love palace

The emperor's 22-year-old birthday banquet coincides with the Lantern Festival, and the Changchun Palace is full of double happiness inside and out, which is better than New Year's Eve.

Although Huang Ye ordered everything to be kept simple, not extravagant and wasteful, and having fun with the people, the princes and ministers headed by Zhao Guowei still presented a grand birthday dance for thousands of people!

About half of the performers on the lively stage are from the folk. The sounds of suona and gongs and drums, which are different from court music, together with the parade of walking on stilts, painted faces, and dancing dragon lanterns, make the square in front of the temple colorful and colorful. It's as wonderful as a lantern.

When the auspicious time came, the dance with colorful flags fluttering came to an end, and Huang Ye sat on the gilded nine-dragon seat and began to accept the congratulations from his subjects.

What a magnificent scene, the relatives of the emperor and officials above the third rank are waiting for the imperial edict in the inner hall.Officials below the third grade bow down on the square outside the inner hall.The rest of the Royal Forest Army and the folk dance team have been discharged from the square to the outside of the Changchun Palace.

Hexi's court music was played, and chime bells, pipa and other musical instruments were like the music of fairy palaces in this charming night.Li Deyi, the chief deacon, served as the praise officer this time. He said loudly, "...step forward, bow down!" Passed on, another eunuch shouted, "step up and kneel down!"

Ever since, nearly [-] subjects prostrated and kowtowed in a very orderly manner, and the congratulatory words of "I wish my emperor a long life! Long live! Long live! Long live!" were deafening, making the world tremble!

Ke Weiqing was dressed in a crimson gauze robe, with the sun and the moon on his shoulders, and the stars on his back, which was the grand attire of the son of the prince of the county. He knelt down in the glorious hall, and in front of him was his adoptive father, Ke Xian.

Three days ago, Huang Ye specially ordered him to go back to King Ke's mansion to visit his relatives. Ke Weiqing knew that he was not the real son in the manor, but Huang Ye, who was the prince back then, asked them to come forward to adopt him.

But Ke Wangye was unwilling to offend the prince, so the adopted son relationship was settled.Over the years, Prince Ke's Mansion has never actively contacted Ke Weiqing, let alone the usual father-son relationship.

Ke Weiqing knew that his existence embarrassed Ke Wangfu. He was originally a little horse boy without father and mother, but now he has a higher status than Shuo Lan, and he may inherit the huge property of the Wangfu, which also made their relationship change. You have to walk on eggshells.

Huang Ye was also very clear, so he asked Ke Weiqing to visit them to show the filial piety of his adopted son.

Ke Weiqing went to King Ke's mansion anxiously, and brought many rewards from the emperor.There are thousand-year-old ginseng in a red velvet box, ninety-nine and 81 grids, exquisite pastries made by the imperial court, silk and satin, jewelry and jade tributes from abroad, which are as grand and rich as the emperor's marriage proposal.

Both Lord Ke and Princess Wang stood at the gate to welcome them, knelt down to thank Long En, pulled Ke Weiqing, and said a lot of sympathetic words, which made Ke Weiqing very flattered.

At the banquet, the princess intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the matter of the empress and concubine.When she knew that the emperor had no future plans, she didn't say anything on the surface, but she was very upset in her heart.Afterwards, she ordered Ke Weiqing to drink a few more glasses, and then she left the table to rest.

Ke Weiqing didn't see Princess Shuolan, who was one year older than him, maybe she avoided it on purpose, and still didn't want to recognize him as a younger brother.

Ke Xian sat drinking and stayed with him for a long time. Ke Weiqing found that he was old, with wrinkles around his eyes and forehead, but he was in good spirits and very talkative.

Under the recommendation of his father-in-law, that is, Ke Weiqing's "grandfather" Zhao Guowei, Ke Xian's official title has also risen repeatedly, and he has already reached the third rank, and his salary has also greatly increased.

Ke Weiqing took the opportunity to express that he would not covet the wealth of the palace, and was very grateful for the adoption of the prince and princess, and would repay them for the rest of his life.

Ke Xian nodded repeatedly, then patted Ke Weiqing on the shoulder, and let him stay in the palace for one night.

Ke Weiqing also saved some salary, but he left all the money to the cook who raised him.

The cook has silver hair and a hunched waist. When she can't do any work, Ke Weiqing's money will allow her to leave the palace, buy a field and servants, and take care of her old age.

The cook's hand, as dry as bark, tightly held Ke Weiqing's hand, which made Ke Weiqing feel the warmth of his loved ones...

Early the next morning, Ke Weiqing bid farewell to her adoptive parents and left Prince Ke's mansion.

