Wind and Rain Empire

On the night after the farewell, in Ziyun Pavilion in the harem,

The queen and the emperor sat in the hall, and Eunuch Wu led Zi Linglong forward

Zi Linglong Kneeling and Worshiping

"Courts and concubines pay respects to officials and empresses, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live my empress, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old"

Empress looked at each other and smiled

The emperor beamed with joy and raised his hand to signal

"get up"

Zi Linglong lowered her head and stood up

"Thank you official"

The queen looked at Zi Linglong curiously

"Zi Meiren, you might as well raise your head and let Aijia take a look."

Zi Linglong slowly raised her head

The queen was shocked by Zi Linglong's appearance, and then put on a "reasonable" expression

"This purple beauty is really a beauty, and the officials are really discerning."

The emperor smiled proudly

"This purple beauty is not only beautiful, but also versatile. It's really rare!"

Zi Linglong shook her head and answered modestly

"The official mother is absurdly praised"

The queen looked at the emperor and asked

"Official, what talent does this purple beauty have?"

"The queen doesn't know something, this purple beauty is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she plays and sings first-rate."

"Oh? There is another matter? Aijia needs to open his eyes today."

The emperor looked at Eunuch Wu and ordered:

"Go and get the pipa I prepared for Zi Meiren for a long time."

Eunuch Wu bowed his head in response

"Yes, official"

The emperor looked at Zi Linglong with eyes full of joy.

Zi Linglong stood on one side with her head slightly lowered, not making eye contact with the emperor

Eunuch Wu carefully handed a pipa to Zi Linglong, who was surprised when Zi Linglong took the pipa

Zi Linglong stroked her pipa timidly and said

"Official, this pipa is too precious, Linglong dare not take it"

"Beauty, you really know the goods, but since I said that I would give you a better one, this pipa is yours, so don't refuse any more."

The queen looked at the pipa, puzzled

"Why is this mere pipa so precious?"

The emperor pointed to the lute and explained

"The appearance of this pipa is all ivory, the head is inlaid with beautiful Hetian jade, the panel is made of Paulownia from Lankao, and the back panel is made of red sandalwood. As for the strings...Zimeiren, how about these strings?"

"Linglong doesn't dare to speak nonsense, I only know that silver strings are the best for pipa, but Linglong has never used them before."

emperor laughs

"Haha, that's right, this is exactly the silver string, you can try it now"

Zi Linglong hugged the pipa and sat on the stool that Eunuch Wu handed over

"Reporting to the official family, then Linglong will try it first."

Zi Linglong played the piano, the sound was clear and crisp, and the hand felt surprisingly good, Zi Linglong inadvertently smiled when she plucked the strings

"Reporting to the official family, this is really a good pipa"

The emperor looked at Zi Linglong with eyes full of expectation

"That beauty, you can play and sing a song."

"Yes, Guanjia (start playing and singing)"

Climb the tall building, look up to the sky

The moon floats in front of the beam, the cloud period rains about

I have no ambitions in my life, and I suppress my voice and think

I'm singing to wine here, I don't know the geometry of life

Spring flowers and autumn moons, the affairs of the dynasty, the country of mountains and rivers has not yet come

How can the water flowing eastward turn its mind back?

Wine enters the heart of sorrow, turns into tears of lovesickness

Return or not, drink this cup

Broken yellow flowers make the beauty drunk

The emperor and queen applauded in unison

Zi Linglong got up and bowed

"Miss of the official family, Linglong is showing her ugliness."

The queen stepped forward and took Zi Linglong's hand

"Oh, beautiful sister, you sing really well. This is the first time Aijia has heard such unique lyrics and music. Every word in your song is like seeing a painting. It's really rare."

The emperor is triumphant

"Queen, I'm not wrong, Linglong is a talented person."

"I don't know if my sister can dance besides melody?"

Zi Linglong was startled, and her inner monologue

"Could it be that the Queen has already found out that I can dance? How can I hide this?"

But all her doubts and worries turned into a smile in an instant

"Just know a thing or two"

The emperor couldn't help but be overjoyed

"Oh, beauty, you can sing and dance? Well, when there is a celebration some other day, you can show your skills and open the eyes of all the ministers and foreign envoys!"

Zi Linglong can only continue to be modest at this time

"The officials have praised her, but Linglong's virtue is weak, her talents are sparse, her academic skills are not good, and she dare not make an ax to the inner class."

"It's okay, you don't have to be afraid, just jump when the time comes"

Queen also said

"What the official said is true. (Pause for a moment) Closer to home, I almost lost my life a few days ago when my old illness relapsed, thanks to my beautiful sister who saved my life. Today I learned that my sister is coming, so I sorted out some clothes and accessories I gave it to my sister, although they were all made last month, but I have never worn them, I hope my sister will not dislike them."

