Chapter 289: Sleepless
On the night of the return banquet, Zhu Huaizhen couldn't sleep.
She gently woke Tu Mi up and said she wanted to listen to a play.
"Your Highness, it's not good for you to go through so much trouble." Tu Mi sighed lightly.
"Your Highness, did you not sneak a drink of that rich and colorful Lu'an Sparrow Tongue Bud Tea at dusk when I wasn't paying attention, which was made with sesame, salt, bamboo shoots, chestnuts, loofah kernels, walnut kernels, spring immortal seagull, swan osmanthus, rose and brine?" Tu Mi approached Zhu Huaizhen, took a light sniff, and frowned.
"Tu Mi, I drank a little bit, mainly because I was worried." Zhu Huaizhen suddenly became melancholy.
After hearing this, Tu Mi imitated Zhu Huaizhen's usual behavior and rolled her eyes.
Her prince had no worries at all, he just wanted to listen to the opera to kill time.
When her prince couldn't sleep, he absolutely didn't want to be alone. The more lonely and cold he was in the boudoir, the more he feared loneliness.
Besides, it wasn't the first time that her prince had insomnia. In the past, when he had insomnia, he would drag her to the market, and the place would be bustling with activity until dawn. However, Jiangcheng was not peaceful anymore, and her prince didn't dare to go out.
Never mind, her Highness saved these young women.
What if these young women give something back?
Then, Tu Mi woke up the young women one by one.
Although the young woman had complaints, she was quite sensible.
So, Zhu Huaizhen lay on a beauty couch surrounded by black lacquer and gold-painted scrolls of poetry and paintings, holding a round fan with a mahogany handle embroidered with pomegranates, cats and butterflies, and moved it intermittently, his posture as lazy as ever.
Orioles chirp at dawn in the jade trees of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai waterside pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse. Here, amidst the mossy, blue tiles, I once slept in a dreamlike state; I've witnessed fifty years of rise and fall. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake, and owls roost on Phoenix Terrace. Dreams of the ruined mountains are the most real, the old land hard to lose. I don't believe this map is changing manuscripts. I'll compose a lament for Jiangnan, and sing it until I grow old.
While singing a section of "Peach Blossom Fan", Lou Li woke up first.
"Zhen'er, if you want to listen to opera, why don't you ask me to accompany you? I can stay up all night." Lou Li gently rubbed her sleepy eyes, revealing thousands of charms, which made Zhu Huaizhen stick out his tongue.
Seeing this, Lou Li put his cheek close to Zhu Huaizhen's mouth and smiled evilly.
Zhu Huaizhen licked it and simply nestled in Lou Li's arms.
Gradually, the melody began to lull her to sleep.
"Zhenzhen, why do we have to sing opera so late at night? Don't make too much noise." Chen Mingan got up from the bed, dressed neatly, and appeared in front of Zhu Huaizhen.
At this moment, "The Injustice of Dou E" is being sung.
The sun and moon hang in the sky at dawn and dusk, and spirits wield the power of life and death. Heaven and earth, supposed to distinguish between the clear and the turbid, yet how could they have confused Dao Zhi and Yan Yuan? Those who do good suffer poverty and a shorter life, while those who commit evil enjoy wealth and longevity. Heaven and earth, seemingly coveting the strong and bullying the weak, yet they also seem to go along with the tide. Earth, if you can't distinguish between good and evil, what are you called Earth? Heaven, you misjudge the wise and the foolish, unworthy of being Heaven! Alas, all I can do is shed tears.
"Dou E was really wronged." Zhu Huaizhen said gloomily.
"Zhenzhen, don't talk about other things. Even though you are still Princess Ronghua, you have to understand how difficult it is for them. They even have children with them." Chen Ming'an softened his tone, and his voice didn't seem so blaming, but rather didactic.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a deafening roar in the sky.
Then, the fire snake ascended into the sky and red light filled the air.
"Zhenzhen, something big must have happened outside. I'll go out and take a look. You stay at home and don't listen to the nonsense the Jinyiwei commander says." Chen Ming'an glared at Lou Li fiercely and left in a hurry.
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