It was late at night, only the clock ticking, the subtle sound continued, echoing in the quiet night.

This kind of silence lasted for a long time before Yan Qinghe said: "I want to be His Majesty's arm, and I am willing to act like a dog and a horse..."

"Nonsense," said the emperor.

"Every word I said comes from my heart, not nonsense."

"You understand that's not what I'm talking about."

"What do you want to ask, Your Majesty?" Yan Qinghe said, "Did Your Majesty give me a chance to choose? Didn't I always let Your Majesty do? That's why I asked His Majesty what he wanted, and I don't know what His Majesty asked me."

He spoke calmly, lightly and slowly, but it was a series of questions after all.However, the emperor smiled instead of being angry, and said, "Shi'an is not afraid of me these days, and is actually aggressive. Well, let me tell you. I still like you very much, and I want you to stay by my side. The past cannot be changed. If you want to say anything, just talk to me."

It's still the same.Yan Qinghe thought that what he said to the emperor did not make sense.But this cannot be entirely blamed on the emperor, what the emperor gave was not what he wanted, but in fact he couldn't tell what he wanted.

It is true that some of the emperors "use" him privately this time, but now, it is impossible for him to point at the emperor and call him a foolish emperor who molests his courtiers.If you want the emperor's true love, then definitely not; if you want fame and wealth, then it's not.

The emperor said again: "It was clear that it was fine a while ago. If there were not so many things, we should enjoy the peach blossoms with Shi'an."

Yes, it would be nice to be able to go back to early spring, if not before it all started.Yan Qinghe has been working hard to adapt, even if he is deceiving himself and others, he finally found a delicate balance point.But once there is a little disturbance, the false peace will be broken.When it comes to appreciating flowers, Yan Qinghe recalled that he asked Zhao Ji to come to appreciate orchids, and all kinds of emotions came to his heart.

He said, "It's getting late. Rest, Your Majesty."

The emperor reached out and took his hand gently.The two stopped talking and fell asleep quietly, breathing slowly.

When Yan Qinghe wakes up, the fifth watch is approaching, and the sky is getting brighter.He stared blankly at the roof for a long time, thinking about what he said last night, and sighed secretly.There is darkness shrouded in the night, dare to say anything, and then step into the endless night, it seems that you don't need to care about the consequences, and you don't need to care about gains and losses.During the day, everything I say and do is under the sun, my mind is clear, and I have to face the consequences of every word and action.

Even waking up was boring, so he turned his body slightly and turned his head to look at the emperor in the faint morning light.With his back facing him, the emperor fell asleep on his side, and the hair on the pillow was a little messy.

Yan Qinghe was just in a daze for a while, and was feeling a little tired again, when he suddenly heard the emperor say, "It's still early, why did you wake up?"

He was startled, and frightened again.He replied, "Your Majesty is awake too."

Zhang Jie turned over, with a sleepy voice in his voice, he said with a vague smile, "You are still young, you should sleep a little longer."

Yan Qinghe said: "Your Majesty is not much older than me, but why does he always talk about 'young people'?"

Zhang Jie seemed to be still awake in the morning, and seemed to have thought about it before answering the question: "It's good to be young."

The emperor had to get up early to go to court, so he couldn't stay in bed anymore.Yan Qinghe couldn't sleep anymore, so he got up after the emperor cleaned up, and had breakfast with the emperor.

In fact, whether it is a concubine or a foreign minister, there are many rules and regulations to eat and sleep with the emperor.But when getting along with Yan Qinghe, the emperor deliberately forgot these rules.

Yan Qinghe didn't intend to go home, he stayed in the emperor's bedroom and read for a while, and when the morning court was about to go down, he prepared to go to the Ministry of Rites.Although he left, it was difficult to let go and leave. He always had to explain the affairs and start to hand over.

A little eunuch led him out of the palace, but in the distance he saw a woman dressed in gold and fine clothes, followed by a group of court ladies and eunuchs, probably concubines.Yan Qinghe hurriedly lowered his head, but he thought of Zhao Ji's sister Zhao Guifei in his heart, so he couldn't help sighing again.

But he didn't know that this woman in palace attire was none other than Concubine Zhao.This morning, Concubine Zhao invited Concubine Hui to visit the Imperial Garden.

Concubine Zhao was such a beautiful figure in the palace in the past - she presided over the affairs of the harem, her family background was prominent, the emperor loved her and her children.All of a sudden, the day changed, all of a sudden it was stormy—but what was she wrong about?

Fortunately, she still has a pair of children.The only thing she can rely on is her two sons and daughters. It is up to her to keep the emperor's favor. She would not have such a dream many years ago.Although this happened to the Zhao family, the emperor still treats her and her children as usual, and the original matter of establishing the crown prince has not changed.

Some people say that Concubine Zhao is favored, so the eldest prince is also favored.But people who understand know that mothers are more expensive than children, Concubine Zhao is now borrowing the crown prince's face to ask the crown prince to have a decent biological mother.

But is the scenery at this time necessarily a good thing?She is too cold at a high place, alone, and the target of everyone's criticism.So many eyes are staring at her, she not only wants to protect herself, but also her child.

