The Regent's Concubine

Chapter 9 Who is that woman?

"In this case, I need more regents in this palace." After speaking, Long Yunqin got up and wanted to leave. She felt uncomfortable sitting here for a while, especially the probing eyes on the other side, which made her almost feel like she was transparent. .

"Since Your Royal Highness likes peach blossoms, you might as well sit down for a while longer. I have a uniquely brewed peach blossom wine here, which is mellow and pleasant. I wonder if I would be honored to invite the princess to have a drink together?" Ling Che got up slowly, and within a few steps, she had reached her. In the past, it was said that it was an invitation, but it was no different from coercion. In a blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at the elegant pavilion outside. There was a charcoal stove in the pavilion, and a small piece was placed on it, and the jug of mutton fat jade was warmed in it.

Ling Che took out the jug inside, opened the bottle cap, and it was fragrant. Long Yunqin smelled the faint fragrance of peach blossoms, and couldn't help but want to taste the peach blossom brew.

Ling Che took out the wine glass, first soaked it in warm water, then washed it with peach blossom wine, and finally poured out the clear wine, and handed her a glass.

Looking at almost half of the peach blossom wine being used by Ling Che to wash the wine glass, Long Yunqin blushed: what a waste!

The mouth is mellow and full-bodied, and the peach blossom wine is the most unique wine she has ever tasted.There seems to be a familiar scent in it...

"There seems to be more than peach blossom aroma in this peach blossom wine."

Ling Che smiled and nodded, turning the wine glass leisurely with one hand, "This king took the golden orchids from the Lanxiang Palace to brew together. I don't ask for it, and it seems that I haven't got the princess's consent. Now I give the peach blossom forest as a gift. Your Highness thinks OK?"

The corner of Long Yunqin's mouth twitched, unexpectedly someone took picking flowers as a matter of course.But she doesn't mind, Jinlan is precious, but it's even rarer to be drunk. "The regent is joking, but there are some orchids, it's okay for you to let your subordinates pick them."

"This king picks it himself." Ling Che's eyes fell on the face of the woman in front of him, elegant and calm, "This king brews peach blossom wine, from the source of clean water to the production, without relying on others."

Long Yunqin immediately imagined a picture: the regent is facing the morning dew in the early morning, carrying a small basket in the Lanxiang Hall, squatting in a large area of ​​orchids to pick the stamens, orchid fingers, the beauty is smiling... that picture... It's too beautiful to look at!

"Ahem——" Long Yunqin couldn't bear to laugh, and connected the image of the man in his mind with the person in front of him. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the legendary regent was really a sullen type!
Why is the regent so indifferent and unsmiling, why is the regent not close to women, as indifferent as water?
Because a trapped beast lived in the regent's heart, it kept shouting, a cry from the bottom of his heart didn't make it clear, the group of women had been frozen to death by his icy breath.

Long Yunqin smiled exaggeratedly, and looked at Ling Che strangely, "I heard that the regent is six out of twenty this year?"

Ling Che was baffled by Long Yunqin, but he still replied with a good temper, "Not bad."

Then, there was no more text.

Ling Che was full of doubts as he watched Long Yunqin leave, holding a pot of peach blossom wine in his hand, standing in the dark, he clearly saw the woman who was trying to pretend to be calm just now, laughing and trembling on the deserted path.From time to time, she turned her head to check the situation, and smiled with the corners of her lips pursed to make him hairy.

He lowered his head to check his clothes. Today's bright red robe is neat, and the peonies on the cuffs are in full bloom, which is perfect.It's not about clothes, is it because of age?
Ling Che paced back and forth in the pavilion, didn't Long Yunqin imply that he was too old?But what does this mean?
In Yunxiao Palace, the regent was puzzled.

In the Chonghua Palace, Long Yunqin put the peach blossom wine on the stone wall of the inner room, enjoying the peace of this moment with peace of mind.After a while, her eyes fell on the distance. After waking up for so long, she seemed to have one thing that she didn't ask. Where is the former queen's palace?

She wanted to go and see, a cry from the bottom of her heart, which Long Yunqin attributed to the longing in the heart of the original owner.

"His Royal Highness is going to the Jiaolan Palace?" Chunlan paused holding the pastry, with an expression of disbelief on her face. Her Royal Highness has never mentioned the Jiaolan Palace. Since the Queen's death, the Princess has never stepped into it again. go.Chunlan thought that Her Royal Highness was afraid to go because she was afraid of seeing things and thinking about others.After a long time, I knew that this was not the reason, but I didn't dare to ask.

Now that Her Royal Highness mentioned it in person, Chunlan couldn't help but want to ask why, but she held it back.

"Why, no?"

Chunlan shook her head immediately, and said with joy in the corner of her eyes, "His Royal Highness is willing to go to the Jiaolan Palace, and this servant will show you the way. However, the Jiaolan Palace has been idle all the time. Although it is cleaned by someone, there are still some..." People left the tea to cool down, even if Before the emperor was alive, the empress was very good, but the empress has been gone for almost ten years, and it is not easy to keep the Jiaolan Temple.Chunlan couldn't help but feel sour when she thought of the former queen. The most important thing in this palace is women.

Long Yunqin didn't take anyone with her this time, so she asked Chunlan to lead the way and the two went to Jiaolan Hall like this.

Walking through the imperial garden all the way, and then walked a long way to the west, the buildings on both sides really became bleak, and the cool wind blowing by the road made people feel dull.

I don’t know if it’s because this area used to be the queen’s green-waisted palace. Since the queen passed away, not many people have walked there. The gravel road is a bit slippery, and even some moss has grown.

"Princess, there are very few people walking on this road. Princess, pay attention to your steps." Chunlan turned her head and said from time to time, and then led the way.

Long Yunqin responded softly, looking at the palace that appeared in front of him, it had long lost its original splendor and splendor, and the trees had never been pruned and grew wildly, making them even more disorganized and corrupt.The two sycamore trees in front of the hall are towering, and the last branches are pressed together to form a semi-bow circle, and the glazed wall tiles inside lose their color through an inch of light.

It is said to be the former queen's palace, but it looks like a cold palace.

Long Yunqin felt a little stuffy in her chest. She didn't know where this emotion came from. It kept pressing her down and couldn't breathe. She walked towards Jiaolan Temple uncontrollably. She let Chunlan stay outside and pushed her away by herself. Open the palace door.

Standing in the middle of the Jiaolan Hall, looking at every decoration in the hall, Long Haotian didn't allow anyone to move it, and now it's just a little layer of dust.Turning to the outside, she also saw the small pond not far from the Jiaolan Temple, where the withered lotus had sunk into the mud, and the mud had almost dried up.There is still some water flow in the rockery, but it is pitifully small.

Walking around, Long Yunqin let her footsteps follow her heart, moved from the main hall to the side hall, some fragments flashed through her mind, vaguely confused, it seemed to be something important, but she had a deep headache because of thinking sharp.

Forget it, I've come to see it anyway, it's the fulfillment of the original owner's wish, feeling the strong feeling in his heart subside, Long Yunqin plans to go back.But within a few steps, she heard some small voices walking towards her.Long Yunqin hurriedly found a dark place to hide, but he was puzzled in his heart: who else would come to the abandoned palace of the former queen?

(End of this chapter)