[Sui and Tang Dynasties] Wise husbands emerge from under the whip

At night, it rained heavily, and the cool night wind made the lanterns hanging on the beams sway back and forth.The pear tree outside the window is projected on the window paper, and the shadows of the trees are stretched for a while and shortened for a while with the flickering candlelight. The shadows, like ghosts in the dark night, come to the window silently.And the whistling wind added a touch of terror to the night.

Qiutang carried the thin silk quilt to Fengqiyuan, looked up and saw the woman who had just washed was leaning on the soft couch under the window sill, reading a book with her forehead propped up.

The dim candlelight dimmed the whole room. Looking at the candle on the desk, it turned out that the wick was too long.And Chun Yuan, who was supposed to be on standby, couldn't hold back his strength anymore, and sat on the stool to doze off.

Putting down the quilt, Qiutang took the scissors and cut off the candle wick before putting the lampshade back on.

"Qiutang, what time is it?"

"It's almost Haishi." Qiutang replied while laying out the quilt. All the quilts and sheets on the bed have been completely changed, and even the pillows have been changed. Not long after Xia Hua left, she and Chun Yuan both People changed everything together.

"Your Majesty, go to rest early, it's getting late." After the bed was finished, Qiutang straightened up and said.

"Well, let Chun Yuan go to rest with you too, you're too tired after a busy day, by the way, Xia Hua's arrangements have been made?"

"It's all arranged, and I've already greeted the guards, and I'm just waiting for her next move. If the people under Yun Niangniang can't help, the guards will help secretly, without anyone noticing."

Ke Jing nodded, seemingly satisfied, "The prince doesn't know yet, does he?"

"I guess I don't know anything yet, and I'm resting at Madam Gao's side now." Qiutang paused, raised her head and said courageously, "Madam, I have a request."

"Crack!" The sound of the exploding candle wick resounded in the room, but was quickly covered by the sound of rain outside.Ke Jing put down the book in his hand, and looked up at the young girl standing not far away.

Ever since she woke up, she had never seen Qiutang so serious.All this time, Qiutang has been facing everyone, including her, with an expressionless face.Even in private, she would tease Qiutang to see her expression other than icy cold, but in the end she always failed.

Chunyuan once said such a sentence.

Originally thought that the princess and concubine was the most difficult person to get close to, but Qiutang was the iceberg, and she couldn't cover her heat no matter what.

At that time, she laughed unkindly, what Chunyuan said was not wrong, but what she saw was Qiutang's external performance.Chunyuan's heart is simple, and she sees problems naturally and simply, but it is because of this kind of simplicity and clear love and hatred that she takes care of Chunyuan too much when she doesn't realize it.

Qiutang is different, the first time she saw Qiutang, she knew that this girl had an unknown background.The reason why she chose not to point it out was to wait for Qiutang to tell her.

If you want to win the hearts of such people, you must first give her a sense of security and trust. This is one of Ke Jing's methods of winning people's hearts.

"Say."

"Slaves want to train a team of hermits, but only for women."

Ke Jing stared straight at her, without speaking for a long time.

Looking back at those eyes, Qiutang straightened her back, but after a period of silence, she finally chose to turn her eyes away.

Those eyes are too straightforward and too sharp, like two sharp swords shining with cold light, which can penetrate people's hearts, find out the true thoughts in people's hearts, hook out people's deepest thoughts, and make people fearful. The majesty of it.

Qiutang admitted that for a moment, her knees were weak, but with strong willpower, she gritted her teeth and survived.

Ke Jing pursed her lips, and her slightly narrowed eyes couldn't see the truth deep in her, "Then, just do what you think in your heart."

I didn't ask her why she did this, or where she got such confidence and courage, and just agreed.Qiutang thought that with Concubine Yuan's shrewdness, she would interrogate her many questions, who would have expected such a result.

Actually... I could have expected it, after all, the Concubine Yuan at this moment is no longer the concubine Yuan, but in my heart, there is still a faint resentment.

