Chapter 57: See the water in poverty

"Notes on Daily Life in the Forbidden Kingdom", Volume 57, Chapter 13, Beginning on the 126th day of Tiandufan.
"The emperor is slightly ill, summon Jiuqing to discuss the reserve, and everyone recommends the king of Zhan. The three thousand scholars from Taiyuan University jointly write a letter, with the king of Cham. The emperor is over, no further discussion.
The golden eaves of the green tiles, the clearness of early spring dyed the color of glazed glaze on Feiyu of the heavy pavilion, and the sun gradually revealed some clarity. Looking from the distance, the pear blossoms are flourishing, and there are a few trees in the wind, and the flowers and stamens are fragrant.
Qing Chen stood alone under the tree, wearing a light moon white tribute silk shirt. A few strands of the spring breeze swayed gently, and the flowers and rain flew. She reached out to catch a petal, and a touch of whiteness fell between her slender fingers. The delicate strands trembled gently, very soft, and she only thought that the light snow had not melted, and the cold color was still in.
She lifted her head and breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed her fingers, frowning her eyebrows slightly, as if something inexplicable had happened.
The spring came warm, and it was still full of coolness. The Emperor of Heaven occasionally caught the wind and cold a few days ago, and when he moved towards neutral, he mentioned the matter of Li Chu.
Or due to the situation, the emperor called all his ministers and officials to recommend the prince. Today, with the exception of a few prime ministers and ministers, more than half of the three provinces, six ministries and nine departments have elected King Cham. What's more, three thousand scholars co-sponsored, and the "Sage of the King" asked Li Zhan to be the prince, and the voice was unstoppable.
The empress dowager rehabilitates from the Xuansheng Palace, and Qing Chen went to accompany him on an order. She has not been in the Zhiyuan Hall in recent days, but she also knows that the officials who had been pulled up by Ye Tianling in the morning have all invited Li Zhan.的folder. Even Chu Yuanjing didn't know why. The Zhezi to recommend King Ming had been drawn up a long time ago, but Ye Tianling made an urgent order to change the content late last night. There was a strangeness in it, and it was unnerving.
What Ye Tianling had lost was an absolute move. If as discussed above, the king of Zhan and King Ming will be able to fight the horns, watch the fire across the bank, the net is wide and the line is long, and the troops are safe. Now he suddenly backhanded, pushing King Zhan to the top with a single force, the peak of the peak was extremely radiant, but under the cloud was an abyss.
She wanted to suppress first, and wanted to catch up. This method was developed by her, but she never thought that it would be used on King Zhan. If she said that she did not apologize, she would just deceive herself.
The sword went slant, and one move cut off King Zhan's path, but made King Ming stay in the dark waiting for an opportunity. For the first time, Qing Chen felt unable to guess what Ye Tianling was thinking. He is very dangerous and fast, deep, steady and treacherous, just like in the legend that he marched and deployed. Whether others are in the game or outside, they are unpredictable.
Unexpectedly in the palace, she walked silently with Ye Tianzhan for a long time, and for a few moments she tolerated the struggle in her heart, and the words came to her lips. If he manages to wake up his danger, it is to put Ye Tianling in danger. The Taisho Palace, which looked graceful and peaceful on the face, was always life and death in the dark waves, on the blade of the sword, she had chosen him, but she had to protect him and follow him to help him, she must not be half hesitant and shaken.
Crushed a scent of fragrance, the fingertips pressed against the palm of the palm, and there was a faint pain. The spring sky seemed to be like a night sky, and the handsome smile of the wind was reflected in the eyes and imprinted in the bottom of my heart. At this time, I thought it was so profound.
He was always by his side for saving lives, taking in, and helping, but he finally let go.
Or, never stretched out his hand.
She slowly turned around, Luo Rui swept her shoulders, letting it drift, unintentionally looking.
Qing Chen was about to move, but seeing Hua Umbrella swaying and moving, she met the Yin Empress Fengjia. She stepped aside gently, folded up a little thoughts, and bowed her to bow: "I have seen the empress."
Empress Yin stood gracefully, the five phoenix Chaoyang palace outfits were gorgeous and dazzling in the spring light: "Forget it." Qing Chen looked up cautiously, but unexpectedly saw the delicate make-up with a friendly smile, which made him feel strange.
