Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Peach Blossoms Bloom Without a Owner

The weather is gradually getting hotter, summer has come, even though there are so many flowers and trees in Chaoqing Palace, the heat is still forced in. The sound of cicadas in the afternoon makes people feel sleepy.Shang Xun was looking at those Huang Ling excerpts dedicatedly, and Sheng Yan sat with him, idling on the side, extremely bored. Shang Xun turned his head and saw her dying to sleep. He found it interesting. He turned his head and saw Qionglou Xianshan carved on the ice used to cool off the heat. There were two people in it.He broke off Shou Xing and Ma Gu, put them in front of her, and said with a smile, "One of these two is you and the other is me."

Sheng Yan burst out laughing, and said, "Why is the emperor an old man with a white beard?" Shang Xun said seriously: "Yes, when I grow old and have such a long beard, you will still be so beautiful, and you will always be the same as when we first met." Sheng Yan lowered her head and smiled, moved the two ice sculptures a little away, and said, "Be careful to melt away the wetness." Shang Xun threw the iceman into the icy water below, his hands were wet and cold, and he simply covered her cheek with his own, Sheng Yan jumped up in surprise when he suddenly froze him, grabbed the broken ice and smashed it He, Shang Xun, had already picked up the half-sinking ice chips in the ice water, and the two of them had an ice fight, the corridor was wet, it was not known whether it was ice or water, and it was a mess.

While there was a commotion, Jing Tai, who was beside Shang Xun, ran into the court, unfortunately, he was hit by a fish in the pond, and a cold piece slipped into his collar, which made him scream out loud. Diao Ku hurried over to help him shake it out, only to find that his back was already wet.Fortunately, the weather was hot, so Jingtai didn't feel uncomfortable, he just said: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, the banquet in Yongyi Palace is ready, please come to the emperor." Sheng Yan let out an "ah", and turned around to find that Shang Xun's clothes had been soaked in ice, she couldn't help frowning slightly: "Hurry up and change your clothes?"

Shang Xun looked at her and joked, "What's the big deal about going out like this? Anyway, it'll be done in a while." "How can this be, how could the emperor's clothes have water stains?" She helped him untie his clothes, Shang Xun looked at the slight sweat on her forehead, raised his hand to wipe it off for her, and turned his head to look outside. The sun is scorching hot in midsummer, even if seven or eight large pieces of ice are placed in the hall, it is useless, the sound of cicadas can be heard one after another in the distance, the sky is dazzlingly blue, and the heat is deeply forced into the hall.

"It's already the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's still so hot, when will it cool off?" Sheng Yan said: "When it gets colder, you will regret that the fleeting time has turned secretly." "Yeah, it would be great if this world stayed in spring forever." Sheng Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing, ignoring his child's temper anymore. The emperors of all dynasties worshiped the sun in spring and the moon in autumn, and this dynasty is no exception. On the night of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, a banquet is given in the palace. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the relatives of the emperor gather in the Yongyi Palace.

In the middle of the night, Shang Xun ordered the people in the back office to carry the lanterns to send the ministers and wives back. In the dark night, only a few rows of lanterns were lined up one by one, slowly leaving the palace gate, and scattered towards the imperial city.The remaining concubines and the princes and clans followed the emperor to the Fengxian Hall to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. The concubine went first and worshiped inside the curtain of Fengxian Hall, while others worshiped the ancestors with Shang Xun outside. In the middle of the night, hundreds of lanterns were shining brilliantly, illuminating Fengxian Hall's inner and outer halls brightly, even the thick brocade curtains that separated the inner and outer halls became thinner under the lamps, and the lights faintly illuminated the shadows of the people in the inner hall on the curtains.

Shang Xun was reciting the sacrificial oration, Sheng Yan was kneeling inside the curtain, she couldn't quite understand what he was saying, she turned her head to look at her side, suddenly felt a constriction in her throat, she could barely breathe. The person separated from her by a curtain, printed on the side of the curtain, is the one she is very familiar with. King Rui Shang commanded. Yes, Shang Xun and Jun Huang are at the front, and Shang Jie and her are behind, so they are together now.What separated them in the middle was nothing but a brocade curtain. She seemed to be able to hear Shang Jie's breathing over there. She lowered her head and listened to her heartbeat, which slowly became heavier.

Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw the curtain move slightly, and then, a hand slowly stretched out, and the fingertips touched the corner of her skirt. The fingers of those hands were evenly long, and the nails were neatly manicured. She knew whose it was. His hand stopped on her skirt, and after a long time, he gently stroked it with his fingertips.Her eyes were blurred, not sure if it was from nervousness or what.In a trance, she seemed to see the queen in front of her move slightly, she bit her lower lip, and gently pulled the corner of her skirt away from under his fingers, but unexpectedly he flipped his palm and held her hand in his own with incomparable accuracy .

In March, the aroma of peach blossoms came secretly. Both of them were quiet and silent, separated by a thick but transparent curtain, the air between them was as silent as solidified.Shang Xun's voice echoed faintly in Fengxian Hall, as if thousands of miles away. Sheng Yan looked up at the gap between the tall flower windows, the bright full moon brilliance was like quicksilver, silently leaking out.Everything is icy and cold, only holding my hand, through the spring and autumn, with the gentle breath of March. He is her husband's elder brother, and she is his younger brother's concubine, but at this moment their fingers are intertwined, and they don't know where they are.

