Chapter 171 Empress Cao's Worry
A blush appeared on Sheng Shulan's cheeks, her eyes were like a frightened deer, full of panic, she wanted to lower her head, but she was afraid that Zhao Xing would be angry, she felt shy, flustered and anxious, and there was something in her eyes. Crystal clear.
“Are you afraid of being alone?” Zhao Xing said playfully.
Sheng Shulan nodded first, then shook her head.
"You nod and shake your head, are you afraid or not?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Slave...slave...ah..."
Sheng Shulan's mind went blank and she didn't know how to answer.
At this moment, Zhao Xing stretched out his hand to stop her waist and applied a slight force, causing Sheng Shulan to exclaim.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that he was already sitting in Zhao Xing's arms.
Zhao Xing leaned close to her ear and sniffed gently, smelling a fragrance, like osmanthus under the moon, warm and melodious, making people fascinated.
"Have you taken a bath?"
As Zhao Xing spoke, hot breath blew out into her ears, and the roots of Sheng Shulan's ears turned red.
"Yes." Sheng Shulan nodded slightly and responded inaudibly.
"That's just right."
After saying that, he picked her up and walked towards the inner room.
Sheng Shulan hugged Zhao Xing's neck with a shy face, not daring to move.
The yard here has been cleaned, washed and re-decorated. All the things that can be replaced have been replaced and have a brand new look.
The bedding on the bed and the surrounding tents are also brand new.
Zhao Xing came to the bed and bent down to put her on the bed. Sheng Shulan seemed to have been cast on a body-fixing technique, not daring to move. She even forgot to let go of the hand holding Zhao Xing's neck.
"Is it true that beauty can't bear to be alone?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Sheng Shulan opened her eyes and realized that she was already lying on the bed. Zhao Xingfu's head was very close to hers, so close that they could feel each other's breathing.
Before she could react, her mouth was blocked by Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing's offensive was like fire. Sheng Shulan was unable to resist, and her eyes soon became blurred.
After an unknown amount of time, the tent was put down, and pieces of clothing flew out of the tent.
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Renming Palace is brightly lit.
Empress Cao sat on the soft couch, leaning her arms on the table and dozing with her head propped up.
Zhu Neiguan walked gently to Empress Cao and called: "Big Empress."
Empress Cao opened her eyes and sat up.
“Your Majesty is coming this way.”
"Oh."
Queen Cao rubbed her eyes and stood up, got up and walked out.
When I arrived at the entrance of the hall, I saw the officials coming here on a chariot.
After a while, the chariot landed in front of the main hall, and the officials got up and got off the chariot.
“Your Majesty!”
"The queen called me, what's the matter?"
The official waved his hand and walked into the palace.
He had no intention of coming to Queen Cao tonight. After dealing with Zha Zi, Eunuch Liu said that Queen Cao had sent someone to ask him to come over after he was done.
After so many years as a couple, if Empress Cao had nothing to do, she would not send anyone to invite him.
"Your Majesty, today Fu'er picked up a reconciled woman and went to the East Palace." Queen Cao said.
"Huh?" The official frowned slightly, walked to the soft couch and sat down, and said, "Has the woman's identity been checked?"
Empress Cao sat down next to the official and said, "Yes. , the eldest daughter named Sheng Wei, who had previously married a scholar from her hometown. Because the scholar wanted to admit a brothel girl, the Sheng family had rules. If the girls of the Sheng family did not live under the same roof as the brothel girls, they would not live together. Proposed divorce. "
"That way, the woman's identity is not a problem. Since Fu'er likes her, let her go," the official said.
He was worried before because Zhao Xing did not favor women, but now that Zhao Xing knows that he has taken the initiative to find women, he feels happy instead.
Although the woman had been married before, the Song Dynasty was indifferent to chastity. Zhu Neo's theory had not yet appeared, so it was normal for a woman to remarry.
This indifference does not mean that one does not value honor and integrity, but one does not discriminate against women remarrying.
It is not like the chaste and martyr women who were admired after Zhu Li’s theory became popular.
"I thought so at first, but then I thought about it carefully and became a little worried." Empress Cao said.
"What are you worried about?" the official asked doubtfully.
"There is already a girl in the second room of the Sheng family who is destined to be a concubine. Now to take another girl would be too much favor for the Sheng family. Moreover, Sheng Wei seems to be very valued by Fu'er, and I am worried that that girl will Charming Fu'er," Queen Cao said.
The official pondered for a while and said: "Tomorrow you send two nuns to the East Palace to teach her the rules of the Yu family. It can also be used to check her character. If her character is not good, naturally she cannot be allowed to stay in the East Palace. "
"Well, that's all it can do now," Queen Cao said.
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“The flowers on the temples are swaying with golden steps, and the hibiscus tent is warm to spend the spring night.
The spring night is short and the sun is rising, and the king will not go to court early from now on.”< br>
Zhao Xing hugged Sheng Shulan's soft jade body and looked at the sweet Sheng Shulan sleeping in his arms, and suddenly wanted to be lazy.
To be honest, if he were born in a peaceful and prosperous age, he would rather be an idle prince.
No need to intrigue, no need to worry about world affairs.
Wear silks and satins, and eat delicacies from the mountains and seas.
As for beauties, there is certainly no shortage of them.
A happy life is also very fast.
Over the years, he got up early every day to practice martial arts and study hard, and his tense nerves never relaxed.
