Chang'an ancient meaning

Everyone saw the thin body of the young man, shivering under the large and bloated black robe, and saw that the white jade-like face gradually turned pink from the inside because of shame, and a line of water stains slipped from it, not knowing it was sweat. It's tears.

Facing the servant's disrespectful face and the slap he raised, Li Chengqi's mind was blank and he didn't know what to do.He subconsciously turned his head to look outside the door, maybe his father came at this time, maybe his aunt entered the palace, maybe Hua Nu appeared in the courtyard jumping up and down, calling him cousin.Outside the open door is a lush trellis of wisteria and jasmine, willows drooping without wind, and waterwheels singing leisurely, as indifferent as the people in this temple. There is no one in this world who can save him.

The waiter waited for a long time without seeing him move, and said again: "Please remove the crown, sir."

Li Chengqi's shell-like white teeth bit his lip hard, as if he had made up his mind, he pulled out the hairpin of Yuanyou crown with trembling fingers, his hands were shaking all the time, teasing the people on both sides of the crown. The pearl and jade necklace made a fine tinkling sound, as if mocking him.He respectfully placed the crown and rhino horn hairpin by his side, and without waiting for the eunuch to make a move, he kowtowed to the ground and said: "I am young and uneducated, please ask the queen mother to abolish my position as the crown prince!"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was moved. The slender crescent eyebrows of the emperor who flew into the temples raised slightly, and there was no expression of joy or anger.After a moment of silence in the hall, the Emperor of God suddenly smiled and said: "I have seen the princes of the three dynasties, you are the first one who dares to say such a thing." She told a servant: "Go and call Xu Lun, and say that his son doesn't want to do it anymore. , got angry with me!"

Li Chengqi grabbed the robe on the banquet with both hands, feeling sad to death, he didn't listen to his father, his father would be angry and worried when he saw him causing trouble.But he has no choice, he would rather not be the prince, he would rather die than have that man's hand slapped on his face, or he would rather die than watch Hua Nu lose his father.He stood by when Hua Nu was beaten, he stood by when Mr. Song left, and he still stood by when thousands of royal families were bleeding. Today, he really can no longer stand by.Although his death may not be useful, at least he doesn't have to watch from the sidelines, that's all.

Li Chengqi looked at the emperor through blurred tearful eyes. He realized that he had never seen his grandmother's face clearly. The dimple in the middle of her forehead was made of gold leaf. It was like a sun shining on the world, reflecting the radiance of her face. radiant.Li Chengqi recalled some rumors in the palace. Some said that the Empress Dowager was the reincarnation of Lushana Buddha, and some said that she was the reincarnation of Maitreya. If she really became a Buddha, shouldn't there be any vulgar feelings?

Li Dan's residence is not far from the Xianju Palace. After hearing what the servant said, he didn't even have time to change his clothes.Seeing his son in a black robe from a distance, Ketou kneeling in the center of the hall, he was even more anxious, entered the hall and bowed to the emperor, "Mum, what's wrong with Feng Nu?" Although this person has long since left the court, he is still the emperor in name anyway.

The emperor looked at his son in white clothes, and said with a faint smile, "Your son came to me and said that Laiqing abused lynching, and I will beat him twice, and he won't even do it for the crown prince." Li Dan was terrified, Unbelievably, he turned his face and reprimanded: "Are you crazy? Hurry up and admit your mistake to the Queen Mother!"

Li Chengqi didn't dare to look up since his father recently, he really couldn't bear to see his father's always pale face because he was tainted with fear again, tears fell drop by drop on the Fu badge pattern embroidered on his red lower garment.His body was already slender, and the court clothes spread out a large area around his body, making him look like a run-in Luo doll wrapped in colored cloth.He bent down and kowtowed and cried: "Father, you have abolished my son's position as the crown prince! As long as it can save Uncle Xue's life, I would rather not be the crown prince and let the queen mother beat me!"

