Zhu Ying whispered, and the emperor listened carefully. After these six words, their conversation finally came to an end. The venue for the two people's conversation was also moved from the original main hall of Qianqing Palace to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. Seeing that the emperor had already begun While pacing back and forth in deep thought, Zhu Ying didn't bother her. She turned to the large bookshelf against the wall and started browsing on it.
When the emperor suddenly woke up and wanted to stop him, he found that Zhu Ying had already held a book in her hand and was reading it with interest. Looking at the position where she was holding the book and the cover of the book, he couldn't help but She sighed in her heart. Sure enough, the next moment she noticed his gaze, Zhu Ying raised her head and glanced at him.
"Your Majesty, you are a little too idle, aren't you? Can you read this kind of book? You are not afraid of being laughed to death if people find out." Zhu Ying shook the book in her hand and said with a half-smile, "I was here before Think about it, how could Lu Sanlang have the courage to write about the private affairs between me and Ah Shou, because you, the emperor, are supporting him behind his back? If someone hadn't told him, how could he have come up with a name like "Die Lian Hua"!"
The emperor suddenly looked a little embarrassed. Fortunately, no one else was around at the moment. Even the trusted eunuchs and palace officials were far away at this time. He could only laugh dryly and said: "What support? I just listen to Chu Kuan." He said, this book is like the book "Better than Blue", it almost sold out and was reprinted several times, so I asked him to send me two copies to see."
"Your Majesty, if you blame Liu Feng, maybe I will still believe you. As for Eunuch Chu, how can he be so idle?"
Zhu Ying chuckled, but in the end she put the book back as if nothing had happened: "However, although this book is written very nonsense, at least Zhu Ying has a straightforward personality, and Zhang Tao can be regarded as a gentleman. Otherwise, if that damn little fat man He misrepresented us, and I have to take care of him!"
She raised her chin slightly: "Okay, it's getting late, I should go back, otherwise my grandmother and parents will be anxious. Your Majesty, you have a lot of things to do, don't read these legends, they are all boring. People can see it.”
Before Zhu Ying could take two steps outside, the emperor suddenly called out: "Yingying, Shiro told me two days ago that Ah Liu told him a story about a knight of the Tang Dynasty, but he only listened to a little bit and then stopped talking. I only know that Zhang Shou told Ah Liu the story. He has been scratching his head and head for the past two days, wishing he had not been admitted to Jiuzhang Hall and could not follow Zhang Shou to hear the rest."
"You might as well tell Zhang Shou later that the guys under Lu Sanlang are not good at reading and writing books to make a living. It's okay to let them write about talented people and beauties. They can write chivalrous stories. Short stories can barely make sense, but long stories can't. Only those clichés can produce good works. Since Zhang Shou has a story in mind but doesn't have time, why not dictate the general idea and let them write it?"
Zhu Ying immediately turned around and stared at the emperor in disbelief. Then she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear this for the fourth prince or for yourself? You really look like Grandpa Taizu in everything. , Grandpa Taizu also likes to read books. I remember that for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, he treated Na Luo Guanzhong and Shi Naian with courtesy, leaving a lot of good stories!"
What the emperor loved most was to be told that he resembled Emperor Taizu, and now Zhu Ying's words blurted out had succeeded in pleasing him. He pretended to be annoyed, and then softly shouted: "You come to lobby for him. I just pretended not to notice that I asked you to be a lobbyist, but you resisted me like this. You really are a female foreign minister, which makes me angry!"
Zhu Ying knew that the emperor was just feigning anger, so she immediately floated back like a butterfly, bowed her knees and said solemnly: "Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely tell Ah Shou when I get back, is this okay? Little Fatty Lu is going crazy with joy. Well, Ah Shou asked Father Lu to train so many typesetters at the public school, and now if I can think of a bunch of stories for him, he would just count the money with his eyes closed!"
The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhu Ying directly referring to Lu Wan with the words "Daddy Lu". After Zhu Ying went out, he heard Zhu Ying's voice from outside the door telling Liu Feng, especially not to mess with the emperor. When it came to buying messy books, the curve of the corners of his mouth became even deeper. Not long after, he heard the girl's words calling people out of the palace, so he called Liu Feng in.
"Go to Yonghe Palace and tell me, I will go see Concubine Yu and Mingyue."
During the period when the empress was deposed, the emperor had been living alone in Qianqing Palace and had never been to his concubines. For this reason, Liu Feng was summoned and questioned privately by the empress dowager several times. When he heard this, he was overjoyed.
