Hotaru [The Tale of Genji]

What a big deal it is to travel today.Not to mention all the necessary guards of honor, guards and attendants from all walks of life, and the accompanying princes and ministers, which ones are not first-class and precious.There are also female relatives headed by Zhonggong at the rear, a long line of people intertwined.Indescribably gorgeous and beautiful, luxurious and compelling.The common people could only kneel on the ground, looking out of the corners of their eyes at the dust that was swept across the ground by boots and clothes made of expensive weaving techniques that they could never touch in this lifetime, and flew to their faces.

Shuai Gong and Genji, as well as a group of royal relatives and important ministers and sons, accompanied them.Among these people, the two princes are the most outstanding and have become the leaders.Houyi are the two sons of the left minister's family and the inner mansion's family, and they follow the ranks of the court according to their status.Guang Jun was talking to the Chief Lieutenant General behind him, sniffing his sleeves from time to time, while the Chief Lieutenant General had a gloating expression on his face.Shuai Gong was driving the horse, but his movements were not in a hurry.It's just that Bai Sheng next to him looked worried and absent-minded.

"What's the matter, looking at you, you seem to have something on your mind?" Shuai Gong slowed down his pace, and made a row with Mr. Bo Sheng, so that he could talk easily.

Bo Sheng nodded gratefully for his brother's concern, and expressed the troubles in his heart, "Chenzi seems to be unwell recently, and she doesn't seem to have any appetite. I'm a little worried."

This concubine is the newly married wife of Mr. Bai Sheng. After getting married, the two have a very good relationship, and they are almost inseparable from each other.Bo Sheng also became much calmer after marriage, which pleased the Lord of the Neifu and his father.Bosheng was worried about his wife, and was absent-minded when driving, and wanted to go back immediately.

This handsome younger sister-in-law, His Majesty the Palace, only saw it once at a wedding, so she didn't have a deep impression on her.But seeing that Bo Sheng was so worried, he said: "Since you are so worried, you should find a chance to go back when you get to the place. Then invite the imperial physician to make a diagnosis and treatment. Losing appetite is not a trivial matter, and there are many symptoms hidden behind it."

"Is this okay... I'm worried about His Majesty's side..." Bo Sheng wanted to agree immediately when he heard this, but he was also a little worried.

"It's okay, so many people are missing you alone."

When Bai Sheng thought that this was indeed the case, he felt relieved.He prayed to get to Suzaku Yard as soon as possible so that he could go back to visit his wife sooner.

The crowd marched to the Suzaku Courtyard to welcome His Majesty's chariot.At the same time that Suzaku stepped down, Yingying was already standing behind him.On the other side are the Central Palace and the Eastern Palace, followed by Mr. Genji.The female officer in front performed the salute and walked towards the courtyard in front of them.

As expected, Tonghuyuan was already waiting in the main hall, Suzaku stepped in first, and saw the father and son's appearance.After His Majesty is seated, the East Palace will be followed by Shuai Palace, Genji, all the ministers, and the palace attendants in Suzaku Court to salute.There are also several rounds of visits between concubines and concubines, so there is no need to mention it at this time.

Because of the hot summer, many people were a little embarrassed.Tonghuyuan ordered people to prepare things for grooming in the side hall, and asked them to lead a group of people to wait to tidy up.Since the banquet would not officially start until evening, they were told to rest first, but the princes wanted to accompany them.

Bo Sheng greeted Shuai Gong at the gate of the side hall, and then slipped away quietly.Shuai Gong bid farewell to him, and was about to step into the door, when he heard the bluffing voice of the head lieutenant general from behind, "Okay, I sweated so much all the way, and the smell is gone, why are you doing this?" Care about it!"

Turning around, I saw Genji and the head lieutenant general turning in from behind.

"Brother Emperor, Lord Lieutenant General."

"Ah, it's the handsome palace!" The head lieutenant general took a step ahead and came up to meet him.Genji also nodded towards Shuai Gong, "Firefly."

"Brother Huang, what's the matter, you seem to be very dissatisfied with your demeanor along the way?"

The lieutenant general laughed unkindly, and Mr. Genji shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's hard to say."

