Lady Changning

Chapter 145 Prince Controversy (1)

"Don't think about it now, take off your plain clothes, the palace people are waiting to burn them."

He Lianbao opened the closet, his eyes were full of red, and he always felt that wearing red as soon as he took off his plain clothes was not an excuse for others.

"Changning, shouldn't we buy some light clothes?"

"Go to that cabinet and look for it. Ziyu seems to have clothes inside."

Xi Changning took off his plain clothes and sat by the bed in only his middle clothes.He Lianbao searched for a long time, and found another white dress.

"Forget it, just treat it as a filial piety for your husband." At any rate, you can gain a good name.

Xi Changning touched the clothes that He Lianbao handed over, it was indeed suitable for a fresh and refined woman like Ziyu, she has already entered the vulgarity, why should she pretend?
"Put on a red shirt."

He Lianbao didn't say much to her, and changed into a red silk dress for her, the skirt trailing the floor, and she noticed that Xi Changning seemed to have grown taller again.

"Little prince, you know it even if you don't tell me, the queen took it away."

The empress lost her son, and the little prince was her spiritual support. Xi Changning could understand this, and she herself was at ease, and she could do whatever she wanted without any burden.

It's night, the luminous cups are filled with fine wine, and the food on the table exudes a tempting aroma.The woman held the exquisite porcelain bottle in her white and tender hands, and scattered the white powder in the porcelain bottle into the jug under the night light.

There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, which seemed to be a self-deprecating and wry smile.

"The Emperor is here."

Eunuch Li obsequiously escorted the emperor into Weiyang Palace. He didn’t know when Weiyang Palace had almost become the only place for the emperor to go except for reviewing memorials. Concubine Hui, who hadn’t changed much for many years, was already waiting outside Weiyang Palace.

"Hong Yi, it will be fine for you to wait for me inside the house from now on."

The emperor looked at Concubine Hui with pity, the guilt from many years ago spread in his heart, he was deeply attached to this woman.

"The red clothes have been waiting for the emperor for so long, are you still afraid of waiting for this meeting?"

The two walked into the hall arm in arm, talking and laughing as they walked to the dining table.

Concubine Hui's expression remained unchanged, she picked up the flagon and filled the emperor and herself with fine wine. The liquid swayed in the luminous cup, giving it a special luster.

"The pair of luminous cups that the emperor gave to his concubines are really wonderful, as if everything they drink becomes extremely precious."

"As long as Hong Yi likes it."

The emperor loved Gu Hongyi as much as he did when he saw Gu Hongyi for the first time. As long as it was what Gu Hongyi wanted, he would try his best to satisfy it.

Concubine Hui smiled cleverly, raised her glass and drank it all in one gulp, and the emperor did the same.It didn't take long for the wine in the jug to bottom out, Concubine Hui's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her laughter became louder and louder.

"The emperor has never asked why the concubine is still alive, is the emperor really not curious? Or dare not ask?"

Taking advantage of her slight drunkenness, Concubine Hui boldly questioned the emperor.

The emperor was also drunk, he was no longer in high spirits, handsome and straight, years of government affairs had already bent his back, only when he was with Gu Hongyi could he temporarily forget his identity and age.

"Red clothes, I'm sorry for you, I hurt you back then."

"No, I'm too persistent. I always feel that you belong to me alone. Your Majesty, are you cuter than Hong Yi?"

Concubine Hui snuggled into the emperor's slightly fatter arms, guessing the emperor's answer in her heart, but she never got the answer, and she didn't know if she would be lucky in this life.

The emperor didn't answer, he has no love at all, the emperor's love is called favor, it is a woman's honor, not love.But he has also missed Gu Hongyi for more than ten years, no matter what aspect of this feeling, he understands that he is nostalgic for Gu Hongyi.

"Hongyi, no matter this life or the next, I will pamper you and accompany you."

It is not easy for a king to make such a promise, as a concubine, he should be satisfied.

But Concubine Hui didn't think so, she was not satisfied with such an answer.The man she gave everything to couldn't even say a word of love. What was she and the queen serving for many years?
Concubine Hui got up and sat upright, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes when the emperor was not paying attention.

"The concubine will always accompany the emperor. Even if the emperor is unwilling, the concubine will try her best to make the emperor accompany the concubine."

The emperor didn't know what it meant, but he just regarded it as a woman's words for favor, so he nodded and said yes.

"Your Majesty, now that the crown prince is dead, the ministers must be urging the emperor to appoint a new crown prince. The concubines want to ask the emperor what he thinks?"

Concubine Hui is not afraid that the emperor will think that her intentions are clear.

The emperor woke up suddenly, looked at Concubine Hui, trying to see her thoughts from her face, but she didn't seem to be hiding at all, just looking at him with her beautiful eyes.

"What do you want to say?"

Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to engage in politics. This matter has been quarreled with by several ministers in the court. Now I have to listen to her talk here.

"As a parent, doesn't the emperor feel that he owes Zi Mian too much? Zi Mian is a kind person, and he can also be a generation of Mingjun."

"Presumptuous! Are you the one who said that?"

The emperor said presumptuously, and turned his back.