Even if the emperor just said he was going to see Concubine Yu and didn't say he would stay overnight, it would still be better than staying alone in an empty room in the Qianqing Palace every day!
When the emperor arrived at Yonghe Palace, he saw only two palace lanterns hanging outside the door. Princess Yufei Yongping came out in person with only two palace attendants. At this time, even her hair was spread on her shoulders. She was obviously ready to sleep. .When she saw him coming, Concubine Yu was as generous and magnanimous as ever, but Princess Yongping smiled and said, "Father is finally willing to go out to Qianqing Palace at night?"
Hearing this, the emperor suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but his daughter's teasing and the resentment of his concubines were completely different. So he could only cough dryly and said: "I ate a lot at noon and swallowed a lot of things, until now I am like this My stomach is still full, so of course I have to go out and walk around.”
"The food you ate at noon has not been cured by the evening? Father, if your words spread, someone should say that those candidates for the royal chef don't know how to understand the Holy Eucharist!" Princess Yongping rarely spoke in a polite way, and when the emperor saw it, she simply pretended to be there. After looking up at the moon, she stepped forward and helped her stubborn father go inside, without forgetting to signal to Liu Feng and several palace attendants who were following behind.
Seeing that they were a few steps behind knowingly, she said with a smile: "You should be smarter when looking for excuses. I think you, father, were so angry before and are still unhappy now, so you came here to find them." Mom, talk. But it’s better to talk than to do it. I think you’d better go to the yard behind and practice your sword and sweat it out.”
Concubine Yu did not expect that Princess Yongping would come up with such an idea. When she was about to object, she saw the emperor suddenly stopped and then turned his head to look over. When their eyes met, she suddenly thought of the time when he entered the palace. After that, the emperor's first real time with her was when he watched her join in while practicing sword practice, and she was immediately startled without realizing it.
"You'll get sweaty when you practice swordsmanship... Mingyue, you have a good idea."
The emperor was depressed a few days ago. Today, he was depressed and met the pistachio Zhu Ying, so he was in the mood to relax. To be fair, he didn't know what he should say to Concubine Yu - he didn't like to talk to people. She has a complaining character. Even if she had a falling out with the queen, she never complained in front of Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu was the same and never mentioned that the queen was harsh.
But when I was young, I talked about the great rivers and mountains and magnificent scenery with Concubine Yu, and how I dreamed of leaving the capital and traveling around the world in the future. Now that I am older, it is a bit inappropriate to talk about it, because I just went to a Buddhist temple to offer incense and I was almost killed by that scene. The Yewang Rebellion was overthrown. Although the emperor still often leaves the palace, he no longer has any hope of traveling around the world.
Therefore, Princess Yongping's suggestion undoubtedly solved a big problem for him.
When Concubine Yu came back to her senses, she saw that the emperor actually moved his arms, and then looked at her with some expectation. She finally nodded slightly and said: "In that case, I will change my clothes... The same goes for the emperor, this broad robe Casual clothes with long sleeves are not suitable for sword practice, so it is better to change into something new."
After Liu Feng heard Princess Yongping's suggestion, he urgently sent people back to Qianqing Palace to find the emperor's martial arts training equipment. When he saw the emperor turning his head to look at him, he immediately made a sign that everything was ready.
So, when the two people who had finished packing came to the small courtyard behind the Yonghe Palace, Concubine Yu, who was holding a sword behind her back, looked as usual, but the emperor glanced at this somewhat narrow place and couldn't help but frown: "Dance here. The sword is really a bit cramped... I remember that I specially left an open space in the imperial garden to build a martial arts arena, and also said that you can go there at any time?"
Concubine Yu smiled and looked very calm: "The Royal Garden is a rare place for concubines to relax. If I go to practice swordsmanship there, it will probably disturb a lot of people's interest. Moreover, there used to be many exotic flowers planted there. Strange weeds won’t do well if they bump into them. I practice swordplay in my own yard. Even though the place is a bit small, it’s quiet and comfortable, and I don’t have to worry about others talking too much.”
The emperor was speechless. As the emperor, even if he was at odds with the queen, there was no place he could not go in the palace. If he was in a bad mood, he could go for a walk outside the palace. However, as a palace concubine, For Concubine Yu, when Jiuniang once held a lantern in the temple to light up the ancient Buddha, she could only guard her daughter Princess Yongping and stay silently in the small Yonghe Palace.
He tried to force out an apologetic smile, but in the end the words turned into a sigh: "Okay, then I'll let you attack first, and I'll see if your swordsmanship is rusty!"
