Ajiu

Chapter 108
The backyard of the palace is very large. King Wei and Ajiu divided the flowers and brushed the willows. They walked and talked all the way, and unknowingly came to a quiet courtyard. "Little sister, do you like camellias? This courtyard is called Zhaodian Red, all camellias are planted." Wei Wang asked softly.

"Camellia? I like it." Ajiu smiled.

The two walked in side by side, but they saw several acres of tea trees, as high as the building, almost covering the entire courtyard.Walking forward slowly, the flower branches and the clothes are blowing on the face, very cute.The camellias are in full bloom, and the color is as gorgeous as roses, which is dazzling. "This is Zhaodianhong? It's beautiful." Ajiu grabbed a branch of deep red camellia and sniffed it, feeling very intoxicated.

King Wei looked around and saw that the maids in the palace were cute, and they were all a few steps away, so he wanted to say what he wanted to say a long time ago, "I don't look as good as you." He wanted to say this to Ajiu, but Lin Youlan and Lin Youhui were there, how could he have the guts?I'm afraid that if the teacher's wife hears a little bit of wind, she will immediately turn against him.

King Wei mustered up his courage several times, the words were almost on the verge of his lips, and he swallowed them again.He didn't dare to say it, he was afraid that his junior sister would be annoyed by his abruptness, so he walked away.But let's not talk about it, it's not easy to see the little junior sister once and have the opportunity to be alone, let's not talk about it this time, do you know what year and month it will be when we meet next time?

To say, or not to say?For King Wei, this is a problem.

King Wei struggled fiercely in his heart, he stood there blankly, his expression fluctuating.Ah Jiu didn't hear him speak for a while, so she couldn't help looking over, "Brother Ten, what's wrong with you?"

Ajiu looked a little strange when she saw him.

King Wei lost his mind and said: "There is a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." Junior sister, I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I don't know if I can tell you.That's a big truth, but if I tell you, will you be angry?
Ajiu laughed at him, "'If you talk with words but don't talk with them, you will lose people; if you can't talk to people with words, you will lose words', Brother Ten, do you want to lose people now, or do you want to make mistakes? Same."

"I'm confused, I don't know how to choose." Wei Wang said pitifully.

Ajiu smiled, beckoned to a court lady, and ordered her to cut off two camellias.Ajiu held a branch of camellia in one hand and asked Wei Wang to guess, "Do you guess the length of the branch in my left hand or the length of the branch in my right hand? If you guess right, you say it. If you guess wrong, you don't say it."

King Wei looked at Ajiu's left hand, and then at Ajiu's right hand. The sweat was protruding from his forehead, and he couldn't guess which branch was long and which was short.Ajiu looked at him with a funny face, "Brother Ten, it's a guess, whichever one you think is the one, you can point to which one. Don't worry, it's not a big deal, don't be so cautious, it's like facing a big enemy." Who knows King Wei Even more nervous, the sweat on his forehead glistened more and more.

"What about it?" Ajiu glanced at him wonderingly, threw the camellia to the maid, took out her handkerchief and handed it to him, "Brother Ten, wipe off your sweat."

It was a light green handkerchief with a plain surface and no embroidery, and the corner of the handkerchief was embroidered with the character Jiu in seal script.King Wei took the veil, only to feel a faint fragrance blowing over his face, and couldn't help but feel dizzy.I didn't sweat in vain, I sweated a lot, and my junior sister handed me her handkerchief!

Ajiu turned around and thought about the camellias on the tree, thinking about which branch was the most beautiful, and wanted to cut it back and put it in a bottle for the emperor.King Wei picked up his handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and followed Ajiu with his eyes. He saw that the young junior sister under the flower tree had a beautiful complexion, and the camellias on the tree were gorgeous, and the faces of the camellias complemented each other. I couldn't help being fascinated.

Feeling something was wrong, Ajiu turned her head and met King Wei's burning eyes. She couldn't help smiling, "Brother Ten, you look like a thief." King Wei said softly, "Brother Ten really wants to be a thief." Want to be a thief, want to be a thief You steal away, little junior sister, I really want to steal you away.

"I don't care if you are a thief or not. Cut off this camellia for me first." Ajiu pointed to a camellia with deep red color and bright as the morning glow, and asked King Wei to cut it off.King Wei asked which branch it was, obediently cut it with scissors, and handed it to Ajiu.