Shuai Gong is really not interested in his brother's affairs, knowing one or two things is enough.Without asking any further questions, he raised his foot and entered the hall.

This kind of performance disappointed the lieutenant general a little, he raised his arm and bumped Jun Guang's arm, "Oh, Shuai Gong still has such a temperament. I wanted to describe it to him and let him laugh at you. Woolen cloth."

Mr. Genji had a headache, "Shut up quickly!"

"Why? Speaking of which, I still have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I might be the one who suffers." The chief lieutenant general seems to be very happy to see Genji suffer in these things. Wanton ridicule some. "Speaking of which, that princess's piano skills are so amazing..."

Genji frowned, "What do you want to say?"

"It's nothing, but the handsome palace has always been quite accomplished in this. For the sake of friendship, I will go to him and talk about it, so don't repeat your mistakes."

After finishing speaking, the Lieutenant General chased the handsome palace in front of him without waiting for Genji's reaction.Genji was so angry that he almost lost his usual excellent demeanor.I thought to myself that the assistant who introduced me to pull the thread is really annoying, so let's let her hang out for a while in the near future.

By the time Yingying had tidied up her appearance and entered the hall again, Suzaku had already arrived in the East Palace of the Central Palace.The barnacle girl naturally supported Tonghuyuan's arm, and the two of them leaned closer to see the koi that had just been brought up as a tribute the month before last, while Donggong was waiting to say something.Such a picture is extremely warm, but Suzaku is always vaguely excluded.

If it was when Suzaku was still in the East Palace, such a picture would definitely make him melancholy.This kind of warm relationship between husband and wife, father and son is a luxury for him.

At that time, the relationship between the female emperor of Honghui Hall and Emperor Xun had become hostile, and after the barnacle entered the palace, it became an annoyance.On such a grand day like today, because I heard that Zhonggong was present, Honghuidian didn't even want to make a scene, didn't want to appear here at all, or didn't want to look at her husband.

This rapidly deteriorating relationship was no longer something that Suzaku could make up for.Since ascension to the throne, Suzaku has gotten used to this kind of relationship due to the court's struggles.Letting the father and son get along with each other calmly would make them more at ease.Therefore, the scene in front of him did not stimulate Suzaku's heart.

Seeing Hotaru coming in, the smile on Suzaku's face became very soft.Without his signal, Hotaru had already sat beside him naturally.Seeing Shuaigong come in, Tonghuyuan couldn't just talk to Zhonggong anymore, so he also sat down and asked about Shuaigong's recent situation.

"I heard from Quan that you have taught him many things, which is a good thing. If I can see that you brothers are in harmony, I will feel much more relieved."

"Dong Gong is talented and intelligent, so there is no need for my son to say anything."

"But Quan is still young after all, and I still need you brothers to mention something more." Tong Huyuan patted Donggong on the shoulder, "You should thank the two brothers."

"Father, my son usually has a lot of brothers who say thank you. Don't say these kind words today!"

Donggong acted coquettishly, coaxing the wrinkles at the corners of Tonghuyuan's eyes to loosen a lot.With age, the changes in the appearance of the elderly will only become more obvious.In recent years, Tonghuyuan is undergoing such changes.Facing the youngest son, he will become more and more spoiled, almost to the point of being unprincipled.But in the face of two children who are just young, he will feel the desolation of the vicissitudes of time and people, and he will feel extremely tired and resentful.

Especially when facing Suzaku, his mood was so complicated that he didn't want to talk to him at all.

Among the four children in Tonghuyuan, Genji's face is naturally the best, combining all the advantages of his parents.But it is also too perfect, and at a glance, it is impossible to immediately tell which blood relative is more like.And Donggong's appearance is exactly the same as that of Genji, and he is still a child now, so it will not be so obvious.

The handsome palace is more like a mother, the gorgeous and luxurious temperament is most obvious.With deep eyes and a high nose, he doesn't look like anyone in the royal family.But Suzaku is the only one with beautiful and soft features and elegant temperament.

His eldest son is almost identical to the young Dean Tonghu.

