When the plum blossoms of Da Long started to bloom, it started to snow the size of feathers. The entire Jing City became a world wrapped in silver. Qu Qing Ju, wearing a fox fur coat, stood under the eaves and reached out to catch the slightly cold snowflakes.
When she saw the snow now, she didn't seem as excited as she had been in the beginning. It was as though no matter how beautiful something was, once you got used to it, it was just that. Taking back her hand, she focused on the snowflakes in her palm. Some of them really did look like six-petaled flowers. Up close, they were very beautiful.
Using a handkerchief to wipe away the snowflakes on her palm, she gripped the hand warmer, "Tomorrow is Rui Wang's wedding. There can't be any mistakes in what is to be bestowed."
"Niangniang, don't worry, nubi has already inspected carefully," Mu Jin saw that the Empress wasn't catching the snowflakes and raised an umbrella to block the flying snowflakes for her. She said in a small voice: "Niangniang, the wind is strong here, let's go back."
Qu Qing Ju nodded. She pulled on the red fox cloak and slowly walked down the vermilion corridor. The palace boots made muffled sounds as they stepped on the stone floor. She expressionlessly walked through the long corridor and passed through a moon door. She saw the taijian who were furiously sweeping away the snow on the palace path. She finally learned to ignore their crooked backs and sat on the luxurious and comfortable phoenix carriage.
"Let's go!"
The phoenix carriage swayed slightly before it started to slowly move forward. When it passed by a plum garden, she raised the curtain and saw a red plum blossom sticking out of the wall. She could smell the faint fragrance of the plum. The phoenix carriage slowly moved forward. The blooming red plum blossom gradually moved further away until it could no longer be seen.
She suddenly felt slightly disappointed. She put down the curtain in her hand. For some reason, she suddenly thought of the first time she had opened her eyes in this world. The painting of red plum blossoms hung on the wall. The handwriting of the woman in the corner of the painting was elegant and beautiful, just like the plum blossoms in the garden. Even though it wasn't as beautiful as other flowers, it was possible to smell the fragrance.
"Greetings to Empress." The phoenix carriage slowed down. Qu Qing Ju heard this slightly familiar voice. She raised the curtain to see the woman half crouched by the phoenix carriage. She paused before reacting. She smiled faintly and said: "Luo guipin, please rise."
"Many thanks to Empress," Luo Yin Xiu straightened. She didn't look directly at Qu Qing Ju's face, only obediently looking at the ground.
"The weather is so cold, why isn't guipin sitting in a step-carriage?" Qu Qing Ju looked at the old fur cloak she was wearing and slightly furrowed her brows. She then ordered, "Huang Yang, go to the Department of Household Affairs and check if they have mistreated guipin. If anyone dares to mistreat zhuzi, they will be flogged thirty times."
Luo Yin Xiu bowed again: "Thanking Empress for her concern. Pinqie is fine."
How could Qu Qing Ju not understand the matters of the hougong? Seeing the high and stepping on the low, supporting whoever was favored and who was in power. When xiandi was alive, even the Empress and the others dared to slight her, not to mention Luo Yin Xiu who was not favored and had no power. Thinking about this, she said in a low voice: "Ben gong believes that the people of the Department of Household Affairs understand the carriage, tools, and food that a third-grade guipin should have. Huang Yang, go tell them that if they can't even understand these things, then they don't need to do this job anymore. "
"Yes," Huang Yang bowed and then bowed to Luo Yin Xiu before bowing and retreating.
"The time is late, I should return to the palace. Guipin should also return early," Qu Qing Ju looked at Luo Yin Xiu's dutiful appearance and put down the curtain, blocking Luo Yin Xiu's raised gaze.
The phoenix carriage gradually moved further away. The yahuan beside Luo Yin Xiu, Shu Wen, saw the phoenix carriage become increasingly indistinct in the snow. She moved the umbrella back above Luo Yin Xiu's head and commented in a small voice: "Zhuzi, the Empress is still so gentle."
Luo Yin Xiu turned her head to look in the direction the phoenix carriage had left. That was the Emperor and Empress' Tian Qi Palace. She gave a faint smile and sighed: "If I want to live the rest of my life well, the only one I can rely on is the Empress." So, she purposefully wore half-worn clothing to meet the Empress here, to let the Empress understand her situation.
The days in the hougong were hard to endure. Luckily, she met an Empress who was relatively kind. If it had been a bit more ruthless, she didn't know what her days would have been like.
Everywhere in Rui Jun Wang Fu was plastered with the character "Happy". There was an endless stream of guests. Even though Rui Jun Wang had lost power at this time, but this marriage had been bestowed by the Emperor. If they didn't come to congratulate, wouldn't they be making things difficult for the Emperor?
But what surprised them was that Rui Jun Wang didn't refuse any of the toasts. After the wedding banquet, most of the wine had been drunk. Luckily, the guests all remembered Rui Jun Wang's status as the groom. Adding on the fact that Cheng Wang was protecting him, they didn't dare to make too much of a fuss.
He Qi and He Yuan had never seen eye to eye. He looked at He Yuan gulping down wine like it was water and snorted. Those who didn't know would have thought that his good didi was drinking to drown his sorrows. He glanced at lao si who was blocking the wine for lao san and sighed. Who could have thought that lao si would become the second proudest of the four brothers?
Seeing that the others didn't dare to drink too much, He Qi picked up the wine pot and held the wine cup as he walked in front of He Yuan whose cheeks were red from drinking. With a smile that didn't reach his eyes, he asked: "San di, you and I are brothers. Today is your good day. How about we two brothers drink a few cups?"
