In the early morning, the hall was quiet, Gong Yu woke up in a daze, only feeling that her whole arm was going to be useless, but Dai Ruyan was still fast asleep.
It was bright outside the window, and it became cold in autumn, Gong Yu asked the palace staff to prepare the fire early.
Carefully pulling out the tugged robe, Dai Ruyan frowned, as if having some bad dream.
Gong Yu raised her hand to caress her frowning brows until they relaxed before getting up to change her robes.
There was still a thick fog outside in the early morning court, after Dai Ruyan cleaned up the court hall, it seemed that the parties in the court hall had also been shuffled.
A few years ago, Gong Yu rebuilt the system of inheriting titles, trying to exploit the powerful families and powerful families one by one. If the power is dispersed, it will naturally not easily cause harm to the imperial power.
It's just that the aristocratic family is not a fool, so naturally they are very resistant, and they didn't want to use force to carry out this system on behalf of Ruyan Shengsheng.
Just like in the past, the ministers came to the court to watch the small incidents, but now the acting prime minister is Dai Ruyan's elder brother Dai Lang, and the eldest son Zhao Ting who took over the position as the Taifu also resigned due to old age.
These young people are somewhat easier to deal with than those cunning old guys.
By the end of morning morning, the sun had just emerged from the thick fog.
When Gong Yu rushed to the inner hall, Dai Ruyan was sitting obediently in front of the low table full of food, looking at something with a dull expression.
The palace people on the side exited the hall, Gong Yu walked up to him and called softly: "Ayan?"
Dai Ruyan blinked her eyes and looked at Gong Yu, full of complaints: "I'm hungry."
Before she even had time to change the dragon robe on her body, Gong Yu took off the crown and put it aside, and handed it to Dai Ruyan with the fish soup, saying: "If you are hungry in the future, don't wait for me, Ayan will eat first .”
"No." Dai Ruyan held the fish soup in his hand and sipped it.
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "Why?"
"Xiao Jiu will come back only if I listen to you. Isn't that what you said?"
"It's just eating first, it's not considered disobedient." Gong Yu rolled up her sleeves and robe, picked up the porridge bowl, and slowly ate the hot porridge.
The open window was slightly windy, blowing away the incense of clear water chestnut herbs burning in the incense burner in the hall.
Dai Ruyan doesn't have a good appetite, and often only takes a few sips of fish soup before putting down the dishes.
"Don't eat this?"
"Well, I can't eat anymore."
Seeing that Dai Ruyan couldn't even drink a bowl of fish soup all day, Gong Yu couldn't help feeling a little worried, so she called a female doctor to take a pulse.
The hall was very quiet, Dai Ruyan turned his head and looked at the female doctor curiously, then looked at Gong Yu and asked, "What is this for?"
"You can't eat all day, I'll ask the doctor to take a good look at it."
"Oh."
The female doctor left her hand and responded: "Since years ago, the acting empress has been depressed and unhappy. The longest time I heard it was that she hadn't eaten anything for two days. I'm afraid it's a sign of rejection."
Years ago?
That is, since Gong Yu left the capital palace, did Dai Ruyan stop eating?
This disease is serious, but it will not make people faint all at once, but it is easy to cause anorexia if it is delayed for a long time.
Dai Ruyan at the side sat quietly and looked at Gong Yu as if he didn't understand, Gong Yu had to ask the female doctor to make appetizing medicinal soup.
The memorials piled up in the court every day are in a mess. Gong Yujing sits on one side and reviews the memorials, while on the other side, people prepare pastries and fruits.
But until noon, Dai Ruyan didn't even look at it, Gong Yu hesitantly reached out and took a piece to eat, and exaggeratedly praised: "This cake is so delicious!"
However, Dai Ruyan was holding the fat rabbit in his hands, as if he had never heard it, and was immersed in his own thoughts.
Perhaps this has something to do with the burning water chestnut grass in the smoker in the hall, most of the time Dai Ruyan is silent.
Gong Yu put down the memorial in her hand, leaned closer and said, "Ah Yan, do you want to try a piece?"
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu blankly and murmured: "I miss Xiao Jiu, she left the palace and hasn't come back for several months."
"Ah Yan, Xiaojiu is very busy and may not have time to accompany you."
Before the words finished, Dai Ruyan blinked lightly, and the tears silently fell on the gorgeous clothes.
Gong Yu flusteredly grasped her robe and carefully wiped the tears from Dai Ruyan's cheeks, coaxing: "Don't cry, it won't look good if your eyes are swollen from crying."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu in a daze, hurriedly grabbed Gong Yu's sleeve robe to wipe away tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "Well, you can't cry."
"If it's not good-looking, Xiao Jiu won't like me."
"No, Xiao Jiu really likes Ayan." Gong Yu moved closer with distress, wanting to kiss the corner of Ru Yan's red eyes.
But Ruyan suddenly stretched out his hand to push Gong Yu away, and said with anger in his eyes: "You are presumptuous!"
Hey?
Poor Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan in front of him hesitantly and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Do you want to kiss me?" Dai Ruyan said frivolously, although he was only in his early twenties, his majesty was already unbearable.
Gong Yu nodded, thinking of Dai Ruyan's current situation, she couldn't help shaking her head again.
Dai Ruyan in front of her was puzzled and asked, "What does it mean to nod and shake your head?"
"Nothing interesting." Gong Yu straightened her robe, brought the cake to Dai Ruyan's hand and said in a low voice, "Try this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, it's sweet but not greasy."
Dai Ruyan obediently stretched out his hand to take a bite of the pastry, frowned slightly and said, "It's not delicious."
amount……
"Then it's good to have some porridge."
Gong Yu filled a small portion of porridge and fed it to Dai Ruyan's mouth with a wooden spoon in her hand.
Fortunately, Dai Ruyan was still saving face, so he lowered his head and took a few sips.
Gong Yu insisted on leaving the memorial until late at night, when he stretched his arms to loosen his muscles and bones.
Dai Ruyan was lying on the low couch, holding the fat rabbit in a daze, bored.
Gong Yu got up and approached, unexpectedly, Dai Ruyan let go of the hand holding the fat rabbit, and picked up the thin blanket to cover herself, only showing her eyes full of vigilance, looking at Gong Yu and saying: "Don't come here .”
Hey?
"Okay, I won't come here."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu who was sitting not far away and called in a low voice: "Did you see Xiao Jiu?"
"No."
"I didn't see it either." These words were full of depression.
Gong Yu hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Why aren't you sleepy?"
"I don't want to sleep today." Dai Ruyan responded with a pause: "Maybe Xiao Jiu will come back to see me today."
"But if you are covered with this thin blanket, you will catch cold at night."
"Why do you think Xiao Jiu left me?"
Facing Dai Ruyan's bright eyes searching, Gong Yu hesitantly avoided and said: "She didn't leave you, she just went to something."
"But she didn't leave a word and just left like that."
Dai Ruyan hugged the thin blanket with her fingertips, looked towards the candlelight beside the curtain and said in a low voice, "In the past, Xiao Jiu and I were together on New Year's Eve, but this time, I was left alone to spend New Year's Eve. "
Lunar New Year's eve?
Gong Yu remembered that it was indeed because he was rushing to Changzhou, so it seemed that New Year's Eve was also spent on the road.
"The fireworks in the capital city on New Year's Eve are really beautiful, but the snow outside is also so heavy, I miss Xiaojiu so much."
Dai Ruyan murmured as if lost in memory: "She must be angry, so she will never see me again."
"Ayan?" Gong Yu raised her hand but stopped and said, "Xiao Jiu is back."
"Are you back?" Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with a slight blink of her eyes, smiled and said, "The elixir of longevity... really worked."
Gong Yu asked in confusion: "What longevity medicine?"
"I can't tell you."
Dai Ruyan leaned on the thin blanket next to the window and responded, "I only leave it to Xiaojiu."
Ye Dai Ruyan didn't return to the bed either, so Gong Yu had to stay with him beside the low couch.
At twilight, Gong Yu's entire leg was numb, and when she subconsciously looked towards the corner, she found that Dai Ruyan had disappeared.
Gong Yu woke up with a start, looked around and called out: "Ayan?"
This side hall is next to the queen's palace, and the palace people are looking for it in a panic, while the former emperor's palace is still being rebuilt.
But no one could be found anywhere, so Gong Yu had to go to the unfinished emperor's bedroom.
The outer hall was supported by exposed wooden pillars, but when passing through the long corridor, the humming tune came from the inner hall.