When Suzaku was born, Tonghuyuan had only ascended the throne for five years, but he already felt deeply powerless.Therefore, the birth of this child who is very similar to himself made Tonghuyuan both happy and sad.And when he had a bad relationship with Honghuidian, he heard that Suzaku didn't like his mother because he was more and more similar to him, so he didn't plan to bring Suzaku back to him to raise him.

Until now, this person who is so similar to himself has inherited his cowardice and hesitation in his character, and the child of a family without a strong marriage behind him has achieved what he did not achieve at the beginning, or even expected.Standing in front of him, he was laughing at his incompetence and sadness.However, he is his eldest son after all, and he should be proud of such an achievement now.

Facing Suzaku, Tonghuyuan's eyes flickered, and his expression changed again and again, before he asked: "Suzaku...is it okay recently?"

"Of course everything is fine, son-in-law."

This kind of answer was too natural and quick, and also too general, which made Tong Huyuan lose the chance to continue.If you ask about the affairs in the court, you have nothing to say.Firstly, since he has abdicated, he should not ask more questions, and secondly, there are too many differences in some matters, even if he teaches something, it will not be useful, it will only increase the suspicion between father and son.

Holding his breath, Tonghuyuan hesitated for a long time, but the topic finally returned to Donggong. "If you want to learn more skills, you can ask Brother Suzaku for advice, he is the one who can teach you a lot."

"That's really great!" Donggong exclaimed happily.He looked back at Yinggong, thinking that this elder brother had said the same thing as himself.Now the respected father also said the same, which brought his admiration for Yinggong to a higher level, "I will ask His Majesty the emperor more for advice in the future."

"Your Majesty is already very busy dealing with the affairs of state. How can you make him work so hard to teach Donggong?" The barnacle woman next to her said guiltily and apologetically, "It would be better if Izumi learns from Lord Genji."

Facing Zhonggong's clear reasoning, Tong Huyuan was very satisfied.He patted Barnacle's hand affectionately, "It's hard for you to think this way, but it's okay, just let Quan ask for advice once in a while."

"That's right, Your Majesty, my son will definitely not disturb His Majesty the emperor's handling of political affairs."

Knowing that there is no room for this matter, Nakamiya smiled and accepted it as acquiescence.It's just that how much reluctance there is in this smile is not known by the people present.

"I'm afraid you'll be troubled next time." Ying Ying turned her body and leaned towards Suzaku, "I don't know how annoying this brat is, being entangled by him is probably more tiring than talking to the ministers. "

Suzaku squinted at Yingying, "Isn't there still you, I think you teach very well."

Ying Ying felt chills in her heart at this glance, her mouth was a little slow, and she completely accepted the difficult task of playing with Dong Gong.

This room is talking about Donggong's recent studies, and Mr. Genji came late.When he walked in, Ying found that the Guang Jun had completely changed his hair and clothing.He tugged on Suzaku's sleeve, motioning for Suzaku to look.His Majesty glanced at it and nodded to show that he understood.

Tonghuyuan was really happy to see Mr. Genji coming.He hurriedly waved to his son, signaling him to come forward.Genji knelt down and paid homage, and said in his mouth: "When I came here, my clothes were disheveled, it was too inappropriate, I hope my father will forgive me."

"It's okay, it's hot today. I think I'm sweating profusely. There's nothing wrong with tidying up. Come here quickly."

"Thank you, father," said Xie Yuanshi when he got up, he was very surprised to see Zhonggong sitting beside Tonghuyuan, and he directly showed it on his face.

"On the day of the reunion in Japan today, there is no need to do those evasive actions. I let her stay here." Tong Huyuan waved his hand, expressing that there is no need to care.The people present all praised His Majesty's kindness.

After Mr. Genji arrived, the atmosphere became much more harmonious.Tonghuyuan's relationship with him is very real, and Guangjun is a person who is very good at taking care of the atmosphere, so everyone will have nothing to say.It's also very enjoyable, and it really means reunion.

Tonghuyuan likes to pick some interesting stories about children, especially those about Genji.Speaking of changing clothes in Neizhong once, he heard a confession from an old palace attendant and Genji.I found it interesting, so I hid behind and listened for a long time.Even when Mr. Guang couldn't handle it any longer, it would be better to accept the kindness of this palace servant than to come out to persuade Mr. Guang.