At this time, Zi Linglong felt a little strange

"The empress loves you deeply, and the ministers and concubines are sincere and fearful. If you are grateful, how dare you despise it?"

queen laugh

"Since my sister accepts it, I feel relieved. It's getting late, and I should go back to rest."

Then, with the support of the palace people, they got up carefully, and the palace people walked out of the hall

Zi Linglong bowed her head in salute

"Congratulations to the Empress"

With the departure of the palace people, only the emperor and Zi Linglong were left in the Ziyun Pavilion.

The emperor looked at Zi Linglong with blurred eyes

"Purple beauty, come here and let me have a look"

Zi Linglong walks slowly while monologue

"Zi Linglong, Zi Linglong, it's time to come, you just treat yourself as a fallen leaf in this floating life, just play around as before."

She walked up to the emperor, who grabbed her arm and sat her on his lap

"Official, don't worry (pretending to be shy) Concubine, haven't bathed and changed yet"

The emperor took off Zi Linglong's layers of clothes

"Beauty is already full of fragrance, why bother to take a bath and change clothes?"

Zi Linglong turned around and broke free, and gave the emperor a beautiful smile

"Officials, wait a moment, don't worry."

"Okay, okay, the night is still long, I'll just wait"

The emperor watched Zi Linglong walk into the room full of joy

The maid led Zi Linglong to take a bath. This was the largest bath Zi Linglong had ever seen in her lifetime. Petals floated in the water, and the fragrance was overflowing, refreshing.

And Zi Linglong was just sitting in the bath, hugging her knees, thinking blankly, thinking of the arrow on her first love Chu Yun, thinking of the Mingyue Tower that was on fire when the golden man raped her, Thinking of the moment when I was rescued by Lan Xueyi and the days after that, tears fell unconsciously

And what she can and can only do in front of her eyes is to wipe away her tears and pat her face, telling herself

"Zi Linglong, this encounter cannot be avoided, so your past will end tonight, and from tomorrow onwards, you will be just the beauty of today's sage, that's all, I don't know if I will have the chance to see my parents again in this life ……and……"

Zi Linglong shook her head, she didn't think about anything anymore

She walked out of the bathroom, wrapped in a thick gauze, and danced lightly in front of the emperor. The emperor grabbed the layer of gauze in time, and helped Zi Linglong to spin around, and the gauze became thinner layer by layer, so he finally Unable to bear it any longer, she hugged Zi Linglong anxiously and got on the couch, the curtain of the bed fell

the next day, very early hours

The five concubines of the virtuous Shugui Chen were waiting outside the Hall of Renming to greet the queen, and Zi Linglong followed behind

Concubine Chen yelled loudly after seeing Zi Linglong

"Hey, sisters, look quickly, the beauty is coming!"

Zi Linglong salutes

"The concubine has met all the sisters"

Concubine Xian didn't even bother to raise her eyes, she said calmly

"Free Gift"

Then I persuaded Concubine Chen

"Sister Chenfei, don't make such loud noises all the time."

Concubine Chen rolled her eyes at Concubine Xian

Concubine Shu approached and looked at Zi Linglong

"Purple beauty, you are so beautiful"

Zi Linglong doesn't look directly at these concubines

"Don't dare, the elder sisters are the most precious, how can the younger sister dare to compare?"

Concubine De couldn't bear to listen to Zi Linglong praising Concubine Shu so much, so she had to smooth things over

"Oh, well, don't talk about the scene, let's go in and say hello"

After entering the hall, I saw the queen sitting on the jade throne, with the feet of the same material under her feet.

The five concubines and Zi Linglong pay their respects to the queen

"Sister pays homage to the Empress Empress, the Empress Empress is a thousand years old."

The queen is calm

"Sisters, get up (looks at Zi Linglong, then asks) Sister beauty, did you rest well last night?"

Zi Linglong looked around

"Back to the queen, Linglong rested well last night."

Concubine Chen rolled her eyes at Zi Linglong, and the queen saw her, so she asked Concubine Chen

"Concubine Chen, Aijia seems to have some problems with your eyes, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Concubine Chen wiped her eyes pretending to be twitchy.

"Back to Empress, I feel like I got a grain of sand in my eyes, it's so uncomfortable, I can't seem to rub it anymore, I don't know what to do, it's just a small grain of sand"

The queen obviously knows what concubine Chen refers to

"Just cry for a while, and Nasha will leave automatically, (to Zi Linglong) You say yes, Zimei."

Zi Linglong, who has been in the brothel for 6 years, felt that Concubine Chen's ridicule was too low-end, so she was amused

"Your Majesty said that if the sand doesn't go away, and Concubine Chen doesn't want to cry, then she can only endure it."

