Your Majesty will suffer

It was already July, and in the evening, the summer heat had finally subsided, and the crowds in the market began to surge again.

In the hustle and bustle of the city, a carriage came out through the busy city, went east through the Zhuque Gate, walked about a mile, and stopped quietly in front of a high courtyard with red walls.

The curtain of the car was opened, and one person got out of the car with the help of a servant, looked up for a while, but there was doubt on his face: "Is this here?"

The person beside him replied: "It should be that there is nothing wrong with this place. The little one came here yesterday, and told the family to wait here as a response." After speaking, he pointed to two respectful and upright people standing in front of the door. people, and asked, "Is today still the same?"

The two said yes.

The original questioner frowned upon hearing this, and said, "How long has he been here?"

The answer said: "It's been four or five days. It's been like this for a long time in the past two months. I hang around all day, and I almost don't go to the mansion."

After the answerer finished speaking, he went forward and knocked on the gate of the courtyard.The young servant who came to answer the door seemed to be very familiar with him, and led the group of people inside without asking any further questions.

The courtyard here is open, from the front hall to the colonnade, halfway there, you can faintly hear the sound of dancing and music, and when you get closer, the singing can be heard clearly: willows on the river are like smoke, geese fly to the moon and sky.

Familiar to the ear, the libretto widely circulated in Qinlou and Chu halls is not very new.

"The autumn color of lotus root is light, and people win and cut. The temples are separated by fragrant red, and the head of jade hairpin has the upper hand. (1)" Just in front of the door, the singing just fell.

Inside the door, after a few rounds of applause, someone said: "I've drunk the wine today, and enjoyed the singing and dancing. I think it's time to let it go. You should go back and have a rest." It was Li Qi's voice. .

It's a pity that this advice didn't make the other person listen, but he replied: "The house is deserted, I don't want to go back! Besides, it's still early..."

The people outside the door listened to the words, their faces lightened.The attendant next to him watched his words and expressions, and saw that he was hesitating, but Fang's hand that was about to knock on the door was stopped for a moment.

Naturally, the person who spoke just now was none other than Nan Gongji who had been wandering around for many days and never returned!

At this moment, Li Qi advised again: "It's true that the time is still early, but this table was set up in the afternoon! You have been so haggard in the past two days, it must be caused by drinking and enjoying day and night. In my opinion, you need to be restrained , otherwise, not only will it be useless for self-cultivation, but it will also be criticized by outsiders if they learn about it.”

But this remark aroused Nan Gongji's full of complaints, and he flicked his sleeves and said: "If anyone wants to discuss, let him discuss it! In the end, it is nothing more than dismissal from office, imprisonment and exile, or else, death at most I was already trapped in a puzzle, and I was manipulated by others without knowing it. Now I wake up, but it’s too late. I can’t go back to the middle of Sichuan, so I just let God’s will, but don’t hurt my father That's right!"

As soon as the voice fell, the door was suddenly pushed open!

Both of them were startled at the table.Looking up, Li Qi's complexion suddenly changed, and he hurriedly stood up and bowed.Looking at Nangongji again, after the initial surprise, he became lazy, and he didn't even get up, leaning on the back of the chair and half-sneered: "What day is it today, how can you be free, just like me, an idler. , to hang out in this brothel?"

Yue Ling's face turned blue and red, and he couldn't speak for a while.Fortunately, he made him wink and hurriedly persuaded him, and together with Li Qi, they almost forced Nangongji out of the door.

In the car, the two sat next to each other, but they were silent for a long time.

Yue Ling knew that the reason why that person couldn't get rid of his resentment towards him was because of the proposal to abolish the establishment at the beginning, but now, why don't he regret it in every possible way?Besides that day, it was also because he defended Yuwen's family in every possible way, and he was extremely annoyed, that's why he said those words, the original intention was to teach him to retreat in spite of difficulties.Unexpectedly, he was eager to save people, but he agreed without thinking, which made him hard to get off!However, he should know that it was just his own angry words, otherwise his position as the eldest son would have been lost by now!

"The promise I made to you back then was that I couldn't continue to take concubines, but that's not a breach of trust?" The man suddenly opened his mouth, which made Yue Ling startled.