This period of trance may last as long as the whole spring, or it may only be for a moment. Shang Xun said: "Woo hoo, I hope you will enjoy." Like a dream, it ends in a blink of an eye. The next day was sunny, Sheng Yan woke up early in the morning, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the imperial court had a three-day holiday, Shang Xun didn't have to go to the Chuizi Hall today. The light outside the window cast a curtain, and the window lattice of Liuyun bat was printed on the opposite wall by the sunlight.She lay on the bed, slowly raised her left hand, placed it in front of her eyes, and slowly turned to look at it.

Shang Xun asked in a daze, "What happened to your hand?" She was startled, and hurriedly put her hands back on the quilt.Seeing her like this, Shang Xun became sober instead, pulled her hand out from under the quilt, held her hand for a long time, and then said: "It's not good-looking...it's too big." "I hate it..." Sheng Yan withdrew her hand and kicked him lightly with her foot.While laughing, he took her hand again, put it in his palm, and said in a low voice: "But it is said that such a hand is the best for playing the flute." She ignored him, and he suddenly asked, "Where is your mother from?" Sheng Yan said: "People from Danyang, what's wrong?" Shang Xun said with a smile: "Last night, I wanted to ask your mother to come and have a gathering with you, but later I realized that it would be inconvenient for her to enter the palace without a seal. Danyang belongs to Chu, so it is better to make your mother the wife of Chu, with the same rank. In the future, you don't need to worry about her going out alone, and you can often meet in the palace." Sheng Yan was grateful to him in her heart, nodded and smiled at him slightly, but still said: "I have only been in the palace for half a year, and my mother suddenly added Mrs. Guo, I am afraid that there are people in the harem who are suspicious. The queen's relatives are dignified, but the relatives of the concubine Yuan are on the same level as me. Why don’t we add our mother as Xianrong and Mrs. Zhengrong first, and we’ll talk about it later.” "Well. I just wronged you." Shang Xun smiled at her. Sheng Yan thought about how reckless she was when she first entered the palace, and smiled helplessly. This is how people learn to grow up. "However, Ayan, when we first met, you didn't understand these things... At that time, you were so pure and clear, it's really pitiful." He whispered. Sheng Yan asked in surprise: "Does the emperor think it's better for me to never understand the world?" "No...it's fine for you to be like this." Shang Xun said, feeling a little sad in his heart, "I just suddenly thought, maybe no matter how I defend it, the first time I saw you might not be able to come back." Sheng Yan looked at him puzzled: "What was the first time the emperor saw me...?" He thought of the Sheng Yan who was concentrating on mending clothes, just like the wife of an ordinary family he imagined, and then turned his head to look at the lazy and charming Sheng Yan beside him. He felt his eyes were blurred and his heart was slightly turbulent. Her hair, said: "Actually, you haven't changed. There is always a difference between the time when a flower is in bud and when it is in full bloom. Besides, you are more beautiful now than before." Sheng Yan turned her head to look at his beautiful smiling side in the skylight outside the window, her eyes were full of doting and caring for her, it was like a stone in the lake of her heart, fluctuating layer by layer, those dazzling lights from last night lost their color in an instant. Shang Xun leaned on the bed and had a conversation with her, Jingtai had brought today's memorial over.The maids were dressing Shang Xun, he reached out to take the first letter, glanced at it, suddenly laughed, and handed it to her. Sheng Yan took it over to look at it, raised her head on the memorial and said: Prince Shaobao, a bachelor of Jingrendian, who is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, a hereditary first-class duke, Zhang Weikan, said: I will visit the empress dowager's family on the order of the empress dowager , Today's matter has been accomplished, and I will show you a lesson. The emperor got the artifact of King Rui's Shouzi, looked up at the structure of the hall, and looked down at the living beings.Only Kunniu Fangyu, dry Zhang Yuangai, Guan Ju's virtue should be done. The ministers and others would like to respect those who entered: Fan Yangmenlu of the Wang family, Gaodi Minde, honored by the government and the public, and Deguangzhouli.Yao's family is honored and honored, and the land is full of flowers. He always speaks and acts, and is good and good.Yang's famous family, with clear understanding, strong perseverance, reputation of filial piety... There were piles of four-character words, all of which were incomprehensible. Sheng Yan put down the memorial, looked up at Shang Xun in surprise, and asked, "What is this for?" Shang Xun said with a smile: "A few days ago, my mother asked them to pay attention to the ladies in the court. My brother is three