Destiny of crossing

The night sky in ancient times was beautiful, with stars all over the sky, and the vast and vast Milky Way. On the night of early autumn, sitting on the roof and watching the stars with friends is really a very enjoyable thing.

The breeze blew by, bringing a bit of refreshment. Xie Xuan and I chatted one after another, talking about everything, his and mine.

It has been four days since the emperor came, at first I thought that the emperor would come to play chess with me again, I felt quite uneasy, a little resisted, a little scared, who knows, he didn't come for these days, probably because he had mentioned this matter earlier. Forget it!

But for some reason, I felt a little lost in my heart.

Chatting and chatting, my head gradually became confused...

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

"Meet the Emperor."

"Ran'er, Ran'er, wake up."

It was so noisy, I leaned my head back into the soft pillow, and curled my arms tighter.

"Ran'er, wake up, the emperor is here."

"Your Majesty?" I immediately lost my sleepiness, opened my eyes suddenly, and saw that I was embracing Xie Xuan like an octopus, with my head resting on his neck. I wondered why this pillow was so comfortable to sleep on today. , Is the whole body a big pillow?When I looked up again, I saw patches of red tiles. Could it be that I fell asleep on the roof while watching the stars last night?Poor Xie Xuan for being my pillow all night?

Thinking of this, I hurriedly got up from Xie Xuan, but the roof was tilted, I got up a bit recklessly, my feet were unsteady, and I almost fell, but fortunately Xie Xuan stabilized me afterwards, I looked down Well, the roof is at least three or four meters high, and if it falls, it may break a bone if you are unlucky.

I stood still, and saw the emperor was standing in the middle of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, his face was expressionless, and the princess also came, standing not far behind the emperor.

Xie Xuan led me to jump, and I felt like my body fell off a steel wire, lightly and slowly, but due to nerve reflex, I still hugged Xie Xuan's waist tightly, and when I was about to relax, my feet touched the ground .

Xie Xuan let go of me, and hurriedly knelt down to bow, before his knees landed on the ground, he heard the emperor say: "Today will be avoided."

After the emperor finished speaking, he cast his eyes on me, and I wanted to see what I was doing, do you want me to kneel down for you, didn't you just say it was exempt.

The emperor looked at me for a few seconds, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled into a half-smile, which was fleeting: "When I came here just now, I saw that the peonies in Xie Mansion's peony garden were in full bloom. Let's play this chess game in the peony garden." !" In a blink of an eye, he glanced around: "You don't have to follow."

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the peony garden. I followed behind, wondering what the emperor's smirk meant just now. I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't think of the reason.

I don't know when the emperor stopped. I was a little distracted, but when I saw the figure in front of me, I didn't have time to react, so I bumped into my arms and bumped my nose against his chin.

"Why did you stop all of a sudden!" I held my nose and felt that my nose was so sore that my tears almost came down. I raised my head and tried my best not to let the tears stay, otherwise it would be really a joke.

The emperor didn't speak, turned around and went to the pavilion, sat down in front of the stone table, and then several maids came, brought refreshments, set up the chessboard, and retreated one by one.

When I saw the bright peonies all around, I realized that we had already arrived at the peony garden.

It's been a long time since I came to Xie Mansion, but this is the first time for me to visit Peony Garden.

This peony garden is about the size of a football field, worthy of the name, and it only grows peonies.At this time in September, it is the time when peonies are in full bloom. I am in it, stepping on the stone road among the peony bushes, looking at them one by one. These peonies are about the height of my shoulders. You can put your nose up directly and smell the fragrance of the peony.

In this sea of ​​flowers, besides the working bees, there are groups of butterflies flying all over the sky. These butterflies are very bold, and they will land on my shoulders from time to time. As they approached, the butterflies flew away as if they had a sense of touch, but they couldn't succeed every time.

Inadvertently, I caught a glimpse of the Jin Dynasty emperor sitting in the gazebo, and saw him looking towards me.

My heart sank, what a pity, I was fascinated when I saw such a beautiful place just now, and I even forgot to play chess with the emperor. I am afraid I will be unhappy if I leave the emperor aside like this!

I hurriedly went to observe the emperor's face, only to see that he had turned his head to one side, and picked off a white peony, looking fascinated.

I walked quickly to the gazebo, and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm fascinated by it."

The emperor turned around, and there was that incomprehensible hook on the corner of his mouth: "Pei Ran, you are very bright and beautiful, and you are easy to like, just like this white peony."

