It was extremely quiet in the Nuan Pavilion. Before I knew it, the night had become as dark as ink, and I could only hear the sound of the clock tower.
In the Forbidden City, from the second to the fourth watch at night, only the bells are rung and no drums are played. Time incense is also used to keep time. A small ball is hung on the scale and connected to a metal plate. When the incense burns to the hour, the ball falls into the plate to tell the time and remind the drummer to beat the drum.
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Yin glanced at the night outside Nuange's window and continued: "Once, I fell hard on my right foot. The pain was so great that I had to lie in bed for more than half a month. Shuida blamed himself very much, especially because I am a prince.
He was terrified and uneasy. The Queen didn't blame him for a single word, she just told me privately..."
Ji Ling heard her say the words "Huang'e Niang" and knew that she was referring to the late Empress Xiao Yiren.
Yin held her hand with his warm palm, stared into the distance, and said lightly: "The Queen's mother was still in good health at the time. I remember that she touched my forehead and said to me: 'Yin,
It is good for you to be aggressive blindly, but you must not be unreasonable in your heart. You must know that everything in the world cannot escape the word "measurement"! For example, if you learn to ride and shoot, gallop on a horse, bend a bow and shoot arrows, you will naturally be my Manchurian
It is the nature of a man, but if you just indulge your nature and let your temper run wild, you need to know that because of your status, you dare not disobey, but if this falls in the eyes of your emperor, it will not work!'".
He finally returned his eyes to Ji Ling, smiled slightly, with a bit of bitterness and helplessness in his tone, and said slowly: "Since then, I have restrained my temper, and I know how to be more restrained in everything. Who knows, gradually
It became my temperament, and this 'restraint' lasted for decades."
Ji Ling's eyes widened slightly. She didn't expect that Yin would say these deep-seated words to her, and her heart felt warm.
Yin looked up at her. The two of them looked at me and I looked at you. Although they didn't speak for a while, they both felt that there was tenderness flowing between them.
Ji Ling knelt down and rested his chin next to Yin's imperial chair. He grabbed his sleeve with one hand and rubbed it in his hand a few times. Thinking of comforting Yin, he whispered: "Your Majesty, what are you doing now?"
You are already above ten thousand people, so you don’t need to be too hard on yourself.”
Yin looked at her tenderly, rubbed the back of her hand a few times with his thumb, and said noncommittally: "Who said I have suffered myself? I am telling you this because I want you to understand: within the limits, there is nothing wrong.
Freedom, but if you blindly adhere to standards, life may not be too boring!".
Ji Ling turned his head, rolled his eyes, said "hmm", and said with a smile: "I have been taught, and I will obey the emperor's teachings!".
Yin leaned back, glanced at her, smiled slightly and said: "What teachings have you received? Tell me!".
Ji Ling raised the corner of her mouth and said: "The emperor means that I don't need to be too restrained. If you have any ideas, as long as it doesn't violate the palace rules and human feelings, you can boldly tell the emperor."
Yin looked at her with burning eyes.
Ji Ling also looked at him.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Yin stretched out his hand to rub the back of her head, raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "When you are stupid, you are really stupid! When you are smart, you are also really exquisite. You can understand my thoughts, which is good."
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This is good……
very good……
After receiving the emperor's praise, Ji Ling was so happy that her face lit up unconsciously.
She was very nervous when she came in because she didn't know why Yin had a straight face. She just thought she had made a mistake somewhere. She was worried about it for a long time.
Now that he was relaxed, he felt a little forgetful. Ji Ling raised his head proudly with a smile and said: "It's not that I can understand the emperor's thoughts, it's that the emperor is also partial to me!".
As soon as these words came out of her mouth, she regretted them.
You feel so good about yourself! So narcissistic...
Ji Ling wanted to find a hole to burrow into. She rubbed her hands awkwardly, but she saw Yin was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing unbearably, as if she had heard some really funny joke, and he seemed to be extremely happy.
appearance.
Ji Ling twisted her eyebrows and almost cried:...!
Yin laughed for a long time, finally stopped, raised his head, and said seriously: "You are right, I am just biased towards you!".
He stood up, stretched out his hand, and pulled Ji Ling into his arms. He lowered his head and stared into her eyes with a smile, and asked in a low voice in her ear: "Why do you like me favoring you?".
...Fourth Master!
You are such a fourth master!
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Ji Ling turned into a cooked lobster again, her face was so hot that she was going to explode on the spot. Yin saw her standing there obediently, holding her hands obediently, twisting her sleeves into twists, and her body was also numb.
Dare to move.
He held her hand lovingly and freed her sleeves from her hands. He saw the poor little girl's eyes turning around, wandering around, but she didn't dare to look at him.
He came closer to her and asked her ambiguously: "Are you afraid of me?".
Ji Ling shook his head, breathed softly, and shook his head obediently: "I'm not afraid."
Yin pressed her forehead.
He considered himself a person who was immersed in political affairs and did not understand the tenderness of romance, but in front of Ji Ling, he was completely clueless.
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The Yangxin Hall is at the southernmost edge of the West Sixth Palace, separated by a wall from the Qianqing Palace. Since the second year of Yongzheng's reign, although Yin was brewing a military plan in his mind, he did not tell anyone about it, so the court meetings were still held in the Qianqing Palace.
The next morning, when Ji Ling woke up in the back hall of Yangxin Hall, Yin had already gone to the morning court.
When she first opened her eyes, she was so sleepy that she thought she was in her east courtyard. She was stunned for a moment, thinking about Yin's hug last night, so ironing and warm...
Only then did Ji Ling react! She jumped out of bed and immediately climbed out of bed.
After the concubines went to bed, they often could not sleep with the emperor.
If she is a favored concubine that the emperor cannot live without, she can stay in the Yangxin Hall, but according to the rules, she should choose another place and cannot sleep on the emperor's dragon bed.
And I was able to sleep on this bed until dawn!
Using her brain, Ji Ling figured it out: it was Yin who made the decree that the palace people should not wake her up and let her sleep as much as she wanted.
Dear Fourth Master...
Qixi was waiting outside. At this time, she was called in by the palace maid in the inner hall, and she was waiting for Ji Ling to wash up in the back hall. After all, it was not their own territory, so both master and servant were inevitably very restrained.
The palace guests served delicate morning cakes.
Of course, the pastries in Yangxin Palace are not comparable to those in Jingyang Palace and Changchun Palace. Ji Ling swallowed. Although he was very greedy, he did not dare to stay for a long time, let alone eat as much as he wanted.
She picked out a few small pieces that were not easy to scatter, swallowed them in a hurry, drank two more glasses of milk, rubbed oil on the soles of her feet, and prepared to run away.
Su Peisheng accompanied him all the way. The inner entrance of the Yangxin Hall was a screen door decorated with vermilion oil and gilded. It was closed on weekdays. Only the emperor could enter through this door. At this time, the eunuchs opened the side door next to it, and Su Peisheng said
I went to Xiao Chenzi to see Ji Ling off, and then I stopped when I was almost past Yonghe Palace.