years older than me, and he has not yet married. It is really unreasonable. I didn't expect them to prepare and send it so soon." Sheng Yan looked down again, and said lightly, "Really?" Shang Xun glanced at her and said: "I say you write it." A lady is returning home, suitable for her family, this is the royal joy. Order: Hand it over to the Ministry of Rites for consideration, and take the two empress dowagers of Jiacheng Renshou and Cishou. The concubine decides.'" After she finished writing, Shang Xun stretched his chin towards her, and she stretched out her hand to help him put on the hat, and tied the yellow ribbon in a neat wishful knot on his chin. Shang Xun turned his head and asked Jingtai: "Yesterday, you were asked to summon Fu Yuanlu, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, to talk about the Book of Changes. What time is it now? Has he come?" "Fu Jijiu is already waiting in Jingren Hall." Jingtai said. "The sun is already so high, let's go there quickly." Sheng Yan hurriedly got up to see him off.He hugged her shoulders slightly and said, "Come and have dinner with me at noon." He left in a hurry. She also felt that he was in a bad mood, and after sending him out, she came back and silently looked down at the memorial he had instructed her to write, saying that a lady is returning home, suitable for her family, this is the joy of the royal family.She looked at it for a while, then closed it quietly. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the weather is still hot. We just wait for an autumn rain, the golden wind is everywhere, and the capital is full of fallen leaves. Around noon, Fashion Training sent someone to call her. She was just about to relax. Seeing the cool shade of the tree, she didn't even sit in the chariot, and walked to Rencui Palace with the carved osmanthus. Shaking the fan, I heard the melodious calls of orioles among the trees, a beep or two, and occasionally the wind blew over, and the thin and light clothes on my body were cold. The eagle suddenly screamed. It turned out that there were many ants crawling in a straight line and migrating into the woods. "There are so many, it's scary." Diao Kuo said. "What's so scary about ants?" Sheng Yan said, "I just don't know why there are so many ants crawling into the woods?" They looked at the whereabouts of the ants. It turned out that there was a huge ox bone under a maple tree. It seemed that someone had just discarded it. All the ants came to this bone.Three steps away from the bones, there was a twelve or thirteen-year-old child squatting in the shade of a tree, watching those ants seriously.Those ants probably number in the tens of thousands, rolling on the bones in a black mass, very scary. Diaoyu asked the maid next to him in amazement: "Who is this? Why are ants attracted here?" The maid also looked anxious, and said in a crying voice, "It's His Royal Highness." Sheng Yan looked at this prince whom she had never seen in surprise.Shang Xun is seventeen years old like himself, how could there be a teenage prince?Confused, I couldn't help but approach him to have a look. The child looked up and saw Sheng Yan standing beside him, the corners of his skirt fluttering sideways in the wind, like a fairy concubine, even though he was only a child, he couldn't help smiling at her and asked, "Can you help me?" it is good?" His appearance and voice are still immature, with picturesque eyebrows, handsome and lovely, and he is dressed in splendid and splendid clothes, his face is more eye-catching than the gold and purple color of his clothes.Seeing such a child in such a palace, Sheng Yan felt a little fond of it, so when he asked, she nodded. His child's eyes rolled around her face like clear water, then he spread his hands, put one of the two small bottles in her palm, and said, "Where are you going?" Let’s start from here, let’s pour this on the outside of the ant together, and make a nice round shape, which should be very straight.” Seeing his pure and lovely smile, Sheng Yan couldn't help taking the bottle, and accompanied him to pour the viscous black liquid inside on the outside of the ant.She asked him what the black liquid was, and he said, "This is from Monty. It's called black water. Someone made it for me." Sheng Yan asked again: "What does Heishui do?" "He made this." He reached out and took out a fire bag from his cuff, and shook it on the black water. When the black water caught fire, the flames immediately burst into flames, and the ants were surrounded by a circle of fire, unable to escape. I had no choice but to climb up on the ox bone, but there was fat on the ox bone, and it soon caught fire. A large group of ants had nowhere to escape on the fire, and all of them were reduced to ashes. Sheng Yan watched him proudly admiring the way the ants had nowhere to escape, and felt a slight disgust towards this beautiful child, and asked softly, "Why do you burn so many ants to death for no reason?" He tilted his head to look at her, narrowed his eyes like clear water, and said, "You burned half of it." She was stunned for a moment, speechless, unwilling to look at the child again, turned