Chapter 68
Chapter 68
When Gong Yu woke up early in the morning, she hadn't regained her composure, and when she turned her head slightly, she saw Dai Ruyan snuggled up to her side, very close to her.
It was very bright outside the window, Gong Yu squinted her eyes a little unaccustomed to the light, waited for a while, and then opened a little distance.
Dai Ruyan when he was asleep was exactly the same as before, he would pull on Gong Yu's robe as usual, leaning on Gong Yu with great trust.
Gong Yu raised her hand to lightly touch the slightly frowning brow, looked at it for a long time, and then got up to leave.
In the past, there was Dai Ruyan who didn't need Gong Yu to take care of the robes, but now Gong Yu has to toss the cumbersome robes by herself.
Chen Ming, Minister of the Dali Temple in the early dynasty, reported the assassination case on the Shangyuan Festival, saying that it should be the work of Gong Liang's rebels.
However, the soldiers and horses led by Gong Liang are far outside the capital city, and the soldiers in the capital city may have internal responses.
Regarding the Gong Ling, Gong Yu had sent many people to find out the truth, but they were very cunning, and they couldn't find any clues.
At the end of the morning court, Gong Yu hesitantly walked towards the inner hall, Dai Ruyan seemed to have just woken up and sat by the window, turning his head to look at Gong Yu with a calm expression.
Fortunately, Gong Yu also began to get used to it, porridge was already prepared on the low table at the side, and the palace people left quietly after tidying up.
"Am I late?" Gong Yu sat down hesitantly and asked.
Dai Ruyan closed the book lightly and said, "It's okay."
The two of them ate the congee and vegetables that were placed in front of them, and neither spoke. In the past, Gong Yu had no scruples, so she naturally said whatever she wanted, for fear that if she said something wrong, she would be kicked out.
Thinking like this, Gong Yu just buried her head in eating the porridge, and no one else dared to say a word.
After the meal, the sunlight outside the window was already bright, the palace people cleaned up the dishes, and Dai Ruyan sat aside and read a book.
Gong Yu sat for a while, but couldn't hold back a word, so she got up and went to the outer hall to review the memorial.
Although it was a bit embarrassing, Dai Ruyan was willing to stay in the palace anyway.This can be regarded as Gong Yu's own comfort.
Another half a month passed, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. In the past, Gong Yu always felt that she would get prickly heat, but she didn't expect that this time the back of her neck was rarely affected.
After taking a bath at night, Gong Yu changed into a loose, homemade short-sleeved robe, and because Dai Ruyan was not afraid of heat, there was no mat on the bed.
Naturally, Gong Yu couldn't bear it, so she had to sleep on a recliner in the hall all day, not far from the bed, and she could see it from the side.
The full moon was just outside the slightly open window, and the cicadas were chirping very loudly outside, Gong Yu closed her eyes a little tired.
Until the bead curtain swayed, Gong Yu slowly opened her eyes, and saw Dai Ruyan in thin clothes sitting in front of the dressing table beside her.
When seeing Dai Ruyan for the first time in the past, Gong Yu thought Dai Ruyan was good-looking, after so many years, it seems to be back to the time when they first met, but Gong Yu still couldn't help but want to take a second look.
There were only two candlesticks left in the hall for lighting, which were very faint, but Gong Yu couldn't see Dai Ruyan's expression clearly.
Unexpectedly, Dai Ruyan suddenly turned his head and asked: "Tomorrow we will invite all ministers and wives to the banquet, are you free?"
Gong Yu concealed her guilty conscience, stretched out her arms to hug Xiao Shui pillow and said, "Day or night?"
"Tomorrow near dusk, the lotus flowers in Qingchi Palace are in full bloom, which is just right for viewing."
"it is good."
The words ended so simply and crisply, Dai Ruyan slowly turned around and looked at the bronze mirror, combing her drooping hair lightly.
Thin smoke wafted from the burning stove in the hall, and the breeze coming through the window shook the bead curtains and sang crisply.
Or the chirping of cicadas outside was too annoying, Gong Yu could not avoid tossing and turning, but Dai Ruyan had already gone to bed to rest.
