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What are the sweet ancient sayings

on Zhihu? The emperor gave me a bowl of soup, and he said, “I’m only fourteen years old, and I don’t want to be a father.”.

I looked at his crystal white face with a confused look on my face. I didn’t know whether to tell him, Your Majesty, you can’t get pregnant by kissing.

But I think it’s better not to talk about it. If so many people refute his face in public, he will be embarrassed.

I could only grind my teeth and dry the bowl of bitter and astringent decoction.

It’s my fault. The queen mother went early. The imperial concubine had her own daughter, and she didn’t care so much about him. The late emperor became ill from overwork and died early. He handed over the whole country to him.

He just learned how to do a good emperor is very hard, where will know these things, let alone no one told him.

The queen mother pointed to me to serve him, thinking that I could be his housekeeper in the future, these things had to be taught by me. After

he saw me drink the medicine, he touched my hair and said to me, “Qing Zhi, I will make you my queen.”. But

I thought to myself, fool, how can a maid of honor be a queen.

The emperor has gone to court. As the maid of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I have to prepare for him the civilian clothes, lunch and afternoon lessons for the next court. I

have to look at everything, the emperor is still young, the harem is not owned, the toffee is not in charge, I bear a lot of things that I should not bear.

Holding the newly made clothes of Shang Yi Bureau, I was ready to go back to smoke incense. The emperor was now at the age of growing up, and the clothes had to be redone every few months, but I heard a little maid whispering on the roadside.

Did you hear about the Qing Zhi female officials around the emperor?

She’s the first person to be favored, and maybe she’ll be the empress in the future! Another maid snorted coldly, “Not really.”.

I heard that Grandfather Liu said that the emperor had rewarded her with soup this morning. I’m afraid she didn’t see that the emperor was young and climbed the dragon bed, did she?

“It’s possible. The emperor is just fourteen years old. He looks so young. Qingzhi is at least seventeen years old.” I dare not stop for fear of being recognized. I can’t afford to lose this man.

Alas, it’s all my fault that I didn’t do a good job in sex education, which made me bear the reputation of a charming monarch. Great

. No one believes I’m innocent.

The little emperor, named Zhao Yu, lost his mother at the age of ten and his father at the age of fourteen. He had to shoulder the burden of life at a young age.

The late emperor was only thirty years old when he died of acute illness due to overwork, leaving only three children, one was the crown prince of the late empress, one was the eldest princess of Xian Taifei, and one was the second prince of Rong Taipin.

At that time, the eldest princess was only five years old, and the youngest prince was only two years old, and no one could share the burden for him. Without his parents at a

young age, when his peers were studying in school, he had to sit in the court, facing a group of wily courtiers, guarding the country and the world alone.

I don’t marry a man until he is sixteen and a woman until she is fifteen. It was still early

for him to get married. I was always worried about his health. I was afraid that he would be as short-lived as his father. He had to bear too much, and now he was too young to bother him with these men and women. I wanted to wait for his big wedding in the future and explain them to him one by one.

But now I’m afraid not to say no, just kiss me, give me avoid soup, I’m afraid in the future he so muddleheaded seal a palace concubine, when the time comes is too late to repent.

I went to ask Mammy Xi to borrow a picture of the spring palace, intending to show it to the emperor, but I didn’t know how to open my mouth.

I was in a daze in front of the temple, but I heard a voice in my ear.

Qingzhi, what are you doing?

I was so frightened that I shivered, my hand shook, and the scroll fell to the ground. The lascivious colors in the

painting are scattered out, and the scenes of men and women in the painting make people’s cheeks burn like fire.

I quickly crouched down to cover the exposed painting.

The emperor looked puzzled. He looked at me and asked, “What’s the matter?”? What’s in the

picture?

I folded the scroll and put it away again. I was about to get up when I bumped into his arms.

He did not know when to take a step forward, so close to me that I could feel his thin figure under his thin spring clothes.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt my face burning.

Your Majesty, the maidservant didn’t do it on purpose.

As soon as I looked up at his clear and bright amber eyes, I could imagine that if they had grown up, he would have been a handsome man with a beautiful tree facing the wind.

He straightened the broken hair in my ear and said, “Qing Zhi, I’ve already said, don’t call yourself a slave.”.

I quickly saluted and retired, not daring to turn my head back. I always felt that my eyes were like torches behind me, and I was looking through from head to foot. In the middle of the

walk, he remembered that he had agreed to tell the emperor about men and women?

I missed a good opportunity, and I don’t know when to put it off.

If he kisses me again and gives me a bowl of soup to avoid my son, it will really make me become the master of confusion.

But when I think of the clean and clear eyes of the young man, I feel so guilty in my heart that I really don’t know how to say this to a little emperor who is not yet an adult.

He just kissed me and said he wanted me to be the queen. Although the young man looked mature, his heart was still so pure that people could not help blushing.

Such a young king, which girl is not in love?

Not to mention the woman in the palace?

But, Qingzhi, wake up.

He’s the emperor. You’re just a maid of honor.

I couldn’t help sighing. Things in the

palace are not idle for a moment. There are eighty-one dishes of the emperor for lunch, each of which is exquisite.

These dishes had to be kept warm when they were ready, and when they were taken from the Imperial Kitchen, they could not be cooled, and they had to be tested with silver needles one by one, and there had to be special eunuchs to try them.

It looks like a lot, but in fact, there are only three or five mouthfuls in each dish, and I have to look at them one by one. Although

I am only a palace maid, all the people in the palace know that I am the most trusted person of the emperor.

Every day there was a rush before lunch, and when the emperor came from Imperial Study, the dishes were just ready.

I helped him sit down and heard him say, “Qingzhi, have dinner with me.”.

“Your Majesty,” I whispered in his ear, “this is not in keeping with the rules of etiquette.” I gave him Imperial Kitchen new dishes that I had just worked out.

The maidservant will watch you use it.

His handsome brows were tinged with unhappiness, and he put down the gold chopsticks in his hand.

The little emperor said in a loud voice, “All but Qing Zhi have retired.”.

The next crowd saluted and went out in silence. I was the only two people left in the hall.

He smiled at me. “Eat, Qingzhi. No one will see you now.”. For a moment,

I felt a little flattered, and hurriedly said, The maidservant is not hungry, and she still wants to arrange food for the emperor.

As if he had not heard, he took me by the hand and sat on his left side.

Try this Jade Shrimp. The cook in the palace does it very well. Then

he picked up a piece and put it on the plate in front of me.

You’re tired, too. You have to worry about a lot of things in the palace. You’re already hungry.

Seeing that I didn’t move my chopsticks, he put his own chopsticks in my hand and watched me eat.

I blushed, quickly ate a small mouthful, swallowed at random, the whole person was distracted, completely did not pay attention to what he said the delicious shrimp taste. Seeing that I moved my chopsticks,

he took a pair of chopsticks contentedly and continued to eat with me. Qing Zhi

, don’t be restrained in front of me. Before I ate something delicious, I ate a few mouthfuls less, so that I could reward you and let you taste it.

He smiled softly, and his eyes were filled with the joy of a fourteen-year-old boy.

But I thought, these dishes will be tasteless if you let them cool before you eat them. Why don’t you eat them with me in the future, so you can taste them all.

I didn’t dare to speak, so I had to bury myself in the vegetables.

He dared not reach out to pick up food from other places, so he stared at the Steamed Grass Carp in Vinegar Gravy in front of him and ate it all the time.

The emperor seemed to see my embarrassment and asked me, “Why, do you like this dish?”? After

that, I asked the cook to cook every meal.

“Uh..” I winked at him, wondering if he would understand my difficulties.

But he didn’t seem to get it right.

He took away the plate that I had emptied and began to pick up other dishes in my bowl.

After a while, a high pile of vegetables was stacked in my bowl, and he smiled at me contentedly and began to eat.

Come on, most of today’s lunch went into my stomach.

After dinner, the emperor took a nap. And

I came out of the temple with a great hiccup.

Recently, the emperor’s attitude towards me has become more and more unpredictable, and it is a bit too good.

It was better when he was a prince. He lived in the East Palace and no one cared about him. When he was seven or eight years old, he asked me to make a kite for him and raise a puppy for him. The

kite hung on the tree, he climbed up to get it, fell down and broke his forehead. I was punished to kneel by the empress, and he brought the dog to tell me a story.

The good times did not last long. When the prince was ten years old, the empress also went, and the dog she raised died.

He hugged me and cried and asked me, “Sister Qingzhi, don’t the mother and the dog want him?”?

The little prince cried and asked me if I would not like him in the future and if I would not want him?

Who would have thought that the prince would cry his eyes red, like a rabbit.

I had no choice but to wipe his tears with a veil and said to him, “No, prince, the maidservant likes you.”. It’s

not the prince, it’s Ah Yu. You have to say that you like Ah Yu and that you will always be with Ah Yu.

He corrected with a pout.

“Well, well, well, Ah Yu, Qing Zhi likes you. Qing Zhi and Ah Yu will be together forever.”.

The 13-year-old girl hugged the little boy, who was wearing a brocade robe embroidered with pythons and carved with jade. The little boy finally stopped crying.

The toffee didn’t know what to hear and called me over in a hurry. There is no queen mother or queen in

the harem now. She is the head of the harem, and she is also in charge of the palace affairs.

The first emperor was busy with political affairs and did not often come to the harem. There were only a few women in the palace, and after the first empress went, she came even less. Therefore, only Xian Taifei and Rong Taipin are

still in the palace.

The two don’t seem to get along well either. When

the first emperor was still pretending, the first emperor died, although in the same harem, but is not seen.

Because the emperor has not yet conferred the title of imperial concubine, the two empresses have not moved to the palace.

I walked to the Ronghua Palace, and the little maid went in to inform me as soon as she saw me coming. When

I got to the door, the toffee came out. Xian was only twenty-five years old. She was very well maintained. She looked like a girl of eighteen or nineteen. As soon as

she raised her hand to block me from saluting, she took my hand and went inside. There have been a lot of things around the emperor

recently, haven’t there? I wanted to ask you to come over

several times, but you were not there.

Her voice was as soft and melodious as a warbler’s.

The empress wants to be a slave. Just

announce it, and you can come at any time.

“She smiled gently.” Peace is getting bigger now, and I can slowly pull away.

Unlike a few years ago, although the emperor was concerned, he could not take more care of it.

Thanks to you guarding the emperor every day, I can rest assured.

Xian Taifei waved her hand to the maid of honor, and several maidservants came up with the box.

Look, this is an example of this season. Now that there are few people in the palace, I’ve left you a lot of good ones. You can see if there’s anything you like. The hairpin rings and jade pendants in

front of us are all specially made in the palace, and each one is exquisitely carved and unique.

I looked at the boxes and boxes of jewelry, and there was nothing I could use.

These patterns can only be worn by concubines above the rank of concubine.

I had no choice but to pick out a plain white jade hairpin.

This can not blame Xian Taifei, after all, the two positions in the palace are high, craftsmen naturally to cater to her two minds, low jewelry is not the same. Seeing my hesitation,

she probably guessed that I could not accept it because of the rules, so she personally picked out a few plain Shu brocades for me.

Xian Taifei asked the maid to install it for me, and let the people around her step down and pull me into the inner hall.

Qingzhi, you know, there are few people in the palace, and I have nothing to do now except to take care of Princess Anning.

I don’t get along with that woman, and there are few people who can talk to me now.

She poured me a cup of the best Longjing tea and went on to say, I also watched you grow up. I understand your temperament and personality. If the emperor has other concubines in the future, I am sure I will still support you. When

I heard this, I knew she must have misunderstood.

She suddenly lowered her voice.

You and the Emperor.. Well, it’s already that. To tell you the truth, I know he gave you the soup, but don’t think too much about it.

I was at a loss for words, and I didn’t know how to open my mouth.

“Empress, I..” She burst out laughing. “Don’t be shy. There are no outsiders here. It doesn’t matter if we talk about ourselves.”.

Without waiting for me to explain, she went on to say, The Empress Dowager has gone early, and you and the emperor have been together since childhood. No one else can match this kind of affection.

Don’t worry about the future, the emperor will certainly not treat you badly.

It’s just that now several old ministers of the former Dynasty are eyeing covetously, staring at the queen and the four imperial concubines, and some people can’t say if they have other ideas. The emperor is doing this in order not to let you become a thorn in the side of those people. Wait patiently, and the former Dynasty will stabilize. I will also advise the emperor to give you a place. It’s the first time I’ve heard people mention anything about the

former court. They all say that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and most people don’t dare to talk about it in private.

It turns out that the emperor. Also need to face so many things, need to face the calculation of others and Machiavellian?

Yes, think of the first emperor driving day and night, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, now such a heavy burden, but he has to carry it alone.

I wanted to explain my relationship with the emperor, but the words suddenly changed: “Empress, I understand.”. I entered the palace when I was

seventeen, and my younger sister is about the same age as you. Last year she married the second son of General Ning. I think you are like my own sister.

“She took a sip of tea and continued,” Now I’m afraid I’ll have to delay you for a few more years. I’m also worried about you and the emperor. But the current situation is like this. Don’t worry, Qingzhi. I’ll save all the jewelry for you one by one and leave it for you as a dowry in the future. If

you are wronged in the palace, I will stand up for you.

After hearing this, I can’t explain anything more. In

the palace, really not much, after the queen mother died, although Xian Taifei can not cover all aspects, but also to the prince and I take care of more.

Little Anning woke up and clamored for his mother and concubine, so I retired and went back to the palace to continue my work.

At dusk, when the emperor was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, I brought him a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup that had just been stewed. He stopped writing when he

saw me coming. What delicious food did

Qing Zhi send to me?

He smiled at me and got up to take the food box from my hand.

It’s a white fungus and lotus seed soup stewed for the emperor. It’s still hot. The emperor has a taste.

He looked at me, and in his eyes was the bright flame of the candle, jumping and jumping, warm and bright. That’s not what

I’m talking about.

He kissed me on the lips. I

was so surprised that I habitually stepped back, but his hand clasped my waist.

It turned out that he was as tall as me unconsciously.

The boy’s skin was soft and clean, and I could feel his breath close at hand.

I don’t know how he became so bold. Last time he just touched his lips lightly. This time, his restless tongue ran out and chased and played with my lips.

He grew up day by day, in my casual, has become gentle and handsome, such as Zhilan Yushu.

I could feel the fresh man’s breath on his body, although it was still a little green.

My heart was pounding, he wouldn’t let go of me for a long time, and my brain went blank from lack of oxygen.

Just feel his breath and I intertwined, regardless of each other.

He let go of me, and I slowly recovered and suddenly remembered something.

Your Majesty.. Don’t give the maidservant the soup to avoid the son.. He had not yet calmed down his breath because of the kiss just now.

He stared into my eyes and his face was red.

Qingzhi, I’m sorry. I can’t have a child with you yet. Don’t be angry, OK?

I haven’t fully controlled the government yet, so I dare not take any risks with you.

“He put his arms around me again, leaned on my shoulder, and murmured in a low voice,” When I have no more worries, I hope that we will be like our father and mother, and that our child will be born with dignity, and that I will make him crown prince.

I pushed him away and looked into the young man’s earnest eyes. I thought to myself, “It’s better to hit the sun than to choose the day.” I asked, “Your Majesty, do you know that you can’t get pregnant just by kissing?