around and left.However, just as she was moving, she heard the child whisper behind her: "Last night, Uncle Rui and you were not too far apart..." Her heart skipped a beat, and she turned to look at him abruptly. He smiled triumphantly and said, "I recognize the pattern on your skirt, and it's slightly peeking out from under the curtain." Sheng Yan's face was pale, and she didn't know what to do.When Shang Xun was reciting the sacrificial oration, naturally everyone listened attentively, but who knew, this child would actually see it from behind. The maid behind the back didn't know the inside story, took the child's hand, and said quickly: "Ms. De Concubine, please go first, Your Highness, I beg you to go back to Qing'an Palace." The child waved his hand viciously, and said, "Goodbye, Concubine De... This is our secret, I won't tell anyone." Sheng Yan watched him leave, feeling cold all over. The child walked a few steps, turned around and saw her look like this, smiled, ran back and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I really won't tell others, but I will ask you later." Yes, you must not refuse." Sheng Yan bit her lower lip, stared at him without speaking. "It's not a big deal. I'm getting old, and my mother is long gone. I think the palace will help me find a mother concubine in name. I think you are good, and I also understand what happened to you last night. Things... I guess you won't discipline me too harshly in the future, right?" It turns out that this child is using this as a threat, so that he will not control him in the future.Moreover, she is quite favored by the emperor now, and she has multiple children in name, which is also the court practice. She nodded silently, as a promise. The child ran back with a triumphant smile, and said to the frightened maid: "What are you panicking about? I just think Concubine De is beautiful and amiable, and I just want to say a few more words. Let's go." Sheng Yan watched the child leave, feeling distraught.For a long time, she used her round fan to cover the sunlight that was sparsely leaking among the leaves, and walked along the avenue. She quickly convinced herself that she had a lot of troubles now, and now that she was like this, there was nothing she could do. What should come would always come, and she should win over this child more in the future. But she didn't know that no matter now or in the future, she would always be the child's accomplice. In the autumn of August, the weather is extremely hot. Fortunately, the Rencui Palace where Shangxun lives now is built near the water, and there are countless tall trees beside it, so the heat is not so intense.Shang Xun looked at the remnant lotus pod in the water, frowned and said, "In a blink of an eye, the lotus has already bloomed, so where should we move it next..." Shang Xun is a person who can't tolerate decay, he doesn't like to see withered flowers, he always moves the residences around in the palace. Sheng Yan smiled helplessly at the side, suddenly thought of the prince, and asked: "The emperor and I were born on the same day, how could there be a teenage prince?" Shang Xun was also taken aback, and after thinking for a while, he smiled wryly, and said helplessly: "When I first became emperor, I was young and in poor health. Xingren is the crown prince. Although the regent has passed away, I still have no children, and I have been evading the imperial court on the excuse of poor health, so I have not abolished his title of crown prince. Yesterday's Mid-Autumn Festival, Cishou dowager concubine liked him very much. Let him play in the palace." Sheng Yan frowned slightly, and asked, "Is it the son of the Prince Regent?" "Yeah." Shang Xun looked at the lotus pond and replied softly, "This child is actually quite pitiful. After his father passed away, everyone knew that he was in danger. All the people who had been in power have disappeared. It is said that he will be treated by servants in the palace. Ridiculous... Ayan, let's not talk about this, I don't like these things." Maybe Shang Xun didn't abolish Xingren's title of prince because of the death of the regent... Sheng Yan thinks so. Shang Xun leaned into her ear and asked with a smile: "Speaking of which, when will you give me a baby? Then I can abolish Xingren in a legitimate way." Embarrassed, Sheng Yan tapped Shang Xun's knee with the handle of his fan, and said: "Who is as boring as you, let's concentrate on approving memorials." He got up and was about to leave. Shang Xun hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Don't worry about that, just stay for a while." "I'm tired, go back to sleep for a while." She said. Shang Xun turned around and called Jingtai: "Bring that jade couch over to Concubine De." Jingtai agreed, and immediately set it up on the porch.Sheng Yan couldn't sleep well last night, lying on the cool jade couch, she immediately fell asleep peacefully.Shang Xun, however, was in good spirits, stood beside her for a while, and softly ordered Jingtai to fetch Jingrendian's "Bamboo Book Chronicles".Jing Tai hurried to get it back, Shang Xun took it and flipped through a few pages, then