fifth form

Chapter 2157 Rhythm
"Desire is human nature. Your Majesty is young and has taken the Queen Mother's secret medicine. Your body is full of energy and needs to be released... Damn it, you can't release it at this time!"

The Queen Mother was undoubtedly extremely tolerant.

She and Emperor Jing endured the Empress Dowager for decades and went through countless ups and downs in the harem before they got to where they are today.

She already had a very good temper, but she still found it difficult to suppress her emotions at this moment.

She didn’t care about it in the past, but now the Immortal Court weighs on her heart like a mountain.

Without Emperor Jing to take charge of the situation, she was indeed extremely worried.

If she faced the control of the Immortal Court, she didn't know how to break the impasse.

The Empress Dowager could only go to see the new emperor's practice status and choose some of the things she could say to communicate with the new emperor.

This was an extremely urgent moment, and she was already extremely anxious. If the new emperor lay on the woman's belly and exerted force at this moment, the empress dowager would undoubtedly feel very bad.

She kept comforting herself, but later on her mood became gradually irritable.

"…covering the jadeite, shooting the phoenix. The tiny bow comes out, and the thin bow is used. The white swan and the geese are shot together. The two cuckoos descend, and the black cranes are added…"

When the long and clear voice came, the Queen Mother's anger subsided a little.

Li Guang's guards could transmit messages as far as the Pepper Room, but it was difficult for messages from the Shu Room, which was one mile away from the Pepper Room, to be transmitted.

The Queen came out of the Pepper Room to greet her, but no one came out of the Shufang Room.

Compared to the spacious Jiaofang Palace, Shufang is just a room in a side hall with basic facilities for washing and nothing else.

If the emperor's concubine lived in such a place, her life would basically be set, and it would be normal for her not to see the emperor for three to five years.

But what the Empress Dowager felt from the leisurely singing was not oppression, but an extremely energetic and positive feeling.

This is a completely different temperament from the queen's graceful and elegant appearance.

Having a woman like the queen around is very prestigious, and it can also highlight the emperor's perfect marriage and their perfect match, but being with a singing woman like this will undoubtedly be extremely relaxing and enjoyable.

The Empress Dowager had never met a woman named Wei before, and she didn't care about this passing moment. She only felt that the other party was a passing stranger in the new emperor's life, and would leave when the new emperor got tired of her.

But at the moment, her ideas have changed a little, and she thinks it would be great for the new emperor to come to such a place to rest and adjust.

Being hardworking is good, but humans are not machines and they need adjustments after all.

"This song is Sima Xiangru's Zixu Fu. The tune she sang is different from others. She must have composed the tune herself. She is not an unlearned person!"

Playing various musical instruments and singing are the art of music. For example, Sima Xiangru was good at playing the zither. With sufficient time to prepare, Sima Xiangru's zither skills were very impressive.

The real power of this kind of technique does not lie in killing, but in its ability to sort out one's mood and make people feel the stimulation of various emotions.

The art of superior music does not require killing, it can put people in the mood of killing on the battlefield, thus being able to exert greater strength than usual.

At this time, "Zixu Fu" is sung a cappella, relying purely on the rhythmic sounds emitted from the throat to bring about the feeling.

It is normal that the new emperor can't help being immersed in the beauty of the sound since it makes the Empress Dowager feel comfortable.

"It's normal for His Majesty to like coming here!"

The Queen Mother did not stop singing.

Not only did the new emperor calm his body and mind with the help of this song "Zixu Fu", the empress dowager also used this song to calm her anxious and impatient heart.

It was not until the sound of the clear singing of "Zixu Fu" in Shu's room stopped that the Empress Dowager coughed lightly twice.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

The eunuch beside the Empress Dowager then shouted loudly, which caused a flurry of activity in Shu's room.

After just a short moment, the new emperor, who was dressed neatly, quickly opened the door to the ladies' room. "Mother, why are you here?"

The new emperor exclaimed in surprise, then quickly greeted the empress dowager.

"He's quite a handsome fellow!"