Silence for a moment, then turned to face the person: "Ji, I also said in a fit of anger that day, if you don't want to, you don't have to take it seriously. Since I promised to keep the position of the son for you, I won't go back on my word."

The man just scoffed back when he heard the words, and then said nothing.

Yue Ling frowned lightly: "That day, I really decided to pardon the Yuwen clan. Even if you didn't intercede for him, I would let him go. However, you didn't understand my intentions at all that day, and kept saying that you were willing to abandon your official position and noble title. To make atonement for him, I was annoyed for a moment before I finally said that..."

After speaking for a while, the people around him remained silent.Looking back, he had closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The corners of Yue Ling's mouth revealed a trace of bitterness, and he helplessly caressed those hands that were especially warm due to alcohol: "Ji, I am indeed to blame for this matter, but considering the relationship in the past, why don't you get angry with me anymore? Notice Seeing you depressed, I am really heartbroken." He raised his eyes, stared at the person who seemed to have fallen into a deep dream, and sighed softly: "I know that you are still angry because of that... But for this reason, in terms of my original intention, I only It's just to keep you!"

Time flies, and it's mid-autumn again!

The streets are noisy with drums, the city is full of orchid lights, and the city is illuminated by the bright moon.The night scene of Jiangque in the capital of Qing Dynasty, the wind spreads the silver arrow, and the golden stem is exposed.Alleys criss-cross.Pass the bridle of Pingkang money, and listen to the singing slowly. (2)

On the high platform in the clouds, there are arrays of tortoise feasts, the silk and bamboo are boiling, the zither is clanging, and the dance music is seductive.

The moon is still far away from the mid-heaven, but half an hour has passed for the banquet, and the banqueters are too drunk.

The music stopped, and amidst the applause one after another, someone shouted "Yes", obviously drunk.Looking at the reputation, King Yu's face was indeed crimson!The crimson-clothed dancer in the middle turned around and smiled.In fact, King Yu's eyes never left him. At that moment, the two of them exchanged eyebrows and glanced at each other, and there was no need to say anything about their affection.

Everyone else can see it, so they don't think it's strange.

It is well known that Prince Yu is fond of him!It is also said that the new love and the old love, this time, the new favorite of King Yu is exactly the same as the old love Yan Run in terms of appearance and posture, as well as dancing skills.

In the first half of the month, the banquet will be over.

Everyone seemed to be in high spirits, pushing cups and cups, chatting and laughing happily.

But there is only one exception: sitting and drinking alone all night, without even raising his eyes, it seems that this kind of banquet is a boring thing for him.From people's point of view, it is really difficult to compare it with the romantic who is drunk and lying in the flowers every night.

Yue Ling sighed in his heart, it seemed that he was used to being depressed, he lingered in the Qinlou and Chu halls every day, spending and indulging, but when he was so drunk, he still ordered the kabuki to sing the main lyrics!The preaching will go out, which will cause criticism again.

But he still thinks it's not enough!

Speaking of which, there are more than a hundred thousand brothels in the capital, and there are countless beautiful prostitutes, but he just provokes the owner!At present, rumors are spreading that he competed with Xu Mou, a rich man in Beijing, for a prostitute, which caused Xu Mou to hate him, and even found a group of shrews to insult and slander him in the downtown area, and even chased and beat his servants.For a while in Beijing, it was spread as a joke after dinner.

Yue Lingshi didn't want to ask whether it was true or not, but after thinking about it, it must be true that he was playful and indulgent, and now he is notorious, if he doesn't think about restraining himself, sooner or later it will lead to disaster.It's just that up to now, he has long been unable to listen to the advice of others, and Yue Ling is helpless.

After the banquet was over, Yue Ling returned to the palace sullenly, seeing the man's dejected state, thinking that this night, he hadn't said a word, let alone looked at himself, so he felt infinitely lonely.Disturbed, not in the mood to sleep, leaning alone in front of the window, looking at the moon and sighing, suddenly heard that Huangmen came to report, but that person had trouble again!But this time, the person he provoked was actually King Yu!

