half life slave

In June, when Rong Yu returned to Beijing, because the palace gate was unlocked at night, he first rested in his own house, and waited until the dawn of the day before rushing into the palace to return to his order.

Shen Hui hadn't left the court yet, so he waited outside the Nuan Pavilion for a while.The little servant came to pour tea for him, but he said that there was no need for it, he was afraid that drinking too much water would be inconvenient when he came to serve him.

The servant listened, and replied with a smile, "Don't worry about palm prints, Lord Long Live will not come back so early. The court has been dispersed recently, so I must first accompany the empress to enjoy the coolness by the Taiye Pool in the Royal Garden. It's midsummer, and the empress is pregnant I often feel body heat and boredom, and Lord Long Live loves Empress so much that he puts aside other things first."

In this way, the emperor and empress get along quite harmoniously.Rong Yu nodded, waved his hand to tell the waiter to step back, and just half sat on the chair and waited in peace.

After about two sticks of incense, when he heard the hurried footsteps of the palace servants, he knew that Shen Hui had returned, so he hurriedly got up and tidied up his clothes, and lifted the curtain to welcome him out.

Not only Shen Hui, but also the queen Qin Ruozhen caught my eye.The two got off the imperial chariot and walked side by side. Shen Hui held Qin Ruozhen's hand in a rare and intimate way, and the palace servants behind them gently shook the colorful phoenix and golden fan with crank handle.

Qin Ruozhen was wearing a Suzhou embroidered Yuehua brocade shirt with a soft silver lily skirt. Perhaps because she was afraid of the heat, the colors she chose were all very plain, making her appear more elegant and graceful, with a natural air of dust.

Shen Hui had just come down to the court, and she hadn't had time to change into her court clothes. A jade belt around her waist accentuated her raven-blue temples, deep eyes, and a pleasant expression whispered beside her.

They are really a pair of Bi people, charming and charming, like exiled immortals.Rong Yu saw it a little late, and after regaining consciousness, he quickly stepped forward, saluted and greeted the two of them.

The empress's footsteps stagnated slightly, Shen Hui hummed, and told him to get up, but didn't say much, and still helped Qin Ruozhen into the inner hall.

Following Shen Hui's side, his eyes rested on Qin Ruozhen's waist unconsciously. Seeing her belly bulge slightly, he remembered that the servant had just heard that the queen was more than five months pregnant.No wonder she was already pregnant, and counting the days, it should have happened not long after he left.

After entering the Nuan Pavilion, Mingxia, Mingyu and the others were busy laying cushions on the throne, and fanning Qin Ruozhen tightly with a fan.In this room, Shen Hui sat down by himself, looked at his face and stood there with his hands down, took a look, and said with a smile, "The winter in Longdi is bitter and cold, and the mountains and rivers are poor, thank you for your hard work. Fortunately, you don't look like a dusty person, I think it was good to rest in the outer house last night. It's still the same, once outside, the whole person is extraordinarily energetic."

These words sounded a little weird, what kind of foreign house was suddenly mentioned?Went to the city at Xushi yesterday, knowing that he would not be able to return to the palace in time, he first sent Lin Sheng to go to the prison to report back, got Shen Hui's consent, and just settled down at home for the night.

Could it be that he was dissatisfied again and felt that he should rush to the palace gate to get the key and go to the palace to pay the decree?Really unpredictable, Rong Yu didn't dare to be careless, and replied honestly, "I don't dare to say it's hard work for the emperor."

Fortunately, Shen Hui didn't mention this again, and turned his head sideways to order, "It's hot in Beijing this year, and I feel dizzy every day recently. Now that you're back, I still come to the Nuan Pavilion to read the scriptures for me at night."

After he finished speaking, Qin Ruozhen at the side seemed to hesitate for a moment.Rong Yu remembered that she had previously mentioned that she would accompany Shen Hui to review the papers, thinking that she might be a bit apprehensive, so she obliged to agree first, and then interrupted with a smile, "I have been thinking about what to present when I learned that the empress is happy. Good. I heard that the caterpillar fungus in the area around Minshan can invigorate the kidneys and lungs, nourish the essence and qi, and has the effect of treating all kinds of damage. I specially brought some here and handed them back to Aunt Mingxia.