handed it back to him again, saying: "Don't want this one, bring the rough-edged one." Jingtai lowered his voice and said: "The engraved edition on rough-edged paper is not as good as this one..." Shang Xun looked at Sheng Yan, and said softly: "This paper is flimsy, the flipping sound is too loud, I'm worried that Concubine De will not sleep well." Jingtai had no choice but to run to change it back. Sheng Yan is still sleeping, Shang Xun sits quietly beside her and reads a book, occasionally a fish jumps lightly on the water surface, there is a very slight 'wave' sound, Shang Xun looks up, only the breeze blows through the treetops, and the leaves rustle, Sheng Yan's breathing was as light as it was inaudible. After Sheng Yan woke up, she drank a cup of iced snow fungus with Shang Xun and left.Shang Xun asks Zhang Mingyi from Rencui Palace to send Sheng Yan back. Mingyi, like Zhao Shen, has the title of a female official, and she is the head of the fourth rank in Rencui Palace. Sheng Yan and she went back along the Yu River brought in from outside the palace, the Yu River was not wide, the narrowest point was only three or four zhang, thousands of green branches hung down from the willow trees by the river, gently swaying in the wind. Sheng Yan raised her head inadvertently, and saw people on the other side coming from the direction of Renshou Palace. He seemed to feel it too, stopped and looked at her across the river. Two people clearly see each other, see each other's expression. Zhang Mingyi saluted King Rui Shangjie across the bank, and Sheng Yan also lowered his head slightly.Thinking of the hand he stretched out from behind the curtain last night, my heart suddenly felt hot, and I was inexplicably flustered. Originally it was nothing more than just seeing him like this, but King Rui said something to the guards around him, those people left first, he turned around and crossed the bridge alone, and said in front of her: "I am going to ask Empress Defei one thing, Regarding the matter of accepting my concubine today, the empress is in the harem, I wonder if she has heard the news?" Seeing that they had something to say, Zhang Mingyi hurriedly resigned. Sheng Yan said in a low voice: "This matter... I don't know about it." "How could you not know about it? Didn't the Concubine De concubine personally approve the paper that was handed over to the palace this morning?" he asked. King Rui went to Renshou Palace for this matter.Sheng Yan was silent, not knowing why he said this to himself. "When a lady returns home, she should belong to her family. Are you and the emperor congratulating me?" he asked. Sheng Yan was silent and speechless, suddenly a thought flashed in her mind, she gritted her teeth and became cruel, Shang Xun cared so much for her, what would be the way out for herself and King Rui?Now that the incident with that child happened again, what else could she do?It's better to fix it once and for all. "Exactly... Congratulations to Lord Rui." King Rui sneered and said, "You have already forgotten what you said before." In the past, which sentence? Don't worry, I'll wait for you. Sheng Yan bit her lower lip silently. Yes, she said she would wait for him, but now, what can the two of them do? After a long time, she asked in a low voice: "God's will tricks people. This is what fate has given us. What else do you and I want?" He looked at her indifferent look, and said: "Since you personally betrothed me to the princess, I have no choice but to thank you." "May the prince and his wife live in harmony in the future and grow old together." She said slowly. King Rui narrowed his eyes and stared at her sharply, but she was extremely calm, gave a salute, turned and left. The oriole screamed hurriedly in her ears, and after she had walked a few steps, her heart was sour, and tears were about to fall. The moment she raised her hand to hide her tears, King Rui suddenly strode up, hugged her tightly from behind her, and pressed her tightly against his chest. She didn't meet him much in the palace, and they always pretended not to know each other and avoided each other, but unexpectedly he lost his composure today, Sheng Yan couldn't bear it, and felt powerless all over, so he could only burst into tears. The eagle beside him was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. There was no way to struggle, King Rui's breath stirred her hair and trembled slightly by her cheeks.She smelled the faint and offensive smell from his clothes, the fragrance of heavy water. She felt that she was also sinking all the time, and she didn't know where to sink. Rui Wang Shangjie seemed to have lost his mind, and whispered in her ear: "I said earlier that I don't want those high-sounding ladies, I just want you, that's all." Her tears fell down on the back of his hand, warm and cold in an instant. "Prince Rui, I am your brother's Concubine De." She choked up. He pretended not to hear, but murmured to himself: "I met you first, I wanted you first, why do I always get taken away by him? I am three years older than him, and I am responsible for any state affairs." Worry, why is he the emperor..." Sheng