So Youran

After ten days of marriage, You Ran has been living alone in her own courtyard, while Qi Feng lives in the adjacent courtyard.Although it is normal for a husband to see his wife, Qi Feng dare not be so casual.Every morning when he comes back from the morning, Qi Feng will bring a book to read to Lei Ran, and then stay here for most of the day.Sometimes I don’t do anything, just watch Youran read a book, and sometimes I talk to Youran about the topics in the book.

One day, Lei Ran was drawing chrysanthemums in the courtyard, when Qi Feng walked in quietly with a new book.Even so, You Ran still felt it, but he was used to it, he ignored Qi Feng and added two strokes to his chrysanthemum.Qi Feng just stood behind Youran, quietly watching him draw until Youran finished.

Qi Feng exclaimed: "What a chrysanthemum! Your painting is the true biography of Mr. Lu." Youran shook her head lightly, how can she compare with Mr. Lu?

Qi Feng understood Youran's thoughts and hurriedly said: "I made a slip of the tongue, don't blame me." Looking at the chrysanthemum painted by Youran again, he said: "Can I mention a poem?"

Leisurely backed away, and gave up the position to Qi Feng, Qi Feng took a pen and pondered for a while and wrote: "At two or three o'clock, Jin Ying jumped out of the paper, and the winter deep flowers are still there, and we welcome the spring together with the plum blossoms."

A leisurely smile made Qi Feng's heart flutter again.Although we meet each other every day, seeing Youran every day feels different from the day before. Every time I see Youran's smile, Qi Feng can't help himself.You Ran didn't notice Qi Feng's moving face, she put away her pen and ink, and started to read the book Qi Feng just brought.He reads very fast, and he finished reading a book in less than a moment. Today's book did not arouse Leisurely's interest, and he only brought one book a day, which was not enough for him to read.He really wanted to put all the books there, but he thought about it. Every time he left the courtyard and met servants and maidservants, they would call him his wife in a timid way, as if he was a scourge. How did he know that Qi Feng punished his servants? I thought it was the rule of high officials and noble families.

Seeing that Youran was not interested in this book, Qi Feng secretly wrote down the name and category of the book.It was only then that I remembered another reason for meeting Youran this time: "Youran, the empress dowager called me into the palace tomorrow, and specifically asked me to bring you with me. Can you go with me tomorrow?"

Youran frowned slightly, he thought it would be fine to hide in the palace secretly and wait for the day when he could escape, but he never thought that he would have something to do with the palace.

Mr. Lu once said that the palace looks resplendent and magnificent, but it is actually a place where the living dead stay. Perhaps because of Mr. Lu's influence, he has always had a feeling of disgust towards the palace.

Seeing that Youran just frowned but did not answer, Qi Feng said softly: "The Empress Dowager is Xie Xiang's younger sister, and according to her seniority, she is my aunt. Since she wants to be summoned, we must not see her, no matter whether we are ministers or nephews. Don't worry. , I have all the answers.”

Seeing Qi Feng's earnest face, leisurely and a little unnatural, well, it's just a walk to see it, so what.Leisurely nodded slightly in agreement, Qi Feng said: "This trip will definitely not be in vain, you know that there are many authentic works by famous artists in the emperor's painting pavilion, please ask for instructions when the time comes, I will take you to have a look, you will definitely like it." Because it attracted Youran, he also dispelled some worries about the palace.

The next day, in order to enter the palace, Youran had to choose a slightly more formal dress.The neckline is also much higher than the usual clothes, Qi Feng never asked him the reason for dressing like this, which made You Ran heave a sigh of relief, it was a topic he would never dare to talk about...

Leisurely's figure is middle-lower for men, but she looks tall if she is dressed as a woman, and her waist is even outlined in the current women's clothing.The hair had to be combed into a cumbersome bun by the maid, and inserted with golden hairpins and silver ornaments, which made Youran feel like being tied up.Seeing You Ran in such a splendid attire, Qi Feng couldn't help but look up and down carefully, admiring, and waited for a while, seeing that Qi Feng didn't look like he was going to leave, he still looked at him blankly, couldn't help laughing, and had to Waving his sleeves brought Qi Feng back to his senses.

