That night, the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented a green card, and no one was selected for the emperor. After meeting the last minister at night, Eunuch Liang was suddenly called in and told that he was preparing to go to Yonghe Palace. Eunuch Liang wanted to send someone to Yonghe Palace to deliver the news, but the emperor refused. Not to mention that they were not allowed to prepare a carriage or have anyone follow them. They were only allowed to take two young eunuchs and walk with lanterns in their hands.
It's the scorching summer, and even at night, the heat that has been scorching all day long cannot be completely dissipated. The oncoming wind is like being drawn out of a stove. Stepping out of the cool palace, I followed. Like a steamer.
It was a long way from Qianqing Palace to Yonghe Palace. Even though Xuan Ye walked slowly and leisurely, the clothes on his back were slightly sweaty when he reached the door. He exhaled and asked Eunuch Liang: "Why is it so hot this year?"
Eunuch Liang smiled and said that things would be better in a few days, so he knocked on the door of Yonghe Palace, and did not let the eunuch in front of the door go in to report. He led the emperor all the way inside, and vaguely heard the sound of the baby laughing. Fourteenth Brother He seemed to be still awake. Xuan Ye walked to the door and met Huan Chun who opened the bamboo curtain and came out. The emperor was startled at first sight. Xuan Ye heard the gurgling sound of water inside and asked, "Is she taking a bath?"
Huan Chun responded awkwardly: "I know that the emperor is in Qianqing Palace tonight, and my wife played with the princess and her brother for a long time, and then she found time to take a bath."
Xuan Ye looked inside and asked calmly: "Why did you come out?"
"The sun is poisonous. Your Majesty has been out for the past few days, and her hair has become a little dry due to the sun. I am going to get Polygonum multiflorum paste to moisturize your hair." Huan Chun lowered his head and answered, thinking that the Emperor was preparing to go in?
As she expected, Xuan Ye asked if there was anyone else inside. Huan Chun said that the master didn't like many people in the bath, and usually she was the only one, and it was the same today. Now that she came out, of course there was...
But before Huan Chun finished speaking, the emperor's figure flashed in from under the bamboo curtain. The bamboo curtain swayed and slapped the door frame. Huan Chun stayed in front of the door dumbfounded. He was soon pulled away by Eunuch Liang, who scolded her with no expression. At this moment, Kung Fu couldn't wait in front of the door. He sent all the maids and eunuchs waiting outside at a distance.
There was a large bucket of warm water in the room, and the windows were closed. It seemed very hot. Xuan Ye couldn't help but unbutton his collar. He walked so lightly that there was almost no sound of footsteps. Seeing Lan Qi's back to the outside, he reached out and put her on the shelf. He took away all his clothes and put them outside. When he came in again, he made a few footsteps. Lan Qi sounded familiar. When he turned around, he saw that it was Xuan Ye.
For couples who have been married for more than ten years, it would not be awkward to meet like this, but it is still inconvenient. Lan Qi covered her chest with a small handkerchief in her hand, leaned out and looked outside, and asked Xuan Ye: "Why is no one following me?" Come in, the emperor is alone?"
"You are taking a bath, who do you want to follow you?" Xuan Ye said and turned around. Under the candlelight, the traces of sweat on his back were more obvious. He sat aside and turned on the folding fan to fan, "I also want to take a shower. Change into dry clothes."
This was a very common thing. Lan Qi didn't think much about it, but she looked around and suddenly found that her clothes were gone. She opened her mouth to call Huan Chun, but no one answered. Lan Qi suddenly looked at Xuan Ye and cautiously Question: "Aren't they outside?"
Xuan Ye nodded, stood up and opened his hands, meaning to ask Lan Qi to take off his clothes. Although the emperor was not incapable of taking care of himself, Xuan Ye had been served to put on clothes and shoes since he was a child, and Lan Qi took good care of him. It has been something she has become accustomed to over the past few years. Even if it is inconvenient for the person in the bathtub now, it does not necessarily mean that it is embarrassing her.
"I'm extremely hot. I'm afraid I'll get prickly heat if I keep covering it up." Xuan Ye said in a normal tone, lazily opening his arms and waiting for someone to serve him. Seeing his posture, Lan Qi felt something was wrong in her heart, and wanted to call Huan Chun again.
, but when she thought that the palace maids and eunuchs outside knew what was going on in the room, she should have been answered as soon as she called, but no one paid attention to her after calling twice. Wouldn't it be more embarrassing if she called people again?
"Your Majesty... Why don't you turn your back?" Lan Qi asked, covering her chest, but she saw the sly smile in the eyes of the man in front of her, and her red lips twitched slightly, "I want to take a look."
The room was full of hot air, and it was so charming that Wu Yalanqi didn't even remember how she climbed out of the tub. She could have held on for dear life, and the water would have gotten colder and colder, so she wouldn't have fainted from the heat.
, but her skin would wrinkle after being soaked for a long time, and she would never let Xuan Ye see herself like that.
Everything he should do and shouldn't be done followed Xuan Ye's wishes. He was not prepared at all. He bullied her when he came. When Lan Qi's body was freed from the body, her mind went blank. In the end, the emperor still took control of Lan Qi.
Chun and the others called in to wait on her. After all, Lan Qi's hair was wet and she couldn't go to bed, so she had to freshen it up.
