.Shang Xun took a bite, the taste was very sweet, not his favorite taste, the mung beans were not ground fine enough, and the taste was a bit rough. Sheng Yan sat down beside her, and asked with a smile, "How is it?" So he ate the whole thing, reached for another one, and said, "It's delicious." The two were sitting on the porch, occasionally a gust of wind would blow the rain slanting in.Shang Xun saw that she shivered slightly in the wind, so he stood up, put his arms around her shoulders, and said, "It's windy here, let's go back." Sheng Yan and her mother said a few more words, it was already three o'clock at night, and it was about to have a curfew, Shang Xun took her hand and wanted to leave, the mother looked at the rain and said, "Take an umbrella and go back." She turned and went back to her room, came out with an umbrella, and said, "The other umbrellas are all old, but this one was found when I moved from the old house. It's so delicate, I don't know where it came from." Sheng Yan looked up, and it was the umbrella left by King Rui.She bumped her heart suddenly, knowing that the emperor should not see this umbrella, and was about to ask her mother to change it, but Shang Xun casually took it over and said, "Just take this one." Shang Xun held an umbrella for her, and on the deserted street, the rain fell on the umbrella in very fine and fine amounts without a sound.Two people, one umbrella, Shang Xun pulled her into his arms, protecting her from the rain. Sheng Yan secretly looked up at him, but he just lowered his head and smiled at her without saying anything. She couldn't show any strange reaction, moreover, as long as that little backstage print was not discovered, how could she be connected with King Rui?It's just an umbrella. The road was not far away, there were guards from the palace following behind, and no one dared to question him, so he soon reached the gate of the palace.When the two returned to Chaoqing Palace, Shang Xun closed the umbrella and put it outside the door. Shengyan slept for a long time that night, but still felt cold sweat protruding from her back.Listening to the even breathing of the person next to her pillow, she couldn't fall asleep, and didn't dare to get up, just afraid that if she moved a little, he, who had never slept deeply, would wake up with a start. Hearing the patter of rain outside, she felt that this matter was extremely terrifying. It seemed that the door was not an umbrella, but a colorful and ferocious beast. If one was not careful, it would pounce on it and open its mouth wide. She didn't get up until the sky was getting brighter, and Shang Xun got used to her getting up early, turned over and continued to sleep.She first went out to look at the umbrella at the door, it was still there, and quickly ordered the servants to take it home in a low voice, and then she was relieved.Turn around and sit down in front of the dressing table, and let the maid beside her who combs her hair do it for her. She is already a concubine, so today's makeup is also extraordinarily grand, with nine husks and dragons, emeralds pressed evenly, and long hairpins swaying, her whole body is almost submerged in the brilliance of the accessories. Shang Xun woke up and sat on the bed to see her dressed like this, he frowned and said: "Today is the first time for Empress Ce to go to her mother's place, so I will tolerate it casually, but if you dress like this again next time, I will treat you, the maid who combs your hair, first." Throwing them out and sticking their hair up like a tree, it's really ugly." Although Sheng Yan was depressed, she couldn't help laughing out loud.The maid hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty. He motioned for Sheng Yan to come over and dress him, and said, "Get up, you don't know that Concubine Dao is so beautiful, but the pile of pearls and emeralds drowned out her brilliance?" Sheng Yan bowed his head and smiled without saying a word. Shang Xun leaned in front of her and showed her his shoulders. There was no court event today, and he was wearing casual clothes. She reached out to help him tie the strap on his back, and put her hands around his head, like As if hugging his neck. Seeing that her lips were within reach of his head, Shang Xun couldn't help pushing her against the head of the bed, wanting to kiss her, but she tilted her head, let go of her hand, and said, "Okay, I want to kiss her too." Go to pay your respects to the Empress Dowager." Shang Xun had no choice but to stand up resentfully, the maid picked up the golden ribbon and was about to tie it on for Shang Xun, when she saw the jade pendant on it, she let out a little surprise and took a closer look. Shang Xun asked, "What's