Qi Feng's face turned slightly red when he came back to his senses, and he couldn't help saying: "The so-called beauty should be suitable in shades and shades, each with its own style." Youran doesn't like Qi Feng calling him a beauty, but it's hard to say anything. go outside.

The two arrived at the palace by car, passed the inspection of the guards, and entered the palace, Qi Feng led Youran directly into the royal garden.

Autumn is high and airy, the clouds are light and the wind is light. This garden is full of flowers. Now it is autumn, and there are many kinds of chrysanthemums competing for beauty. There are many varieties that Youran has never seen before.He resisted the urge to stop and watch, and followed Qi Feng to the depths of the garden.

There is a flower viewing pavilion in the center of the garden. The pavilion is much higher than the ground, so that people sitting in the pavilion can have a panoramic view of the garden.Sitting in the pavilion is a noble lady in a beautiful golden robe, crowned with a golden phoenix, taking advantage of the gorgeous costumes to make her look more graceful and luxurious, this person is the empress dowager.Sitting next to her was a young one with the same phoenix crown, only red, and her clothes were relatively simple and elegant, with soft and elegant eyebrows, she was also a beauty and indeed the current queen.

The empress dowager ate the grapes handed over by the maid, glanced at the empress who had just seated, and said lazily: "Your disposition is too gentle. Ever since you were named empress, you have never tried to win over the emperor's heart so that you can give birth to a prince." , if you wait until the other concubines give birth to a son, your position will not be firm."

"What the queen mother said is that the child will pay more attention."

The empress dowager was a childless queen back then. Fortunately, taking advantage of the emperor's death of his mother when he was young, she asked the emperor to raise him in order to keep her position.Of course she would not tell the queen about this, the position of the queen should have been her Xie family's daughter, but when the princess was elected, her brother's daughter was either too old and married, or too young to be an adult.It can only take advantage of the granddaughter of the general captain in vain.This girl has a weak personality and can't afford to be a major event. When the draft is held, she will let her niece Yue'e participate in the election. At that time, the harem will be the Xie family's world.But before that, it is necessary to ensure that the queen will not have dragon species.The queen didn't know that she was being scrutinized and calculated, so she picked up an orange and gently peeled it in front of the queen mother.

At this time, the eunuch reported to Qi Feng, the eldest son of the Seventh Prince, to see him, and the queen mother turned her eyes outside the pavilion. Empress."

The empress dowager's eyes were filled with smiles and she said, "Feng'er, get up quickly."

Leisurely followed Qi Feng to stand up, but kept looking down at the hem of her skirt.

The Empress Dowager looked at Youran and said: "I heard that you have taken a great beauty, even the Emperor couldn't help running to your house to find out what happened. Quickly raise your head and let the Ai family take a look."

Leisurely raised her head slowly, having learned from the past, she did not dare to stare directly at him this time, but only fixed her eyes on the emerald necklace on the neck of the Queen of Heaven.

After a while, I didn't hear the sound, so I couldn't help but quietly raised my eyes to look out of curiosity.

Surprised at this sight, the empress dowager had a strong smile on her face, but there was a chill in her eyes.He quickly lowered his head.

The queen next to her exclaimed: "Sure enough, she is a peerless beauty. Qi Feng, your beauty is not shallow."

The Empress Dowager said: "Our Feng'er is also a peerless talent, and it is just right to be matched with a peerless beauty."

"Is your name You Ran?"

Nod leisurely.

"It's a pity to hear that you can't speak. However, you can be Mr. Lu's adoptive daughter and marry someone like Qi Feng, but it is also a blessing that lasts forever."

Qi Feng said: "Thank you Empress Dowager for your kind words."

