You are as gentle and cool as the moon

Xiao Jiale borrowed the power of gemstones to cast spells on Zhao Yize every few days.After three times, Zhao Yize was only half healed.

Xiao Jiale saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Caomin really tried their best, please forgive me."

Zhao Yize was very sad: "Is it true that I can't fully recover? In this way, I will only be unable to hold my head up in front of the queen."

Xiao Jiale comforted: "Your Majesty will take more of the good prescriptions prescribed by the imperial physicians, and perhaps he will fully recover soon."

Zhao Yize asked weakly: "Then will I often be unable to do what I want?"

Xiao Jiale: "It may take a long time to get up, and it will end soon after getting up. The grassroots are not sure, and they don't understand the relationship between men and women."

Zhao Yize found that as long as he thought of An Qingling, he would lose interest, but thinking of Ding Huanxiang would give him some reactions.

He guessed that even if he was fully recovered, he would not be able to attack An Qingling.

So he didn't worry so much anymore, but to see if he really got better, he had to find a beautiful woman.

It's only been a month since he ascended the throne, so it's not easy for him to provoke other women immediately regardless of the queen's feelings.

So he decided to have a woman in two or three months. Anyway, he no longer has the desire of ordinary men to want women. He can live a life of pure heart and few desires, and it will be good to govern the country and society well.

"Okay, I know that you have tried your best. If there is no credit, there will be hard work, so I will give you ten thousand taels of gold, and I even want to ask you to be a national teacher."

Xiao Jiale quickly refused: "Thank you for your majesty's appreciation, but the status of grassroots people is special, and it is not appropriate for the monarchs of the world to know that Caomin has become a national teacher in Huacheng, otherwise it may bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to your majesty."

Zhao Yize felt that what she said was reasonable, so he didn't insist on keeping her for his own use.

"Well, I won't force you, but I hope that you can help out in the future when there is a need."

"The grass people follow the order."

After Xiao Jiale accepted the reward, he left the palace and returned to Haifu to cling to Xiao Wenzhu.

In the evening, Zhao Yize came to the Queen's bedroom to have dinner with An Qingling.

He specially sent someone to customize a mask according to her favorite style, which can just cover the scars on her face, and after wearing it for her, she will be much more pleasing to the eye.

Because of An Qingling's unilateral emotional disturbance, Zhao Yize only came to eat with her every now and then, even if he stayed in her room overnight, he just lay on his back peacefully, neither of them had any intention of getting close to each other.

He found that An Qingling was becoming more and more indifferent to him, as if she had hurt her heart after her disfigurement.

So he didn't pay too much attention to her daily life, and didn't care about her changes, but respected her day after day.

But now they were eating, Ding Huanxiang suddenly knelt down on the ground.

"Your majesty, empress, slaves deserve to die!"

Zhao Yize was very surprised: "Why do you deserve to die?"

Ding Huanxiang stared at him tearfully: "Your Majesty, this servant is pregnant with your dragon seed!"

Zhao Yize was both surprised and delighted, and asked in disbelief: "Is this true? You must never deceive the king!"

"Your servant dare not deceive the emperor!" Ding Huanxiang said emotionally, "Does your majesty still remember that day when you were singing to wine in the courtyard, and it was the servant who accompanied you to recite poems and play a song for you?" Song after song?"

Zhao Yize couldn't stop the upward trend of the corners of his mouth, and asked with a smile: "You were tricked that night, and you have my flesh and blood?"

"Yes!" Ding Huanxiang looked at An Qingling, "Empress Empress, I am sorry for you!"

An Qingling remained silent with a cold expression.

Zhao Yize ignored An Qingling's feelings, lifted Ding Huanxiang up and said joyfully: "I didn't expect that I didn't have an offspring! I can have a son too!"

Ding Huanxiang asked expectantly: "Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with your slaves?"

Zhao Yize immediately had an idea in his mind: "You are my woman, the mother of my child, and of course the concubine in this palace. I have decided to make you a concubine. If you give birth smoothly, you will be a concubine, and if your child is a prince, I will give you the imperial concubine."

Ding Huanxiang smiled and asked: "Then what if they are twins?"

Zhao Yize thought for a while: "That is the imperial concubine!"

Ding Huanxiang asked again: "What if it's twins, or two little princes?"

Zhao Yize said hesitantly: "Then I will let you be the empress too. Qingling is the empress of the East Palace, and you are the empress of the West Palace. You two are equal, but you have to respectfully call her sister."

Ding Huanxiang saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Great! I'm so happy!" Zhao Yize said to the eunuch, "Quickly tell the imperial doctor to wait in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and I'll take my concubine there now."

An Qingling asked faintly: "Your Majesty, did you and Huan Xiang perform Zhou Gong's ceremony long before the concubine got married?"

Zhao Yize said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I did drink too much that night, and lost my sense of proportion when I was confused."

"Your Majesty, you hurt the hearts of my concubines too much." An Qingling lowered her head to pretend to be sad and lonely.

Zhao Yize knew he was wrong, and said: "I broke my promise and did not cleanse myself for you. But I am the emperor now, and you, as a queen, should be more magnanimous."

"I don't think I'm an overly lustful person. Before the disease is cured, there are only two women in my harem."

An Qingling got up and sent him off respectfully: "Then I won't keep my concubine anymore. As a pregnant woman, Huan Xiang should get more attention from His Majesty. If there is nothing important in the future, the emperor doesn't need to come here to talk about love with my concubine." .”

Zhao Yize nodded lightly, and led Ding Huanxiang out.