Concubine Chen is still hypocritical

"Hey, there's nothing I can do about the pain, I can only find the official to blow it to my concubine later."

Concubine De and Concubine Shu made a look of disdain and ridicule

In the deadlock, Concubine Xian changed the topic

"I don't know something, I want to ask Zimei."

"Sister Xian, please ask"

"I heard that the empress was seriously ill that day. General Lan took the pills given by my sister to take the empress. Is this true?"

Zi Linglong answered truthfully

"it is true"

"Where did my sister get the pills? Did my sister concoct it herself?"

"Back to my sister, no, it was made by my sister's mother. It was sewn into my sister's clothes since I was a child, so that it can be used for first aid in case of accidents."

Concubine Xian's expression remains calm

"So that's the case, the concubine finished asking"

The queen was surprised and asked Zi Linglong

"Zimei, your mother knows medical skills, so Zimei, do you also know how to do medicine?"

"Back to your mother, the concubine just saw how much her mother could recognize when picking herbs since she was a child, and she is definitely not proficient in it."

queen nod

"So it is"

Concubine Chen is thinking

"This is probably the most boring greeting I have had since I entered the palace."

So I said to the queen in a bad voice

"Empress, the concubine sees that the time for greeting this morning is too late, and the concubine will leave first."

The queen is used to the concubine Chen's arrogant temperament, so she goes along with the flow

"It's true that we talked for a long time today, so the Ai family will not keep you, sisters, go back to the palace earlier."

All concubines salute

"Thank you Queen"

The queen looked at Zi Linglong and shouted

"Purple beauty, don't go yet"

Zi Linglong turned her head, stopped, and stood sideways

Concubine Xian glanced back at Zi Linglong and the queen when she left, and said to herself

"The relationship between these two just met for a day?"

The queen waited for all the concubines to leave, and called Zi Linglong to come to her side, and then she took Zi Linglong's hand

"Linglong, Aijia wants to tell you something"

Zi Linglong is dubious

"Your Majesty, please tell me clearly."

"Although Aijia's body has recovered now, it won't last long. Aijia knows it herself."

Zi Linglong was shocked

"How come... that medicine is not..."

Queen sighed

"This is the result of many years of deliberation, and it cannot be saved by alchemy. Therefore, Aijia wants to explain something to you as soon as possible. You may have never been involved at such a young age, but it is related to the country. You cannot take it lightly."

"Linglong is all ears"

The Queen said to Zi Linglong

"Concubine Chen's elder brother is a great general of the imperial court appointed by the official family. He has a heavy army in his hands. Once Concubine Chen gains power, she will give birth to a dragon son. At that time, not only the younger sisters in the harem, you will have a hard time. It is possible to change the country and change the surname. Then Domestic turmoil gave the Jinren an opportunity to sneak in. This is absolutely impossible, and there is also the possibility of Xianfei. Her uncle Cao Ke once colluded with the Jinren to plot my Song Dynasty and wanted to establish her. Prince Chenfeng is the crown prince, these two people... (Pause) So, you have to help the Ai family get rid of them, or get rid of their backers in the court, otherwise my Great Song Dynasty will eventually perish in the hands of traitors "

Although Zi Linglong understood, she hesitated a little

"But empress, Linglong is just a new beauty who entered the palace. She is soft-spoken and it is difficult to protect herself. How can she manage those things?"

"So Aijia hopes you don't give up, do everything you can to climb up, and protect the official family and the princess for Aijia. After all, they are all relatives of Aijia."

Zi Linglong is puzzled

"But why Linglong? Empress, do you trust my sister and me so much?"

The queen frowned and talked to Zi Linglong while walking

"Because judging from the current situation, you are the only one who can do all this and control everything, because your heart is cruel enough. After Ai's family left, you gave birth to the prince for the official family, which is logical, and you are single and don't worry about the dictatorship of your relatives." , according to Aijia's judgment, your parents are not greedy for wealth and honor, so you are the most suitable candidate. If you can't even do it, let the two of them do whatever they want, then everything will be over, and you should be considered to have completed Aijia Is your last wish okay?"

Zi Linglong looked at the queen, not knowing how to answer

But the queen nodded to her affirmatively.

The author has something to say:

Lan Xueyi: Linglong, are you talking about me in your lyrics? (smile)

Zi Linglong: (shy) Those are the lyrics written in ancient songs, who knows who sang them?

Yang Ting'er: Cough cough, you already have plenty of acting roles, why do you want to show affection when the author has something to say?

Xiaohua: Uh...

Princess Yongping: Yes, yes, this princess has not played for a long time

Xiaohua: It will be your turn, wait, wait!