Chapter 40: Really a Wild Cat
The emperor lifted his feet and took two steps.
The black boots fell into the snow, making a squeaking sound.
Sun Miaoqing didn't know that the emperor was not coming towards her, so she followed the plot and tried to stop him:
"Don't come over here. My shoes and socks are wet. I'm changing them."
[Don't come over here. My shoes and socks are wet. I'm changing them.]
Nian Shilan tried to imitate her, speaking in a weird tone. Even if she couldn't see her, she could tell that she was rolling her eyes.
emperor:"……"
[Just now you were calling yourself a maid in the Plum Garden, but now you don't call yourself a slave? 】
[Catch her! Let Cuiguo smash her mouth! ]
[Let’s see how she can use her sharp tongue to cause trouble to me in the future! ]
Cuiguo? Why isn't her name Songzhi?
The Queen thought about it for a moment and understood: this was an attempt to frame Concubine Qi.
Probably the only person in the harem who could be plotted against by her is Concubine Qi, right?
The queen's lips curled up.
In her previous life, Zhen Huan said that her socks were wet, which was a sincere attempt to delay and give herself a chance to leave, but Sun Miaoqing did not leave.
She knew the emperor's temper and knew that he would come over after a while.
So she said the same thing, but did not leave. She stayed where she was and waited for the emperor to come.
The emperor was now thinking about the newcomer on the bridge, but he didn't want to be watched by Concubine Hua, so he didn't go to the bridge. Instead, he listened carefully and followed Nian Shilan's voice, and came to Nian Shilan's side.
[Is this man's sense of direction so bad at his age? His sweetheart is on the other side of the bridge, why is she here?]
The queen also recognized the emperor's approaching footsteps.
They couldn't just stand up and run away right now, so what should they do?
She was just thinking of a solution when she heard Nian Shilan say:
[It is better to die with a friend than to die with a poor friend.] Nian Shilan forgot where she had seen a certain master say this.
[Should we push the queen out? ]
Just as I finished thinking, I found that my arm was tightened——
The queen grabbed Nian Shilan's arm and said: Let's die together!
【This old woman is quite alert.】
The shadow approaches.
They didn't have time to hesitate, they both bent their bodies and moved back stealthily.
As she retreated, Nian Shilan chanted in her heart:
[pick up my wife’s brother, pick up my wife’s brother, pick up my wife’s brother, pick up my wife’s brother, pick up my wife’s brother…]
The queen was about to have a headache because of her nagging. She wanted to cover her mouth but there was no way. She just wanted to kick her out and put an end to it all.
Unexpectedly, Prince Guo was actually reminded by her.
"The plum blossoms are blooming just as beautifully this year as they have in the past."
"run!"
Nian Shilan whispered, took the opportunity to hold the Queen's hand, and pulled her to run quickly.
"Who is it?!"
The emperor shouted.
The plum branches were frightened, white snow fell, and two red shadows, one deep and one shallow, disappeared into the night.
The plum garden was quiet after the snow. Prince Guo believed that the emperor also heard the "palace maiden"'s wish, especially the sentence "If the headwind understands my feelings, please don't be easily destroyed."
This is the poem that the emperor's sister-in-law used to recite.
Prince Guo could not hear Concubine Hua's thoughts, so he naturally thought that the Emperor had been talking to that "understanding palace maid". And from what the palace maid said, she did not want to appear in public.
Prince Guo glanced at the snowfall and said casually:
"Maybe a wild cat."
As if he was afraid that the emperor would not believe him, he added: "Wild cats often appear in winter."
Wild cat?
When a person drinks alcohol, his hearing is different from normal.
It is difficult to distinguish true from false thoughts, and since they were not close to each other, the emperor recalled what had just been said and for a moment he could not tell which side had spoken.
Is it Concubine Hua who is here?
Or have I listened too much to Concubine Hua's thoughts and am thinking about her at inappropriate times?
But this is Yime Garden, shouldn’t the person I should be thinking about be Rouze?
Is it that time has diluted the past, or is it that Concubine Hua’s weight in his heart has become increasingly important?
