C19

The candlelight shines on the diligent Jun, sighing and reciting poetry for him;

Using a poetic expression to settle the heart and intestines, from then on they were like fish in water.

It was getting colder and colder, and the palace was heating up the heat. Late that night, Xuan Ye sat in the study of the Western Warm Pavilion at the Baohe Palace, reading. Gai Rong'er had arranged to be with the emperor today. Every night, when the hour came, the eunuchs would light candles in many places in the Hall of Treasure and the Temple. It was late at night again, very late, and seeing that another candle was about to burn out on the emperor's table, he went to replace it with a new one.

For the past few days, the Emperor had been frowning, thinking that he had met with something that had annoyed him. The Emperor did not seem to have any intentions of going to bed at night, and thus, he could not help but sigh lightly as he watched the flickering candlelight.

"The night is even darker, the night is quiet, the night is autumn,

A candle flame accompanies a diligent man.

Who knew that the king would be worried and worried?

And the only thing left to do is to burn away all of her tears! "

Xuan Ye was reading a book at his desk when he suddenly heard a faint sound of a poem. He raised his head to look at Gai Rong'er, who was standing by the side, ready to change the candles. Looking at the emperor's gaze, only then did he realize that he had unconsciously begun to recite the poem.

"Your majesty, please forgive me. Rong'er has disturbed you. Rong'er was only thinking about it and unconsciously said it out loud." Gai Rong'er knelt down and said with a guilty conscience.

A smile broke out on Xuan Ye's face, wanting to scare her with his story. He said in a low voice, "Previously at the empress dowager's palace, it was a surprise, but this time it's a nuisance again. I see that you were careless."

When Rong'er heard these words, he felt that he had done something wrong. He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Rong'er was wrong. I'm willing to accept the punishment from the emperor."

Xuan Ye smiled and said, "I've scared you. Stand up." Rong'er thanked him for his kindness and got up. Xuan Ye continued, "It seems to me that it's not this candle that knows my worries, but you."

Rong'er's face reddened. "Rong'er doesn't dare to do that. How could I dare to guess the Emperor's intentions?"

"My heart? Didn't everyone already know about it? " Xuan Ye shook his head and laughed bitterly.

"Your Majesty …" Gai Rong'er called out softly. He really didn't expect the emperor to know everything.

"I've forgotten that you're very interested in poetry." Xuan Ye said while looking at Gai Rong'er.

"Rong'er is very inexperienced, he's just randomly singing." Rong'er respectfully replied.

"How about this, let's face it with my poem for a while." Xuan Ye said to Rong'er with a smile.

"Ah?" Rong'er didn't dare to do so. How could Rong'er dare to face the emperor's poems? " Rong'er replied.

"There is nothing that I don't dare to do. No matter what the outcome is, or if there is anything wrong with it, I will forgive you." Xuan Ye said with a smile.

"Then... If the emperor doesn't mind Rong'er's stupidity, Rong'er will be making a fool of himself. Gai Rong'er bowed and said.

"How could that be? That poem was excellent just now and it truly expressed my feelings." "Furthermore, I can't compare to you in terms of accuracy." "Xuan Ye smiled, his eyes filled with a gentle light." "Come, This Emperor will say something."

"This Emperor will say: The late autumn winds cool people." Xuan Ye was the first to speak.

"The deeper the fog, the deeper the road." Gai Rong'er thought for a while before answering.

"Rong'er, why do I feel like your poem is still about my feelings? of the future. " A smile of approval appeared on Xuan Ye's face.

Rong'er pursed his lips into a smile and said, "The Emperor is overthinking things. His Majesty's previous sentence was so desolate. Rong'er's following sentence naturally had to match his feelings, but it didn't necessarily reflect the Emperor's feelings. It could also be said to be Rong'er's feelings."

"Rong'er's mood?" Xuan Ye asked.

"To return to the Emperor, doesn't everyone know their future path? Wouldn't it be even less clear if there was fog? Rong'er is the same. Rong'er will also think about his own future and how he will walk his own path. "

Xuan Ye gave Rong'er a deep look. This Rong'er had a certain level of talent and also had his own thoughts, so how many women her age would think about his future? His appreciation towards him deepened as he asked, "Have you considered your future path before? Aren't you staying in the palace for ten years and then leaving the palace to find a family? "

Rong'er smiled and replied, "The Emperor is right, but in this palace for ten years, Rong'er will wonder if he will continue to serve the Emperor, or be sent to other places, or if he will be punished if he does something wrong and the Emperor is unhappy." Rong'er pursed her lips into a smile, her face red as she said in a low voice, "Even if it's the future Xu family, I still want to see what kind of husband they can get. Actually, your majesty, not only will the men consider their future, the women will also consider their future. "

This girl was really special, Xuan Ye thought to himself. With her own thoughts, she had grown up in this palace. Amongst all the women he had ever seen in this imperial palace, the one with the most wisdom and insight was his imperial grandmother. Seeing Rong'er's blushing cheeks, Xuan Ye actually felt his heart move. He knew that he was interested in her, so he had the impulse to keep her by his side. He moved and asked in a low voice: "In the future, do you want to stay in this palace forever?"

