Spring in the 23rd year of Qianyuan came very early, the spring snow had just disappeared, and the warm wind blew, and Shanglin Garden was filled with spring again.
On this day, Xuan Ling stayed in Rouyi Hall. When he got up in the morning, he had nothing to do. He leaned on the bedside and watched me dressing up. In the morning light, there was tenderness in our gaze.
I tied a beaded orchid on my temple and asked Pin'er outside through the window - "Where's the fourth lady?"
Pin'er said: "I took out pen and paper early in the morning and said I was going to draw."
I turned my head to look at the deep spring scenery outside, and I was already a little worried in my heart. I smiled at Xuan Ling and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to go with us to enjoy the spring scenery?"
He readily agreed. We walked hand in hand through the forest with fresh grass, walking on the new green grass and blooming willows. From time to time, fragrant flowers stopped in my hand, and he occasionally broke off a branch and pinned it to my lapel. The light and shadow were colorful.
He was in a trance with the same tranquility as when we first met. However, in the emotion that spring seems like old times, this indescribable and ethereal feeling will eventually dissipate like the gentle dance of the morning sun.
Suddenly, Xuan Ling and I stopped and stood under a few magnolia trees, our eyes attracted.
Beside Taiye Pond, where the apricot blossoms overlap, there is a young man and a young girl standing side by side.
I don’t know how long they stood there, but both of them were covered with pink apricot flowers. The bright and soft color was softly attached to their hair, faces and clothes, as if they were covered with gentle snowflakes.
The girl held a pen in her hand, and seemed to be drawing the boundless spring scenery of Taiye Pond. The young man occasionally whispered a few words to her. Every time he said something, the girl turned her head and smiled at him, or pouted.
They murmured a few words. Both of their cheeks had a crimson color, as if the lingering spring breeze had spread thousands of petals of pink around them like clouds on their faces.
They were so focused on such a peaceful and pleasant exchange that they were completely unaware of Xuan Ling and I stopping to stare at each other. In front of them, the spring waves of Taiye Pond were blue and green, behind them, apricot blossoms were falling like snow, and in the distance, Taiye smoke, willows, and goose-yellow green.
Thousands of trees are green, and spring and scenery are bright. In fact, there is no need to paint again. The young people in spring are wearing thin clothes, and the children of the youth in it are the best pictures of spring.
There was silence all around. The spring breeze passed by a magnolia tree next to me, and the bright purple and pink flowers flew to the ground, making a slight "plop" and "plop" sound. I quietly paid attention to Xuan Ling's expression, and there was a hint of inexplicable anger.
In the center of his eyebrows, however, there was also a hint of tenderness and fascination.
The young man brushed off the fallen flowers on her body, picked out the best blooming light silk-like apricot flower, and pinned it on the girl's bun.
She softly said "Hey", "Don't make trouble." She looked at the flowers in front of the water, pretending to be angry, "If you put an apricot flower on your head now, you will definitely lose my jade phoenix hairpin."
"How could that happen?" the young man said seriously, "That's your thing."
The girl blushed and spat softly, "I have too many things, but you decided to shoot my phoenix that day."
The aura of loneliness that always existed on the young man's face was completely gone. His eyes were bright, and his movements were clear and clear, like the green pine trees in the forest. His face was slightly red, "Because Sixth Brother said that the phoenix flies and sings sonorously."
The girl remained silent and lowered her head with a smile. The smile was like the meandering spring water that had just broken through the ice, so gentle and clear. After a long time, the girl stopped smiling. She frowned and sighed, "Sister asked the Queen Mother what she meant, and the Queen Mother did not agree with me and
You are together."
The young man said seriously: "If the Queen Mother refuses, I will keep begging her. If she refuses, I will never marry like Sixth Brother. In short, I will not let you down, nor will I marry anyone else."
The girl was stunned and said, "You are a prince, how can you only marry one wife? You see, your royal brother has so many concubines."
The young man looked solemn and said sincerely: "I am just like Sixth Brother and will not marry anyone else." He paused and said, "I told you on the day of Sixth Brother's wedding banquet that I will only wait for you."
The girl sighed softly, and the boy looked at her and said, "I know that the dust has not yet settled, and you always have a lot of worries. So I will only answer you." He held Yurao's fingertips and said, "Don't worry."
