Chapter 238
May [-] came suddenly, and it was the emperor's birthday. As usual, all the ministers gathered in the Tiyuan Hall. After the emperor accepted the court congratulations, he gave a banquet here. The court ladies presented exquisite wine and food like butterflies wearing flowers.At night, according to the rules, a family banquet will be held in the Changchun Palace to entertain the wives of the princes and wives of the nearby clan.The whole day was full of music, singing and music, maintaining a decent smile and elegant demeanor. The queen felt that she was exhausted, so she took a free time. At dusk, the princess took care of me and took the maid back to Kunning Palace to take a nap. for a while.

The warm color of the room under the candlelight could not drive away the tiredness on the body, all the maids quietly exited, and heard the palace door being gently closed, and then, the room was silent.In the dimness, I felt the footsteps of someone pushing aside the bead curtain and walking in, which made me panic. When I raised my eyes slightly, I saw the emperor's bright yellow dragon robe with nine chapters moved to me, and then turned from in front of me. Sit down beside me.Maybe it was too quiet just now, I squinted at him and didn't know what to say.His hand was gently placed on my hand hanging beside me. Today he was worshiped by all the officials and offered sacrifices to the Taimiao. He was also busy all day long, but his demeanor was still peaceful and stable, not at all tired. I think I was about to smile at him, when I suddenly heard his deep voice: "It's been so many years, you're still not used to too lively occasions." "You spend most of the year doing this." I felt tired and couldn't help it. Just grumbled out.He looked at me and smiled, "You are in the palace, you have to learn to get used to the life in the palace. Like me, since I took the throne, there have been such celebrations several times a year, and I am used to it." I knew he was He comforted me, but I suddenly felt uncomfortable—he was too kind to her, which made her at a loss what to do. "Your Majesty, you are the real master today, you should go quickly, don't let the courtiers wait too long, I will come as soon as I change my clothes." I whispered.

After Bi'er took the little girls to wait on me to wash and wash, she tied my hair full of black hair into a tall fairy-looking bun. Because it was only a family banquet, I didn't put on the red court dress, but changed into a hibiscus The jacket with wide sleeves and narrow waist is embroidered with silk and phoenix cloud patterns, dotted with small and round crystals, and on the arm is a zhang long smoked purple gauze, which is firmly fastened with gold inlaid jade jumping off. The long skirt is pure and bright, with intricate and delicate peony patterns woven with gold and silver threads, which is beyond words.Facing the mirror, I lightly supported the golden wings of the double phoenix holding pearls on the side temples, so that the six strands of gold thread orb tail pendants hung down on the side of the bun just right.Because of today's festive occasion, I also specially traced fine golden lotus patterns on the eyebrows.Gazing into the mirror, the body is full of brilliance, bright and colorful.I did not take a chariot, but walked through the imperial garden in the night. The two phoenixes holding pearls and golden wings also glowed golden in the moonlight.The flying bridge leading to the Changchun Palace is still flying across the banks like a rainbow piercing the sun. Bi Er and Li Ge supported me on the left and right. I was about to board the bridge when I suddenly heard a woman's voice like an oriole in the phoenix-tailed bamboo forest on the opposite side: "My lord, the moonlight is beautiful tonight." The other person smiled faintly, and chanted, "Late at night, the moon is bright and beautiful, and it's hard to keep a thousand gold. It's a beauty; if life is hard or short, why is lovesickness so hard to break?" There was a bang—it was him!I couldn't wait to look back, and as far as my eyes could see, the man was wearing a dragon-out-of-sea robe with a sea blue treasure pattern on the bottom of the moonlight, a white jade fish and dragon evergreen belt around his waist, and a purple gold crown on his head. On the other side, he was looking up at the bright moon with deep eyes, and the bamboo shadows were sparse, falling on his slender figure with a soft and soft arc of light ink.The princess Xinqin next to her was not gorgeously dressed, she was only wearing a moon-white and scallion-colored cloud sky and water fairy dress, woven with thin millet beads into blossoming narcissus flowers, the two stood side by side, looking into the distance, so beautiful A pair of elegant and noble people.There was a burst of sadness in my heart, and reality was like a blunt knife, cutting all the relationship between me and him one by one.He seemed to feel something, turned his head, his face turned white in an instant, he didn't seem to believe his eyes, I glanced at him slightly, his eyes froze for a moment, as if a blind person couldn't adapt to the sunlight bright.Princess Xinqin called me softly: "Empress Empress." He immediately came to his senses and knelt down with a calm expression, and Princess Xinqin also knelt down together. Queen!" As if being stabbed straight down with a sharp knife, I tried my best to suppress the trembling in my voice, and smiled gently: "My lord, please get up." After Xinqin Wangfei got up, she took two steps forward and brushed him down. There were a few fallen flowers on the clothes, and my voice sounded coldly: "The prince and his wife are so happy, it is really a reunion." He didn't seem to notice it, just stood still.