Concubine Hui didn't speak anymore, there were not many princes in the court, since the emperor didn't intend to appoint Huangfu Zimian as the crown prince, then only the third prince, Huangfu Shenqian, was left.

"Your Majesty, my concubine is tired, so I won't serve the Emperor tonight."

Concubine Hui seemed to be playing with her temper, leaving the emperor's only son at the dining table and returning to the dormitory by herself.She can't be soft-hearted, she must give Zi Mian the best within the limited time.

The emperor looked at her leaving back, sighed, and walked away, Gu Hongyi was forcing him.In fact, he also prefers Huangfu Zimian, thinking that when Huangfu Zimian was born, he treated him like a prince and educated him, who knew that the plan could not keep up with the changes, and Huangfu Zimian also left the palace.

As soon as the matter of the crown prince was uneventful, the palace fell into a battle for the crown prince. In the past, the crown prince was still alive, and the three princes could not blatantly compete for it, and turned against their brothers.

Now he should be the best candidate. Although there is still an elder brother alive, everyone only thinks that Huangfu Zimian is a Taoist, and they don't consider it at all.

Just when the third prince thought that the position of crown prince was within easy reach, the emperor raised an objectionable matter. The emperor actually wanted to appoint the second prince, Huangfu Zimian, as the crown prince. Immediately salute.

Suddenly all eyes were on Huangfu Zimian, as if every word he uttered was extremely precious.

"Do you think the two of us will be too comfortable?"

Fast forward to midwinter, people's hearts are not much different from the weather, because Xi Changning's status is safe, he simply ignores the rumors outside, and hides in the house drinking tea and warming up.

"I won't be a princess for long, it's just to save my life."

No matter who is in charge of the East Palace, Xi Changning will not be the crown princess, but he will not be sent anywhere, and it will be fine if he stays in a small palace and keeps his own.

"Did you know that the pot exploded outside? The third prince can't be the prince, but the emperor wants the second prince to be the prince, and there are conditions attached."

The emperor is coming, the prince is going, He Lianbao finds it awkward to say it himself.

While talking, a person, Zimu, flashed in from outside the house.The black gown and the dark red flipped felt hat are all pretty and delicious. It is conceivable that only Renmei can look good in anything.

Zimu saw that the two of them had nothing to do with the stove in the room, so she put the things in her hands on the table.

"Feng Qiuhuang doesn't have sweet-scented osmanthus wine, so I guess the old ones have been eaten."

That's right, the person who made sweet-scented osmanthus wine was still upset in the palace, so there was no time to make wine.

"Mingyu wrote a letter, saying that the Xuan Mansion plans to hold a happy event for them in spring."

"Why did you make a decision?" He Lianbao dissatisfied, it has been more than half a year since you left, how did you make a decision?
"She's not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? Could it be that my elder brother is urging you?" Xi Changning picked at the things Zimu brought in to see what he liked.

Xi Lin became addicted to working as an accountant in Hucheng, and he did all the accounting and accounting alone, but Zimu seemed a little leisurely.

"Your elder brother knows money with two eyes, how can you care about me." He Lianbao complained.

Zimu didn't interrupt, it's best not to argue with He Lianbao at this time, otherwise he would burn himself.He poured himself a glass of the wine he had brought and drank it down to warm himself up.It is very convenient to enter and leave the palace now, he still keeps the waist card given to him by the prince, he only said that it is not difficult to enter the palace if there is something to do in the palace, but the number of times has decreased.

"Bao'er, the food that Zimu brought doesn't look appetizing, go to the kitchen and get me some."

Zimu Weileng is not what she said she wanted to eat, why is she still saying that she has no appetite?What can be different in the same store.

Zimu later found out that Xi Changning sent He Lianbao away on purpose.

"Let's talk about it, Hudi of the Western Regions, you've been absent-minded since you came back."

Xi Changning ate Feng Qiuhuang's cakes, they were still so delicious, if that person wasn't around, at least something remained the same.

"Someone said they knew me."

Zimu knew that he couldn't hide it from Xi Changning, even he himself felt a little powerless after returning from the Hudi in the Western Regions.It should be human instinct. He has always been an unknown person. What identity is there for a person who was bought and sold in the slave market, let alone mention it.

But that day in the market, the noble lady caught him trembling and knew it was not a lie, she did know him.It's just that Zimu didn't ask in detail, but just admitted his mistake and left.

Now that I think about it, I can't let go of it.

Xi Changning listened to him, although the words were omitted, but Xi Changning was still a little worried, even scared.Could it be that Zimu is leaving her too?

"Stop talking! You are just a slave who escaped from the slave market. How can you have any identity?"

Xi Changning's sudden loud voice interrupted Zimu's narration.

The two fell into silence, and Zimu knew that he was talking too much, so he continued to pour a glass of wine into his stomach, and poured another glass to Xi Changning, who turned his face away and refused to accept the wine glass he handed over.

"Are you afraid that I will leave?"

This is not a shadow, what a slave should say.But he saw fear and some loneliness in Xi Changning's innocent eyes.

"I won't go. As we said at the beginning, my life is yours. If you don't let me go, I won't go anywhere. Even if I die."

(End of this chapter)