This queen is not too curly

Chapter 72 Did he come here specially to catch up on sleep?
Yan Yuan walked up to him lightly.

Chen Lingchen seemed to have really fallen asleep.

It was obviously an extremely uncomfortable position, but he actually fell asleep.

At this moment, the candlelight in the room flickered dimly, making the shadows of his eyelashes tremble slightly.

His eyes were closed, his brows were slightly raised, and his body was like a dead leaf, crouching silently on the hard yellow rosewood chair.Like a heavily guarded beast, it maintains a vigilant posture even when it is asleep.

Yan Yuan has seen this posture many times in the middle of the night in the snow field.

At that time, he was assassinated, and his body and mind collapsed. It is not unusual to have such a posture.But Yan Yuan never thought that he was in such a state in the palace.

But isn't this his home?
Doesn't he live like a crab here?
Yan Yuan looked at him and unconsciously let out a soft sigh.

It was this tone that made Chen Ling's heavy eyelashes tremble.

With almost no foreshadowing, he suddenly opened his eyes, flickering with panic, as if he had just experienced a nightmare, and even his breathing trembled.

At that time, Yan Yuan was standing in front of him, and it was too late to move.

So eye to eye.

stalemate.

Yan Yuan pursed her lips, looking for a topic in embarrassment: "Your Majesty... have you had a nightmare?"

Chen Lingchen seemed to be still in a dream, with his shoulders in a stiff posture, and he took a heavy breath, dignified and messy.

It's been a long time like this.

Chen Ling raised his head slowly, his eyes were dark and empty.

Is this sleepy?

Yan Yuan carefully looked at Chen Ling's face, she was angry about getting up, and if she was woken up for no reason, she would take the piss on everyone beside the bed.

She coughed dryly, and resolutely threw the pot away: "I...the concubine didn't make any noise, it was His Majesty who woke up on his own in a light sleep, and the concubine didn't intend to disturb."

Chen Ling blinked heavily, as if he didn't hear her words.

Yan Yuan said dryly: "It's getting late, will Your Majesty have dinner at Wangshu Palace?"

Chen Lingchen still didn't respond.

His eyelashes drooped, like a hedgehog retracting all its thorns, and his whole body was covered with an indescribable obedience.

Yan Yuan could only feel that the hairs all over her body stood up.

She laughed dryly: "Since His Majesty is not interested, the concubine will not stay with His Majesty. Your Majesty should go back to rest and eat earlier!"

Hurry up, hurry up!

Yan Yuan's face said so.

After another stalemate for a while, Chen Lingchen finally raised his head. He glanced at Yan Yuan, and then walked out of the study without saying a word.

Yan Yuan:? ? ?
Night had fallen outside.

The smell of earth and grass and trees came from the courtyard after the rain.

Chen Lingshen lowered his head all the way, walked out of the courtyard gate of Wangshu Palace, and just saw a bright moon when he raised his head.He was still in a daze, as if he hadn't seen the moon for many years.

"Holy!"

"The autumn night is cold, the Holy Majesty must be careful to keep warm."

The eunuch not far away walked up quickly and put a cloak on him.

He is a eunuch serving close to his body, and he is more courageous than others. While arranging Chen Lingchen's luggage, he casually asked: "This servant thought that His Majesty was just going to give some inner folds to your empress. Why did His Majesty treat you like this?" Long?"

Without saying a word, Chen Ling lowered his eyebrows and got into the sedan chair.

The eunuch commanded the sedan chair outside, chattering nonsense as he walked:
"Physician Luo has come to urge me several times. It seems that he has found a new prescription. Maybe His Majesty's insomnia can be cured this time."

"The meal is about to cool down, and the servant has sent someone to make it again."

Chen Ling sat in the sedan chair without moving.

After a long time, he finally closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Just now, did you really fall asleep?

……

The next day was sunny and clear.

The news of the emperor's stay in Wangshu Palace spread throughout the palace overnight.

Yan Yuan got up early in the morning and sat at the table to enjoy breakfast. Ruan Zhu had already walked around the room several times happily, still muttering something.

Yan Yuan listened carefully and found that she was reading: "The Huanghuali chair is too hard after all, it's not comfortable, Madam, don't you think so?"

The image in Yan Yuan's mind flashed back, and she vaguely saw Chen Ling's stiff posture when she was dozing on it, and nodded immediately: "It's really uncomfortable."

Ruan Zhu became excited immediately: "That's right!"

Yan Yuan: "...?"

With the support of the empress, Ruan Zhu immediately became full of energy: "Empress, please don't worry, this servant will go to the Department of Internal Affairs. The servant has a fellow villager in the weaving mansion, and he is always good at carving wood. Bring the huanghuali couch to the empress!"

