beauty bible

Chapter 333
When Li Ling's sedan chair was carried into the palace, the rain had stopped and the sky became sunny again.

Li Ling was led to Qianqing Palace, but A-Xia silently signaled Li Ling to go in without notifying her.

Li Ling stepped into the palace gate, walked a few steps inside, and saw Sima Zhen.

Sima Zhen sat alone on a large chair, staring blankly at the front, his face was slightly pale, but there was nothing wrong with him.

Looking at Sima Zhen's appearance, Li Ling recalled the appearance of his nosebleed last time, and thought that he might be ill, but the illness should not be very serious, otherwise, Sima Zhen should be lying on the bed instead of sitting on the chair .

Li Ling walked a few steps in, bowed his hands towards Sima Zhen: "See Your Majesty."

Sima Zhen paused for a moment, then turned to look at Li Ling. The original stunned look on his face became vivid and turned into gentle joy: "You're here? No need to salute, just sit next to me."

As he said that, Sima Zhen gave way to his side, giving up most of the chair.

Li Ling smiled slightly, stood up straight, and did not step forward: "You were ill last time, and you are still not recovering. Have you seen the imperial doctor? What did they say?"

Sima Zhen raised his eyebrows at Li Ling, and said with a smile: "Of course I have seen the imperial doctor, I still want to live for hundreds of years! The imperial doctor said that I am fine, because I have worked too hard the past few days, and I need to rest more. And you have to be careful with your diet.”

"That's good."

Sima Zhen lowered his eyes and smiled: "If I didn't say that I was ill, you probably wouldn't enter the palace..." Sima Zhen laughed: "Well... I did it on purpose. I almost said that I was seriously ill! "

There was a trace of speechlessness on Li Ling's face: "You are an emperor, but when you speak, you are not stable at all."

Sima Zhen shook his head and smiled, stood up and walked to Li Ling in a few steps: "Go, take two steps with me."

Li Ling nodded.

The two left Qianqing Palace one after the other, Sima Zhen waved away the followers, led Li Ling through several palaces, and stopped in an osmanthus garden.

Dozens of osmanthus trees are planted around this garden, but there is no osmanthus tree planted in the center of the garden, but a path paved with stones, and a small pavilion in the center of the road.

Sima Zhen walked with his hands behind his back and walked into the Osmanthus Garden. He raised his hand and took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it under his nose. With a look of desolation on his face, he sat down in the small pavilion in the Osmanthus Garden.

Sima Zhen raised his eyes and looked around.

Pink, orange, and yellow osmanthus are all over the branches.

Washed by the wind and rain, the ground is also sprinkled with pink, orange, and yellow tiny flowers.

Sima Zhen turned his head and smiled at Li Ling: "At this time, this is the only place where the flowers will decorate the branches."

Li Ling took a few steps forward, also sat in the small pavilion, and looked sideways at him: "You are not in good health, and you still come out to enjoy the flowers? It has just rained, and there is moisture in the wind. Be careful that you catch a cold and get sicker." serious."

Sima Zhen smiled, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The two sat in the small pavilion, Sima really didn't speak, and the small pavilion fell silent.

"Li Ling," Sima Zhen turned to look at the osmanthus tree outside the pavilion: "I once wanted to make an appointment with you for a month according to my own wishes."

Li Ling looked at Sima Zhen, not understanding why he suddenly brought up this topic.

"But the last time I traveled with you for a day, I saw that you were absent-minded..." Sima Zhen's face was pale, with a smile on his lips: "I always thought that I am the Son of Heaven, and this world should belong to me. So no The things in my hands, all the people who are not in my arms...are wrong. They will come to my arms one day. Only in that way is it correct. "

Sima Zhen sighed softly: "But people have lived for a long time, and they always have to overturn the thoughts in their minds again and again. First there was the end, then there was Xunli, and now it is you—"

Sima Zhen looked back at Li Ling: "Li Ling, I am not a magnanimous emperor, I really want you. But, but, I just know now...some things cannot be forced."

Sima Zhen shook his head and smiled wistfully: "Li Ling, let's go and be the Marquis of Anping who is proud of the world. Whether you choose Shen Lang or someone else, I won't force you anymore... that It's a one-month period, let's just let it go!"

Li Ling was stunned.

All along, Sima Zhen always looked extremely aggressive when facing her, as if he must let her be with him.

But they just went out for a day, Sima Zhen saw her expression, and after thinking about it for a few days, he decided to give up and continue to be with her?

This change came so fast, Li Ling was surprised and froze.

Seeing Li Ling's stunned look, Sima Zhen chuckled: "Are you relieved? Or are you happy in your heart?"

Li Ling lowered his head: "I'm just a little surprised."

Sima Zhen turned his head slightly to look at the sky: "When it was still raining, I thought I would simply let you stay in the palace for a few days. Now that the rain has stopped, I... I also want to..."

Sima Zhen waved his hand towards Li Ling: "Go, I want to sit alone for a while. After you leave the Laurel Garden, let Axia take you to see Li Jingshu, the slave."

Seeing Sima Zhen's appearance, many thoughts appeared in Li Ling's mind.

To Li Ling's expectation, Sima Zhen said the words of letting go. Li Ling felt neither relief nor sadness in her heart. She felt more at a loss.

