Ji Ling coaxed the sixth elder brother and the third princess and watched them all fall asleep, then he lay on the table and took a nap.
After an unknown amount of time, the door to the side room was gently pushed open. Ji Ling was shocked, and when she raised her head, Qixi walked in quietly with two palace maids.
The two palace maids were both dressed in the palace attire of Shengjing Palace, with lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes. One of them held a washbasin in her hand, and the other held a handkerchief.
Qixi pointed to the wash stand aside and signaled the two palace maids to put the utensils one by one. Then she came forward to help Ji Ling up and whispered: "Master, it's getting late. It's easy for you to sleep on your stomach like this."
Caught a cold! The journey has been difficult these days, so why don’t I have my servants take care of you to wash yourself up and get settled as soon as possible."
Ji Ling rubbed his eyes and said nothing.
Seeing her master like this, Qixi guessed that she still wanted to wait a little longer to see if the emperor would come.
She silently lowered her eyes, walked to the dressing table, picked up a comb and stood behind Ji Ling, saying: "Master slept so hard that his temples were messed up, can I help you rearrange them?"
Ji Ling nodded, but Xiao Dazi came over at this time, knelt at the door of the back room to say hello, and asked the master if today's Shengjing dinner was to your taste. If not, he had made crispy eggs and water shield soup.
, small wontons and glutinous rice porridge can be used as a late night snack.
When Ji Ling heard about the wontons and pastry eggs, her eyes lit up and she asked Xiao Dazi to have them brought in immediately.
As a result, as soon as it was served on the table, the news of the emperor's arrival came from outside.
Ji Ling suddenly raised his head and stood up.
Qixi was still holding the tail of her hair from behind, but her hand fell free. She hurriedly put down the comb and followed her master out.
As soon as Ji Ling walked out of the main hall of Linzhi Palace, he saw the yard was brightly lit, and the Fourth Master came in with a group of people.
She stepped forward to salute, but was helped up by Yinzhen. He put his hand on Ji Ling's shoulders, hugged her into his arms, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go."
Ji Ling smelled the smell of alcohol in his nose, raised his eyes to look at Yinzhen, and saw that his eyes were drunk. Although there was no redness on his face, some people were like that - no matter how much wine they drank, their faces would be red.
Nothing to show for it.
Doesn't it mean that according to the rules of the ancestors - when the emperor drinks, there will be a dedicated eunuch in the palace to watch, and if he drinks too much, he will be reminded? Why is it still like this?
Su Peisheng calmly drove Qian'er down to pay his respects to Ji Ling: "I would like to pay my respects to Concubine Chen. May your concubine be blessed with peace of mind!"
Ji Ling immediately stretched out his hand to help him, and said warmly: "Eunuch Su, please rise. Your Majesty, is this...?"
Su Peisheng stood up, gave a helpless look, and whispered: "Hui Chen Concubine's words - Your Majesty will host a banquet in Chongzhen Hall today, and invite the Manchu and Mongolian princes, ministers and officials who will accompany you on the eastward tour, General Shengjing, Shengjing
The Minister of the Fifth Ministry, the Yin of Fengtian Prefecture, and the disciples of the Eight Banners came over to have a drink, and were accompanied by several elder brothers. The Emperor was really happy... The servant went out to have a few words with the people from the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office, and he could come back later.
, Your Majesty…”
Ji Ling nodded.
She turned around and helped Yinzhen to walk inside. Yinzhen hugged her tightly and said with a low smile: "I don't mind."
Ji Ling hummed softly, but felt that the weight of Yinzhen's body was pressing more and more on her. She held Yinzhen's hand tightly, while Xiao Fenzi looked on and stepped forward to help.
After all, he is much stronger, and with a helping hand, Gillington will feel relaxed.
The master and the servant helped Yinzhen into the side hall, one on the left and the other on the right.