The air dropped to freezing point in an instant, and I felt a subtle breath. Even

summer insects keep silence for me. Silence is the Hall of Mental Cultivation tonight.

The emperor was young and thin-skinned, and his face turned red and white without saying anything.

I saw the disbelief and surprise in his eyes.

He opened his mouth several times as if to ask something, but he didn’t make a sound.

I felt very embarrassed, and I was secretly glad that I didn’t open my mouth that day, otherwise he would not have become the laughing stock of the whole palace. Does

the emperor want to ask how to get pregnant?

The maidservant told you, did you see the scrolls that the maidservant took that day?

“He nodded blankly, and I continued,” Men and women in the same room have to face each other to get pregnant.. Well, it’s.. As I spoke, I blushed myself.

“Oh, the maidservant can’t explain it clearly. The maidservant has sent you the picture scroll and some books about men and women. You can have a look for yourself.”.

I didn’t dare to look up at him, so I saluted and quickly stepped down.

Walking out of the hall, recalling the kiss and conversation just now, I always feel that it is not real. I packed up all the things

in my room, and I sent them to the servant, Xiao Dezi. Xiao Dezi took a look at the cover with a smile that I understood. Why didn’t

Aunt Ching-chih deliver it herself?

Please, Grandfather De, I don’t know how to see the emperor now.

I had to ask him to help me, because I really didn’t want to go back to the temple.

The emperor is still young, and he will surely understand in a few years. Don’t forget me, Auntie,

when she gets rich! Little Dezi liked this very much and promised very readily.

Lying in bed, cicadas outside kept calling at night, and I couldn’t sleep more and more.

My mind was full of what I had said to him at night, his kisses, the way he held me, and the earnest way he talked to me about the future. I didn’t sleep for a while

until it was almost dawn. In my dream, I dreamed that the emperor had given me a big bowl of soup. He also told me that if I liked to drink it, I would let the hospital boil it for me every meal. I was so

frightened that I woke up with a start and hurried to the front hall. The emperor had gone to court. I packed up my things in the Imperial Study. After a long time, I didn’t hear anyone come to send me the soup. My

heart finally fell, and I breathed a long sigh of relief.

The emperor went straight back to Imperial Study, along with Gao Yong, the Duke of Dingguo, who was stunned when he saw me, and then a suspicious blush crept up his face.

He cleared his throat and said to those who served in the temple, “Stand down, everyone.”.

His eyes were not looking at me, but I always felt that his attention was on me.

I stepped down with the crowd. I was on duty this morning, so I stayed at the door. If the emperor had something to summon, I would listen to him.

After a while, the powerful Duke of Dingguo came out. He took two steps, then suddenly stopped. He looked back at me and said, “Is this the Qingzhi female official beside the emperor?”?

“I saluted and said,” The maidservant is right. In

Lord Gao’s eyes was something I couldn’t understand. He chuckled, as if he were talking to himself, or as if he were saying to me, “Your Majesty is so lucky.”. When

the emperor asked me to go in, I thought he was going to change his clothes or grind ink, but I never thought he was just saying to me, “Qing Zhi, I saw everything you gave me yesterday.”. Aren’t you

going to settle old and new accounts together? Will you

blame me for not telling him clearly and causing him to misunderstand all the time?

The little emperor’s eyes were bright, but his face was like a burning cloud, red to his ears.

I thought about it. When we get married, there will be many opportunities for those things.

I didn’t dare to answer, for fear that he might have another whim. The

picture albums are all left with me. Don’t mention these things you told me to others. This is the secret between us.

He said sincerely. Where have you heard

this sentence? At the age of

twelve, he gave me the seal of the prince as a betrothal gift.

Then he said to me, “This is our secret.”. The beautiful jade of the

prince’s seal is flawless. It is said that it comes from the same piece of jade as the imperial seal. It is invaluable and a symbol of supreme power. So the

little prince casually gave the prince’s seal to his personal maid.

And I was afraid that he would not find it one day, so I kept it carefully for him.

Then two years later the emperor went, the prince ascended the throne, also really got the imperial seal, forgot to get back the prince’s seal. The

white and gentle seal of the prince is still in my hand. I think the emperor has forgotten it.

Qing Zhi?

I was interrupted by his voice. Why are you distracted? Did you hear

me talking to you?

The young man frowned his ink-dyed eyebrows.

Of course not at all! But I could only ask respectfully, “Your Majesty, what did you say?”?

In the future, they don’t have to come here at night. You come to the palace and sleep with me.

I was so frightened that I threw down the pen I was sorting out and smashed the inkstone with a few drops of black ink.

At night, I went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where the candles were lit and the emperor should not have gone to bed yet.

I went in to ask Ann, and the little emperor was looking through the folds on the couch. When he saw me coming, he smiled at me.

No courtesy, Qing Zhi, did you bring me a midnight snack today?

In view of his behavior the day before, I don’t know how to answer. If I say yes, I’m really empty-handed. If I say no, I’m afraid he’ll say something strange. What would

the emperor like to eat?

The maidservant does it.

He smiled and did not answer, but asked me, “What do you think?”?

It’s getting weirder and harder to serve every day! I feel a little unhappy.

The maidservant doesn’t know.

He got up and took me to sit beside him and rubbed my hair.

don’t be unhappy. Do you know why I called you here today?

“I really didn’t know that,” he continued, looking puzzled at me. “Look at this.

He gave me a memorial to the throne. I opened it and glanced at it a few times. I couldn’t understand the long speech on it, but the words “there is a change” and “forming a clique for personal gain” were particularly dazzling.

This is the supervisory body left behind by my father, which is responsible for supervising all the officials, most of whom were from poor families. This is the secret book that has just been presented today. When

he looked at me, there was a different caution in his eyes. His eyes were like those of the late emperor.

Your Majesty, who are the leaders?

“I asked,” One of them is Gao Yong, the Duke of Dingguo whom you met today. He was in a high position. His ancestors followed Taizu to conquer the world. He was a hereditary title. Then there was Liu He, the Minister of War, and Xu Wo, the Minister of Rites.

The three men were in cahoots, each for his own purposes, but they had the same stink. Forming a clique for personal gain

in the court and wooing courtiers are all for the sake of me.

The emperor was holding the memorial in his hand, and although his expression was calm, the blue veins in his hands betrayed the waves in his heart.

They deceived me when I was young, played with power, and appointed people by favouritism. Although I am now the emperor, I am controlled by them. Now those old ministers not only do not know when to stop, but go even further.

He looked at me with nothing else in his eyes, his eyes blazing.

Qingzhi, in this harem, the only person I trust is you. I was surprised, but not surprised,

to hear the emperor confide in me so much. If

the emperor has any orders, the maidservant will do her best.

“I have a dark guard around me, but it’s hard to cover everything. I’m afraid..” He looked at me with sincere and pure eyes. I just thought about what he said, but I didn’t realize that the distance between us was so close.

I had no choice but to ask, “Is the emperor afraid that among his attendants there will be people who go against the master for personal gain?”?

“He nodded.” It’s hard for me to guarantee that there won’t be people who are treacherous to power, or spies who are powerful ministers. There are not many people I can trust now, and I shouldn’t put you in danger.

I thought he wanted me to take care of him to prevent an assassination attempt, but he was worried about me?

He moved forward a little more, and behind me was the wall again, and the two of us were so close that his high nose was about to touch my face.

I am not afraid of any means, but I am afraid that someone will hurt you. Only when I see you can I feel at ease.

He no longer called himself me, and his tone was as gentle as if he were coaxing a child, and now I thought he was the older one.

“The Emperor..” Hum.. All the words I had not had time to say were drowned in his kiss. The kiss of

youth is clean and sweet, like the green fruit mixed with dew in June.

I actually felt a little moved at that moment.

He let go of me and said to me, “Qingzhi, will you sleep with me at night?”?

“What?”?

！ The words of the little emperor exploded in my mind.

Your Majesty.. Not so good. Yesterday you said those things didn’t have to wait.. He tapped me on the head and asked me majestically, “What’s going on in your head?”?

Have you been coveting me for a long time?

No, no, no, no.

My face turned red in an instant. So that’s not what he meant. The emperor smiled. “It’s cold at night. Don’t go out to keep vigil. Why don’t you sleep on the same couch with me?”?

I felt that I had heard words that were even more shocking than before, and I was so frightened that I fell to my knees with a splash. It

‘s against the rules, Your Majesty. Only the queen can sleep on the dragon couch.

“He raised my chin lightly.” Yes, isn’t that the rule?

Remembering that he had said a few days ago that he would make me queen, it seemed that the emperor had reached a rebellious age, and one thought was one thought.

Your Majesty, don’t make fun of the maidservant.

I was a little unhappy, but I saw that he was very sincere, without a trace of laughter.

He said, “You are not joking.”.

I looked at the top beam of the carved dragon and painted phoenix and was distracted. Although the little emperor didn’t snore, I just couldn’t sleep.

When the moonlight shone into the temple, I heard his gentle breathing. He seemed to be sleeping soundly.

The emperor insisted that I stay in the palace, but I couldn’t resist him, so I had to move an imperial concubine’s couch and sleep opposite the dragon couch.

He saw that I was determined to do so, so he let me. In the years when

the Empress Dowager was away, he was always afraid of the dark at night. It was useless for others to coax him. Only when I accompanied him could he sleep.

I am really the life of a palace maid, worrying about the queen mother’s heart, but there is no way, he is also the only person I can care about in this palace.

The next morning, I woke up earlier and moved the imperial concubine’s couch back, otherwise the palace people who came to change clothes and wash for him would be talkative again.

Before he woke up, he heard the sound and half asleep, half awake, muttering, “Qingzhi, don’t go.”.

I had no choice but to pretend not to hear, and quickly slipped out of the hall. Standing outside the door, I happened to see the sun rising from the east, and the dim morning light hitting the bright brick and jade stone steps of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. From a distance, the palace city, shrouded in light, was noble and sacred, just like the scenery of the world. Suddenly there was a noise in

the inner hall. I didn’t know what was going on in the hall, so I opened the door to have a look.

But he happened to bump into the emperor who opened the door. He was only wearing a suit of clothes. It seemed that he had just woken up. Both of them were defenseless and were knocked down on the ground.

I rubbed my forehead, which hurt, and my buttocks hurt. The emperor reacted faster than I did. He got up and pulled me up. What is

Your Majesty doing?

I thought you were gone.

I smiled at him, and he rubbed my forehead and held me in his arms.

I said to him in a voice that only the two of us could hear, “No, Qingzhi has always been there.”.

He held me tighter. The

early morning sun shines on us, like the warmth and hope accumulated for thousands of years. Half

a year has passed in a twinkling of an eye, and there is still half a month to go before the emperor’s birthday. This is the first Longevity Festival after he ascended the throne, and the palace naturally needs a big event.

Most of the affairs were arranged by Xian Taifei, and the Ministry of Rites was responsible for the former part, so I was responsible for arranging the affairs around the emperor. When I went to bed

at night, I lay on the imperial concubine’s couch and thought about how to arrange it properly.

The emperor turned over. He was supposed to be still asleep, so I called him in a low voice, “Is the emperor still awake?”?

“” Mmm. It’s the emperor’s birthday in

half a month. Is there anything you want?

I heard him chuckle, a little puzzled, wondering what he was laughing about.

Are you going to give me a gift?

He asked me softly. This is the first time

the maidservant has celebrated the Longevity Festival for you. I don’t know what to prepare for it. Whatever

you gave me, I like it.

I heaved a deep sigh. What I said was the same as what I didn’t say. I had to figure it out myself. I have been thinking about this for a

few days. He is the emperor. There are all kinds of delicacies in the palace banquet. There are also many precious treasures offered by the ministers. What can I give him?

I’m just a little maid of honor.

But do not send anything, after all, also followed him for so many years, the emperor treated me well, really can not be justified.

Suddenly little Tokuko’s voice interrupted my thoughts. “Auntie, go to the Imperial Study and have a look. The emperor quarreled with the Duke of Dingguo. The emperor got angry and smashed a lot of things.”.

I quickly put down my court clothes and hurried to Imperial Study. The palace people

at the gate knelt on the ground and dared not breathe. Standing in the doorway,

I could hear the voice of the dispute between the emperor and Gao Yong, the Duke of Dingguo, in the Imperial Study.

I’m not even sixteen years old. What kind of concubine am I given?

The 15th emperor also accepted the imperial concubines. The emperor is now the king of a country. How can he act foolishly?

“” Why, it doesn’t count if I seal the queen and accept the queen?

Did you say that counts? Did it say in the testamentary edict of

the late emperor?

The emperor’s voice was hoarse, and he seemed to have reached the extreme of emotion.

Your Majesty, what are these words?

I am for your sake, the first prince heir this is not much, the emperor is not as early as possible big seal harem, palace heir is not popular, how can be stable?

“” I can seal, but I seal who I have the final say, you this one by one to let me marry this marry that, how, you also cross me?

Since I ascended the throne, I have been talking about these things every day. What’s wrong with the empty harem?

With you thinking about it day by day? There was another crackling sound in the

room.

“That’s all I have to say. The emperor should consider the pros and cons. I’ll retire.”.

Ding Guogong pushed the door and went straight out.

I hurried in to see him, fearing that his hand would be hurt by the smashed object. There was a mess in the

hall. All the paper, pens, and inkstones on his desk were knocked to the ground, and memorials were thrown everywhere. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that they were all playing for him to seal the harem.

He sat on the huge chair and looked so thin.

After all, he is just a teenager.

I looked at his heaving chest, and it seemed that he was still angry.

I poured him a cup of tea and put it in his hand. When he looked up and saw me, two lines of tears suddenly came down. I was so surprised

by him that I didn’t know what to do. I seldom saw him like this in the past few years. When the first emperor went, he was busy taking over the government affairs, and he didn’t have time to feel sad.

It seems that he was really wronged this time.

I went over and closed the door in case anyone else saw me.

He didn’t say a word and just watched me cry. I can not say a word of

comfort, he is the emperor, do not need sympathy and pity.

I had to take out the old way and hold him like he did when he was a child. Instead of pushing him away, he held me and sobbed.

Although he did not make a sound, I could feel that he was crying very sadly, and his shoulders were twitching, so I stood with him.

The little emperor’s mood gradually calmed down. He took the veil from my hand, wiped away his tears, and took a sip of tea. Then he said, “The ministers in the court are not convinced of me. He has repeatedly refuted my face in the court, and has taken advantage of the situation to exclude all the ministers who speak for me. Now he still wants me to make his daughter queen. If I really marry Gao Yangyao, If he can make me queen today, he can force me to abdicate tomorrow.

“I hastened to interrupt,” Your Majesty is careful to speak, but I’m afraid the walls have ears.

He looked at me with tears on his thick eyelashes, and his eyes were red with grief and anger.

Qing Zhi, I am such a wimp as an emperor.

The court can’t make a decision, even who is the queen I said, where is there anyone willing to follow me?

I carried him into the inner sanctuary, and he clasped my hand tightly.

Hearing his words, I also felt very worried.

Your Majesty, no.

Qing Zhi will always follow you, no matter what happens in the future, Qing Zhi is willing to help the emperor sit in the world, willing to live and die with the emperor. I have been with him

since childhood, and I have grown up with him.