There was only one of the original two candlesticks left, and the heavy drowsiness dissipated because of Dai Ruyan's words, Gong Yu asked hesitantly: "Will Gong Ling attend the banquet tomorrow?"
"Ah."
Why is there a palace spirit every time?
Gong Yu was very flustered, for fear that if Dai Ruyan was tricked by Gong Ling's rhetoric, she would really want to cry without tears.
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu and said, "Chu Feixun died on the battlefield with the generals of the Sangjiao Kingdom, and many major generals of the Gong Kingdom also died in the battle. The orphans and widows left behind by the court need to appease people's hearts. .”
What he said was reasonable, and even Gong Yu suspected that Dai Ruyan might have remembered everything, otherwise why was he so calm and calm all of a sudden?
"I have to hold this position for Xiaojiu." Dai Ruyan said this suddenly.
Gong Yu's heart became inexplicably cold again, and she couldn't ask the words out of her mouth.
The next day, Gong Yu and Ru Yan attended the banquet together, and Gong Ling dressed up to attend the banquet, as if she was saddened by the death of her husband in the battle.
A lot of lotus flowers are in full bloom in the Qingchi Palace, and the gentle breeze still carries a light fragrance of flowers.
The wives held a banquet and listened to the opera in the corridor by the pool. On the surface, it seemed that they were most harmonious.
But these wives are also human beings, and the factional disputes in the court, together with these sealed inner chambers, will follow the wind.
He listened too much to flattery, sometimes Gong Yu was lazy to deal with it and just put on a face, but Dai Ruyan didn't show the slightest tiredness.
When the night was dark, the opera was only halfway through, and Gong Yu couldn't bear it anymore, her eyelids were clenched, and she unconsciously fell backwards.
Suddenly a hand was dropped on the back, Dai Ruyan looked ahead and smiled calmly: "If you are sleepy, go back to the hall to rest."
Gong Yu hurriedly straightened her back and shook her head, "No, I just feel a little sleepy."
Dai Ruyan quietly withdrew her hand and asked with a normal expression: "Is this banquet boring?"
"I don't like these operas, and sitting still for hours is really uncomfortable."
"Actually, they don't like to hear it either."
they?
Gong Yu looked at the wives on the side who were all watching each other, and asked in bewilderment: "They are watching very seriously."
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu, blinked slightly and said, "They are ministers, so they must learn to obey. Although the king's way of courtiers is in the court, it is not only in the court."
Gong Yu's somewhat surprised face was reflected in those clear eyes, Gong Yu slightly tightened her lips, thinking that this is definitely Dai Ruyan, except her, no one can be so proficient in trickery.
But why doesn't she know herself?
Or why did she pretend not to know herself?
The banquet didn't end until late at night, and all the wives saluted and went to the palace separately. The palace spirit's eyes fell on Dai Ruyan who was sitting on the high place, holding the wine glass lightly between his fingers, and said with a smile on his lips: "This is really a good show." play."
The wives on the side echoed: "Yes, this play was chosen by the Empress."
Gong Ling turned her head to look at the nearby wife, her original smile suddenly changed to anger and said: "What do you know about this, the acting empress is putting pressure on us in the open."
The ladies who were still full of smiles stopped laughing one after another, as if the previous smiles were all illusions.
"Now that the Acting Empress holds great power, don't we have to follow her, why should the princess be angry?" one of the young wives asked.
"That's right. If you follow, you will live and if you go against you, you will perish. That's the point of the banquet." Gong Ling smiled suddenly, her eyes were full of viciousness, and all the wives at the side were silent.
After this night, it will be the hottest and unbearable period of time in summer. Every morning, Gong Yu wakes up from the heat, because her body will always be tightly covered with a thin blanket.
Gong Yu helplessly tore off the thin blanket, the suspender skirt on her body was already crumpled, Dai Ruyan sat in front of the dressing table, looked through the bronze mirror at Gong Yu, half of her body had fallen, her eyes were dark and she couldn't help pursing her lips Said: "How decent are you dressed like this?"
"It's so hot today, why can't I wear it?"
"I don't allow it."
amount……
This statement is really in line with Dai Ruyan's consistent style.
