Xiao Yun twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled reluctantly: "Now that I am in trouble, everyone is avoiding me. I never thought that you are the only one willing to come and see me."
"I can't help it. Who said I'm too kind?" Xiao Lezi touched his cheek and smiled narcissistically. "A girl as kind, generous, smart and smart as me is rare in the world. If you can know me, it must be you.
Blessings cultivated in previous lives!"
"Ahem!" Xiao Yun coughed muffledly, wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and looked at her dumbfounded, "How can anyone praise themselves so much?!"
"If I don't even praise myself, who else will praise me?" Xiao Lezi smiled indifferently. She looked around, walked to the table, picked up the teapot and looked at it, "Tsk, tsk, even the teapot is
It’s empty, your hospitality here is terrible!”
No one comes here on weekdays. Of course the two little eunuchs who are in charge of serving are lazy as much as they can. Not to mention the tea in the teapot, even the lid has a thin layer of dust accumulated on it.
Xiao Yun smiled awkwardly and said: "Sorry, I made you laugh, I will let them..."
"Okay, okay, I'm still a slave, how can I ask others to serve me?!" Xiao Lezi waved his hand carelessly, interrupted him, and jumped out with an empty teapot.
Not long after, she came back with a teapot filled with tea, used the tea to wash the tea bowl on the table that had not been used for a long time, and then poured two cups of tea.
She brought one of the cups of tea to Xiao Yun and said with a smile: "This is the tea I dug out from the corner of the wall. I don't know if it's broken or not. Anyway, it shouldn't kill anyone, so just drink it and see."
Xiao Yun took the tea cup with both hands, lowered his head and took a sip. The taste was bitter and astringent. It was obvious that the tea leaves had been left out for too long and were not stored properly, so they were all spoiled.
But for him now, being able to drink such a cup of hot tea is already very good.
He lowered his eyes so that no one could see the expression in his eyes clearly, and said, "Thank you."
Xiao Lezi was holding another cup of tea, sitting on a small stool next to the bed, and said with a playful smile: "I just made a pot of tea with the tea leaves and water you have here. Everything belongs to you, so there is nothing to thank you for!"
"No, I mean thank you for coming to see me. Really, thank you very much," Xiao Feng's fingers holding the teacup trembled slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress the emotions in his heart.
Xiao Lezi still looked carefree, as if he didn't notice anything strange about him at all.
After drinking most of the pot of tea, it was getting late, so Xiao Lezi stood up and left.
Xiao Yun wanted to get up and see her off, but she held her shoulder down. She said, "I know the way myself, so what can I give her? You should take good care of yourself. If I have time later, I will come to see you again."
Hearing that she would come again in the future, Xiao Yun's eyes lit up. He sat on the bed and watched her leave.
Back in the East Palace, everyone was still the same as before, with busy figures everywhere, and no one noticed that she left midway.
Xiao Lezi swaggered back to the palace, dug out the wooden box, and took out a pearl as big as his thumb.
She stuffed the pearls into her sleeves and went to the kitchen. The little eunuch in charge of the kitchen saw her and knew that she was a popular person around the prince. He quickly put down his work and came forward with a smile to say hello: "
Isn't this Sister Xiaolezi, what kind of wind brings you here?"
Xiao Lezi scratched his hair and looked around: "Do you have any tea here?"
"Of course, I have Biluochunyuqian Longjing Maojian Maofeng Tieguanyin here. I wonder what kind of tea you want?" The little eunuch paused, rolled his eyes, and added, "But these teas are not
Great, if you want top-quality tea, you have to ask Sister Bihe."
“It doesn’t need to be top-notch tea, just ordinary tea that can be tasted.”
The little eunuch immediately said: "Okay, the tea leaves are placed in the back room. Come with me."
They came to the small warehouse behind the kitchen. The little eunuch skillfully found the cabinet specially used to store tea, took out a box of tea from it, and said with a flattering smile: "This is the newly purchased Lan Guiren this year. It can replenish blood and qi, and beautify the face.
The perfect thing to miss a beautiful sister like you."
Xiao Lezi shook his head: "Do you have Pu'er here?"
The little eunuch took out another pack of tea cakes in a cloth bag from the cabinet and said: "There is only so much Pu'er. Your Highness likes to drink Pu'er. The slightly better Pu'er is kept by Sister Bihe herself. We only have this here."
Sister, please don’t dislike this kind of inferior person."
"It's okay, this is pretty good," Xiao Lezi picked up the tea cake, brought it to his nose, smelled it, and nodded, expressing satisfaction.
She took out the pearl hidden in her sleeve and said, "Take this and treat it as money for me to buy tea."
The little eunuch turned pale with fright and hurriedly pushed the cabinet: "This tea belongs to His Highness and is not the slave's private property. If the slave accepts your money, he will be guilty of bribery. You must not harm the slave."
Ah! If you really want to pay, you have to go to His Highness. A slave cannot be the master!"
Xiao Lezi didn't care what he said, just put the pearl into his hand, and then left with the tea leaves.
Xiao Yu worked hard all the way and finally came back. Also coming back with him was the Ninth Prince Xiao Shuiyuan. On the day of the funeral of the emperor's body, the prince led the civil servants and officials to carry the coffin to the imperial mausoleum. The people in the city knelt on the roadside and paid respect.