Li Dan was only wearing a white shirt, he was the coolest dressed person in the hall, but he was sweating instantly.He looked at his son, then at his mother, and suddenly plopped down on his knees and begged: "Fengnu was young and ignorant, and also had a good relationship with Huanu, so she said crazy and unreasonable words, and I hope my mother will forgive me. Don't be as knowledgeable as this yellow-mouthed child!"

Shangguan Wan'er saw that Li Dan's hands on his sides trembled convulsively, and she also knew that his flesh and blood were connected, so she was really terrified.There was a sudden burst of sadness in her heart, and she could hardly restrain herself.In order to distract her mind, her eyes slowly fell on the beautiful woman worshiping the moon pattern on the fan in her hand, but her palm trembled. The inscription on the fan was exactly a line from the nineteen ancient poems: "Amidst the water, the pulse is unstoppable." language.She was always quite confused, whether it was the father and son in front of her or the man who was so far away that she could not touch her for a long time.

The Emperor of God smiled lightly and said, "I wasn't worthy of being acquainted with a child. It's just that Feng Nu regards the position of crown prince as a child's play, and throws it away as soon as he wants. For that foolish word, should I reward him with a cane?" Even Li Dan's lips had faded to white. Just the day before yesterday, his second elder brother's son Li Guangshun was bludgeoned to death, while Feng Nu was only 11 years old. Li Dan knew that the thick and heavy torture rod would be devastating to him.He took a step on his knees, as if he wanted to plead for mercy, but he was afraid that he would offend his mother and make his son suffer a heavier punishment, so his eyes were sore that he almost shed tears.

But Shenhuang laughed first: "You don't have to be afraid of this, whoever's son will be disciplined, you can take him back to teach him a lesson, I'm still very busy here." Li Dan let out a long breath, he knew that his mother must be in a good mood today, Only then was he willing to easily spare Li Chengqi's life, and kowtowed to his mother in exhaustion: "I thank the Queen Mother for your grace!" Then he scolded Li Chengqi: "Thank the Queen Mother soon." Resisting, also kowtowed and kowtowed.

Just when Li Dan thought it was rare for his mother to forgive him, the emperor said to the maid named Wei Tuan'er, "Tuan'er, you go with the emperor and see that the prince has sincerely repented, and then come back to me."

When Li Dan led Li Chengqi out, the Emperor of God also helped Xue Huaiyi up and said: "In such a hot weather, Master will go with me to sail the boat." The fragrance on the neck of the god emperor smiled and said something, but the god emperor didn't think it was disobedient and just smiled.

Lai Junchen walked at the end, and the crown hairpin that Li Chengqi took off just now was placed in the center of the hall, a wicked sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he thought to himself: I really think of myself as a prince, and my boots stepped on the rhinoceros horn hairpin recklessly.

This step was silent, but Shangguan Wan'er in front of him turned her head unexpectedly, a pair of water-cut autumn pupils glided across Lai Junchen's face, with a smile on her mouth, as if paying tribute, and then slowly turned her head go.Lai Junchen thought with a smile, this gentle girl who stood dodgy behind the emperor and always had an unchanging smile was the only one in the court who could stand up to Princess Taiping.

Li Dan took Li Chengqi out of the Xianju Hall, stopped for a moment, and said to the servant who followed him: "Go to the Chongfu Hall and invite the ruler handed down by Emperor Taizong." Although his eyes deliberately avoided his son, Li Dan Dan still felt Li Chengqi's shoulders shrunk obviously.Li Dan watched lonely and gloomily at the distant boats sliding slowly on the clear water. His appearance was the most handsome among the four sons of the Emperor of God.Wei Tuan'er, the palace maid, suddenly moved in her heart. She stepped forward and took out the fan in her sleeve, and fanned Li Dan lightly. She raised her sleeve and slid it to her elbow, revealing a plump white arm, and the sachet wrapped around her wrist dangled from side to side. .