"Even if she is Mr. Lu's adoptive daughter, she must have outstanding talent and learning?"

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, You Ran has indeed read some books, but they all have a simple understanding, and the word outstanding is not enough."

"If you don't have talent and learning, don't you just value her beauty, Feng'er?"

"To be honest, Youran's chess skills are superb, and she is far superior to me."

"Sure enough, there are advantages, Youran, our Feng'er is number one in the world in chess, but now in front of you, we can only be regarded as the second in the world."

Leisurely smiled.

At this time, the servant came over and said, "The Prime Minister is outside the garden, please see the Empress Dowager."

Qi Feng's heart tightened, could it be that the summoning was ordered by the Prime Minister?

The Empress Dowager has delivered a decree, "Let him come in. You Ran, in the future, you should come and walk around my place often with the wind."

Qi Feng said: "Yes. Empress Dowager, Empress, let's take my leave first."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said nothing more.

Qi Feng and You Ran got off the Flower Viewing Pavilion, walked out of the garden along the stone path, and met an old man in official uniform.Leisurely lowered her head, followed Qi Feng to meet her.

Although Qi Feng was absolutely unwilling to meet in this deep palace, he couldn't ignore it. He stood in front of You Ran and gave a slight salute and said, "My lord, Qi Feng, pays his respects to the Prime Minister."

Xie Xiang looked at Qi Feng coldly and said, "Master Qi is a celebrity in front of the emperor, so he dare not be."

You Ran has been hearing from her adoptive father and Qi Feng how evil Xie Xiang is, and hearing that there is a deep gap between him and Qi Feng, she couldn't help but look up at the person in front of her.

The prime minister glanced at Youran who was behind Qi Feng, he could only see half of his face, surprise flashed in his eyes, his expression was still indifferent.

Qi Feng moved a bit, covering Youran completely, and the two looked at each other, although they didn't speak, but the swords were on the verge of breaking out, and the atmosphere was tense.

After a while, the two saluted each other and said goodbye, Qi Feng took You Ran's hand and left the garden quickly.

Just after leaving the garden, an eunuch came to announce, saying that the emperor called Qi Feng and the new wife's study to answer.Leisurely had no choice but to follow Qi Feng to meet the emperor.

In the flower viewing pavilion, the empress had already stepped back, and the empress dowager and the prime minister were enjoying tea face to face.The two have different looks and have their own concerns.

The Empress Dowager looked at her younger brother and said, "Did you see Qi Feng just now?"

The prime minister said: "I see."

"Relying on a few good errands he has done recently, the emperor is paying more and more attention to him, especially when the emperor went to his wedding. This makes some people in the court have begun to lean towards him. Bang'er how's it going?"

Xie Xiang had a look of resentment: "He is still a little weak, and he is not even interested in the affairs of the house."

"In a while, someone will send some tonics over. Maybe it's because of illness and poor health. I, Bang'erji, have a good fortune."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern."

"Qi Feng made Bang'er look like this, we can't let him go lightly."

"Naturally, I think he loves his wife very much. That woman was the one whom Bang'er valued before, but now he has snatched her away. Bang'er must be unwilling and even more depressed when he finds out."

"So what? She's already married by decree, so she can't be snatched away?"

Prime Minister Xie narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought for a while: "In one's lifetime, some accidents will inevitably happen. Do you think so?"

The queen mother smiled: "When an accident happens, don't forget to tell me, so that I can learn a lot."

"must."

"You are a veteran of the two dynasties, and half of the officials at the top and bottom of the dynasties are your students. Although he is a yellow-haired boy with outstanding talents and learning, after all, his qualifications are still inexperienced. , don’t get caught off guard. You’re getting old too, so take that hobby off properly.”

"Yes, but the Empress Dowager doesn't have to worry, I've always been careful in doing things and never left any trouble."

"That's good."

The two talked again, and the prime minister resigned.

After leaving the palace, Xie Lishen had a gloomy face. Master Mu, who was waiting outside, could see that his master was unhappy, so he hurriedly followed carefully, not daring to take a breath.