Empress Yin stared at Qing Chen, the soft snow danced under the pear blossom tree, she stood lightly, her styles were light, bright and colorful, the lightly flowing Qing Luo palace dress was gentle and soft, her brows were dusty but darkly contained the ice and snow. Zi, a cage of clear light and arrogance, a touch of autumn water, people can't move their eyes, no wonder Ye Tianzhan is in love with her, nodded and said: "The more you send it out, it's clear and beautiful, let alone the emperor's reluctance, I also like it."
When Qing Chen heard her words, her heart jumped suddenly, but now she has developed a habit, her face is still water, and she quietly replied: "The emperor is in love with his mother, and Qing Chen is terrified." In front of the Yin emperor, she was no matter what. He didn't dare to show a half-distraction, it was also a vigilance of 120,000 points, and would never leave a trace of omission.
Empress Yin looked at her vacant part of her wrist, and said with a smile: "Since Zhan'er gave you that string of ice aquamarine, it doesn't matter if you put it on, leaving it vacant and betraying the treasure."
Listening to her intentions, Qing Chen frowned and lightly said in a low voice: "Qing Chen dare not."
Empress Yin smiled and raised her hand: "There is only such a son in this palace, so I won't embarrass you. Now you only need to serve the emperor well."
Qing Chen was startled by these words, until Queen Yin and her party left, she was still stunned on the spot, almost forgetting that she was going to see Concubine Lotus. After a long time, she slowly walked to the Lotus Pond Palace.
The elegant palace costumes are like misty smoke and water, passing by the Baiyu Bridge, Qingyuan is refined. When the Yulin guards saw Qing Chen, they saluted respectfully. Today's Yulin Army is afraid that no one will dare to look down on it anymore. The guns are bright and the swords are cold, and the armor is strict. It always feels more solemn than before.
Qing Chen didn't respond with a slight smile as usual, but just nodded. A glance while walking, without a closer look, it is difficult to find that many new faces have been replaced in the Imperial Forest Army, and this is only a few months away from Ye Tianling's strict order.
Stepping into the Lotus Pond Palace, I came in early spring, but here is still the silence of the cold winter. The pavilion is so deep that I can hear my footsteps. Qing Chen bowed his head and walked forward, suddenly pausing in his footsteps and turning into the garden path. In the main hall of the Lotus Pond Palace, the Emperor of Heaven was slowly walking down the steps, followed by Sun Shi.
Qing Chen avoided, not wanting to let the emperor see that he was here, but listened to the emperor standing in the courtyard for a while, and suddenly said: "I remember that this place was planted with a lot of garden fragrance, why is it gone now?"
Sun Shidao: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lotus does not like the trouble in the courtyard, so she cleared her away back then."
"Oh." The Emperor thought for a while, "You still remember it clearly, I forgot it all."
Sun Shidao: "Your Majesty takes care of everything every day, and he is concerned about the world, so it is the same for the old slave to remember these things for your Majesty."
The emperor nodded: "The Lotus Pond Palace has been built for almost 30 years. It looks no different from the original. Even the people in it are the same. After all, I don't want to see me, even my son doesn't care."
Sun Shi didn't dare to answer rashly, only trying to figure out: "This is the concubine lotus, and one day she will know your majesty's painstaking efforts."
The Emperor of Heaven smiled: "Where do I have another thirty years?" The words were full of emotion, and it sounded a little depressing.
Sun Shi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has a good life and health, the old slave will have to wait on your Majesty for another 30 years."
"Listen, you have been with me for most of your life." The Emperor said, "Don't be afraid to talk about being old. I feel that I am not able to do well these days. I am old."
Sun Shidao: "In recent days, there have been a lot of government affairs. Why didn't your Majesty order Princess Qingping to come back?
The emperor's voice was solemn, cold and quiet: "The people around me, none of them have made an idea. Qing Chen will go to repair the ritual sooner or later. I want to see, except for Lao Qi, who else has it? This mind."
Sun Shidao: "The old slave is watching, Qingping Princess is loyal to the emperor, and the government is not bad at all."
The Emperor of Heaven said: "If you only talk about government affairs, she can handle it more transparently and clearly than Luan Fei, and she is more courageous and insightful. It is a piece of material that can be carved. But beside me, it depends on whether she knows how to measure. Let's talk about it, you can know them just by looking at her."