Gong Yu hurried to the inner hall, only to see Dai Ruyan half lying on the bed, surrounded by red robes that Gong Yu hadn't seen before.
Dai Ruyan held these robes in her arms and hummed a tune in a gentle voice, as if the surroundings had nothing to do with her.
"Ayan..." Gong Yu approached, reached out to caress Ruyan's cheek and asked, "Why did you come here?"
"I miss Xiao Jiu." Dai Ruyan said with a gentle smile in his eyes, "I miss Xiao Jiu."
Gong Yu stretched out her hand to hug Dai Ruyan, but Dai Ruyan avoided the outstretched arms.
"What are you going to do?"
"It's cold here, you follow me back to the Queen's Palace."
Dai Ruyan shook her head and responded, "I don't want it, Xiao Jiu is here."
"She's not here."
"Liar! I can smell Xiao Jiu."
Gong Yu said with slightly red eyes: "Aren't you going to listen to me?"
"You are not allowed to tell the truth!" Dai Ruyan said with murderous intent in his eyes, "Xiao Jiu knows that I am disobedient, so she won't come back."
"Then are you going to kill me?"
Dai Ruyan withdrew his hand suddenly, looked at Gong Yu with fear in his eyes and shook his head in response: "No."
"If you don't tell me, I won't kill you."
Seeing Dai Ruyan's fear, Gong Yu had no choice but to change the subject, tidied up the scattered robes in front of her and asked, "Why are these robes here?"
"I hid it secretly." Dai Ruyan whispered proudly, "Xiao Jiu looks so good when she wears these robes."
"so what?"
"If I hide it, Xiao Jiu won't be able to wear it for others."
Dai Ruyan's eyes were full of dazzling light, as if he was guarding some precious treasure, he said: "I just want Xiao Jiu to wear these robes in front of me."
"But Xiao Jiu is angry."
Gong Yu probably knew what she was talking about when he was angry with her at that time, so he comforted her: "She is not angry."
"Really?"
"Well, didn't she wear these robes in front of others later?"
In fact, Gong Yu never found these robes at all.
Dai Ruyan smiled, carefully tidied up her robes and hugged her in her arms, saying: "Well, Xiao Jiu never gets angry with me."
Gong Yu followed with a smile, lightly scratched the bridge of Xia Dai Ruyan's nose with her fingertips and said, "That's right, that's why I gave you the opportunity to bully her over and over again."
"I didn't bully Xiao Jiu." Dai Ruyan responded with a serious face: "I just want Xiao Jiu to accompany me more."
"But Xiao Jiu only stays with those musicians all day, and I feel even more uncomfortable."
"Then why didn't you tell her?"
Dai Ruyan hugged her robe tightly and said, "I don't know how to tell Xiao Jiu."
"Xiao Jiu has become very strange. She doesn't like to be close to me, and she doesn't like to eat with me, even..."
The words stopped halfway, Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu, shyly said in a low voice, "She doesn't even want to get close to me."
Gong Yu froze for a moment, her cheeks became hot, such a soft Dai Ruyan really felt like coaxing a child.
But it was really cold in this hall, the autumn wind was howling, Gong Yu came back to her senses and responded: "It's cold here, it's easy to get sick."
Dai Ruyan didn't make a sound but just hugged the pile of robes, but Gong Yu had no choice but to forcibly hug Dai Ruyan.
"You!" Dai Ruyan stretched out his hand to grab Gong Yu in fear and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Take you back to the side hall."
"I'm going to wait here for Xiao Jiu to come back!"
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan solemnly and said: "If you are disobedient, Xiao Jiu will definitely be angry when he comes back."
Having said that, Dai Ruyan calmed down immediately, but her gaze was very straightforwardly looking at Gong Yu.
Passing by the palace road, a group of palace people lowered their heads to avoid looking at them, even Dai Ruyan in his arms was much more at ease, Gong Yu took Dai Ruyan back to the side hall without any effort.
By this time, the morning court was obviously delayed, so Gong Yu simply asked someone to inform him that he would not go to the morning court today.
The palace man prepared the food, Gong Yu wrapped Dai Ruyan in a thin blanket, stretched out his hand to cover Dai Ruyan's hand and said: "It's starting to get cold today, if you get sick, Xiao Jiu will feel bad."
Dai Ruyan stared blankly at Gong Yu, blinked her eyes lightly, stared at Gong Yu motionlessly and said, "Xiao Jiu will cover my hands like this."
"Come on, hold the stove and warm your hands." Gong Yu held the stove and stuffed it into Dai Ruyan's palm.
"No."
amount……
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "Why?"
Dai Ruyan grabbed Gong Yu's hand and said, "I want you to cover it for me."
Hey?
Didn't you still despise yourself before?
What is going on here?
In order to warm up her body, Gong Yu asked the palace people to set up a small stove and boil hot water.
Gong Yu dipped some sauce on the cooked fish fillet and put it in Dai Ruyan's bowl.
Dai Ruyan ate with small mouthfuls, presumably he liked it.
Late autumn came to an end with the fall of the maple leaves, and in the early winter, when the fire in the hall was blazing, Gong Yu could easily feel uncomfortable in the nose.
One morning, Gong Yu was watching the memorial, when Dai Ruyan beside him was teasing the fat rabbit as usual, but suddenly smelled the smell of blood.
Ticks of blood fell on the memorial, Gong Yu hurriedly stretched out her hands and twisted her nose, and raised her head.
Dai Ruyan yelled suddenly, and hurriedly ran to Gong Yu in panic, at a loss for what to do.
"Blood...a lot of blood..."
"Don't be afraid, Ayan, you'll be fine."
"It will... die!"
Fortunately, the bleeding stopped in time, Gong Yu drank the soup, Dai Ruyan stood aside with a dull expression.
Gong Yu frowned and poured down the soup, stretched out her arms and gently pulled Dai Ruyan's clothes, "What's wrong with you?"
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu, and said with red eyes: "The cat is dead."
"Cat?" Gong Yu just realized, maybe Dai Ruyan was talking about the attic when he was a child.
"Xiao Jiu is gone too." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu and asked, "Are you going to die too?"
Gong Yu shook her head and replied: "It's nothing, it's just that the fire in this hall is too hot, and I just got a little angry."
Dai Ruyan tightened her lips and said, "But you are bleeding."
"Do you think it's all right now?"
"Xiao Jiu was not in good health before, and always worried me." Dai Ruyan looked away and sat quietly at the side, and suddenly stopped talking.
This scene also happens from time to time, and occasionally Dai Ruyan stops talking while talking, as if recalling something out of control, because of the Qingling grass in the hall, he calms down again.
Gong Yu asked tentatively: "How did the cat in the attic die?"
Dai Ruyan blinked lightly but didn't answer.
After a long time, when Gong Yu was reviewing most of the memorials, Dai Ruyan suddenly said, "I asked my mother to kill the cat."
The words were so simple and straightforward that Gong Yu didn't react immediately.
The hall was a bit quiet, only the crackling sound of the fire burning, the windows were very bright, illuminating Dai Ruyan's pale face.
Without the delicate makeup, Dai Ruyan looked much younger, Gong Yu asked hesitantly, "Why?"
"Don't you like cats very much?"
Dai Ruyan smiled, and responded as if powerless and relieved: "Do you like it?"
This conversation made Gong Yu a little confused, whether it was Dai Ruyan who was asking this question, or another personality.
Dai Ruyan at the side stood up suddenly, stretched out his arms to hug the fat rabbit, and stroked it with a bright smile.
It seemed that the conversation just now was like a dream, before Gong Yu figured it out clearly, Dai Ruyan had already withdrawn, as if he didn't care.
Ever since Changzhou came back, Gong Yu realized that Dai Ruyan didn't care about anything except Xiao Jiu.
And because of Xiao Jiu, she would choose to hide some secrets, but if it was someone else, she wouldn't care about those gazes at all.
So even if others say how crazy she is, Dai Ruyan doesn't care at all, even the fear in the eyes of others will make Dai Ruyan very comfortable, but if it is Xiaojiu, Dai Ruyan will be afraid.
Probably she was afraid that Xiao Jiu would leave, so when she first mentioned knowing her secret, she was scared and at a loss.
This is why Dai Ruyan would weave one lie after another whenever Gong Yu wanted to investigate the past.
Dai Ruyan wanted to weave a huge cage to imprison Xiao Jiu, and imprison herself in this cage together with herself.
But life is limited, and this cage will eventually be destroyed due to birth, old age, sickness and death.
The appearance of the longevity medicine is to give Dai Ruyan an eternal hope.