Gong Yu hugged the thin blanket in her hands, boldly leaned against the dressing table, looked at Dai Ruyan's expression and asked, "Ayan, did you remember anything?"
Dai Ruyan turned his head slightly to look at Gong Yu, his eyes seemed to be looking around, but his thin lips were tightly pursed and he remained silent.
That couldn't be a better response.
But Dai Ruyan kept silent, so Gong Yu had no choice but to change the subject and said, "It's hot, and I don't wear this skirt outside, so I'm sweating all over from the thin blanket."
Saying that, Gong Yu wanted to go to the inner room to take a shower, when Dai Ruyan held her arm tightly.
"Where are you... going?" Dai Ruyan asked with loose lips:
Gong Yu saw the fear hidden in Dai Ruyan's eyes at a glance, and couldn't bear to say: "I'm a little hot, I'm going to wash in it, I have to change clothes and go to court later."
Only then did Dai Ruyan let go of his hand slowly, and his expression was as calm as before.
If nothing happened, the early court would end sooner, and Gong Liang's rebellion made a lot of noise, so Gong Yu spent a lot of time discussing the matter of troop deployment.
While eating, Gong Yu held the porridge bowl and said, "I want to choose a general to lead the army to suppress Gong Liang's rebels. Does Ah Yan have anyone to recommend?"
Dai Ruyan who was holding a porridge bowl at the side, if Gong Yu hadn't spoken first, Ruyan would not have said a word in ordinary times.
"Gu Qing."
"Is there no other choice?"
Dai Ruyan shook his head and remained silent, eating the porridge by himself, without saying anything else.
Gong Yu sighed and said: "Now Gu Qing is the most famous general who wins in the court, so it is no problem to lead troops to fight."
But whenever Gu Qing came to court in the early morning, his eyes seemed to want to nail the palace jade to the wall.
A veritable thorn in the side, a thorn in the flesh.
Dai Ruyan looked towards Gong Yu, who was a bit embarrassed, and asked, "Gu Qing doesn't want to?"
"No, it's just that I want to find another general."
Gong Yu gulped down the porridge, looked outside at the scorching sun, and sighed, "People tend to get tired easily in this weather, sending troops to attack from a distance is really a bad idea."
"Then gather the soldiers and horses from the counties and counties near the area occupied by Gong Liang, so as to save a long journey."
"I also thought about it, it's just that those few states and counties were inherited from the aristocratic family from the place where the palace was founded. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. How can they obey and hand over their soldiers and horses?"
Dai Ruyan sipped the porridge with a wooden spoon in his hand, as if thinking for a while, he said, "Reward first, then appease, if things don't go well, take them all down."
what?
Gong Yu listened a little confused and asked: "Will it be too forceful to take it directly?"
"Those who don't use force have long forgotten their duties as courtiers."
"Okay, let me try."
If you really want to use force, you have to deter them, otherwise those states and counties will easily rebel.
Just for this matter, Gong Yu thought for a long time, and then issued an edict to appoint Gu Qing as the general to command the three armies, and at the same time send court officials to appease him first. If things go wrong, Gu Qing will take it by force.
The sun finally ushered in a storm in the past few days, and it finally cooled down a little.
Gong Yu drank yoghurt, looked sideways at Dai Ruyan who was sitting beside her in her spare time, the memorial was pinched in the palm of her hand and used as a fan.
Fat Rabbit has always been very lazy, the rain outside was noisy, and the rain was flowing along the eaves.
It was slightly brighter by the window, and there was a cool breeze, so it was naturally much more comfortable. Gong Yu crossed her legs and rolled up her robe, holding a pen in her hand to review the memorial.
It seems that Dai Ruyan can do nothing all day, just stay in this hall.
Gong Yu reviewed the memorial and Dai Ruyan read the book. Gong Yu lay lazily on the bamboo couch. Ruyan was still holding the book when she fell asleep. Except for meals, Dai Ruyan almost never left the book, let alone talked with Gong Yu. sentence.
Originally guessed that Dai Ruyan should have remembered it, but the scope of the thought was too wide. It is not clear whether Dai Ruyan remembered that she was Xiaojiu, or that she had already remembered the ins and outs of everything?
