On the risks and benefits of falling in love with a prince

The imperial palace is in the south of Luoyang City, with neat buildings and magnificent momentum.Before entering the palace gate, you can see the dark green eaves of the main hall, the towering towers, and the vermilion corridor in the air.The guard of honor of the Son of Heaven enters from the north, passing Sima Gate, Duan Gate, Quefei Gate... Every time a gate is entered, the guard of honor withdraws some, and only a dozen guards remain after passing the Quefei Gate.

Zhao Tang stuck his head out of the car window and looked around curiously.The square in front of the hall is wide and flat, and knee-length glazed lamps are neatly inlaid on the ground. The lights float in the night, like gemstones, dividing the road.In the distance, pavilions, towers, pavilions, and magnificent palaces squatted in a patchwork order, as if overlooking a giant beast overlooking mortals.

Liu Rui leaned behind Zhao Tang and said with a smile, "When the Yellow Turban Army invaded Luoyang, they set fire and burned most of the palace. These were only repaired last year."

Zhao Tang's neck was numb - Liu Rui was too close, his breath was blowing on the skin of his neck.Liu Rui stretched out his hand again, pointing to the largest palace and said: "That is the Deyang Palace, where the Grand Court Meeting will be held on New Year's Day. Officials from all states and counties, marquises, and envoys from the Fang Kingdom will come. The court meeting in the morning and the banquet in the afternoon will last until late at night. It’s just gone.” Pointing to a small and exquisite palace: “That’s the greenhouse hall, copper pipes are buried underground, in winter, the palace people pour hot water into the copper pipes, nonstop day and night, the greenhouse hall is as warm as spring. " Then he pointed to a very bleak palace with closed gates and said: "That's Biyang Palace, you used to..." After a pause, he changed his words: "There is no one living there, I will have someone clean it up, you Stay while recuperating, okay?"

Zhao Tang said: "It's too troublesome, just find a house. I can't live for a few days."

Liu Rui sighed, "That's right."

The carriage went on for a while, and stopped in front of a delicate and beautiful palace.The palace is richly decorated, with twelve vermilion pillars supporting the green tile roof, and four golden bells hanging from the eaves.There is a plaque at the head of the gate, which reads "but not the hall".The court ladies, guards, and eunuchs were all kneeling on the steps outside the hall.

Liu Rui got out of the car and ordered everyone to die.The little eunuchs and maids just ran over, those who carried clothes, water bottles, spittoons, and dust whisks, busy but not chaotic, surrounded Liu Rui.As Liu Rui walked towards the Quefei Hall, he ordered: "Go and prepare a gift. I will go to Prince An's mansion tomorrow afternoon to plead guilty to King An. I will also go to Yushitai to say that I punished Wang Zijian today to teach him the rules. Tomorrow morning, I don't want to play the game. After the court tomorrow, let Situ, Shang Shuling, and the left and right servants go to the study room to discuss the selection of officials." After a pause, he said: "I have a distinguished guest. He was injured. Go to Please ask the imperial physician to clean up Biyang Palace and give him a place to live."

A middle-aged eunuch said softly: "Your servant has written it down. It's just that Biyang Palace has been abandoned for a long time, and it will take time to clean it up. Let the distinguished guests stay overnight in the servant's room today?"

Liu Rui said: "No!" After thinking for a moment, he said: "But there is no need to clean up the palace."

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, and said: "Your servant understands, I will go prepare now."

Liu Rui said sharply: "What do you understand? What I mean is... add a pair of bedding, not add a pillow!"

The eunuch repeatedly pleaded guilty and went backwards.

Zhao Tang thought: "Are you listening to me on purpose? Bah!"

The maid helped Zhao Tang get off the car, and waited for him to take a bath and change clothes.Zhao Tang stayed in prison for half a month, covered in lice. The maids added medicinal materials to the bathtub, washed Zhao Tang three times, and then untied Zhao Tang's hair, and combed it again and again with a grate.Zhao Tang didn't have to move during the whole process, he only needed to hold a cup of honey syrup and drink it leisurely.After washing, Zhao Tang put on new clothes and walked into the Quefei Hall.

He thought that the emperor's bedroom must have a golden bed, golden table, and golden floor tiles, but he didn't know that the hall was extremely shabby, with half-old curtains, and only one table, one table, one bookcase, one incense burner, and two beds. 36 candles illuminate the hall dark and cold.

Liu Rui came from outside the hall, accompanied by a white-haired and childlike imperial physician.The imperial doctor was nagging: "Your Majesty, do you eat on time? Go to bed on time? Take your medicine on time?" Liu Rui just smiled, went to Zhao Tang, and held Zhao Tang's hand: "President Li, this is life-saving Brother Zhao, you must heal him."

Li Yuanshou nodded lightly, and walked into the Quefei Hall first.Liu Rui pulled Zhao Tang to follow, took Zhao Tang to the bed and sat down, squatted down himself, and rolled up Zhao Tang's trousers.

The calf that had been kicked was swollen and swollen, like a purple eggplant.Li Yuanshou stretched out two fingers, pressed precisely on the place where he was kicked, and frowned two white eyebrows: "This is an old injury, it must have been ten years?"