Qing Chen's heart stunned. She was at the side of the Emperor and she was also the daughter of the Feng family. Her ritual was indeed a key part of the inner court center. The Emperor looked at the princes one by one, and at the same time saw her in his eyes. .
This person and the other are players and pawns, and it is difficult to distinguish between offense and defense.
Sun Shi gradually moved away as the Emperor of Heaven, and his voice was no longer inaudible, but Qing Chen's heart was like a mirror, and the cold wind was faint. Fang felt that he was in a cold sweat, only one step, the difference between one step was not in this situation.
The wind was so cold that it was still piercing and cold. Qing Chen quietly turned around and left the lotus pond palace, bowing his head all the way, thinking about the conversation between the emperor and Sun Shi.
The Ruoyouruowu fragrance of agarwood lingers in the Yanxi Palace all the year round, which makes people feel peaceful and calms down. The queen mother was talking to Baguio, and when Qing Chen came back, she asked: "Where is your girl going crazy, you haven't seen anyone for a long time?"
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Is the queen mother looking for me?"
Baguio said: "The princess is also true, but he is not here at this time. The fourth hall has been down for half a day, and the front foot has just left."
Qing Chen smiled: "Since there are four Highnesses who speak with you, it just so happens that I have to be free."
The queen mother beckoned Qing Chen to come to her side, and looked at her carefully, holding her hands together, her eyes filled with gratification: "Do you know why Ling'er is here today?"
Qing Chen's originally mixed mood slowly sank, and said in a low voice, "Please also show me your mother."
"What about shy?" The queen mother saw her lowered her eyes and said with a smile, "Ling'er's cold temper is now turning a corner, and finally someone can bring him down, before he came to ask me to marry him. Qing Chen, I ask you, would you like it?"
A slight joy, from the bottom of Qing Chen's heart, burst into the dust and burst into bloom, but instantly fell into the endless abyss, like a firework in the dark night, short and brilliant.
On this day, I once looked at his clear eyes and imagined, once yearned in his warm arms, once in the dead of night, there were soft ripples in his heart, and once saw each other's deep expectations in the gleam of the morning light , Right in front of you, right at your fingertips, right at your lips.
Qing Chen stood up slowly, her slightly drooping eyelashes covering her eyes, she left the brocade, knelt in front of the mother's back, and replied word by word: "Empress Mother, Qing Chen...unwilling."
The room was stagnant, and both the Queen Mother and Baguio looked at her with amazement. Baguio has a deep affection with her, knowing her heart to some extent, and said anxiously: "Princess, you are..."
Qing Chen knocked his head and said: "Qing Chen relied on the empress dowager's love, and courageously asked her to take her life back..." Before she finished speaking, her heart was already sour and sorrowful, and the crystal clear tears streamed a little bit, and she couldn't restrain it from rolling down. I can't say anything anymore.
Looking at the sadness between Qing Chen's eyebrows, the Queen Mother put down the tea cup in her hand and waved back Baguio: "You get up first."
Qing Chen knocked his head lightly and stood up silently. The queen mother said: "Ling'er grew up in Yanxi Palace. I know his temper. He treats others coldly and arrogantly all day long. He is not a good person. For so many years, no one has let him be attracted. , But today he came to beg me to marry me, but I can see that he is sincere. Qing Chen, you have been with me for a long time, I can understand more or less what is going on in my daughter’s family, but you’re talking about it. What's the matter, why are you unwilling?"
The tears on Qing Chen's face were not dry, but the expression was no longer strange, and he lowered his head and said indifferently: "Qing Chen and His Royal Highness have no chance."
The queen mother said: "Why do you say that?"
Qing Chen said: "The empress also said just now that the four princes' temperaments are not easy to get along with, and often he is cold-faced, making it difficult for people to get close. Moreover, not long after Luan Fei's accident, Qing Chen just wanted to serve the emperor wholeheartedly. No, I dare not have other thoughts."
The queen mother closed her eyes for a long time, and then opened her eyes. There was a little bit of regret in it, and she sighed: "This is born in heaven, it is hard to get a confidant. I thought you two would do it. It's a good marriage, but if you don't want it, no matter what, I can't force it. I won't mention it anymore, as long as I know it."
Tears have accumulated in the bottom of my heart, but it was cold enough to calm down. Qing Chen's eyes were covered with a touch of imperceptible perseverance, and he whispered: "Xie Niangniang's grace."
The queen mother shook her head: "This is really not fate!"