My feelings for the little emperor are not just master and servant, probably more like each other’s emotional sustenance, he is the only person I miss in this palace.

He held me without words. But

I know that this is also his response.

It means that he will always be my Yu. On the day of

the emperor’s birthday, the whole palace was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers. It was very busy. I had to dress him in court clothes and ask about the process for a while to ensure the state of the emperor. Just as he

was buttoning the second button of his dress, he leaned close to my ear and asked me, “Does my dress look good?”? All the people in the palace

next to me were there, and he was so brazenly teasing me that I pretended not to hear and ignored him.

Seeing that I did not speak, he pinched my hand and forced me to stare into his eyes. Then he asked me in a voice that everyone in the palace could hear, “Miss Qingzhi, do I look good?”?

It’s another day of losing face. Just because the emperor doesn’t care about his face doesn’t mean I don’t care.

I can only nod, do not know how to laugh at me after a while.

Say something?

I want to hear it from you.

Looking at his expectant face, I suddenly lost my temper again. When

the queen mother was in the boudoir, she was also a world-famous beauty. The emperor looked like the queen mother, but her expression was more and more like that of the first emperor.

Eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like autumn water, a pair of peach blossom eyes shining, this should be a woman’s appearance in court, but by the high bridge of the nose and thin lips, but appears to be full of heroism, although his face is tender, but outstanding appearance and not angry but powerful bearing, also let him have a bit of adult appearance.

I grew up to see the big little prince, and finally became the emperor, and became a young man of Yushu Linfeng.

The bright yellow dress made him look even more imposing.

I answered him, “You are so beautiful that you are not like a mortal.”.

“He smiled.” Qingzhi, don’t flatter me?

I shook my head, and as soon as I opened my mouth to speak, I met his lips, soft and sweet. I forgot where I was for

a moment and felt my heart pounding.

He looked at me and smiled, then pulled me up and walked to the main hall. The

palace people around me all lowered their heads and followed me out, but I found that I was walking side by side with the emperor.

Afraid that something was wrong, I wanted to step back and walk behind him, but I was pulled by his clasped hand.

He said, “Qingzhi, I am here.”. All the ministers in the

main hall had already arrived, and the palace was lit with ever-burning lanterns. The palace people were busy arranging dishes, and the ministers below exchanged greetings and toasts with each other.

The emperor suddenly stopped at the door, and I followed his eyes. The first one in the lower left of the hall was surrounded by large and small ministers, and the first and second ones in the lower right were surrounded by many people. Anyone who can be here

today is at least a Beijing official of the fourth grade or above, and the situation in the court is clear at a glance at the moment before the palace banquet.

The emperor released my hand and gave me a look, and I motioned to Dezi to prepare the guard of honor. With

a loud shout of “Your Majesty has arrived,” all the ministers returned to their posts, and the eunuchs and maids behind them walked to both sides to clear the way for the emperor.

The little emperor adjusted his skirt and entered the hall with his head held high. I could feel his solemn imperial posture behind him.

Then all the ministers kowtowed and shouted, “Long live our emperor!”.

The emperor sat in the upper seat and gently brushed his sleeves, while the eunuch beside him called out, “All the ministers are exempt from ceremony.”.

The palace banquet began at this point, the opening is the minister to present a birthday speech. The first one

on the left was the Duke of Dingguo whom he had seen last time, and the two on the right just now were Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. The emperor could not see the emotion on his face. He just smiled and listened to their eulogies, and then gave them a few treasures to show his honor.

I stood behind him, adding some wine and food to him from time to time, and I saw him coming and going with his courtiers.

Maybe what I do is useless, but I always hope to help him. I’m

just a maid of honor. I can’t fight for him, nor can I eradicate the traitors for him. At that moment,

I had a feeling of hating my low status, not because I could not enjoy the splendor and wealth, but because I could not share his worries. After a congratulatory speech from

the ministers, the song and dance began.

This is also an important link, sometimes courtiers will be disguised as a beautiful woman for the king, there will be a king in order to express the care of the courtiers, give the beauty.

The emperor has not married yet, this link changed a kind of way, changed for the noble lady to perform. It can

not only give the emperor an impression of the women of each family, but also give the ministers in the court who have not yet married a chance. According to the custom of our

Dynasty, if a woman is not married, she can attend festivals and banquets with a man outside.

Both the emperor and the courtiers had the same right to pursue the noble daughter. If the noble daughter chose the courtiers, the emperor could not embarrass or force her to marry, but after the engagement, the noble daughter would stay at home to be married and could not appear in public again.

And the emperor’s formal selection of imperial concubines is a woman who is innocent and has no engagement, and is screened into the palace layer by layer.

Therefore, the palace banquet also has a function, that is, to skip the process of choosing the imperial concubine directly, to be hired by the emperor instead, and to choose an auspicious day to be included in the palace.

This is why a few days ago all the ministers wrote to ask the emperor to seal the queen in advance, although the little emperor did not get married, but if hired in the longevity banquet, although not immediately into the palace, but also set in stone.

I looked at those ladies, some playing the piano, some dancing, all with delicate makeup, quiet and beautiful.

They are all prepared, no matter how the family background, if today can get the little emperor’s green eyes, in the future may be able to give birth to the first prince, pet crown six palaces.

The little emperor looked at the women, still smiling gently and politely. I know

his expression too well. When he was a child, he often saw Xu Guifei, who was against his mother, with this expression.

Later, when Xu Guifei passed away, I never saw him smiling at anyone again.

As far as I know about him, not to mention that he likes it at the moment, he is afraid that he is taking these beauties as targets in his heart, full of dissatisfaction with these aristocrats who are bullying others and controlling the imperial power.

Suddenly, ten dancers filed out, surrounded by a graceful girl in pink, holding a lute in her hands. I looked at her from a distance. The girl was beautiful. She stared at the emperor and began to pluck the strings in her hands, like spring rain knocking on the street.

The dancer also sang and danced with the sound of the piano, which was very charming. I am not familiar with the

song, but I can also feel the meaning of the woman’s love for spring. I secretly went to see the emperor’s expression and found that he did not even have a fake smile, nor did he look up. He ate the dishes without a pause. At the end of the song, everyone applauded. I have to say that the girl in pink was really good at playing the lute. Suddenly, Gao Yong, the Duke

of Dingguo, stood up and bowed, “Your Majesty, this is my daughter Yang Yao. She has learned etiquette since childhood and is proficient in the six arts. She has a gentle disposition and treats people kindly. Every word and deed can set an example for all women in the world. Your Majesty has been on the throne for nearly a year now, but the harem is still empty. I hope your Majesty will remember the great cause for thousands of years and fill the harem as soon as possible.”.

Sure enough, when he heard that Gao Yong, the Duke of Dingguo, had asked for the conferment of the title of Gao Yangyao in public, something was wrong with him. As I

stood by, I heard his breathing getting heavier and heavier. It was obvious that he was holding back his anger. I could see his clenched fist, but I was afraid he was too impulsive. The young emperor, who

had just ascended the throne, did not have the capital to contend with the powerful ministers.

I patted him on the shoulder behind him without a trace. He took a deep breath and said with a smile, “Gao Aiqing has taken a lot of trouble for me. Come and give Miss Gao a pair of jade and ten pieces of embroidered brocade.”. There was neither an

obvious promise nor a direct refusal. Although Kao Yung was not satisfied, his face was not too ugly.

After all, jade Ruyi is usually given when choosing a concubine.

The Duke of Dingguo served three generations of emperors, and he still had the ability to see, so he thanked them first and retired. I

can not help but sigh in my heart, although the little emperor is still too young, some emotions are difficult to restrain, but this ability to deal with things, but also not bad.

I secretly drew a “good” on his back with my little fingertip, and he chuckled, but the smile was not adulterated.

Seeing that the emperor smiled, the girl who played the erhu below was so frightened that her hand shook and she pulled out a string of wrong sounds.

But the emperor certainly did not notice that he was drinking the sake I had prepared for him and staring thoughtfully at the glass in his hand.

I also use this space to observe the people. There were not many officials

present who had not formed cliques. I probably found a few people by relying on the memory of their congratulations and the things that the emperor had mentioned to me.

One is the brother-in-law of Xian Taifei, Ning Tao, the second son of General Ning, and the other is the emperor’s uncle, Zhenbei Hou, who is nearly 40 years old.

These two people are military commanders, Ning Tao is only four grade Kyoto Wei, and the town north Hou is solid military power, stationed in the north for many years, since the queen mother went, and the emperor also only meet on New Year’s Day, is not close.

The remaining one was Prince Taishi Meng. When the emperor was the prince, Taishi Meng took a fancy to him. Meng was old and in poor health in recent years, so he did not go to the banquet today.

The emperor’s urgent task now is to stabilize the powerful ministers first, so that they can contain each other and have a chance to breathe.

Then borrow the potential of the first emperor old minister, wait for a few people snipe and clam fight, take in one fell swoop. After three rounds of

drinking, the quyi of the ladies of various families has also been presented, followed by the music of the musicians in the palace. On the pretext of changing clothes,

the little emperor and I went out of the temple to the warm pavilion next to it.

His face was flushed because of the wine, and the cool autumn wind blew his breath towards me.

He had some of the flavor of the sake on his body, and I was worried that he would be cold, so I put on the cloak I had prepared for him.

He turned his head and looked at me. The palace lantern on the road lit up my figure in his eyes. He said to me, “Qingzhi, thank you just now.”.

I didn’t restrain myself for a moment, and I was a little dizzy.

“I smiled back at him.” It should be. When

I entered the pavilion with him, I saw an old pedant with white hair and beard sitting drinking tea.

The old gentleman seemed to salute and was lifted up by his hand. Mr.

Meng, you heard the scene in the hall just now. How do I deal with it

now?

It turned out that this was Lord Meng, the emperor’s teacher, who was “absent because of illness.”.

I’m afraid the reason why he didn’t attend was for the convenience of giving advice to the emperor.

From the old minister’s point of view, this Gao Yong will not give up. He should still have a defensive position for a while. Your Majesty, those who are emperors need to take a long-term view. Your Majesty might as well take this opportunity to give a few young ladies a place first, so as to stabilize the former court first.

The emperor seemed to hesitate and glanced at me, which was noticed by Lord Meng.

Lord Meng smiled and sighed, “The emperor is a man who values friendship, but since he is a king, only by taking the overall situation into account and holding real power can he protect the people he wants to protect.”. When the

little emperor heard this, he no longer hesitated. He nodded

to Lord Meng and then asked, “Gao Yong is thinking about the position of empress, but I don’t want to take out the position of empress. What position do you think is more suitable?”? It is right

not to give too high a position. If you give too high a position at the beginning, there will be no room for turning around later. I am afraid that the insatiable greedy person will become even worse.

The emperor used the position of imperial concubine to stabilize Gao Yong, and the rest was given to a noble person.

“The emperor nodded.” There is Mr. Lao Meng. As soon as the emperor and

I left the Warm Pavilion and walked back, we met the woman in pink on the way. “I wanted to come out to sober up, but I didn’t expect to meet the emperor,”

she said with a gentle smile on her red lips.

It was obviously carefully arranged, and the wind was so strong at night that there was no trace of disorder in the hair, let alone any drunkenness.

I’m afraid I’m waiting for the emperor early in the morning.

The emperor had no expression, nodded and was ready to go.

Miss Kao suddenly shouted again, “The emperor is waiting for my daughter.”. Although

the emperor stopped, his eyes were full of surprise and caution.

Gao Yangyao, however, looked as if she hadn’t seen it. She said to herself, “My daughter is a little cold. Why don’t you go back with the emperor?”.

The little emperor gave a faint “hmm.”.

She walked behind the emperor on the right, and I was behind him on the left.

I suddenly felt uncomfortable in my heart. “Your Majesty,”

she said to the emperor in a charming voice, “my father was outspoken just now. If he said something that made you unhappy, don’t take it to heart. Father is so straightforward. She praised both father and daughter in

one sentence, which not only showed that she was gentle and considerate, but also disguised her praise of Gao Yong as an outspoken “loyal minister.”.

I was so upset that when I remembered that Lord Meng and the emperor had just said that he wanted to make her a concubine, I felt that she was not pleasing to the eye.

But the emperor ignored her and took off his cloak and put it on my shoulder. The smile on

Gao Yangyao’s face stiffened for a moment, and in an instant it returned to normal.

She also said to the emperor, “My daughter is the same age as the emperor. She only knows how to play the piano and draw pictures. She doesn’t know how to get along with men. Now she’s not engaged.”.

Unlike this elder sister, can get the emperor to take a fancy to, the minister daughter is really envious.

I hated her even more, but after all, I was only the emperor’s maid, and I couldn’t argue with the daughter of a powerful minister.

But the emperor said, “How can she compare with Miss Gao?”.

As soon as I heard this, I felt incredible and unbelievable, and tears seemed to overflow for a moment.

But he added, “Qing Zhi has been with me since I was a child. She has to deal with many of my affairs, and she has to take care of all the affairs of the harem. How can I have time to learn the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that Miss Gao knows?”.

This means that I am doing the queen’s job, not as good as her like an idler, my heart suddenly at ease, in his heart, I am so important.

She did not give up and received it again. “My daughter is willing to share the burden for Miss Qingzhi.”. There

was a sneer in my heart. I could say such shameless words. The emperor and you had just met for a moment, and now he was going to throw himself into his arms as if no one was watching?

The emperor chuckled and asked her, “Why do you want to be a maid in my palace?”?

Then I’ll talk to the tall man another day.

Kao Yang-yao was so criticized that she couldn’t speak, so she had to shut up. I felt

a burst of happiness in my heart, but I saw the emperor walk quickly into the hall with a smelly face.

The palace banquet is also drawing to a close.

Sure enough, Gao Yong came out and said a lot of words that were almost the same as just now, asking the emperor to take advantage of today’s birthday to confer the title of concubine.

The emperor looked at him in silence, and all the courtiers looked at the emperor’s attitude and seconded the motion.

The little emperor said, “Well, since all the ministers are so considerate of me, today, the daughters of Lord Gao are concubines, and the daughters of Xu Shangshu and Liu Shangshu are nobles.”. Send the letter of engagement to each government

tomorrow, and choose an auspicious day to enter the palace.

All the ministers kowtowed to thank him, but the emperor did not even look at them. He waved his sleeves and said, “Let’s go.”.

He returned with me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

I changed his clothes and asked the question in my mind. Didn’t Lord

Meng suggest that the emperor make her a concubine? Why did the emperor only give her a concubine.

Why, you want her to be a concubine?

I murmured in a low voice that I didn’t want to, and the emperor held me in his arms.

“I’m sorry, I still have to let you be wronged for these things. I really want to seal you as queen in front of all the ministers without anyone else today.”.

“He sighed.” I have to take good care of the land that my father gave me. I can’t give you the best. I’m sorry. When I

heard his earnest tone, I felt a little sour. The

reason why I made her a concubine was because I was afraid that she would embarrass you in the future.

The concubines are all forced. I really don’t want this kind of woman to enter the palace.

I didn’t want to, but I didn’t say it.

Your Majesty, wait a minute.