Always ensuring that Xiao Jiu will be by her side and never leave, this has become Dai Ruyan's obsession.
When the first snow fell, Dai Ruyan's mood became much more stable. It seemed that the closer to calm, Dai Ruyan would return to the original appearance.
Her heart seemed empty, and she was not interested in anything in this world.
When the snow fell quietly, Gong Yu was trying to drink the new medicine soup he had developed.
The taste of Chinese herbal medicine really made Gong Yu not know how to vomit, and it was really strange how to drink it.
When Dai Ruyan came back from outside the palace, Gong Yu was thinking about how to persuade her to drink medicine.
Never thought that Gong Yu would mention it, and Dai Ruyan consciously took the medicinal soup.
"How does this medicinal soup feel?" Gong Yu asked hesitantly.
"taste not good."
It's as straightforward as ever.
Gong Yu put the fish soup next to Dai Ruyan's hand, but Dai Ruyan didn't move.
"what happened?"
"I want to leave the palace." Dai Ruyan sat opposite with her back straight, with a serious expression that made it impossible to refuse.
"What are you going to do when you leave the palace?" Gong Yu was a little confused about the intention, so she had to ask politely first.
Dai Ruyan looked sideways out of the slightly open window and said, "I'm going to the courtyard, maybe Xiao Jiu is waiting for me there."
Gong Yu put down the soup bowl she was holding in her hand and said, "You are the queen of Gong Guo and you can't leave the palace at will."
"But Xiao Jiu is not in this palace, and I don't want to be the Queen of the Palace Kingdom anymore."
After finishing speaking, Dai Ruyan was about to get up, even disdain to leave the redundant expressions to Gong Yu.
After all, in the eyes of Dai Ruyan today, Gong Yu is nothing.
Gong Yu couldn't stop her, and Dai Ruyan even took away all of Gong Yu's robes, the reason being that Xiao Jiu wanted to wear them when she came back.
The fact that the queen of Gongguo moved out of the palace to live alone in a lonely courtyard is enough to make the people of the capital gossip.
Even the winner is already talking about Gong Yu's conspiracy theory, and the court ministers are vaguely planning to accept the concubine again.
Gong Yu, who was exhausted, was exhausted from running back and forth.
In winter, the heavy snow crushed many trees, and the palace was very quiet. In the early morning, after the palace jade was finished, it went to the inner hall to review the memorials.
Concubine Na's papers piled up more and more, and Gong Yu was too lazy to review and set them all on fire.
But there is no queen in the palace, and the palace maid in the harem is too much to supervise.
Especially as New Year's Eve approached, all affairs in the palace had to be asked for instructions. At first, Gong Yu was in charge of both ends, but later I heard that Dai Ruyan was hosting a banquet in the courtyard with the young lady in the capital, listening to a little song and watching a play.
Gong Yu was not feeling well, so she asked everyone to send her to the courtyard for instructions.
The heavy snow fell profusely, and even the entire Gongguo Imperial Palace was completely covered.
Although he learned that Dai Ruyan had taken the daily medicine soup well, but Gong Yu was always very uneasy when he didn't see her.
After finally avoiding a group of ministers sneaking out of the palace one day and rushing to the courtyard, the guard at the gate told the empress to go to the banquet of the second princess.
Is this palace spirit again?
Gong Yu's whole body is not well.
After being shut down, Gong Yu simply stayed in the courtyard and did not leave.
But it was not until late at night that Dai Ruyan returned to the courtyard, saw Gong Yu and asked, "What are you doing here?"
What a heart-wrenching title.
Gong Yu sat cross-legged and questioned: "What did you see that Gong Ling doing?"
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu and said, "You should not question this matter."
Really cold and ruthless knife ah.
Quarrels are naturally impossible, firstly Gong Yu doesn't have the skill to quarrel, and secondly, Dai Ruyan's dull temperament is not suitable for quarrels.
But the cold war is still possible, just like that, Gong Yu was mercilessly kicked out of Dai Ruyan's courtyard.
Yes, Gong Yu was so embarrassed that she could only be kicked out of the courtyard.
With this anger, Gong Yu actually became ill with anger.
Holding the stove all day, the cold is always bad, and it even caused a cough.
However, the beauty sitting in the courtyard is as hard as a stone.
On the day of New Year's Eve, Gong Yu rarely had leisure time, and hosted a banquet to entertain all the ministers, for nothing else, Gong Yu just wanted to find someone to complain about, and did not let these ministers go until late at night.
When the fireworks were blooming, Gong Yu looked sideways and couldn't help sighing: "Hey, I'm afraid there will be no lucky bags this year."
After the New Year's Eve, the days passed faster, and the city was lively during the Lantern Festival, and many young men posted posts to invite the boudoir girls to meet.
However, Gong Yu received gossip that there were quite a few daring young masters who wanted to post a post to Dai Ruyan.
Really young and frivolous!
However, Gong Yu sent countless posts every day, but never got a reply.
Seeing that the Lantern Festival is coming, it is estimated that this meeting will be released as a pigeon.
The dejected Gong Yu was extremely diligent in finding criticism from the ministers, wishing to pass the time by talking at night.
At the end of the early court, Shi Lang came in to play chess with him, Gong Yu sighed and said, "Brother, did you talk to A Yan yesterday?"
Dai Lang replied in embarrassment: "Your Majesty's sister only accepted the post, but she didn't leave any words."
Is that the case again?
Gong Yu put down the chess piece and said: "Brother, you should talk about Ayan. Since ancient times, how can there be a queen who doesn't come home at night and lives outside the shop all day?"
"Your Majesty said so." Dai Lang replied with a smile.
Just like this, Gong Yu was talking about it like a boudoir's resentful woman until the evening, so Dai Lang had no choice but to propose: "Why don't I hold a banquet, my sister will definitely come to the appointment, and then your Majesty can have a good talk?"
"Okay!" In fact, Gong Yu was waiting for this sentence.
If it was a banquet hosted by Gong Yu, most likely Ruyan would not be able to invite her, let alone a good meeting.
Gong Yu, who stretched her brows wide, showed her white teeth in a smile, and replied calculatedly: "I'll have to trouble you, brother.
Although it was a bit of a toss to Dai Lang, but this Dai Lang was not a good person.
In the past, Ruyan was able to cut through the mess quickly and drive the prime minister out of the court, but it was thanks to this elder brother who secretly moved the stone.
Finally, before going out of the palace on the Shangyuan Festival, Gong Yu put on a beautiful robe and a crown early, and looked at the bronze mirror carefully.
If it wasn't for Gong Guo's male dislike of putting on makeup, Gong Yu really wanted to put some rouge on her little face.
Coming out of the palace, it was not an easy task for the sedan chair to pass through the crowded streets of the capital.
Although it was delayed for some time, fortunately, the banquet was held between Dai Ruyan.
There are quite a few acquaintances at this banquet, not to mention the fifth brother who loves to spend time and wine the most, and the second sister Gong Ling also arrived early.
Gong Yu remembers not letting Dai Lang invite this elder sister, obviously knowing that Dai Ruyan is going to the banquet, and Dai Lang might not be able to stop her.
The four eyes met, and it was like lightning in an instant, but Gong Ling just didn't take it seriously.
During the banquet, the group was surprised at Gong Yu's attendance at first, but when Dai Ruyan showed up, everyone understood.
Drinks were kept at the banquet, and the building faced the sky on all sides, and you could see the panoramic view of the capital.
Gong Yu sipped the wine, wondering how to attract Dai Ruyan's attention, but that Fang Gongling had already poured the wine for Dai Ruyan very appropriately.
well!Is this for torture?
Brother Wuhuang on the side poured his wine and sighed: "It's been a long time since I had a drink at the same table."
"Come on, why don't you drink to your heart's content today?"
Gong Yu drank a few sips perfunctorily, and a woman sitting beside him suddenly smiled, Gong Yu almost spit out the wine.
This woman in red is really powerful.
"You...why are you still in the capital?"
The woman in red drank the wine glass between her fingers, and said close to her, "Hey, poor little emperor."
"Don't come close." Gong Yu hurriedly dodged.
"Since the establishment of the Palace Kingdom, there has never been an emperor who has only one queen, and the harem has not had a single concubine."
The balcony was very spacious, and the sound of the piano echoed clearly and brightly. Gong Yu looked at the drunk woman in red in front of her and said, "You are drunk."
"Yeah, I'm drunk." The woman in red leaned sideways to Gong Yu and said, "Gong Liang turned his back on me!"
Before Gong Yu could push the woman in red away, she already sensed a trace of killing intent.
