The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the snow is getting heavier and heavier. Looking around, the entire Forbidden City is covered in white. At this moment, Feng Baozheng, the eunuch of the East Factory, is kneeling outside the gate of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, motionless, and the snowflakes are falling, gradually covering him. hair dyed white.
In the ceremonial prison, the charcoal fire was burning brightly. Lu Fang was drinking tea and warming up the fire with other eunuchs, chatting leisurely. There were several plates of exquisite snacks placed on everyone's table.
"Eunuch Lu, in this cold weather..."
Some people saw Feng Bao kneeling upright in the snow and couldn't help but feel pity. After checking Feng Bao's condition through the crack in the door, they all begged for mercy.
Everyone present knew that Feng Bao, who was kneeling in the snow, was Lu Fang's most beloved godson. Speaking at this time would not only bring him closer to his immediate boss, but also allow Feng Bao to accept his love. This is the eunuch's way of survival, always remaining humble towards those who can control his own destiny.
But Lu Fang ignored her colleagues' words and just continued to drink tea by herself.
Seeing Lu Fang like this, the others temporarily gave up the idea of interceding for Feng Bao, and returned to their previous appearance, enjoying tea and chatting, which was very pleasant.
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In the Yangxin Hall, Jiajing lay down on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He had no choice but to put on his robe again, put on a blanket, and held an umbrella under the service of his attendants, and prepared to walk around.
As they walked, Jiajing came to a courtyard. There was a gilt plaque hanging on the courtyard, with the three characters "Ganlu Palace" written on it. From the corner of the courtyard, a small section of plum blossoms popped out, which looked particularly special against the heavy snow. beauty.
"Whose courtyard is this?" Jiajing pointed to the small cluster of plum blossoms and asked the attendant beside him.
"Your Majesty, this is where the imperial concubine Shen lives."
An attendant behind him replied respectfully.
"Then let's go in and take a look!" Jiajing said and walked in.
Because the predecessor was really too obsessed with cultivating immortality, either in practice or on the road of cultivation, for a long time, he was left out of the harem. The last time he came here was a year ago.
In the Manna Palace, a group of eunuchs and maids were holding tools to clear away the snow blocking the road. When they saw that the person coming was the emperor, they all stopped what they were doing and hurriedly knelt down to worship.
"Go on, don't pay attention to me, I'm just here to take a look."
Jiajing waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get up.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
At this time, the imperial concubine Shen was concentrating on embroidering a peacock. She heard a burst of urgent footsteps from outside, the door was pushed open, and the visitor shouted breathlessly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! It's such a happy event. Your Majesty is here with us!"
"What did you say? Say it again!"
After hearing the news from the personal maid, the imperial concubine Shen quickly put down her sewing with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Mother, it's true! Xiao Lizi just saw it outside the corridor, and he asked me to report it as soon as possible."
"Hurry and help me see if there is anything wrong!" Mrs. Shen said, hurriedly came to the bronze mirror to look at herself, and asked her personal maid for her opinion from time to time.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside the door. Under the guidance of the attendant, Jiajing pushed the door open and entered.
"I have met your Majesty!"
Seeing this, Mrs. Shen quickly pulled the maid beside her to salute.
When Shen was saluting, Jiajing couldn't help but look at her.
Mrs. Shen was wearing a blue silk robe. This silk robe seemed to be extremely thin and could be broken by touching it. Her exquisite body was wrapped under the blue silk robe. Compared with other concubines in the harem, Mrs. Shen's appearance was not as good as that of other concubines in the harem. Not too outstanding, but she has an ethereal temperament about her that makes people feel very relaxed and has a lively personality, just like the neighbor's daughter, Xiaojiabiyu, with a pair of big watery eyes that seem to suck people in completely.
"Okay, everyone, get up."
Jiajing waved her hand, and Shen stood up slowly. A faint fragrance came from her body and poured into Jiajing's nose.
"You all go down, I want to chat with my imperial concubine." Jiajing coughed lightly, and all the guards in the room left, leaving only the imperial concubine Shen.
"Your Majesty, please have tea."
As Shen said that, she picked up the tea set on the table and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Jiajing picked up the tea cup and took a sip, feeling the sweetness coming from his mouth, and couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"
"As long as your Majesty likes it."
Then Jiajing and Shen met each other's eyes. Jiajing smelled the fragrance coming from her body and didn't know what to do for a while, while Shen's face was flushed and she bit her lips, not knowing what to say. The atmosphere fell into silence.
"I……"
"Concubine..."
"Ahem, you speak first."
Jiajing coughed twice in embarrassment and motioned for Shen to speak first.
"I...I miss Your Majesty very much! For more than a year, I have been thinking about Your Majesty all the time."
As Shen Shi spoke, she actually started to cry a little. She cried so much that the light makeup on her face was stained. When Jiajing saw this, she quickly hugged Shen into her arms, patted her back gently, and comforted her softly. .
After a while, Mrs. Shen adjusted her emotions, gently broke away from Jiajing's arms, and smiled slyly: "I want to show your Majesty something."
"Oh, what?" Jiajing was aroused by Shen's expression.
"Your Majesty, please come and wait for a moment!" After Shen placed Jiajing on the chair where she usually sat, she started rummaging around the room.
After a while, Shen brought a lot of embroidery from all over the room, depicting many lifelike animals, including bears, tigers, birds, and all kinds of random creatures.
"How's it going? Not bad, isn't it? This is embroidered with reference to the picture of beasts that Your Majesty gave me earlier!"
Like offering a treasure, Mrs. Shen introduced the origins of these embroideries one by one. When she said she was thirsty, she picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.
Shen put her hands on her waist, straightened her chest, and her face was full of pride.
After listening to Shen's words, Jiajing was silent for a long time, then stepped forward, held her tightly in his arms, gently stroked her weak and boneless hands, and said affectionately: "Thank you for your hard work, I will come to see you often in the future." of."
"Is what your Majesty said true?" After hearing Jiajing's words, Shen's body became a little trembling.
"It's true, I have ordered those alchemists to be arrested! I will be good to you in the future." Jiajing raised Shen's head slightly, looked directly into her eyes, and said every word.
"Your Majesty!" After Shen finished speaking, she stood on her toes and kissed Jiajing.
After a long time, the lips parted.
Shen's face turned red and she didn't dare to look at Jiajing anymore. Jiajing was not reserved and picked him up, saying nothing all night.
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At midnight, outside Si Li Prison, Feng Bao was still kneeling in the snow. His body had long been frozen and unconscious. The snowflakes completely covered his whole body, turning him into a veritable "snowman". He had been secretly observing Seeing the situation, Lu Fang quickly ordered people to carry him into the room, and warded off the others. He personally wiped Feng Bao's body with snow to restore consciousness.
When Feng Bao regained consciousness and woke up from his sleep, he couldn't help but kneel down when he saw his godfather in front of him.
"Godfather, my son is wrong!"
Lu Fang didn't say anything, just put the hot tea and snacks in front of him, looked at the snowy scene outside, and said calmly.
"Eat some."
