It's hard to be the king of rebirth

This autumn is getting thicker and thicker, and the wind and leaves are blowing in the corridor at night, which disturbs people's sleep.

A pigeon fluttered from the backyard of the palace and flew northwest.

"My lord, this birthday is—"

"No," Zhou Xu said succinctly.

Uncle Xu was stunned for ten seconds before he asked with a smile: "What does the lord mean, keep everything simple?"

"Jane also saved, two words, I don't do it." Zhou Xu is the son of a prostitute, and his mother didn't remember the exact date and month when he was born. He has lived for sixteen or seventeen years and has never celebrated his birthday. It is unnecessary, besides This is King Xian's birthday, not his.

Uncle Xu wrinkled his old face, and just wanted to say that it was inappropriate, but then he thought about it, how could he reverse what his little prince decided, if he didn't do it, he would just do it, now there are less than [-] people in the palace. Don't worry, I went to work on my own.

On the day of the birthday, the wind and dew were cold, and even though it was closed, there was an endless stream of congratulatory presenters. Gifts, large and small, crowded the hall and front yard of the palace.Anyway, few of the officials and courtiers who came to give gifts were innocent, and Zhou Xu was not lenient in accepting gifts, and he felt very at ease.

Among all the gifts, what Zhou Xu was most satisfied with were two jars of Western Region wine and a pair of jasper luminous cups that King Ning and Princess Ning sent urgently.

Zhou Xu held the two jars of wine in his hands, and the luminous cup in his bosom, thinking, this King Ning seems to be careless and incomprehensible, but the gift he gave is so satisfying and elegant, he understands a little bit Why is Mu Yin so desperate.

Just when he was about to go to the dungeon to look for Li Sang with the wine in his arms, Eunuch Hai came and brought a congratulatory gift from the emperor.

After Zhou Xu thanked him for his kindness, Hai Gong said: "The emperor said, if the prince is happy with this gift, he will enter the palace with the slaves. The emperor is waiting for the prince."

After hearing this, Zhou Xu's heart became clearer. The emperor's meaning could not be more clear. He is not allowed to go to Li Sang today. Forget it, after all, he is the one who asked the emperor, and Li Sang's injury is almost healed now. .

The emperor's gift was packed in a three-inch long camphorwood box. Zhou Xu opened the box, and it was covered with thick silk cloth.

Eunuch Hai hurriedly said: "My lord, be careful, don't hurt your hands."

Hearing this, Zhou Xu carefully peeled off the silk cloth, a burst of cold light was threatening, it was Li Sang's saber, Zhou Xu lightly brushed the blade, raised the corners of his mouth unknowingly, this gift fully satisfied him .

Zhou Xu knew that this sword was Li Sang's treasure, and when he got rid of it, he would give it back to him, thinking about it, he smiled happily and was very happy.

Eunuch Hai watched from the side, and said with a smile: "The emperor treats the prince really very kindly."

At that moment Zhou Xu entered the palace with Eunuch Hai.

Zhou Xu slept late every day before getting out of bed, and when he arrived at the emperor's imperial study, it was already past the meal time in the palace, but the emperor broke the rules and waited for him to eat together.

"I guess you must be lazy and didn't eat breakfast, are you hungry?" Seeing that Zhou Xu was in a good mood, the emperor knew that he was very satisfied with the sword he sent.

"I received the congratulatory gift from the emperor this morning. I was so happy that I forgot to be hungry. The emperor treated me the best." Zhou Xu said with a smile on his face. When he was in a better mood, he was willing to chat with the emperor to please him.

"You sound nice. You say the same thing and say the same thing in your heart. I'm used to being fooled by you." The emperor shook his head and smiled. Although he knew his glibness, it was very useful.

Eleven or twelve small dishes were put on the table, all of which were delicious in color, fragrance, and taste. The emperor said: "Lunch should be lighter, and you can eat it as long as you can. Last time you invited me to taste the dishes of Siam, and today I specially invited Dongying Cook, let's try the Japanese style for dinner."

Zhou Xu immediately became interested. He had heard that Dongying cuisine is delicious and exquisite, with various shapes and excellent utensils, but he never had a chance to taste it. I am afraid that he is lucky today, and said with a smile: "I have heard that Dongying cuisine is delicate and exquisite. I want to try it, this time I really made Brother Huang bother."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said: "If I don't bother thinking about it, I'm afraid Heng Zhi will have to have trouble with that Mr. Li Sang today."

Zhou Xu laughed dryly, and wiped away the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

After dinner, a few black clouds floated in the sky, and the originally sunny sky began to rain, adding to the chill.The two were trapped in the house, and simply played a few games of chess to pass the time.

"I don't know if I can win a game against the emperor in this life." Zhou Xu was convinced of the loss. If he and Li Sang were equal in chess, then playing chess with the emperor would be very powerless.

The emperor smiled on his face, noncommittal, and calmly put away the chess pieces.

After pondering for a while, the rain hit the window sill and crackled, the emperor pretended to be angry and said: "Heng Zhi, you deliberately didn't use your full strength, it's very boring, don't let it go."

Zhou Xu smiled wryly: "Brother Huang is superb at chess, and my younger brother can't win even if his hair turns gray. There's no reason not to try our best."

The emperor said nothing, the sandalwood in the room was cold and lingering, the slight rain light filtered through the window paper, and there was silence.After collecting the chess pieces, the two were silent for a while, drinking tea.

"The date is set on the sixteenth day of this month. Hengzhi, are you well prepared?" The emperor's tone was still calm, but there was a chill in his eyes when he looked at Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu was stunned, and said calmly: "There are still ten days, enough, so as not to have long nights and dreams—" After taking a sip of tea, his voice trembled: "Thank you, brother, for not killing me."

