Qingya stood there, watching the officials reading the inscriptions, and then lowered her head to look at the beauties standing respectfully. They were all shining like spring flowers, and their postures were like immortals in the sky. The ones who were slightly inferior were the only ones in a thousand. In appearance and figure, she was just the most ordinary person among them, just like a tiny speck of dust.
"Accept the title, worship!" The chief of the Xuanhui envoy held the treasure again and awarded the phoenix seal. After the ceremony, the queen kowtowed to express her gratitude for the emperor's kindness, and then the emperor asked her to help her up and move her to the phoenix position beside her.
Then the high-pitched ceremonial music started, and the ministers and women went to the high platform one after another, kneeling down countless times - "Long live my emperor, a thousand live my queen!"
She bowed, her eyes feeling cold, and suddenly her sleeves felt empty. Come to think of it, who wouldn't fall in love with such a talented and charming man like him? It's a pity that from the age of nine to now, from the first time she met him, she would think of him every night before falling asleep, and he would always be there when she opened and closed her eyes.
She had bravely resisted the oppression of the world, the beatings from her father who blocked her, the strange ridicule from her sisters, and the conspiracy of the item. She still gritted her teeth and endured it, covering up the scars that could not be deeper. With only a smile on her face, she thought she could escape by struggling like this.
This dream will eventually wake up...
After the ceremony, the emperor and empress were greeted by a grand and gorgeous ceremony. He could only glance at her inconspicuous figure in the crowd, still showing the gentleness in her pride. He accepted it and left quietly.
She still stood in the cool breeze of early autumn, looking at this lonely city.
After returning, she did not feel sad or say many words. Despite Wan Yanyong's doubts, she continued to treat him with respect as a guest, maintaining this last dignity.
But after Wan Yanliang saw her that day, his heart could no longer calm down. He felt guilty and regretful about this affection.
That day in Fu'an Hall, when Queen Lirou quietly came behind him holding the newborn prince Wanyan Guangying, he was looking at something on the sofa with his legs crossed. The things he and Qingya had given each other before were now inked. Mottled letters.
Li Rou bowed lovingly and said, "Bless your Majesty!"
He suddenly came to his senses, randomly folded a few layers of letter paper and tucked it into his clothes. He pursed his lips gently and said, "The Queen is here!"
She nodded slightly and looked at the empty door again. A toddler girl wearing a light pink velvet hat was pulled by the palace maid. The words she muttered in her mouth were indistinct, and the only sound was the loud cry of "Daddy".
"Daddy..., daddy..."
Wan Yanliang turned over and lay down on the bed, stretched out his hands to pick her up: "Hey, my dear, come here!"
This turned out to be his eldest daughter Princess Jingyi - two-year-old Wanyan Heru.
He sat down casually, put his beloved daughter on his lap, then stroked her cheek and said, "Where is the second brother?"
"Sister, sister..."
Seeing her slender eyelashes fluttering, he raised his hand and took a piece of sugar-steamed rice cake on the table to feed her, but she shook her head and refused to eat.
"What's the matter, you don't like steamed rice cakes with sugar either?"
The word "ye" came out of his mouth. When he came to his senses, he paused for a long time before he remembered that Qingya didn't like sweet, sugar-steamed rice cakes either.
Seeing him pick up and put down the rice cakes in such a disappointed manner, her happy brows were tinged with sadness. She saw it and said with a smile: "You don't like sweets the most..."
"Oh, oh, I forgot!"
Then I said to He Ru: "Dad, I will definitely remember it next time!"
Lirou lowered her eyebrows and nodded before saying, "Your Majesty, I have been thinking about the time when I was a girl these days, and wanted to get together the sisters from the past to have tea."
Wan Yanliang said gently: "If you want to see Rou'er, just summon her directly. Now that you are the queen and the lord of women in the world, you can summon whomever you want to see directly."
Lirou gently patted Guangying to sleep, then thought about it again and said: "Okay, I invited Concubine Yong Guo to come, but I thought that she would be very neglected if she came alone, so I also invited Concubine Wan Guo to come with me. !」
He didn't reply, he remained as calm as ever, smiling and nodding, but his heart ached with pain, and he couldn't help but ask himself, how should he speak if he saw her again.