Ji Ling watched Yinzhen sit down at the head of the bed and whispered to Xiao Fenzi: "Ask the dining room to prepare some sobering tea soup and bring it over as soon as possible."
Xiao Fenzi agreed and walked out, but was stopped by Ji Ling again.
He turned around and saw Ji Ling standing under the lamp, whispering: "Be quieter."
Xiao Fenzi responded: "Yes!" Then he quietly stepped out and gently closed the palace door.
After a while, Qixi had already brought in hot water for washing her face and hand towels.
Ji Ling stretched out his hand to untie Yinzhen's robe, then used a handkerchief with hot water, and wiped his face carefully, only to see that the skin behind Yinzhen's ears and neck were faintly red.
She stretched out her hand and gently touched the red area, only to feel that the skin on her tentacles was very hot.
It seems that Fourth Master really drank a lot.
Just now, Su Peisheng said that the emperor drank a lot because he was happy, but she felt that was not necessarily the case - for a person like Yinzhen to be so self-controlled and self-disciplined, he could indulge himself in drinking, so he must be depressed.
Yinzhen noticed her movements, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to hold Ji Ling's hand, brought it to his lips and kissed it, and then said softly: "Lingling, how can I let you do this and let the slaves take care of you?"
Yes."
As he spoke, he did not let go of Ji Ling's hand and kept holding it in his hand.
Ji Ling let him hold it and turned sideways to make way for Qixi.
Qixi knelt down in front of the bed and helped Yinzhen take off his boots. At this moment, Evian had already brought in the tea soup prepared in the dining room.
She turned around and placed the tray on the tea table aside, walked over with tea soup in both hands, and said: "Master."
Ji Ling took it, scooped a spoonful and brought it to Yinzhen's mouth, and whispered: "Your Majesty, you are thirsty after the dinner. Please drink some tea."
Yinzhen drank from her hand, but kept staring at Ji Ling's face with a smile.
When Qixi and Yiyun saw this, they immediately stood up, held the utensils on the table, gave Ji Ling a blessing, and then heard the emperor say: "Everyone, step aside."
As if the soles of their feet were oiled, the two of them immediately walked backwards to the entrance of the palace, exited and closed the door.
Only Ji Ling and Yinzhen were left in the side hall.
Ji Ling fed him a bowl of tea soup, and then wiped Yinzhen's mouth with the handkerchief beside him. Yinzhen turned his head slightly to avoid it, but pulled her into his arms.
Ji Ling smelled the alcohol on his body and gasped slightly. He couldn't help but raise his head and whispered: "How much did the emperor drink at night?"
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, but did not answer. He just raised his hand and touched Ji Ling's cheek and said: "Lingling, as soon as we arrived in Shengjing, we entered the palace. Are you bored?"
When Ji Ling heard his words put aside, he shook his head and said honestly: "Let's start from the Forbidden City - pass through Tongzhou, Jizhou, Fengrun, Yongping, Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and arrive at Shengjing. The bumpy carriage along the way made my waist fast.
I fell apart, and now I can rest and have some rest. Hongxin is with me, how can I be bored?"
Yinzhen smiled, stretched out his hand to play with the long hair that she had not combed out when combing her hair, and suddenly whispered: "My Lingling has a contented character. If everyone can be like this,
As long as you are like this, you will be fine."
When Ji Ling heard the logic of his words, he was clearly sober and didn't look like he was drunk. He couldn't help but murmured a few words in his heart, then pulled up the quilt and said in a different tone: "Is the Emperor tired?"
Yinzhen shook his head.
Ji Ling was having a late-night snack just now. At this time, she reached out and took out a piece of pastry from the table and put it into her mouth. Fortunately, it didn't take long and the pastry had not completely cooled down. She turned her head and saw Yinzhen staring at him with a smile on his face.
He subconsciously stretched out the remaining half of the pastry in his hand and said, "Does your Majesty eat it?"
Yinzhen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, pulled her into his arms suddenly, stared at her with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I won't eat it."