Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen It's Time for Xincheng Enze

As soon as Xuanling left, Jinxi walked up to me and whispered: "I heard from the respect room that the young master's green head card has been prepared. It seems that the emperor means that the young master will serve the bed soon." With a smile on his face, he saluted and said, "Congratulations, young master." I blushed and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense." The wind in the courtyard blew up the corners of my dress and skirt, flying like a butterfly.I wrapped my fingers around the belt and stood for a while before softly saying: "Should I go to greet the Empress?"

Jinxi said softly: "Since the emperor didn't give orders, the young master doesn't have to go for the time being, so as to avoid all the troubles." After thinking about it, he said: "Since the emperor has ordered the respect room, the empress must have known it. The next morning, the master attendant is going to visit the Empress Empress." I said "hmm" and said slowly, "It's windy. Let's go in." In the next few days, the emperor would come over from time to time to chat with me, drink tea or discuss poetry, but he never mentioned the matter of letting me sleep.I just pretended not to know and talked to him freely.

When I woke up that morning, I could smell a strong fragrance of flowers in the mist, as if it was the fragrance of the Xifu Begonias outside the hall when they were in bloom.Mostly an illusion, just the smell of incense.When I got up and sat in front of the mirror to wash up, I casually asked Huanbi, "Has the crabapple bloomed in front of the hall?" Huanbi laughed and said, "Young master is really good at predicting things. You knew that the begonias had bloomed before you even left the room. The servants also only saw each other when they got up early in the morning."

I turned around and wondered: "Is that really the case? I just asked casually. If it is true, I have to reward you." After washing and changing clothes, I went out to see the crabapple blooming, and the first-blooming flowers were like small snowflakes, but the snow was crimson, slightly transparent, and radiant.Suddenly seeing that moment, a little omen-like joy suddenly surged in my heart, and said with a smile: "It's not in vain for me to shine brightly every day, and finally the flowers bloom." In the evening, I was sitting under the window, and the fragrance of the newly bloomed crabapple outside the window was intoxicating and intoxicating.

An inner eunuch came in with hasty and uncluttered footsteps, with a respectful but steady voice, and delivered the decree: "The emperor's decree, to give the concubines in Guanquan a spring dew pool to bathe. Cui Jinxi, the head of Tangli Palace, will accompany you." Accept the decree as usual, and I thank you. They exchanged glances with Jinxi, knowing that this was a sign of going to bed.The eunuch who delivered the decree said politely to Jinxi: "Cui Shunren, please hurry up and clean up for the young master, the sedan chair is already waiting outside the palace gate."

The spring dew pool is built of Hetian white jade.The Meishan hot spring near the palace garden is introduced into the pool, and the morning dew is added.In order to live forever, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once built a jade plate for immortals to take the dew from the sky, which he called "immortal dew".Hence the name "Quanluchi", which means the realm of immortals.Giving bathing spring and dew pool is a great honor to concubines. The spring dew pool is divided into three soups, which are the places where the emperor, empress and concubines bathe.The water inlet of the "Lotus Soup" used by the emperor is white jade dragon head, and the bottom of the pool is carved with the pattern of lotus flowers; "Where the water enters are three sapphire phoenix busts.

The whole Quanlu Palace was lit with a lot of tranquilizing incense, and the white smoke was like mist.Shizuka from Ichinomiya was thin and silent, only the soft sound of water waves swaying could be heard.The Baiyu Pond is carved with endless patterns of crabapple branches. The water in the pool is as clear as moonlight, and the candlelight flickers, but countless stars of seven colors flash out, like the brilliant iridescence in the sky, reflecting the huge and flickering crabapple at the bottom of the pool. petal. I smiled, there was a new Begonia in the Tangli Palace, so I was relieved to be familiar with it.The petals of the crabapple petals are kind in Tangli Palace, but strange in Quanlu Palace.The soft skin touches the hard and warm pattern, which is the fear of the unknown and the expected security, as if the jade petals are also tickling the ups and downs of the heart.The water is warm and comfortable, like a pair of gentle hands soothing my hesitant girlish state of mind.Steaming the top to wrap the heart, let people temporarily forget the tension of where they are.