After a while, I went to pick up the food box and came back. The emperor leaned on the couch and waited for me to come back.

I opened the food box and saw that it was the longevity noodles I had just made. I brought them to the emperor. “There are a lot of dishes tonight, but the emperor is just drinking. I think he’s not full.”.

It’s just that the emperor asked me for a gift. I thought a lot and thought it would be better to make longevity noodles for the emperor.

He brought it over and took a bite, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Thank you, Qingzhi. It’s delicious.

Looking at the way he gobbled up his food, I could be sure that he was really not full just now. Lights

out, the moon is high outside.

I was thinking about what happened tonight. Why did I care so much about him? Was it because I was afraid of being embarrassed by the empress and concubine, or because I already had something other than care and dependence on him in my heart? For the first time,

I began to examine his position in my heart, perhaps because of the long past familiarity, I did not understand my heart. I

guess I like him.

The next day, as soon as he left the court, I waited for him in the study. He came in and said to me, “Those old thieves are much nicer to me today. They won’t embarrass me anymore.”. There were words of rejoicing

on his lips, but there was no happy look on the little emperor’s face.

The emperor still doesn’t want to be pinned down and left to his own devices, does he?

He looked at me, sighed, and nodded.

After all, it is not a long-term solution. The power of a courtier should not overshadow that of a king. Does

the emperor have any idea of cultivating his own close ministers?

“The little emperor smiled at me.” Does Qing Zhi have a way? On her birthday

yesterday, the maidservant looked at the people in the hall. Most of them were snobbish people, and they were particularly convinced of several powerful ministers. On the contrary, some of the military commanders were just polite to the Duke of Dingguo and others, and they were not very eager. They must have had their own plans and did not want to participate in them. There has always been a clear distinction between the civil servants and the military generals of

our court, and most of the military generals have been stationed in the barracks for many years, and they don’t have much contact with these powerful ministers. The border has been peaceful these years, and although the military generals don’t have the opportunity to achieve great success, they all live in a corner and hold the military power. They don’t want to get involved in the disputes in the court.

The little emperor thought for a moment and answered. Then

I told him what I thought: “The emperor might as well win over a few generals first, and then gradually win back the hearts of the people.”. It’s better to be prepared in the

future, just in case.

“He thought for a while and said,” What Qing Zhi said is very true. A few days ago, the Duke of Dingguo was so aggressive that I had no time to think about it. It happened that the military commanders returned to Beijing one by one to celebrate the Longevity Festival these days. It was a good opportunity.

According to my memory of yesterday, I said, The emperor should pay more attention to the brother-in-law of Xian Taifei, General Ning Xiao, and the emperor’s maternal uncle, the Marquis of Zhenbei.

The maidservant did not know much about the former Dynasty, so she could only think of it, and the emperor had to think about the rest.

He looked at me and nodded, his eyes full of tenderness.

Thank you, Qingzhi, for thinking so much for me.

Suddenly someone asked to see him. The emperor straightened his skirt and sat down. “Come in,” he said.

“The man came in and saluted, and then presented a list of gifts.” Your Majesty, this is a list for Miss Kao Fu, and there are Liu and Hsu Fu behind it. Do you think there is anything you want to add or something special?

“The emperor was obviously a little unhappy.” What’s the use of asking me everything? It’s up to

you.

He waved his hand, and I returned what I had just presented to the man intact, and watched him retire. There was a sour feeling in

my heart, but I began to say irony in my mouth. The

young ladies are as beautiful as fairies, and when the emperor enters the palace, they will naturally like them. There was a trace of loneliness in

his eyes. I thought you cared about me. Why, don’t you care if I marry a concubine? What if I

care? Can I stop it?

I am a little maid of honor, if you favor others in the future, I have to stand at the door ready to wash for you, suddenly think of here, I feel bad in my heart. So what if

the maidservant cares? The emperor is a king. What can maidservant do with three wives and four concubines? There was a note of complaint in

his tone.

Of course there is a way. If my future empress doesn’t like it, they will all be driven out.

He suddenly got up and hugged me, his head nestled in my shoulder. I

don’t like those gorgeously dressed women, all of whom are up to no good. They only care about their power and influence. How many of them can think about everything for me like Qingzhi?

The little emperor whispered softly in my ear, as if acting like a spoiled child. Probably only in front of me could he have such a childish side.

Qingzhi, Ah Yu likes you, and Ah Yu just wants to protect you.

I couldn’t help choking up. I thought I had been together for many years, but I didn’t know that in taking care of each other day after day, other feelings had already taken root and sprouted.

I like you, too.

He was so startled that he bounced up, and his eyes seemed to be full of disbelief and joy. What did

you say?

I stared into his bright amber eyes and said, “I like you.”. When I had supped

with him, he dragged me into the inner sanctuary in a mysterious manner.

The little emperor took out two sets of short clothes from the cubicle and asked me to put them on. What is

this for?

I wondered.

Take me out of the palace, quickly.

He was quite quick. In three or five strokes, he took off his dragon robe and put on his clothes.

I was a little embarrassed for a moment, and I was embarrassed to change him.

Qing Zhi?

Why don’t you change it?

“I had to bite the bullet and said,” Your Majesty, can you turn around, maidservant.. You’ll be shy.

He seemed to suddenly realize, and turned away with a hurried hum.

Although he turned his back to me, I could see that his ears were red. It seemed that the little emperor was shy?

I hurried to change my clothes while he turned around.

Your Majesty, the maidservant is ready.

He turned and looked at me, dressed in a men’s bunt, with a look of amazement and satisfaction.

Qingzhi is so handsome that I’m afraid other girls will be infatuated with her.

He teased.

Your Majesty, don’t be garrulous and go quickly. Smiling,

he took me by the hand and walked out of the secret passage of the inner temple.

This is the only secret passage in the whole palace, and only the emperors of the past Dynasties knew that it could lead to the outside of the palace. In the

secret passage, only the fire box in his hand had light, so he took my hand and moved forward with a little light in front of him.

Out of the secret passage, it turned out to be a bamboo forest outside the palace gate. After walking out for a while, there was a carriage waiting.

I got into the car with him, and he patted the dust on my shoulder.

Your Majesty, where are you going?

I’ve thought about what you said this morning, so now we’re going to Zhenbei Hou Mansion to see my uncle. After a while, the

carriage stopped. The emperor took out a piece of jade from his sleeve, handed it to the driver, and went to report it.

I gently lifted the curtain, through the gap to see the gilded characters on the mansion of Zhenbei Hou. The mansion is dignified, and you can see the unique heroism at a glance. The guards at the gate are not ordinary servants, but soldiers.

Childe, please welcome the Marquis.

In order to keep a low profile, the emperor and I did not get out of the car and entered the Hou Mansion through the side door.

The house is very quiet, and no voice, I am a little confused, this huge Hou Fu is not a little deserted. There are only the Marquis of Zhenbei and his wife in

the Marquis mansion. His cousin is at the border, and the other young ladies are all married.

The emperor saw my doubts and answered. In the mansion of the Marquis

of Zhenbei, only his mother and uncle were born. Since his grandfather left, he hasn’t lived here for a long time. It’s normal for it to be deserted. The

carriage stopped in the main hall. I got off first and helped the emperor out.

Zhenbei Hou and Mrs. Hou had been waiting at the door for a long time.

I respectfully welcome the emperor.

“The emperor hastened to help him up.” How polite my uncle and aunt are. After

several people entered the hall and exchanged pleasantries, Mrs. Hou withdrew. “I’ve been waiting for you these days,” said the Marquis

of Zhenbei with a straight face. “The emperor is really here.

“The emperor smiled.” My uncle must understand the purpose of my visit. The Marquis

of Zhenbei nodded. The emperor has just ascended the throne, and he must not know much about the situation in the court. There was no big movement before, so I had to wait and see.

My uncle also knows that I am now caught in the midst of powerful ministers, and I have a lot of difficulties. I can take advantage of the concubine to breathe. If I can get my uncle’s help, I am afraid that in time, I can change the current situation. When

the emperor needs a minister, he must do his best.

Your Majesty, the reason why no one has served you before is that many people are watching to see if you are a monarch worthy of their lives.

“The emperor nodded solemnly, and the Marquis of Zhenbei went on to say,” If the emperor wants to consolidate the imperial power, he needs to be tough himself. If you are a mediocre master, people with lofty ideals will also depend on the dignitaries instead of working for you.

I stay in Beijing these days, is waiting for you, if you come, I will be your humerus, if you don’t come, I can only keep my duty, wait and see what happens.

Uncle, I understand. With a long bow from the

emperor, the Marquis of Zhenbei turned away, and the look of appreciation in his eyes was overflowing. After

a conversation, Hou Ye sent the emperor to the door. It was late at night, so he said goodbye to Hou Ye and Hou’s wife and returned the same way.

I’ve been keeping vigil in the inner sanctum for months.

In other words, I, the little maid of honor, lived with the emperor for a long time.

But what I didn’t expect was that a lot of embarrassing things had happened since his birthday. When I got up

one morning, I saw him sitting on the bed.

Your Majesty?

Why don’t you get some sleep?

I asked in a daze, thinking it was time to go to court. I looked out of the window and found it was still dark.

It’s okay. Then

he got up and went to the toilet. Of course I had to do my duty

as his maid, so I got up and lit the lamp, put on a dress and prepared to go out with him.

As a result, the little emperor who was walking in front suddenly stopped, turned around and said to me, “Well, Qingzhi, you go to sleep, don’t follow me.”.

I stopped in place with a confused look on my face. The light was not very bright, but I could see the embarrassed look on the little emperor’s face. What’s

going on?

I went back to the temple and sat on the couch thinking.

Did I snore?

Or am I not dressed?

I looked down and saw that my clothes were all in order. The

more I thought about it, the worse it was. I didn’t do anything shameful.

Turning his head, he saw a wet trace on the dragon couch of the little emperor.

Uh. Is it difficult for us to be the emperor of fifteen years old. You wet the bed? When

I was in a daze, he came back.

You.. Did you see it all?

I looked back in surprise, and he was standing right in front of me, blushing like a ripe peach.

I know very well that I shouldn’t ask him what’s wrong at this time. I also feel embarrassed. I caught the humiliating side of the little emperor.

Had to take this opportunity to slip away, “Your Majesty, the maidservant to help you change the bedding.”.

I went to get a new pair of underwear from the cabinet in the side hall and brought back a new bedding.

The emperor sat on a chair in a blanket and stared at his fingers in bewilderment.

When he saw me coming back, he did not look at me and turned his face to the other side in a daze.

The little boy is still shy. He has never wet the bed

since I came to him when he was seven years old. I don’t know what happened to him today.

I folded my underwear and put it in front of him. He looked up at me and murmured shyly, “You can call an imperial physician for me later.”.

I was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so I gave a hum and went to change his bedding. I rolled up the wet bed and put it beside it.

By the time I finished, he had already changed his trousers. I said to him, “Your Majesty, change your trousers. Let’s have a rest. It’s still early.”.

“” Good. The lights

went out, and the horizon began to turn white. After resting for more than half an hour, the palace people came to get up.

While he was getting dressed, I asked Little Tokuko to call an imperial physician. Early in the

morning, the doctor thought that the emperor was ill and came very quickly. When

the emperor saw the doctor coming, he ordered everyone to go down and ask the doctor to see him alone.

I don’t know what he has, even I am not convenient to know, he used to hide nothing from me.

Remembering that he had wet the bed in the morning, I was surprised. He was afraid that he didn’t have any hidden disease, did he?

After a while, the Imperial Physician came out and touched his long beard with a smile.

I hurried up and asked, “The Imperial Physician, is the emperor all right?”?

The Imperial Physician smiled and said, “Your Majesty is not only safe, but also very healthy.” When the Emperor saw me, his face turned red again. Without saying

anything, he went to court.

I gave the changed bedding to Deko and asked him to wash it at the laundry Bureau.

Little Tokuko opened it and smiled.

Your Majesty is young and vigorous.

“I wondered,” What do you mean?

Little Tokuko looked like I knew everything and asked me, “Aunt, don’t you know?”?

The emperor is old and energetic, and Yang Qi is leaking out. The only man I’ve come into contact with

since I was a child is the little emperor, but he was only a little boy before, and these things have never happened.

When I heard this from Little Tokuko, I remembered the book I had read in the past, and I thought this was a man’s “wet dream.”?

My face turned red, and little Tokuko teased, “My aunt accompanies the emperor every day. Why don’t you know that?”?

Our emperor will be a man in the future.

No wonder he was so mysterious this morning. The Xuan Imperial Physician had to send someone to open the palace. He didn’t want me to hear his secret.

The emperor is shy. I’m sure of it. At

lunch time, he still pulled me to eat together. In order not to embarrass him,

I tacitly did not ask about what happened last night and quietly buried myself in eating.

Suddenly he said, “In the afternoon, the sister and brother-in-law of the imperial concubine Xian will come. After a while, I will go and say hello to the imperial concubine.”.

I understood what he meant, but I was afraid that he and the toffee had intentionally arranged a meeting through anger.

Xian toffee’s brother-in-law is rather small general, but just 20, military excellence, now in the suburbs of the military camp as Kyoto Wei.

I nodded. “Do you want the maidservant to accompany you?”?

“” Mmm. The

conversation ended briefly, and he and I continued to eat with our heads down.

Just as I was praising the Imperial Kitchen’s fish slices boiled in hot sauce for its delicious food, he suddenly said, “I dreamed of you last night.”.

Something’s wrong, something’s wrong.

I always suspect that the emperor said that there is a hint of meaning, after all, fifteen years old, many children of big families are enlightened.

And I am also a personal maid of honor, generally speaking, I have the obligation to serve my master.

Add. At that time, he was muddleheaded to give me the matter of avoiding the soup, and the people in the palace all acquiesced that I had slept. There were no concubines in the

palace, and naturally I was the closest to him. In case he asked, I had no reason to refuse.

I was still in a state of surprise for a while, with a little joy that I had broken the secret of becoming a man as a teenager.

It’s like when you suddenly see the blood on the skirt of your childhood sweetheart, you two are tacitly embarrassed and shy.

It seems that your brother next door, who used to only find a little affection, but did not think about the matter of men and women, suddenly told you one day that he had a wet dream, and the person in the dream was you.

This complex feeling, even people can not describe, shy but with a little possessive.

Originally, the boy I accompanied had grown up, and was no longer the milk doll who used to cry in front of me and asked me to play with him.

His body has announced his physical maturity.

I didn’t take the emperor’s strange “hint,” so I pretended not to hear it. Fortunately, the emperor was thin-skinned and didn’t say anything else.

In the afternoon, when the emperor was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the imperial concubine Xian came to the palace and said that she had arrived and asked the emperor to go there.

The emperor asked me to tidy up his skirt for him. He looked at the bronze mirror and said to me, “Actually, I’m not sure. The Ning family has been honored for generations. Although I didn’t stand in line, I can’t guarantee that I will obey my orders.”.

“He sighed.” I can’t help it. I have to try. I can’t just sit back and wait to be slaughtered by powerful officials.

“I tied the knot on his cuff and said softly,” Your Majesty is sure to win the support of General Ning. You are both young. General Ning must be a man of great talent and strategy. He will certainly not be content with the shadow of his ancestors. This is also an opportunity for him. When

the little emperor heard this, he seemed somewhat confident. He rubbed my hair and said, Thank you, Qing Zhi. When the emperor and

I arrived, Empress Xian was chatting with her sister, while General Ning was waiting.