Li Dan smelled the strong fragrance of phoenix marrow on her body, and hurriedly stepped aside, Wei Tuan'er covered his mouth and sneered: "The Queen Mother has gone far, what are you afraid of at home?" Li Dan smiled wryly: "Don't dare Mrs. Labor waved her elbow." Wei Tuan'er laughed and said, "Oh, Nunu is just a maidservant next to the Queen Mother, and she is far from Madam. Today, the house is only tied with a belt, which is lighter and more beautiful than the heavy gold belt " She stretched out her finger to touch the silk sash tied around Li Dan's waist. Li Dan avoided all the ladies and maids beside his mother. When she touched her, it was like being stung by a scorpion, but he didn't dare to deliberately To escape, I had no choice but to stand still.Wei Tuan'er said to herself again: "A bare belt is not good, and a pouch is needed to embellish it." She took off the golden sachet of Shu brocade on her arm and tied it with silk for Li Dan. on the tape.

She raised her head, looked at Li Chengqi with disgust, but just smiled coldly, deliberately patted Li Dan's waist again, and smiled provocatively: "This sachet was embroidered by Nunu himself. Don't throw it away."

Finally, the servant rushed to fetch the ruler. Li Dan took the black-painted wooden ruler and held it in his hand. He found that it was much heavier than he thought. His eyes stayed on his son's face for a moment, and he sighed, "Let's go!"

Empress Liu was worried, wandering around in the courtyard for a long time, when she saw her husband returning with her son, she breathed a sigh of relief, embraced her son and said, "Feng Nu, what did you say to the Queen Mother? Did you suffer?" But suddenly found that his son's eyes were red and swollen, his nose was also a little red, he didn't even have a scarf on his head, but he was wearing a nondescript heavy court dress, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Li Dan came up, pulled Li Chengqi out of Liu Hou's arms a little stiffly, and ordered: "I will bring Feng Nu into the house, and no one is allowed in." Liu Hou saw the ruler in Li Dan's hand again, and said in surprise "What is this? What are you going to do?" Li Dan was restless and oppressed, and couldn't help but said, "Didn't you hear me?" Such a tone is rare, and Empress Liu couldn't help being stunned.

Li Chengqi was ashamed and ashamed. He was the one who provoked this matter today, and he would embarrass his father. His mother was worried. He was also afraid that his mother would look sad when he was punished. He slowly pulled out the hand that was held by his mother, and tried his best to put together a smile. , comforted her mother and said: "It's okay... Dad teaches me a few words, and I will come out in a while, it's really okay."

Li Dan couldn't listen anymore, sighed in his heart, and took the lead to enter the house. Wei Tuan'er's young and beautiful face moved a smile to Liu Hou, and Shi Shiran followed in.

Li Chengqi entered the room, turned around and closed the door, thought for a while, then inserted the machine tenon, and turned to look at his father.At this moment, after all, he couldn't be as calm as he expected, and there was a trace of timidity in his eyes, and he quickly lowered his head.

Li Dan was sore by his eyes, looked around the room, pushed Li Chengqi and said: "Kneel on the couch and lie on the desk."

Li Chengqi looked up at his father again. His father's push seemed to be urging, but only he understood the comfort and encouragement in it. His heart warmed up and he became a little more courageous.Go to the side of the couch first, remove the golden duck aromatherapy, pen, ink and stationery on the table case, then kneel down on the couch except for the boots, put your hands on the table case and lower your head.

Li Dan stood aside and watched his series of movements. He looked dazed and at a loss as he clung to the desk.I haven't seen him for a long time, and I finally met him, but I wanted to beat him with a ruler.He gritted his teeth, although he couldn't bear it several times, he finally said that sentence: "The trousers are taken off."