"Stay in the palace for the rest of your life?" Rong'er slowly raised his head to look at the emperor and repeated in confusion.

Xuan Ye slowly said in his mind:

"If a tree does not have branches and appears to be lonely, would a tree have branches and branches that last for a long time?"

As he heard the first verse, he couldn't help but be shocked. This … Rongzi listened to the hidden message: The Emperor is comparing the tree, the imperial concubines are comparing the branches, the tree must not have no branches. The Emperor is asking Rong-er, if she can go with the Emperor, would she be willing? This... Is that possible? Is that what the Emperor meant? Gai Rong'er suddenly raised his head and looked into Xuan Ye's eyes. Xuan Ye's eyes were smiling as he stared at Rong'er, as though he was giving his confirmation for his doubts.

Gai Rong'er didn't dare to believe it, but since the emperor said so, he made the right decision.

"When a fish leaves the water, it will be difficult to survive. Water can contain fish. Fish and water will always be together!"

Hearing Gai Rong'er's words, Xuan Ye gave a knowing smile and continued:

"There are many branches in a tree, and all of them are hanging from the tree. It's difficult for a tree to only care about one branch, so why complain about that?"

Gai Rong'er felt that his face was very hot and red. He lowered his head and mumbled:

"There is a school of fish in the water, and all fish need water. This fish has no regrets! "

After listening to Gai Rong'er's words, Xuan Ye looked at Rong'er and smiled, "Rong'er, good! Very good! "Then I'll stay for the night." Rong'er's face had already turned red. He lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor.

Xuan Ye smiled again, and then called over the head eunuch that accompanied the palace. "Zhang DeShun."

Hearing the emperor's summons, Eunuch Zhang, who was standing guard outside the hall, hurriedly walked in. "This servant is here. What orders does the emperor have?"

Xuan Ye attentively looked at the blushing face of Gai Rong'er and said, "Tonight, Rong'er will serve you."

"Chirp!" This servant will arrange for it now. " Eunuch Zhang replied and left.

Gai Rong'er walked into the East Warm Pavilion once again. The Emperor's sleeping quarters were not as a palace maid, but as a woman who was about to become the Emperor. After entering the Eastern Warm Pavilion tonight, he was the only man she would ever have in her life. He felt unreal again. Could it be that he was dreaming?

When she lay in his warm embrace, when she felt his warmth, when she could really touch his hands, his arms, his eyebrows, his eyes, his lips, he knew it was true, it was all true, a happiness he had never felt before surrounded her, it was so beautiful to be embraced by a man he was so deeply in love with.

He had already favoured other women, but he only felt that she was not just a woman, but a woman with her own thoughts and talents. After a few fortuitous encounters, he had already had a very good impression of her, and when Rong'er had said that she was also the one in the future, he actually had the thought of helping her decide her future, that her future was to stay with him in the palace, and thus said that she was a "tree" to Xuan Ye, but he did not know why she would be willing to ask, whether she was willing to be a concubine or not, and so long as he could force her to stay by his side, why did he not want her to be afraid of him? Ever since his wedding to the empress last September, no woman in the world had been able to make him think like that. Could it be that he liked her? Xuan Ye didn't know.

Thinking back to the first time he had met her, when he had chosen to replace the palace maids, he had introduced her to her with a short sentence. Although he was well impressed at the time, he chose the more pleasing Ling Jiao'er. He was also deeply impressed by the fall of Gai Rong'er in the palace of the birthday queen, and remembered her calm expression, many of the servants would have panicked at that time, but she remained calm. Later, when he recited a poem in the palace, he was surprised that she would utter a poem about the meaning of the word "watch," which was surprising to a woman, and later, when the empress dowager sent her to the palace, the smile in the room made him feel at ease. The candle in the candlestick never went out. She was a very attentive girl.

Xuan Ye knew that he wasn't an unruly emperor. Although Ling Jiao was beautiful, he wouldn't easily spoil her, because he knew that the girls he favored would be locked in this palace for the rest of their lives, just like the concubines of the previous emperors. He didn't want that to happen, so even though there were many women in the palace, he wouldn't easily favor them. Zhang Leyan had been by his side ever since he was young, and she had taken great care of him. She had also been doted upon when he had visited Su Na Hai, and Yin Ruo Lan had brought her a smile in return when he was worried. But this Rong'er was actually able to give him a feeling of satisfaction, or perhaps it was more than just satisfaction …

Thinking of this, Xuan Ye actually went to sleep …