Yan heard the resentment in his words, but dared not speak.How long will Rui Wang Shangjie tolerate Shangxun because of his blood and blood?No one knows. She could only say in a trembling voice: "It's hot today, Lord Rui, please go back to the mansion to be quiet and pure, and it will be fine when you calm down." "It's nothing to do with calmness." He said coldly, "It should be mine, and I will definitely get it." When Zhang Mingyi returned to Rencui Palace, Shang Xun was just approaching the snow, and seeing her coming back quickly, he casually asked, "Have you been sent to Chaoqing Palace?" She reported: "I haven't delivered it yet, because I met Prince Rui inquiring about the concubine's appointment on the way, so I returned early." He put down his pen and said slowly: "Really?" He stared at the copybook for a long time, then raised his head and called: "Jingtai." Jingtai hurriedly approached. "Some time ago, a flute came in from the inner palace. It is said to be the Keting flute. Go and get it. Concubine De likes to play the flute. I'll show it to her." When Jingtai fetched the flute, Shang Xun was already waiting at the gate of the palace, took it and left. When Cai Zhonglang took refuge in the south of the Yangtze River and stayed overnight in Keting, he heard the 16th bamboo rafter in the courtyard whimpering against the wind.Legend has it that it was folded in the hands of Sun Chuoji, but now it has been presented to the court. Shang Xun dismissed all the attendants, took his flute and went to look for Sheng Yan, only Jing Tai quickly followed behind him, seeing the willow silk rolling gently in the wind in front of him like waves, and the cry of orioles seemed to be far and near. Under the weeping willows, the bright lavender clothes are light and the wind blows up the corners of the skirt, slowly rising and falling like the edge of a lotus leaf. This turning point is extremely slow in Shang Xun's eyes.King Rui, who was hugging her, was dressed in azure casual clothes, with a blue dragon at the hem, and the colors of the two of them clearly melted together.Shang Xun felt that everything around them was hazy and blurred. It was a place thousands of miles away from him, a world that had nothing to do with him. The pleading words from last time are still in my ears, he said to her, how many happy times can there be in a lifetime?Being able to be happy with you for several years is already a blessing from God. It seems that she will not give any happiness to herself. Shang Xun turned around slowly and left. The road in the imperial garden was winding. After walking a few steps, he turned to a curved corridor.He stared at the front for a long time and asked, "Where is the front?" Jingtai hurriedly said, "It's the Queen's Yongzheng Palace." He stood on the curved corridor, with flowing water in the ditch below, and there were countless fish and gravel. He stood for a long, long time. Jingtai saw that there was no trace of heat on his body, as if he had stopped breathing, so he yelled cautiously beside him. :"emperor……" Shang Xun grabbed the Keting flute in his hand, only to hear a 'pop', the ancient famous flute has been broken in half. He let out a long breath, and threw the broken flute into the river.As if speaking to Jingtai, but also as if swearing, the voice was so cold that it was almost ice-cold: "She and I will be like this flute from now on. Unless I die, I will never see her again." Jingtai was so frightened that he lowered his head and dared not speak. He looked at the front and said: "Go to Yongzheng Palace and tell the queen that Concubine De is not in good health recently, and ask the queen to send her to Yuncheng Palace to recuperate." "Yes..." Jingtai just felt that being able to leave at this time was like an amnesty, so he left quickly.In the middle of walking, he thought of the lack of popularity of the emperor, and felt terrified, so he quickly grabbed a few maids and servants, and hurriedly ordered them to take care of the emperor first. The queen heard that she wanted Concubine De to go to Yuncheng Palace alone to raise her body, she didn't feel it was a bit strange, Shang Xun and Sheng Yan had a very good relationship, and there was not a day that she didn't want to see each other, Sheng Yan suddenly wanted to leave the imperial city to go to the suburban palace, so that She felt rather strange.After hesitating for a while, she asked, "The emperor also wants to go to the palace?" "Concubine De will go alone." Jing Tai said. She felt uneasy, but she had no choice but to ask the female historian of Yongzhu Palace to draw up the decree, take out her own seal and stamp it, and then hand it over to Jingtai. Changes in the world are often faster than floating clouds.Especially the court ladies who depend on the king's favor to rise and fall, their fate is changing and unpredictable. Concubine Sheng De, who was loved by thousands of people the day before, handed over all the affairs of the court the next day, and only brought her close maid, Diao Zhu, to Yuncheng Palace. Yuncheng Palace is located in Zihu Mountain, which is more than ten miles away from the capital