When the emperor's body was delivered, the concubines in the harem were unable to go out, so they all knelt at the gate of the palace and burst into tears.
Xiao Yun was placed under house arrest in Deyang Palace. He dragged his weak body and struggled to get up from the bed, knelt in the yard, and kowtowed three times in the direction of the imperial mausoleum.
It was drizzling that day, and the sky was covered with a layer of dark clouds, gray and very depressing.
Xiao Lezi stood at the door, looking quietly in the direction of the imperial mausoleum, hoping that the emperor and his old man would have a safe journey...
The emperor's funeral ceremony finally came to an end. Xiao Yun took the initiative to request to guard his father's mausoleum. Xiao Feng looked at the memorial, sneered, and threw it aside without approval.
Hundreds of civil and military officials jointly submitted the memorial, knelt at the gate of the East Palace, and shouted in unison that the country cannot live without a king for a day, and we implore His Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!
They babbled a lot of good words to praise Xiao Feng, and they had only one purpose, that is, Xiao Feng was the destined emperor and the destiny of the people.
Xiao Lezi felt drowsy after listening to it, thinking that if Xiao Feng didn't agree, she would be nagged to sleep by these old guys.
Xiao Feng was the prince bestowed by the late emperor, and it was natural for him to inherit the throne. All the officials did this just to show off, and wanted to take this opportunity to gain a good reputation for the new emperor. Xiao Feng knew it in his heart, and thought that these old guys still wanted to
Knowing what was going on, he followed the steps they had laid and accepted the succession matter in a generous manner.
The preparations for his ascension to the throne had actually been made long ago. He only had to wait for the Qintian Supervisor to choose a good and auspicious day before he decided on the specific time for his ascension to the throne.
It was finally determined to be on the eighth day of October. This day happens to be the birthday of Lord Ziweixing, which symbolizes the coming of purple energy from the east and the prosperity of the country. It is a very auspicious day!
No one was sure whether it was really auspicious, but everyone agreed tacitly and praised the new emperor. He was so blessed that he could ascend the throne on the birthday of Ziwei Xingjun. He was simply the destined emperor. This is really
What a blessing to the people of the country!
Regardless of whether the content is reliable or not, everyone picked up nice things to say and praised them without taking a breath, which made Xiao Lezi greatly amazed.
After two years of not seeing each other, Xiao Yu has now grown into an unparalleledly handsome young man. After being tempered on the border battlefield, all the squeamishness in his body has been smoothed away, and there is a murderous aura unconsciously revealed between his eyebrows, which is shocking.
Awe-inspiring.
He came to the East Palace to report to Xiao Feng on the situation at the border, and talked for a whole afternoon. Finally, Xiao Feng stayed to have dinner together. The two brothers had not seen each other for a long time, and there was always endless things to talk about. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious, but it was a pity that the late Emperor
When I first arrived, drinking and sex were strictly prohibited in the palace, so they could only drink tea instead of wine.
After finishing the meal, Xiao Yu stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Second Emperor Brother, I haven't seen Xiao Lezi for a long time. I wonder how she is doing now? I treat him very much."
I miss you, can we meet up with you?"
Xiao Feng did not refuse, but he did not directly agree. He said calmly: "Just wait for two more days. After I ascend the throne, I will naturally arrange a time for you to meet. It is not possible for now."
Xiao Yu didn't understand why they couldn't meet now, but when he saw Xiao Feng's expression that he clearly didn't want to talk about the matter anymore, he could only lower his head angrily: "In that case, I will leave first and not disturb the second emperor brother's rest.
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"Well," Xiao Feng called Eunuch Xia, "The road is difficult to walk at night, so you can take a lantern and see off my seventh brother for me."
Eunuch Xia received the order: "Cha."
Returning to the Tianyi Palace, Xiao Yu took a bath and drove away all the maids and eunuchs. He lay on the bed and looked at the bed in a daze. In the past few years at the border, he missed Xiao Lezi almost all the time. He thought he would come back this time.
It can relieve the pain of lovesickness, but I never thought that this wish would be in vain.
He felt extremely lost.
Now that he is no longer the little kid he used to be, he keenly feels that his second brother seems a little abnormal in his attitude towards Xiao Lezi. He can't help but think about what Xiao Lezi did while he was away.
Something to make my second brother angry?
Or is it that the second brother has some unusual thoughts about Xiao Lezi?
All the people in the East Palace moved to the Jinhua Palace. The vast moving team looked particularly majestic. Fortunately, the distance between the East Palace and the Jinhua Palace was not far, and it didn't take long for them to reach their destination.
All of Xiao Lezi's luggage was confiscated and her whereabouts are still unknown. She followed Bi He and others into the Jinhua Palace with ease. While everyone was busy moving, Xiao Lezi sneaked away again.
She came to Deyang Palace with tea in her bag. The old eunuch guarding the door had already received the eldest prince's advice. When he saw it was her, he opened the door and let her in without saying a word.
Compared to the bustling Jinhua Palace, this place is terrifyingly deserted.
When Xiao Yun saw Xiao Lezi coming in, his eyes sparkled and he smiled slightly: "Why are you free to come to my place today?"
"I'm bored. I just want to find a quiet place to stay. It just so happens that there's no one here, so I'll come over right now." Xiao Lezi picked up the teapot on the table and found that it was filled with water and it was still warm.