Tonghuyuan described the scene at that time vividly, as if reappearing, everyone present couldn't help laughing.It's just that Mr. Genji smiled on the face, but felt bitter in his heart.That charming palace servant caused him a lot of trouble, and it was not easy to get rid of her.And last night's unrealistic love affair between men and women was also caused by this palace servant.Thinking of this, Mr. Genji became even more angry.

And when Mr. Tonghuyuan said these things, he didn't shy away from the presence of Zhong Gongxia, just regarded it as a funny thing when the child was young.This can make Genji have mixed feelings, and his heart is broken.I'm only worried that after hearing these words, Zhonggong will become more and more unwilling to communicate with him.But even if he was suffering, he couldn't interrupt the ridicule from his father, it was really worrying.

In the evening, a big banquet was held in the Suzaku Courtyard.

There are princes and relatives on the top, and ministers and ministers on the bottom. It is naturally a prosperous and magnificent scene.Sitting on the jade seat of the main seat, Tonghuyuan seemed to have returned to the situation when he was in power, and some pride was born in his heart.He raised his glass and drank with everyone, looking very excited.

There was a lot of drinking and drinking at the dinner party, and there was no need to mention the close contacts.There were many people who came to toast Shuai Palace. Although he would not get drunk easily, he didn't want to drink too much.Picking up the jug, he moved to the position behind Suzaku's side, so that no one would dare to come up to toast.

"Yingying, why are you sitting here?" Tonghuyuan was a little drunk, and asked in surprise when he saw Shuaigong.

"My son is too strong to drink, so I can only ask Brother Huang to block it for me."

This honest answer was exchanged for a big laugh from Tonghuyuan, and he said hello several times.Patting the table, he said inarticulately, "Then if this is the case, you should thank Suzaku well."

"My lord has that intention," Ying twitched her mouth, filled her own wine cup and held it in front of Suzaku, "I wonder if Brother Emperor might reward you?"

Suzaku didn't know what Yingying was thinking, held up the wine cup in front of her, and replied with a relaxed expression.Although she was drinking, Hotaru kept staring at Suzaku with fiery eyes, as if all the firelight of tonight had been sucked into her eyes.Suzaku swallowed the wine in his mouth and found that Yingying was staring at him by raising his head.The meaning of that gaze is self-evident, and Suzaku's mouth is parched.

"I want to toast too." Dong Gong held the wine glass and walked up to the two elder brothers, with a cute expression like a puppy.Suzaku really liked him, so he signaled the person next to him to pour wine.It was confirmed that the cup in Donggong was not real wine, but a drinkable fruit drink.The two clinked glasses happily and drank.

When it was Yingying's turn, he took the opportunity to make fun of Mr. Donggong Zhuang's cute appearance, and he also took the glass of drink very neatly.Dong Gong wrinkled his nose at him, turned his footsteps and walked towards Genji.

Halfway through the banquet, Tonghuyuan should go down to rest first due to overwhelmed wine.And Donggong has also been borrowed by the wet nurse, so he has to go back to his mother to rest earlier.It's just that some young people didn't have enough fun and called for joint poems.So he wrote a lot of notes and threw them into a pot and waited for someone to catch the rhyme.

After a lot of competition, everyone felt that it was most appropriate for the majesty to come down.Suzaku didn't refuse, and with a lazy smile, he randomly took one out of the pot.I opened it by candlelight, and saw that the Goryeo paper happened to be written with an incomparably beautiful Chinese character for "ying".

Suzaku flipped through it in his heart, without letting the others see what was written on the note, he said with a smile: "I found a previous word... I will throw a brick to attract jade, and I will come up with the most obvious sentence. 'This night dances lightly in front of the steps' , how?"

Everyone should applaud one after another, and they continued at an extremely fast speed.The atmosphere below was lively, Suzaku glanced carefully at the side, and seeing that Shuai Gong didn't seem to notice anything, he felt a little relieved.

Those verses are always connected endlessly, and in the end it becomes the home field of the head lieutenant general and Genji, and Yinggong has no meaning of ending at all.In the end, everyone commented on the best lines among all the poems, and Suzaku gave many rewards.Later, Tonghuyuan also bestowed many treasures.