Moreover, Dai Ruyan hasn't mentioned the matter of longevity medicine for several months. Until now, Gong Yu has not found the national teacher of Sangguo Kingdom and the place where the real medicine is refined.
"Ayan, are you hungry?" Gong Yu put down the memorial in his hand and tried to chat awkwardly.
Dai Ruyan flipped through the book and replied: "It's not yet the time of You."
Well, this question is not suitable.
Gong Yu reached out to pick up the pastry on the side and ate it in small bites. The fat rabbit on the side ran over with small strides, a meaty ball.
The pouring rain was swishing, Gong Yu stretched out his hand to rub the fat rabbit, and when he saw the scar on his hand, he suddenly thought of the black cat.
"Where did that vicious black cat go?"
Dai Ruyan stopped turning over the book and said, "Sent out of the palace."
Why was the black cat that Ruyan Kebai sent to the palace?
"Then why did Biyu go back to Changzhou?
"My mother is in Changzhou, so I sent her to take care of her."
Gong Yu shook her head and said in a low voice: "Biyu is a native of the capital, and now she is getting older, why doesn't Ayan find a marriage for her, so that she can live her own life well."
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu, who was teasing the little rabbit, and said, "You really care about Biyu."
As soon as these words came out suddenly, Gong Yu looked sideways at Dai Ruyan in a daze, thinking that Dai Ruyan was jealous?
However, Dai Ruyan just looked away indifferently, and his eyes fell on the book, his expression seemed to be the same as usual.
"I'm concerned about Biyu's affairs, it's because she is Ayan's maid, otherwise why don't I inquire about the other maids?" Gong Yu couldn't easily let go of this opportunity, and hurriedly approached and said.
Dai Ruyan blinked lightly and replied: "You are so close, blocking the light."
Hey?
Gong Yu had no choice but to sit on the side in a respectful manner, reaching out to pour tea, thinking how long this generation of Ruyan will pretend to be!
As the rain outside gradually subsided, Gong Yu looked sideways out of the window and said, "It's not good to be bored in this room all the time, why don't Ayan go outside with me?"
Dai Ruyan still looked at the book unmoved, Gong Yu looked at it eagerly, until Dai Ruyan answered: "Okay."
It was rare for the same generation Ruyan to leave the hall, Gong Yu jumped down the stairs first holding an umbrella, looked at Dai Ruyan at the side and said with a smile: "I haven't been to the Imperial Garden this year."
Gong Yu talked to herself and then stepped closer, Dai Ruyan at the side listened quietly, looking quietly at Gong Yu who was in a good mood, and then carefully moved away.
The flowers in the imperial garden were in full bloom, Gong Yu held an umbrella in one hand, peeked at Dai Ruyan and asked, "Are you tired from walking?"
"Fortunately."
"This palace has been constantly being repaired. There is a waterside pavilion in front of it. Let's go there to rest."
The palace people not far away carefully followed behind, not daring to look up.
Entering the pavilion, Gong Yu put away her umbrella, and the sun hiding in the clouds began to emerge again.
Gong Yu poured tea and sat aside, seeing Dai Ruyan sipping tea, eating cakes in a great mood.
After a while, the ground was completely dry, except for the rain dripping from the corners of the eaves, there were no traces of rain in other places.
The oncoming wind was still mixed with a little earthy smell, Gong Yu glanced at the rainbow and called out, "Ayan, look over there!"
Dai Ruyan followed the direction Gong Yu was pointing at, looked sideways slightly, and replied as if it was nothing more than normal: "Yes."
"Don't you like it?" Gong Yu asked.
"Fortunately."
Well, that means I don't like it.
Ever since Gong Yu realized that Dai Ruyan might have remembered the past, she began to suspect that Qing Lingcao might have been secretly replaced by Dai Ruyan.
But after a careful investigation, it was found that Dai Ruyan did not replace the Qing Lingcao, which made Gong Yu even more surprised.
Could it be that the Qing Lingcao had the medicinal effect?
Gong Yu couldn't come to a conclusion after thinking over and over again, so she sighed and said, "Aren't you happy, Ayan?"