The girl smiled brightly and said softly: "I know."
Xuan Ling's silence was like thin reeds shaking in the heavy autumn frost. For a long time, he stared at my delicately made-up eyes and asked, "Did you deliberately let me see it?"
I looked back at him calmly, "There is no need to do it intentionally, this kind of thing happens every day, and sooner or later it will reach the ears of the Queen Mother." I paused, "So, fortunately, the Emperor saw it today."
"The Queen Mother will not allow it."
I did not hesitate: "If it is the emperor's request, the Queen Mother will grant it."
"I won't go."
"Silang." I called him softly, "Such a childish relationship is not like that of Huanhuan and Silang. They were so drunk. Silang and Huanhuan are both people in the past, why not make them happy?"
His eyes were like lightning, as if he wanted to see me as a crystal-clear person, "Shu Fei, you are so smart, you should have seen my feelings for Yurao. So you try to stop me."
I stretched out my hand and said, "I can't stop this situation. Your Majesty, you are so smart, how could you not know what King Xiang wants, and the goddess Wu Meng."
He was startled and said silently: "I have my own way."
I took a step back and said sincerely: "Even if the emperor has a way, please ask Yurao what he thinks. Otherwise, there is no point in forcing it. The Nine Kings are your biological brothers."
He walked away without answering.
I returned to Rouyi Hall worriedly, and when I saw Yurao coming back with a smile on her face, I didn't want to make her unhappy by telling her openly. Xuan Ling also stopped setting foot in Rouyi Hall for several days.
This stalemate was broken by his arrival a few days later. At that time, Yurao was practicing playing the piano next to me. She was obsessed with "Qiao" from the "Book of Songs" and composed it into a tune to play:
Look at the Qi'ao, the green bamboo is Yiyi. There is a bandit gentleman, it is like fighting with each other, like polishing, like plowing and grinding. There is a bandit gentleman, it is like playing with each other, it is like plowing and polishing.
Look at the Qi'ao, the green bamboos are green. There is a bandit gentleman, his ears are shining, and his body is like a star. It is seductive and arrogant, there is a bandit gentleman, and you can't be embarrassed!
Looking at Qi'ao, the green bamboos are like bamboo baskets. There is a bandit gentleman, who is as gold as tin, as Gui as jade. He is broad and graceful, and the jade is heavier. He is good at teasing and does not want to abuse! (1) Xuan Ling is outside the window.
After listening for a long time, he came in with a smile and said, "Does Yurao already have a gentleman who longs for me when I play this piece of music? You know that I am a gentleman and like Yurao who plays the piano very much."
She always had a cold and frosty look towards Xuan Ling, and the occasional polite smile was like a glimmer of moonlight leaking through the clouds. It had no temperature and was out of reach. At this moment, she smiled brightly, just like the moonlight that broke through the clouds.
Warm sunlight shone brightly across the garden. "Is it because of Fu Jieyu that the emperor likes my daughter?" She stroked her cheek with her hand, "I heard that my daughter looks very similar to her."
"You are not like her. Ruyin is more charming and charming. Your heroic and charming attitude when shooting is exactly the same as my former concubine Hua. You have a spirit of fearlessness. But in terms of appearance..." Xuan Ling stared at her.
His eyes were filled with deep nostalgia and infatuation, "You are very much like my wife."
Yurao was stunned for a moment, confused and said, "The minister and the queen are not alike."
Xuan Ling nodded, and there was infinite sadness in the chant at the end, "She is the queen, not my wife. My wife, she passed away with our child a long time ago."
I have never seen Xuan Ling so immersed in the intertwining of memories and emotions, talking quietly to others. The feeling of intimacy was a bit trance-like. I felt like I was just an outsider, watching them talk from a distance. It was as if I was talking to him.
Emotions are never irrelevant.
Yurao's eyes as clear as autumn water blinked, "I understand. An emperor can have many queens, but he can only have one wife."
Xuan Ling looked at her with pity, "You are very smart, just like your sister."
"What about sister?" There was a hint of cunning in her eyes.
Xuan Ling looked at me from a distance and said in a gentle tone, "Your sister is the most important woman around me now."