After the banquet was over, all the ministers first sent His Majesty and His Majesty the handsome palace to leave.The moonlight was charming that night, and neither of them planned to go back first.When they came to a small path, they asked someone to wait in front, and the two of them walked to the path in the secluded forest.

Turned a few corners and two corners until those people were all out of sight.Hotaru pulled Suzaku over and pushed him firmly against a tree.The force was not small, but it didn't hurt him either.

Suzaku pushed Yingying, and said softly, "How did you find such a place?"

"Walking around during the day, I was really pleasantly surprised to find such a place." Yingying said with a smile.He moved himself closer, kissed Suzaku's lips, and kissed very lingeringly.

Suzaku raised her head to accept such a drunken kiss, feeling vaguely that today's moonlight is always more intoxicating.The two hugged each other, and through the posture of mutual affection, they became more beautiful than the moonlight.

Panting lightly, Yingying hovered over Suzaku's neck, and stretched a hand under Suzaku's robe.Suzaku leaned against the tree behind her, her waist and limbs felt limp, and her breathing became a little difficult.Ying kept moving, kissed her sweetheart's neck, and asked casually, "What was written on that note just now?"

There was water in Suzaku's eyes, and it took him a while to realize what Ying asked, "Well... isn't it just the rhyme of the previous word..."

"You're lying," Yingying smiled and bit Suzaku's lips, and whispered, "Okay, tell me the truth..."

"Really, it's really nothing." Suzaku gasped slightly, but still refused to speak.

"Don't tell me? Then I'll guess for myself..." Shuai Gong put his arms around Suzaku's waist, and hugged him to himself.The faster the movement of his hands, the more Suzaku almost lost his sanity.On the side that only smelled each other's breath, Hotaru leaned into Suzaku's ear and said, "That note...is my name written on it?"

Suzaku couldn't react anymore, and could only speak with a little clarity: "How do you...know..."

"Qingwu in front of the steps this night...isn't that my name?"

Suzaku was not surprised to be guessed like this.Lightly glanced at Yingying, and continued to close her eyes in his arms.Ying Ying's heart was burning hot from this look, and she sighed inwardly, and the two hugged more and more tightly.

Until the end, Ying took the veil and cleaned up the traces. Although she was still a little embarrassed, it did not prevent the two of them from continuing to be tender at this moment.The grass under her feet was soft, and Suzaku sat down with Yingying, taking advantage of the evening wind to dissipate the heat from her face.

"Why don't you use my name as a rhyme?"

"What's the point of asking, even if I said it, they wouldn't dare to make fun of your name." Suzaku waved his hand and found a very suitable reason.

"Oh? It's really just like that?"

"Do you want to hear anything else?" Suzaku looked at Yingying.

"It's just that I want to hear the truth," Yingying looked back with a smile.

"The truth is... I don't know which infatuated person put your name in there," Suzaku stood up and poked Hotaru's cheek, "Who is so lucky, I got it right away...Okay Lah, it's time to go back."

All the attendants were waiting outside, and when they saw His Majesty and Shuai Palace coming out, the joyful smile on Shuai Palace's face was really bright.They were all guessing what kind of reward His Majesty had promised to make the unsmiling handsome palace so happy.Thinking about it, it must be a rare treasure in the world, unique and hard to find.

In the early morning of the second day, I bid farewell to Tong Huyuan and drove back to the palace.Because of caring about the youngest son, Tonghuyuan left Donggong mother and son to accompany him, and returned to the palace after half a month.Suzaku naturally agreed, and asked people to send many precious objects and supplies.

After returning to the palace, His Majesty first visited the Honghui Palace, sent her the reward from Tonghuyuan, and talked about his father.Honghuidian still had that icy look, and didn't care what Suzaku said.He only asked Suzaku to use more people from his grandfather in the court.

After saying a few words, His Majesty withdrew, and within a few steps, he saw Shuai Gong supporting Gong Liu and waiting for him.The two looked at each other and smiled, then headed towards Qingliang Hall.

The author has something to say: It's so annoying to have to name the chapters, so I put everything together.

That note was not written by Yingying, as for who wrote it, I don’t know ╮(╯▽╰)╭