Inside the Changchun Palace, the lights are brilliant, the flowers are clustered in clusters of flowers, and it is indescribably charming and gentle. Above the main hall, the concubines seem to be as close as sisters. When you look carefully, it is not entirely true.Concubine Shen was sitting beside several pots of peonies in full bloom. Behind the shadows of flowers in the distance, she was dressed in a crimson red embroidered gold palace dress with a pleasant appearance.A pair of phoenix eyes are slightly sad, turning an exquisite embroidered tufted gauze fan in his hand, looking at the bright pearl laughing with Youer and Qinger from a distance from time to time, his eyes are full of deep love, but just a few steps, it seems Tianhe is separated forever.On the temples of the clouds, there are blue hundred butterflies and golden tines shimmering, as if the owner is slightly moved at this moment.Concubine De's head is full of black silk combed into a gorgeous bun, and her lotus-colored dress is covered with dots of pearls. Under the light, it makes people dare not look directly at her. At this moment, she is smiling and chatting with Concubine Shu next to her from time to time. The county king Li Yuanxi sat beside her calmly, but his eyes were staring at his younger brothers and sisters.Bian Yuxuan was sitting at the bottom, the maid behind her was holding the incense scarf Ruyi, her waist was already raised high, a seven treasure coral hairpin was in her hair, reflecting her face like a lotus, surrounded by several concubines, she seemed to be in love with her superior The concubines and I dismissed it, and only looked at the emperor and the queen mother frequently.She straightened up lazily, rubbed her waist with her backhand for a moment, and sighed: "Oh, my concubine doesn't like to move these days. The imperial doctor said that I don't have enough energy and blood, and I need to sit quietly to recuperate." Originally petite and sweet, now the weak and powerless state is more vivid, the Empress Dowager said kindly: "What is lacking in your palace, just ask, the Ai family will send someone to send it to you." The expressions of all the concubines became even worse .I sighed silently, and glanced down, just in time to see Princess Xinqin pick up a piece of pearl glutinous rice dumpling and deliver it to King Xin. His eyebrows were slightly frowned, but he did not refuse. Live the gentle smile.He picked up the flagon in his hand and poured wine into the lotus marigold continuously. A few drops of amber liquid splashed on the sleeve of the moonlight, and it became dark and wet in an instant. There was a bright and mournful color flashing everywhere, as if a shooting star flashed across the night sky and disappeared for a moment, my heart felt sour, and there seemed to be a hard object in my throat, and I couldn't swallow it no matter what, it made me almost cry.I had no choice but to turn my head away in a hurry, and said a few words to the emperor and the queen mother about the beautiful spring, and to make a small cup, and then announced the opening of the banquet.Concubine Shen also seemed to see the love between Prince Xin and his wife, and fiddled with the beauty flower cup on the side table with her fingers, and the fresh water drops on the petals fell down.After looking at it for a long time, she sighed: "After all, it's better for the newlyweds. I don't know when I've been as happy as Princess Xin." Concubine De scratched the tea with the tea lid, making it ear-piercing. His voice, under the shining face of Baoguang, there is a bit of imperceptible cold light hidden!The emperor was in high spirits, and specially ordered Su Yunv to play the xiao and Zhaoyi to accompany her in the dance.Zhaoyi put on a slender light silk dance shirt, a glittering golden long skirt woven with flying birds, and the skirt was decorated with finely crushed crystals. She stepped onto the stage slowly, and immediately caressed a string of "rustle" on the brocade carpet. ll.Su Yunv tilted her head slightly, her red lips parted slightly, and a soft and long Xiao sound came out from the jade flute, and gradually spread along the breeze, enveloping everyone in it.Zhaoyi walks in a graceful and soft way, she lowers her waist and spreads her arms and spins rapidly, dancing faster and faster, and her slender skirt also spins and flies all over the sky.She originally had a delicate and elegant appearance, but due to the flowing dance, she gave birth to an extra elegant posture, which was as beautiful as flowing water, and won a lot of praise.Because of something on my mind, I became more and more impatient to sit for a long time, so I went into the back hall and got up to change clothes.The back hall was very quiet, only the front hall singing could be heard faintly, like fairy music, and the sound of laughter mixed with the silk and bamboo, it was extremely lively and prosperous.My heart was exhausted to the extreme, with no expression on my face, I just stared at the bright moon at the corner of the eaves, the moonlight was cold, shining on the dense array of kisses, it took a long time before I spit out from my lips: "Go to the side hall to rest " Entering the side hall, the decoration here is plain and clean, the sandalwood bed is red, the wind blows, and there is a sweet fragrance in the tent.Bi'er helped me to lie down, and said with a smile: "The fragrance of this quilt is also very elegant." I was speechless, I just felt extremely tired inside, so I closed my eyes and fell asleep.Bi'er smiled and blew out the candles, and went outside to watch.