city.Three miles before the Xinggong, there is a jade memorial archway, on which is written "Yuncheng Xiawei" written by the Taizu of this dynasty, so people in the palace call it Yuncheng Palace. Sheng Yan got off the chariot and turned around to look around.It was dusk at this time, and the capital city lay quietly under the Zilu Mountain, and the autumn sun was fierce. Although it was already evening, hot winds were blowing from all sides, and the weather was like boiling. Sheng Yan didn't need to ask, she also knew why she was sent here by Shang Xun.King Rui, he easily ruined all his happiness, maybe, he did it on purpose to let people find out their whereabouts again and again. However, she could do nothing but be silent. The only thing that can comfort me is that this place is indeed better than the palace. There are waterfalls pouring down from the top of the mountain in Ziji Mountain, and the small and exquisite pavilions are built near the water. It is early autumn, and the whole palace is full of greenery. The wind from the temple is coming, and it is cool. In this life, I am afraid that I will wait here until my head is covered with white hair, and until death ends everything. On the first night after arriving in Yuncheng Palace, she was lying alone in the small pavilion next to the waterfall, listening to the rushing waterfall outside the window. It was so hot in the capital, but here it was cold all over her body.She remembered that she had heard such a sound when she was a child. In the late autumn when it was pouring rain and the roof was full of leaks, she and her mother moved the bed to the only place in the house where there was no roof leak, and hugged each other to keep warm. Lying on the tortoiseshell bed in Xiaoge, in the dark, she whispered to the air, Mother, when we were humble, we certainly never even dreamed that there would be such a day.I am a noble concubine of the imperial court, and my rank is higher than that of the Prime Minister of Zhongshu. I own such a large palace by myself, and there is no hardship in my life. Only old age and death are left in front of me. The night was thick, and Yuncheng Palace was only left with a faint outline in the dark sky. The sound of the waterfall echoed faintly in the entire palace, and it was still not quiet even in the middle of the night. King Rui got off the carriage, and the side door of Yuncheng Palace was right in front of him. He stood there with his hands behind his back and watched indifferently.Not long after, someone inside gently opened the door and came out, kneeling down: "Tie Fei has seen the prince." He nodded slightly, and asked in a low voice, "No one suspects you, right?" "There should be no flaws. There are not many guards in the palace. This time Concubine De was relegated to this side, and the new guards were drawn from various teams. No one has seen us before. You can rest assured." King Rui signaled him to get up, and then the two of them walked slowly into the palace. There were only a few scattered guards along the way, and they all saluted when they saw them. They were all members of the Jinwei Army under King Rui's command. "She...how is she now?" "Concubine De is tired from looking at the scenery, so I will stay in Lingxu Pavilion tonight, near the waterfall. She is not alarmed, nor is she overly sad, she has already fallen asleep now." Tie Fei said in a low voice. King Rui nodded slightly and stopped talking. After going up the cliff in front of the waterfall, the Lingxu Pavilion is at the waist of the waterfall, and the night is even more chilly.King Rui frowned helplessly, thinking that he would not be afraid of nightmares even if he fell asleep in such a dangerous place. However, perhaps for her, the current situation is already the biggest nightmare, so she probably doesn't care. Go straight up the stone steps, before reaching the pavilion, gently push the door and enter.Diao Ku, who was sleeping in the outer room, woke up a little bit. When she got up and asked "who", Tie Fei had already covered her mouth and dragged her out. Diao Zhu was terrified, struggling desperately but couldn't break free, so he could only let him take him out. When King Rui entered the cabinet, he saw the soft and hazy curtain like smoke hanging down in the inner hall.The waterfall brought countless water winds, which leaked in through the cracks of the windows, and these curtains fluttered slowly in the dark night, like clouds and mist coming and going. He walked into these silky clouds and approached the sleeping Sheng Yan. She slept soundly, the sound of the carving just now was drowned in the sound of the waterfall, she didn't hear it.On the coral-colored pillow, her thick black hair was disheveled, making her face pale and jade-like. He looked and looked, as if he had never seen a sleeping person before, just looking at it like this, the sound of the waterfall came from outside, splashing, the whole world seemed to be in turmoil, only she was sleeping here peacefully, As warm and gentle as the blood flowing quietly in his body. Sitting next to her, he unconsciously sighed slightly, bent down to wake her up, but