Seeing the arrival of the emperor, the imperial concubine rose to greet him and said, “The emperor is coming. Come on, come on. Today the mourning family is very lively.”.

General Ning has wheat-colored skin, which has obviously been exposed to the wind and the sun for a long time. He is dressed as a military general, but he is tall and has sharp eyebrows and eyes. He is not like a young man who jumps off, but is more mature.

My minister, Wei Ningtao of the capital, saw the emperor. The lady on

one side also saluted. She was indeed the sister of Xian Taifei. Although they were quite different in age, their facial features were very similar.

Aiqing is exempt from courtesy. In a

short gesture, both of them are gauging each other’s attitudes.

I’ve heard for a long time about the reputation of the little general Ning, but in the year of the weak crown, he became an official of the fourth grade. He is really a talented person in our court.

The emperor has made a mistake in praising him, but he has to be supported by his elders, unlike the emperor, who is young and promising, and is busy every day.

I thought to myself that these two people really had a way of praising each other, and they were all full of hype.

The emperor nodded, “The toffee chatted first, and I went out for a walk with the little general.”.

It seems that this is a private conversation. There were so many

people here that it was not appropriate to say much, so I stayed in the palace and waited for the emperor. Xian Taifei pulled me aside and sat down. I was just about to pour a cup of tea when suddenly a small meat dumpling came out and grabbed my skirt.

Sister-in-law, sister-in-law.

I bent down to look, and sure enough, it was Princess Anning, the little princess of Xian Taifei.

I glanced suspiciously at the toffee beside me, who gave me a subtle look and went on chatting with my sister.

Princess Anning, do you miss Qing Zhi? Of

course, Anning misses sister-in-law.

The little girl is white and tender, and the ice and snow are lovely.

Who taught you to call you sister-in-law?

The princess killed the maidservant.

I took her white and fat little fleshy hand and teased her with a piece of osmanthus cake on the table. Brother Huang taught me,

of course. Brother

Huang, Anning has only one elder brother. Who else can he be.

I was depressed for a while. The emperor himself was used to talking nonsense. No one cared about him. Now he was shouting with peace. I’ll give you

the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Don’t call me sister-in-law anymore, okay?

The little princess pouted and thought for a while. She took the sweet osmanthus cake from my hand and ran away. “Thank you, sister-in-law,” she said in the wind. Concubine Xian

next to her leaned over and said to me, The Ai family is looking at the emperor, and he is very attentive to you. The general’s wife

next to him nodded her head like a rattle.

The maidservant is just a maid of honor, and the emperor is joking on the spur of the moment, and he can’t count it.

“Xian Taifei waved her hand.” The Ai family watched him grow up. He was as stubborn as his father. Dou Guifei was also a commoner. She entered the palace because of her appearance. The first emperor favored her. Later, he insisted on making her an imperial concubine. The first empress could not do anything about her.

Now the emperor is young, and heavy feelings, you are even more different.

Xian Taifei smiled and gave me a meaningful look. The general’s wife on the other side also looked excited. Looking at their eager and expectant smiles like matchmakers, I suddenly felt forced to marry. The

two of them chattered in my ears, talking about this and that.

I was thinking about what I had just said. It was true that the emperor had feelings for me, but the emperor was ruthless. In the future, he would be surrounded by three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two imperial concubines, surrounded by fat swallows and beautiful women.

Now, as the only opposite sex of the same age around him, I am naturally his emotional sustenance at the beginning of love.

But no one can say what will happen in the future. If he marries someone else in the future, how will the future queen deal with herself after listening to these words?

Can I, or can’t I? When the time comes,

I’m afraid it won’t be so easy, not to mention being a concubine, even if I want to survive. After a while,

the emperor came back with General Ning Xiao. Xian Taifei wanted to stay with him for dinner. The emperor only said that there was still a memorial to the throne that had not been approved, so he pulled me back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

He seemed to be in a good mood and chattered a lot with me along the way. I

see that there are foreign ministers here, and I’m afraid they won’t feel comfortable if they stay for dinner, and I’m afraid you’ll be too hungry if you wait for the time to pass. We

might as well go back to the temple and eat together.

His eyebrows were full of joy, but my heart was full of uneasiness, and I could not lift my spirits.

Qingzhi, you’re right. Thanks to you for giving me some advice this time. Otherwise, I still have no clue about these things.

I don’t know how to answer. I’m angry and aggrieved. I think of everything for you. I hope you can sit firmly in the country. I hope you can no longer be manipulated by others. It’s good for

you to act foolishly, that is, I keep a low profile and be careful. There are no concubines in the harem, otherwise there is no place for me to stand.

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and later I didn’t listen to what the little emperor said.

He seemed to notice that I was not in a good mood, so he stopped and asked me, “Qingzhi, what’s wrong?”?

A pair of big eyes blinked in front of me and looked at me again from head to foot. Did you

bump into something?

Or is it uncomfortable to catch a cold?

“I shook my head, calmed down, and said to him,” Your Majesty, the maidservant is all right. Go back to the palace.

He nodded doubtfully, took my hand and walked on. My fingers were clasped with his, but I was so angry that I couldn’t help breaking away. When

the little emperor looked at me, he probably understood that I was really angry, but perhaps he didn’t know why I was angry, so he leaned over to me carefully and asked me tentatively, “What’s wrong?”?

Who made my sister Qingzhi unhappy?

Did Xian Taifei say anything to you?

Or Ning Tao’s wife said you?

I kept silent, staring blankly at the red-tiled walls of the palace.

The emperor is also stupefied, I rarely give him a look, after all, he is the king, I am a servant, in the past he was young, I let him everything, so angry this is the first time. From being at a loss to being wronged,

the little emperor pulled my sleeve and coaxed me for a long time.

Qingzhi, did Ah Yu say something wrong that made you angry?

Or did Yu not accompany you much today?

Can you say it out and let Ah Yu admit his mistake?

He followed my line of sight to the palace wall and asked me, “Do you think the palace is stuffy and you want to go out to play?”? Shall I take you to the night market in the east of the city

after dinner?

Don’t ignore me?

“I glanced at him and said with a fake smile,” How could the maidservant ignore the emperor? How could

the maidservant be angry with the emperor?

The emperor worries too much.

“He looked at me in grievance.” Nonsense.

Qing Zhi is angry.

“I can’t retort in a strange way. Anyway, this matter still needs to be seriously discussed.” Your Majesty, go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first. The maidservant has something to say to you.

He nodded. It was not far from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the two of us were soon there.

As soon as he entered the temple, he pulled me into the inner temple and said to me, “Qingzhi, there is no one now. If you have anything to say to me, just say it.”.

“I knelt down and made a big gift. My tone was cold.” Your Majesty, please take back your words that you want to make the maidservant queen. Don’t let there be such rumors in the palace again.

The little emperor froze in place with a look of disbelief on his face. Why? Is that why

you’re angry with me?

The maidservant is not angry.

This is the result of the slave’s careful consideration.

I raised my head and looked straight into his clear eyes, but for a moment I saw a hurt look in his eyes.

My heart seemed to suddenly move, I suddenly some regret, began to ask myself, is not the words too much?

Are you a little too mean to him?

I am already eighteen years old. How can I let him coax me? Is this vexatious? Is it a disguised way to take out his anger on him? My

heart suddenly softened and I was about to open my mouth to explain when I saw tears rolling in his deep eyes.

Qingzhi, do you fall in love with someone else and don’t like Ah Yu? Without waiting for me to answer,

he suddenly stood up and walked away from me. Still kneeling, I tried to pull him. For a moment, my body was unstable and I fell to the ground. He stopped and turned when he

heard the noise. I became very nervous when I

fell down. Is

everything all right?

I rubbed my aching elbow and saw tears rolling down his face.

It turned out that he suddenly got up, not to be angry, but not to want me to see his tears.

The little emperor lowered his head, picked me up and put me on his dragon couch.

I thought he was going to do something, but I saw him go out of the temple and come back with two wooden boxes after a while.

One contained a hemostatic. Both I and he were speechless for a moment. He took my arm, lifted my sleeve, and gently rubbed the medicine on my skinned elbow.

I thought about it and decided to open my mouth to apologize to him. I really had a bad attitude just now, which made him feel wronged for no reason.

He interrupted me.

Don’t say it. I don’t want to know. Look at this.

He gave me another box, which was painted like new ink and looked like it had been carefully preserved.

When I opened it, there was a bright yellow scroll lying inside.

The material I am familiar with is the silk specially used for the emperor’s imperial edict.

I looked at him suspiciously, but he lowered his head and did not look at me.

The imperial edict reads: An, the female official in front of the emperor, is a pure gardener. She has a gentle nature and an orchid heart. She has been with me since childhood. She worships Xun Qixiu.

Jou Chia-cheng and Yi Zhao-nu were taught in the six palaces.

Chastity and quietness hold the bow and should correct the mother’s instrument in all countries.

With the book of Baolier as queen.

Its Shang Hongzi filial piety.

Ke Zan Gong Qin.

Mao Ben Zhi Yi Ye Zhi Xiu. Sacrifice of Wei Xin

in Zuozong Temple.

Chinya. The seal was stamped

on the back, but the date was not written on it. On the first day

I ascended the throne, I consulted many of the books of my ancestors before drawing up this imperial edict, thinking that one day in the future I would be able to marry you with the highest courtesy and make you my first wife.

He seemed to choke up, but I didn’t hear him clearly.

“If you don’t want to, I won’t force you. This imperial edict will also be sent to you. If you regret it, you can fill in the day before you leave the palace, and it will work.”. Now that

you have a sweetheart, I will go to draw up a decree and let you out of the palace next year.

From now on, I will not ask you whether you are married or not.

At the end of his speech, there was a cry in his voice.

I hugged him and felt that I couldn’t stop my tears. I’m

right next to you, and I’m not going anywhere.

He held me in his arms and sighed.

You’re always like this, and I can’t stop.

I patted him on the back like a child.

The maidservant has never said that she likes anyone else. The emperor is really angry with himself.

He pushed me away and looked me straight in the eye.

Really?

I nodded my head seriously.

The little emperor laughed, and the corners of his eyes were still red. I

‘m really worried about gains and losses. I worry too much.

He took me by the hand, and I half leaned on his dragon couch.

Then why did you suddenly say that to me? I was really scared. Although

his tone was complaining, he was as intimate as if he were acting like a spoiled child.

Because the maidservant heard Princess Anning say today that the emperor taught her to call her sister-in-law, which is not appropriate in terms of emotion and reason. Now the emperor’s harem is empty, and many young ladies from famous families are staring at this position. How can emperor let the maidservant be the queen. Although

I said it with a smile, I had put the imperial edict in the box and returned it to him. When

the emperor first ascended the throne, he was not yet secure.

This queen should be for the woman who can help the emperor to stabilize the country.

The maidservant is only willing to be a maid of honor, not status, accompanied by the emperor around.

“The emperor stared at me closely. He asked me,” Qing Zhi, you also have Ah Yu in your heart, don’t you? If the queen must be a woman who can help me hold the throne, then why can’t this person be you?

Yes, why not me.

Probably because I am not more well-read than they are, I am not more wealthy than they are, I am not more beautiful than they are, I am not more justified than they are.

I have accompanied the emperor all these years, taking care of his daily life, taking care of the fragile feelings of a child who lost his mother when he was young, and taking care of the inner tenderness of a king who was too cold at a high place. I am also a sister, a mother, a wife and a friend, but after all, I am just a palace maid and a maid. Holding back the pain in my heart,

I said to him, “Your Majesty, on the fifteenth day of the next month, the concubines will enter the palace, and the next day the two nobles will also enter the palace.”.

“He stiffened, clasped my hand tightly, and said,” Qingzhi, if you don’t like it, I.. Will never go to see them, will not step into the harem, you know, I have to compromise on this matter, this is the result of my discussion with the grand master, I have given them the lowest position, after the position will be left to you.

Seeing that I didn’t speak, he went on to say, I won’t let them hurt you at all. When I’m sure of the situation, I’ll make you queen immediately, okay?

His voice was soft and compassionate, full of tenderness.

Your Majesty, what the maidservants mean is that the young ladies are of noble status and will enter the palace next month. You can’t ignore them and neglect them. Your Majesty is fifteen years old now, and it’s time to know everything about the house. As your personal maid, the maidservants should also do their duty.

He froze, not expecting me to say that. Does

the emperor still remember the atlas that the maidservant showed you? Do you remember what’s

up there?

The emperor learns with the maidservant tonight, don’t wait to be laughed at by several young ladies next month. I blushed a little as I

said these words, but somehow it seemed that I was full of jealousy when I said them.

The emperor’s face was red, and he held my hands in a sweat, but he said to me with a serious expression, “No matter what, only you can laugh at me, because I never intend to touch them.”.

Seeing the little emperor’s earnest expression, I had no doubt that since he could say so, he would certainly be able to do it.

I didn’t have time to think about it, and his kiss fell on my lips, and our lips and tongues crossed, and we kissed each other wantonly. The pleasant smell of ambergris on

his body lingered in my breath, and before I knew it, they had rolled on the dragon couch.

My long hair spread out, I do not know when to entangle with his hair, as inseparable as the two of us.

The little emperor is no longer as weak as he was when he was a child. Perhaps because of his abundant nutrition, he has some muscular lines on his body. His lean and powerful chest rises and falls with his breathing, and he is getting closer and closer to me.

His coat was already scattered under the dragon couch, and I was reaching out to untie his belt when suddenly there was a cry from the eunuch outside.

Your Majesty, dinner is ready. At the moment when he was

suddenly interrupted, the little emperor was awakened for a moment by his eyes, which were hazy with lust.

His breath was still heavy, his face was still flushed, but he withdrew his hand from my waist.

The air was very quiet, and the meal was very long. My cheeks flushed as I

remembered what had just happened. Instead of looking up at me,

he gave me a piece of fish.

Hmm?

I snorted doubtfully. Eat

more, you’re too thin.

I touched my waist, as if it wasn’t very thin. Suddenly, I wondered if he thought I had small breasts.

When I looked up at him, he just buried himself in eating and ignored me. After

eating for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked, “Who told me to eat just now?”?

Little Tokuko ran over with an ingratiating look on his face. Your Majesty, you are a slave.

I thought to myself, are you still happy that you have ruined the emperor’s good deed today? It’s too late to be sad

now.

Sure enough, the emperor said, “I will go to the palace next month, and you will leave tomorrow to make arrangements, so you won’t have to come back this month.”.

Little Dezi went down with a puzzled look on his face. The emperor had never mentioned it before. I don’t know why he suddenly thought about it today.

Even if he was killed, he could not understand that the emperor was taking personal revenge and taking out his anger on him.

I thought about it and laughed out loud, and the emperor glared at me. Do you want to go,

too?

Or I help you?

“I shook my head.” No, no. Didn’t we say we wouldn’t go anywhere with the emperor.

His face was serious, but the smile on his lips did not escape my eyes.

After dinner, he dragged me to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.

This is the queen’s palace, since his mother went, the palace furnishings have not been touched.

