Suo Diling

Chapter 5 Singing

Maybe it was because I slapped too hard that night, after that, Xiao Du really never came to Yousi Court again, which made me feel a little regretful.Before the wolf has grown into a dog, it is really a waste of effort to beat him until he refuses to recognize his master.

Fortunately, Xiao Lan has been very busy since the canonization ceremony. Now that he has been canonized as a queen, he will be canonized as a prince. Xiao Lan is over thirty years old, but he already has four sons. He is the prince, but his eldest son, Xiao Yu, was born to a concubine bestowed by his father. Sullen and jealous, a silent and introverted, only the second child is obedient, the fourth child Xiao Yuan is a girl, and the youngest is the little wolf cub Xiao Du who is half barbarian blood, all of them are not fuel-efficient, let alone the queen has just been registered. However, Xiao Lan would not appoint an heir born to a princess from another country as the Crown Prince of the Mian Kingdom, so as to plant the root of disaster. This is a headache, and the ministers discussed it a lot , Xiao Lan has no time to come to me.

Taking advantage of this period of time, I quietly ordered the hidden guards to sneak into the sixth game of the palace, and re-arranged my own chess pieces to prepare for a comeback in the future. , sent a secret letter to contact my uncle Bai Yanzhi, Northwest Marquis, who was thousands of miles away. After taking the Zen throne, he was kept under house arrest in the palace, unable to tell Bai Yanzhi my real situation, so he did not act rashly. He did not even participate in Xiao Lan's enthronement ceremony on the grounds that there were barbarians harassing him at the border and he couldn't escape. He couldn't do anything, he couldn't take care of Bai Yanzhi, and he couldn't do anything with him, a veteran of the three dynasties.Bai Yanzhi and my biological mother, sister and brother are deeply in love. Our uncle and nephew fought together in the battlefield. Besides the friendship between monarch and minister, I believe that he will not sit idly by now that I have fallen to this point.Sure enough, after three months, I received a reply from Bai Yanzhi——

He sent his younger brother Qing Dafu Bai Chen to the imperial capital Mianjing to pay tribute, but the journey is far away, and it will take several months to get to Mianjing.

I was not in a hurry, I was weaving a net in the palace while waiting.Time flies, and it has already arrived at the beginning of the next year. The crown prince canonization has not been settled for a long time. A riding and archery ceremony was held in the palace. Xiongfeng, all noble children can also participate or watch.

Even me, the Supreme Emperor, was invited for an unprecedented time.

In fact, I don't really want to go, it's freezing cold, and I'm weak, so I can't stand the wind.

When the sedan chair wobbled and fell down, I was still holding the hand stove, wrapped in a snow fox cloak, lying on the soft cushion, not wanting to move, when I heard a distant sound of gongs piercing the sky, reminding me of my past battles on the battlefield, so I lifted it up. With tired eyelids, he opened the car curtain and looked out.Hey, the palace in the paddock at the North Gate is crowded with people, even more lively than when I participated in the riding and archery ceremony.On the highest stand, Xiao Lan and his empress and concubines were already seated. The parasol cover with red background and gold tassels pierced my eyes, so I closed my eyelids and walked up the steps with the help of the eunuchs.

"The emperor is here—" a palace official greeted me with a harsh voice.Xiao Lan was sitting, and a group of women got up and bowed their heads. They didn't think much of me as a deposed emperor, and I didn't bother to make excuses. Sitting down, he covered his sleeves and coughed a few times.

Xiao Lan tilted his head to look, his eyes scraped over me, as if he was about to scrape off my thick clothes, I coldly avoided my sight, and looked at the paddock below, his voice drifted into the wind unexpectedly In my ears: "The queen's fox fur is really good, it makes you radiant, and your skin is snow-white, as if carved from ice."

These words were not addressed to me, but when I heard them, I felt pain in my back, I just wanted to take off this fox cloak immediately and burn it.

"If the emperor likes it, tomorrow the concubines will order the palace people to rush to make one."

"Very good, let's make it look like the fox cloak worn by the Supreme Emperor."