His eyes subconsciously inquired about Dai Ruyan's side, only to see that Dai Ruyan was still chatting and laughing with Gong Ling, as if he didn't care about this side at all.
Feeling lost in her heart, Gong Yu pushed the woman in red very bluntly and said angrily: "Gong Liang is a hypocrite in the first place, you should be glad you didn't get entangled by him."
The woman in red froze slightly, smiled, drank the wine in her glass and said: "It's useless for me to plan for him for so many years, but now I'm only abandoned by him. Men in the world are really heartless."
"Not entirely. If you look away, you will be able to find better ones in the future."
"Is Your Majesty talking about himself?"
Gong Yu hurriedly stretched out her hand to push the woman in red who was about to approach again, but she didn't want the woman in red to be very flexible, instead she followed Gong Yu's arm and pulled her closer. From a distance, it seemed that the two had already kissed each other. On the average.
"If Your Majesty is so clumsy, you won't be able to catch up with that generation of queens." The woman in red smiled, as if she was about to kiss her.
Gong Yu, whose hands were restrained, hurriedly hid to one side, not wanting to suddenly scream one after another in the pavilion.
Gong Yu subconsciously grasped the saber, wanting to find Dai Ruyan's figure, but the man in black came straight to Gong Yu's side.
The woman in red flung out her weapon from her sleeve and sighed, "Your Majesty has been missed."
"It's really hateful!" Gong Yu swung his sword to fight the man in black who kept approaching.
It's just that although the building is big, it is somewhat inconvenient to use one's skills. Gong Yu was so worried about Dai Ruyan that she was distracted by a sword on her arm.
The pain was so painful that Gong Yu hurriedly regained her senses. Today, in order to save time, she didn't put on the protective clothing. The woman in red dragged Gong Yu down the stairs, and the man in black chased after her.
Although he has learned some swordsmanship, he has never come into contact with the martial arts palace jade that flies over the roof and walls.
Hidden weapons kept flying, and Gong Yu swung his sword to fight back, until the two fell into the alley and hid quietly in a dark corner.
The man in black seemed to have no direction, but scattered in all directions, Gong Yu was about to distance himself from the woman in red as if he was relieved.
Unexpectedly, the woman in red suddenly fell into Gong Yu's arms, and Gong Yu's palm was full of blood.
This is a real deal.
Bringing the woman in red into the palace overnight, Gong Yu stared at the basins of blood in shock and couldn't help being stunned.
The spies sent to investigate Dai Ruyan's situation reported that the man in black did not harm anyone at the banquet, and that the assassination was only for Gong Yu.
The imperial doctor left at dawn, Gong Yu sent someone to take care of the woman in red, and severely reprimanded the assassination in the morning.
As soon as the morning court came, Gong Yu thought that she had to visit Dai Ruyan to feel at ease.
After rushing to the courtyard, it was rare that there was no door closed. Gong Yu entered the courtyard with a maidservant, and seeing that it was not Biyu, she asked, "At least where did the maid who called Biyu go?"
The leading maidservant looked at her face and responded: "Back to Your Majesty, Biyu has been back to Changzhou since New Year's Eve last year."
Changzhou?
Wasn't Dai Ruyan unwilling to let Biyu return to her hometown earlier?
Entering the hall, I saw that Dai Ru's face was a bit tired, but everything else seemed to be normal, Gong Yu asked while drinking tea, "Did you not rest last night?"
"Ah."
The words were so short that Gong Yu couldn't think of how to start the next sentence.
Gong Yu didn't want to say a word before being chased away. She drank tea sullenly, vowing to spend some time with this cup of tea.
Because of not being in the palace, Dai Ruyan's makeup is also much simpler, but her face is a little pale, which is good.
The two remained silent, Dai Ruyan drank tea and asked first, "What did the assassin find out last night?"
"No one has been caught for the time being. I'll ask Dali Temple Minister Chen Ming to investigate." Gong Yu reached out and took a few pieces of pastries and ate them in small bites.
The taste of these cakes is really better than those in the palace, and I don't think a plate of cakes will eat up my stomach.
When she came back to her senses, Gong Yu felt a little embarrassed, stopped her hands and sat down very seriously, but didn't know what to say.
The white mist was thick outside, Gong Yu never felt so restrained when she came to this courtyard before.
Dai Ruyan sat aside without saying a word, holding a book in her hands, as if she was in the old days, allowing Gong Yu to come and go freely.
But Gong Yu felt that the two of them had some problems getting along right now, why did they feel powerless staying together?
It was time for lunch when we stayed around noon, but there were still a lot of memorials in the palace that had not been approved, so Gong Yu got up and took care of the specially embroidered red robe.
However, Dai Ruyan didn't see any joy in his eyes, and Gong Yu's meticulous preparation turned into a disappointment.
"I... still have some things to do in the palace, so I won't wait."
Dai Ruyan didn't take her eyes off the book, but responded softly: "Yes."
Gong Yu turned around and opened the curtain, and left the courtyard along the long corridor. The people in the hall stared at Gong Yu who was walking farther and farther through the slightly open window, and the book held between their fingers was already tightly crumpled. into a ball.
Returning to the palace is a lot of business again, and in March, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it is time to harvest the collection of concubines.
The woman in red, who had mostly recovered from her condition, insisted on staying in the palace, Gong Yu was reviewing the memorial, and the woman in red looked at the note that was moved out by the eunuch.
"Since the empress did not stop these papers, it means that she really doesn't care. Why doesn't your majesty accept some concubines? It will also stabilize the power in the court, won't it?"
"I don't need it."
"It's good for Your Majesty to be infatuated, but if an infatuated person is ruthless, then no matter how infatuated he is, it will be futile."
"Come here!" Gong Yu called the guards as she didn't want to discuss with her.
The woman in red sighed: "Your Majesty is really a person with a wooden head. Right now they are taking advantage of the fact that the acting queen is not in charge of the harem, so they can't wait to stuff people into it."
"Besides, His Majesty took a woman into the palace, but the empress of that generation didn't respond. Shouldn't Your Majesty change the way?"
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "What do you want to say?"
"If the Acting Empress does not have Her Majesty in her heart, even if Her Majesty accepts the 72 concubines of the Sixth Court of the Three Palaces, the Acting Empress will still not come back. On the contrary, I am enough to make the Acting Empress feel in danger."
The woman in red smiled obsequiously: "Although the Empress Dai is a palace with no one in the country, she can be regarded as the top card in the capital as a concubine. How can it be regarded as the past, isn't it?"
"Can you stay away from me?" Gong Yu closed the memorial and sighed: "The situation in the court has just stabilized. Gong Liang led the rebels to occupy some counties and counties. I'm afraid they will have to send troops again."
"I heard that Gong Liang has the imperial edict in his hand, maybe it will become a spark by then."
"Well, I'm very busy right now, so you should leave the palace today."
The woman in red shook her head, looked hopelessly at Gong Yu and sighed: "Forget it, you two love to toss around."
Gong Yu heaved a sigh of relief after finally sending the palace servants to send the woman in red away.
As the Ching Ming Festival approaches, it is the duty of the emperor and queen of the palace to go to the ancestral temple to worship the ancestors of the palace.
It's been about half a month since we saw each other, Dai Ruyan still seems to be very thin, Gong Yu is standing by the side, a bit restrained, and there are a bunch of ministers behind him, so it's hard to talk to each other.
Everyone in the world wants to wear a dragon robe, but they don't know that the dragon robe is much heavier than imagined, especially when the weather is getting hotter, it is impossible to cover it with prickly heat.
After returning to the palace after the heavy sacrificial ceremony, Gong Yu was not feeling well.
Dai Ruyan sat aside, Gong Yu took off the crown warmly and got up and said, "Go and take a bath first."
Dai Ruyan nodded and entered the inner room, followed by a group of palace people, and Gong Yu went to another side hall to change her soaked robes.
It was extremely hot in summer, when Gong Yu changed into a loose robe and entered the hall, Dai Ruyan was combing her hair again.
Delicious yoghurt was already prepared on the side, Gong Yu sat down and sipped it, and the palace servants who were waiting to serve stepped back.
The two still sat aside, Gong Yu couldn't tell whether it was his own fault, or Dai Ruyan thought of something?
In short, I feel that Dai Ruyan is much different than before, and even has a feeling of alienation.
Gong Yu felt that she was overthinking again, Dai Ruyan had no reason to do this.
