Yucuo of the Red Chamber

"Hui Niangniang, it's been three o'clock, and it's almost You o'clock." Baoqin replied cautiously.If it was left in normal times, the empress would have already eaten.I'm delayed due to something today, so it's time to eat something to make up for it.

"Oh, so fast..." Concubine Yuan replied lightly, lowered her head and ate her meal, and then she thought about the matter carefully, and her mind was clear.After a while, I looked up and looked out of the window. The sky seemed to be dark, and the lights in the house began to be lit one after another. The dry branches in the yard that hadn't sprouted were blown by the wind, and there was a sound of snoring, which seemed to be an unusual night.

After finishing the meal, I had already made up my mind. Although the idea just now was a bit crazy, it would be a good thing to talk to each other, or to ask something, or to be a confidant.After washing and wiping her hands, Concubine Yuan got off the kang and told the two of them, "Shouzhong, go and tidy up the bedroom, set up the piano case, and burn sandalwood; hold the piano, go prepare some hot water, remember to put some The roses are down, I want to take a bath again. Other unimportant people have sent themselves to play, saying that everyone is coming out once in a while, and you can feel at ease. The emperor is giving a banquet over there. Go ahead."

Xia Shouzhong was puzzled and said: "Go back to Madam, Madam is preparing..." After being tired all day, Xia Shouzhong didn't quite understand.

"Back to your mother, your mother just took a bath, this..." Baoqin was also surprised, she couldn't eat after eating, why should she wash after just taking a shower?

"Where is there so much nonsense, I don't need to listen to what I say anymore? Shouzhong, I will ask you to go when you are ready, and you can bring him. I want to see him well, and let him see my ability It's not so easy to fool." Concubine Yuan was a little displeased, but when she thought of "him", her expression eased again, and she felt quite complacent and happy.

"Go back to your empress, does your empress mean that you will take him to your empress' bedroom later?" Xia Shouzhong was even more surprised.It is already a serious crime to bring a foreigner to the palace casually, but if you want to bring him to the empress' bedroom, isn't that obviously killing him?Besides, even if the empress wanted to ask him a few words, wouldn't it be nice here?Even if an outsider bumps into him, just make up a reason and give him some benefits or scare him, and he'll get over it, and he'll be in the dormitory in a while, how can he deal with it?

"What's the matter? What are you afraid of? My bedroom, the emperor has already said that he will not come, and he still has to drink and have fun, so he will definitely not come. Who else dares to come in? There are only foreign ministers here, no other palaces. People, don't worry. Besides, even if something happens, I'm still here, so what are you worried about?" Concubine Yuan answered calmly with confidence.

Xia Shouzhong had no choice but to help Concubine Yuan go out, Baoqin had already prepared the water and so on, Xia Shouzhong went to arrange and order by himself.The people in Fengzao Palace heard that they can play casually, even if the palace is empty, there is not much fun to do.But being able to play is better than working on duty, and some people are accompanied by relatives and friends who are beating around the bush. Maybe they can meet to catch up on the old days, or go to have some good wine and meat, and eat early if they have nothing to do Go to sleep, the condition of this place is no better than the palace, tired and cold, happy to rest.So in less than half an hour, there were only Xia Shouzhong Baoqin and three or five confidant eunuchs and maids around the bedroom, and it was quiet.

After taking a bath, Concubine Yuan specially changed into a bright red apron and a peach-colored tunic. Taking a look at her stomach, she was still a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do about it.Put on a big yellow phoenix robe on the outside, with a pair of emerald pendants hanging on it, together with big thumb pearls and emerald beads, the beads are round and jade-like, graceful and rich; The fruit gold hairpin is simple, pretty, and touching; on the ear is wearing a red gold silk inlaid earring, and on the hand is an agarwood bracelet, which sets off the faint fragrance of the body, making people intoxicated.

The sleeping hall has also been tidied up. In the main hall, there are all kinds of rare and antiques, as well as the pomegranate tree. On the screen, there is a pattern of Magu praying for longevity. There is a piano table in the middle. There is a paulownia-style guqin, and fine sandalwood is burned in the censer in front of the case. The whole room is filled with fragrance, leisurely and pleasing to the mind.

Concubine Yuan was sitting behind the desk, with her delicate hands, she plucked the strings of the qin and also the strings of her heart.A series of heartfelt voices came out slowly, melodious and melodious, infatuated, weeping, full of satisfaction, but also a kind of deep loss.Tongquechun locks Er Qiao deeply, in that place where no one can see, the flesh and blood are separated, and the ups and downs are out of order, even if they enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world, so what?Endless strife, fear and panic all day long, when will it end?Even if you can have a prince, so what?

Life is only a few short decades, but in the end, isn't it all a pile of bones and a bun?Where are the ancient and modern generals? A bunch of barren tombs have long since disappeared.So what if the parents are close relatives?What else is there besides hoping that her daughter will compete for fame and fortune?The daughter trembles like walking on thin ice, and lives in fear, but in the Grand View Garden, the extravagance is nothing but a mirror of water.

