Yijuan cloud

Chapter 50 You Don't Understand
The weather was cool, but Prince Yi thought the palace where guests were having a banquet was too shady, so he ordered the stage in the palace to be renovated.

He set up some tables and said he wanted to have a banquet while listening to the play.

In the evening, guests came one after another.

Because they often gathered for banquets in the past, Xuanhua officials and the children of local aristocratic families were all familiar with King Yi, and King Yi was an easy-going person. This time they had not been together for a long time, and these people rushed over to greet King Yi as soon as he arrived.

King Yi wore his light robe slowly and looked at ease. Before all the guests had arrived, he had already had several drinks by himself.

Mare's kumiss is often drunk here, but he always likes to drink shochu. It is as white as dew and has a sweet and mellow taste, but it is easy to get intoxicating.

Under the slightest hint of drunkenness, no matter who the visitor was or how he complimented him, King Yi would just wave his hand lightly and send the people to take their seats.

Later, he simply stopped responding and just drank and listened to the opera. Zhu Qing entertained everyone and led him to his seat.

Others didn't feel dissatisfied, because they knew the king's temperament and knew that the prince would be stationed in the north. He was probably depressed and unhappy, and he just wanted to drink to relieve his sorrow and relieve his boredom.

The weather is nice, and in the evening, the sunset is particularly beautiful.

The actors' heads and faces on the stage were dyed golden yellow, and from a distance they looked like immortals in the sky.

I stared at the moon gate from time to time, only looking forward to Fan Li's figure.

He and General Chang didn't come until it was time to light the lanterns.

When Prince Yi saw them coming in, he shouted loudly: "The two generals are late, and they will be fined with wine!"

A little maid held a lamp and led them to King Yi's case.

Prince Yi held the wine glass with a lazy smile on his lips and said, "I have made a special trip to hold a farewell banquet for General Chang. Is the general satisfied?"

General Chang always had a straight face and a very bad look on his face, as if he would walk away at any moment. He saluted and said coldly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I'm just about to rush to Liaodong, and the military affairs are complicated, so I'm late."

I wasn't interested in what they were saying, so I only looked at Fan Li out of the corner of my eye.

He was wearing brocade uniforms. In the dusk, he stood silently with General Chang, his eyes slightly lowered, and there was no expression on his face.

Their seats were right next to the king's head. Although they were close, the light was dim, and you couldn't see anything once you sat down.

I felt disappointed, sighing secretly that even though I was so close, I couldn't even say a word.

It was completely dark, and the lights on the stage were twinkling like stars falling into the world.

Prince Yi was already half-drunk, but his interest was extremely high, and he exchanged glasses with everyone.

Wen Jin tugged on my sleeve and whispered to me: "It's cold at night, go get the prince's cloak."

I picked up the lantern and walked through several courtyards to get my cloak.

While passing through a long corridor, I suddenly heard footsteps.

But there wasn't even a shadow of anyone around, and the cold wind blew, which made me shiver. I raised the lantern and took a look, and suddenly I saw a person standing in the garden under the porch.

I was startled and almost screamed, but when I looked again, it was Fan Li's familiar face.

Because the corridor was built at a high place, the place where he stood was the garden leading to the stage, so even though they were in the same place, they had to take a long detour to get to each other's place.

So I stood at the railing, and the light in my hand just illuminated him, making him look warm and approachable.

I happily said: "Brother Fan, why did you leave? I thought I wouldn't have a chance to talk to you this time. Last time, the prince had a high fever, so I didn't care about it. Later, when I was free, I thought of you again. He came here alone wearing armor, why are you so anxious?"

He raised his head and said nothing, his eyes seemed to be looking at the lamp in my hand, or at me, or at a flying insect that kept lingering next to the lamp.

I called softly again: "Brother Fan?"

A smile slowly appeared on his cold face, he lowered his eyes, chuckled thoughtfully, and said: "You asked so many questions at once, which one do you want me to answer first? I heard that Tang Shou locked you up last time. Get up, has he treated you harshly?"

I shook my head, remembering the torment of those two days again, and forced a smile: "I was only locked up in a room for two days. Apart from the fear in my heart, there was nothing else." He pondered for a while and said: "Next time If you encounter any difficulties again, no matter who you ask, tell me in my house in the city, and someone will come to find me in the camp. I am now in the north, and I can still speak."

"Thank you, Brother Fan." I said crisply with a smile, but my heart was already extremely touched, and my chest felt sour.

He smiled and said: "Go to the front quickly, don't you still have to deliver clothes?"

"Well, okay, I was so happy to see you that I almost forgot about my errand."

I held my cloak and walked along the corridor with a lantern. Fan Li was also walking below, so we still seemed to be walking side by side.

The night clouds in the sky were illuminated very clearly by the moon, and the stars were extremely bright. I took a breath and said with a smile: "It's better for the prince's injury. In fact, you can't drink alcohol, and you can't blow the wind, but for General Chang, we It’s not easy to persuade him, look, he’s just now wearing woolen clothes.”

"You treat him with all your heart, just be a maid, but why do you put so much thought into it? Is it just to be a maid?"

I didn't expect him to say that, and I was a little annoyed. I stopped and said to him: "Except at home, I don't have to put in all my efforts. No, at home, in front of my father, I still need to put in some effort. What's more, I'm a girl who is alone outside. What should I do if I don't do my best? Besides, I'm just doing my job, so why bother? Also, don't look down on the big maid, it's better than being a little maid!"

I still have a lot to say, but I feel like he won’t understand if I tell him this.

And he doesn't have any bad intentions, it's just that everyone's situation is different, so why should I be so excited to argue with him?

After thinking about it clearly, I whispered: "Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you, so I won't tell you anymore." I turned around and continued walking forward.

He followed me for a while, and the grass seemed deep below, and I could hear him rustling across the grass.

He walked silently for a while and said, "Are you angry? Don't be angry. Isn't it okay if I said something wrong?"

I then pursed my lips and snickered, and said coldly: "As soon as General Chang leaves, will you become the general of the North?"

"Yes."

"Then how many soldiers do you control?" I asked curiously.

Fan Li thought for a while and said: "Actually, the [-] soldiers transferred this time are all soldiers in the hands of General Chang. They have followed General Chang through life and death, and have fought in the north and south for many years."

He only spoke half of it and then stopped.

But I gradually understood.

No wonder General Chang looked so bad when he went to the banquet. The soldiers he had trained so hard had followed his comrades for many years and followed someone else overnight. Who else would feel better?

In front of the stage was the stage. Fan Li stopped and let me go first.

Unexpectedly, I walked to the desk and found that Prince Yi was no longer there.

Only Zhuqing was still standing guard. When he saw me, he said, "Your Majesty, he is too drunk. He has gone back to rest."

I had no choice but to go back with my coat in my arms.

Because I knew Wen Jin and Zhong Ming were there, I wasn't so anxious to go back.

I simply blew out the lights and walked back slowly under the moonlight.

Just as they rounded a rockery, they saw a man standing in front of the bamboo forest.

The moon-white robe was blown by the wind, and her back was very cold and lonely.

I looked around and saw no one else. I was puzzled, but I had to take a few steps forward and whispered: "It's cold at night, why didn't the prince come back to the house?"

Prince Yi turned around and walked towards me slowly.

He walked calmly, without any hint of drunkenness. After he stood in front of me, a smile broke out at the corner of his mouth, he stretched out his hand and said, "There is something that I never had time to return to you."

(End of this chapter)