The night was much darker, Gong Yu got up and wanted to leave the palace, but Dai Ruyan, who was sitting quietly by the window, suddenly asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to the emperor's bedroom, tomorrow
It was bright outside the window, and it became cold in autumn, Gong Yu asked the palace staff to prepare the fire early.
Carefully pulling out the tugged robe, Dai Ruyan frowned, as if having some bad dream.
Gong Yu raised her hand to caress her frowning brows until they relaxed before getting up to change her robes.
There was still a thick fog outside in the early morning court, after Dai Ruyan cleaned up the court hall, it seemed that the parties in the court hall had also been shuffled.
A few years ago, Gong Yu rebuilt the system of inheriting titles, trying to exploit the powerful families and powerful families one by one. If the power is dispersed, it will naturally not easily cause harm to the imperial power.
It's just that the aristocratic family is not a fool, so naturally they are very resistant, and they didn't want to use force to carry out this system on behalf of Ruyan Shengsheng.
Just like in the past, the ministers came to the court to watch the small incidents, but now the acting prime minister is Dai Ruyan's elder brother Dai Lang, and the eldest son Zhao Ting who took over the position as the Taifu also resigned due to old age.
These young people are somewhat easier to deal with than those cunning old guys.
By the end of morning morning, the sun had just emerged from the thick fog.
When Gong Yu rushed to the inner hall, Dai Ruyan was sitting obediently in front of the low table full of food, looking at something with a dull expression.
The palace people on the side exited the hall, Gong Yu walked up to him and called softly: "Ayan?"
Dai Ruyan blinked her eyes and looked at Gong Yu, full of complaints: "I'm hungry."
Before she even had time to change the dragon robe on her body, Gong Yu took off the crown and put it aside, and handed it to Dai Ruyan with the fish soup, saying: "If you are hungry in the future, don't wait for me, Ayan will eat first .”
"No." Dai Ruyan held the fish soup in his hand and sipped it.
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "Why?"
"Xiao Jiu will come back only if I listen to you. Isn't that what you said?"
"It's just eating first, it's not considered disobedient." Gong Yu rolled up her sleeves and robe, picked up the porridge bowl, and slowly ate the hot porridge.
The open window was slightly windy, blowing away the incense of clear water chestnut herbs burning in the incense burner in the hall.
Dai Ruyan doesn't have a good appetite, and often only takes a few sips of fish soup before putting down the dishes.
"Don't eat this?"
"Well, I can't eat anymore."
Seeing that Dai Ruyan couldn't even drink a bowl of fish soup all day, Gong Yu couldn't help feeling a little worried, so she called a female doctor to take a pulse.
The hall was very quiet, Dai Ruyan turned his head and looked at the female doctor curiously, then looked at Gong Yu and asked, "What is this for?"
"You can't eat all day, I'll ask the doctor to take a good look at it."
"Oh."
The female doctor left her hand and responded: "Since years ago, the acting empress has been depressed and unhappy. The longest time I heard it was that she hadn't eaten anything for two days. I'm afraid it's a sign of rejection."
Years ago?
That is, since Gong Yu left the capital palace, did Dai Ruyan stop eating?
This disease is serious, but it will not make people faint all at once, but it is easy to cause anorexia if it is delayed for a long time.
Dai Ruyan at the side sat quietly and looked at Gong Yu as if he didn't understand, Gong Yu had to ask the female doctor to make appetizing medicinal soup.
The memorials piled up in the court every day are in a mess. Gong Yujing sits on one side and reviews the memorials, while on the other side, people prepare pastries and fruits.
But until noon, Dai Ruyan didn't even look at it, Gong Yu hesitantly reached out and took a piece to eat, and exaggeratedly praised: "This cake is so delicious!"
However, Dai Ruyan was holding the fat rabbit in his hands, as if he had never heard it, and was immersed in his own thoughts.
Perhaps this has something to do with the burning water chestnut grass in the smoker in the hall, most of the time Dai Ruyan is silent.
Gong Yu put down the memorial in her hand, leaned closer and said, "Ah Yan, do you want to try a piece?"
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu blankly and murmured: "I miss Xiao Jiu, she left the palace and hasn't come back for several months."
"Ah Yan, Xiaojiu is very busy and may not have time to accompany you."
Before the words finished, Dai Ruyan blinked lightly, and the tears silently fell on the gorgeous clothes.
Gong Yu flusteredly grasped her robe and carefully wiped the tears from Dai Ruyan's cheeks, coaxing: "Don't cry, it won't look good if your eyes are swollen from crying."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu in a daze, hurriedly grabbed Gong Yu's sleeve robe to wipe away tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "Well, you can't cry."
"If it's not good-looking, Xiao Jiu won't like me."
"No, Xiao Jiu really likes Ayan." Gong Yu moved closer with distress, wanting to kiss the corner of Ru Yan's red eyes.
But Ruyan suddenly stretched out his hand to push Gong Yu away, and said with anger in his eyes: "You are presumptuous!"
Hey?
Poor Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan in front of him hesitantly and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Do you want to kiss me?" Dai Ruyan said frivolously, although he was only in his early twenties, his majesty was already unbearable.
Gong Yu nodded, thinking of Dai Ruyan's current situation, she couldn't help shaking her head again.
Dai Ruyan in front of her was puzzled and asked, "What does it mean to nod and shake your head?"
"Nothing interesting." Gong Yu straightened her robe, brought the cake to Dai Ruyan's hand and said in a low voice, "Try this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, it's sweet but not greasy."
Dai Ruyan obediently stretched out his hand to take a bite of the pastry, frowned slightly and said, "It's not delicious."
amount……
"Then it's good to have some porridge."
Gong Yu filled a small portion of porridge and fed it to Dai Ruyan's mouth with a wooden spoon in her hand.
Fortunately, Dai Ruyan was still saving face, so he lowered his head and took a few sips.
Gong Yu insisted on leaving the memorial until late at night, when he stretched his arms to loosen his muscles and bones.
Dai Ruyan was lying on the low couch, holding the fat rabbit in a daze, bored.
Gong Yu got up and approached, unexpectedly, Dai Ruyan let go of the hand holding the fat rabbit, and picked up the thin blanket to cover herself, only showing her eyes full of vigilance, looking at Gong Yu and saying: "Don't come here .”
Hey?
"Okay, I won't come here."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu who was sitting not far away and called in a low voice: "Did you see Xiao Jiu?"
"No."
"I didn't see it either." These words were full of depression.
Gong Yu hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Why aren't you sleepy?"
"I don't want to sleep today." Dai Ruyan responded with a pause: "Maybe Xiao Jiu will come back to see me today."
"But if you are covered with this thin blanket, you will catch cold at night."
"Why do you think Xiao Jiu left me?"
Facing Dai Ruyan's bright eyes searching, Gong Yu hesitantly avoided and said: "She didn't leave you, she just went to something."
"But she didn't leave a word and just left like that."
Dai Ruyan hugged the thin blanket with her fingertips, looked towards the candlelight beside the curtain and said in a low voice, "In the past, Xiao Jiu and I were together on New Year's Eve, but this time, I was left alone to spend New Year's Eve. "
Lunar New Year's eve?
Gong Yu remembered that it was indeed because he was rushing to Changzhou, so it seemed that New Year's Eve was also spent on the road.
"The fireworks in the capital city on New Year's Eve are really beautiful, but the snow outside is also so heavy, I miss Xiaojiu so much."
Dai Ruyan murmured as if lost in memory: "She must be angry, so she will never see me again."
"Ayan?" Gong Yu raised her hand but stopped and said, "Xiao Jiu is back."
"Are you back?" Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with a slight blink of her eyes, smiled and said, "The elixir of longevity... really worked."
Gong Yu asked in confusion: "What longevity medicine?"
"I can't tell you."
Dai Ruyan leaned on the thin blanket next to the window and responded, "I only leave it to Xiaojiu."
Ye Dai Ruyan didn't return to the bed either, so Gong Yu had to stay with him beside the low couch.
At twilight, Gong Yu's entire leg was numb, and when she subconsciously looked towards the corner, she found that Dai Ruyan had disappeared.
Gong Yu woke up with a start, looked around and called out: "Ayan?"
This side hall is next to the queen's palace, and the palace people are looking for it in a panic, while the former emperor's palace is still being rebuilt.
But no one could be found anywhere, so Gong Yu had to go to the unfinished emperor's bedroom.
The outer hall was supported by exposed wooden pillars, but when passing through the long corridor, the humming tune came from the inner hall.
Gong Yu hurried to the inner hall, only to see Dai Ruyan half lying on the bed, surrounded by red robes that Gong Yu hadn't seen before.