In front of Xuanyou's gate, swords are on the verge of breaking out!The two drunken people stared at each other angrily, if not for a crowd of palace officials forcefully separated them, they would have already faced each other with fists and kicks.

Seeing this, Yue Ling felt annoyed.When asked the reason, everyone hesitated, and only said that the two met by chance on the way home, and they had a disagreement, which led to this.

It was getting late after thinking about it, and the two of them were drunk, so they couldn't ask what was right or wrong from their mouths for a while.Yue Ling had no choice but to suppress his anger, and ordered the two to be sent back to each other, and they will be punished after finding out what happened.

After careful investigation, I found out that the incident happened because of King Yu's new favor, Rong Nian!But hearing this, Yue Ling really didn't know whether to be angry or sad.Thinking that he competed with others for prostitutes outside, but he was interested in actors when he entered the house, and because of this he competed with King Yu, it is really embarrassing!Just thinking about it again, it is inevitable that he has fallen into the situation he is today, and there are reasons of his own. . .Why don't you sigh in every possible way in your heart for a while?

Let's talk about making trouble, it is His Majesty who is annoyed, and the servants are shocked, but the person who provoked the trouble is drunk and fearless, and he has a good night's sleep when he returns home.

Get up the next day, and it's noon.After lunch, Ling Qi persuaded him to enter the palace to plead guilty, but he was confused when he didn't want to, and then he realized that he could not remember what happened last night.It seems that disorderly sex after drinking is really harmful!

When you asked him to hear the whole story, the man only smiled back, not paying attention at all.

Ling Qi anxiously said: "This matter is not a trifling matter! Last night Tianxin was furious. Fortunately, the incident has not been reported yet. Langjun enters the palace now, but there is still room for lenient punishment. This morning I heard that King Yu has entered the palace. Lang You must not fall behind others, lest the Sacred Heart be displeased!"

Nangong Ji sneered: "Since Prince Yu has entered the palace, what am I going to do? If he was convicted, it would be useless to ask for it. If he is fine, then why should he punish me?"

"This..." made him speechless for a moment.

In the afternoon, Nan Gongji wanted to go out, making him know that he was going to find pleasure in the flower bush again, he couldn't persuade him for a while, but he couldn't help it, just when he heard Li Qi's visit, he felt relieved, thinking that he couldn't go out for a while up.

It's just that Li Qi is not an idler after all, after sitting for only a cup of tea, he gave the man a few words of advice, and then got up to leave.He ordered him to send him out, and when he arrived in the court, he heard that Mr. Lang had ordered the car to go out, so he couldn't help frowning and sighing.This taught Li Qi to see it in his eyes, and he was puzzled.

As he had no choice but to tell the story, Li Qi was shocked when he heard that, and hurried back inside.Make him look at his back and smile wryly, thinking that what he did will inevitably displease the Lord, but if Li Qi can persuade him to enter the palace today, even if he is a little bit blamed.

Those two talked behind closed doors for a long time, and it was getting dark, so they didn't dare to interrupt easily.I was pacing and watching in the court, and suddenly I heard that the family boy came to report: the royal family of the official family has arrived in front of the mansion!

Hastily knocked on the door to inform, but Nan Gongji didn't seem surprised at all, and still looked lazy. If Li Qi didn't urge him, he might not even have to go out to greet him.

Li Qi knew what was going on, and after seeing the driver, he resigned.

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(1) The glass pillow in the water essence curtain, the warm fragrance provokes the dream of mandarin duck brocade.The willows on the river are like smoke, and the geese are flying in the waning moon.The autumn color of the lotus root is light, the person wins and cuts unevenly, the temples are separated by fragrant red, and the jade hairpin has the upper hand.Tang Wen Tingyun's "Bodhisattva Man" belongs to the Huajian Ci series.

(2) The streets are noisy with drums, the city is full of orchid lights, and the city is illuminated by the bright moon.The night scene of Jiangque in the capital of Qing Dynasty, the wind spreads the silver arrow, and the golden stem is exposed.Alleys criss-cross.Pass the bridle of Pingkang money, and listen to the singing slowly.From: Song Liuyong's "Long Lovesickness"