Brother Donggong

I couldn't bear the noise, so I tugged at Liu Congrong's sleeve, he leaned over and asked softly, "My lord, what's the matter?"

He is smarter than Cucumber, knowing that he changed his name early, so that it would be difficult for everyone.

I asked him, "Look, there, under the wall of Tianjie, why are there so many people? Are they not on duty?"

I looked around again, and it seemed that there were eunuchs and maids from all over the palace. They wore colorful clothes, and their ranks were clearly distinguished.They weren't on duty, they didn't work, they just gathered together, in groups of three or five, pointing at me.

Unexpectedly, Liu Congrong looked at me strangely, "Sir, what are you talking about? There is nothing there, no one is there..."

The sky is blue and white, and the sun is shining brightly, making people flustered.

Since there was no one, naturally there was no speaking.

So what did I hear?

I closed my eyes, opened them again, and took a closer look, but no, this is Tianjie Street, with a sweeping view of the towering vermilion walls, straight into the sky.

How could someone be hiding here, pointing at others?

Unless they don't want to live anymore.

There must be something wrong with me.

Liu Congrong seemed to be looking at me worriedly, and I waved my hand, "What do you think I am doing? Facing the wall can capture the shadows of the eunuchs and maids walking through the sky street with lanterns at this time, so when no one is usually around, if someone sees a group of figures shaking, it will be more haunted."

Liu Congrong let me fool me, and the emperor summoned me, no one dared to delay the time, and he didn't bother me any more.

Outside the Shouchun Palace, there is a large field of peony, which is a rare species. The dark purple petals are surrounded by a golden ring, and one plant is worth 5000 taels of silver.I don't know who said it, but this flower is the Qixi Festival flower that symbolizes love. Since then, this thing has become even more valuable.It turned out that when I had money in my hand, I didn't think about it here. Now that I think about it, when I leave later, I will spend a peony, and the food money for the past few years will be enough.

I was thinking wildly, Li Fang came out, reasoning, I saw Li Fang was about to kneel, I was just about to crawl on the ground, Li Fang grabbed me, dragged me, I didn't kneel down.

He still smiled like an old Ah Fu, he said, the emperor just drank the medicine and he is on a smooth ride, let us wait for a while, he will come out in a while.

He didn't mention anything else.

I nodded.

After the emperor's serious illness, or poisoning, his body was not as good as before.

Now he is like a piece of paper, and he is still wearing a heavy robe in the hot weather. He can't stay in the cool main hall for too long, otherwise he will cough.The government and the public began to make some criticisms, saying that he would not sit on the throne for too long, and that he was about to abdicate the throne to the crown prince, and he would spend his life in the harem as the supreme emperor.

There is a clear distinction between the emperor and the emperor, and the difference between them is like clouds and mud.

Unless he died, or let his son usurp the imperial power, throughout the ages, I haven't seen any emperor who is full and has nothing to do.

I was watching peonies counting petals. There was a lot of bustle outside, and there seemed to be the sound of many people walking around, but when I entered the courtyard of the Longevity Palace, those noisy sounds faded away, and I turned my head. His Highness appeared.

Li Fang, Lv Zhi, Liu Congrong.

The eunuchs of the highest rank quickly knelt down and paid homage, not to mention the little eunuchs who waited outside, prostrated on the ground one by one, wishing they would never get up for the rest of their lives.

I was supposed to be like them, kneeling in front of Wen Zhan, but when I saw him, my heart was sore, and I was so sore that I felt uncomfortable. When I saw him smiling, my calves felt a little cramped, so I straightened up. over there.

Fortunately he didn't care either.

Wen Zhan waved his hand and let those people go down.

He likes to be quiet.

He used to speak in a very low voice, it seemed that a higher voice would tire him out, but now, he didn't even want to say anything, and with a wave of his finger, the slaves below, who were so good at guessing people's hearts, rushed to curry favor.Those who can disappear quickly disappear, and those who cannot disappear quickly are on the way to disappear.

Wen Zhan came over with a smile, looked me up and down, and said, "I asked the Shangyi Supervisor to rush to make new clothes for you. There are Kesi and Sichuan satin, and there is no dragon pattern. Because the work is delicate, it takes more clothes. With some effort, it will be ready by tomorrow at the latest."

Those clothes are the most labor-intensive to make. It takes ten days and half a month, and it can't be completed no matter what.I couldn't help thinking wildly, did the crown prince order them to rush to make clothes without dragon patterns?

He tugged on my sleeve, "I like you in my clothes, though."

……

I seem to hear a group of people whispering indiscriminately again:

"He likes you to wear his clothes, but he prefers to take them off with your own hands."

"You are no longer a prince, you are nothing."

"You don't even know who you are, is there anyone in this world who is more stupid than you?"

"Bitch!"

Suddenly, among this group of strangers, there was a familiar voice, which seemed to be Cui Bicheng, and he said in a Kunqu opera voice, "So, I didn't know that you were a dog of His Royal Highness when I didn't go to the garden..."

A few vibratos were added after that.

My hands and feet were cold, my throat was tight, and I gritted my teeth. I pretended to be indifferent and retreated to the sun. I picked up a teacup on the stone table to drink water. A scent of flowers wafted over, and those weird voices disappeared again.I was slightly relieved.

Wen Zhan seemed to think that I didn't want to talk to him, and he wasn't angry. He just raised his hand and touched my forehead, and said with a light smile, "I was too impatient in the main hall of the Dazheng Palace that day. I knew you were not ready and didn't want to be with me. Standing in front of all the officials, it's okay, I can wait. Let me see if the bruise on my head has healed?"

I didn't speak.

I listened carefully, and it seemed that there were no other noises except Wen Zhan in front of me.

Wen Zhan pressed lightly with his fingers, and the place where I was hit seemed to be in pain, so I ducked back.