Qin Ruozhen looked carefree, half leaned on the pillow and smiled, "Rong Yu has a heart, the things you pick are naturally good."

"It's good, it's better to be able to heal than to heal yourself." Shen Hui turned the sapphire finger on his thumb and said leisurely, "The number of people has decreased, so it can be seen that the illness was severe, and I didn't have time to take a good rest. It's worth making up for it." Make up for it."

For some reason, Rong Yu was very afraid of hearing him mention that he had lost weight again, so he hurriedly explained, "I'm still young, it's just a cold, it's nothing to worry about."

"But there are two things to say. I feel that I should be grateful for this illness. If you were not ill and delayed for a while, you would not have the chance to learn about Liao Tong's greed for ink." Qin Ruozhen covered the tea powder , said in a manly voice, "Rong Yu is indeed young and promising. Just when he was ill, he thought of a way to investigate the case. I heard that he arrested Liao Tong's housekeeper and lured him to give evidence?"

Tolerance and Taoism, a reserved smile curled up on the corner of her lips, "It shouldn't be said that you have induced evidence, it should be said that it is accurate to say that you have forced a confession. When I heard about it, I was really surprised. See you on weekdays, how are you?" I don't think I can do anything with such a mild manner. It's just that under severe punishment, there will inevitably be suspicions of torture."

Hearing the irony and ridicule in these words, Rong Yuzheng was thinking about how to respond, but Shen Hui chuckled, "This is because he knows how to do things according to expediency, and how to deter dirty officials without punishment? What's more, Liao Tong's officials didn't use punishment. All the tricks, it can be seen that it is an iron-like fact."

Qin Ruo smiled lightly, "So this time, the appearance and concubine really impressed me. It's kind of like coming to Junchen and Zhou Xing."

Unable to accept this "commendation", Rong Yu simply looked down and remained silent.After a moment of silence, Shen Hui waved his hand lightly, "Go down and rest first, and come back when I tell you."

Rong Yu nodded and said yes, but walked back out.I couldn't tell what it was like in my heart, breathing the hot air outside, I felt much more open and comfortable than in the warm pavilion.

In the evening, he had some food in a hurry, and according to Shen Hui's instructions, he must go to Nuange to order food.Wanzhi, the female officer who replaced Fantine in front of the imperial court, came out to welcome her, pouted her mouth inside, and said with a low smile, "You're here! I'm in a bad mood right now, and kept yelling that it's hot. The dinner didn't taste good, and it's just now. It also spread sweet-scented osmanthus ice dew. Listen to what you want, I’m afraid it will hurt your spleen and stomach, and it’s not suitable for digestion, but the people in front of me, including me, can’t persuade them anymore.”

Rong Yu wondered, "Isn't there ice inside, why is it so hot?"

Wanzhi snorted, "You don't know, it's New Year's Eve, Lord Long Live asked someone to report the palace's expenses for the previous year, after reading it, it's not good, it should be more frugal. Because many items have been eliminated. , Even the ice and charcoal used in the Qianqing Palace are saved by a small half. Now that the empress is hot, the ice will inevitably be used first by the Kunning Palace, and the Lord Long Live will grit his teeth and endure it."

Rong Yu's heart moved, he was very clear about the balance of the treasury's income and households. Although the situation was not good, it was better than when Emperor Shengping was in power. In fact, there was no need to suffer so much.An emperor lived so frugally that he would rather keep himself warm than cut expenses. It sounds like a diligent and simple monarch.

Nodding to Wanzhi with a smile, he stepped into the Nuan Pavilion and saw that there was only a puddle of water left in the bronze ice mirror.

Just about to bow to salute him, Shen Hui didn't raise his head, but asked impatiently, "I want a bowl of osmanthus dew, why are you so slow? Go and urge them to hurry up!"

Rong Yu ignored the words, walked to his side, sorted out the documents on the case for him, and lowered his head with a smile, "I think the temperature in the pavilion is quite suitable, so it is not suitable to eat something too cold for dinner. If the emperor thinks Hot, can I fan you?"

The tone of his voice was very soft, and when he raised his hands, the cuffs exuded a very light agarwood fragrance, which could dispel boredom and make people feel at ease.

