ca-book Chapter 05 First Meeting
Chapter 05 First Meeting
"How could this happen?" Lian Qiao sat down on the ground suddenly, the blood on her face faded away, Wangcai who rushed over saw her appearance, so he could only swallow the blame, and went to pull Lian Qiao and said: " Let's look for it in the courtyard first, maybe the master is hiding among the flowers in the courtyard."
Wangcai himself didn't believe what he said, Lianqiao sat on the ground in a daze, with tears in her eyes: "Eunuch Wang, I just went back to get some silk thread, why did the master disappear?"
"You, you," Wang Cai said anxiously and angrily, pointing at Lianqiao, "this is not the time for you to cry, follow me to look for it in the courtyard, this is your negligence, no matter what Go to the emperor to receive the punishment, if the master is wronged outside, we will not escape the blame even if we die."
Thinking of Master Guoshi being a small cat, in case someone accidentally hurts him without eyesight, Wangcai wants to die.
He ignored Lianqiao who was still crying, and quickly summoned everyone in Yongning Hall to search all corners of the hall.
In Chengqian Palace, the court lady Yaobi inserted a pure gold phoenix hairpin into the queen's hair bun.
"Your Majesty, this hairpin bestowed by the emperor is really beautiful, it fully brings out your aura, your empress. When the emperor comes over at night, you will definitely be fascinated by your empress."
"Little girl, you can talk nonsense." The queen cursed with a smile, raised her hand to support the hairpin on her temples, and the corners of her lips curled up a little.
The beauty in the mirror has apricot eyes and peach cheeks, whiter skin than snow, a graceful and graceful body, infinite charm between her eyebrows and eyes, dignified manners, and extremely gentleness.
People are beautiful, temperament is more beautiful.
After looking at the mirror for a while, the queen sighed and said: "The emperor may not come to this palace tonight. I heard that the newborn princess is sick. The emperor may go back to see her. Women in this palace are like this." , I have guarded such a man all my life, but this man's heart has been distributed to dozens of women, it is really sad to think about it."
"Your Majesty, this servant does not agree with you. You are No. 1 in the harem. The emperor loves you very much. He has always been affectionate and loving. This heart has always been towards you. This servant is really serious. If you even If you say that, the other empresses in the harem will cry to death."
Yaobi's words seemed to refute, but they were actually comforting, why the queen couldn't hear it.
She smiled slightly and said: "Other people in this palace really don't care about it, but I have to care about Concubine Xiao, the emperor's favor is nothing more than that, what I worry about most is Yan'er."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Second Highness has been smart since she was a child. The Emperor has always praised him very much. All the ministers in the court praise him. He is also the son of the Central Palace, the future emperor..."
"Yao Bi!" The queen raised her hand to interrupt Yao Bi's words, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, we can't talk about the matter of the crown prince."
"Slave made a slip of the tongue." Yaobi hurriedly knelt down to admit her mistake, but luckily the queen didn't intend to punish her, so she got up after a few lessons.
When the make-up was finished, I heard the message from the maid outside the bedroom: "Second Highness, please see me."
The queen stood up immediately, with an undisguised smile on her face, and hurriedly asked the little eunuch outside the hall to announce her into the flower hall.
As the little eunuch sang, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in light blue uniform walked in. His figure was not fully developed, and he still had the slenderness unique to young people, but his figure was tall and straight, like emerald green. The bamboo stands upright, and we can faintly see the future trend of broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs.
Her long hair was black and soft, tied into a ponytail, the top of the hair was fastened with a crown, and two golden silk ribbons hung down from the back. The sideburns were neatly cut like knives, making her face more handsome and elegant.
The young man looks seventy percent like the empress, with eyebrows flying into his temples and eyes like cold stars. He is a rare good-looking, and anyone who sees him will praise: "Good!"
It's just that there is no woman's charm in the eyebrows and eyes, but there is more confidence and vitality of a young man, his actions are more than noble, and his manners are polite, obviously he is very well-bred.
He is the direct son of Emperor Qinglong, Gu Qiyan.
The queen had been looking forward to it in the flower hall for a long time, and when she saw Gu Qiyan coming in, she took his hand and went into the cubicle. The other maids and eunuchs retreated sensibly, only Yaobi stood aside and waited.
After carefully looking at Gu Qiyan from the beginning to the end, and then adjusted his outer clothes, the queen sighed with pity: "I haven't seen you for more than two months, and Yan'er has lost a lot of weight. It's all your uncle's fault. You go to rescue the disaster, the dry land in the northwest, the folk customs are tough, and there are some vagrants and grassroots, if you make a mistake, the queen mother will die of love."