Zhao Tang was dumbfounded and nodded repeatedly.

Li Yuanshou said angrily: "Ten years ago, why didn't you lie on the bed and heal your injuries? Now that your injuries are getting worse, do you still think about it?"

Zhao Tang stared at Liu Rui. Liu Rui's forehead was sweating, and he said in a low voice, "It's my fault. I didn't take good care of him when he was injured. Chief Li, can his leg recover?"

Li Yuanshou said: "Hmph, all his foreign skills are in his legs, even if he can walk, he can't use martial arts with others!"

Liu Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good to be able to walk."

Zhao Tang said: "It's not that your kung fu is useless, of course you are good!"

Director Li looked at Zhao Tang in surprise, and then at Liu Rui.Liu Rui's face was pale, and he smiled: "Brother Zhao is still like this...hate me."

Zhao Tang refused to speak anymore, thinking to himself: "I don't deserve to love you, why don't I deserve to hate you?" Thinking of this, his anger turned into grievances, and he wanted to find fault with Liu Rui and make a big fuss with Liu Rui.

But Liu Rui is the emperor, he dare not make trouble.His sour words have already scared others.

Li Yuanshou called his young disciples to give Zhao Tang medicine and splints, and explained the dietary taboos.Liu Rui sent Yuanshou Li out, and the two were talking outside. Yuanshou Li lost his temper somehow: "Your Majesty, if you don't repent, I'm afraid that Bian Que will not be saved!" Liu Rui took Yuanshou Li to the door. In the distance, Zhao Tang could no longer hear their conversation.

After a while, Liu Rui entered the door, smiled calmly at Zhao Tang and said, "Brother Zhao, I have to go to court tomorrow, so let's go to bed."

Zhao Tang nodded, and Liu Rui summoned the maid to wash up. The maid untied his hair crown, dark clothes, and robe, leaving him only a white silk jacket.Liu Rui got into the curtain of the dragon bed, put his hands on his lower abdomen, and lay down in the posture of lying in a coffin.The maid covered him with a quilt, blew out the candles, left a small lamp, and then retreated to a corner to watch the night.

The two beds are separated by several layers of gauze.Zhao Tang lay on his side and looked at Liu Rui. The more he looked at him, the more he hated him. He wanted to rape him first and then kill him.

Zhao Tang was so full of rape and murder that he couldn't sleep no matter what.After tossing and turning for a long time, I suddenly heard a knock on the door: "Your Majesty, it's five o'clock, and it's time to go to court."

Zhao Tang narrowed his eyes, seeing Liu Rui quickly jumped out of bed, made a silent gesture to the maid, walked out quietly, and whispered: "Change outside today, don't disturb the distinguished guests."

Liu Rui's shadow was reflected on the wooden door.The man washed his hands, cleansed his face, brushed his teeth, ate two Yuanyuan snacks, put on his shoes, a jacket, a crimson gauze robe, a beam crown, sat on his shoulders and left.

Zhao Tang pulled the quilt over his head and fell asleep disturbed.

When I woke up, it was dusk.Zhao Tang opened his eyes, and immediately a court lady helped him wash up. After washing, a food table that could be placed on the bed was brought over. Four dishes and one meal were placed on it. It was hot and served him well.

The rice is corn rice, yellow and clear, like grains of plump golden sand, glutinous and sandy, with a greasy smell.

The first of the four dishes, served on a gold plate, was pale pink slices of raw carp arranged in the shape of a peony flower.The second one, served on a porcelain plate, was two roasted lamb legs smeared with honey and dripping with oil.The third was served on a deep plate, and it was a few teeth of cabbage soaked in clear soup.The fourth is served in a small Jun porcelain bowl, which looks like deer milk, with hills of raisins, chopped almonds, and lingonberry slices piled in the middle.

Zhao Tang devoured it voraciously, every dish was to his liking, and he was so full that he couldn't move on the bed.Then two little eunuchs came to play chess and tell jokes with him, holding the dice cup and the Lubo chessboard.

Zhao Tang deliberately lost a few games, and got acquainted with the little eunuchs, so he said lightly: "I live here, and your majesty is calling for a male favourite, isn't it convenient?"

The little eunuch said: "What male favorite?"

Zhao Tang was surprised: "Your Majesty doesn't have a male favourite? That woman... the empress doesn't have any in the harem either!" The little eunuch had a weird expression.

Zhao Tang said: "No way? 27 years old, the year of the tiger and wolf!"

The little eunuch said: "Play chess and chess!" The other little eunuch said: "Go, sir!"

Zhao Tang held the chess piece and said with a smile while playing: "I have a friend who is also 27 or [-] years old, and he will never marry a wife. Suddenly one day he took a seven-bedroom concubine. I asked him, and he said he Met a miracle doctor..."

The two young eunuchs held their breath and listened to the following.Zhao Tang raised his head and smiled, "Shall we recommend this genius doctor to His Majesty?"

The faces of the two turned pale with fright, and they shook their heads: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense!", "Your Majesty is just, just diligent in government affairs, and has no personal affairs."

Zhao Tang nodded knowingly, smiled all over his face, and shouted in his heart: "Heaven has eyes! He won't lift it anymore!!"