After receiving the news of the queen's summons, both Qingya and Mingxuan were uneasy.
Very soon, Mingxuan was afraid that the emperor would summon her in the name of the queen, and that the tiger's palm would open and occupy her and Qingya. She was afraid that she would be separated from her husband forever, while Qingya was worried about how she would deal with herself when she saw him again.
While sitting on the horse, Mingxuan became a little worried. He put the fan on his knees and said, "I don't know if this is the will of the empress. If your majesty summons us in the name of the empress, we have to be more careful." !」
"After uncle Wang Zongmin was executed, Your Majesty forcefully brought his step-concubine A Lan into the palace. After Samao gave birth, he also took possession of her! We, just... can only pray!"
Qingya didn't say anything, she just listened to her quietly, raised her eyebrows and smiled in response to her.
After walking through the Qianbu Corridor and passing through several floors of Zhu Heng, I came to Longwei Palace to pay homage to the Queen. Lirou is wearing a gold-plated dress, a jade-colored mandarin skirt, an indigo pleated skirt, several rings around her waist, and a crown on her head made of various gemstones. Under the soft light cast by the bright window, she is glowing. A little pearlescent.
The two of them walked in one after the other and bowed to the ground: "Concubine, please ask the empress, how is your body?"
Lirou was quiet by nature and didn't put on any airs, so she quickly raised her head to level her body, and offered her a seat. Mingxuan looked around with his peripheral vision. Everything was calm. Then he calmed down and sat on the chair and took a sip of the tea she gave him.
Li Rou looked at the two people who were holding their breath and bowing their heads. She took Guangying who was being carried by the waiter and said with a smile: "Concubine Yong Guo, I look at you and you become more and more beautiful. You have given birth to three children." , still so beautiful, it makes me look older!"
Mingxuan replied with a smile: "I'm just kidding. I'm already three or four years younger than my concubine. Now that she has given birth to a prince, she has become even more charming and talented. How can the beauty of this peony country be compared to that of other flowers like us?" ?」
As she spoke, she looked at Qingya beside her from time to time. Qingya also smiled and was respectful.
"Harmful!" She supported her waist, and then hugged her son to Mingxuan.
"You two should also take a look at Guangying. Does he look like His Majesty?"
Mingxuan turned his face and said to Qingya: "The features and eyes are like your Majesty's, as sharp and proud as an eagle."
After hearing this, Qingya suddenly remembered that the word "ying" in Guangying was homophonic with "eagle". Wanyan Liang named Guangying because he must have intended to make the legitimate son in his arms his heir and had great expectations for him.
"Yes, exactly!" Qingya agreed.
"I didn't know how hard it was to be a mother before, but now I realize what it means to be tired. I always want to look at my baby all the time, fearing that he will be hungry or cold."
"It's all like this, but for the sake of the prince, I don't want to tire myself out!"
"Yes, yes! I will definitely pay more attention to this."
She briefly glanced at Qingya, who was all dressed in light-colored gowns and underskirts, completely different from the way she dressed as a girl. Then she looked her up and down and said, "Ms. Li is the head of the ladies now, why are you dressed so plainly?"
Qingya replied: "My dearest lady, when you enter the palace, it is natural to be simple and generous. You must not go beyond the rules!"
"Okay, okay, you are also a girl who understands etiquette and etiquette,"
Lirou calmed down and chatted with the two about home affairs. After seeing the two people's hot tea bottoming out, she ordered another cup. But the maid serving the tea was really careless. She stumbled a few steps and spilled the tea on the elegant silky surface, leaving heavy reddish-brown marks.
The palace maid quickly confessed her crime and begged for mercy. Then she received some scolding from Lirou, and after the scolding, she sent the palace maid out.
"Ms. Wan Guo, this girl is really clumsy. I saw that my sister's skirt was stained. Why don't I send someone to help you go to the bathroom to change?"
Qing Ya was originally wiping the layer of silk with silk, but when she heard the Queen's words, she stopped and said with a smile, "My Lady, it doesn't matter, the weather is still hot, so it will be done soon!"
"Even if you do this, it will leave a mark, so it's okay."
"Seeing that you are always so plain and simple, if you want to go back later, I will send someone to give you a few sets of fine soft Luo formal clothes. Don't be so low-key and simple. Madam must also look like a lady!" "
Qingya looked at the queen's gentle and virtuous posture, and her pair of almond-shaped eyes, so she agreed and was led into the reception hall by the waiter.
Walking into a row of plain screens.
As soon as she stood in front of the spare couch, she heard the waiting people leaving one after another, locking the red door and locking her in this room.
She was startled and ran over to take pictures of the wealthy family. She shouted hoarsely and kept waiting for people, but no one came back. Terrified, she didn't know what to do and stayed where she was.
"Qingya!"
Suddenly behind her, a pair of generous palms held her waist, and a broad arm pressed against her body. She was startled, and when she looked back, it was Wan Yanliang who was supporting her behind her.
When she saw this, she took several steps back, bowed her head respectfully and said, "I didn't know that His Majesty is here. This is really offensive!"
After hearing this, how disappointed he was! He lowered his eyelids and then raised them, his Adam's apple moved up and down slightly, and every inch of his eyes revealed regret. Facing the woman he once liked, he could no longer hold her in his arms and whisper to her affectionately like before.
"Qingya! Can you tell me now why you want to marry Wulu? In fact, as long as you wait two more months, it will be different and I can marry you!"
She raised her head with tears in her eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, forget about the past. Now that I am a woman, the past is not important!"
After she finished speaking, she bowed her head again and took a step back. Wan Yanliang came over like crazy, hugged her into his arms, pressed her against the wall, and pinched her wrist with increasing anger: "Why is it not important? I like you so much, Qing Ya, look at me!" "
"I still like you, can you please come back to me? Leave that coward Wan Yanyong, leave him, and I will make you the Yuan Concubine... hmm? I will let you be my most beloved Yuan Concubine?"
Holding back the painful tears, she shook her head and continued to answer: "Your Majesty is joking. I am the wife of King Yong, whom His Majesty personally conferred. She is already married, so it is inconvenient to enter the Imperial Holy Body again!"
"You know I don't care, I don't care about this! Let's just go back to the old days, okay?"
"Your Majesty, I beg you to atone for your sins. I cannot obey your order!"
"Why? Why, I said I don't mind, so let's go back to the past. Let's write and draw together, read and watch books together, ride horses together in the south of the city, and give birth to a bunch of dolls. Isn't this what we expected before?"...
"Qingya, I feel guilty for you. You have been waiting for so many days, but your waiting has been in vain. Every time I think about this, I feel heartbroken. I want to make it up to you, so you will come back to me? Huh?"
She answered without any trace, and continued to evade when she could no longer avoid it. She lowered her head and said, "I can't go back!"
At this sentence, he became angry, threw her hands away, and fell to the ground in plain clothes. He pointed at her lying on the ground and said loudly: "I order you to enter the palace to serve. If you don't obey, you will be executed!"
She didn't make any move, and her calm posture seemed particularly sharp at that moment, which also hurt his eyes.
Just looking at her, she suddenly smiled and replied, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me death!"
After listening to her words, Wan Yanliang's soul was shaken out of his body. These heart-wrenching words completely destroyed his pride. With his current status, he could kill her in anger, or force her to He wanted to obey her, but he couldn't do it, because her current situation was the result of his failure to fulfill his responsibilities. How could he bear to hurt her again!
She had been waiting for him to marry her day and night, but what she was waiting for was tears of separation. Whoever it was would have been heartbroken!
Looking at each other for a moment, he stared at her, stroking the rose finger countless times, and finally the anger disappeared.
He held his hands behind his back and said in a trembling voice: "You... you go! Someone, open the door!"
Waiting for someone to open the door, she paused, stood up and bowed again, feeling a little sad in it: "The red string is broken, the mirror is missing, the morning dew is dark, the beauty is resting, the old head is groaning, the pain is parting, try your best to have a meal and don't miss me, Jinshui Tangtang, I will tell you the secret!"
After reading for a long time, he looked back and she was already far away.