After she finished speaking, her eyes were red, and thinking of the worries of the past two months, she was afraid again.
Gu Qiyan approached the queen for a few minutes, and said in a soft voice: "Queen mother, my son went to the northwest this time to help the people. The emperor often taught my son to love the people like a son. Now that the people are starving, how can my son be in the palace?" To have fun in the middle of the night, my uncle took me there because he couldn't beat me this time, be careful in every way during these days, my son and minister have not suffered any grievances, don't worry about it, queen mother."
"How can the queen mother not worry?" The queen gave him a sharp look, "my mother is worried when my son travels thousands of miles. .”
Having said that, the queen also understands that a caged bird cannot fly high. Although she loves her son dearly, she can't always keep him in the palace. Timely exercise is always needed.
She pulled Gu Qiyan to sit down, and inquired carefully about the situation of disaster relief in the northwest. Gu Qiyan answered them one by one, and finally asked: "Mother, my son heard from my father that the third emperor went to the southwest military camp?"
"That's not it," the queen said angrily, "Ever since I heard that you went to the northwest for disaster relief, your third brother has been arguing to go to the military camp to exercise. It just so happens that his uncle Xiao Caiming is the coach of the southwest. Concubine Xiao asked the emperor to let his son go to the Southwest Barracks."
"When I mentioned Concubine Xiao, I got angry. At the beginning, the palace regarded her as a good sister, but when I entered the palace, she also followed. The most annoying thing is your father, who was pregnant with you for five months. The imperial doctor actually diagnosed that Concubine Xiao is more than two months pregnant, I am really pissed off."
Gu Qiyan gets a headache when he hears the empress revisiting old accounts. He has heard about the grievances and grievances between his mother and concubine Xiao since he was a child. Both of them were famous beauties before they left the court. A group of princes and grandchildren were so fascinated, the people who came to propose marriage almost broke down the gates of the two families.
What is commendable is that these two beauties are still close friends in the boudoir. The queen comes from a scholarly family with outstanding literary talent, but Concubine Xiao comes from a family of military generals and has excellent fists and kicks. It was rumored that Concubine Xiao beat off six ruffian hooligans alone in order to save the queen , After that, the two became close friends, eating and living together and even sleeping in the same bed, they could almost be described as inseparable.
However, this kind of friendship officially broke down after both of them entered the palace. Not only did the two of them fight to the death for favor, but their sons also fought hard for the position of the crown prince. The second prince, Gu Qiyan, had a high reputation among civil servants. , the third prince, Gu Qiming, echoed all the generals, in short, no one lost.
After patiently listening to the queen's emotion, Gu Qiyan got up to leave.
His Changxin Palace is some distance away from the Queen's Chengqian Palace, passing through the Imperial Garden in the middle.
Now is the season when the grass grows and the warblers fly. The flowers and plants in the imperial garden are competing to bloom, colorful, and even the air is full of fragrance.
Gu Qiyan strolled leisurely on the path in the imperial garden, followed by his confidant eunuch Xiaodouzi.
When I passed by a clump of double-petaled peonies, I couldn’t help but stop to watch it. The clump of peonies was blooming brilliantly, and the pink flower plates were overlapping, graceful and luxurious, and it was especially beautiful against the backdrop of green leaves.
Xiaodouzi stepped forward cleverly, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, this bush of peonies is blooming really well, do you want my servant to pick a few and put them in the palace?"
"No need," Gu Qiyan shook his head and refused, bent down and lightly touched the peony petals with his fingertips, thought for a while and said, "You can ask someone to choose a few beautiful ones later, and send them to the queen."
"Yes, the slave has written it down."
After admiring it for a while, Gu Qiyan was about to leave, but when he lifted his foot, he saw a luminous pearl rolling out from the flowers. He took a closer look and found that the luminous pearl looked very familiar, and it was almost the same as the luminous pearl bestowed to him by his father. exactly the same.
He knows these night pearls. Jiaoguo has presented three of them this time, one in his hands and the other in the hands of the third prince. Where is the night pearl rolling out from inside?
Gu Qiyan was full of doubts, and bent down to pick up the luminous pearl. Just as his finger touched the pearl, the peony cluster started to move again. The dense branches and leaves were slightly shaken, and the movement gradually became louder, making a rustling sound.
"Your Highness, there is something in the flowers!" Xiaodouzi called in a low voice.
Before Gu Qiyan could answer, he saw a fluffy little thing come out from the peony bushes, and quickly jumped in front of him. Then the back of his hand became hot, and he suddenly found that the fluffy ball had been covered with balls and hands. He was hugged into his arms, and his wrist was still encircled by the little thing with its two front paws.