He hasn’t been here for a long time, and I know it’s probably because he’s afraid of touching the scene and disturbing the most vulnerable part of his heart.

I was a little surprised. Why did he suddenly remember to come here today? He ordered the palace people to wait outside and pulled me into the temple. I

still remember that when I was ten years old, the first queen took a little white and fat boy and said to me, “In the future, the prince will be taken care of by you, and you will pay more attention to this palace.”.

The late empress was merciful, but it was a pity that she left the young prince at a young age. Fortunately, I did what she told me in those years. There is her spirit tablet in the

hall, which was put here by the late emperor to hold a memorial ceremony for her.

When the new queen enters the palace, all this will be rearranged to welcome the new hostess.

He put a stick of incense in front of the queen mother’s spirit tablet, and the smoke went straight up, as if the old friend had a spirit.

He took me by the hand and gave me a big gift. Then he said, “Mother, I thank you for sending Qing Zhi to me. I ask you to bless me with peace and stability. I ask you to bless me with one heart and one mind.”.

I kowtowed with him, and at that moment, it was like the two of us were getting married and worshipping in a high hall.

The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is very big, I pace with him and walk, he looks at those flowers and plants in the distraction, I know, he is thinking of the queen mother.

He turned to me and said, “My mother was not in good health, and she fell ill when I was born. In those years, my father didn’t often come to the harem. When he came, he went to Dou Guifei. He only came to see my mother on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.”. Every time

I think of my mother waiting for my father every day, but I hear his sad appearance when he went to the other palace, I can’t bear it.

“I took his hand and heard him go on,” My father and my mother have been married for many years, and they respect each other. In those days when my mother was seriously ill, my father came every day.

I’ve never seen her so happy.

It seemed that even the pain on my body seemed insignificant. I swore at that time that I would be single-minded to one person in the future. Don’t let my wife stay alone for a long night like my mother.

But, Your Majesty, you are a king, and three wives and four concubines are the norm. Otherwise, how can you hold the throne?

I consoled him by saying that perhaps the emperor was still too young to consider the pros and cons.

If all the rivers in the world are clear and the seas are peaceful, what’s the harm if I favor only one person?

If all the courtiers in the world have to send their sisters and daughters to the palace in order to preserve their official positions, then I am really a fatuous monarch.

The little emperor was young, and although he was in a position that no one dared to imagine, he also suffered a lot that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

I always feel that he moved me, not because he protected me every time, nor because he wanted to give me status, but because he always had a childlike heart.

He was not overwhelmed by the pain of losing his father and mother, nor was he lost by the flattery and flattery of others, nor was he confused by the comfort and pleasure in front of him. He always knew what he wanted to do and what he wanted. What

he wants is to be respected by all the people, to be happy for all the people in the world, and to have a clear and bright officialdom.

I put my hand around his waist from behind. The plum tree Palace of Earthly Tranquility was blooming just right. The two of us stood under the plum tree, with a faint fragrance lingering around.

He also clasped my hand, and his palm was warm, like a small burning stove.

The emperor.. Just now, I was worried about something.

This is not clear, but he certainly understands what I mean, in fact, I have not understood why he stopped after such a long time.

Maybe it’s just because I was spoiled by little Tokuko?

Still Dislike my bad figure?

Or is there something unspeakable? I had a hundred possibilities in my

mind, and even thought that the emperor might be a broken sleeve, but I thought it should not be.

But he opened his mouth and said, “Qing Zhi, if I wronged you and wanted to make you a concubine, would you like to?”?

This.. I do not know how to answer, has been accompanied by him as a palace maid, he asked me if I would like to enter the palace as a concubine, my first reaction is that as a concubine, there are many red tape, can not always accompany, who will take care of him? But

he hugged me tightly. “I said I wanted you to be the queen, but it still worked, but I suddenly stopped. I didn’t want the girl I cared about most to follow me without a name.”. If

you are willing, I will give you a conferring ceremony at the beginning of next month, so that you can justifiably enter my royal jade certificate and perform the ceremony with you. When the time comes, I will perform the ceremony of the Duke of Zhou with you again. How about that? His

eyes are sincere and his tone is gentle. Which woman in the world is not attracted to him?

You’ve been with me all these years, and it’s a matter of course that I’ve conferred the title of empress on you. Although I can’t directly confer the title of empress on you this time, in the future, there will also be books and texts after the title is conferred, and you will still be the wife of my Ming matchmaker.

But.. The maidservant doesn’t want to. As soon as

I opened my mouth, I refused.

All right, the political situation is uncertain. Even if you become a concubine, you can’t guarantee that you will be wronged in the future. Just be a palace maid. If I lose the throne one day, at least you won’t be implicated.

He took off his fox fur cloak and tied it around my shoulder.

Your Majesty, the maidservant is afraid that she can’t see you every day, that she can’t hold an umbrella for you in the wind and rain, and that she can’t add clothes for you when it’s cold.

The maidservant has never missed the splendor and wealth, and the Fengyi world is an unreachable thing.

He paused as he tied my belt and looked at me with his eyes burning.

Qingzhi just wants to accompany the emperor day and night, no matter what his status is.

He couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth, and his beautiful eyebrows and eyes set each other off like mountains and rivers. He said to me, It’s because I’m not thoughtful enough. A wife is a wife. Being a concubine for a while is a compromise. I don’t want to wronged you at all. A month later,

the emperor, as he had said before, took me, as well as Xian Taifei and Anning, to the palace.

The little prince was too young and needed someone to take care of him, so Rong Taipin stayed in the palace and did not follow him.

I wonder why he suddenly wanted to come to the palace, but I have to say that this is really a good place to recuperate in winter. There is a spring

in the palace, which is a hot spring, which is led to each main hall and becomes a natural hot spring bath to relieve fatigue and keep fit.

The little emperor dotes on me, and when he is busy, the hot spring in the rear hall of the palace belongs to me. It is very comfortable to take a bubble secretly when there are few

people.

I probably understand why the emperor came here. First, the young ladies would enter the palace in the second half of the month. The emperor did not want to have more contact with them. This move just threw three beautiful girls in the capital.

Second, there are many eyes and ears in the palace, so it is not convenient for the emperor to communicate with several military commanders in private, and it is not convenient for the emperor to travel. If he always goes out through the secret passage in the palace, after a long time, he will be discovered by those who are interested.

As far as I know, since the last meeting, the emperor has been very close to General Ning. The emperor doesn’t say anything, but he has already done something in private.

The little emperor never avoided me, but he didn’t let me know everything. I’m

afraid I’m worried. In the

past, the emperor would take a lunch break in the palace, but now he usually changed his clothes in the afternoon and took the secret guard out of the secret door of the palace, not knowing where he was going.

I usually stay in his palace, leaving no other palace people. The fewer people who know about the emperor’s absence, the better. Too many people serve him, but it’s easy to be noticed.

I occupied the emperor’s palace and the hot spring in the rear hall alone.

As a result, there have been some rumors in the palace recently that the emperor was addicted to beauty for the first time. Every day, he mingled with the ladies of the court who were close to him. The two of them had sex in the daytime. They did not go out of the door, nor were they allowed to go in.

I wanted to take a bath to relieve my fatigue, but I accidentally fell asleep.

I don’t know when the emperor came back. Seeing me like this, he called me softly, “Qing Zhi, Qing Zhi?”?

In a dim light, I heard him ask me, “Are you sleepy?”?

Why don’t you rest on the couch? I

woke up in a daze to find that he had picked me up and had water on my cuffs.

Fortunately, I was afraid that the palace people would come in just now, and I was wearing a bellyband and underpants, so I leaned in his arms.

I have to say that the little emperor is powerful.

From the bath to the dragon couch is not close, he did not even stop, I blushed with shame, and did not dare to move, for fear of tiring him.

He put me down and wiped the drops of water from my face. He scolded me and said to me with concern, “Why do you sleep in the bath? You’re not afraid to slip in. Look at you. Your hands are swollen. You’re not reassuring if I’m not here.”.

I removed the quilt from one side to cover it. Looking at the way he was busy, I didn’t know who was the emperor and who was the maid. Where is

the emperor?

How did you get like this? Are you hurt? I

saw that the clothes he had changed were cut, and I thought he was in some kind of danger.

He sighed, “I followed General Ning to a military camp in the suburbs of Beijing, where I learned the art of war and strategy with several veterans in recent days, and learned some martial arts by the way.”. Is

everything going well?

These things will not be known by several powerful ministers, right? Smiling,

the emperor wiped my hair and said to me, The palace here is full of confidants left behind by my father. Moreover, the military camp in the suburbs of Beijing is highly disciplined, and most of them are soldiers who have been under the command of the Ning family for many years. Naturally, they are absolutely safe.

Fortunately, I have a clear distinction between civil servants and military commanders, conflict with each other, I have the power to breathe, if that Gao Yong is not only high power, but also hold the military power, I am afraid that now this position is not for me to sit.

“I took his hand as he groomed my hair and told him earnestly,” Your Majesty, be careful no matter what. I don’t want you to make any mistakes.

He kissed me on the arm. I promise. When you

get to the palace, you don’t have to go to court. Every day, the emperor only hands over the notes in the front hall, or when there is an urgent matter, the minister comes to discuss it.

So the emperor has more and more spare time, but now he is busy planning, and there is very little time to really enjoy himself.

In recent days, he went out more and more frequently. Sometimes he went out during the day and did not come back until dinner. When I waited for him to come back

that day, he limped into the temple. I helped him sit down and saw a bloody mess on his calf.

I quickly took the golden sore medicine and medicinal liquor to clean him up.

“What’s the matter with you today? You came back with a lottery?”?

I’ve been practicing martial arts in the camp every day recently, and I accidentally got hurt during training today.

When I gave him the medicine, he frowned in pain, but he didn’t snort.

I always feel that he has changed recently. It’s not quite the

same, but I can’t say what the difference is.

Finally, he wrapped up his wound and helped him to dinner.

He took my hand and sighed.

Qing Zhi, everything is ready. When I return to the palace, success or failure will depend on it.

“” Your Majesty.. Are you going to do it?

He did not speak, but nodded his head.

I’m a little curious, since it’s more convenient to do things in the palace than in the palace, why not do it in the palace?

I’ve been outside the palace for more than a month now, and those ladies have already entered the palace. If I don’t go back, I’m afraid they’ll have opinions and become suspicious. As

he spoke, he picked up the food for me. I looked at his gentle appearance, and I probably understood what was different.

This period of time I do not know why, I always feel that he suddenly became mature and steady, no longer the insolent little prince who would cry and lose his temper when something happened, but also learned to hide his expression, and I gradually could not understand him.

With these years of understanding and trust, I have not yet panicked, but this feeling of difficulty makes me suddenly have an illusion of being at arm’s length.

The Emperor’s plan.. Can maidservant know?

I asked tentatively. He didn’t often talk to me about things in the court, but occasionally he could hear it, but now in the palace, the things he planned had not been mentioned recently.

I also know in my heart, he may be in order to plan foolproof, or perhaps to let me rest assured, after all, Gao Yong holds great power, the court is full of his pawns, and today’s literati, only know the Duke, in the eyes of the young emperor.

The emperor’s success or failure depends on it. If he can’t make Gao Yong release his power, I’m afraid no one will be convinced in the future, and it’s only a matter of time before he abdicates.

The first emperor dealt with him for many years and tried his best to deal with it, but he did not kill Gao Yong. The title of Gao’s family was deeply rooted for a hundred years. The little emperor was gambling with all his life.

I.. More than imperial guards have been arranged, fifty thousand soldiers in the suburbs of the capital to listen to the imperial edict, when the time comes will be bloodstained in the capital, now in addition to this means, I have no other choice.

I have ordered my uncle to return to the border.

First, in order to prevent foreign invaders from entering the internal turmoil, and second, once there is a change in the capital, he will immediately return to the capital with his troops and annihilate the rebels. He

didn’t tell me everything, but he told me all the arrangements.

My hanging heart finally settled down, I don’t like the feeling of staying out of it, I hope he can believe me, and I hope I can help him.

At least, I want to know that he is not only the superior who is hard to figure out, but also the Ah Yu I am familiar with, who only opens his heart to me.

He hugged me and said to me, “Qing Zhi, if I succeed, the first thing I will do is to let you marry me and give birth to many little princes with you.”.

“” Don’t you give the maidservant soup?

My heart is full of sweetness.

He patted me on the head. “What’s the matter? Do you still remember my revenge?”?

I kissed him on the lips and put my arm around his waist.

I have to say that the little emperor has achieved good results in practicing martial arts recently. He is warm in the palace and wears less clothes. He can feel his solid waist and abdominal muscles through his clothes. It has only been half a year. He is half a head taller than me. In the past, there was little difference between them, but now he has to stand on tiptoe when he kisses him.

Thinking that I am almost 19 years old this year, and I haven’t got married yet. A few days ago, I heard Xian Taifei say that her sister, the wife of General Ning Xiao, who had met her, had been pregnant for three months. For a moment, I had some feelings of hating to marry.

The emperor patted me on the back and said, “After a few days of hard work, go back to the palace. If those women make things difficult for you, you don’t have to pay attention to them. Besides, I’m in the front hall, and they’re in the harem. Generally, you won’t see them.”. You

are my people. You don’t have to take orders from them. With a hum,

I asked again, “Will the emperor turn over their signs?”?

Why, I told you before that I wouldn’t, so I forgot?

“I couldn’t help hugging him more tightly and said coquettishly,” No, the maidservant is afraid that the emperor will forget me when he sees the beauty.

I think I’ve changed recently, too. Since he sealed those women, I seem to care a lot about them.

I also began to ask this kind of question, just to listen to him coax me, listen to him say that he will only like me.

In fact, he is the emperor, that is his concubine, even if he turned over the brand that is also a matter of course.

I really have no right to interfere, but I always hope that I will be the only one in his heart, not a beauty hidden in his harem.

I am also betting that he will be stable in the future and look down on the world, and that he can only think of me.

Me and him, we’re gambling. On the day when the

emperor returned to the palace, a group of people came to greet him. The three concubines who had just entered the palace were all dressed up carefully, hoping to be favored as soon as possible.

The emperor, who was in the mood to look at them, just smiled faintly and said without courtesy and went straight back to the Imperial Study.

I followed behind the emperor, feeling like an awn on my back, and their discontented and resentful eyes seemed to pierce me.

Although I don’t know when the emperor will do it, it seems to me that all this is the calm before the storm.

But in order to calm people’s minds, this evening, the emperor did not eat with me as usual.

He went to the newly appointed concubine.

I have no appetite alone, sitting in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden looking at the moon, here you can see the lights in her palace, I do not want to go, just stay here.

I’ve never felt so long. The meal was so long that I began to feel sleepy.

I wanted to go back, maybe the emperor had stayed in her palace. At that moment,

I wondered if I had lost the bet.

As soon as I got up, I heard a voice behind me calling me, “Qingzhi, go back.”.

I looked back in surprise, with some comfort in my heart, but I felt humble, so I lowered my face. Why did

the emperor come out?

He looked surprised. What’s the matter?

Aren’t you angry?

Even if it was, I didn’t want to admit it, so I pretended I didn’t care. What about

that one?

I was just trying to find out if her father was doing anything, so I ate a little and came out.

