Adore Trick of Beauty

The weather in August was unbearably hot, and the curtains in the "Yonghua Hall" were heavy. The wind blowing through the hall at night was full of heat, and it didn't matter how many basins of ice cubes were put in it. Nie Wushuang couldn't stand the heat and asked Xia Lan to get it from the icehouse, but Xia Lan went there for a while but came back empty-handed.

"The waiter at the icehouse said that the icehouse is almost used up now. It's hot and we have to save some for emergencies. He also said..." Xia Lan hesitated.

"What else can you say?" Nie Wushuang asked.

"When the slaves were about to come back, I overheard them saying that they had to prepare some ice basins for Concubine Yun to use when she returns to the palace." Xia Lan looked at her face carefully.

Nie Wushuang waved his hand to indicate that he knew. Yang Zhi came in with the stewed bird's nest and listened: "The Queen has issued an edict. Concubine Yun must prepare everything properly when she returns to the palace, and you must not neglect it. So all the six games have been prepared for Concubine Yun to return to the palace."

Nie Wushuang looked out the window at the dark night and said calmly: "These days with sunshine, thunder and no rain are a bit boring."

Xia Lan stuck her head out and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Nie, it will definitely rain tonight. You see, the dark clouds are already thick enough."

Nie Wushuang smiled slightly and answered the question: "Yes, it's time to rain."

The sweltering heat before the heavy rain made it difficult to sleep. Nie Wushuang simply hugged the qin and played the qin in the garden waterside pavilion at the back of the palace. The faint sound of the piano relieved some of the irritability in my heart. Nie Wushuang became so excited that he simply did not go back to the palace to sleep, but focused on playing the piano.

In the middle of the night, thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky and it rained heavily. The rain was heavy, and the sweeping raindrops hit the water pavilion and splashed her face. Nie Wushuang smiled and simply stood in front of the water pavilion and let the raindrops sweep away. After a while, my body was already half wet.

From a distance, a figure came holding an umbrella. Nie Wushuang thought it was Yang Zhi, slightly stuck out his pink tongue, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will go back to the palace to rest."

The man raised his face from under the umbrella. Under the dim lantern of the water pavilion, Nie Wushuang couldn't help but be startled. He was so surprised that he forgot to kneel down: "Your Majesty..."

Xiao Fengming hurriedly walked to the waterside pavilion, put away his umbrella, and said with a smile: "You are actually in such a good mood that you stayed up in the middle of the night and ran out to play the piano and listen to the rain."

Nie Wushuang came back to his senses, took the umbrella in his hand with a smile, took out the silk scarf to wipe the rain off his face, and asked softly: "Why did the emperor want to come here?"

Under the palace lanterns swaying in the wind, his eyebrows were calm and handsome, and the light was reflected in his pure black eyes, as if all the wind and rain outside the waterside pavilion were silent in his eyes.

"Because I heard the sound of the piano here, I wondered when there would be a vixen playing the piano in the palace.

Lure the scholar to go there for a while? "Xiao Fengming shook her hand and hugged her.

Nie Wushuang saw that what he said was interesting, couldn't help but giggle, hugged his neck, and said with charming eyes: "You know, the vixen plays the piano to absorb the essence of the scholar! Is the emperor afraid?"

"I am the True Dragon Emperor, how can I be afraid of a little vixen!" Xiao Fengming laughed and placed a gentle kiss on her cheek. The two couldn't help but smile at each other. The rain was pouring all around the waterside pavilion, and raindrops hit the two of them from time to time, but Nie Wushuang suddenly felt that there was a quiet place in his heart.

He has the beauty in his heart, and she also has the insurmountable gap in her heart. Both he and she have too complicated thoughts, and they may never be able to understand each other throughout their lives, but if they are like this now, sitting in the waterside pavilion and watching a sudden heavy rain, in peace and quiet, is also a rare happiness.

Nie Wushuang sat next to him and leaned against him. Suddenly Xiao Fengming said calmly: "I just issued an order."

Nie Wushuang was slightly startled, but was unable to respond. As a concubine, she could not ask too much about state affairs.

"I have issued an imperial edict to behead those guilty officials in the heavenly prison. Their descendants have migrated thousands of miles, and they have been unable to enter the officialdom for three generations." His calm voice sounded majestic and cold, combined with the heavy rain outside the water pavilion.

Nie Wushuang was silent for a while and said: "The emperor is benevolent."

"Is it benevolence?" Xiao Fengming laughed at himself: "Since ancient times, I am not the first to kill ministers who stand in the wrong position, and I will not be the last."

Nie Wushuang leaned against him and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty did the right thing." Xiao Fengming looked down at her, his plain white face was like a beautiful and strange flower blooming at night.

He smiled and suddenly kissed her lips deeply.

That night, he and she were in love. It's like forgetting everything and forgetting everything. Sweat flowed into her eyes, and before Nie Wushuang could wipe it away, he kissed her delicately and gently. In the ultimate joy, she heard him sigh softly: "Wushuang..."

The next day, when Nie Wushuang woke up, Xiao Fengming had already gone to the morning court. She stood up and suddenly remembered the entanglement last night, and couldn't help but be stunned. Xia Lan asked her to wash up with hot water. After Nie Wushuang finished washing, she whispered: "I heard that the emperor issued an order last night..."

Nie Wushuang looked at his blushing face in the bronze mirror and interrupted lightly: "I know."

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Xiao Fengming suddenly issued an order to deal with the criminal officials who "collaborated with the enemy" in the prison, which aroused shock in both the government and the public. But this time, Xiao Fengming also made a compromise, only killing the guilty minister and not harming his family. Corresponding to the behavior of the previous kings of the country, this is extremely merciful. Everyone in the court knew that this was the emperor's final line. This seemingly calm and calm king could no longer tolerate the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty speaking with the same voice. All the ministers only listened to the situation of an old woman in the palace.

After the emperor issued the decree, a scribe from the Ministry of Civil Affairs wrote a letter to the emperor, expounding the shortcomings of the emperor's move, mixed with various sharp insights on the current situation. There was another fierce tit-for-tat confrontation in the lifeless court. The scribe was quarreling with the ministers alone, his words were sharp and he did not tolerate

He was so angry that several senior officials almost fainted. After the debate, the emperor was very impressed and promoted him to the rank of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Nearly half of the dull and hot August has passed, and in a few days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival - August 15th. As early as the beginning of August, Concubine Shu in the palace requested to return to the palace. Xiao Fengming was worried that Concubine Yun was pregnant and had an unstable fetus, so she never agreed. Now that the reunion festival was approaching, he issued an order to allow Concubine Yun in the palace to return. The concubine is back.

When Nie Wushuang heard the news, he was playing chess with Jade Concubine. Jade Concubine sneered: "I'm finally back. Otherwise, everyone in this palace would not be able to live up to their expectations."

Nie Wushuang smiled slightly: "I heard that Concubine Yun has always had heart problems. I wonder if this pregnancy will be bad for her."

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