Back in the palace, he paid homage to Huang Ye.Huang Ye didn't ask him about the situation of his return home, but asked him to serve the pen and ink, instead of the generals, to help write imperial edicts about festival celebrations and opening warehouses for relief.

Compared with Huang Ye's vigorous and powerful strokes, Ke Weiqing's handwriting is naturally less domineering, but it is superior in its combination of rigidity and softness, simple and generous, and very friendly to the people.

And in terms of writing, the response is faster than that of ordinary people, and the writing is concise and concise, without adding or deleting a word, it can be said to be perfect!

Huang Ye was more than happy to use him. The two of them would also discuss political affairs in the imperial study. Ke Weiqing traveled around the world, and it came in handy at this time. He knew more and more thoroughly about various people's sentiments than what was written in the memorial.

The night before yesterday, when it was already dark, he helped Huang Ye organize the book case, but Huang Ye let him read a memorial and said, "You can read it."

Ke Weiqing opened it puzzledly, and it turned out to be written by Ke Xian, meaning that at tomorrow's birthday banquet, can he bring his son to attend?This son is naturally Ke Weiqing.

"You didn't go back in vain this trip." Huang Ye said with a smile.It was only then that Ke Weiqing understood Huang Ye's intention to let him appear at the celebration banquet in a proper and bright manner, and to be worthy of the name.

Ke Weiqing was very grateful to Huang Ye for his support, and concentrated more on writing imperial edicts for him.

Then, there was this grand birthday celebration dinner.After the congratulations, the singing and dancing started again, and the fireworks were in full bloom, which was the occasion for enjoying wine and meals.Foreign envoys, princes and ministers sat down one after another, but they were not in a hurry to eat, because they had to take turns to toast and present congratulatory gifts to the emperor.

Those elephants, camels and other gifts are only written on the gift list and will not be brought to the palace, but exotic young girls will be specially introduced to the emperor by envoys.

Playing silk and bamboo, a graceful, blond woman from the Western Regions, wearing a translucent pink gauze dress, twisted her bare ankles, dancing for the emperor, making the atmosphere more relaxed and joyful.

"Come on, let's have a drink." The princes and grandsons also toasted each other, telling some harmless jokes.

"It seems that the emperor is going to embrace the beauty tonight." An old prince said with a smile.

"No matter how beautiful a person is... he can't compare to the little princess of Ke Wang's mansion." Another civil servant took the opportunity to flatter him, "Ke Wang, when will you bring the princess to the palace? I heard that she is the most beautiful woman in the world."

"I've won the prize. My daughter is still in her boudoir. What is number one in the world is just a rumor." Ke Xian said modestly, not to mention how happy he was.

"What is it? This has already reached the ears of the emperor, otherwise, why does the princess always go to the palace to have an audience?"

"She's seeing the Queen Mother, that's different."

"Queen Mother? Haha, I think it's the future mother-in-law." After drinking for three rounds, everyone's words became bolder, but Ke Xian didn't care, he just kept looking at the emperor. Enchanting foreign women recruited to bedside, right?

Ke Weiqing was also looking at the emperor, but he was worried that Huang Ye would feel uncomfortable after drinking so much wine?But Huang Ye is different from when he was a boy. Now no matter how many people toast, he will not change his face, and he will not pour a thousand cups.

Perhaps feeling the attention of attention, Huang Ye stared at Ke Weiqing with his sharp black eyes slightly fixed.

Ke Weiqing didn't know why, but his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help thinking, "If there is no distinction between men and women, the most beautiful woman in the world should be the emperor."

Of course, such words must never be uttered, and they might be beheaded.

Thinking of this, Ke Weiqing secretly smiled.However, this fleeting playful smile did not escape Huang Ye's eyes.

"Ke Weiqing." The emperor issued an edict with a steady and pleasant voice.

"The minister is here." Ke Weiqing immediately stood up from the seat, but he might be a little drunk, and his body swayed slightly.

"I invite you to sleep with me tonight, how about it?"

In an instant, the sound of silk and bamboo, the sound of dancing steps, the sound of conversation, no matter what the sound was, all stopped at this moment!

"Hey?" Ke Weiqing blinked his sour eyes with difficulty. What did the emperor just say?

"I want you to sleep with me." It was no longer a questioning tone, Huang Ye's lips curled into a smile, ignoring everyone's stiff expressions, and said in a low voice, "Just tonight."

It wasn't tomorrow or any other time, but during his birthday banquet and the congratulations of all the officials, there was a rumbling roar in Ke Weiqing's head, and it took him a long time to realize that it was his own overly intense heartbeat!Because he was so surprised, his sanity became a little dazed, and he couldn't understand the reality.

