Chapter 137 Chapter 137 Why is this guy chasing her all over the Forbidden City...
"Good, good! My beloved concubine brings blessings, this is a match made in heaven. Today is also my auspicious day. In the Garden of Laughter, blessings are added to blessings. Please accept my invitation, I accept my invitation."
Emperor Jiaqing bowed politely to Li Xuanbai and others, then took a step forward and took her wrist.
Gu Huaijin lowered his head for a moment, his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was looking or not.
She was pulled in front of Emperor Jiaqing in fear.
Gu Huaijin was half a step behind Emperor Jiaqing.
Her heart nearly jumped out of her throat. Even as she stood across from Emperor Jiaqing, her mind was filled with the two dashing, hurried words written on the note:
"What do you mean?"
Now, as long as he was close to her, even if he did nothing, she still felt that he was aggressive.
Emperor Jiaqing held her hand, patting it with delight. "Deyin, I'm going to have a good time in Laughter Paradise today. Please lend me some of your blessings."
She covered her nose with a handkerchief and smiled shyly.
When he looked up, he saw that Mao Linyan, who was so proud and arrogant yesterday, was left out in the crowd. Her carefully selected long dress woven with hundreds of butterflies had become dull, gray and bare, and she looked unwilling and embarrassed.
Nan Qiong Shuang finally felt better. While wiping her tears with her lowered brows, she raised her eyebrows at her.
Emperor Jiaqing turned around and shook Mao Linyan's hand. "Yan'er, you should return to Jingren Palace today. There are too many people in Xiaole Garden and it's noisy. You've been suffering from the summer heat lately and haven't slept well. Go back and get some rest. Don't forget that Imperial Physician Zhao will need to check your pulse later." He then said to Wang Rang, "Where is the butterfly hairpin I ordered made for you?"
"Your Majesty," Mao Linyan walked over slowly. When she raised her eyes, they were red. She clung to Emperor Jiaqing's arm mournfully. "You said you would give me that butterfly hairpin inlaid with oriental pearls. I've been looking forward to it for a long time. You..."
"It's just a hairpin. If you want it, I'll give it to you." The emperor pulled his arm back without even a glance and said to Wang Rang, "Take the hairpin back and send it to Handan Palace. Butterfly and Concubine Zhen are the perfect match."
Mao Linyan's legs went weak and she almost fell to her knees.
When he turned to look at her again, there was almost blood in his eyes.
Nan Qiong Shuang smiled and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
but.
She lowered her head, thinking quietly.
Doctor Zhao wants to take Mao Linyan's pulse? Didn't they say that Doctor Zhao would come to Handan Palace?
Emperor Jiaqing took her by the hand, turned around and walked around Mao Linyan who was frozen in place, and went straight into Xiaole Garden.
The large group of people accompanying them followed silently behind the two of them.
She pretended not to know, "What is the emperor going to do today?"
"Let's go to Laughter Paradise. Mr. Gu calculated that today is a good day for me."
"Playing cards with the Regent?"
She turned around and glanced at Li Xuanbai.
Before she could see clearly, she caught a glimpse of Gu Huaijin following her silently, like a lingering ghost.
She suddenly felt as if a thorn in her back and turned back angrily.
Since he's the emperor's advisor, why would he follow her instead of the emperor?!
She never dared to look back again.
"Exactly. On such an important day, I absolutely must call my brother." Emperor Jiaqing smiled and spread his hands. "Otherwise, if Chupu doesn't call my brother, and neither does Majiangpai, my brother will think there's a rift between us brothers."
Nan Qiong Shuang responded with a smile.
At this time, the incident of openly ridiculing him at the palace banquet and inducing him to go crazy in public was suppressed.
Although Emperor Jiaqing was insane, when he was sober, he knew when to retreat, when to be afraid, and when to cede cities and make concessions.
"Deyin, how are you doing lately?" Emperor Jiaqing took her hand and clapped it. "I ordered Mr. Gu to go to Handan Palace to take your pulse, but I didn't expect to run into you in the Imperial Garden. Didn't I specifically tell you to stay in the palace and not wander around?"
Her heart skipped a beat.
"Mr. Gu, will you take my pulse?" She felt uncomfortable thinking about him listening quietly behind her. "Didn't they say that Doctor Zhao would come to see me?"
"That's exactly what happened. Just now, I was talking with Lin Yan and the others in Zichen Hall. Mr. Gu said that Imperial Physician Zhao was the most skilled physician. You've just come down from the mountains and are exhausted from the journey, so I should have Imperial Physician Zhao examine you. Who would have thought that, as soon as I gave the order, Lin Yan would complain of feeling unwell and ask me to send Imperial Physician Zhao to Jingren Palace?" he said. "So, I had originally intended to have Mr. Gu go to Handan Palace on Imperial Physician Zhao's behalf, and then come back to Xiaole Garden."
After hearing this, she understood everything.
Gu Huaijin knew that if he came to see her directly, she would definitely find an excuse to avoid him, so he deliberately praised the medical skills of Doctor Zhao in front of Emperor Jiaqing, and led Emperor Jiaqing to order Doctor Zhao to come and take her pulse.
Mao Linyan had always been against her. If she heard it, she would never agree. She would definitely turn around and intercept Doctor Zhao.
So, the emperor's order was passed, but it was changed because of Mao Linyan's coquettishness. If she had stayed in the palace and waited for someone to take her pulse, the person she would have waited for would have been Gu Huaijin.
He calculated that she would avoid him, and also calculated Mao Linyan's temper, so he went through a lot of trouble and set up a trap to catch her.