King Xin almost drank a pot of wine, and his heart was full of worries, he was already very drunk, he still drank in suspense, but the wine in the palace was long and strong, not as sharp and spicy as the wild wine.The feast was at its peak, and the flute sounded in his ears, he felt very disturbed, he drank two more glasses of wine and felt drunk, so he got up to change his clothes.The princess wanted to accompany him, but he also stopped her.When I walked to the back hall, I felt that the night was as cold as water, and the cold air soaked my clothes. "My lord." He turned his head and saw a young eunuch, only about ten years old, saluting with a smile: "I have seen you, my lord." Without waiting for him to say anything, he approached, and the little eunuch stretched out his hand to help him. Holding his arm, said: "It's cool in the night, I hope the prince will take care of it." King Xin felt his palm harden, as if something had been stuffed into it, the eunuch saluted in astonishment, and retreated with his hands down.Seeing that no one was looking around, King Xin raised his hand. It turned out that in his palm was a delicately folded Fang Sheng.When it was taken apart, it turned out to be a thin piece of Xue Tao's note.Looking at the light leaking from the window in the back hall, I saw the words on the paper: "Late at night, the moon is bright and the dream is beautiful, and the beauty is hard to keep; if life is hard or short, why lovesickness is hard to break." The handwriting is weak, as if It was written by a woman.His heart skipped a beat, pounding loudly.Sure enough, there was a line of fine words underneath: "Hou Jun is in the side hall, I only hope that your heart is like mine." It's out of date, not to mention that she has a noble status now.The night wind was gentle and slightly cool, and the delicate fragrance on the paper seemed to be able to penetrate the heart and lungs.Can't help but think of the writing on the paper, which makes people's heart beat.At that time, the flute was playing faintly, and the sound of laughter could be faintly heard from the front hall, such a bustle, but there were only sparse stars and a pale moon in the courtyard, and his own shadow was reflected on the blue brick floor as bright as a mirror.As soon as his heart gets hot, it doesn't matter if we meet each other.Thinking of this, he walked down the steps, the surroundings were silent, his footsteps were light, there were two eunuchs on duty at the Chuihua Gate, when he came out, he bowed and saluted, but he stopped him with a wave of his hand.As if Buyue was idle, she followed the high palace wall all the way to the west.In fact, the night is already dark, and the sky is full of stars as bright as silver. Under the starlight, you can only see the continuous glazed double eaves and the roof. Although there are dots of lights in the distance, everything is quiet, and no human voice is heard.Walking to the door of the side hall, he was about to knock on the door, but unexpectedly the door opened, and the lights in the room were not lit, he suddenly felt uneasy, he could smell a faint fragrance coming from his nose, he suddenly felt his hands and feet Feeling weak and exhausted, he staggered a few steps and slumped on the bed.His heart sank suddenly, and he had to try his best to open his eyes wide, but he still couldn't see anything clearly.He heard footsteps in his ears, and he frowned lightly, before he could speak, the clapping outside the door was already clearly audible, bad, it was Brother Huang who came over.It came really fast, the emperor had already entered the gate of the palace, and the bright lights held by the inner officials were getting closer and closer. The bright lights surrounded the emperor and stepped into the side hall. The leader Xi Gonggong finally realized that something was wrong, and stopped vigilantly. , the emperor also stopped.The emperor seemed a little confused for a moment, looking at him and then at the person lying on the bed.Someone gasped indistinctly, the emperor's face seemed a little blue under the light, as if he found the scene in front of him unbelievable, so he asked, "Why are you here? What's going on?" King Xin could only kneel down, But without making a sound, the queen lay there motionless. "Tell me!" The emperor was finally furious: "What's going on?" King Xin had already sobered up, dripping with cold sweat, and only kowtowed heavily, "My brother..." But he couldn't say a word Come.