I gave him the same gentle smile and felt a little warmth in my heart. After going through so many things, feeling sad, happy and desperate for him, and having children for him, as time went by, there was always some affection.
Yurao's eyebrows moved, as if she didn't agree with Xuan Ling's answer, she just said: "Is the Concubine Hua you are talking about the Murong family whose family was confiscated and exterminated?" She asked, "How come you still think about her after you have given her death?
?Do you like her very much?"
It must have been a long time ago. Whenever I mention Concubine Hua, the most profound thing in my memory is the peach blossom-like blood red on the wall and her sad and despairing look before she died. Xuan Ling's expression was momentarily confused.
, "Back then, she was also a very lovely woman. Even if she is no longer lovely because of her family and ambition, she is still somewhat sincere as time goes by." He turned around and suddenly smiled brightly, "You
I have asked so many women, do you also want to be my woman?"
My heart tightened, and Xuan Ling finally asked. When I was about to speak, Xuan Ling waved her hand to me and said gently: "I want to hear her say it herself."
I had no choice but to keep silent. Yurao was not as angry as I imagined. She smiled softly, revealing some of her teeth as white as jade, "I envy the emperor's wife very much."
"Oh?" Xuan Ling was quite interested, "Why?"
"Although the emperor's wife died young, the emperor only recognized her as his wife in his heart and thought of her all the time." She paused and looked at Xuan Ling seriously, "The emperor likes his ministers, doesn't he?"
He nodded, with a slight smile in his eyes, "Yes."
Yurao nodded, "I have had a wish since I was a child, hoping to become the wife of the man I love. Not a concubine, not the most important woman, but the only wife I love most. Unfortunately, the emperor already has his own wife.
I can no longer fulfill my daughter’s wish. I also hope that one day I can do it, instead of always envying the emperor’s wife.”
His eyes gradually cooled down, but there was still a smile on his lips, "I said that you are very smart and very much like your sister."
She shook her head, "This is not cleverness, but a fact. If the emperor likes his daughter and wants to keep her in the palace, then what can he give her? A noble concubine? Zhaoyi? Or a noble concubine? Or depose the queen and let the daughter in?
Master Fengyi Palace?" She smiled, "The queen is just a queen, not the emperor's wife. I'm sorry for talking too much, but the emperor and your wife like each other very much, right?"
Xuan Ling nodded silently, his eyes a little more charming and gentle, "We are happy with each other."
Yurao stood up and bowed solemnly, "Please the emperor grant me such a blessing." There were tears in her eyes, "Although my daughter is of low status, I am in love with Jiulang. I dare not ask the emperor for permission.
I want my daughter to be Jiulang's official wife, and it doesn't matter even if I give her to be his concubine, I just ask the emperor to allow my daughter to be with Jiulang."
A layer of sarcasm gradually appeared on Xuan Ling's face, "Don't you just want to be his wife?"
Yurao raised her head, and her smooth face glowed with a strange and bright light because of the magnanimity and joy of love, "The queen is the emperor's wife by name, but the emperor does not regard her as his wife; although my daughter will not be able to become one in the future,
Jiulang is his wife by name, but he only has me in his heart, and he is the only one in my heart. I know that Jiulang will not marry another woman. I am the only beloved person in his heart, isn't she his wife?"
"Kiuro", he gently played with this affectionate name between his lips and teeth, stood up and came to me, caressing my cheek, "You also often call me 'Shiro'."
I calmly raised my head and stared at him, my eyes rippling, "That's a name for someone you love."
He didn't comment, and just said to Yurao: "Get up."
Yurao remained motionless, "I know that the emperor likes me. Since you like me, you must fulfill each other's wishes. In addition to the queen, there are many women around the emperor, dead and alive, all occupying your time and memory. My daughter.
Not long after entering the palace, I have seen that my sister has suffered so many twists and turns. Although my sister is the most important woman to the emperor, she also lives such a hard and careful life. I do not want to live like this in the future." She bowed again, "
The emperor's love is very valuable, and I dare not live up to it. But love in the world is not limited to the love between men and women. Please, the emperor, love your daughter as much as you love your little sister." She took out the jade pendant given to her by Xuan Ling, "This is what the emperor gave me.
