The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 60

Waking up early on the first day of the new year, taking advantage of the time when the sweeping palace people entered and exited the palace gate, Chu Xue was pleasantly surprised to find that God responded to the occasion last night and spread a thick layer of white velvet blanket for the capital while everyone was asleep.She came to the gate of the palace and looked around. The flowers and trees in the yard were covered with snow, and the glazed tiles on the palace walls in the distance were also covered with silver makeup, which was too beautiful to behold.

Ruyue was cooking porridge for her in the kitchen, and saw her standing at the door looking at the scenery, the caring Qi Jing hurried over with a thick cloak, and while putting it on for her, she said: "Master is double now, you should be more careful, if it is frozen The prince in my womb, our whole Yufu Palace can't afford it!"

Chu Xue smiled, stroked her swollen belly, and said, "Yes, he is the most precious now."

After walking a few steps into the room, she remembered something, and told Qi Jing, "Call Fu Gui, this year's first day of the lunar new year, I will give you a red crown, and let's make it auspicious."

"Yes." Qi Jing responded with a smile, and hurried to find Fugui, the head steward of Yufu Palace.

Due to the large number of people in the palace, Chu Xue only rewarded a few who were close to her in person, and left the rest to the rich. Of course, the richest part was also given to the rich. Well done, worthy of this great reward.

Fugui smiled happily, and was about to step back when Chu Xue called him back. Chu Xue took a special red envelope from Yanling and handed it to Fugui, saying: "This is for your master, Director Qiu. The snow is slippery outside, it is not suitable for me to go out, so I trouble you to go there yourself!"

Seeing that there is still a master, Fugui was surprised and happy, and hurriedly kowtowed for his master to thank him, but Chu Xue smiled and said: "Your master is my savior, this is what he deserves, no need to be polite, go quickly .”

"Yes!" Fugui hurried out of the palace gate.

After staying in her own palace for breakfast, she went to Fengyi Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the empress. The family got together, and everyone got Song Chen's red seal, but it was the two hands that were handed to Chu Xue. Chu Xue looked at him suspiciously, but saw him smile and said: "There are adults and children, so naturally this one is indispensable," Yuba stroked her stomach.

She smiled and thanked the child.

At the beginning of the new year, from the first day to the fifth day, the palace is busy again. The king returns to the previous court to work diligently, and the harem continues to live its own life.

Early in the morning, Fu Gui brought two female officials over, saluted Chu Xue, and said, "Madam, these two are the aunts of the Shangyi Supervisor. They will tailor a dress for you in advance for the dinner in the Yuanye Palace."

It was only when Chu Xue heard this that Chu Xue remembered this. As the first festival of the New Year, the Shangyuan Festival, the royal family will entertain all the officials in the palace to celebrate together.This year when they entered the palace, they would naturally show up at the palace banquet on the night of the [-]th day. Although everyone had newly made dresses and skirts when they first entered the palace, but now that she has a big belly and has been promoted to the imperial concubine, the previous money is naturally worthless. It's no longer usable and needs to be remade.

After the female officials saluted her, they started to work for her. After a while, the measurements were taken, and the two left again.

When the hall was clean, Chu Xue sighed, going to the Yuan Ye Palace Banquet, she must meet many people again.

The fifteenth day of the first month.

It was half past the unitary hour, and the Qingde Hall, which was dedicated to banquets in the palace, ushered in the officials.

Tonight is the new emperor's first palace banquet after he ascended the throne, and it is the Lantern Festival, so there are a lot of people attending the banquet, including officials of the fourth rank and above in the imperial court. Affected by the abolition of the crown prince's uterus last year, some of them were implicated Officials were sacked and vacancies appeared, and naturally a group of new officials filled their positions, and Qin Yuan was one of them.

Because of Qin Yuan's contribution in suppressing the rebellion, he was promoted to a higher rank, and was promoted by the imperial court to the post of commander of the Jingwei Division. Now that his official position has reached the third rank, he is naturally included in the banquet tonight.

After everyone was seated one by one, Yonghong Emperor Song Chen stepped into the Qingde Hall with his empress and two concubines, and more than a hundred officials knelt down and saluted, shouting long live three times.

The king signaled to flatten his body, and everyone in the hall took their seats after thanking them. The emperor and empress were in the main seat, and the two concubines Rong Yi sat on both sides.

This is the second time Chu Xue has stepped into Qingde Hall, and she is much calmer now than last time.As early as when she stepped in with Song Chen and everyone kneeled down, she looked down and found the people she was looking for.

Her father, Chu Lin, was at the forefront of the ministers, not far away from her. I hadn't seen him for a few months, and his father didn't change much. He looked pretty good. After she sat down, she nodded slightly to her father, reassuring; Diagonally across from her father, she still seemed to be in a strong body. Their eyes met for a moment, and she sent a smiling look.

As for the handsome man in front of Uncle Qin Mu who exuded a charming aura, she recognized it with just a glance.

There is absolutely no second person in this world who makes her so unforgettable.

Enemy, Xu Jilin.

She gritted her teeth and said the man's name silently, then closed her eyes, lowered her eyes, and just became a noble concubine.

But the person she hated so much, seemed to cast her gaze over unintentionally. Just now, from the moment she stepped into the hall and everyone knelt down, Xu Jilin saw her appearance clearly again. He lost his mind for a moment.

Many years ago, the woman who died in front of him also had the same figure, with a ninety percent similar appearance.He actually didn't want to hurt her, he promised to take her away, and he could even tolerate her giving birth to someone else's child, but he didn't expect that she would hate him so much and would rather die with her unborn child than Give yourself a chance to love.