Princess Yongping stood at the side, watching Concubine Yu smile, and move the sword like flying without saying a word, and danced the sword elegantly. She couldn't help but think of her mother who wanted to teach her swordsmanship when she was a child. A resolutely repulsive attitude.
"I don't want to learn swordsmanship. I don't want to be like Zhu Ying who only knows how to fight and kill! Besides, what's the use of practicing swordsmanship? I can't become a master who can defeat ten thousand enemies. If I have to rely on brute force to defeat everyone, then When I encounter difficulties in the future, others will just watch me from a distance and face it myself... Mom, don’t you think you’ve always been too strong?”
"You can rely on yourself for some things in this world, but you can't rely on yourself for some things! I don't want to learn martial arts. Even if I am really powerless, I can still rely on my clever mind and my father to help me! The most important thing is Yes, I don’t want to imitate Zhu Ying!”
However, at this moment, she saw the emperor suddenly join in with his sword, and the two swords clashed. In an instant, it was like two balls of silver light dancing under the moon. It was really beautiful. She couldn't help but think of Zhu Ying's future marriage to Zhang. After Shou, what would it be like for that aggressive and impulsive girl to face the elegant and gentleman Zhang Shou? But thinking about it, she smiled again without knowing it.
She still has time to worry about Zhu Ying? Shouldn't she think more about herself?
The emperor didn't know what Princess Yongping was thinking, and neither did Concubine Yu. In other words, the parents would definitely think more about their daughter when they were free, but at this moment, in the initial soothing pure sword
After the dance, the two gradually turned into a real fight, and now they have no time to think about other things.
Because Yu Fei's movements are getting faster and faster, and the sword power is getting more and more fierce, and correspondingly, the emperor's response moves are also getting faster and faster, and the initial plans of humility and so on have long since disappeared.
When they reached the climax, if they hadn't been holding blunt swords without sharp edges, Liu Feng, who was standing behind Princess Yongping, would have screamed.
The emperor who had already risen completely forgot that he was in front of his beloved concubine, the mother of his daughter, and gradually screamed. Concubine Yu had not used her sword skills so heartily for a long time, although she was not as overwhelmed as the emperor.
, but she was always calm and calm, with only a cold smile on her face, and a bit of flushing gradually appeared on her face.
At this time, not to mention that Liu Feng was gradually becoming frightened, even Princess Yongping was not in the mood to watch the excitement when she saw the two people's posture. She subconsciously wanted to take two steps forward, trying to stop this scene from going too far.
It became less and less like an entertainment activity like sword dancing, and more like a real sword competition, but then he was forced back by the strong wind.
Liu Feng, who was behind him, saw that the situation was not good, and quickly stopped Princess Yongping, and then said cautiously: "Princess, once the emperor goes crazy while practicing martial arts, he only has eyes for his opponent and no one else. You must be careful.
Accidental injury. He may not be able to hear you even if you shout right now. How about you ask Concubine Yu to stop and give it a try?"
"The mother-in-law is a woman and is inherently weak. What if she stops her hand but my father has no time to stop it?" Princess Yongping really began to regret her suggestion at this moment. If she had known that her parents would go crazy.
How could she dare to let them dance swordsmanship with such disregard? Fortunately, she didn't learn this, otherwise, if she was usually dragged over by her father to be a sparring partner...
Seeing that Princess Yongping refused to remind Concubine Yu, Liu Feng could only sigh inwardly at his bad luck, and then stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu, you two are about the same, can this be considered a tie?
"
The last half of what he said was just a joke, and he didn't expect those two people to answer at all, so when the two emperors and concubines answered almost in unison, he was immediately dumbfounded.
"Who wants a tie!"
Almost at the same time as these four words were spoken, the emperor and Yu Fei swung their swords at the same time. With the sharp sound of the two swords clashing, the two of them suddenly exchanged seven or eight moves, and finally they were exhausted.
, staggering back almost at the same time. In comparison, Yu Fei obviously took three or four steps back, and she even staggered and almost fell because her footing was not stable.
Fortunately, Princess Yongping had always been paying attention. At this time, she hurriedly rushed to catch up with her mother and helped her mother. Then she glared at the emperor angrily: "Father, why do you really regard your mother and concubine as your opponent? Even if it is a blunt sword,
After using so much strength, wouldn't something happen if it were cut on the body?"
The emperor casually let go and let the blunt sword in his hand fall to the ground with a clang. Then he took a long breath and showed an obviously very soothing smile. However, in response to Princess Yongping's accusation, he
I felt a little embarrassed, so I could only laugh dryly, pretending not to hear, and said haha: "I haven't practiced for a long time, Yu Fei, your martial arts skills have not deteriorated at all!"