Huang Ye must be joking, yes, maybe he just wanted to scare the courtiers.So let's have a little bit of a dinner banter.

But obviously no one took this as a joke, as the saying goes - no joke!

Ke Weiqing stood there with his hands down, dumbfounded.

Zhao Guowei was also shocked, but he didn't know whether he should come forward to dissuade him. Ke Weiqing said that although he was his grandson, he was only adopted and had no blood relationship with him.

And he didn't want to offend Long Yan because of such a trivial matter, he was just a male favorite, it was not uncommon in the history books of Dayan, and there were too many opera singers raised by officials and eunuchs, there was really no reason to stop it.

Huang Ye's cold eyes swept over everyone at the banquet. Seeing that Zhao Guowei was silent, everyone looked around and dared not speak.

Huang Ye's scorching eyes finally fell on Ke Weiqing who was standing still. Ke Weiqing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his mouth was so dry that he couldn't make a sound.

"Play the music." Huang Ye ordered calmly, and the palace music began again. No matter how gorgeous the dancers from the Western Regions danced, it was difficult to attract everyone's attention.

Ke Xian smiled and drank, and others were sneaking glances at him and Ke Weiqing, with expressions of envy and jealousy, as well as obvious ridicule.

Someone even whispered, "This Prince Ke's mansion is not bad. Before the daughter is married into the palace, the son will serve the emperor first."

"That is to say, none of them will fail."

"Who told us that our family doesn't have such a handsome pair of sons and daughters, hurry up tomorrow, I'll adopt my son too...haha."

The harsh and presumptuous ridicule made Ke Weiqing pale and restless, let alone guess what the emperor wanted to do?Sleeper?He is a man, how can he sleep with him? !

At this moment, Li Deyi came and bowed to Ke Weiqing, "My lord, this way please."

Ke Weiqing looked at Huang Ye on the throne, he was drinking, his expression was the same as usual, he was really just joking, right?

Ke Weiqing stood up and, accompanied by Li Deyi, left the noisy banquet.

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The moonlight is so clear, it outlines the steaming bathtub, the oval window hole carved with auspicious cloud patterns, and the figure of the court lady standing outside the deep brown bamboo curtain.

The tub exudes the fragrance of plum blossoms from time to time. When Ke Weiqing approached, he found that the water surface was covered with plum petals, and as long as it was shaken slightly, it would overflow.

"It's getting late, please take a bath in the pool as soon as possible, my little lord." Behind him came Li Deyi's urging voice with a smile.

"Can you wait outside?" Ke Weiqing was really not used to people watching him take a shower.

"The slaves are here to serve you." Not only did Li Deyi not go out, but he also recruited four little eunuchs, each holding soap horns, ox horn combs, scissors and other things.

"I will do it myself……"

"This is the rule in the palace. The person you want to serve is the emperor. These skills are not ambiguous." Li Deyi did not wait for Ke Weiqing to object, and untied the emerald belt on his official uniform.

The little eunuch also joined in, and Ke Weiqing was outnumbered, so he was half pushed and half invited into the hot water bucket.

"My lord, are you also a martial artist?" After soaking for a while, Li Deyi began to trim Ke Weiqing's nails.The nails are round and clean, and the fingers are long and slender, but there are many calluses on the turned palm.

"En." Ke Weiqing kept covering his body with a silk bath towel.

"It's good to practice martial arts. Your body is strong and healthy." Li Deyi looked at Ke Weiqing's shoulders and arms again. They were thinner than ordinary men, but their muscles were firm. It could be seen that they had been weathered by wind and rain. Those children with delicate skin and tender meat in Liyuan.

"You are only sixteen, and you will be blessed by the Holy Spirit. You will have a bright future in the future." Li Deyi said with a smile.

Ke Weiqing kept his head down, wishing he could bury his blushing face in the water, and then he asked as if thinking of something, "Has the emperor recruited...a man before?"

"Before? That's not true." Li Deyi shook his head, "The emperor always only let concubines sleep."

"Really?" Ke Weiqing blinked her eyelashes covered with drops of water, breathed a sigh of relief, and burst into an innocent smile.Sure enough, Huang Ye didn't really want to hire him to sleep with him, maybe he just wanted to chat with him and scare those pedantic veterans by the way.

"Really." Li Deyi admired secretly in his heart. Ke Weiqing's appearance is indeed handsome and beautiful. He used to think that he has a good appearance and is as gentle as jade, but now he is as beautiful and delicious as a lotus.

However, his personality is lacking in tact and charm... To please the emperor, I am afraid that he needs to spend more thought.