Li Chengqi was constantly encouraging himself, waiting for the ruler to draw somewhere on his body, but unexpectedly, his father's words came into his ears. He thought he heard it wrong, raised his head and cried tremblingly: "Father... " Li Dan saw that the tears on Li Chengqi's face were not completely dry, and new tears were slowly filling up in his eyes. He was born with longer eyelashes than other children, and now the long eyelashes are covered with water droplets, just like dewdrops hanging in the morning fluffy green grass.It made him just want to stretch out his hand and wipe away his tears. His hand moved slightly underneath, but he deliberately restrained himself. He held both ends of the ruler with both hands, and ordered him with a calm face: "Take off your coat, take off your pants, and lie down on your stomach." Okay." No matter how much he couldn't bear it, he knew that his son would be punished wearing pants, unless he was beaten until his blood was soaked through his clothes, otherwise Wei Tuan'er might even tell the queen mother that he was partial to him.

The pleading, expectation, and fear in Li Chengqi's eyes turned into distressing despair when Li Dan's words fell to the ground, as if the string of a crystal curtain was torn, and tears fell like crystal beads on the table.Li Dan thought it must be his own illusion, he could even hear the sound of falling water so clearly.Li Chengqi glanced at Wei Tuan'er who was sitting aside with a smile on his face, waiting to see him being beaten with great interest. Li Dan knew what he wanted to say, frowned and shook his head slightly.

Li Chengqi finally bowed his head in resignation. With trembling fingers, he tried to untie the ribbon woven with red, white, black, and blue silk ribbons around his waist, but for some reason, the tenon of the buckle seemed to be stuck. It didn't pop open.Wei Tuan'er laughed and said, "Mr. Lang is so old, hasn't he ever put on his own clothes? Nunu will help you..." She stepped forward to touch Li Chengqi's ribbon, and Li Chengqi was about to touch her sharp nails. Seeing himself, he could no longer suppress the disgust in his heart, and said loudly: "Go away!"

Wei Tuan'er was taken aback, snorted, and smiled at Li Dan: "Mr. Zhai, you have a bigger temper than you!" Li Chengqi trembled with anger, gritted his teeth several times, and finally broke off the buckle. He opened, and took off his heavy robe, and the inner white silk shorts, leaving only the starched snow-white outer garment.He closed his eyes, and said in his heart: Feng Nu, you must not make things difficult for Daddy anymore.After taking a few deep breaths, he finally plucked up the courage to pull his trousers down to his knees, but he was so ashamed that he almost fainted, and he fell on the desk without even daring to open his eyes.

Li Chengqi was ashamed and confused, but he was still thinking, aren't the doors and windows closed?Why is it windy?He clearly felt that there was a slight, cool wind behind him gently touching his skin maliciously. He suddenly felt cold all over, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He almost wanted to pull up his pants and jump up like a flower slave. door and fled.

Perhaps it was connected by blood, and Li Dan's shoulders trembled slightly. He saw his son's smooth skin like polished jade, two small buttocks, as tender as a fast horse galloping from the south of the Yangtze River. Freshly peeled lychees are provided, from the inside reveals the unique luster and luster of young people, it seems that if you poke it with your hand, it will overflow with water droplets.

A ray of sunlight penetrating through the window of tissue paper flows down Li Chengqi's buttocks and onto his thin legs... Li Dan remembered that when Li Chengqi was born, he hugged the little boy in surprise and joy. The baby who couldn't be smaller, Xing was just wondering, why is he so small?It's like holding a priceless jade bi, for fear that it will be accidentally broken or broken.Now this kind of mood is back again, but the promise I secretly made to him that day to keep him safe for the rest of his life, I want to break it with my own hands today.

Li Dan's palms were soaked with sweat, he turned his head to look at Wei Tuan'er, tried hard to harden his heart, and swung the ruler to smack Li Chengqi's raised buttocks.