Concubine Hui was promoted to concubine after giving birth to the third prince, and Concubine Zhao liked her very much.Concubine Hui comes from a humble background and has a cowardly character, but she also has a son who is suitable to be attached to Concubine Zhao.No one can tell what the future holds for her son.She can't help much by herself, but if she can rely on the prince, it is also a good way out.

Concubine Zhao took Concubine Hui's hand cordially, and said: "Sister, don't be bored in your own palace all the time, the spring is almost over, you have let down this wonderful spring for nothing."

Concubine Hui smiled and said, "No matter how beautiful the spring scenery is, it's boring to enjoy it alone. Fortunately, with my sister accompanying me, the scenery of late spring is also very interesting."

The two then kissed/talked and laughed in the garden, and made an appointment to play chess together tomorrow.

Concubine Zhao took a nap in the palace in the afternoon. After waking up, she was bored and leaned on the couch to look at the paintings.Suddenly, the palace servants announced that the emperor was coming, so he got up to greet him.

Zhang Jie was supposed to come yesterday, but Yan Qinghe arrived unexpectedly, so he had no choice but to ask Concubine Zhao Guifei to make preparations in vain.But he didn't tell Yan Qinghe about this matter—putting down his concubine to see him, the implication seemed to equate him with his concubine, Yan Qinghe must be even more annoyed.

The emperor stretched out his hand to support Concubine Zhao, and his hand rested on Concubine Zhao's wrist, which was white and thin, as if it had no bones.

Concubine Zhao has become much cleaner recently, she didn't dress up carefully just now, her makeup is light, her expression is lazy, there are reddish pillow marks behind her ears, she has a charming and lovely charm.

When the emperor saw her album, he asked, "What painting are you looking at?"

Concubine Zhao replied: "It's just some flowers and birds, just looking for some leisure."

"What is Ayu doing?"

Concubine Zhao couldn't hide a smile on her face, and said: "I read the book in the morning, and now I am practicing calligraphy."

She likes the emperor asking about the eldest prince the most.In the few days just after the accident, she couldn't sleep all night and night, and she would go to see her A Yu after a while, and she felt relieved when she saw that he was sleeping soundly.

The emperor still likes the eldest prince very much, which is the best thing.As long as the emperor values ​​her son, there is hope for everything.

The emperor really showed a look of relief, and asked again: "Where's Yuchan?"

"I just finished studying, and now I'm probably playing with cats. Is Your Majesty going to visit her?"

They still went to see the First Prince.Although the eldest prince is young, he can already write big characters.The eldest prince's calligraphy teacher is a young man, about 20 years old, his father is a famous artist in the world, and he is also famous.

He had the lofty arrogance of a literati, but when he saw the emperor, he was unavoidably cautious and stood aside.The eldest prince wrote a picture of "He Qing Haiyan", looking nervously and expectantly at his father.

Zhang Jie looked at these four words and pondered for a while, as if he was thinking about something, then said softly: "It's very well written, let's hang it up."

The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief, and jumped up with joy.Concubine Zhao has other thoughts.Why did the emperor want to hang this painting?It's not that the eldest prince writes exceptionally well, it's these few words.He Qing Haiyan, this is the emperor's expectation.Hanging on here with the eldest prince, isn't it just that he hopes that the eldest prince will take over his country in the future, can he clear the sea?

Zhang Jie stayed here after having dinner in Concubine Zhao's palace and playing chess with Princess Chanjuan for a while.

After the Zhao family incident, the emperor spent the night with Concubine Zhao for the first time.On the second day, it spread throughout the harem, and Concubine Zhao was still favored.

Yan Qinghe has been idle recently, and he is not quite used to it.This kind of seat was originally reserved for newcomers, people close to the emperor, so that they could be promoted in the future.He is not a newcomer, everyone sees that the emperor values ​​him and will be promoted one day, so his colleagues rush to curry favor with him.

They don't know the inside story, Yan Qinghe doesn't care much, just pay attention to it normally.This time, I often see a person—Chen Jinxing has been awarded the editorship of the Imperial Academy.

When Chen Jinxing met Yan Qinghe in private, he stopped calling him Mr. Yan, and only called him Second Brother Yan.As soon as Yan Qinghe saw him, he thought of Zhao Sheng, that child was innocent and pitiful.

Chen Jinxing said: "When we left that day, Zhao Sheng asked me to say hello to Second Brother Yan on his behalf. He feels ashamed of causing you trouble."

Yan Qinghe sighed: "Silly boy, what do you have to do with him. I have something on my mind, but I don't have the time to send him off. It's my fault. I should write to him another day."

"Zhao Sheng doesn't care about these things, he will be happy when your thoughts come to mind." Chen Jinxing paused, and then said, "It's almost summer, Lingnan is no better than the north, the heat is unbearable, and there are many mosquitoes, he is afraid it will be too late I'm not used to it. He's spoiled and doesn't know how to take care of himself..."

Yan Qinghe glanced at him and asked, "Why are you staying in Beijing so worried about him?"

Chen Jinxing said in a low voice: "Sometimes I really want to walk with him."

"Why are you so confused," Yan Qinghe said, "What are you studying for all these years? To let you gain fame for nothing, and leave for petty affection?"

"I understand...but it's just a random thought."

Yan Qinghe slowed down his voice: "If you really want to help him, then do it well. Sitting on a high place, you will naturally have a chance."

"He, he's very proud... If he has to wait for me to help him, if he can't bear it..."

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