“He paused.” What about her? I didn’t let her go short of food and clothing. What will you do if I don’t come out?

Keep blowing the cold wind here?

His tone was complaining, but he held me in his arms.

I suddenly felt that I was too petty and jealous. I was about to apologize to him, but he said to me, “I am very happy that you care about me.”.

I looked at the way he smiled, and my heart relaxed.

I’ll do it in a few days. If anything happens, I’ll arrange for you to leave the palace. You’ll take care of yourself and don’t have to come back. I had a bad feeling when I

heard what he said. What does it mean to say

that it is like entrusting an orphan?

The next day when the emperor went up to court, I waited in the side temple and heard the sound of their deliberations in the temple.

I received a secret letter this morning. The Marquis of Zhenbei came from the border to report that 200,000 Mongolian troops had invaded the border with the intention of invading our country. The situation is serious. In order to calm the people’s hearts, the Marquis of Zhenbei has not yet publicized this matter. What do you ministers think?

I wondered, didn’t I hear him talk about it this morning? There was a moment of great indignation in the

court, some people advocated war, some people advocated peace, and some people suggested that it was still in winter, the two sides were not good for each other, and they should not fight.

The emperor did not draw a conclusion, but left a sentence, “a few of the beloved ministers have come to stay and discuss the matter, while the rest have nothing to do and retire from the court.”.

I saw him come out of the hall and walk quickly back to the palace.

Your Majesty? Is

the border very serious?

He gave me a look, and I understood it at a glance. There’s nothing going on at

the border. It’s just a move on his part.

Several adults arrived later, and I poured them tea and listened.

In my opinion, it’s not easy to make a big fight on this matter. The emperor has just ascended the throne, and now it’s winter. It’s hard for the people of our court to survive the winter, and the court can’t afford money to fight again.

A white-haired old minister said that it seemed to be Lord Meng, the emperor’s teacher whom I had seen last time.

I also suggest peace. The emperor is young and has no idea about war. Ten years ago, we defeated the Mongols, but we also suffered a lot of losses. How long has it been now? I’m afraid we can’t afford to do it again. It was Lord Liu of the Ministry of War who

said this, and his daughter was a newly appointed nobleman. Although

Lord Liu was a minister of war, he was a civil servant. He was a very important minister because of his outstanding strategy. Although he had no military power in his hands, he had a lot of insights in the deployment of troops, and he had a close relationship with the ministers on weekdays. Therefore, even Gao Yong was very polite to him. What does

the emperor mean?

Kao Yung sat aside, did not speak, and asked in reply. What

‘s Kao Ai-ching looking at?

The emperor pushed it back again.

I guess the hole was dug for him today, and no matter how he answered, it would not change the fact that the emperor was going to attack him.

“I think the emperor needs to think twice!” Said equal to did not say, the emperor nodded, asked the side of the Ministry of Rites Xu Shangshu. The Minister

of Rites chimed in, saying, “I think the emperor has written a letter asking them to withdraw their troops. Let’s see what their intentions are.”.

“The emperor nodded,” then Xu Shangshu is ready to leave for the front early tomorrow morning, and you can deal with the specific requirements of Mongolia at your discretion.

By the way for my condolences to the border soldiers.

Liu Shangshu took the tiger amulet to the outskirts of Beijing and dispatched twenty thousand military forces to escort Xu Shangshu.

The Duke of Dingguo had to stay at home these days, and if there was an urgent report, he would enter the palace at any time.

Several courtiers seemed to have acquiesced in his arrangement, and the two ministers got up to retire and left. The

Duke of Dingguo took a sip of tea and asked, “Your Majesty, how is my daughter in the palace?”?

“The emperor nodded.” I was going to give her a title in a few days, but now it’s been delayed again. Gao Yong, the Duke

of Dingguo, nodded and looked at me again. The emperor is not going to confer the title on the female officials of the Qing Dynasty?

The emperor lowered his head and did not respond.

Kao Yung laughed. “Forget it.”.

The old minister retired first.

Before he left, he glanced at the emperor and then at me. His eyes were dark and hard to understand.

After he left, the emperor stared at his back for a long time. “I didn’t expect that he was still trying to figure out what I was thinking. This old man really deserves to be a human spirit. He was afraid that you would press her daughter and occupy her daughter’s position.”.

“” Huh? There

were only a few words, and I didn’t understand what they were saying incoherently.

He is threatening me.

The emperor said to me.

I had dinner with him, and he touched my hair and said to me, “Talk to me more tonight.”.

I nodded. The little emperor became more and more handsome, but he could hardly hide the tired look on his face.

I.. Hey, I hope you can be well and not hurt at all.

The emperor himself has to take care of himself. If you have something to do, the maidservant will feel uncomfortable.

“He nodded.” Since ancient times, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Gao Yong has been entrenched for many years. He has many eyes and ears, and he is in power. I am not really so sure.

If you can’t use the appropriate charges to deal with, people will feel that I hurt the loyal and good.

Kao Yung.. Is he a good man?

“The emperor shook his head.” In fact, Machiavellian matters have nothing to do with good or bad. There are no good people who are spotless, and there are no bad people who have no reason. The person who can sit in this position is not black or white, and I can’t judge, but I have to get rid of him.

The rest of the ministers, what will the emperor do?

Gao Yong is a cancer in the court. These people are all grass on the wall. In the past, when I was weak, they all turned to Gao Yong. If I were strong, I’m afraid no one would dare to intercede for him.

I certainly can’t dismiss all the courtiers, get rid of one I can’t hold, leaving a few can contain each other, my throne can last long.

“I hugged him.” The maidservant wished the emperor a long life and the country would last forever.

No matter what happens, the maidservant will not leave you.

He blew out the lamp and kissed me on the lips. I could only feel the warmth from his body in the

darkness, and I couldn’t wait to get close to him. At the end of the

kiss, he took my restless hands and held me in his arms.

I listened to the sound of his firm and strong heartbeat and felt very safe.

There was only one thought in my mind that I didn’t want to leave him and wanted to be with him every day.

With nearly ten years, he has become an indispensable part of my life and life.

I sat on the soft couch, leaning on his shoulder, listening to him talk about our childhood, I do not know how long, I actually fell asleep in the past. When

I woke up, it was already bright. I was lying on the emperor’s dragon couch under the quilt. I don’t remember who carried me. But he didn’t wake me up this morning. It seemed that he wanted me to sleep a little longer. There was no one on

my way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When I reached the gate of the hall, I found that the gate had been surrounded by heavy troops.

Little Dezi suddenly came out and stopped me. “Oh, aunt, why did you come out?”?

“” What is this?

I looked into the temple.

Today the emperor took the opportunity of going to court to leave all his ministers in the palace, saying that someone was plotting against the law.

It has been more than hour. Where is

the emperor? Where is

the emperor?

The emperor is waiting for someone in the side hall to search for evidence. My aunt is going to have a look. I’m busy sending a message to the toffee.

I nodded and went to the side hall.

Passing by the main hall and looking inside, the courtiers were given seats, but no one dared to look left and right, waiting quietly. In the

first few positions, there are a few people missing.

When I entered the side hall, the emperor was sitting at the head, listening to the report.

Your Majesty, everything went according to your plan. As soon as the Minister of War arrived at the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, he was detained by our men.

He also ordered people to catch up with the Minister of Rites. His sedan chair had just left the city, and now he should still be on the outskirts of the city. The rest of the people blocked the mansions in the capital and were not allowed to go in or out.

Nearly ten thousand people surrounded the entire Dingguo Gongfu, absolutely a bird can not fly out.

“The emperor frowned and asked,” Where is Gaoyong?

He didn’t even come to court, because he was afraid that he had leaked the news and alerted the snake. General

Ning has already gone in with the imperial edict to ransack the house, and the news will come soon.

“” No, I’ll order someone to seal off the city gate. If Ning Tao continues to search there, I’ll find him.

“” This.. Your Majesty, there are many gates in the east, west, north and south of the capital. We don’t have enough manpower now, and the rest of the places can’t be transferred.

“The emperor hesitated for a moment and said,” The Dingguo Mansion.. Forget it. That side is the key. Draw five thousand men

from the imperial guards.

“I couldn’t help interrupting,” Your Majesty, forgive the maidservant for talking too much. The duty of the imperial guards is to protect your safety. It’s not safe enough to transfer the imperial guards at such a time. Please think twice! ” He paced back and forth in front of the table. “No, the matter has come to this point. Today Gao Yong wants to see people die and see corpses. I must find out where he is. If he runs away like this, he will regret it endlessly!” He went on to say to the man, “Do it, and go to the imperial guards at once, without delay.”.

“” Yes. After

the man went down, the emperor stood in the hall for a long time without making a sound.

I poured him a glass of water. “Your Majesty, don’t worry. Now the capital is as strong as an iron bucket. There will be no problem.”.

He heaved a deep sigh. I hope so.

I had planned to divert the tiger away from the mountain this morning and detain Liu and Xu outside the city. When the court convicted Gao Yong of ransacking his house, I also wasted a lot of thoughts.

I didn’t expect the old thief to run away. If you

wait a little longer, you may find it later.

I waited with the emperor in the palace, and an hour later, the man came again.

Your Majesty, General Ningxiao has searched the entire Gaofu, and Gao Yong’s whereabouts are unknown. In the mansion, he has found more than a hundred objects that exceed the rules and specifications, as well as letters between Gao Yong and all the ministers in the court. In addition, there are more than four hundred people in his family, all of whom are waiting to be disposed of.

At the end of the will has sealed off the entire capital, Gao Yong will never escape. As soon as

the emperor was ready to speak, he stopped.

Wait, you say, how many people are there in his house?

“The man was also stunned.” More than four hundred people.

I remember that the prince of my court can support more than two thousand generals, the Duke can support more than one thousand men, and the Marquis can support more than eight hundred men. Now you tell me that there are only four hundred men in his family. What about the other one thousand private soldiers? Where

are the people?

The emperor was furious. This private soldier was actually nothing. It was the grace of the emperors of the past Dynasties to show their honor and favor. They were allowed to keep some private soldiers in the mansion to defend the mansion. Last time I went to Zhenbei Hou Mansion with the emperor, he also had his own generals in the mansion, but the people in his mansion had actually been on the battlefield. How many

imperial guards are there now? There are still about

two thousand left.

The emperor took a deep breath and said, “Withdraw..” Before the words were out, a general of the imperial guards suddenly broke in. He had no time to salute. “Your Majesty,” he said, “the palace gate is broken and the rebels have come in.”. I looked at

him, and what I saw in his eyes was not fear, but suspicion.

What’s going on? There is a mole in the

palace. The corner door of the West Palace has been opened, and the rebels have come in.

Nearly two thousand people.

“The emperor was not worried. His face was full of doubts.” What about the rest of the imperial guards in the palace? Where are the

people? The

imperial guards were all at the main gate and near the front hall, and those who were transferred were all the people guarding the harem.

I thought that the position of the harem was inside, and that the front door was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so I transferred the people from the harem, but I never thought.. The emperor interrupted him. “Now is not the time to investigate. The harem is full of weak women. A thousand men guard the palace gate, and another thousand rush to the harem immediately. Don’t let the rebels touch one of the concubines in the palace. Immediately.”.

“” Yes.

He immediately got up and pulled me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When he passed the main hall, he said to the soldiers guarding the courtiers, “Follow me.”. The

soldiers immediately left the Hall of Supreme Harmony with me, leaving a group of officials at a loss.

Your Majesty, this.. Inappropriate, right?

At least the lives of the ministers are also lives. If one of them is not careful, won’t it chill the hearts of the ministers?

He walked quickly forward and explained to me. There are the concubines of the late emperor and my younger brothers and sisters in

the harem. If they fall into the hands of the rebels, I’m afraid their lives will be in danger, not to mention the fact that most of them are women. If the rebels are extremely vicious and they lose their innocence, I’m afraid they’ll have to die to show their ambition. These old thieves of

the former Dynasty have been in contact with Gao Yong for many years. The rebels will not move them, nor dare to move. After all, the emperor can be replaced, and the courtiers can not all be exterminated.

I nodded. He was holding my hand very warmly. I was relieved to see his firm appearance. The distance between the

two halls was not far. In the middle of our walk, a woman in pink suddenly came out from the corner.

The woman seemed to throw herself on me, but the emperor stepped forward quickly and pushed her away. I fixed my eyes on her and saw that a bright dagger in her hand had cut the emperor’s sleeve.

Had it not been for the emperor’s quick reaction, I was afraid I would have suffered a real knife just now. When the soldiers and guards behind the

emperor saw this, they swarmed out and surrounded the woman who had fallen to the ground.

The emperor’s martial arts were not practiced in vain these days. With that palm, she fell to the ground and couldn’t get up. It seemed that she had hurt her bones and muscles.

The woman raised her head, her hair was messy, her face was covered with tears, and I vaguely recognized that this was the Gao Yangyao I had seen before, the new concubine.

“If you hadn’t bewitched the emperor, this palace wouldn’t have been just a concubine. Why did you attack Dad? What did Dad do wrong? It was you, a bitch, who played tricks behind his back. You can’t be a queen, you can’t!” She cried hysterically, completely losing her demure and gentle look, and looking like a madman.

The emperor’s face was so dark that he seemed to want to kill someone. He opened his mouth and said, “Take me down.” Then he pulled me on. When I

arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, I found that he had nothing to do.

Just now Gao Shi that knife, cut his right hand arm, this small half time kung fu, the blood already moistened the lining.

The sleeves are wide, and I didn’t notice it just now. All of a sudden,

I was anxious and wanted to call the doctor, but I remembered that the war was in chaos at this time, where could I wait for the doctor to come.

He pulled out a handkerchief and helped him wrap his arm.

Fortunately, Gao Yangyao is also a well-fed lady, not strong, but accidentally cut the flesh, the wound is not deep.

I helped him to wipe off the blood, but I heard him say in my ear, “Don’t take those words seriously. These things have nothing to do with you. She is just angry with you.”.

I didn’t answer. She was going to stab me with a knife. I didn’t want to sympathize with her.

Anyway, his father has already confirmed the charge of rebellion, as long as the emperor is still on the throne for a day, she will not be able to have good fruit to eat.

I didn’t expect that he could hide so many private soldiers in the capital. I’m afraid some people in the palace have already turned against him. It’s good to take this opportunity to catch them all.

“He watched me wrap his arms, and then called out,” Leave the palace at once, leave the men guarding the high mansion, and bring the rest back, right away.

“” Yes.

The man, who was as light as a swallow, received his orders and galloped out.

But after a while, he went back and forth.

Your Majesty, the rebels didn’t stay in the harem at all, but went straight to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The outside has been surrounded, we are now few people, I am afraid it is not beaten, please move first, the end will be for you.

“The little emperor sighed.” Ginger is still old and hot. Gao Yongguo is really a talented person. He can get his priorities right.

At this time, Gao Yong was fighting against the trapped animals, and there were soldiers outside the palace. With this few men in his hands, he could only take this opportunity to attack the vital points directly. If the emperor was captured, even the army of ten thousand men outside the palace would have to stop.

Perhaps Gao Yongben did not plan to take this step, he is not a good hand in the war, scheming people’s hearts is really first-class, more than two thousand private soldiers, although there are beyond the rules, but also not rebel.

