female catcher

Chapter 200 Royal Couple
In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, white flowers dazzled the eyes, the air was thick as if time had stood still, the whole palace was silent and there was no sound, occasionally a cicada chirped, and the little eunuch immediately stuck it away with a long pole .

Su Zhen took an afternoon nap on the soft couch in the imperial study room, An Liangqing retreated the palace servants in the room, stood in the shade under the verandah by himself, leaned against the porch pillar and dozed off, and soon he was covered in sweat and woke up sticky. Come on.

He grabbed his sweaty collar and asked someone to fetch him a cold water towel, and ordered someone to go down to prepare some ice cups, fearing that the emperor would feel hot after waking up.

Qianqian cautiously carried a delicate food box to the imperial study, stood under the steps, stretched her head to look at An Liang, and greeted An Liang softly.An Liang walked over and down the steps with a smile, "Miss Qianqian."

"Hello Eunuch An." Qianqian blessed herself, and passed the food box forward, "The weather is hot, and the empress made some sour plum soup for the emperor, and chilled it to quench my thirst."

An Liang couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and took it in his hand, "The empress is really caring, I'm just telling people to prepare for it. This is just right."

"Eunuch Lao An is here."

"Don't you dare?" An Liang waved his hands, and was about to leave with the food box, but when Qianqian called him, he turned around: "Miss, is there anything else?"

"The empress would like to ask, will the emperor go to Fengyi Palace for dinner today? The empress has prepared fresh sea bass and pickled bamboo shoots, all of which are light."

"Let me ask, if I go, I will send someone to write back to Fengyi Palace." An Liang said.

Qianqian pursed her lips and nodded, her eyes curled into a smile, blessed her body, "Then I'll reply and wait for Mr. An's letter." After speaking, she turned and left lightly.

An Liang looked at her, then at the food box in his hand, blinked and thought for a while, and walked back to the imperial study.The queen has been in the palace for more than a month. Although she has such a background, she has no intention of being arrogant. She is a dignified and self-restraining person, and she does not treat her servants harshly, which makes him breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked at her coldly and felt that the emperor treated her well, and he had rested in Fengyi Palace seven or eight times this month, but it was not very warm, and the two of them didn't talk much.An Liang thought, now that there is only the middle palace in the harem, that's all. After a few days, the concubine will be selected in the draft, and I'm afraid it won't stop like this.

There was so much right and wrong in the harem of the previous dynasty, and there were so many women fighting for power and position, so many women had only one husband, and it was the same at any time.A queen with such a temperament is afraid that she will fall out of favor.

But I am an eunuch myself, so it is superfluous to think about this.An Liang took out the glazed bowl from the food box, and sighed secretly, thinking that although the Queen's temperament was a little plain, she was still a person of affection.

Looking at the time, An Liang went into the imperial study with sour plum soup, but saw that Su Zhen had already woken up and was wiping his face with a cold towel.He went forward to put the ice cup on the tea table, took the used towel and said, "Your Majesty, it's very hot, please use some sour plum soup to relieve the heat."

Su Zhen walked to the tea table and took a look at the transparent glazed cup, "The empress sent it?"

"Yes, I just sent it here, and the empress boiled it herself. Look, the ice hasn't melted yet."

Su Zhen picked up the bowl and took a sip. The taste was sour and sweet, and it was refreshing all the way down his throat, making him feel very comfortable. "Is there any booklet for you?"

"Shangshu Sheng and Zhongshu Sheng have handed over some, and they have been submitted to the book case."

Su Zhen put down the sour plum soup and went over, picked up the dozen or so booklets, flipped through them one by one, and threw them aside, "That's all?"

"that's it."

"My lovers really share my worries and worry about me." He snorted coldly.Eighty-nine of the more than a dozen brochures were related to the draft, and the rest were about the July Longevity Festival or the edict of the imperial edict for Su Zhen to read, and there was nothing decent about it.

After six months, the papers handed to Su Zhen became more and more outrageous, and every time they were asked about it at the court, the ministers of the various ministries reported some reasons and drew up opinions, saying that they should follow the rules of the previous court.Now that the world is peaceful and there are no external worries and internal troubles, the emperor should choose a concubine, and the early blooming of branches and leaves is the blessing of the country.

Su Zhen was annoyed in his heart, but on the surface he wanted to praise the old minister for sharing his worries and problems, he was really a pillar of the country.

"How long has the princess been away from Beijing?" Su Zhen asked An Liang.

"Going back to the emperor, it's been eight days." An Liang said, "It's almost time to arrive at Jincheng."

Su Zhen nodded and said nothing more.The flood in Qingcheng County has passed, and the transferred silver taels have already arrived. The newspapers have been delivered every day instead of three hundred miles, and now every three days. It seems that everything is fine.Including the inspectors sent out and the people from the Ministry of Industry are also of the same caliber.

However, the situation is so good, there is no starvation, no epidemic, no refugees, this actually makes Su Zhen feel a little uneasy.The secret documents Jiang Xiyuan gave him also meant the same thing. The people in their various ministries had something to say, saying that more and more documents were left by Shangshu Sheng, and many of the following documents could not be handed over to Su Zhen at all. smooth.

Jincheng is not far from Qingcheng County, Wan Jing can find out some truths for him after he returns, and the identity of Jiyue Villa is still somewhat hidden.He didn't believe that the disaster relief money was really distributed to the victims as reported in the report.