I picked up the teacup, took a sip of the strong tea, rinsed my mouth, spit it back into the teacup with the disgust in my throat, smashed it on the ground, and started to go crazy: "This tea is disgusting, help me. This cup of tea has been poured!"

I knew Xiao Lan must have seen it, so I twitched the corners of my lips mockingly.

The eunuch obeyed.When the teacup was placed on the table, the table vibrated. When I looked up, I saw nine eagles carrying golden hydrangea soaring into the sky, but when a string of big drums was deafening, the door burst open, and several people came out on horseback, competing to shoot with bows. In short, several arrows pierced the clouds and pierced the sun, and shot at the flying eagle.

I was dazzled, and the scene of my first participation in the riding and archery ceremony appeared in front of my eyes, and I felt a sense of loss in my heart.At that time, my brothers and I had not yet experienced the baptism of blood and rain. We were a group of naughty teenagers. After a few years, we would fight each other and fight each other. Except for Xiao Lan, the rest of my brothers all became my friends. The stepping stone to the throne turned into a pile of bones and was buried under the imperial land under my feet.

Even if I can ride horses and shoot arrows in my current body, there is no brother who can compete with me.

I don't know if the next one to be buried is Xiao Lan or me?

As I thought about it, I swam past the generals of the army performing horsemanship below, and I saw a man riding out alone carrying the big banner of Hou Yi shooting the sun, followed by several teenagers with their hair tied behind their heads. Wearing a forehead that only princes are qualified to wear, eye veils, wearing various riding clothes, and shining scales on his body.

The figure in silver and white riding clothes rushed to the front, and I heard the maid next to me whispering "Elder Prince!", and saw the young man get up from the saddle, step on the pedal, and lay on the side of the horse, his posture was smooth and gorgeous, unstoppable , He took off the longbow on his back with one hand, set up the bow and shot arrows, and the white-feathered arrows clanged like lightning, and shot towards the flying eagle with the golden crow hydrangea hovering high in the sky. Arrow array, hit the eagle's head at once.

The flying eagle with the ball fell into the air, and then there was a loud shout. I looked down and saw the crown flag being lifted up by the strong wind, and a figure in black armor galloped out from behind the flag, and kicked off. Half-kneeling on the saddle, he turned around sharply and pulled the bowstring round, retracted his fingers, and in an instant, ten black-feathered arrows pierced the clouds and pierced the sun, shooting down all nine flying eagles. A series of actions were completed in one go. It's just like the domineering and willful splashing of ink and boldness, which is thrilling.

The golden crows fell to the ground one after another, he withdrew his bow and reined in his horse, and took the lead, leaving the other princes behind, and galloped across the paddock for a circle. The men and horses stood in the middle of the hunting ground, pulled up the crown flag with one hand, and turned to look towards the stand amidst the attention of everyone.

Such a proud posture on horseback, like a Shura God of Killing, faintly revealing an aura beyond his age.

——Xiao Du is only 15 years old this year.If it doesn't make a sound, it's over, it will become a blockbuster, and it will steal the edge of the eldest son of the emperor.

I was secretly surprised, and my heart trembled slightly.

Winning the championship in one fell swoop in the riding and shooting ceremony today can be said to be a very risky move. If it were me, I would never be so eye-catching and arouse jealousy. However, I am afraid that Xiao Lan and the officials will not be able to ignore him as the five sons.

Therefore, it has to be said that it is a good thing.

It's time to repair the relationship with this little wolf cub's uncle and nephew, lest he remember my slap in the face.

I lowered my head and sipped my tea, thinking about what to do.It's probably not enough to say nice words to coax him. The kid at this age has the strongest self-esteem, so he needs to give some nice gifts.I played around for a while, and found out the blood-soaked jade pendant that I wore next to my body. I used to have a lot of treasures on my body when I was an emperor, but now it is the only one I can really get my hands on.

After nightfall, the riding and archery ceremony ended grandly, and the royal family banquet held in Forward Court just started.