Finally, looking at the woman who was still lying on the soft couch reading a book, Qiutang closed the door and left with a bewildered Chunyuan.

Was her decision right or wrong?She began to feel a little confused, but she had come to this point, so she could only continue to move forward, because there was no way out.

The next day, the rain outside the window became a little weaker, dripping down on the eaves, and the leaves and grass were covered with a night of washing, and the color became thicker, like splashed paint, which was so thick that it could hardly be melted. .The flowers lay dying on the ground, losing the vitality they had just been washed by the rain.

In the main hall of Fengqiyuan, Ke Jing closed his eyes and sat on the main seat, quietly waiting for the three people who came late.

The sky was still overcast, and compared to the drifting heavy rain last night, this kind of continuous rain made people feel sticky and uncomfortable.

"Oh, what a nuisance! The skirts are all wet with rain."

There were sharp complaints from outside the house, as if the owner of the skirt was muttering to wipe the rain off his clothes.

"What are you doing? Calling people over early in the morning is not a matter of chaos."

"Hush—sister, misfortune comes from your mouth. If someone listens to this, you don't know how you died!"

"Hey, sister, this is not the palace. What are you afraid of? You are so thoughtful and have a lot of ideas. I can't believe you are such a timid person." Wang Liangyuan straightened the hairpin on her head and smiled indifferently. "And our husband It is the prince of the current dynasty, the future emperor, who would dare to act presumptuously?"

Cheng Ji was speechless, and she kindly reminded her that she was ridiculed in the end, it really is a team like a pig.But can it be done?In the entire harem, only Wang Liangyuan can be a partner. If not her, who else can I look for?Even if there is anger and resentment in my heart, I can only swallow my anger temporarily.

Entering inside, Wang Liangyuan saw the indifferent woman sitting in the chair, and greeted her with a fake smile on her face, "Oh, sister, I'm so sorry, my sister thought it was very early when it was dark outside, so she slept a little longer , who would have thought that he would oversleep as soon as he fell asleep, please don't get angry, sister."

Ke Jing remained calm, just nodded and let her pass.Wang Liangyuan glared at her when she passed Yun Zhao's training, her eyes were clearly filled with contempt, disdain and deep disgust.

After tidying up her facial expressions, Wang Liangyuan asked, "My sister summoned my sisters so early today, do you have anything to tell me?"

"You'll know in a while." Ke Jing didn't open his eyes.

Sulked, Wang Liangyuan puffed her cheeks and fell silent.After a cup of tea, Gao Liangdi arrived late, her rouged face couldn't hide the deep tiredness.She saluted as soon as she came, and before she sat down, she heard Wang Liangyuan's sarcasm.

"Sister Gao is so lucky. His Royal Highness went to my sister's place yesterday. She came so late, so you have to be careful."

Yesterday I learned from the maid that the crown prince went to Gao Liangdi's side, she was so angry that she threw the teacup, because the crown prince often stays with her and Cheng Ji during this time, so last night she washed herself clean, fragrant, etc. Looking forward to the arrival of the prince, she did not expect such news to arrive in the end, why didn't she get angry?

I am still in a trance until now, it seems that last night was quite intense!Wang Liangyuan tugged at the palm of her hand, looking at Gao Liangdi, her eyes burst into flames.

"Thank you sister for your concern." Gao Liangdi leaned down, her expression unchanged, "I slept late last night, and the crown prince wanted to play chess, so I played with His Highness for a while."

"I've heard for a long time that my sister's chess skills are superb. Even the emperor has to be cautious about playing chess. If my sister is lucky, I would like to play with my sister."

"Sister Cheng laughed at me," Gao Liangdi covered her mouth with her hands, unable to stop the escaping cough, "It's just a trick, how can it be put on the stage? It's okay to play in private, and it's good to pass the time when you're bored .”