In a blink of an eye, I saw a shadow reflected outside the hanging soft curtain. It wasn't the court lady's eunuch standing outside and bowing her head. Inside the curtain, there was only Jinxi by her side. Who could come in so silently?Instinctively vigilant, he turned around, but the figure was familiar, but at the moment he couldn't help being flustered, he couldn't see him naked like this.After a while, seeing that he didn't come in, I felt a little relieved, stood up and raised my face, Jinxi immediately wrapped a Sora bathrobe around my body, and it became tight again in an instant.Only then did I smile lightly, and raised my voice: "Does the emperor want to learn from Han and become emperor? The courtiers and concubines absolutely dare not do it."

Hearing my voice, the palace attendants outside the curtain hooked up the soft curtain in unison, knelt down on the ground, only Xuan Ling stood with his hands behind his back, laughed with a "chi" and then said sullenly, "You're so bold!" Son, how dare you compare me to Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty." I was not afraid, I just bent my knees and said softly: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, so talented that he can conquer the world. How can Emperor Cheng of Han be compared to him at all? I'm afraid that when Emperor Cheng sees His Majesty, you will throw yourself to the ground."

Although Xuan Ling's face was tense, his tone didn't mean to blame at all, only relaxed: "Although it's flattery, I feel comfortable listening to it. It's just that you are in the harem, how do you know that I am wise in the previous court? Don't speak unreasonably about me. government." I bowed my head and said: "How can the courtiers and concubines know what happened in the previous dynasty without leaving the palace gate. It's just the same, the emperor sits in the world, the concubine's beauty is stronger than that of flying swallows, and more importantly, her virtue is better than Ban Jieyu's. Emperor Cheng's fortune is far less than that of the emperor, which shows it."