Tong Dong defended An Qingling: "Madam, that Huanxiang is indeed a vixen who eats inside and out."

An Qingling said indifferently: "She is already a concubine, you two should not speak ill of her lightly. She was originally bought by the emperor, so it's not considered a spoil."

Qiu Qiu didn't take it seriously: "But since she bought it back, she has been eating and drinking in Anfu all the time. She was saved in the sea of ​​fire because of her mother. Now she doesn't know good and bad, it's really hateful!"

An Qingling smiled slightly: "It's okay, I don't have the same knowledge as her. You two don't hurt your heart and lungs because of her, just live your own life well."

"Yes, ma'am." Qiu Qiu said hesitantly, "Madam, forgive me for talking too much. I feel that you are very different from before."

An Qingling remained silent.

Qiu Qiu said: "My servant feels that your temperament, words and deeds are a little different from the past. If the emperor treated you like this in the past, you will definitely make a big fuss."

"That's because the appearance, identity and status of my palace have all changed, and of course it can't be the same as before."

An Qingling left the dining table, "From tomorrow onwards, I will often go out of the palace to play, you two don't need to follow."

Tong Dong asked in surprise: "My lady, where are you going? Why don't you bring your servants with you? Does the emperor agree?"

"I'm going to Haifu to find bamboo to play with. Tomorrow morning you two will inform the emperor on behalf of me. He won't stop me."

Qiu Qiu nodded and agreed: "Yes, empress, please pay attention to safety and return to the palace as soon as possible."

"En." An Qingling came to the window and looked at the crescent moon in the sky, his eyes became very gentle.

The next day, An Qingling wore a blue chivalrous costume, left the palace on horseback and went straight to Anjia Bieyuan in the southwestern suburbs.

She ran into the courtyard excitedly, but she didn't see Xia Luoning.

The servants told her that not long after Xia Luoning moved here, she fell in love with a nearby thatched cottage made of bamboo, and had lived there alone for a while.

For three meals a day, they would send them to her when they prepared them, and sometimes they would help her clean up, so they didn't teach her to be wronged.

After hearing this, An Qingling immediately rewarded them with a bag of broken silver and told them to keep working hard.

When she came to the depths of the bamboo forest, she saw a woman in white sitting on a piece of wood in the fence as a maid from a distance.

A gust of wind blows, the bamboo forest rustles, and some leaves sway slowly in the air.It was the crisp autumn sky and grass, and the whole scene was as beautiful as a landscape painting.

The woman is doing regular movements quietly and indifferently, giving people a feeling of indifference, freshness and uniqueness.

An Qingling walked over step by step, never taking his eyes off the face of the fallen angel.

Xia Luoning had already heard familiar and unfamiliar footsteps. Although she was not sure of the identity of the person who came, she could also know that the person was harmless.

She slowed down her embroidery, still calmly waiting for the other party to arrive.

An Qingling squatted in front of her with one knee, looking at her kindly: "Guess who I am?"

Xia Luoning was in a bright mood and asked with a smile, "Master?"

An Qingling looked at the semi-finished product in her hand: "So you can also embroider? I thought you never learned it, and you don't like being a female celebrity."

Xia Luoning said softly: "An Ning really didn't know it before, but she learned it from the sweeping lady after she came here."

"Embroidery for a blind man is really an eye-opener." An Qingling praised her, "You embroider very well, it seems that you are very talented."

"If the embroidery is not damaged, An Ning will give it to the master." Xia Luoning suddenly stood up and saluted, "May the queen be blessed and safe."

An Qingling chuckled: "How can you be so cute and charming?"

"..."

Xia Luoning explained: "An Ning just didn't remember in time that the master is the empress, so please forgive me if I miss you."

"I forgive you." An Qingling took her embroidery and looked at it, "Are you making a handkerchief? Why did you give it to me?"

Xia Luoning explained: "The master is kind to An Ning. Now that the master has become a queen, An Ning should give a gift as a blessing. It's just that this piece of fabric is very ordinary, and it may not be suitable for you."

"I like it very much. Give it to me when you are done. I will cherish it." An Qingling looked at her tenderly.

Xia Luoning smiled slightly: "The master doesn't dislike it, An Ning must do it well with her heart."

An Qingling said softly: "From now on, don't call me master, just call me Ah Ling, I'll call you sister Aning."

Xia Luoning was a little surprised: "Why?"

"Because I want to make friends with you. Since we are friends, there is no such unequal distinction between master and servant."

Qingling said seriously, "You are older than me, I should call you sister, and I hope you can call me kindly."

Xia Luoning's mood was a little strange: "You are the empress, An Ning is just a woman of unknown origin, and she has distinctions of class and dignity."

An Qingling said stubbornly: "In my eyes, there is no distinction between you and me. If you want me to be happy, just listen to me and call my name."

Xia Luoning: "But if it is heard by outsiders, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

"If there are outsiders, you can call me queen."

"An Ning wants to know, why do you want to make friends with An Ning?"

An Qingling took her arm, and said strangely: "Because you are beautiful, smart, kind, gentle, elegant, cute, noble, generous, both civil and military, and reasonable, very beautiful."

"I can't help but like you, I want to be a bosom friend with you, I want to treat you well and I want you to treat me well."

"Don't call me respectful anymore. If you really want me to be happy, then treat me as your sister or friend, as the person who is the most congenial and suitable for you in this world."

Xia Luoning was a little moved: "If this is what you really want, I will make it happen for you."

"Sister is so good!" An Qingling hugged her with a satisfied face.

Xia Luoning: "..."