The emperor's heart alone

Royal Palace Garden.

It was already evening, and the sky was completely dark, but the gladiolus exhibition in the palace had just begun.The enchantingly dressed concubines of the harem took their seats one by one. Soon after the arrival of the empress and queen mother, Shi Junji also came here and sat in the main seat. After announcing the start of the flower show, the whole flower show became lively.

There are people who wander around the entire imperial garden with great interest. This kind of people is purely to see the sword orchids, but more people still sit in their seats without moving. It was an opportunity for the emperor to rise to the top from now on, so the emperor sat on it and did not move, and most of the concubines below did not move either.

The empress and the empress dowager sat on the left and right of the emperor, so close that they could hear each other talking.

"Your majesty, are you uncomfortable? Your concubine looks a bit ugly?" The queen noticed that the atmosphere was a bit oppressive, she looked at the emperor and asked in a low voice.

Shi Junji's queen is a gentle and magnanimous woman, and she also gave birth to a son and a daughter for Shi Junji. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a mother in the world, but it is a pity that her body is weak and she gave birth to her second child. Afterwards, her body became weaker, and she always stayed in the Queen's Zhiyang Palace on weekdays, and would only show up when she encountered banquets in the palace, but she would always go back after not staying for too long .

Shi Junji and the empress are young couples. When Shi Junji was still the crown prince, the empress married Shi Junji as the crown princess. When Shi Junji successfully ascended the throne, the crown prince became the queen. The two have always respected each other as guests. Shi Junji is also very satisfied with it, in the past he would not intentionally embarrass the queen, causing the harem to be unstable.

It's just that Shi Junji had a hard time caring about the queen today, when he heard the queen's question, he didn't even raise the corner of his mouth: "I'm fine."

The blunt tone made the queen a little astonished. In the queen's impression, Shi Junji had never spoken to herself in such a tone, let alone in front of so many people.

"Your Majesty!" The queen mother also heard what Shi Junji said, and she couldn't help being a little surprised. Seeing the queen's expression, the queen mother hurriedly called Shi Junji.

Shi Junji glanced at the queen mother, knowing that the queen mother was complaining about her bad attitude towards the queen. After all, she was her mother. Shi Junji adjusted his mentality, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Queen, you don't want what I said just now." Take it to heart, I am not throwing my temper at you."

The queen lowered her head, and replied nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, my concubine is not angry with you."

After getting the answer he wanted, Shi Junji looked ahead and ignored the queen. The queen mother gave the queen a consoling look and signaled the queen not to care about the emperor. left.

The queen mother sighed, she is old, and she is only the adoptive mother of the emperor, if she has the heart, it's fine, but she just wants to spend her old age in peace, and she doesn't want to take care of so many things, the power has also been left behind, and her relatives She has always been restless, and now the court is peaceful, but the emperor is giving her face. After a hundred years, I am afraid... Thinking of this, the empress dowager's eyes flashed with worry, and she has long been unable to control the emperor's thoughts and actions. Nothing can be done now.

The queen mother's complicated thoughts did not attract Shi Jun's attention. His eyes have now fallen on the gladiolus presented by the palace servants just now.Shi Junji's heart moved, and his thoughts outside the palace came back again.

The most beautiful sword orchids in previous years have always been given to someone designated by Shi Junji, most of them are concubines in the harem. Last year, the most beautiful sword orchids were given to Concubine Shu. This year, I wanted to give it to Concubine De to balance the harem. After getting to know each other, I changed my mind.Almost impatient, Shi Jun hoped that the banquet would end soon, and sent someone to deliver the gladiolus to Xu Yunjin.

So when the banquet was about to end, every concubine looked at Shi Junji with longing eyes, either hoping that Shi Junji could give him the gladiolus flower, or wishing that he could spend a good night with Shi Junji tonight. In the eyes of hope, Shi Junji waved his hand and sent people back to Changping Palace with gladiolus, leaving behind a bunch of stunned concubines.

On the way back, Shi Junji couldn't wait to ask Xu Sa to send the sword orchid to Xu Yunjin. Xu Sa took the order without daring to delay, and went straight to Xu's mansion with the flowers.

After parting from Shi Junji, Xu Yunjin went straight to the gazebo of Su Shao and the others. Su Shao kept asking what happened to Xu Yunjin, but Xu Yunjin stopped him with a few words, and he didn't stay too long with Su Shao and the others. After a long time, Xu Yunjin returned to the Xu Mansion.

Xu Yunting and his classmates went out to eat, and Xu Tao, a royal scholar, also went to the officials' banquet. Xu Jiashi and Xu Yunqin were invited to have a party with those noble ladies. When Xu Yunjin returned to Xu's residence, the whole Xu There was no master in the house, Xu Yunjin had a dull dinner, washed up and got ready for bed.

In a daze, Xu Yunjin's door was knocked.

"Who?"

Qingpei lowered her voice outside the door: "Second Young Master, Xu Sa is here to find you."

Xu Sa?Xu Yunjin got out of bed impatiently, didn't he meet Shi Junji already today?What else did he send someone for?