Before Ruan Zhu could finish his sentence, the person had already run out.

What should she be anxious about?
Yan Yuan just felt confused.

Why put a couch in the study?

Yan Yuan was confused by Ruan Zhu, and finished her breakfast in a daze.Just as she was taking sips and sips of the soup that Chen Niang brought, Ruan Zhu had already returned from the Department of Internal Affairs.

When Ruan Zhu came back, his complexion was solemn and lifeless, like an eggplant beaten by frost, completely different from the radiant appearance when he went out.

"...What's wrong?" Yan Yuan asked Ruan Zhu.

Ruan Zhu raised his head, with a hesitant expression on his face.

She opened her mouth and said awkwardly: "Your Majesty...Did you go to the Plum Garden at dusk yesterday?"

Yan Yuan was stunned: "Huh?"

Ruan Zhu said with a gloomy face: "The people in the Department of Internal Affairs said that the empress went deep into the plum garden yesterday, and now the rumors have spread..."

Yan Yuan suddenly thought about the sneaky people she ran into when she walked out of the plum garden yesterday, they must have spread the news.

But thinking about it, this is not an important matter, the plum garden is just a deserted garden, neither a forbidden place explicitly prohibited by the palace, nor a vital point guarded by the imperial guards.

The gate is open there, so why not allow people to go in and take a look?

Yan Yuan simply admitted: "I am just curious to take a look."

Ruan Zhu suddenly said in a hurry: "My lady, there are rumors of ghosts over there, what about my lady..."

Yan Yuan said, "But I haven't seen any ghosts."

Ruan Zhu hates iron for being weak: "It has nothing to do with whether there are ghosts or not, my lady..."

Ruan Zhu's face was ashen.

Because the rumors outside are not as simple as being haunted.

As early as when the empress returned to the palace, there were already rumors in the palace that the empress was favored by ghosts and ghosts, and thus she was favored by the emperor.

Everyone knew that the Holy Majesty and the Marquis of Dingbei had always been at odds, and before leaving the palace, the Holy Majesty had dismissed the daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei, why did he treat the Empress differently in just a few days?He even neglected the imperial concubine who had been favored for three years for the sake of the queen.

Rumors come and go, and one last piece of news spread like wildfire.

More than one person had seen the empress around the plum garden.

Ruan Zhu took a deep breath, glanced at Yan Yuan, and said in a low voice, "Besides being haunted, there is another rumor in this plum garden."

In the previous dynasty, that Concubine Mei was actually not a beautiful beauty. The reason why she could be favored was because she sent someone to invite the art of witchcraft from the southwest, and used her hair as medicine to trick the emperor into eating it. That's why the emperor dreams of her.

Later, when the Dongchuang incident happened, Concubine Mei killed someone and sank into the lake, and the emperor regained his sanity.But because Meiyuan has been haunted by ghosts, there are rumors that Meifei's evil spirit is still wandering.

So those concubines who were not favored later would secretly go into the plum garden to find some old concubine plum items, and wear them on their bodies to summon the emperor's favor.

Ruan Zhu gritted his teeth angrily: "The group of people didn't know the relationship between the Empress and the Holy Majesty who lived and died together outside the palace, and because they had seen the Empress a few times passing by the plum garden, they naturally added extra fuel to spread rumors!"

"..."

Yan Yuan was dumbfounded.

There is such a story in this plum garden?

No wonder Ruan Zhu's face was blue when he came back from a trip.

Yan Yuan can completely imagine that the rumors outside must be more exciting than what she described.

The unfavored queen went astray on a whim, entered the plum garden to provoke ghosts, and then used evil techniques to seduce the emperor into a deep hole.

The plot is bizarre and reasonable.

It's even more exciting than the inside story she saw last night.

"Sooner or later, those slaves will have their tongues pulled out!"

Ruan Zhu's eyes turned red with anger, and his eyes fell on Yan Yuan, full of concern: "But empress, don't go to the plum garden later, people's words are terrible, don't compromise your blessing."

Yan Yuan nodded solemnly: "I can't wait."

Yesterday's food box had only been placed for a day, so even if she wanted to check it, she wouldn't be in a hurry.

She will go again at night.

With her mind settled, Yan Yuan went back to her dorm with peace of mind and slept again.

Wait until the sun goes down and night falls.

She changed into light clothes and finally sent Ruan Zhu and Xiao Yu away, but she didn't expect to bump into Chen Lingchen at the gate of the courtyard.

Under the night, Chen Ling's expression was indifferent, and he looked down at Yan Yuan condescendingly: "Why, the queen doesn't welcome Gu?"

Yan Yuan said with a paralyzed face, "Of course not."

……

Yan Yuan had no choice but to welcome Chen Lingshen into Wangshu Palace.