"Of course, no matter how superb your chess skills are, you can't be elegant. Sister Xiangyuan's sword dance can be said to be overwhelming. Even the dancer's graceful dancing posture can't match her sister." Wang Liangyuan hurriedly took it. While talking, his eyes paid attention to Ke Jing's actions from time to time, and the latter kept his eyes closed from beginning to end, indifferent to the bright tide and dark tide between them.

Wang Liangyuan wanted to make fun of Kejing's almost public embarrassment yesterday, but she became a soloist because Cheng Ji didn't open her mouth to sarcasm.Several times she hinted with her eyes, but the other party just signaled with her eyes not to continue this topic.

She forgot the reason for Kejing's sword dance yesterday, and why she stopped halfway. Although she only wanted to hit Kejing, she didn't know that anyone who cared would know the meaning behind it.It was fine if Wang Liangyuan didn't talk about it, but when she said it, all the girls just wanted to keep their mouths shut, and she was the only one. In order to make a quick show, they wanted to talk cheap and feel at ease, completely ignoring the atmosphere of the whole room.

"Your Majesty, people have brought them here." Mingzhu walked in quickly and whispered in Yun Zhaoxun's ear.

"Is someone here?"

Yun Zhaoxun lowered his body to Ke Jing, "Here we are."

Ke Jing opened his eyes and looked towards the door, "Then, bring it here."

Unknown, Wang Liangyuan and Cheng Ji looked at each other, and the latter only gave her an incomprehensible look.

After Mingzhu went out, she brought in a woman with disheveled hair who was under the domination of others. Her clothes were wet from the rain and tangled together. She shivered and shivered because of the cold or fear.

Seeing the man's face clearly, Wang Liangyuan yelled "Ah", which immediately attracted the attention of others.

"Your sister recognizes this person?" Ke Jing looked at her with a half smile but not a smile.

Sitting back in her seat, Wang Liangyuan smiled and said with a stiff expression, "Isn't this... the maid next to my sister? My sister has been in the palace for a long time, so I naturally recognize it."

"Well, but from now on, she is not the maid of the Palace, but a younger sister."

Except for Yun Zhaoxun, the other three concubines including Gao Liangdi looked at her in surprise, not understanding how Yuanshi could have an extra younger sister for no reason, and she was also a servant who had been in the East Palace for a long time.If they are real sisters, it is impossible to recognize each other until now, and judging from this posture...it does not seem like a warm and touching scene of sisters meeting each other.

Gao Liangdi was the first to come back to her senses, she nodded herself, as if she had already formed an answer in her heart.

"Of course it's not Bengong's own sister. Bengong's father is just one of Bengong's daughters. In fact, Xia Hua is not only Bengong's sister, but everyone's sister from now on, so we sisters should take good care of her. "

Wang Liangyuan has come to understand, what kind of sisters recognize each other, it is simply a drama of climbing the dragon and the phoenix!The so-called younger sister is just another waste in the harem who eats rice and chews his tongue!

"I don't agree!" Wang Liangyuan stood up abruptly, "A lowly servant, what is a sister? Are you confused? If this kind of thing gets out, won’t the world laugh at you?”

"Although His Highness is a bit flirtatious by nature, he still knows how to measure it. Don't you think about the truth?"

Facing Wang Liangyuan's defense, Kejing's frosty face rarely showed embarrassment. She looked at Wang Liangyuan who was full of anger, and said slowly: "But... Sister Xia is pregnant with a royal heir, so we can't exile her Are you outside?"

Like Wang Liangyuan, Cheng Ji also stared at Ke Jing incredulously, trying to find some flaws in her face, but after a while, she still couldn't see anything.

The rain stopped, and the wind picked up, blowing away the crowded clouds. Even though the huge room was full of people, it still felt terribly cold.

"Your Highness drank a little too much wine that day, sister, you know that, once a person who is sober on weekdays gets drunk, things between the bed will be..."

For the latter words, even if Ke Jing doesn't open the skylight, everyone knows it well.