The Empress Dowager stepped into the Shufang, and saw that the woman who was performing the ceremony in the room was not as graceful and elegant as the Queen Chen Ajiao, but her bright eyes were full of radiance, and her young and pretty face looked pleasing to the eye.

Just as she thought, the Wei woman was indeed of a completely different style from the queen.

If the other party's good looks alone are not enough to attract the new emperor, but if she is good at singing and even controls the rhythm of the music, that is another matter.

The Empress Dowager will favor anyone as long as it can benefit the new emperor.

She originally wanted to warn the new emperor that indulgence should be limited, but the current empress dowager no longer had such an idea and only felt that the new emperor could come to the concubine's room from time to time to listen to music.

If it weren't for the need to maintain the relationship with Concubine Dou, the Empress Dowager felt that she would even like to invite her to visit Changxin Palace from time to time.

"I heard from the Queen that His Majesty was obsessed with women's bellies, so I came to take a look," said the Queen Mother with a smile.

"She is just jealous," the new emperor said angrily, "She is a woman who spends all day either dressing up or taking delicacies and medicines. Her body is always in a state of excitement seeking a mate. Who can withstand her? She almost broke my body. Now I just come to Wei Zifu's place to have some peace and quiet!"

"Cough cough!"

The Empress Dowager also knew a thing or two about the emperor's harem affairs. She knew that the Empress had prayed for a child at the instruction of Empress Dowager Dou, thus laying the foundation for the future of the Han Dynasty to prevent the new emperor from losing her daughter in the event of an accident.

This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties, but it is slightly less common for the queen to wander around all day looking for a mate and having children.

The empress filed her complaint in the Pepper Room, while the new emperor filed his complaint in the Shu Room, and both of them were right.

Things in the harem were always so complicated that no matter who came in to mediate, it was difficult to make things go smoothly. After an awkward dry cough, the empress dowager could only give a few words of advice.

"Mother must have come here because of that jealous woman's complaint," the new emperor said angrily, "She always does this, gossiping to Empress Dowager Dou and the Grand Empress Dowager from time to time. I have tolerated her for a long time!"

"Che'er, don't be so rude. You have only been on the throne for a few years, and the ministers have not yet completely obeyed you. You first pulled the Confucianists to make the Mingtang angry, and now you are resentful of A Jiao for disobeying the eldest princess. You will definitely offend them seriously." After the Queen Mother warned, she persuaded: "Women are easy to please, you must be very cautious!"

"But...but there are only cows that die of exhaustion, but no land that is damaged. She has been taking medicine to replenish her body. I really can't stand it!"

"Master Dou has already agreed to release Yishuo from prison. I will arrange for Yishuo to check on Ah Jiao and have her take the right amount of medicine to avoid hurting her body!"

"I'm scared now when I see her naked!"

This was not a glorious thing in the royal family, so the empress dowager had to persuade him again and again and indicated that she would arrange it, only then did the new emperor stop complaining.

"Let's go to the main hall!"

The Empress Dowager came to the Weiyang Palace to mediate these trivial matters. After she had dealt with them simply, she couldn't help but call out, signaling the new emperor to go to the main hall of the Weiyang Palace to discuss matters.

"Isn't it possible here?" The new emperor was slightly stunned.

"Here... this is also fine. We just need your Majesty, this wonderful man, to sing another song of 'Zixu Fu' for us!"

The Queen Mother paused while speaking and glanced at Wei Zifu again.

Her conversation with the new emperor was confidential and would not involve outsiders eavesdropping.

Normally, the ingeniously designed and heavily guarded Great Hall of the Weiyang Palace was the most suitable place for meetings.

But it's not completely impossible here in Shufang.

As long as Wei Zifu's voice in Shufang was clear enough, it would surely cover up the sound of her conversation with the new emperor, and Wei Zifu, who was singing rhythmically, would find it difficult to be distracted and hear their voices.

Even Wei Zifu's melodious and calm melody could allow the Empress Dowager to calmly narrate some secret matters.

Once Wei Zifu's rhythm was broken due to distraction from eavesdropping, the Queen Mother would certainly stop talking, and maybe even use it to punish Wei Zifu and let her know the rules of the palace, thus fulfilling Queen Chen Ajiao's wish.