Originally, she just wanted to take him to the front hall, but who knew that he went straight to the direction of the study, so she had no choice but to follow.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Yan Yuan sat in front of her desk, staring lifelessly at the thick fold in front of her eyes.

Chen Lingchen sat on the chair in front of her, and asked her softly, "How do you feel about yesterday's introversion?"

Yan Yuan sighed and lowered her head: "It's all over."

Chen Ling said seriously, "How do you feel?"

Yan Yuan said truthfully, "...it looks good."

This is the truth, the things played in those introductory books are so bizarre, they are indeed very beautiful, and she can't get enough of them after reading them.

Chen Lingchen was very satisfied with her answer, he raised his hand, and eunuchs filed in behind him, and put stacks of folded books on Yan Yuan's desk.

Yan Yuan: ...?
Chen Lingchen said slowly, "Since the queen likes to watch, you might as well watch more."

Yan Yuan: That's not what I meant!

Yan Yuan wailed in her heart.

Naturally, she couldn't show any irritability on her face. After thinking about it, she said, "My concubine... My concubine has never been involved in the affairs of the backyard, so I may not be able to share your majesty's worries."

Chen Ling remained silent.

Yan Yuan took a deep breath and said, "The concubine has never had enough energy, and every time she read too much, she would have a headache, and if the headache lasted for a long time, she would vomit blood."

Chen Lingshen remained indifferent.

Yan Yuan said sincerely: "Your Majesty, it's easy for a concubine to die."

Chen Lingchen finally raised his eyes. He said, "What I need is a qualified queen. If Miss Yan is not qualified, you can ask the queen mother for help."

Yan Yuan: "..."

Yan Yuan gritted her teeth angrily.

He was obviously confident, knowing that she didn't have the guts to seek her own death.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Chen Ling's deep eyes: "If you are worried about your health, Gu can also send Luo Ziqiu to read with you."

Yan Yuan: "..."

Yan Yuan: You don't have to!
Yan Yuan gritted her teeth and went back to the desk, and opened the first book aggressively.

Looking good and being forced to look have completely different meanings.What's more, she was obsessed with the ghost in the plum garden who could only bury cages, and couldn't read a word.

Yan Yuan was anxious, and she turned the pages of the book that were folded inside with her hands.

Chen Ling frowned and said, "Be quiet."

Yan Yuan's face was full of apology: "The concubine's hand gestures are reckless. Otherwise, the sage should go back to the Qianzheng Palace to rest? The concubine promises to read all these."

Chen Lingchen had already closed his eyes, making it clear that he didn't want to talk to Yan Yuan anymore.

After a while, his breathing gradually became even.

Yan Yuan: "..."

So he made a special trip to catch up on sleep?

Yan Yuan looked at the fold in front of her with hatred, gritted her teeth and took the first book.

Those introductory documents were obviously sent to the Palace of Compassion and Virtue. The opening words of each introductory document were, Empress Dowager Jin An of Filial Piety, and at the end of each introductory document, there was an annotation from her former boss, the current empress dowager.

Looking at those inward folds, Yan Yuan could probably imagine what kind of person the Queen Mother is.

She kills decisively, and punishes both pros and cons in case of disputes, and even heavier punishments for sophistry, and punishes court ladies and guards for adultery, but there is one exception, that is, the court lady is pregnant .

There is a second pair of fateful mandarin ducks in this pile. The guards have been strangled, but the maid was diagnosed as pregnant before the execution.

The empress dowager's ink pen wrote a line of small characters behind the inner fold: He Gu, the childish son, save his life.

The writing is hairpin lowercase, graceful and agile.

Looking at the comment, Yan Yuan could imagine that the Empress Dowager Xiaoci when she adopted Chu Jingyu was probably such a soft-hearted person.

But such a soft-hearted person doesn't have much maternal love for Chen Lingshen.

That's weird.

Yan Yuan glanced at Chen Lingchen through the candlelight.

He was still sleeping, so quiet that he seemed to be swallowed by the night.

Before you know it, the night has fallen.

Yan Yuan was fascinated by watching the inward fold, and when she raised her head, she found that Chen Lingchen had woken up.

He seemed to wake up at this time every day, Yan Yuan was used to it, and greeted naturally: "Your Majesty is awake?"

Chen Ling blinked deeply, as if he was still a little immersed in his sleep, and after a long time, he said "um" softly.

The tone is flat, rarely calm.

Yan Yuan carefully asked: "Your Majesty has been asleep for two hours, do you want to go back to the bedroom?"

Chen Lingchen replied "Yes" again, then he stood up and walked out slowly.

Yan Yuan looked at his back and suddenly felt that Chen Lingchen was a little strange today.

How does it look a little...

……good?

Is it because you are full of sleep?
(End of this chapter)