"Does it still hurt? Is there any discomfort in other places? I asked the Imperial Medical Bureau to prepare a good wound medicine, and I will wipe it for you when I return to the East Palace in a while."

He kept smiling, and there was a soft smile in his eyes, as if honey was oozing from the inside out of his whole body.

I held my breath again, listened carefully, and found that my ears were clear, but a huge chessboard suddenly appeared in front of me out of thin air.With the background of heaven, earth, rivers and mountains, and thousands of heads as pawns.Everything around is chaotic, covered with dim fog, only the person in front of the chessboard is abnormally clear.

He is Wen Zhan, and he is still dressed on the day of the palace change.

He held a sunspot in his finger, and there was a faint smile on his lips, like a scar on the white jade mask that was forcibly torn open.

I close my eyes.

I know, there must be something wrong with me.

Maybe, I've gone crazy.

……

This seems to be the first time I saw the emperor after the palace change.He has changed from a father who has been swayed by me for more than 20 years to an emperor with unfathomable grace and power. This really makes people feel that the loneliness in the world is like snow.

The emperor saw that I had finished the salute, so he asked Li Fang to get me up, and found me an embroidered pier to sit on, but I didn't dare to do it, so I just stood there.

He asked me, "Have you seen your mother?"

I am."

Him, "She's okay."

Me, "Okay. I heard that she still gnawed an old corn today, and it was delicious."

After I finished speaking, he didn't continue, so the atmosphere was a bit cold.

I suddenly knelt down, kowtowed lightly and said, "..."

At the very beginning, I was about to blurt out that I called myself a 'son', but I stopped immediately. After thinking about it, I should change it to 'Chen', but it's not right. I don't have an official position, so I should change it to 'Caomin' , this address is like a bag of rotten sesame seeds, and it's not good. After thinking about it, it seems better to just say 'I'.

"I have something to say to the emperor."

He patted the bed with his hand and said, "Don't be so cautious. Although the edict to abolish you has been issued, you will return your original status. You are no longer a prince, but that is for the world to see. Anyway, your mother You are still in my harem, you are different from those ordinary people. Come here." He thumped the edge of the bed beside him, "Come here and sit."

The prince was on the sidelines and didn't speak all the time.

I looked up at the emperor, but he still didn't move.

In the end, he sighed, got up from the bed, came to me, pulled me up, and then took my hand, he said, "Your father and I are old, and I just wanted to enjoy the happiness of my children and grandchildren in peace, Who would have thought that heaven would fail to fulfill one's wish, it must be because I killed too much in the early years,... let's not talk about these things. I asked you to come here today because I want to talk about marriage with you."

I was about to speak when he shook his head, motioning for me to listen to him.

"The marriage with the Yin family is your mother's idea. She said that you have been weak since you were a child, and you were spoiled. After that, there will not be so many people to serve you. She is afraid that you will not get used to it. Miss Yin is not an official daughter waiting for nothing. She is a weak girl. She is a sixth-rank medical officer of the imperial court. She studied under Xinglin master Chu Yufu. After leaving the teacher, she followed her father Yin Mingyang and has been serving as the governor of Xuanda. She is a good woman. This marriage is her own Yes."

Me, "So my mother..."

I wondered if I should replace Concubine Shu or something, but then I thought, forget it, don't take off your pants and fart, it seems superfluous.

"My mother also told me that at that time... I refused at that time. At that time, the idea was that Governor Yin had rejected the Huns for more than ten years, and the country was a dry city. It is not appropriate to make too much friendship with the prince, so as to get involved in palace struggles and party struggles. Now, I am already a commoner, so I shouldn't abdicate the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of War and cause people to laugh at me."

The emperor asked me, "Are you afraid of making people laugh, or do you want to be alone?"

Me, "Both."

He looked at me, nodded and said, "Okay, let's not talk about the marriage. These few days, you take time to visit Yin's house, Yin Mingyang wants to see you."

Me, "...it seems that I shouldn't bother."

"It's okay. Tell him what you said today. You have a relationship with him. If you have something to say directly, it's okay. Well, this is the end of this matter. What did you want to say just now?"

I saw the prince beside him, sitting there, neither far nor near.

I thought about it, then gritted my teeth and said, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, in order to prevent the palace from being dirty, there seem to be only two types of men who can stay in the forbidden palace, the prince and the eunuch. I am no longer the prince, and your majesty doesn't seem to think about it." You want to eunuch me, can you let me out of the palace?"

"It was my negligence. Well, I will immediately issue an order that you can leave the palace at any time. Also, except for my summons, or the summons of Concubine Cui Shu of the Shouchun Palace, you don't have to pay attention to others. Is this okay?"

This sentence seemed to be addressed to the prince, I turned around suddenly and saw Wen Zhan sitting quietly, his face was as calm as water, but soft, I don't know what he was thinking.

I kowtowed my thanks immediately.

"I know you don't want to see me, but you didn't say anything." After coming out, Wen Zhan said to me, "You still have so much on your mind."

There seemed to be only the sound of wind blowing around.

"Today, I am very happy."

I,"……"

"You refused to marry, I know it's not because you care about me, but I'm still very happy."

"Being apart for a while may be good for you and me...I understand, but..."

"……I can not let it go……"

What he said just now, I didn't hear very clearly.The wind was too strong, and it was blowing, rolling up the tiny petals on the branches of the tree and floating around. I knew that these were false illusions, so I stayed quietly, pretending to be a normal person on the surface, and I still I thought, if it's okay, just do it for me from time to time, and I'll save money on theater tickets in the future.

Li Fang came over with some silver and banknotes, he said it was given by the emperor, this thing can't be turned down, and I don't want to turn it down, thank you for the reward, put it in his arms and leave.