The relaxation last night made his tense nerves relax.
Shaking his head, Zhao Xing smiled slightly. I don't know if this is considered as mediocrity.
As a prince and an only son, he will definitely be able to ascend the throne as emperor and rule the world in the future.
It’s something that many people dream of, and he’s even being pretentious about it.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing sat up, opened the curtain and got out of bed.
If you want to enjoy yourself, you must have a good body.
After getting dressed, Zhao Xing glanced at the bed surrounded by tents and walked out.
Sheng Shulan heard the sound of opening and closing the door, opened her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
I opened the curtain and got out of bed, came to the screen, took off my clothes and put them on.
Of course Zhao Xing did not pick up these clothes, but they were put away by the palace maid while they were taking a bath after the clouds and rain in Wushan last night.
Sheng Shulan was getting dressed when suddenly the door was pushed open and through the screen she saw several figures walking in.
“Who?”
Sheng Shulan hugged her clothes and shouted nervously.
"Your Majesty!"
Liu Ying led a few palace maids carrying washing utensils, walked around the screen, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness said that your Majesty has woken up, and asked the slaves to come in and serve you. The noble man washes up."
What Zhao Xing said?
So Zhao Xing has already discovered that he just pretended to sleep?
.........
In the open space at the entrance of Chaoyang Palace, Zhao Xing felt refreshed after practicing a set of marksmanship.
Hand the gun to Gu Tingye, take the handkerchief handed over by Sanshui and wipe the sweat from his face.
"Zhong Huai, how is your father's health?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My father is getting better." Gu Tingye said.
What Xiao Qin said to Gu Tingye before sending him to the Shenjie Department planted a thorn in Gu Tingye's heart.
Gu Yankai was injured on the battlefield in his early years and had old illnesses. He was already feeling sad because of Xiao Qin's incident.
Later, Gu Tingye asked him if he knew what Xiao Qin had done, and the father and son had a big fight.
Gu Yankai's old illness of being angry relapsed, and he has been bedridden during this period.
"You are not young anymore. I intend to send you to the frontier in two years to gain experience. Hurry up and ask your father to arrange a marriage for you." Zhao Xing said.
"Why don't Your Highness grant me a marriage?" Gu Tingye said.
Given his current relationship with his father, he was really afraid that they would start arguing again.
Gu Tingye's feelings towards his father are very complicated, including hatred and disappointment, but he also has the deep feelings that a son has for his father.
Zhao Xing shook his head slightly and said: "Zhonghuai, I won't grant you a marriage, so that if there is any discord between you and your husband in the future, you will still blame me."
If he did it for you Gu Tingye's grant of marriage represents his will, that is, marriage.
As a prince, his every move will be analyzed for its deep meaning.
Even if he has no other intentions, some people will still think about it.
After speaking, Zhao Xing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder, turned and left.
Arrived at the back hall, Zhao Xing ordered Sanshui to send someone to invite Yu Yanran and Sheng Shulan to come and have dinner together.
“Your Highness!”
After a while, Yu Yanran arrived first.
"Sit down." Zhao Xing asked Yu Yanran to sit down next to him and said with a smile: "I will introduce someone to you later. When you are alone in the future, you can also talk together."
"Yes." Yu Yanran nodded.
She naturally knew the news about Sheng Shulan entering the East Palace.
I originally wanted to go there to meet and get familiar with each other, but Mother Xu said that since she entered the palace first, in addition to the crown princess, the women who entered the palace later should also come to see her first.
There was no reason for her to take the initiative first.
Zhao Xing and Yu Yanran chatted for a few words, and Sheng Shulan walked in accompanied by the palace maid.
"Your Highness." Sheng Shulan said happily.
Perhaps it was because of the spring night last night that Sheng Shulan's face was radiant. Although it was still a little unnatural, it was not like last night when she didn't dare to raise her head.
"Come and sit." Zhao Xing pointed to the seat on the right.
Sheng Shulan came to Zhao Xing's right and sat down.
Zhao Xingwei introduced the two of them to each other, then took Yu Yanran's hand with one hand, and Sheng Shulan's hand together, and said: "Now that the Crown Princess has not entered the palace, there are only two of you in the Solitary Empress Palace. You can walk around more and avoid boredom."
"Yes." The two looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, let's pass on the food." Zhao Xing ordered.
After hearing this, Sanshui quickly ordered the palace maid to pass on the meal.
"You just came to the East Palace, and the kitchen doesn't know your taste. If there is anything you want to eat, send someone to the kitchen to inform you, and the kitchen will arrange it." Zhao Xing said.
"My slave knows." Sheng Shulan nodded, feeling warm in her heart.
Speaking of which, Sheng Shulan’s character is very similar to Yu Yanran’s.
Gentle and virtuous, but also weak in character and submissive.
Their personality is not suitable for being a first wife. Unless they meet a family with a mother-in-law and a husband who is a good person, they will be very miserable.
On the contrary, with their non-competitive nature, they are just right to be concubines.
Zhao Xing just said it casually, which moved her deeply.
I have to say that a big sister like Sheng Shulan is very good at serving others. When eating breakfast, she would see what Zhao Xing likes to eat. Whenever Zhao Xing finished eating and stretched out his chopsticks, she would already pick up the ones for Zhao Xing. Come over.
(End of this chapter)