Thinking of this, Su Zhen closed his eyes and pinched the center of his brows, and told An Liang, "If you have any documents from Hongwen Pavilion, please present them to me immediately." He glanced at the memorials on the case again, "These..., send them back, let us They'll figure it out."

"Yes." An Liang bowed his head in response.

Su Zhen chuckled again, "Let the imperial dining room also freeze some sour plum soup for Shang Shusheng. It's not easy for the elderly in hot weather. Tell me, I know they have worked hard."

An Liang put the folder on the case into the box, and said: "Your Majesty, can you go to Fengyi Palace for dinner today? The Empress has prepared sea bass and pickled bamboo shoots."

Su Zhen thought for a moment, then nodded.

In the evening, the wind blew up and the sky became cloudy, so Yong Wei asked someone to remove the ice bowl and add lotus seed soup instead.The two sat opposite each other and ate very quietly. After finishing the meal, Su Zhen said to her, "These ministers have handed over papers one after another, about the draft. I have already told them to do it, the arrangement of the harem. The empress can't help but worry too much."

Yongwei's heart tightened, she turned around and took the tea offered by Qianqian and put it in front of Su Zhen, she raised her eyes and smiled after a while, the smile lasted only for a moment and then disappeared, she lowered her eyes and said: "The emperor's words are serious Well, these are the duties of the concubine. Tomorrow, the concubine will arrange to repair and clean the palaces. A few days ago, the concubine has been pawned in the treasury. The furniture and furnishings are not lacking, but some of the inner decorations are old and outdated The concubine thinks, refurbish the ones that can be refurbished and use them, and it will be too late to make up for those that are still missing after the draft.”

Su Zhen looked at her, "The queen arranged it."

The wind outside was getting stronger, and the two of them huddled in the house and played chess after eating.Su Zhen originally just wanted to relieve his boredom, but unexpectedly discovered that Yongwei's chess skills are not bad, and he became more serious about playing chess.Yongwei is quite confident in playing chess. She originally told herself not to beat the emperor, but she soon realized that she was wrong. Even if she wanted to win, it would be difficult for her to win.

Talking about three rounds, Yong Wei lost the first two rounds, and in the third round, the last piece fell, and the black and white on the chessboard could not tell the winner at a glance.Anliang and Qianqian helped them count the pieces, and in the end the white pieces held by Yongwei narrowly won three.

After hearing the number reported by Qianqian, Yongwei slapped her hands excitedly, her bright eyes were filled with excitement, and she asked Qianqian again: "Is the count correct?"

Qianqian nodded, and while saying yes, she glanced at the emperor, reminding her not to lose her bearing in front of the emperor.

But Yong Wei didn't feel sorry at all, she turned her head and smiled at Su Zhen, and said in a brisk tone: "Your Majesty, this concubine has won a round! It's not too bad, is it?"

Su Zhen looked at her with a little surprise, and couldn't help but also smiled, nodded and said: "The Queen's chess skills are superb, I'm quite surprised."

Su Zhen's smile bumped into Yongwei's eyes, causing her heart to throb, and she couldn't look away for a while.After realizing his gaffe, he hurriedly lowered his head and stood up, "It's getting late, my concubine will wait for the emperor to change his clothes and go to bed."

Lying on the bed after washing, Su Zhen soon fell into a deep sleep.It rained heavily in the middle of the night, Yong Wei was awakened by the thunder, turned over and heard Su Zhen breathing evenly beside him, knowing that he was sleeping well.It was pitch black and nothing could be seen inside the curtain, but Yong Wei still opened her eyes wide, as if she could still see his handsome face in the darkness.

She carefully stretched out her hand to touch it, lightly touched his eyebrows, and then quickly retracted it. Seeing that he hadn't woken up, she secretly covered her mouth and smiled, and touched his nose carefully.Su Zhen moved, startling Yong Wei, and quickly turned over.

Su Zhen also turned over, put his hand lightly on Yong Wei's arm, and buried his head on the back of her neck.The warm breath came from behind the neck and ears, Yong Wei's heartbeat almost rushed out of her chest, and she didn't dare to move, for fear of waking him up and awakening this rare intimacy.

It has been more than a month since she entered the palace, and Su Zhen treated her well, but this kindness was not warm, mixed with distance and strangeness.He will stay in Fengyi Palace, but he really only stays in Fengyi Palace. Yongwei also knows that this is not what a husband and wife should look like, but she doesn't know if this is what an emperor and empress should look like.

Her brother always said that the emperor was not for love, but she didn't take it seriously.She just liked him, loved him.If she doesn't love her, how can she stay in this palace willingly? If she doesn't love her, what will she use to support herself through the long years to come.

When talking about the draft after the meal, she felt a little uncomfortable, but it was not unacceptable.She knew early on that she would not be the only one in the harem, and sooner or later there would be piles of sisters, so she was mentally prepared.

Although it is a daughter's family, she is the daughter of the Jiang family after all, and she understands what the harem means to the emperor.Now, I only hope that she can handle the group of women in the future, and that she can really relieve his worries, or that she still has some greed.

She is working hard to be a good Zhonggong, hoping that he can also fall in love with herself as she loves him.

Su Zhen behind him moved again, and muttered something, but Yong Wei didn't understand.She summoned up the courage to reach out her hand, and put her palm on the back of his hand, and felt a little cold touch from her fingertips.

She touched the grape pendant, carefully pushed it aside, and closed her eyes again.

(End of this chapter)