Shen Hui didn't insist on the osmanthus dew anymore, and said with a light smile, "That's all right, but the queen always feels hot recently, and can't eat well or sleep well. The imperial doctor said that this is what happens when you are pregnant, and it happens to be in such a season, It's even more annoying. I just want her first."

He sighed, as if he didn't want to mention it any more, he just pushed away the memorial in front of him.

Rong Yu pursed his lips and smiled, and suddenly remembered something - he took off the sachet from his waist, took out two mint leaves that he was used to keeping, and put them in his teacup.Seeing that the tea was still curling up with smoke, he fanned it lightly with a folding fan for a while, and when the water turned green and no longer steamed, he handed the teacup to him.

Shen Hui took a sip and smiled, "This herbal tea is not bad. I see that you added mint leaves just now. Just two small things can make people clear-headed. The coolness spreads from the tip of the tongue to the stomach, and then spreads to the Zhou Shen, at this moment, I only feel that my eyes and ears are clear, and my spirit is much refreshed."

Because of using Shutan, he drank half a cup of tea in one go.Seeing that he was no longer irritable, Rong Yu picked up a memorial, followed his old habits, skipped the clichés, and went straight to the main point to read to him, while still fanning him with a folding fan to relieve the heat.

After dealing with the government affairs, it was already late at night, and Rong Yu sorted out the stacks of memorials, and put the chaotic papers on the case into order, when suddenly a small note fell out of it and landed directly at his feet.

When I picked it up and looked at it, it was the long-term lovesickness of the two ques.

One of them said, fold the flower branches, hate the flower branches, and imagine that the flowers will bloom and share gardenia, and when they bloom, people will leave.Afraid of lovesickness, already lovesick, it is the turn of lovesickness to have nowhere to say, there is a trace between the eyebrows.

Another tie and the road, the water is long, the road is long, the end of the mountain and the sky are faint, and the Guanhe is blocking the repair.Ancient Xingzhou, ancient Liangzhou, white grass and yellow clouds are all worrying, I advise you to stop leaning on the building.

Realizing that this was a poem sung by Shen Hui and Qin Ruozhen, he was very familiar with the handwriting of these two people, so he naturally recognized that the last line was written by Qin Ruzhen, and the last line was written by Shen Hui.

He read it calmly, still put it away in the pile of papers, thought of the word Liangzhou in a trance, flashed in his mind, and remembered that it seemed to be the name of Gansu in ancient times.

Shen Huizhi saw it, and asked with a leisurely smile, "You should be familiar with the queen's words. I have never asked you, what do you think of her writing?"

Rong Yu pondered for a moment, then said honestly, "I dare not speak rashly, but I just heard that the empress's talent has spread far and wide since she was in the boudoir, so it is naturally good."

Shen Hui raised the corners of his mouth and shook his head to himself, "I said long ago that the empress's words are more than elegant, but not spiritual." He raised his eyebrows to look at Rong Yu, and then asked with a smile, "How about the poem I wrote?"

Rong Yu thought about it for a while, then Fang smiled and asked, "Does the emperor have so many worries? I feel that the empress doesn't like to climb on the fence. I don't know if you write this because you really feel it, or is it just for rhyme?"

Shen Hui was silent, took a sip from the teacup, and said with a half-smile, "I felt it. But at that time, I didn't think of her. I didn't write this poem about the queen."

Rong Yu was taken aback, not quite understanding the reason for his faint tone.Looking at the delicately contoured profile, I don't know how to continue this topic.

Shen Hui was relentless, "It's been a long time since I saw you write a poem. If you were you, why would you have this fight with me?"

Seeing him doing this trick again, Rong Yu sighed helplessly in his heart. After thinking for a while, he picked up a pen and spread out another piece of paper and wrote: Listen to the sound of the warbler, cherish the sound of the warbler, the sound of birds is the most affectionate, Where is the home mountain green?Ask about the return journey, count the return journey, travel as far as possible, long pavilions and short pavilions, and the collection of shirts has not been completed.

Probably because he was used to imitating before, but this time unconsciously, he imitated Shen Hui's handwriting. As he wrote, Shen Hui leaned in to look at him, squinted at him for a long time and sighed with a smile, "You are finally willing to tell the truth. Now, it is a melancholy thing to do a job for me. There is no return date, and there is no rest in the road ahead. My minister, it is really hard work."