Dai Ruyan held these robes in her arms and hummed a tune in a gentle voice, as if the surroundings had nothing to do with her.
"Ayan..." Gong Yu approached, reached out to caress Ruyan's cheek and asked, "Why did you come here?"
"I miss Xiao Jiu." Dai Ruyan said with a gentle smile in his eyes, "I miss Xiao Jiu."
Gong Yu stretched out her hand to hug Dai Ruyan, but Dai Ruyan avoided the outstretched arms.
"What are you going to do?"
"It's cold here, you follow me back to the Queen's Palace."
Dai Ruyan shook her head and responded, "I don't want it, Xiao Jiu is here."
"She's not here."
"Liar! I can smell Xiao Jiu."
Gong Yu said with slightly red eyes: "Aren't you going to listen to me?"
"You are not allowed to tell the truth!" Dai Ruyan said with murderous intent in his eyes, "Xiao Jiu knows that I am disobedient, so she won't come back."
"Then are you going to kill me?"
Dai Ruyan withdrew his hand suddenly, looked at Gong Yu with fear in his eyes and shook his head in response: "No."
"If you don't tell me, I won't kill you."
Seeing Dai Ruyan's fear, Gong Yu had no choice but to change the subject, tidied up the scattered robes in front of her and asked, "Why are these robes here?"
"I hid it secretly." Dai Ruyan whispered proudly, "Xiao Jiu looks so good when she wears these robes."
"so what?"
"If I hide it, Xiao Jiu won't be able to wear it for others."
Dai Ruyan's eyes were full of dazzling light, as if he was guarding some precious treasure, he said: "I just want Xiao Jiu to wear these robes in front of me."
"But Xiao Jiu is angry."
Gong Yu probably knew what she was talking about when he was angry with her at that time, so he comforted her: "She is not angry."
"Really?"
"Well, didn't she wear these robes in front of others later?"
In fact, Gong Yu never found these robes at all.
Dai Ruyan smiled, carefully tidied up her robes and hugged her in her arms, saying: "Well, Xiao Jiu never gets angry with me."
Gong Yu followed with a smile, lightly scratched the bridge of Xia Dai Ruyan's nose with her fingertips and said, "That's right, that's why I gave you the opportunity to bully her over and over again."
"I didn't bully Xiao Jiu." Dai Ruyan responded with a serious face: "I just want Xiao Jiu to accompany me more."
"But Xiao Jiu only stays with those musicians all day, and I feel even more uncomfortable."
"Then why didn't you tell her?"
Dai Ruyan hugged her robe tightly and said, "I don't know how to tell Xiao Jiu."
"Xiao Jiu has become very strange. She doesn't like to be close to me, and she doesn't like to eat with me, even..."
The words stopped halfway, Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu, shyly said in a low voice, "She doesn't even want to get close to me."
Gong Yu froze for a moment, her cheeks became hot, such a soft Dai Ruyan really felt like coaxing a child.
But it was really cold in this hall, the autumn wind was howling, Gong Yu came back to her senses and responded: "It's cold here, it's easy to get sick."
Dai Ruyan didn't make a sound but just hugged the pile of robes, but Gong Yu had no choice but to forcibly hug Dai Ruyan.
"You!" Dai Ruyan stretched out his hand to grab Gong Yu in fear and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Take you back to the side hall."
"I'm going to wait here for Xiao Jiu to come back!"
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan solemnly and said: "If you are disobedient, Xiao Jiu will definitely be angry when he comes back."
Having said that, Dai Ruyan calmed down immediately, but her gaze was very straightforwardly looking at Gong Yu.
Passing by the palace road, a group of palace people lowered their heads to avoid looking at them, even Dai Ruyan in his arms was much more at ease, Gong Yu took Dai Ruyan back to the side hall without any effort.
By this time, the morning court was obviously delayed, so Gong Yu simply asked someone to inform him that he would not go to the morning court today.
The palace man prepared the food, Gong Yu wrapped Dai Ruyan in a thin blanket, stretched out his hand to cover Dai Ruyan's hand and said: "It's starting to get cold today, if you get sick, Xiao Jiu will feel bad."
Dai Ruyan stared blankly at Gong Yu, blinked her eyes lightly, stared at Gong Yu motionlessly and said, "Xiao Jiu will cover my hands like this."
"Come on, hold the stove and warm your hands." Gong Yu held the stove and stuffed it into Dai Ruyan's palm.
"No."
amount……
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "Why?"
Dai Ruyan grabbed Gong Yu's hand and said, "I want you to cover it for me."
Hey?
Didn't you still despise yourself before?
What is going on here?
In order to warm up her body, Gong Yu asked the palace people to set up a small stove and boil hot water.
Gong Yu dipped some sauce on the cooked fish fillet and put it in Dai Ruyan's bowl.
Dai Ruyan ate with small mouthfuls, presumably he liked it.
Late autumn came to an end with the fall of the maple leaves, and in the early winter, when the fire in the hall was blazing, Gong Yu could easily feel uncomfortable in the nose.
One morning, Gong Yu was watching the memorial, when Dai Ruyan beside him was teasing the fat rabbit as usual, but suddenly smelled the smell of blood.
Ticks of blood fell on the memorial, Gong Yu hurriedly stretched out her hands and twisted her nose, and raised her head.
Dai Ruyan yelled suddenly, and hurriedly ran to Gong Yu in panic, at a loss for what to do.
"Blood...a lot of blood..."
"Don't be afraid, Ayan, you'll be fine."
"It will... die!"
Fortunately, the bleeding stopped in time, Gong Yu drank the soup, Dai Ruyan stood aside with a dull expression.
Gong Yu frowned and poured down the soup, stretched out her arms and gently pulled Dai Ruyan's clothes, "What's wrong with you?"
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu, and said with red eyes: "The cat is dead."
"Cat?" Gong Yu just realized, maybe Dai Ruyan was talking about the attic when he was a child.
"Xiao Jiu is gone too." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu and asked, "Are you going to die too?"
Gong Yu shook her head and replied: "It's nothing, it's just that the fire in this hall is too hot, and I just got a little angry."
Dai Ruyan tightened her lips and said, "But you are bleeding."
"Do you think it's all right now?"
"Xiao Jiu was not in good health before, and always worried me." Dai Ruyan looked away and sat quietly at the side, and suddenly stopped talking.
This scene also happens from time to time, and occasionally Dai Ruyan stops talking while talking, as if recalling something out of control, because of the Qingling grass in the hall, he calms down again.
Gong Yu asked tentatively: "How did the cat in the attic die?"
Dai Ruyan blinked lightly but didn't answer.
After a long time, when Gong Yu was reviewing most of the memorials, Dai Ruyan suddenly said, "I asked my mother to kill the cat."
The words were so simple and straightforward that Gong Yu didn't react immediately.
The hall was a bit quiet, only the crackling sound of the fire burning, the windows were very bright, illuminating Dai Ruyan's pale face.
Without the delicate makeup, Dai Ruyan looked much younger, Gong Yu asked hesitantly, "Why?"
"Don't you like cats very much?"
Dai Ruyan smiled, and responded as if powerless and relieved: "Do you like it?"
This conversation made Gong Yu a little confused, whether it was Dai Ruyan who was asking this question, or another personality.
Dai Ruyan at the side stood up suddenly, stretched out his arms to hug the fat rabbit, and stroked it with a bright smile.
It seemed that the conversation just now was like a dream, before Gong Yu figured it out clearly, Dai Ruyan had already withdrawn, as if he didn't care.
Ever since Changzhou came back, Gong Yu realized that Dai Ruyan didn't care about anything except Xiao Jiu.
And because of Xiao Jiu, she would choose to hide some secrets, but if it was someone else, she wouldn't care about those gazes at all.
So even if others say how crazy she is, Dai Ruyan doesn't care at all, even the fear in the eyes of others will make Dai Ruyan very comfortable, but if it is Xiaojiu, Dai Ruyan will be afraid.
Probably she was afraid that Xiao Jiu would leave, so when she first mentioned knowing her secret, she was scared and at a loss.
This is why Dai Ruyan would weave one lie after another whenever Gong Yu wanted to investigate the past.
Dai Ruyan wanted to weave a huge cage to imprison Xiao Jiu, and imprison herself in this cage together with herself.
But life is limited, and this cage will eventually be destroyed due to birth, old age, sickness and death.
The appearance of the longevity medicine is to give Dai Ruyan an eternal hope.
Always ensuring that Xiao Jiu will be by her side and never leave, this has become Dai Ruyan's obsession.
