Chapter 10 Zha Long
Chunfeng and Qiufeng reacted quickly. When they heard the emperor's voice, they stood up immediately. Qiufeng cleared the table, while Chunfeng walked to Cui Xiu and helped Cui Xiu. stand up.
After almost packing, Qiu Feng put the food box aside and walked outside with Chun Feng. Cui Xiu watched the two people go, and then the door was opened.
"My servants see the emperor, the emperor is blessed." The sounds of spring and autumn winds sounded.
"Get up, where is Concubine Jia?" The emperor's voice was deep and deep, like the sound of ancient mountains and rivers. It contained momentum and made people unconsciously feel scared.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chunfeng and Qiufeng replied at the same time, and then Qiufeng responded to the Emperor's question and said: "In reply to the Emperor's question, Concubine Jia is about to give birth and is unable to move, so she is sitting inside."
The Emperor After listening to Qiu Feng's explanation, he didn't mean to blame him. He rubbed the jade ring on his thumb with his fingertips and stepped inside.
Cui Xiu, who was sitting there, had a faint smile on her face, but her heart was already in turmoil. Counting the days when she had not seen the emperor in her previous life, she had not seen the young Li Xiuhuai for many years.
Those things that happened back then were revolving in Cui Xiu's mind, from entering the palace, being granted a title, becoming pregnant, giving birth, fighting for favor, seizing the heir, the new emperor ascending the throne, managing the harem, and finally his tragic death.
This scene flowed in her mind, like a painting, but the tool for painting these paintings was a poisonous needle. The needle was stuck in her mind, so she remembered it deeply.
Cui Xiu watched as the figure gradually became clearer. She stood up slowly. The emperor, who was wearing a golden dragon robe and standing tall, walked towards her. His face fell clearly into her eyes.
"I am here to see the Emperor." Just as Cui Xiu finished her salute, the Emperor came up and helped her up, looking at her with soft eyes.
"If it's not convenient for you to salute, don't force it."
Cui Xiu didn't mean to fight with the emperor. Since she was not required to salute, she would just accept it and take it back slowly. He made a salute and stood in front of the emperor with a slight smile on his face.
The emperor's eyes wandered around her face, he held her hand, and said with concern in his tone: "Although I cannot understand the pain of childbirth, I can still guess three points."
"Concubine Jia, you have worked hard."
After Cui Xiu listened to the emperor's words, she followed the normal attitude, not too flattering or too cold, but said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty has worked hard for the country and the country. It is much harder to work for the benefit of the common people than I am.”
“My little tiredness is nothing.”
“It’s just that I don’t have enough physical strength and get tired easily. , Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Cui Xiu responded respectfully to the emperor, with apologetic eyes, and a pair of tender eyes that could not bear to punish anyone.
The emperor's expression didn't change much after listening to Cui Xiu's words. He took Cui Xiu's hand and walked inside.
Cui Xiu made no move to resist, but the expression on his face changed from the tenderness just now. He thought to himself, if there is nothing to do, he will go to the Three Treasures Palace. The emperor has everything to do. If there is nothing, he will definitely not go to her. This Chu Xiugong is running away.
Besides, she was about to give birth and was not suitable to stay in bed, so Cui Xiu could tell that the emperor must have something to do when he came this time.
"Concubine Jia, do you know? I have just received an urgent secret report from the 800-meter front line."
"The Cui family army led by your father achieved a great victory and repulsed Tutu."
"Your brother is even more brave. He killed the Tutu Generalissimo with one arrow."
The two sat face to face. Cui Xiu looked at the emperor sitting in front of him and suddenly put on airs, with a smile on his face. She was so happy that even the hand holding her moved subconsciously.
Cui Xiu looked at the people in front of him. His Majesty, the emperor of Ming Qi, had come to her palace to share the joy with her because his subordinates had won a battle.
I would like to ask the concubines in the palace, who can resist such preferential treatment? She could resist.
Because she lived once, she was severely deceived once, so she remembers the way Li Xiuhuai changed his face, she remembers the ruthlessness with which Li Xiuhuai drove her Cui family away, she remembers too much. So much so that now she couldn't believe a word Li Xiuhuai said.
When the country is in trouble internally and externally, the Cui family is a powerful minister, and everyone in the family is a good man who is upright and upright; when the country is peaceful and free, the Cui family is the leader of great achievements, and everyone in the family is unique. Believing sinner.
Such a contrast was really unforgettable for Cui Xiu. Because she was unforgettable, she was unable to respond to the words the emperor gave her.
Cui Xiu's eyes were dazed and he looked straight at the emperor. In the eyes of others, Cui Xiu should have been pleasantly surprised by the emperor's words.
I was so surprised that I didn’t know how to respond.
The emperor held her hand tightly and told her solemnly, "He'er, I know you are very happy now."
He'er is Cui Xiu's nickname, and usually only the elders in the family That's why he called her like this. It was the first time she heard this title from Li Xiuhuai's mouth.
Cui Xiu retracted her eyes tactfully, forcing herself to show a smile that was consistent with the emperor's words, and to echo the current atmosphere.
“You don’t have to hide this joy from me.”
“I am here to share this hard-won success with you.”
"When General Cui returns to the court, I will reward your Cui family well!"
The emperor followed the atmosphere and said all the rewards in advance. He was indeed happy.
"I, my concubine, would like to thank Your Majesty for the reward on behalf of my father and brother." Cui Xiu did not have any intention of going beyond the limit, and thanked the Emperor in the same way as he usually received rewards.
After Cui Xiu said this, the emperor's expression suddenly stopped showing joy, his frozen smile suddenly retracted, and he let go of Cui Xiu's hand.
“Jia Fei.”
"Counting the days, you have been in the palace for six years." The emperor turned around, his face a little dark, and he sat on the edge of the bed, with his hands on his knees and looking straight ahead.
Cui Xiu sat sideways, glanced at the emperor from the corner of his eye, nodded and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor received Cui Xiu's answer. His brows were knitted, his aura became even fiercer, and he said, "Haven't you learned anything in the past six years?"
"Ning Cai lives in your Chuxiu Palace. Her Don’t you see the slightest bit of gentleness?”
The emperor said, his words were full of aggressive questioning, which was in sharp contrast to the joy he had just expressed.
There was no displeasure on Cui Xiu's face, she was always calm. Let her learn from Ning Cairen? Why.
Since Ning Cai Ren is gentle and petty, wouldn’t it be better if Your Majesty went directly to Ning Cai Ren? Why do you want to come to her place?
Are you asking for trouble?
She doesn’t know how to imitate Ning Cai Ren, not in the past and never in the future.
She is Cui Xiu. She is not a mixture of anyone. If the emperor asked her to learn from Ning Cairen today and she learned it obediently, then tomorrow the emperor would ask her to learn from concubine, and then she would pay back her in the future. What kind of concubine is there?
Why should she learn whatever he wants her to learn?
“When you first entered the palace, you didn’t know how to please me, and I didn’t care about you.”
“But it’s been six years now.”
"As the most talented woman in Kyoto, can't you learn that little thing?"
(End of this chapter)