No matter how she is at ordinary times, when she calms down while facing the guqin, Concubine Yuan can always find her heart.Suddenly, I felt a little ashamed and even regretful about the desire just now.Life is like a fleeting moment, all of a sudden.If he can live a normal life and bring up his child, even if he can't be a prince or emperor, it doesn't matter, he will still be her emperor's son, her son.

"Back to the empress, do you want to bring him?" Xia Shouzhong hurriedly asked while Concubine Yuan stopped for tea.

he?Concubine Yuan thought about it, she has already come, why not meet him, seeing his strange bones, maybe she can say something, and it is worth asking him to come this time.Besides, life has to go on, and she can only continue to do what she can, thinking about her parents and her family, so she should ask something.Or, even if you can't satisfy your "desire", it's okay to see it and have an eye addiction.Thinking so well, Concubine Yuan nodded, waved her hand, and let Xia Shouzhong go.

Xia Shouzhong saw that there were few people in the hall at this time, and there was no one else beside Concubine Yuan, so he was not at ease, so he still asked his two confidants to bring him back, and it didn't matter if they were the ones who brought him back.

After a cup of tea time, two eunuchs came in with a man, tall and handsome.The eunuch led him to the hall, and when he looked up, he saw a lady wearing a phoenix robe. The man quickly knelt down on the ground and saluted, "I pay my respects to my lady."

Concubine Yuan was stroking the piano with all her heart, thinking about her own worries, she didn't care about it at all, or she wanted to give him a blow.The last time he was so bold in Fengzao Palace, he couldn't even give a big gift when he saw her, but today he insisted on kneeling on the cold ground, killing his prestige, and seeing if he would say something later.Even if you have any ideas, you are not afraid that he will not follow you.

Thinking about it this way, Concubine Yuan still stroked the zither unhurriedly. Anyway, she had plenty of time, so she glanced at him and saw him kneeling on the ground trembling.The song "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" is full of sorrow and resentment, full of grief, helpless and lonely, and there is another kind of unwillingness in it, which stubbornly wants to get rid of it.When the love was deep, Concubine Yuan repeated it again, she couldn't help but burst into tears, she was extremely sad, strong to the point of pain, her hand shook, "Boom"... the string broke...

Concubine Yuan took a deep breath, and with the strength just now, she was about to go down and question the kneeling person, she stood up abruptly, she was dizzy all of a sudden, almost fell down, she hurriedly stopped with one hand on the piano case.

At this moment, there was only a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by another sigh, someone laughed and said: "Aifei caresses the piano, but it is too sad, could it be that there is some unhappiness in my heart?"

Hearing these words, everyone in the hall was stunned, kneeling on the ground, peeing all over the floor...

"My concubine caressed the piano. It's just too sad. Could it be that there is some unhappiness in my heart?" The great emperor took Zhou Gonggong and others, leaving the guards outside to watch, and strode in, sighing and laughing at the same time. .

This... Concubine Yuan, Xia Shouzhong holding the piano, and the others were all stunned and froze on the spot, and those kneeling on the ground were even more frightened and trembling.Why did the emperor come here?How can I meet the emperor?Why can't the emperor come here? !emperor……

Concubine Yuan regained her composure with great difficulty, but felt a splitting headache, and stammered and asked, "Your Majesty... aren't you giving a banquet?" Even when the emperor arrived, no one sang the salute and didn't pay attention.

"What's wrong with Concubine Ai, her complexion is so bad? Yo... are you still crying? Playing the qin hurts my nerves, I've been tired all day, it's time to take a good rest, if you have any grievances, just tell me, crying alone makes you sad. Hold the qin , Xia Shouzhong, what is going on here? How do you serve the empress? If the empress has been wronged, or tired, or congested, I will ask you." He sat down on the couch, sat next to her, and kept looking at her.

Concubine Yuan's matter is a matter of burning internally, so where is she still thinking about being wronged or tired?The more he was scrutinized by the emperor, the more flustered he felt, suddenly lost his mind, his face turned red and white, his whole body trembled, and he was at a loss what to do.After a while, it was like falling into an ice hole, and my whole body was cold. Listening to the whistling wind outside, my heart was confused.Or I have no heart at the moment, and I don't know what to do.

"Hey, what's the matter? I haven't heard my concubine play the piano for a long time, and it seems to be better than before, but why is it so sad? Are you homesick again? If so, it's so important to let my concubine visit relatives in the future of?" the Great Emperor asked with concern.

"Back to the emperor, isn't the emperor going... to give a banquet, and still want to eat wine? Why did you come to the concubine's place?" Concubine Yuan could barely comprehend a few words based on her intuition. That's right, why would you let go of the excitement at the other end and come here.She didn't have any good food and wine waiting to entertain him, and she didn't have any beautiful women to entertain him.