He has spent half his life on the battlefield, killing countless people, but he has never experienced this kind of anger, unwillingness and powerlessness.This kind of taste, however, no matter how high an official position is, no amount of wealth and splendor can make up for it.

But when his thoughts turned back, he once again looked at the woman who was extremely similar to him many years later, but he couldn't give up any obsession in his heart, because he knew that the woman in front of him was very likely to destroy his family.

Ping Nanhou drank a glass of wine and thought again.The wet nurse found in Jinzhou last time, although he couldn't directly deny Chu Xue's identity, made him see doubts. Although his appearance was unrecognizable and his temperament seemed to be the same, his body...

In the past, her body was poor and weak, but now she has greatly improved. It is said that all these changes happened after she gave birth to smallpox and met a genius doctor...

By the way, miracle doctor!
Just because the Chu family can't get words out of their mouths doesn't mean others can't.

Ping Nanhou had another idea in his heart.

Singing and dancing, drums and music, the first feast of the new year, whether it is the exquisite dishes on the table or the expressions on the faces of the people, is full of joy.The emperor talked to several important officials nearby, while people in the distance began to toast each other in a small area.

"Come on, Nianxiu, today's festival, let's have a toast!"

The one who was toasting Qin Yuan was his current immediate boss, Gu Kun, the commander of the Jingwei Division.

Qin Yuan picked up the wine glass and drank three cups with this boss who is also a brother and friend.

The pungent taste enters the throat, and the regret accumulated in the bottom of my heart seems to be relieved a little. Is this the feeling of using wine to drown your sorrows?The young man smiled and poured himself a rare drink.

Although he saw her again, he was too far away from her.She sits on the stone steps of the white marble dragon wall, and is beside the emperor. She is a lofty imperial concubine. When he raises his eyes by chance, he can only see the dazzling colors of her gorgeous brocade robe and her hair full of pearls and emeralds reflected in the brilliant light. out of the light.

Is she happy like that?
He didn't know, for nearly ten years, he hadn't spoken a word to her again, the closest distance between them since they reunited was the moment when she stepped forward to thank him in Chu Mansion, and then, She hid behind the Hengwang at that time and the current emperor.

All he knew was that she was nearly killed in the fire in Sheng'an Hall last year. He only heard that Sheng Chong was about to make her a noble concubine, but was stopped by others.

Another glass of wine poured into his throat, Qin Yuan glanced at the emperor on the top of the dragon, and smiled bitterly in his heart. He can keep the world peaceful, and maybe he can keep Wenwen's life smooth?
The few familiar colleagues beside him were rare for him to be so self-contained. Seeing this situation, they all stepped forward to care for him.

"Master Qin has something on his mind today? How can he drink so well?"

"That's right, Brother Qin, why do you mean to use wine to drown your sorrows?"

"Could it be that you fell in love with a girl and fell in lovesickness?"

For these joking concerns, Qin Yuan didn't pay attention to them, and didn't make excuses to explain. He just picked up the wine glass and toasted with his colleagues one by one.

However, the girl in his heart really couldn't sit still at this moment.

This kind of dinner usually lasts for two hours. If it is a man who is drinking, it would be fun to enjoy the music and dancing, but she cannot drink and is pregnant. After a long time, it is actually a bit uncomfortable.

Song Chen caught a glimpse of a slightly uncomfortable expression on her face, and sent Liangxi to ask her, she told the truth and asked if she could step down first.

Liangxi went to answer, and saw Song Chen nodded towards her, and the eyes of the majestic emperor just now suddenly showed tenderness.

She got up with a slight smile, bowed lightly, and was accompanied by the maidservants, and exited Qingde Hall.

It was almost half past Xu, and there was still about half an hour before the end of the dinner. Song Chen was still going to Fengyi Palace tonight. As soon as she returned to her own palace, she went to take a bath early and lay down on the bed.

Maybe she really sat for too long, maybe because she saw the person who made her gnash her teeth again, she just felt particularly tired tonight, and fell asleep after a while.

But Qingmeng was only half done when she was awakened by a warm kiss. She opened her eyes, and the outline of Song Chen gradually became clear in her sight.

"Are you awake? Why did you sleep so early? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

He had already changed his robes, and the dignified emperor just now turned back into a man who was gentle and caring for her.

She shook her head with a smile, and asked him, "What time is it now? Is the dinner over? Why is the emperor here?"

Seeing that her complexion was normal, because there was still a faint blush on her face just after waking up, he was relieved and replied: "Just arrived at Haishi, the dinner party has been over for a while."

After a pause, he asked again: "Since you don't feel uncomfortable, did you forget something?"

When he asked her this question, she really regained her spirits, but after trying hard for a while, she still couldn't remember what she had forgotten, so she shook her head truthfully, "Is there anything important that Chen Qie doesn't remember?"

But he raised his eyebrows.

She bit her lip and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, don't be a fool. I'm pregnant, and my brain is really not working. You can just tell my concubine."

He sighed, pinched her face, and said: "Okay, for the sake of the child, let me forgive you this time, have you had enough rest? If you have enough rest, go out with me for a walk."

Wake her up just to go for a walk?

She was taken aback, but before she could say anything else, he had already fetched her clothes, and even dressed her himself, seeing that he came to serve her after working, she had no choice but to cooperate, and wanted to see what he sold in the gourd. what medicine.

After the clothes were put on, she still wanted to tie her hair into a bun, but he looked at her for a while, and said: "This is very beautiful, don't bother, don't delay the time."

She had no choice but to give up, and he helped her out of her palace gate, and got on the imperial chariot she had been waiting for.

(End of this chapter)