She felt a sense of relief in her heart.
Behind him, Gu Huaijin said nothing.
He used to be so dignified, gentle, open and honest, but now his thoughts are so deep that it is difficult to guess.
What? Doesn't he want to stop until he forces her to be alone?
She twirled her handkerchief and smiled. "How could Deyin's health have deteriorated so badly? It's troublesome for the Imperial Preceptor to run around so much. Next time, if the Emperor wants Mr. Gu to play cards with him, just rest assured that Mr. Gu will stay with him in Xiaole Garden." She added, "Mr. Gu has been delayed for a long time on Wuliang Mountain. I wonder when he will return to the capital?"
"Your Majesty, I just arrived in Beijing yesterday."
His voice was exactly the same, and her heart skipped a beat.
Yesterday? He came yesterday and said he would return to the palace in three days.
It turns out that the news was also fake.
Perhaps it was also to make her relax her vigilance so that she could be caught today.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and took two quick steps forward.
This man, if she refuses to meet him, will probably go around the Forbidden City to block her every day.
After turning a corner, the corridor with swaying flower shadows ends, and under the sun, there is a magnificent and golden paradise.
The group then entered Xiaoleyuan and took their seats, with Nan Qiongshuang naturally sitting next to Emperor Jiaqing.
There was also a hierarchy at the card table. Wu Shun, the eunuch beside Li Xuanbai, bent over and pulled out a seat next to her for Li Xuanbai.
Gu Huaijin sat directly opposite Emperor Jiaqing.
Nan Qiongshuang felt relieved. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she looked up and saw a round-headed, red-faced man bowing to her with extraordinary joy. His eyes, small as jujubes, were set in his clumsy flesh, but they were gleaming with brilliance.
"Your humble servant Chang Zhong greets Her Majesty Zhen Fei."
She sat in her seat, stunned for a moment.
This person had been following Gu Huaijin just now, but he looked too ordinary, and he followed at the end without saying a word, so she thought he was a ceremonial guard following behind.
"Chang Zhong, son of General Chang." Li Xuanbai tapped the table with his index finger, leaning back in his chair. "Why are you only now paying your respects to Her Majesty?"
The visitor clasped his fists and gave a flattering smile: "Your Majesty has been talking to the Emperor, how dare I approach her?"
Seeing his smile, Nan Qiong Shuang suddenly remembered that she had seen this Chang Zhong before.
That day, at the welcoming banquet for Gu Huaijin's return to the palace, she sat at the top and looked at him for a moment.
"It turns out to be General Chang." She smiled and nodded.
After greeting her, Chang Zhong still stood there, neither leaving nor sitting down. It seemed that he wanted to say a few more words, but he had no idea what was going on. He was stuck in front of her with an awkward smile.
"General Chang?" She sensed something was wrong.
Gu Huaijin took a sip of tea and said, "General Chang, please take a seat."
She hissed slightly.
Li Xuanbai glanced at Gu Huaijin with a smile, and knocked on the table meaningfully, "Sit down, sit down."
Chang Zhong hurriedly pulled out the chair on the other side of Emperor Jiaqing, sat down with a thud, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his neck.
The palace maid finally brought the mahjong cards to the table and placed them in the middle.
Although she was at the table, she was only there to play, not to play. Emperor Jiaqing was the first to draw a card.
When he grabbed the first one, he felt refreshed; when he grabbed the second one, he was in high spirits; when he grabbed the third one, he gradually became hesitant; when he grabbed the fourth one, his brows were furrowed; when he grabbed the fifth one, he glanced at Gu Huaijin.
Nan Qiongshuang knew something was wrong the moment she saw the Jiaqing Emperor's expression. The Jiaqing Emperor, a man who loved playing cards like his life, had no luck at all. Even if he'd chosen a date based on his horoscope, bad luck was still bad.
Holding a round fan, she went over and gently fanned Emperor Jiaqing, while leaning over and looking at his cards as if nothing had happened.
Emperor Jiaqing didn't care about her and didn't notice it at all.
When she saw it, her heart sank.
How could someone have such bad luck? Is this his fate?
No wonder he was pulled down from the throne even after he sat on it.
After she finished looking, she sat up straight and fanned herself.
Slowly and leisurely, leaning against the back of the chair, he peeked towards Li Xuanbai without anyone noticing.
Li Xuanbai was deftly spreading all the cards into a fan shape, pinching his chin with concentration.
She took one look and sighed.
Okay, this person is really lucky. No wonder he doesn’t have the throne, but he managed to seize it.
But, it can’t be like this.
The Emperor Jiaqing had asked her to accompany him today because she was so lucky to attract butterflies. If she sat here and he lost miserably, Mao Linyan might just take advantage of it and file a complaint against her.
She rested her elbows on the table and sighed.
He leaned back in his chair again, holding a round fan, hiding it under his eyes stealthily, and glanced to the side furtively.
Suddenly, my body shivered.
She looked up in horror.
Gu Huaijin faced her, his lips pursed, his eyes closed, expressionless and unkind.
Now, he didn't have to say a word, not a single word, and she knew what he meant.
He didn't allow her to pay too much attention to Li Xuanbai.
She snorted in her heart.
Mind your own business.
Now that he knows her background, he will definitely not accept her again.
She has never valued love between men and women, and will never force it.
The four no's he told her were now of no effect.
What can I do? This is the Forbidden City.
She smiled happily, glanced at him silently, then looked away, thought it over in her mind, put one hand on Emperor Jiaqing's leg, and quietly tugged at his sleeve.
There were a few words written on his leg.
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