Dai Ruyan, who was sipping tea, turned his head to look at Gong Yu, his eyes flashed in puzzlement and asked: "Why do you ask like that?"
"I always feel like you haven't smiled since you came back to the palace. Did I make you angry?" Gong Yu asked Ruyan pitifully.
Dai Ruyan pursed her lips, and replied softly as if hesitating: "No."
"Then why don't you joke with me like you used to?"
As soon as the problem came to this point, Dai Ruyan would choose to remain silent, and the topic would stop immediately, and even Gong Yu didn't know what went wrong.
At sunset and dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun fell in the pavilion, and Dai Ruyan turned his head to look at the pool beside him, or there was a little gleam in the pavilion against the waves.
Gong Yu's eyes fell on the peach hairpin on Dai Ruyan's rolled-up hair, and she couldn't help being taken aback. Under what circumstances would Dai Ruyan keep silent about what happened in the past?
So is Dai Ruyan afraid?
In the middle of the night, the two went back to the palace for dinner, and Gong Yu drank slowly with the soup bowl in his hand. Drinking hot soup in summer is simply anti-human.
But Dai Ruyan didn't find it strange at all, and Gong Yu had to drink with him.
After bathing, Gong Yu lay on the bed in a short skirt and counted silently. When she finally heard the sound of the curtain, she guessed that Dai Ruyan should come out of the bath, and quickly closed her eyes.
I thought to myself that the reasoning doesn't make sense, so it doesn't mean that the beauty trick doesn't work, right?
Besides, Gong Yu took the initiative to run from the recliner to the bed, Dai Ruyan should not be a log.
When the sound of footsteps approached, Gong Yu became inexplicably nervous, and it was obvious that Dai Ruyan's gaze was fixed on this side, and that gaze Gong Yu couldn't be more familiar with.
But there was no other movement, and Gong Yu was a little sleepy for a while, and Dai Ruyan's voice suddenly sounded beside her ear, calling softly: "Xiao Jiu..."
This voice is so soft that water can be squeezed out, if it was Gong Yu from the past, she really wanted to open her eyes and kiss Ruyan.
It was probably Dai Ruyan who used it as a test, so Gong Yu didn't make a sound until Dai Ruyan lay on one side.
Gong Yu was encircled lightly, and Dai Ruyan was breathing slightly irregularly as she pressed close to her cheek, but she didn't make any other movements.
I don't remember how long I waited, Gong Yu opened her eyes and saw that Dai Ruyan was already fast asleep, but she never let go of her arms.
Although the beauty trick seems useless, at least it proves that Dai Ruyan has not changed her mind.
Otherwise, how could she take the initiative to get so close, Gong Yu smiled and slightly leaned closer to kiss the next generation Ruyan's frowning brows, before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Probably, although I slept very well that night, I was still woken up by the heat early in the morning.
This thin blanket tightly wrapped Gong Yu from head to toe, just like a mummy.
Gong Yu had no choice but to untie the thin blanket by herself, looked at Dai Ruyan who had already washed and sat by the window, and sighed: "I will have to hide this thin blanket next time."
Dai Ruyan at the side looked sideways at Gong Yu who was wearing a thin short skirt, and couldn't help but look away slightly.
After bathing, Gong Yu tossed the dragon robe. In the past, Gong Yu was afraid of Dai Ruyan's anger, so Gong Yu never called the palace people in to serve him. Blend.
But thinking that Dai Ruyan might not want to come here, Gong Yu held the dragon robe and sighed: "This dragon robe is really troublesome to wear alone."
Saying that, seeing no response from the person by the window, Gong Yu pretended to go outside, and Dai Ruyan's voice came from behind calling: "Come here."
Gong Yu smiled smugly, then turned into a bitter face in an instant and stood obediently in front of Dai Ruyan.
Dai Ruyan stood up slowly, reached out to take Gong Yu's robe, completely ignored Gong Yu's enthusiastic gaze, and said softly: "Turn around."
Hey?
What are you going to do?
Facts have proved that turning around is just to prevent Gong Yu from staring at Dai Ruyan like this.
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