The two got into the carriage, and Xie Lishen said, "Go and check the details of Mrs. Qi Feng, the more details you can check, the better."

"Your Excellency saw her?"

"Well, it is indeed very similar. However, she only had a son who was less than ten years old, and no daughter."

"That's right, the person who was in charge back then said that the whole family was dead, and the child was wiped from the neck, and there was absolutely no possibility of him surviving."

"Maybe it's just a coincidence, but even if it's a coincidence, we can't take it lightly. Now the momentum in the court is not good for me, and the emperor seems to be targeting me everywhere. There can be no mistakes at this time. I would rather kill by mistake than let it go."

"I'll send someone to investigate right away."

Qi Feng leisurely came to the emperor's study, the emperor was reviewing the memorial, saw them coming in, put down the things in his hand.He looked at the two of them with great interest.

The two met the ceremony, and the emperor said: "Qi Feng, Qi Feng, I think the sum of all the beauties in my harem is not as good as your wife."

Qi Feng hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your ridiculous praise."

"You're welcome, Youran, do you have any sisters?"

Qi Feng hurriedly said: "Youran has been an orphan since she was a child, so she probably has no sisters."

"I didn't ask you, is it possible that leisurely will take you to explain it when you go out in the future? How do you usually communicate with each other?"

"She doesn't like to go out. She has something to write about on weekdays."

"Well, I don't lack pen and paper here, so I'll ask you to write."

The eunuch next to him hurriedly brought a small table, put the pen and paper in front of Youran, and prepared the ink.

"Even as Mr. Lu's adoptive daughter, she must be very knowledgeable?"

Leisurely thought for a while and wrote: "Miscellaneous but not refined."

The eunuch handed the paper to the emperor, and the emperor looked at it and said, "Good calligraphy, this handwriting alone is extraordinary. What kind of books do you usually like to read?"

"miscellaneous books"

"Miscellaneous books should also have names."

"The Analects of Confucius, Spring and Autumn"

"Qi Feng, this is very similar to yours. It's just that these are not books that my daughter reads, but some men's aspirations."

Qi Feng just smiled and didn't answer.There was a burst of nervousness in Youran's heart, but she didn't care about it, almost giving away her feet.

The emperor said with a smile on his face: "Do you know that Qi Feng is known as the most talented man in the world, and there are many women who like him. You are the only one who can make him fall in love with him. Don't let him down."

Qi Feng laughed and said: "If the emperor's talent is taken out, I can only be the second."

"When did you learn to flatter? Well, let's stop complimenting each other and make leisurely jokes."

You Ran lowered her eyebrows and smiled, her nervous mood relaxed.Since going down the mountain, everyone he met envied him for being able to marry a talented man, and reminded himself not to let him down. He felt more and more that he shouldn't be hasty. After all this trouble, wouldn't it delay Qi Feng's marriage?

"Youran, do you like painting and calligraphy?"

Leisurely put away her thoughts and nodded.

"I have some collections here, which can be said to be unique. Would you like to appreciate them?"

Leisurely wrote: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am ashamed of appreciating."

"Wu Cai, take the concubine to my painting pavilion and show the concubine my collection."

Standing up leisurely, she looked at Qi Feng.

"Qi Feng stays, I still have something to ask him."

Qi Feng hesitated for a moment, but still told Youran: "You go first, I'll be there in a while. Not everyone can see the treasures of the emperor."

Leisurely bid farewell to the emperor, and left the study with Wu Cai.

When I came to the painting pavilion, there were indeed many masterpieces inside. I slowly savored one by one, and imitated one or two from time to time. After finishing the paintings, I found that the sun was setting, and Qi Feng came to the painting at this time. Court to pick him up.

Leaving the painting pavilion leisurely and satisfied.As for what Qi Feng and the emperor said, he was not interested and had no right to ask.Just silently followed Qi Feng and left the palace.