I thought of Gao Yangyao’s words just now, if not because of me, would it not be like this?

If Gao Yangyao got his wish, wouldn’t Gao Yong have to take the life of his whole family to fight with his back to the wall?

No, it won’t. How can

the emperor tolerate someone who has been influencing his choice and pointing fingers at him all the time.

He was a king, and no matter how young he was, he was the ruler of a Dynasty. He could not tolerate such a powerful ruler, a queen who could not be controlled.

It’s a deadly threat. What he did was for me, but not just for me.

Still standing?

Go! My thoughts were interrupted by him, and I heard him say, “Why did I get hurt today? What are you dark guards thinking? I need you to give me an answer. Guard the Hall of Mental Cultivation and wait for me to come back to ask for punishment.”.

He took a cold look at the dark guard kneeling on the ground. His expression was exactly the same as that of the late emperor in my memory. He turned around and led me into the secret passage of the inner hall.

I didn’t expect that there would be another day to abandon the palace and flee.

His tone was relaxed, but I was not happy.

This was also something beyond his expectation, and there was no such thing in his original plan.

“Yes, it’s my fault. I didn’t listen to your advice at that time. I transferred the imperial guards.”.

Go to one’s head.

“” No, Your Majesty, when we leave the palace this time, we are just meeting with the military forces outside the palace. We can catch a turtle in a jar! ” He smiled. “Where did my little strategist learn so much?”? When I was

in the palace, when you weren’t there, I had nothing to do but look at the books on your bookcase.

He held the lamp in his wounded hand and put his other arm around me.

The tunnel is narrow, and I am so close to him.

I tried to carry the lamp for him, but he stopped me by saying, “I’ll do it.”.

Remembering the secret guard, I asked him, “Why didn’t you bring him with you?”? It’s good to go out

later and take care of him.

“” Little fool, today’s matter is by no means so simple. If it hadn’t been for the cooperation from inside and outside, how could the palace gate have been broken so quickly? There are quite a few traitors in the palace. There are more than ten secret guards, but none of them stopped the woman just now. This dereliction of duty, I will not punish them with death.

What’s more, the space in the secret passage is narrow, and the two of us are no match for him. If he has evil thoughts, or if he has already mutinied, the two of us will be buried here today.

The emperor is not afraid that he will follow later?

Or to the rebels? The door of the

tunnel can only be opened once in a short time, and I can call back the next time it can be opened. If

they hold the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I will not count their sins when I come back.

I realized that he was no longer the restless young man he used to be. His thoughts and bearing, though not comprehensive enough, could withstand the careful calculation, just like what an emperor should have.

But the dark guards around him day and night had become the object of his suspicion, but he still dared to walk forward with me in his arms.

If I were the one harboring evil intentions, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Out of the tunnel, he took me straight to Gaofu, which was now surrounded by heavy troops, and all the family members were shackled and kneeling at the door. The news of the change in the

palace has just been brought, and all the military forces have been assembled. General

Ning Xiao was preparing to set out, but when he saw the emperor coming, he was surprised and delighted, and immediately dismounted and saluted.

The emperor pulled him up and said, “I’m all right. There’s a shortage of people in the palace. It’s urgent to lead the troops back to the palace immediately.”. The man

behind handed me a horse, and the emperor turned over and stretched out his hand to pull me up.

I hesitated for a moment and was about to come forward when I was interrupted by General Ning Xiao.

Your Majesty, don’t take her again.

“” Why?

The emperor made a movement on his hand.

Logically speaking, even Kao Yung-tsang’s two thousand men couldn’t make any waves.

Why just wait for the troops to be transferred and then let the mole open the palace door for him? Doesn’t

the emperor wonder?

I have been planning for a long time, almost fell short of success, the emperor’s side, I am afraid there is already a fine work? It’s

not her.

The emperor’s eyes are firm. I don’t think the situation is right. At such a critical moment, the emperor and his subjects should not be separated from each other because of my struggle.

Your Majesty, there is no time to lose in the palace. If the maidservant goes with you, it will inevitably distract you. It is better to stay outside the palace and wait for you to put down the rebellion before you come to pick up the maidservant.

“I knelt on the ground and bowed to Yingying. He told the generals behind him,” Protect her. If anything happens to her, I will not forgive you.

He gazed at me for a moment, then whipped away. His steed raised a gust of wind, followed by thousands of troops behind him.

I looked at his back in the distance, and my heart was filled with emotion.

He also understood the suspicion of General Ning, because I was the only one who had heard of his plan.

But he still trust me unconditionally, even if suspicious to the side of the dark guard, have not questioned me, ask yourself, if I am him, may not be able to do. All

he did was to protect me with life and death. If Gao Yangyao was a real assassin, if her knife was poisoned, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If I am a traitor, if I really betray him, I am afraid he will die today, he is such a delicate and sensitive king, actually unreservedly gave me the softest side, even he knows that if he pays by mistake, he is doomed.

I waited outside the palace from afternoon to night, anxious as if a cat was scratching, worrying about whether he was all right, whether he would get hurt, and whether there was a mole around him.

At nightfall, General Ning came. I saw how he was alone and did not see the emperor. My heart missed a beat, thinking that the emperor had had an accident.

The whole person is cold from the heart to the soles of the feet, the body seems to be numb, can not make any response. With my

lips trembling, I asked him, “The emperor..” Where is the emperor?

Why are you the only one here?

My whole mind went blank, for fear that he would tell me some bad news. It turned out that the little emperor was already so important to me. General

Ning turned over and dismounted. He saluted me and said, “The rebels have been annihilated. Gao Yong has committed suicide to avoid punishment. Please forgive me for today’s offense.”. I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that the

emperor was all right, but I felt that there was something wrong with what he said.

He went on to say, “I have received an imperial edict to welcome the empress back to the palace.”.

“The soldiers in the back followed him and shouted,” Welcome the empress back to the palace.

I was sitting on a tall horse, and in front of me was General Ning Xiao, who was leading the way. I suddenly felt a little unreal.

All the way to the palace gate, just ready to dismount, a bright yellow figure to meet me.

He reached out his hand, took the steed under me, put his arms around my waist and held me down.

My heart is happy and nervous, fortunately, fortunately, everything is finally over.

I threw myself into his arms, and he rubbed my long hair and dropped a kiss between them.

It’s all right, Qingzhi.

I followed him all the way back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and on the way I could still see faint traces of blood.

Gaoyong hid his military forces. He wanted to use his power to overwhelm others and override my power, but he didn’t expect me to do so badly this time. When he got the news, he fled with his private soldiers. He was blocked by the imperial guards in the city and couldn’t get out, so he made a dangerous move and colluded with the traitor to force him to abdicate.

I suddenly remembered and asked him, “Have you found the mole?”?

“” By my side.. Little Dezi, it played a big role this time. He almost made me stumble. He had been bribed by Gao Yong. If I hadn’t been closer to you instead of him, I’m afraid my life would be in danger this time.

Even so, he still revealed a lot, I hurt nearly a thousand people of the imperial guards. It

suddenly occurred to me that I was just about to go looking for the emperor when I met Little Dezi who was going to the harem. No wonder Gao Yangyao was able to learn about the news of the former Dynasty, but I’m afraid he didn’t expect that the woman would be stupid enough to stab me with a knife.

And.. The two men in the imperial guards and Rong Taipin in the harem all listened to the slander and defected to Gao Yong. The palace gate was opened by Rong Taipin. How could Xiao Dezi have so much courage.

“” What?

Rong Taipin?

I was really shocked.

Mmm.

Gao Yong promised her that once I was forced to abdicate, she would support her son to ascend the throne. She was really stupid. If I died today, it would be her mother and son’s turn to get the throne? What is

the emperor going to do with it?

Little Dezi had already died in the palace chaos, and when Rong Taipin saw that I had come back with my troops, she had already hanged herself. I had deposed her as a commoner, and those who had access to foreign enemies had already died.

As for my brother. Although he was only three years old, his mother could not escape the responsibility. I will abolish him as a commoner and send him out of the palace to find a good family to raise him.

I didn’t know how to open my mouth for a moment. If I wanted to get rid of the future trouble, I had to wash the capital in blood.

Since ancient times, the winner and the loser, this is so cruel, if today’s defeat is the emperor, I think I may also be doomed.

It’s just that when I hear these familiar people stabbing in the back for power, I still feel very sad.

I think the emperor, so does he.

Although he is ruthless, he is also forced to do so.

Qing Zhi.. Did I frighten you? I.. I hugged him. “Your Majesty, it’s all over. Qing Zhi wants you to be well.”.

“He froze for a moment.” Good.

I am satisfied to have you by my side.

“” Mmm.

The stormy coup d’etat ended with the emperor taking out the imperial edict in front of Gao Yong’s body and sealing me as the queen.

This means that from now on, the emperor is the real ruler of the empire, and no one can influence his choice. None of

the old ministers who had seen the wind at the helm dared to say a word of objection, and none of them dared to say that I was a palace maid.

This is power, absolute power, the power that no one can resist. General

Ning Xiao is now a general protecting the country, and the Ning family is rising with the tide. Although

the emperor’s uncle Zhenbei Hou had no other Jin titles except rewards, he recognized me as his adopted daughter according to the emperor’s orders, and there was another queen in Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

So I can also justifiably ascend the throne, by the way to facilitate my marriage, and the north of the town is the emperor’s uncle, and I have no blood relationship, there will be no suspicion of consorts.

My marriage with the emperor is scheduled for next month, and now I am waiting to be married in Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

Hou Fu several childe with the town north Hou far in the border, the two young ladies have already married, the day before yesterday is to meet in the house. Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou in the

mansion are not in the capital. In fact, I am now alone in this huge Hou mansion. It is hard to avoid some boredom.

No more than accompanying the emperor every day before.

Sometimes I really have nothing to do, so it’s not bad to embroider a wedding dress and go shopping in the street.

The emperor just dealt with a group of courtiers these days. It was a busy time in the court. I don’t know what happened to him. Every evening he came out to have dinner with me.

I was walking in the yard when a pair of hands blindfolded me.

Your Majesty, stop it.

He chuckled and encircled my waist. Does

my fiancee miss me?

“” I don’t want to. Has

the emperor finished handling the government affairs? He

came here to be bored with others. I can’t

help it. I used to be able to see you all the time, but now I can only see you once a day. When I go to court, I can’t help thinking about you.

He rubbed his chin against my shoulder and said.

I said coquettishly, “a fatuous monarch.”.

“Instead of being angry, he laughed and replied,” The demon princess. On the

wedding day, the whole country celebrated together. All the treasures that the Gaofu ransacked were given to me as a dowry. In addition, Xian Taifei and Zhenbei Hou Fu also prepared a lot of good things for me. It was a full eighty-one. There was no daughter’s family in the whole capital that did not envy me.

Xian Taifei personally came out of the palace to dress me up. The wedding dress of bright red gold embroidered dragons and phoenixes made my skin like snow. After reading the book, she dressed neatly and knelt down. The canonization was over.

Two Miss Hou Fu helped me onto the special Phoenix Chariot.

I am the only empress in the history of the emperors of this Dynasty who got married after he ascended the throne, and this guard of honor is unprecedented. The eight big palanquins of

famous families are not worth mentioning, but the sixteen phoenix chariots I painted dragons and carved phoenixes, with Ning Tao, the general protecting the country, as the envoy, led the wedding palanquins from Zhenguo Gongfu to the palace.

I can see that this is a deliberate detour, so that more than half of the imperial city can see this grand occasion. When I

arrived at the palace, the main entrance opened for me, and the emperor, dressed in a bright red gold embroidered dragon robe, waited in front of the hall.

I saw him through the crevice of the phoenix crown, and his eyes were full of surprise, joy and calm excitement.

I suddenly remembered my big bet at the palace, and I thought, I won.

He took the red silk in my hand, and the two of us, one at a time, seemed to be tied together by fate.

The courtiers ordered their wives to bow down to me. From now on, I will be Empress yuan, his only wife.

He never took his eyes off me the whole time.

I sat in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, which was newly decorated with festive red and the crackling of candles. The

two of us, surrounded by each other, drank the wine together and scattered the tent, while Xiniang beside us said auspicious words over and over again. I didn’t listen to

this. I had magnified the picture of the sex palace I saw last night ten thousand times in my mind, and every detail had gone through many times in my mind.

This is really to bear the favor, not the emperor and his personal maid, but Zhao Yu and his wife.

The crowd retired, leaving me alone in the room for a moment.

He stared into my eyes, and there was a bright light in his eyes.

I’ve never felt so close to him, as if we were one, as if we were one.

Finally, in the most turbulent waves, I turned into a pool of spring water, and he fell on me. When I woke up

the next day, I had a backache and my bones were falling apart. Where is

the emperor?

I asked the little maid beside me.

Report to the empress that the emperor has gone to court.

I thought to myself how energetic he was.

Empress, the two nobles have come to pay their respects. Would you like to go out and meet them?

“” Expensive.. A noble person?

I suddenly realized that there were three people who had entered the palace before. Kao Yang-yao had died, and there were still two nobles left.

With an embarrassed look on my face, I sat at the head of the table and watched them salute me. The maid next to me had already prepared the reward. I just meant it. Just

then the emperor arrived, I immediately got up to meet him, but today the road is limping, like a knife cut.

He stepped forward three steps at a time, supported me, and then glanced at the two women.

You’ve come just in time. I thought I’d pick a time today to make it clear to you that if there’s someone I like before I enter the palace, I’ll marry you. If not, I’ll pick a good family for you to marry another day.

The two beauties looked frightened and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.

“Your Majesty, please spare my life. My concubine is loyal to the emperor. She has absolutely no other intention!” Seeing this, I also opened my mouth to stop him: “Your Majesty..” Not good, right?

I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade me. Seeing him like this,

I didn’t dare to interrupt.

He touched my hair. “The queen need not be embarrassed.”.

In the end, the two girls were given the title of princess by the emperor and sent back to the mansion, where they were given many things and married to two new imperial censors. Although

the emperor is not a fatuous monarch, this action can be regarded as doing whatever he wants. This is good. There are no other concubines in the palace except me. A year

after my marriage, I retched when I was dining with the emperor. The male master

of this Dynasty is no longer green and astringent. Although he is overbearing, he manages the country in good order.

I can also feel at ease in the harem to raise the fetus, he put twice the number of people in my palace, to ensure that the child in my womb can be safe and sound. When I have

nothing to do, I will listen to music and look at flowers with Xian Taifei. I am very happy.

Xian Taifei ate the grapes and said to me, “You are really lucky. The first emperor didn’t spoil Dou Guifei to this extent. You are unprecedented.”.

Remembering his spoiled face, I smiled and said nothing. After

I was pregnant, the emperor and I hugged each other to sleep every day. The dragon bed was very big, but he always slept outside, saying that he was afraid of bumping into my stomach. When I was lying down

at night, he read to me, saying that the child would be more intelligent after listening to it. His voice was gentle, and I soon became confused.

Finally, I heard him say that after the birth of the child, the queen should be given the soup to avoid the son, or what if the little prince did not remember the emperor.

I snorted in a daze. Is there such a sentence in the book?

I don’t remember.

□ Chenfei. Pay attention and don’t get lost ~