Zhu Yongyin smiled and said: "Master, it is better for the people that Concubine Xian pays attention to to get into trouble one by one than to kill her directly."
Xianyue didn't know that a huge conspiracy against A Luo was taking shape. By the time she knew it, it was already too late.
On an autumn night at the end of August, Xianyue stood by the lotus pond, quietly watching the fireflies flying in the night sky. It was really a miracle to see fireflies at this time of year, but it should have been the tail of the miracle, flying in the sky.
The few fireflies seemed to be drunk, rising and falling, obviously their life had come to an end.
At some point, there was another person behind Xianyue. He followed Xianyue's gaze and said, "What are you looking at?"
Xianyue did not look back, but said softly: "Why is the emperor here?"
Hongli put his arm around her slender waist, rested his chin on the crook of her neck that exuded a faint fragrance, took a deep breath and said, "I missed you, so I came here."
The corners of Xianyue's lips curled up slightly, and she said with a hint of resentment: "I thought the emperor had forgotten my existence."
"How could I forget you, the flower of interpretation?" Hongli walked up to Xianyue, held up her smooth and soft chin and chuckled: "This is the first time I have seen you jealous, Concubine Xian, huh?
, it has a different flavor than usual."
Xianyue lowered her eyes and said in a quiet voice: "How dare I be jealous? I just haven't seen the emperor for many days, and I am worried about how your nobleman's dragon fetus is."
"I miss you too." Hongli took her into his arms and said warmly: "When I was diagnosed with pregnancy a few days ago, the imperial doctor said that the fetal gas was a little unstable. Now after a few days of nursing, it is no longer a serious problem.
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"That's good." Xianyue lowered her eyebrows all the time, her voice sounded a little low, and there was no smile on her face. Hongli stared at her for a long time, and said in a cold voice: "This matter really makes you
So unhappy?"
Xianyue slowly raised her head, with a little water in her beautiful eyes, and choked with sobs: "I have always been good friends with Yu Guiren. Now that she has the opportunity to give birth to a dragon descendant for the emperor, how can I be unhappy? I am just
Thinking that I... have been by the Emperor's side for twelve years, but have never been able to give birth to a son or a daughter for the Emperor, I am really unworthy of the Emperor and cannot deserve the Emperor's favor."
Hearing this, Hongli felt a faint pain in his heart. No one knew better than him why Xianyue had no children. In this matter, he was indeed indebted to Xianyue.
He caressed Xianyue's soft cheek and said pitifully: "It's none of your business. Besides, who says you don't have children? Isn't Yonghuang your child? I see that he is much closer to you now.
Given time, they will become like a real mother and son."
Xianyue was about to cry and said: "I have always regarded my eldest brother as my own flesh and blood, but... I have always felt sorry for the emperor."
"No." Hongli hugged Xianyue tightly and said: "You are not sorry for me. On the contrary, these days, I have neglected you because of the child in Yuguiren's belly. It is my fault. You are not allowed to say such words again in the future. I
If you don’t like to hear it, in short, you are my concubine. No matter whether you have children or not, no one can get ahead of you except the queen. This is my promise to you, and it will be valid as long as I live!"
Hearing this, Xianyue finally felt relieved. From the moment she recognized the true face of Lady Yu, she knew that this woman had great intentions and would not be willing to accept the position of nobleman. Even the position of concubine and concubine could not satisfy her;
Although there is a way to deal with her, it is still unclear whether it will succeed; in this case, she must not let the noble man take away Hongli's favor, and must firmly hold it in her hands.
In fact, this is the only thing she can hold on to. If she loses even this, then she really has nothing...
Hongli squeezed her cold hands and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You haven't told me yet, what are you looking at here?"
Xianyue nestled in his arms and whispered: "I am looking at those fireflies. It is rare to see them on such a cold day. Unfortunately, they don't have much time left. After tonight, before the summer comes next year, they will be gone."
Never seen again."
Hongli glanced at the fireflies twinkling in the night and raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to continue to see them?"
"What's the use of my concubine's hope? It's impossible to warm up the weather and let them live longer." As soon as Xianyue finished speaking, she heard Hongli say: "Who says it's not possible? Sixi, go get the net and catch it.
Catch these fireflies, call more people, and don't allow any of them to escape. If one escapes, I will punish you ten times, remember?"
"Hey!" Si Xi responded and hurried down to make arrangements. Xianyue didn't expect Hongli to do this and said quickly: "Your Majesty, don't bother. If it's gone, it's gone. It doesn't matter."
Hongli's eyes were doting and he said: "Whatever you like, I will definitely try my best to do it for you."
Xianyue looked at him gratefully, "Thank you..." Before she could finish speaking, Hongli had already covered her lips and said, "I don't want to hear you say thank you, I like to be nice to you, that's all!"
Xianyue pulled down his hand and said with tears in her eyes: "Okay, I won't say anything, but everything the emperor does for me, I will remember it firmly in my heart and never forget it!"
Hongli scolded: "Don't say any unlucky words. Both you and the queen will be with me forever." Although he now quite likes Yu Guiren, who is also pregnant with a dragon, his weight in his heart is still not high.
Comparable to Mingyu and Xianyue.
Although Xianyue was a little disappointed when Hongli mentioned Mingyu's name, she was still more happy after all and held his generous and warm palm tightly.
Hongli pushed her hair that had been blown away by the night wind behind her ears, then pouted behind Xianyue and said, "Look, they have already come over with a net."
Xianyue looked back and saw that Sixi and dozens of eunuchs were surrounding the lotus pond with nets with long bamboo poles. Sixi was relieved when she saw that there were still six fireflies above the pond.
In one breath, he had been worried that those fireflies would fly away during his preparations.
Si Xi raised her voice and said: "You guys, hurry up and catch the fireflies for us. Be careful and don't let them run away. If one escapes, be careful of your butts blooming."
Even if Si Xi didn't say anything, those eunuchs didn't dare to be careless. Hongli and Xianyue were nearby, and they knew that this order must have been given by them without asking. Careless? Unless they didn't want the head anymore.
Because of the cold weather, those fireflies moved slowly, and they quickly caught four. The remaining two were unable to catch because they were parked on the lotus and were too far away. Sixi thought for a moment and ordered someone to take a ride.
The boat went to the pond to catch him. To prevent him from escaping, there were people guarding him on the shore to make sure everything was safe.