I didn't want to see Xiao Lan and my former courtiers. I wanted to say that I was sick, but in order to talk to Xiao Du, the little wolf cub, I still got on the sedan chair to Fuhua Court.The road from the North Gate to Forward Garden is very long, and I arrived when I was drowsy and about to fall asleep.I was the last one to arrive, and all the relatives of the royal family had already been seated.

The eunuchs helped me off the sedan chair and welcomed me into the hall.Xiao Lan sat on a high place on the steps, with his concubines and empress on both sides, and the prince and courtiers sat on the seats on both sides.

After I took my seat, I saw Xiao Du among the several princes at a glance, and immediately realized that in less than half a year, he had undergone a change that cannot be ignored.

Even though he was sitting on the ground, he could still see that his figure was much taller and straighter than before. He was dressed in black clothes with python patterns, which made him quite imposing. Compared with Xiao Yu, the eldest prince who could be called Yushu Linfeng beside him, he was of mixed race. The features of his face have become clear, with the sharp lines of a man, and he is extremely handsome. His eyebrows are raised, and his eye sockets are deeply sunken. Hidden in the shadows, a pair of narrow and long green eyes are darker, making it difficult to fathom. He's emotional.

I stared at him and looked again and again, but the little wolf cub lowered his eyelids and pursed his thin lips, as if he didn't want to talk to me.

— Tsk, are you still angry?The petite temper is quite stubborn.

It's just a slap in the face, as his uncle, how can I still slap him badly?

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I smiled sarcastically, and the eunuch came up to pour the wine.Everyone toasted to Xiao Lan with a toast, and praised the majesty of the princes at the riding and archery ceremony.

Naturally, I dare not drink alcohol. Although it is unlikely that Xiao Lan will poison me to death at a family banquet, I let him disgrace me in front of my son a few months ago. There is no guarantee that this is not a grand banquet.I only moistened my lips, poured a glass of wine into my sleeve, and ordered the eunuch to pour another glass.After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, all the ministers opened up their chatter box, clearly not discussing political affairs, but beat around the bush to talk about the canonization of the crown prince. The family banquet can be described as turbulent and treacherous, each with its own ghosts, but Xiao Du is really independent of the world and free from the storm.Although he was adopted to Concubine Li, the mother of the eldest prince, the adoptive mother is not the biological mother after all, so she can't care about a little bastard like him, who only has eyes for her own son.

Seeing Xiao Yu's defiant, mean face like his mother's, I couldn't help but feel a little pitiful for Xiao Dulai.

Leaving aside the matter of his outspokenness last time, this little wolf cub is actually quite annoying.

It's just that regarding the canonization of the crown prince, I'm an abolished emperor, so of course it's inconvenient to intervene at the dinner party, I just have some scruples in my heart, secretly assisting Xiao Du in this move, I must go.Xiao Du, if you met Gu, is it your luck or your misfortune, just wait and see.Xu felt that I was looking at him, Xiao Du glanced sideways, met my gaze, and then moved away in an instant, raised his glass, took a sip, and then drank it with his neck up, suddenly thirsty, all of a sudden After drinking a few cups in a row, a blush appeared at the base of his ears, he clenched his fist to his mouth, and coughed twice.

I shook my head and mocked, I can't drink enough, and I still drink indiscriminately, why is this not a barbarian's talent?

"Why doesn't the Supreme Emperor have dinner? Does the Supreme Emperor have no appetite for the delicacies specially prepared by the people I ordered?"

At this moment, Xiao Lan's voice interrupted my thoughts.

I lazily supported my elbows and cheeks on the table, and answered casually: "No, I'm very lonely, have a headache, and I'm not hungry at all. Why don't Emperor Yungu go back to rest earlier?"

Several ministers who once surrendered to me and now turned against Xiao Lan looked at me with sighs, presumably because they were sorry to see the high-spirited young emperor down to this point.I sneered in my heart, one day when I regain the throne, I will be the first to chop off the heads of these eunuchs, no, just beheading is not enough, Ling Chi will be the best.