"Let him in."

Xu Yunjin yawned, and when he put down his hands, he saw Xu Sa standing not far from him holding something covered with a black cloth: "What's the matter?"

Xu Sa greeted Xu Ershao first, then put the things he was holding on the table, and lifted the black cloth: "Second Young Master, this is a gift from my master, I hope you like it."

Xu Yunjin's gaze stayed on the pot of gladiolus, and his pupils shrank suddenly. His memory is not so bad that he can't recognize the potted flower in front of him. This is obviously the most beautiful sword selected at the gladiolus exhibition today. Lan's purple gladiolus!

Xu Yunjin's eyes were complicated: "What does this mean?"

Xu Sa bent over and replied respectfully: "My master hopes that Second Young Master Xu will be happy, and please accept this potted flower."

Xu Yunjin paced to the table, stretched out his hand to stroke the purple petals of the gladiolus, and said casually, "Your master, don't worry." After a pause for a while, he said, "I've accepted the flowers, you can go back."

"Yes."

Qingpei sent Xu Sa away, and returned to Xu Yunjin's room. Seeing that Xu Yunjin's gaze was still on the pot of flowers, she called out cautiously: "Second young master?"

Xu Yunjin said "En", and turned back to the bed: "Take this potted flower down, and put it... in the woodshed in my yard, and find a trustworthy person to take care of it."

Qingpei: "...Yes."

Xu Yunjin glanced at Qingpei sideways: "Look at you, do you still want me to put this potted flower in the bedroom blatantly? Why don't you give it to my mother or sister? If I find this gladiolus in my bedroom Here, how do you want me to explain?" Xu Yunjin waved his hand, "Take it down."

"Yes."

The bedroom was quiet again, Xu Yunjin was lying on the bed, obviously sleepy just now, but now he became sober.

Shi Junji, he... what does this mean?

There is no doubt that this pot of purple gladiolus is going to appear in the gladiolus flower exhibition in the palace. Although he only knows this and more, he also knows that the final destination of this gladiolus will never be Simple, the most beautiful gladiolus entered the palace, of course it is the property of the emperor, and the emperor can deal with it as he likes. The most appropriate destination for such things should be rewarded by the emperor to a certain concubine.

But now, this pot of gladiolus, which should have stayed somewhere as a concubine, unexpectedly appeared here, what does this mean?

——It means that this pot of gladiolus was begged by Shi Junji from the emperor!

why?

Xu Yunjin said that he didn't want to think about it anymore, turned over, Xu Yunjin closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

——Okay, Xu Yunjin’s guess is actually right. For example, this pot of gladiolus was supposed to stay with a certain concubine, but it ended up at his place. It was specially given to him by Shi Junji. The purpose is still unknown.

Where he didn't guess right was Shi Junji's identity.

But then again, Shi Junji didn't intend to hide his identity at all, it's just that Xu Yunjin didn't ask, so he didn't say anything.As for Xu Yunjin, he had already positioned Shi Junji as the emperor's younger brother, and didn't bother to find out about the royal family. Naturally, he didn't think about Shi Junji's identity in more complicated ways.In any case, so far, Xu Yunjin has not doubted Shi Junji's identity.

The next day, in Huancai Pavilion, in Luoxue House.

"Second Young Master, Luoxue sees you frowning, is your head uncomfortable? Let me rub it for you." Luoxue put her hand on Xu Yunjin's shoulder, leaned half of her body on the back of the recliner, and asked Xu Yunjin softly.

Xu Yunjin said "En", Luoxue smiled, put his hand on Xu Yunjin's forehead and began to massage, after a long silence, Xu Yunjin suddenly said: "I will go to the Oiran Competition in September."

Luo Xue's subordinates paused, but there was obvious joy on their faces, and their voice was even more joyful: "Thank you, Second Young Master."

"Yo, it seems that you really enjoy it, Second Young Master." Liu Sanshao joked as he pushed the door open, followed by Zhao Second Young Master and Su Shao.

Xu Yunjin still closed his eyes: "You are late."

"There is excitement to watch, of course we have to watch the excitement before coming back." Liu Sanshao and others sat down around the table.

Xu Yunjin sneered, stood up and waved Luoxue's hand away, and walked to the remaining seat by the table: "Killing people can't do more than nodding their heads to the ground, and the ground is splashed with blood, I don't know why you are so busy looking at it beheaded."

"Of course I'm not in the mood to see other people's beheadings, but I'm going to see Mr. Zhao's beheading." Zhao Ershao said softly.

"Yes, yes, this kind of scene must be seen." Liu Sanshao laughed loudly.

Su Shao glanced at Liu Sanshao: "It's fine if you know it, but if you don't know it, you think your enemy was executed."

Third Young Master Liu snorted, "I'm happy for Second Young Master Zhao."

Xu Yunjin laughed, why Liu Sanshao laughed, of course he knew best, Xu Yunjin stared at the wine glass on the table, Mr. Zhao was knocked down, is it too late for Liu Sanshao?