He looked up and smiled: "My Guanqing is really eloquent!" He raised his hand to signal me to stand up, and gently stroked my temples with his fingers, "Guanqing is beautiful, poor Feiyan will put on new makeup when she sees you." I shrank back slightly, stood up straight, looked at Xuanling and said, "I dare not compare myself with Feiyan, I would like to compare myself with Jieyu." After I finished speaking, I suddenly remembered that Ban Jieyu fell out of favor with Emperor Cheng later on, Living in Changxin Palace to serve the Queen Mother died of depression, a layer of gloom still cast over her heart, and she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Xuan Ling smiled, "Looking up at the appearance of the city, and endowed with a heart of wisdom, it is really my blessing." He stretched out his right hand in front of me, just waiting for me to reach out to touch it. There was a moment of hesitation, was it reserved or something else?I felt the steam from the hot spring rushing towards my body, and fine beads of sweat appeared on my forehead.The water from the wet hair dripped onto the clothes, and the slight heat flowed quickly across the body, and Su Luo's bathrobe was immediately attached to the body, revealing his figure.Feeling very embarrassed, I said softly: "The emperor let his concubines change their clothes and come to see you again." He couldn't help saying that he pulled my hand, and everyone in the palace lowered their heads.I didn't know what he was going to do, so I quickly looked at Jinxi, but Jinxi didn't dare to speak, just took off his coat and wanted to follow.Only Xuan Ling said: "Where's the attendant maid?" Jinxi answered "yes" and immediately put the clothes on me, and the loose robe swayed on the ground.His voice was very peaceful, and he said to the outside: "Go to Yiyuan Hall." He took my hand and walked out slowly. The night in Yongxiang is extremely quiet, and the night is boundless. The candles in the stone street lamps on both sides are shining brightly on the ground.A clear and shallow crescent moon is far away in the sky, and the night wind blows slowly with the fragrance of magnolia flowers, exuding an inexplicable poetic and picturesque flavor in this quiet night.Xuan Ling's hand was very warm, and he only clung to my hand and walked forward without saying a word.The dense arrow patterns on his cuffs rub against my sleeves from time to time, making a slight noise, like an unintentional intimacy.The servants and maids who followed behind were all silent, and the atmosphere was not heard. The road from Quanlu Palace to Yiyuan Hall is not far.At the foot of the white marble steps, there are trees of white magnolias and purple magnolias, and under the palace lanterns in front of the hall, there are holy flowers blooming, like the white wings of doves. I followed Xuan Ling up the stairs step by step, and I already knew what was waiting for me in my heart.My steps were a little slow, and I stepped on the steps firmly, with great effort. Yiyuan Hall is the emperor's sleeping hall, the west hall is used as the imperial study, and the emperor always lives in the east hall, which is the formal sleeping palace.Not very resplendent, especially elegant and comfortable.Xuan Ling went in with me, and I just followed him with my head down.The main hall with clear mud and gold bricks is extremely hard and fine texture, very tight, there is no trace of brick seam, and the light is as smooth as a mirror.Folding to the east, at the end of the golden brick floor is a vermilion threshold. When you step in, the feeling of your feet landing is soft and light. It is a soft and thick carpet. The bright yellow and vermilion color makes people's eyes dizzy. There is a fragrance coming up all over the head, it is not strong, but it is everywhere, permeating the whole hall.It was the familiar incense, the smell of Xuan Ling's body.Raising his head, twenty-four snow-white gauze curtains reaching to the sky were held up by gold hooks with tassels, looking straight into the depths of the bedroom.After passing one floor forward, a palace official lowered the golden hook, and the first floor hangs gracefully behind him.The more you go in, the more light and dense veils are, and the heavy veils are long and deep, like overlapping snow and fog, as if separated from another world. Three feet away from the wide imperial couch, a thin, light smoke slowly emitted from the mouth of a bronze unicorn and a large cauldron.In front of the couch is a pair of candlesticks with cranes, clouds, ganoderma lucidum and flowers. The red candles are all freshly lit, and there is a large lampshade embroidered with cloud silk embroidered Ruyi flower patterns, so there is no smoke at all.The hardwood carved bed cover is engraved with the patterns of gourds and lotus roots, which symbolize the prosperity of future generations.I just glanced at it and was embarrassed. Xuan Ling let go of my hand and stood still, immediately a palace servant came forward silently to change his clothes into pajamas.When I saw him changing clothes in front of me, I turned around immediately in shock.Xuan Ling chuckled behind me, and I was even more embarrassed.Jinxi hurriedly took off my coat for me, and when her hand touched mine, she glanced at me quickly.I know, my fingers are cold.As soon as the matter was over, he waved his hand, and all the palace servants bowed and bowed their heads and retreated silently.There was a distant "squeak" of the palace door closing, and I tried my best not to let myself see Jinxi who was separated by the tall palace door, feeling involuntarily afraid in my heart. There was a voice behind my ear, with a low smile, "Are you afraid?" I tried my best to maintain my composure, although I said slowly in the hall: "My concubine is not afraid." "Why aren't you afraid? You dare not look at me." He paused, "It's always been the first time a concubine is going to bed, she's always afraid." I turned around, looked directly at Xuan Ling quietly, and said, "I'm not afraid. The concubine is not just a concubine serving the emperor tonight. To the emperor, the concubine is just an ordinary concubine. The emperor is like a husband, tonight is the wedding night of my concubines, so my concubines are nervous." Xuan Ling was taken aback for a moment, never expecting me to say such a thing.It took a while to say softly: "Don't be afraid, and don't be nervous. Presumably the Shun people around you have already taught you how to serve." I shook my head: "The concubine is terrified. Shunren taught how to serve the king, but he did not teach how to serve the husband." I slowly knelt down: "The concubine offends, speaks nonsense, and I hope the emperor will forgive me .” The moment the knees were about to touch the