Xiao Lan looked at me with great interest, clapped her hands, and a group of maids filed in. The two leading ladies actually held a set of gorgeous red costumes with flame patterns symbolizing Xihe, Exactly what I wore before.

I suddenly had an ominous premonition, and the maids presented the costumes in front of me. Xiao Lan said with a smile: "I heard that the Supreme Emperor always likes to sing operas at night, playing the role of Xi He and praying for the good weather of the kingdom. It is said that the Supreme Emperor sings very well, I wonder if the Supreme Emperor can condescend to perform in front of me and all my lovers?"

I grimaced and stared at him coldly.Xiao Lan put down his wine glass: "Does the Supreme Emperor have to do it himself to change his clothes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a few court ladies came and grabbed me, hurriedly stripped off my fox cloak, outer robe, and middle coat, stripped me naked under the eyes of everyone, and then took the costume Put it on me, my body has no strength, even a few women can't resist, I struggled profusely in sweat, almost fainted, and was forcibly smeared with rouge, put on a woman's headdress and earrings, and pushed to the center of the banquet hall, I collapsed on the ground, coughing uncontrollably.

There was silence in the banquet hall for a while, no one expected Xiao Lan to arrange such an outing.

"Crack, crack, crack." A person applauded and broke the silence first. It was the voice of the eldest prince Xiao Yu, "I have heard that the emperor's uncle is so beautiful. I didn't expect to be so charming when I changed into an actor's outfit. It's really not as good as hearing a hundred things." See."

I raised my eyelids and looked at him with red eyes. Xiao Yu was taken aback by my eyes and stopped smiling. My eyes glanced over Xiao Du inadvertently, but he didn't look at me, and he clenched his hand tightly. The wine glass, the face is red and the ears are red, and the joints are white.

I closed my eyes, propped myself up on the ground, barely stood up, gritted my teeth and smiled, flicked my sleeves, and chanted aloud: "I Lingxi and Mi Jiexi, look at you and don't force them..."

Taishanghuang is called Taishanghuang, but his status is not higher than that of the emperor. Xiao Lan forced me to sing, and I had to sing.

Xiao Lan, the shame of today alone will be returned a hundredfold in the future.

After the song was sung, there was thunderous applause in the banquet hall, but it sounded like a mournful drum to me.

I was panting intermittently and coughed up a mouthful of blood, Xiao Lan let me go.I was carried into the palanquin by the maids of honor, and even poured a whole jug of wine before leaving.The wine was stag blood wine, dryness fueled the fire, I lay down in the sedan chair drowsy for a while, then I felt hot all over, my blood was boiling, and I was shaking.

Since I abdicated, I lived alone in seclusion, and I had been abstinent for a long time. I couldn't bear it, I reached into my obscene pants, and slowly fondled myself.But the alcohol attack was severe, and I was sick, and I didn’t even have the strength to masturbate myself. I kneaded the stem end with trembling and weak fingers for a long time, but I didn’t feel that there was a tendency to vent my body. On the contrary, it became more and more burning.

I bit my sleeves, humiliated and annoyed in my heart. I just wanted to get a maid to come over to vent my anger. I stretched out my hand to lift the sedan chair curtain, just to see how far I was from You Si Ting, but at a glance, the palace alley was deep. The way back to Yousiting?

I was startled, and hissed at the palace man who carried the sedan chair: "You've gone the wrong way, where are you going?"

"Go back to the Supreme Emperor and go to the emperor's bedroom."

"You dare... to send Gu back!" I grabbed the sedan chair curtain, tilted my body, and rolled from the sedan chair onto the cold and frosty bluestone ground outside the sedan chair, dizzy and confused.Suddenly, I heard a series of hoofbeats from far to near, I managed to raise my eyelids, and saw a man galloping his horse towards the front of his eyes like a gust of wind, he dismounted the horse neatly, and his hard-soled riding boots slid across the stone ground, making a clear and cold sound.The man walked up to me, stretched out his hand and hugged me.

"Five... Your Highness the Fifth!"

"I see who of you dares to take him away."

Hearing the hoarse voice of this young man in the period of voice change, I relaxed and passed out.