"It's done, go back and deal with business." Ajiu said happily.

"Let me take it." Wei Wang looked at it carefully, and refused to let Ajiu take this tea, "Little Junior Sister, you are so fresh and beautiful, but this camellia is too bright, not worthy of you." From Ajiu Jiu took it in his hand and held it by himself.

"Brother Ten, are you complimenting me?" Ajiu was flustered.

"I'm telling a fact." Wei Wang smiled slightly, his complexion gradually getting closer to the color of the camellia in his hand, like the morning glow.

Ajiu said brightly, "Brother Ten, let's go back." King Wei was very reluctant to just go back like this, but he also didn't want to disobey his younger sister's wishes, so he slowly raised his foot, "Well, go back."

The two walked side by side on the tidy road in the backyard of the palace. The young man was like beautiful jade, and the young girl's face was like a flower, looking pleasing to the eye.

After the emperor got old, he gradually stopped being a concubine, and either slept alone in the Qianqing Palace, or called the new fifteen or sixteen-year-old little beauties from the Yuehua Palace to accompany him.After the emperor did this, although the concubines were lonely, they didn't fight for it anymore. Anyway, everyone was the same, and they didn't have the emperor's favor.King Wei and Ajiu walked back slowly all the way, and met Concubine Jing, Concubine Xian, Concubine Qiu and others. One exception, all listless.

Ajiu looked at one after another gorgeously dressed women with empty eyes, feeling pity in her heart.This is because the emperor is still alive, they are already dead, if the emperor is gone, wouldn't they be even more lifeless?
"These concubines are so pitiful." Ajiu said sympathetically.

"What a pity, it's so hateful." Wei Wang muttered in a low voice, "One by one will make my mother angry, I hate it to death."

"You think they are happy." Ajiu's voice was also low, "Some people are presented as gifts by the family, just like an object."

King Wei was stunned, "I don't want to mention these people anymore, so I'm not going to disappoint. Anyway, my brother will have such a headache in the future, but I won't. Junior sister, my father promised me that I will be in charge of all affairs in my palace. Lord, brother and mother, they are not allowed to control me indiscriminately."

Ajiu made a face at him like she did when she was a child, "His Royal Highness, you are at ease."

King Wei cheered up and bragged enthusiastically, "Of course. Junior sister, I was destined to be the rich and idle king since I was born. All I have is just a palace. Could it be that in the palace, can't you be a king?" I am completely in charge?"

The two talked and laughed all the way back to Qianqing Palace.

After returning, it happened to be the time for the emperor to eat.The emperor took the flowers with a smile, and praised, "Ajiu really has good eyesight." He handed it over to the servant, who ordered him to insert it into a crystal bottle.The emperor was very happy, obviously in a good mood, "Ajiu gave me an ancient painting, I want to invite Ajiu to have a meal with me." Ajiu quickly thanked, "Your Majesty, we ordinary people pay attention to courtesy and reciprocity. Yes, I didn't expect you to be the Son of Heaven, just like us." The emperor was delighted, "It's the same with me, after accepting the gift, I want to treat guests."

What happened to the emperor?Don't treat the emperor as a human being.

Ajiu smiled, "Okay, that's great. Your Majesty, I have one more thing to show off. In the future, I can boast to my relatives and friends, saying that I have eaten in Qianqing Palace, no, I have eaten! "

Her crisp voice was very nice, the emperor heard it and smiled slightly.

One after another, there were as many as one or two hundred dishes, and Ajiu was dumbfounded.This... is this too extravagant?One person, eating so many dishes?
The melodious music sounded very pleasant, but it was a little far away, it should be in the side hall or a place farther away.King Wei explained to Ajiu, "Father will order people to play music when he eats, but I don't like them in front of his eyes." Ajiu nodded, "Understood."

Ajiu looked at the delicious dishes and listened to the sound of playing music from the side hall, and couldn't help feeling: the ostentation is so big, it's so extravagant and wasteful. "How do you eat?" Ajiu asked guiltily: "Your Majesty, Brother Ten, after seeing this situation, I don't seem to know how to eat at once, so I have to learn now." King Wei laughed when he heard that, "Junior Sister It’s okay if you don’t know how to eat, Brother Ten will teach you.” Sitting down side by side with Ajiu, he enthusiastically handed her a pair of chopsticks, “Hey, little junior sister, that’s fine.”