Since she entered Jinlin City, Li Ling's mood fluctuated several times.

Since she agreed to Sima Zhen for a month, she was seriously considering this matter.

She also thought that after a month, she might not be attracted to Sima Zhen, and then parted ways with Sima Zhen.

But when Li Ling seriously considered having Sima Zhen by his side for a month, Sima Zhen suddenly decided to give up.Li Ling only felt that all the thoughts in his mind were being disrupted repeatedly.

Thinking of this, Li Ling only felt that emotional things can sometimes make people happy, but also sometimes make people irritated. It's good to be single.

For a second, Li Ling suddenly wanted to raise a cat by himself, and then he would never associate with men again for the rest of his life.Such thoughts flashed through his mind.

There were many thoughts in his mind, and only after a moment, Li Ling stood up and saluted Sima Zhen respectfully: "Anyway, Your Majesty, take care of yourself. Li Ling bids farewell."

After speaking, Li Ling turned around and left the Laurel Garden.

Sima Zhen was sitting in the small pavilion all dressed in desolation, looking at the beautiful woman's figure passing away, neither happy nor angry nor sad, just staring for a long time, his eyes were extremely calm.

……

When Li Ling left the laurel garden, he saw A-Xia standing quietly on the porch.

"A Xia, take me to see Li Jingshu."

"Yes!" A-Xia cupped her hands towards Li Linggong, and led Li Ling towards the north side of the palace.

Walk towards the palace on the north side, the more you walk, the more dilapidated the scene in the palace will be.

When A-Xia stopped, the nearby palaces were sparsely populated, and the autumn wind was rustling, showing a sense of desolation.

Axia made a "please" gesture towards the left: "Marquis Anping, this is the Pianqi Courtyard where the criminal slave Li Jingshu is imprisoned."

As he said, Axia took out a gold medal from his bosom and held it in front of Li Ling with both hands: "Your Majesty said, give this gold medal to Marquis Anping. From now on, whenever Marquis Anping wants to enter the palace to see the slave Li Jingshu, he will You can come and see it anytime.”

Li Ling shook his head and smiled: "...What should I do to keep an eye on her? To torture her? If I have that time, I might as well study martial arts diligently."

After saying this, Li Ling took the gold medal.

A-Xia cupped her hands silently towards Li Ling: "Please, Marquis Anping. A-Xia is going to accompany His Majesty. With this gold medal, Marquis Anping can ask someone to guide you when you enter or leave the palace."

Li Ling nodded.

In this world, except for Xun Li, no one can say that she was killed. She was lost in the palace at most and nothing happened.

A-Xia turned around and left. After taking only two steps, A-Xia suddenly stopped again, turned around and called Li Ling: "Hou Anping!"

Li Ling turned to look at A-Xia with a puzzled look on his face: "What's the matter?"

A Xia's face paused, and he hesitated: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty asked A Xia to give this gold medal to Marquis Anping, are you planning not to let Marquis Anping accompany the holy driver in the future?"

Li Ling put away the gold medal in his hand and nodded slightly.

A Xia's eyes turned red, and he lowered his head: "Please! Marquis Anping, please try to enter the palace as much as possible to accompany His Majesty."

Li Ling was taken aback.

A-Xia took a deep breath: "A-Xia has accompanied His Majesty for more than [-] years, and he knows that what His Majesty cherishes most is a picture of a beauty. A-Xia once wondered who the picture of a beauty is, the dead Li Jingjing, It's still Li Jingshu, a criminal slave. Now A-Xia knows that His Majesty is thinking of the Marquis of Anping. Now that His Majesty is sick, if he can be accompanied by Marquis Anping, His Majesty will be very happy..."

Li Ling was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and refused: "I promised him once. Now, he has other thoughts in his mind. Since he has decided not to continue, you and I should respect his thoughts."

A Xia suddenly raised her head to look at Li Ling, opened her mouth, but was speechless.

Axia turned away, silently cupped her hands towards Li Linggong, turned around and left quickly.

Li Ling felt a little strange about A-Xia's mood, but he didn't think too much about it.

There were two guards standing at the gate of Pianqi courtyard.

The two guards bowed silently to Li Ling, and opened the locked, dilapidated wooden door.

Li Ling walked in slowly.

In the Pianqi courtyard, the fallen leaves were covered with rainwater, making it extremely messy.

Li Ling stepped into the courtyard and walked towards the dilapidated hall.

A few steps away, Li Ling saw Li Jingshu sitting in the hall.

Li Jingshu's complexion was gloomy white with a hint of sunlight, her hair was neatly combed but not tied up, it just fell down naturally.She was wearing a long gray dress, which was broken in several places, but it was extremely neat.Li Jingshu put one hand on the wooden table, her face was clean, and she looked at the courtyard indifferently.

When Li Ling saw Li Jingshu, there was calmness and indifference in her eyes.

Li Jingshu saw Li Ling, lowered her eyes slightly, got up slowly with a calm expression, and knelt down towards Li Ling: "Sin slave Li Jingshu pays homage to Marquis Anping."

Li Ling walked into the hall, and saw a few broken white porcelain bowls on the wooden table, and a thin and worn quilt, and there was nothing beside it.

Li Ling didn't speak.

Li Jingshu didn't speak either.

Standing and kneeling, both of them were silent.

(End of this chapter)