He Yuan unconcernedly raised the wine cup and smiled, replying: "Da ge's wine, di di naturally has to drink." Finishing, he took the exquisite wine pot and wine cup, pouring a cup to the brim before raising his head to drink. He swirled the empty wine cup, declaring, "Lan Ling fine wine and tulip fragrance, jade bowls filled with amber light. But if the host can get the guest drunk, he doesn't know where he is. Today there is wine to be drunk. Didi toasts gege. "
He Qi hadn't thought that He Yuan would be even more straightforward than him. Before he could react, the other drank another cup. This instantly made him lose the mood to force him to drink. The one being forced to drink was even more excited than the one who was forced to drink. What was the point?
The other people saw this scene and assumed that Ning Wang was purposefully making things difficult for Rui Jun Wang. Thinking of the many years of grievances between the two brothers, no one was blind enough to come forward and silently drank.
At the side, He Ming looked at the scene. For some reason, he thought of a secret rumor that san ge seemed to have some feelings for the Empress. Realizing that he had thought of something he shouldn't have, He Ming hurriedly shook his head. San ge and huangsao didn't have any relationship. San ge didn't have any feelings for huangsao. It was just that the two had almost been betrothed. Someone must have purposefully slandered them.
Seeing that san ge was completely drunk, He Ming had no choice but to help him back to the rear courtyard. The bride's veil hadn't been taken off, the wine hadn't been exchanged, but the groom was so drunk that he was unconscious. That was too unseemly.
He Qi didn't stop He Ming's actions. He watched with waning interest as He Ming supported the person away and turned to leave Rui Jun Wang Fu. Looking at the thick snow on the street outside, he exhaled a white breath. He said to the attendant behind him: "So boring, let's go back."
He and lao san had fought for so many years. In the end, the throne hadn't landed on either of their heads. Thinking about it, it really was ironic.
He Yuan held onto the door and staggered over to the wedding bed. He looked at the woman who was covered by the red veil of dragon and phoenix. He took the wedding name and lifted the veil. His expression changed slightly as he muttered, "What a beautiful face."
That year on the jade steps under the fireworks, the woman dressed in red seemed to be just as beautiful. Her eyes were like the sun, so dazzling that people couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Taking the wine cup, his drunken eyes revealed a smile. The two crossed their arms. His voice was slightly hoarse but carried a satisfied smile: "Let us be together for a hundred years, and never leave each other."
Lu Yu Rong looked at the smiling handsome man in front of her, her heart skipped a beat, her cheeks were also stained with embroidery, she took the wine cup that the other party handed over, and under his gentle gaze, drank this cup of wine that had been crossed over.
He Yuan reached out to pull her into his embrace, his smile lingering and gentle: "So good, so good."
Her hands trembled slightly. In the end, she slowly returned the hug to this man. The snowy night was long and short, but to her, it was better than she had imagined.
The red candles of Rui Jun Wang Fu burned for the entire night. It was like burning a beautiful dream, beautiful but slightly illusory.
In Tian Qi Palace, Qu Qing Ju lay in He Heng's embrace. She abruptly woke up from her dreams. There was a faint light coming through the window. Listening to the sound of snow outside, she felt unparalleled serenity, the warmth of the bed.
"Sleep well," The voice of the man beside her was groggy as though he hadn't woken up from his dream. But his arms had habitually pulled her into his embrace as though he had done it countless times, practiced and matter-of-factly.
Qu Qing Ju smiled. She moved her head closer to the man's embrace and slowly closed her eyes.
In the second year of Jia You, the Eldest Imperial Son was named Yao by the Emperor. There was a saying: "Yao, Yao, the light shines."
Just this name, it was enough to see the expectations the Emperor had for His Highness the Eldest Imperial Son. In this world, what was more important than light?
After that, the Empress moved out of the rear hall of Tian Qi Palace and moved to Kui Yuan Palace. Some people speculated that the Emperor would gradually move his gaze to the other women in the hougong, right?
Who knew that the Emperor even ate and lived in Kui Yuan Palace. The other women in the hougong didn't receive favor, but the feelings of the Emperor and Empress became deeper and deeper. It seemed like it would become the legend of the love between the Emperor and Empress of Da Long. But right now, it wasn't long. Who knew how long the Emperor's love would last?
If the two Empress Dowagers didn't express their stance on the matter, some of the senior officials wanted to persuade but didn't dare to provoke the Emperor's anger. So no one dared to say that the Emperor only favored the Empress. Maybe the entire world was waiting to see when the curtain would fall on this good show of the Emperor and Empress.
No matter how beautiful the show was, there would always be a time when the curtain would fall. In any case, they didn't believe that there would be an Emperor that was loyal to love in this world. The Emperor and Empress of the previous dynasty that were famed for their love, didn't they end up like that?
On the tallest Stargazing Tower in the Imperial Palace, Qu Qing Ju raised her head to look at the clear blue sky. She raised a hand to cover the slightly blinding sunlight. She suddenly asked: "Mu Jin, what do you think that cloud will become?"
Mu Jin raised her head to look at the white cloud. Before she could answer, she saw the Emperor appear at the bottom of the tower. With a glance, it was clear that he had come to find the Empress: "Niangniang, the Emperor has come."
Qu Qing Ju lowered her head to look at the man hurriedly climbing up the Stargazing Tower. A sliver of a smile appeared on her face.
Mu Jin looked at the beautiful white cloud again and thought unconcernedly, clouds were always something that changed. Who knew what it would become? But that blinding sun, it would rise and set as usual every day.
He Heng went up the tower. Looking at the woman wearing a red phoenix robe under the sunlight, he suddenly thought of a poem.
"There is a beautiful person, I will never forget when I see her. Not seeing her for a day, my thoughts are wild. The phoenix soars, seeking the phoenix from the four seas … … "
"Let words match virtue, hand in hand. If I cannot fly, I will perish … … "
The smile of a beautiful person, I will never forget, I will sink into oblivion.
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