That year, the willow tree had not yet sprouted new branches.
The emperor was newly married, and there was a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace. The concubines who entered the harem were all the direct daughters of important officials in the court...
If you ask me, all the emotional tragedies in this world are nothing more than "a young woman falls in love with an amorous man and suffers physical and mental injuries as a result". But in fact, the one that tops the list of emotional tragedies should really be "many nobles"
"All the women marry into the ruthless emperor's family".
Because this is destined to be an unspeakable tragedy.
Among those concubines, I don't know how many of them are the ones Fu Donglou really wants to marry. Even if they are all beautiful and beautiful, they will inevitably be selected and compared in the list.
In fact, I have seen that list, and the marks on it were drawn by my father himself. They were all the treasures of my parents, and it was He who was so virtuous and capable that he appeared on the list of the emperor's concubines and concubines for others to draw.
Cross the circle?
I remember that I was young at the time and was not fully familiar with political marriage. I thought that Fu Donglou would choose the most beautiful woman in the world to be his queen, and I waited and waited. Then Fu Donglou came to Heshun Prince's Mansion in person to pick her up.
The list in my dad's hand.
I stood under the old apricot tree in the courtyard, and even the matter of kneeling down to salute the emperor was forgotten in my mind.
His eyes were like water, and he glanced at me coldly and distantly. I finally remembered to say a few compliments to him, such as "Cherish your fate and congratulate the emperor on your wedding." "The emperor is truly a blessing to the people of the world." But those words
The words were stuck in my stomach for several times, but they never came out of my throat...
On the day of the concubine's collective canonization ceremony, Fu Donglou had the most rare and tender smile on his face, but I could clearly detect that under the festive and peaceful scene, his mood was indescribably bleak.
I don’t know whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but there was no peace in the court. The emperor was busy with government affairs and left all the concubines idle for months. The ministers were helpless and speechless, so they had to do their best to handle the political affairs neatly and beautifully, so that the emperor could enter the harem.
energy.
During that time, Fu Donglou really solved pressing government affairs and solved many problems left by the late emperor. The crisis-ridden political situation was finally calm and orderly.
Not long after that, a lingering light rain fell in the capital, and it was in this rain that lasted for more than ten days that Fu Donglou favored all the concubines one by one...
"If you don't want to swallow the rice in your mouth, just spit it out." Fu Donglou pushed a glass of warm water in front of me, with a hint of disgust in his words, "Are you afraid that there will be no food to eat tomorrow, so you want to save it and chew it tomorrow?
?”
My sharp uncle's poisonous tongue can make even your breathing painful. I quickly chewed up the food in my cheeks, swallowed it into my stomach with warm water, then raised my head and smiled at him, "Uncle, do you have any?"
the person I like?"
Fu Donglou's fingers holding the water glass tightened obviously, "...don't talk nonsense."
"Oh," I leaned close to his ear and spoke eloquently, "did the imperial aunts not take good care of you? So you don't——"
Before I could finish speaking, my head was ruthlessly pushed away by my uncle, "You guessed this after a long time?"
Anything that cannot be guessed can be explained by putting it on fate. I once again abandoned my face and got involved (there is no way, there are many people with mixed opinions, and you have to get closer to talk about serious things), "Maybe it's
The woman who is destined to be the queen has not yet appeared."
Fu Donglou finally gave up the idea of letting me continue to guess, "That seat was originally reserved for one person."
My expression was clearly one of sudden realization.
He continued to finish the second half of the sentence, "However, I probably won't be able to wait for her in this life."
Seeing Fu Donglou's somewhat sad look, I slapped the table with indignation and said, "How can she have such bad eyesight that she doesn't love my uncle! Uncle, don't be sad. There are so many good women in the world. If it doesn't work, let's change them every day."
Let her weep and regret alone in the lonely night!"
Thanks to me not being a man, how many women would I have harmed otherwise?
Fu Donglou specifically found out the ambiguity in my words, "No matter how discerning I am, I will never love my uncle, because that is against common ethics."
Eh, eh? I thought about it and realized that I should have said just now - how could she have such bad taste and not love you! At critical moments, you really can't be too polite...
There was an unpleasant atmosphere in the air, and I didn't know how to answer the question. After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to change the scene to break the embarrassment, "Would you like to go to the deck to get some fresh air... hmm?"
I was shocked by the end of my own voice. I don’t know when I learned his accent. I really wanted to kill myself!
On the other hand, Fu Donglou's expression was uncertain and he responded to me: "Okay."
Today is so strange. He and I, who have never been in love with each other, can actually take a boat trip on the river together. My mind is a little confused. I always feel that things are not as simple as they appear. There must be more conspiracies and schemes hidden in this peaceful place.
Under the surface.
He was a little kinder to me, could it be because he wanted to convince me to marry Lien Zheng? He wanted to convince me to sacrifice for the sake of the country?
As expected, people can't think too much. As a result of this distraction, I suddenly tripped over myself and stumbled. I wasn't frightened at all, but I just felt stupid and embarrassed: the ability to even wrestle on flat ground is really rare these days.
.
But the next moment, someone held his right hand.
A thunderbolt in the clear sky hit me right on top of my head - it was Fu Donglou who was leading me. There was still disgust in his words, but it was obviously mixed with some care, "I can't walk even if I fall into the river."
This will completely disgrace the royal family."
I didn't retort him with words like "No one knows me, it doesn't matter if I fall into the river." Instead, I changed the topic uncomfortably, "Uncle, look at the moon tonight, it's so beautiful."
The night sky was silent, with no stars, and... no moon.
My uncle raised his head and seemed to really see the moonlight, "Well, it's beautiful."
That attentive and careful look made me rub my eyes and look at the night sky again.
Fu Donglou suddenly laughed, "Idiot."
It seems that the sentence I just said was such a ridiculous sentence, or that my actions made me look like such a ridiculous person.
The lanterns on the deck were dimly illuminated, and under this ethereal reflection, he smiled so much that his eyebrows even bent down, and he was so beautiful that it could make one's heart tremble.
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