Li Chengqi had grown so big that he hadn't even received his father's slap. He heard a piercing sound first, and a force pushed his body forward.What surprised him was that apart from the sound and the pain, there was something more terrifying and venomous than the pain, rushing from the skin all the way through the blood to the heart. Maybe it was fear, maybe it was the place where the ruler fell. Field punishment mixed with humiliation in pain.He let out a very low "uh" moan, quickly reached out and grabbed the edge of the table, and clenched his teeth hard.He said silently in his heart: It turns out that Hua Nu was in such pain in the past.

The moment the ruler fell, Li Dan suddenly couldn't bear the pity in his heart, and subconsciously withdrew his strength.Therefore, when hitting Li Chengqi's fat-like buttocks, only the top of the ruler was more powerful, leaving a small pale pink mark on his right buttock.Wei Tuan'er was behind him, giggling again.

Li Dan knew that going on like this would not be the end after all, so after taking a breath, he swung the second board with more force.Li Chengqi thought that the blow just now was excruciatingly painful, but it didn't matter that this blow was about to tear his skin, his whole body was shaken, and his head and neck lifted painfully.When he endured the pain with all his strength, his delicate eyebrows formed a ball, and the tears hidden in his eyes were squeezed out and dripped on the black table.

After the board was beaten, there was indeed a two-inch wide crimson tooth mark across the boy's snowy buttocks, suppressing the faint pink trace just now.Li Chengqi waited for the ruler to leave before he could feel the burning pain on the surface of the skin, and a mass of pain went straight into the muscles, rolling around in his butt clamoring.He let out the tightly held breath in his chest, he was a little thankful that he could hold back the sharp pain just now, and he was even more afraid, wondering how many times his father would hit him?Will it hurt more and more?

Li Dan watched helplessly as a line of sweat slipped down his son's slender neck into his collar, and his son's thin white hands moved jerky back and forth on the edge of the table, unclamping and clasping them constantly, trying to find a place, So that he could hold on tighter, so that he could share some of the pain... He knew how scared and painful Feng Nu was. His son was born with his blood, and he knew and could feel his sadness.

Li Dan tried his best not to think about anything else, and just swung the ruler vigorously, hitting Li Chengqi's trembling buttocks with a cane.Li Chengqi tried his best to hold back his moans, but he couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes. The tears slid onto the table, and then fainted on the side of his cheek that was against the table. It was very wet and uncomfortable.He wanted to reach out and come back to wipe it, but he was afraid that as soon as his hand left the edge of the table, he would no longer listen to his control, and he couldn't help but turn around and cover his painful buttocks.

Li Dan couldn't bear to drop the cane on the old cane mark, so he hit it one after another, but after five or six strikes, Li Chengqi's buttocks were covered in red.Li Dan didn't know where to hit the next board, so he hesitated for a moment, and then chose the place where the bottom of the hip mound meets the thigh, but unexpectedly this time Li Chengqi not only trembled the hip mound, but also raised his upper body. Endure, "um" a moan leaked from between the teeth.

Only then did Li Dan realize that the pain was more unbearable there, and he regretted and felt pain in his heart, so he had to flog him on the buttocks again.In Li Chengqi's opinion, no matter where the board landed, it seemed to add fuel to the fire where it was hit just now, and the pain was multiplied several times. He didn't want to struggle and move around, make his father sad, and make the palace maid laugh. , but he was in so much pain that his legs would tremble if he couldn't help it, and his buttocks twisted and arched with the whipping.

He suddenly thought: such a loud voice, my mother must have heard it outside the door, right?He could imagine his mother's appearance: she didn't dare to come in, so she could only weep silently with her mouth gagged under the window.Thinking of this, his tears became more and more uncontrollable, and they slid down the corners of his eyes onto the table. The painted table could not absorb water, and the water stains became bigger and bigger. Li Dan only felt that his heart was broken. Soaked in that puddle of tears, the sting hurts, his other left hand hanging by his side has already pinched the palm numb, and he lost consciousness.