When the first snow fell, Dai Ruyan's mood became much more stable. It seemed that the closer to calm, Dai Ruyan would return to the original appearance.
Her heart seemed empty, and she was not interested in anything in this world.
When the snow fell quietly, Gong Yu was trying to drink the new medicine soup he had developed.
The taste of Chinese herbal medicine really made Gong Yu not know how to vomit, and it was really strange how to drink it.
When Dai Ruyan came back from outside the palace, Gong Yu was thinking about how to persuade her to drink medicine.
Never thought that Gong Yu would mention it, and Dai Ruyan consciously took the medicinal soup.
"How does this medicinal soup feel?" Gong Yu asked hesitantly.
"taste not good."
It's as straightforward as ever.
Gong Yu put the fish soup next to Dai Ruyan's hand, but Dai Ruyan didn't move.
"what happened?"
"I want to leave the palace." Dai Ruyan sat opposite with her back straight, with a serious expression that made it impossible to refuse.
"What are you going to do when you leave the palace?" Gong Yu was a little confused about the intention, so she had to ask politely first.
Dai Ruyan looked sideways out of the slightly open window and said, "I'm going to the courtyard, maybe Xiao Jiu is waiting for me there."
Gong Yu put down the soup bowl she was holding in her hand and said, "You are the queen of Gong Guo and you can't leave the palace at will."
"But Xiao Jiu is not in this palace, and I don't want to be the Queen of the Palace Kingdom anymore."
After finishing speaking, Dai Ruyan was about to get up, even disdain to leave the redundant expressions to Gong Yu.
After all, in the eyes of Dai Ruyan today, Gong Yu is nothing.
Gong Yu couldn't stop her, and Dai Ruyan even took away all of Gong Yu's robes, the reason being that Xiao Jiu wanted to wear them when she came back.
The fact that the queen of Gongguo moved out of the palace to live alone in a lonely courtyard is enough to make the people of the capital gossip.
Even the winner is already talking about Gong Yu's conspiracy theory, and the court ministers are vaguely planning to accept the concubine again.
Gong Yu, who was exhausted, was exhausted from running back and forth.
In winter, the heavy snow crushed many trees, and the palace was very quiet. In the early morning, after the palace jade was finished, it went to the inner hall to review the memorials.
Concubine Na's papers piled up more and more, and Gong Yu was too lazy to review and set them all on fire.
But there is no queen in the palace, and the palace maid in the harem is too much to supervise.
Especially as New Year's Eve approached, all affairs in the palace had to be asked for instructions. At first, Gong Yu was in charge of both ends, but later I heard that Dai Ruyan was hosting a banquet in the courtyard with the young lady in the capital, listening to a little song and watching a play.
Gong Yu was not feeling well, so she asked everyone to send her to the courtyard for instructions.
The heavy snow fell profusely, and even the entire Gongguo Imperial Palace was completely covered.
Although he learned that Dai Ruyan had taken the daily medicine soup well, but Gong Yu was always very uneasy when he didn't see her.
After finally avoiding a group of ministers sneaking out of the palace one day and rushing to the courtyard, the guard at the gate told the empress to go to the banquet of the second princess.
Is this palace spirit again?
Gong Yu's whole body is not well.
After being shut down, Gong Yu simply stayed in the courtyard and did not leave.
But it was not until late at night that Dai Ruyan returned to the courtyard, saw Gong Yu and asked, "What are you doing here?"
What a heart-wrenching title.
Gong Yu sat cross-legged and questioned: "What did you see that Gong Ling doing?"
Dai Ruyan looked sideways at Gong Yu and said, "You should not question this matter."
Really cold and ruthless knife ah.
Quarrels are naturally impossible, firstly Gong Yu doesn't have the skill to quarrel, and secondly, Dai Ruyan's dull temperament is not suitable for quarrels.
But the cold war is still possible, just like that, Gong Yu was mercilessly kicked out of Dai Ruyan's courtyard.
Yes, Gong Yu was so embarrassed that she could only be kicked out of the courtyard.
With this anger, Gong Yu actually became ill with anger.
Holding the stove all day, the cold is always bad, and it even caused a cough.
However, the beauty sitting in the courtyard is as hard as a stone.
On the day of New Year's Eve, Gong Yu rarely had leisure time, and hosted a banquet to entertain all the ministers, for nothing else, Gong Yu just wanted to find someone to complain about, and did not let these ministers go until late at night.
When the fireworks were blooming, Gong Yu looked sideways and couldn't help sighing: "Hey, I'm afraid there will be no lucky bags this year."
After the New Year's Eve, the days passed faster, and the city was lively during the Lantern Festival, and many young men posted posts to invite the boudoir girls to meet.
However, Gong Yu received gossip that there were quite a few daring young masters who wanted to post a post to Dai Ruyan.
Really young and frivolous!
However, Gong Yu sent countless posts every day, but never got a reply.
Seeing that the Lantern Festival is coming, it is estimated that this meeting will be released as a pigeon.
The dejected Gong Yu was extremely diligent in finding criticism from the ministers, wishing to pass the time by talking at night.
At the end of the early court, Shi Lang came in to play chess with him, Gong Yu sighed and said, "Brother, did you talk to A Yan yesterday?"
Dai Lang replied in embarrassment: "Your Majesty's sister only accepted the post, but she didn't leave any words."
Is that the case again?
Gong Yu put down the chess piece and said: "Brother, you should talk about Ayan. Since ancient times, how can there be a queen who doesn't come home at night and lives outside the shop all day?"
"Your Majesty said so." Dai Lang replied with a smile.
Just like this, Gong Yu was talking about it like a boudoir's resentful woman until the evening, so Dai Lang had no choice but to propose: "Why don't I hold a banquet, my sister will definitely come to the appointment, and then your Majesty can have a good talk?"
"Okay!" In fact, Gong Yu was waiting for this sentence.
If it was a banquet hosted by Gong Yu, most likely Ruyan would not be able to invite her, let alone a good meeting.
Gong Yu, who stretched her brows wide, showed her white teeth in a smile, and replied calculatedly: "I'll have to trouble you, brother.
Although it was a bit of a toss to Dai Lang, but this Dai Lang was not a good person.
In the past, Ruyan was able to cut through the mess quickly and drive the prime minister out of the court, but it was thanks to this elder brother who secretly moved the stone.
Finally, before going out of the palace on the Shangyuan Festival, Gong Yu put on a beautiful robe and a crown early, and looked at the bronze mirror carefully.
If it wasn't for Gong Guo's male dislike of putting on makeup, Gong Yu really wanted to put some rouge on her little face.
Coming out of the palace, it was not an easy task for the sedan chair to pass through the crowded streets of the capital.
Although it was delayed for some time, fortunately, the banquet was held between Dai Ruyan.
There are quite a few acquaintances at this banquet, not to mention the fifth brother who loves to spend time and wine the most, and the second sister Gong Ling also arrived early.
Gong Yu remembers not letting Dai Lang invite this elder sister, obviously knowing that Dai Ruyan is going to the banquet, and Dai Lang might not be able to stop her.
The four eyes met, and it was like lightning in an instant, but Gong Ling just didn't take it seriously.
During the banquet, the group was surprised at Gong Yu's attendance at first, but when Dai Ruyan showed up, everyone understood.
Drinks were kept at the banquet, and the building faced the sky on all sides, and you could see the panoramic view of the capital.
Gong Yu sipped the wine, wondering how to attract Dai Ruyan's attention, but that Fang Gongling had already poured the wine for Dai Ruyan very appropriately.
well!Is this for torture?
Brother Wuhuang on the side poured his wine and sighed: "It's been a long time since I had a drink at the same table."
"Come on, why don't you drink to your heart's content today?"
Gong Yu drank a few sips perfunctorily, and a woman sitting beside him suddenly smiled, Gong Yu almost spit out the wine.
This woman in red is really powerful.
"You...why are you still in the capital?"
The woman in red drank the wine glass between her fingers, and said close to her, "Hey, poor little emperor."
"Don't come close." Gong Yu hurriedly dodged.
"Since the establishment of the Palace Kingdom, there has never been an emperor who has only one queen, and the harem has not had a single concubine."
The balcony was very spacious, and the sound of the piano echoed clearly and brightly. Gong Yu looked at the drunk woman in red in front of her and said, "You are drunk."
"Yeah, I'm drunk." The woman in red leaned sideways to Gong Yu and said, "Gong Liang turned his back on me!"
Before Gong Yu could push the woman in red away, she already sensed a trace of killing intent.