Huan Chun and the others had long been accustomed to these things. They had seen them in the more lively Yingtai in the past. They kept quiet and cleaned up, and there were people around the emperor to wait on them. Lan Qi let Lv Zhu and the others dry her hair and wait for her clothes to change.
He put on clean silk pajamas, and his head full of black hair was draped softly and refreshingly on the back of his head, and then he came in again.
There were several large jars in the room, with huge ice cubes piled inside. A thin layer of mist-like cold air could be seen swaying gently. The humid and ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared, and the room became cool and refreshing.
It was revealed that the emperor had changed into his regular clothes and was sitting in front of the case, reading through the words Lan Qi had written these days.
"Your calligraphy is getting better and better. None of my ministers can be better than you. Whenever you copy a few Buddhist scriptures, I will use them to reward the ministers." Xuan Ye looked at Lan Qi's handwriting and remembered the time in Qianqing Palace
Holding her hand and writing the first word, I felt warm in my heart. I was about to ask Lan Qi if she still remembered. Suddenly I heard crying. When I looked up, I saw a man in pajamas crying and huddled up.
on the ground.
He was stunned for a moment, but remembering what happened just now, he lowered his head to hide his smile, stood up, walked to her and asked, "What's wrong?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to pull Lan Qi, but she blocked it with force. Not many people in the world dared to do such an action to Xuan Ye.
After being pushed away by Lan Qi, he couldn't help but pick her up and put her on the bed.
"Bullying." Lan Qi still pushed her away, and when she regained her composure, she realized that the emperor had come specifically to bully her today. Those things were indeed fun in the boudoir at best, but they did it out of the blue, and the palace maid outside was
The eunuch knew what was going on inside. Even though she was the mother of so many children, she couldn't save her face and sobbed, "What are they going to say about me outside? Do I deserve to be told these gossips all the time?"
Xuan Ye calmly smiled in front of her: "You didn't have to be unhappy just now, just push me away like you are now."
Lan Qi looked at him with tears in her eyes, pursed her lips and stared, unable to say a word.
Xuan Ye smiled and didn't lose his temper at all, and asked her: "Because I am a woman, I can shed tears when I am wronged. I am a man who cannot cry, so I was sold by you and sent to Yikun Palace to be betrayed."
Hue, you still have to smile and compromise?"
Lan Qi's eyes were dull for a moment, but she burst into laughter the next moment, with tears still hanging on her face. She covered her mouth and laughed happily. Seeing Xuan Ye reaching out to catch her, she turned around and crawled inside, but she couldn't escape Xuan Ye.
Ye's palms were held in his arms. The room was cool with ice, and they didn't feel tired of leaning against each other. Lan Qi's skin was smoother than the silk on her body. Xuan Ye's fingers greedily lingered on it,
Qing Youyou said: "Who bullied whom?"
"What do you think?" Lan Qi muttered, secretly wiping the tears from her face. In fact, she was only a little aggrieved just now, and she wanted to make a fuss. Just as Xuan Ye said, she didn't have to obey, and no one would say anything afterwards.
I don't know, how could I have thought that Xuan Ye actually knew about it when he was defeated by an entire army.
Such words as betraying lust can only be said in private behind closed doors. When the emperor said this, Lan Qi knew that he was not angry, but if he really said it honestly, she felt sorry for Xuan Ye. If she hadn't been
If she wants to make Concubine Yi suffer some hardships, she will not cause the current incident at all, and even the palace will not lose so much money. It is all her idea, but everyone follows her. The most important thing is
Yes, Xuan Ye also followed her.
"I shouldn't make up bad things about other people in front of you, but there is one thing to say. As far as matters in the Sixth Palace are concerned, I and Concubine Yi are on par with each other. They must compare with each other, and they are a bit shorter than her in birth.
If she insists on arguing, I don't know what kind of trouble she will make, and if you don't satisfy her first and let her retreat when she sees the difficulties, I will not be able to use my fists even if I take charge of this house for you in the future."
Lan Qi spoke seriously and met Xuan Ye's eyes seriously: "I'm not smart, but I can endure hardship and be willing to learn. She is different. I guessed that she couldn't be as capable and dedicated as Sister Rong, and I didn't expect that she
You can do such nonsense. Sister Rong said she didn't understand and refused to ask, and she still insisted on trying hard if she couldn't do it well. If she hadn't been like this, I would have wanted to rest for a year and a half, waiting for Yinqi to run away before I came to share your worries."
Xuan Ye also suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I originally thought that I would let you take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace after Yinzhen can run and jump." He even sighed softly, "But the imperial concubine's body is getting worse and worse.
The worse it is, I feel uneasy, and looking at the palace, there are not many capable people. Concubine Hui can't use it, so she shouldn't worry about it, it's just you."
"I understand."
Xuan Ye glared at her and said disgustedly: "It's weird to understand, but it's so messed up that you want me to clean it up for you."
She said mischievously: "Your Majesty is so serious. Could it be that the fifth elder brother and the ninth elder brother and the others just jumped out of a stone?"
It would have been better not to say this, but saying it brought out Xuan Ye's anger, and he gritted his teeth to punish her. Lan Qi almost cried before letting go of her hand, and said bitterly: "The emperor's grandmother said, she doesn't care at all.
I was worried that you would be bullied by others after I left. Now I understand, let alone them bullying you, even I will be plotted and bullied by you."
Lan Qi was panting and rubbing against her, her eyes full of narrow-mindedness, but she still didn't give up: "Your Majesty, would you like to go to Yikun Palace tomorrow night?"