Strange Tale of Qingluan

In a blink of an eye, night came.

The cell where Li Xuan was imprisoned was extremely quiet, only the flame burning on the fire frame in the corner quietly accompanied the man, but it was a pity that his eyes were as dark as the ink night, and he couldn't feel the existence of this silent friend at all.

crunch--

The sound of steel or iron moving suddenly penetrated into his ears.

He raised his head without hesitation, and turned his ears to the direction of the sound, expecting someone to approach, but even more expecting that the person who came would be someone who he missed deeply.

However, after the sound of footsteps stopped in front of the cage, the sound of voices shattered the expectation in his heart.

"It's so quiet in the prison, Gu really wants to lock you up like this until you die!"

Li Xuan pursed his lips tightly, deliberately ignoring him.

But silence can't stop Lou Tianying from continuing to speak arrogantly.

Lou Tianying snorted coldly, and said again: "It's useless to pretend to be deaf, tomorrow! Gu will marry Zhongming! Zhongming has already agreed to this marriage! And you, as long as you drink the fine wine that Gu rewards tomorrow, you will be fine." Leaving the palace. Gu wants to remind you that if you dare to make trouble and incite Zhongming at the wedding banquet tomorrow, Gu has nothing to do with you, but will directly take your head!"

After saying that, he simply turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.I came here tonight just to tell you the good news of the wedding and a ruthless warning.

Li Xuan didn't speak from the beginning to the end, just listened, clenched his fists secretly, even if his fingertips got stuck in his own flesh, he didn't care at all, and even heard Lou Tianying's instructions to the guards when he left.

"He is so dirty, he must not be brought to the wedding banquet like this tomorrow. You must arrange a bath, and bring him to the wedding banquet after he has a bath and changed clothes! If there is anything wrong, ask the crime immediately!"

"Yes! Yes! Humble Job will definitely make arrangements to ensure that he will be clean tomorrow!"

"Don't shave his beard. I don't want him to be half as handsome as Gu at Gu's wedding banquet."

"That's it! That's it! Only His Majesty is the most handsome in Taoxia! Anyone who dares to be more handsome than His Majesty will be killed and killed!"

"Gu is a Mingjun, isn't it?"

"Yes, yes, yes! No one dares to be more handsome than your majesty even if your majesty does not kill him."

crunch--

This kind of sound sounded again, but this time, it was the sound of the iron door closing. After this sound, the human voice disappeared.

The moon outside was very round, but it was only missing a mouthful, as if it had been gnawed away by a tengu. It was about to be round but not completely round.

Even if the vent facing the high wall behind him, even if the vent is facing the moon, Li Xuan, who is already blind, has no way of knowing its existence, so he is free from thinking about it.

Only the matter of Su Zhongming's promise to get married was magnified a hundred times in his heart and occupied all his thoughts.He knew that the reason why Su Zhongming agreed was because Lou Tianying threatened him with his life.He felt sorry for himself and also for Su Zhongming, he also understood Su Zhongming's obsession with cleanliness, he was afraid that Lou Tianying would not be able to force Su Zhongming and hurt Su Zhongming.

After being able to leave this cage tomorrow and leave the Taoxia Palace, he still doesn't have a clear idea of ​​what to do from now on.

The night deepened without knowing it, and it was so quiet that one could hear the sound of only one night insect, which was clear and vigorous, and penetrated into Su Zhongming's ears.

His body was covered with a warm silk quilt, and the warm air flowed in from outside the tent, but his mind was clear, and he was worried about what he was about to face the next day.

What should I do, I will marry that bastard tomorrow.Alas, it is already very painful for a woman to marry a man she doesn't like, not to mention that I am still a man.Although I don't have a woman's chastity, I also have a cleanliness addiction, and cleanliness is like a life...

In worry, Su Zhongming thought helplessly.

However, the more worried he was, the more he fell into a vortex of worry.

Will it be difficult to sleep this night because of worry?

Su Zhongming couldn't help but sighed softly, turned over and faced the bed.