His eyes subconsciously inquired about Dai Ruyan's side, only to see that Dai Ruyan was still chatting and laughing with Gong Ling, as if he didn't care about this side at all.
Feeling lost in her heart, Gong Yu pushed the woman in red very bluntly and said angrily: "Gong Liang is a hypocrite in the first place, you should be glad you didn't get entangled by him."
The woman in red froze slightly, smiled, drank the wine in her glass and said: "It's useless for me to plan for him for so many years, but now I'm only abandoned by him. Men in the world are really heartless."
"Not entirely. If you look away, you will be able to find better ones in the future."
"Is Your Majesty talking about himself?"
Gong Yu hurriedly stretched out her hand to push the woman in red who was about to approach again, but she didn't want the woman in red to be very flexible, instead she followed Gong Yu's arm and pulled her closer. From a distance, it seemed that the two had already kissed each other. On the average.
"If Your Majesty is so clumsy, you won't be able to catch up with that generation of queens." The woman in red smiled, as if she was about to kiss her.
Gong Yu, whose hands were restrained, hurriedly hid to one side, not wanting to suddenly scream one after another in the pavilion.
Gong Yu subconsciously grasped the saber, wanting to find Dai Ruyan's figure, but the man in black came straight to Gong Yu's side.
The woman in red flung out her weapon from her sleeve and sighed, "Your Majesty has been missed."
"It's really hateful!" Gong Yu swung his sword to fight the man in black who kept approaching.
It's just that although the building is big, it is somewhat inconvenient to use one's skills. Gong Yu was so worried about Dai Ruyan that she was distracted by a sword on her arm.
The pain was so painful that Gong Yu hurriedly regained her senses. Today, in order to save time, she didn't put on the protective clothing. The woman in red dragged Gong Yu down the stairs, and the man in black chased after her.
Although he has learned some swordsmanship, he has never come into contact with the martial arts palace jade that flies over the roof and walls.
Hidden weapons kept flying, and Gong Yu swung his sword to fight back, until the two fell into the alley and hid quietly in a dark corner.
The man in black seemed to have no direction, but scattered in all directions, Gong Yu was about to distance himself from the woman in red as if he was relieved.
Unexpectedly, the woman in red suddenly fell into Gong Yu's arms, and Gong Yu's palm was full of blood.
This is a real deal.
Bringing the woman in red into the palace overnight, Gong Yu stared at the basins of blood in shock and couldn't help being stunned.
The spies sent to investigate Dai Ruyan's situation reported that the man in black did not harm anyone at the banquet, and that the assassination was only for Gong Yu.
The imperial doctor left at dawn, Gong Yu sent someone to take care of the woman in red, and severely reprimanded the assassination in the morning.
As soon as the morning court came, Gong Yu thought that she had to visit Dai Ruyan to feel at ease.
After rushing to the courtyard, it was rare that there was no door closed. Gong Yu entered the courtyard with a maidservant, and seeing that it was not Biyu, she asked, "At least where did the maid who called Biyu go?"
The leading maidservant looked at her face and responded: "Back to Your Majesty, Biyu has been back to Changzhou since New Year's Eve last year."
Changzhou?
Wasn't Dai Ruyan unwilling to let Biyu return to her hometown earlier?
Entering the hall, I saw that Dai Ru's face was a bit tired, but everything else seemed to be normal, Gong Yu asked while drinking tea, "Did you not rest last night?"
"Ah."
The words were so short that Gong Yu couldn't think of how to start the next sentence.
Gong Yu didn't want to say a word before being chased away. She drank tea sullenly, vowing to spend some time with this cup of tea.
Because of not being in the palace, Dai Ruyan's makeup is also much simpler, but her face is a little pale, which is good.
The two remained silent, Dai Ruyan drank tea and asked first, "What did the assassin find out last night?"
"No one has been caught for the time being. I'll ask Dali Temple Minister Chen Ming to investigate." Gong Yu reached out and took a few pieces of pastries and ate them in small bites.
The taste of these cakes is really better than those in the palace, and I don't think a plate of cakes will eat up my stomach.
When she came back to her senses, Gong Yu felt a little embarrassed, stopped her hands and sat down very seriously, but didn't know what to say.
The white mist was thick outside, Gong Yu never felt so restrained when she came to this courtyard before.
Dai Ruyan sat aside without saying a word, holding a book in her hands, as if she was in the old days, allowing Gong Yu to come and go freely.
But Gong Yu felt that the two of them had some problems getting along right now, why did they feel powerless staying together?
It was time for lunch when we stayed around noon, but there were still a lot of memorials in the palace that had not been approved, so Gong Yu got up and took care of the specially embroidered red robe.
However, Dai Ruyan didn't see any joy in his eyes, and Gong Yu's meticulous preparation turned into a disappointment.
"I... still have some things to do in the palace, so I won't wait."
Dai Ruyan didn't take her eyes off the book, but responded softly: "Yes."
Gong Yu turned around and opened the curtain, and left the courtyard along the long corridor. The people in the hall stared at Gong Yu who was walking farther and farther through the slightly open window, and the book held between their fingers was already tightly crumpled. into a ball.
Returning to the palace is a lot of business again, and in March, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it is time to harvest the collection of concubines.
The woman in red, who had mostly recovered from her condition, insisted on staying in the palace, Gong Yu was reviewing the memorial, and the woman in red looked at the note that was moved out by the eunuch.
"Since the empress did not stop these papers, it means that she really doesn't care. Why doesn't your majesty accept some concubines? It will also stabilize the power in the court, won't it?"
"I don't need it."
"It's good for Your Majesty to be infatuated, but if an infatuated person is ruthless, then no matter how infatuated he is, it will be futile."
"Come here!" Gong Yu called the guards as she didn't want to discuss with her.
The woman in red sighed: "Your Majesty is really a person with a wooden head. Right now they are taking advantage of the fact that the acting queen is not in charge of the harem, so they can't wait to stuff people into it."
"Besides, His Majesty took a woman into the palace, but the empress of that generation didn't respond. Shouldn't Your Majesty change the way?"
Gong Yu asked puzzled, "What do you want to say?"
"If the Acting Empress does not have Her Majesty in her heart, even if Her Majesty accepts the 72 concubines of the Sixth Court of the Three Palaces, the Acting Empress will still not come back. On the contrary, I am enough to make the Acting Empress feel in danger."
The woman in red smiled obsequiously: "Although the Empress Dai is a palace with no one in the country, she can be regarded as the top card in the capital as a concubine. How can it be regarded as the past, isn't it?"
"Can you stay away from me?" Gong Yu closed the memorial and sighed: "The situation in the court has just stabilized. Gong Liang led the rebels to occupy some counties and counties. I'm afraid they will have to send troops again."
"I heard that Gong Liang has the imperial edict in his hand, maybe it will become a spark by then."
"Well, I'm very busy right now, so you should leave the palace today."
The woman in red shook her head, looked hopelessly at Gong Yu and sighed: "Forget it, you two love to toss around."
Gong Yu heaved a sigh of relief after finally sending the palace servants to send the woman in red away.
As the Ching Ming Festival approaches, it is the duty of the emperor and queen of the palace to go to the ancestral temple to worship the ancestors of the palace.
It's been about half a month since we saw each other, Dai Ruyan still seems to be very thin, Gong Yu is standing by the side, a bit restrained, and there are a bunch of ministers behind him, so it's hard to talk to each other.
Everyone in the world wants to wear a dragon robe, but they don't know that the dragon robe is much heavier than imagined, especially when the weather is getting hotter, it is impossible to cover it with prickly heat.
After returning to the palace after the heavy sacrificial ceremony, Gong Yu was not feeling well.
Dai Ruyan sat aside, Gong Yu took off the crown warmly and got up and said, "Go and take a bath first."
Dai Ruyan nodded and entered the inner room, followed by a group of palace people, and Gong Yu went to another side hall to change her soaked robes.
It was extremely hot in summer, when Gong Yu changed into a loose robe and entered the hall, Dai Ruyan was combing her hair again.
Delicious yoghurt was already prepared on the side, Gong Yu sat down and sipped it, and the palace servants who were waiting to serve stepped back.
The two still sat aside, Gong Yu couldn't tell whether it was his own fault, or Dai Ruyan thought of something?
In short, I feel that Dai Ruyan is much different than before, and even has a feeling of alienation.
Gong Yu felt that she was overthinking again, Dai Ruyan had no reason to do this.
The night was much darker, Gong Yu got up and wanted to leave the palace, but Dai Ruyan, who was sitting quietly by the window, suddenly asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to the emperor's bedroom, tomorrow
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