Chapter 257: One thing descends on another, leaving the palace to worship ancestors
Ji Qingwu deliberately chose the night, deliberately danced the jade curtain shadow dance, and deliberately disappeared in front of him.
The curtain in front of Emperor Wu Su was shaken into rags by an overbearing internal force and fell to the ground.
Li Yuzong, who was following the emperor, lowered his head.
It’s true that one thing brings down another thing.
I thought Miss Ji would leave the palace sadly, but she thought of this trick.
This effect can be seen from the depressed but unrelieved expression of Emperor Wu Su.
Emperor Wu Su turned around and glanced at him sideways.
“Laugh if you want to.”
Li Yuzong’s mouth straightened: “Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood me. I am born with a smiling face.”
Soon Manager Li stopped laughing. Emperor Wu Su returned to the palace and became anxious about everything he saw.
The bed curtain looked too much like the curtain Ji Qingwu danced with just now, so he removed it and replaced it with several new ones before the emperor was satisfied.
Later, I thought it was too hot in the palace, so I added a few basins of ice cubes to the floor of the dormitory to stay safe.
After Ji Qingwu danced and exercised, he lay contentedly on the bed and soon fell asleep.
But the lights in Zhaoyang Hall were kept burning until late at night before they were extinguished.
Early the next morning.
The fifth lady of the Ji family went to the emperor's palace to perform a jade curtain shadow dance. Emperor Wu Su was angry and destroyed the curtain, which spread to all the palaces.
After Ji Qingwu got up, he heard the little eunuchs talking quietly.
“Have you heard that last night, the emperor was so angry that he couldn’t sleep for the rest of the night.”
“What happened?”
"It's not this Miss Ji Wu. Yesterday, she got close to the emperor again. I heard she even danced a seductive dance. Our emperor is the most ascetic and doesn't even enter the harem often. Now, he gets upset every time he sees her."< br>
Hearing that Emperor Wu Su had not slept well last night, Ji Qingwu stood in the corridor and became more and more refreshed.
"Fifth Miss." Someone hurriedly walked up to her.
Ji Qingwu called: "Aunt Shixi."
Shixi said: "Fifth Miss, the Queen Mother invites you to go to the front hall."
Ji Qingwu followed Shi Xi and asked, "Auntie, do you know what happened? The Queen Mother called me over early in the morning?"
These days, the Queen Mother has become more and more affectionate towards Ji Qingwu. As long as she is willing to spend time on the emperor, she will be the Queen Mother's closest relative.
Shi Xi also treated her more warmly than before, revealing something to her in advance, and whispered: "It was the emperor who sent the news."
One night passed, Wu Su Is there any new news from the emperor's end?
But seeing Shi Xi’s expression, it’s very likely that it’s not a good thing.
As soon as Ji Qingwu walked to the door of the palace, he heard long sighs inside.
"The Ai family originally thought that the emperor valued Qingwu, but now it seems that the emperor really doesn't like her."
Ji Qingwu paused slightly, then raised his feet. When he came in, he had straightened his expression and said hello with a smile.
"Qingwu has met my aunt."
The Queen Mother said: "Sit down first."
Ji Qingwu sat at the bottom. After the palace guests served tea, the Queen Mother drove out all the attendants, leaving only Shixi and Fanghua.
Ji Qingwu then asked: "Aunt, what happened?"
The Queen Mother glanced at her and sighed: "Because the Longevity Festival is approaching, the emperor plans to leave the palace tomorrow. Go to the Imperial Temple outside the city to worship your ancestors.”
Ji Qingwu nodded. , asked: "This is normal, it's just ancestor worship, why is my aunt so worried?"
The Queen Mother said: "When the emperor goes to worship his ancestors, the people who can accompany him, whether they are close ministers or concubines, They are all favored by the emperor, and it is up to the emperor to choose them.”
It seems that the list of people who will follow Emperor Wu Su to worship their ancestors outside the palace has been finalized.
Seeing the Queen Mother's deeply furrowed eyebrows, Ji Qingwu was not surprised at the result.
She said: "There should be no me."
Looking at Ji Qingwu's face, the Queen Mother shook her head and said regretfully: "It's not just that you are not there, it is simply that apart from you, the harem All the concubines have gone there." Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered, thinking about the meaning of this sentence.
She is not a concubine in the first place, so it is understandable that she is not included in the ancestor worship.
The Queen Mother said: "That's not all, Qingyuan is also on the roster."
Ji Qingwu's eyebrows furrowed at this time. Emperor Wu Su called all Ji Qingyuan on, but only Ji Qingyuan was on the list. Her name was not added.
This.
This is too deliberate.
Ji Qingwu looked up again and saw the look of sadness and regret on the Queen Mother's face, and he suddenly understood.
She knew her friendship with him in her heart, but no one else knew about it.
This move will only make others think that the emperor is never tired of her.
Allowing Ji Qingyuan to go with her to worship her ancestors was also sending a signal to the Queen Mother. Instead of continuing to help her behind the scenes, it was better to focus on her other niece.
These few times, Ji Qingwu was able to set up a stage near the emperor because of the support of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother said: "Qingwu, what do you think?"
Emperor Wu Su had seen through the Queen Mother's thoughts, what else could she have in mind.
Ji Qingwu said: "...I listen to my aunt."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "You have worked hard these days, so you should rest first. We will discuss this matter in the long term. "
Taking a long-term view, as time goes by, it will be equivalent to forgetting this matter. Ji Qingwu feels that he can pack his luggage and prepare to leave the palace.
Because this is an impromptu ancestor worship ceremony, the Queen Mother will also go with her.
I had to stay there for a day and then go back. I needed to prepare a lot of things, so I didn’t chat with her for too long.
Most of the people in the palace were busy, making Ji Qingwu look like an idler.
Wait until the day of ancestor worship.
The sky was still dark, and Ji Qingwu was awakened by the sound of bells and drums outside.
She sat up and slid the quilt onto her legs. She walked to the window with her clothes on. There was a faint white crescent moon hanging in the sky outside.
Ji Qingwu’s heart seemed to be hooked.
I suddenly wanted to see him.
Just meet once.
Having this idea, she could no longer suppress it. She quickly put on her outer clothes, opened the door and walked out.
It was still cold at dawn, and Ji Qingwu was shaken by the breeze.
The road inside the harem was mostly empty. The ladies accompanied the emperor to worship their ancestors, and they also had to bring their attendants with them. In the morning, there were no traces of the busy palace people in the past.
Seeing such an empty scene, Ji Qingwu felt uncomfortable, and she became more and more anxious as she walked away.
When she reached the vicinity of Zhaoyang Hall, she stopped.
A few feet away, Ji Qingwu looked at the magnificent palace. At this moment, there were no lights burning in the palace, and no one could be seen.
The people inside have left.
Ji Qingwu walked hurriedly on the way here, sweating already on his forehead and the tip of his nose.
She thought for a while, turned around and started walking again. She thought she was walking too slowly, so she started running.
When she chased her to the palace gate, she could only see the end of the majestic procession of honor guards and the smoke and dust raised by the carriages and horses.
Still not seen.
Ji Qingwu leaned on the gilded door with his hand and panted.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t see him, just wait for him to come back.
Ji Qingwu stood at the door for a while longer. When she turned around to leave, as soon as she lowered her head, she found a figure standing with her.
Coming, coming~
(End of this chapter)