"Go, bring Gong Cansha's robe." Li Deyi ordered, a young eunuch went out, and came in with a dragon pattern brocade box in his hand after a while.

A robe as white as snow, condensed with the brilliance of the moonlight, was neatly folded on top.

Ke Weiqing didn't think it was strange at first, but when the clothes were picked up by Yu Ruyi, his face was as red as a boiled red egg, and he stammered, "This, this...?!"

"My lord, please change your clothes." Li Deyi smiled even brighter. Just like when he was invited to take a bath, the eunuchs rushed forward and forced Ke Weiqing to wear this brocade robe. Entered the emperor's bedroom.

But at this time, the birthday banquet was over, a court lady said softly, the emperor is taking a bath, please rest for a while, then closed the door and retreated out.

The bedroom was very warm, and the smooth bluestone bricks were covered with a large piece of thick cashmere felt. Ke Weiqing stepped on it with bare feet, and his insteps could not help but sink in it.

There were heaters in the corners. Even though it wasn't cold, Ke Weiqing folded his arms and half knelt down, his face flushed.The clothes on him were too thin, almost naked!How could he stand calmly and wait for Huang Ye's arrival?

There is also a faint peach blossom fragrance in the air, which is also like the fragrance of medicinal herbs, which makes people feel very comfortable after smelling it.Ke Weiqing was looking at the crane incense burner standing beside the dragon couch, when he heard a deep and pleasant whisper.

"Miss Wei."

"Your Majesty?!" Ke Weiqing was taken aback. When did Huang Ye come in?He didn't even hear a sound.

Huang Ye was wearing a dragon robe embroidered with bright yellow silk with nine pythons. The hem of the garment was hanging on the ground. It was very gorgeous, but compared to court clothes, it was much more casual.

"Why are you curled up here? If you feel cold, you can go to bed first." Huang Ye stood in front of Ke Weiqing. He was tall, like a mountain, casting a majestic black shadow.

"Your servant, you don't need to...just stay here." Even though Ke Weiqing was shrouded in a shadow, he couldn't hide the embarrassment and embarrassment in his eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Huang Ye bent down, wrapped his strong arms around Ke Weiqing, and hugged him horizontally.

"Your Majesty?!" Ke Weiqing was so shocked that he forgot to cover his body. The palace lantern hanging high illuminated his whole body clearly.

Huang Ye wanted to walk towards the dragon bed, but at this moment, his feet were fixed like raw nails, and his eagle eyes locked on Ke Weiqing tightly, refusing to look away.

Ke Weiqing's face was beautiful, with a faint blush on the almost ivory skin, reaching to the white ears.

His eyes were wide open, and the black pupils naturally reflected Huang Ye's outline.The nose is very straight, and the lips are like painted red, with a thin layer of seductive red water.This is in the imperial study room, but you can't see it.

damn it!The next moment, Huang Ye's eyes caught the slender neck and shoulders... Naturally, they are not as round as a woman's, but the heroic spirit in them attracts him even more.

And that snow-white and airy dress faintly showed Ke Weiqing's extremely alluring nude body. The buds on her chest were small and elegant, protruding slightly, and turned out to be a touch of pink.

It should be caused by soaking in hot water when taking a bath just now.So Huang Ye thought, Ke Weiqing's whole body exudes a faint fragrance of plum blossoms...

"Very good." Huang Ye said, and suddenly strode towards the gold-plated dragon bed that was open on all sides. Ke Weiqing couldn't help but grabbed his shoulders, and shouted in panic, "Okay, what's so good? — Ah!"

Without getting an answer, Ke Weiqing was thrown into the bed unceremoniously!

The creaking sound of the bed frame was especially loud and piercing in the night sky!This also made Ke Weiqing's heartbeat so fast that it couldn't be faster!

"Your Majesty, no!" Ke Weiqing shrank quickly and retreated to the head of the bed.

"You reject me?" Huang Ye raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly.The big hand grabbed Ke Weiqing's ankle and forcibly dragged him over.

"Emperor, Your Majesty, please stop teasing me!" Ke Weiqing said hurriedly and nervously, "Don't you want to talk at night with Bingzhu?"

"What?" Huang Ye was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "You won't be so old, you don't even know what is sleeping?"

"That, that is the concubine..."

"Men can also be favored by me." Huang Ye whispered, stroking Ke Weiqing's blushing and hot cheeks with his fingers, scraping down with his fingers, and constantly stroking the slightly fluttering lips.

"Emperor...?!" As soon as Ke Weiqing opened his mouth, he clenched his jaw and grabbed at it. It was Huang Ye's forceful kiss that gnawed away his words.