Hearing this, Xianyue didn't understand. She raised her hand and punched Hongli on the chest and said angrily: "Okay, the emperor deliberately teased me and ignored you!"
Hongli held her hand and smiled: "I was just joking with you, do you need to be so angry?"
Xianyue turned away and ignored him. Hongli tightened her cloak and said, "If I said I could let you see the moon, wouldn't you be angry with me?"
Xianyue said in disbelief: "The emperor has lied to me again. Now the clouds are so thick that there is not even a trace of moonlight. Where can I see it? Or is it that the emperor intends to let me stand here all night, waiting for the moon to come out."
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Hongli said with a smile: "Even if you are willing, I am not willing to let my imperial concubine stand all night." As he said that, he raised his hand and patted her, "Pap-pap-pap", the sound was very obvious in the silent night.
The next moment, a round soft orange-yellow round light lit up in the night, and then slowly rose into the night sky. It really looked like the bright moon rising into the night sky.
Xianyue stared at this scene blankly. She naturally knew that this was not the real bright moon, but a round Kongming lantern. But she didn't understand, how could there be a Kongming lantern at this time? Hongli... what did he do?
Arrived?
At this time, Sixi ran over from the place where the Kongming Lantern was rising, patted her sleeves and knelt down towards Xianyue, "I wish the empress no illness, no pain, happiness and peace."
Only then did Xianyue realize that Si Xi was not with Hongli. After signaling Si Xi to get up, she turned around and said: "Your Majesty..."
Hongli interrupted her and said: "What, are you not angry with me?"
Xianyue was stunned, then lowered her head and smiled: "The emperor let me see the bright moon, how can I dare to be angry? It's just that I don't understand, when did you ask Sixi to prepare the Kongming Lantern?"
Honglixuan frowned and said: "You still have the nerve to say that since I came here today, you have always had a stern face without even a smile. When I asked you why you were like this, you refused to tell me. I can only use this method to tease you.
Smile." As he spoke, he stroked Xianyue's face that had not yet suppressed the smile, and said, "Look, how beautiful it looks when you smile like this."
Thinking that Hongli secretly did these things just to make himself laugh, Xianyue was moved and said: "It's my concubine's fault. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Before she could kneel down, Hongli had already supported her and said, "There is no need to say the word 'forgiveness' between you and me." After a pause, he said, "How about it, can you tell me what happened now?"
Xianyue hesitated for a moment, shook her head and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong. It's just that the day of canonization is approaching, and there are still many things that have not been arranged at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so I feel a little anxious."
Hongli rubbed his chin where green and black stubble was gradually appearing, and said with a playful smile: "Oh? Is your concubine so anxious to be my wife?"
Xianyue pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Yes, I am in a hurry. I wonder if the emperor is still willing to fulfill his promise and let me be your wife?"
"Of course!" Hongli said these two words without hesitation, "I want you to be my wife for the rest of my life, you can't even think of running away!"
His eyes were so deep that Xianyue almost fell into them. For a long time, she murmured: "I have never thought that one day I can become the emperor's wife. Until now, I sometimes dream about it at midnight.
I thought I was dreaming. How virtuous and capable I am, I can..."
Hongli stretched out his index finger, placed it on Xianyue's lips, and whispered: "Do you feel my temperature?"
After Xianyue nodded, he added: "There is warmth, which means it is not a dream. All of this is real, Xianyue, in half a month, you will be my wife, my only wife!"
"Your Majesty!" Xianyue threw herself into Hongli's arms, which were extraordinarily warm in the night wind, and said in a hoarse voice: "You don't care about my concubine's origins. You give me the best and most precious thing in the world. How can I repay you?"
you?"
Hongli pressed a kiss on her hair and said with tenderness: "Stay with me, walk with me until the end of time and never leave, this is the best reward, can you do it?
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Xianyue nodded vigorously and choked with sobs: "I promise you, I will definitely do it, definitely!"
Hongli lowered his eyebrows and smiled, hugged her tightly and said, "That's enough, Xianyue, that's enough!"
The Kongming Lantern hung high in the night sky. At that moment, it seemed to have really turned into a bright moon, silently watching the two people cuddling together below...
At the end of the world, they should... be able to reach...
Under the same night, Liu Qi said hello to the gatekeeper and left Chonghua Palace. The gambling gathering in Yongxiang has long been an open secret among the palace people and everyone knows it. But a few days ago
What Xiao Mencius said made him feel lingering fear, and he looked back from time to time, fearing that someone was following him. Fortunately, no one was following him along the way.
After Liu Qi entered the gambling room in Yongxiang, he looked around and found no trace of Xiao Yuanzi. He walked to a man who was gambling enthusiastically and said, "Where is Xiao Yuanzi? Where has he gone?"
The man ignored him and stared at the dice cup on the table. When the dice cup was opened, the money in front of him was immediately taken away. He slapped his forehead regretfully, "Damn it, I lost again. I should have known it."
Just buy a small one.”
Liu Qi pulled him away and said, "You haven't answered me yet. Where has Xiao Yuanzi gone?"
"I don't know, Xiao Yuanzi didn't come today." With that said, he took out a small piece of broken silver and deposited it. Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, turned and left, but he did not return to Chonghua Palace.
Instead, he came to Yimeixuan and said to the palace attendants outside: "Excuse me, please tell me, I want to see your Eunuch Yuan."
The palace man took a look at Liu Qi. Liu Qi had been brought to Yimeixuan before. He had some impressions and immediately said: "Wait here for a while."
"Thank you!" Liu Qi waited not long before he saw Xiao Yuanzi walking out with him. He glanced outside and whispered: "Brother Liu, is there no one following you?"
"Don't worry, I'm very careful to make sure no one follows me." Seeing Liu Qi's answer, Xiao Yuanzi took him to his room. After closing the door, Xiao Yuanzi said with concern: "Brother Liu,
What happened to you? Did Xiao Mencius confess you?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Xiao Mengzi and I are fine, and we should be fine in the future..."
Xiao Yuanzi said in surprise: "Why is this? Doesn't the imperial concubine doubt you two?"
"She was suspicious, and even wanted to torture Little Mencius. Fortunately, the master made the decision for Little Mencius, so he was safe. For this matter, the master and the imperial concubine had a dispute."
The more Xiao Yuanzi listened, the more confused he became, and said, "Brother Liu, please tell me carefully what is going on."