The item that was kept in my care, my daughter returned it to Zhao intact, and I also asked the emperor to fulfill my daughter's and Jiulang's long-cherished wish."
Xuan Ling didn't take it, he just said: "I gave it to you."
The steps he left were heavy and tired, leaving a feeling of uneasiness all over the place. I helped Yurao up and said softly: "This is the only way we can do it. We have tried our best."
Yurao's face had a thin and haggard look, but revealed a layer of crimson perseverance, "I know. If the emperor is angry with Fen because of this, I would rather be broken into pieces than live alone."
Three days later, Zhen Yurao's decree to marry him as the royal concubine of King Xuanfen of Pingyang spread throughout the Sixth Palace. King Xuanfen of Pingyang granted another 100,000 households in the city, and his biological mother, Concubine Shun Chen, became the concubine of Shun Chenxian. In order to uphold the lintel of her daughter's family, Zhen Yurao was granted the title of Zhen Yurao.
Lady of the State. It has always been the honor of the Jin Dynasty to make the family members of concubines as foreign wives. It is an honor only for concubines of the second rank. The family members of the concubines are the wives of the third rank. The family members of the fourth concubines are the wives of the second rank. The empress's family are the wives of the first rank.
In the past, I was a noble concubine and got pregnant, so I made an exception and granted my mother the title of the third-rank wife of Pingchang County. Later, my family was ruined, and my mother's title was revoked. Even if she was granted the title of Jin again after returning to Beijing, my mother would only be the second-rank wife.
Mrs. Leping's decree also said: "When a concubine Shu marries her sister, she can prepare a dowry according to the princess' wedding ceremony and use a generous dowry." This shows Xuan Ling's great love for Yu Rao.
Holding the imperial edict in my hand, I said with tears in my eyes, "It's such an unexpected joy to get this."
Yu Yin carefully touched the imperial edict and sighed: "When lovers finally get married, the emperor can be considered a blessing."
I nodded, "Other than the Emperor, who can influence the Queen Mother?"
That night, Xuan Ling mentioned the proposed marriage when greeting the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was quite surprised. When asked about the reason, Xuan Ling only said: "Marriage is destined by fate, why should we make our children sad and regret for the rest of their lives."
The Queen Mother pondered for a long time and then asked: "The Zhen family has been revived. Her adopted sister has become the most beloved concubine of the six kings, and her younger sister has become the prince's concubine. Has the emperor ever thought that her sister's status is too great?"
Xuan Ling said: "It's just a side concubine, is it considered a high position? The ninth brother is the youngest son of the father of the emperor. His biological mother is humble and has never been involved in political affairs. Although Concubine Shu's family has been revived, she is content to be indifferent and does not hold military power. Her younger sister married the ninth brother very soon.
It is suitable and brings honor to Concubine Shun Chen."
The Queen Mother was still hesitant, "If the emperor has his own intention, it will be unnecessary to hurt the brotherhood."
Xuan Ling only said sadly: "It is good for sisters to enter the palace one after another, but my son has already had Wanwan and the queen, and I have no intention of doing so again."
In this way, the Queen Mother has no objections.
As soon as the decree came out, everyone in the palace said, "The concubine Shu marries her younger sister, and the emperor marries his younger brother's wife." This is a rare good story. The Zhen family has become more famous and prosperous by marrying the emperor again. Everyone in the palace came and went to congratulate Wei Young.
The threshold of the palace was also breached, and Yurao was so shy that she hid herself behind closed doors, leaving me alone to welcome her and see her off, feeling extremely tired.
Finally, one month later, amid the picturesque spring scenery, Yurao came out of the palace and became the Princess of Pingyang.
On the third day of the imperial palace, Xuan Ling and I went to Prince Pingyang's Mansion to preside over the wedding ceremony and returned home drunk.
The rumble of carriages and horses galloped in the quiet alley. I was slightly tipsy and leaned on Xuan Ling to calm the drunkenness in my heart. I recalled over and over the conversation between me and Xuan Ling, Yu Yin and Xuan Qing, Yu Rao and
Xuanfen seems to be three couples made in heaven. Yurao and Xuanfen are deeply in love, but the rest are just "seems" after all.
The moment the carriage and horse jolted, I couldn't help but feel dizzy. Xuan Ling