don't want to be emperor

With the disappearance of the former emperor, Xia Mingqiu also came to his senses.Sitting up under the quilt, he found that his body was sticky with sweat again.Xia Mingqiu lifted the bed curtains and crawled out of bed, sat at the small round table and poured himself a glass of water, quietly waiting for his chaotic mind to calm down.

Xifu was on duty outside the palace tonight, when he heard the commotion in the store, he hurried into the palace and found the emperor sitting at a small table in his pajamas alone.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you call anyone in after you woke up? It's even more exposed. It's better to wear more clothes." Xifu walked over in three steps at a time, picked up the clothes from the smoker cage and put them on Xia Mingqiu's body.

"The widow can't sleep, so I want to get up and sit down. How many days is it outside?"

"It's just past midnight. Your Majesty, please sleep a little longer, it's still early before dawn."

"I don't want to sleep anymore. I heard that the lotus in the small lotus pond in the imperial garden is blooming. I plan to take a look."

"The servant waits for His Majesty to change clothes."

After Xia Mingqiu changed his clothes and brought only two attendants, he went out with a lamp.

Nuo Da's palace is surprisingly quiet and terrifyingly dark.It seems that some man-eating monster is dormant in a place where the lantern cannot be found, just waiting for you to be careless, it will rush over and swallow you in one bite.Fortunately, Xia Mingqiu is a little depressed at the moment, and he is not afraid of these negative things.

The night was still very long, and Xia Mingqiu was actually not rushing to appreciate the lotus, so he walked in a leisurely manner along the way.When approaching the imperial garden, perhaps because of the lush plants and lush water plants, the sound of insects began to be faintly heard. Although it was not very pleasant to hear, it finally injected a little vitality into the lifeless palace.

"Find a boat for the widow. The widow will rest in the boat tonight. Let Xifu come here to look for the widow tomorrow morning."

"Here"

The young eunuch who accompanied him was Xifu's proud disciple, named Lingbao, a smart man, adhering to the golden advice of doing more and talking less, he quickly found a small boat, took care of it, and led the people to the boat. In front of the emperor, he lowered his head respectfully to help Xia Mingqiu upload the photo, entered the cabin, and then picked out a lamp and hung it on a corner of the canopy.

"Your Majesty, the younger one is not far away, please tell the younger one if you have anything to do."

Xia Mingqiu nodded, went into the cabin and put down the door curtain, opened the skylight of the roof, and fell into the soft brocade quilt.

That's great, this world is all yours.Whether it's the stars in the sky, the elegant fragrance of flowers, or the silent chirping of insects, they all belong to me alone.

This quietness, which is different from silence, soothed Xia Mingqiu's emotions very well, and made Xia Mingqiu calm down quietly, and began to really think about his relationship with Li Yi.

What the former emperor said to him in his dream last time and what he said in his dream tonight, as well as Xifu, and those diners.In fact, everyone is right, but what to do in the end depends on your own heart.After thinking about Li Yi carefully, I don't know why I fell in love with him?Maybe it was because of that glimpse at the Qionglin Banquet that planted a seed in my heart.It's a bit funny to say, but I don't really know Li Yi very well, I don't know his line in the court, I don't know if he has any purpose, and I don't know his preferences.But so what?I am always reluctant to let go.Or just do it directly like what the father said, it's quite boring to think about these and other things.

However, what if Li Yi is unwilling, what if it will give Li Yi a bad reputation, what if it will affect Li Yi's future?Oh, so annoying...

After struggling for a while, Xia Mingqiu decided to let God make this decision for him.Xia Mingqiu sat up halfway, opened the window, and all he could see was a stem that had turned dark green due to the night, lotus leaves the size of a washbasin, and lotus flowers that had turned pink and purple in the night.

Xia Mingqiu found a lotus flower that was about to decay, picked it off, lay down on the window string, and used the most old-fashioned method to tear the petals to decide.Pieces of petals fell on the water, creating ripples in circles.Seeing that only a few petals were still attached to the lotus pod, Xia Mingqiu didn't dare to look any further, and groped with his eyes closed to grab the petals and throw them into the water.

"Bravely attack, bravely attack" Xia Mingqiu closed his eyes and silently recited his decision, and touched the lotus pod with his right hand, but he didn't feel a single petal after touching it for a long time.Xia Mingqiu opened his eyes in disappointment, as expected, not a single petal was left, only an immature bald lotus pod remained.

Really not reconciled, Xia Mingqiu raised his hand and reached out to another lotus that was close, as if he was determined to find a satisfactory result.Just when his fingers touched the delicate petals, Xia Mingqiu suddenly laughed.Throw the bald lotus pod in your hand into the lotus bushes.

"What else is there to rely on God's will? Since I am so unwilling, haven't I already explained everything? The widow himself is the emperor, and the widow's thoughts represent the will of God!"

Xia Mingqiu, who had figured it out, suddenly felt as if rowing a boat in the lotus pond in the middle of the night could really absorb the aura of heaven and earth. His whole body was comfortable, and his spirit was even better. one day.Fold your hands on the window strings, rest your head on your hands, look at the world through the window, and suddenly feel that the world is bright.Suddenly a night breeze came out, and the crowded lotus leaves and lotus flowers swayed and collided gently, making a rustling sound, and the fragrance of flowers in the air became more intense because of the night breeze, thick and elegant, thick and intoxicating.

The world is vast.

The breeze is bright and the moon is bright, the fragrance of flowers is bursting, the boat is rippling, Xia Mingqiu feels that he is going to get drunk in the lotus pond blown by the night wind...