Even if he can sleep peacefully, even if he can't sleep all night, the dawn is not at his mercy, and he always moves forward due to the cycle of time, so that the law will not change in any way. In the blink of an eye, when Su Zhongming turns over again , when facing out of the gauze tent, I found that the warm golden light had already shone on the ground.

He could only lie on his back, looked at the top of the tent and sighed softly, as if resigned to fate.

A soft creak came from outside the screen. He heard it, but pretended not to hear it, pretending to be dead and still lying still.

Holding a golden basin, Baoqin brought a few little maids into the hall one after the other. The golden basin, porcelain pot, tea bowl, several neatly folded red wedding dresses that could not hide the joy, and piles of Bao Zhu and Jin Bu Yao's phoenix crown, which always exudes jewels, were placed on the table.

Baoqin turned her head and called out to the inside of the screen gently: "Young master, have you got up? The sun is almost up to three poles."

Su Zhongming was silent for a moment before opening his lips: "Baoqin..."

Baoqin replied, "What's your order, Master?"

Su Zhongming only asked: "Can I go back on my word?"

Baoqin replied: "Young master, the wedding dress has already been delivered, and it is useless to regret it or not."

Yes, it’s useless whether you regret it or not, and you have to wear red clothes if you want to. Instead of being held up by others and being stripped of your clothes by the wall and put on red clothes by the wall, you still have a backbone in wearing it yourself.

Su Zhongming had no choice but to prop up his upper body and resign himself to fate.

After breakfast and putting on the wedding dress, Baoqin put the round mirror in front of him, and he raised his right hand to cover his face without looking at the mirror.Baoqin was helpless, and persuaded: "Young master, take a look? This dress is quite suitable for you."

Su Zhongming lowered his right hand, only looked at Baoqin, and began to chatter: "I also wore it once in Wenguo back then, and I was the bridegroom officer at that time! I didn't even look at it anyway! Because I am unhappy, I can't be happier looking in the mirror." !"

Baoqin was stunned for a moment, lowered her hand holding the mirror, and couldn't help saying: "Young master...is he from Wen country? I heard that Wen country was the most prosperous country for one year, and many novelties came from there. Things were all thought up by the monarch at that time, and the canal built in Huangyuan Kingdom today was also created by this monarch."

Su Zhongming squeezed out a smile as he listened, and only asked, "Have you ever worshiped him?"

Baoqin was taken aback again: "Master, do you mean you have bowed down to him?"

Su Zhongming explained: "It's not kneeling, it's admiration, admiration as a god."

Baoqin said: "It is possible, but I have no chance to meet him. I heard that he has become a vagrant, or died in a foreign country. If this is the case, it is really a pity."

Su Zhongming echoed: "Yes, it's really a pity. After leaving the Wen Kingdom, you will have no power or power. Therefore, when you become a monarch, you must sit firmly. Even if you travel, you must arrange reliable people to handle state affairs on your behalf."

This experience was hard-won, and it was already too late when I realized it now. The past is the past after all, and there is no turning back, no starting over.

He sighed inwardly for a while, and when he raised his head, he saw Baoqin open the lid of a porcelain vase, and saw the gorgeous vermilion like wintersweet from the mouth of the vase, he couldn't help but be taken aback: "What is this?"

Baoqin looked back and said with a smile: "Give me some rouge and gouache, it will match this phoenix crown. This is also the order of the new king."

As soon as Su Zhongming heard that he was going to put makeup on his face, he backed away in a panic, and said in a panic, "Isn't this what women wear when they get married? No, no, no, I won't! I won't!" Then he turned around and ran away , rushed out the door.

The guards outside the palace gate were all dumbfounded when they saw a flash of bright red swiftly passing by in front of them.Baoqin also ran out afterwards, still holding the porcelain vase containing rouge in one hand, seeing Su Zhongming disappearing in a flash, and seeing the guard motionless, she hurriedly said: "What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and chase the young master back!"

A guard wondered: "Are you running away from marriage, sir, or...?"