People who drink always like to think too much.
Sun Miaoqing was still thinking of taking this opportunity to leave, but Su Peisheng, who came with Prince Guo, heard the emperor's shout and brought people over.
"Guard——"
The guards came in unison and surrounded the emperor.
Suddenly, the bright flash of the knife frightened Sun Miaoqing so much that his feet slipped and he sat down.
The pain spread and it took her a long time to catch her breath.
Prince Guo came to the rescue, "It's okay, two wild cats just passed by and frightened Xuezhi."
Su Peisheng breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand, and the guards put away their swords and followed behind the emperor.
A human wall blocked the path of the emperor and Sun Miaoqing.
The emperor glanced at Su Peisheng and said jokingly, "You don't know who is behind you."
Prince Guo smiled faintly and said, "I was only focused on my brother, and neglected it."
This time, the emperor did not immediately ask Su Peisheng to go to Yimei Garden to look for the palace maid. Instead, he asked him, "Did you see anyone when you came here?"
There is more than one gate to Yimeyuan, so Nian Shilan naturally would not take the empress through the gate guarded by Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng arrived first, and had no idea that the Empress and Concubine Hua were also here: "Your Majesty, I only saw two wild cats crossing the courtyard wall on the way, but no one was seen."
It really is a wild cat.
In order to buy time for the "little girl" to escape, Prince Guo deliberately distracted the emperor's attention: "I smell the intoxicating fragrance of plum blossoms, and now I feel like drinking a glass of wine."
While talking, he intentionally led the emperor out.
The emperor was thinking of his old friends and needed a glass of wine.
"I will go with you on this wonderful journey."
Prince Guo thought that the emperor had forgotten about the "understanding palace maiden" just now, and was very happy. "Walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms, and return home happily, and drink three cups of wine!"
He spent many days in the palace, and when he came back he came to Yimei Garden to look for this person.
The emperor continued, "There is another good thing."
Prince Guo was worried.
"I never thought that there would be talented people among the palace maids. This is a pleasant surprise."
The hanging heart is dead.
The emperor really cared about that palace maid. No, he cared about everything related to Rouze.
Even if the correlation is minimal.
"Then congratulations, brother."
Prince Guo tried hard to hide his loss.
The emperor handed the task of finding the person back to Su Peisheng.
Nian Shilan and the Queen had already gone out through another door. When they saw the light, they immediately let go of each other's hands.
The tacit understanding of eavesdropping was blown away by the north wind.
Neither of them mentioned what had just happened, as if nothing had happened, and they were still the high and mighty Empress and Concubine Hua.
Songzhi and Jianqiu went to meet their masters respectively and brushed the snow off their heads and bodies.
Back to the banquet, when the Queen walked in, her eyes searched for Sun Miaoqing - she wasn't there.
It’s indeed her!
She really replaced Zhen Huan completely.
After a long time, Sun Miaoqing, who had fallen on his butt, limped back to his seat slowly.
"Sister Gong, are you okay?"
Chun'er silently pushed the empty bowl towards her face, pretending that she did not steal her regular dish.
Sun Miaoqing was not thinking about eating. "It's okay. I slipped a little when I went out and stretched my muscles."
Chun Er said obediently: "The snowy road is slippery, be careful, sister."
The Empress saw everything. She didn't need to know what Concubine Hua was thinking. Just based on her understanding of the Emperor, she knew that the Emperor would definitely look for the palace maid who had said the wrong poem.
"Jianqiu."
"The servant is here."
The Queen raised her hand to cover her lips and said a few words to Jianqiu:
"Tomorrow morning, go to Yimei Garden..."
The next day, we went to the Plum Garden.
Su Peisheng appeared in Yime Garden at the same time as in his previous life, saying that it was a festival and the palace was celebrating together. The emperor had issued a couplet and anyone who could match it up, no matter if they were eunuchs or palace maids, would be greatly rewarded by the emperor.
But this time, he went back slower than in his previous life.
It's not that there is no gain, but that the gain is quite rich.