I just felt a terrible headache, my eyelids were heavy, and with a whimper, I heard someone shouting angrily nearby, so I slowly opened my eyes, only to find that there were a bunch of eunuchs, court ladies, and of course the two lovers surrounded by the bed. For me, men who are so familiar, how could they appear here together?The emperor was trembling with anger, he turned his face away, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, he just looked at me: "Yuehua, tell me, what's going on?" I struggled to get up to speak, but found that my clothes were disheveled, My heart suddenly became vigilant, and I murmured: "The concubine was murdered by someone today, so I have nothing to say."

The emperor's chest heaved violently, and his breathing was short of breath. Seeing that the situation was not good, Eunuch Xi only called out: "Your Majesty!" Your Majesty!" The Emperor glared at King Xin viciously, his murderous intent suddenly arose, but almost immediately, he suppressed it forcefully: "Prince Xin is disheveled after drinking, disrespectful in front of the imperial court, and locked up in the mansion. Take a step out of the gate of the palace!" The emperor's words were like a thunder, countless tiny bugs buzzed in the ears, and it was like a needle was stabbed hard in the brain and then slowly pulled out, it hurt like that!This is a confinement, Xi Gonggong couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and reminded Xinwang: "My lord, thank you quickly!"

My heart ached and I opened my mouth in confusion, "Your Majesty, we were framed by someone." The voice was so rough that even I couldn't believe it.King Xin froze there, Eunuch Xi gave him a wink, and a eunuch had already come up, restrained him and kowtowed, then set him up and left.The emperor looked at me again, and finally said: "Queen, your words are meaningless and against the grace of the saints, and you will be confined to Kunning Palace from now on." After a short pause, he said in a deep voice, "Do you have something to say?" Dead ashes, hands and feet are weak, unable to move, almost collapsed, just weeping foolishly.He raised his head and stared at him, feeling extremely calm in his heart: "Since the emperor does not believe that I am innocent, I have nothing to say." Me, I said calmly: "I will go by myself." I took one last look at him, silent, turned my head away cruelly, my clothes were disheveled, and I followed the eunuch barefoot.

 The second watch arrives, and the ticket collection is coming soon.

  
 
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