wrong?" She was a little puzzled and said: "This jade pendant was still in the empress's box just now, why suddenly..." Sheng Yan turned her eyes to see the jade pendant entangled by nine dragons, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately said: "You're wrong, how can I have a dragon-shaped pendant? That's something completely different." Shang Xun was careless, smiled and glanced at Sheng Yan, but did not speak, the maid had no choice but to lower her head, holding the hot potato and dare not speak. "Hurry up and pay your respects to the queen mother, so as not to say that you are negligent on the first day." Shang Xun motioned for the servant to come in while taking care of Sheng Yan, "Walk slowly when getting off the chariot. It rained last night, so I'm afraid the road will be slippery. .I won’t go together, if people in the palace bump into me, they will be angry again.” Sheng Yan nodded, took another look at the maid, turned around and left hesitantly. The remaining palace lady tied the belt for him, and he waited for her to tie the belt before asking: "What is that jade pendant like?" The maid raised her head in a panic, and met his cold gaze, as if piercing her heart, her knees bent involuntarily, and she knelt down, stammering, "Yes...it's different... " He walked outside the hall and saw that Sheng Yan's chariot had gone away, then turned around and walked to her side, stood beside her and watched her trembling, then suddenly raised his head and called the people outside: "I can't even comb my hair well." , It’s really useless, when will it be dragged down, when will it be killed and when will it be thrown out!” Several servants immediately came up to grab her arms and dragged her to the door. The palace lady was so frightened that she burst into tears and wailed: "Long live, please forgive me, it's... the same..." Shang Xun motioned for the others to go out first, leaving only this palace lady behind.He picked up the jade pendant tied on the ribbon and asked her, "Have you seen the same Nine Dragon Pendant?" The palace maid kowtowed heavily, her voice echoing on the brick floor: "It's... my servant, this servant once saw the exact same one at Defei's place, so... I wonder when Long Live Lord took it back..." "Look carefully, is it exactly the same?" He took another look at the Nine Dragon Pendant and asked the maid. His voice was trembling, and the expression on his face didn't know whether it was anger or sorrow, but his eyes were quickly covered. mist. The maid kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Yes, it's placed at the bottom of the second small makeup box." He paused for a long time without speaking, and the maid did not dare to look up.After a long time, his heavy shortness of breath gradually calmed down, as if in a trance, his voice drifted into the hall: "Take out that jade pendant and show it to me." The maid staggered hurriedly and crawled over, poured out the contents of the makeup box, opened the small compartment inside, took out a jade pendant, and held it in front of Shang Xun. But he didn't reach out to pick it up, looking at the jade pendant, he was very familiar with it.In the past, the father divided this pair between himself and King Rui, saying that it is a royal fortune for brothers to marry each other. A blind date between brothers is a royal blessing. Shang Xun stared at the jade pendant for a long time, finally turned his face away and said, "Put it back." He heard his own voice, hoarse and collapsed. It turned out that the person she liked outside the palace was King Rui. The umbrella she quietly hid, the nine-dragon pendant, for a long time in those late nights when she sighed by her side, turned out to be for him. He also thought, since his imperial brother gave her the Nine Dragons, he naturally attached great importance to her, but why did he let her come to his side and strive to make her a concubine? Could it be that she was in the palace and approached him at the behest of King Rui? He turned around and left Chaoqing Palace, ignoring anyone.The servants behind him kept chasing him, but he walked faster and faster. Through the heavy palace gates, he walked quickly away from the place where Sheng Yan lived, and in the end, he was almost running wildly.The servant was terrified, and finally called out: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Hearing this sound, Shang Xun seemed to wake up suddenly, his footsteps slowed down, and he stood on a certain white jade step in a daze for a long time. The flow among the tall and empty palaces roared in his ears. For a long time, he only said a low sentence: "Now... I feel really uncomfortable in my heart." Other than that, no more words.