Rong Yu sucked his lips, shook his head and said, "I just expressed my feelings, thinking of the scenery I saw on the way back to Beijing, the birdsong I heard, that's all. I don't mean to complain about hard work, and I don't feel hard work."

Shen Hui smiled but said nothing, nodded for a long time, folded the piece of paper he wrote, and sandwiched it in the Spring and Autumn Fanlu that he reads every day.

Rong Yu turned his head to take a look, and another thing came to his mind, "It's getting late, can the emperor go to Kunning Palace to accompany the empress? Actually, if it's more convenient, you might as well ask the minister to bring the memorial over there, and you will be there later." Maid of honor, while handling official duties, so the emperor can feel more at ease."

Shen Hui glanced at him, and for some reason, the corners of his mouth sank, "You want to be lazy and play tricks again, and you've only been back for a day, and you're thinking about how to refuse to serve me, and you're getting more and more excited." The words were reproachful, and the tone was still To be gentle, he smiled to himself for a long time, "You still think Qin's greed is not enough? I don't want to give her this opportunity. Inside and outside the palace, it's hard to let their surname Qin have the final say. This world is still my world?"

After more than half a year, it seems that his concerns are the same as before, so Rong Yu had no choice but to persuade him sincerely, "I dare not slack off, and naturally I will serve the emperor at any time. I am just afraid that you will miss the empress, and you will often have to run around. The emperor is tired, and the empress will naturally be difficult." Rest well." After a pause, he said hesitantly, "You can trust even an outsider like my minister, so why bother to be on guard against your mother in everything."

Hearing this, Shen Hui looked up and laughed, with a nonchalant expression, "Now you have to intervene in my family affairs, and you look more and more like a big manager."

This sentence is purely ridicule. After laughing, he replied, "What you are talking about is just an ideal. Haven't you heard a saying that the closest relatives and closest relatives in the world are called husband and wife. The Qin family already had a first assistant, and the imperial power died in ancient times. There are still few foreign relatives, I have to guard against it, and the government affairs should not be known by the harem."

Rong Yu's heart flickered, and he couldn't hold it back for a long time. He tentatively said, "In addition to foreign relatives, there are also eunuchs. Don't forget, Your Majesty, how many dynasties have been destroyed by eunuchs throughout history."

"You have to be so cautious?" Shen Hui looked back immediately, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, concealing a cloud of darkness, "You want no one to be available to me? Didn't you tell me to be a good eunuch? The eunuch perishes It's something that only a foolish emperor would do, and I'm not a foolish emperor! I also believe that you don't want to be a courtier who wields power."

I can't be sure if this is a reminder, or if I really trust it, but there is at least a hint of irony in my ears.

But in the two lines of dialogue just now, it was because he was careful that he asked for an ulterior motive; and Shen Hui's eyes were also full of a strong sense of inquiry.

"It's good for me to see Xuanzong and Gao Lishi, and I can follow the example between you and your ministers." Shen Hui paused, his face turned pale, and he asked again, "My virtuous official, what do you want me to give you?" reward?"

Thinking that he has already rewarded a Huangzhuang, and he has been promoted to his own salary, except that he can't be promoted, and everything that should be rewarded, Rong Yu really can't think of what else he can ask for.

Seeing his blank face, Shen Hui clearly had no distracting thoughts, a heavy sense of powerlessness suddenly surged in his heart, and he sighed, "You never ask for anything for yourself. What should I do with you?"

Rong Yu didn't know how to respond, it wasn't that he wanted nothing, but that he had given enough.If you want to talk about prosperity and wealth, in the eyes of the world, why don't you have already taken over all the coquettishness?

As for desires, they are really not many. To live a good life and die well, this life is enough to wish.

But the stronger this idea, the more likely it proves that there is panic in his heart.After returning from this trip, the way they get along with each other is still the same, but there seems to be something separated. Could it be that Shen Che's words really played a role?

When he didn't speak, Shen Hui said indifferently, "I don't need to be on errand today, so I can rest when I go back. You don't want anything, but if you do a good job, you will be rewarded for your merits. Let's go back to the room and have a look."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hands tiredly, and looked at him leaning over to thank him.But when he couldn't see, his eyes suddenly softened uncontrollably.