When the emperor said this, his whole face was serious. It didn't look like a compliment, and it didn't look like a confession. It was like a treasure appraisal program, where experts appraised an antique or handicraft and estimated its value. .

I was wondering what his intentions were, so I heard him say, "It's just that no matter how noble and beautiful a peony is, you must know etiquette and shame, otherwise, it's no different from a wild flower. So, for some people, you'd better not be tempted. "

What I said, why don't I know etiquette and shame? I'm tempted, who am I tempted by?

I tried my best to restrain my anger, and said softly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched again, the difference was that this time he had an expression, and that expression was clearly mocking me, ridiculing me.

I understood, it turned out that he pulled the corner of his mouth expressionlessly before, just to ridicule me.That kind of sarcasm undoubtedly made me feel cold all over, and I shivered all over, and I couldn't help shouting: "Sima Yao, please explain clearly to me, don't talk in half-tone. Don't be tempted? Could it be that you feel that I have moved my mind on you and wanted to climb up on you? Please, don't be narcissistic, I wouldn't mind giving it to me for nothing..."

"Bold." The emperor slapped the table violently, and with a wave of his sleeve, he swept away all the chess pieces on the floor: "You dare to talk to me like that? It seems that this Xie Xuan didn't teach you the rules well."

I was so angry that my lips trembled. I am a person who can't speak when I get angry. I feel wronged. Why did he talk about me like that, like that seductive and lowly son of Israel?

There is a good saying, you don't need to be sad because of someone who is not worth it, let alone argue with him, not to mention that he is just a stranger in a seemingly easy-going skin, you don't need to meet, and you don't need to care his opinion.In this way, it is better to simply walk away.

I gave the emperor a cold look, turned around and strode away.

Just a few steps away, I heard a roar from behind: "Come here."

As soon as I finished speaking, several men who looked like guards had already arrived on the small road in front of me.

Then I heard the emperor say loudly: "Take him down."

Before I realized what was going on, my arm was twisted by a guard and pressed behind me. I struggled a few times, but when I moved, my arm seemed to be broken.

The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, a pair of eagle eyes flashed a trace of cruelty: "Bold Pei Ran, you dare to speak disrespect to me, and I will reward you with twenty sticks, which can be regarded as giving you a long memory."

stick?My heart sank suddenly, what a domineering dog emperor, Long Yan was furious after being swept away?I, Pei Ran, have seen the dictatorship of the ancient emperors!

"Ah..." A stick fell and hit my butt hard. I felt my whole butt go numb immediately, and then the creaking pain spread. It hurt so much, a pain I had never felt before. It seemed to be cracked open, and the executioner hit it down with all his strength at regular intervals.

I raised my head to look at the emperor, and the emperor stared at me with a sneer, as if he was waiting to see me crying and begging for mercy without being severely punished, waiting to ridicule my overreaching, but how could I, Pei Ran, be looked down upon by him?

I tensed my muscles, gritted my teeth, and looked at each other coldly.

Two, three times, every time the stick fell, I couldn't help bouncing up, but my limbs were firmly fixed by a few people, and my reflex action only turned into a hard twist of my buttocks, and I suppressed the pain. Moaning/groaning, counting down the number of hits, ten...nine...eight...

It will be over soon, I just have to bear with it, but, I know, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on anymore, another stick came down and hit me on the back, I almost heard the sound of bones being cracked, through The pain in my back hurt my heart and lungs, my stomach was churning, and it seemed that the gastric juice was about to be pumped out. I couldn't hold back the heat that was about to rush out of my chest, so I spat it out in one gulp.

In front of my eyes, the sky is full of red rain.

Consciousness gradually blurred...

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, don't fight anymore, let him go!"

"Xie Xuan, you really care for him! But, you have to be clear, there are some things that others can do, but you can't do them. Don't forget your identity as the consort of the princess."

"Your majesty, I know that I don't. I swear that I will never have any evil thoughts towards him, and I will never do anything to betray the princess."

"Xie Xuan, you can fool others and yourself, but you can't fool me. As a general of hussars and the son-in-law of the court, you should take care of yourself. Next month, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to choose a good one for you." Days, you will get married!"

The author has something to say:

The love entanglement between Pei Ran and someone has finally begun, and it has been paved for so long, just for this day!

Emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, let you be so majestic, treat our Ran'er like this, one day you will regret it, hum, hum.