Bao Qin blurted out: "What kind of marriage is running away! It's running away from make-up! The son ran away, but he couldn't put on rouge! Hurry up, hurry up! If you run away sweating and your wedding dress is soaked, how can you get into the wedding banquet!? "

When the guards heard the words, they knew that the responsibility was heavy, so they quickly chased after him.

"My lord! My lord!"

There were such shouts along the way, mixed with the sound of chaotic footsteps.

Such a voice forced Su Zhongming to become more anxious, and his pace became more urgent, and he ran straight forward along the long street in the palace, no matter where the road under his feet led to.

After running for a while, everyone was out of breath, but Su Zhongming refused to admit defeat, gritted his teeth and insisted on rushing forward.

"My lord! Stop it! My lord..."

While breathing heavily, the guards chased after him helplessly, begging in the middle of their mouths.

Su Zhongming ignored it completely, his hair fluttered in the cold wind, and before he knew it, it was blown tousled.

Ahead, in the blink of an eye, a seemingly deep entrance appeared, which was the imperial garden.

Su Zhongming rushed in without hesitation. There were some trees not far from the left side of the path, and the trunks of the trees were also very thick. Su Zhongming knew that it was not a good way to run down like this, but after seeing the trees, he had an idea, changed direction, and ran. Facing the tree, he nimbly climbed to the height of the tree, sat on the thick branch, and was able to take a breath.

He sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his cuff, thankful that he had made a wise decision.

Those guards caught up, but they couldn't climb trees, so they could only look up at Su Zhongming on the tree from the foot of the tree, and said anxiously: "My lord! Stop playing! Come down!"

Su Zhongming snorted softly, and then said: "I agreed to save a life, but I was told to wear this dress! Well, I reluctantly put on this dress, but they told me to put on rouge like a woman! Don't do it." Humph! I won’t do it even if you beat me to death!”

A guard persuaded: "My lord! You come down first! If you have something to discuss, it is best to discuss it!"

Su Zhongming blurted out: "What's the use of discussing with you! I still have to put this rouge and gouache on my face!"

The guards had no choice but to discuss with each other.

"What should I do? If my lord sits on it all the time, I'm afraid it will be late..."

"Why don't you go back and ask Miss Baoqin?"

"No! We all went back, and my lord ran away again!"

"You guys stay here to watch over the adults, and I will go back with him to ask Miss Baoqin!"

"Ok!"

After the discussion, the two guards left.

Su Zhongming sat on a high place, watching the two of them leave, he was not in a hurry at all, instead he sat firmly, the cold wind blew and he only let his hair that was already disheveled, and the heat gushing from his body after running resisted temporarily. The cold air in the wind is contained, so that he can relax in the high place for a while.

Baoqin waited anxiously in Yimengzhai, and when she was in a hurry, she went out to check outside the hall. As soon as she arrived outside the hall, she happened to meet the two guards who had just ran back, but she didn't see Su Zhongming, so she was surprised. Said: "Where is the son?"

The two guards stopped in front of her, and replied breathlessly: "It's not good! It's not good! My lord, he climbed up the tree in the imperial garden! No matter how much I persuade you, I can't get down!"

Baoqin was stunned, and asked, "Because you don't want to put on rouge and gouache?"

The two guards replied: "Yes!"

Bao Qin said helplessly: "This is His Majesty's explanation, let him be painted with rouge and gouache to look better."

The guard said worriedly: "You can't disobey His Majesty's orders, can you?"

Bao Qin said: "Young Master's temperament seems to be a bit stubborn. If he is forced to do something he doesn't want to do, he will do some extremely terrible things. You can't force it."

The guard was even more worried: "What can we do!"

Bao Qin said while thinking: "Neither did I disobey His Majesty's order, nor did I force Young Master... Yes, I thought of a way, but I managed to let Young Master pass the test in front of His Majesty!"

The author has something to say:

Spring Festival holiday starts tomorrow

a bit busy at home

Then consider that during the Spring Festival

Probably most people are outside to play

So stop for a few days starting tomorrow

The update resumes on the evening of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year

I wish you all a happy new year! (^_^)