ground, they were supported by a pair of strong hands.Xuan Ling was quite moved: "Concubines have always been in bed with sincerity and fear, and are cautious in every possible way, even the queen is no exception. No one has ever said such a thing to me." His voice was like a blue wave, softly rippling in the air: "Since Treat me as your husband, you don't have to be so cautious in front of your husband." My heart felt warm, and the corners of my eyes felt moist.Although in the palace, wearing only thin pajamas, there is still a bit of coolness.His body trembled slightly, and he noticed it immediately. He stretched out his arms and hugged me tightly, with warmth in his ears: "Don't be afraid." The snow-white and soft curtains hang down quietly, the surroundings are as quiet as if they are not in this world, so quiet that you can hear the sound of copper leaks, for a long time, a drop, as if to startle the lingering beautiful dream . The brocade quilt was too smooth, as if it was unreal, and it stirred up a strange layer of numb millet on the skin, which made me more jerky and ignorant.There was a moment of suffocation when his lips fell on mine.The body gradually became hot, as if a raging fire was burning from the tip of the heart.The kiss got deeper and more lingering, but the vest was filled with a trace of coldness, as if the breath was swallowed by him, and it was not my own.I turned my head slightly, this is a bright yellow world, the sky and the ground are full of dragons jumping, it seems to dazzle my eyes.It was just me and him, and we couldn't help but uttered a "wow" from our throats, bowed in pain, his hand tried to comfort me, gently wiped the cold sweat from my forehead, his lips and teeth snaked around my earlobe , Gradually fell into the obscurity that gradually deepened and distanced. In the quiet harem in the middle of the night, the pain in the body has not faded away.The man next to him fell asleep with his eyes closed, struggling to get up, half of the brocade quilt was as smooth as a wall, slipped down suddenly, he was so startled that he immediately turned his head away, he was still in a dream, without moving a muscle.Secretly relieved, he tiptoedly covered him with the brocade quilt, and stood up with his clothes on.Crane Tengyun Ganoderma Lucidum Panhua candlestick burns in the middle of the night, the candle tears condense like a brilliant coral tree, even the tears seem to be shy and joyful.The candles were all as bright as torches, without the slightest hint of dimness.It's just that the palace is quiet, and the bright light seems to shine incomparably softly. "What are you doing?" Xuan Ling's voice was not loud, rather carefree. I turned around with a small smile, and said joyfully, "I'm looking at the candle." He propped up his body, pulled off his pajamas casually and said, "What's so good about candles, you're so happy?" "When the concubines were at home, they heard about folk marriages. On the night of the wedding, a pair of red candles must be burned in the bridal chamber until dawn, and both candles must be extinguished at the same time to show that the husband and wife will live together forever." "Oh?" He was quite interested. I felt a little shy, "However, all folks burn dragon and phoenix flower candles, so the pair of red candles in front of me are just fine." "You are happy to see that red candle shining brightly." I lowered my head and didn't speak.He sat up and reached out to me, and I reached out to hold his hand, leaning against his arms. I saw that he was smiling, but his expression was thoughtful, so I couldn't help but whispered: "Is the emperor laughing at my concubine's stupidity?" He lightly stroked my shoulder: "I just think you are heartless, frank and lovely." His voice lowered slightly, "In my life, I once burned dragon and phoenix candles all night once." I was slightly taken aback, and blurted out, "Isn't it twice?" He shook his head, and his tone was imperceptibly blunt: "Yixiu is the successor, and there is no need for a bridal chamber marriage ceremony." I felt so slippery, I was afraid that it would remind the emperor of the empress Chunyuan's death. Looking at the scenery in front of him, he couldn't help being silent, stealing his eyes to see his expression. But Xuanling didn't see the slightest bit of displeasure or sadness, so he just said calmly: "Men in the world, except for monks and priests, most of them have a wedding night in their bridal chambers." He paused for a while, and only said to me: "Do you want to grow old with me?" ?” I kept silent, just stared at him, the candle shadow was red, his face was more handsome than usual, a faint light reflected in the eyebrows was very warm, there was no hint of a joke. I whispered: "Yes." A faint smile rose from the corner of my mouth, "Every woman in the world thinks this way. Courtiers and concubines are just ordinary people." There is a ray of sadness, mixed with a tinge of hopelessness and expectation, nothing more than extravagant hope, nothing more than extravagant hope.The fingers holding his hand loosened unconsciously. He just stared at me intently, a blue starlight flashed in his eyes, like a shooting star showing off the sky, and he disappeared in an instant.He squeezed my hand tightly, so hard that I bit my lip secretly in pain.With a deep voice, he seemed to be sighing infinitely: "Do you know? Your ordinary intentions are the most regrettable thing around me." He hugged my body tightly and said earnestly: "I regard your intentions as precious treasures, and I will live up to them." you." It's like falling in a cloud of surprise and bewilderment, as if the sentence in my ear is not real, but it is actually in my ear.For some reason, a drop of clear tear slanted down from the corner of the eye, dripped on the bright yellow soft pillow and was quickly sucked without a trace. He hugged my body, rested his chin on my forehead, patted my back lightly and said: "Don't cry." I was smiling with tears in my eyes, happy in my heart, as if I had acquired an unexpected treasure, I raised my head and said: "Is there any pen and ink in the emperor's bedroom?" "What do you need pen and ink for?" "The concubine must write it down. The emperor will not deny it in black and white." Xuanling smiled brightly: "It's really childish. I am the Son of Heaven, and I can keep my promises, so how can I rely on you." I also thought it was funny, so I chuckled lightly and said: "I would like to ask the emperor to go to bed early, and I will go to court early tomorrow." He pressed his finger on my lips and said with a smile: "How can I sleep peacefully when you are by my side?" I turned around in embarrassment, and let out a chuckle. -------------------------------------------------- --- Notes: