nyslfriends Chapter 26 Changed
Chapter 26 Changed
The emperor greeted the queen's return in person, and all the officials knelt down to welcome her, demonstrating the authority of the royal family.
As a future person, Yan Ruo has learned that everyone is equal and knows socialism, and now she still kneels in the crowd, and she looks up at Shi Sheng as she gradually goes away.
The emperor and empress entered the palace a lot, so she was supported by others. The concubine beside her was not convinced, "Isn't it just a little girl, with no merits, no achievements, and no heirs, what can I do."
When the voice fell to the ground, the rest of the people did not dare to answer, and bowed their heads one after another.
Yan Ruhuo seemed not to have heard what the concubine said, so he just smiled and looked at the crowd, only to see King Zhongshan standing not far away.
He is proud of his youth, wearing a red robe today, with white jade around his waist, which is crystal clear and shiny, and there are many courtiers around him talking.
Today's weather is particularly bright, but for some reason, Yan Ru feels a bit cold, especially when the emperor walks past, the chill permeates people.
Not long after, King Zhongshan approached, she bowed her knees and said, "King Zhongshan."
King Zhongshan said with a smile: "Miss Yan is a woman who does not give way to a man."
Yan Ru lowered her eyes, did not look at the face of the future emperor, but replied: "I have not yet thanked King Zhongshan for his kindness."
"Miss Yan, what if I marry you as my concubine?" The King of Zhongshan smiled like a spring breeze, his face was sweet, and he was rarely proud.
Yan Ru was in a trance, Zhongshan Wangsheng had a smiling face, and the governor looked like a smile but not a smile, especially his eyes, which looked at her coldly.
Perhaps this is the attitude of a winner.
She was silent for a moment, pretending to be deliberate, and then said seriously: "Yan will not marry in this life, and is willing to stay by the queen's side as a palace."
She just wanted to be with Shi Sheng, even if she was a slave or a handmaid.
King Zhongshan smiled, said nothing, and walked away.
Yan Ru took a deep breath and looked at King Zhongshan's back, feeling extremely flustered.
Official CP, how can she win.
The courtiers had already dispersed, and there were only scattered people walking around in the square. As soon as King Zhongshan left, many courtiers chased after him, and everyone wanted to curry favor.
After a while, Yan Ru also returned to the East Palace with the palace servants.
The maid is tidying up the dormitory and is about to leave soon. There are many things that need to be tidied up, not even a single piece of clothing or a single earring can be left behind.They were overwhelmed with work, while Yan Ru sat under the window in a daze.
As the setting sun went down, it seemed as if the sunset glow, the majestic light slowly fell in front of the hall, and fell on Yan Ru's face, she stretched out her hand to block the light.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw Shi Sheng standing in front of her wearing a moon-white dress, the moon-white was gentle, and she was covered with armor, her whole person was like a spring breeze.
Yan Ru smiled, the corners of her lips curved slightly, Shi Sheng leaned over, and put her face in front of her, "Sister Yan, follow me back to the Central Palace."
"Okay." Yan Ru smiled deeper, but unfortunately her eyes were so dazzling that she had to close her eyes.
She slowed down, and opened her eyes only after her eyes got used to the strong light, but there was nothing in front of her eyes, she panicked, got up and shouted: "A Sheng, A Sheng..."
"Girl, girl." The servant girl rushed over after hearing the sound, "What's wrong with you?"
"Where's the queen, where's the queen..." Yan Ru asked anxiously.
Seeing her flustered, the maid didn't think it was strange, "The empress did not come over."
"She's here, I just realized..." Yan Ru stopped suddenly, it was just that her eyes were blurred, it was just the light of the setting sun.
She sat back to her original position again, her expression was almost numb, and she clasped the window coffin tightly with both hands. Is it because she is annoyed by others, or there is no solution at all.
Yan Ruku sat for a long time until dusk fell.
But Dan Qing came from the outside, with a smile on his face, and walked up to Yan Ru, "Miss Yan, the empress invited you to the central palace for a banquet."
Yan Ru didn't speak, but stared at Danqing for a long time.Danqing was shocked by her look, "Miss Yan, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I'll go and change my clothes, and I'll go right away." Yan Ru let out a long breath, with a slightly relaxed expression, and stood up slowly with his hands on the window coffin, perhaps because he clasped it too hard and his fingertips hurt.
The maid immediately helped her to change clothes, and did not forget to ask: "Can you be more clean?"
"No, it's just as usual." Yan Ru was indifferent, she had nothing to do with the cannon fodder prince, and she didn't have to be filial piety for him.
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The king of Zhongshan moved into the East Palace, and the concubines of the deposed prince had to be moved out of the palace and sent to the Imperial Temple. Many people cried in front of Shi Sheng, hoping that she would be lenient.
Facing the mess, Shi Sheng was overwhelmed, and Shang Gong was still talking endlessly, "The deposed prince has one wife, three good concubines, four children, and..."
"Stop, what does Your Majesty mean?" Shi Sheng was upset, and the crown prince was really lustful, but he was only 20 years old, and he took so many concubines.
She curled her lips, pointed to Yan Ru on the list and asked Shang Gong: "What should she do?"
Shang Gong replied: "Your Majesty has promised Prime Minister Yan that the Crown Princess is free to come and go without restraint."
"Unfettered?" Shi Sheng couldn't grasp the meaning of these four words for a while, whether unfettered would be sent back home to marry freely, stayed in the palace, or not allowed to marry in this life.There has never been a princess sent back home for remarriage. Isn't the dignity of the royal family trampled on the ground.
"Miss Yan can go back to the palace or stay in the palace if she wants to. Your Majesty's words are exactly like this."
Shi Sheng was not present, so it was difficult for her to understand the emperor's original intention, so she could only say: "Bring them all tomorrow, and I will ask them what they mean."
They are all young women, it would be too pitiful if they had to be accompanied by the ancient Buddha with blue lanterns for the next days.
"The empress wants to let them out of the palace?" Shang Gong was puzzled.
Shi Sheng raised his eyelids and looked at Shang Gong: "Does this palace need your consent?"
"I dare not..." Shang Gong flinched.
"Go on, you can just pass on the words, the rest has nothing to do with you." Shi Sheng ordered coldly.
They were all dogs who looked down on people, and she didn't bother to care about them. After they retreated, she quickly removed Yan Ru's name from the imperial temple, and felt a little comforted in her heart.
Standing on one side, Danqing saw the change in the queen's expression, and said kindly, "Miss Yan can still go out of the palace to marry, but the big family will not choose her, so there is some taboo."
Shi Sheng was silent, did not listen to her words, but was thinking: Can Yan Ru be kept in the middle palace.
Neither the master nor the servant spoke, and the lights were crackling.
After a long time, Yan Ru walked in the night, and the palace servants came in to welcome her, and reported with interest: "Your Majesty, Miss Yan is here."
"What are you looking for me for?" Yan Ru chuckled, untied the cloak on her body, handed it to Dan Qing, walked up to Shi Sheng, and saw the list without looking too much.
The deposed prince is dead, not deposed, these women have no hope, especially Zheng Liangdi, who is pure and bright.Yan Ru sighed, "Empress, you are their savior."
"I don't want to be their savior, I just want to be my own savior, Yan Ru, how should I keep you?" Shi Sheng asked herself lonely, looking at the names on the list, she knew that the one she ticked off was one. A woman's youth.
They all ruined their youth for the stupidity of the deposed prince.
Yan Ru was also very flustered, she grasped Shi Sheng's hand helplessly, and smiled softly, "A Sheng, let's go out of the palace to play."
"We can't get out, Yan Ru, Your Majesty didn't give me a token to leave the palace." Shi Sheng shook his head numbly, and his heart was in a mess, "It's easy to enter the palace, but difficult to get out, Yan Ru, you will choose to leave the palace go?"
"If you don't go out, I would like to stay in the central palace to serve the Empress." Yan Ru stared at the struggling man, her dry lips were slightly pursed, and she slowly bent over and squatted in front of Shi Sheng.
Seeing this, Danqing led the palace servants and retreated immediately.
Yan Ru held her hand tightly, and said helplessly: "Asheng, I'll stay here. Fame is more important than anything else here. I'm a remarried person, and I have too many taboos. It's better to go out of the palace and be looked down upon by others." Stay in the middle palace and be your servant."
Shi Sheng's eyes were red, this was her beloved woman, the goddess she once wanted to spend her whole life with, but now she humbly begged her.
Shi Sheng felt sorry for her, and his eyes were firmly glued to her face. She was very calm, without grievances, unwillingness, or even resentment.Shi Sheng felt a wave of exhaustion welling up in his heart, powerless and unbearable, he enveloped her tightly, choked her throat and prevented her from breathing.
"Shi Sheng, I used to live in a dream. There, everyone is equal, there is no emperor, no imperial power, the sovereign is benevolent, and the people are happy. The sovereign treats the people very well. Not only do they not tax them, they also encourage equality between men and women. The peasants are taken care of in every possible way. There, there is no discrimination between men and women, and marriage is free. I have lived for 30 years, and I have never tasted love, but many people around me are in love. They are very free and not bound by anyone.”
"Even, even when women fall in love, it is upright. How lucky I am to live there. Unfortunately, life is too short, and I don't know how to cherish it. I seem to take you there and let you breathe the breath of freedom. Unfortunately, I can't go back .”
Yan Ru spoke very calmly, and Shi Sheng's eyes sparkled when he heard it, "Can we do many things casually there?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't break the law." Yan Ru recalled.
"Can I like girls openly?" Shi Sheng yearned, his face regained some color, his eyes sparkled, and he held Yan Ru's hand tightly, "I want to go there."
Yan Ru shook his head, heart ashamed, "I can't go back, I can only adapt to this era, so I make a compromise. A Sheng, you belong here, you should understand better, the only way to bow your head is to be forced by power."
The whole room is peaceful, and the figures of the two overlap each other, as close as ever.
Shi Sheng helped Yan Ru up, pulled her to sit down together, and handed her the list: "You decide."
"If I am the master, I will send them back home. What happens in the future depends entirely on luck."
Shi Sheng smiled, "That's what I meant. After all, they are still young, so they are not to blame. The deposed prince is dead, and the living should not bear the responsibility. I will ask His Majesty, but His Majesty is running out of time, so I can't." Delay, it needs to be settled as soon as possible. If the new emperor refuses, you and I are in vain."
Mentioning the new emperor, Yan Ru's hard-earned relief was dissipated again, and he sneered, "The new emperor is the King of Zhongshan. I don't know who the new empress is yet."
"Your words sound a bit sour." Shi Sheng felt some subtle emotions, she approached Yan Ru, and asked quietly: "Sister, why are you so sour?"
Yan Ru refused to speak.
Shi Sheng was much happier, and Sister Yan was overwhelmed.She laughed a few times, but Yan Ru suddenly kissed the corner of her lips.
Danqing and the others waited outside for a long time, but before they were ordered to have lunch, they heard the Empress call for a bath.
Have lunch after bathing.Danqing didn't think about it anymore, since the deposed prince is dead, it doesn't matter how close Miss Yan is to the queen.
Shi Sheng made a fuss to take a bath, Yan Ru stayed in the dormitory alone, she leaned on Shi Sheng's couch, slowly picked up the list just now, closed her eyes and meditated.
After a while, she took the initiative to ask Danqing, "What does Your Majesty think?"
Shi Sheng may not understand the emperor's mind, and thinks it is irrelevant to send him back home, but where is the dignity of the royal family?The emperor was the biological father of the abolished prince, and he felt resentful in his heart, but after all he didn't want to see his son's woman abandon him and marry someone else.
In the Great Wei Dynasty, when a man died, a woman should be filial for life.
Danqing, who was named by her inexplicably, couldn't help being stunned, "Your Majesty has never mentioned this matter."
"Go and test it out. How to test it out, can I teach you? Danqing, your majesty is running out of time, do you think you will have good fruit if you betray the queen?" Yan Ru said slowly, seemingly carelessly, But it made Danqing break out in a cold sweat.
Danqing was uneasy, so he bit the bullet and agreed, "I will try it in front of the imperial servant."
Yan Ru nodded, continued to close her eyes, and gave Danqing a chance to better understand what she was thinking.
Dan Qing disappeared into the night, and Shi Sheng came back soon, with long hair scattered on her shoulders, rosy face, and a moist breath lingering around her body. She leaned in front of Yan Ru and asked mysteriously, "Are you leaving tonight?"
"Don't go, you go ask His Majesty to ask for me tomorrow, and my whereabouts are in your hands." Yan Ru smiled, stretched out her hand to grab her little face, "Shi Sheng, the wife of a deposed prince cannot marry Yes, I don't want to marry again. If you become the queen mother, I will stay by your side forever."
Life is too long, I hope we can all keep it.
Shi Sheng smiled, and could hardly believe her words: "Are you leaving the palace?"
"Not leaving the palace."
Shi Sheng asked again: "Aren't you married?"
Yan Ru shook her head slowly.
Shi Sheng was happy, he threw away all the troubles of the day, and didn't care how many days the emperor had left, he just felt his heart warm, but he still felt that Yan Ru was too wronged.
If she could go out, Yan Ru would definitely still be the eldest lady of Xiangfu respected by everyone, and staying in the palace would be nothing more than a servant who served others.
She felt distressed, but Yan Ru held her hand, "Shi Sheng, Zhao Dan likes you, I don't know what will happen in the future."
In history, this emperor had unique political views, reformed the old system, and used ruthless means. Now, if he can't get Shisheng, will he feel unwilling?
Being a woman with the emperor would involve too many people.
She was very troubled, but Shi Sheng smiled, "I don't like men, what will happen, the worst is the new emperor ascends the throne, we go to the imperial mausoleum to stay, as long as you and I are together, anywhere is fine."
Yan Ru was extremely worried, she turned her eyes slightly away, and looked outside, the sky was pitch black, and she could hardly see anything.
She had nothing good to say, and the smile on Shi Sheng's lips stopped, but it's not too bad yet, so it's useless to think too much.
"Let's have dinner first, and I made them cook what you like."
After giving the order, the palace servants rushed in and placed the dishes on the table, which was so dazzling that people's appetite was greatly increased.
Shi Sheng had no worries for the time being, and took Yan Ru to eat together. The two of you brought me food and I fed you. They were very happy.
Yan Ruben didn't have much appetite, so when he couldn't bear it, Sheng fed him mouthful, and unknowingly he also ate a big bowl of rice.
After the meal, Shi Sheng brought fruit again and said, "The fruit drink you made last time was delicious."
How could Yan Ru not respond to her request, "I'll make it for you tomorrow."
Shi Sheng's eyes brightened, "It's good to have you here."
The two looked at each other, and they both saw some affection in each other's eyes, Shi Sheng lowered his head in shame, and Danqing came back at this time.
Yan Ru grabbed Shi Sheng's hand, told her not to speak, and asked Danqing first: "How?"
"My servant couldn't see His Majesty. I heard that His Majesty had been in a coma for several hours and hadn't woken up yet. But this servant asked Mr. Gao Nei, and he said, he said, His Majesty's original intention was to put them all to death. He agreed to send him to the Imperial Temple to become a monk. He also told the empress not to go against His Majesty's wishes."
Yan Ru gasped, is she going to be buried with her?
If she hadn't stood up that day, the emperor would not have spared her easily.
Shi Sheng was so surprised that he couldn't speak, "Your Majesty is merciful, is it, is Gao Ming wrong."
Dan Qing shook his head, "Master Gao Nei said that His Majesty is also the biological father of the abolished prince."
After a moment of fear, Shi Sheng held Yan Ru's hand tightly, and Yan Ru patted the back of her hand lightly, "Don't worry, I have nothing to do with the deposed prince."
Dan Qing saw that the two of them were intertwined with each other, and felt an unspeakable strangeness in his heart. It was because there were no sisters in the palace, each for their own interests and masters, but the Empress and Miss Yan still had a deep relationship.
She held her breath, bent over and backed out.
Lonely in the middle of the night, the two people in the hall cuddled together, shoulder to shoulder, they were very quiet, they didn't do anything else, they just leaned quietly.
After dawn, Shi Sheng got up first, thinking about how to speak after meeting the emperor, tossing and turning in his mind, not wanting to become more and more panicked.
Yan Ru didn't get up from the couch, but lay lazily on the couch, her eyes followed Shi Sheng's back closely, her brows and eyes gradually softened.
She laughed and said, "You look like you are about to go to war."
Shi Sheng was already nervous, but when she mentioned it like this, the nerves in her mind suddenly tensed up, her eyes wandered for a while and she said: "Zheng Liangdi and the others were almost executed, so I am not afraid. In my heart, His Majesty is a benevolent king. I never thought that he would treat the Eastern Palace woman so viciously."
For some reason, Yan Ru smiled, and said: "The emperor's heart is unpredictable, and Zhao Dan will be like this in the future."
"He, I'm not afraid. I'm his imperial wife, and he doesn't dare to do anything wrong to me." Shi Sheng was confident.
Yan Ru reminded her: "You are also my aunt."
Shi Sheng paused, and gave her a hard look: "If he dares to touch me, I'll show him to death."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up to see His Majesty." Yan Ru lay down and tore off the brocade curtain.
Shi Sheng sat in front of the dressing table in a daze, and after dawdling for a long time, he led Danqing to see the emperor.
Different from the past, there are many imperial guards guarding outside the dormitory, Zhongshan King Zhao Dan also stood outside the dormitory to talk to the imperial guards.The atmosphere outside the palace was tense, and the palace people who came in and out were all waiting in full force.
The queen came in person, and King Zhongshan immediately left the imperial army to meet him, "The queen is here."
The king of Zhongshan no longer wears the leisurely Lanpao of the past, but a splendid robe, which fades away the softness and adds a layer of heroism and luxury.
Shi Sheng stared at him, happily said: "Your Highness is really different today."
"This king is very good-looking today, opposite?" King Zhongshan asked anxiously, his eyes lingering on Shi Sheng's face, and finally fixed on her eyes, "Are you here to see Brother Huang?"
"Well, is Your Majesty awake?" When Shi Sheng heard the word Your Majesty, his eyelashes trembled, and his nerves tensed up just now.
The Zhongshan Dynasty took a step back, turned sideways, and took the initiative to lead the way for the queen, "Brother Huang just woke up, and the imperial physician is inside right now."
The two walked into the bedroom slowly, and the servants in the palace lowered their eyes to salute. The empress walked very slowly, and her skirt meandered to the ground, like a hundred flowers falling to the ground, and a beautiful arc fell on the ground.
Through the screen, I heard the voice of the imperial physician, "Your Majesty should take care of yourself more, calm down, and don't get angry."
King Zhongshan stopped in his tracks, but Shi Sheng went around the screen and walked in.
The emperor was too weak to lift his head, lying on the couch, so thin that he was shapeless, without the cover of his court clothes, it could be seen that his arms were extremely slender.
"Your Majesty." Shi Sheng stood in front of the couch and said softly.
Compared with yesterday, the emperor was obviously exhausted, and he couldn't even put on a show. He tried to open his eyes and saw Shi Sheng's face clearly, "The empress is here."
Shi Sheng felt uncomfortable and had mixed feelings. She glanced at the emperor's arm. She only had five days to live.
The words that came to her mouth were swallowed again, she nodded, "Your Majesty, listen to the doctor's advice and take good care of yourself."
"The queen won't come here if she has nothing to do, presumably there is something to do?" The emperor smiled lightly, looked at Shi Sheng's pure appearance, and sighed: "I'm going to leave you alone."
Shi Sheng shook his head, "Your Majesty said you were confused. You are the Son of Heaven, and you will live a long life. You will be fine. I will wait for you to recover. I am the queen, your queen."
When King Zhongshan outside the screen heard such a sentence, his heart ached. She is the emperor's brother's queen and will not become her queen.
She pursed her lips and smiled, the light in her eyes gradually dimming.
After a while, Shi Sheng came out of the inner hall with red eyes, not knowing whether to cry for herself or for the emperor, she felt very uncomfortable.
She couldn't speak, the emperor was about to die, she opened her mouth and swallowed the words back.
Seeing this, King Zhongshan hurriedly asked her to take a brocade handkerchief for her, "Don't cry, there will still be me in the future, and I won't let others bully you."
The young man spoke powerfully, and his dark eyes showed a bit of gentleness, which was very different from the indifference just now, showing a bit of femininity.
Shi Sheng didn't care, but she didn't go to pick up the other party's handkerchief, but turned around and walked away, stopped at the door, and looked back at the screen.
Is it too late to mention it now?
She hesitated, and her body became more rigid. When King Zhongshan approached her, she lowered her eyes to cover up the emotion in her eyes.
The sky was very dark, like the emperor's illness, as if there was no light.
"If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. A Sheng, you should remember how much I fell in love with you before. Before, I couldn't keep you. From now on, I will be your greatest support. Tell me, what difficulties do you have? "
King Zhongshan spoke very softly, his complexion was snow-white, and Shi Sheng's embarrassment was reflected in his eyes.
Shi Sheng was in a stalemate, her cheeks were blushing slightly, her tongue twirled several times in her mouth, but in the end she still didn't speak, she chose to avoid the other party, shaking her head, "King Zhongshan, I am your imperial wife."
"Really? Yan Ru is still your daughter-in-law. In your heart, are these seniorities important?" King Zhongshan asked coldly, his eyes lost their light with indifference.
Shi Sheng's heart trembled, she panicked, she silently took two steps back, trembling, the next breath, she turned around and left.
Zhao Dan has changed, Zhao Dan has changed.
Shi Sheng didn't dare to delay, he quickly ran back to his phoenix chariot with his skirt in hand, and ordered the palace servants to return to the East Palace quickly.
She wanted to see Yan Ru immediately.