Ajiu was puzzled, "It's nothing new, it's the same as my home." King Wei hurriedly said, "Of course, it's the same as yours. Junior sister, take this as your own home, don't be polite."

The emperor was very happy to see Xiao Shi warmly entertaining Ah Jiu, but he still felt left out.The emperor coughed, and seeing that King Wei was still courting Ajiu, he coughed again.

King Wei turned his head and ordered his servant, "Bring soup to Your Majesty." The emperor was getting old, and he paid more and more attention to health preservation. Before meals, he had to eat a small bowl of light soup to warm his stomach.In the past, King Wei was in charge of serving the soup, but now King Wei just wants to teach the junior sister how to eat, so he can't take care of it.

After King Wei gave the order, he turned his head and enthusiastically introduced the dishes to Ajiu, "Junior Sister, this duck tongue soup should suit your taste, try it." He filled a bowl of duck tongue soup and handed it to Ajiu.

The emperor looked at the soup served by his servant in front of him, then at the bowl of soup in front of Ah Jiu, and sighed faintly.Xiao Shi, when Ah Jiu didn't come, Dad looked at you with a sad face and was worried for you; now that Ah Jiu came, Dad should worry about himself.

"My family is not like this." Ajiu shook her head.

King Wei was startled, "Junior Sister?" That's not the case, why is it not?

Ajiu smiled, and moved her seat closer to the emperor, "My house is like this." She filled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of the emperor, and put a chopstick of vegetables on the plate in front of the emperor.King Wei just woke up like a dream, and he also moved over, pulled a plate of steamed mandarin fish, picked a piece of fresh and tender fish, carefully picked out the fish bones, and put it in front of the emperor courteously, "Father, eat fish."

In fact, the emperor liked meat more, but he happily ate the fish that King Wei handed over and the vegetables that Ajiu picked up, "It tastes good." Write down these two dishes, one is to prepare a reward for the imperial chef who cooks, and the other is to write down what the emperor likes to eat, so that he will know it in his heart later.

The emperor finished the meal together with King Wei and Ajiu, and he was very happy. "Ajiu, you can eat and take." The emperor rewarded Ajiu with a few court desserts. Ajiu was very embarrassed, but seeing that they were sweets such as tiger eyes and wort candy, she readily accepted them, "Your Majesty , My little nephews, there is no one who doesn’t like sweets. The tiger eye candy and wort candy in the palace are especially rare, and they will be very happy.” Wei Wang heard about this for the first time, “Brother Hua and the others , Love to eat corn candy? What’s so difficult about it, just ask the dessert room to make more.” Only then did Ajiu know that there was a special dessert room in the palace, and the job was to make candies such as tiger eyes and corn and other sweets.

"It's extravagant and wasteful." Ajiu secretly sighed.

When Ajiu was young, she often went to the palace to play, and the scope was limited to Qianqing Palace and Gonghouyuan, and King Wei would not take her to other places.It was the same this time, shortly after lunch, the emperor ordered Wei Wang to send Ajiu out of the palace, "Ajiu, go home early, so that the family will not worry about it." Wei Wang was not very happy, but seeing the emperor's gentle but persistent attitude, he also I didn't dare to talk too much, so I had to obey orders.Ajiu said goodbye to the emperor with a smile, "Thank you for your kind hospitality, Ajiu is very grateful." The emperor laughed a lot, "I have an ancient painting of the Tang Dynasty, and it is still my honor." Ajiu said brightly, "Your Majesty, It's really funny." Ajiu saluted and said goodbye, and happily left the Qianqing Palace.

King Wei sent Ajiu out, and said in a low voice, "Actually, my mother wants to see you, but my father forbids it." His eyes were full of apology, and he probably wanted to tell Ajiu that my mother also likes you, really. like you very much.

Ajiu smiled, "Brother Ten, you are right if you listen to His Majesty in everything."

King Wei nodded, "Junior Sister, I will listen to Dad and take good care of Dad."

A child with a father is like a treasure.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Pei's carriage had already been waiting here, and the coachman, King Wei, knew him as the concierge who had given him such a headache.Seeing this martial arts master, King Wei had no temper at all, so he could only watch Ajiu get into the carriage, and the concierge didn't even look at him, he drove the carriage and drove away.

Junior sister, when you come back, what time should it be?King Wei stared at the carriage going away in a daze, with sour tenderness in his heart.

(End of this chapter)