found that he was used to calling her Concubine De, and was at a loss for a moment. Unable to make a sound, after a long time, he lit the palace lantern next to him, moved it over, and gently held her hand to wake her up. In her trance, Sheng Yan saw a person sitting beside her bed, holding her hand.The candlelight fluctuated, and she couldn't tell whether it was true or false for a moment, and out of habit, she called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty..." King Rui suddenly had a surge of anger in his heart, he unconsciously increased his strength, and Sheng Yan woke up suddenly, she sat up suddenly, saw the people around her clearly, her eyes widened in shock, He called out in a low voice: "You?" King Rui let her go, sat on the side of the bed, and said calmly, "It's me." Sheng Yan hugged the quilt at a loss, stood in front of her, looked at him, and after a long time came to her senses, she asked, "I wonder if King Rui is visiting late at night, what's the matter?" Seeing her like this, King Rui laughed, and said: "You are already used to being a Concubine De, even under such circumstances, you still speak in this tone..." After a pause, he continued, " Don't say that in the future, I don't like it." "In the future?" Sheng Yan repeated his words blankly. "What kind of future do you want?" King Rui looked at her and asked with a smile, "Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life and be your high-sounding concubine who will never see her face forever, or leave with me and be mine?" wife?" Sheng Yan turned pale with shock, and asked, "Walking with you?" "Yes, take you away... Just like we said before, you are still mine after all." He leaned close to her and said clearly to her, "Although there have been some twists and turns in the middle, although you have been It's Concubine De, but as long as we all forget it, it's not a big deal..." "...Are you crazy?" Sheng Yan was so frightened that she couldn't choose what to say, but she blurted out. 他笑了出来，说：“你就当我疯了吧，不过，我想你在这里呆下去，也会疯掉的，你真的愿意一辈子就这样守着这座空荡荡的行宫活下去？” 盛颜仰头四顾，空空的楼中回响着外面瀑布的声音，显得更加幽深。 真的，就这样被尚训抛弃在这里，一生一世吗？一辈子还这样漫长，难道要让这黑暗阴冷的寂寞一点一点渗进自己的身躯，断送这一生吗？ 她打了个寒噤，慢慢地回头看着瑞王。 他微笑着，在此时不停波动的烛光中，面容清俊，叫人心动。 他是她平生第一次喜欢上的人，是她在以前，幻想过想要托付一生的人，是今生今世，第一个在她的唇上，印下一个吻的人。 为什么兜兜转转，如今她已经是朝廷的德妃，如今她即将面对一辈子的寂寞孤独，如今两人成了这样，他却愿意对她说出这样的承诺。 看她神情低落，瑞王了然地微笑着，重新又执起她的手，说道：“走吧，我许你一世繁华，终身幸福。” “你……是故意的。”她低声说。 瑞王稍稍一顿，然后说：“对，我是有意的，不过没想到皇上反应这么迅速。我还以为他会犹豫一下，或者更迟一点才会想好怎么处置你。”他笑了出来，“宫里的消息，果然是传得最快的，连故意散播谣言都不需要。” 盛颜心中一凉，低声问：“若这次皇上不是将我贬到这边，而是让你我身败名裂，或者赐死我呢？” 瑞王微微笑着，他凉薄的唇角上扬，看起来五官尤其动人：“这个世界上，最了解他的人就是我，我最坏的打算，也就是去尼姑庵中把头剃得光溜溜的你接出来而已。” 盛颜咬住下唇不说话。 “况且……”他伸手去抱她的肩，低声说，“就算你被赐死，难道我就不能偷天换日？” 盛颜本来仰着头看他，如今被他拥在怀中，不由自主地低下头。她睫毛浓密，在暗影中，长长地覆盖着眼睛，微微颤抖。在这样的暗夜中，她皮肤异样的白，冰雪一样让人感觉到微凉，而头发又异样浓黑。黑与白之间过渡的，唯有一点淡淡的红色嘴唇，柔软娇艳。 瑞王看着那一点红色的唇，觉得胸口的热气渐渐冒出来，让他不由自主地想要拥抱她。他将她抵在床头，俯下头去亲吻她的唇，嘴角贴上她柔软如花瓣的双唇，只觉得身下人身躯微微一颤，但是却并没有用力挣扎，她身体柔软，无力地被他压在床上，闭上了眼睛。 他伸手，抚入她的衣中，像是渴求自己长久以来的夙愿一般，他从她的下巴一路吻下去，自她的领口探入，顺着她的胸口，慢慢地辗转亲吻下去。 “不……我不能……”她的十指用力地掐着他的背，挣扎着想要推开他。可他双手往下撕扯，她轻薄的中衣滑落，肌肤顿时呈现在烛光下，光滑如瓷。 她觉得自己身上微微一凉，一时竟不知如何才好。 瑞王伸手抱住她，抚摸着她的后背，手指顺着她微凸的嵴椎慢慢地滑下去，直到纤细的腰，他用力地抱紧她，像是要将一朵花挤出甘美的汁液，她根本无法动弹，唯有双手徒劳地想要拆解他拥抱自己的手臂。但他的手已经顺着她的手腕滑了上来，将她的十指紧紧扣住，举过她的头顶，将她压倒在床。 即使纵马北疆，在昏天黑地的沙尘中厮杀时，瑞王也从未觉得自己的血流得像此时这么快，血脉中的血行太急促，让他开始微微喘息起来，他亲吻盛颜的脖颈，感觉到她的血隐隐游走在皮肤下，他心口有莫名其妙的血流涌过，感觉彼此的血脉可以流到一起，像是两个人使用着同一颗心一般，像是连唿吸都可以相通。 盛颜觉得害怕极了，她紧闭上眼不去看，可身体的感觉不能骗人，她的唿吸却依然还是渐渐沉重起来了。 他的手，缓缓顺着她的腰下来，抚摸着她的大腿内侧，那摩挲的感觉在她的双腿间来来去去，让她浑身瘫软，身子渐渐灼热起来。 可，就在这时，盛颜眼前，一刹那间闪过了桐荫宫雪也似的大片梧桐。 错过了，就是错过了，再也，没有机会了。 就算现在委身于他，难道她还能回到干净单纯的，大雨中，桃花下，那样的以前吗？ 她不会天真到以为自己可以忘记以前，忘记她曾经是他弟弟的枕边人。 她想，他也是吧。 她的牙齿狠命一咬舌尖，那腥甜味在口中弥漫的同时，疼痛也刹那间在全身一激。她凭借这一刹那的灵光，用力将自己身上的瑞王推开一点，低声说：“不要强迫我，我……不喜欢你。” 瑞王身子一僵，没料到她会在这样的时刻，居然说出这样的话。两个人衣衫不整，凌乱地喘息着，互相看着对方，却都不发一言。 良久，瑞王才看着她，微微冷笑出来：“不喜欢我？” 她将头偏向一边，不说话，只有胸口起伏，唿吸紊乱。 他将她的肩扳过来，让她正视自己，大怒：“你再说一次试试看？” “我不喜欢你，你也……不是真的喜欢我，不是吗？”她看到他眼中的怒火，有点惊惧，但依然还是一字一顿地说了下去，“你只是，因为自己想要的东西又被自己的弟弟抢走，所以觉得不满，觉得不开心，所以固执地想要夺回来——即使我不是一个东西，我是一个人！” 像是被猜中了心事，瑞王尚诫暴怒地摔开她，一个字也说不出来。 夜凉如水，外面瀑布的声音还在哗哗作响，山中水边的夜晚，寒意逼人。她只觉得刚刚的狂热自身上退去，身子竟开始微微颤抖起来。 “我不会跟你走的。”盛颜继续说道，“你这次要是将我带了出去，妃嫔私自潜逃是死罪，必定会牵连到我娘，我……不能逃。” “你不是潜逃，你是死了。”瑞王抬起下巴，示意外面的瀑布：“恩宠有加的德妃，突然被贬到行宫，以后就等同于一个活死人，也没有再回宫的可能了。所以谁也难保你不会因为痛苦悲哀，半夜跳下瀑布自尽……而且，这瀑布一路流出行宫，汇入外面的湍急长河，尸身找不到，那也是很自然的。” 盛颜默然无语。良久，她整好衣服，赤脚下床去，推窗去看外面的瀑布。 窗户一开，夜风就夹杂着水雾，骤然飘进来，她全身白色的衣服被风吹得横斜飘飞，直欲飞去。 瑞王看着她沉默凝视着瀑布的侧面，忽然觉得自己有点隐隐的惊惧，他走过去，将她的手腕握住，说：“这么冷的风，还是别开窗了。”伸手将窗子关上了。 盛颜抬头看他，低声说：“你说得对……如果我就这样留在这里，我真的会变成一个活死人，我……不想一辈子就这样。” 瑞王了然地微笑着，拖着她的手腕，带她回身在桌边坐下，晕黄的灯光透过宫灯外薄薄的纱射出来，照在她的脸上，就像明珠在日光下蒙上一层灿烂光芒一般，美得令人不可直视。 他盯着她，凝视好久，忽然在心里想，她说的，到底是否正确呢？ 他真的是因为不甘心永远被弟弟抢了东西，所以想要夺走他喜欢的人吗》但，大雨中，桃花下，她与他的弟弟毫无关系的时候，他依然郑重地，向她求亲，那个时候，他是真的第一次下定了决心，要和一个女子，相守一辈子。 and-- “你曾口告诉我，你是以为进宫会遇到我，所以才会进去的……你，也是喜欢我的，不是吗？” “那个时候，是的……”她沉默着，望着忽明忽暗的火光，良久，又轻轻摇头，说：“但现在我不会跟你离开的，就算死，我也只能死在这里。” 瑞王脸色一沉，缓缓地问：“为什么？” “因为我……已经是你弟弟的妃子。” “那又如何？我会好好保护你，永远不会有你以前认识的人看到你，永远不会有人知道瑞王妃的真实身份，只要你我都不提起，我们……就当从来没有发生过一些事，就当那一次你并没有进宫，而是顺利地嫁给了我。” 他声音如同耳语，温柔殷切。 “阿颜，连我都不在乎，你还有什么好在乎的？” 盛颜的身体微微战栗，对于现在的她来说，他的表白，不能不算是一个巨大的诱惑。可是，她依然抬头看着他，摇头：“不，我不能。” 瑞王静默不语，唯有气息沉重起来，因为自己如此卑躬屈膝的请求，依然被她这样冷淡拒绝，他未免有点恼怒。 不过，他很快又笑了出来，说：“我想，是你还对尚训有幻想吧。不过没关系，再等几个月，等你知道了一个人呆在这里的感受，到时候我再过来看看你是否会改变主意。” 昏黄的宫灯陡然一暗，他已经站起来，转身走了出去。 盛颜坐在烟云一般的层层帐幔中，看着风将纱帐吹起，仿佛她周身全是烟雾来来去去，让她的双眼，看不清自己前面的一切。 只有窗外瀑布的声音，依然在哗哗作响，整个世界的孤寂，似乎全都压在了她的身上。