After pondering for a while, he sighed: "Although I won't kill him, I can't let the two of you go together. I have to give an explanation to the courtiers."

The corners of Zhou Xu's mouth twitched, and he met the emperor's eyes, his eyes were full of gratitude and said: "My brother understands."

The emperor looked at him fixedly, lowered his eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth almost imperceptibly: "It's because of my own selfishness that I can't allow you gods and couples to wander the rivers and lakes."

"..."

"So, Hengzhi, you hate me now." The emperor laughed almost in a self-deprecating tone.

Zhou Xu froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, I can't just take advantage of it all by myself." In these words, Zhou Xu was completely sincere, without any hypocrisy.This thoroughness is always there.Since ancient times, buying and selling has always paid attention to fair trade, and exchanging his life for Li Sang's life has convinced everyone that it is not a loss.

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, and he also smiled: "It's good that you are thorough, I see that you are so obedient, it's worth rewarding you with a whole corpse."

Zhou Xu grinned, without any reluctance, and said, "Brother Emperor, please leave a whole body for your younger brother. After all, this body is indeed the king's."

The hands of the emperor making tea trembled, and a few drops of water fell on the table: "If you are not here, what's the point of having this body..."

"...Since when did the emperor realize that I am not a virtuous king..." Now that this point has been mentioned, it would not be appropriate for him to call him Brother Huang.

"I knew it from the first time I saw you." The first time I saw this person, I tried many words, but it was just to prove it, and I knew it in my heart. After all, he is not the slightest similar to the Xian Wang.

Zhou Xu was suddenly cheerful, but he didn't quite understand, since the emperor knew that the soul had changed in this body, why did he still treat him so kindly?

That's all, I'm tired of thinking about it, and I'm going to return it anyway.

The two knew it well, and never mentioned it again.

In order to experience this Japanese cuisine in detail, the palace staff also specially cleaned up a Japanese-style courtyard.

In the yard, the red maple is shaded, the green bamboo is flowing, and the red leaves are floating in a side of fine water, which is deeply Zen.There are a few wind chimes hanging on the eaves, jingling with the sound of rain, faintly.Every flower and every tree are full of character.

Zhou Xu held an umbrella for the emperor, and lingered in the yard for a while, the emperor said: "In summer, this yard is full of hydrangeas, which are very beautiful." After a pause, he said: "Unfortunately, you probably won't be able to see it, Hengzhi." .”

Zhou Xu didn't say a word, and tilted the umbrella slightly towards the emperor, and the water splashed on his shoulders, making it cool.

Pushing open the lattice sliding door, taking off their boots, the two sat cross-legged on the Zhuo Lutai facing each other.

A woman was kneeling in the corner of the room, holding a shamisen, her hair was thick in a bun, her face was pink and plump, her lips were small and red, and she lowered her head slightly, revealing an inch of her white, tender and smooth skin.

Zhou Xu saw that the description of the dress was very novel, so he took a second look. The emperor looked at the shamisen woman, then squinted at Zhou Xu and said, "Heng Zhi likes it?"

Zhou Xu came back to his senses and teased, "Dongying women are indeed unique."

She expected this to be just a frivolous joke among men, but unexpectedly the emperor raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Heng Zhi is very affectionate."

Zhou Xu came back and made a cup of tea for the emperor without saying a word.

"Speaking of which, if it wasn't for Mr. Li Sang's incident, I would know what kind of congratulatory gift I prepared for you?" The emperor looked at Zhou Xu and said with a smile.

"What the emperor prepared must be something good." Seeing the emperor's smile, Zhou Xu was inexplicably uneasy.

The emperor looked at him with a smile of unknown meaning: "Originally, I planned to send Yueqing to you."

Zhou Xu's body trembled slightly, and he forced a smile and said, "Brother Huang was joking, Yueqing is not a thing, how can he say give it away." He couldn't tell whether the emperor's words were true or not.

The emperor laughed, he was noncommittal, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Later, I thought, Hengzhi probably liked that sword more than Yueqing, I love the house and Wu, I guessed it right?"

"One person and one thing, how can we compare, the emperor gave the sword to the younger brother, the younger brother is full of joy."

The emperor glanced at him, smiled, and said nothing.

Dongying cuisine is light and elegant, and pays attention to the taste of the food itself. In one set, soup, rice, Xiangfu, boiled, roasted, sucked, Bacun, fragrant, and fruit are meticulous and full of artistic conception, but they can't fill the stomach.

After the meal, I took the sake and warmed it up, and poured it into a celadon cup, which was elegant and mellow.

"It's your birthday today, just have a drink with me."

Seeing that the emperor had filled a glass of lukewarm sake for him, Zhou Xu couldn't refuse, so he smiled and said, "Just this one glass, the emperor also knows how much alcohol I can drink—"

"It's okay to get drunk." The emperor interrupted him, raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Or, I want you to get drunk today."

Zhou Xu's smile condensed on his face, he froze for a moment, then turned to smile again and said, "Okay, it's better to be respectful, my brother." Looking up at the bottom of a glass of wine, the sake is light, smooth in the mouth, sweet in the mouth, the most pleasant Affection.

The sound of the shamisen is long and earnest, the sound of rain penetrates the string, mixed with the scent of autumn agarwood and wine, the evening is coming to an end, and the night is getting darker.

After three cups and two cups, this light and elegant room turned into a boat. Zhou Xu was sitting on the boat, when a wave hit him, he wobbled, staggered unsteadily, and one person wrapped his arms around his waist. He squinted his eyes and smiled nicely: "Heng Zhi, are you drunk?"

The author has something to say:

Daily confession, read the text little angel~

Japanese food roughly refers to kaiseki ORZ

I forgot to tell you yesterday that chrysanthemum tea seems to be able to cure the eye of a needle. . .